ATE: I'm so sorry for taking so long to update. Apparently it's been more than a month since I've last updated and I feel really horrible for it now. But to make it up to everyone, this chap is the longest by far (it was literally 23 pages long in microsoft word processor and at a whopping 7,890 words)! This chap will cover Episodes 27 (Detection), 28 (Awakening), and 29 (Desperate) from Transformers Armada. I'd like to thank DarkButterfly128 and precious92 or freezeingtime92 for their reviews for the previous chap. I hope everyone enjoys chap 5!
Declaimer: I don't own Transformers Armada or the show called Bones. I only own my OC Valerie.
Chapter 5: Requiem Blaster
"You don't stand a chance me, Jetfire!" Smokescreen exclaimed.
"Oh yeah? Bring it on, Smokey!" Jetfire retorted.
"Okay, but remember you asked for it!"
"I'm ready when you are!"
"I'm gonna enjoy this!"
"You're all talk! Let's see some action!"
"In my rule book loser always goes first!"
"Same in mine, so how come you're not following?"
I watched in fascination with my friends (along with Hot Shot and Blurr) as Jetfire and Smokescreen started arm wrestling with each other. It was apparent that they were an even match.
"C'mon Smokescreen! Do it Jetfire! Go for it!" Alexis cheered, causing Carlos to look at her.
"Hey Alexis? How come you're cheering for both of them?" Carlos asked, clearly confused.
Alexis turned to him.
"Because, Carlos, I want them both to win."
"Yeah, right, sure." Carlos was puzzled by her answer and turned away. "I just don't understand girls…"
I looked back at Jetfire and Smokescreen and I saw that the latter was struggling a bit, but it was barely noticeable.
"Yeah! That's it! You got him now, Smokescreen!" Hot Shot cheered, cupping his hands around his mouth so it would project his voice like a megaphone.
"You can win, Jetfire! I know you can!" I suddenly found myself cheering.
"You're cheering for Jetfire?" Alexis asked me.
"Yeah."
"Oh, I see how it is." She smirked. "You like him."
"N-no I don't!"
I felt my face heat up slightly before turning back to the arm wrestling match, just in time to witness Jetfire slam Smokescreen hand down.
"Well, what are the chances of that happening? You beat me again." Smokescreen said. "I think my arm must've fallen asleep, so lucky break for you this time, Jetfire."
"Nice try, Smokescreen." Hot Shot said, causing Smokescreen to turn to him. "But that makes it your third loss in a row."
"He just can't admit being inferior to me, that's all!" Jetfire claimed turning to face Hot Shot and Blurr.
"Lucky he doesn't have an ego." Carlos said, placing an arm behind his head.
"Yeah!" Rad said, laughing.
"Right." Alexis agreed.
"One more round, Jetfire. I bet I can beat you this time!" Smokescreen said, holding up one finger to emphasis his point.
"Okay, but you asked for it!" Jetfire replied.
With that Jetfire and Smokescreen locked hands together and started arm wrestling again. Alexis leaned closer to me.
"Admit it. You like him." She whispered so no one could hear. "Why else would he spend time with you?"
My face heated up again but I didn't say anything. Alexis leaned away, giggling as she found my silence entertaining.
It was so strange. The transformers acted so human instead of the giant robots that they were. I would even go as far as to say that I didn't consider them as robots. They had emotions just like any other human. That's what made them different from stereotypical robots that one would usually see in a sci-fi movie. Alexis had told me that Jetfire hadn't been on Earth for long, but ever since he arrived here the base has been full of life. It was like his very presence boosted everyone's confidence and made sure they were ready to fight the Decepticons. I knew that there would still be more battles to come and that the Autobots would be putting their lives in danger just to end their war. But the question I wanted to ask the most, but couldn't bring myself to say, was how long would this war last? Would it ever end?
Jetfire ended up winning again and we all laughed. That was the fourth time Smokescreen lost. At least he tried. I suddenly got an idea and giggled.
"What are you giggling about, Skydancer?" Jetfire suddenly asked, and I realized that he was standing in front of the platform I was on. When did he get there? "Is there something overly amusing that I missed?"
"Oh, I just had a riddle for you." I told him.
"A riddle, huh?"
"Yeah. If you can figure out what the right answer is, I'll give you a surprise."
"So if I get the right answer, you'll give me a surprise." He concluded, making sure he understood what I said.
"Exactly! And you don't have to guess right now. It's one of those things you have to think about."
"Alright! Tell me the riddle! I bet I can figure it out in no time!"
"Here's the riddle. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" I told him.
"Uh…" Jetfire itched the side of his head with his index finger. "This is going to take me awhile to figure out…"
I giggled, already knowing the answer.
