Nikki and Acia were sitting under a tree, waiting for Skylar and her plushieformers to turn up; their plushies already roaming the 'private park', which happened to be hidden from sight to the public by fig trees. Acia's Autobots had already claimed one side of the park (the slide, swings and sandpit) and Nikki's Decepticons had claimed the other (fort, climbing wall and merry-go-round); the two girls looking on in confusion.
"Okay…" Nikki said softly. "Seems some like one side better than the other…"
"Or they've just separated into Bot and Con…" Acia admitted, sitting back with her hands behind her. "… Wait, when did you find out the Cons were alive?"
"Yesterday. Megatron tried to lead them in taking over my house…" Nikki replied, watching said-plushie address his warriors from atop the fort.
"Didn't you say Megatron was um… ripped to pieces by Whiskers?"
"Yeah, but Mum let me get another… and I got Blitzwing too while I was at it."
She indicated towards said triple-changer; who stood at Astrotrain's side while they listened to their leader. Some of the Cons weren't looking amused with his plan to 'take over the playground'…
"We out-number those Autobots greatly! I want to see this, fleshling scrap ours by the end of the solarcycle!" Megatron was demanding. Shockwave stood beside him, most likely calculating their odds of winning.
"If I could just point out, my Liege; uhh, we're the ones out-numbered…" he suddenly put in; the Decepticons lifting their helms at a squeal from their owner. "… Guess who just turned up…"
"Another Autobot collector…" Astrotrain hissed, watching as Skylar's plushieformers ran over to Acia's; who had currently formed a sand barrier around the swing-set. Said-plushies were still applying sand to it when the others ran over.
"Hey guys, we're here!" Jazz greeted. Nightmelody giggled and ran over to him, trapping the sports-car in a helm-lock.
"Good to see you too, J!" she teased.
"Hey!"
"The Decepticons keep giving us looks; we can use the help…" Cliffjumper admitted, taking his servos away after he'd finished up on another wall of the barrier; Grimlock happily jumping down beside him.
"Me Grimlock have gritty-stuff in seems!" he grinned; Cliffjumper bopping the dinoplushie lightly on the nose.
"Thanks for sharing, buddy."
"Autobots, we require your assistance back here!"
Said-plushieformers looked over when Ultra Magnus called out to them; their optics widening in awe. The current Autobots had crafted a sandcastle that was the perfect height for each of them. Skyfire watched as the others ran off before turning back to Starscream, who was standing a fair ways off as if not to interfere.
"You… probably should join the Cons, huh…" the Autobot shuttle admitted sadly.
"Huh? Oh, right… The whole 'Bots vs Cons' and vice versa thing…" the Seeker insisted, waving a servo at the shuttle as he turned and left. "There's always time for a little revenge every now and then…"
He hid a grin as he walked over to the Decepticons, scaling the merry-go-round before landing behind the most familiar of the seven; a fellow Trine mate…
"He's still ranting?" he questioned aloud, yet only they could hear.
"Has been since we got here…" Skywarp replied blankly, slowly realising who he was talking to. "Wait… Starscream!?"
"Hey, looks like we got another Con on our side!" Blitzwing grinned, chuckling as the tri-colour Seeker stumbled forward after being slapped on the back-strut by his brother; Skywarp sniggering.
"At least try to stay on your pedes…"
"I am…" Starscream groaned. "And hello to you too, Blitzwing…"
"Starscream, how delightful for you to join us once more…" Megatron interrupted, pulling himself up on the railing to glare down at the Seekers. "But… could welcomes happen after I've explained our plan!?"
The tri-colour Seeker couldn't help but shudder violently; Skywarp shooting him a glance of confusion. To Starscream, this felt like he was with Darcy all over again…
"Hey… You okay, Star?" Skywarp murmured softly, hoping Megatron couldn't hear them.
"I-I guess… Just, facing this after a hard act f-from my person makes me shudder…" Starscream admitted. The black and purple Seeker glanced over at where their owners sat under a tree talking; confusion written on his faceplates.
"Skylar?" he guessed. Starscream looked shocked.
"No! My other person! The one I had before her!"
"Seekers…" Megatron growled, interrupting their conversation. "… Can I continue now?"
Both Starscream and Skywarp hastily nodded but, once Megatron had started explaining again, the two crept off; aiding one another as they clambered up onto the climbing wall, sitting atop the flat-surface and looking down on the play-equipment below them.
"So…" Skywarp started softly, not daring look up at his older brother. "Uhh, have you seen TC around lately?"
"Kinda… Shelly got us both at the same time but… then I got 'caught out' with her older brother…" the older Seeker explained, tapping his digits together.
"You, wanna tell me what happened?"
Starscream shuddered; should he tell? Skywarp was most likely to understand as they were brothers after all…
"Well, Shelly took me with her when we went out to the store, but then she accidentally left me behind somewhere. I… I-I was scared and went off to try and find her, but… then Darcy found me," he started. "He grabbed me out of hiding by my wings, then I bit him and ran off."
Skywarp looked slightly shocked. He obviously hadn't known the Trine's leader would be afraid of such a pathetic thing…
"Go on," he murmured.
