Team Meeting
"Lord Megatron, I have news"
Starscream stood in front of the large throne in the empty room. Megatron stared down at him, seemingly uninterested.
"About the Human Autobots…."
"….go on…"
Starscream began to pace, Soundwave's Cassette Ravage and Lazerbeak had given him a report on their find. The information given was somewhat useful in His opinion.
"We have discovered that the squishy human girls have radioed others of their kind and kept it a secret from the Autotwits, We have also found out where they will meet. In a place called Silver Fort, I believe it must be some kind of secret base because after checking Human files, there is no information about it, as if it never existed."
Megatron narrowed his eyes in thought.
"Hmmm….this is useful, I suppose since the Autobots don't know about it they won't be there to protect them. We shall use this for my next phase of the plan."
Megatron tipped his head to the side, activating his comm. Link.
"And we shall use a suitable force for their capture."
A Side door opened, no more than 8 feet high. A Small figure stepped out, shiny black armour glinting in the dim light, a chain rattled as the figure moved, a patch of white here and there.
The War Lord looked down at the figure.
"Your mission is to capture the Autobots human pets, and bring them to me, Unharmed. Is that clear?"
The figure nodded its head, turned and ran off to complete its mission. Determined to serve its lord.
Starscream sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Do you really expect that thing to actually pull it off? The things useless!"
Megatron snarled.
"SHUT UP Starscream!"
"You do it"
"No!"
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes!"
"NO!"
Hail Snarled at Jen who huffed, staring at the cause of the Problem. Blurr sat a few feet away, drinking a small cube of energon while listening to Bluestreak babble.
Jen turned back to the Dark-haired Woman, who looked the other way, her eyes narrowed.
"Look, you have to do it."
"Why me?"
"Because, you trust Blurr ore than any Autobot here, AND He likes you"
Hail faced her, a scowl on her face, crossing her arms over her chest she glared at Jen.
"It was your idea, you do it."
Jen just stared calmly at her.
Then her pale pink lips turned up into a devilish smirk. She grinned at Hail as if she knew something Hail didn't, which was probably the Case.
Hail did not like this. Not at all.
"What?" Hail said, eyes fixed on her friends movements, waiting for something to happen.
"I've got another reason why you should ask him. And it's one I think some Bots here know too."
Hail looked around the room before coming back to Jen.
"Well? Spit it out man!"
Jen grinned wide, rubbing her palms together.
"Because Blurr over there totally has a thing for you!"
Hail was silent for a moment.
Then her Jaw dropped wide.
"w-what? What are you talking about? There's no way in hell that will happen!"
Jen's face looked incredulous. "You're kidding right?" She paused. "Of all the…"
She looked at Hail.
"You have no idea do you"
Hail gave a confused look back.
"Blurr has been practically falling over you for nearly weeks now! He does everything you ask of him, I mean, Come on! I can't believe that you wouldn't Notice that!"
Hail looked shocked, and then it slowly turned to understanding. Hail felt a feeling of warmth creep into her heart.
She hadn't had someone who held affections from her. Not in a long, long time.
She smiled softly.
"Really?"
Jen smiled kindly back, giving her arm a friendly nudge.
Suddenly she pushed in the direction of Blurr, smirk returning when she saw the annoyed scowl across her face.
"Ruined the Moment. Not cool!"
Jen waved her off.
"Now, go and ask Blurr. I'll meet you at the Base entrance in twenty minutes. Bye!"
She turned and sprinted out of the room, giving a few quick hellos' to passing bots.
Hail turned and started to walk towards the table, her heart began to pound.
What will she say? Will he listen? Tell Prime? Give them away?
Would he help them at all?
Hail shook her head to clear her thoughts as she clambered up the base of the table, swinging over, neatly landing on the surface.
Blurr spotted her as soon as she started towards her. He gave her a friendly smile.
Hail noticed everything now.
His optics scanned across her body while he fidget's with his empty cube. His smile radiates warmth at her when she came to a stop a few steps from his hand.
His cheeks – She noticed – Had turned slightly darker as she held his gaze with her sharp, greeny-purple eyes.
He was blushing.
Wow.
'Didn't know they could do that' she thought as she beckoned him closer.
