Chapter 7: Trust Exercises
The recruits had gone back to Earth to train along with Hivemus Prime to be their temporary instructor, because their current instructors were busy training the other recruits. Prowl decided that they should now learn a lesson about teamwork after he and the recruits defeated Underbite as he sees them as having the potential of working together.
Prowl informs Hivemus Prime that the first lesson of teamwork is doing a trust exercise. He woke up the recruits and Misfire early as they did their trust exercises as they completed their trust exercises except for one pair.
Strongarm falls as she groans, She sits up and turns her attention at Sideswipe, who is crossing his arms "Sideswipe, you're supposed to catch me" she said as she stands up "That's the whole point of a trust exercise" she cringes as feedback of comm unit came "Oh, now my comm unit is busted" she said as she glared at him.
"Oh sorry, maybe when it was my turn, you shouldn't have let me fall" Sideswipe apologized sarcastically "three times in a row" he reminded her as he glared at her for failing to catch him. "That's because you weren't falling correctly" Strongarm replied as Sideswipe shoved her a little "Hey," she said "Why don't you demonstrate how to fall right, your dictatorship?" he retorted.
Strongarm growled as she approaches him and punches Sideswipe in the chest. Then they began fighting "Hey knock it off," Hivemus Prime said "These exercises are important," he said as Sideswipe and Strongarm turned their attention at Hivemus as they became shocked. Misfire was carrying Hivemus in his arms "Yeah, why can't you guys take anything seriously?" Misfire added. "Oh, yeah um..." Hivemus stuttered as the young pair snickered as Misfire puts Hivemus down.
"If we're gonna work together like Prowl said you are to recapture all the escaped Decepticons, we have to learn to trust each other" Hivemus explained "I do trust Sideswipe" Strongarm said with a smug face "to mess up" she added as Sideswipe began to fight her again they gripped on to each others' arms and began spinning. Hivemus Prime sighed as he facepalmed, then a beeping of his comm unit came "Fixit to Hivemus Prime, Strongarm, Sideswipe, and Mis-Mis" Fixit called as Sideswipe and Strongarm stopped as Fixit hits himself.
"Go ahead, Fixit," Hivemus said, "can you circle back to the Scrapyard?" Fixit asked "There's something I need to show you," he said, "On our way, now let's see if we can make it back in one piece?" Hivemus said as he transforms into his vehicle mode and drives back to the Scrapyard. Sideswipe and Strongarm watched Hivemus leave with dismay as Misfire walks up to them, "Don't feel bad, it's not that easy to be a model teammate like me" Misfire explained as he smiles that last part.
Sideswipe and Strongarm transform into their vehicle modes and followed Hivemus' trail as Misfire transforms into his jet mode and follows. A mech appeared as he picked up some dirt and smelled it "Autobots" he growled.
After, Hivemus Prime, Sideswipe, Strongarm, and Misfire came back to the Scrapyard as they went to the command center along with Impactra, Rotorstorm, Jake, and Pyrostorm.
"Search instruments have located a cluster of fugitive signals near here and it appears there might be intact stasis pods as well" Fixit explained. "Ah, some easy captures would be nice" Hivemus sighed then a human distress call came from the communication center as they listen to the distress call "Mayday, mayday" the human called as the voice appeared to be a man, probably a sailor. "Ooh, we're intercepting an Earth-based radio signal," Fixit said "This is captain of oil tanker windward of course of Crown City, we are under attack by what appears to be a shark but it's bigger than any I've seen and it looks to be made of metal" the sailor explained.
Strongarm and Hivemus look at each other "Decepticon" she deduced "My crew has evacuated to lifeboats, please send assistance immediately!" the sailor begged as the distress call ended "The Alchemor Prisoner Manifest list of Sharkticons aboard" Fixit explained as he picks up a Decepticon hunter "here's your capture device, sir and I managed to fix the kinks on three of them" he said as he tosses it to Hivemus and he catches it "Are you sure, it works?" Hivemus asked "Heh, eh, not really" Fixit replied.
