"So tell me Alexis, what is this you were talking about on the phone yesterday?" smiled Jenny as she rehearsed with her in the studio.

"Well after we're done here I'll show you," smiled Alexis with a sly grin waiting to see the look on Jenny's face when she saw him.

Jenny just smiled and so waited till they were done to see this little surprise. Jenny pretty much went home with Alexis and anticipated what she had in store for her. Alexis seemed to be different now and Jenny didn't know why but she was glad to see her smile out of happiness again. She hadn't seen that in a long time.

Just as soon as they got to her driveway Alexis took her hands in hers and smiled so big she looked like she was going to burst. Jenny looked at her friend and just waited to see what she had to say.

"Jenny," she started as she inhaled deeply. "Before we go down my long driveway I want to tell you so you don't freak out."

"Well . . . what is it Alexis?" asked Jenny waiting.

"Okay," sighed Alexis closing her eyes then gazing at her friend. "I have . . . a robot pretty much living on my beach."

"Wait . . . is . . . are you serious?" asked Jenny looking into her friend's eyes and making sure she wasn't crazy.

"Yes, and you better believe me before you even see him," said Alexis.

"Him?" started Jenny raising a brow.

"Yes, they have genders apparently," said Alexis. "His name is Starscream and he's . . . not . . . very friendly."

"Alexis . . . are you in trouble?" asked Jenny a bit low.

"No, I'm perfectly fine it's just . . . I don't know how he'll react to you," admitted Alexis of the possible danger. "He's called a decepticon, and back on his planet they're like the bad guys."

Jenny just starred at her with her mouth wide open. She would have called her crazy if she didn't see the seriousness in her eyes. She had a bad feeling Alexis, all she was telling, was true. Jenny now had second thoughts about this, but couldn't resist the excited curiosity she had built up inside her at seeing an actual living giant alien robot.

Alexis just smiled and took her hand pulling her along down her long driveway. Jenny watched with wide eyes as she neared to Alexis' house, and the beach. She just looked at her house and around it just a bit, but didn't see anything or anyone. Alexis then took her out near the beach and a few ways away from the house and there Jenny gasp seeing the large figure just sitting there near the oncoming waves.

It was sort of a gold or bronze and it had red glowing eyes cast down starring at the sand that surrounded it. Once the sound of Jenny's gasp was heard Starscream lifted his head and looked at her. At first he made little reaction as he looked at Alexis, but soon his glance came upon the once beside her. It was a girl, someone new.

"W-what are you—?!" gasped Starscream sitting up straight.

"Starscream, this is Jenny, she's my best friend and partner in ballet," smiled Alexis introducing her to Starscream.

"Um . . . hello," said Starscream not really expecting to see another human around.

Jenny didn't know what to say or do. She was standing before a giant alien robot. What could she say or do? All she could do was gap her mouth.

Starscream couldn't help but chuckle at her.

"I see you're at a loss for words."

Jenny quickly turned with Alexis with her and whispered to her—

"Oh my gosh Alexis is he real?!"

"Yes Jenny, he's real," smiled Alexis.

"Alexis he's so . . ." Jenny turned to take a quick glance at him seeing how he was still peering on them and so turned back around. "Different."

"I know it will take some getting used to, but believe me Jenny he's really . . ." Alexis herself turned to take a quick glance at him as she smiled and sighed causing him to smile just a bit like she always does. "Kind."

"Alexis . . . do you have . . . feelings for him?" asked Jenny.

"You know I do," smiled Alexis.

"Well I do suppose he is . . ." she turned back to look at him and then back to Alexis saying. "Sort of handsome . . . for an alien robot."

"Jenny!" blushed Alexis shaking her head.

After watching the girls talk behind Starscream's back he wondered when they'd find the courage to just tell whatever they had to say to his face. Oh well, humans will be humans. He couldn't really get mad at Alexis. What's past is past.

After a short moment of giggling he sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Hhh, are you going to stand their giggling or actually do something?!" he groaned.

They had halted their conversation and so turned to face him as Jenny said to Alexis—

"You are right Alexis . . . he is somewhat a little on the mean side. You got yourself a bad boy."

She and Alexis then broke out in giggles and Starscream had no clue as to what they were saying. He gave up though. He stood up causing the girls to halt and look at him seeing what he was doing. He just decided to distance himself from the two fro a little while.

He sat himself in the sand and just starred at the two. He heard Alexis say to Jenny—

"Oh don't worry, he's always like that."

