Whitesilence's POV

Chapter 13: Battle Grounds

There is a huge difference between training and an actual battle. For one thing you are only up against one other person during training while in a battle everyone is attacking you and downright determined to blow you up and eliminate you. It is the most terrifying thing ever and how some people enjoy this kind of thing I will never know.

Right now I wasn't important, just another soldier on the field. Nothing special, no one's going to watch my back 'cause their busy fighting and watching their own tailpipes. I had no one to look out for me. Megatron was off fighting some Autobot and Starscream was Primus knows where. I was all alone and my panic was flaring up every time I saw a flash of the Autobot symbol. I would freak and back up before someone saw me. I was getting lucky. I only had to attack someone once and they are no longer functioning and no one had found me yet. But that's the key word. Yet.

I raced along the ground dodging obstacles here and there. I could hear gunfire above me and felt like breaking down and crying. I shook the thought off and continued. There was no place in the Decepticon army for a weakling. I needed to be strong and uphold my honor and not embarrass my father. I kept running and plowed clean into another Transformer.

I was on my feet in a second, my sword out and poised ready to strike. The Transformer groaned in pain.

"Why don't you watch were you're going Decepticon glitch!" He snarled.

'I'll send you to the Pit if you call me that again.'

The Autobot's optics widened in shock as he heard what I said. I smiled cruelly as I used the distraction to my advantage and stabbed him right through his stomach. I heard him scream in pain and quickly withdrew my blade. I watched the energon pour out of his wound and I laughed.

I took of at a run again and didn't get far before gunfire sounded behind me. I felt something smash into my back and I screamed in my mind. I stumbled forward and almost fell to my knees. I whimpered softly, the noise sounding muffled. I looked beside me and saw one of my spikes from my back laying on the ground. I felt sick to my stomach and quickly took off running. I could feel the energon seeping out of my wound and down my back.

I kept moving. All I had to do was make it back to the sidelines and find one of the medics fast. I knew that other Decepticons left the battle when they had small scratches. I had a bigger problem, much bigger than a little dent or chipped paint. I heard something behind me and didn't have time to speed up before I was thrown sideways.

I landed in a crumpled heap and groaned quietly. I struggled to get back to my feet when someone kicked me in the stomach. I rolled and scrambled back to my feet. I almost fell over again. I looked up into the red optics of some green and white mech that I knew was an Autobot. He glared down at me, his mouth hidden behind a face plate.

"Glitch." He snarled.

'Pit spawn.'

He blinked in surprise than shook his head. He lifted a gun to me as I pulled out my sword. I narrowed my optics and twirled my blade so he saw the sheer size of it. It was a feat in itself that I, a femme, could handle a blade of this size.

"You think that your sword can beat out my guns? You are greatly mistaken sweetspark." The mech snapped.

Did I look like I cared? That was the look that I gave him. He laughed as he fired a gun. I leapt quickly out of the way. He kept firing until he hit me straight through my knee. I hit the ground while my mind screamed in pain. I glared up at the mech as energon flowed steadily out of my damaged knee.

"Ha. This will teach Megatron about bringing a femme into battle." The mech sneered.

He lifted his gun again ready to finish me off. I looked hard into his optics. I was going to stare into my killer's optics. That was how I was going to go. Not cowering in fear. No, I was going to stare into his optics and make him watch what happens when you kill someone.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!" A voice screamed.

The mech snapped his head up as a huge Transformer landed between us. I would have laughed if I wasn't in so much pain and if I wasn't about to pass out. Starscream was panting hard as he stared down at the Autobot.

"Autoscum." Starscream hissed.

"Decepticreep." The Autobot hissed.

They stared at each other and the Autobot flipped his gun around showing that he wasn't afraid to use them. Starscream snarled as he pulled his blades out and twirled them. He smiled cruelly as the Autobot's face fell.

The Autobot's com link flared to life, loud enough for us to hear it.

"Jetfire, watch out for Starscream! That guy'll gut you faster than you would believe!" A voice sounded.

Starscream stumbled backwards as the Autobot's name was revealed.

"Jetfire?" He asked.

"Starscream?" The Autobot asked.

"Your…."

"The second in command to the Autobots! Not bad huh?" The Autobot laughed.

Starscream stood there stunned before he let out an energon freezing scream.

"You TRAITOR!" He roared as he lunged at the small Transformer. "How dare you turn your back on me!" He yelled as he pinned the Autobot to the ground and started to pound him into scrap.

I thought that Starscream would end up killing the Autobot, but Megatron came over the com link and ordered us back to the base. They had gotten whatever it was that we came for. Starscream hissed at the Autobot and picked him up. He then threw him hard against a wall. He turned and transformed, heading back to base…leaving me behind.

