I know some authors think it's not goo format to have ------- between scenes, but I was recently re-reading one of my fics, and almost hadn't realized it was a different screne, even though there were several lines worth of spaces in between the paragraphs. So, for the rest of this story, for the most part, i'm going to be adding lines -
between scenes. Unless they are happening fairly close to one another, or run into one another like going from a scene outside the ark with someone talking to someone inside the ark over the intercom, to whatever else is happening in that part of the Ark.
Do you get what I'm trying to say?
Well, anyway, I just thought it would be easier. Anyway, on to the rest of the story...
Alpha panted as she looked up at the mech standing over her.
Orcus grinned. He held up a controller.
"Wha...what's that?" Alpha manged.
He cut it on and white hot pain shot through Alpha's spark. She screamed louder.
Orcus cut it off. "Controller. YOUR controller to be exact."
Alpha panted. She shook her head. "Get off..."
Orcus stood up. "This...shall be interesting..." He said before heading towards the Nemesis. Should he tell Megatron about his new...slave?
Starscream looked down at the Wherewolf "...how interesting." he mused.
Alpha winced as she was yanked. She winced and then tried to ignore the pain in her spark. "Prime!" She called into her comm, "Prime, I've been-AHHHHHH!!" She screamed as Orcus cut on her controller.
Orcus slammed his fists into her comm. "Naughty, naughty. None of that now."
Alpha whimpered as he cut off her controller. She clutched her chest.
"Now, come on."
Starscream watched the two head for a cave and carefully stayed above the clouds, so neither the Autobots or Orcas could see him.
Orcus looked at the femme.
She glared back. "WHAT did you do to me?"
"If you go out of line...I press this...and you become mine."
Alpha growled, but backed down when Orcus held up the controller. She snarled and backed away into the cave. "Get it out of my spark."
"I can't. It's in there until you die."
Alpha's optic twitched. "So I'm..."
"Mine until Death." Orcus hissed. He smirked at her and then slid her controller away. "Come along."
"Make me." Alpha said, tackling him.
After a bit of wrestling, Orcus activated the controller.
Alpha fell off of him, screaming and clutching her spark area.
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The Autobots spread out and searched the entire area, finding only some scuff marks and a couple metal bits. Prime's optics narrowed, and he looked out towards the ocean. "What are you up to, Megatron!? he hissed angrily. That was the second Autobot to be kidnapped in two days.
He turned to the Autobots. "Keep searching!" he barked
The Autobots circled around, looking around, under, and behind everything.
Meanwhile, on the coast,line, Bullet, Wheeljack, and Needle were testing out their newest toy.
"five thousand feet." Bullet reported. One mile out, 3 miles out, the signal's still strong.
He looked out at the ocean, then back down at his laptop.
"20 miles out, 10,000 feet. The signal should last from here to wherever we send the sub." he said, looking up.
Wheeljack and Needle cheered and high-fived each other.
Driveby called Prowl, who came into the command center. He commed Prime.
"Sir, there's... someone's tapping into teletraan-1's archives." He said, knowing why.
Prime stopped.
"Oh no."
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Megatron finished reviewing the files and steepled his fingers together.
How interesting. The Autobots really were as stupid as he had thought they were. They had put one of their most incompetent minispies on gaurd duty. Not to mention their chief of security had taken an involuntary leave of absence, mental instability, the report said. (He had become schizophrenic, and neurotic at best. So they had assigned one opf their other warriors, Sideswipe, to do the job.
Megatron, needless to say, had a good laugh over that one. "They really are more pathetic than I gave them credit for." he chuckled.
Where was that Orcas wolf, anyway? Megatron hit the comswitch on his desk. "Starscream, report."
Starscream cursed. He didn't want Megatron to know of this new development just yet. There was possibly a way he could use it to his advantage before Megatron found out about Orcas's "pet".
"Starscream here, we've momentarily lost sight of him." he lied.
"What!?" came the angry reply. "Find him you idiot! Or I'll have your wings!" Megatron yelled and cut the comline.
"Why'd you lie to him like that?" Thundercracker asked.
