Chapter 11: Fast and Furious
Tiberius let out a very tired sigh as he walked out of the school building he was just in after a very tiring day of nothing but reviews, pop quizzes and science club meetings. Eager to just end the day, go home and sleep.
Though his spirits were slightly lifted when he saw Miko sitting on a nearby bench, scribbling in her sketchbook. Looking over the girl's shoulder he could see that she was coloring in a previously drawn picture of him leaning against Optimus in his truck form. The art quality of which was on par with a rather well drawn manga, which was probably due to the boy teaching her how to draw.
Though what really caught him off guard was the fact that she had hearts and stars all over the place, she even dotted the i's in his name with them. Which he found both sweet, cute and hilarious all at the same time.
"Ahem." He coughed, causing the Japanese girl to jump slightly before turning to him. "Ya know that's not exactly my best angle." He told her in a teasing manner.
"U-um…" Miko stuttered, unable to say anything due to embarrassment. The boy smiled as he hugged her from behind.
"I'm just kidding." He teased, before his face turned sour. "Jerk alert." He said as he saw Vince Bradley, the resident asshole harassing Jack. As per usual. Miko followed his gaze and her expression soured too.
"Oh joy…" She muttered. The blowhard was currently trying to make Jack look bad in front of Sierra by insulting Arcie as a vehicle.
"Hey, that's a pretty cool cherry moped you got there." Vince said in a patronizing tone, Sierra in clear earshot.
"This 'cherry moped' can go from zero to sixty miles per hour in zero point three seconds." The boy retorted before he and Arcie drove off.
"Jack, a lady's bio stats are her own business." The two wheeler told him.
"Yeah, but… Sierra was right there… And I don't think she liked what Vince said about you." He said reluctantly before musing to himself.
"I know I didn't." The two wheeler muttered. As they stopped at a red light, Vince pulled up, and so did Bumblebee, who had Sierra and Raf with him.
"Ya know Darbie, cheer captain here might enjoy seeing you try to beat three hundred pounds of muscle car." Vince said in a challenging tone.
"Oh really?" Jack retorted, testing the waters. Though as soon as the light turned green, Arcie drove off before he could answer. "Whoa! Hey you didn't let me answer." He stated.
"Rule number one: never abuse power for personal gain. That includes horsepower." Arcie rebuked, citing Optimus' words before Vince caught up with them at another stoplight.
"Listen Vince, maybe that isn't such a good-." Jack started to tell him.
"Ha! Figured. Ya know, you may act like that bike is something special, but it's really just a junky clunky trike." The bully sneered, the others seemingly appalled. "And ug-ly." He added before driving off.
"... Jack, Arcie?" Sierra began.
"Yes?" The two responded with a scowl on Jack's face under his helmet.
"Make him cry." The cheer captain ordered seriously.
"Gladly." The two replied in unison before going after Vince. Bumblebee decided to follow with Raf and Sierra, wanting to see what was going to happen.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Optimus and Tiberius, the boy was currently having a rather heated debate with his mentor about his no. 1 rule.
"Power is a two way street, Optimus, if you can't use it for both your benefit and for the benefit of others, then what the hell good is it?" The boy asked as they headed to the base.
"If power is used for personal gain, then there is a risk of it turning you into something you are not." The Autobot leader stated.
"No offense, Optimus, but your paragon ways are gonna get you killed." The Bioformer said. "Absolute Power corrupts absolutely, yes. But only when used for oneself only. Hence why I say it's a two way street." He added. "Selflessness and selfishness are detrimental when used exclusively."
The Prime seemed to go silent, not expecting his student to turn the conversation around on him.
(Elsewhere)
Jack and Vince were on a dirt road, ready to face each other. Bumblebee sat off to the side with Raf and Sierra, the three of them spectating the race.
"We'll race to the first mile marker. Ready? Go!" The bully said before driving off at full speed.
"Well that's fair." The black haired boy said sarcastically before Arcie went off at full speed. As they tried to catch up, it seemed like they were falling behind. "Uh, Arcie?" He asked his bike.
"Winning isn't enough, Jack. Besides, Sierra told us to make him cry." The two wheeler replied with an audible grin.
"Alright." He smirked back.
Vince looked in his rear view mirror and saw the two behind him and arrogantly smirked, right before they disappeared and reappeared at his driver side and then did a wheelie before passing him.
"What the-?" Vince uttered, doing a double take.
