Author's Note: Um, not much to say once again. Here's chapter fourteen.
Chap. 14: Minicons
As soon as Megatron had left my quarters Jolt, Reverb, and Sixspeed came up on my bed, obviously angered.
"Um, did I do something wrong?" I asked innocently.
"Wrong?" Jolt squeaked in his high-pitched voice, "You just became a decepticon!"
"Jolt, calm down. I only said I'd be staying here. I don't have any other place to go,"
"The autobots! They'd take you in, they'd accept you. And you could trust them unlike the decepticons,"
"No, I feel my place is here,"
"So you are a decepticon,"
"Jolt, you don't understand,"
I couldn't seem to convince the enraged minicon that I wasn't a decepticon.
"Understand?! I understand perfectly well. If you stay here, you'll grow a soft spot for the decepticons and you'll become one,"
He did have a point. If I did stay, I would end up becoming a decepticon. And I'd have to fight the autobots, something I didn't want to do since they had been so generous to me. Especially Hotshot.
"What's wrong with me becoming a decepticon?"
"Everything. What would happen to us?"
"I'm going to get you out of here, I promise,"
"How can we trust you, a soon-to-be decepticon?"
"Have I ever lied to you?"
"No, but you've betrayed us,"
I sighed, there was no use in trying to convince them. Jolt looked satisfied to have proven his point.
"Come on Reverb and Sixspeed, we'll find our way out of here,"
"No Jolt," I said, "You're goners if you try to escape on your own."
"We're goners if we stay here,"
And with that the three minicons left the room. I groaned thinking, stupid, foolish, insubordinate, thick skulled minicon. I got up and left my room, but I couldn't find them.
"If I were a minicon, where would I be?"
I spotted tire tracks on the rocky ground in front of me. They were very small and I concluded them to be that of Sixspeed and Reverb, so I followed them. It wasn't long before I caught up to them and snagged them all in my hands.
"Hey! Put us down," Jolt screeched.
"Shhh," I said, "Someone will hear you."
"Hey femme," said someone coming up behind me, "What you talking to?"
I turned around putting the minicons behind my back.
"Oh hey, um, Ransack. What brings you over here?"
"Curiosity. Now answer my question, what are you talking to?"
"Talking? I wasn't talking,"
"You suck at lying. Whatcha got behind your back?"
"My hands,"
"Duh, I know that. Hold 'em out femme, let me see what's in 'em,"
Trying to distract him I said, "Uh, Ransack, what's that behind your back?"
He turned to look and I quickly ran, only to nearly collide with Thundercracker. Once again I put my hands behind me.
"Whatcha running for sweetie?"
"Uh, exercise. What are you doing here?"
"I reside here in this base. What are you hiding behind your back?"
"You decepticons are so suspicious,"
"Let me see what you are hiding,"
"I'm not hiding anything,"
"Oh really?"
He turned me suddenly and saw the minicons in my hands.
"Ooo Astrid, the boss is gonna love you now that you got hostages,"
I turned around and faced him after putting the minicons in my cockpit, "No Thundercracker. They're not hostages."
"Then what else are they for?"
"Nothing. I'm letting them go back to the autobots,"
"What? Astrid, don't be so dumb. Give them to Megatron,"
"No Thundercracker,"
"I'll tell Megatron what you're doing,"
"Don't tell him, please,"
I felt a hand on my shoulder. I swallowed hard.
"Tell me what?"
"Show him Astrid," Thundercracker said walking away.
"Astrid, what do you got?"
"Um, nothing, nothing at all Megatron,"
"Really?"
He turned me so I was facing him. I felt his optics search me. A grin surfaced on his lips.
"Minicons?"
He reached for my cockpit but I stepped back before he had a chance to reach it.
"How long have you had them?"
"Ever since you brought me back here,"
"What were you planning on doing with them?"
"Letting them go,"
"They would make good hostages,"
"No sir, let them go back to the autobots,"
The decepticon leader smiled and for a moment I forgot about the minicons.
"What?" I asked confused.
"You addressed me as sir,"
"So what? Let the minicons go,"
He was silent for a few moments thinking and then said, "Fine, they can go, but you will have a slight…punishment for not telling me you had the minicons."
"Punishment?"
"Yes, now hurry up and let the minicons go and then report back to me,"
"As you wish…sir,"
I flew with the minicons out the exit and let them out on the grounds outside the base.
"You should be able to teleport to the autobot base from here,"
"Thank you Astrid, for helping us and not letting Megatron get us,"
"No problem. Now get going before Megatron changes his mind,"
Without a word they teleported away. Slowly I returned to Megatron hoping my punishment wasn't too severe. Megatron was patiently waiting.
"Well?"
"You'll be taking Thundercracker's guard duty shift tonight,"
"Why his?"
"Because he tried to make you do the right thing,"
"Holding innocent people hostage isn't the right thing Megatron,"
"I'll do whatever it takes to win this war, right or wrong,"
"Not if I can help it,"
"Oh? And just what do you have in mind? You cannot stop me,"
"Perhaps not, but I can make you care,"
"About what?"
"Everything, including me," I said walking away.
(Autobot base…)
Everyone was stunned to see the minicons teleport into the command center suddenly. After explaining their story, they said what happened to Astrid, not leaving one detail out.
Optimus spoke, "Megatron's influence must be starting to take impact on her."
"Influence?" Jetfire remarked, "It sounds like the femme is starting to fall for him."
Author's Note: And now everyone can only wonder…um, yeah. Hope everyone liked this chapter. There was quite a bit of dialogue.