Chapter 5: Flights
Thundercracker flew across the dark sky. The stars twinkling above his sleek body as the city lights glowed below as well. Yet, still he flew unnoticed, his thrusters almost as silent as the wind that carried him along; the dark blue paint easily blending in with the cloudless sky. Silently, he went along as the joystick in his cockpit twisted and turned. Lowering down onto a cliff edge, he transformed smoothly as his feet thumped on the ground with a hollow thud. Walking forward into a cave, he turned on his lights and searched for the hole in the ground that led toward the secret base. Finding it, he jumped down; his busters carefully guiding him down gracefully like a bird landing on a branch of a big oak tree. His giant wings gracefully fluttered in the damp wind. More darkness clashed with the iridescent red of his optics. Walking forward few steps the fake rocky wall swallowed him as the ground went from rock to a cold silver metal under his feet.
Walking down the hallway the sounds of mechs met his audios. Their feet were clanking on the floor as they marched down different hallways to their distinct destination. Walking, he continued down to his shared quarters with Skywarp, as Starscream was a higher commander and had the "right to his own quarters" as he put it. Starscream had changed that was obvious. Thundercracker remembered that he never was so corrupt with power instead he was hard working and surprisingly honest. Turning the corner, he almost collided with another mech much smaller than him. He growled as the mech bowed his head and scurried off. He continued on his tread down to the halls where the quarters were located. Reaching the end of the hall, he turned to the farthest door to the left and swiped his hand against the panel sticking out. It blinked red once then turned green, the doors hissing as it spread open to reveal the two berths on each side of the room. A small bookshelf stood near the other end of the room, pushed up against the wall and the computer stand. One side of the room was unorganized with datapads lying on the floor as well as discarded pieces of old and broken armor. There were even a few claw marks and dents where his trine mate would take his anger out.
Walking over to the cluttered side of the room, he kicked a burned piece of leg armor, the dark purple and black barely visible against the marred edges. Pushing air through his vents in an equivalent of a human sigh, he laid on his own berth rubbing his servo into his face. His long digit ran across the smooth metal that made up his face. His wings tucked underneath his body framing it into an almost casket. Shutting off his optics, he laid peacefully in his berth, the warm air swirling around his body reminding of his flight, of how it felt to fly, to be free. Receding slowly into the depths of his CPU he was in an almost sleep like state, not quite asleep but not awake either. Reminding himself to turn on his motion detector he fell asleep; that was quickly ruined the instant Skywarp set one foot on base. Smirking evilly, Skywarp stood, or more like floated, above Thundercracker. Already Thundercracker knew his presence was near for the bond and his sensors. Pointedly ignoring him, Thundercracker attempted to succumb to the peaceful state he was just in moments ago. Knowing him to well, Skywarp stood over him, the smile still on his face plates. "You aren't going to go away are you?" he asked the other seeker.
"Nope," Skywarp said popping the 'p'. Thundercracker groaned and onlined his optics to glare at the darkly colored seeker floating before him.
"What do you want?" he asked, annoyance filling his deep voice.
Tapping a carefully pointed digit against a cheek, Skywarp pursed his lip components in fake thought; if only to irk his mate even more.
"Perhaps what I want is something you promised to show me today?"
Drawing back to the day's events, he tried to remember a supposed promise he had
made to Skywarp. His mind drew a blank as he stared at the purple seeker not trying to hide the irritation from him.
"What are you talking about?" he snapped.
"Oh you know. It starts with the letter 'S' and is supposed to be curvy," moving his hands in an hour-glass shape in the air he looked at his brother, a wide smile on his face.
Growling, Thundercracker sat up and punched him in the face with annoyance; it was rare that Thundercracker got angry and right out punched someone. Today it surprised Skywarp the most. Stepping back he rubbed the freshly put dent within his right cheek. Looking at him wide-eyed they both stared at the other. The anger slowly rolled off of the blue seeker until he calmed down enough to lie back down onto the berth. Putting his arms underneath his head, he was propped up enough to glare at the younger brother.
"This couldn't wait until after my recharge?" he hissed.
"Well-I-you said we were going to have to take care of her. So, I just thought if I met her you know-" Skywarp was cut off from his stuttering suddenly when Thundercracker shut him up.
"Basically all you want to do is meet her to frag her, don't you?"
Skywarp never answered. Sighing, he flipped back over his back facing the other seeker. "She's in the same hall as Megatron's quarters. Three doors to the left after his." He finally said.
"Right across from Starscream, isn't she?" Warp' asked.
Nodding into the bed, he felt Skywarp leave the room. A content feeling coursing through the bond they shared. In response he sent his irritation through the bond, mostly directed at Skywarp. Feeling Starscream's curiosity was a surprise to both of them, it was rare he pay attention to what his trine mated did or felt. It felt odd sending reassurance in the bond as he couldn't remember the last time he had done this with any of the two.
