She Is Optimus Prime's Girlfriend

"You, you're going too far! How could I possibly expose my Spark interface? No, absolutely not. Even, even a fuel hose is out of the question. I, I!"

This female Autobot had clearly been stunned by Starscream's proposal. As a reserved female Autobot, she had never even let that guy succeed in doing anything similar. Why, why should she let Starscream take advantage of her? No, absolutely not. This was her bottom line!

Obviously, Starscream's suggestion had gone a little too far and hurt her dignity. But if they could not make it look real enough, how would they bluff their way through if they encountered an inspection? That was a very practical problem, after all!

There was no helping it. The female Autobot simply refused, so they could only take things one step at a time. Even if she had not agreed, the escort mission still had to proceed as planned. They could only improvise when the time came. Of course, they might not run into any danger at all, and then everyone would be happy!

But this was a battlefield. Things changed in an instant on the battlefield, and anything could happen.

It was not just the female Autobot who had been overly optimistic. Even Starscream had not expected that the abandoned trench had been put back into use by the Decepticons. When the two arrived, all they could see were lights and searchlights.

What now? Turning around and leaving was clearly unrealistic; that would definitely arouse suspicion. With no other choice, Starscream could only rely on his old face and force himself onward.

"Hey, kid! What's going on here? Wasn't this trench abandoned? Why are you building fortifications here again?"

Starscream grabbed a tank Transformer who looked somewhat familiar and questioned him.

When the other party saw that it was his superior, he hurriedly stood at attention and saluted.

"Reporting to Commander Starscream, this morning we discovered traces of Autobot commander Optimus Prime's activity here. Our superiors believe the Autobots may be planning to break through via this defensive line, so they ordered us to deploy here overnight!"

This little tank had served under Starscream before. He knew that this lord had been wounded and relegated to the rear, but why was there a beautiful female Autobot beside him? And why had he come here at night? Could the commander be planning to enjoy himself here? Hehehe...

"You brat, what are you staring at? Get back to work!"

As though he had seen the suggestive gleam in the young Decepticon's eyes, Starscream scolded him irritably.

"Commander Starscream, hear me out. I thought of a good place for you. Follow this pipeline forward. There's a stretch up ahead where no one is stationed, and it's pretty dark too!"

This little tank was truly considerate. No wonder he was such a fine prospect raised by the Decepticons—he knew what was what!

Thus, Starscream and the female Autobot, both understanding the implication, headed in the direction he had indicated. The little tank immediately began talking with the nearby Decepticons.

"That's our Commander Starscream for you. Did you see how gorgeous that Autobot chick is? Look at how obediently she follows beside Commander Starscream. Tsk, tsk!"

"The commander is a lucky guy! Don't you think this woman used to belong to Optimus Prime?"

"Yeah, she does look a little like Optimus Prime's woman. Looks like she's gotten a taste of our Decepticon men's fuel hoses and has long forgotten those country-bumpkin Autobots!"

"Hahaha! Once we capture Autobot headquarters, I'm getting myself a female Autobot too. I heard that more than half of the Autobots still left are women!"

Clearly, this was the sort of impression Starscream gave everyone. He had not even explained himself, yet they had already assumed that kind of thing. Though it seemed somewhat sleazy, the effect was obvious.

The little tank Decepticon had been right. These Decepticon soldiers had only been temporarily transferred here, and many areas were left unguarded. They had plenty of time to cover the female Autobot's escape. Later, Starscream only needed to start a fire here and claim that he had executed the female Autobot on the spot, and no one would say anything. After all, killing prisoners was something the Decepticons did all the time.

"Mr. Starscream, thank you so much this time! I never imagined I would meet you under these circumstances. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Elita. I'm Optimus Prime's girlfriend, but we aren't married yet!"

Sure enough, everyone had guessed correctly. This woman truly was the one by Optimus Prime's side. During a previous operation to transport the wounded, an Autobot convoy had been ambushed by the Decepticons. All the wounded had been executed on the spot, while Elita and several other female Autobots had been taken prisoner because of their gender. Fortunately, no one had recognized her as Optimus Prime's girlfriend at the time, allowing her to pass herself off as a female Autobot nurse until now.

But Elita no longer needed to pretend. Once she passed through this Decepticon trench, she could use the cover of night to escape the occupied zone and return to Optimus Prime's side. Of course, if Elita brought back news about Starscream, who knew what a sensation it would cause among the remaining Autobots! It was no exaggeration to say that this news could absolutely allow the Autobot brothers, trapped in despair, to see hope for survival again.

However, heaven did not seem inclined to let Elita be happy too soon. Just as they were about to reach the end of the passage, three bright spheres of light suddenly appeared in the sky ahead. What the hell were those?

"Not good, air-to-ground missiles! Elita, get down!"

These were three stray missiles that had flown in from who knew where. They had no actual target and had merely happened to land near Starscream and Elita. But to keep the female Autobot before him from being harmed, Starscream decisively shoved her down and shielded her with his sturdy back armor. Well, you could also say that Starscream was lying on top of the beautiful female Autobot.

"Boom, boom, boom! Boom boom boom!!"

The missiles landed squarely beside the trench, and the blast waves hurled countless metal fragments and clouds of smoke into the air. Since Cybertron was a mechanical planet, it did not have substances such as the soil and water found on organic worlds.

"No, why weren't there only three explosions? Could it be...?"

When Starscream raised his head again, all he saw was a sea of fire. The attack was not confined to this one location—the entire area around the trench was engulfed in battle. The Autobots had really come!