Chapter 12
Recruit
The uproar of the battle of three teams continued to outrage each other. Scorponok ravaged Optimus for the lies he portray in the past. Optimus smashed his face where his face plates cracked. Scorponok hissed angrily. "You know if you haven't concealed him with a lie for being dead. I would have taken him and none of this would have happen." Immediately Optimus thought about Elita and the flocks of Terrorcons coming for her.
"You had stolen my wife. I couldn't have let you taken my son as well." Optimus confirmed.
Scorponok then suddenly jumped upon him and harshly dug his claws into Optimus's sides. "You fool; everyone knows Jetfire and Elita are the children of the Quintesson!" Optimus growled as his sides were crushed painfully. "Every guardian, they are to be known as Alpha Q's Guardian Units and they belonged to no one else!"
"Prime…!"
"Daddy…!"
"How sad that both had to leave you…first Elita and your little boy; Jetfire." Optimus angered as he managed to reach for his blaster far off.
"It wouldn't happen again!" Optimus cried as he forcibly pushed against Scorponok's large figure aside then fired though the chest of the scorpion mech. Scorponok cried as the laser impacted him hard.
"You fool!" He screamed as Optimus escaped.
'Jetfire should be safe with Skywarp…' He thought hopefully as he ran and ducked from the rapid firing.
"Thrust, you imperfection traitor!" Alpha Q called as he wrap tightly around Thrust's head.
"It wasn't my fault!" Thrust cried helplessly as he felt his head, lighten.
"You were supposed to provide me the G-Unit and I exchange an alliance for you since the deal official off, no excuses!" Alpha Q complained as he thrown him away. "You're not worth my time." He spun his head revealing another face. "But Prime isn't…" He hissed.
Optimus gasped as the unexpected tentacles wrapped around him from behind. "Quintesson!" Prime called lifting in the air.
"Optimus Prime, it has been awhile hasn't it? For sure the last time my Terrorcons met you, they token your wife." Optimus growled as Alpha Q stared at him pleased. "Too bad you have to lose another one special to you and I must thank you for raising him so well."
"You'll never have him!" Optimus angrily cried as struggled in the tentacles grip.
"No matter, we'll find him soon enough and using you would be a privilege." Alpha announced as he taken Optimus out of the chaos in the docking bay.
Jetfire flinched as he raised his hand that held tightly on Skywarp's arm. His optics shined brightly and realized he was resting on the floor.
"What…what happened?" He questioned confusedly as his mind were blanked.
"I inserted back your memories just what you told me to do." Skywarp recalled as he helped his mate sit up. Jetfire looked at him, trying to remember anything for the past hours. Finally it flickered. Remembering Starscream approached him and gave him a kiss. Jetfire choked until Skywarp wrapped his arms around him. "It's okay." He held tightly.
Jetfire looked at him and smiled. "Yeah…" Skywarp perked up and gave him a light kiss as Jetfire gladly accepted.
Getting up, Jetfire glared down the empty hallway. Skywarp's eyes followed.
"The others, we should return to them, they might need our help." Jetfire looked disappointed and looked away from the hallway. Skywarp noticed and looked at him. "What's wrong?"
Jetfire looked up and sighed. "You guys done so much for me…why?" Skywarp responded with a smile as he touch the side of Jetfire's face and lean his forehead against his.
"Because we don't leave anyone behind…" Skywarp responded as Jetfire realized it was excuse that he always used.
"You idiot…" He recalled as he begins to bring the feelings of fear and laughter together, Skywarp pulled his arms around him.
"Yeah…I know…" He whispered as he close his eyes.
Silence kept them at peace as Jetfire finally revealed his golden optics once more. "Skywarp…"
"Yes…?" His mate answered.
"Thank you…" Jetfire whispered as Skywarp nodded and snuggled his face against the side of Jetfire's neck. Felting his face against his shoulder, Jetfire felt pleasured. Suddenly Skywarp perked up with a shock. "What's wrong?" Jetfire questioned, looking confused until he looked up.
A tentacle reached out before his optics as Skywarp quickly pushed him away. Jetfire stumble his stand and glared up to see Skywarp caught between the wrappings of the tentacles emerged. The shadow of a figure moved towards the light revealing a familiar red and blue mech in his tentacle wrap.
"Optimus…" Jetfire gasped in fear.