"Wooo hooo!" Jack cheered as they left their opponent in the dust, Arcie honking the whole way.
"Okay, now that was satisfying." The two wheeler admitted as they sped along.
(Later)
The two soon reached the base and as they walked in, Arcie looked down at Jack. "Not a word to anyone." She told him.
"Not even to Optimus." The boy nodded, causing her to smile before walking off. Right before being elbowed by Miko.
"Hey! Vroom vroom! And the winner iiis-!" She said giddy.
"Nice work against Vince." Raf said as he walked up to them.
"Shh!" Jack hissed. "You gotta keep this on the down low. Especially from Optimus." He told them.
"Tiberius might enjoy knowing about this." Miko said quietly.
"You're not exactly wrong." Jack muttered in agreement, knowing that the hybrid would enjoy knowing about this sort of thing.
Though when they saw their blonde friend, he was in the middle of working on the Energon Harvester which he started trying to duplicate ever since the last one got blown up.
"Maybe if I… Hmmm…" He muttered to himself as he worked. He then started making parts from the schematics with the Mask of Creation, before beginning to install them. "Okay… Hey Ratchet, mind if I borrow your frame welder?" He asked the medic.
"Just make sure you give it back to me when you're done." He replied as he gave the Bioformer his welder. Becoming his robot form Tiberius used the tool to put the last piece in place.
"And done." He grinned, tossing the orb in hand. "One new and improved Energon Harvester finished and ready to use."
"We still need to do some testing before that can be made official. Don't get your hopes up." Ratchet told him. This caused the hybrid to cough slightly.
"Right. Of course." He said. "Also I should mention that I made an upgrade that makes this Harvester turn on any person who tries to use it that I don't designate." He added. "So there's no way the Decepticons can use it."
"Excellent forethought. Well done." The medic nodded in approval.
"Yep." Creator nodded before he transformed back. Then he saw the others. "Hey guys." He greeted them.
"Hey Tibs. You won't believe who Jack just trounced in a race." Miko said with a grin.
"Was it that weed head, Vince?" The brainiac asked.
"Yep. I think I damaged his pride, too." Jack nodded with a grin.
"Good. That asshole's been a thorn in my side since day one." The blonde sighed.
"I hear ya." Sierra nodded.
"Honestly I'm this close to backhanding that guy into orbit." Tiberius added as he took out his homework.
'Part of me wishes you would. He's such a jerk.' Miko thought in agreement as she got her homework out as well. The boy had offered to tutor her in the subjects she was struggling in, and she really appreciated it.
(Elsewhere)
On the Nemesis, Breakdown was busy buffing out metal of Megatron's chassis as the overlord was still laid in stasis.
"Ah Breakdown, so how has our glorious leader's condition improved?" Starscream asked as he entered the room.
"Only cosmetically. No change otherwise." The Con replied, pausing his work.
"Oh well, I suppose it can't be helped. Wait… Where is Knockout and Madame Ruin?" The commander questioned. As if on cue, the two in question walked into the room.
"Ugh, can you believe what some skin job did to me?" Knockout complained as he pointed at his arm which had a scratch on its paint.
"Quit whining. It's just a scratch." The dark Bioformer scoffed.
"You've been street racing among the humans again." Starscream said angrily.
"I'm not only an automobile, I'm an automobile enthusiast." The sports car con stated simply.
"And you can't exactly expect a Bioformer to just sit around all day. I've got evil plans to concoct, and victims to snatch." Madame Ruin added. Starscream sighed in irritation.
"Just tell me what Megatron's current condition is." He requested.
"There's not much to tell, Herr Kommandant. Just that his brain activity has stayed steady. But that's about it." Knockout shrugged.
"How many times do I have to repeat myself? You will address me as lord Starscream, am I clear?" The Jet growled.
"Only if Megatron takes a nosedive." Madam Ruin said, stroking said Decepticon's head as she continued to check the condition of the equipment keeping him alive.
"*sigh* The day our master emerges from stasis, I will graciously relinquish the title. But I fear that outcome is unlikely, something about the quality of medical care around here." Starscream sighed. "Now then, do make sure he looks his best for the memorial." He added before he left.
Knockout scoffed before he tapped Breakdown on the shoulder. "Buff this." He told his lab partner, holding up his arm.
(Elsewhere)
The next day, Jack was walking the halls of the school and soon took notice of how the cheerleaders and School Events committee as well as the student council were decorating the school. The banner above the main doorway clued him in on what it was.
