Torn between ~ Transformers Prime

Chapter 5

~ 3 weeks later ~

" come on you can do better than that! "

growling I flung myself at Smokescreen, tackling him to the ground. " better!? " I yelled at him and he laughed " get off! " I thought for a moment before totally sitting on him. " SMOKESCREEN WHERE DID YOU GO!? " I yell looking around while he's laughing and trying to pry out from under me. " I COULD'VE SWORN YOU WERE RIGHT HERE!!!! " I say and dramatically point my claw where he just was. " AND THEN YOU DISAPPEARED! " I say and then I fall off him laughing.

" Smokes wanna go dune bashing with me and Bulkhead? it won't be that long " Miko says while standing on Bulks shoulder. Smokes nods and they drive off, I laugh to myself and shuffle my left wing so it's over my still disabled one.

I scamper off to where everyone else was, I wasn't really allowed in the Autobots building but I could stick my head in at least. Carefully walking over so I didn't step on anything I stick my head through the large window in the left side of the building. Ratchet looked busy with whatever he does and Arcee was with Jack and Bee. Everyone else was probably busy somewhere else.

Just so they know I'm here I pretend to sneeze. That usually works and Jack looks at me and then smiles. " Raff was looking for you earlier. " he says and I nod, carefully i back up so my horns don't get stuck in the window sill.

Usually Raff and I would be where I would stay, which is the farthest building away from the joint. I didn't mind, only because it was the building they took me to in the first place.

I walk through the open wall and see Raff and a bunch of metal scraps, poles and gears. " what's that? " I say and I pick a pole up. I throw my head side to side like a dog with a bone while bouncing around. Raff laughs " I'm working on something I think you'll like. " I drop the pole next to the others and lay down so my head was next to the platform he was on.

" what will it be? " I say looking at all the stuff he had. He looks at me smiling " you'll have to wait and see. " he says walking down the stairs. He walks over to me and touches my destroyed wing. I wince a little as he does so, " can you open it? " he asks and I grit my teeth as I slowly unfurl it from my back.

" it's ok if you want to stop " he says watching me sadly. " i-its ok I got it " I say and I breath out when it's fully out. It was crumpled like a leaf and with blue stains. Raff took out a measuring tape and a notebook, writing down stuff as he measured parts of my wing.

" I'm done " he says as I curl back in my wing sighing. I rest my head on the platform as I watch Raff sketch out some sort of contraption on a piece of paper. I watched him before I started getting bored, quietly i walked out and back to where the others were.

I walked back to my window and stuck my head in surprising Ratchet. " would you stop doing that while I'm working!? " he says annoyed and mumbles to himself as he keeps working, I grin smugly at him.

" Shadow, wanna see something cool? " Jack says and I nod my head eagerly, I quickly and carefully walk inside to see him playing video games. I sit on the floor and watch him over his shoulder for a while.

" boom! I win! " Jack says at the tv and gets up doing a happy dance, I roll my eyes at him and I smile. " you know your not supposed to be in here! " Ratchet yells " I know I'm not supposed to be in here! " I say back at him in a mocking voice.

He huffs and turns back to his work, I grin evily and Jack laughs to himself, Arcee smiles. I go back outside and jump over the fence that was around the compound, making my way up a hill dotted with trees and such.

I find my usual spot and I slump onto my back, rolling around before settling on my side. I always came up here when everyone was usually gone on a mission or something and I would come up here to sleep or to soak up some sun. I stretch out my good wing and I rest my head on my talons.

Closing my eyes I think about what to do next with my life. Stay with the Autobots for the time being or leave and find someplace safe, tapping my tail on the ground as I think.

While my eyes are closed I hear the familiar engines and I smile. I raise my head and look around seeing Smokescreen and Bulkhead racing each other back to their base. jumping down from my ledge I saunter back to the compound jumping the fence.

" that's was AWESOME! " Miko says on Bulkheads shoulder. " it was really fun " said Smokescreen. I sneaked past the buildings and up behind Smokes.

Miko sees me and smiles evily knowing what I'm going to do. I grin evily back and I pounce at Smokescreen shrieking and I he yells out in surprise.

Miko and Bulk start laughing as I flop on Smokescreen so he can't move. " GET OFF SHADOW!!!!! " Smokescreen yells and I smile evily in his face. " what's the magic word!? " I say poking him. " PLEASE! " he yells and I get off him.

" how was dune bashing? " I ask Miko and she gives a big thumbs up. " picking sand out of my articulaters... " Bulk mutters under his breath.

" Smokescreen, come here " Ratchet yells from somewhere in their base. Smokescreen shrugs and walks over, me following. " I need you to go investigate an energon signal, pick someone to go with you " ratchet says not looking up.

Smokescreen looks around before looking at me, " how about Shadow. " he says and Ratchet drops his tool. " you can't be serious?! The beast can't even fly " Ratchet stutters gesturing to me, I narrow my eyes at him. " another reason to let her come with me " Smokescreen states crossing his arms.

" fine fine... " ratchet waved his hand and opened a ground bridge. Smokes transformed and drove through with me jumping through after him. It felt weird, making my head spin since I've never really been through a ground bridge before.

" over here " Smokes said behind me. I looked at him and he started following the GPS towards the energon source. It was a really dark lagoon like forest, very cloudy and dark, it was perfect. I looked around, listening to all the annoying bugs and Smokescreen's footsteps.

I silently and expertly walked through the trees while chasing random animals. Smokes glanced at me amused then back at the GPS which was starting to beep the closer we got.

When I heard something I stopped Smokescreen with my claw and raised my head listening carefully. " wait here " I whispered before disappearing almost from sight in the shadows as Smokescreen looked around with his gun out.

The sound of drilling got louder the farther I went and suddenly there was the entrance of some sort of blown up chamber full of blue glowing crystals, and decepticons. I growled lowly, there were many vehicons along with Knockout and Starscream.

I looked back and saw Smokes slowly making his way towards me. I flicked my tail for him to go around to the other side of the operation.

' maybe they'll think I'm a new clone of Megatrons army if I act this right ' I thought to myself watching closely before knowing what to do. I raised my head in a menacing way with my neck arched, my tail lashing and my wings slightly raised, not too much though.

I let out a loud hiss getting Knockouts attention, and slowly crawled from my hiding spot, making it look like a just was made from the shadows. Knockout went wide eyed and elbowed Starscream. " What is- " he yelled before spotting me. He looked so pathetic, cowering almost behind Knockout.

" you may look intimidating, but you are pathetic. " I hissed at Starscream. He cried out in surprise and anger. " are you one of the clones!? " he said straightening himself. I glance at where Smokes should be and I slightly nod. " if that is what you wish to think in a way " I say, trying to make my voice sound different and more gruff.

" then what are you doing here!? You should be at the ship or with the others! " Starscream yelled pointing at me. Out of the corner of my eye in see Smokes nodding with his gun out, pointing at the vehicons. " if you wish to know what I'm doing here then you're about to find out " I say.

Starscream looks confused before I charge up my flame and blast it at him, he screeches while Knockout flees, yelling " NOT THE FINISH! " As he drives away, And I lunge at Starscream.