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Chapter Thirteen: When Thunder Meets Lightning
Sideswipe didn't let go of my hand until we were in the Autobot hangar, no matter how hard I tried to protest. His familiar sleek, silver Corvette pulled up in front of us, the door swinging open and before I knew it, I was strapped down in the passenger's seat of a maniacal Corvette while the smooth engine revved deeply, creating music to only a mechanic's ears. I was still worn out from the rigorous shopping trip with Jenna, after all.
"Sideswipe, you-" My protest was cut short as the bastard gunned the engine and pealed out of the hangar, heading towards the large robot-sized door that plastered "courtyard" in large red, blocky, letters. Instead of talking, I gripped the smooth, leather handles of the seats for dear life, eyes wide open as that door opened and we were let out into the courtyard. Sideswipe turned left, and we drove for a few minutes before he finally slowed down, and I could hear my heart beating wildly in my chest. The door finally opened, and I all but flew out as the silver vehicle began the transforming sequences I was all too familiar with. Once I finally managed to stand on two feet again without the world swaying briskly, I turned to glare at the said silver robot.
He only responded with a smirk, "What?"
"Tell me Sideswipe, what the hell were you thinking when you suddenly decided speeding with a human inside you was a good idea?" I growled, rubbing my sore forehead.
He kneeled down, feigning concern, "My sincerest apologies, madam."
"Sure, whatever," I grumbled, crossing my arms, "So, who are you going to race, anyway?"
"Meh."
Startled from the sudden new voice, I jumped slightly before turning around the see the new robot who seemingly decided to come up out of nowhere. He was silver, like Sideswipe, except smaller, way smaller. It was obviously a male, from the sound of his voice, but he didn't have wheels for feet like Sides did. Nor did Sideswipe have sharp, silvery claws instead of hands. There was also a dark shield of some sort, covering his whole face. Well, except for the wicked smirk on his mouth and the eagerness glowing in his bright blue eyes. Although he was relaxed, leaning against the wall of the base, he seemed intimidating...even more, dare I say, then Sunstreaker.
"Tha name's Jazz."
Sideswipe smirked, "That's who I'm racing."
I just stood there, blinking between the two silver robots with matching smirks. "Uh...my name's Charlie."
"Yeah, Ah know who you are," Jazz said, pushing himself off the wall and walking over to us, "Boss bot debriefed us on ya."
I raised an eyebrow, "Okay. What's with the accent?"
It didn't seem possible, but Jazz's blue eyes seemed to grow brighter with amusement as he shrugged, "Ah dunno, first humans Ah've picked up communicatin' spoke like this, and Ah like'd it, so Ah went with it."
His accent wasn't odd, but it was just something I've never really expected from a robot, given that all the robots I knew spoke so formally...well, except for Sideswipe. " Well, nice to meet you, Jazz." I then turned back to Sideswipe, my eyes narrowing, "I still fail to see why this race involves me."
Sideswipe's smirk only widened as he stuck a finger out in Jazz's direction, "This slagger's saying that he can beat me in a race. So, we challenged each other. To see if I can still beat him, and you can tag along as a witness so Jazz can't go around denying it."
Well, I was tired, and curious all at the same time. But I'd figure it'd be a while before I got to spend time with Sideswipe again, so really, why not? A little friendly competition wouldn't really hurt, right? I sighed, nodding as Sideswipe transformed back down into the sleek Corvette, and Jazz followed suit. I got into the driver's seat, looking through the window as Jazz transformed into a beautiful Pontiac Solstice. Both of the sleek, silver automobiles drifted over to the a white line painted on the road, which I assumed was the start line before the engines gunned and I blinked, before gripping the wheel tightly.
And then, they were both off. Engines revving so loud that I couldn't even hear my thoughts, the wind whipping my hair fast around my face as I screamed in pure...fear? Anger? Worry? No. Excitement. Yes, that's what I was feeling. The heart accelerating blast of energy that seeps into my veins and warms my whole body. The same feeling that I got when I sat on the hood of, unbeknownst to me, a silver robot, and when I was taking him out for a test drive in the fields back in Washington. The feeling of just letting go of everything; the constant apprehension for my family chewing at my sides, the paranoia of the Decepticons finding me again and the dejection of a once normal life. All of the heavy burdens felt light silky strands of sand blown away by the wind. And my wind was Sideswipe.
I didn't even register the loud whoops and shouts of joy from the silver Corvette as we passed the painted finish line and spun around in many donuts before sliding to a stop, with Jazz only a few inches away from us.
"I win!" Sideswipe cheered gleefully, and I couldn't help but laugh at the childish arrogance edging in his voice. This was a moment when I was actually care free and excited. I wanted it to last forever. "Do you feel better?"
The question practically came out of nowhere, but I nodded anyway, reveling in this strange, but delightful feeling, "Yeah, I actually feel much better."
