Sorry guys, I've been up against a brick wall for a month and still have a chapter to get together before im caught up with my daydreaming... (sigh) But in any case, here's a new (although admittedly short) for you guys to chew on until then... ;


4. Arrival

Cybertron. No matter where in time he went, or what dimension he was in, Cybertron always looked the same to Vector Prime. It always looked... welcoming... And he'd been to a lot of planets to know if something was welcoming or not. To him, Cybertron could be almost completely ruined, and still look welcoming. Of course, that was his usual point of view. As Vector Prime watched their ship crawl closer and closer to the laserfire that was flashing down a vague borderline that divided Cybertron in half, he realized that they were going to go through the battlefield. Explosions could be seen all along the borderline outlining the various battleships above the planet, fighting a similar battle to the one below them. Realizing the danger that could possibly emanate from flying through the battle- he decided that Cybertron didn't always look welcoming.

"Uh, Jetfire?" he asked uneasily over the comm.

"What in the name of...!" the jet's startled voice came from the comm, followed by, "By Primus! 47, get the forward shields up, NOW! Preferably before I melt your processors!"

"Acknowledgement: shields are up, Master. We are at optimum efficiency," came a deep voice in reply. Vector Prime paused a moment to look out the viewport again in time to see a faint, glimmering, red energy surround the ship as it got to the fringes of the battle. Blue laserfire poured out of the ship from all sides, blasting a path through the other starships down to the planet surface itself. Captivated by the incredible confidence that Optimus and Jetfire had in what they were doing, Vector Prime took his gaze away from the viewscreen to look into the optics of the other bots in the room. A few moments later, the entire ship was thrown into almost complete darkness: the only light sources in the room was the soft glow of the blue line-lights that ran around the room and the glowing optics of the other Transformers. For a moment, no one could think of anything to say that would break the silence of amazement.

"Wow," Hot Shot said finally, staring into the darkness outside the viewport. "Did anyone see where this... tunnel, I guess.. came from?"

"Not me," Smokescreen answered, while Red Alert shook his head.

"Where are we?" Sideswipe's incredilous voice asked.

"I haven't got a clue, Side," Starscream growled as he peered out the viewscreen. "But that battle did look familiar..."

"It did?" Vector Prime asked, curious as to why the seeker thought that.

"Don't most battles look the same?" Hot Shot spoke up, before continuing on to say, "As far as I've noticed they all look rather similar, how could that battle not be different?"

Vector Prime noticed Red Alert was giving Hot Shot a very dangerous look.

"Perhaps we can continue this conversation later?" Vector Prime suggested, not wanting a fight to break out between them. At that moment, Jetfire appeared at the doorway. After a quick glance around, the Vice-Commander said, "Are you lot... uhm... ready t'get off?"

"Jetfire, can I throw this empty can at Hot Shot?" Red Alert inquired irritably, holding up an empty oil can he'd found earlier. Jetfire tilted his head curiously.

"An' why would ya wan' to do that?"

"Because, he's being recklessly ignorant again."

"How does that work out, Red Alert!" Hot Shot cut in sharply. Jetfire held up a hand to silence him.

"That ain't much of an answer, Red. No, ya ain't allowed to throw it at 'im."

Vector Prime watched as Red Alert gave Jetfire a dissappointed nod. Red Alert seems to be very fustrated about something recently. I wonder what is bothering him, he thought as they followed Jetfire out of the room and through the hallways of the ship...


O.o I seem to keep adding chapters before I even get to the true main character...? This is bad, I'm not supposed to be doing that- It'll wreck havoc with the chapter list I've written out... O-O HELP Before I lose my sanity!... ... And please review if you read this!