Mini chapter Sideswipe
Ellen ran down a deserted highway, panting to steady her breathing as she seemed to be targeting someone. "His arms are mobilised I just need to trip him up and then I can force him into stasis."
"I aint going back in that pod you weird fleshy thing!"
"I'm just on the different side of the perspective sir no need to be- well that's just plain mean!" She flipped her weapon around to the other side, it was cylinder shaped and thin, she held it in her hand in the middle like a baton. You flip it one side for long range, the other for short. It had several weapons for different scenarios. "Now I'd appreciate it if you'd stop shooting and throwing projectiles at me and this will be more effective and less uncomfortable for you."
"If you're trying to be convincing, you're terrible at it!" The cried, who stood about 12 feet.
Ellen pulled a face, "Why does everyone keep telling me that? I'm trying my best to improve here!" she shot an electrified bolas at him, minus the two counterweight balls that was usually a part of a bolas.
The con spun around punching his fist into the ground to grab a large slab of road and threw it towards the projectile and her, Ellen put her 'good' fist out in front of her as she caught it mid air and held it to her chest as it pushed her back tremendously trying to find her footing. "Can you stop doing that, it's getting really hard not being able to destroy the stuff your throwing at me, I mean do you realise how frustrating it must be for clean up to move tiny particles than big chunks?"
"You want big chunks?" he said taking a grab for any random car and throwing it sideways at her.
"Good grief!" She announced sliding on her knees trying to get low as possible as the car flew past over her head. "Ah...concrete burns, concrete burns." She whined rubbing her knees. She grit her teeth firing another shot, this time it wrapped around one leg, "Ah shiz, really wanted both."
"W-W-What T-T-The S-S-Scrap?" he said through static shock.
"I told you stay still!" she said firing another, this time it finally wrapped around both legs as he toppled onto his back. "Phew okay." She said as she whipped a laptop out of her bag alongside some wires. She approached the struggling con. "I'm going to stop the flow of electricity now."
She then plugged up her laptop to the extensions, "I'm going to open your access panel...sorry." she said.
"W-wait what are you going to do?"
"I-Its okay I'm just inducing stasis, nothing fatal I promise." She opened up the panel, hooking up the link with her laptop and with a few types, the con went from woozy to stasis. "There we go."
Ellen dusted her hands and wiped sweat off her brow, "Woo, fraggin' heck what happened to Sideswipe? He said he'd be here promptly. I hope nothing happened." She opened up the comm. link. "Fixit, we got the Con."
"Do you require transport Ellen?"
She did a quick 360 with her eyes, "No, not yet. Still waiting on Sideswipe but stand by."
First she stood, then sat on the hood of a car, at this point she started filing a report on the floor as she kept checking the time.
Eventually, Sideswipe showed his face, Ellen had just got off the phone to try and buy time on the media showing up. Like a hawk she shot glares at the strolling bot. "Hey sorry I'm late." He said looking over the highway, "Oh nice you got him by yourself, good for you." He said all in a condescending tone.
She folded her arms, "Okay, first, I don't think you're in any position to condescend me alright? Second what was your reason in getting here this long? Look at the damage that was done to this city highway. Third. My knees really, really hurt."
He gestured for her to calm down, "Relax, saw this nice strip of road instead of the compacted shortcut, decided to take the scenic route."
Her face turned sour, "Let me get this straight, you took ten minutes longer just to rack up your speed and scenery dosage, meanwhile, here is your Decepticon. Unconsciousness wrapped up in a nice little bow. Except the thousands and thousands of dollars damage on top of that, which could have been avoided if you were here." She quick turned walking back towards the Con.
"I thought you were laid back with me? Charming rebel that I am. C'mon how about another round of insults to clear the air?" He said lightly.
"So, I sat down wanted to get to know you and then you take advantage of that? To the extent of people's homes and roads? You know I'm just trying to better understand people." She sighed, "I didn't want Brook to be right but, I guess I am a little to open to strangers."
"Hey, you mad at me?" he asked genuinely.
"No. Just thought you were knew better by now."
He frowned, "Oh I'm sorry I'm not the enduring Autobot you expect me to be, but that's your problem. This isn't your last group of bots, this is the present where we're not all rusted and have a sense of humour."
"You can be whoever, this isn't about personalities; this is about teamwork, partnership you know? You left me without support to engage the enemy alone, doubling the time and destruction. Do you do that to the others?"
"I have never and would never do that to them." He argued defensively.
"Then why? I've read Bee's reports; I know you wouldn't purposely go on a thrill seekers adventure with a mission in progress...When it is most dire anyway."
His expression turned serious as he was weighing his options, "Is he restrained?"
She cocked an eyebrow, "Y-es?"
