Subi: Thanks for the help, Spiritprime...
Spiritprime: No prob. (grins)
Shiori: (somehow got tied up instead of Subi; has small burnmarks every here and there, as well as odd bits of paint that aren't normal) ... I hate both of you... (fuiously glaring at them)
Subi: Now why is that? O.o
Shiori: LOOK AT ME! YOU TWO HAVE RUINED MY ARMOR!
Spiritprime: I dunno... I think it looks like an improvement. XD
Subi: XD
Shiori: ... I'm going to set people on you...
Subi: o-o; Uh oh... Not all of them are as easy to avoid as she and Optimus are...
Spiritprime: ... I think we pushed it a little too far...
Shiori: I'LL SET THEM ON YOU, DO YOU HEAR ME?.!
Subi: SHOCKBOX! (pulls spiritprime down hallway, looking for her)
Spiritprime: Hey! Where are you taking me? o.O?
4. Brother Sparks
"She fell asleep..." Starscream told Shiori quietly, looking down at the small seeker in his arms. Shiori chuckled softly and led him to Alexis's room so he could lay Alexis on her recharge bed. Starscream tucked a blanket around the small bots' shoulders and gently stroked the side of Alexis's face. He slowly stood up and walked back to Shiori, who was watching from the doorway. When he reached her, he glanced at her before looking back at Alexis. A question weighed heavily on his mind, yet he found he couldn't bring himself to ask it, afraid to be wrong with his guess to the answer. It took one glance for Shiori to know his question, and he didn't have to say anything.
"She's ours, Starscream. Yours and mine," She said softly, laying a hand on his arm. He turned to face her with a nod. They walked back to the other room in silence. Once there, Starscream turned to Shiori.
"Shiori, I'm sorry that I wasn't-" He broke off as she leaned up and kissed him full on the mouth to silence him. He blinked in surprise, before he wrapped his arms around her. When she pulled away, she whispered, "It's alright, Starscream. I don't mind, and I've had help while you were gone."
"Shiori..." he whispered, looking down into her optics. He let out a soft breath, hugged her close, and laid his head on hers slightly. "I still feel terrible about not being here for you and her..."
"I know, but don't worry about it," she told him. "You can make it up now that you're here."
"I'll try."
"No, you will, because we're not giving you a choice. One way or another, and whether you like it or not," She said flatly, pulling away from him and determinedly looked up at him. He smiled back at her agreeably.
"I can agree to that..."
"Ow…" Sixshot muttered, examining his wrist. There were several scratches in the paint, with sharp holes at the end of each group of them. Sixshot winced. I hope that none of my main circuitry got damaged... Where is he taking me anyway? He wondered, looking up to examine the door Silvershadow had brought them to. The mercenary opened the door and stepped inside.
"Megatron?" Sixshot heard him call softly, and there was a grumble in response.
"Now what do you want, Prime?" Megatron? Didn't Silvershadow severely damage him before we left? How long have we been gone? Wait a minute... Is Silvershadow a Prime?
"Does 'giving a new Decepticon a room' work for you?" Silvershadow's response cut through Sixshot's mind. Silvershadow is a Prime! I've been with an Autobot without knowing all this time!... Sixshot fumed to himself quietly. I should have realized he was at least an ex-Autobot when I saw that picture in his room! He was probably related to that Autobot or the femmebot in the photo… Why didn't I notice earlier! Now what am I going to- Sixshot's mind abruptly went blank when Silvershadow and Megatron stepped out of the room. Only Silvershadow didn't look like Silvershadow anymore- he looked like the red/blue/silver bot that had been in the picture.
Is that really Silvershadow? Sixshot wondered, as he looked the red, blue, and silver Autobot, noticing the differences and similarities between Prime and the mercenary. The tall mech before him had mostly blue legs with small bits of silver and red, though his thighs were silver. His red torso and shoulders deeply contrasted the dark blue of his head and legs, and he had dark blue glass panels in his chest. Red, silver, and black wings stretched out behind him, and his gold eyes glowed faintly above his silver battlemask as he explained something to the purple, gray, black, and teal Decepticon behind him. Sixshot shifted his optics to the 'Con from the Prime as they continued to talk.
"He needs a place to stay, Megatron. And he's your brother. Have some compassion and give him a place."
"My brother, Optimus? Ha, that's a new one... But I'll give him a place," the Decepticon leader snorted, and his light blue optics flashed. "Now quit bothering me." He turned to Sixshot, who was now looking him over. Sixshot looked up slightly to find the 'Con frowning at him.
"I don't think I've ever met you before," Sixshot told him mildly. The other Decepticon's frown deepened.
"Then you better learn that I'm not one to be crossed easily," he growled. Okay, I'm definitely not at home. No Megatron in his right mind would give out a warning like that... Hold on, where am I if I'm not at home? Sixshot thought to himself as Optimus quickly reached out and laid a hand on Megatron's shoulder.
"He just got here, for Primus's sake, Megatron! At least give him a chance to know where he is!"
"He doesn't look like the Megatron I know," Sixshot snapped at the Prime before the other 'Con could say anything.
"You'll watch your audio receptors if you know what's good for you!" Optimus rumbled, and his optics flashed into the silver-white color that Silvershadow had. Both Sixshot and Megatron edged away from him slightly.