"A Sadie Hawkins Dance?" He wondered aloud. "Ladies choice? Yeesh, talk about laying the cards out before the game starts."
"I hear ya." Tiberius nodded as he stopped beside him. "I can tell you right now, no way in hell am I getting a date." He added. "Girls don't like nerds, after all."
"You might be wrong and get one somehow." Jack told him. "You never know." He added.
"Ha! Yeah right. If that happens, I'd probably have a spark attack." The Bioformer laughed. Right as he said that…
"Uh, Tibs?" Miko asked from behind the two with Sierra beside her, causing them to turn and see the two standing there, the Japanese girl with a nervous look as she poked her index fingers together.
"Oh hey Miko, what's wrong? You look nervous." The blonde asked her, noticing how nervous she was.
Sierra meanwhile elbowed Miko lightly. "Go on, ask him." She told her.
'Yeah, I'm staying out of this.' Jack thought silently.
"U-um… do you… wanna go to the dance with me?" Miko squeaked nervously, her face red. True to the boy's word, he nearly had a heart attack when he heard her say that.
"W-w-w-w-what?!" He stammered as he struggled to control himself.
"Called it." Jack whispered to himself as quietly as he could, but Tiberius still heard him.
"Shut up." Tiberius snapped before turning back to Miko. "You, you seriously want to go to the dance—With me?" He asked her.
"Y-yeah. You're one of the only boys I know I can trust." She nodded, blush still present. The Bioformer couldn't help but blush as well.
"She does have a point." Sierra added. "There are a lot of guys who would have no qualms about taking advantage of a girl who's from out of town like her the first chance they get."
"And I would make them regret it." Tiberius declared, proving Sierra's point that Miko can trust him.
"Sounds like you two have a date then." Jack grinned. The two were about to retort when a paper airplane hit the boy in the back of the head. "What the—? Oh no…" He groaned.
"What?" The redheaded cheer captain asked.
"It's a note from Vince. He's challenged me to another race. At one of the street racing circuits." Jack told her.
"Of course he did. Prick can't handle defeat." Tiberius scoffed.
"You know there's no way that Arcie will agree to this, right?" Sierra questioned. The remaining three nodded as they realized this, except Miko, whose pigtails immediately shot straight up as she got an idea.
"She may not, but I know a bot who might~." She said, cocking her head towards a parked Bumblebee, who was waiting for Sierra with Raf in his backseat.
"... Think you can convince him?" The black haired teen asked the cheer captain.
"Bumblebee sure. Raf? That'll take some work." She nodded.
(Elsewhere)
Knockout was driving the streets of Jasper with Jenova in the driver's seat. "Knockout, Jenova, Starscream's looking for you. Where'd you go?" Breakdown asked over their comms.
"Out for a drive. Both of us needed to stretch our legs." Knockout replied.
"I'm also trying to do some research, there's this new venture I'd like to run by Lord Megatron once he recovers. And I think he'll like it quite well." The girl added.
"So now we're just roaming from town to town, until…" The con said before a car sped past them. "... Something catches our interests." He finished with an unseen grin.
"This could be useful for my research." Jenova grinned.
(Elsewhere)
Tiberius yawned as he sat on the catwalk and listened to the conversation that was going on between Optimus, Ratchet and Fowler.
"So your government has agreed to enter a sort of treaty with us against the Decepticons?" Ratchet questioned.
"That's right. The specifics are still being worked out, but according to my superiors, the Non-biological Extraterrestrial Species Treaty, or NEST, will be like a sort of Human-Autobot team up scenario where we'll have more people helping us in case the Cons ever decide to follow our lead and join up with human organizations like MECH or COBRA." Fowler explained.
"Is there a chance of it being extended to other governments?" Optimus asked.
"Your guess is as good as mine, Prime." The agent shrugged before he was interrupted from continuing by the sound of Tiberius letting out a cavernous yawn. "How much sleep did you get lately?" The man asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Honestly? Not much. I've been having these really bad dreams lately. Ones that feel way too real sometimes." The boy explained.
"Oh boy. How bad is it?" Fowler asked in slight concern.
"It's of the same things: the first night the dream had Miko get captured, then the second one shows her being tortured and poisoned by the Decepticons, and the third… Well, you get the idea." The blonde told him. The three looked at him in worry.
"That… That's no dream." Fowler said with a shudder.
