***AB***
"It's CALLED a plasma dynamic thruster" Bulkhead tried to explain. "It generates the transwarp field to transport you."
"This it?" Bumblebee asked, holding up a device.
"HELLO? That's a retrieval beacon generator."
"Oh" Bumblebee shrugged it off and threw it into the air. Blurr looked up and caught it as it fell, looking over towards the yellow bot.
"Surely you, being a maintenance bot, would understand the importance of keeping all your parts together; keeping them in a good shape, for future use" He frowned, and pointed to the device. "Throwing them around like a beach ball, which has no relevance of the current pieces, is hazardous to the reconstruction of the Space Bridge in the first place!" the speedy mech growled.
"Dude- Chill!" Bee looked over. "I can NOT see how Bolt is able to understand a word that comes out of your mouth, Zippy."
"First of all, STOP calling me Zippy! Second of all, if you had any observation at all, you would know that even though my girl has undying energy that usually gets her into trouble, she has one quality that SOME BOTS could learn from, which is the ability to listen, which you know nothing about!"
"Stop arguin'!" Bulkhead walked over and took the device out of Blurr's hands and placed it in his subspace. "You're fryin' my circuits."
"Well it's not my fault blue boy talks like a speeding bullet" Bee muttered, continuing to dig. Blurr scoffed, and went back to his side, moving rock after rock. This really wasn't his thing; he was better at spying and pursuit. Jobs like this were better suited for Brawn; but he was back with Rodimus' crew.
Bulkhead continued to smash the bolders around him. All this was hard work, but if it got the job done…huh? He paused and leaned down, picking something up from the ground…oh…
"Hey Blurr?...I found something…"
"Just put it to the side, I'm currently busy trying to-"
"Uh, You might want this, buddy."
Blurr stopped his moving, and looked over…before his jaw dropped slightly. Bulkhead had picked up Lightning's whip. So that's where it went to…The speedy mech was silent for a while, before he went over and gingerly took the weapon from Bulkhead's hands and gently ran a finger down the weapon…
…If she was hurt…he would NEVER forgive himself…
"Don't worry, Blurr. I'm sure she's still out there somewhere…who knows? Maybe she's even with Omega Supreme! You know he'll protect her…" Bulkhead tried his best to comfort the intelligence officer.
"Even if that is so, it only adds to my shame. I, being her mechfriend, am SUPPOSED to make sure that she's safe at all times…" He looked down and frowned. "I couldn't even do that correctly…"
Bee stopped working and slowly looked behind himself towards Blurr and Bulkhead. "…Hey, don't worry about it Blurr." He finally said after a moment. "Bolt's got spark; I don't doubt that she's somewhere out here, trying to get back. Besides, If I know Bolt, she's probably trying to get back here as fast as you talk." The yellow mech smiled slightly. "I mean, she finally gets to be with the mech that she wouldn't shut up about, and then she gets warped away. Trust me, she'll get back here"
Blurr looked from his girlfriend's whip, up to Bumblebee with a somewhat surprised look on his face. Bee gave him a thumbs up. "Besides! We're not going to just LET her stay out there either." Blurr was silent for a while, before he smiled and nodded at Bee.
Finally the mechs went back to their work. If they were to get Bolt and Omega back, they'd have to finish this first…it certainly looked like they would have to search through a whole LOT of this junk. Hopefully they'd get what they came for…Fifteen more minutes had past…but all they could find were pretty banged up…
"Hey cool- I wonder what this is…WHOaa-"
Bulkhead sighed and looked to the side. If Bumblebee had damaged anything-…where was he? "Hey Blurr- Have you seen Bumblebee?"
"Me? He's right over-" Blurr started to point, before he paused. He was pointing at nothing but air. "Wha-" the blue mech looked around. "…Where'd he…"
There was a slight rumbling sound, and the two mechs looked to each other, before they went to go see what it was…"Is that you, little Buddy- OOFF!" Bulkhead was thrown back by a blast, and crashed into Blurr, who yelped. The two sat up, and looked over- There was Starscream's body-…with a strange looking head on it.
"What in the name of the moons of Cyberton is THAT?" Blurr asked, getting up.
"Oh no- not him" Bulkhead growled and got his wreaking-ball ready.
