The team pulled into the N.E.S.T base where they had Mearing already waiting for them with crossed arms and an angry look on her face. They parked in their bay with the soldiers parking their vehicles in a different hangar. She angrily walked down the steps approaching Lennox and the Autobots.
"What's this I here about a new Autobot? I thought the second wave was all of them?" she asked.
"Well ma'am, he didn't come with the second wave of the Autobots. He's been here since the second world war and fought bravely for our country. His credentials check out nicely in our database" Lennox explained.
At that moment, Optimus transformed to speak with her.
"So you mean transformers have been here for that long?"
"Yes, we have been on this planet for hundreds of years, but only now do we choose to come into the light" he said.
"So who is this new Autobot?" she asked with an arrogant tone.
"Allow me to introduce, Jetstream, the latest addition to the Autobot fleet"
The black Mustang began to transform with steam shot out from his hood as it split half. The lights on both sides moved out as the grill receded, the shaker scoop fell forward onto the engine as their parts began to shift. the wheels rose into horizontal positions still within the front fenders. His arms formed as he used them to lift himself from the ground. His feet formed from his back undercarriage as the fenders faced upwards now and in no time, his transformation was complete with all parts in their rightful place.
"It is an honor to be here. I know we have met many times in the past on different circumstances but I hope we get to know each other better and that I may earn the right to call you my brothers" Jetstream said.
"What do you mean on different circumstances?" she asked.
"Well, I was a Decepticon in the past. but I'm a changed bot now"
"Wait a minute, you mean you brought a Decepticon to our base?! So that he can kill us?! Destroy our work?!"
"NO. He is a changed soul. We have had Decepticons realize their mistakes and switch sides before and he is no different" Optimus defended.
She had a smug look on her face as she looked at Jet. She took in a deep breath before speaking. "Okay, fine. I will take your word on this but so help me he turns on us it will be on your head" she said with a stern tone.
She then turned her attention back to the repentant Decepticon. "So, what skills can you offer us?"
"Well, I was part of the military back on Cybertron and also went on scouting trips so I can offer my expertise in those areas to this team" he answered.
"Better hope you're as good as they say. Colonel Lennox, I'll be leaving now. Better hope nothing crazy will happen while I'm away"
"Nothing will happen ma'am"
"I'll be counting on that" she said as she and her entourage walked away.
"Okay Jetstream, let's get you settled in" Lennox said.
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"If you were face to face with a Decepticon, where are you going to shoot at?" Jet stream asked.
"The forehead" a soldier answered.
"The eyes" said another.
"The eyes people. The eyes. Bullets would get into the brain easier through the eye sockets. A blind Decepticon is as good as a dead one and remember. Their armor is always weaker around the joints" he said.
"Now, let's run some drills"
The soldiers got themselves hooked up to some rope as they began to run drills. Two jumped down from above, landing on Jet's shoulders holding their guns down pretending to shoot before getting down again and pretending to fire at his head.
"And that's a head kill shot" he said.
The next drill was a stealth drill, focusing on their movements without alerting the Decepticon so that they could plant bombs on parts of their body.
"That was a good run guys" Jet said as they departed the training bay.
It had been three months since his arrival and he was making a lot of effort into making both the Autobots and humans trust him. He knew it would be a difficult task seeing as he was responsible for so many deaths. Prime watched him from a distance and admired his efforts.
"Jetstream, a minute of your time please" Prime requested.
"What's the matter Optimus?" he asked, thinking he had done something wrong.
"No, there is no problem Jetstream. I only wish to admonish you efforts in trying to form bonds both with the humans and your comrades. Keep it up" Prime said before walking away.
"Thank you Optimus" he said.
His words felt to much to him, now he was inspired to do even more.
"Attention all units, mission briefing in ten minutes" the N.E.S.T announcer said.
All units gathered around an elevated platform as Lennox stood to address them ten minutes later.
"Okay guys, we got energon readings in Berlin, Germany. We traced them to an old world war two personal carrier used in a military parade earlier this week. We kept surveillance on the vehicle and it drove all the way to an abandoned military base far away from civilization, and that's not all"
"Apparently it's keeping company with an old tank as well. We suspect Decepticon activity so we have to approach this mission carefully. It's our first Decepticon sighting in months so you better remember your training. Autobots draft from this mission, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Ratchet, Mirage and Jetstream" Lennox said.
