dens_tf_den | Scattersverse, Detroit, On the Hunt!

Lockdown: *grinning and rubbing his chin* You remind me of someone.

Mistfire: *headtilts and grins back at the mech who has a hand on the wall behind her and is leaning over her* Really now?

Scatters: *Is watching from a distance, NOT liking what he's seeing* >/ why that.... *GROWL*

Wheelie: *similar expression to Scatters* I don't like that guy!

Lockdown: *smirk* Yeah...I'm not sure who, but I know I'll figure it out.

Scatters: *Over comms to Mistfire* //Can I PLEASE kick his sorry skidplate?// *has been asking to kick Lockdown's skidplate since he spotted the mech*

Mistfire: Because you never forget an upgrade, right? //Shhhh//

Lockdown: *Smirk grows* That's right, dollface...

Mistfire: *smirks right back, though her optics are slightly narrowed* Maybe you know my creator?

Scatters: *gets ready, watching like a hawk!*

Lockdown: *rumbles* Maybe... Depends. Who's your creator?

Mistfire: *sweeeet little smile* You.

Lockdown: ... O_O

Mistfire: *grin gets mean as she folds out her flamethrower and gives Lockdown a chestful of fire*

Lockdown: *IN PAIN NOW, frantically trying to beat out the flames*

Scatters: *takes aim, fires at Lockdown's skidplate*

Lockdown: *looking quite foolish as he is frantically trying to put out the remaining flames on his armor, and gets hit in the skidplate by tiny pellets from Scattershot's weapon* *Transforms and races off, engine roaring*

Wheelie: //I'm all set up, Mistfire! :D //

Mistfire: *leaps forward and does a flying transform... and watch that little Sidekick go! Flames the retreating tail lights as she goes*

Lockdown: *Engine roar of dismay, has NO idea that Wheelie is waiting and ready, more focused on getting away from the femme*

Scatters: *Transforms and takes off after Mistfire* //I call dibs on his fragging HEAD, if he doesn't survive this!//

Mistfire: //He's worth more alive.// *another blast of flame to Lockdown's rear*

Scatters: //Aww... Alright...// *moves to help Mistfire herd the Decepticon towards where Wheelie's trap is set up*

Lockdown: *swerves, trying to avoid getting rammed by the pink mech, and trying to avoid further scorching*

Mistfire: *foooosh!*

Lockdown: *Roar of pain, hits Wheelie's spikestrip, SWERRRRRVE, clips some trashcans, somehow manages to keep going even with a shredded tire!*

Wheelie: *is quick to yank the spikestrip back so Mistfire and Scattershot have a clear path*

Mistfire: *jumps the strip, and accidentally sets a camera bot on fire*

Scatters: *keeping his distance from Lockdown, but is shadowing the bounty hunter's movements, nearly hits another camera bot that got too close to the roadway* //Frag! What's with all the cameras?//

Wheelie: *has darted over a few rooftops and down a few side streets in an attempt to get ahead of Mistfire and Lockdown again, and has picked up a few nails along the way. One of the nails is carefully and skillfully loaded into a slingshot, before the little mech pops up from behind the shelter provided by a few garbage cans, and releases the nail at Lockdown's tire. The nail ricochets off, and hits a camera bot, taking out its camera function* Aww! I missed! *reloads, takes careful aim, release!*

Lockdown: *Doesn't notice the little mech, DOES notice when one of his tail lights goes out!*

Mistfire: //Good job, Slugger!// *puts on a burst of speed as Lockdown's forced to turn down a sideway by a big truck parked in the road, then nearly roadkills the copper bike that just pulled out in front of her. Jumps over it instead and leaves it in her dust*

Scatters: *runs into another camera* //Mistfire, I think I've had enough of these fragging cameras!//

Mistfire: //Yeah well, I think I just about roadkilled an Autobot back there.// >B|

Scatters: //*Snerks* Niiice... Was it the bratty wanna be cop-car?//

Mistfire: //Not the yellow bug.//

Ace: *pulls out in front of Lockdown* What? Oh SL....

