AN: Hi guys. Here's another chap. First, of, I like to clear one detail. Yes, in beginning FlameStar and AshStar are also in robot form with cam flash mode and during the big fight, they turn into humans. Oh if you still find errors try to ignore them and enjoy the story.

Let's Roll Out!

Somewhere in canyons, away team was looking for another Decepticon signal. But for some reason they couldn't get better signal. So far they need to go bit ahead to get better signal and meanwhile Sideswipe was telling same story over and over how he pranked Strongarm to think that he could actually travel through time. Drift and Stars were getting tired of that same old story, Especially FlameStar who back then was one who put end to that prank and of course after that Sideswipe called her joykiller for couple days. In one point they all had to transform and move one by foot.

"So I said to Strongarm 'I race you and I'll be back here half hour before even we started'. " Continued Sideswipe on his story. Drift and Stars were growling for not taking any much more.

"Mind give your jaws a rest, Slick. Since we scanned camouflage modes from the off roaming jeep, you haven't been silent for five seconds," said Windblade.

"Five seconds? I can do that," said Sideswipe and stood there silent until 5...4...3...2...1… "Strongarm's optics BUGGED OUT and ..."

"You couldn't have asked five minutes?" asked FlameStar.

"Optimus, have you tried to recalibrate for..." asked Windblade and turned look on Optimus and find him leaning on the rock wall. "Optimus, are you hurt?"

"I...am fine, Windblade," said Optimus. "Since my power was trained by my fellow Primes my stamina is not what it use to be. Although, I can feel myself slowly improving, longer missions like this one requires some adjustment."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" said Windblade.

"No, but I appreciate your concern," said Optimus. "Let us rejoin with others before Drift or girls dismantle Sideswipe." In this he had point. Since Elena left AshStar and FlameStar has started to take count who will punch Sideswipe, unless something really awkward happened to him.

Windblade decided to listen Prime and continue their way to others. Since Optimus mention Stars, Windblade had started to wonder about Elena. She can see why she has grown to like Optimus like father. Considering her past what was told her it made more sense. Not to mention when Megatronus was defeated she had notice how often Elena had smiled for real. She never got to see her like that. By first time she meet Elena she was all stressed out and worried. Now it looked like there was nothing in this universe that could remove that smile from her face. That was until Optimus lost his powers and Elena looked now worried and depressed. Obviously also because she didn't want accept that final stage of hers. But for Windblade it was more obvious if something terrible would to Optimus Elena would never recover, like was told to her what it was when they thought he was dead.

Then she heard a noise behind her and turned around and saw two mini-cons going on Optimus who was now down.

"Optimus!"

Hearing this, others saw what was going on.

"Permission to go ahead, master." said AshStar.

"Granted." said Drift and let JetStorm and Slipstream to go as well.

All three went handle the mini-cons. They were doing it pretty well. Drift even stopped Windblade to go between allowing his students to test them, FlameStar took the opportunity to study their abilities just in case they need to ask them from Alchemor's manifest. But enemy got the upper hand and started to go on them. In this Drift decided the test is over and they need to go help. The two mini-cons soon realized to be outnumber. Even Optimus got up and was ready handle them.

"I vote we cut and run." said one of them.

"Razorpaw won't be happy." said another.

"Razorpaw is never happy!" answered the first before both combined their power to create bright light and cover their escape.

Soon as the mini-cons disappeared Optimus made contact to the base.

"Optimus to the scrap-yard. Fixit, do you read?"

"Optimus Prime. How delighted to hear from our stealth squad." heard the voice of Fixit. "You never call, you never spike...blight...write! I mean even miss Elena has been worried, after making Star connection."

"Fixit, we need data about a pair of torpedo mini-cons. With the ability to manipulate temperature," said Optimus, which he got from FlameStar.

Fixit give information that two mini-cons, Swelter and Glacius. They can create too much heat to melt and too much cold to freeze. Rumor has it that only Star power can handle them, which why during their capture one of Star was there to capture them. They were also told that Swelter and Glacius had worked under many Decepticons.

"Was one of their former partner called Razorpaw?" asked Optimus.

"I see no reference to Razorpaw in their file. Nor do I see that name anywhere in Alchemor's prisoner manifest," said Fixit.

This surprised Sideswipe and FlameStar. So far all Decepticons they had found where from Alchemor, but this Razorpaw wasn't. Where did he come from? But that wasn't what worried Windblade. She was now worried Optimus health, but he told that it's not important. They needed to focus on capturing those Decepticons. So they kept going.

