You Know You Hate Autobots When…
Kit arrived at the Witwicky place and wasn't impressed by what she saw. The sound of a motorcycle engine made her look over her shoulder. A guy riding a Kawasaki dirt bike pulled up beside her. The guy took off his helmet and smiled at her.
"Hey babe."
Kit wanted to gag at the stuck up nature of this man. Her gaze drifted to the black logo on the side of the red plating. This bike was an autobot. Captain Lennox came out and stood beside the boy.
"Lt. Kit Allender this is Jake Star."
Without even glancing in the man's direction she threw her bag carefully over her shoulder and moved forward. Her strides took her till she stood before a yellow Camaro beside the Camaro was a fire ems squad truck. The color of the truck made her sick to even look at it. Both displayed the autobot symbol. She snorted and shook her head.
"Come this way Obsidian," Captain Lennox said as he moved towards the front door.
She knew she'd never fit in here. Something white caught her attention in the back of the house. Her curiosity was spiked at this. Looking over her shoulder to make sure no one was looking she dashed to the back. She could have sworn she saw a white bot behind here. There was a tugging in the back of her mind making her head towards the large shed in the back. Opening the doors carefully she moved in almost in a trance like state. There before her lay a bot that was spilt in two pieces. Her free hand went to touch it but someone clearing their throat made her jerk her hand back and look over her shoulder. That idiot Jake was standing there with an odd expression on his face.
"Is this Jazz?" she asked softly.
"I was Jazz, he died in the battle against Megatron five years ago. Against the friends you have."
She snorted in disgust and turned to reach for Jazz again.
"Give her a break," someone said from just behind the door out of her line of sight. "She's been taken away from what she's known for awhile and you calling her babe wasn't so hot Jake."
"Shut it Viper."
Kit was curious now and moved forward to see who was talking. This might be the first decent autobot for her to meet. Going forward she saw an autobot that stood a few feet higher than Jake's six foot height.
"Hello Lt. Allender. My name is Viper."
"Call me Obsidian."
The autobot had a kind face she decided and he nodded. Jake watched her carefully and it was starting to annoy her.
"What is your problem you're acting like I'm the harbinger of death or something."
"You may just be."
"Excuse me?" she asked in a calm but certainly deadly voice.
"You heard me. You've sided with the Decepticons."
"I didn't side with the Decepticons asshole. I sided with Starscream, Thundercracker, and Blackout."
"Then you've decided to join the Decepticons."
Kit knew there would be a huge fight between her and this idiot before to long. She didn't have to take this crap even if it cost her, her life in the end.
"Viper, Jake, I wish to speak with Lt. Allender alone."
Both backed away from the door allowing a silver, red and blue foot to take their place. Kit moved out of the barn and looked up to stare into the face of Optimus Prime. She didn't fear the leader of the autobots or any other autobot. Viper changed to took Jake away from the large bot and the angry woman.
"I am…"
"I know who you are Optimus Prime. You are the leader of the autobots."
"Did your guardian tell you this?" Optimus asked.
His voice reminded her of a kind old man that would remind anyone of their grandfather. Kit looked back towards the barn then shook her head and faced Optimus.
"No, I witnessed your battle five years ago."
Optimus held his hand out to her and she sat in his hand as he hauled her up and sat her carefully on his shoulder. He moved slowly through the woods. Kit sighed softly. The wind began to pick up so she dug into her package and pulled out the black blanket inside. In white emblazoned on the front was the Decepticon logo. And in the left hand corner was the name Starscream. She wrapped it around her shoulders so the white Decepticon logo was on her back and visible to all those who looked.
"Optimus can I ask you something?"
"What is it?"
"I saw a white bot before what's his name?"
"That most likely would be Jetfire."
Kit wracked her brain for a moment. There was something she was missing that name seemed familiar to her. It had something to do with Starscream she knew, but she couldn't recall the exact conversation. It was bothering her like nothing else. She wanted to recall but the memory wouldn't come back. "He was once in the group called Seekers."
"That's it! Starscream mentioned them, but I don't recall him mentioning someone called Jetfire."
"Jetfire became an autobot and maybe that is why Starscream refused to speak of him."
