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Transformers Animated: Different Angle

Chapter 6: How to Outrun a Con

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Animated

(Third POV)

Silence fills the area in downtown Detroit as a yellow black striped car makes its way down the road. In the driver seat is a young girl about seven or eight years of age with red hair up in two pigtails, dark skin, and an orange and cream colored dress with matching orange boots. Around her neck hangs an odd shaped key as she fiddles with it, looking out the window.

"Unbelievable," the girls says, "that battle happened over a month ago and everyone's still afraid to step outside."

"Can you blame them?" a young male voice says from the dashboard. "I'm surprised the whole city didn't pack up and leave."

"They can't," she says. "Detroit is their home. They have jobs and things they can't just leave behind."

"I guess that does seem like an issue. But hey, soon this will all blow over, everyone will calm down, and everything will be back to the way it was," the voice says positively.

The girl sinks sadly in her seat, "Almost everything will be back to normal," she laments.

Taking notice of her sad predicament, the voice tries to comfort her.

"Sari, we will do whatever it takes to find your dad. And when we do, we will help rebuild your home. Make it twice as better!" it says, hoping this will cheer her up.

Unfortunately, all that gets is a sigh. "I know you're trying to make me feel better Bumblebee, but I can't stop thinking what could have happened to him. I should have been there beside him."

"Hey, it isn't your fault. You couldn't have known what would happen. No one did. And you definitely shouldn't fear the worse. We'll find him. I promise."

Sari looks at the dashboard and gives a small smile. "Thanks Bumblebee."

"Don't mention it," Bumblebee says, taking a right turn, "Now lets get you some fuel. Your tank is making that weird noise."

(Jacy's POV)

Thinking of a place, I drive down a road with Kylie following behind, the dog sitting in her driver seat with its head sticking out the window.

I vent. I am not a dog hater, I just know the responsibilities of owning a dog. Responsibilities we can't deal with because of our current situation. Maybe we can leave him in the park. He seems like a friendly dog and I'm sure there will be plenty of families there that would accept him. Problem is, we hardly have seen anyone here, meaning having this dog found by anyone would be a slim chance.

That's another thing that is bugging me. Why have we hardly seen anyone since we got here? And what happened to Sumdac Tower? I remember in Megatron Rising a battle took place there, but it wasn't that bad. Did something else happen? Exactly where are we in the time line?

We drive up to Burger Bot, the parking lot barely even full.

"Burger Bot? Is this like Burger King or something?" Kylie asks.

"Kinda," I say, pulling around the side.

"Okay, now what?" she asks.

"Well, we don't have any money on us to buy our little friend a meal, so we're going to see what we can find," I say.

We stop in front of a big trash bin, still pretty full with a few full garbage bags placed in front.

"Okay, let him out," I tell Kylie.

"You're gonna make him eat GARBAGE?!" she exclaims angrily.

"Look, I'm not keen on the idea either, but we don't have any other choice. We don't have any money, we can't ask for food if we're in hiding, I'd rather not steal, and I doubt anybody would want to share their food with a smelly dirty stray."

The dog gives me a gruff woof.

"It's the hard truth, deal with it," I tell him.

"Jacy, don't insult Waldorf," Kylie scolds.

I just look at her weirdly. "Waldorf? You named him Waldorf?"

"Yeah! You know, Statler and Waldorf, the two old heckling muppets who hang out in the balcony? He almost has the same mustache as Waldorf."

I mentally shake my head. "A muppet. I should have guessed," I say. "Look, some people usually don't finish their meals and throw them away. There should be some food in there that should still be good for him to eat."

She huffs. "Okay fine." She opens her door and lets the dog out. He walks over to one of the garbage bags, sniffs it, then tears it open with his teeth. He digs his nose around until he pulls out what looks like a half eaten burger. We watch as he starts chewing, seemingly enjoying it.

"Good thing he isn't picky," I comment.

"So, any ideas on what could have happened to that tower?" Kylie asks.

"Something not good," I say, "I don't know, but I got a very bad feeling."

"You always get a bad feeling," Kylie tells me.

"Yes but this feels like the mother of all bad feelings," I say.

We watch as the dog walks over to a drain pipe and starts lapping up a puddle of water.

"It just feels like something isn't right," I say.

"Maybe you're just being paranoid. Like you said, it was a battle zone before. Maybe when you saw it on the show, it didn't show everything."

"No," I say, "the tower was still standing. Broken, but standing. Whatever happened, I have no idea."

"Is that making you worry?" she asks me.

"No," I say truthfully. "That's making me scared."

