AC: Chapter 7 of an Insecticon and his Queen is ready. I hope you like it.
Chapter 7: Hercules guards too well
A low grunt resonated in the Nemesis. The source of the sound made some sound when his articulations moved. The low grunt resonated again in the wall of the Nemesis. Red optics reactivated slowly while two wings tried to move, but they were stuck on stasis cuffs on his back and on his wings. It was Starscream reactivating after falling in Stasis. He closed his optics.
"Oh...What happened?" He looked in front of him and saw his faceplate reflection on the red optic of the Insecticon standing just a few inches away from him. "GYAH!" He backed his helm the best he could, but the Insecticon moved his closer. "Stay away from me!"
"No can do. I was ordered to watch you closely so you won't come out of prison cell," Hercules replied.
"I'M SURE NOT THAT CLOSE!" Starscream screamed. He was sure the Insecticon was about to ate him.
Hercules scanned him. Starscream was confused and he was about to ask what he was doing, but Hercules replied before he could: "You're a femme."
Starscream mouthplate figuratively felt on the ground when he heard that. He took a minute before he replied: "WHAT?!"
"You are a femme. You have a small frame with small and weak arms and your high heels. A femme," Hercules replied. "You could be my queen if it was possible."
Starscream had a plan to escape. He opened his mouth to say that he was a femme and his queen, but what came out was: "I'M NOT A FEMME YOU GLITCHY INSECTICON!" Starscream screamed. His processor couldn't do such a lie.
"You scream like a femme Starscream," Hercules replied.
"I-AM-NOT-A-FEMME!"
"This is Hercules my queen. The femme designate Starscream is online. Shall I bring him to you?"
"-No Hercules. I'll come to you with Smokescreen in a few minutes,-" Arcee replied.
Starscream looked at the Insecticon and he tried to outsmart him: "Can you free me?"
"No. My queen told me to never listen to anything you said because you always lie and when you say the true, I can punch right on your pelvis plate," Hercules replied.
Starscream chuckled nervously and said nothing else. He raised his optics and saw the Insecticon glaring. Starscream didn't break optic contact and it continued that way. After a few minutes, Starscream metal optic brow frown nervously as the Insecticon intense glare pierced his optic. After another minute, the door opened, but Starscream already cracked: "WHAT DO YOU WANT INSECTICON?! WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT ME THAT WAY?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?! STOP LOOKING AT ME THAT WAY!"
Arcee chuckled at Starscream reaction with Smokescreen.
"Hercules, you can leave us alone. It's better that we deal with him," Smokescreen said with a smirk. "Femme Starscream needs her privacy."
"I'M NOT A FEMME!"
"My queen?" Hercules asked.
"You can leave us. A femme can handle another femme," Arcee replied with a smile.
"NOT-A-FEMME!" Starscream screamed.
"Alright. I'll leave you with this femme," Hercules replied walking away.
"I'm not a femme!" Starscream shouted before sobbing. "Stop saying that! It's not my fault I have high heels."
Hercules walked out of the prison cell. Arcee and Smokescreen looked at the decepticon.
"Okay. Fun's over Starscream. It's time for you to explain what happened to you and where is Shockwave?!" Arcee shouted at him.
"I don't know!" Starscream shouted.
"You don't know where he is. I thought you were palls?" Smokescreen asked.
Starscream opened his mouthplate and didn't reply about the fact weren't fact: "I don't know. I just barely survive the Predacons aggression against me when I was alone! They said I was too miserable to be finish by them. After this, I felt in Stasis and when I woke up, I was repaired. It wasn't Shockwave because it was a little poorly made. My left wing is a little too low!"
Smokescreen looked at the wings curiously and he noticed it. "Right, what remained of the wing is lower than the other one,"
"Oh! You almost offline me!" Starscream shouted.
"The vehicon did a bull eyes on your wings Starscream. He is a master at precision," Arcee told him. "I can finish the job with my blades if you want."
"Nononononononono!" the decepticon replied.
"Oh. I see who repaired you Starscream, but I don't really believe it," Smokescreen commented.
"Who?" the two others commented.
"I don't know," Smokescreen said. The two others glared at him. "Come on. The mech or the femme obviously didn't mark its designation. How should I know then?"
"Smokescreen!" they shouted at him.
Meanwhile, Hercules walked in the corridor and he crossed vehicons glaring at him. Hercules sighted, the crash was his entire fault. He then heard something and he saw a vehicon jumping at him.
