I chased after Springer through the corridors of Autobot-City. In these low corridors the only way to escape me was to keep his speed up since he couldn't get any higher than the ceiling.
My organic metal claws left deep marks in the metal floor when I ran around a corner where I needed extra grip.
Springer called out to anybody in his way to get out of there to keep them from slowing him down or getting hurt in the process. He radioed the human gatekeepers (let's just call 'em that) to open the 'damn gate' so he could get out of the city.
Lucky for him they complied and he flew out climbing higher into the sky. As if he would be safe there…
I followed him out only seconds later. I was right on his tail, transformed – while running - to my Godzilla form (but not as large as the one in the movie), jumped up after him and just missed his tail blades.
When I landed I heaved a huge exploding flame after him (yes I can do that, ain't it cool?) that messed up several circuits, made him loose balance and crash down on to the road.
Behind me several Autobots came running outside to see what was going on, including Rodimus. But he knew what was happening.
Arcee came running out as well just in time to see Springer crash. "What is she doing?! Why is she attacking Springer?!" she demanded to know.
"Don't worry," he said. "She's just testing his capability to get away from an angry Azori'jin."
"Why would she be doing that?" Kup asked Rodimus.
"He pissed her off."
Meanwhile Springer quickly transformed to his car-mode and raced off into the forest surrounding Autobot-city, hoping the trees would give him some cover.
I transformed back to my organic metal self and formed a ki-blast between my hands. It was bright yellow and spun around real fast when I fired it after him. It found it's way through the trees - and I mean through… not around – after Springer. I guided the blast with my mind so I was sure to hit him with it.
At a certain point in the forest there was no way to turn to… dense bushes and trees on one side and a rocky mountain side (going up) on the other. There was only one way to go and that was up. So he transformed to his robot-mode and jumped up as high as he could.
The blast only just missed him and smashed into the mountainside, blasting a huge chunk out of it. I kinda let it, cause that blast would have obliterated Springer to the last circuit. In that case he would give me more trouble dead than he did alive.
If he only hadn't called out that one thing to me I probably would have left it at that, I sure scared the living daylights out of him.
"IS THAT THE BEST AN ANGRY AZORI'JIN CAN DO?!" He hollered from way into the forest where he was thinking he was funny cause he thought he'd escaped me.
I focused on his mind, made him transform to his car-mode again and raced him right back towards me, over the bumpy forest ground. My blast had cleared the way for him so I could see him coming and he saw me standing there, waiting for me, unable to do anything to stop himself.
Meanwhile I transformed back to my organic metal Godzilla-form. Springer tried very hard to get his controls back, but there was no way he could overpower my mind's hold on him.
I lifted my left three toed foot and just as he landed on the road from one bumpy ride through the forest I landed my foot on the edge of his hood with all my force so his rear end flew all the way up right between my jaws. ( I so hope you can all imagine that… )
His metal moaned under the restrain of my biting pressure. I shook him around and with immense force I threw him away, smashing him against the side of the road where he skid on for a bit before he stopped against some trees.
I might have left it at that, but Arcee blocked my way towards him in her robot-form. "That's enough!" She yelled at me. "You got him, now leave him be!"
That's not what ticked my off. I actually thought that was kinda sweet.
"Arcee, get out of here, I don't need you to protect me from a GIRL!" Springer shouted at her to get her out of the way. He transformed to his robot-mode and pulled out his sword.
That was what ticked me off.
Rodimus slammed his hand over his eyes. "Great… he's just making it worse every time!"
Kup shook his head. "Doesn't he realize she's just playing around with him? She could obliterate him in a sec if she really wanted to."
"Let's just hope he won't make her cross that line." Rodimus said.
Using my Godzilla-head I pushed Arcee out of my way. In this form that wasn't very hard, I moved her over as if she weighed nothing at all. As I walked up to Springer she grabbed my tail and pulled it as hard as she could.
"What did he do to piss you of so much!" she demanded an explanation.
I looked over my shoulder, giving my tail a firm swing to the side to throw her away from me into the bushes next to the road.
'Keep her away from me!' I said to Rodimus into his mind.
He contacted her with his comlink. "Arcee, get back here on the double!" he ordered her.
She got onto her feet. "BUT…"
"Do not interfere again! He had it coming!"
Reluctantly she transformed and retreated.
Using the opportunity of me being distracted Springer launched himself at me, his sword firmly between both hands as he forced it up my ribs, expecting to stab me deep in the flesh.
A smirk formed on my Godzilla-face when I saw the look on his face when the sword's blade skid off of my rib case and he bumped into my chest.
His face was only inches away from my powerful jaws with long white pointy teeth.
"Organic metal may not sound very resilient, but it's way stronger than the metal you're made of, sugar. Or your sword. You can't hurt me in this form," I grinned. My rage started to fade a bit, cause there was no way he could possibly get the better of me.
With a quick sway of my head I locked one of his arms between my teeth. As if he was a rag doll I pulled him off the ground and threw him with a powerful swing towards the other Autobots.
Arcee was just back with the other Autobots who were watching the uneven battle.
"What did he do to have that coming?" she wanted to know as soon as she transformed back to her robot-mode in front of Rodimus.
With a loud smack Springer landed just in front of them on the hard ground and moaned.
Arcee fell on her knees beside him. He looked pretty trashed.
"What did you do?" she asked him as she inspected his damage.
"Oh… I just … tested her …" cough cough "…regeneration skills…"
"You know how he wanted to know if he could take out an Azori'jin?" Rodimus said.
They nodded. They were there in the ship when he said that.
"She said he could try," Arcee remembered.
"What did he DO?" Kup got impatient.
"He shot her in the chest… three times with an old rifle using bullets."
"Ooh…"
"To see if she could really regenerate."
"Oooh…"
Springer grinned and coughed again. "I guess that ticked her off."
"Gee, you think?" Arcee shook her head.
As I approached them, still in my Godzilla form, he pushed himself up using his good arm. Only a few steps away from him and the others I transformed back to my organic metal self.
"Do not think lightly about engaging an Azori'jin," I told him. "There's no way you can take one out who's after you! And I wasn't even warmed up yet."
"But I … DID SHOOT you!" he said with an ever humorous grin.
"I hadn't expected one of my friends to shoot me in the back! I would at least expect you to have the guts – or whatever mechanical part you have for that – to engage me in battle."
"Didn't you … sense me coming?" he wondered.
"I don't have my senses on alert all the time. Why should I? I am among friends, right?"
"Of course you are!" Arcee said. "He won't do such an idiotic thing again. WILL YOU, Springer?" She gave him a strict look.
"Promised!" Springer assured us all.
I transformed back to my fleshy self.
My still bloody outfit freaked the other Autobots at the scene.
"SPRINGER!!" some said simultaneously in shock.
"I'm gonna have a shower," I said and walked off.
"Aren't you gonna fix him?" Rodimus asked carefully and with a look I usually couldn't refuse.
"NOPE!" but I realized I was being a bit harsh. "Only when First Aid has trouble fixing him… and after my shower!"
Springer sure wasn't gonna try something stupid like that again. He'd had his doubts about my capabilities, but when I tossed him away he definitely felt the strength I had in my Godzilla form. Also when he hung between my jaws in his car-mode. And he didn't stand a chance when I had made him race back to me trough the forest. There was no way he could stop going even when he tried his very best.
When everybody was inside there was a slight movement in the treetops. With a powerful boost of his jet-engines Laserbeak took off, back to his master.