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(Later)
"Huh? Ah! What's the deal with this thing?" Hot Shot exclaimed as he tried to fit a panel into the wall.
'That doesn't look right…' I thought.
Red Alert turned around and noticed what the yellow Autobot was trying to do.
"What are you doing, Hot Shot? It doesn't go there." Red Alert said, causing Hot Shot to freeze.
"No way! I was sure it was supposed to go here!" Poor Hot Shot, and he was so sure, too.
Hot Shot wasn't the only one making mistakes. Red Alert noticed that Optimus was doing the same thing with…displacement.
"No, Optimus, sir." The Autobot leader turned to Red Alert. "That panel goes on the other wall. Okay, listen. Everyone take a break, I'll finish up here."
"Hey, guys! Check out Red Alert. I think he just appointed himself 'King Bot'." Carlos said jokingly.
"Well, by the looks of it he sure knows what he's doing." Rad agreed.
"He probably made himself 'King of the Lab' as well." I commented.
Rad and Carlos looked at me confused.
"'King of the Lab'?" Carlos asked.
"What? Haven't you seen Bones before on TV?"
"…Maybe…"
"Hey, wait a second! Has anyone seen Jetfire?" Alexis asked.
"Yeah! Where is he?" Carlos asked.
"Eh… He's probably just slacking off somewhere." We turned to see Hot Shot kneeling down next to us before standing up straight. "And I think I'm gonna join him cause I don't have a clue about all this techno geek stuff. See ya!"
With that Hot Shot left the room and Rad groaned a bit.
"Oh, hey Hot Shot! Wait up!" Carlos called.
We ran after the yellow Autobot as we made his way down the hallway. Upon hearing Carlos he stopped and turned around to face us.
"So what's the plan here, anyway?" Carlos asked. "Are all you guys heading back to Cybertron once your shuttle is up and running?" We now stood in front of Hot Shot looking up at him. "Well, c'mon! What's the scoop?"
"Are mission on Earth is to recover every single Mini-Con. And until that job is completed we stay put. That's the 'scoop'." Hot Shot replied.
I could see the concerned looks on my friends faces and I realized that I was probably the only one that was…somewhat clueless about the Autobots' mission. But if what Hot Shot said was true…
"But eventually…you are going back?" Rad asked.
"You betcha. And honestly, I can hardly wait."
I felt the heart sinking feeling as I suddenly felt a mixture of disappointment and sadness. I hadn't known the Autobots for long, but they would leave when all the Mini-Cons were found. I had no idea how long or how soon that would be, but I didn't want them to leave. I realized it was selfish of me to want them to stay, but if I thought of it I couldn't blame them. If I had been away from home for so long I'd probably get homesick too.
'How could I be so selfish…?' I thought sadly.
"But don't worry." Hot Shot continued. "One day we'll all come back here. I mean, after all, I think I'd really start to miss you guys. You know what I mean?"
"Hey I got a question. How come Jetfire doesn't act like Second In Command?" Rad asked.
"Yeah, I know! The dude just seems to slack off all the time." Carlos commented.
"He's not at all like Optimus!" Alexis said.
Carlos had been standing in front of Alexis but when he saw Hot Shot he ran out of the way.
"And he's not as good looking as me, either!" Hot Shot said, leaning over Alexis so that his head was looking at her from upside down. I honestly thought it was funny.
"Well…I suppose so." Alexis looked away. "You do have a certain rugged charm."
Hot Shot seemed to be surprised by Alexis' statement (his mouth was in an 'o' shape) as he stood straight up, lightly laughing as he pointed to himself.
"Huh? You seriously think I'm 'hot stuff'?" He looked hopeful.
"Hey! Don't let it go to your head, alright?" Alexis turned to us. "What a poser."
We laughed.
"How about you, Valerie?" Hot Shot suddenly asked, catching my attention. I turned to look at him to find the yellow Autobot gazing down at me with a hopeful look in his blue optics. "Do you think I'm hot stuff?"
My face heated up at his question and I looked away in an attempt to hide it.
"W-well…u-um…I-I…I-I g-guess so…" I said nervously.
"That's great!" Hot Shot laughed.
"You walked right into that one." Alexis told me.
'Don't I know it.' I thought.
We continued down the hallway and I noticed a door that was opened and I could faintly hear the sound of someone talking, followed by the sound of shooting. We walked inside to find Jetfire standing in front of a monitor watching something.
"An impressive display of firepower, Cyclonus." Jetfire said to himself, unaware of our presence.
"Hey, Jetfire." Hot Shot asked, causing said Autobot to turn and face him. "What's up?"
"I was just reviewing some data on our last battle with the Decepticons." Jetfire turned back to the monitor.
"Huh, we thought you were just slacking off."
