Transformers (TFP) Stranded

Into the Jungle

Walking out into the rainforest was like stepping into a furnace. The humid, moist air surrounded the three bots, making small droplets form on their chest plates. The dense, tropical foliage towered over them like buildings, casting shadows over the dim scenery and places yet to explore. Wildflowers and vines snaked all over the moist area and climbed the tree trunks like veins on a human being.

​Knockout was the first to speak. "Yuck! This air is making my paint all sticky!" He brushed off some leaves stuck to his finish with a flick of his servo.

​Soundwave was currently trying to wipe off the mist collecting on his mask, only smearing it in the process. With a frustrated shake, the silent mech crossed his arms in annoyance.

​Starscream was surveying the area with a skeptical look on his faceplates. "Hmmm," he hummed, "I think we should make our way to the location where Unicron emerged from. I believe it should look like a large crevice in the Earth." He took out his scanner from under his chest plate and examined the data.

​Knockout scoffed, "Shouldn't we move away from the danger zone? Come on, Screamers, you know that place is probably crawling with weird mutated plants and who knows what else."

​Starscream rolled his optics, "The most energon is likely to be there, if we find it, our mission will be over faster. Faster mission, faster we get out of here. Besides it was you who volunteered for this blasted mission!" His wings twitched in annoyance at this ridiculous task. Megatron was honestly only trying to make them work for no reason and Starscream knew it. There was probably not even an Energon vain anywhere, just a 'wild goose chase' as the humans liked to say. He knew from experience. Megatron's 'tasks' were only fancy titles for punishments.

Starscream's scanner chirped, signaling the location of a massive disturbance in the jungle terrain. Starscream pointed, "It's that way."

Soundwave only nodded his head. The silent mech turned towards the direction of the crevice and began their long trek through the jungle. Starscream and Knockout followed him without hesitation into the dense air of the tall trees.

​As they walked, beetles and butterflies of all shapes and sizes decided to take interest in the strange creatures and swirled around the three in little flocks. Blue ones and red ones, yellow ones and orange ones, flew up from the flowers as the bots disturbed their mid-afternoon sun bathing.

Starscream smiled slightly at one blue and pink butterfly who came to a stop on his helm. The seeker had to admit, though he despised this retched planet, some parts of its nature were quite beautiful. He glanced up and snickered when he saw Soundwave covered in the little insects.

​Knockout heard the seeker and glanced up at the sight too. "I think they like you, Wave. I bet that-AYEEEEE!" A large horned beetle landed on Knockout's faceplates making the red mech scream in disgust. "Get it off! Get it off! Get it off!"

He started swatting at his face and stumbling around in circles, uprooting the unfortunate plants below him.

​Soundwave brought a servo up to his mask as if to laugh. Starscream burst out in laughter, nearly falling over onto the ground himself.

Knockout whirled on the two bots in fury. "Stop laughing and help me you scrap heads!"

Starscream wiped a tear from his optics, "Ok ok, calm your circuits." He laughed. The gray mech hopped over and swatted the beetle of Knockout's face, all but slapping him in the process.

​"Ow!" Knockout snarled, shoving Starscream aside. "Watch the paint!"

Soundwave mimicked Knockout's outburst in an irritating tone earning him a scornful glare. "Soundwave I swear, I will tear your recorders in half."