Lockdown
I only hate two things about being mated with Shadow. One, when she lied about something, and I knew it had something to do with me, it tore me up inside. Two, when she used those puppy optics to get what she wanted. What was really sad was that she knew that it was my weakness. I loved her and all, but at times, we faced situations like any normal, expecting, human couple.
I had a bad feeling about going back to Detroit. I mean, if there were still Mech fighters and Dealers, I didn't want my sons subjected to the horror of it all before they were even sparked. It wouldn't have been fair to them. I didn't want them to face what I had to.
Anyway, we made it to the Ranch nice and safe, and Peter was waiting on us. He had changed much in a year. He had a tan going on now and his hair had turned from dark brown to almost jet black. He looked, surprisingly, great. I was also fascinated to find that he wasn't alone. There was another human there, a teen, almost Shadow's age.
Strange, I thought I'd met her before, but I couldn't quite remember her name. She was also dark skinned, but with red hair now tied in a ponytail. She had crazy, dark brown eyes, like Shadow had. She wore a pair of torn up blue jeans and a white shirt with grease marks on it. By the looks of things, she was quite the mechanic. Maybe even as good as Shadow was.
We drove up to the pair and transformed in front of them. Peter smiled at Shadow and gave me an approving nod.
"Mel, if you were human I'd be squeezing you" Peter joked.
"Nah, I don't think you would wanna hurt the boys, would you?".
"Oh, right".
Apparently, Peter had been told about the boys, seeing as how he wasn't surprised. The other human, however, was.
"Oh my God, she's PREGNANT?! Congrats guys!".
Yep, she was crazy. Yet that craziness was so familiar… Just then, I think I had a flashback. A yellow car came driving up to us and transformed into a bot I knew when I was in Detroit for the first time.
"Wasp boy, right?".
"I see you haven't changed a bit. And my name's Bumblebee".
"Yeah, now I remember you. I wanted your stingers. You still owe me".
"Yeah right, Lockdown. If I weren't tired out from working all day, I'd be wiping the ground with your aft".
"Don't threaten me like that, little man".
"Not a threat, but a promise".
"Really? I'd love to see that threat carried out".
"Hey. C'mon guys, we're all friends here, right?" the red haired human got between me and Bumblebee, "The name's Sari. I take it you're Lockdown, the old Bounty King?".
"I see you've heard of me" I regarded her for the first time.
"Yeah, I hear things. And I take it you're Shadow, AKA Melissa Ulrich, right?".
"You bet. I used to own this place. You'll have done a lot to it. I'm impressed. I take it you're learning mechanics from Peter?".
"Nah, it's a hobby. Bumblebee and the others got me into it".
"Really? That's pretty cool. How long have you been here?".
"About six months. Peter saved Prowl from a fight-".
"What?!" I cut her off, "Prowl? You mean THE Prowl? The Prowl I teamed up with? He was a fighter?".
"You bet, and one of the best, too. But Peter bought him off and he's been in a somewhat rehab since" Sari answered.
I couldn't believe it. The Prowl I wanted as my friend and companion, a fighter? Primus, I couldn't imagine the pain he had to go through.
"How is he?".
"Oh, he's fine. He's a lot better than what he was, at least".
"Where is he now?".
Bumblebee answered this time. "On the chicken nuthouse meditating. Aimee's with him".
"As always" Sari added.
"Are they together?" Shadow asked.
"Ha, she wishes! Aimee so digs Prowl, but he doesn't know it".
Hmm, interesting. As I started to think of Aimee, she sped up to us in vehicle mode (Still trying to be Herbie, I see) and practically tackled Shadow over.
"Mel-Mel!" Aimee exclaimed as she pulled her up and hugged her.
"Ah, too tight, not breathing!".
"Sorry" Aimee let her go and over her shoulder, I saw him, quiet as usual.
"Prowl" I said.
"Lockdown" he replied.
I walked past the two girls and held out my hand for Prowl to shake.
"Been a while, eh partner?" I said.
"Almost too long" Prowl, surprisingly, took it, "You know, we all thought you were dead".
"WHAT?! Who started that rumor?" I asked.
"Ratchet…but he died about a year ago. Me, Sari, and Bumblebee are the last Autobots".
"And the Decepticons?".
"I don't know, but one survives. We would know, because he's here, locked in a barn".
Peter then joined in. "Yeah, he's our newest. And he ain't comin' down easy. I don't think he likes us. He won't talk or anything. I try giving him energon, but he doesn't take it. I'm afraid he's gonna starve".
"Who is it?" I asked.
All of them answered.
"Starscream".
A/N: What now?! I hope you liked this. I just don't know what to do about Starscream being in the picture. I honestly don't know what to do with him. I might put a little emphasis on their past together. I don't know. I'll come up with something.