Kit woke with a pounding headache. Rubbing the bridge of her nose trying to ease the pounding she looked around. The room was starch white which was making her headache even worse. The sound of footsteps echoing down the metal halls made the pain double. She tried to discern what had happened. The footfalls passed her room. Trying to sit up proved a task for her. Sweat formed on her brow as she tried to regain her breath from moving and the dizziness. The first thing she figured was that she had been down for awhile. She didn't even think that she had hit her head that hard or sustained that much damage. Of course Kit would assume that but the facts my lay before her to say other wise. Rubbing her forehead again she tried to rub the pain away. A soft sigh escaped her lips. She was thankful for one saving grace though. Starscream had saved her yet again. If he hadn't been there she might have died against the assault of the enemies planes even though she vaguely recalled what had happened the other day. Another thing she was grateful for was the fact that she hadn't had her dreams while she had been unconscious. Deciding that she needed to rest some more she laid back and welcomed sleep.

She woke up sometime later and the headache had receded a bit. The sound of shifting clothing made her look to the right. Storm Chaser sat there asleep in one of the metal chairs. Deciding she needed to sit up she fought to sit up. A few times she fell backwards due to her muscles weakness from not being used. After about a half a dozen tries later, she was up and breathing heavily. Sweat had beaded on her forehead. Reaching up she wiped the sweat away with her sleeve. Now that she was up she allowed her mind to wander. Most of her thoughts were centered on Starscream and her dreams and wondered if there was a connection to them. A sigh escaped her. She hoped they weren't real and if they were that would mean that Megatron had risen again and that wouldn't be a good thing. Then there would always be the chance of Starscream meeting his end if he fought the monster on the other end of a battlefield. That also lead to her wondering why Starscream had saved her twice within the span of a few days and not giving her a reason for doing. She doubted it was because he liked her. They weren't partners and he acted like he didn't even want to be there.

"You're finally awake," she heard a soft voice said from beside her.

That broke her from her thoughts. Closing her eyes for a moment to focus before she looked into the eyes of a man that reminded her of her older brother. There were bags under his eyes suggesting that he hadn't gotten much sleep for however long she had been unconscious.

"How long have I been asleep?"

"Five days. I think your partner is getting worried about you."

Her eye brows furrowed in confusion wondering who he was talking about. She couldn't even decide if he was being sarcastic or not. There was a seriousness in his eyes that belied the sarcasm theory, so she decided that he wasn't being sarcastic.

"Wild Card…"

"Not, Wild Card the other one."

"Other one…" she asked in confusion.

"The Decepticon or so am I am told he's called."

"His name is Starscream."

She felt her knowledge was safe with her brother figure. Folding her hand in front of her she leaned against them. A heavy sigh escaped her throat. Of course she was sure he knew exactly what they were dealing with. There wasn't much that escaped his keen eyes or ears when it came to her.

"Storm Chaser," she sighed. "What's the status of Wild Card?"

"Pending trial as soon as we dock at Ft. Polk. JAG (Judge Advocate General) will handle it when we get there. He's cooling his heels in the brig as we speak. "

She smirked inwardly knowing that he would get a dishonorable discharge for what he had done. Never in any case should you leave the side of your wingman unless you could help it. If they called in JAG it would be serious.

"We're docking for that?"

"This is important besides we were scheduled to be there anyway."

"Since when?" she asked in confusion considering they didn't dock too often.

"Since Wild Card did this the first time."

She rubbed her forehead again. All this thinking was making her dizzy. The oblivion of sleep was starting to sound really good right about that moment, and she wondered if she could sleep through the night tonight even though she wanted to assure Starscream that she was okay and alive and she had a million questions to ask him.

"Does your head still hurt?"

"Yes."

He handed some white pills that looked like Tylenol and a glass of water. She downed it without question and sat there looking at her brother owlishly as what ever he had given her started to take effect. Her eyes were getting heavy.

"Lay back down and we'll talk about your friend again later."

Laying back she yawned hugely before curling on her side wrapped in a blanket. Her eyes slid shut as she curled up on her side. With a heavy sigh she felt her consciousness slipping until it slid from her grasp like water through ones fingers.

She woke again sometime later and Storm Chaser wasn't there so she got up. The dizziness was minimal allowing her to move a little quicker than before. She was in her pajamas and wrapping the blanket around her and got up. Going to the door she peeked out making sure that no one was there and she carefully stepped out into the metal hallways. She found herself at the archway to the flight deck. Her steps were wavering a bit. Waves of dizziness made her have to stop and lean against the wall. Her breathing was coming out in ragged pants. The heavy thud on the deck didn't even make her look up she was so focused on calming the raging in her stomach and head. Something metal wrapped around her stomach and lifted her up gently. When the cool metal touched her heated skin she sighed in relief. It felt good to have something cold against her overheated body.

"You shouldn't be up human."

"Hold on let me get myself in order."

She breathed deeply calming her stomach easily. Looking up she smiled weakly at Starscream. She wrapped her fingers around two of his to steady herself as he moved her. The breeze gently tossed her bound hair and making her feel better. The semi-cold bite to the wind made her more awake and refreshed. He moved to the edge of the ship and sat on the edge his legs dangling down from the edge. She sat away from the edge beside him knowing her coordination was on the fritz. "You're revealing yourself to others Starscream."