"Not little and DEFINATLY not your buddy!" The Headmaster laughed, shooting at the mechs. Blurr had managed to dodge, but Bulkhead was hit by a hard blast and was sent to the ground harshly. Blurr came to an abrupt stop and looked over to Bulkhead, before looking over at the Headmaster. He quickly zipped for the flyer and dodged the blasts that were coming his way, before he leapt into the air and tried to whip out a pair of stasis cuffs. Surprisingly though, the large mech back handed the speedy Autobot and hit him as he fell with one of his- well Starscream's- null rays.
Blurr found himself on his back on the ground. He was quick to try and correct his course, by standing and zipping off once more.
Bulkhead, however had leapt into the air, and began falling, preparing a wicked tackle from the air…but the headmaster quickly dodged, leaving the large Autobot aiming for his comrade…BOOM! Bulkhead gasped and quickly got up. "No- Blurr!...wha-" He had hit empty ground…where was-
"Do you normally make it a habit to attack your own bots?" Blurr asked from a short distance away. Bulkhead looked up and sighed with relief. "S-Sorry, I- OOFF!" He was knocked away by the Starscream headmaster SLAMMING him into the wall, and then letting out a barrage of attacks. Blurr growled and zipped over to join the attack on the headmaster. While he fired, however, he failed to realize that the blasts were affecting the rocks…and an Avalanche resulted, burying both Bulkhead and Blurr under the rubble…
The headmaster grinned and laughed. "HAH! Total ownage, noobs!" he laughed, rising higher and taking off into the air…
…A small movement and Blurr broke free from the smaller rocks keeping him down. He winced- he should have used Bolt's whip-…but he didn't know how to control that thing! Looking down, Blurr noticed his shield-saw wasn't in the greatest shape. He suddenly looked over when he heard a groan from the rubble and gasped, trying to get loose the bigger rocks…it wouldn't budge. He panted and tried again…
***AB***
"You really should at least, try to talk with your father" Optimus tried to reason with Sari, who was looking away in spite. She didn't want to hear this. How could he even suggest that?
"He's NOT my father." She growled, continuing to look away. "Back off Optimus…"
"Sari-" Optimus stopped when Ice-Star put a hand on his shoulder, looking at him with a concerned expression.
"Besides" Sari continued. "If I'm 'just a machine' then he's more of…an Assembler…He didn't give me anything! Not life, not identity, not love-…love-…Oh great, what if he didn't give me a heart?"
"Sari-…I don't think he's doing any of this intentionally." Ice-Star looked over to the girl and put her hand down on the table. "If he did- he wouldn't show such concern for all of this. There's got to be more to this story."
"What? What could be more story-like than me coming from some egg in his laboratory." Sari frowned at the femme and looked away. "There's no way I'm trusting anything that he has to say."
"Sari-"
"Agent Blurr to Ice-Star Prime! Alert! Bulkhead, Bumblebee and I were out retrieving the parts for the Space Bridge and we were attacked by Starscream- well I think it was Starscream, it had his body- But- Now Bumblebee is missing and Bulkhead is in stasis, and I have no possible way of getting him to the base, because he's so incredibly large, and I'm so slaggin' tiny, it's like movin' Grandus with a single strand of-"
"BLURR!" Ice-Star winced at how loud her yell was, before she frowned. "Slow down-…Are you alright? Is Starscream still there?"
"I'm functioning; I am a little wounded. No- Starscream's gone now- but Bulkhead-"
"Don't worry- I'm on my way. Keep Bulkhead online." Ice-Star shut off her link and looked over seriously. "Ratchet- Something happened; I need you to come with me to help the boys-" She paused and looked embarrassed, looking over to Optimus. He didn't seem too insulted that she suddenly took charge; in fact he seemed just as concerned as she was.
He nodded, and looked to Ratchet. "I'm going to take care of something first" he responded. Ice-Star and Ratchet nodded, before taking off to go see the problem…
"Ratchet- are you capable of towing Bulkhead all the way back to the base?" Ice-Star asked as they flew for the location that Blurr's signal was coming from.
"Well it'll take a lot of work, but I'm sure I can get him there" Ratchet replied gruffly. "I'm hopin' speedy is still driving material, because I can't carry two." The medic frowned. Last time he had tried that stunt…shaking it off he looked up at the jet slightly. "What happened to Bumblebee?"
"Blurr said that he's gone missing." Ice-Star replied, slightly turning to the left. "I hope he's ok…because if anything's happened to him, I'm gonna-…AAAH!" She yelped and drew in a breath- ok- now she was certain that something was wrong…this was the umpteenth time that this had happened!
