I totally procrastinated this chapter... I dunno... life got in the way, you know? Still, it seems fitting that this pairing is the halfway mark. If only cos they're the first canon couple since chapter one. Yay? Funny enough, I'm not too big a fan of either character, but I am a fan of the pairing. Weird? Possibly. How much you wanna bet that this is what helped inspire "Kiss Players"? Tee hee...

I was listening to Cyndi Lauper when I wrote this chapter. "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" so fits Astoria. I'd make a fanvid if I had the "Girl Who Loved Powerglide" episode on my PC.

"Transformers" (c) Hasbro

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Pure
Every "like", "totally", and "y'know" that fell from her lips was pure bliss to his audios.

Priceless
Sure it had been embarassing at the time, but looking back on it, Powerglide couldn't help but laugh at how Spike's face had looked when Astoria kissed him that first time.

Pattern
Most humans had an odd pattern of requiring gifts on three specific dates every "year", but being rich enough to buy whatever she wanted on her own, Astoria didn't need fancy gifts - she was just glad if he'd take her flying every now and then.

Pretty
To him, she was perfect in every way, but as he wasn't human, he had no idea how to reply when she asked, "Powerglide, do you think I'm pretty?"

Poison
Astoria was notoriously unlucky with machines, and yet she'd ended up falling in love with one - it was unusual, but it worked for her.

Protect
He told her he'd always be there to protect her, but she soon proved that even if she was delicate, she didn't need protecting.

Pride
She didn't care how it looked for business - she was proud of her boyfriends, her own personal hero.

Prejudice
No matter how cruel the insults he got around the base for dating an organic were, her sweet kisses and kind words made it more than worth it.

Patience
"How do you two make it work if you have so little in common?" the nicer Autobots asked, and he flippantly replied, "Hey, we've got more in common than you think!"

Power
"Powerglide is a fitting name for you, since, y'know, you're so powerful and all." "Astoria is a fitting name for you too, since you're so pretentious all the time." "What!?" "Nothing, babe..."

Perfect
An inner-species relationship was difficult, as they couldn't go out to eat, they couldn't race, and even something as simple as sex required the utmost caution - all in all, it was perfect.

Praise
Eloquent speeches and sonnets weren't Powerglide's style - a simple "You're, like, the greatest, y'know?" would do.

Pair
The Autobot didn't understand how the extravagancies of human marriage worked, but if she had ever asked to get married, he would have done it, because what Astoria wanted, Astoria got.

Paranoid
She was sotiny and delicate, he was scared to death of getting intimate, because he'd die if he ever damaged her.

Passion
Humans weren't very advanced in the head, and Astoria was one of the dumber ones, but she made up for it with passion.

Psycho
"You must be psycho," he glared at her, and, giggling, she replied, "To stay with you? I must be!"

Phobia
Powerglide had never given much thought to the severe difference of their lifespans, and he didn't really want to, because he hated the idea of life without her.

Promiscuous
He'd never understand how he got so angry whenever a human boy got near her, or how horrid he felt when she dismissed it by saying, "It's not like I'd ever consider any of those dweebs, y'know, so don't be such a drag!"

Princess
Royal terms were purely Earthen inventions, so it was fitting that an Earth-creature would become the queen of his world.

Promise
"Hey, Powerglide?" "Yeah, what?" "Do you promise to love me until death do us part and all that?" "...I promise, babe, forever and ever."

-fin-

And now this project is halfway over! Isn't it exciting?