Torn between ~ Transformers Prime

Chapter 7

" watch the finish! "

I swung my tail at the red con that was trying to pry off Rafs contraption that helps me fly. The predacon, who I learned name was Predaking, was sitting on my back pinning my wings down to prevent me from getting away while Knockout disabled my flight. 

Snarling at him as he decided to transform his hand into a saw to saw the thing off because it wouldnt budge because Raf smartly locked it so it wouldn't fall of while I was in midflight. He sawed through the thing and it clattered to the ground. Predaking slowly got off me and I immediately shot up flaring my wings ( one fully but other halfway ) at him bearing my dagger fangs at him, tail lashing furiously.

He growled and I glared angrily at him, " betraying your own species for one's less fortunate "  I hissed in predacon tongue. He looked guilty at first but then straightened his posture. Snarling I stomped around on the flight deck of the stupid hell of a bucket ship, made of simple metal and scrap. If there wasn't a large clamp around my face I would blast it to bits.

I hissed angrily as I was forced into a cramped 'kennel' by Screamer. He was still pissed from our previous fight at the mine. Snarling I bat my claws at him and me smacked my face with a pole.

~~ after more pole smacking by Starscream ~~

My wings tucked tightly on my back and my head resting on my paws I just played there as it dumped gallons upon gallons of rain. It felt nice and cool against my scales as the raindrops washed away any grime or stains on the metal. " please forgive my actions from before " an accented voice said behind me in predacon language. " it was stupid, but I have done many more stupid things than you ever will" I say looking up at Predaking with a slight smirk.

He comes over and lays down beside me, using his massive wings to shield us from the downpour of rain, I lean back against his large body. He tensed a little before resting his head over my neck by my head. " have you ever thought of leaving, even if it meant disobeying your master? " I asked Predaking. He did a slight nod and moved a little getting more comfortable, resting one of his talons on my back.

" I do not blame you " I say quietly, watching the rain form puddles on the flight deck. Predaking shifted slightly before answering the exact opposite of what I said to him " Shockwave is cloning more predacons in an off-site lab, we will be arriving soon " he says looking hopeful, I look back at him " Shockwave? He's alive? And more predacons... " I say shocked, Predaking nods.

" do you wish to go for a flight? " he asks and I look at him with a ' do I look like I can? ' face while flicking my tail at my disabled wing. Predaking rolls his eyes " I can help you fly " he says getting up and shaking a bunch of water onto me. I quickly get up snorting at him and he grins cheekily. " oops " he says in a sarcastic voice.

I give him a face before arching my back stretching, hearing a nice popping sound. Shaking my head I saunter over to the edge of the ships flight deck, peering over the edge at the ground which was most likely miles down.

" I can't fly without my thingy that cherry bot broke! " I screech as Predaking blocks my escape. " I'm going to help you, relax Shadow" I totally forgot I have him my name. " just do as I say " Predaking says grabbing my disabled wing gently in his jaws and pulling it open.

Hissing slightly at him as he does so. He gives me a ' knock it off ' face before sliding one of his wings under it as it just flopped onto the ground. " this is not going to work, I'm blaming you if I plummet to my death and you have to save me " I say and Predaking smirks.

" you have to move your wing along with mine, alright? " he says impatiently, I nod. With my damaged wing around his left wing, we walk closer to the edge. " ready? " Predaking asks looking at me, as soon as I nod we both leap over the side. As if on instinct I curled my arms and legs to my body, Predaking doing the same.

" your making me nervous " I say flatly while Predaking straightens out the his wings, along with mine which the other matched. He looked at me with a ' whatever ' face as before he dipped his large wings making him and I swerve gently back around towards the ship. " will Megatron get mad at you for pretty much taking a prisoner for a flight? " I ask him and he shakes his head, " he easily knows that if you were to break from how we are flying now, you would plummet to your death. " he says skeptically and I snort in amusement and nervousness.

After about 20 minutes of flying Predaking and I landed back on the ships flight deck. Luckily no one was there to scold or Screamer to smack me with the pole. Grinning evily a pool of water had filled in one if my wings and I sneaked up to Predaking, dumping the water over his head and diving behind a large metal piece sticking up from the ships deck.

Before I could think I was being tackled to the ground by the giant metal dragon, I yelp and do my signature 'wiggle' trying to slip out of his grasp. As soon as I slide out from under him I jump onto his back latching onto him 'cause I'm considered a leech. Predaking bucks around trying to throw me off with an amused expression on his face while i continue to cling onto his neck and flank.

Since he was so much bigger than me he couldn't quite reach where I was. Letting out a chortle i put a paw on his head " give up? " I purr in his ear while I lazily flop my wings to my sides. Groaning he gives one last flail before nodding. " fine, you win. But your lucky I like you! " he states as I dramatically slide off him onto my back.

Smiling like an idiot up at him I jump back up onto my feet. " on my way Lord Megatron! " comes over the comm. link and I realized the ship had stopped moving and was hovering over a large cavern. Predaking hops down onto one of the spiked wings of the ship and watches as the cherry-bot goes down the tube like elevator with green energon cubes.

Before I even think Predaking grabs me by my scruff in his mouth like I was a dragonet and leaps down from the ship, sailing down to the ground at the entrance of the cavern. " ask before picking me up like a youngling " I say as he sets me down and i give him a childish glare. With an amused grunt he pushes me in the direction voices are coming from and I step lightly while he walks beside me.

When I set optics on Starsqueal I hiss angrily and Predaking makes a loud screech raising his head high. As Screamer I take a threatening step forwards and he growls " unruly beast... " he rambles striking my snout with the pole. Snarling angrily Predaking stalks towards him and scream falls onto his aft like a normal wuss of a con would do. Predaking growls as I shut my eyes tightly, the area where I was struck stinging, but I look up when I here what sounded like transforming.

" strike her again, and I will bury that rod in your spark "