After walking while They still got a weak signal, but they so far knew where to go. While so Sideswipe suggested for Optimus that he could stay down and let rest go get the info of this unknown Decepticon so they could attack them right. Optimus admit it was a good suggestion, but he wanted to handle this mission quickly as possible. After this, he moved on and others followed behind.

"Optimus isn't up for this," said Windblade. "He was at low before those mini-cons showed up."

"Even if that is so Optimus is too proud to admit such a handicap." said Drift.

"And I did try to give it out without offending him," said Sideswipe. "I can't believe I tried not to offend someone."

"Oh I can't believe it either," said FlameStar. "You usually order a people to knock you out."

"He is Optimus Prime. A last Prime and father of Star Supreme." said Windblade." We have to protect him."

"He is A Prime. He knows how to take care of himself," said Drift.

"And I'm sure if Elena would be here she would know if he is seriously at risk." said AshStar.

"Hey, maybe she can." said FlameStar. "while we were driving to here I decided to check what our watches can do, I found that it also works as a communication device for other Stars. We could ask Elena some advise."

"We could try..." said Windblade although she wasn't sure about the idea. It would be the same to help Optimus, but maybe Elena did had some advice.

FlameStar activated her watch and it looked like came out to be hologram call.

"LOOK, IF YOU THINK THIS HAS CHANGED MY….. AAAHHH!" yelled Elena before realized for who she was talking to and covered herself up. Turns out she was wearing only underwear (And may I remind you she is grown woman so… you may guess what type of underwear she has..). For this Drift closed quickly his optics for not to look while blushed, Sideswipe had his optics wide open instead while also blushed. Windblade was confused because she so far hasn't see Elena wear something like that. AshStar was red like tomato and tried make sure Slipstream and Jetstorm didn't see, who luckily were still walking behind them. FlameStar placed her hand to cover the hologram so others may not see. For everyone luck, Optimus was far ahead that didn't heard them.

"Sorry sis. If I would have known that you had taken the shower I would have made Star connection instead," said FlameStar.

"Had you got 'calls' from Stars from their realm?" asked AshStar

"Yes," said Elena and had put a long shirt on so others may look now. "And now I'm a bit like in the same condition like my dad. I can't use my powers."

"What?" said both Stars. Bots were surprised too.

"Well, so much for the advice..." said Sideswipe.

"I could still punch you, you know." said FlameStar.

"Advice? What for?" asked Elena.

"Well, Windblade here is worried about Optimus that he needs to be protected." said AshStar.

"Seriously?" said Elena. "He was doing great at Arctic and that place was the risky place. What make you think he is weak now?"

"He almost get himself hurt," said Windblade. "And now that we're dealing unknown Decepticon..."

"Unknown?" asked Elena. "Wasn't he in Alchemor's manifest?"

"Nope. I'm surprised as you are," said FlameStar.

"This makes second..."

"What?"

"Nothing," said Elena. "However I understand your worries, but I'm sure father can handle this. We both were trained in the realm of Primes. I had to share some of his training and I'm sure he can make it."

"But..."

"I appreciate that you're worried about my father, Windblade. But I'm sure he knows to handle things himself," said Elena. "Flame can get close to dad I also like to speak with about this mystery-con."

"Okay…." said FlameStar and moved forward.

"Well, you heard her," said AshStar. "She thinks he can make it, then that's must be it."

"But she doesn't know how serious this is," said Windblade. "The trick is to protect Optimus without letting him know we're doing so."

"Give it up, Windblade. We don't know what kind of fight we're getting into. Optimus has to look after himself." said Sideswipe. In this others continued on their way. But Windblade was still worried. If Elena was also able to use her powers and if something will happen to Optimus she might even die. She did learned much of Stars that when it comes to weak state and then spark-break thing could kill them. She looked while others kept going and pass Optimus. He stumbled bit and she could her Elena ask him to be careful. She has to protect him. For both of their shake.

"If you want job done right..." she said to herself and went to others to continue their journey.

As the team move on, Elena was talking with Optimus. she told that in Scrap-yard they too find unknown con, who wasn't found in Alchemor, but cording to other data he was placed in Alchemor. Then also she told she could use her powers, but Optimus didn't started to lecture her. He told her that may give her reason to look for new point of views and train not just her body if not also her mind. Soon Optimus find that signal's interference was getting heavy. So he asked that they should slip into pair to look for anything suspicious. In this Slipstream and JetStorm went ahead. Drift and Sideswipe went after them. FlameStar and AshStar took up high to sky see if they could spot something from there. This leaved Windblade with Optimus, plus Elena's hologram.

"I could go look info about this Razorpaw same way Fixit did from..." said Elena to Optimus while he checked the tracking device before they both find Windblade striking the bush.