Great. My own friend just abandoned me on the battle field. I was beginning to panic. Any second now one of the Autobot's friends would turn up and see me. They would kill me on sight…that is if I survived that long. I was losing energon fast and I could feel my gears and internal parts starting to slow down. I closed my optics and willed myself not to cry. I couldn't, that would make me look like a weakling. I couldn't cry, I wouldn't…slag, too late! I could feel my tears stream down my face.

I opened my optics and looked up at the sky. I didn't stand a chance out here, not a one. I sniffled and lifted my arm painfully to wipe away my tears. How could I break down like this? Only a weakling cried, only a weakling couldn't control their emotions. I was a weakling. I knew that now.

"What happen?" I heard a soft voice ask.

I snapped my head up and looked into a pair of icy blue optics. I blinked in surprise.

'Dad?'

"Yes Whitesilence. I'm right here." Megatron stated softly.

I felt more tears run down my face as he picked me up and opened a warp gate. He knew that I wasn't going to last much longer if I didn't get back to the base fast. I passed out in his arms somewhere on the way to the med bay.

I woke up with a groan. I raised a hand to my head and rubbed it. I heard voices nearby and turned my optics on. I spotted Megatron instantly, his intimidating stance and appearance singled him out amongst the medics. I smiled as he saw that I was awake. He walked over to me and touched my head gently.

"How are you feeling?" He asked softly.

'My back is sore and my knee feels like I've been hit with a sledgehammer. Other than that I'm fine.'

He chuckled as he helped me to my feet. He held onto me as I stumbled into him. I looked up at him and smiled shyly. I didn't think he would be so willing to help me with my weakness at the moment with an audience. He smiled down at me as he pushed me back to my feet. I managed to walk around without falling over. That helped to work out the pain in my knee.

He smiled as I walked back to him. I smiled up at him and he knew that I wanted to be dismissed. He nodded then turned back towards the medics. I decided to hightail it out of there before he started to yell. I wanted to see if Starscream was ok after his encounter with the Autobot named Jetfire.

I knocked on his door and heard an angry growl from the other side. I blinked then pounded on the door. It slid open to reveal a fuming Starscream. He glared down at me and bared his teeth.

"What do you want?" He hissed.

'I wanted to see if you're ok.'

I pulled my head back to show that I was insulted. Never before had he bared his teeth to me.

"I don't need your sympathy." He stated darkly.

I glared at him. I pushed through him and walked over to his bed. I sat down on it and glared up at him. He closed the door with a bang and walked over to me.

"WHY DO YOU CARE?!" He screamed at me.

'Why shouldn't I?'

He stopped in his tracks. He glared down at me and growled.

I stood up and walked over to him. I wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him. I felt him tense up at my touch but then he relaxed and hugged me back.

'You're my friend Starscream. That's why I care.'

"I guess that I'm one lucky mech than." Starscream replied softly.

I looked up at him. His purple optics were sparkling softly. I felt drawn to him. I stood up on tiptoe and surprised us both. I kissed him dead on the lips. His optics snapped open in shock. I realized what I had just done and back up quickly.

'Oh Primus! Starscream, I'm so sorry!'

Starscream stared at me in a state of shock. But then a smile crossed over his face. He walked up to me and placed his forehead to mine. His purple optics were sparkling brightly and powerfully. I blinked up into them.

"Do me a favor this time." He said softly.

'What?'

"Don't move away." He cooed.

He placed his mouth over mine and I felt my spark do back flips in my chest. I kissed him back. I placed my hands on either side of his face and kissed him passionately. He returned my kiss with even more passion. We were kissing each other for so long that I had to check my internal clock to see what time it was. I swore as I realized that I had to be in my quarters soon. I pulled away from Starscream and smiled.

'I need to go. If I don't Megatron will have my head.'

Starscream sighed. "It can't be helped." He said as he took my chin in his hand.

I smiled up at him, my optics shutters half closed as I stared into his captivating purple optics. He smiled back as I walked past him and quickly ran to my room. I slid in just before Megatron rounded the corner to check and make sure I was in my room. I flopped down on my bed and Redscream leapt up beside me as my door slid open. I looked over and stared at my dad. He smiled before he closed the door and left.

'Where were you all day? I was all alone in the room.'

'I was in a battle Redscream…then I was with Starscream.'

Redscream tilted her head. 'Why were you with him?'

'I wanted to make sure he was ok. I can't believe it! Redscream, he loves me!'

'Are you serious?!'

'Isn't it amazing! I thought that he wouldn't love me! To think that he does! He kissed me! Not some pathetic little peck on the check. This was a full blown kiss!'

I hugged Redscream to me as she let out a happy chirp. She alone knew that I had loved Starscream since I came back from the training camp. Redscream chirp happily before she curled up beside me and we both fell asleep.

Author's note: Hehe. Face it, we all knew a love scene was coming for those two. And Redscream can talk to Whitesilence now! They just direct their thoughts to each other and they can talk. She just has to teach Megatron and Starscream how to do that and trouble will begin.