Okay, I'm gonna try to put some Jade backstory in the next chapter. I'm really trying to get this thing right! It all works wonderfully in my head, but every writer knows that's never what it comes out as in real life...
Chapter Three – Don't Make Me Bite You
Jade gulped nervously and couldn't stop her legs from rattling beneath her. She prayed Starscream couldn't see her tremble, for it would only amuse him and make his day a little better. That was exactly what she didn't want.
Trying to keep her head high as she fought off the inevitable fear of dying, Jade carefully made her way through the hangar bay's door and past Starscream's sharp, metal bird feet. Her shoulders tensed as he growled behind her impatiently.
"Hurry up!" he snarled, quickening Jade's pace towards the opposite end of the vast hangar. It took a couple of minutes to reach it and during that time, not a word was spoken. All that could be heard was the nervous pounding of Jade's heart and the heavy footsteps of the 'bot beside her.
There was another bay room similar to Jade's in size and shape. The only difference was that there were no windows on the walls and ceiling. The only light entering the giant room flooded in through the open door.
But that wasn't what Jade was paying attention to. As she unhappily stepped into the dusty room, what caught her attention was the evil pair of glowing red optics that was suddenly focused on her in the dimly lit hangar. The demonic eyes as well as the long metal table located in the center of the room were what did her in. Her legs became jell-o beneath her and her balance went off. Had a giant hand not snatched her off the ground, Jade had no doubt that she would have collapsed to her knees.
However, with sudden vigor and liveliness, Jade struggled in vain against Starscream's grip. She kicked and clawed, despite her chest burning with the hot sensation of pain. "Let go!" she screamed angrily.
Megatron laughed at the insect's request.
However, Starscream seemed less amused. He really hated any physical contact with the creatures. It grossed him out. So one can only imagine what he felt when Jade leaned forward and surprised him by biting his finger! She couldn't do more than peel a small bit of paint off, but it was still horrifying.
"Gah!" he shouted with a surprised tone, releasing his grip on the human.
She fell onto the grand metal table with a shriek. Thankfully, she had only been a few feet above it when she was dropped.
Megatron frowned at his lieutenant.
Upon seeing the unhappy glare of his master, Starscream said, "She bit me!"
"Have you sustained damage?" questioned a falsely worried Megatron. He laughed at his own joke. "You fool, she's an insect! Their bite is nothing, although it pleases me to see that she resorted to such barbarism."
Jade flinched at the sound of the Decepticon's voice and shook under his gaze. She scurried away from him, positioning herself at the far edge of the cold aluminum table as she listened to the Decepticons bicker.
The Seeker growled, having not liked his Lord's cruelty. "It's disgusting, my Lord. She got her bodily fluids all over me."
The human girl snorted. He was acting like she had urinated on him or something. "It's just saliva," she said innocently, knowing now how horrified the Seeker became when touched with such a fluid. "But I'd be happy to bite you again if you grab me like that."
Starscream snarled at her viciously, rushing his face mere inches away from her own. "I dare you to do it again, human."
Jade's eyes squinted, no longer so afraid of the weak Seeker. "Challenge accepted."
"Enough!" boomed Megatron, having become bored of the bickering.
Both Seeker and human shut up immediately and focused their attention on the Decepticon commander.
"I didn't bring you here to fuel Starscream's incessant quarrelling, as amusing as that may have been. You, young insect, are here to learn a lesson that all humans and Autobots must know—the Decepticons will always be the more powerful race. Always."
Jade's brows furrowed. "But the Transformers are all one race. Decepticons and Autobots are one in the same! The only difference is the intelligence level." The last part was meant as an insult, and that's exactly how Megatron and Starscream took it.
They growled in unison, but Jade continued. "Autobots are fighting to protect this planet and for the chance to live and be happy. You're just fighting for power, something that will always fail in the end, no matter how strong you think you are. You'll always lose, Megatron. Always," she mocked.
Megatron, much to Jade's surprise, just cackled evilly. "And that's where you're wrong, little cretin. Because once I'm through with you, you'll be begging for death. That's when I win." He grinned frighteningly.
Jade's heart sank at that moment. She was no longer hopeful for her friends to find her in time. She was in the middle of a silent desert, where there would be no one to hear her cries for help. It was just her, Starscream, and the scariest monster the world had yet seen.
"Starscream," said Megatron coolly, extending his clawed fingers threateningly. "Hold her down."