"Windblade, What are you doing?" asked Optimus.

"I'm...um...simply clearing the path before 'Helloed Prime'. It is an honor, Sir." said Windblade.

Optimus and Elena were all confused. Well, Elena was obviously clear what was going on and she could easily spill it out, but she knew this is one of the times someone has to learn by themselves. Windblade strikes the bush few times before moving on.

"Honestly, Windblade. This is not necessary," said Optimus. "I can scout on my..."

Right, then there was some movement in another bush. They both got prepared, but Windblade pushed Optimus aside to handle the unknown treat herself. Soon turns out it was nothing serious. it was a woodchuck.

"Oh, be careful. It could bite holes on us," said Elena jokingly. Well, to be honest woodchuck looked a bit angry for been disturbed and climb on Windblade causing her to move near the edge and fall to the river under them.

"Windblade!" yelled both Optimus and Elena. In this others came and saw what was going on. Finding Windblade going through the river, Sideswipe went down to save her. while he runs to her others started to run from up.

"FlameStar, check the area and reported to Sideswipe." said Elena.

In this FlameStar took to the sky to have a better view. She saw river going down to the huge waterfall. From up she spot that Sideswipe tried to save Windblade, but failed.

"Sideswipe, I don't like to add pressure, but you need to hurry," said FlameStar through com-link. "There's fall getting near and I don't think she will make it."

"Got it!"

In this Sideswipe tried again to reach Windblade and managed to pull her back to safety and out of the water. In this everyone was relieved. Even Slipstream and Jetstorm cheered.

Soon as the two bots returned to others FlameStar came down as well.

"You're limping." said Optimus to Windblade.

"Nothing that primary pain can fix, sir," she said. After that, Optimus gave her sword back, which she had dropped.

In this, they found the same woodchuck still there.

"Let me handle this." said FlameStar walked close to woodchuck. "shoo, shoo shoo. Go-go-go!" she said while clapping her hands and came closer to it until it left.

"Oh yeah. it's so scared of you." joked AshStar.

Optimus thanked Windblade for trying to protect him from such 'treat'. Windblade felt bit ashamed, but she was glad none of Optimus or Elena weren't angry to her.

"Now will you let OP take care his own bumper?" said Sideswipe.

"If anything would've happened to him and I could have prevented it, I'd never forgive myself." said Windblade before hold on to her side.

"Windy, you're hurt," said FlameStar

"I'm fine," said Windblade and kept going.

Sideswipe and FlameStar knew she just said so, for not worry them. But FlameStar had learned so from Elena that knew she would hurt herself badly if she keeps this up. Windblade may think Optimus need help, but for Flame it's obvious now that she is the one who needs it.

It took some walking but they soon came to military base, which was caused the interference to the signal. The place looked empty. Obviously, it worked as backup base when someone was scouting near desert and need fix their cars. but one of the hangar had burn marks on it's doors, so it could mean someone or something could be inside. Optimus suggested that Windblade and Sideswipe would inside to check, while he and Drift with his mini-cons check the outside. One of each Star will go with each team. But then Windblade suggested that she could stay outside with Optimus, since she can't use her turbines inside. In this Optimus agreed. In this Flame went with Optimus and Windblade while AshStar went with Drift and Sideswipe, who started to talk again.

"So after beating Strongarm in four straight races, I moved the scrapyard's chronometers forward and told Strongarm..."

"I am turning off my audio receptors." said Drift.

"No please, Let us do it for you, permanently." heard a voice and they found Swelter and Glacius there.

"Ash, Run!" told Drift before the mini-cons first melt the metal on them and froze it solid. Seeing this AshStar run outside to warn others.

From outside others had heard Sideswipe when the melted metal fall onto them. That's when FlameStar notices AshStar running to them.

"Ash, what..."

"It was an ambush," said AshStar. "They got them. trapped."

"I think it would be best to end my call," said Elena. "Girls, be careful and let me know once you're done."

"We won't fail you, sis." said FlameStar, before she ends the call.

"The signal, we have been following is back Stronger than ever," said Optimus. "And it's right on top of us. quickly, Windblade," he said and was about to go ahead before Windblade went front of him.

"Why you would let me take the point, Optimus. I can..." she didn't get to finish when they heard roar up and found the Decepticon they were looking for. Razorpaw. By how it sound he expected to have the weakest ones. That's when Stars knew he had point. Optimus wasn't only weak one now. Windblade was injured so that makes her weak as well.

Razorpaw attacked to capture one of them, but Windblade pushed Optimus away to tackle Razorpaw herself. Optimus tried to help her, but she used her turbines to keep him away. Even Stars had to take hold of him because of the turbines.