"Kid- you alright?"
"Yeah- uh- yeah I'm ok" Ice-Star paused…that wasn't true… "I'll be alright- We gotta focus on Bulkhead and Blurr right now…"
"Kid- if something's wrong, then you shouldn't push yourself-"
"I'm FINE!" Ice-Star snapped, growling…she suddenly gasped and winced. "Ratchet-…I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to-…Blurr!" the jet suddenly transformed in mid air and landed harshly on the ground…before she landed on her toosh. "…Ok…I have GOT to work on those landings…" Quickly pushing herself up, she looked at the scene.
Blurr was slightly wounded, but he was doing his best to try and get the boulders off of his comrade. He paused and looked over. "Commander Ice-Star- Bulkhead- he's…he's…" His words seemed to slow, between pants. Ice-Star frowned and put her hands on his shoulders. "Stand down, Ratchet and I have this."
Blurr panted and nodded, looking over to the side. Ratchet had rolled in and transformed. The team got to work…they'd get Bulkhead out…
***CB***
Lightning yelped as she dodged another blast. He was FAST for someone so big! Looking out from the cover she had managed to find, she saw him…Shockwave…looking around for her…he had started a scan, and it was only a matter of time before he found her.
"I can't believe this…I just can't believe this-" she muttered as she pressed her back against the wall. "Longarm's a traitor!...Maybe what Fire-Storm said is true…no, I won't believe that- I've got friends that are mechs!...oh no" She paused as she noticed a targeting light and quickly dodged to the side, being thrown by a sudden blast. Lightning fell to the ground and winced, holding her shoulder tightly. Looking at her wound, she frowned…it was sparking and frizzing. Nothing she couldn't survive, but that meant she couldn't use her whip against this guy!...
…Oh wait, duh, it was back on Earth.
The Femme looked around quickly, there had to be a way to get out of here. She paused and looked up…Shockwave was right over her with his arm raised in the air…
BOOM!
Lightning-Strike yelped as she dodged the attack in the nick of time, landing on her knees. Ok- there was no possible was she could fight this guy…her whip was gone- she had no team to do formation attacks…and he was…so large…
The yellow femme stood up and quickly looked around for possible options…The alarm system was all the way at the other side the system, but it would have to do. Quickly she got on her feet and ran as fast as she possibly could. She wasn't as fast as Blurr- MAN she wished that she was! If Blurr were here, he could get away, no problem!
Before she could think, however, a swift shock to her system came, and the girl shrieked. The blast sent her into a wall and she was pinned. She finally slumped to the ground when the power wore off. Shaking badly, the femme panted and slowly looked up…Shockwave loomed over her, his one optic glaring at her.
"You really should learn to be less…energetic, Lightning-Strike" He muttered to her. "Allow me to assist you with that- AGH!"
Without thinking, Lightning quickly brought up her wrist blaster and shot something at the Decepticon's one optic, sending him back, flailing to correct the damage. Taking her chance, the femme got up and ran for the computer. Quickly typing into it, she attempted to call Cybertron command…but the lines were busy.
SLAG!
Whimpering, she continued to type at the computer. "Give me something, give me something" she muttered, typing as fast as she could. Space bridge control…set destination…transwarp detected…
One of the space bridges warmed up and activated. Lightning quickly pressed a button, transformed, and took off for the space bridge. Shockwave growled as his vision finally came back to him and looked around. Where was she? Looking up, he saw the yellow and black car speeding for one of the space bridges. She transformed and made a powerful kick, jumping for the transwarp…
Growling, the Decepticon aimed and shot at the girl…the blast hit right as she went through and the Space Bridge shut down…
With a growl of annoyance, Shockwave lowered his arm. Hopefully that last blast finished her off…because he had no idea where she had gone…he looked over and walked to the computer, typing into it…the last transwarp headed for…unknown…
…No matter…she wouldn't survive anyways…
***H***
"Fire-Storm to Cybertron…common…Fire-Storm to Cybertron!"
She had been at this for half an hour, why weren't they picking up? With a frustrated growl, the femme finally just gave up. This was pointless. Looking to the side, she debated. Should she go back to the base and check on everyone?...or should she just stay here and train?
Disgusted with herself, she transformed and sped out of the ship, heading for the base. She could not BELIEVE the things she was feeling right now. Sure she had gotten attached to Sari, slightly…but she was beginning to care about this team. As she sped towards the city, she was quick to put her sirens and lights on…better now than never…The femme continued to go down the road.