Hivemus sighed "Denny, do you have a boat that Misfire and I can tow to the water?" he asked "Take your pick" Denny replied as he had his hand to point at the boat stand as they turned their attention at a stack of boats. "You and the Scavenger?" Strongarm exclaimed as Misfire began dancing behind Hivemus Prime's back "Misfire proved to me earlier today that he can be trusted in a field situation that requires teamwork" Hivemus explained Strongarm looks at Sideswipe and turns back to Hivemus "You two will check out those fugitive signals-together" he said as he turned his attention at Misfire, who immediately stopped dancing as he put his servo on his hip and had his other servo patting on his lap and his optics looking away from Hivemus as he left.
Misfire points his fingers at Sideswipe and Strongarm "Yeah, work on that teamwork" he added as he follows Hivemus "The stasis pods are grid 4-0-2-3 vector 7-6-50, and oh, bring back something will you? A rock, or a soil sample, or-" Fixit was cut off as Sideswipe transforms into his vehicle mode as Strongarm follows "Have a great mission! Soil sample!" Fixit said.
Meanwhile...
Misfire and Hivemus were riding on a boat they borrowed from Denny "Where'd you learn to drive a boat?" Misfire asked, "I've spent a lot of time on this planet, remember?" Hivemus replied as he turns his attention on the boat "But, I'm thinking we're not positioned right" he said as the view him and Misfire being on the back as their weight made the boat face up.
As they arrived and boarded the oil tank ship "No humans or Sharkticons in sight" Hivemus said "Too bad...I was hoping for some punching" Misfire said "Earth's bodies of water are incredible, Misfire" Hivemus said as Misfire turned his attention at the water "and they're filled with more kinds of life than you can imagine" he explained as a bang is heard that caused the ship to shake.
Hivemus and Misfire came to the edge of the side of the boat as they saw a shadow of a submarine in the waters indicating that's the Decepticon they're after. "I can't wait to punch some water life" Misfire exclaimed as he is thrilled to fight the Sharkticon.
Sideswipe and Strongarm were in the wilderness as they are still searching the fugitive signals, but no luck "This is the total opposite of the right way" Sideswipe complained "You wouldn't know the right way if it hit you in your optics" Strongarm replied as they stopped and Sideswipe transformed into his robot mode "You're never gonna treat me as an equal, are you?" he said as Strongarm transformed into her robot mode "and you're never gonna take me seriously, are you?" she retorted.
Sideswipe turned away from her as he tried to think of something that he does take her seriously, but no luck "I'll comm you when I find something" Sideswipe said as he leaves Strongarm there "We can't split up" Strongarm protested as she put her servos on her hips "Hivemus Prime was very specific" then she tried to call Sideswipe with her comm unit "Sideswipe? Sideswipe!" she called as the feedback from comm unit came and is not happy with the busted comm unit "Stupid comm unit" she muttered.
The mysterious submarine is heading towards the ship and rammed it causing Hivemus to stumble as Misfire glances at the water watching the Decepticon swimming "Excuse me" he said as he is prepared to jump off "Misfire, no" Hivemus protested as he was too late as Misfire jumps off and transforms into his Dino mode and lands on the Decepticon's submarine mode "This isn't teamwork!" Hivemus said as he pulled out the Decepticon hunter as he is trying to get it to work "Come on, come on" he said as another ram was made as Hivemus end up dropping his Decepticon hunter "Woah! Yeah! Aha! Come on! That's all you got!?" Misfire shouted "Release me, surface creature" the submarine Decepticon demanded.
"I do not wish your vile stench to cling to my exterior," he said as he managed to get Misfire off of him as Misfire end up sinking to the bottom of the water "Misfire!" Hivemus yelled as he rushed toward his Decepticon hunter. Then the Decepticon submarine jumped out of the water and transformed into his robot mode and landed on the deck. He is a humanoid hammerhead shark and is taller than Hivemus as he growled at him "I kind of wish I was a bigger bot" Hivemus said.