"Ah, he's doing his homework." Alexis stated. Hot Shot and Jetfire turned to look at her. "Unlike a few others I just won't mention."
"Hey! Did you just diss us, Alexis?" Carlos asked.
Alexis and I laughed. When I was down laughing I looked up at the monitor and saw Alexis and Rad in their orange suits as they watched Optimus battle Starscream.
"Check it out! Hey, that was the first time Optimus went up against Megatron!" Rad exclaimed excitedly.
"High Wire transformed to become Preceptor!" Carlos added.
Next the monitor showed Hot Shot in his vehicle form skidding on the ice he was driving on as he dodged the attacks the Decepticons were firing at him with. Were they in the artic?
"And remember how Hot Shot and Carlos nearly became swiss cheese?" Alexis asked.
"Oh man! Don't even go there or I'll end up in therapy!" Carlos said.
It then showed Optimus' trailer transform into a mini base…? Whatever it was the Mini-Cons used the hose on it to get ride of the fire that was burning down the forest.
"Oh yeah! And remember the first time we saw Optimus transform into that really cool base? It was sweet!" Rad said.
"We might've lost that battle but at least we saved the forest."
There was another one of when the Autobots were fighting in the desert. Then it switched to Hot Shot holding a huge sword that reminded me of a light saber before a purple colored motorcycle drove right by him. The person (who was wearing a full black body suit with a black helmet) riding the motorcycle was actually a…Mini-Con(?) and transformed into what appeared to be a helmet for the vehicle that was actually a transformer, covering his face before an Autobot symbol appeared on his chest.
"I'm a bit of a drifter. Maybe that's why I'm here." The purple transformer on the video said.
"Wait a second! Who's that?" Jetfire asked, voicing the question I was going to ask as well.
"That's Sideways." Rad answered.
"Sideways?" I asked, feeling confused.
"He is a lowlife." Carlos said. The way he said it made it sound like this Sideways was the worst thing in the world. "He pretended to be an Autobot and then he deserted us!"
"He totally tricked us and he had full run of our base and everything." Alexis added.
Jetfire turned to look at Hot Shot.
"Yeah… That virus even had me fooled." Hot Shot admitted. "Then he had the gall to go and steal the Star Saber from me."
"Hmph!" Jetfire turned back to the monitor. "Sideways, huh? Looks like a lowlife to me.
"So…he's a Decepticon?" I asked quietly.
"Exactly, Valerie!" Carlos replied.
"At least that's what it seems…" Jetfire commented, crossing his arms in front on his chest.
We continued watching the footage on the monitor for awhile and I was surprised at what I missed. To think Alexis, Rad, and Carlos had gone on all these missions, while I had been at home working on school work completely oblivious to what they were doing. They…they were brave, risking their lives to help the Autobots collect the Mini-Cons. But me? I was…a coward. And I was useless… The last mission I was on proved it.
"That's weird…" Jetfire suddenly said.
"Uh, what's weird?" Hot Shot asked.
"Are you really sure he's a Decepticon?" Jetfire uncrossed his arms and looked down at us.
"Huh?"
"But he pulled a fast one on us! What else could he be, Jetfire?" Carlos asked.
"Don't be so quick to judge. Check this out." Jetfire turned back to the monitor and we watched as Hot Shot and Blurr were trying to get away from Cyclonus (who was flying after them laughing maniacally and shooting at them), but suddenly something shot at the Decepticon and causing him to crash to the ground. Suddenly Jetfire paused the footage. "Here. I'll zoom in."
He zoomed into one of the cliffs in the surrounding area and we all gasped when we saw Sideways aiming the gun on his arm as if he had just fired at something…or Cyclonus!
"Holy cow!" Carlos exclaimed
"It was Sideways who fired that shot on Cyclonus." Jetfire stated.
"How can you be so sure?" Hot Shot asked. "Maybe it's just a video glitch."
"I don't think so. I've watched this footage a 100 times and it's Sideways alright."
"I agree, Jetfire. And I didn't see any sign of a digital video edit." Alexis said.
"But why in the world was he helping us out? I still don't get it!" Hot Shot was confused.
"Yeah! Something here still doesn't make any sense to me." Carlos said.
"And to me either." Rad agreed. "Something…something is wrong here…"
Rad was probably right. Something was wrong about what was happening in the footage. If Sideways had betrayed the Autobots, then that meant he was a Decepticon. But the footage showed that he shot at Cyclonus, one of his allies, when he could have shot at Hot Shot and Blurr. What did this mean? Whose side was Sideways really on?
"Boo!"
I screamed, jumping in fright as I quickly spun around to see Billy laughing his head off at scaring me; Fred wasn't far away from him. I started shaking from being scared and Alexis ran up to me before wrapping her arms around me in a comforting hug.
