The Flaming Emissary

Chapter 8

A/N: (Play music while the fight happens on a computer or can be found on Spotify if on the phone, its gonna be epic!!!)

     Reiscorn slowly peeks open his optic and scans the cave if Predaking or Starscream are awake, all was clear. Reiscorn stood up and quietly stepped out of their shelter, Starscream turned around slowly looking as Reiscorn was leaving. He just kept quiet until he was gone, it was still dark out as the moon was dimming its glow. Reiscorn continued his objective to Nevada; where the Autobots work and maintain a hidden position over. 

Reiscorn's tank grumbled as he ran as pop-ups in his HUD appeared, he ignored them and continued forward. He reached back in his mind for his anger and pain but all he felt now was sorrow and hunger, he couldn't resurface his anger once more. 'Why can't I fly, I just flew yesterday. Where has my fiery anger gone?!'

He continued running through the forest as the sun leaked out across the land. He wanted to gain a good distance from the others, so they wouldn't stop him from his attempt: he was going to slaughter the Autobots for what they had done to his home. The forest was fading, becoming more dry and warm until he reached the edge of the massive forest. He proceed miles upon miles he ran nonstop under the pressure of the blazing sun. 

Signals blared in his processor, his swaying uneven. His sight a blur, he thought he saw a small line across the ground, 'A-A road...I-I am close, I-I know it' he jogged up to the road and followed it forward. As he continued he was barely holding on, his jogging slowed to a heaving hunched mess. 

'G-Gotta keep going or I-I'll die here', he stopped. A rumbling engine was heard above him closing in on him, he looked up and saw the black figure of a slender jet. Reiscorn was relieved but angry that he wasn't able to lose them, the jet flew up and dropped ahead of him transforming into the second in command of the Decepticons; Starscream. 

He strutted up to Reiscorn and looked up to his optics, "This is what happens to bots that travel alone without refueling, look at you. You're a mess right now, such a shameful state that would be hindered even by the mighty." Reiscorn turned his gaze from starscreams ashamed of his current form.

 "I am nothing but disgraced already if I say so myself, what would Lord Megatron say if his new commander of his armada was offlined by the mere lack of energon." he teased continuing with his lecture, circling around Reiscorn. He stopped in front of him extending his servo out to lift Reiscorns helm from his lowered gaze, they met each other's optics once more. "How pitiful, but I am no Megatron. We commanders must look after each other to maintain our dignity, am I right?" starscream finished with a sly grin and Reiscorn nodded in response. 

"I'll call in a groundbridge to pick us up and have Knockout look at you if you've sustained any damage from the hauling trip." starscream informed. Reiscorn was frustrated, 'I don't need to get checked up by a medic, I'm fine. I don't want to go back as a failure on the first day of my mission, I don't want to restart this whole pain in the aft trip all over again.'

Reiscorn shoved starscream to the concrete, he yelped in surprise. Reiscorn was on top of him breathing heavy breaths above him, Reiscorn glared at starscream expressing his disagreement with his fellow commander. "What is the meaning of this Reiscorn?! What gave you the sudden burst of energy?!" Starscream asked confused and nervous. Reiscorn looked at the seeker, starscream was a little frightened. Reiscorn quickly got off of him and backed away from the commander, Starscream got up and brushed off the dirt on his frame. 

Reiscorns tail was between his legs and his head lowered, Starscream was confused by Reiscorns strange erratic behavior. Then he realized why, 'He doesn't want to return a failure as I that's why he tackled me, then backed off sensing my fear. Poor thing, we are more alike than we know '