Chapter Nine
Silverlight drove through the city, because she had the Autobot symbol on her doors every time she stopped and parked up somewhere humans came over and started to engage her in conversation, or at least tried to. Each time she told them as politely as she could to go away and each time one would go another appeared in its place just as quickly. She growled as she continued to drive through the streets, she sometimes wished she had the Decepticon symbol instead at least then they'd leave her alone. Slagging humans. She thought bitterly. She thought the city would have been the best place to hide out from the rest of the Autobots seeing as they knew how she detested them, she was starting rethink that though with each human that approached her. What the frag is it with these...fleshings? She wondered remembering how Starscream had once described them. Just because I wear the Autobot insignia does not mean they can wander up to me and start talking. Insolent little things. Oh slag. She thought I'm starting to sound like Megatron. When the frag did that happen?
"I didn't think you'd come to the city considering you hate humans." A voice suddenly said behind her.
"Of all the Autobots that had to find me it had to be you, didn't it?"
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" They asked a little offended.
"But then again you are my brother so I guess that's about right." She commented ignoring his question "so you calling the others or what?" She asked rudely.
"Come on Sis, don't be like this. Please." Hot Rod almost pleaded. "Everyone's looking for you. We're all worried." He told her softly.
"I doubt that highly, Hot Rod." She told him stopping at the city limits and transforming. She folded her arms across her chest as soon as she was in robot mode. Hot Rod transformed and placed a hand on her shoulder, which she immediately smacked away. She saw a hurt look in the mech's optics and almost regretted the action.
"Tell me who upset you and I'll kick their aft. No one upsets my sister and gets away with it." He smiled seeing her chuckle at his comment.
"I used to say the same thing about you when we were younger." The happiness disappeared from her face and she turned her back to him.
"Silverlight?" Hot Rod asked concerned.
"I'm fine." She lied "please, Hot Rod...Brother." The red and orange mech could have shouted for joy when he heard that "leave me be. I want to be alone."
"And I don't want to lose my sister." He said quietly. "Wherever you go I want to go to, I can't be without you Silverlight." He confessed to her hugging her back and being mindful of her doorwings. He felt her tense but didn't make any move to get him off.
"And if I return to the cons, will you follow me there as well?" She asked him sadly looking at the ground.
"You won't do that." He told her resting his forehead between the drooping doorwings.
"What makes you so sure?" She asked turning her head to try and look at the mech.
"Because you want to protect me like you always have." He told her gently.
Silverlight sighed, "Okay. You win. Though I doubt Prime will like the fact that we're both...wandering."
"He's never taken much notice of me anyway. Not since you and mother were taken from us. So why should he start now?" Hot Rod explained.
The racing truck was deeply saddened by this. "Oh my dear brother." She exclaimed sadly breaking from his embrace and looking at him. "I'm so sorry. I've should've fought harder against Megatron." She pulled him into a deeply spark-felt and comforting hug. "I failed you, I'm so sorry." She whispered in his audio.
"I don't understand." Hot Rod said confused as he wrapped his arms around his sister pulling her closer as if she'd suddenly disappear if he let go.
"The day you born I promised myself I would watch over you and let nothing bad happen to you." She explained quietly.
"I'm serious about staying with you." He said pulling out of the embrace just enough to look her in the optic. "I don't want to lose you again."
"Then we better get moving." She told him "or they'll find us for sure." Pulling away from him and transforming. "Oh and Hot Rod," she began her tone serious as the mech transformed to follow.
"Yes?"
"No answering communications from anyone, not even Prime." She warned him.
"You got it, Sis."
No matter how many times he told himself it wasn't his fault Ultra Magnus still blamed himself for Silverlight running away. He should have kept his emotions in check, kept himself busy, do anything except stare at the femme. He should have realised how she would take it when she found out. They didn't talk very much only when they needed to he thought it better that way, keep himself far from temptation. Though that didn't seem to help as he caught himself staring at her more and more. In the rec room, when she had monitor duty or even if she just walked past him in the corridor he'd turn and watch her until she disappear round the corner. He sighed what have I done? He thought sadly.
He'd just come to the city limits when he thought he saw a familiar looking alt mode. Thinking it Impossible to be Silverlight he ignore it until he saw the vehicle next to it. An alt mode that could only belong to one bot, Hot Rod. Could it then be possible that it was Silverlight with him? He decided to contact him to confirm his suspicions.
Ultra Magus to Hot Rod. No reply answer me Hot Rod. Still no reply. Why was the mech not answering his communications?
It didn't make any sense. He decided to chance it and contact the blue femme, though he wasn't expecting any reply. Ultra Magnus to Silverlight.
U-Ultra M-Magnus? Came a startled reply. Go away the femme's tone became angry.
Is Hot Rod with you? He asked.
I said go away. She reiterated. I told Sunstreaker and now I'm telling you. I want to be alone.
Have you seen Hot Rod? He asked before she closed the channel knowing how protective of the mech she was.
He's fine. Now go away. She told him ending the communication.
That settled it. The vehicles he saw were the Prime's sparklings. It also seemed that Hot Rod had decided to join his sister in 'running off'. Optimus is going to have a spark attack if I tell him that both of his sparklings are now on the run. He thought sadly.