Meanwhile...
Strongarm was driving in the forest and is still upset with Sideswipe splitting up from her "Who does that punk think he's-" Strongarm paused as she noticed something as she transformed into her robot mode and gasped when she saw two stasis pods.
She jumps down between them and examines them until she heard a rustle and twig snap. She hides behind the stasis pod and pulls out her blaster as she heads towards the direction of the noise when she arrived she saw a humanoid wolf Cybertronian and in front of him is a stasis pod "Prepare for freedom, brother" he said as he had his claws out to open the stasis pod "Claws in the air" Strongarm exclaimed as the wolf-con turned his attention to Strongarm.
"Hello sister" he flirted in a smooth tone "Did you fall out of the sky too?" he asked "I'm so glad we found each other" "Decepticon fugitive by order of Cybertronian legal code section 3-0-5, you are herby-" Strongarm was cut off as the wolf-con spoke, "Of course, you're confused," he said, "I wasn't a prisoner on that ship, I was a guard" he lied as he put his servo on his chest.
"Fixit never said anything about a guard being on the Alchemor" Strongarm said "Fixit, yes...well he wouldn't have known. I was in stasis also, my pod programmed to wake me in case of a riot" he continued to lie as he approaches Strongarm "Then why would you have a Decepticon logo?" she asked as she became aware of this mech as he trying to trick her. The wolf-con chuckled with amusement and impressiveness as he knows that Strongarm is becoming aware of his lies.
"You're very well trained, asking excellent questions," he said "The logo is meant to confuse the other-" the wolf-con cuts off as he roar at Strongarm and smacked the blaster out of her servos "Ah!" Strongarm yelped as she contacts the Autobots "This is Strongarm, I'm under attack" she said as she tries to kick the Decepticon wolf but he grabs her ped "My location is-" she tries to punch him but he grabs her fist and slams her body to the ground.
"Woooah." she exclaimed as he tossed her away as she end up hitting towards a rock wall knocking her unconscious the wolf-con chuckles sinisterly as he approaches the unconscious police cadet.
Back at the Scrapyard...
Sideswipe came back to the Scrapyard as he transforms into his robot mode as Russell, Fixit, and Pyrostorm approached him "Strongarm isn't back yet, is she?" Sideswipe asked "Listen Sideswipe," Russell said as Sideswipe was not paying attention to him "Oh and I didn't find any stasis pods, your equipment must be zots, motor mouth" Sideswipe explained as Fixit did not like that sentence that Sideswipe said to him.
"Sideswipe!" Russell yelled "What?" Sideswipe said as he turned his attention on Russell "Strongarm called in, it sounds like she was in trouble but it was too hard to hear" Russell explained "Then her comm stopped functioning and I can't track her" Fixit added, "Oh, you two split up, didn't you?" Russell said.
"Why would you do that Sideswipe? You're supposed to learn about teamwork even if she annoys you" Pyrostorm said "Scrap" Sideswipe muttered "I'll notify Hivemus Prime immediately" Fixit said.
"I'll handle it," Sideswipe said as he decided to fix his responsibility for Strongarm being captured.
Meanwhile...
Hivemus Prime and the Sharkticon, were still fighting "You have forced me to walk on two legs like some foul land sweller. HOW DARE YOU!" the Sharkticon shouted as he charges at Hivemus as Hivemus tosses him towards the crates as he crashes into them.
"I didn't realize it was an issue" he said as the Sharkticon managed to get himself free from being burry under crates as Hivemus activates his double-barrel blaster and shoots at the Sharkticon as he picks up the crate as the blast hits it and turns into splinters.
"Listen, Sharkticon-" Hivemus Prime said as the Sharkticon interrupted "My name is Hammerstrike, Cybertron's most feared pirates and soon the ruler of all this planet's seas" he explained "Okay, yeah, whatever," Hivemus said "Look surrender now or when my partner returns, you'll probably take a beating" Hiveus explained as he balls up his servo into a fist and put it on his hip.
