Chapter 54: Weird Science, Part 2

LOS ANGELES AUTOBOT OUTPOST:

"And that's the gist of it- I wake up as my normal sixteen year old self, my coworkers are eight-year olds, and now I know how Jessica feels whenever something involving the other kids happens."

Ratchet poked at the de-aged Kimber.

"It's probably the Decepticons. Now, you currently have two options- either wait for us to find out how they got like this in the first place, or you can wait another 15 years for them to grow up." he muttered.

The young Jessica winced.

"I really need a drink." she muttered.


MEANWHILE, AT THE DECEPTICON HEADQUARTERS:

"STARSCREAM, YOU IMBECILE! I TOLD YOU WE STILL NEEDED TO WORK OUT THE KINKS IN THAT AGE ALTERATION DEVICE!" Megatron shouted.

"But-"

"YOU HAD ONE JOB, STARSCREAM! ONE JOB! AND WHAT HAPPENED? YOU SCREWED THE WHOLE THING UP, STARSCREAM! LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO- YOU BUNGLING IDIOT!"

"But it was Waspin-"

"I can accept failure from Waspinator. YOU, ON THE OTHER HAND- GAAAH! WHY IS GOOD HELP SO HARD TO FIND THESE DAYS! WHY DID I EVEN THINK IT WAS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE A KNOWN INCOMPETENT AND TRAITOR MY SECOND-IN-COMMAND? OH WAIT- I WAS INEBRIATED THAT DAY! I knew I should have given the job to Shockwave!"

"But-"

"Now, the device."

"It exploded."

Megatron shrieked in rage and blasted Starscream through a nearby wall.

"CONSTRUCTICONS- GET HIM OUT OF THERE!"