(Third POV)

Starscream transforms and hovers in the air, looking down at the two vehicles he's been following for a while. He frowns as he watches them just sitting there. So far the only thing that came out from either is that disgusting four legged earth creature. And he is not one to be patient.

Just then something catches his optic. He looks and sees a familiar vehicle driving out of the drive thru towards where the two vehicles are.

He sneers. Just then a sadistic grin makes its way across his face. Deciding he's tired of watching and waiting, he starts to descend. "Well, since I'm here I might as well have some fun."

(Jacy POV)

We continue to watch Waldorf searching through the trash bag, this time pulling out a cup with no lid. As he grips the edge of it with his teeth, the cup tips up above his nose, causing the half finished strawberry shake to pour all over his muzzle. He drops the cup and looks at us, his mustache now dripping in pink. We can't help but chuckle as he tries to clean it off with his tongue.

"Well, I will tell you one thing. It is nice to not have to wait in a line up."

I freeze when I hear an all too familiar voice from around the corner.

"Kylie!" I half talk and whisper, "Don't talk or move!"

"Why?"she asks.

"SHH!" I instantly remain still while looking through my rear view mirror. I nearly jump and scream in excitement when I see Bumblebee come into view.

"Hey, did you hear something?" Bumblebee asks, stopping in place.

It's Bumblebee! It's actually Bumblebee! Don't fangirl, don't you dare fangirl!

I then see Sari stick her head out of Bumblebee's window, munching on a burger.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!

"I didn't hear anything," Sari says. She then notices Waldorf. "All I see is that dog with milkshake all over him."

Waldorf trots over towards Bumblebee, giving them a gruff bark.

Sari pinches her nose. "P.U! This dog seriously needs a bath!"

I watch as Waldorf tilts his head to the side at her.

Sari's expression changes. "You hungry boy?" she asks.

Waldorf lets out a bark.

Sari looks at her half eaten burger then back at Waldorf. "Here you go," She says with a smile, tossing it to him.

He catches the burger with his mouth before devouring it. Once he's done, he walks up towards me, scratching his paw at my side as if to say he wants in.

Waldorf you dumb dog! Shoo!

"It wants to go in that truck," I hear Bumblebee say.

Sari looks at me confused. "I've never seen a truck like that before. Whats with the fins?"

I mentally groan once I realize she's talking about my wings.

I notice something hanging off her neck starting to glow. Wait, that's her key!

"That's weird. Why is my key glowing like that?" she asks.

Just then a blast appears right behind Bumblebee, making him transform with a surprised Sari now in his servos. I notice Kylie jumping in surprise while Waldorf hides behind the trash bin.

Just then something makes an impact in front of Bumblebee and Sari. Once I get a better view, fear takes hold of me.

Starscream!

This is so not good!

Starscream straightens up, looking down at Bumblebee. Man, talk about size difference!

"Aw, the little Autobot with his pet human. How cute," Starscream mocks before aiming his null rays at them. "I hate cute!" He fires.

Bumblebee quickly dodges the blast with Sari still in his servos. He sets her down and tells her to go hide before charging at the Decepticon, stingers up and ready.

As the fight pursues, I can only watch in horror as Bumblebee continues to dodge Starscream's attacks, feeling helpless. Oh man, I can't stop shaking!

"Jacy, we have to do something," Kylie says worryingly.

"We can't," I say fearfully as I let Waldorf in. "We don't know how to fight and we can't risk being discovered. Hopefully Sari has already called for back up and Bumblebee can hold off on his own long enough."

However soon as I say that, Bumblebee goes flying and rams into the burger shaped building, only a few feet away from us. I hear people screaming from inside. Bumblebee tries to get back up, only to collapse back into place.

"I don't think he's doing so well," Kylie says worryingly.

"Bumblebee!" I look to see Sari rushing over towards her friend.

"Sari, get away!" Bumblebee exclaims painfully.

We watch as Starscream makes his way over towards them. He laughs. "As much fun this has been, I do believe its time to end this," he says, charging up his null ray and aiming it at Bumblebee and Sari.

I am so scared, I can't move.

Then to my horror, Kylie drives right up to him and rams him in the leg. However he is unfazed by this as he looks down at her.

Oh slag!

"And what is this?" he sneers, now aiming at my friend.

Thinking fast, I strap a seat belt around Waldorf and put pedal to metal. I ram into Starscream with everything I got, making him yell in surprise as he falls flat on his back. I am moving so fast that I actually run him over. I hear him groaning in pain as I turn around, seeing him laying there with tire tracks running up his body and face.