"Can we talk somewhere private please? I need to tell you something"
Blurr nodded and held out his hand. She settled herself in as he carefully closed his fingers around her.
Blurr turned to Bluestreak.
"HeyBlustreak! Blue? Areyouthere? ineedtogoforabitbuti'llbeback, promise! wecan finishyourstorylater,rightnowivegotsomewheretobek aythenkay?"
Bluestreak stopped chattering and looked at Blurr, then down at Hail, then back again.
A small smile appeared on his face as her nodded.
Hail didn't miss a thing.
'Great, the whole damn base knows if Blue knows!' She thought bitterly as Blurr zipped ran, running past Bots and Cargo, heading for outside.
He came to a stop at the top of the Back end of the Ark. He gently placed her on his lap after her sat down.
He gazed at the Sun on the mountains before bringing his gaze down to Hail.
"So, whatchawanttotalkabout? Hail"
Hail stood from her position in his lap, and began to pace.
"Well, I….I have something to tell you…..and…it….its…."
Blurr looked down at her worriedly. She gazed back at him, knowing she could trust him.
"I….I've been sneaking out of the base for a while now…..I Was radioing some friends of mine and Jen's…..I….I haven't given away any information concerning the Autobots…but…"
She trailed off, glancing at his face before looking away in deep guilt.
His face was a mixture of hurt, betrayal and curiosity.
"Why"
"I needed to tell them that me and Jen were alive, but to not to repeat this info to anyone else. So, I planned to meet them in a Place far from here…..I….I needed to see them again…so does Jen….they are some of the little scraps from our past we have…Im sorry Blurr…."
Hail hated it. She hated lying to him, but she had to. For his own good.
"I understand the need to see your friends, but why are you telling me this?"
Hail fully faced him.
"You are the fastest Autobot on this planet, me and Jen need to be at the Meeting location at One tomorrow….We ask of you to help us get there."
Burr's eyes widened in surprise….
This meant going behind his leader's backs…..
"But…."
Hail lurched forward, clutching his hand with both of her own tiny palms; she stared into his Optics, her Pretty eyes filled with Desperation. She began to tremble gently.
"Please…..Help us…help me….Please Blurr….."
Her bottom lip quivered as she fought back the thoughts of him rejecting and turn his back.
Blurr couldn't move, His optics were glued to Hail beautiful eyes, the desperate plea was enough to overwhelm him.
He couldn't say no. He could not turn her away. He will do anything for Hail…..
Sweet Primus…
"I will take you there….for you…..If you wish it."
He lifted his palms, bringing her closer to his face.
Her happy beam of joy sent warmth to his spark.
"Oh! Thank-you Blurr! I won't ever forget this!"
She trilled, without thinking, she leaned forward and planted a kiss on his cheek.
Blurr stiffened his eyes wide with shock and awe at the affection.
"I'll meet you outside the base at 9pm Kay? Jen will be there too. I need to go get her. Thanks!"
Hail jumped off His hand and practically skipped towards the base entrance.
Blurr placed a hand on the spot where he was kissed.
A Smile spread across his face.
Hail hummed as she practically skipped out the 'front door' of her home. She waved at Jen, who gave an odd look back as Hail pranced around her.
"What-"
She gave a short yelp as Hail grabbed her arms and swung in circles with her, Jen spluttered as she yanked herself free. Hail stopped in front of her, a large grin plastering her face.
"…..K…so, what did he say?"
Hail's grin grew wider.
"He said he'll do it"
Jen smiled, giving her friend a friendly nudge on her shoulder.
"I told you he would!"
Hail's grin grew into a warm smile.
"He said he'll do it for me….if I wish it…."
Jen cooed.
"Awwww! So adorable."
Hail elbowed her, emitting a giggle from Jen.
They then stood silently, watching the sunset.
"I can't believe it…what's happening…."
Hail gave a short nod.
"…..it's hard to believe…I mean if someone outside found out, they wouldn't believe it, they would think it not real, a myth. Made up to bring hope."
"But it's not…."
Hail smiled…..
"It's not."
They leaned on a nearby boulder, taking in the colourful inks and yellows of the evening sky.
"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour…"
Hail glanced at Jen, remembering the old poems which Jen took delight in.
She decided to join in.
"Then leaf subsides to leaf,
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day
Nothing gold can stay."
