Song for the chap – On my mind by Powderfinger

The three brothers landed outside of a large building on the eastern suburbs of Cybertron. In the twilight it looked like an old, dark grey two story place. There was loud music blaring from the upper windows; a sure sign on a large party.
“This place does not look too inviting.” TC said, staring up at the bright window.
“Pfft. TC, you can’t wait to get up there and charm some femme’s with the latest goss on the current soaps.” Starscream sneered.
“And you don’t want to go up there because you don’t wanna let Mrs. Sleeping beauty out of your arms!” TC shot back, indicating Alexis, who had her arms still clasped around Starscream’s neck and was sleeping peacefully.
Starscream turned red and muttered something about ‘You and your Earth videos’ before gently prodding Alexis online.
“Huh? What the…?” She muttered upon waking up. She looked up to see Starscream and then up at the building. She put two and two together and asked, “Did you carry me here the whole time?”
“Yep, he did!” Skywarp made his presence known by looking at Alexis over Starscream’s shoulder.
She gave Starscream (who looked like a tomato) a suspicious grin and asked, “Why?”
“Er … um … because I couldn’t leave you?” Starscream tried to meet her optics, failing miserably.
She gave him a devilish grin and said; “I don’t think I wanna leave your arms now. You’ve got me addicted to you and your crazy brothers”
“WHAT?!” Starscream managed not to fall flat on his back at the comment and Alexis giggled. She jumped out of his arms, “I was just testing you!”
“For what, may I ask?” He added, relieved for some reason. But to him he thought she was going to glue herself onto him; and that was scary.
TC and Skywarp laughed at poor Starscream’s predicament before telling the two that they should really get inside now.
“I don’t think I want to,” Alexis muttered before typing in her code and pushing open the door.
Inside was a large television set with many comfy couches around. On the other side was a kitchen full of energon and a stairway going upstairs. The place down here was pretty empty, so the four of them went upstairs to the party.
A blast of techno music smashed into their audio receptors like a tsunami wave as the speakers spat out music for the whole neighborhood to hear. Many ‘bots were dancing to the music. Some femme’s were chatting in a ring to the right of the room, sitting on the couch and fussing over each other’s paint job or polish.
TC decided to join them while Alexis wanted to locate either Carlos or Rad. Starscream followed and Skywarp was left to his own devices.
“Hey there cutie!”
Skywarp turned as a feminine voice reached his audio receptors. Standing next to him was a bright pink femme with a hover pad on her back. This gave Skywarp the impression that she transformed into a hover board.
“Hello!” He said happily, getting a bit hyper because of the party influence on him.
“Say,” She said, twirling a finger on his chest and leaning on him, “What’s a handsome bloke like you doing in a dump like this?”
Skywarp was getting very scared. He didn’t have a clue what this femme wanted but he didn’t like it.
“STARSCREAM!” He yelled and ran off to find his brother. When he did he smashed into him and said, “That femme was touching me!”
“Oh my dear Primus.” Starscream moaned, exasperated by his little brother’s stupidity.
At the other side of the room, TC sat in the middle of the ring of femme’s, discussing the latest soap episode on Cybertron TV.
“So anyway, when Wheeljack turns and says to Thrust, “I think I love you,” And she replies, ““But I’m already engaged to Sideways! You know I can’t have you both,” Guess what Wheeljack says?”
“What was that?” Asked one of the excited femme’s.
“He says, “Well, can you hook me up with your sister then? What’s her name … Demolisher?” I mean, how slagged up is that?! Everyone who watches ‘Cycles of our lives’ knows that Demolisher is going out with Sideswipe!” TC said, confused at the dealings of these things.
“Yeah, and that goon Tidalwave is totally attracted to Jetfire in my opinion.” Said a Deep green femme.
“Yeah, well, Jets is head over heels about Overload anyway.” Said a blue femme next to the green one.
“I agree with that.” TC said, “But I wonder why Scavenger ran away from home?”
“A mystery unto itself.” Said another femme.
While TC entertained the femme’s, Alexis and Starscream (With Skywarp walking in a twitchy manner behind; being still scared of femme’s) sought to find Rad or Carlos. To their luck they found them both drunk out of their minds on a couch to the side of the room; surrounded by other ‘bots laughing and jeering.
“Oh, Primus…” Alexis muttered and then said to them, “Hello, Carlos! Hello, Rad!”
One of them, the yellow and black one with a red torso, turned to her and said, “S’up ‘Lexis?”
The other one was navy blue with white highlights also greeted her drunkly. They didn’t seem to care where Alexis had been; something she noticed.
“Don … Don’t you care that I was gone for so long?” Alexis said, her sadness strained on her voice.
“You were off pickin’ up blokes weren’t you?” Said the blue one.
“Yeah! That’s *burp* what I heard.” The yellow one added.
Alexis clenched her fists to stop them shaking. She was angry and very upset that her once friends had judged her so.
“That isn’t what it was Carlos! And you need to clean your audio receptors Rad!” She screamed. No one noticed because of the music, but they did pay a slight bit of attention to a silver and burgundy femme fly out of the open window. Starscream glared at the two of them and followed.

Skywarp stood there for a moment, trying to comprehend what to do when that same femme from before came up to him and said, “My, widdle baby boy needs some lovin’!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

***

Alexis couldn’t understand it. She had been so kind to her friends for a millennia. She didn’t understand how they could suddenly not care about her.
But they were drunk, she thought.
But it didn’t count to her. Curling her arms around her legs on the top of the roof she sobbed into her arms. She had only cried for a moment before she felt someone sit next to her.
Looking up, she saw Starscream smiling gently at her.
“You okay?” He said.
She turned away and said. “No. I wish I was, but no, I’m not.”
Starscream nodded and they sat in silence for a while. Alexis grew comforted by his presence and smiled a little.
“Look at that!” Starscream suddenly said and pointed up at the starry sky.
Alexis looked at what he had noticed and saw a brilliant blue star among the arms of their galaxy.
“It’s beautiful.” She murmured and then turned to him and said, “What am I going to do now?”
“What do you mean?” He questioned.
“I can’t stay here anymore…” She sighed. “Not with those two anyway.”
“Mmm.” Starscream agreed but wouldn’t voice his idea of her staying with him and his brothers. He didn’t know what they’d say … But then again, she was their friend too. Why not?
“You could stay with us, if you wanted.” He said gruffly.
“Really?!” She said, clasping her hands together with happiness.
“Um, yeah,” Starscream said, blushing at her enthusiasm. “If you want-“
He was interrupted by her lips on his.
Starscream was surprised at first, but he gladly accepted the kiss. Wrapping his arms around her, he drew her closer and deepened the kiss…

***

Back inside, TC had dragged his brother over so he could ‘watch and learn’ how to handle femme’s.
“You’ve just gotta stop acting like your scared of ‘em and treat them with respect!” TC admonished, and then proceeded to walk to the nearest femme to show Skywarp how it was done.
SMACK!
“I already have a botfriend thank you!” She said indignantly and turned away.
“Okay! Gotcha TC!” Skywarp said and ran off to find a femme.
“Wait ‘Warp! Oh slag…” TC moaned, smacking his head with a clang.
Skywarp ran up to the nearest femme (who happened to be the same one who was trying to hit on him before) and said, “Will you get with me?”
She squealed in delight and jumped into his arms, “Finally!”
TC just stared at his younger brother in a mix of amazement and amusement.

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