Aquila

The first round of the challenge was a fight between me and Leobreaker. He was awesome. We were respected enemies and didn't really want to fight each other. But, when destiny is on the line, you kinda push it away for a while.

I liked Leo, he had age and experience. He was a former Autobot, and I found many reasons to admire him. Leo's beast form was, not surprising, a lion. Hm, that was interesting. A falcon facing off against a lion, wonder how that worked out.

What did I have? I had speed, the ability to think on my feet (or wings, whichever), and my experience as a bounty hunter. The fight started off soundly, Leo and I shook hands as a sign of respect, and we took our beast forms. We had to fight like that. Perfect…or so I thought. Leo got to decide what terrain we had to fight in, and he decided a setting that was a hot, African savannah.

It was way too hot for me to fly in. I was degraded to the ground. Leo pounced for me and all I could do was hop away. I knew this to be the test of strength. I was being tested in emotional and physical strength. This was one test, one of many. Possibly the easiest. But if I couldn't pass this one, then I couldn't pass any others. I looked to the Scourge, but he looked away.

I knew that he meant to support me, just in a different way. I tried to get away from Leo, but of course, he pounced on me and pinned me to the ground. I squirmed under him. I didn't think there was a way out until I gazed at my talons.

"That's it!" I thought. I set one of my feet to his torso and scratched down with my talons. Leo roared in pain and got off me.

While he was still rearing, I jerked a little to bash my head into his lower jaw, practically busting it. Then I put the drop on him. I jumped a few feet up and landed right on him, my talons right at his throat. No oil spilled, I won.

"Woot woot! Good job aunt Aquila!" I heard Caller yell.

I looked to my father and then to Scourge, who simply smiled. I knew victory was right in my way. It was up to me to grasp it. I pulled Leo up and we shook hands again.

"Nice job kid, wasn't expecting that" Leo admitted.

"Well, dad taught me that trick. So, are we alright?" I asked.

"You bet! I'm rooting for you, Aquila".

I watched him go back to the others. Snarl was giving me an evil eye. Hm, he was going to have quite a fight when he tussled with me, I promised that. I was going to be queen of the beast morphs!

A/N: Getting a little daring there, Aquila. Can't wait to type the next chapter!