The minicon struggled with in Raptor's hold. The small brown jet grunted softly and adjusted her grip over one of her comrade's alts the only thing really keeping her from plummeting down to the ground.

"Calm down little one." She hissed as the minicon, Lasorbeak of course did not listen and struggled more trying to call our for Soundwave 

Ratpor yelped loudly when Bladewing suddenly banked a hard right. She then watched the grey jet whip passed then swallowed thickly. A small unit trying to keep up with the grey jet.

"Oh no.." 

~

Starscream had been called upon to help, from Soundwave himself, which surprised him more than anything. The small areal unit he currently had with him was needed as well, but they needed to get there soon. 

He whipped passed the cliche of seekers that currently had possession of a very distressed Lasorbeak. He knew enough that the unit would slow them down, but not subdue them, this was the seekers home field. He just needed to get to Soundwave. 

Starscream new about the opportunities that came with just letting Soundwave fall, he also knew about the punishment that would come with for letting his kind be the fall of the "great" mech. It didn't take long for him to reach the base, to see Soundwave being bested by an enemy that wasn't there. 

He knew this trick, and he knew who used it. It gave his spark several sharp stabs of emotion, one of which was guilt, and another he didn't dare wish to get between his royalty and their goal. His, courtmate. Fate was a cruel mistress to pin them against one and other like this. Starscream had better act soon, he was so torn and irresolute. 

His choice was soon made for him then Soundwave launched what looked like a data-drive up into the air with the intention of Starscream to grab it. And so Starscream did tilting himself upwards to follow it thankful to not try to battle her, but fate once again that cruel being. 

Upon seeing the goal had been launched the royalty was quick to leap off the central earthly control panel and follow it crushing the system as she did so. Her armor rippled as she reappeared into the sky. 

Beautiful, just the same as the memory Starscream had preserved in his processor of her. A marvelous being, his instincts screamed at him to fall back and allow the royalty to take what they wanted, but a softer, much more longing part of him just wanted to fly with her again. So he remained on course both bots swirling in the air trying to get an advantage on the other. 

They transformed and reached for the data drive, while the royalty's attention remained on her goal, the only thing Starscream could look at was her. He was sad that he couldn't see the face he had fallen in love with, but it was quickly replaced with pain from a hit he received to the side of the helm, making him fall back to the earth in a hard and ungraceful way.

It didn't take long for the royalty to follow, but she landed in with much more grace and pose. She swept over to where Starscream had landed and grabbed him by the throat and into the air her other servo posed and ready to give a death blow.

"Curse theses annoying cl-" She stopped mid sentence finally getting a clear look at him 

Starscream didn't know what was worse, his shame or her silence.