The two then walked off back into her house. He just crossed his arms and mumbled to himself about her. Alexis seemed to grow a little more different each day she spent with him. It was like she was getting used to him and knew that whatever she did he would not harm her in any way.

That Alexis knew just what to do to push his sensors in . . . and yet . . . make him smile in the midst of it. It was a bad thing for him that he knew someone who could do this to him. He was getting soft because of her, something he never thought he was capable. He began to get used to it that was the problem.

He needed to get off this planet; well actually he WANTED to get off this planet to be truthful. Where was that blasted Barricade?! He said he'd be here so where was he?!

"Barricade whenever you come I'll PERSONALLY dismantle y—!"

"So this is where you having been hiding" came a voice next to Starscream which in truth as Starscream turned his head saw none other than Barricade walking up along the beach to him.

"Barricade!" Starscream was a little surprised to see him, but nonetheless glad he was there.

"Are you surprised to see me Starscream?" smiled Barricade feeling somewhat flattered.

Starscream didn't say anything he was just in a solemn mood grumbling low in his throat just twitching to shoot both that 'bot's legs off, but he held himself down.

"Just shut up Barricade!" sneered Starscream glaring at him with dark optics.

"As you wish . . . my lord," bowed Barricade.

He then straightened and scanned around stopping once he saw the beach house from afar and knew there were inhabitants inside. Starscream noticed his pause and knew he was going to ask once he glanced at him, but Starscream'd rather keep a long story short.

"Don't you say anything about her, or if you touch her you're scrap!" spat Starscream.

"Touchy aren't we?" said Barricade backing a little way away from this crabby transformer.

"I just know you Barricade and I don't want to talk about her at the moment, just fix me and get me out of here!" said Starscream.

"Her?" smirked Barricade. "The one in the beach house Starscream?"

"I said don't talk about her!" said Starscream. "Just fix me or I'll have to wait a little longer as you FIX YOURSELF!!"

Barricade said no more after that, but before he could even move he froze at the sound of—

"Oh . . . Alexis you didn't tell me there was another."

He turned his gaze to see a skinny little blonde standing there just gazing at him in awe. She smiled, her eyes filled with fascination of their kind and him. He gazed at her wondering if she was Alexis, but then again she called someone else that. He watched as another human femme came running up to her.

She was more uglier than the other. This one having brown hair like dirt and eyes blue like the liquids of the earth. Oh how he hated these disgusting humans. Poor Starscream had to stay here with one, but which one?

Barricade found that out as he glanced at Starscream who kept his optics on one special one. The uglier one. The look in his optics worried Barricade. It was that of affection, he has never seen it before and knew it could be good.

Barricade glanced back at Alexis and saw she looked very pleasant to Starscream. Always smiling at him and having a strangely kind attitude. It was then Barricade knew it delved much deeper than he'd ever know.

"Who's this Starscream?" asked Alexis with a kind smile to Barricade that made him feel uneasy.

"Errr, this is Barricade. My comrade in arms and is going to repair me so I can leave this planet," said Starscream.

"Oh . . . do you want us to leave?" asked Alexis signaling she'd be willing to take herself and Jenny away.

"Yes, I mean no!" said Starscream spiting out confused sentences.

He glanced over at Barricade who just had a raised brow to him. Starscream looked back at Alexis and sighed—

"It'd be better."

"Okay," said Alexis shaking her head and grabbing Jenny who seemed to now take her eyes of Barricade.

After the two were gone and back in the house Starscream sat down and readied for Barricade to fix him. He looked at Barricade who had his arms crossed and so angrily hissed at him—

"WHAT?!"

"So since when do decepticons get humans involved with their lives?" he asked raising his brow.

"Who gave you the right to ask me such questions?!" growled Starscream getting up and facing Barricade with his gun up to the shorter 'bot's face.

"Come now, really?" smiled Barricade flicking his head to the beach house down the shore. "Are you gonna kill me in front of them? Or should I say her?"

After a moment or two of nothing but silence from Starscream he forced himself to put away his gun and back away from Barricade. He groaned as he moved away and cast his gaze down. Who was Barricade to know what he would or would not do? Or, especially, felt?

"You don't understand Alexis," he sighed letting his optics wander a bit. "She'd do anything for me. If I want to be left alone she will leave me. If I want her near, she will come—"

"And you?" added Barricade squinting his optics just a bit.