"Because. I wish to see if this mech is truly as loyal to Megatron as he says he is. And there's no need to tell Megatron that, because he quite obviously believes whatever he wants." the seeker flew a little lower. "even if he is naieve enough to believ this Orcas fellow is loyal to him." Starscream finished.
Orcus smirked. He stopped squeezing her spark. "That's enough...for now."
Alpha panted as she laid on the ground. She rolled over on her hands and knees and panted. "Good...Lord..." She whimpered.
Orcus chuckled. "you coming or not?"
"I'm coming...I'm coming.." Alpha panted, standing up. She staggered and then stood up slowly.
The trio of seekers landed at the mouth of the cave, and Orcas turned. "Well well well, what have we here? playing house without the happy home?" Starscream smirked. "Won't Megatron be interested." he looked at Alpha.
Skywarp and Thundercracker folded their arms on either side of Starscream, blocking the cave's entrance.
Alpha growled at them. She wincced and clutched her chest.
Orcus put the controller away. "What would it matter to you if I was?" He asked, folding his arms. "After all, I'm the one that managed to come up with this idea..."
"Fraggin'..." Alpha growled. She winced at the sight of the controller.
"Just wondering what you were doing with an Autobot female, traitor!" Starscream raised his armcannon at Orcas. Skywarp and Thundercracker did, too.
"Explain youreslf!" Starscream hissed.
Orcus held up his hands. "She's not an Autobot anymore...and I'm not a traitor."
"Whowhatwhenwherewhy?!" Alpha yelped.
Orcus looked at her. "Watch."
"Oh no..." Alpha's optics widened.
Orcus cut on the controller.
Alpha screamed and fell over. She clutched her spark and thrashed around. After a bit, Orcus cut the controller off.
"See?"
Starscream looked at her and nodded. "Impressive." he turned back to Orcas.
"You shall command her to follow my orders, or I will tell Megatron about your little "pet project" do you understand?" Starscream said flatly.
Skywarp and Thundercracker looked at each other like "here he goes again."
Orcus nodded. He waited for Alpha to stand up and then looked at Starscream. "Very well..." He traced Alpha's jawline with his claw, "After all, she's just a test...once these work for sure...my little...play things won't just get a shock...they'll be mine to controll as well."
Starscream just smirked. we'll se about that. he thought, imagining having Megatron under his control
Megatron finally lost his patience. He hit the commswitch on his desk with his fist. "Orcas! repond." he yelled.
Orcus jumped, cutting Alpha's cheek. The femme cried out as Orcus cut on his comm. "Yes, Megatron sir?" He asked, looking at his comm. He shot alpha a glare.
The femme swallowed and stayed silent.
"Where are you!?" he demanded. "Starscream said he had lost sight of you."
Starscream interrupted. "The Autobots almost saw us, mighty leader. We were just concealing ourselves in this cave untill they were out of range." the seeker said smoothly.
Orcus nodded. "Correct." He said, straitening up. "He found me, but it was when I had hid from the Autobots." He explained, lying smoothly. He was VERY good at it. The werewolf glanced over at Alpha.
The femme shivered at his gaze. She swallowed and then looked around.
"I'm coming back now, though." Orcus finished.
Megatron snorted. "Starscream, Return to base."
"coward." he added under his breath.
"And bring Orcas with you. Otherwise I'll be forced to let Soundwave have what I promised him." He knew Orcas knew what that was. Megatron had one final plan to carry out, and after that, would let Orcas extinguish the Autobot's spark they had prisoner.
Starscream smirked. "So what are you going to do with the femme?" he asked.
Orcus looked at the femme.
Alpha edged away from him.
Orcus shrugged. "Whatever I feel like." He said, looking at Starscream.
Alpha winced. She didn't like the look the mech was giving her.
So are we taking her with us or not!?" Starscream snapped. He was rapidly losing patience. Mainly because if he made Megatron mad... again, well, he didn't want to take another trip to the repairbay. Hook was allready upset at him.
Orcus glanced at Alpha.
The femme whimpered.
He grinned and nodded. "Yeah. We are...you never know what she could be good for..." He trailed off and then put her controller away.
Alpha winced. She groaned. "Great...another unwanted trip into the Nemesis..." He growled.