"There you are!" the vehicon shouted joyfully. Hercules thought he was about to attack him when the vehicon hugged his neckplate and rubbed the Insecticon chest plate with his helm.
"Tek?" the Insecticon asked.
"Yes buddy!" Tek shouted exactly. "That was awesome when you made the Nemesis crash by using us as dominos by accident! It was funny!"
Hercules scratched his helm nervously when he said that. He didn't have fun when the Nemesis crashed and he was the most resilient in the ship. Tek let go and he took a step back.
"Anyway, I thought you were watching Starscream," Tek said.
"He is currently interrogated by my queen and Smokescreen. When this is over, I'll follow my queen to base and waits for another task," Hercules replied.
"Already. Can't you stay a little longer? It's so cool to finally have an Insecticon buddy once again," Tek told him.
Hercules smiled and nodded.
"It's good to have a friend," Hercules replied.
A few hours later, Hercules and Arcee were back in the base and Arcee gave the report to Ultra Magnus who had literally his mouthplate felt on the ground. Knock Out was there and sighted.
"You crashed the Nemesis and no one is hurt and last time I suddenly have a job because you did something else illogical and impossible. Too bad Shockwave isn't there because he would have glitch," Knock Out chuckled.
"How can the Nemesis crash that fast and have no damage and no injured vehicons?!" Ultra Magnus lost control of himself.
Arcee and Hercules raised their shoulder plates.
"Okay. The mission was a success at least. Sadly, most of the vehicons doesn't want you back in the Nemesis or you might kill every bot next time," Ultra Magnus sighted. "It was clearly not your fault."
"Just an improbable accident," Knock Out finished. "At least, I have time to buff myself this time."
"I will have to find another duty for you two tomorrow. At least, he guarded Starscream efficiently," Ultra Magnus sighted.
"He scared Starscream by only watching him. I mean, femme Starscream," Arcee replied with a small chuckled.
Knock Out laughed again: "That's funny. Anyway, I'm out buffing myself until anybot is damage."
Knock Out walked out of the command room.
"I found something. Tomorrow, I want you two to check on Kaon. It is possible that an Insecticon or more are present there. You should be able to communicate with them," Ultra Magnus suggested. "Without Megatron leading the decepticon, I'm not sure what will happen to the Insecticons if they are found out."
"Why Kaon?" Arcee asked.
"There's been report of activity and strange sound for a while," Ultra Magnus said.
"Maybe some of them are well and alive," Hercules said with a smile. He looked at Arcee who nodded.
"Understood. We will investigate there tomorrow. If the Insecticons are found and aggressive?" Arcee asked.
"You will have to fight them or retreat," Ultra Magnus said. Hercules grabbed his left arm with his right servo. "The chance will be lower if Hercules comes with you. If they saw another Insecticon, they might not attack and listened to you."
"Understood," Arcee nodded.
Hercules hoped it will be for the best and they will listen to them.
"I received two communications," Ultra Magnus noticed. He listened to the first one. "Designation? Vehicon Steve...You want to be transfer to the Nemesis? I have no problem with that, if you promise not to free Starscream from his prison and under the watch of two other vehicons. I don't want him to try and recreate the decepticon and caused another war Steve...I won't execute him Steve...You're welcome."
"The vehicon Steve? Why did you let him go to the Nemesis?" Arcee asked.
"It's helping his morale," Ultra Magnus replied before answering the second one. "Hello," Ultra Magnus flinched and grunted in pain. "Don't shout!...What do you want Tek? Hum...What?! Okay. I'll ask her. She's right next to me."
"What is it?" Arcee asked.
"Tek wants to follow you two in your duty. He's really found of Hercules although he only met him today," Ultra Magnus commented.
Arcee thought about it before replying: "If it doesn't bother anyone, I think I'll accept sir."
Hercules nodded, moving his head up and down.
"She agreed," Ultra Magnus flinched again. "Don't scream! Okay...Tomorrow, you shall be bridge back for their mission to Kaon...Good. Ultra Magnus out."
"What do you want us to do now?" Hercules asked.
"You should rest. Tomorrow, you will have a complicate mission," Ultra Magnus replied.
The two nodded and walked to their quarter.
"Thank you q- Arcee for letting come with us," Hercules said.
"I think it's good that you have a friend with you," Arcee replied.
Hercules smiled as they walked to their quarter.
AC: Here's the end of chapter 7.
Chapter 8: Kaon, where his spark hurt.