She began to wonder if everyone was ok…if Blurr and the other two were finding everything…if Optimus had reached Sari- If RATCHET had fixed her…If Prowl had recovered completely from the fight…
Oh great…now she was THINKING about him!
Going faster, she looked up towards the sky…All of this was too much for her…ever since that had happened…she had told herself she wouldn't care for another mech…never…NEVER!
***FlashBack**
Fire-Storm walked through the hall, fists clenched and an annoyed look on her face. "I don't care what Mirage says- I'm going to march over to the metroplex and give Planet Chin a piece of my mind." She turned the corner, crossing his arms. "I don't care if he's being promoted to 'Prime', he's not going to talk to Bolt like that!"
The femme frowned as she walked down the hall…what was that noise? Slowing to a stop, Fire-Storm looked around. Was someone…talking?
"This is agent War-Hawk. I got the information you wanted. Now what our other agent needs to do is continue to climb the rank…did he already get with the cadets?"
"Yes. He's in Sentinel Minor's cadet group"
"Fine then."
What was that? Fire-Storm blinked and leaned against a door. What was going on in there?
"Fine. I'll continue to give my findings to the Decepticons, but I'm limited. I'm not the highest ranking ninja just yet."
"If you would just agree to climb up the latter, then this wouldn't be a problem."
"No. I'm not the one to do that. I can give you information, but otherwise, no…"
Giving information to the Decepticons? There was a SPY in there! Fire-Storm took out her blaster and frowned. Whoever was in there was going to get it!
"You seem to be getting too close to one of your colleges. What is your purpose in that? She should be eliminated from your mission"
"Wha- Fire-Storm?" there was a pause. "I'm just- cozying up to her to keep her off my scent. She's pretty no-nonsense, and she's a spy herself."
Wait- What? Why was her name mentioned? Fire-Storm opened the door ever so slightly and got her blaster ready…who was- She paused and quickly put a hand to her mouth…Mirage! He was inside talking to someone on a Decepticon transmitter!
"Look- Lay off ok? There's nothing between us" Mirage frowned at the screen.
"Even for a spy, you could fool me"
"I'm NOT in love with her! She means nothing to me!" The blue mech growled. "I suggest you take your slaggin' ideas off this frequency and blow it out your actuator!" He shut off the transmission and put the device in his sub-space. He seemed to ponder for a moment…
Fire-Storm let her jaw hang open…and her back hit the wall…no…
Mirage was a Decepticon spy. He was working for Megatron-…giving information to them…wh-…why? How come? She looked to the ground, her optics in shock and her body trembling…
He-…He said he loved me-…that he wanted to marry her-…that…that…
She shut her optics tightly as her body started shaking violently…He lied…he lied about being a loyal Autobot…he lied about loving her…he lied…about EVERYTHING! She slowly looked up, her optics burning with a passionate rage. She always knew that some mechs were jerks-…but…but-…NEVER AGAIN!
"MIRAGE!"
The said mech gasped and turned around, his sai drawn… "-…Fire-Storm? What are you doing here? I thought you went to see Bolt about… her new…assigning…" Mirage paused at the look he was getting from the femme. Fire-Storm had a look in her optics…a DARK look…
"Traitor…" she muttered lowly.
Mirage paused and gripped his bright sai quickly. "…no-…No Fire-Storm- Let me explain"
"TRAITOR!"
Mirage lept to the side and ducked as Fire-Storm took out her blasters and let off fire blasts at him. The ninja was quick to dart from side to side. He quickly slid kicked the femme and tried to pin her down- But she slammed her fist into his face. Rolling away he winced and got up. Turning around he paused- and was SLAMMED into the wall by a stream of flames. Putting his arms up to try and protect his armor, Mirage took one of his sai and threw it at Fire-Storm's weapons, Pinning them both to the wall. They shorted out and went offline since the blade went right through their circuits.
Fire-Storm looked from her weapons, back to Mirage. The ninja got his last sai ready, while putting his other hand up. "Just hold on, Fire-Storm- You're- you're not thinking straight."
"Oh really? Then what's all this talk about working for the Decepticons?"
