A/N: eigth chapter! Yes! and, EXCITYMENT! please review
It has been five months since Skylar was first brought to the Autobot base by ways of Prowl. She is best friends with the tallest mech there, Skyfire. She knew almost everyone in the base, and she was well known. She was greatly admired and appreciated at the base, and the Autobots cared for her as if she was one of them. They all knew her heat signature, and they were careful what they did and said around her. She was lab partner to Skyfire as well, helping him to conduct experiments. And she has never seen a Decepitcon up close. She is always left on base during an attack.
* In Skyfire's Lab*
"Skyfire! Where's that compound?" Skylar said, moving around Skyfire's lab easily. She is his lab partner now, and she was proud to be a good use to the tall mech.
"On the third shelf to your left. Need a hand?" Skyfire asked, and Skylar nodded, reaching out for the hand that was offered to her. She carefully climbed on, balancing in the palm. Skyfire stopped at the outer edge of the shelf, allowing her to collect the compound. She carried it carefully, getting off of Skyfire's hand. She walked to the ladder, one hand on the compound and the other on the ladder. She carefully climbed it, reaching the top of the table. She scooted forward, pushing the compound carefully.
"Is that sodium Hydroxide?" She asked Skyfire, pointing towards the labeled bottle. Skyfire scanned it, humming an agreement to her. She picked it up, feeling around the top for the lid. She carefully unscrewed it, making sure to keep the opening upright. She didn't want to spill the acid again.
A siren started to go off, alerting all of the Autobots on base that something was going wrong. Skyfire looked up at the ceiling as a loud explosion rocked the walls.
All Autobots, this is Optimus Prime. We are under attack by the Decepticons. Everyone please report to your posts. Prepare for battle. Skyfire looked at the speaker, then back at Skylar. She was frozen, holding onto the bottle of acid. She set it down, her frame shaking.
"Starscream..." she murmured, and Skyfire walked forward, grabbing her carefully. She was looking up at the ceiling, her eyes roving all over the cracks, seeming to search for something. Skyfire looked up too, recognizing the signature of his former friend.
"He's here." She said, and he looked at her, aware that she was looking straight at him. He set her down, his movements calculated.
"Stay here, Skylar." HE said, and Skyfire nodded, her form tense against the tabletop. Another explosion rocked the base, and Skyfire walked to the door. He opened it, but he paused before he walked out, turning back to the girl.
"I'll be back. I promise." He said, and he walked out of the door, letting it shut behind him. Skylar mumbled to herself, a single tear flowing down her cheek.
"You always say that." Skylar said, and a larger explosion rocked the lab again, causing many of the glasses on the shelves to fall and shatter.
"No!" Skylar said, and she heard the acid tip over, hitting the metal lab table. The acid started to spread, eating through the metal slowly.
"What fell, what fell?" She asked herself as she scooted away fro the acid. her feet his the ladder as she inhaled.
"Compound two, four and seventeen. And, the sulfuric acid. Great." she said, and she ignored the latter, jumping down from the table. She landed off balance, waving around her arms to not fall over. She could hear the compounds and acid mixing.
"Not good." she said, and she ran for the door, glad that she wore her shoes today. She didn't always, and Skyfire never enforced that rule. She ducked out of the door as a sizzling sound occurred from the table. He made a sharp turn left, and she ducked as the lab exploded. Another explosion occurred from the area she left, and she heard footsteps fro the ruined lab, footsteps she didn't recognize.
"Hello?" She asked, and she heard laughter. She didn't recognize that, either. She moved towards the wall, trying not to make any noise.
"The squishy lovers will be here soon. " said a voice, and this one she recognized from Skyfire's memories. She started to shake, tears falling form her eyes, but she didn't make a noise. She was scared beyond reason, though.
"Skywarp, what are you doing?!" the voice said, and the one set of footsteps turned into four. One of the sets was walking straight for her. But she stood still as the footsteps stopped.
"Someone's here." The second voice said. Skylar started to shake again, brushing her hand against the wall as she tried to edge away. But, she tripped, landing sprawled out in front of the four footsteps. She felt herself being picked up, and she stayed still, trying to figure out who had picked her up. Every time her hands brushed against the metal, she got glimpses and feelings from Skyfire's memories. She tucked her hands into her jacket, trying to lessen the contact with him.
"Why, its only a sparkling!" Starscream said, and his voice rumbled through her thin frame. She was caught by the mech who hurt Skyfire. She was not pleased. She heard the others gather around her, and only one of them noticed that she wasn't looking at them.
"I think her optics are damaged." Said Starscream, and he lifted her up to be optic level with her. She turned her head away, trying to stop the pounding in her ears. He was quite loud.
"Skylar!" She heard one of the Autobots yell, but it was an echo, betraying how far away that Autobot was. She wished they would hurry.
"What do that Autobots want with a damaged squishy sparkling?" Starscream said, and there were footsteps from the tunnel. The Autobot who was running to her rescue was very big, and they were moving with a purpose. Starscream seemed to recognize the footsteps as well, and he turned to look down the tunnel. A ray of energy from the Autobots gun almost took out his head. He ducked, looking into the shadows for the Autobot. The other Seekers moved around, wary.
"We should go, Starscream." Said Skywarp, and there was a mumbled approval from the others. Starscream waited as the others climbed out of the wreckage of the lab, and he couldn't believe his optics.
"Starscream!" said the voice, and Skylar smiled. She could easily recognize that voice. Starscream seemed to recognize it too. He panicked, and he climbed out the wreckage, transforming and placing her into his cockpit gently, and she scrambled with the seatbelt. She was used to flying, thankfully, and she finished buckling in as Starscream took off.
"Seekers, to base!" Starscream yelled, and the planes took off. From the lab, there was a roar from large jet engines of anger and worry from the lab. Skylar smiled again. She wouldn't be in Decepitcon hands for too much longer.
Skyfire was coming for her.
And she almost pitied anyone who got in his way.
