Chapter Nine
As Raincloud and Freespirit drove along the road. Freespirit had been telling her about what she did to Prowl yesterday in the recreation room in front of everyone.
The MG laughed, "Spirit, you have one mean streak."
"Why thank you." The Honda laughed "But you have to admit, he did kinda deserve it."
"Deserve it?" Raincloud asked incredulously. "He was just worried about you, Spirit."
Freespirit sighed, "I know I know."
They drove in silence until Freespirit said, "So what's this I hear about you ranting." Raincloud flinched at the question and hoped Freespirit didn't see it. "You know, that doesn't sound like you at all, Rain." A slight humorous tone in her voice. "And ranting about Ultra Magnus of all mechs, is there something you're not telling me."
"I…just felt like talking, and since you… uh weren't around…"
"Talking? About nothing but Ultra Magnus? Your going to have to do better than that, Rain." Freespirit said in a disbelieving tone.
"I wasn't only talking about Magnus… I was talking about other things too." Raincloud said in defence.
"Not according to the other mechs in the room at the time."
"You know…" Raincloud began her voice calm as usual but Freespirit could hear the annoyance in it. "You and that glitch head Magnus are the only two who can get me annoyed so easily."
The Honda laughed then smiled deviously. "You know, Rain. The last time you were ranting on about someone was back on Cybertron and you know what that turned out to be."
Raincloud groaned slightly, "You also know what a failure that was." She said remembering it. "Sorry to… what's that human expression… burst your bubble, Spirit but I do not like Ultra Magnus in that way. In fact, I don't like him at all."
"Uh huh, that's what you said about…"
"SPIRIT!" the tone of Raincloud's voice was so annoyed, sharp and loud that it surprised Freespirit and she almost drove into the wall. Feeling embarrassed by her sudden outburst Raincloud continued on not daring to say or even look at the Honda. She knew Freespirit was still beside her and that if she looked over she would she a smug smile on her friend's face that said 'told you so.'
"Hey Rain." Freespirit said breaking the silence between them. Raincloud was surprised to hear that there was no humour or amusement in the Honda's voice. "Do you see what I see up ahead?"
Raincloud scanned up ahead and groaned, talk about improper timing.
"How about we go and say hello." Freespirit chuckled speeding up.
"Spirit, I don't think…" Raincloud began but the Honda was already far ahead of her, she went to catch up when she heard a police siren. She slowed down and chuckled as she saw Prowl in her door mirror, she waited until he past her and sped to catch up with him not wanting to miss the 'show'.
Up ahead Freespirit was unaware of the pursuit behind her. She drove up along side the car transporter.
"What do you want?" he asked rudely.
Freespirit smiled, "Just to say hi and to thank you."
"Thank me? You're talking to the wrong mech."
"I don't think so. You took care of Rain and I wanna thank you for that."
"She took care of herself, I didn't do anything." He said.
"Oh but you did." She smiled again "Besides the fact that you annoyed her to the limit by calling her 'femme' instead of her name." She chuckled "She hasn't been able to stop talking about you, Magnus. Fair to say the things she was saying weren't very nice, she still hasn't been able to shut up about you."
For the first time since she drove up beside him Ultra Magnus looked at Freespirit with a slight look of surprise on his face, which quickly disappeared as he said. "Goes to show that she doesn't have anything better to do."
Freespirit was about to reply when she heard a police siren and was surprise to see Prowl coming up behind her. "Prowl?"
"You in the Honda, pull over."
"He's got to be kidding." She said.
"Sounds serious to me." Magnus said before speeding off.
Freespirit pulled over and was again surprised by the fact that Raincloud was behind Prowl.
"What's this all about, Prowl?" she asked confused.
It wasn't until Prowl heard her voice and looked at her the licence plate that he realised who he chasing. "Spirit?" he said in surprise "You're the speeding law breaker?"
Raincloud couldn't help but give a small laugh at the situation.
"Looks that way."
Freespirit sent an annoyed look in Raincloud's direction.
"I wanted to talk with Ultra Magnus." She explained.
"That doesn't mean you can break the law." Prowl said sternly.
"Come on, Prowlie. It's not like I do it everyday." She said moaning slightly then muttered, "Unlike some mechs I know."
"But you did break the law, Spirit." Raincloud said enjoying Freespirit's predicament "And Prowl is a police officer." She chuckled then added, "You know, you'd think you'd know better since you're the one dating him."
"Stay out of this you." Freespirit snapped at the MG who laughed.
Prowl was at a loss at what to do, Freespirit had broken the law and the law stated that she should at least get a speeding ticket, but she was also his lover and if he did go by the law then she would probably never speak to him again, especially since Side Burn got off with nothing every time he broke the law.
Seeing his dilemma Raincloud said, "How about imposing a… restriction on her." She suggested, ignoring the glare Freespirit sent her way. "She's not allowed to use her jet mode for… a week, unless it's for a mission, and every time she leaves the base she has to either have you or…" Raincloud thought for a moment "One of your brothers with her for that week."
"I thought I told you to stay out of this." Freespirit said annoyed.
Raincloud gave a small laugh, "Just helping out a friend." Her calm tone having a hint of amusement in it.
Prowl thought for a moment then said, "That's a good idea, Rain."
"What!" Freespirit screeched in surprise.
"I said that was a good idea." Prowl repeated.
"And just how, dear Prowl, are you going to make it work." She said slightly sarcastic, transforming and folding her arm in front of her cockpit.
Both Prowl and Raincloud transformed.
"She's got a point there." Raincloud said suddenly seeing the flaw in her idea. "We can't actually stop her from doing those things."
"No." Prowl said "But Optimus can."
