A/Ns: Howdy Ya'll! We're close to somewhere around 1000 or so hits. YAY!

Zoey: Yup. And to The Fox Familiar; You must be scared of what I have to say if you turned off your private messaging.

LW: Heh... I bet they are.

Fyre: Whooo! Yay! So who's the better pairing, me and my Salem or Jackknife and Starscream?

Zoey: Random... okay...

Salem: Fyre! That's abit rude don't you think?

Jackknife: Fyre, shut up before I rip out your optics.

Fyre: Oooo, me thinks Jackkie might haves a small crushie on me.

Jackknife: DON'T CALL ME THAT!

Salem: *sigh* Oh Primus. Not again.

Zoey: Everyone chill! Don't make me and LW do it. Because we will. Well, I will..

Jackknife: Please don't...

Zoey: I will if you don't shut up.

LW: Well, while they're solving that problem, enjoy the next chapter!

Jackknife

Oh frag. Bumping into Starscream was not what I wanted to do!

"Hey Jackknife… Why do you look so tired and stiff?"

"None of your business."

Starscream smirked, wrapping an arm around my waist. "It's ALL of my business as third in command to know how my soldiers are." He purred.

I pushed him away. "I said it's none of your business." I panted.

Starscream tapped a claw on his chin thoughtfully. "My my, you ARE tired Jackknife..." He purred again.

I moved my legs slowly, in a position to flee. "Ok. I'll tell you." I sighed. I took a deep breath. "I was feeling stressed out and I knew Soundwave was obviously feeling the same so I pushed him into Megatron's quarters on accident to do a quickie." I said all in one breath.

Starscream's optic twitched. "And I wasn't invited?"

I growled weakly, too tired to say much of anything else. I walked away to where my quarters were and locked the door to recharge without any disturbance. Much later I awoke from my recharge, hearing banging noise on my door.

"Get up Jackknife. We need to get moving. We're taking the long way."

It was Megatron.

"Coming Lord Megatron." I answered tiredly. Back to the Autobot base already? Ugh... With me it's just back and forth.

I exited my quarters and followed everybot out. As I walked, my thoughts suddenly flickered to Salem. Not again with the human, she's a human. Nothing special.

My thoughts were briefly interrupted. "Jackknife..." I heard someone growl.

I nodded, unsure of who said that to me. My mind went back to thinking of Salem. Her long hair, her beautiful laugh... Her gorgeous eyes...

Wait. WHAT?

I shook it off, and transformed. I couldn't help but think of her some more...

Salem

I awoke, feeling tired. I turned to my right, and I saw Fyre smiling at me. I jumped a bit.

"Hey sleepy, you okay?" He asked me.

I nodded. "I wouldn't mind another night like last night."

Fyre chuckled. "I'd be pleased to give it to you right now, but we gotta go. The 'Cons are on their way to our base. Optimus wants you to be present."

I frowned as Fyre mentioned the Decepticons.

"Come on, I know you don't like them, and I don't like them either. But we gotta work together, despite the differences."

I smiled wryly. And then my eye suddenly twitched and I froze. "D-does that mean Megatron will be there?" I croaked.

Fyre froze as well. He hesitated "I'm afraid so. Come on. We need to get going."

I sat up and inhaled sharply as a wave a pain smacked me in the hips. Must be leftover from last night. Fyre glanced at me and I smiled.

"It's okay Fyre. Just minor pain from last night." I said to him, hoping he won't panic.

Fyre frowned and helped me up, before leading walking to the door. Once there, his holoform fizzled out of existence, and his horn beeped.

"I'll be down in a minute! Let me get dressed!" I yelled out the window.

I thought for a moment. "As long as Jackknife is there I'll be fine..." I assured myself. Then my mind wandered. "Jackknife... I need to talk to her about this." I mumbled to myself after I couldn't tear my mind from her. Maybe she could help.

I slipped on my favorite pair of dark blue cutoffs and my camouflage tank top. I quickly shoved on my calf high boots and tied them quickly. I snagged my laptop bag and threw it over my shoulder. Before I left, I picked up the jagged metal piece on a chain, the one I had found in Grandpa Sam's house. I smiled and put it on.

