ATE: Whoa! I can't believe it took me this long to update this story. I literally had to watch Episode 26 of Transformers Armada (which is what this chap covers) just to write this and actually get the correct dialogue for the characters. I even went as far as to give the chap the same name as the episode itself because I couldn't think of something this time and this is the longest chap so far for this story. I would like to thank DarkButterfly128 for their review of the last chap. Enjoy!

Declaimer: I don't own Transformers, Transformers Armada (and any of the episode from the series), or anything related. I only own my OC Valerie.

Chapter 4: Linkup

I was with my friends as we gazed through the large window down at the med bay where Red Alert was still working on Optimus while Hot Shot and Jetfire stood behind us. That guilty feeling I've been having lately came back. Despite what Jetfire told me yesterday when he was comforting me I still felt like it was my fault that the Autobot leader was in the state he was in. Ever since the mission yesterday I wasn't talking as much as I usually did and I've kept to myself. I haven't even looked at the sky like I used to. Everyone seemed to notice my change but they didn't say anything (and I was hoping they wouldn't). Although I've seen the looks they gave me and it made me feel worse.

"Is Optimus okay?" Fred asked.

"Don't be stupid, Fred! He's not gonna be okay until he's repaired and that could take awhile." Billy answered.

"Cut it out, you two! Arguing isn't gonna do a thing to help him!" Alexis stated.

"So how bad is it, Red Alert?" Rad asked.

"It's not that serious. But we've got him docked just to be safe." Red Alert replied. "The Vice Commander can take some of the heat off while we check him out. At least that's the plan.

"Vice Commander?

Wait a sec! Who's that?" Carlos asked.

"Could it be?" Billy asked.

"No way!" Fred said.

"Thaaaat's right, kids! It's me, Jetfire! Heheh!" He laughed, seeming to enjoy the attention. "So go ahead and plot if you like. After all, I'm practically a super hero! That's why they call me Optimus' right hand bot!"

"He'll be signing autographs later." Hot Shot said, sounding somewhat jealous. Or was he annoyed? Either way the yellow Autobot wasn't impressed with Jetfire bragging.

"He's only kidding. But seriously, I'm here so there's nothing to worry about. Count on me, and I'll count on your support."

"Doesn't exactly have a confidence problem, does he?" Alexis asked.

Everyone agreed.

I never would have thought Jetfire was the Vice Commander. I thought it would've been someone like Scavenger or Blurr, but that just goes to show that stereotypes aren't always what they're supposed to be. Or was it that stereotypes weren't the obvious pick? Thinking about it was starting to give me a bit of an headache.

I felt someone staring at me but I didn't dare turn around to see who it was. I already had the feeling I knew who it was and sighed quietly.

'Jetfire…'

I knew he was concerned about me ever since he found me crying yesterday. I've tried to avoid him since then but one way or another I ended up running into the white Autobot (not literally) somehow. I eventually gave up on trying to do so and it seemed that no matter how hard I tried he would always find me. I just couldn't get away from him! Was he deliberately seeking me out?

'Sometimes I wish I wasn't a teenager. All this angst is unnecessary.'

I decided to leave and go to the rec room to get some rest since I didn't sleep well last night.

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Jetfire watched as Valerie left with a heavy spark. Ever since the mission yesterday she had been depressed and he'd noticed she had been trying to avoid him (trying being the key word). He couldn't help but feel worried about her.

"Skydancer…" He sighed quietly.

"Skydancer? Who's that?" Hot Shot asked, causing Jetfire to turn and face him. The yellow Autobot seemed to realize something and smirked. "Is she a femme you met back on Cybertron?"

'Oh no! That ain't gonna work on me, buddy!' Jetfire thought, smirking behind his face plate.

"No, she's not." Jetfire replied, enjoying how Hot Shot's smug look changed into confusion.

"Huh? Then who is she?"

"That's the nickname I gave Valerie."

"But why 'Skydancer'?"

"She's taking ballet lessons and she happens to like looking at the sky, which inspired her to dance. Now if you'll excuse me I have something to do."

Jetfire ran off before anyone could say anything. He wanted to find Valerie and see what she was up to and, if he was lucky, possibly talk to her. The white bot didn't have to guess where she was since she only went to the rec room. Before he knew it he found himself standing outside the door leading into the rec room and didn't hesitate to enter. But what he found wasn't what he expected.

