Transformers Galaxy Force: Thunder Storm
Disclaimer:
Coby: Saberstorm does not own Galaxy Force.
Lori: Where is he anyway?
Coby: Over there trying to run away from Super Starscream. points towards me
Lori: Maybe we should help him?
Both: they turn and look at each other and laugh Or not.
Part 1.5: Chromia Strikes
Chapter Six
Coby yawned and leaned back in his seat. He was bored. Professor Franklin had a nice car, but up here in the artic they couldn't even get radio. The nice thing was that he had the whole back seat to himself. Lori was sitting in the passenger seat, Lucy was driving, and Bud was riding in one of the Microns who were following behind. Lori reclined her seat and leaned back too. He began to absentmindedly toy with her hair, and she yawned as well.
Lori turned and looked at him. "Coby, your yawns are contagious," she said accusingly.
"Are not," he protested, and then Lucy yawned. Lori gave him an I-told-you-so look, and Coby sighed, "All right, you win."
She smiled at him. "That means you get to make dinner tonight," she teased.
"Oh no!" Lucy said, trying hard not to smile. "That means butter and toast again!"
Lucy and Lori laughed as Coby tried to look insulted, but he wasn't having much success. "Are you saying my cooking's bad?" he asked the two women.
"Not bad, Coby, just bland. You have no sense of taste," Lori answered.
"That's because during our adventure on Gigalonia, I ate regular rations and let you and Bud eat the food your mom made us, Lori," he protested.
She punched him lightly in the knee and said, "That was your choice. We had nothing to do with that. Was that really how you lost your sense of taste?"
He shrugged, "I guess so. Going a few days eating food that has no taste can do that. Bud doesn't have a sense of taste either, since he was Super Starscream's hostage for so long."
"I see," she said. Lori paused for a while, and then asked, "Is my hair really that entertaining?"
Coby grinned and began to massage her scalp, making her close her eyes and hum with pleasure. "Yes," he replied, "I believe it is." He leaned over to kiss her, only to find out that he couldn't reach because of his seat belt and cursed instead.
"It's just as well," Lucy said, drawing questioning glances from the young couple. "I don't want you two making out while I'm trying to drive," she explained. Coby and Lori both blushed, but Coby continued to massage Lori's scalp, and soon, the young woman fell asleep. Lucy smiled, Those two. No wonder they want to be together. They understand each other on a level so deep, only a fool would try to break them apart, and woe to that fool too. Such a fool would face Lori's wrath which made even the strongest Transformers fear her, and find themselves at the wrong end of Coby Rumble's plasma cannon.
Lori woke a few minutes later as they pulled into the parking lot of the research facility Lucy was currently working at. They got out of Lucy's car, thankful that their coats were thick enough to protect them from the wind. Bud and the Microns looked around in interest. Something about the artic fascinated those four to no end.
"Looks like their not here yet," Coby said.
"We're five minutes early, Coby," Lori replied. "Just wait a sec."
"Hey, Look!" Bud called out, pointing. They all turned and looked in the direction he was pointing and saw three shapes coming their way. Coby pulled out a pair of binoculars and focused on them. One of the objects was a jet, another was a front end loader, and the one in the lead was a fire truck.
He smiled, lowering the binoculars, and said, "Looks like Guardshell decided that he didn't want to be left out."
Lori chuckled, "Can you blame him? He hasn't seen us in two years."
The three objects were not vehicles, but Transformers. The jet was Dreadlock, Chairman of the Space Bridge Alliance. The fire truck was Galaxy Convoy, the Supreme Commander of the Cybertron Army. The front end loader was Guardshell, a veteran older than Galaxy Convoy, and the first Transformer that Coby, Lori, and Bud met.