Starscream grinned and opened his cargo hold. "It's a bit small, but I'm sure you'll fit." he snickered. Skywarp and Thundercracker grinned.
Alpha folded her arms. "I hate all of you..." She mumbled to herself.
Orcus simply threw the controller in the air and caught it. He looked at her.
Alpha shivered. "Dammit!" She hissed before crawling into the cargo hold. "I really hate all of you."
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Meanwhile, Prime had headed back to base, and Jade followed, while everyone else kept searching.
Omega hissed as he stumbled out of his room, clutching his spark. "D-Dammit! What the hell was that?" He asked, looking around. "Better...tell Prime..." The mech said, walking towards the control room. "...Or should I?"
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Starscream snickered as he shut the door and they took off.
When they got back to the Nemesis, they headed to the cargo bay Starscream and the seekers had been doing repairs at earlier. Starscream opened his cargo hold for alpha to get out.
"And what's to keep us from telling Megatron your little plan?" Skywarp smirked.
Starscream looked at him.
Alpha swallowed and clambered out of the cargo bay. "That...I never wanna do agian"
Orcus threw the controller and caught it.
Starscream just smirked at the femme.
"Because if you tell Megatron, I'll be sure to let him know who rigged his fusion cannon to shoot paint last week. You're just lucky he discovered it before we went on our raid." Starscream shot back.
Thundercracker looked at his wingmate and canted a grin. "Really? that was you?" he said, chuckling slightly.
The two seekers blinked.
Alpha laughed at the joke. "Oh that's all you could come up with? Please!"
"Silence, you!" Starscream snapped.
Skywarp looked nonplussed. "You don't have proof." he put his hands on his hip-armor.
"We should report in." Thundercracker interrupted.
Alpha winced, but grinned. "Paint him pink next time!"
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Prme was standing in front of Teletraan, watching the search parties go over the area. She shook his head. "Maybe we should just recall them." he gave Prowl a defeated look.
The black and white Datsun just looked at the screen, trying to remain unemotional, and trying to look at the situation from a logical standpoint. Of course, it wasn't working very well. He still tried to keep his worry from showing on his face when he glanced at the leader, and reminded hiself not to let emotion clud his thoughts.
Omega groaned and stumbled into the control room. "Prime...something's wrong with Alpha..." He said, clutching his spark.
Prime looked at him, then back at teletraan angrily. "What is Megatron up to this time!?" he growled. He looked at the screen. "We should have been more carefull. We should have known..." he trailed off
"There was no way of knowing, sir." Prowl replied. He looked at Omega.
The mech winced. He walked over to Prime and shook his head. "May I just say...OW!" he groaned. "They're...hurting her spark...directly...I can FEEL it..."
Prime all but snarled, and slammed his fist onto the top of the control center. "Looks like we're going to have to go rescue them." he hit the commswitch. "Bullet. have you found anything yet." he asked.
"We're a few miles out, but nothing on the sonar yet." the voice replied.
Prime tried to keep the anger out of his voice. But it was clear. "Could you please hurry." the leader said in a straigned voice.
"Will do. Bullet out."
Prime turned to Omega. "Can you tell if she's in the Nemesis or not?" he asked. He hated to think what the reply would be. Although he already had a suspicion what it would be.
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Starscream and the other jets made a barrier of boxes, and had made sure Alpha wasn't going anywhere
and turned to Orcas. "There." the jet made a motion like dusting his hands off. "I don't think she's going anywhere, do you?" he smirked at the white werewolf. "we should probably go tell Megatron where we are before he gets too angry with us, don't you agree?" he looked at Orcas.
Orcus nodded. "Yes...he might even have an idea with what to do with her." He smiled at the struggling femme.
Starscream frowned. "let's not get hasty, now. I have an idea what we might do with her. But first I want to see this... technology you're using." the seekerjet forced a smile and headed for the door.
Omega looked at him. "I-I'll try..." He said, closing his optics. "Sis?"
B-Bro... Alpha said. Their link was weak.
"Are you okay? Where are you?"
Nemsis...they've-AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!
Omega yelled and clutched his head as his spark gave off sudden pain. He stumbled back and groaned. "Sis!"