"Agreed. Those details are usually those of possible visions. Ignoring what you've seen is most unwise." Optimus nodded, concern swelling in him slightly.
"Whatever all of this is, it's driving me crazy." The Bioformer said, clutching his head tightly. "I don't know what I'd end up doing if something happened to her." He added.
"Do not worry yourself so much, Tiberius. It won't come to that if we have anything to say about it." Ratchet said in a reassuring tone.
"Ratchet is correct, dwelling on such possibilities will only result in inviting the events to occur." Optimus nodded. "But also, you should be vigilant, just to be safe." He added.
"Right… Right." The boy sighed as he tried to calm his nerves. He then looked over at Raf, Sierra and Miko, who had fallen asleep on the couch together, the smaller boy nestled in between the two girls. The sight made him want to protect them even more.
'No matter what, I will keep you safe.' He thought as he walked over towards them and placed a blanket over the three while stroking Miko's hair. He then yawned before he sat in the reclining chair his parents got for the base and slowly dozed off.
He was really tired.
(Elsewhere)
In the night Knockout was pulling up to the starting line of a street race as Jenova told him of one of her plans.
"So your plan is to capture one of the humans from the Autobot's group and torture her and then poison her?" The con questioned.
"Not just anyone, the one guarded by Bulkhead. Miko Nakadai. She's the perfect target because we'll be able to use her to trap two Autobots with one hostage." Jenova grinned.
"If that doesn't get Starscream to lighten up, I don't know what will." Knockout mused.
"Oh it will." She smiled before noticing a familiar car. "Huh? Oh look, it's Bumblebee." She told him.
"Hmm, this could be interesting. What do you think we should do?" Knockout questioned.
"Let's see if we can find an opportunity to mess with them a bit." The Oda girl replied. The Decepticon duo chuckled as the race started, and as they made sure to stay near the Autobot, Bumblebee took notice.
[Uh… Jack? We got a problem.] The scout told the kid driving him. Though Jack couldn't understand what he was saying, he could recognize his tone.
"What?" The teen asked before looking in the rear view mirror. "Oh no. I know that paint scheme. We got a Decepticon following us!" He said in alarm.
(Elsewhere)
Back at the base, Bumblebee called in and filled in the others about what was going on. Thankfully with Optimus not around at the current moment.
"Bumblebee, where are you and Jack?" Arcie questioned sternly.
[Long story short, we're on the road, being chased by Knockout.] Bumblebee told her.
"Oh scrap." Bulkhead groaned.
"Bee, do not engage, your first priority is to keep Jack safe." Arcie told him. "Until I get my hands on him." She added under her breath.
"I think I'll sit this one out. If a jet is heard flying around, it might draw some unwanted attention." Tiberius said.
"Yeah. You got a point there." Raf nodded.
"Come on people, let's go." The two wheeler told them.
(Elsewhere)
Back with Bumblebee and Jack, after some clever maneuvers by the muscle car, they were able to ditch Knockout and hide under a bridge until he left…. At least until Vince decided to blow their cover.
"Darby!" The bully exclaimed in obvious irritation. This caused Knockout to turn around in response.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me." Jack groaned.
"I don't know how you did it, but I don't care! We have a score to settle!" Vince growled as he slammed his hands on Bumblebee's hood. The yellow Autobot had to resist the urge to transform out of reflex.
"This is not a good time, Vince, there's a guy chasing me and he almost shot me off the road. Really I couldn't care less about the race right now." Jack told him.
"Like I said, I don't care! Now get out before I-" He started to threaten before Knockout reached down and grabbed him from behind. He threw the teen into the air as he screamed before catching him in his car mode and knocked him out. Jenova looked at the boy and shook her head.
"Knockout you idiot! That's Vince Lancaster. He's one of the kid's classmates, not one of them!" She snapped, facepalming.
"Scrap. I thought he was one of them." The enthusiast sighed. "Okay, what do we do now?" He then asked.
"What do you think?! Drive before they come after us!" She yelled, prompting the sports car to floor it and drive off as soon as possible. Jack climbed up to the road just in time to see them speeding off.
"Oh no…" He breathed. As they slowly drove to another safe spot, they were met by Bulkhead and Arcie.
"You two are in so much trouble!" The two wheeler growled.
"Save it for later, Arcie. Vince got captured by Knockout!" Jack retorted.
"Tough for him then." Bulkhead shrugged, getting odd looks for everyone. "What? I hear that guy's a jerk!" He defended.
