Sorry if this chapter is being sent to any alert boxes over again... or just popping up on the first page again... I had to go back and make some minor changes and then I messed up and deleted the old chapter when I was trying to just replace it. It was a VERY stupid mistake.
Yeah there is NO excuse for me taking so long to put in an update this short, so I'm not going to make one.
Anyway thanks to everyone reading/reviewing/faving/alerting this fic
Siren Song
Chapter 2 - Prowl to the Rescue
Just like a bad, low-budget horror movie, we decided to split up. Yes I know it was a horrible idea, we all know it was a bad idea. Anyway I went with Prowl (mostly because I knew he could probably handle himself around a robo-slut), and Bulkhead and Bumblebee went with Ratchet
So, remember how I said I didn't want to deal with another processor-scrambled bot? Well, you'll never guess what I ended up doing when we found Optimus…
Well actually you might be able to guess… you should be able to anyway.
Yeah, preaching logic to another processor scrambled bot.
"Yes Optimus, My Hero is a very nice song…" I sighed as the big guy continued to babble incoherently about which songs he liked.
"and it reminds me of Siren." he said this in reference to some song; I wasn't really playing attention to which one it was… maybe it was Slim Shady… I don't know!
"Okay big guy, talk about anything but the robo-slut."
"But she's so pretty…" She must have really done a number on Prime's processor, seriously.
"I'm sure she is… for a robo-slut."
Prowl was spending this time trying to get in contact with the others, of course we had a good guess on what was up.
"Maybe we should just call Sentinel Prime, I'll bet they have some way to combat whatever it is Siren does to processors."
Why did Prowl always have to be right and have the best, but most annoying ideas?
"Okay, but can we at least wait until Prime is back to normal? I'm not going to get inside of his alt mode with him acting like this."
"That's understandable."
So naturally right about the same time Prime starts to start speaking coherently, robo-slut drives around the corner.
"Well hey there stranger."
Don't even think for one second Prowl would fall for any of her tricks, he had the stasis cuffs ready; just waiting for the opportune moment.
Unfortunately… there's always an unfortunately!
Apparently he had paused to do more than wait for an opportune moment "Sentinel's energy signature!"
As soon as he said that Siren was gone and I was trying to hurry Optimus' back into sanity.
"PrimePrimePrimePrimePrime! Altmodealtmode!"
Yay, Prowl to the rescue!
Kicks have major processor fixing power; no Sparkling should be lacking this lesson!
"We've seen your criminal." Prowl started doing the talking, a good thing because I didn't trust Optimus to make sense at the time.
"Really? uhh which way did she go?" there was something more than odd in the way Sentinel asked this.
"Urg… I saw her head north…" Prime's words came out as almost more of a mumble than anything, I'm sure it took everyone else just as long to process what he said as it did me.
"Okaythankyoucommmeifyouseeheragain!"
Sentinel zoomed off leaving Jazz and the twins behind; obviously confused by his sudden change in… well everything.
I was stepping outside while Prowl asked Jazz "Does he, maybe want some help or something?"
Jazz glanced off in the direction Sentinel had went "He said there was no way in the universe he wanted help on this mission. That said, I think its obvious help is more than needed. They went on talking about the current matter but I don't know what was said because I was ambushed…
"Technorganic!" By the twins. They never seemed to like calling me by my real name. This was only really the second time they'd met me though so I suppose it's to be expected. At least on a somewhat interesting size, the two were probably at the beginning stage of a fan club for me… yeah it's got to be the whole 'flight' aspect.
"When are you getting time free to learn upside-down backwards flight loop?" Jetstorm currently had me sitting in the palm of his servo. When Bumblebee was talking about being some bot's pet earlier, I have a feeling he was probably referring to the twins.
"No, she must learning triple loop first."
"But upside-down backwards is so much better; anyone can do triple loop, it is for what fleshlings call wimps."
I knew this exchange could go on forever with the two, so I was trying to just kind of hover off all stealthy-like… but I'm guessing I could use some stealth lessons from Prowl because while the two argued every time I was start to get away they'd absently mindedly grab me.
"Will the two of your put a cap on it I can hardly pick up my own processing over your noise. Besides you're both talking about the same thing you've probably done it around me 700 times." Jazz seemed to really think they'd actually stay quiet for more than a few seconds
"But triple loop is just much better naming for it!" this time Jetfire actually dropped me. Always glad to have the jet-pack on hand.
"No, it is being far too simple." Jetstorm lifted me up to optic-level "She will agree with me!"
"Did I not just tell you two to put a cap on it? Seriously, do I have to have your vocal compactors disabled?"
"But we have the excitement!"
"Yes, we never see flying Autobots before Technorganic."
Until right then, the only other time I'd been held upside down was by Wreck-Gar.
"Well you need to put her down. I thought we all explained to you both last time that you can't hold part-organics, or full organics like that, they get head-rush." Prowl to the rescue! … again.
"Oh right, it is our bad little one!"