Orcus released the controller. "Don't. Even. Think. Like. That"
Alpha whimpered and nodded.
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Prime called the search party back, and brought up the screen with the radar blip that was the mini-sub Bullet had out searching for the Decepticon ship.
Jade walked in. "Anything yet?" Prime glanced at her, and the jet instantly looked at the floorpanels. "...sorry." she mumbled.
Omega gasped. "That's a big ol' yes..." He nodded.
The femmeseeker looked at him with a worried expression, then at the screen. It blinked. "Incoming transmission."
Teletraan-1's screen clicked on, and Megatron's face appeared.
"What do you want, Megatron!?" Prime demanded. "Where's Alpha!?"
Megatron looked clueless. "I don't know. I can't help it if you can't keep better track of your warriors, Prime." he said smugly.
"I know you have her, Megatron." Prime growled. "If you harm so much as one circuit I'll..."
Megatron cut him off, smug look vanishing to be replaced by a deep scowl.
"Oh, you shouldn't use such a disrespectfull tone when I have something so valuable to you." Megatron moved over so the camera could see the black and white form huddled into a ball behind him, whimpering softly. Orcas grinned from one side. Jade supressed a shudder, then stepped forward. Prowl looked away. Prime's optics narrowed angrily.
"Now then." Megatron appeared to one side. "You know what I want." he said, almost happily, and looked at Jade.
Omega looked at them. He growled. "Where's Alpha?! I know you have her, dammit!!"
Orcus frowned. He looked at Jade and grinned.
The jet noticed Orcas and shivered at his stare.
Megatron glared. "I allready told you I don't have her. Are you defective or something?" he snarled.
He turned his attention back to Prime. "Now, where were we?"
Prowl whispered something to Omega, along the lines of following Megatron back to the Nemesis and sneaking into the base.
Prime looked very peeved.
"I want the device." Megatron hissed.
Jade rolled her optics. she looked away and muttered "like I couldn't predict that one."
Megatron looked right at her. "well!?" he demanded.
She glanced at Orcas then at Jazz. "Seems I don't have a choice, do I?" she replied softly.
She looked over at the Porsche and whistled. "Hey." she called.
He looked up, red-gold optics dimmed slightly, and he looked at the floor, and tears formed.
"Don't." Jade stated. "you're better than that. Better than them. Don't let 'em get to ya. Live for the moment, not for tomorow." she said, almost sternly. That was one of his favorite phrases, and she knew it. He looked up, and she almost saw more tears form.
"Don't worry 'bout the info." she winked, and he gave her a querilous look.
she turned to Megatron, almost smugly. "What? you really thought there's an oil rig in the middle of the Goby desert, or maybe we'd seriously put Bumblebee on gaurd duty Friday night?" Jazz looked suprised.
"Or that maybe Red Alert actually retired and let Sideswipe have his job?" she almost snickered at that.
"The information was pre-arranged so that if anything happened to him, you'd be given a sh-load of false information. And don't bother trying to get the real information. The codes were all changed the instant he dissapeared." she smirked and nodded at Jazz.
Megatron's smile vanished, replaced by cold fury. The saboteur looked at Megatron and let his smile return.
He still regretted being weak enough to give in, though. He looked away.
"Bring the device to devil's pass at sunset. Alone. You will surrender yourself and the device or your boyfriend will be nothing but scrap metal." he snarled, which got a suprised look from Jazz, at the boyfriend comment; But Jade looked at him and shrugged.
"If I see even one Autobot, I will let Orcas rip out his spark where you all can see." Megatron growled, optics blazing like lava, and cut the link.
Omega swallowed. He shuddered. "What...what if they really don't know what happened to Alpha? I mean...Alpha said she was at the Nemisis...doesn't mean Megs knows..."
Jade huffed. "It's probably either Orcas or Starscream, then. We'll get her back." she nodded.
Prime looked at her. "You cannot let Megatron get his hands on that device." he said. "We will have to find a way to rescue both him and Alpha. Bullet, report."
"We found it! Now we have to find a way to get in." came the reply.
