Maybe Meant To Be

~Chapter 30~

There was a f/c jet flying around in the sky, chasing the clouds and staying ahead of Wheeljack's alt mode, which was a bit behind the jet driving on the ground.
"Slow down Y/D..! We're supposed to be more stealthy, y'know?"
"I know..! But we're not quite at our destination yet, so could I maybe enjoy a small flight?" You asked 'innocently'. "Also, you said slow down. What? You can't handle my speed or something?" You chuckled.
"Oh come on, I could beat you in a race if I wanted to."
"Uh huh..."
"But remember, I'm a wrecker. Not a racer."
"If you say so~!"

Once you got closer to the destination, you slowed down and then swooped down to the ground, and carefully transformed, landing clumsily on your backsi- Or not? Wheeljack had seen you about to trip, and had transformed just in time to catch you.

"Maybe be a little more careful?"
"Uh- Thanks-" you chuckled and pulled yourself away from the mech and started walking into the cave you were told to find. "Soo... This is the cavern supposedly filled with energon..?" You asked quietly as your optics quickly adjusted to the darkness.
"Yep. Let's get this done as quickly as possible."

Only a few minutes in, you could hear metal clanging in the distance. Wheeljack then made a stop motion with his hand, and he scanned the area.
"Cons..."
But there wasn't supposed to be anyone here right now..! What are we supposed to- no. I can do this! Arcee trained me for this! Several different thoughts drifted around through your mind as you peeked around Wheeljack's frame, glancing at the drones working. Several were carrying cubes of energon, and you could see the con leading them was...

"Starscream..." You whispered.
"Look, I'll distract them, and then you can get the energon, alright? And here..." Wheeljack handed you some grenades. "Use these if needed, ok? Hopefully it won't come to that, but you never know.
You looked down and mentally vented, wanting in on a little more 'action'. At least you had these.
"... Alright." I'll do whatever I can to help my team.

You looked back at Wheeljack to see he was gone. Now was the time to act. Sneaking around the sharp rocks, you crept closer to the cart of energon. There was a sudden explosion outside which caused you to jump.

"That came from outside..! I need some of you out with me, and the rest of you stay here and grab the rest of the energon!"
Starscream screamed at the drones and more than half left with him outside. There was a manageable amount left in the cave, which you decided you could take out by yourself.
Please be safe Wheeljack...

You suddenly lunged out from behind your hiding place, and attacked the nearby vehicon, quickly knocking him out and then attacking the others. But there was one thing you weren't quite trained with.

Weapons.

Suddenly, the drones started shooting at you, and you quickly dodged them and hid again. Scrap! I forgot about this- How do I deal with this..! Wait... The grenades..!

You then pushed the button on one, and threw it to the ground where the small group of vehicons were. As soon as it made contact with the ground, it exploded. There was a giant "BOOM!!" before you crept out of your hiding spot and stood by the cart of energon.

"I did it!" You exclaimed before you suddenly heard pedsteps behind you.
"Is that what you thought? Think again."
The voice belonged to the high-heeled seeker you were hoping to avoid.
"Starscream." You slowly turned around and were met face to face with the red optics of the Decepticon SIC. "Where's Wheeljack..! What did you do to him?!"
"Oh, he's just taking a little, 'nap', as the humans would say. He'll be fine. ... But I can't say the same for you."
"What do you plan on doing with me?" You glared at the taller mech, trying not to be intimidated. "You already know if you hurt me, Megatron will have your armor..!" You seethed, until what Starscream said next.

"You really think he'll still protect you after you left him?"

You hadn't thought of that... Megatron always protected you. No matter what. The possibility of him not protecting you hasn't ever occurred to you before. Until now. He made a good point. Would your beloved older brother still protect you?

Starscream was about to shoot you, so you closed your optics tightly, embracing for impact. You could suddenly hear the screamer do what he was good at: scream. And in pain too.

"If you think I'm going to let you hurt my femme, you're wrong. Stay away from Y/D."

You opened your optics to see ****, and thinking back on his words, made your face turn an almost bright shade of blue.