I could only mumble in response… you see; head-rush, it really sucks and robots don't fully understand why nor will a robot ever fully understand why. After I got out of my temporary stupor and the twins had finally gotten on-subject with Jazz and Prowl I was finally able to ask the two. "Have either of you seen, Bumblebee, Bulkhead or Ratchet?"
The two shrugged
I sighed "Not even an energy signature?"
"Weak one… is possible?" Jetfire glanced at his brother after saying this.
Jazz shook his head "Sentinel's has had us making circles around Detroit, if I didn't know any better I'd say he didn't want us to find her. The only signature we've paid any attention to is her's."
Jetstorm laughed "Willing to bet energon that she's gotten to him brother."
"Well seeing as I am in agreeance with you, I cannot make a counter bet."
"So, how long has Prime been… well…?" Jazz cast a glance at Optimus who was slowly but surly starting to use his processor rationally
"We've been here about twenty cycles; but he was acting oddly before then so overall it's more like thirty five to forty cycles."
The twins both laughed, Jetfire finally saying "The Siren, she's paid him many visits!"
"We should not be laughing, last time we encounter her Jazz said it took fifty cycles to wear off!"
Of course they both still laughed.
"Well I don't know how many run-ins she's had with Sentinel, but I'd say he's been about two mega-cycles of weird."
"Great… so does that mean if Bumblebee Bulkhead and Ratchet are where we think they are… am I going to have to deal with that for an even longer amount of time?"
Jazz nodded "Yeah if she's hit em' once it'll only last longer each time."
"Well there has to be some way to combat whatever it is she's doing."
Optimus was finally up and running back to normal "Magnets! It's got to be magnets!"
"What makes you so sure?" I would have asked this anyway but now it was also serving as a 'let's see if he's really back to normal' question
"It only happens when we come in contact with her servos, and well being able to think clearly it seems like the logical answer. She's using magnets."
"If that's the case than shouldn't Ratchet have realized that right off the bat?"
"He may have realized it but not mentioned it; Siren's a pretty smooth-femme." Jazz said this as if it wasn't obvious.
"Only to you guys, I'll admit she had me convinced to help her at first; but her whole feminine appeal… it doesn't work well on me. As soon as Sentinel mentioned to Bumblebee that he was after someone I knew something was up" So maybe I said a bit too much.
"Really? Then why did you let Bumblebee say nothing was up when we asked earlier?" Prowl always has to remember things! Why? Whatever, I chalked it up to peer pressure.
We finally tracked down Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Ratchet; all that was left was Sentinel and well… you know how he is so can you really have expected us to go willingly after him? Besides, he was kind of hard to catch up to anyway.
"So what are we going to do about Robo-slut?"
There was a collective groan from the others
"Kid can ya' just call her Siren, it's a lot easier to keep up with who you're talking about that way." I rolled my eyes at Ratchet and sighed
"Fine, what are we going to do about Siren?"
"We need to figure out more about her, and seeing and Jazz and the Twins seem to know more…" Optimus trailed off allowing Jazz to speak
"Well, for a little bit of background, Siren used to kick it at a Cybertronian energon bar; caused occasional problems but nothing major. She got arrested a few stellar cycles ago for robbing the place and since she's managed to make a break...I'm guessing by using her… ahem… charms."
"But, she had an AllSpark shard, what about that?" if Bumblebee hadn't asked I'm sure I would have or anyone else would have.
"I'm guessing she got it after coming to earth, but it just makes the need to get her skid-plate behind bars an even bigger need."
"Well we need to formulate a good plan to catch her. "Is there anyway to keep her magnets from affecting us?" I didn't expect Prowl's question to get the answer that Ratchet gave it.
"It would take a few hours to get a shield calibrated correctly."
"You mean, with all your technology combating magnets is that hard?" I gave the medic an odd look
"No, it's just harder with your technology." Okay, okay good point.
"Well we need to stop her sooner rather than later; she's been causing a lot of damage in Detroit. Someone's bound to get hurt because of her boredom." Said Optimus
"So uhh… what's the plan Boss-bot?" Bulkhead asked
"Well, I was just processing what Sari said earlier… she's the only one who hasn't been messed with by Siren's magnets because she's able to see past her charms and doesn't get, or stay too close. Could be that she's not as sensitive to the magnets either since she's a Technorganic"
"You're forgetting about me, I haven't fell for her so-called charms either" Prowl frowned at Optimus
"Oh yeah, well you too then. We just need to get Siren distracted long enough to capture her."
So this was pretty much the first time that I actually had something crucial to do in a while. Sure a lot of bots might not like the idea of being the distraction, but I'll admit, I'm a bit like a house-fly… and it would give me the chance to give the robo-slut a piece of my mind. While making the plan, we didn't even give Sentinel's presence in the area a single thought. We really should have.
So I've always had the idea that; if the twins were to meet Sari they'd probably hit-it-off well XD... or alternatively the twins would drive her insane by starting some "flying-fembot-technorganic fan club." the twins also give me a Hickaru and Karou (Ouran Host Club) vibe so I dunno I figured they might think of her as more... there for their own amusement more than anything else. I tried to kind of.. .shove it all tougher.