Jade looked at the screen. "I'm going to that valley anyway. And don't worry, Megs won't get his hands on the transmognifier, either. I might be able to find Alpha while I'm at it, too"
"Perhaps someone should go along." Prime said, kowing the jet would have to be inside the Nemesis to find the carfemme. He didn't like that option.
"You heard what Mega-jerk said." the muave and blue jet stared up at him defiantly.
Prime simply looked at Omega.
Prowl jumped in with "Yes, he did say what would happen if he saw anyone."
Jade glanced at Omega as Prime explained. "It would also give us a chance to find out if it truly is Megatron who has Alpha, also." he added. "I'll have Mirage go along, also."
A square formed in the air a few feet away, and an outline appeared, becoming solid in the shape of a blue formula 1 reacecar. "Right here, sir." he saluted.
"I suppose you heard everything that was said, then." Prime replied. Mirage nodded.
Omega grinned. He went invisable and huffed proudly. "They'll pay for hurtin' my big sis..."
Jade trnasformed and flew out, her companions following. "I don't like this." Prime muttered to Prowl.
"Me neither." the Datsun replied. "I would suggest we stay in the immediate area of the valley in case Omega Mirage and Jade need assistance." he replied.
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Megatron turned to Starscream and companions "Would anyone mind telling me why the Autobots are demanding back a prisoner we do not have." he looked around.
"Well!?" he demanded, optics falling on Starscream, who looked at Orcas, silently hoping he wouldn't say anything. But better for him to tell than them both to get in trouble.
Orcus simply glanced over at Starscream like "Now?"
Starscream shrugged.
Megatron shook his head. "Later, then." he waved a hand, not wanting to bother with it. Things were just starting to go right, and he didn't want to spoil it by uncovering some secret plot of Starscream's to take over.
He walked over to Orcas, glancing at Jazz. "You may finish what you started." he said. Starscream looked at him. "But I thought..."
Megatron cut him off.
"That's your problem, Starscream. You think too much. I'm not one to go back on my promises." he smirked at the black and white, who glanced at Orcus and gulped.
"Have fun." he smirked and walked out.
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Omega flew out of the ark after the muave and blue femmeseeker and growled under his vocaliser.
Jade sped up and did a barrel roll. "Megsy so much as lays a finger on him I'll break his arm and beat him to death with it." she snarled...
Orcus grinned. He walked over to Jazz and bent down. "Time to do to you...what I did to your femme friend." He said, pulling out the black ball. He plunged it into Jazz's spark, ignoring his screams. "Unfortuantly, this one only works three times..."
Jade's engines shut of, and she felt herself falling. She transformed right before hitting the ground. Back at the ark, Prowl doubled over. Jade glared at the sky, and waited a second before getting to her feet. "I'm not supposed to be feeling this..." she muttered, walking towards the valley.
Orcas stood up. "Perfect..." He looked at Starscream. "Help me drag him to the other one."
Starscream looked at him. "I would, but we're supposed to take him to the valley in a half an orn." the seeker looked down at him for a moment, then asked "Tell me... can you use that to deactivate his spark?" he sounded quite amused at the thought.
"True..." Orcus nodded. "Well...I'm not sure...if I put enough pressure on it, possibly...after all, this is just the prototype. I used my finished one on the femme."
Starscream smirked, and nodded. "let me see that." he held out his hand for the remote.
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Jade walked down into the valley. "When they get here, don't worry about rescues. Omega, just follow us back to the Nemesis. I'll find my own way out. 'Raj, get Jay back to the Ark. Kay?" She looked at the air behind her as though the blue spy would be there, then to her left, where she thought Omega was.
Omega coughed from in front of her. "Got it."
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Orcus looked at Starscream. "Not yet..."
Starscream pouted. "Oh come on, I just want to try it is all. I won't break it or anything.
"It's not it." Orcus looked at Jazz, "Or him...you see, the controllers are cued into MY spark pulse. It won't work for anyone else."
Starscream glared at him. "You could have told me that sooner." he spat. Then looked back at the Autobot.
Megatron walked in, Soundwave behind him. "One of your toys, Orcas?" the silver Decepticon asked.
Orucs sighed. He glanced at Megatron. "Correct, sir." He nodded, looking at the silver Decepticon. "One of my newest...and best..."