"See no one believed me that Decepticons can have a change of heart."
"No one said that they couldn't…"
"You wouldn't believe all the bots and people alike that told me he couldn't be reformed. He isn't by a long shot he's still got that inner darkness that all creatures great and small possess but I believe he wants to do something that isn't like him."
"To defy Megatron…"
"No, something more. He's already defied Megatron by associating with me in a not exactly friendly manner but its close enough. He's trying to form friendships, but he counter balances it with a front of hatred."
"You've thought about this a lot haven't you?"
"When you're alone a lot thinking tends to pass the time and as chaotic as my thoughts are it takes a lot of time for me to come even remotely close to terms with even half of what I think of. It's one of those things that Storm Chaser defined as one of my quirks being a loner."
Kit looked at her surroundings woods gave her a weird sense of comfort. Closing her eyes she listened to the squirrel barking in a nearby tree at the huge bots passing. She chuckled at the sound and looked around trying to see all that she could.
"Optimus, Starscream informed me that Megatron has risen again."
"I also heard that rumor as well."
"I don't think it's a rumor sir."
"What makes you believe that…"
"Starscream's group calls me the a catalyst and I think I might have accidentally resurrected Megatron."
"How?"
The big bot stopped jolting her for a moment before she got resituated in her spot. Sighing softly she began to relate what she dreamed and how after those dreams like that she felt completely drained. Then how after dreams with just Megatron in them Starscream came into the picture. Then she went on to tell her about the altered dreams.
"Starscream told me that Barricade informed him of their leaders return and hence the reason Barricade and Starscream fought so much because of me. Which leads me to wonder who the bot was that Starscream was fighting against when I left today."
"What was the bot like?"
"He had a partner bot that looked like a panther. For a moment I thought I stepped into the Voltron series. Of course when I first saw Starscream I was thinking Gundam Wing but that soon changed anyway…"
Kit knew she was rambling. That reminded her of the fact that she hadn't seen GW in a long time and suddenly got the urge to watch it. Sometimes she hated her strange urges to do stuff even though she knew she couldn't. Shaking her head she focused on Optimus waiting for an answer.
"Did this bot look like he contained tapes?"
"Actually yes."
"Then that was Soundwave and one of his minibots and it was Ravage. There are a few more and you were very lucky to get away. There are six others like him."
"Starscream and the other two would take care of me I trust them enough."
"You have a great deal of faith and courage to believe in them."
"It doesn't take courage to believe in those who don't mean you any harm and show a façade to protect you. Starscream is my guardian and I trust him. Its not everyday that I find a friend."
Kit leaned his head forward and her mind went into deep thought. Deciding it was worth it she'd give it a try.
"Optimus can I ask a favor of you?"
The bot looked at her warily for a moment wondering what she could possibly want. They had just met and yet she was already asking for something.
"If it was possible for me to do what I did to Megatron to Jazz would you do everything in your power to make sure Starscream, Thundercracker and Blackout aren't harmed?"
"Do you really think you can bring him back?"
"I can try, but I can't make any promises just like you in this deal. We give what we can and do the best we can."
"I'll accept that."
"No about this idiot Jake keep him away from me. Once Starscream gets here I might consider telling him to stop him into the ground."
Optimus chuckled softly.
"I'll tell Jake to cut it out."
Kit wasn't so sure that the idiot could take the hint even if the big bot told him to leave her alone. There was something about him the didn't sit right with her. She normally got that feeling and it wasn't ever wrong thus far. It wasn't evil intent she was sure it was probably he was over protective of his friends. It was her against him. She'd have to prove herself to them in her own way and her own way tended to end up with force. Violence wasn't her favorite method of taking care of things but if it was necessary. In the very bottom of her bag was a wooden case with her name engraved on the front was her initials in the bottom left hand corner. Her father had give her this case and its contents. She sighed heavily. That was one of those gifts that were used in emergencies. The Navy tried to issue her a gun but she refused saying the she had one just like it but this gun had more meaning. She felt metal wrap around her stomach and it startled her enough to make a strangled squeak escape her throat.
"Are you all right?"