Stiletto: *Cursing over her comm about nearly getting roadkilled*

Lockdown: *SWERVES, crashes into a dumpster!*

Sides: //Hey! Are you two okay?//

Stiletto: //Do I LOOK $#^%% okay?! That pink glitch tried to roadkill me!//

Ace: //I... think I just leaked oil.//

Sunny: //What's going on?! I can't fragging get-GAH! SLAG!//

Mistfire: *rams into Lockdown's rear bumper, and then turns on the flame again*

Sides: //Sunny!//

Stiletto: //Dad!//

Wheelie: //Mistfire! The yellow jerk who paintballed Scattershot's comin'!//

Lockdown: *definitely in pain, definitely not liking how this is turning out, transforms and swings at Mistfire, trying to create an opening he can get away through*

Mistfire: *engine growls as she charges forward again* //Slugger, you alright?//

Wheelie: //Yup! I got the jerk! *rattling, sounds like Wheelie is climbing a metal ladder of some sort* Gettin' up to where Scattershot is!//

Mistfire: *another rush of flame for Lockdown* //You have those cocktails we made this morning?//

Lockdown: *Howls in pain, trying to fight back!*

Scatters: //Yup. Just waiting for your signal, babe!//

Mistfire: //Throw 'em// *Flame on!*

Ace: *arrives just then* //I found them! Dad! I found them!//

Scatters: *gleefully* //Bombs away!// *drops several, most of which hit Lockdown, whose howls of pain increase as the mech resumes beating out flames, but a few are dropped a little off center...*

Sides: //Who-WHOAH!// *Nearly gets scorched, as does Stiletto, who arrived shortly after Ace*

Ace: *engaging reverse!*

Stiletto: *transformed and beating out flames. This seems familiar... Is over by Ace now, kthx!*

Sides: *ducks and fragging COVERS*

Ace: *transforms and shoots at the guy that's on fire! What? It seems like the best course of action!*

Mistfire: Back off, Autobots! I don't want anyone getting hurt. *shoots at Lockdown* Except him.

Stiletto: *finally finishes beating out the flames she got on her* Frag you, ya fra- *mouth gets covered by Sunstreaker's hand* !

Sunny: *not in a happy mood, paint is scratched, he's got dents all over him from colliding with dumpsters and trash cans, and now he's at the end of his patience*

Lockdown: *makes escape attempt*

Mistfire: *more fire!*

Wheelie: *watching, frowns, 'accidentally' kicks a piece of concrete from the roof off, small, satisfied smile as the concrete hits Lockdown squarely on the head* ^^

Scatters: *Trying not to laugh* //Hey Mistfire, I think the Slugger got him...//

Mistfire: //Great. Who's got the stasis cuffs?// *glances at Ace as he inches closer* Are you guys still here?

Scatters: *digging through storage compartment, triumphant grin* //I do.// *Jumps down from roof, pleased expression as Sunny, Sides, and Stiletto back off a bit*

Lockdown: *down and out for the count!*

Ace: *pauses and looks at his dad uncertainly* Aren't we supposed to catch this guy?

Mistfire: We've already got him. *sets her shoulder to her alternate creator and flips him over so they can cuff him properly*

Sides: *nods* Yeah. Part of our orders were to try to locate him, since he... *trails off as he watches Mistfire, baffled*

Scatters: *grins, hands Mistfire the cuffs, gaze lingers on Mistfire for a moment while he admires her* //Hey, when we get a chance, I've got something I wanna ask you...//

Mistfire: *cuffs and then stands on Lockdown triumphantly* Full bounty. *smiles at Scattershot. She heard him and is curious, but this? This is great*

Scatters: Hang on! I gotta get an image of this! *moves to get a good image of Mistfire*

Wheelie: *peering down from above* //Did I do good, Mistfire?//

Mistfire: *holds out arms to catch the Junior Partner* You did good, Slugger. You brought him down.

Ace: ...Are they ignoring us?

Sides: ...I think they are...

Stiletto: *Sulking*

Sides: Um... Guys? We're still here... Hellooo....