Pulling up beside Kylie, I see Bumblebee and Sari now gawking at us. Great, now they noticed us!

Starscream then sits up, angrily wiping the tire tracks off his face.

He glares at us. "So, you organics want to play rough do you?" he asks with a sneer. "I'm going to make you wish you didn't do that!"

At this point, only one thought comes to mind.

I glance at Kylie and whisper, "Drive!"

We take off like a shot, Starscream right on our tail pipes. I know Bumblebee will be okay as long as Sari has her key to heal him.

We shriek when we hear a blast being fired at us.

"You can't escape me!" we hear Starscream yell as he starts gaining speed.

"He's getting closer!" Kylie exclaims.

"I can see that!" I yell, "Hard left, NOW!"

We make a hard left just before Starscream can grab us. We watch as he flies right by, probably trying to slow down so he can turn.

"He's going to keep coming at us unless we can lose him somehow," I say.

"How are we going to do that?" Kylie asks.

But before I can answer, we turn a corner and see him right in front of us, a sinister grin on his face.

"Didn't he use to be behind us?" Kylie asks fearfully.

"Back up, back up!" I order as we start going in reverse. We quickly turn around as he starts chasing us again.

"He must really be mad!" Kylie shrieks.

"No, really?!" I exclaim.

"What are we going to do?!"

I notice him catching up again when I remember something we passed by. It's a long shot, but it might work.

"Turn right!" I tell Kylie.

We turn right, Starscream still closing in.

"Ha! Fools! Do you really think you can fool me with the same..!" He doesn't finish as he looks up and shrieks.

BANG!

I look to see him go head first into a big sign, leaving a big indent where is face is. I winch a little.

That's gotta hurt!

"Well that happened," Kylie comments.

"Can't believe it actually worked," I say.

"Won't that only make him madder?" she asks.

"Why do you think we're still driving for our lives?" I point out.

We keep driving until we arrive at what appears to be an airport. I see rows of planes and jets across the area as Kylie and I come to a halt. I look to see a loading dock up ahead.

I let the dog out. "Go hide in the loading dock and take Waldorf with you."

"What about you?" she asks me.

"I'll find something. Hurry!" I exclaim frantically.

She lets Waldorf in as she takes off into the loading dock.

I start to panic when I hear the sound of a jet approaching. No doubt it's Starscream.

Seeing how I'm too big to fit in the loading dock, I look around for a place to hide.

Finally I look down at the nearest jet in front of me and let out a big frustrating vent.

Desperate times call for desperate measures.

I focus on the jet until a familiar light shines out of my optics, scanning it. Hearing Starscream approaching, I quickly transform into my new form and park myself beside the jet, not moving an inch.

Its not long before Starscream lands nearby, not looking very happy.

"I know you're here somewhere," he growls, looking around the area.

I watch as he makes his way down the rows, ripping a wing off a plane and tossing it to the side. I shiver just imagining it being my wing.

"If you come out, I might consider letting you off with a warning," he coaxes as he gets closer.

He finally gets to me and stops, looking at my jet mode suspiciously.

Oh man, is it that obvious?! What do I do?!

I fearfully wait for what might happen as I remain as still as possible.

Finally, he just shrugs and walks away.

I relax a little. That is until he starts walking towards the loading docks.

No no no no no no no no no no please no!

Just then he stops, cringing a little. I don't understand this until I see him putting a digit to his audio receptor. He must be listening to someone on his commlink.

"We are still searching, my liege," he says in a more civil tone.

His liege?

He cringes some more, as if he's getting scolded on the other end.

"Oh, you heard about that," he says nervously. "Well, I figured the Autobot would have known about the source of the energy surge and….." he cringes some more.

Energy surge?

"I understand, Lord Megatron," he says.

Wait, did he just say Lord Megatron?! He's still working for Megatron?!

He continues,"I swear upon my spark it will not happen again. As your loyal second in command, I will do whatever it takes to find the source of that energy surge." I watch as he lets out a vent. "Very well. We will return to base immediately."

He pulls his digit away from the side of his helm, a look of malice on his face. "you old pompous bag of bolts," he grumbles.

He walks off, but not before scanning the area with a glare.

"Next time," he growls dangerously. With that said, he transforms and takes off.

I wait until he completely disappears before transforming. I am shaking so bad I try to take a series of vents to calm down. Man, that was close.

But why is Starscream still Megatron's second in command? Didn't Megatron find out he tried to kill him? First Sumdac Tower, now this? What the heck is going on?

