Cascade led Deathsaurus to her oldest and largest energon spot, unfolding to land on her pedes. Her wings gave a short flutter and she stepped back as he came to land beside her. She stared as he transformed, his wings resting on his back and his lower optics coming into view. So his top optics were his main optics...
He cocked an optic ridge at her, smirking. "So, is this your main energon mine?"
She straightened up and turned to face the large crystals. "Yes! I planted some energon here when I first landed and it surprisingly took off. The ground here is purely natural but energon grows when planted. I was desperate and took a chance and it paid off."
He walked down into the pit, looking over the large crystals. He grabbed a smaller piece and tugged it off, holding it between his claws. She carefully followed him, staring up at him.
She blinked and her optics widened when he tossed the energon piece directly into his mouth. "That's not - !"
"Safe? I assure you, I can digest a little crystal easily."
She twisted her claws and nodded slightly, glancing down as he chewed the crystal, easily swallowing it. "I didn't think it'd be safe to just... eat."
He swallowed the broken crystals, lightly smacking his lips. "It's a good quality. Tell me again why I shouldn't just turn this planet into an entire energon mine for myself? I do have a crew to take care of."
She straightened up, stepping closer to him. "My family live here! They're just simple farmers, they don't have anything that would be worth anything to you, but I can give you all the energon I have and I know some spots to plant more and if you left it alone, it'd grow and then you could harvest later. Please, don't cyberform this planet."
He smirked down at her. "Your little family, could they grow more energon?"
She nodded quickly. "They can! They can grow the energon crystals and you can come back to harvest it later! Please!"
He tilted his head slightly, staring down at her as she stepped closer. "You really do care for these aliens, don't you?"
She nodded, optics locked onto his lower optics. "Yes."
He smirked. "I expect you back on my warworld tomorrow. I'll send you a map to where you'll be staying."
She visibly relaxed, letting out a deep breath. "Thank you. Thank you so much."
He waved a servo, stepping away to walk out of the pit. "Don't thank me yet, I haven't decided what your job will be."
She straightened up, wings standing straight. He transformed, flying back to his warworld. What would he do with her?