"Then surrender," he said as Hammerstrike throws a crate at Hivemus Prime as he dodges it. He was about to pull out the Sword of Primus, but it was knocked out of his servo when Hammerstrike throw a piece of orange equipment at him. Hammerstrike chuckles "Surrender to the likes of you. I would never be able to show my fins in the gorgeous depths again" Hammerstrike exclaimed as he charges at Hivemus Prime.
Hivemus dodges Hammerstrike's strikes as he grabs on the ledge of the boat and kicks Hammerstrike "I'm sure that would leave a big hole in your social calendar, but we're still bringing you in" Hivemus explained as Hammerstrike got up on his peds and Hivemus glances at the water "Any time now, Misfire" he said.
Misfire was still at the bottom of the waters as he tried to jump up to the surface but no luck as he tried again and no luck either. A fish came and looked at him "What are you looking at?" he asked as the fish made a big bubble and swam away.
Hammerstrike tries to whip Hivemus with his tail, but Hivemus grabbed it as Hammerstrike tried to get himself free "Release me!" he demanded "You are not fit to touch my tail" Hivemus slams his body to the deck as he picks up his sword and holds Hammerstrike at blade point "I guess you took a beating after all" he said as sirens were heard as Hivemus and Hammerstrike turned their attention at the police boats as they are heading their way.
Hammerstrike gets himself free as he knocked off Hivemus' footing and grabs him "Even in your element, I am your superior, do not pursue me or I shall prove it again" he said as he smells his servo and groans. "Now your ground stinks will be on me for weeks," he said as he throws Hivemus as he jumps overboard and transforms into his submarine mode, and swims away as Hivemus watches him leave and sighs.
"Misfire, can you hear me? Can you get to shore?" Hivemus asked "Don't transform into your jet mode, the police are coming and I don't want you to attract attention"
Hivemus arrived back at the Scrapyard with the boat, he borrowed as he transforms into robot mode "Where is everyone?" Hivemus asked "Oh uh, let's see Denny Clay went for supplies, Cadet Strongarm and Sideswipe are still on an alignment-advisement-assignment and I'm not sure where young Russell is" Fixit explained "Also Impactra, Rotorstorm, and Jake are exploring Crown City" Pyrostorm added.
"So how did your mission go?" Fixit asked as they watched the wet Misfire passing by "Well Misfire got a bath out of it" Hivemus replied as he turned his attention to Fixit "I need to know more about Sharkticons, so we can predict where this one might go next" Hivemus requested as Fixit looks up on the manifest.
"Ah, let's see..salium removal, scar data self-repairing actualizes. Heh, speaking of salium removal, I did tell you about the time I got my head stuck in a-" Fixit explained as Hivemus interrupted "Focus" Fixit scrolls down to knowledge about Sharkticons as he found it.
"Uh, shadow cast...oh Sharticons. The database says Sharkticons live in highly viscous fluid environments and swim at high speeds and have multiple rows of sharp teeth" Fixit said.
"Yeah, I noticed that, so Hammerstrike wants to control this planet's oceans, but why would he start by attacking an oil tanker?" Hivemus exclaimed "Unless he wasn't initiating his campaign just yet...he was trying to recreate his home environment," he said "All right, run a search and see if there are any other nearby sources of crude oil"
Fixit turns to Hivemus Prime "Oh there's a short-short-short-shoreline refinery within just a couple of miles of here" Fixit explained "Human personnel?" Hivemus asked as Fixit shook his helm "Em-em, fully automated" Fixit replied as Hivemus left and gestured Misfire to follow as he complies.
Misfire transforms into his robot mode and catches up to Hivemus "Sorry about before" Misfire apologized "Everyone makes mistakes, Misfire" Hivemus reassured him "But keep in mind just because you've taken the first step doesn't mean you won the race" he advises Misfire.
