Chapter 10

"Red and Blue"

Feeling after feeling struck Starshooter like a fierce kick in the chest plate. After every flushing emotion finally past, she would come to a realization. She was caught between two sides.

Decpeticons and Autobots.

Evil and good.

Every time she was tugged in one preferred direction of side something would happen to the femme, and she was pulled back into the other direction. It was as if the Decpeticons and Autobots were having a tug-a-war and she was the rope.

Starshooter sighed and looked into the half empty energon cube that she clutched. The pink refuel shimmered against the faint light from her blue optics. She was the only one in the Decepticon rec. room, but it helped her try to clear her mind. Her mind was crammed with thoughts and theories of her situation. Why didn't Megatron punish her from before? What did Thundercracker mean from the time they got into that fight? Why haven't the Autobot come to free her from the Decpeticons? The most popular question took center stage in her head.

Why did Starscream kiss her?

She couldn't come up with any reasonable answers. What would provoke Starscream to kiss her when they were arguing?

Primus…I don't understand mechs…at all!

The visual image of Starscream shimmered and flickered and faded away. A new mech had taken his place in her subject of thoughts.

Sunstreaker. Yes, she has grown to like the mech. From that hot-headed mech who tried to scare her in the lounge to the mech who tried his best to stop the Decepticons from taking her. He and his brother were amusing to watch and often made her feel better. Sometimes, he made her want too…want too…

The femme sipped the energon and sighed. She ignored the sounds of motors shifting gears, the hums and dings of her innards. She was very aware of the silence that was present in the room. Sometimes she hated silence. She was always used to someone talking to her or someone talking to someone else. The silence just reminded her that she was alone, a lone femme.

The 'Think like an Autobot, speak like an Autobot and act like an Autobot' was no longer in effect. Was she here to stay with the Decepticons? Or are there still a few tricks up Megatron's sleeve?

Megatron doesn't wear human cloths, stupid.

Humans…Alexis…spending time with Alexis was like spending time with Cosmic. When they were together it felt as if she was back with Cosmic long ago…back on Cybertron. But Alexis did have different traits then Cosmic. She was a human, after all. Her addiction to that frozen treat was amusing sometimes, but annoying sometimes.

Starshooter slowly turned her hand over to reveal her palm. There was a quote written next to her thumb.

"Alexis was here…Ha-ha!" There was a poorly drawn stick figure next to the words. The quote and drawing was connected by an arrow pointing to the picture from the quote.

Starshooter smirked and balled her fist softly. At least she had something to remember the human by. She would have to make her draw back over it because it was fading.

A Decepticon wouldn't care about a human. So why do I? I was a Decepticon before…so why is it hard to go back to my ways?

Deep down inside she didn't want to be a Decepticon. Does that mean Starshooter wants to be an Autobot? Starshooter didn't touch the subject much. She always pushed it back when it succeeded to bubble up to the surface of her thoughts.

Running from your problems will not help you, Starshooter. You must be stronger then that. Show Starscream that he is wrong…so you can rub it in his face…

Starshooter sighed and drank the remaining contents of her energon. She stretched out her arms and legs and sighed happily. She crushed the container and threw it across the room and into the recycling bin.

"Two points," Starshooter muttered and smirked. She made her self comfy in the long couch and lay down. She lifted a slender leg and stretched it out.

"There she is!" Starshooter winced from the sudden clattering of metal footsteps. Starshooter cranked her head to the side to look down at Rumble and Frenzy.

"Yeah, what do you guys want?"
"We're attacking a near by newly built power plant in the morning!" Rumble said with excitement in his vocalizer.
"Yeah! Finally some action!" Frenzy said with his hands balled and placed in font of him.

Starshooter frowned and looked back at up the blank ceiling. "So you came all the way here to tell me that? Why didn't I get the message?"

"We just gave it to you…" Rumble muttered and Starshooter smirked at him.

"Well that's good because we're low on energon. Hey, Megatron might even allow us to get over energized if everything goes well.

"Now you're talking, Star!" Frenzy said and climbed up and took a seat next to the femme. Rumble sat on the other side of Starshooter and the femme sighed.

"You know…since I've been back at Decepticon base…I've been more confused then ever." Rumble and Frenzy were used to her open conversations and explanations of her feelings. Starshooter sighed and closed her blue optics. "My mind is so clouded. I feel as if…sometimes…I'm not myself."

Rumble and Frenzy exchanged worried glanced. "I feel as if Megatron has more plans with me. I'm worried about that."

Frenzy frowned and Rumble looked to the ground. They both shared the same thought at that moment.

If only she knew.

Starshooter was no longer Starshooter. She was now a mindless pawn of Megatron. She completed each task she received from the leader and did them without a word. Starscream was even able to order her around with out a snappy comment from the femme.