"It's okay." She told me.
"What's the big deal? I was only kidding." Billy said, sounding puzzled.
"You scared her, that's what!" Alexis snapped. "You know she's jumpy."
I could feel a bunch of eyes watching me and I felt a bit self-conscious about it, especially knowing that one of the stares belonged to Jetfire. What did he think about seeing me like that?
"Geez… Sorry, Valerie. I didn't mean to." Billy said.
"It's fine. Just don't do it again." I told him.
"So…can we trust Sideways, or what's the deal?" Rad asked.
"I wish I had an answer for you, Rad." Jetfire answered. "It's like the old saying, 'a good defense is the best offense.' So I think we just keep our eye on him."
"Boy, I wish I knew." Billy said.
"Yeah! Me too, Billy." Carlos agreed.
"Hey! When are we gonna eat?" Fred randomly said.
"Would you just forget about your stomach for 5 minutes, Fred? We should listen to Jetfire!"
"You know, I guess it would help if we knew exactly what Sideways' intentions here on Earth were." Rad stated.
"To collect the Mini-Cons. What else, Rad?"
"Wait! If you think about it for a minute he's had chances to steal the shield and the Star Saber." Alexis said.
"Yeah, that's right!" Fred realized.
"Good point." Carlos said.
"Well, n-not to change the subject or anything, but is anyone getting hungry?" We were all quiet as we stared at Fred. "Because I am."
'I swear, that boy…' I thought, somewhat annoyed.
"You never stop, do ya?" Jetfire commented.
"So then we all agree? For now, Sideways can't be trusted?" Alexis asked.
"Right! Uh…You got it! Yep! Can't be trusted! Nooo sirree! He's definitely off the list!"
I mentally laughed.
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(Some time later)
I stood with my friends as the Autobots got ready to leave. It turned out that apparently the Decepticons had been detected somewhere and the Autobots were going to fight them. I spotted Jetfire and ran over to him.
"Jetfire!" I called. Jetfire turned around to see me.
"What is it, Valerie?" He asked, kneeling down in front of me.
I looked to the side.
"I wanted to tell you…" I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts before looking up at Jetfire. "Please be careful…okay?"
"Hey, don't worry about it! I can handle it!" I frowned slightly from what he said, which he caught onto. "Uh…I mean I will! I'll be careful…"
"Looks like she has you wrapped around her finger, Jetfire." Smokescreen said jokingly.
"Hey! You better watch yourself!" Jetfire retorted.
I felt my face heat up slightly. What is with everyone today?
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I stood with everyone around the monitor. This was my second time watching the Autobots battle from the monitor. They continued fighting each other until a huge (and I mean huge) thing that looked like a battleship appeared. It landed on the ground before sliding down towards the water where it now settled. It started firing at the Autobots, forcing them to run and take cover; the Decepticons started firing at them as well. Smokescreen fell to the ground after getting hit and Hot Shot ran to help him, but then Starscream started firing at them. Jetfire transformed to take on the Starscream. But the overall situation was bad.
"Aw, man! They're getting thrashed!" Carlos exclaimed.
"Yeah, and that battleship thing is smoking them, but good." Billy commented.
"Isn't there something we can do, Rad?"
"Hey! Don't look at me! I don't have a clue!" Rad replied.
"Guys! Check it out! Hot Shot and Blurr!" Alexis said.
We all turned back to the monitor just in time to Hot Shot and Blurr combine with their Mini-Cons (and dodging enemy fire from the Decepticons) and drive into the water and that was were we lost track of them since we could even see them anymore.
"Oh, man! What in the world are they up to now, Red Alert?" Carlos asked.
"Good question." Red Alert replied. "I believe they're coming around to attack the ship's blind spot."
"Blind spot?" Billy asked.
"I get it! If they attack from below, that battleship has no defense!" Rad realized.
"And not to mention a clear shot!" I added.
Jetfire was being chased by Thrust, but suddenly the shuttle mech transformed and grabbed the Decepticon from behind; was flying towards the ocean, but the Decepticon disappeared and forced him to stop in midair. Jetfire tried to pull off a 'Leroy Jenkins' by flying in and shooting at the battleship, only to get fired upon by said battleship along with Thrust and his Mini-Con.
"Oh, man! Jetfire's getting blasted from all sides!" Rad exclaimed.
"Get out of there!" Carlos cried. Could they even hear us?
"He's so doomed!" Billy said. We suddenly heard an explosion. "What was that?"
On the monitor two pillars of water shot up into the air and my only guess was that it was Hot Shot and Blurr's doing. After awhile I could see the two Autobots' hands as they pushed the battleship over, causing a huge wave on impact. Hot Shot and Blurr stood on top of it before aiming at Thrust, who flew away. We all cheered since things seemed to be going fine.
