~time skip 1 hr
I walked down the hallway back to the living room, hearing Prowl's voice, I stopped. He and Optimus were in there, talking.
"She shows true potential as a fighter, as well as something else... I've never seen an organic that agile, in fact, were she on Cybertron, I'd recommend cyber-ninja training for her... Did you notice she actually managed to land a hit on me? I wasn't exactly going easy on her either. She also managed to make it to the end of the conveyor." I heard Prowl say. I walked in like I hadn't been listening, and they both turned to me.
"Hayli, I've been hearing you've been doing outstanding in your training. The next time there's a battle, I want you to come with us. We could definitely use another warrior on the field." Optimus said. I nodded.
"Of course, when do you think that will b-..." I was saying, cut off by what I thought was static, then instinctively put a finger to my ear, activating my commlink. Prowl and Optimus did the same.
"Hey guys, we've got a problem uptown. Blitzwing and Lugnut are storming the city; I think they're looking for Hayli. Bumblebee and I won't be able to slow them down for long..." I heard Bulkhead say. Optimus spoke.
"We'll be at your coordinates shortly, do the best you can." he said. Sari came running down the hallway, and Ratchet stepped out of the medi-lab as well. "You can come Hayli, just be careful." Optimus said.
"Autobots, transform and roll out!" he said, transforming into his fire truck mode and speeding out after Sari hopped in. Prowl transformed as well.
"Hop on." he said and I did as I was told. Prowl sped out of the warehouse with Ratchet close behind. I equipped my helmet, keeping the face mask off for the time being. We drew closer to the fight, and I could see two Decepticons blasting away at the city while Bulkhead and Bumblebee were trying to draw their fire and distract them. One Decepticon was a large, bulky type with many optics, though his and the other's were a bright red instead of blue.
The other Con had a shorter, much slimmer appearance, dual cannons mounted on the top of his shoulders. He also had a heavy German accent, and as I watched, his face spun from a bluish, icy looking expression to a red-faced one that was missing his tooth.
"Vhere is the girl, Autobots?! Megatron vill not be happy if ve do not find ze organic!" he said. Prowl pulled up, and I jumped off as he transformed.
"Blitzwing, I suggest you and Lugnut leave." Optimus said, his face mask down. Prowl had his ninja stars drawn, and I noticed the other Autobots had armed themselves already. Blitzwing noticed me on the ground by Prowl.
"Dere's ze organic, I didn't see it before." Blitzwing shouted over to who I assumed was Lugnut, and switched personalities to an expression that looked similar to a jack-o-lantern. "But I see ju now! HI!" he said, laughing insanely. This wasn't going in a direction I liked, and I slammed my face mask down protectively.
"Hey Blitzbrain!" I heard Bumblebee call, and Blitzwing looked over, distracted. I took my chance, blasting him with energy from my hands as the others launched their attack. Blitzwing changed personalities back to his angry expression, whirling towards me.
"Why ju little...!" he said, grabbing for me. I drew my sword right as he did and slashed at his hand, leaving a deep gash.
"OW!" Blitzwing yelled, pulling back and examining his hand quickly. Prowl and Sari were at my side quickly, adding their own attacks. I saw Ratchet, Optimus and Bulkhead fighting Lugnut, and after searching a moment I located Bumblebee out cold on the ground a few yards behind them. Blitzwing switched to his icy personality, aiming his cannons at us. I dodged the shot he fired at me, the ground where I was standing was instantly covered in ice.
Optimus took a jarring blow from Lugnut and staggered back, seeing this, I darted forward past Blitzwing, managing to slice his leg as I ran past. I glanced over my shoulder with satisfaction to see him hopping on one leg as energon seeped out of the cut. I ran quickly to stand near Ratchet, sizing up my new foe. Lugnut glared down at me with his main optic. Then he started ranting about the 'great and mighty Lord Megatron'.
"You foolish organic! How dare you cause pain to my magnificent master! You almost took him offline with you!" I ignored him, judging distance, and gauged I could make it...