"Look Grandpa…I knew you were right all along…"

Fyre's horn beeped again. I snapped out of my little thought again and ran down the stairs to the Focus.

I clambered into the driver's seat and smiled. "Let's go."

Once back at the base we practically ran into the hanger. Fyre was in full Autobot mode and I stood next to his foot. I tried to calm myself down, I wasn't exactly happy about the Decepticons coming.

"Easy Salem." Optimus assured me.

I could feel the Earth shake beneath my feet, that was my signal for the Decepticons's arrival. One by one, the Decepticons came in, their symbol standing out like a fire that has devoured a building.

Then began what seemed like an eternal staring contest. I glanced at the Decepticons, noting that Jackknife was close to the front line. Not too far behind her, a Decepticon was checking her out. Immediately, I picked that one out as Starscream. I suppressed my growl.

Megatron spoke. "So we meet again Prime. And you're not trying to stop me from killing you again."

I cleared my throat. "You know the Projects are stronger than you Megatron."

Megatron looked down at me. "And you had the fleshling come as well. Interesting Prime. You still have a weakness for these pitiful creatures."

I lost it. I growled "We fleshlings helped to kick your metal butt."

Starscream chuckled. "It seems this one has more of a temper. What a fun little toy she shall be."

Jackknife looked at me, and then to Starscream, giving me a look that was pleading me to calm down. Fyre picked me up and placed me on his shoulder.

"Will you keep true to your end of the truce, Megatron?" Optimus asked.

Megatron nodded. "Will the fleshling give up the piece of the Allspark she has?"

I went bug-eyed. Was Megatron referring to the jagged metal piece on the chain I was wearing? I then shook my head no.

"No. I'm not giving it up. You'll have to pry it out of my cold dead fingers in about a million years."

Optimus glanced at me and I shut my mouth. Again with the running of the mouth. I'm going to get myself killed with this mouth of mine.

"She does not pay any part in this truce, Megatron. You and your Decepticons will have a hangar to stay in for the nights to come. We will discuss the next move later."

Megatron nodded and walked away. So did almost everyone else. Jackknife stayed behind. Fyre had gone off to speak with the others and Optimus.

Jackknife

I watched the human walk up to me. Her guardian wasn't around.

"Jackknife, I'm sorry what I had said to you yesterday. I didn't mean to say that." Her voice wavered slightly, as if she was frightened.

I shrugged it off. "It had been a long cycle for me. I'm sorry for snapping at you."

I watched her smile a bit. I turned on my holoform and walked up to her. "So what do you think of this whole truce thing? It seems you didn't have much of a say in it."

"I kinda don't like it. I'll deal with it though, because those projects sounded really bad."

"Yeah, they are. I was attacked yesterday by a stray. It almost killed a few of us."

She gasped. I started to chuckle. "You humans look so funny when you are told about something like this."

She started to laugh.

Once our laughter died down I smiled at her. "So what were you thinking during the little stare down?"

"About how much I didn't like that Decepticon staring at you the entire time. I think he's called Starscream."

I growled. "Ugh, he's nothing but a good for nothing fragger."

Salem flinched at my growl. I smiled at her. "Sorry. He's not my favorite either."

She regained her smile a bit. I wrapped a servo around her, attempting what humans called a "hug."

She hugged me back. "I don't like it that you and everyone else has to go fight. I want to fight too."

I frowned at this. Another voice spoke up.

"No Salem. I will not allow you to fight!" It was that good for nothing Autobot Fyre.

Salem looked up at me with a pleading look. I shook my head no.

"I have to agree with Fyre. Letting a human fight against these projects is a bad idea." I flashed a glare at Fyre real quick.

Salem moved away from me and looked at Fyre. "My Grandpa Sam fought against Megatron. I have to fight."

"No. You are not allowed to fight! Please Salem, think about it." Fyre said.

Salem frowned, but nodded in defeat. She got up and walked over to Fyre.

"I want to go home." She said.

I watched Fyre transform into his little car and drive away with Salem.