"Yes! They did it!" Alexis said.
"Hmm-mm! They sure did!" Rad agreed. "Now all they have to do is tract down Megatron and this war will be over!"
"I don't think it's that easy, Rad." I told him. "It's not like chess where if you take down the king you win."
Rad laughed nervously.
"Hmm…" Red Alert seemed to be thinking about something.
Suddenly a alarm went off and I started to wonder what was going on.
"Huh?" Rad was confused.
Alexis ran over to the monitor and started rapidly typing on the keyboard.
"Hang on. I'll put up the big screen." Alexis brought up a multicolored screen. "Look! We just detected another Mini-Con!"
"A Mini-Con?" I asked.
"But isn't that the same one we detected before?" Rad asked.
"This is a new one. Wait! I mean two!" Alexis exclaimed.
That confused the boys.
"You sure, Alexis?" Carlos asked.
"If you include the first one, that makes three!" Billy realized.
"Does anybody have a candy bar? I'm feeling weak." Fred…! You and your stomach!
"It looks like we got a job to do!" Rad said. "So where are they?"
"Hang on, Rad. Something weird's happening." Alexis said.
"Wha?"
"The icon showing where the first Mini-Con is seems to be frozen. And the other is pointing up into the sky."
'The sky?' I thought. 'How could it be up there?'
"Call me loco, but what's all that mumbo-jumbo mean, Alexis?" Carlos asked.
"I haven't figured it out myself, Carlos." Alexis replied.
"And we better hurry." Rad said.
Suddenly High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock rushed into the room bleeping all at once, jumping around and waving their arms in the air. I felt confused since I was unable to understand what they were saying.
"What are they saying?" I asked.
"They're saying that they've come to life!" Rad answered.
"And the frozen icon means there's a Mini-Con right here on the base!" Alexis exclaimed.
"Then it's up to us to find that one, guys!"
"You're right, Rad!"
It was quiet for a bit before the Mini-Cons started bleeping again and they soon ran off. They wanted us to follow them!
"C'mon! Let's follow him!"
"I'm coming, too!" I said.
"I'll stay put and monitor the situation from here, you guys!"
"Good plan, Alexis!" Rad yelled as we ran after the Mini-Cons.
High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock led us to a part of the base that seemed abandoned. Not to mention dark.
"I really hate to complain, guys, but could we rest for awhile? I wore the wrong shoes and I'm starting to get a blister!" Fred complained.
"Oh, would you forget about your feet, Fred? We've got a Mini-Con to find." Rad said.
"Yeah, and you might want to change your socks once in a while, Freddy-boy!" Billy commented.
"Yeah, dude! They reek big time!" Carlos added. "Hey, maybe these three Mini-Cons are the kind that join together to form another weapon. Like the Star Saber."
"Oh no! Now I gotta go to the bathroom!" Fred complained, again.
"Oh! You just went 10 minutes ago!" Billy said.
"Oh! Would you stop whining, Fred?" Carlos asked, clearly just as annoyed as I was starting to get.
"I can't. I was born this way."
I sighed, trying so hard not to snap.
"People aren't born complainers, Fred." I said. "It's not genetic."
"Gene-wha?" Fred asked.
"Forget it…" I forgot that he wasn't exactly the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree.
(15 minutes later)
"Uh, no big deal or nothing, guys, but uh…do we know where we're going?" Carlos asked. High Wire started bleeping, his head rotated 180 degrees to look at Carlos. That was actually pretty neat. "Sorry, High Wire. I didn't mean to doubt you, dude."
"Hey, guys! My thighs are rubbing and my underwear is riding up." Fred complained.
"Would you stop complaining? It's really annoying." I said.
"We're almost there!" Rad told us
"You know, Rad? It always amazes me to think we're inside an ancient space ship." Billy said.
"Wait! We're actually inside a space ship?" I asked, my eyes wide in surprise.
"Oh, that's right. We never did tell you that, Valerie. Although I doubt it was in this kind of shape when it crashed here."
"Yeah! Good point. Really good point."
Suddenly we heard someone scream and Rad, Billy, and I whipped around quickly.
"Carlos?" Rad asked, shining his flashlight at the Hispanic boy.
"Just don't look at me! I was freaked as you!" Carlos said.
"Then it's Fred!"
"Oww…"
That was Fred's voice, alright. And it was coming from a hole in the floor, too! I know for certain that it hadn't been there before! We ran over to the hole and were careful not to fall in.
"Fred! If you're down there, answer me!"
"Hey, Rad! Why don't you try moving the light around." Rad did what Carlos suggested and we could see Fred when the light shone on him, along with a set of steps leading down into the hole.
"Don't worry. I'm fine. I just fell." Fred told us.