"You have got to be kidding me." Freespirit said in surprise and disbelief "What is going on with you, Prowl, how can your brother get off scot-free every time and I get 'restrictions'. Is this your payback for what I did to you yesterday?" very much annoyed.
Prowl said nothing instead transforming and driving off.
Freespirit growled, "Sometimes that mech can be unbearable, I can't believe I love him."
"But you do." Raincloud said chuckling slightly.
Freespirit looked at her friend and glared, which then turned into a mischievous smile. "Yes." She said, "I do."
Raincloud started to get nervous. "Well uh… I better get going… uh still have the bullet trains to talk to." Hastily transforming and speeding off.
Freespirit gave a small laugh, she wasn't going to do anything to the MG, but as long as Raincloud thought she was, that was 'revenge' enough for her.
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Ultra Magnus drove along the road thinking Freespirit's words though, 'she hasn't been able to stop talking about you.' Why did it matter to him so, if Raincloud couldn't stop talking about him. It just showed what a useless gorgeous femme she was. Wait, gorgeous? Where did that come from? He did not like that could-do-nothing-but-get-in-the-way femme in that way. Both her and that other femme shouldn't be here, they were nothing but a liability. So then… why did it make him feel so… happy, when Freespirit said what she did?
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"Hmmm… what do you think, Optimus?" TAI asked the Autobot leader when Prowl told them about Raincloud's idea on imposing 'restrictions' on those that 'broke the law'.
Optimus thought for a moment, "These 'restrictions'…" he began.
"They will only be if anyone of us break any of the human laws." Prowl said.
"Including you."
Prowl thought for a moment then gave a nod in agreement.
"Each 'restriction' would be different to suit each Autobot."
"Very well then, Prowl. You may proceed with these 'restrictions' if anyone of us break any of the human laws."
"Thank you, Optimus." He couldn't wait to see Freespirit's reaction later.
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Raincloud drove along the road, she wanted to avoid Freespirit for as long as possible, goodness knew what that jet was planning after what she did to her. She drove into a wooded area and transformed listening to and looking round at the nature around her.
"Why are you following me, femme?" a familiar cold and uncaring voice asked annoyed.
Raincloud turned round and narrowed her optics at who she saw. "I'm not following you, Slaghead." She replied calmly as usual.
"Then what are you doing here."
"Not that it's any of your business, Ultra Magnus, but I'm trying to stay away from Spirit." She said.
"The two of you shouldn't be here in the first place." He said.
Raincloud walked up to him. "What is it that you have against femmes? You've been bad mouthing Spirit and I since you first met us."
He looked at her and saw all the annoyance she had in her optics.
"Femmes have no place on the battlefield, they constantly need saving and watching over. As you proved with that battle with the Decepticons at that temple."
Raincloud's anger exploded.
"How dare you say Spirit and I have no place here! We are as good as any mech on the battlefield, and might I add I had the situation with the Decepticons well under control until you came along!" she virtually shouted.
"So much so that they almost destroyed you had I not shown up." Magnus said back.
"So I made one little mistake of turning my back on two of them…"
"And that would get you killed." He interrupted "All you need to make is one mistake and you're dead."
"Well I'm sorry if I got in your way, you pain in the aft mech, but if…" she was suddenly 'silenced' by Ultra Magnus kissing her and what surprised her even more was that she was kissing him back.
As they both parted they looked at one another in shock, then as realisation sank in Raincloud turned and ran off not knowing what else to do.
Ultra Magnus just stood still and watched her leave, did he really just do what he thought he did, and was she really kissing him back? Could it be that he'd actually fallen for that useless femme? How had that happened? The more he thought about it the more he began to realise that he had indeed fallen for her, and from what just happened he suspected that she'd fallen for him as well.
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Raincloud ran through the trees as fast as her legs would take her. She did not just kiss Ultra Magnus, the slagheaded mech who thought that she and Freespirit didn't belong on Earth. No, she couldn't have, it was her processor playing tricks… yeah, that was it, she didn't kiss that handsome blue and white mech. Raincloud suddenly stopped in her tracks realising what she just thought. Handsome? She wondered Where on earth did that come from? I can't possibly be in love with Magnus… could I?
Raincloud facepalmed, Freespirit was right she did like Ultra Magnus in that way. I hate it when Spirit's right. She thought.
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As Freespirit entered the quarters she shared with Prowl, she noticed him waiting for her, but it wasn't that that scared her. No, it was that he had removed his faceplate and had a smug smile on his face.
"Do I even want to know why your smiling like that?" she asked.
"Like what?" he asked innocently.
Freespirit raised an optic ridge and was about to reply when she thought against it and went over to the berth.
Prowl watched her, his smile getting bigger at what he had to tell her. He wasn't normally the one for payback but what she did to him yesterday was asking for it. He walked up behind her and ran a hand down her right wing. She gasped and looked at him, he chuckled inwardly, he knew how sensitive her wings were.
Freespirit turned to her lover, "Prowl, what…" she was cut short by him kissing her, after getting over her surprise she began to kiss back.
When they broke apart Prowl said in all but a whisper, "Spirit…"
"Hmmm?" she answered in half a daze.
"You are not allowed to use you jet mode for a week, unless it is for missions." He stated, his voice now at it's normal volume.
"Huh, what?" she sputtered, surprised by this sudden turn of events.
"That is your 'punishment' for breaking the speed limit."
Freespirit just stared at him incredulously, first he 'seduces' her then tells her her 'punishment'? She suddenly chuckled inwardly, she liked this side of Prowl.
As Prowl watched her face he began to realise that she wasn't reacting the way he thought she would. She went from wide optic to devious smile. She put her arms around his neck and said in a low voice, "You know, Prowlie. I like this side of you, you should let it out more often." He shuddered at the tone of her voice.