As soon as the three Transformers arrived, they transformed into their robot modes. The Humans came forward to greet them, and soon they were all engaged in different conversations. Coby and Lori talked to Guardshell about what had happened in the past two years, Dreadlock and Lucy began to discuss politics – a subject Dreadlock hated, but that he completely understood, and Bud and the Microns were soon talking excitedly to Galaxy Convoy, wondering what he was doing here.
Guardshell took on a serious tone and began to whisper as he asked, "So, Coby, Lori, how come you two are trying to keep your marriage a secret? I thought you guys were eighteen, almost nineteen?"
Coby sighed, glad that Guardshell was keeping his voice down so that the others couldn't here. "Did Galaxy Convoy tell you this on your way here?" he asked back.
"Yes, and in private," Guardshell reassured. "But I still don't understand. Going through the Dimensional Time-Space Tunnel to Gigalonia aged you two by two years."
Lori nodded and answered, "Yes, but we can't prove that. First Gunner's medical scans may show that Coby and I aged two years, but that isn't enough to counter the fact that our birth certificates say that we were born about 16 years and 10 months ago."
"Too true," Coby nodded. "We weren't the only ones affected either. Galaxy Convoy became 20 years younger and Exiguiser became 5 years older. Bud is still ticked that he wasn't affected. He keeps saying, 'If it had made me 10 years older, I wouldn't have studios turning down my ideas just because I'm a kid.' I swear, earning that Oscar went to his head."
They chuckled and stopped talking as the rest of the research team came towards them. Most of them were Humans, but three were Rumbles. One of them, a red one, walked over to Coby and Lori excitedly.
Coby smiled, "Hey, Rumble One." Rumble One let out a few mechanical sounds. Confused, Coby turned to Hop and Bud. "Did either of you catch that?" he asked.
Bud shook his head and Hop said, "I think he was asking why you didn't come with the Rumble you pilot." Rumble One nodded, confirming Hop's statement.
"I'm still having trouble with the right leg, so I couldn't bring it with," Coby explained. "But with Galaxy Convoy with us, I think we'll be fine."
"Speaking of which," Lori began, turning to Galaxy Convoy, "Why did you just decide to come? I thought you said you couldn't."
Galaxy Convoy nodded and spoke to the entire team, "About 24 hours ago, Guardshell picked up a Fire Space warp gate in about the same location as the prison. It may be that Super Starscream or another Destron is there. I don't think I need to stress the fact that we must be careful, but should we find any Destron, everyone except for Dreadlock, Guardshell, and myself must follow the Rumble Team out before they get hurt; especially if a fight breaks out." He looked around at the team and everyone nodded their acknowledgement. He smiled, "Well with that said, what are we waiting for? Let's go have an adventure!"
A few minutes later, two jets, a fire truck, and a front end loader left for Earth's magnetic north pole. Professor Franklin rode in Dreadlock and led the team. The research team, Bud, the Microns, and the Rumble Team rode in a larger jet that followed behind. On the ground, Guardshell carried Coby and Lori, and Galaxy Convoy took up the rear.
Inside Guardshell's cab, Lori snuggled up to Coby and he put his arm around her. Guardshell used his radio to talk to them without anyone else hearing.
"No making out while I'm driving," he said to the two Humans.
Lori giggled slightly and replied, "Don't worry; I'm just a little cold. Besides, Coby doesn't want to right now. He's mad at me."
"Why?" Guardshell asked.
"I stuck my swimsuit under his pillow when he wasn't looking last night," Lori explained.
Guardshell was still confused. "Why is that a problem," he asked Coby.
Coby's jaw was set and his face was somewhat red as he replied in a tight voice, "Bud found it before I even knew it was there."
"I see," Guardshell chuckled. He could easily guess what Bud had to say about that.
"It's not funny!" Coby protested.
Lori elbowed him playfully in the ribs. "Is too," she said.
Coby glared at her, "Is not!"
"Is too!"
"Is not!"
"Is too!"
Guardshell sighed. Here they go again, he thought to himself as the young couple continued to argue. No doubt about it, they definitely love each other.