"Well, are you okay, buddy?" Billy asked.
"Yeah. I'm alright. But there's something down here you should see." Fred was looking at something.
"Wha?"
"You are not gonna believe what I just found!" Okay, maybe that fall did something to him.
"Hey, Fred! A-are you sure you didn't land on your head?" Carlos asked.
"You gotta see it! I-it's bright, a-and it's shiny!"
"Are you serious?" We all asked at the same time.
We quickly went down the stairs (while also being careful not to fall) in order to see what Fred found.
"See it? Over there!" Fred said excitedly.
"Let's let the Mini-Cons scope it out." Rad suggested. With that High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock ran off in the direction the object was in, seeming to be bleeping in excitement. "Okay, but be careful."
"Hey! Wait for me!"
We apparently left Fred behind. Rad was the first to reach the object, which turned out to be a Mini-Con panel, and started sweeping the dirt off of it before it started glowing. I watched in amazement as the panel formed a Mini-Con himself (whose right arm looked like the tip of a rocket, while the left one looked like the thrusters). The new Mini-Con stared at us with it's gold optics and bleeped at us. The boys chuckled quietly.
"My name's Rad, and it's sure nice to finally meet you."
"You can call me Carlos!"
"The name's Billy!"
"I'm Valerie." I said.
"Oh, and I'm Frederick!"
"We better get you up to the base!" Rad said. The new Mini-Con just stared at us before tilting his head to the side. But he still made no action to indicate that he would follow us. It was almost as if he was being cautious about us. "I wonder what's up with him?"
"I think he's…confused or something." Carlos guessed. High Wire walked up to the new Mini-Con, but the latter suddenly fired at him and taking us by surprise. "Huh? Hey, watch it!"
"Hey! What do you think you're doing?" Rad asked. It was barely noticeable, but I saw the new Mini-Con shake slightly before he ran off down the corridor. "Where you goin'? Come back here! We're your friends!"
We started chasing after the Mini-Con. Did he think that we were the enemy? Eventually we managed to corner him since he came to a dead end, but what we didn't expect was him shooting at us. I looked back at the new Mini-Con and watched as he pulled his right arm away and brought it in front of his face to look at it. High Wire took that chance and lunged at him in an attempt to capture the Mini-Con, but at the last minute he got out of the way and ran towards us. I squeezed my eyes shut in fear, expecting to get hurt, but nothing happened. I opened my eyes and tried to see where the Mini-Con went, only to find that he was hiding behind Rad (who was standing behind me).
"Rad, do something! And quick!" Carlos cried.
It was then I realized that the Mini-Con was scared. Why else would he be hiding behind Rad. Grindor and Sureshock tried to approach them, but seemed to be unsure if they should continue.
"Hang on!" Rad told us as he stepped away from the Mini-Con and turned to face him.
"Are you nuts?"
"Run for it, Rad!" Billy said.
"We're real sorry for scaring you like that. We didn't mean to. Are you alright?" Rad asked the scared Mini-Con. From where I was I could see that he was shaking again and I felt sorry for him. "We're not your enemy. We're your friends."
Carlos and Fred freaked out and held onto each other when the Mini-Con merely lifted his head while Billy went into a position similar to what we had to do when doing storm drills in school (with the exception that his hands were over his head). Suddenly High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock combined to form a slightly bigger robot.
"Inceptor?" Rad cried out. Inceptor (as it turned out the three Mini-Cons were called when they combined) got into a stance that indicated that he was ready to fight if the new Mini-Con did anything. "Holy cow!"
Suddenly I felt something grab the sides my arms slightly and looked behind my back, only to be surprised when I found the new Mini-Con hiding behind me.
"W-what…?" I asked.
"See?" Rad pointed out.
"Hey! He's just as freaked out as we are!" Carlos stated.
"And scaring us was his defense mechanism!" Fred added.
I felt my expression soften up a bit when I looked at the Mini-Con and saw that he was still shaking slightly as he bleeped something I couldn't understand. For once I really wanted to know what it was the Mini-Cons were saying.
"It's okay. You don't need to be scared." I told him, turning to face him. "Could you tell me your name?" The Mini-Con started bleeping again and my eyes widened in surprise when I made out what he was saying. "'Sky Blast?' So your name is Sky Blast."
Sky Blast nodded.
"It's a pretty name. I enjoy looked at the sky whenever I get the chance."
"You're actually talking to him?" Carlos asked me.
"Yeah." I turned back to Sky Blast. "How about you come back with us? I'm sure you don't want to stay down here any longer."
Sky Blast bleeped something to me and I smiled.
"Don't worry. No one's going to hurt you." I told him.
I gently grabbed on of Sky Blast's hands as we all headed back to where Alexis and Red Alert were.