"Good. It's nice to see you laughing again, Charlie."
I paused. When was the last time he actually used my real name instead of the annoying and petty nicknamed he'd designated me with? Never, that's when... "Yeah, and it's nice that you've stopped calling me-"
Sideswipe snorted, "Keep dreaming schlemiel, that's not gonna stop."
My eyes narrowed at the dashboard, and I sighed, "Oh well, knew it was too good to be true."
Jazz transformed, and the door swung open, I stepped out as Sideswipe transformed as well, the smuggest of smug looks on his face as Jazz approached us.
"So Jazzy," He teased, grinning widely, "I won the bet."
"Yeah. So?" Jazz's rolled his eccentric blue eyes in irritation.
Sideswipe smirked, "You gotta go pink for a week."
I couldn't stifle my laugh as Jazz's face flashed with horror behind his visor and a frown set to the lower half of his face, shaking his head before looking back at me, the scowl softening a little, "Well, it was nice to meet ya lil' Charlie."
Another pegged nickname? Just wonderful...
I rolled my eyes playfully, "It was great meeting you too, Jazz."
The corners of Jazz's lips turned up in a smile, waving before walking back towards the base. The sounds of transforming was behind me again, and I turned around to face Sides in his Corvette form, the door opened already. "Wanna ride with me?"
Ignoring the double meaning, I climbed into the passenger's seat, and we sped off back to the entrance.
I climbed out of Sideswipe, only to inwardly groan as the shiny, gold Lamborghini rolled up to a stop in front of us, transforming so fast that I had only blinked and Sunstreaker was towering before me. His cerulean blue optics glaring icily down at me before looking back up at Sideswipe, with an un-pleasant scowl settled on his lips, "Out with the fleshy again?"
Sideswipe sighed exasperatedly, "Sunny, we've been over this."
"Stop slaggin' calling me that!"
"Whatever, you're being moody," Sideswipe, paused, then mused as an after thought, "Well, moodier than normal, I should say."
His response was a low, dangerous growl, and I couldn't help but shiver, the fear I thought I had lost reborn and I backed all the way until I was near Sideswipe's legs.
"Why do you hang around these pestering, pathetic humans, Sides? I don't get it, what do you see in them?" His voice was a lot calmer, yet the words still stung.
"Quit being an afthole." Sideswipe growled, "And they're not pathetic. Maybe a little pestering but..."
Whatever he was about to say was ended when I gave him a good, nice kick to the leg and he looked down at me. In fact, Sunstreaker just growled lowly again, looking for all the world like he wanted to tear me to shreds, and if it weren't for Sideswipe standing there, I'm pretty sure he would. I averted my gaze to the ground, but I could feel the hateful glare coming off in waves from the golden robot.
I looked up at Sideswipe, "Um, I think I'm gonna go..."
"What is your fraggin' problem, Sunstreaker? Why do you get so jealous when I even mention her? Pit, I've been hanging out with you for two vorns now, and all you're doing is just bitching like a fragging little sparkling. You don't think I can sense all that in the bond? I know you hate humans, but why do you want to kill Charlie?" Sideswipe's pale blue eyes narrowed dangerously.
Kill?! Sunstreaker wanted to kill me?! Sudden dread dropped to the pit of my stomach like heavy weight and fear spread within me, and without another thought, I fled the room, running for my life, not even caring if Sideswipe was calling my name behind me. No way was I staying in there with his homicidal twin!
( Sideswipe's POV)
As soon as Charlie ran out of the room, I could feel grim satisfaction in the bond, and I glared at Sunstreaker, "See what you did, you selfish fragger? You scared her away!"
"Good!" He snapped back, "I didn't want the primus-damned human here in the first place!"
I shook my head, groaning angrily, "Sunstreaker, I don't care how much you don't like her! She's my friend, and she saved me! You can be as jealous as you want, but I'm not gonna just stop being friends with her because of you!"
The grim satisfaction in the bond melted away into burning anger, hatred and jealousy. All emotions I knew what was coming from Sunstreaker, then his side of the bond suddenly closed off and I rolled my optics. His optics narrowed into daggers as he glared menacingly at me, "I don't care! I don't want to see her again Sideswipe!"
I crossed my arms, "What? You think you can make me stop being around her?"
"Is that a challenge?" He growled.
I scoffed, "I can do whatever I want, you can't stop me."
"Like pit I won't! Next time that fragging fleshy comes even near me, I won't hesitate to-"
"To what?" I growled.
::End her:: Sunstreaker transmitted through the our bond, before it was shut off again. He stomped out of the hangar, and I sighed in frustration.
I liked Charlie, really, I did. And I loved Sunstreaker more than anything in the whole fraggin' universe. How the hell am I gonna get them to like each other?
And we'll stop there for today! I'm so glad I could get this one done early, and before anyone starts freaking out...no, Sunny won't actually kill her. Please, review!