Starscream liked this improvement. He watched the femme fill up the energon cubes with earth energy. She picked up a stack and walked over towards the pile near the hole in the wall. Starscream watched as she set the cubes down and make her way towards Skywarp and Thundercracker.

The femme came up to about their chest in height and smaller in width. Thundercracker turned around and spotted the crimson eyed femme. He sneered pushed the femme back. She was knocked back and caught in the arms of Skywarp. The black seeker sneered at the blue.

"What was that for!?" Skywarp barked.

"None of your fragging business!" Starshooter remained in Skywarps arms as they continued to argue. Starscream then notice that she was smirking…ever so lightly…

"Thundercracker! Skywarp, Starshooter!" Starscream bellowed. "Get back to work!" Starshooter pulled herself from Skywrap and picked up a full energon cube and made her way towards the pile. Starshooter's optics flickered and dimmed.

"Autobots are approaching!" Her voice was emotionless, much like Soundwave. Megatron sneered and looked to his Decepticons.

"Prepare for battle!" Starshooter took out her double laser guns. Starscream chuckled. She has no idea in what she is doing. Starshooter's optics dimmed and flickered again. This time they flickered from red to blue then back to red. She gasped, staggered backwards and lowered her weapons.

Starscream watched the femme drop her weapons and hold her head. She was hissing and moaning. Something was wrong with her.

Starshooter's optics flickered again and she closed her eyes. The Autobots were in position now.

"Starshooter! Get behind me you fool!" Megatron growled. Starshooter's optics flashed again and went back to their red state. She quickly ran over to the sliver leader and readied her weapons.

The Autobots spilled into the power plant and the Decepticons automatically started firing. Starshooter leapt from behind Megatron when Optimus Prime shot his lasers at Megatron. Starshooter made her way towards one of the Minibots. She sprinted towards the yellow bot and jumped. She threw one of her guns in the air and slammed a hand on the minibot's shoulder. The fast femme bot pushed down hard. She ricocheted off the bot and cranked her body around to face the minibot.

In mid air she caught her other gun and shot the minibot four times in the torso. She flipped her body once again and landed on the floor. With her guns still smoking she stood up. The minibot fell to the floor in pain, but still alive.

"S-s-Starshooter?" The femme sneered at the yellow horned minibot and raised her gun. It was pointed directly at the mech's head. Cold red optics looked into frightened blue ones.

"Do not speak my name, Autobot."
"What happened to you, Starshooter!?"

From behind Starshooter Sunstreaker watched. She was right there, five or so feet away from him. But she was different…she just attacked Bumblebee!

"DO NOT SPEAK MY NAME!" Starshooter shrieked. There was a crack of a gun and the explosion of the attack hitting metal hide.

Starshooter staggered back while holding her injured hand. Her weapon was shot out her hand and Bumblebee was sparred. Starshooter hissed and pointed her other gun at the one who shot her.

"Don't make me do this Starshooter," Sideswipe called. "Don't make me shoot you again."

Sunstreaker couldn't believe his optics! Starshooter with red optics? What did those slagging Decepticons do to her? Her optics skimmed the area and finally found their selves on Sunstreaker. She didn't give him any expression. Usually, when their optics met she'd give him a smirk, a glare, a wink, anything! But she didn't even break into a sneer.

Her eyes fell on her second weapon near Bluestreak and Prowl battling it out with Thundercracker and Skywrap. In a flash, she turned around and bolted towards the two. Bluestreak stood with his back facing the charging Starshooter.
"BLUESTREAK!" Sunstreaker alerted the sharpshooter.

The Mini Cooper managed to pull off a soccer player slide and pick up her discarded gun. Bluestreak turned around in time to see Starshooter slide right though his legs. She jumped to her feet and shot the Datsun a few times in the back. Sunstreaker was amazed of how fast the little femme was. She bolted over towards Thundercracker and Skywrap.

The fight was much longer and harder then the Autobots expected. With Starshooter on their side, it was a distraction from battle.

"She's a traitor!" Cliffjumper yelled and shot at the femme. The femme dodged the attack and shot one of her own.

"Don' say that!" Jazz said from beside the red mech. He noticed her red optics from the first time she spotted her. He assumed that Megatron was controlling her some how.

She cursed loudly when someone shot her in the back. She whipped around for the source of the attack and Cliffjumper took this opportunity with open arms. He shot three rounds at the femme. The femme screamed in anger and pain and fell to her knees.

"Foolish Autobots!" Starscream descended and landed next to Starshooter. He shot a round of his null rays. Cliffjumper hiss as he was shot in the chest and froze up. His weapon was probably set on stun. He shot at Jazz but he managed to dodge gracefully. He picked up Starshooter and wrapped an arm around her waist and took off.

Sunstreaker growled and shot some rounds at the red seeker. The seeker set the femme down on one of the cat walks high above. He jumped back down and faced the yellow mech.

