The Life of a Commander (TFP)

chapter 12

Chapter 12

The first thing Megatron did when we returned to the ship was check in on Shockwave. It turned out the scientist was finishing up the last transfer. He requested that we come to the lab, so we did.

He soon opened the door and allowed us to step inside. There we saw three beautiful cybercats laying on three separate berths. I knew from the colors which would be mine. She was a glistening black with two neon pink colored lightning bolts. One was medium sized and on her side. The other was small and covered the area around her left eye.

The other two cybercats looked to be the same except for their accent colors, which covered their paws and the ends of their tails. They shared the same glistening black as my pet. One's accent color was a deep, emotional blue, the same as me. The other's was a neon orange. It was easy to tell who they were as a human. Megatron named the blue one Thunderfang and the orange one Lightningfang. Sure their names would be easily remembered, but my cat was the one with the lightning on it. Now I had to come up with a name that didn't have the word in it. Well, since we already had the thunder and lightning, why not add the wind? Windstriker was what I decided on. At least her patterns would be accounted for in the last half of her name. It also gave her a touch of me.

Shockwave explained that, because the cats and I shared the same color scheme, they would naturally draw towards me as their leader since I was the largeset of us.

"Tell me, Shockwave. Will they function as pets or soldiers?" Megatron was getting agitated. He really did want pets.

"They will function primarily as pets. However, they will defend you as necessary should your safety be at stake. What humans refer to as 'guard dogs'. They'll go to Nightstrike for energy and attention since you're not really the 'loving' type," he told our leader. "I can modify them if need be."

"Nightstrike, you will be responsible for their care."

I verbally, accepted the new responsibility graciously on top of everything else I had to do.

I gave the "Storm Triplets," as I liked to call them, the care and love they needed. In return, they had taken to treating me as their mother. Thunderfang and Lightning fang were with me any time they weren't with Megatron keeping him company. We all slept in my berth, cuddled up for warmth. It was much like an Earth family.

"Megatron, I'm leaving to walk the cats now." I entered the coordinates into the ground bridge and opened it.

"Beware of Autobots," he called after me. It was the cats' first time leaving the ship. They needed sun and exercise.

We walked around in the grassy clearing of the forest. They jumped, ran around, and played with each other, something they were unable to do on the ship.

I stared into the distance of the forest from where I sat as I listened to their playing. The majority of an hour passed before I heard a sound that was all too familiar.

The Storm Triplets bounded to my side and bared their fangs at the arriving intruders. I didn't move from my spot, for I had no desire for confrontation.

Much to my surprise, the only two who stepped through were Prime and the medic. They seemed to have no hostile intentions. the triplets thought otherwise.

"Easy, you three." I gave them each a rub on the back as they backed down reluctantly.

The two Autobots sat in front of me a safe distance away. They watched the cats nuzzle my body wherever they could reach.