Valerie was laying on a human size couch and he quietly made his way over to where she was. Kneeling down Jetfire saw that she was asleep and was surprised at how peaceful she looked. He had never seen her look so serene before that it was hard for him to believe this was the same human femme who was depressed. Despite only having met her almost two days ago he already missed Valerie's smile.

Jetfire sighed, his spark feeling heavy as he leaned forward a bit and stretched his hand out to her.

"I wish there was something I could do to help you." He said quietly, caressing the side of her face with his index finger. "You can't keep blaming yourself for what happened when it wasn't even your fault in the first place."

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I heard someone talking quietly and wondered who it was before feeling something stroking the side of my face with such a light and gentle touch that it surprised me when I felt relaxed. I opened my eyes and was surprised to find Jetfire kneeling down in front of the couch I was on with his right arm outstretched towards me. I realized what I felt was his finger that was stroking my face and my face heated up. Jetfire's optics seemed to widen when he noticed that I was awake and pulled his hand away, but he never moved away. He almost looked a bit…sheepish.

"Hi there…" He said lightly.

"Hi…" I replied, feeling a bit awkward.

I soon found myself staring at Jetfire as he did the same for me and I couldn't pull myself to look away. My stomach was suddenly doing flips and I blinked.

"I win!" Jetfire suddenly declared.

"Huh?" I was confused. What did he mean 'he won'? "What?"

"Didn't you know? We were having a staring contest and I won!" He chuckled. "I know this is random, but your eyes are a nice shade of blue."

My face heated up and I used the pillow under my head to hide my face.

"Oh, c'mon! My face isn't that hideous!" He complained. And he was supposed to be the Vice Commander?

My voice was slightly muffled by the pillow.

"What? I can't exactly understand the language of 'muffled voice'. Try speaking English."

"Your face isn't hideous!" I said after pulling the pillow away from my face.

"So you're saying my face is beautiful then?"

"N-no! T-that's not what I meant!" my face got warmer.

"Then what did you mean?"

"I meant that…that…"

"I know what you really meant! No need to get so worked up." He chuckled. "But I could say the same thing as well about you."

"What?" I asked, sitting up. Did I hear right? Did he say what I thought he said?

"It's called a compliment, Skydancer."

"Oh…" I said, looking away. "Thanks…"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I don't deserve any compliments…"

Jetfire suddenly growled quietly before he suddenly grabbed and jerked me up in front of his face, forcing me to look at his face. My eyes widened in surprise by what he did and I felt somewhat fearful.

"Would you stop blaming yourself?" He shouted. This was the first time I heard him shout at me, but I had a feeling it wasn't as loud as it usually was. "How many times do I have to tell you that it isn't your fault? I know you're aware that what happened yesterday wasn't your fault, but you won't accept it!" He lowered his voice suddenly, taking me by surprise. "I'm sorry, but I don't like seeing you like this. I just want to see you smile again."

I felt my eyes water with tears and I lowered my head, letting my hair hang in front of my face to hide the tears that threatened to fall. But that didn't stop my body from shaking.

"I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…" I whispered. I was no longer able to hold the tears back.

Jetfire pulled me close to the Autobot symbol on his chest and just held me there as if he was giving me a hug. I was surprised when he suddenly started…humming a tune that vaguely sounded like a lullaby of sort. It was weird hearing him since I thought he wasn't the type to sing, let alone hum. But the sound was strangely soothing along with the warmth from his chest causing my mind to feel a bit hazy.

"Hey, don't fall asleep on me."

I opened my eyes that I hadn't noticed I closed and realized Jetfire was no longer humming. I looked up to see him gazing down at me and I felt my stomach do flips as my face heated up slightly.

"What was that you were humming?" I asked.

"Oh, that? That was just a little song my mother used to hum to me whenever I was upset as a sparkling." Jetfire told me.

"Are there any words to it?"

"There are, but you wouldn't be able to pronounce them since they're in Cybertronian."

"Either way it was pretty."

"Do you feel better now?"

"I guess…"

Jetfire sighed.