(30 minutes later)
"Alexis! Over here!" Carlos called as we all came into the room.
Alexis lifted her head and looked at us.
"Hey, Alexis! We found one!" Rad said.
"You did?" She asked, running over to us. I could see concern on her face. "Okay, we gotta send him to Optimus, pronto-"
"What?-"
"-and I mean hurry!" Alexis continued, ignoring the fact that Rad interrupted her. "They need him to combine with the other Mini-Cons to form the Requiem Blaster."
"So… Did they recover the other two?" Rad asked.
"Not yet, but they will." Alexis turned to Sky Blast and took a step towards him, looking hopeful. "Right?" Sky Blast hid behind me again. "Hey! What's up with him?"
"Ah, nothing. He's just a little scared, that's all." Rad told her.
I glanced at Sky Blast in concern.
"Don't worry, we'll protect you, Alexis!" Carlos said jokingly, smiling as he held his hands behind his head.
"I don't have time for your jokes, Carlos, understand?" Alexis told them, before turning back to where Rad and I stood. "Don't you guys realize the Autobots are in big trouble?"
Alexis pointed us to the monitor and I noticed that while we were away Optimus and Jetfire and combined into their Jet Convoy mode. But things weren't looking good for the Autobots. How did everything change all of a sudden?
"No! It looks like Optimus is hurt!" She cried out.
"That's it! I've got to help him!" Red Alert declared, running towards the launching dock.
"Red Alert! No, wait!"
"Huh?" Red Alert stopped.
"The only way to help Optimus and the others is with the Requiem Blaster." Alexis turned to Sky Blast. "You just gotta help us, or otherwise Megatron is going to win." I glanced at him and saw that he was scared again. "Oh, please!"
Sky Blast shook his head before hiding his head behind my back.
"Oh no! I think he's afraid to go." Rad said.
"But he's our last chance, Rad! Without his help this Earth is doomed!" Alexis told him.
Rad was unsure what to do at first, but then he turned to where Sky Blast was hiding behind me.
"'Kay! Will you go out there if I promise to go with you?" Sky Blast tilted his head down. "And you don't have to worry because Red Alert will protect us!" He continued to be quiet. "You sure?"
"What if I came as well, Sky Blast?" I suddenly found myself asking.
Everyone looked at me shocked. They remembered what happened the last time I went on a mission with them. To be honest I was still scared, but if I was able to get Sky Blast to go just by coming with him…
'This has to work.' I thought. 'If not, I'm not sure what will.'
I watched as Sky Blast tilted his head down again and I was relieved to see that he agreed.
"C'mon! Let's go! Quick!" Alexis told us. "We don't have any time to waste!"
It turned out that now only were Rad and I going, but Carlos also decided to join us as well. After getting suited up in our…orange suits we joined Red Alert in the launching dock and loaded up inside him. Rad sat in the driver's seat, Carlos on the passenger side, Sky Blast in between them, and me? I was squished between Carlos and Sky Blast. Lucky me, right? Too bad there wasn't a back seat. At least to my knowledge…
"Don't leave my side and you'll be safe." Red Alert told us.
"Hey! Don't worry! These guys are real professionals!" Carlos said, looking at Sky Blast.
Sky Blast nodded while bleeping a bit.
"Launch!"
With that we went through the portal and we soon appeared on the battlefield away from the conflict where we would be safe. There was suddenly an explosion went off to our left which caused Sky Blast to shake in fear.
"Hey! It's okay!" Rad told him.
"Yeah! Nothing to worry about!" Carlos added. All that changed when another explosion went off and he freaked out, holding his hands over his ears as he yelled! That did nothing for my ears except hurt them.
"Ow, my ears…" I said quietly.
"Carlos!" Rad scolded.
Carlos realized what he was doing and quickly covered his mouth with both of his hands.
'My ears are still ringing…' I thought.
"Okay, boys…and girl. Check the monitor and find out where those signals are coming from." Red Alert told us.
"Right! I'll check it out!" Rad said.
I turned to Sky Blast and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
"It's okay. Don't be scared." I told him, trying not to show that I was scared too. Maybe I should listen to myself for once.
I looked at the front windshield and saw something flying towards us and my eyes widened when I realized it was Thrust! But then Blurr blocked him by getting in front us before they started fighting each other. We got out of Red Alert so that he could transform before joining Blurr in fighting Thrust. Trust started running away and Blurr chased after him.
"See? I told you there was nothing to worry about." Rad told Sky Blast.
We continued watching the battle from where we stood and I tried so hard to be brave.
"What…are we waiting for?" Carlos asked. Rad seemed hesitant. "C'mon, Rad! We're just wasting time standing around here doing nothing! If we don't get our butts in gear soon there won't be any Autobots left to save!" Suddenly we heard an explosion from Blurr and Red Alert's fight and Sky Blast hid behind Rad in fear. "That's it!"