They smiled warmly at each other.
"Robert Frost right?"
Jen nodded.
"It seemed fitting, the way the sky is right now. It's so beautiful, untouched by war and destruction down here on the ground."
Hail turned her gaze towards the sky, thoughtfully.
"Come on, it's eight forty-five, we gotta pack for the journey."
Jen gave a small sigh, glancing back towards the sky as she followed Hail back into the Base.
It was cold.
Jen rubbed her arms up and down as she scurried around the back of the volcano, mindful of Red Alert's cameras. Adjusting the large, navy backpack on her shoulder she reached a clearing. Looking round she spotted Blurr's light blue vehicle mode. She made her way to him, making sure not to step on any branch or twig that could have snapped. Jen tightened the dark blue woolly scarf around the lower half of her face, pulling the hood of her Navy-teal jumper down over her head.
She gave him a quick hello, slipping inside of his interior when he opened his door. Flinging the backpack in the backseat, she sat silently waiting for Hail to appear.
She didn't have to wait long.
Hail emerged from the shadows of the undergrowth; she wore her tattered and stained black baggy slacks, a small, skinny blackish hoodie, her dark grey fingerless gloves with a few holes in it and her pair of heavy, dull black combat Boots. Apart from the grey tank-top underneath, she wore everything when she first arrived at the Autobot Base. Jen realised this, she looked Hail over from the window.
A small ripped hole in her skinny hoodie on her left shoulder and in her right side confirmed it.
….Why was she wearing those?...
Hail smiled at her, opening the driver seats door and settling. She threw her large duffle bag in the back with Jen's and rubbed her fingers together. She gave a look at Jen.
"What?"
"Why are you wearing those? I thought you threw them out!"
Hail snorted, studying the hole in her left side of her Hoodie.
"Because, if we get into any trouble, my clothes will probably be wrecked. There's no point screwing up a new set if you have old ones to sacrifice…plus, I like these clothes, their comfy."
Jen rolled her eyes
"Fine, so, are we set to go?"
Hail nodded.
"Blurr"
"Yes?"
"We are ready; can you take us to our destination?"
"Yep! Here we go!"
The sleek car started, He drove for a few miles before slowing, eventually coming to a complete stop.
"Um…..Hail?"
"Yes?"
"Where ARE we going?"
Jen and Hail looked at each other, before bursting out into a fit of giggles. They had forgotten to tell the Mech where their meeting place was.
"Hang on; I'll give you the co-ordinates"
"Co-ordinates? I didn't know you knew its co-ordinates!"
Hail grinned at Jen.
"X-Military Mate. Ya gotta learn the important stuff, now, let's see….."
She was silent for a moment, trying to remember the numbers, her gaze brightened and she snapped her fingers in triumph.
"Got it, right, the Co-ordinates are at White mountain Peak, Inyo National Forest, California Can you go there Blurr?"
Blurr looked through a few additional information before staring up his engine, heading south-west.
"Not a problem"
Jen bounced in her seat, excited to see her friends again.
Hail gazed into the clear night sky, wondering what will happen at the end of it all.
Suddenly a new feeling rushed through her, one she never felt very often…..
She felt as if she was in danger…..as if they were being watched….
As the Blue car drove into the distance a small figure stepped out behind a nearby tree, a chain rattled as mis-matched eyes watched them.
The mysterious being looked down, eyeing the faint tyre-tracks in the dirt
"…capture the Autobots human pets, and bring them to me, Unharmed"
The hooded figure started forward, unsheathing the large weapon in hand, the chain clinking as the dark life-form began to follow…
"Idontgetit!"
Blurr exclaimed as he came to face a massive cliff of grey and white rock. He paced around, trying to figure out why they were in the middle of nowhere.
Below him, he could see Jen sitting on a small boulder, going through their supplies, Hail, on the other hand was feeling around a certain apart of the rock, as if looking for something.
She made a sound of frustration as she moved to another section, looking around the gaps and cracks, pulling and patting parts.
"Damn it!"
Hail exclaimed, kicking the rock before walking toward Jen, sitting down next to her and eying the Mountain moodily.
"You couldn't find it?"
Jen asked, frowning. Hail gave a sigh, putting her head in her hands she mumbled.
