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To be like them
Chapter 4
It was a very awkward silent trip back to Sam's home.
Starscream once again studied the scenery around him worrying that this rock of dirt might soon become his new unwanted home. He sighed loudly as he stretched a bit.
"We're almost there." Said Sam very quietly almost in a whisper.
He grunted then said. "I know that I've seen the same slaggen trees and buildings to know when we're near your human colony." He said sarcastically.
"It's called a town and it's Tranquility."
"What ever! Just shut up and drive!" he shouted pounding his hand on the car door.
"Ouch! Don't do that!" yelled Bumblebee.
"What this?" he asked this time kicking the dash board as hard as he could.
"Stop it now Starscream or I will leave you on the side of the road to walk back to town."
"You wouldn't dare Autobot. You know that Optimus would be very angry if you left me all alone on the side of the road."
"I believe he would understand the situation and would most likely send Ironhide to pick you up."
He grumbled something under his breath preparing to start arguing again when Sam said.
"Please would you two stop fighting. It's like really annoying."
"No fleshy will tell me what to do." He growled as he started staring out the window again.
"Okay clearly I have pissed you off. Whatever the hell I said to do so I'm sorry all right. Please stop with the attitude and please stop hurting Bumblebee okay, that's all I ask of you."
He glanced over at him half heartedly. "Strong words from a human."
Sam sighed. "I don't want any trouble okay."
"Fine." He sighed turning back to the window. "I'll behave."
Sam couldn't tell if the Decepticon was being sarcastic or serious. "Do you mean that?"
"Yes, Sam I'll behave… for now."
A small victory of sorts but Sam was happy that he was starting to get through to the Decepticon for now.
The car pulled into the driveway to Sam's home and the passengers got out again.
Sam opened the door to his home as Mojo charged out of the house barking again at Starscream.
"Go away you annoying rat!" he yelled at the small dog.
"His a dog and his name is-"
"Mojo I know." He looked down at the dog. "The small Earth creature is sure full of it."
"He's full of something all right." Said Sam as the two walked into the house leaving Mojo outside.
Sam walked over to a chair and turned on the TV and began watching it.
Starscream rolled his eyes and stated flatly. "Squishies watch way too much TV."
"No TV on Cybertron?" asked Sam not even looking at him.
"We have it well had
it would be the better choice of words."
"And you're saying
you never watched TV?" he asked not buying into what he was saying.
He paused and the finally said. "Studying did get boring after a while when I was in the Academy."
"I know it." Said Sam as he flipped through the channels. "Why don't you sit down." He suggested looking back at him. "You standing there like that is making me nervous."
"Humans are bothered buy such small things." He said sitting down in a nearby chair. "Earth TV is probably stupid anyways."
Sam rolled his eyes as he continued to scan the channels and finally stopped on one channel.
It was like the TV absorbed Sam's soul as he said nothing nor moved as he watched the show.
Starscream on the other hand was not entertained by the Earth television. He got up from his chair and began to walk away.
"Come on you don't like CSI? I'm not surprised there isn't a Cybertronian version out there." Said Sam though he ignored him.
He realized that it had become night he decided to go back to his room to get some peace and quiet when he saw something shoot across the sky and hit with a loud boom. The shock of what ever it was hitting the ground shook the house so bad he almost fell down the stairs. "Slag!" he stretched grabbing the railing for support.
Sam said a few choice cure words as well mostly because the cable went out. He got up from the chair. "You all right?" he asked as he walked over to Starscream who was still clinging to the railing as if his life depended on it.
"Yeah I think so…" he said slowly letting go of the railing and standing up.
"What was that?" he asked right as he heard Bumblebee's engine start up and leave the yard going full speed. "Bumblebee!" he yelled though of course the car couldn't hear him.
"I think I know what it was." Said Starscream running past Sam and out the door.
"Damn it! Get back here!" he yelled chasing after him not realizing that Mojo was following him.
Sam followed him yelling at him to slow down or stop the whole time. He had lost sight of Bumblebee before the chase had even started.
The blond man ran off to a nearby wooded area behind some houses. Smoke was floating up to the sky Sam wondered why the residents of the house hadn't come out to see what happened yet.
Finally he saw that Starscream had stopped in front of a large crater that was made by what had fallen out of the sky.
"Don't you ever do that again!" Sam yelled trying to catch his breath.
He turned back to him. "You needed your exercise human." He stated turning back to the crater.