"Listen, nobody's mad at you for what happened. But we're all worried about you."

"I kind of figured that but I feel the need to apologize to Optimus."

"Okay. If you want to apologize to Optimus you can when he's better. But until then you're not leaving my sight, you hear?"

"What?" My eyes widened in surprise. "But-!"

"No excuses, Skydancer. You're sticking with me whether you like it or not."

With that Jetfire started making his way to the exit with me still being held in his hand. I didn't bother struggling since it wouldn't do me any good. This was Jetfire we're talking about and he wasn't going to let me go so easily. My thoughts went back to when he told me about the song he hummed to me and about his mom. I wonder what his mom was like.

Then I remembered something.

"What's a sparkling?"

Jetfire suddenly stopped and I looked up at his face. I had a feeling that if he were human his face might've been white from hearing the question. At least that what he appeared to be like to me.

"Oh… Uh… How am I going to explain this? Sparklings are…they're transformers who are newly created by their creators, which you humans would call 'parents'."

"So sparklings are…babies?" I guessed.

"Yep! They're babies! If you want to know more about how they're born-"

"No! I don't want to have the 'talk'! Anything but that!" I felt my face heat up in embarrassment.

Jetfire stopped and stared down at me, clearly confused at my obvious embarrassment.

"The 'talk'?" He asked. "What's that?"

"It's…it's basically the 'birds and the bees' thing, or so I've heard…" I didn't know that much about it, but I knew the general idea…somewhat. "You can look it up yourself."

Jetfire paused a bit as his golden optics dimmed slightly, only to brighten again and seemed to get…wide.

"Oh… Um…" He started, sounding uneasy. "That…wasn't what I…expected…"

My face heated up some more. Knowing that he actually looked up that term was embarrassing, not to mention that he was aware of what it meant made it worse.

'I shouldn't had said anything. Me and my big mouth.' I thought.

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I had been quiet after Jetfire explained to me what a sparkling was, even when I was standing on the platform my friends were on as we watched the Autobots (Smokescreen, Blurr, Scavenger, Hot Shot, and Jetfire) talking with each other. I didn't know what they were discussing but I chose to listen in on their conversation.

"Hm… Interesting… Looks like…" Smokescreen trailed of before turning around and gasped quietly. "It's Thrust?"

I was confused. Who was Thrust?

"It was a well thought up battle. Unlike those of the Decepticons up until now." Blurr stated.

"He's right, you know?"

"Hm… The great tactician Thrust. I've heard of him."

"Oh yeah? W-well I haven't!" Hot Shot interjected.

"I'm not surprised, Hot Shot." Scavenger answered, turning to the yellow Autobot. "You're too young to have battled on the planet Cybertron yet."

"So what's his story, huh you guys?"

"Have you ever heard of the planet Vector?" Blurr asked, seeming to load his blaster.

"The planet Vector? Hello? How can anyone forget that? That's where the Autobots where all destroyed in a giant battle."

"And Thrust was the one who led that attack." Scavenger stated.

"That's not all he's done." Blurr attached his blast to his right arm before aiming it in the direction in front of him as if ready to shoot someone. "He also led the Decepticons on planet Orga, and in the battle of planet Duke."

"Oh man! The Autobots got totally thrashed! And almost got wiped out!"

"What chance do we have against Megatron when Thrust teamed up with them?" Fred asked.

"Hey, what are you talking about?" Carlos asked. "Are you forgetting that we got Jetfire on our side? What about that, huh?"

"Yeah! We won't get blown away that easily!" Billy stated.

Jetfire seemed to hear Billy's statement since he came over to where we were and brought his face close to Billy.

"Hey, I heard that! You better watch what you're saying, kid! What do you mean 'blown away that easy'?" Jetfire asked.

Billy laughed, lifting his right arm that was in a fist while the white Autobot held his finger in as if pointing to said boy. "I meant we'll win, Jetfire, that's all."

The boy placed his hands back on the rail and the Autobot lowered his hand.

"Hey, of course we'll win! I'm here, aren't I?" Jetfire suddenly stood up and noticed High Wire, Sureshock, and Grindor standing behind him "Huh?"

High Wire bleeped.

"What is it, bots?" Jetfire asked.