He remained silent. With a heavy sigh she laid back and looked up towards the sky. The stars glittered brightly against the dark blue cloak of night. Turning her head slightly she saw him too look towards the stars. The silence they sat in was a comfortable one that she could bask in for a very long time. He like herself was a quiet individual. In another sense she was sure that he had a rebellious streak in him too. She watched the stars for awhile before speaking again.

"Will we run into anymore Decepticons when we get to Ft. Polk?"

He looked at her for a moment before turning his gaze back up to the stars. She wanted to reprimand him and get him to speak with her about what she wanted to know but forcing the answers out of him wasn't going to help anyone and it would piss him off even more.

"More than likely. You shouldn't be out here."

Her eyes rolled in annoyance. He was starting to sound like her mother and that was the last thing she needed right at that moment. She wanted a friend not a mother.

"I couldn't sleep."

"What really brings you out here?" he turned his fiery gaze on her.

Those red eyes made her shiver for a moment but she knew it had to deal with the breeze that was blowing through her blankets.

"Why are you here?"

He didn't answer. The Decepticon remained quiet. "Would it have anything to do with…"

"Kit!" she heard her name called.

She sighed softly knowing that it was Storm Chaser. The older man would have known that she would go missing the first time his back was turned. Deciding that she would stay there until Storm Chaser got her to move would be the best option, knowing how bad her coordination was at that moment. She'd probably end up falling into the ocean and Starscream would be able to gloat that he saved her again. She wondered briefly and absently if he did stuff like that. Of course she figured he had an ego the size of Rhode Island considering he had to save her. She didn't know exactly but it was one of those things that she wished to know about the silent Decepticon. There were a million things about the robot sitting tall beside her. Her thoughts were broken again when Storm Chaser was beside her.

"You shouldn't be out here Obsidian."

He only used her call sign when he was mad at her. Shrugging it off as concern instead of anger she tried to rise but failed. Starscream reached for her to help her to her feet. Once her legs were steady underneath her he let go. Storm Chaser draped her arm over his shoulders.

"I'm going to get you back to the infirmary."

"All right. Oh before I go… Storm Chaser meet my friend Starscream. Starscream this is my teacher and a good friend Storm Chaser."

Starscream only dipped his head slightly to the human to acknowledge he heard her. Kit sighed knowing that was all she was going to get out of the huge robot. The two of them made slow progress back to the infirmary. They had to stop every now and then so that Kit could get her wobbly legs back in order. Once they were back in the room and she was safely back in her bed Storm Chaser looked at her seriously.

"Storm Chaser what is it?" she asked in concern.

"I was talking to the Commander and he informed me that if you should wake soon that I was to inform you on the new development."

"And that is?"

Her curiosity was spiked. She had a natural curiosity that made others laugh at her when she was younger but it made her better at things. The concern in his eyes made her worry all the more.

"They're not going to discharge me are they?" she asked worriedly.

"No, nothing like that. The Commander has told me that since your jet was destroyed in the attack that you are going to be put in Wild Card's jet."

She snorted in disgust.

"I'd pilot with Starscream first before I'd get in that F-18."

"Kit…"

"No, go tell the Commander for me that if…"

"He thought that you might feel like that so once you get yourself in working order you will starting to fly with Starscream."

There was a cryptic meaning in his words that told her that there was more to it than what he was saying at that moment. She wondered what it was so speaking up she asked;

"For what purpose?"

"A test of sorts."

Then she realized what this was about. They were going to test Starscream to see if he had truly changed or was going to destroy them. And of course they were going to use her as a test rat for their experiments.

"At my expense too."

"I didn't like the idea anymore than you do, but they are orders."

"Yes, sir."

A frown graced Storm Chaser's face at her nasty look. He knew that she trusted the big bot despite his past which astounded him, considering the fact that she should hate Decepticons for the death of her older brother five years previous. That was a gift and a curse at the same time though. She was a forgiving person by nature. He wondered if it was going to get her in trouble later in life.

"Get some sleep Kit you need your strength to deal with Starscream and the doctors that are going to make sure you're in good shape."

She nodded her head sleepily and lay down and curled up. Storm Chaser tucked the blankets around her and kissed her on the forehead gently before leaving the room. Kit sighed before slipping back into sleep.

A/N: I have to thank all of you my faithful reviewers. 59 reviews are impressive for me at the very least. I'm looking forward to getting more for this story and getting my goal of at least 80 by the end of this story will make me entirely happy. I'll hope for more but I'll take what I can get. So reviews are extremely welcomed.

Okay I have a question to ask all my loyal fans.

If I bring in a few more Decepticons who would you like to see brought back into the metal life?

Leave a review with the name of the Decepticon you want to see or even Autobots that Kit could possibly run into. It would be a big help. I've gotten some input from a friend of mine and I would like to see what others think. It's been a very long time since I saw any series of transformers. I don't think I'll accept Beast Wars characters. If this were a different type of story then maybe because I'd be bringing Dinobot back into the flesh. He's my favorite Decepticon from beast wars and Silverbolt too. Well its late and I hoped you liked this.

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