"My name is…" he was cut off by Starscream telling him to be silent. Offended he didn't get time to reply when he noticed as he had feared a Transformer crawled out of the hole in the Earth.
It stretched its mighty limbs as if it had been sleeping.
"No, no, no!" yelled Sam panic filled as he moved back away from it.
"Sam, human met Thundercracker." Said Starscream smiling as he nodded to the mech.
"Th-thundercracker?" Sam stammered. "Isn't he like a…" he trailed off.
"A Decepticon? Yes, yes he is."
Sam dumbfound couldn't think of anything to say. He didn't know if it was fear or what that prevented his speaking.
Thundercracker stepped out of the hole while keeping an eye on Sam.
"D-does he talk?" asked Sam.
"When he wants to." Said Starscream shrugging.
Thundercracker lowered down staring at Sam still. "Screamer?"
"Yes?"
"Why is there a squishy with you?"
"We'll get to that later." He said standing beside the blue mech's leg. "Where is my body?" he asked looking up at him.
"Your body?" he asked.
He rolled his eyes sighing. "I know I mentioned it in the message I sent out so where is it?"
He didn't answer him.
"Ignoring me is not wise TC." He said sternly
"TC?" asked Sam looking up at him. "You have a nickname?"
"Why is it talking to me? Tell it to leave me alone." Said Thundercracker.
"Pet! I'm not his pet!" yelled Sam.
"He's not my pet. The Autobots have been making me recharge at his residence." Said Starscream shaking his head about the whole thing. "But more importantly where is my body? Where are the others too for that matter?"
"Skywarp should be here soon to take us to the Nemesis."
"Here soon? Please tell me he's not going to drop in like you did." Said Sam.
He ignored him though Starscream quickly realized the problems of his 'dropping in as well' "The human has a point another meteor as they call it is probably going to cause NASA to show up here."
"He's all ready here. I'm sending him our coordinates now."
"How is he going to get here?" asked Sam feeling left out when he heard Mojo barking. "Shit!" he yelped just in time to see the small dog walk up to Thundercracker.
"What is that?" asked Thundercracker as the dog began to bark at him.
"It's a dog, TC."
"Dog? It's all small and… rat like." He said reaching out to the dog.
"No get away from Mojo!" yelled Sam.
"Can I kill it Screamer? It's noisy than the human." He said flattening his hand preparing to flatten the dog like a pan-cake.
"No! Don't let him kill him please!" yelled Sam as he ran over to try to get the dog.
"TC stop it. It's just a dog it can't harm anyone." Said Starscream.
Right as Sam got to the dog, Mojo raised his leg and peed on Thundercracker's foot.
Sam picked up the dog and ran as far as he could from the mech with out leaving the area.
Thundercracker paused staring down at where the dog had marked him. "It… lubricated on me!" he screamed shaking his foot.
"Stop it!" screamed Starscream holding up his hands to protect himself from being splashed.
"But it lubricated on me! Me! A seeker!" he screamed as he finally got the last drop off of his foot.
"Where the pit is Skywarp!?" demanded Starscream who was getting tired of the waiting and the talking.
Sam slowly came back over to them. "Look umm… TC I-"
The mech looked at him.
To Sam it didn't look like he was going to kill him but he wasn't exactly sure. He stopped a few feet away putting a little bit of distance between them. "I'm sorry Mojo peed on you. He does that."
The mech didn't answer Sam he simply said. "Warp sent a message saying he's on his way. Starscream what of the human? Is he going to come too?"
He nodded. "The Autobots will be more corporative if we have their pet human."
"Wait what?" before what was said could eve fully go through Sam's mind there was another mech standing in front of them. "Whoa what the hell?"
"Met Skywarp." Said Starscream
"I thought TC was lying when he said you've been held captive by a human." Said Skywarp.
"It's not like that! I-"
"Silence Sam." Said Starscream turning to him grinning evilly. "If you wish to live I suggest you be silent and do as I say."
Sam was now afraid, he knew this wouldn't end well for him. "What about Mojo? He'll pee all over the Decepticon forces."
"Leave the rodent."
"I can't-"
"Leave it!"
Sam reluctantly placed Mojo on the ground. "Sorry boy." He said to the dog.
Starscream grabbed his arm and dragged him over to where Skywarp was standing. "Say good bye to your home human named Sam."
There was a bright flash of light and the next thing Sam knew he was standing in the desert in front of a huge ship.
"Whoa." He whispered.
"Welcome to our base, Sam." Said Starscream