"Carlos… The Mini-Cons just don't like to fight." Rad said.
"What a load of trash, Rad!"
Sky Blast bleeped, the tone sounding scared. I didn't blame the Mini-Con one bit.
"Don't you remember?" Rad asked. "The Mini-Cons were designed as laborers to work on Cybertron. It was only the Decepticons who wanted them to fight. That's why the Autobots load them on a ship and sent them off into space, to keep them out of the hands of Megatron. But now…it seems the only way we can win this war is with the help of the Mini-Cons."
"That's exactly my point!"
"Sorry, but you can't rush into this, Carlos. You can't force them into battle. You have to wait until they're ready to fight and that's exactly what we're gonna do."
Suddenly a blast was shot from above and was coming right at us.
"Take cover! We're under attack!" Red Alert yelled.
We got on the ground trying to protect ourselves from the attack, but then Red Alert took the hit.
"Red Alert's been hit!" Rad cried.
Red Alert landed in front of us and I knew he was hurt!
"Red Alert!" Carlos called out.
"S-stay back! P-please!" The Autobot told us when we were about to run over to him.
Another blast was coming right for us and I squeezed my eyes shut in fear as I started shaking. I heard the explosion that followed, but we didn't feel any pain. I opened my eyes and saw a huge pile of debris in front of us and it was…moving?
"You guys alright?" To my surprise Hot Shot emerged from the pile of debris.
"Hot Shot!" Rad exclaimed.
"Sorry for taking so long. But I ran into little trouble with Cyclonus back there. Boy, that is one disturbed Decepticon!" Hot Shot told us. He seemed to notice Sky Blaster with us. "Oh, good! There's the Mini-Con!"
"But he's not ready to fight yet!"
"I really don't know how to break this to you, Rad, but we don't have time right now to convince him to help us. I don't know how much more of a pounding Optimus can take. What we need now is to find those other two Mini-Cons, and quick!"
"But Hot Shot!" I said.
"And then what, Hot Shot? What if the other two don't want to fight either?" Rad asked.
Sky Blast suddenly bleeped something before walking away from us. I couldn't help but wonder what was going on until I heard a tune of bleeps that sounded like…a song? It sounded like he was singing.
"What's…that?" Red Alert asked.
"That's so bizarre…" Hot Shot said.
"He's calling the other Mini-Cons." Rad said.
I noticed that I didn't hear the conflict from the Autobots and Decepticons fighting each other. But then I saw a green beam of light shoot down from where Optimus and Megatron were and hit the ground. And soon the song stopped.
"Aw, dude! This is totally awesome!" Carlos said, sounding amazed.
"Yeah…" Rad said after awhile, although he sounded unsure.
Suddenly I spotted Optimus falling from the sky and my eyes widened when I realized he wasn't in his Jet Convoy mode. That meant he and Jetfire must've separated!
"Look, Rad! There he is!" Carlos yelled.
Sky Blast started running away.
"Hey! Where you going?" Rad asked. We started chasing after the Mini-Con, but Sky Blaster stopped and started singing again before transforming into a small rocket "The Mini-Cons!"
"They're alive!"
Sky Blast flew into the air and I noticed two other dots in the air flying towards Optimus. I realized they were the other Mini-Cons when they started combining together. Thrust suddenly appeared out of nowhere and the two transformers started fighting over the object the three Mini-Cons transformed into before a white beam came out of it, almost hitting Megatron. My eyes widened in surprised, now knowing that the object Optimus and Thrust were fighting over was the Requiem Blaster!
Optimus kicked Thrust out of the way before aiming the Requiem Blaster at the water. He fired the weapon, causing the water below to make a huge splash upon impact and slow the Autobot leader's fall. Suddenly a blinding white light appeared and I covered my eyes to block it out. When the light disappeared we found Optimus standing on dry land while the water circled around him from the Requiem Blaster's blast.
I just stared in awe, realizing that the Requiem Blaster wasn't just a mere weapon. At first I thought the Mini-Cons that made up the Requiem Blaster were scared to fight, but apparently that wasn't the case. It turned out that they were actually afraid of the power they possessed. They couldn't use it for anything else but fight.
ATE: That concludes chap 5 of this story. As you may have noticed at the part where High Wire, Grindor, and Sureshock combined into Inceptor, Rad had actually called him 'Leader-1' in the show, so I fixed it. So yes, this chap covered 3 episodes (hence why it took so long to update). As I've stated in all my previous chaps so far, I'm opened to any suggestions that anyone would want to see in appear in this story and I will give credit to anyone's ideas I use. Just write them in your reviews, that's all.
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