"Would do anything for her," admitted Starscream. "That is why I need you to fix me."

"I can't fix that Starscream," said Barricade pointing a slim finger at him with his other fist on his hip. "You'll have to do that yourself. How come you came to break yourself on this planet?"

"I don't know!" mumbled Starscream finding some place to sit and think to himself. "I first saw her at the battle in the city. She . . . saw I was hit and almost tried to run and help me."

"That's a first," added Barricade.

Starscream glared at him evilly and so sighed and just wanted to be fixed.

"Just fix me Barricade. I can't stand it here. I feel strange around this place, around her. I just feel!" said Starscream touching his spark.

"I see," said Barricade as he scanned his wounds that were slowly healing. "Well I can fix you within the day, but you might need to work out your wings again."

"I fully understand," said Starscream looking at him with strangely softer optics than before, as if he was tired and willing, unlike his usual rough and mean self.

"Alright, let's get to work shall we?" sighed Barricade taking out his tools and fixing on Starscream.

Alexis and Jenny watched from the house as the two boys went to work. Alexis kept her eyes on how this Barricade was fixing Starscream. She wanted to make sure he wasn't going to hurt him or anything if ever he tried. Jenny was in love with the transformers the first moment she set her eyes on them.

Yes she thought they were strange, but then again . . . that Barricade was attractive in an unusual way. She wondered if that is why Alexis was so fond of Starscream was it? Yes Starscream. She wanted to learn more of them and by the time they could actually got see them again, when Starscream let them, she was ever fascinated by the both of them, but she mostly stayed near Barricade.

"So do you like us humans?" asked Jenny as she looked up at Barricade who was fixing one of his tools to prepare to work on Starscream again.

He looked down at her as if she was insane and should know for herself.

"Surely Alexis has told you that we loathe you!"

"Why exactly?" asked Jenny with her arms behind her back.

"Well for one thing you are inferior and very primitive and . . . eh, ugly," said Barricade moving away from the girl, but she kept creeping nearer to him.

He would have loved to try and chase her away but he wouldn't do so in front of Starscream. So he'd have to tolerate the little blonde and oh how she was annoying! She almost drove him so insane that he was very much considering picking her up and tossing her into the ocean, but now then . . . not in front of Starscream's dear Alexis. Alexis sat near to Starscream; in fact she was right by his hand with hers on his pinky.

He seemed not to care, either that or he didn't notice. Barricade had seen all this, but said nothing. He knew he had to work fast and get what was left of his decepticon side off that planet and back to cybertron among his fellow decepticon slim, or . . . he'd lose him. This he knew for sure. It was near the end of the day when Barricade had finished.

He thought he'd finish with some day light to spare, but since SOMEONE was annoying him he couldn't concentrate that well and finish it up in time with more light to spare. The sun had begun to set and Starscream stood by the waves and gazed into the setting sun. NO! He mustn't do that; he mustn't even stare at beauties of the earth. It could change a decepticon from the inside out . . . and that just wasn't good for them at all.

Barricade was about to break the stare when he heard someone slam the breaks and then heard someone saying rather loudly—

"OH NO, NO, NO!!"

All turned, even Starscream to see Steven come running out to them. By the look on his face Barricade knew he was familiar with their kind. He rolled his optics and sighed—

"What is this a gathering now?!"

"Alexis wha—?!" started Steven running up next to her with wide eyes at the returned robot/robots. "What is going on here?!"

"Silence human!" pointed Barricade. "I have just come to fix him so he can leave you and the rest of you humans alone!"

"Then hurry up and get out of here, like NOW!!" he shouted ready to try and push them away even though he knew he couldn't.

"Steven be serious!" said Alexis.

Steven then noticed Jenny and so pointed to her saying—

"Oh so now you got Jenny into this huh?!"

"Steven just—!" Alexis was getting tired of him and frustrated and Starscream saw this.

"Be quiet Steven!" he said firmly to him letting him know who was the inferior and superior. "Leave your sister alone and let her do as she wishes!"

Steven's never really been spoken to like that and so gasped as he starred wide eyed up at Starscream who looked very intimidated as the setting darkness crept in around them.

"How could you stay here some weeks Starscream?" asked Barricade. "I grow tired in a day."

"I am almost fixed and healed," said Starscream. "Then I shall leave."

He looked at Alexis whose eyes silently begged him to stay, but he managed to whispered out—

"Then I shall leave."