"You might want to be careful not to get on his bad side, Sixshot... Or mine if I give a similar threat," The Decepticon leader warned him quietly, with an uneasy glance at the Autobot, who was now trying to calm himself. Sixshot nodded slowly, remembering how furious Silvershadow had been when he'd been found in the mercenary's room. If he is Silvershadow, then it might be a smart idea not to get on this Prime's bad side... Especially taking into account that an entire battlefield couldn't stop him from a target...
"I'm leaving; No doubt people are wondering where I am again..." Optimus muttered, and whisked around them and down the hallway. "It was a long trip; And Skywarp, along with the rest of them, didn't exactly make things easy..."
Megatron and Sixshot stared after him.
"Skywarp and the rest of them? Who's 'them'?" Megatron asked no one in particular. Sixshot glanced back at him and shrugged. He looked back after Optimus and said, "It's a long story..."
He was laying flat on his stomach in the middle of a dark room, silently fuming to himself. They'd seen the huge, silver/white starship warp in next to the city earlier, and Noizemaze had flat-out refused to let Sideways come see who'd been on board. It's so fustrating and boring to be doing nothing... How could I have been so foolish eight years ago to have attacked an incredibly powerful Autobot that had several mechs around to back him? Sideways cursed himself. Idiot! Megatron is a match on his own now; What made me think I could defeat the one who defeated him?Now look where it's gotten me...Stuck here with a wound still so recently healed that it threatens to pull open at any extreme movement or pressure...
"It was stupid of me to have attacked that femmebot..." He groaned, and listened to his voice echo faintly in the room. Letting out a sigh, he let his mind replay the events eight years ago...
"Even the lost can return here, Megatron. I know from experience."
"I'm sure, Prime..."
"Ohhh yesssss... We all return..." he sneered into the room from above, and everyone below froze. Megatron's optics narrowed, along with Optimus's.
"I know that voice..." Megatron said slowly, looking around.
"As you well should!" He shouted, and leapt down into the center of the room. "The Allspark knows you've killed me before!... But not completely enough
"SIDEWAYS!" Megatron roared, leaping to his feet furiously. He cackled as he turned to face the Decepticon leader. "Yes, Sideways... And you thought you'd gotten rid of me, didn't you? HA! I wonder what'll happen if I take the life of the defenseless here n-ARGH!"
You're the undefended as of this moment, Sideways..." Optimus growled darkly as his now-clawed hands ripped into his back and threw him into a wall...
Sideways rumbled to himself. Undefended... We'll see who's undefended when the Chaos Bringer comes... He thought angrily.
He backed away from Silvershadow, who stood before him, taking out a spiked spark-sword that was a silver-white color.
"My end...? We'll see..." Silvershadow breathed, and with that, leapt at Sideways, sweeping his sword out before him. He barely managed to block it in time.
"Grrrr..." he growled, trying to push the taller mech back without success. In fact, it seemed the more he tried, the more he went the other way.With another growl, he jumped to the side, only to get hit by Silvershadow's claws. "AUGH!" he staggered away, energon pouring out of the deep gashes in his back. Silvershadow turned towards him, shifting his grip on the sword in his hands.
"HOW DARE YOU!" He howled, suddenly furious as he realized he couldn't beat the blue, black, and silver mech. Whirling around, he leapt at Shiori and the small bot in her arms.
"NO! SHIORI, MOVE!" Silvershadow shouted. But before either of them could make a move, Megatron was there, his right hand out in front of him, with a scowl on his face.
"Do you dare to try me?" He snarled, activating the negative power-genterator in his hand. A moment later, an arc of lightning flashed out, hitting him head-on, forcing him to the ground gasping in pain...
They'll never know what hit them... And I'll make sure they never return... Sideways's pink optics flashed.
"YOU CAN'T RUN AND HIDE FOREVER, WOMAN! FACE YOUR DESTINY WITH THE ALLSPARK!" He shouted, jumping up and against the wall and then down at her, barely missing her.
"I WON'T LET YOU TAKE HER!" Shiori roared, and flung her arm out at him to push him away- only, a flash of a bright blue light shot out of her hands instead, sending him crashing into the wall with a pained yelp.
"AHG! MY OPTICS!" He howled, stumbling forwards. Shiori bolted with something in her arms...
"I'll make them pay for this," He swore. "They'll never forget the name Sideways, Noizemaze, OR Unicron... Even after their deaths..."
Subi: HAHAHA... I like this chapter.
Optimus Prime: You don't say...?
Subi: Aw, where's your sense of humor?
Optimus Prime: Good question. I think I lost it a long time ago...
Subi: Please tell me this isn't going to turn into some war-story.
Optimus Prime: Now why would I do that?
Subi: I dunno... cause you always turn it into one?
Optimus Prime: ...
Subi: I'm going to KIDNAPP UNSUSPECTING REVIEWERS UNLESS THEY REVIEW! >:D
Optimus Prime: SHOCKBOX! LOOK OUT! ARGH! (gets hit with a green ball of flame)
Subi: SHUT IT! Now you spoiled it... (curls her hand slightly and another green ball of flame appears) ... Now you're going to pay...
Optimus Prime: O-o I think I'm the one who needs saving now... (transforms and races away)
Subi: GET BACK HERE, OPTIMUS!...