"True, but he doesn't deserve whatever the Cons might do to him." Jack stated.
Arcie sighed, shaking her head. "Alright we'll try and help him, but when this is over we are having a serious talk." She told him.
[Alright. Now let's go!] Bumblebee urged as he transformed, the others following suit with Jack getting in Bulkhead's driver seat.
"Let's move." He said. With that, everyone drove off.
(Elsewhere)
Optimus entered the base and saw that Arcie, Bumblebee, and Bulkhead were gone. He also noticed that Tiberius was asleep on the couch while Miko and Raf were playing a game.
"Children, where are the others?" He asked, causing them to look nervous.
"Well…" Miko started to say before Tiberius suddenly fell off the couch after he started tossing and turning as another one of his nightmares happened to hit him again. "What the…!" Miko got out before rushing over to him and grabbed his shoulders. "Hey, hey! Wake up, Tibs!" She said as she gently shook him.
"Gah!" The boy gasped as he sat up, shaking like crazy. "Fuck… Not again…" He groaned.
"Another nightmare?" The Prime asked gently in concern.
"Yeah… And this one was way too real to be just a dream." He nodded.
"And about the others…" Raf added. "It's a bit of a long story."
(Elsewhere)
Back with the others, they were still chasing Jenova and Knockout, but soon encountered a problem when Breakdown came out of nowhere slamming into Arcie and sending her flying.
"Arcie!" Bulkhead exclaimed in alarm.
[I got her!] Bumblebee yelled as he leapt towards her and caught her before she could hit the ground.
"Jack, now would be a good time to get out of the way." The wrecker told the boy as he stopped so his passenger could get out.
"Right." The teen nodded as he got out. As soon as he did, Bulkhead transformed and charged at Breakdown, who also transformed and charged as well.
The two raised their weapons and clashed, causing a shockwave. Bumblebee meanwhile jumped on Breakdown's back, hoping to beat him that way.
"Hmm, now where's the two-wheeler?" Knockout asked as he continued to drive, right before Arcie landed on his hood.
"Found her." Jenova states.
"I can see that!" The car barked right as Arcie slammed her fist into his hood. "Hey! Watch the paint!" He yelled.
Back with Breakdown, Bulkhead and Bumblebee, the three were still throwing fists. However right as they were about to throw hands again, a familiar looking red and blue semi truck came speeding towards them.
"Oh boy…" The green wrecker muttered as Optimus transformed and glared at Breakdown.
"Optimus, Knockout has a hostage." Arcie told him over the comms.
"Understood. I'll handle it momentarily." The Prime replied. He then turned to Breakdown and brought out his arm cannon.
Breakdown, seeing that he was outnumbered and outgunned, decided to turn tail and run. This left the three able to deal with Knockout. Bulkhead transformed and rolled up to Jack.
"Come on. Let's go." He beckoned. The boy didn't need to be told twice and jumped in.
Optimus meanwhile gave chase to the car and the Bioformer driving soon saw who was tailing them.
"Knockout, do us both a favor, and eject our passenger before we get our asses handed to us by Optimus."Jenova told him.
"No problem. Kid's not worth the trouble, anyway." Knockout replied before he stopped and opened the shotgun door then dumped the somehow still unconscious Vince out.
Once the dead weight was gone, they drove off and left the Autobots in the dust. Said bots quickly approached the unconscious boy and Jack checked him over.
"He's fine, just unconscious." He sighed in relief. "But I don't get it. Why was Knockout out this far anyway?"
"Who knows. Let's just make sure this kid doesn't know about us." The giant wrecker said dismissively.
"Right. Bumblebee, let's get him back to his car." Jack told the yellow bot, getting a nod in return.
(Later)
After that whole fiasco was done, Jack and Sierra were sitting on a ridge not far from the base as the sun set.
"Sierra, if I ever try and take Vince on again, I want you to slap me." Jack told her as the redhead laid her head on his shoulder.
"That I can manage." The girl replied as she relaxed. "So, has anyone asked you to the dance yet?" She asked, a flirtatious grin on her face.
"Nope." The boy replied as he shook his head. Sierra couldn't help but smile as she traced her finger across his leg and snuggled her head closer to his neck.
"Well, I don't have a date either." She told him. "So… I don't suppose you'd mind bringing me to dance with you, would you?" She asked hopefully while looking at him with her Emerald green eyes. One look was all it took for Jack to crack.