High Wire bleeped again while holding his arms out. What was he saying?

"So? What's the problem?"

"They say there's a suspicious bot flying overhead." Rad answered.

"What? Why didn't they say that in the first place?" Jetfire asked.

The Mini-Con continued bleeping.

"Well, that is what they're saying."

"Oh yeah?" Jetfire walked towards the screen displaying the jet (or should I say Decepticon) and stood in front of it. "What do I know? I can never figure out what they mean."

"That bot's been flying overhead for quite awhile now." Alexis said.

Scavenger seemed to be looking at the monitor and his optics widened.

"Look, it's Thrust!" Scavenger exclaimed.

Hot Shot made a sound similar to a quiet gasp.

"Hm?" Jetfire was quiet along with everyone else, seeming to be thinking. "Just leave things in my hands!" Suddenly he ran off down the hallway. "Ready or not, Thrust, here I come!"

"But Jetfire!" Hot Shot exclaimed as he took a step towards the hallway but stopped.

I knew that my friends were thinking the same thing as we all watched the hallway Jetfire ran through.

"Hey, there he goes, guys!" Carlos said.

"He's sure not like Optimus, is he?" Alexis asked.

That was when Jetfire suddenly looked around the corner he had turned into earlier to look at all of us.

"Oh, uh… By the way…don't tell Optimus about this." Jetfire told us. "Now stand back and watch a pro at work!"

My eyes widened in surprise. Was he seriously planning on taking Thrust all by himself?

'He's crazy!' I thought.

I turned to the monitor and saw that instead of showing Thrust I could see Jetfire flying after him only to encounter the other Decepticons with their Mini-Cons. This wasn't good.

"It's a trap!" Alexis cried. "Jetfire!"

"Hey, don't worry about me. I can handle myself!" Jetfire said through the intercom on the monitor.

"No, don't! He's using the Mini-Cons against you! Don't hit them!" Rad exclaimed.

"C'mon, kids! I'm not gonna hit the Mini-Cons, okay? Now quit worrying and just lemme do my job here!"

We watched as he transformed while Cyclonus and a few Mini-Cons started advancing on him. Jetfire held his blaster with both hands as he aimed and shot at Cyclonus, who barely avoided the blast.

"Oh man! He's actually enjoying himself." Billy said.

"Way to go, Jetfire!" Carlos started cheering. "Yeah! Show 'em who's boss! You da man, yeah!"

But all that changed when Jetfire was suddenly under fire from the Mini-Cons as they flew around him. It got worse when Cyclonus joined to the Mini-Cons in shooting him, forcing the white Autobot to block their attacks with his arms. Suddenly the clouds around Jetfire were dispersed and I saw why when he dodge the blast behind shot at him from the sky. I suddenly felt very worried about him.

"Jetfire!" Hot Shot said, sounding worried.

"Don't worry about me! I can handle it…maybe." Jetfire added the last part as an after thought.

"You others get out there right now and help him out stat!" Scavenger ordered.

"But they're over the ocean! Where are they supposed to land, Scavenger?" Hot Shot asked.

"Wait!" Alexis cried from where she sat at a small console for us (the kids) could use. "There's an island in the west!"

"You hear that, Jetfire? An island! We're coming to help you right now!" Smokescreen said before turning to Hot Shot. "C'mon, Hot Shot! Let's roll!"

"Right!" The yellow Autobot agreed.

"I'm coming with you. We're busting that island right now!" Blurr said.

Hot Shot, Smokescreen, and Blurr left to warp to the island Alexis found. I turned around so my back was facing the monitor, not wanting to watch.

"Scavenger!" Rad said.

"Interesting… It's really an impressive trap." Scavenger stated.

"Would you quit gawking at him and do something?" Carlos asked.

"You think Optimus is still too hurt to help them out?" Fred added.

"Red Alert! Come in! Can you hear me?" Rad asked.

"What's the matter? What's going on, Rad?" I heard Red Alert ask over the intercom.

"Hot Shot and the others went to rescue Jetfire, but now they're all under fire! We need Optimus!"

I closed my eyes and balled my hands into fist. This was going horribly wrong! Jetfire was out there trying to right off the Decepticons firing at him while the rescue team was also under attack.

