Hey guys! This is just a 'catch-up' chapter so I'm on the same page as everyone! Will update again soon, but my band concert is comin up and Shiela E is goin to be performing with us (^^), and graduation is an about a week! Yay!
Also news, I was just contacted by the Financial Aid at the college I'm going to go to, and my entire first year is paid off! A major load off my shoulders! Okay, on with the story!
Sideswipe entered his and Sunstreaker's room and saw his brother sitting on his berth in the dark with his face in his servos. Sides lightly smiled at his brother.
"That was some blow-up you had back there, Sunny." He said gently.
"Don't call me that." Sunny mumbled pathetically in his hands.
"Sam was pretty surprised."
Sunny looked up at his brother, who still had a small smile. Sadness and regret were clear in his optics.
"She knows?" he asked. Sideswipe shrugged playfully, clearly finding amusement his brother's embarrassment.
"I don't know, bro. Seeing as how I suddenly became schizophrenic might have made her a tiny bit suspicious."
Sunstreaker groaned and placed his face back into his hands. Sides felt bad for his brother and hated seeing him like this, but he knows he'll get over it and be a total aft again. This is good for Sunny if he's ever going to learn to control himself and not take advantage of the ones he cares about.
Sideswipe walked over to the berth and sat next to Sunstreaker.
"You know," Sides started, "she feels pretty bad about snapping at you. I bet you feel even worse, huh?" Sunstreaker removed his hands from his face and stared at the floor.
"Yea, but I couldn't help it! I couldn't stand how she defended Barricade. I was so-"
"Jealous?" Sideswipe grinned. Sunny pushed Sides and glared at him.
"No! I am not jealous! Why should I be jealous of the-that pathetic excuse for a Con?"
"Because you love Sam and you can't stand how much she cares about Barricade." He pointed out. Sunstreaker mumbled under his breath. Sideswipe put his arm around his brother's shoulder.
"Just remember, Barricade warned you about Sideways." Sideswipe stood up and walked towards the door. He stopped and looked over his shoulder. "You know, she wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for him." When Sunstreaker made no movement, Sideswipe turned back around and exited the room, leaving Sunstreaker in darkness and his own thoughts.
Far away from the outer limits of the city, a meteor crash landed in the dense forest, sliding to a halt through the trees, leaving behind it a destructive path of broken trees, smoke, and flames. In the large rut rested a silver F-22 Raptor with steam bellowing off its metal exterior from the force of impact. The metal plating began to shift apart and rearrange. All at once, the jet transformed and Starscream stood, overlooking the trees to the city in the distance. He put his hand to his helm and opened a comm. link.
"Starscream to Barricade, come in." His only response was static on the other end.
"Barricade! This is Starscream! Report, where are you?" Nothing. Starscream growled and kicked a fallen tree.
Barricade's comm. was off. Why was it off? He knew to meet Starscream at these coordinates, yet he was nowhere to be seen and his comm. link was off. He wasn't even in the area, or anywhere his scanners could pick up.
Starscream, then, smirked, remembering their conversation before.
Flashback-
Starscream walked down the corridors of the Nemisis. Megatron had just given him orders to go back to Earth and to have him and Barricade, if he was still alive, prepare for the finishing blow to Optimus Prime and the Autobots. He opened his comm. link with Barricade.
"What do you want, Sideways?"he snapped."She'd better be in one piece when I get back."
"Sideways? Why are you communicating with Sideways, huh Barricade?" Starscream's voice hinted interest. He could feel Barricade freeze on the other side.
"Don't you worry your pretty little processor, Screamer. I ran into Sideways on patrol and he hasn't left me alone since."He was lying.
"Then who is 'she'? You're sounding awfully suspicious." Starscream smirked.
"Why'd you contact me?" Barricade asked, trying to change the subject. He would humor him for a while.
"I am returning to Earth at Megatron's request. He wanted to make sure too much hasn't changed for the arrival of our new army. It sounds like I'll have to do a bit of baby-sitting while I'm there as well." Barricade could hear the smirk in his voice.
"When will you be arriving?"
"Within the week. I expect you to meet up with me at the coordinates I'll be sending you. See you soon, Barricade." He closed the comm. link.
"It sounds like Barricade has his servos full at the moment. Better not keep him waiting. Especially knowing that Sideways is still alive." Starscream growled at the thought, but transformed and flew our of the Decepticon war ship.
End Flashback-
His smirk grew wider when he remembered the girl Barricade had mentioned.
"So, Barricade's found himself a pet. Well," he transformed and began heading towards the city, "perhaps I should pay them a little visit. I shall deal with Sideways later." He laughed maniacally at the thought of crushing Barricade and his human pet.
Okay, like I said, this was just to get caught up. I'll continue later! Thanks!