New Life, New Obstacles

Chapter 3

"Care to explain what happened?" Bumblebee asked Sideswipe sternly.

"Strongarm and I were talking then I got this strange sensation and I just had to kiss her, so I did."

"Not a wise move kid," Thunderhoof says starting to feel scared for the youngster.

"I'm sorry, OK! I don't know why I did it," he growled holding his helm in confusion.

"It's because you're jealous bit-brain," Metalsound huffed.

"You're lucky he didn't kill you. Wolf-Cons are very protective of their mates, they will kill any bot or anything that hurts or even makes a move on their mate," Thunderhoof adds.

"It's like you're challenging him to see who will be her mate," Metalsound added.

"Really? I didn't know that."

"I thought you guys researched this after you found out about Steeljaw and Strongarm."

"I did but I didn't see anything about that. Can one change their mates?"

Metalsound slapped Sideswipe on the back of his helm, "No, they can't! We only have one mate, unless something happens to that mate."

"Was just asking," Sideswipe says as he rubs the back of his helm.

"It doesn't matter, you pretty much just challenged Steeljaw to see who will take Strongarm as their mate, but since it doesn't apply to you as a Cybertronian I'm not sure how that would work," Metalsound informs the young mech.

"Steeljaw is already cruel, vicious, and dominant but when it comes to protecting his mate or having to fight for claim over her, he will be even more so. He will most likely tear you to scrap and then use your pieces as a chew toy," Thunderhoof adds.

"OK you two, that's enough," Bumblebee warned them as Sideswipe started looking like he was about to lubricate himself.

"We're just telling the kid how it is."

"I know, but can you tone it down a little?"

"Eh, I said what I wanted to already," Thunderhoof replies while shrugging his shoulders.

Bumblebee looked over to Sideswipe, "You owe both of them an apology."

"Do I have to? I'm afraid to go anywhere near Steeljaw now."

"Whenever he's calmed down enough to listen, and with myself present. Strongarm will also be there so she can calm him down if he starts getting riled up again."

"Alright."

"I'm still in amazement that Strongarm was able to calm him down as she did," stated Grimlock

"That's what a Wolf-Con's mate can do. We can calm each other down if we're scared or upset, we can sense if something's wrong or if something exciting is happening," Metalsound explained.

"Yeah, we could see that as he was getting ready to attack the rest of us but settled down for Strongarm and melted right into her arms," Bumblebee says still in amazement himself. "Just don't tick him off like that again. We were lucky Strongarm was there and was able to calm him down."

"Yeah, I'm not doing anything to tick him off ever again," Sideswipe states still feeling scared out of his armor.

"What do we do if she isn't there the next time he gets like that?" Grimlock asked.

"Not sure, call her I suppose. I honestly doubt any of us could get him to calm down, he does still despise us after all."

"I agree," Drift pipes in.