Skywarp contently walked down the darkly lit halls, mechs openly avoiding him for his size and fame he had picked up around the base for his sense of humor. Walking seemed so slow for him, especially being a flier and, well, having the ability to teleport, he wasn't accustomed to this. Reaching the hall near the throne room, he turned the corner. His spirits lifting higher at the thought of seeing a living femme. His wings outstretched and rose as he pictured the femme. Walking past Starscream's door, he was oddly tempted to walk in there and see what he was up to; knowing better from past experiences, he turned away and walked a little further to the imposing door. He raised a fist to knock on it, but he hesitated before deciding to just swipe his hand across the pad. Blinking red once it turned green on the next blink; the doors slid open to reveal the femme sullenly sitting on her berth, a holo-book in her hands. Her purple door wings hanging low as her shoulders sagged. Her legs were extended only to be crossed at the ankles. Looking up she met his optics with her own, an optic ridge rose in an unasked question. Smiling cheekily he leaned against the door frame crossing his arms across his broad chest. "Hi." He purred.
She just sat there blankly before bursting into a hysterical laughter. It completely shattered his ego as his wings dropped down before he raised his head and his wings followed suit. "Would you tell me what is so amusing femme?" he asked.
Calming down from her burst she stared at him seriously. "You think you could impress me with a simple greeting?" she asked.
Growling, he stalked forwards trying to seem threatening. Not moving an inch she sat up straight and looked at him a smile playing around her lips.
"Why would I want to impress someone like you?"
The smile finally touched her lips as she stood up onto her tip toes to get into his face. Leaning forward, she let her warm breath spill across his face; her smile gone as she stared into his optics. She watched as he would switch his focus from her lips to eyes, never staying on one thing for too long. Leaning forward again slowly he did the same as well; his arms slipped around her small waist and harshly brought her to his chest. His hold on her tightened and brought her off her feet. Wrapping her legs as best as she could around his middle, she leaned in again as they almost touched, a mere centimeter of space between them. Unwinding her legs quickly and pushing him back, she laughed.
"You would impress someone like me because you want to."
Laughing again she sat on her berth, crossing her legs as the one on top swung back and forth.
"You're playing with fire, femme." He hissed angrily.
"If I'm playing with fire, you must be playing with ice." She retorted smugly.
He growled again frustrated as his trine mate, Starscream, walked in. His looming size was taking up the doorway as his wings were raised high in authority. His silver frame was decaled with the seeker language. His iridescent eyes glowed bigger when he saw his brother standing angrily in front of the femme they were assigned to protect, much to his dislike. But, he would not fail Lord Megatron. He would show him he wasn't an incompetent fool. Crossing his arms across his chest, he stood up straighter making his already big size even bigger.
"Skywarp, leave her." His deep voice was laced with authority and clear irritation. The purple seeker opened his mouth, the words cut off before they left his vocalizer with the look the silver seeker gave him. It was one of those looks an angry parent would give a child; it gave no room for argument, only obedience. Giving him a dirty look, the purple and black seeker walked out, purposely bumping shoulders with his commander. Hissing back at him she noticed the slight flinch the purple one did. The footsteps echoed off as the purple seeker walked away. Still standing in the door, the silver decaled seeker looked at her.
"He is a fool for not just taking what he wanted," walking from the threshold he stood directly in front of her. "If he so wanted to frag you he should have taken you by force." She noticed that something within his optics hardened, whether it be lust, amusement, or pity even all three, the look he gave her sent chills down her slender body. She felt disgust and a sliver of hatred towards him.
"Of course you would have experience in this, wouldn't you?" The question she asked had sounded more like an accusation towards him. His hand snapped out like a snake as his claws grabbed her chin and brought her closer with a force that hurt her neck. Bringing her off her feet holding her by the chin his claws dug into her face plates, denting them. His eyes darkened in anger making them look like the color of a poinsettia flower. His breath was spreading across her face, threatening to choke her as his lip components were raised in a snarl.
"I am an expert in taking whatever I desire. You are no different," pushing her out from him and dropping her harshly, she fell onto the floor with a yelp as the pressure was released from her jaw. He looked down at her, amusement coursing through him as he wanted her in pain on the floor. Glaring up at him she hissed in anger, not tempting to hide the disgust from her face.
"How could you do that to your own race?" she asked.
He stood for a while pensive. "Because, they are lower than me. All femmes are, even you."
"You're sick. You don't deserve to be called a mech. You're just a pathetic pile of living scrap."
Growling he slapped her. Her face stung as she felt the dent she now had there. Getting off the floor she stood up just reaching the top of his chest. She had the urge to just power up her weapon and shoot it directly in his face. Instead, she just stood there, both glaring at each other, before he abruptly turned and left leaving her in the small room.
A/N: so guys I did chapter 5. With the help of my beta reader! Astraea Maehanla thanks a lot! Hope you guys liked this chapter and review please! I've had a lot of people add this story to their favorites but I would really like reviews seriously guys I wanna know what you guys think and your opinions and I honestly wouldn't care if it were flames it's an honest review of what they think. So, please do the same and tell me what you guys think. Please.