"No, I forgot where the stupid switch was. I hate my brain"
Blurr kneeled in front of the two girls, looking utterly confused and lost.
To the girl's surprise, he spoke slowly. Which is normal for most people?
"Ok….I has no Idea what you are looking for or what we are doing in the middle of nowhere so kindly explain what's going on here!"
The girls looked at each other.
"Well…you see….." Hail began.
"You wouldn't believe us if we told you. Im serious. You Would NOT." Jenifer Finished.
Jen looked thoughtful and stood, heading towards a patch of marsh covering a bit of rock on the Cliff face.
Blurr smirked at Hail.
"Try me."
Hail looked uncertain.
"Well, this Mountain isn't actually ALL Mountain…..there's a hidden – "
She was cut off with Jen's happy squeal.
"Hail! Blurr! I found it!"
Hail jumped up and ran over to Jen, who was staring at something in the Marsh she spotted earlier.
Hail looked at the Object incredulously, then at Jen.
"I don't believe you. You have only been here Once, I have been here many times yet you just happen to find it! You must have some kind of gift or something!"
Jen Giggled. Blurr stood over them, looking at the long metal object that they were so excited about.
It was a long, thin cylinder shaped thing that was fixed into the ground with a small gap at the base, it was rusted im parts and the paint was stripped off, you could see small engravings on it.
It looked like a….
"Is that some kind of Lever?"
The girls glanced up at Blurr, and nodded.
"Help me pull this Jen"
Hail and Jen grasped the Lever and Pulled, the metal squeaked and groaned but with a load Crack, it gave way, activating the hidden switches within.
Both girls fell to the ground, The Mountain and the ground surrounding them began to shake.
Blurr instinctively pulled out is weapon.
"Get back!" Hail shouted, grabbing Jen and pulling her along with Blurr. Stopping a few feet away from Blurr who already backed away.
Blurr and Jen gasped in amazement at what greeted their eyes.
The mountain seemed to crack apart moving aside as something moved forward from within.
Reddish stone pillars appeared, a slightly darker triangular roof sat on top, a large, old, Metal door with flecks of black paint peeling off sat between the Pillars, two Large, dusty windows below and in between the pillars while a small slope appeared in what appeared to be a drive way.
The vibrations came to a stop and all was quiet.
Hail nudged Jen and Pointed to Blurr. They stifled a giggle at his awestruck expression.
"H…ho….How?"
Blurr gaped.
Hail chuckled. "This baby used to be a…..temple….yeah and…um we decided to make it another hiding place for….um….certain things….."
Hail glanced uncertainly at Jen who gave a similar look back.
Jen threw her arm towards the Un-covered building.
"Blurr, welcome to Silver Fort!"
Blurr nodded dumbly and shook out of his daze, gazing down at the two girls.
"So…..now what."
Hail smiled warmly up at him.
"Well…..you could go back to Base if you like im grateful to you Blurr for taking us here….."
Blurr looked down; His expression reminded her of a lost puppy. She shuffled her feet awkwardly
"Or…You could stay awhile…..if….if you want…." Hail blushed lightly…..finding the situation very awkward.
Blurr Grinned at her.
"Yeah! Iwouldliketostaywithyouguys, atleastforacoupleofcycles….idontthinkitwouldbewisetolea veyoutwoouthereallbyyourselv es….so…..where should I go?
Hail took a moment to decipher the sentence before pulling a thoughtful expression, then snapping her fingers.
"You could stay in the hanger! Just drive a little way around this mountain and you will find a metal hatch. Open the hatch and the hanger doors will appear. Don't worry about us, we'll snoop around this place to make sure everything's safe. See you in hour or two?"
Blurr nodded his agreement and transformed, driving off in the direction Hail gave him.
Jen gave a knowing look to Hail and turned for the door. Hail followed.
"Finally! I honestly thought I would never see this place again!"
She turned the knob ad opened the door.
Hail breathed in the scents that blew from the house.
She froze. Something was wrong.
Before Jen could take a step into the House she caught her and pulled her behind.
As Hail drew her Gun, Jen silently questioned her.
Hail crept forward and looked inside the Dark, dusty Hallway. At the end of the hallway, a large, black bag way dumped in the corner.
The bag looked new.
She turned to Jen, her eyes Wary. She whispered.
"Someone's here."