"Okay, how many steps there are?" Misfire asked as Hivemus sighed.
Meanwhile...
Sideswipe and Russell were searching for Strongarm as they stop at a nearby ranger station "Where are we?" Sideswipe asked, "An old ranger station, see?" Russell replied as he pointed at the paint cans that were next to the station "glow-in-the-dark paint, rangers use it to mark off-limit areas during hunting seasons" he explained.
"But, no sign of Teamie McTeamwork" Sideswipe retorted as Russell sighed annoyingly as exited out of Sideswipe as he notices a truck there and approaches it. He picks up the chain of the truck and examined it "Someone's been here recently, this chain snapped clean" Russell said as he looks at the tire tracks "But from the skid marks it looks like the truck was yanked around by something big" he said as he dropped the chain and he enters inside of Sideswipe and Sides starts driving.
"Won't matter if we find Strongarm, she'll still treat me like scrap" Sideswipe said "My dad always says you want to get respect, you have to give respect" Russell advised "One of you just has to take the first step, that's all"
Strongarm slowly regains consciousness as her vision is blurred and then became cleared as her captor is in front of her as he chuckled "You still don't understand...I want to help you" the wolf-con said "I'm sorry, I lied, I didn't know if I could trust you"
"Yes, I am a Decepticon" he admitted "But, I've changed," he said as the view showed his homemade den made of trees and Strongarm being tied up in chains that he took from the truck. "Into a kidnapping Decepticon?" she retorted as the wolf-con sighs and turns away as Strongarm struggles to get free "I apologize for the things I've done, but I never can go back to Cybertron. I'd be locked up again just like the way you wanted to jail me before I could explain anything" he explained as he looks at Strongarm and away from her as he smirked at Strongarm's sympathetic look.
"I was just..." she said until he turned around "But on this planet, I can begin a new with fellow prisoners who feel the same way...in peace, now is that so wrong?" he asked as Strongarm made a dismal expression.
Unbeknownst to them, Sideswipe and Russell were there as they had listened to their conversation "I don't trust him. He's too cool" Sideswipe said "Kind of reminds me of someone" as Russell turns to Sideswipe "So, what do we do now?" he asked hoping for a plan to rescue Strongarm "If I was half the criminal Strongarm thinks I am, I'd just walk away" he suggested as Russell gasped and runs off "What are you doing?" he asked "Making you a criminal, come on" Russell replied as Sideswipe follows him.
At the Oil Refinery...
Misfire bends the metal walls open as he and Hivemus entered inside the refinery "Okay, we split up" Hivemus said as he turns his attention to Misfire "just for now. If you find Hammerstrike what do you do?" he asked "Start punching" Misifire grinned as Hivemus gives him a serious look "Call you then start punching" Misfire corrected himself as he balled up his fist. They both hear a banging as they rushed towards the direction of the banging.
Hammerstrike was punching the oil pipes as he was trying to get the oil out, but no success as he groaned "Forced to walk the land twice in one day. Thank the cunnings others can't see me now" Hammerstrike said to himself. He failed to notice that Hivemus and Misfire are behind him.
He hears footsteps as he turn his attention and saw Hivemus and Misfire "Huh, what?" he said as the duo pushes Hammerstrike the oil pipes as the oil leaks out of the pipes in the process. Hivemus and Misfire began slipping as they tried to keep their balance as Hammerstrike just slides on as if he was ice skating.
Meanwhile...
"But giving you a second chance isn't up to me" Strongarm said "I'm just a cadet, my superior officer would have to be the one to-" she explained "I would love to meet your superior officer and the rest of your squadron" he added "Uh, how many of you are there? Where are you based?" he asked "We're just over by the-" Strongarm paused as she looks at him with a stern expression "Wait...how do I know this isn't a trick?" she asked as she realizes if this Decepticon could be trusted.
"I see you found an Autobot" a mysterious voice said as they turned their attention at the source of the mysterious voice as a mysterious figure came as he is in the shadows "Can I get in on a little payback?" he asked.