"It's- a misunderstanding- It's not-" He was cut off when Fire-Storm suddenly ran at him and kicked him to the ground. Mirage quickly rolled and got back up, growling. "Fire-Stor- MPH!" He winced as she punched him in the face. Growling, He hit her back, trying to get her off of him. Finally he grabbed her by the waist and threw him off of her. Fire-Storm yelped as she managed to take his sai away from him in the struggle, but was sent into the wall. Growling, she got back up and glared at him, clutching his sai.
Mirage panted and frowned. "Fire-Storm- Don't do this to yourself-" He got into a fighting stance.
Fire-Storm frowned at him, standing still.
The blue and white mech panted and made a motion to her. "Now-…give me that sai…and maybe we can straighten this out…" he held out his hand. "Honey- it's ok, really it is…"
The femme frowned at him and slowly walked over…Mirage kept his hand held out to her. "Fire-Storm- It'll be alright, my love…"
Fire-Storm stopped when she was right in front of him. "…I am NOT…YOUR LOVE!" Swiftly she kicked him and slammed her fist into his body. Mirage let out a yelp, being sent to the ground. He looked up…just as Fire-Storm held his sai over her head. Her optics were burning…her demeanor hating…
"FIRE-STORM! NOOO!"
SLAM!
Fire-Storm panted quietly for the next few moments…looking up she finally realized what she had done…she had sent the sai straight into his spark chamber. The mech gasped for a moment and looked at her with terror. "…fire-…storm…" He winced and went limp, his armor turning grey.
The femme panted quietly for the next few minutes…everything had happened so fast…nothing made sense to her anymore…She frowned and slowly stood up, yanking the sai from the mech's offline body. Trembling, she gazed at the Autobo-…Decepticon. All this…for a lie…a LIE…
Frowning she slowly walked away and retrieved the other sai from the wall, freeing her blasters. They would need to be fixed…she set them in her sub-space and panted again…looking down, she stared at the two sai in her hands…Mirage's sai…Her optics narrowing she looked back over to the body laying still on the floor…
Fire-Storm put a hand to her helmet. "Fire-Storm to Cybertron command…I found the Decepticon traitor War-Hawk…"
"You have? Where is he?"
"In the supply room…"
"Good job, Fire-Storm, we've been searching for him for ages. We'll send reinforcements. What's his status?"
"Dead." She muttered, turning off her com-link and glaring at the ground. "…Mirage…I HATE you…" she growled, putting her back against the wall. As she said this, the sai in her hands glowed for a moment…before the color turned dark…
***End***
Fire-Storm frowned…it had been so long ago…and just thinking about it made her want to kill him all over again…but- why couldn't she channel the same hatred that she had been feeling for so long to Prowl?
She didn't want to trust him…but she did…she didn't want to care about him…but she did…she didn't want to love him…but…she…
WHOA! Fire-Storm skidded to a halt when she saw the head master Starscream fall in front of her. Quick to transform, she whipped out her sai and stood at a ready position. "alright Starscream you-…wha-" She blinked her optics when a human came crawling out, rubbing his head. He looked over and gasped. Fire-Strom grabbed him by the scruff of his suit and brought him up to optic level. "Alright, human, what is all this all about?"
"Hands off, lamo!" the human flailed in her grip. "I was so going give that little Sumdac brat a lesson before that overgrown-" he started.
"WHAT?" Fire-Storm gasped, before her optics got dangerously narrow. "Listen slag, heap! If you've hurt Sari, you'll pay for it! If you've even TOUCHED Sari- I will take this sai, and I will send it RIGHT THROUGH YOUR-"
"Fire-Storm!"
The femme paused and looked over…Optimus had arrived with Professor Sumdac and Sari. He winced and took a step up. "I- uh…can take it from here. The police are over there"
Fire-Storm blinked and looked over. Sure enough a squad of police cars swarmed over and stopped by the Autobots. Frowning, she looked over to the human known as Fanzone and set the headmaster by him, allowing the police to arrest the human. Standing fully back up, she looked over to Optimus. "Getting in a little late?" She asked sarcastically.
"Not really…" Optimus allowed the smallest of smiles come to his face.
Fire-Storm blinked, then looked to Sari. "You alright, pipsqueak?"
Sari smiled, actually smiled at the femme. "I'm fine, Spit-fire" she replied. "Thanks to Optimus and my Dad…and you" the girl said softly. Fire-Storm gave her a strange look before looking back to Optimus. "What is HE doing here?" she muttered, pointing down at Sumdac.
"I'll explain later…would you care to help me take these to home and get them settled in?" He offered, still smiling.