"You know what? I don't mind. Let's go." He nodded. Sierra had to use all her willpower to stop herself from squealing.
"Alright then, it's a date." She smiled. "See you at the dance next week, tiger." She added, kissing him on the cheek. Jack blushed heavily as his face burned from what she just said and did. This was a very interesting turn of events.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile with Tiberius he was having some to go he got from KO burgers, and was contemplating something rather important (at least to him).
"Hey Optimus, can I ask you something?" The boy asked his mentor whose driver seat he was currently sitting in while he ate his Double Bacon Jalapeño Jack KO burger.
"What is on your mind, Tiberius?" The semi truck transformer replied.
"Back on Cybertron, did you ever… have anyone you… had feelings for?" He asked the Prime.
"... There was one. We haven't seen each other since we left Cybertron." He replied after a moment. "I do hope she still functions." He added with a sigh.
"What was her name?" The Bioformer asked.
"Elita One. We were quite close during the days before the war. The days before I became a Prime." Optimus replied.
Tiberius nodded as he took this in. "Did you ever tell her how you felt? Ya know before everything went to shit." He asked. Optimus was silent before he let out a solemn sigh.
"No… And that has become one of my personal regrets." Optimus said sadly.
The boy was quiet for a minute. "Well then I guess you'll have to tell her if you do happen to see her again." He smiled.
"I suppose so." The Prime nodded. "Though what makes you think of this so suddenly?" He asked.
"I… I'm trying to decide if I should tell Miko about how I feel about her, or not." The blonde told him.
"I would decide soon before something happens." His mentor told him. "Do not make the same mistake I did." He added.
"Yeah… You're right." The boy nodded, understanding what he meant.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile in Miko's room the girl was burying her face in her pillows with the largest blush on her face she had in her life. She had just tried to get some advice from Bulkhead on just how she should handle her night with Tiberius, and he told her to just let things happen.
However when she tried to get advice on how to tell him 'I think I have a crush on you', he had suggested just telling him outright. Which, yes was a very Wrecker thing to do, it also had the added effect of embarrassing her beyond words.
'This is going to be the death of me…' She groaned internally. On the other hand, she was also flustered because of the many images she'd pictured of the two dancing together. They made her even more excited and nervous than before.
It was an odd but interesting combination.
(Elsewhere)
Meanwhile on the Nemesis, Starscream was busy chewing out Knockout and Madame Ruin, however, the cunning Bioformer was quick to disarm the situation.
"If I may, Lord Starscream, I think I may have a scheme brewing that may interest you." She told him, before he could ruin Knockout's finish.
"And what, pray tell, would this scheme be?" He questioned. Ruin then proceeded to pull up the results of her research.
"For the past couple of months I've been experimenting with the effects of Dark Energon and the venom of the Cyberbite Serpent has on the human body. And so far they've yielded… interesting results." She told the jet while showing him the many video logs she took. "Additionally I've also been doing research on the virus that Lord Megatron created, the results of that research is still ongoing."
"Hm… Very intriguing, I must say." Starscream mused as he looked at the data. "Is there anything else?" He asked.
"Just my idea for my next test subject." The Bioformer said before turning to Soundwave. "Soundwave, the picture please." She said as the Decepticon's head of communication uploaded a picture of Miko onto the screen. "This is my chosen test subject." She stated.
"I know her, she's the fleshy that Bulkhead's so fond of." Breakdown noted.
"A personal blow? Hm… Yes. That will do nicely." Starscream nodded with an evil grin. "How soon do you plan to do this?"
"Soon, I just need to do a few last things with my work on the Cybertronian Virus." The granddaughter of Unicron told him.
"Excellent." Starscream grinned.
Dragon Emperor0: This does not look good.
ThermalsniperN7: No it doesn't. I haven't forgotten what Jenova did to that prostitute with that cocktail.
Dragon Emperor0: Hopefully she modified it so that the others could cure it if she ever got her hands on one of them…
ThermalsniperN7: I hope so. If she didn't, Bulkhead being out for her Energon will be the least of her worries.
Dragon Emperor0: Bright side though, looks like our four love birds are gearing up to taking their relationship to the next step. Good thing, the sooner the will they/won't they BS is over, the better.
ThermalsniperN7: No kidding. I wonder if Tiberius will take Miko for a flight again…
Dragon Emperor0: Me too. Anyway guys, see you next time.