"Then I ran into our Autobot collectors over there and the blonde one took me in, fixing my wing and caring for me… Not like Darcy ever had, and more calmly than Shelly had! So… that's kinda why I freaked out when Megatron yelled at us…"
"Hey, it's okay Star; I understand," Skywarp said softly, putting an arm around his brother in comfort. "You're with someone better now and she's gonna take care of ya. See… I'm gonna regret admitting this but, our girl Nikki is as kind as she can be, even if we are Decepticons. She still loves us."
"FIRE!"
Both Seekers looked up when a pile of sand flew past them, coating the Decepticons below them. They glanced over to where the Autobots were, noting the defences behind their sand barrier. There was another call of 'Fire!' and dirt flew back in the opposite direction.
"We're going to end up messy if they keep this up…" Skywarp admitted blankly. Starscream was too busy watching as a few of the Decepticons left the fort and ran in the direction of the sandpit.
"Did we really need to do this here?" he groaned, perking up a little when Megatron and a few of the Autobots met in a tackle in the middle of the park. "Ooh…"
Skywarp began climbing down the side of the wall, landing with as soft squeak as he slipped and fell onto the asphalt below.
"Ow…"
Starscream climbed down after him and chuckled.
"You squeaked," he sniggered, giving his brother a servo-up. Skywarp narrowed his optics.
"Hush…" he muttered, running over to Blitzwing and Soundwave; who had set up more catapults and were firing what they could at the Autobots. "Can we help?"
"Idea; I'll load, you fire," Blitzwing said quickly, pushing Skywarp towards his catapult. The black and purple Seeker shrugged and followed his instructions; jumping on the ledge of the catapult after the triple-changer had loaded it.
"Sand incoming!" Shockwave panicked from his post on a tree log; the Decepticons bracing themselves as the sand-grains fell around them. Blitzwing shook his helm in frustration.
"Forget that! 'Warp, fire again!" he commanded; said-Seeker nodding and repeating his action. The catapult whipped forward and flung another mound of dirt in the Autobots direction; said-faction not expecting it to come down so heavily as they continued to hurtle sand-piles in the opposing direction. Acia, Nikki and Skylar watched blankly as their plushieformers fought; the three girls exchanging a glance.
"Okay… Maybe this was a bad idea…" Nikki pointed out. "… Did I mention the 'Cons tried to take over my house last night?"
"Already said," Acia admitted, wincing at a yelp from one of the plushies. "It was gonna happen."
"Girls, I think we should go stop them now…" Skylar ordered, hastily getting to her feet and darting into the crossfire before either side could fire. "Okay guys, cut it out!"
A mound of dirt collided with her left knee; the Decepticons then falling silent at her command. Skylar could only watch them, her eyes stern as she noted their appearances; dirt and sand covering each of them.
"Look, I know you guys are supposed to be enemies but for one day, could you try not to attack each other?" she inquired, kneeling down and prying Megatron away from Prowl and Jazz; who both let out whimpers of disapproval. "At least wait for Optimus, guys…"
Nikki and Acia then joined them; Acia looking over her plushies with a small groan.
"I washed you all yesterday; now you're making me do it again," she complained, putting her hands on her hips. The three girls then exchanged a glance, deciding it was time to head home. Nikki went first, scowling at her plushies as they wandered up the alleyway back towards home; walking behind them with her arms folded. She should have known they wouldn't get along. Already that morning they'd upset her kitten Whiskers, drawn in her school books and made a fort out of her brother's building blocks all to Megatron's commands. Soon they had reached the fence that ran along her backyard; Nikki pausing to open the gate as she let the Decepticons inside, reciting their names as they passed her.
"Shockwave… Soundwave and Ravage… Astrotrain… Blitzwing… Megatron…" she exchanged a glare with the Decepticon leader before he darted into the yard. "And Sky-… W-Wait, where's Skywarp?"
Confused she glanced back down the alleyway to see if she had been followed. Slowly but surely, Skywarp had eventually dordled after her; the Seeker's wings drooped in despair. He'd only just seen Starscream again, and then had to leave him behind. Skywarp knew his older brother would be better off with them…
"Warp?"
The Seeker walked into Nikki; confusion in his optics as he looked up at her.
"Are you okay?" his owner went on, kneeling down to him. Skywarp uncomfortably looked away, not wanting to meet her eyes.
"It's okay, Warp; I understand what's wrong…" Nikki said softly, taking the plushieformer into her arms without warning. Skywarp didn't seem to notice; burying his helm into the crook of her elbow with a shaken whimper. Nikki sighed, gently stroking his wing-tips.
"I hate seeing you alone, Warp…" she whispered, wandering up the back path that lead to her back-door. "I'll get Thundercracker next time… I promise…"
Dawwsies… Poor Warpster misses his Trine… *tear*
So, the 'play-date at the playground' didn't turn out as planned, and all plushieformers have been confined to the sink/bathtub/bucket to be washed… what? They need to be hand-washed and then pegged on the clothesline to dry! :3
… don't tumble-dry the plushieformers…
yeah, seeker-plushies are bros... because yes... And again, considering I'm updating again, I repeat = I do not own Transformers - they belong to Hasbro, nor do I own Acia and Nightmelody - they belong to Adictive-Otaku. I do however own Skylar and Nikki.