Optimus looked up and noticed the stare of the golden eyes. "Jetfire, get out of here!" Optimus screamed as his main was crushed tighter.
"Silence!" cried the four-headed creature, he then looked upon his prize; he has been waiting for.
"Alpha…" Jetfire whispered quietly in horrified tone.
"Do not worry my boy…I have come to take you home…" The creature announced as he pulled Skywarp away from his view. Jetfire watched every move, every tentacle that moved closer to his body.
"No…you stay away from me."
"I knew you would say such things…" Alpha Q recalled. He then pulled Optimus and Skywarp in front of him to Jetfire. "Listen to my demands or else, your loved ones suffer unfaithful rust." Jetfire flinched at the last part of words.
"Don't listen to him, Jetfire! He's filled with lies!" Skywarp cried painfully as the tentacles crushed his metal body as Alpha Q grew weary. Sending a pulse though his arm, his tentacle, pulled around Skywarp's neck. He tightens it to choke him.
"Stop, I'll obey…" Jetfire announced shivering. Alpha Q then slowly released the seeker's neck and showed his tentacle to Jetfire. "Until you release them first…" Jetfire plead. Alpha Q hissed but he purposely obeyed his command. Dropping Skywarp, his tentacles quickly grab Jetfire all around about.
"Jetfire…!" Skywarp cried as Alpha Q carried Jetfire and Optimus away. He went after them only to be slashed across his face; bring him down to the floor with no willpower to move. His face leaked blood.
"Let him go Alpha Q! He can't provide you anything!" cried Prime as he struggled in the tentacle wrap. Alpha Q chuckled as he aboard his ship followed by Scorponok. As their craft barely escaped off into space, Alpha Q placed Optimus into energized cell while Jetfire cried.
"You back off your word!" Jetfire recalled as he was played about. Five limbs searched throughout his body and he shuddered as one of them reached a sensitive spot.
"You leave him alone!" Optimus cried out behind the laser bars. Alpha Q looked back to him with a grin.
"Just checking how maturely he had grown. Apparently he had been done, recently."
"To think you say the guardians are your children. You're sick." Optimus replied.
"You raised him well, Optimus. His reaction is what I expect him to do." Alpha Q explained as he settled Jetfire to relax.
"You…" Optimus announced. Alpha Q looked at him with a foul face.
"Your time of death would come eventually, Prime." Alpha Q recalled as he left carrying Jetfire away.
Back on the Moon base, Blurr pull Wheeljack up by his neck.
"I am gonna enjoy this very much…" Blurr explained cunningly. Wheeljack took small breaths to receive little pain as possible soon Skywarp appeared.
"S…Stop…Blurr…" Skywarp cried as he trembled down to the floor. Blurr looked, realize the situation and let go of Wheeljack to aid his friend. Blurr held him up as Skywarp whispered. "Alpha Q got him and Optimus…" He gasped trying his best to regain his strength.
"Stop it, Skywarp. You'll over-exhausted, save your energy." Blurr advised as he pulled him up, carrying him behind his back. Blurr moved and ordered the Autobots. "Autobots, retreat!"
The red insignia transformers looked at each other oddly but obeyed Blurr's command anyway. As they rushed out from the docking bay area, the Decepticons chased after them.
"Decepticons, let them be! We have other problems to intend too." Megatron commanded. "Aboard the Cruiser, we're chasing the Quintesson down." He ordered the Decepticons. Cyclonus and Demolisher along with Thrust aboard the Cruiser while Starscream and Wheeljack, they decided to stay behind. "Very well, your funeral, but I expect all the Autobots and Skywarp cleared out from the base once I come back." Megatron finally ordered as he aboard the cruiser.
Starscream then looked at Wheeljack.
"What made you stayed here?"
"The same reason, you are. Skywarp…" He confirmed. Starscream agreed as both of them went after the Autobots.
"Where are we going…?" Skywarp whispered near Blurr's audio.
"Home because you're badly injured." Blurr explained.
"I'm fine…" Skywarp snapped. "We have to rescue Optimus and Jetfire before it's too late." Blurr suddenly stop as the rest of the Autobots followed his action also.
"What's wrong Blurr?" Questioned Sideswipe, Blurr looked at his side to see the dark red eyes of Skywarp's.
"What do you mean?"
"The black hole…Alpha Q is going to use Jetfire to open it since he is the only one with certain energized currents to do so."