Steeljaw notices the Decepticon logo on his chest as he assumes it was one of his own as he smiles "Greetings brother, I'm Steeljaw and you are?" Steeljaw asked as he introduced himself. "Oh, um, I'm, I'm...Grim...Bee" The mysterious figure answered, who is actually Sideswipe in disguise with his mask on and wood planks on his body as the fake Decepticon logo is painted by glow-in-the-dark paint.
"I'm glad that you are free, Grimbee. Step into the light and join me" he said a wood plank slipped as Sideswipe adjusts it and still remains in his character as Grimbee "What, uh what happened to your mark there, uh Steeljaw" he asked and wiped the drips from the fake logo and cleared his throat "brother?"
"I destroyed it and its tracking mechanism" Steeljaw answered as he showed his Decepticon logo that has claw marks on it "The Autobots mustn't capture me before I can prove to them that I have reformed and want to live here now peacefully" he explained "As I'm sure you do too?" he suggested. Strongarm gasps when she saw Russell approaching her with a crowbar "Get out, go" she whispered as Russell puts the hook of the crowbar in the lock as he began to pry it open.
"Me? No, no, I-I'd never give up doing...crime...things, no besides I-I hate the Autobots especially know-it-all cadets...am I right?" 'GrimBee' asked as Steeljaw smirked "Oh, cadets can be wonderful...if used properly...tell me more about yourself...GrimBee, how were you captured?" he asked.
"How was I...captured? Well, it um...it was a dark and stormy night" 'GrimBee' said as he had his arms out in a dramatic pose when Russell finally pried the lock open Steeljaw hears this as he turns around and snarled at Russell and Strongarm gasped as she knows they're in trouble.
At the Oil Refinery...
Hivemus and Misfire still sliding backwards and trying to keep their balance. Misfire grabs Hivemus' arm "Misfire let go," Hivemus said as Misfire complied. Hivemus end up hitting some oil pipes and lost his footing as Misfire hits some barrels and lost his footing too. Hivemus stands up but falls down again as the oil is too slippery for him to stand up and Hammerstrike charges at Hivemus as he stands up and gasped as Hammerstrike is heading toward him.
He picks up a metal disk and throws it at Hammerstrike as he slips down in the process. Hammerstrike dodges as he is next to Hivemus "Hahaha, I never tire of watching dust rubbers fall over themselves" he explained as he failed to notice Misfire holding a barrel and is behind him.
Misfire puts the barrel down and opens the lid as it is empty and enough room to put Hammerstrike there, Hivemus smiles and decided how to put Hammerstrike in there "One more triumph of sea other lands" Hammerstrike replied "One more tuna in a can" Hivemus retorted as Hammerstrike growled and charges at Hivemus.
Hivemus jumps and kicks Hammerstrike as he flips in midair and transforms into his vehicle mode as he lands then charges at Hammerstrike and pushes him towards the barrel "No surface trickery!" he barked as he saw the open barrel and Hivemus stops as Hammerstrike slides towards it.
When he is in the barrel, Misfire faces upwards and closes the lid to keep Hammerstrike in there. Hivemus approaches Misfire and transforms into robot mode "Great call, Misfire" he said as Misfire seemed a little disappointed "What's the matter?" he asked "I never got to punch him" Misfire answered. "Ah! Cheaters! You cannot beat a sea champion in a fair fight!" Hammerstrike yelled as Misfire punches the barrel as Hammerstrike feels it from the inside.
"Feel better?" Hivemus replied "A little" Misfire retorted with a grin.
Meanwhile...
Russell was about to run away but Steeljaw blocked his path "What are you?" Steeljaw asked "Besides strange," he said as he is closer to the human boy "Look who's talking!?" Russell retorted as he runs between Steeljaw's legs as he watches him fleeing. Then Steeljaw growls as he realized he's been tricked "Don't go near him, brother" Sideswipe said in his normal voice.