"Yeah you just startled me."
He sat her down carefully. She wrapped the blanket closer around herself and turned her back on the big bot. A man came out on the back porch and stared at her.
"Come on Lt. Allender the room is ready for you."
She followed the man into the house and he lead her to the room. She sat her bag down and laid the blanket down on the bed the logo facing up.
"Thank you…"
"Oh I'm sorry, I'm Sam Witwicky."
A woman heavily pregnant walked into the room. "And this is my wife Makayla."
"So I hear from the others that you like being called Obsidian."
"Yes Mama."
She smiled at her and felt she might have a friend in this woman.
"Make yourself at home Obsidian."
"Thank you."
Kit began to unpack her bags. On an odd thought she strapped her gun holster to her hip just incase it was needed. Spread across the bed was her Decepticon logo blanket. She wasn't ashamed of her friendship with her guardian. Sitting on the bed once she was done she stared off into the distance wondering what Starscream was doing at that moment.
"So your admitting to the fact that you side with them."
She wanted to snarled and kill Jake. Moving forward she needed to get her point across before something bad happened. Getting up in a flash she managed to slam the taller male against the wall with a dull thud. He grunted at the impact. She brought out the gun and put it to Jake's temple.
"Listen to me and listen to me well you will only have one more chance after this. You insult my friends one more time and I will not hesitate to end your pathetic existence. Starscream, Thundercracker, and Blackout are my brothers in arms. They don't side with Megatron."
"How can you be…"
"Shut up and let me finish. Starscream's loyalties are to me. He even admitted to me that he hates Megatron even more so that he could ever hate me."
"Whoa! Obsidian!" Sam said as he came into the room to see what he saw. "Put the gun down."
He had a strange sense of deja vu. The navy air force officer looked at him before putting the gun back in its place on her hip.
"Be warned here and now before a witness. That you make one move against my brothers in arms and I will end your existence."
Reaching up she brought her knee into his groin before sauntering off as if nothing had happened leaving the guy gasping in pain.
"Jake I can't say you didn't have that coming," Sam started. "I suggest you do what she says or you'll find yourself unable to have kids."
"She's one of them."
"I don't think she is and she said so herself."
"How can you trust her?"
"Optimus does."
Jake snorted as he got to his feet and limped off.
Kit found herself in the kitchen seeing Makayla struggling with a large pot. Rushing forward Kit caught the pot before it spilled its contents on the floor. She hauled the pot on the stove.
"Thank you."
"Sit down and I'll do this for you."
"No I couldn't possibly…"
"I insist."
Kit went to the sink and washed her hands thoroughly. "So what's for dinner."
"You can cook?"
"Sure. I had to growing up."
"Okay I'll be the supervisor here."
"I can work with that."
Makayla directed her in all the tasks that needed to be preformed to prepare dinner. Sam watched in amazement from the hallway watching the Lieutenant interact with his wife. Right now she was calm and in her element whereas before she was ready to shed blood at the slightest mention of slander against her companions. Same walked out to greet his longtime friend Optimus.
"Do you think it wise to trust her here?" Sam asked cautiously. "Not that I object to her being here its just Megatron is going to come looking for her here. I think it will be a good change for Makayla to have female company over for awhile as long as Jake stays away from her that is."
"I agree with you on that Sam."
"As do I," Bumblebee said as he came out to stand beside his leader. "Do you really think she had the ability to bring back Jazz?"
"That conversation was suppose to be private Bumblebee."
"The others were worried about you being out there with her alone so they figured I'd go to make sure."
"I don't know Bumblebee but we cannot get our hopes up over it."
The call for dinner brought the humans inside to eat. However, Kit didn't want anything to eat despite to protests of Makayla to eat with them. She refused on the basis that she normally didn't eat till later and she needed to clear her head. The younger woman promised to leave her plate out. Kit smiled gratefully and headed out towards the barn. She shut the door behind her and went to inspect the pile that used to be Jazz.
"You're a mess aren't you?"
Sighing softly she sat there contemplating all that had happened in the last twenty four hours. Her mind was spinning at it all. Laying back she stared up at the roof of the barn and drifted to sleep.