Starshooter rubbed her head her head and painfully pulled herself up. She looked over the railing. The battle still continuing but the Autobots seemed to have the lower hand. Starshooter's optics flashed again and dimmed. That head ache once again returned. She moaned and hung over the railing.

Her vision was fading, and quickly too. She was leaking lubricant all over the floor. She released the death grip she had on her weapons and dropped them to the ground. Megatron and Optimus Prime were fighting and Optimus had him pinned down by the neck. Her eyed flickered to Starscream and…that strange yellow Autobot.

Starshooter's head throbbed and pounded. Her hands came up and covered both optics. The colour was switching frequently from red to blue.

"Starshooter?" The Mini Cooper looked though her hands and saw the red mech that shot her hand. But strangely she didn't hate him for it. The now blue eyed femme stared at Sideswipe.

"S-Sideswipe?"

"Yes..." The red twin was surprised she said his name. She didn't move her hands from her face. Slowly, but carefully, like a lioness stalking her prey, he moved towards the femme.

"S-something…s-something…" the femme have a pained cry and held her head tighter. She shook her head form side to side and her brought her legs into her chest. "Something is wrong…with…me!"

Sideswipe didn't say anything, but moved in closer. He held his weapon at the ready. This could be a trap, but then again…why was she acting like this? Sideswipe eyed her carefully and avoided to step in her leaking lubricant. He loomed over the sitting femme and thought about his next move. Her weapons were right beside her feet.

He stepped forwards and kicked them away. They spun and slid across the catwalk. Starshooter was still fighting with her body, caught between two sides. Sideswipe kneeled down beside the femme and placed a hand on her shoulder.

"Star? I'm going to take you out of here and back to the base. Ratchet will have a look at you and-"

The femme's head snapped up and withdrew her hands. Her blue optics faded away and red replaced.

She turned her body and shoved the mech away and stood up. She held her shoulder and looked for her guns.
"Don't move," Starshooter eyed the red mech. He had his weapon pointed at her. Starshooter sneered at the mech but didn't move as he requested. Red optics looked into blue. Thoughts after thoughts ran though Starshooter's head. Which was the best way to get out of this situation? Starshooter sighed.

"What did Megatron do to you, Star?" Red optics flickered and blue replaced. Starshooter staggered back and rubbed the side of her face.

What…did…Megatron…do?

Starshooter dropped her hands down. She didn't care anymore. She ran towards her dropped weapons. Sideswipe narrowed his optics but didn't fire. She snatched the guns off the ground and jumped on the rails. She put away her guns and glanced over at Sideswipe.

With a smirk, she hopped off the railing and plummeted from the catwalk. Sideswipe raced to the railing where she once stood and looked down. She wasn't any where to be seen. He frowned moved to the opposite side from the railing. He spotted her running between the fighting Autobots and Decepticons. She ran towards the energon cubes and lifted one up. She transformed into her Mini Cooper mode and revved her engine loudly.

All four wheels started to spin madly but she stayed in place. White smoke began to seep out from underneath the femme. The smoke engulfed her form and anything close to her. There was a loud screeching was heard from the femme and she quickly drove out of the power plant.

Sunstreaker pushed Starscream away and they both watched the femme leave.

"Where is that fool going!?" hissed the seeker.

"Who cares? Decepticons! Forget the Autobots and gather the energon cubes! Back to the base!"

The Decepticons were in better shape then the Autobots and quickly did their tasks. They jumped out the hole and took to the sky. The seekers transformed and the cassettes retreated back to their creator.

Ironhide approached Optimus and pointed at the Decepticons. "Let's go after them Prime!"

"Negative, Ironhide. We will let them go…for now."

"W-what about Starshooter!?" The Prime turned around to look down at the small Spike. "There's something wrong with her! We can't leave her to die!" Sparkplug placed a hand on his shoulder. "What will Alexis think!? Star needs our help, Optimus!"

"I'm afraid it will be too late, Spike."

"It can't be too late!" The Autobots attention was drawn to the twins. "We'll go after her Prime!" Sunstreaker said this with determination. Optimus sighed and looked over towards the rest of the Autobots.

"Alright," he sighed. "Go after her."

Authors Note: Ah, Sorry this took too long. I'm decided I'll just wait until I finish this story to start my other one. The other one is based off the book 'PEEPS' and 'The Last Days' Their both books of a super awesome writer named Scott Westerfeld.

One of the Autobots runs over a human and to their surprise they are still alive. They take her back to the Ark and find out that she's a Peep. What cha think? If you don't know what Peeps are then I'll gladly tell yea. I also have another idea for a story continuing on when Alexis goes back to Canada. I'm not telling you yet ;)

Thanks for reading and reviews! I LOVE EM! hugs readers

Oh and sorry this one is kinda short. I'll make up for it next chapter!