"Treachery...how like you Autobots" Steeljaw said as he leaps towards Sideswipe as Sideswipe does the same losing parts of his disguise in the process. He pushes Steeljaw as he is now over him. Strongarm scooches as she now tries to free from her restraints, Steeljaw and Sideswipe landed. Steeljaw turns his attention at Sideswipe and growls at him as Sideswipe does a "come and get me" gesture.
Steeljaw roars as he chases Sideswipe. Russell was still runnning away as Steeljaw tried to strike Sideswipe with his claws, but the young Autobot dodges them as he jumps on a rock, Steeljaw tries again but Sideswipe jumps to another rock, then Steeljaw jumps towards the rock that Sideswipe is on, but he jumps off of it.
Steeljaw gets off the rock and continues to chase Sideswipe as Steeljaw has his claws out and ready to grab Sideswipe. However, Sideswipe had led him back to his den and makes a turn as Strongarm is now free as she kicks Steeljaw.
Steeljaw ends up hitting a tree as the tree began breaking and falling towards Russell as Strongarm transforms into vehicle mode and scoops up Russell inside of her and drives away from the falling tree as it lands. Strongarm opens her door as Russell is out and she transforms into robot mode as Sideswipe came to their side. They turned their attention to where Steeljaw is at as he was gone and a howl is heard.
Sideswipe comes to her side and removes his mask "I have a bad feeling we're going to see that 'Con again" Sideswipe replied "I hope so" Strongarm added.
At the Scrapyard...
Strongarm and Sideswipe are in their vehicle modes as they arrived back at the Scrapyard. Russell exits out of Sideswipe as the young Autobots transform into their robot modes "Cadet Strongarm, you're all right" Fixit exclaimed, "Why wouldn't she be?" Hivemus asked as he and Misfire are back from the Oil Refinery with Hammerstrike inside the barrel along with Denny as he came back from finding supplies as Impactra, Rotorstorm, and Jake came too after their exploration on Earth.
Denny peaks out the wind "Hey, what'd I miss?" he asked "I was...having a little communications difficulty earlier, Hivemus, nothing serious" Strongarm explained "Anything to report?" Hivemus asked, "We found some open pods, sir, and a Decepticon" she replied "Calls himself, Steeljaw. He is one of the prisoners of the Alchemor that Starscream freed and says he wants to live peacefully on this planet with like-minded Decepticons. But he got unpeaceful with us pretty quick" Sideswipe added.
"Can't wait to meet him, I'll go put this one away and I'll do it gently" Misfire explained as he takes the trapped Hammerstrike to the stasis pods "The sea! It calls to me!" Hammerstrike shouted as Misfire punched and Hammerstrike groaned.
"If he said about making Earth a place for Decepticons is true, then he might be a bigger threat than Starscream" Strongarm explained. "Then it's all the more reason to wrap these fugitives up fast, I'll have Fixit to prepper report on Steeljaw's background and notify this to Cybertron. He's now on the top of our most-wanted list" Hivemus exclaimed.
"Good intel, newbies. Well, your instructors and I can send you on the field together" he said as he left. Strongarm glances at Russell "Thanks Russell, you really saved my spark back there" she said "Uhhh, you're welcome" Russell replied as Sideswipe is upset that Strongarm thanked Russell instead of him since he was the one who saved her.
"What! Hey, I put my gears on the line for you too, you know" he said as he walks away "Fine, you're never gonna..." Sideswipe was cut off as he accidentally slipped on the mud and falls backward as Strongarm catches him "Thanks and don't get cocky" she said as she helps Sideswipe to stand up. After, she was done and walks away.
Sideswipe watches Strongarm and walks next to Russell "That first step we talked about in the woods?" Russell reminded as he turns to Sideswipe "I think it's been taken" he said as the view showed Strongarm approaching Hivemus and Misfire as Misfire puts the barrel down and is ready to put Hammerstrike in the stasis pod. Denny and Sideswipe's classmates were having a conversation about their Earth exploration.