Crimson Dyed

Seaspray

It's been 3 months since we left Earth and we still haven't found any bots. We've kinda just been wandering the universe and exploring different planets.

However, we were surprised to recieve a transmission from someone in a neighboring galaxy.

"Is anyone else out there?" a voice crackled over our radio unit. Wheeljack focused on flying while I answered the radio.

"Yes, hello, this is Star Flyer, who's this?"

"My name is Seaspray", the voice crackled.

"It's good to put a name to a voice, Seaspray", I say while Wheeljack's eyes widen.

"Seaspray?!" He cries out.

"Wheeljack?!" Seaspray evidently recognized Wheeljack's voice. "I thought you flew solo? Who's that with you?"

I muted our side of the radio.

"You know him, Jackie?"

"Yeah. He's a fellow Wrecker", Wheeljacks says.

"Trustworthy?"

"Yeah."

I unmuted us. "Sorry about that pause, Seaspray. I just had to make sure you were trustworthy."

"It's alright. Now, who are you?"

"My name is Crimson Starflare", I say.

"Wait, Crimson Starflare as in Prime's lost daughter?" Seaspray was surprised. "Where'd you find her, Jackie?"

"On a planet called Earth. There are some other bots there, as well as several Decepticons including Megatron and Starscream", Jackie says.

"Well, I would try to get there but I only have enough fuel in my tanks to get to the Andromeda galaxy. Perhaps we could rendezvous there and you guys could help me out?"

"Sounds good, Seaspray. We'll see you soon", I say with a warm smile.

"Let's go get another wrecker", I say with a grin.

Wheeljack smiles at me as we make our way to the Andromeda galaxy. After a few Earth days, we arrive at the Andromeda galaxy and found Seaspray's ship. We got closer to him when the ship exploded. The Jackhammer was pushed backward and Wheeljack attempts to gain control of the ship, which he eventually managed to. We stared at the wreckage, and knew that Seaspray wouldn't have survived. I see a ship flying away and I growl.

"Jackie, over there", I say softly as I point. Wheeljack sees the ship that was flying away and takes off after it. We chase the ship for months, with it trying to evade us many times but we refused to lose it. He killed a good friend of Jackie's after all.

However, Wheeljack did lose sight of the ship eventually. He let out a scream of anger and hit his seat.

"Hey, Jackie", I say. "Calm down."

"Calm down?! CALM DOWN?! THAT FRAGGER KILLED A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE!"

"Wheeljack", I say as I stand up and crouch between the seats. Jackie looks down at me before letting the tears flow. I stand up and let Wheeljack go into the back of the ship where there was more room before following him.

"Hey, it'll be fine. There are other ways to track that con, remember?" I look at Wheeljack and he looks at me before he pulls me into a hug.

"I'd never have survived being out here alone if it weren't for you. How'd I ever manage to convince you to come with me", he whispers.

"Well, it wasn't hard. I needed something different in my life", I say, pausing before saying the next thing. "And... Miko was right."

"Right about what?" Wheeljack asks, confused.