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AN: If I get some facts wrong just remember this AU
Chapter 10
Thrust was thrown back by a stray shot. So much for sneaking up on one of the Autobots while he was unaware. The Autobot and several others were now aware of him. In fact two of them were already leveling their guns at him.
"Deceptacons pull out!" Megatron yelled. Thrust didn't have to be told twice, he was up and running for the exit before Megatron had even finished giving the order. As he ran out with the other Deceptacons he was already thinking about getting Megatron to give Wheeljack a suitable punishment for missing that Autobot and hitting him instead.
Hot Shot was still standing there looking after his old friend. "Wheeljack."
"That couldn't be him" Ironhide said disbelievingly.
"It looked like just like him except for the color" Mirage said.
"It still could be just another guy that just looked like him" R.E.V said.
"No. That scar over his insignia, he got that when the debris fell on him" Hot Shot spoke for the first time since he'd seen his best friend back from the dead. Then he thought of something. If Wheeljack had come from the future that meant—
"You knew!" he said rounding on his future self who had come to check on the Spychangers out of habit.
"Knew what?" F Hot Shot asked puzzled.
"Wheeljack being alive and a Deceptacon!" he yelled.
"Oh that."
"That's your going to say! We just saw our friend, who's suppose to be dead and that's all you've got to say! Why the hell didn't you tell us!" he yelled.
"Because it was hard enough to see him fifteen years after he 'died'. If you were expecting it you wouldn't be able to do what was necessary when the time came" F Hot Shot said in a low voice.
"What do you mean 'what was necessary'?"
"Not holding back."
"Wait you mean fight Wheeljack!" Hot Shot said incredulously.
"How can you fight one of your friends?" Ironhide asked.
"You can fight anybody if they're trying to hurt someone you care about" with that he walked away.
"Um Colonel I uhh I don't think any of the Autobots will be all that happy to see me" Sky-byte said as they stood outside of the gate to the Autobot base.
"They won't hurt you … to badly anyway" Col. Onishi said. Then she held out her hand.
He looked at it for a minute and then asked "What?"
"I need Koji's cell phone to call Hisao to let us in."
"His what?"
"That thing he wears around his neck" she said. "Now" she said when he didn't move right away. He hurried to comply.
"Koji?" the man on the other end of the line said as he answered.
"No Hisao it's me" the Colonel told her husband.
"But your using Koji's cell, which means… THEY'VE KIDNAPPED YOU TOO!"
"No honey. I'm fine and I'm outside so could you send someone to let me in. And tell them not to shoot" Even though she didn't offer any more information about the last part Dr. Onishi didn't ask any questions. Either Col. Onishi was as eccentric as Sky-byte was beginning to think or the man was just use to taking orders from his wife;).
"Um are you sure they won't shoot me?" Sky-byte asked.
"They better not while your holding my son." This didn't make him feel any better but he didn't say anything else. He just hoped it would be someone who wouldn't shoot first and ask questions later. This hope was dashed when the gate was opened.
"You" Ultra Magnus' eyes narrowed.
"So you are me from the future" Megatron said looking at his future self.
"Yeeesssss" F Megatron smirked.
"I'm convinced" "Me too" "Yeah"
"I do not sound like that" P Megatron said indignantly.
Everyone just stared at him.
"I do not" he put an emphasis on the last word. Nobody made any reply.
"So you've come here because of the Minicons?" Megatron said to his future self.
"You know about them?"
"We almost captured one from the Autobots" he gave his men a glare that said they would still have to pay for that "but instead we only managed to catch a human from your time and Prime's pet, but a certain traitor we will not mention helped Prime's pet escape".
"What did the human from my time look like" F Megatron asked sensing an advantage.
"He's in the next room. Why don't you see for your self."
Both Megatrons started walking to the room Rad was being kept in. When the door opened and F Megatron's eyes settled on Rad he started to chuckle. "Forget about the other human this one will be much more useful."
The Spychangers, minus Hot Shot and Mirage, stormed after F Hot Shot. They wanted more answers than the cryptic ones they'd been given. They reached the infirmary doors only to be stopped by a sudden exclamation from within.
"Bro!" Looking in the group saw the Bot who'd come through the time portal with injured throw his arms around F Hot Shot. They cringed knowing how much their leader hated physical contact and waited for the explosive reaction that usually followed someone touching their leader. None came.
"Hey be careful you were pretty beat up earlier" F Hot Shot said sounding concerned. "What happened?"
"I didn't see Cyclonus sneaking up behind me. Lucky for me Jetfire decided to throw me through the portal along with Carlos and T-Ai" he said a little sheepishly.
"How many times do I have to tell you always pay attention to what's going on behind you in a battle as well as in front of you." It wasn't a reprimand. It actually sounded like friendly banter.
Outside the Spychangers backed away from the door slightly. That was nothing like the Hot Shot they knew. Well at least not since before the incident with Wheeljack.
"They've been like that since shortly after they met" the group turned to see the medic from future.
"Is the little guy a Spychanger?" R.E.V asked.,
"No. Neither is Hot Shot."
"Huh?"
"Hot Shot was promoted."
"To what?" Ironhide asked.
"That you don't need to know."
"How'd they get so close?" R.E.V asked.
"Shortly after Sideswipe came to Earth, Hot Shot agreed to train him. While they were training Wheeljack came back for revenge. Hot Shot was badly injured in their frist encounter and Sideswipe brought him back to the base. After he was repaired Hot Shot went back out to find Wheeljack. Sideswipe went after him. Wheeljack caught Sideswipe and trapped him in the middle of a burning factory. Hot Shot saved him. And that's about it."
They couldn't speak for a moment. Their old friend had become so bitter as to try and hurt a rookie in the name of revenge.
Suddenly the door to the main room opened and they heard yelling. Like most of the bases inhabitants they went to see what was going on. The sight they found was hilarious.
A human woman was yelling at Ultra Magnus.
"DON'T YOU EVER, EVER THINK ABOUT PULLING THAT SHIT AGAIN! IF YOU EVER TRY TO SHOOT WHILE MY BABY IS IN THE LINE OF FIRE AGAIN I WILL PERSONALLY MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO MAKE YOUR LIFE A LIVING HELL. DO YOU UNDERSTAND!"
Ultra Magnus just continued backing away from her while nodding.
"I can't hear your head rattle boy!" She yelled reminding several of them of a drill sergeant.
"Yes sir"
She rolled her eyes and muttered, "Close enough."
"Eris umm why is one of the Predicons here?" Dr. Onishi asked his wife.
"Eris?" more than one of the Autobots present asked.
"My parents were really into Greek Mythology. Always said the name fit for some reason know idea why (1)" She shook her head. "He brought Koji back" she said pointing to Sky-byte.
"Why's Koji unconscious?" Sideburn asked suspiciously " And who exactly are you?" he asked the Colonel.
"I'm Koji's mother" she looking like she was about to go into drill sergeant mode again. "Why is my son unconscious?" she asked Sky-byte.
"He wasn't very enthusiastic about leaving the other boy so I kind of had to… use knockout gas on him" he said nervously. The Colonel was the only thing keeping them from shooting him and if she turned on him he had a feeling he wouldn't get out of here alive.
Before she could say anything on this subject, she was tackled by the twins. "Grandma!"
(1)Eris was the Greek goddess of chaos
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