Wheelie: *happy noises as he climbs part of the way down, and then drops down into Mistfire's arms* :D

Mistfire: *Lockdown cuffed, Wheelie on hip! Poses with a smirk*

Sunny: *grouchy, snarky, generally not pleased, and kinda walking with a limp as he 'suggests', via grabbing his twin's arm and yanking, that they head home*

Scatters: *gets the image, grins, looks around, bigger grin as he grabs a camera bot that was flying by, sticks it to the wall with some duct tape, and moves so he's got his arms around Mistfire and Wheelie*

Mistfire: *leans her head against him... and shoots Sunstreaker in the aft with a paintball*

Sunny: *GROWL, lunges, is held back by Sides, who shouts "She's not worth getting flambe'd again bro! C'mon! Let's get out of here while she's still in a good mood!"*

Scatters: *snickering softly, blows a bit of air on some of Mistfire's neck wires in a teasing way*

Mistfire: *inadvertently shoulders him in the chin*

Scatters: *Surprised!*

Mistfire: Sorry, gorgeous. *kiss, then jumps down and sets Wheelie on his feet as she pulls out the chains*

Scatters: *kisses back, moves to help Mistfire with the chains*

Wheelie: *making a face, but is giggling at the same time*

Mistfire: I should probably do the towing... Don't want to scratch up your bumper, 'Shot. *chains on Lockdown's ankles, transforms and presents her own sturdy bumper*

Scatters: *is about to point out that he's prolly got more towing capacity, remembers the fight the other day, shuts up before he can even start, begins attaching chains to Mistfire's bumper* If you need help though, ask, alright?

Mistfire: Sure thing, gorgeous.

*A short while later, on the expressway...*

Mistfire: *chugging along, Scattershot pushing their bounty and Wheelie riding on him....*

Scatters: //Don't look now, but we've got company... Think I should kiss him again?// *amused*

Optimus: ... *facepalming. Has seen a lot of unusual things since he arrived on Earth, but this tops the oil cake*

Mistfire: What do you want, Prime? We're a little busy right now.

Prime: I was going to say something to you about attacking some of the team... But as you've said, you're busy right now... *trying to hide his amusement*

Mistfire: *calmly, still chugging along* Since when is shooting someone in the fender with a paint round attacking them?

Prime: Ace, Stiletto, and Sideswipe got caught in the crossfire.

Scatters: That was their own fault. Now if you don't mind... *still pushing from behind*

Mistfire: Not our fault if they jump in the way of our fire.

Prime: :/ They didn't tell me that part... Just that you nearly 'roadkilled' Stiletto... And that they had firebombs dropped on them.

Scatters: *Snerk*

Mistfire: Kind of hard to miss people when they jump in the way. We were aiming at Lockdown.

Prime: *sigh* Looks like I'll have to remind Sunstreaker and Sideswipe of some of the guidelines for Combat 101.... Again...

Mistfire: Want my advice? Try using a length of steel pipe. It might actually make an impression.

Prime: *Snerk*

Scatters: *cracks up, nearly winds up causing Wheelie to slide off*

Wheelie: Whoah! *Clings to Scatters' roof* >/

Mistfire: Careful, gorgeous. Don't drop our Junior Partner.

Scatters: Sorry! *is driving more carefully now!* Er... Actually... I think the negotiations for Lockdown's bounty will take awhile... Maybe it would be a good idea for Wheelie to stay with the Autobots for a little bit...

Mistfire: *thinks of taking the little guy off planet... when she's never even been herself* Slugger, you wanna go play with WakeJumper?

Wheelie: *BIG GRIN* Can I?

Mistfire: Why not? Optimus is right here.

Scatters: *would so be giving Optimus a hopeful, pleading look if he weren't in alt mode right now!*

Optimus: *chuckles* Well, WakeJumper's been asking us when you'd be coming back... I'll let Ratchet know.

Mistfire: Just don't let him get caught up in your little play sessions with Megatron and Starscream.

Optimus: *stern look* I don't intend for that to happen.

Wheelie: *climbs down from Scatters' roof*

Mistfire: *stops so he can do so safely* And try to keep him out of the energon treats.