He suddenly transformed, "Get in. I'm no good at this honesty thing so, I'll just show you the reason."
She looked on curiously, "Sideswipe, the prisoner-"
"I'll be quick, if those reports have done me justice, then you should know how quick."
She shakily nodded and complied.
Arriving at the said location, staying hidden in the alleyway, Ellen hopped out of his cab, Sideswipe transformed and took point. "Alright. We're here." He pointed in a certain direction with his head as he leant up against the wall.
There was a building, half destroyed, by the looks of things with fighter fighters being there-
"A fire?" Ellen said.
He nodded. "See those kids down there?"
She did, they were all wrapped in silver blankets, "You saved them?"
He scratched the back of his, "Yeah...I guess I did. I was hidden in the smoke, they'll never figure out who helped them."
She sighed, "Why didn't you just say so in the first place? If you were just more honest instead of being so stubborn just to keep up this character persona."
"As I've said before, I don't know you, but maybe it's a pride thing too I don't know." He rubbed the back of his head as he averted looking at her, "Sorry for bailing on you but I figured you know, he was a little con after all." He teased.
She rolled her eyes, "Moving on past that, let's head back."
"You said about teamwork and partnership before, and then just now talked about being honest instead of being stubborn?" he added.
"Y-es?"
"What about you? You didn't really want to be a part of this, our team? Bit hypocritical don't you think?"
"Yeah...I know." Her face fell.
"Look, I felt the same at first. I mostly preferred to be alone, one time. I still like my space now and then but- y-you know?"
She shook her head, "It's complicated. I get attached to people too easily, too much, and with love you have to accept the loss. I have a hard time accepting the last part... especially when you can't control it and everyone leaves you."
"Oh, wow." He said genuinely saddened by how she explained that, but then he grinned to try and lighten the mood, "At the same time it's a bit much, I mean 'ooh check me out concealing my feelings and stuff'."
"Does everything have to be joke to you?"
He pointed a accusing finger at her, "A-ha, yet again your being hypocritical because it's what you do."
"It's exactly what I do, to hide behind something, to deal with a situation. Right?" she looked at him knowingly.
Sideswipes optics widened as his folded his arms, "I-I don't know." He squeaked.
"Gosh, have I really become so easily predictable?" She puffed out a laugh, "Alright you win. Let's go Vanilla Ice."
He shrugged.
Back at base, they made it back; Sideswipe was dragging the Decepticon behind, "You see? I'm nailing this teamwork thing. Guess that's another thing I'm better at and non hypocritical about than you." He boasted.
"Seriously though is everyone just oblivious to all this destruction going on?" Ellen asked.
"Russell and Denny have it covered."
"And every time they believe it's just the filming of a movie? Or swapping shifts with security guards? " she added.
Bumblebee picked up on their voices and came to greet them, "Back in one piece I see? Did he give you any trouble El?"
"Hey." Sideswipe barked back.
"What else would he be doing?" Strongarm interrupted. "What do you even do around here Sideswipe?"
"Why you-"
"Sideswipe and I, handled things without incident. That's all there is to it." Ellen explained.
Sideswipe looked confused until he locked optics with Strongarm, then folded his arms and looked on smugly, "that's right, smoothly. Just saying Ellen but if this was you and Strongarm it-"
"Would have went just as smoothly, right Sideswipe?" Ellen interrupted.
"Ha-a, right." He awkwardly reassured.
She walked on ahead. "I guess I'll head on back then."
"That was brief." Bee said slightly hurt.
"I think she's just having some 'alone' time, you know?" Sideswipe said.
"It's mostly alone time with her." Bee noted.
"Maybe. But not all the time." Strongarm hinted.
"Really?" Bee said pleasantly watching Ellen leave. "Strongarm help Sideswipe with the prisoner." He went on ahead hearing Sideswipe and Strongarm start to mumble insults at one another. "Wait up." He called to Ellen.
"Want me so soon? That was fast."
He stopped in front of her, "Ellen, you been with us now for a short while now, you've spent time with some of us, the others are getting used to you being around and you seem to be settling in?"
"I'm...its surprisingly more laid back around here then. You know since team Prime."
"Remember that my team haven't seen war the way we have."
She raised an eyebrow, "Yeah. So in you saying that...what do you want to know?"
He nodded, "I'll cut straight to the point, let's start with what I'm not familiar with, Ratchet."
She took a step back like she was light headed. "Catch me of guard why dont'cha?"
"Please Ellen, members of Team Prime were family."
She nodded slowly, "Alright." She motioned him a little further away from the group, she then took a breath. "I've only spoken about this to a couple, mainly because I cry every time heh...It started on the day he was helping me pack and head out to my first induction day at college."
A/N Hmm...Alright lets get the rolling.
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