The rangers were furious. They had been united for a few glorious moments then this pathetic excuse for an autobot had to take her away again. They were not going to just kill him; no. The rangers intended to have a much sweeter revenge.
Kickback just gave shrapnel a look saying 'do you really want to stay?' Before shooting at the autobots again.
The Stunticons did as Megatron commanded, and since they had been fighting Alpha and Omega, made it a point to try to step on them. About that time, though, the Aerialbots showed up.
"Come on guys, let's show 'em what we can do!" Silverbolt called. The group merged to become Superion, and the two gestalts started fighting.
The twins yelped and tried to dodge. They winced and helped Superion fire at the mech.
Shrapnel fired at Bluestreak, hitting the rock he was behind. He fired back.
Wheeljack didn't waste any time useing something that he'd been working on...albeit with a little help from Bluestatic he shot the rangers forcing them into their bestial alt-modes.
That done Bluestatic frees one hand and channel's his static electricty through to the rangers causing a lot of rather shocking damage. Kind of like Shrapnels attack, but with a different poliarity.
Superion didn't waste any time with his attack on Menasaur. He fired his gun at him as soon as the gestalt was distracted by the twins, who replied with a punch to the head, and knocked Superion off his feet, hitting the Ark's boosters with his head. He fired again, hitting Menasaur in the chest. Megatron knew they were loosing. He really hated to call for a retreat when he was this close to being victorious!
"Decepticons!..."
he growled under his breath.
"Retreat."
The twins high fived each other and smiled.
Terra sighed and landed. "Well, that was fun..."
Alpha looked at the mechs. "C'mon. We'd bettah start the repairs." She stated to the older medic as she followed Ratchet inside. She sighed and glanced at her brother, who went to watch wrestling.
The rangers snarled as the were forcibly transformed and then shocked. Sky flew for the open sky as fast as he could followed by darkclaw and beedrill. Saber and windwhisper ran yelping from the extensive damage the blue bot had given them.
Bluestatic turned to wheeljack "thanks" he spoke grinning all the while holding his unconsious sister. "I guess we better get her back...wait what's this" Bluestatic had noticed the entry point of the cerbro-shell now he was up close; curious he pointed it out to wheeljack.
"Let me see that..." wheeljack bent down and pulled out a pair of tweezers. Once he'd gotten the shell out, he turned it this way and that, looking at it. "Uh-huh, exactly what I thought. This is one of Bombshell's cerebro-shells." he looked up as Prime and Prowl walked up. "it's one of Bombshell's cerebro-shells, Prime." he stated, holding the tiny square up where the Autobot leader could see it.
"Are you sure?" Prime answered.
Wheeljack nodded. "Positive."
And Ratchet walked up, and saw Static, and started complaining. "I thought I told you to stay in the repairbay! Primus-damnit, why don't you listen to me! you were allready damaged, you could have gotten more damaged..." he trailed off, adding a few colorfull explicatives that even made Prime want to blush under his faceplate. Prowl gave him a couple glances.
"...And you!!!" Ratchet pointed at Wheeljack, and let him have it, too.
After a few nminutes Prime held up his hand. "All right, Ratchet, let's get Bluestatic and Shadow to the repairbay."
the CMO grumbled a bit more as a couple autobots helped the pair inside. And shot a glance at Wheeljack. "And you should have known better." he snarked, glaring daggers.
"...sorry. I just thought..." That just produced another tirade.
Jade landed behind them and shook her head. The rest of the autobots made sure the last of the Decepticons were out of sight before holstiering their weapons, and Superion seperated into his components.
"Ow... I've got a huge headache." Slingshot complained. "It's no wonder." Skydive replied. "Menasaur made Superion hit his head on the Ark's booster... ow." he held a hand to his head, also.
Bluestatic optics brightened "So it wasn't her fault?" he asked tentatively as he was helped up. He turned to look at Ratchet and at least had the grace to look apologetic. "Though I do have one hell of a headache" he muttered to himself.
It was then that Shadow's optics fluttered open and with a groan she commented "Heh, you have a headache try having 5 people yelling at you and getting shot in the head with some kind of bizzare device...now I have one hell of a headache" she muttered her voice sounding weak even to her Shadow looked over to Prime "sorry about all that; heh guess I kinda lost it."