"Is she crazy?" said FlameStar.

"Windblade, move clear! That is an order!" said Optimus.

"Optimus...please, get away from here. Razorpaw is for weakest among us and now that's you," said Windblade while tried to hold Razorpaw away from him.

"You think the Prime is my target? You couldn't be more wrong," said Razorpaw.

"Windblade! He knows you're wounded!" yelled FlameStar before she activated her watch to transform to herself to human and to her outfit to help Windblade. AshStar also turned to human and charged to help Windblade, but Razorpaw managed to push them away like they were nothing. Optimus tried to go help, but Swelter and Glacius came up and kept him occupied, while Razorpaw started train energon from Windblade. Seeing that she will die, Optimus decided to pull prank to defeat these cons. So, he started to collapse on ground to look more weaker to them. Windblade saw this and feared that she had failed. FlameStar and AshStar were trying to get and also saw this.

"No..."

Glacius got Razorpaw attention on Optimus, in which he left Windblade, but before he could have got his hands on Optimus Swelter lost his nerve on Razorpaw for not giving anything to them. This left both argue and gave time for Optimus to get up and pick his Decepticon hunter. Stars now realized what he was up to.

"He just pretended to be weak to get them away from Windblade." said AshStar.

"Good." said FlameStar, while for some reason she was glowing, no she was on fire, literally. "I disgust people who take advantage of weak ones, " she said. Then she let ou a huge roar that sounded familiar, the roar of the Predaking while fire started to surround her burning her outfit and change into new one. She had red golden armor with fire symbols and dragon helmet on. AshStar was surprised before she looked at her watch, which she got from Elena before she left back to Scrap-yard. It also had showing a sign of phoenix. This told her it's also her time to act.

"Time rise from ashes then," she said and activated her watch and got her own new outfit, which came from FlameStar's flames. AshStar had now oriental female warrior outfit.

The epic light show of their transformation got Razorpaw's and his mini-con attention only right when Optimus gave the good strike to all of them.

"Take the big guy. We keep those two busy," said FlameStar to Optimus. Optimus agreed, while charged on Razorpaw.

FlameStar and AshStar run onto the mini-cons right when they also started to recover. Swelter tried to burn with his heat blast, but AshStar used her fan to trained it to herself.

"Have you forgot that we are Stars of lava and fire? I'm just getting warm up," she said while moved her fan front of her face before knocked Swelter out.

"Well, how about some cool off?" asked Glacius and blast his ice blast but FlameStar raised her hand in which when the ice started to get warmer and started to created a mix of warm and cold air while she got closer to Glacius until she took hold of his hand.

"Sorry, but my flames aren't ordinary ones. They are eternal flames from my spark,"she said, before knocked out Glacius too. Soon both started to recover but once they got on their feet, Optimus picked two jeeps and smushed Swelter and Glacius between those two jeeps.

"Ooh, mini-con sandwich. nice," said FlameStar.

In this, all three went first help Windblade. Optimus told her that he had noticed how the enemy was looking for the weakest one, so he did it to get from her. In this Windblade realized Optimus never needed help like Elena had said. Instead, she needed after getting wounded and because been so worried of Optimus made more vulnerable. But Optimus told her not to be harsh on herself for I was glad to have her on the team and that she is willing to look after others before herself, just like Elena did back then. They walked to the hangar to find Drift and Sideswipe and find them in a metal cocoon.

"Sideswipe? Drift? Is that you in there?"

"Wow, it was good they told you to run." said FlameStar to AshStar while they both stand on top of the metal cocoon.

"Stand clear, Windblade," said Optimus and turned his Decepticon hunter to the sword and started to pick with the metal. "I will have both free in a moment," he said while got Drift's face clear.

"Been caged in metal has finally forced Sideswipe to be silent. So please, take your time," said Drift. Hearing this both Stars showed huge grin in their face.

"Can we, master?" asked AshStar.

"Yes, when you have the time." said Drift. "and do one for me."

"YES!" said both Stars before slide down from cocoon and started to victory dance, now that Sideswipe was now silent. Windblade chuckled for the girls before heard Sideswipe muffle something from the cocoon.

"What's that, slick? You think you can beat your record for been quiet then just five seconds?" asked Windblade before went help Optimus to get Drift out first. That everyone could only one small moment of silence.

AN: Done for now. As you may have notice Stars seem to get new outfits. I still think their looks so they are not in my DA gallery just yet. Although this leaves the same question open; where did those other cons came up if they are not in Alchemor? I guess that remains mystery, til next episodes

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