"What's the deal? Why are they taking commands from a Decepticon, huh?" Carlos asked.

"It's just like Optimus said. Mini-Cons that are awaken by Decepticons think of the Decepticons as their masters!" Fred said.

"Scavenger!" Red Alert's voice said.

"Hm?"

"Report to me what's happening out there?"

"It's not looking good. Thrust's plan is doing us in." Scavenger told him.

"What about Optimus, Red Alert? Is he still out of commission?" Rad asked.

"He's almost ready. And I'll come along, too." Red Alert answered.

"Hey, we need you guys fast! If we don't do something our whole team's gonna get fried!" Carlos shouted.

It was only after a few minutes that I heard the door hiss open before hearing the loud footsteps of Red Alert walk in.

"Scavenger." Red Alert said.

"I don't like it! They need help out there." Scavenger said.

"Yeah, but can Thrust really make that much of a difference?" Alexis asked.

"Oh man! We're gonna get toasted!" Carlos suddenly said.

"Red Alert! I'm moving out!" Scavenger declared.

"I'm coming too." Red Alert said.

"Wait a minute! What about Optimus?" Rad asked. "What'll happen to him if you guys leave?"

Red Alert seemed to be hesitant.

"Yeah! Optimus is still immobilized!" Carlos stated. "I think someone should stay here."

Suddenly there was a buzzing sound that resounded in the air.

"Hey, who's that?" Alexis asked, causing me to open my eyes before turning to where she was and saw her standing in front of the human size console. "Someone's on the launching dock!"

"What?" Red Alert asked, unsure if he heard her correctly.

"Bring it up on the monitor!" Scavenger ordered.

Alexis did so and all of us were surprised at what we saw!

"Optimus!" Rad exclaimed.

"Unbelievable!" Scavenger seemed to be just as surprised as we were.

"Prepare to warp me to Jetfire's coordinates." Optimus said and I noticed the tired sound in his voice.

"Optimus, sir! But you're not ready yet!" Red Alert stated.

"Don't worry about me! I'll be fine! Now do it!"

"No way!" Carlos complained. "I don't care how strong you are, if you fall from up there you'll be toast!"

"But Optimus, you haven't fully recovered yet!" Billy added.

"Yeah don't do it!" Alexis cried.

"Don't do it!" Fred interjected at the same time Alexis said those same words. "I'm begging you, please!"

"Obey my command!" Optimus' words confused Fred. "You must trust me!"

Everyone seemed hesitant about what to do but then Scavenger went up to the monitor and started typing something in, the keys bleeping as he pressed one.

"I'm sending the landing coordinates." He told Optimus.

I was shocked that Optimus still wanted to do this. And he was still injured, too!

"Initiate launch! Now!"

"Wait!" I cried out, running towards the monitor. "Optimus-!"

I wasn't able to finish what I wanted to say since Optimus warped out of the base.

'I'm sorry...' I added silently, feeling a bit saddened.

"Optimus!" Rad said in awe.

The monitor switched to where Jetfire was and we could see that he was still being surrounded by the Mini-Cons. But then Optimus warped out and would've ram into Thrust deliberately if the latter hadn't moved out of the way. I could hear Carlos and Fred cheering him on but I couldn't make out what they were saying since they were talking at once. Optimus ended up skydiving passed Jetfire and I became fearful when I realized he was falling towards the ocean. Jetfire flew after him and what happened next surprised me! They started transforming, as in Jetfire transformed into a pair of legs and Optimus transformed into the upper half before they combined.

"What is this?" Red Alert asked, voicing my thoughts.

Optimus (or was it Jetfire?) flew up back into the sky and fired his…? Their…? Whatever. He fired his blaster at Starscream and the Decepticon fell from the sky after being hit. Optimus then flew towards the island and knocked Megatron into the ocean when he flew over him. Demolisher tried shooting at him but then Optimus picked him up and flew over the ocean before dropping him into the water. The other Decepticons treated before Optimus landed on the ground.

"They did it." I said quietly.

"Oh! That was sweet! Nice job, Optimus!" Carlos cheered as he waved his fist in the air.

"Don't forget how cool Jetfire was!" Billy said.

"Or that Jet Convoy!" Fred added.

"You said it!" Alexis said.

