Okay... Since I'm not getting anything but some very confused instant messages and reviews... Maybe this one will clear up some things. And please review... (sighs) I would like some feedback, even if it is long and attacks some of the oddities in the characters. Thank you to those who do review, it is for you that I continue this Fanfic for.


3. Dimensions

Jetfire was making the final adjustments to the ship's course when Optimus returned. Glancing up, he nodded to Optimus before going back to the data flashing across the screen in front of him.

"We're jus' about to pull out of the time warp. Everyone should buckle up!" He said happily, running through the data again quickly to make sure it was right. There was a soft murmur of voices behind him and he looked back up to find all of the "stowaways" had followed the commander to the bridge. Turning back to Optimus he said, "I guess you got 'em all."

"You expected less, Jetfire?" Optimus countered before pulling his cloak off and sitting in his place in front of the command console. Jetfire sighed and reached out to a purple flashing light-button on the keyboard. Everyone except Optimus and himself gasped as the entire ship seemed to jump and start shuddering. A few moments after the ship stopped shaking, Jetfire looked behind him at their new passengers and couldn't help but laugh.

"What's so funny, Jetfire!" Smokescreen growled, trying to pry his feet loose from the invisible clamps that seemed to have them stuck to the floor. Hot Shot was howling something about his traction systems being in disarray as Red Alert shouted at him to be quiet while he was trying to work out a similar problem. Inferno was looking around without a word as if nothing was wrong while Blurr made up for Inferno's silence with various curses while struggling to get free himself. First Aid, who was near the front of the group, sighed before turning his head to stare listlessly out the viewport. Sideswipe was trying to calm Hot Shot down while watching everyone curiously and trying to get free all at the same time- and with Hot Shot in the mix, that was rather hard to do. Starscream, however, was the only one to get right to the source of the problem. Narrowed, red-orange optics were focused on Optimus, along with the furious look the seeker was giving the Autobot Commander.

"Let go of our feet, Optimus," Starscream said in a soft, dangerous voice. Behind him, Vector Prime laughed, breaking the dangerous face the seeker was trying to put on. I don't think trying to threaten him'll work when you can't move very well... Course guns on the other hand are an entirely different story... Jetfire grinned, and turning to Optimus, asked jokingly, "Suppose we ought to let 'em loose. They are our guests, after all. Right?"

"But of course," was the amused answer. Seconds later, a sharp yelp escaped Smokesceen as he abruptly fell over from his own attempt to dislodge himself after the grip on his feet was gone. Jetfire couldn't help but break out laughing again.

"You aren't helping, Jetfire," the blue mech sighed, sitting up from the ground. Is that really a way to show me thanks? I gotcha free, sort of, didn't I? Jetfire chuckled to himself as the thought ran though his mind. He'd have my wings if I said that out loud...

"Jetfire!" Vector Prime said urgently. He jumped slightly, turning to face the ancient mech at the same time. Jetfire sighed, and looked at Vector Prime questioningly and asked, "What?"

"Would mind answering a question for some of us?"

"I might," Jetfire said cautiously, glancing at Optimus wonderingly. Optimus ignored him. Blast it, Prime... A 'lil help here would be nice every now an' then...

"Would you mind telling me and the others... Just where we are going and what dimension are we headed to?" Vector Prime asked curiously.

"We jus' jumped out of the timeframe, we're headed through dimensions right now. Our dimension is referred to as the Cybertron Dimension... Although we're really a part of a dimension called the Armada-Energon Dimension. We've gone through time, and we're now going through dimensions back to Generation 1. Does that answer yer question?"

"No, that does not make sense... Where did we start out in the first place?" Vector Prime asked, now confused by the explaination Jetfire had given him. Jetfire sighed, I just told you the answer to that question already, Vector... Do I seriously need to repeat it?

"We're in between dimensions on board the Mrrisst. We've left our dimension and are going to the Generation dimensions," He said, trying to simplify his explanation for the old mech.

"Which dimension..?"

"We aren't IN dimension as of right now, Vector Prime," Jetfire growled, starting to get fustrated with the bot.

"I asked 'which dimension we are going to?' You did not let me finish my previous question."

"Because I answered that question already! We're goin' to the Generation Dimension."

"There is more than one of those," Vector Prime sighed.

"The first Generation of the Generation Dimension. Happy now?" Jetfire growled, his red optic-line flickering irritably.

"Thank you for finally establishing that," Vector Prime said with a nod before turning away and going over to Red Alert. Red Alert was trying to get Hot Shot to sit down and let him look at the racer's traction systems, without any luck. Jetfire calmed himself, and then looked around at the wide group that they had as guests.

"You guys might want to sit down and put yer seatbelts on. Comin' out of the dimension warp usually isn't quite as friendly as the time warp is," he said warningly. They nodded, and followed his advice, and headed up a level to the viewing room where they seated themselves. He turned back to his console, checking the Mrrisst's distance to the end of the dimension-jump.

"We're here," Optimus said a few moments later, and Jetfire immediately pulled a lever in the console. Seconds later, the nose of the ship was suddenly visible out of the viewport, pointed straight ahead to a very familiar-looking planet. Jetfire turned on the internal intercom and said, "Welcome... to the Generation Dimension's Cybertron..."