"…Whatever." She transformed and stayed idling. "I'm following YOU, foam-tastic."
"All-right." Optimus transformed and opened his door, letting professor Sumdac climb in. "Sari? You're coming aren't you?"
"If it's all the same to you, Optimus…I think I'll ride home with Fire-Storm, ok?" The girl looked over to the fire marshal car, a requesting look in her eyes. Fire-Storm was silent…before she opened her door. "Just don't touch anything, will yah?"
Sari grinned and climbed in, fastening her seatbelt. The small group went on their way to Sumdac Tower. Sari looked out the window as she thought about Sumdac-…her Dad…he had risked his life for her. So…even though she was part Cybertronian…she knew she had a father who loved her…as well as a family…She looked back up.
"By the way, Spit-Fire; nice upgrade"
"Thanks…I had to do SOMETHING to keep those pesky Police cars off of my tail"
***AB***
Hours went by…
Ice-Star watched as Ratchet attempted to patch up Bulkhead…he was still in stasis, and he looked pretty banged up. Blurr was off to the side…he had insisted that Ratchet look at Bulkhead first. He had become fond of his new team mates…it was better…MUCH better than back on Cybertron.
Ice-Star looked back to the Doc-Bot…he was doing all he could…and he looked like all of this was stressing him out. After a moment, Bulkhead came back fully online. "Wh- Wha-…Bumblebee—WHOA!"
"Stay down, would'ja?" Ratchet huffed. "This takes finesse!"
"What happened to Bumblebee?" Ice-Star walked over, her arms crossed. "He was with you, wasn't he?"
"I…don't know- He said he found something…and then he just…Disappeared!" Bulkhead replied, looking up at the femme. "We tried to find him- but we were ambushed!"
Ice-Star tilted her head and looked over to Blurr. "What exactly ambushed you?"
"It was Starscream! He was online and attacked us while we were trying to find the parts for the Space Bridge!" Blurr responded, before Bulkhead put up his hand. "No no, It wasn't Starscream, it was the Headmaster USING Starscream's body! There's- There's a difference…sort of"
"Would you keep down?" Ratchet muttered, forcing Bulkhead's hand down.
Ice-Star looked from one to the other, then looked thoughtful. "But, where did this thing go?"
"It took off, I think he might be after Sari- I gotta-" Bulkhead attempted to get up, before Ratchet shoved him down again. "If you don't stop moving, I'll put a pair of stasis cuffs on you!" the Red and white mech huffed.
"He might be after Sari?" Ice-Star let this sink in, one of her optics twitching slightly. "Not on my watch! I'll slag him so fast he'll-..." she paused and winced. What did she just say? Clearing her throat she looked over…the three mechs were looking at her strangely.
"Whoa-…take it easy Ice-Star; you sound like Fire-Storm."
"s-Sorry…" she rubbed her head slightly and then put a hand to her helmet. "Ice-Star Prime to Optimus Prime. We've got a situation at home- Is Sari ok?"
"…Sari's fine, Ice-Star. She, Fire-Storm, Prowl and I are heading back home right now." He sounded confused. "Why do you want to know?"
"Bulkhead and Blurr said that they had encountered someone called 'the head master' and that he was probably going to target Sari…" Her optics narrowed slightly, one of them twitching. "And I won't have that…"
"Well everything's ok now, Star. The headmaster did attack, but everyone's ok, and we're heading home right now." He paused. "We did make a stop by Sumdac tower and that took a while, if you were worried about that."
"I'm not worried about that- got me?" Ice-Star snapped. "Just get here!" she shut off her com-link and crossed her arms…before she gasped and blinked. What- just happened? Putting a hand to her mouth, she had to deny the conversation that just happened…
"Ice-Star-…are you alright? You're not acting like yourself" Ratchet started to say…
Ice-Star was still…before she turned and glared at him, her optics turning from sapphire to ruby… "Shut your mouth, medic! You don't tell me how I act!" She raised her wrist gauntlet and shot a single blast at the medic.
"WHOA!" Ratchet ducked, Bulkhead flailed, and Blurr gaped. Getting back up, Ratchet looked at the damage done to the wall, then looked over at Ice-Star. "WHAT is your problem, kid! You almost slagged Bulkhead!" He pointed at her accusingly. "Look I know that you've been through a lot, but I won't deal with this! Having a fit in a MED BAY of all places! I mean who do you think you are?"