"Yep!" Rad agreed.

"Optimus, sir." Red Alert said.

"It's amazing! Those two guys are really something, huh?" Scavenger said with a smile. "Just when you think the battle is lost they come back and win."

The Autobots talked awhile before I heard them laughing. Alexis, Rad, Carlos, Billy, and Fred started running out of the room in the direction of the launch room and I followed them. As we stood in the room waiting for them to return Red Alert and Scavenger joined us not long after we got there. I watched as the warp opened and Optimus and the others warped into the room. Everyone went over to them and praised them excitedly, but I stayed where I was. Everyone looked so happy. They didn't need me here. I turned around before making my way to the door.

"Valerie!"

I stopped where I was and turned around to see Optimus gazing at me from where he stood. He came over to me and knelt down.

"I believe you had something to tell me." The Autobot leader told me.

I felt a little nervous and started twiddling my thumbs. I looked up at Optimus and seeing the kind look on his face encouraged me.

"Optimus, I'm sorry for yesterday…for losing the Mini-Con and for you getting hurt because of me… I'm sorry." I told him, hanging my head.

"You don't have to apologize, Valerie. You have nothing to be sorry for." Optimus said, causing me to be surprised. "I knew the risks of what would happen if I did what I did. I would have done the same thing if it had been one of my men in your position."

I suddenly remembered Jetfire saying the same thing to me.

"So none of you are mad at me?"

"Of course not."

I felt like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders and I smiled for the first time since yesterday's mission.

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I saw outside the base gazing at the orange painted sky. The sunset was beautiful.

"So you're back to sky-gazing again."

I looked over my shoulder to see Jetfire standing behind me and gave a small smile before turning back around. I heard his footsteps coming closer until the ground shook slightly. I turned around again to see him sitting on the ground leaning back against a boulder and could tell he was relaxed. I couldn't help but smile.

"You were right." I told him. "Nobody's mad at me."

"Of course I was right! I told you, didn't I?" Jetfire answered.

"Yeah." I got up from where I was sitting and went over to where he was. "But what you did today was reckless. What were you thinking taking on those Decepticons by yourself?"

"What? You too? I told everyone I learned my lesson, at least now I have." He complained. "You're my confidence booster buddy! You're supposed to be supportive of me."

"I know. I…I was just worried about you…"

"You were that worried about me?"

I only nodded my head. Jetfire suddenly picked me up and I found myself staring into his face.

"Just how worried were you?" He asked.

"I was worried enough that I couldn't help but think something bad was going to happen to you."

Jetfire chuckled.

"You don't have to worry! I'm perfectly capable of holding my own until help arrives. And now you finally understand."

"Understand what?" I asked.

"How worried we were about you, but not to the same extent."

"I'm sorry…" I hung my head.

"Oh no! Don't go saying sorry when there isn't anything to apologize for!" Jetfire placed the index finger of his free hand under my chin, forcing me to look at him again and I felt my face heat up. He sighed contently. "I haven't known you for that long, but I can tell you're a good person. A little bit shy and on the sensitive side, but still a good person."

"Y-you think I'm a good person?" My face got even more warmer.

"Yep! I call 'em as I see 'em!" He told me. "And I even consider you my buddy."

I couldn't help but smile.

'Buddies…' I thought.

"Take a look behind you, Skydancer." Jetfire suddenly said.

I was confused by what he meant, but I looked behind me and my eyes widened in awe at the sky, the sun having already sank beyond the horizon as some stars started to appear in the sky. It was beautiful like the sun rise from the previous morning.

Maybe everything would be alright from this point on.

ATE: So this concludes chap 4 of this story, and the events of Episode 26 of Transformers Armada. As for the song that Jetfire is humming there wasn't specifically a song in mind per say, but I was listening to the song Infinite White from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen movie score (which I don't own) and the vocals starting at 1:19 and ongoing gave me the idea of the song itself that he'd hum. It's entirely up to the imagination. I'm not sure if I made Jetfire a little OOC with him getting a little mad at Valerie (the idea itself was last minute), but I think it worked out in the end. Anyways, if anyone has any ideas they'd like to see in this story please tell me and I'll give credit to whoever's ideas I use.

Please remember to review! ;D