Title: An Unlikely Alliance

Rating: T

Continuity: G1

Characters: Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Prowl, Jazz

Disclaimer: Don't own.

Prompt: #2. Choose a prompt of the Master List 2011 and write for it.

Chosen Prompt: June 11, An unlikely _ (fill in this blank with any noun: hero, lover, enemy, ally, etc.)

Notes: Also inspired by Starfire201. That second bunny you gave me... took a while to write, but... hey! Here it is! :D Sorta?

"I mean, it's really fragging obvious, why can't they just get it over with and get together!"

Skywarp paced in front of the four other mechs.

"Look, Skywarp, I don't care," Sideswipe growled. "I'm trying to watch the movie. It's a good one!"

With a huff, the purple Seeker sat down next to his blue trinemate and stared grumpily at the wide screen, on which many explosions were occurring.

Starscream snickered. "I'm liking this Murdock character."

Sideswipe grinned. Thundercracker rolled his optics.

"You would," Sunstreaker mumbled. "He reminds me of Sideswipe."

"Hey!"

"What are they... 'Flying a tank'?" Starscream asked a moment later, sounding baffled.

"Blitzwing!" Sideswipe cheered, and his brother smacked the back of his helm.

"What?"

"Urgh! It's just so stupid!" Skywarp interrupted, jumping up and pacing again.

"Skywarp, get down!" Starscream snarled, but Skywarp shook his helm.

"Come on! Haven't any of you guys seen it? The way they look at each other?"

Rolling his optics, Sideswipe growled, "Who, 'Warp?"

"Don't encourage him!" Starscream hissed.

"Sooner we get this outta him, sooner we can go back to watching the movie. Now, Skywarp."

"Prowl and Jazz!"

There was a long moment of silence, interrupted only by the loud sounds of the movie.

Then, "You've got to be kidding," Sunstreaker gawped. "Those two hate each other!"

"No, they don't!" Skywarp rumbled. "They like each other, but they don't know it, and avoid each other so they don't get hurt! Or something."

"And when did you learn this?"

It was Skywarp's turn to roll his optics. "It's obvious, looking at how they act around each other. I mean, duh."

"Um... not to us."

"Well, I'm right, even if you don't believe me!" Skywarp growled, pacing again. "We've got to do something!" he proclaimed a moment later.

And received only odd looks in response.

"Come on, guys!"

"If we say yes, will you sit down and let us watch the movie?"

"If you promise," Skywarp shot back.

"Fine, fine, we promise. Now sit."

. . .oOo.

::You promised!::

::Fine, fine. Cool your thrusters, 'Warp.::

::Starscream? TC?::

::What?::

::What is it, Skywarp?::

::We're plotting.::

::Oooh, boy.::

::That's what I said.::

::Come on! You promised!::

::Fine. What do you have in mind?::

. . .oOo.

"Yeah, we are so getting brigged for this," Sideswipe moaned as he and his brother raced across the battlefield.

"Yeah, but... I am interested to see what they do."

"Gah. The one benefit to this crazy scheme. Now, where was that cave..."

. . .oOo.

Prowl wasn't sure exactly how he and Jazz had ended up trapped in a cave. Sunstreaker had called him, rattling off a set of coordinates before the comm cut off in static. He had raced to the position, knowing Sunstreaker would have called him for a reason, and Starscream standing there, a wide grin on his face, and he had then been shoved into a cave and held at gunpoint.

Then Jazz had been shoved in next to him, and then the entrance had collapsed...

And that wasn't even mentioning that strange comment on Starscream's part before Jazz had shown up.

Speaking of Jazz...

"Jazz?"

"Yeah, Prowler?"

"How did you get in here?"

"Sideswipe called meh. Said he'd found somethin'? Then 'Warp was right behind me, an' next thing I know, I'm in here."

"... And? You're leaving something out, Jazz."

"Fine, fine," the mech growled. "He said they wouldn' dig us out 'till we'd fragged each other senseless."

Prowl blinked. "Really?" Well, Starscream's comment was now even more confusing, considering one of the few words Prowl had understood was "frag."

"Yeah," Jazz mumbled, venting heavily. "What gives? How'd he know?"

"I do not know. I was sure we had hidden it perfectly..."

"Yeah, me too. Nobody's been s'spicious since we got pr'moted..."

Prowl vented again and slid down the rough wall. "Well. Might as well get comfortable. Optimus will have us out soon enough."

"Mm... but Ah'm thinkin' that Skywarp had th' right idea..."

"What? Jazz!"

. . .oOo.

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker watched eagerly as the last rocks were pulled away, recording the memory for later sharing with the Decepticon Elite Seeker Trine.

The Twins, as some of the least damaged and strongest, were up in the front row of Autobots, helping clear the debris, so they had a very clear view when light finally reached the pair of black and whites.

Prowl blinked sleepily up at them, then frowned. Jazz just burrowed deeper into his side.

"Nn, Prowler, Ah don' wanna get up yet..."

To the surprise of everyone watching, Prowl rolled his optics and moved to poke Jazz under the bumper, long familiarity in the movements. "Jazz. Up."

"Nuu, don' wanna... Ah'm tired."

"And why do you think that is?"

"Uhh..."

"Right. Most definitely not because of that party. Or the multiple overloads you just insisted on..."

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were staring. "Primus, it worked! Skywarp was right..."

"What's that, Sides?" Jazz asked, finally lifting himself off the other black and white. "What was 'Warp right 'bout?"

"Uh..."

"Well..."

"Tell us and I will reduce your brig time to two orns."

"He said you two were in love with each other..."

The two in the hole glanced at each other. "Really?" Jazz asked, visor flickering as he blinked.

"Yeah?"

"Hm. We must not have been as discreet as we thought, if a Decepticon noticed..."

"Wait, what?"

Prowl raised an optic ridge. "Jazz and I have been bonded since before the war. We hid it when it became obvious that we would become officers."

"Guh..."

"Mm. Ah should thank ya, though, Sides, Sunny. Ya gave me a nice opportunity t' ravish mah bondmate-"

"No! No images! Mute it!"

Jazz just grinned evilly.