Ice-Star growled and her optics glowed a ruby red, her fists clenching. Her armor started sparking and her insignias changed from Autobot to Decepticon…Autobot to Decepticon…Autobot…to…Decepticon!
The mechs gasped as she aimed at them.
"I am Starscream; future RULER OF THE DECEPTICONS!"
***AB***
"That was weird- when I left, Ice-Star was fine…Why would she just snap at me like that?" Optimus wondered.
"…maybe all this stress is getting to her" Sari suggested. "I mean, remember when Megatron came back online, and you were snapping at everyone?"
Prowl's holographic Policeman looked over to Optimus. "Not only that, she's lost a sister, discovered the Autobots have been betrayed, and has had countless damages done all in the same day…"
"…Point taken." Optimus sighed. "It is a lot to chew…When we get back, I'll pull her aside, take her to her favorite spot and have a spark-to-spark."
"…You really do care for my sister, don't you?" Fire-Storm muttered, driving alongside the team.
"Yes I do Fire-Storm…"
"hmm…" Fire-Storm was quiet for a while. She…actually kept herself from saying something nasty to the Autobot leader…He DID care…maybe…she could trust him with her sister. Maybe he would protect her…
"Are you quite well, Fire-Storm?" Prowl finally asked, looking over.
"I'm-…fine- I'm fine." She replied, speeding up to lead. Prowl watched her go, the policeman's face never diverting from his serious demeanor. All that patience was paying off…Yoketron had been more patient with him, he was sure…but he was sure that Yoketron would be proud in some way…
BOOM!
The team stopped and looked ahead…over a ways was the warehouse-…one of the windows blown out and there was a small stream of smoke coming out of it. "Oh no-" Optimus quickly sped up, the rest following suit. They transformed and ran for the entrance…just to see a figure coming from out of the smoke…it took shape…
Optimus gasped sharply. "Ice-Star?"
The femme looked up, her ruby optics narrowed…before she raised her blasters and fired…
***DC***
"…Decepticon Programming at 50%"
Tiv looked up from his stasis nap…he had felt better, but still, it would be good if there was a CR chamber nearby, even though those things took forever. He stretched and looked to the computer on his wrist. "Computer, increase power…"
"Unable to comply. Program is too far."
Tiv took a moment before he looked up…and then took off into the sky. He transformed in mid-air to his stealth jet mode and homed in on the signal…There were other signals around the one he was tracking…A slow wicked smirk came to his face. So…the Autobots were now a part of this huh? Well he could use some…entertainment. Increasing his speed, he shot off for the signals he was getting.
***OS***
Bumblebee shook his head as he suddenly appeared in the middle of nowhere…in outer space. "OK…how did I get here?" The Autobot looked around. When he picked up that device, he wasn't really planning on what had happened. "For that matter-…WHERE is here?"
The Autobot looked around- it looked like he was-…well…NOWHERE! There was nothing but blackness around him…silence…and darkness…and something that sparked-…what the-?
Bumblebee looked closer…there was something floating around nearby…something yellow- and it was sparking badly. With a gulp, the Autobot tried to 'swim' over…it was kinda hard to move around in space…he finally got to whatever it was and turned it over.
"BOLT!"
Lightning-Strike trembled and looked up slightly...
Bumblebee winced and took his friend into his arms. "Bolt! Bolt!"…she wouldn't respond…she had her color…but-…how much longer could she stay online? He looked down at her and shook her gently. "Common, wake up Bolt- oh slaaag…" He looked over her- she was badly hurt! It looked like she had a fight with a sharkticon!
"Blurr…"
"Oh man…Bolt, It's me Bumblebee- don't you recognize me?"
"…Blurr…Blurr" she mumbled softly, unable to really do anything else…her systems were so damaged…Bee gritted his teeth and looked around. "Don't worry Bolt…I'll get you to Blurr…" He looked up. "I hope"
"Blurr-…Longarm-…he's…he's a traitor- he-"
"Bolt- I know, I know- it's ok, we're gonna fix that, but first we need to fix you!"
"Blurr…I'm scared." She whispered, before she went limp into stasis lock. Bee gasped and shook her shoulders slightly…well she was online…but she was REALLY weak…she need that key NOW…
***Author***
Ok- I wrote this while I was REALLY rushed! :3 plz be nice! Enjoy, and A big THANK YOU to those who are kind enough to review! Especially Autobot Fangirl! :3 Bless yah girl!
