((One of the little voices in my head is telling me that this might have OOC-ness, but this particular plot bunny is growing too fat to ignore... Basically, Optimus tries Jet Judo.

I don't own TF.))

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Daring

Three Autobots peered down into the canyon from their vantage point on the edge of a cliff.

"Here's what you do," Sideswipe advised. "It's simple, really. You wait for them to fly past and you just drop down on them."

"Normally we attack from the ground, but seeing as you're new to this, we figured you should start with this." Sunstreaker brushed a thin layer of dust off his chest. "Or rather, my dear brother figured you should start with this, and pestered me until I had no choice but to give in. I'm getting covered in dust here."

Optimus ignored the twins' bickering, nervousness making his Spark feel fluttery.

There's nothing to it, he told himself. Don't worry so much. You can face down Megatron, hold off when the odds are stacked against you, and save the Earth all in a day... this shouldn't be anywhere near as hard.

However, the sound of jet engines as they roared through the canyon didn't do much to help...

"Look alive! Seekers at twelve o'clock!" Sideswipe paused, and added in an undertone, "Even though it's a little past two..."

Sunstreaker pounced off the cliff. "I call Thundercracker!"

There was a loud clank, a furious yell following shortly after.

"Alright, I'll take Skywarp and you can have Starscream. He's a nasty little slaghead, he's fast, he yells a lot and tries to throw you off, but at least he doesn't teleport out from underneath you... Good luck!" Sideswipe leapt down and landed deftly on his target.

Optimus glanced down at Starscream, who was flying rings around the other two Seekers, firing madly to try and dislodge their riders. The three hundred foot drop down was starting to look at least five times as long...

He closed his optics momentarily. I will never, ever accept a challenge from the twins again...

As Starscream neared the cliff, Optimus jumped down...

He saw the white, blue, and red Seeker beneath him, perfectly aligned for a safe landing...

He saw Starscream bank sharply to evade, leaving nothing below him but dusty canyon floor, and instinctively thought, Oh slag...

WHAM.

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((I wish this actually happened in the cartoon. Oh well...))