Shadow felt quite ashamed of her actions and at least felt the need to apologise properly. Otherwise the dragon didn't even bother to move then again she wasn't even sure she could.
Prime nodded. Let's just worried about getting you repaired, for now."
Wheeljack helped the femme inside, the rest of the Autobots heading back into the Ark talking amongst themselves.
Shadow gave a small nod absolutely exhausted she didn't complain allowing Wheeljack to guide her where he wanted. Bluestatic following behind with Ratchet and Alpha. Shadow wanted to apologise to 'Static most of all he'd been the one whom she had hurt the most and right now she knew that it was likely she'd be isolated again and probably he would too by association.
They got to he repairbay to find a few mechs who had been injured in the battle, gunlock and beacon being two of them. Cable was sitting on the floor next to them, and looked up. He waved. Hi shadow, didjya have fun?" he gave her an affable grin.
The dragon just groaned "heck no having your body controlled is never very fun it also leaves you with a headache thats worse with a hangover" she told him sounding for once sociable as wheeljack helped her onto the repair berth since she could hardly stand.
Bluestatic ambled in after her and took a space on the floor near her so he could keep his optics on her at all times. This time he was being protective.
Ironhide and Cliffjumper ambled in. "No-good two-bit dragon..." the minispy glared at her. "Lay off her, Cliffjumper. It wasn't her fault." Ironhide replied.
"Yeah? and how do you know that? For all we know she could have purposely gone back to being a Decepticon." the red car stated, a few "Yeahs." and sounds of agreement sounded. "Lay off it jumper, you know you're the first to jump on anyone you think isn't worthy." Jade grouched from where she was sitting. One wing had been ripped up a little bit, and she was trying not to lean against the wall the wrong way and make it hurt more.
Shadow closed her optics then half sat up "don't bother, Cliffjumper; I can't expect someone quite like you to understand half of what I just went through" Shadow's tone was as cold as her gaze and as unwavering
"As for going back...not even if you offered to give me my home back would I return to them". Shadow did give an apologetic look towards Jade "sorry about that" she spoke quietly "I assure you I had no intention of doing anything to harm you". With that Shadow lay back down lest she incur the wrath of Ratchet.
Bluestatic however wasn't as lenient "How dare you!" he hissed "she didn't do it on perpose Wheeljack even verified it; it was Bombshells cerebro-shells or whatever there called no one had even told us about them. How can you expect us to be able to fight against something we know nothing of!" Bluestatic had kept his voice as calm as he could but in his anger his static electricity began to build again causing small sparks to flare along his plating. It was at that moment Bluestatic decided he didn't like Cliffjumper at all.
Jade nodded, then gave cliffjumper a look. "It's okay. and don't mind the red mini-me over there. He's allways like that.
"Yeah, well at least I know what loyalty means!" Cliffjumper shot back.
Shadow just grinned a bit "don't worry too much, I got it pretty much all the time on the outpost...though Static doesn't like it" she cast a glance to her brother who snorted even more electicty glanced along his form. "yes I can see that" she snarked back to Cliffjumper.
Bluestatic just sat there, his expression very dark.
Cliffjumper huffed. "Yeah, wll you sure don't act like you know what it means. You sure liked helping out your old buddies, didn't you?"
"Cliffjumper, knock it off." Ratchet warned.
"What, I'm not doing anything. Just stating the obvious, that's all." the minispy said with mock sincerity.
Cable glanced at one party then the other like it was a game of verbal ping pong.
"Yaknow, for being such a mini spy you sure have a big mouth." he commented.
A chorus of "oooooh"'s sounded from the surrounding mechs.
Cable grinned. He was only a head and shoulders taller than Cliffjumper to begin with, and knew it.
"Knock it off. both of you." Ratchet warned again.
"Or what, you'll kick the traitors out of the repairbay?"
Beacon jumped up. "We have never done anything to deserve being called that."
Cliffjumper shrugged. "Uh huh. and I know a blue lotus elise sportcar that thinks otherwise."
Jade jumped up and yelled "Leave him out of this!!"
"Or what!?" Cliffjumper yelled back. "You'll..."
"SHUT UP!" Ratchet yelled.
He gave Jade a glare, and Cliffjujmper a matching one. "I can't work with all of you yelling at each other. Now either SHUT UP or GET OUT!" he leveled the groups with an angry stare.
Jade slowly sat down. Cliffjumper just looked smug.