With my mind bottled with questions, I walk over to the loading dock and kneel down to look inside.

WHAM!

Something whacks me hard in the face, making me see stars before my optics. Next thing I know, everything goes black.

Ow.

I awake to see Kylie and Waldorf standing over me, a look of worry and guilt on Kylie's face.

"Oh my gosh Jacy, I'm so sorry! I didn't know it was you!" she cries.

Once my vision gets better, I look to see her standing next to what looks like a big metal beam. I groan when I see the bent curve on it.

Putting two and two together, I shake off the pain and get back up as I place my servo on my forehead.

"I'm okay," I say.

"Are you sure?" she asks.

"Yes," I assure her.

She vents in relief.

"Phew, that was too close for comfort," she says.

Remembering the reason for the chase, I frown at her.

"What were you thinking?" I scold.

"I'm sorry, I thought you were that creep," she says.

"Not that!" I exclaim, "I mean what were you thinking ramming into a Decepticon?! And not just any Con, but STARSCREAM?! You're lucky it wasn't Megatron!"

"Don't get mad at me! You ran the guy over!" she argues.

"Because you rammed him in the leg! On purpose!"

"He was going to hurt them!" she argues. "And I didn't see you trying to do anything about it!"

I shut my mouth. She's right. I was so scared all I did was watch.

"Well, at least he's gone now," I say, still upset.

We're quiet for a moment before she asks. "So where did you hide?"

I vent. "I scanned a jet."

I hear a snicker come out of her. I roll my optics.

A look of confusion then sweeps across her face. "Wait, if you're a jet, how come you still have tires?"

Confused, I look down at myself. My form looks a bit different now, but like she said, I still have tires and my headlights are still on my shoulder armor.

Okaaaaaay, that's not normal.

Unless….

Thinking of something, I transform.

"What am I now?" I ask Kylie.

"A jet?" she answers confusingly.

I transform again. "And now?"

Her expression changes to a look of surprise. "A truck."

I transform back into my bipedal mode, optics wide in surprise.

"Oh my gosh, I'm a triple changer."

(Third POV)

Meanwhile…..

"I'm telling you, a car and a truck took on Starscream and drove off with him on their tailpipes!" Bumblebee rants.

The team had made it to Burger Bot quite sometime ago as Bumblebee and Sari try explaining to them what had happened.

"So, you're saying Starscream was taken down by these…. drivers?" A big green bot asks.

"Yes! Well kinda! The truck ran him over and they took off when he recovered. By the time Sari healed me, they were way gone and then you guys showed up," Bumblebee says.

"Seems a little far fetched to me," an older looking red and white bot comments gruffly. "I mean, two fleshy drivers getting the best of Starscream? I don't think its possible for even a bot your size kid."

"Hey!" Bumblebee exclaims.

"I don't think those vehicles had drivers," Sari points out. "I didn't see anyone go out or in them. Not to mention, how can a normal truck take off that fast? Also when we first noticed them, my key started glowing funny. Almost like it sensed them."

"Meaning we could be dealing with two new bots roaming around the city," a slim black and gold bot states.

"Question is, are they Autobot or Decepticon?" the older one adds.

"If they were Decepticons, why would they take on Starscream?" Bumblebee points out. "They could have just let him finish me off."

"If that is the case, then they might be in danger," a red and blue bot says. "We will scout around the city and search for any sign of them or Starscream, and hope that we are not too late. Bumblebee, take Sari somewhere safe. The rest of you, transform and roll out!"

With that said, the four bots transform and drive off, leaving Bumblebee and Sari behind.

Sari frowns. "Why can't I come along. I'm not a little kid."

Bumblebee looks down at her. "Sorry. Big bot's orders."

The human girl groans. She then looks down at her key, confused. "I just don't know why my key glowed like that earlier. It's glowed before, but this time it was different."

"You can ask Prime about it later. Right now we need to get going," he says before transforming, opening the door for her.

She sighs and hops in. The two friends speed off down the road, unaware that their conversation was overheard by someone.

From behind the restaurant, a black femme seeker steps out of the shadows, a look of curiosity and confusion on her face.

"Airstrike!" Starscream's voice says through her commlink, "Megatron wishes for our return back to base. Stop lollygagging and hurry up already!"

Grumbling to herself, she transforms and takes off. As she flies, she can't help but think.

Do these mystery vehicles have something to do with the energy surge?

And that was chapter 6! I hope you enjoyed it. Hopefully I can update chapter 7 soon. Thank you for reading and feel free to leave a review.