"How is he gonna do that?"
"As a serial circuit, Alpha Q can use Jetfire like a battery to reflect the space opening a black gateway. Therefore anytime he wants, he can control the black hole whatever he wants by using Jetfire as a control panel."
"Why do you know so much?"
"I did my homework." Skywarp reclaimed as Blurr didn't seem amused.
"Move or I'll shoot!" cried Scavenger as the Autobots looked back at him. As where his firearm aimed was directly at Starscream and beside him was Wheeljack. Blurr seems outraged.
"What do you want!?" He cried as he turned around to face them.
"Just want to talk." Starscream recalled, bring his hands up showing nothing but his palms.
"I don't trust you or him!" Blurr outburst his anger, Skywarp sighed.
"Let him talk…" he whispered as he grown weaker.
"Let us help you. I want to stop Alpha Q before he gets out of hand and help you rescue your officers." Starscream explained as Blurr heard heavy breathing from behind.
"As a cousin I want to believe you but as an opponent, I am quite unsure…" Skywarp recalled remembering every betrayal Starscream strike upon him.
"I believe Soundwave would have wanted this. We're more likely as brothers then cousins, Skywarp. I just don't know why but I really am sorry." Skywarp felt hurt by the name of Soundwave but the words of help seem unbelievable.
"So you can steal Jetfire from me again?" Skywarp questioned by his own jealously. Everyone else in the hallway was silenced.
"So you did know about…"
"Kinda hard to avoid, Starscream…" Skywarp responded sounding angrily, Starscream looked aside. "Your face shows it all." Skywarp finally said. Starscream was accused and he admitted it. He was a traitor and a ruthless con.
"But could you blame him?" Wheeljack recalled as Skywarp looked up to him. "So far I know both of you cared for Jetfire so much, so why not both of you go and rescue him? Time is running out!"
"I agreed." Scavenger claimed as he looked at the rest of the Autobots. "It either now or never," Sideswipe nodded and followed Scavenger's sights on Blurr and Skywarp.
"Can we trust them?" Blurr asked Skywarp in a whisper. On his back, he felt Skywarp was getting heavier.
"Yeah…" He said barely.
Quickly they moved and aboard another craft, Starscream operated the autopilot.
"Say what?" Red Alert outspoken through Scavenger com-link.
"Hey it's a plan isn't it? Besides Alpha Q has Optimus as well." He argued. As both of them went on debating, Wheeljack worked on Skywarp's injuries at the main cockpit.
"So you and Hotshot had a something together?" Skywarp questioned as Wheeljack check his forearm. The black mech looked at him, surprise.
"How did you know?"
Skywarp smiled. "A blue bird told me." He joked as Wheeljack sighed.
"We were good friends, when we were young." Wheeljack explained as he picked up his tool and worked as expert mechanic on Skywarp's forearm. "We promise each other everything, if one of us was in danger, the other would always come to the rescue."
"But…" Skywarp begin to question.
"Let just say…there was a fire…" Wheeljack sighed. "I was trapped and Hotshot was there, trying to…save me but he suggested getting help but I refused to be alone."
"He left you there anyway, right?"
"That's right and he never returned. He left me there to die." As he patched up the finishing, Skywarp then sighed. "That when Megatron found me and rescue me that is why I joined the Decepticons."
"I see but did you know Hotshot really wanted to rescue you. Except he was held back and was betrayed by the ones he counted on to save you." Skywarp recalled as Wheeljack flinched and purposely made a deep scar on his arm, hurting Skywarp easily because of his loose anger. Blurr noticed and step up from his chair.
"I don't believe that." Wheeljack announced.
"Then you can believe on nothing because of your selfishness. Hotshot forgives you and you don't, doesn't that make a difference between you and me?" Wheeljack flinched as Blurr realized it too. "Do you understand now? Hotshot and I are similar when it comes with our friends. We care but we aren't perfect." Skywarp explained showing much feeling in his words. Wheeljack slightly grunted and shortly after he agreed.
"I guess." Wheeljack said as Skywarp then patted his friend's shoulder.
"Good…" He whispered as he relaxed against a wall while Wheeljack, he got up and noticed Blurr looking at him. Blurr looked emotionless as Wheeljack stared at him. For couple of seconds, Blurr walked away, avoiding him. Wheeljack then checked his emerald and sighed of remembering a certain yellow Autobot.