Scatters: Unless you want to spend the next meta-cycle trying to pry him off of the ceiling...

Optimus: That shouldn't be a problem... We have to limit how many energon treats WakeJumper has as well...

Wheelie: Awww, no fair. *pout*

Mistfire: Chin up, Slugger. You don't want to be all whiny and crabby in the morning anyway. Docbot might think he's looking in a mirror.

Wheelie: O_O *frantic headshaking*

Optimus: *Facepalm* Ratchet's not that bad...

Mistfire: I saw him the other day when you poured out his high grade stash.

Optimus: ...

Scatters: O_O *Cracking up* That was YOU who fragged him off that bad?!

Optimus: *Facepalming yet again!*

Mistfire: *ignores horn honkings and cussings behind them* We'll see you around, Slugger. Might not be back for a few days.

Wheelie: *Blink blink* ... *puzzled, kinda worried now* How come?

Scatters: Grown-up stuff... Lotta it is pretty boring...^^

Mistfire: Well, first we have to find the guy with the bounty... and then talk turkey... and then....

Scatters: Negotiate with the guy providing us with those security upgrades for the warehouse...

Wheelie: *makes a face* Boring stuff....

Mistfire: You said it, Slugger.

Wheelie: You'll come back, right?

Scatters: Of course we will! It wouldn't be right to leave our Junior Partner in the servos of the Autobots for too long, would it?

Mistfire: Count on it, Slugger. *folds out her hand and waves as someone else honks and curses*

Optimus: We'll keep him safe. You two try to keep out of trouble, alright?

Mistfire: *gentle pat for Wheelie before she folds her arm in again* Trouble? Don't even know the meaning of the word. *starts up again*

Scatters: I'll see if I can't find something extra special for you, 'kay Wheelie?

Wheelie: *nods a bit and lets Optimus pick him up*

Scatters: *already has an idea, will run it by Mistfire later. Starts up again as well*

A day or so later...

Scatters: *stretches out, 'wings fluttering a bit* That... went surprisingly well... I think.

Mistfire: *standing by the porthole and staring out at the stars in quiet wonder*

Scatters: *moves to gently nuzzle Mistfire's cheek* Awesome view, huh?

Mistfire: *leans back against him absently* Pretty nice.

Scatters: *quiet engine rumble* Hey, Mistfire? Remember how I said I had something I wanted to ask you?

Mistfire: *tilts her head sideways slightly to better hear the rumble as she smiles a bit* Mmmmhmmm

Scatters: Er... Well... *suddenly nervous, flutters 'wings a bit* We've been through a lot together... and... Well... To put it simply... I love you, and everything about you that makes you, you... *trying to think of best way to ask what he wants to ask, decides to borrow an earth custom, moves to kneel, holding Mistfire's hand* Mistfire... Will you be my sparkmate?

Mistfire: *looks down at him, and that little smile grows* So this was all an elaborate plot to kidnap me and have me defenseless and at your mercy.

Scatters: Well, you were right about the kidnapping. I'm not dumb enough to think that you're defenseless...

Mistfire: *tilts head a little as she looks down at him, smile still in place. Just stands there and studies him.*

Scatters: *Getting even more nervous, 'wings flick a bit*

Mistfire: *continues looking*

Scatters: *Would be sweating if he were able to, isn't sure what to say or do!* *quietly* Mistfire?

Mistfire: *tugs at his hand till he's on his feet, then wraps her arms around him and lays her head against his chest. Very softly* Took you long enough, gorgeous.

Scatters: *Pleased rumble. Big, dopey grin on his face*

Mistfire: *gently rubs her cheek against his chest and shutters her optics, happily listening to the rumbles* What do you say we eat first?

Scatters: Sounds good to me. ^_^

Mistfire: Think we're good enough for that fancy place?

Scatters: *Grins* I think so... and if they try to throw a fit, we can always tag 'em with the extra paintballs we brought!

Mistfire: *pause, then chuckle slightly as she lets him go and leads him toward the door* Yeah... That'll show 'em, gorgeous.

((Co-written with

random_xtras))