"Bulkhead, give me a boost will ya?" I said quickly, leaping onto his hand. Bulkhead launched me into the air, and I angled myself, twisting with a flip for a better angle, and landed on Lugnut's shoulder. He grabbed for me, but I shifted my sword in my hands, bringing it down hard and stabbing it into the front of his shoulder. I jumped, holding onto my sword, and my weight pulled my sword down through his armor, leaving a gaping slice over his chest plate.
I yanked out my weapon and landed lightly on the ground, backing towards the Autobots. Getting a bad feeling, I whirled just in time to see Blitzwing with his icy personality. He blasted the Autobots, freezing them in place from about their chests down.
"Enough!" Blitzwing said, stepping towards me.
I saw behind him that Prowl and Sari were frozen also. Ratchet shouted at me while they struggled to break free.
"Run, kid!" he said. I shifted my grip on my sword and sprinted away from Blitzwing. Unfortunately, I only got a few yards before I was jerked up into the air. I dropped my sword, and over Blitzwing's engines I could hear it clatter against the pavement. Lugnut rose jerkily into the sky, energon dripping from the wound I gave him.
We were about a couple hundred feet in the sky before I could manage to turn my hands outward in Blitzwing's grip. Charging up a huge blast, I fired and Blitzwing instantly dropped me, waving his hand and stopping in the air, switching to his crazy personality.
"Ow! Ze organic blasted me!" he said. I fell through the air, the ground closer than when I fell out of Lockdown's ship, but still far enough away I thought it would be fatal when I hit. I closed my eyes and waited for the impact.
At least I'm taking a bad guy out of the world with me... I thought. I felt myself hit the ground hard, white sparkles flashing across my vision while I had the feeling of having the wind knocked out of me. Groaning, I put a hand to my head where it had hit the ground.
"Hayli?! Are you alright?" I heard Optimus say. I looked up to see him and the rest of the Autobots come running, Bumblebee with them. Sari must have used her key to wake him up. I groaned again and sat up with a grimace, noticing I was in a huge crater where I had fallen.
"Oww..." I mumbled, rubbing my head, and saw my armor was cracked in a few places as well. Sari came up next to me with her key, and I shied away. She rolled her eyes and held her key closer, except this time it didn't turn into a needle, it took on a sort of complicated 'T' shape and glowed brightly. To my surprise, a panel opened on my chest, revealing a sort of box with a hole the exact shape of the key. Sari stuck the key in the gap and bright light enveloped me.
When the light faded, my armor looked as good as new and I didn't hurt anymore.
"Thanks. I wish I didn't keep falling out of the sky though..." I said. Sari helped me up and Prowl spoke.
"I believe this is yours..." he said, offering my sword in both hands. I took it gratefully, collapsing it and storing it on my hip. I glanced up in the sky to see Blitzwing and Lugnut arguing. Lugnut hit Blitzwing in the back of the head before transforming and taking off with Blitzwing close behind.
I stepped out of the crater I had made, keeping my eyes on the sky.
"Did they give up?" I asked.
"It appears for the time being they have, but I doubt they'll stop trying to find you." Optimus said. "One thing is certain though, you are definitely a fierce opponent on the battlefield."
I shook my head modestly. "Without you guys here, they would have just grabbed me. Besides, I just managed to give them a few scratches." I said. Bee spoke up.
"A few scratches? Are you kidding? I saw what you did to those Decepticons, Blitzwing had a slash on his hand and his leg was pouring energon like a hose! And Lugnut, ha! I saw that giant gash over his chest, awesome!" he said. I dipped my head with a small smile. There were congratulations for me all around for me surviving my first real fight.
I rode back to the plant with Optimus, chatting with him.
"That big one, what was his name...Lugnut? My god he was annoying! Does he always rave about Megatron?" I said.
Optimus chuckled. "Yeah, most of the time. Hayli, you've proven yourself a true Autobot at heart, er, Spark. The way you went unwaveringly into the fight shows you are willing to protect anyone you care about." he said. I dipped my head in modesty; I always got embarrassed when someone congratulated me for anything. Many times at my gymnastics exhibitions, I would hardly even look at the judges when I got a gold medal. And though I don't like to brag...my coach did say I was the best he had seen in a long time and that he was hoping to enter me in the national competition...