Megatron nodded, noticing the small black dot floating in the black and white's blue spark. He nodded to Soundwave, who helped Starscream yank Jazz to his feet.
Orcus put the controller away. He grinned.
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Jade paced, looking up at the sky. "where are they!?" she hissed.
Omega swallowed. He bit his lip. "Dammit...I don't know!"
Jade looked up as Megatron landed, Orcas beside him. "Where is he!?" she demanded.
Starscream and Soundwave came up behind him from over the hill, dragging the black and white Autobot between them.
Jade looked up and her optics widened in horror. "What did you do to him you monster!" she screeched.
"Now, now, Device first, questions later." Megatron said calmly. The jet narrowed her optics at him.
Omega swallowed. He had to keep himself from screaming and yelling at them. He clenched his fists and waited, swallowing his growls.
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Alpha closed her optics. She opened them and groaned as the energon chains that were binding her arms and legs fell off of her.
She groaned and stood up.
"Ow." She muttered, walking towards the exit of the storage bay. "Gotta get out of here..."
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Jade growled.
"Disarm yourself." Megatron growled back. The jet unkooked her armcannons, looking at Orcas the entire time, glaring. Starscream walked up and confiscated her pistols, too.
"The device." Megatron demanded. She paused, knowing If he got his hands on the thing that made her a Transformer, he'd be able to travel to her world, and raid the energy there... There was no telling how many people would get hurt before the Autobots would find a way to travel to her universe to stop them...
If the Autobots could find a way to her universe to stop them.
Megatron noticed her hesitation and nodded to Orcas. "The device, or else." the silver Decepticon growled in a warning tone.
Orcus pulled out the controller. He pressed. Waited. And then stopped once Jazz had almost passed out.
She growled loudly and took two steps forward, with tackling him on her mind, and stopped. That wouldn't help.
Orcus grinned. He folded his arms. "What's wrong?"
Alpha peeked around the corner. She swallowed and then ran for it.
Alpha sighed as she ran out of the Nemsis. She hadn't run into any Decepticons...or Hammertread. She rubbed her cheek at the memory and then hurried.
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Jade snarled. She touched the center of her chest and a grid outline appeared, solidifying the cylindrical shape of the device. The blue orb in the center swirled between blue and aqua with white ripples trhough it lazily, humming softly.
Jade glanced down at Jazz, then narrowed her eyes at Megatron, who seemed mystified by it.
"Bring it to me." he motioned. She walked up slowly, inch by inch, and stopped about six feet away. "Let him go first." she said, staring Megatron in the optics defiantly.
"I want the device first, then negotiations." he glanced at Orcas, and Jade also glanced at him.
She winced. Then held the device out at arm's length.
Megatron reached out and grabbed her wrist, yanking the device away. An evil grin spread over his face.
"At last... I finally have it." he stared mystified into the light blue-white orb, which swirled slightly faster, then slowed to it's regular thrumming rythm.
Omega gasped. He walked a few steps fowards. "What...?"
Alpha gasped. She looked around the rocks she was behind and saw them. "Wha'?"
Starscream aimed his armcannon at Jade's head. She ignored him, glancing at Jazz.
"How do you expect him to get back to base?" she asked levelly.
"We'll call your friends once get back to our base." Megatron said, nodding to the werewolf, and Jade took a step back.
Orucs nodded. He got out the controller. A second try failed, but the mech quickly put it away. He fiddled with Jazz's.
Alpha let out a low growl. She bent down and clenched her fists.
Starscream brought out the ener-shackles, and Jade's wings drew back tensely. She put one foot back in a semi-fighting stance.
Starscream looked at Orcas, then back at the jet.
"Now, now. I wouldn't try anything if I were you." He pointed to the remote in Orcas's hand. Jade looked at it, at, Jazz, then back at Orcas.
"Bastard!" she hissed.
Orcus chuckled. "Thank you." He said, looking at her.
The mech fiddled with the controller.
He turned it on for a minute and then glanced over at Jazz. Nothing was happening.
He frowned.
He had grabbed the wrong controller.
He cut it off and then traded it for the real one.
Alpha had to bite her lip to keep from screaming.