Jetstream was surprised that his name would be on the draft, he felt a bit excited but kept his cool, he couldn't blow this opportunity. Now was his make it or break it moment with the Autobots and he was going to make it count.
"Alright people, let's load up. Wheels up in twenty" Lennox said.
The soldiers went to prepare for their mission and so did the Autobots. Jetstream activated his weapons with metal covering between his shoulder and neck moved back as eight red headed missiles, four on each side, revealed themselves. The middle of his forearms opened up as a cannon appeared on each arm with machine guns forming on both sides of the cannons.
He ran a little diagnostics test to make sure everything checked out as it should, he didn't want any surprises when he went out in the field.
It was soon time for them to depart as they got on the long eight hour flight to Germany. They touched down at night and made the final preparations for their mission before rolling out. Bumblebee and Sideswipe will take point, while Mirage and Ratchet will support them in attack. Jetstream was asked to keep aerial surveillance until asked to engage, he was basically running reserve at this point.
Jetstream took to the skies in his P51 form as the Autobots and Humans moved into place, because of how much noise he made, he was advised to stay at least a kilometer away. He needed to make a couple upgrades if he was going to get more involved.
"Alright team, let's get in position" Lennox said.
"We need men on the eastern side, we've located the armored carrier there" a soldier said.
They moved in as quietly as they could with their vehicles as Autobots helped transport some soldiers too. The gunships were asked to lag behind just like Jet with only surveillance choppers flying around the location.
"Okay guys, there's a settlement about four kilometers from here so we have to keep this as tight as possible" Lennox advised as he rode in Bumblebee.
They finally got to their appointed destination as their team split up. Bumblebee and Sideswipe would be up against the tank as Mirage and Ratchet moved in on the carrier.
Bumblebee and Sideswipe transformed showcasing their weaponry.
"Alright guys, we got echoes and strong energon readings" Lennox said.
"Sir we have a reading right in front of us" a soldier said with the tank parked about four hundred meters in front of them.
"Okay guys, let's get in position. We're right on top of it"
They took cover behind the old buildings which had most parts fallen apart. Ratchet and Mirage's team had also identified their target and were ready to move in.
"Okay guys, wait for my signal" said Lennox form behind a wall with Bumblebee overhead for cover.
Just then, The tank transformed growing to a large size and stood at about twenty eight feet tall and had all the weapons you could imagine. Missiles, machine guns, cannons, you name it, he had it. The Decepticon's name was Hammerhead, the name is self-explanatory while the other was Crankhead. Missile launchers stood on Hammerhead's shoulders while Machine guns and cannons surrounded his forearms. Crankhead had double headed cannons on his forearms and machine guns on both shoulders.
Hammerhead opened fire on the soldiers and the two Autobots dealing out so much damage and claiming lives in the tens. He unleashed several missiles as both Bee and Sideswipe had to use maneuvers to dodge.
"Gunships we need you now! This thing is tearing us up!" Lennox yelled.
Crankhead had also opened fire on the second squad as a firefight between both sides ensued. Bee shot multiple times at the con as he rolled to the right avoiding a blast from his cannon. Sideswipe unleashed rapid fir from his blasters but they only seemed to be grazing his armor. The gunships arrived and they finally looked like they were doing some damage on him only for two choppers to be taken down with a couple missiles.
Crankhead rolled backwards as he fired and Ratchet and Mirage's team. Ratchet launched two missiles at him with one hitting him in the chest. The Decepticon fell backwards but soon got on his feet and slammed his two arms together to create a large cannon.
"Oh no. Take cover!!" Ratchet as they scrambled for a place to shield themselves from the in coming blast.
The blast took out almost half of their team in one shot as it tossed Ratchet through the air like a doll. Mirage rolled up to his feet and used his blaster to fire at the con only for another shot to come flying his way.
"We're taking heavy fire!! Requesting Reinforcements!!" a soldier yelled over the radio.
"Get down!!" Sideswipe yelled as Bee whirred when another batch of missiles flew their way.
"Send in Jetstream!" Lennox yelled.
"Finally" Jetstream said being less than a kilometer away.
The P51 Mustang flew as fast as his engine could carry him as warplane sounds from world war two echoed through the sky. He dove down from the clouds as he caught sight of Battlefield with bullets illuminating the place. He sent two missiles Hammerheads way as he unleashed a flurry of bullets from his machine gun. As he fired from his machine gun, he began to transform still firing from his weapons as he descended towards the Decepticon.
"I'm coming for you!" he yelled as his mask came out.
His two missiles hit carrying Hammerhead back wards but he was back on his feet. He began to throw in cannon blasts every here and there utilizing all his weapons as the tank finally began to feel the fury of their weapons. Hammerhead wouldn't go down so easily as he repaid fire for fire using all the weapons at his disposal to inflict damage on them.
"HHHAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!......." Jetstream yelled as he edged closer towards the Decepticon.
Their combined firepower finally broke through his armor as pieces of him flew off and energon began to leak from his body. Jetstream in retracting the weapons on his right arm as he locked it back for a punch. He punched the Decepticon removing his head from his body then rolling as he transformed into his Mustang form heading towards Crankhead.
"Picking up a third energon reading" a soldier said.
A military HUMV cranked up it's engine and began to drive off while using it's machine gun to fire at soldiers.
"We need gunships and trucks on that things tail right now" Lennox said in an armored vehicle of his own as they drove to aid the second team.
"Sideswipe, Bumblebee, you guys go help the others. Leave Crankshaft to me" Jetstream said as he made a hard right and headed in the Decepticon's position.
A helicopter flew behind Crankshaft and began to fire at the Decepticon as a means of trying to guide him towards Jetstream so that he could intercept but the Con drove confidently through the blasts.
Soldiers slammed on their breaks as they reached Crankhead's position while Bumblebee and Sideswipe didn't stop and drove straight for him as Mirage and Ratchet provided cover fire. The two daredevils utilized the stealth force mode Wheeljack had hooked them up with and opened fire on the Decepticon.
Crankhead began to falter at the force of all this fire power, The Decepticon now attempted to run but was promptly stopped by missiles from Ratchet.
"Cover me! I'm going for the kill!!" Mirage yelled as he dumped his blaster and prepared to use his blades.
He made a zig-zag run avoiding Crankhead's shots as his allies provided cover fire for him. He jumped and twirled in the air ridding Crankshaft of his weapons as he now had diced arms. Mirage landed behind him and cut him on the left side as the con swung his arm his way. He ducked under it and twisted his body to get a clean swing at his knees crippling his legs. He ran his arm through his chest pulling out his spark and ending his life.
"Bravissimo"
Jet had finally closed down on Crankshaft and was within striking distance. The former Decepticon opted on running into his former comrade as the two tumbled on the ground. Jet was the first to get to his feet bringing out his two wrist blades with his mask still on. Crankshaft got up last and pulled out a spiked chain mace of his own.
"You dare turn your back on the Decepticons? I will make you suffer for your treasonous act" said the con.
"The only one who would be made to suffer today is you. Haaa!!!" Jet said as he charged at him.
Jet was hit in the chest by his mace and soon found himself on the ground. The mace came swinging down again and he reacted quickly, he rolled to the side and avoided getting hit again. He ducked under another swing and twirled trying to slice his shin with his blade but was just a few inches away. Chrankshaft sent his mace straight at him again but Jet had devised a new strategy for that, he used his blade to deflect the mace as he spun forward and made a deadly slash on Cranckshaft's chest.
The Decepticon thrashed his mace at him again but Jetstream ducked and rolled under it, he then jumped at him twirling in the air as he thrust his arm arm into his shoulder and then cut off his arm. Crankshaft screamed in agony clenching his left shoulder before being slapped with his own mace in the face. The Decepticon tried to crawl away with the odds against him but that didn't work, Jetstream used the chain attached to his mace to wrap around his neck and pulled him back. The twirling body of the Decepticon soon met with his blade piercing through his spark ending his life.
"You left me no choice" Jetstream said as he pulled his body away from his blade.
His blades and Mask receded as soldiers and the rest of the Autobots appeared behind him, as their flashing lights reflected into his eyes. He faced them with there being a sense of acknowledgement, he killed those who fought alongside him without hesitation. That was all the proof they needed to make his new found allegiance stick and fully accept him into the Autobot family.