S C O R P I O, Decepticon Scout

this time. “It is time this game ends.”

[Sparky's smirk fades as she notices the Energon seeping from his claws. She leans down, reaching out a servo to stop him from ripping into his own arm plating.] Whoa, stop, don't do that! You don't have to hunt anyone anymore, okay? Nobody’s coming for you or your minicon here.

[She raises her servos in peace.] Look, I'm sorry for scaring you. But the war’s over. The Lost Light has Autobots and Decepticons living together in peace. [She smirked slightly, rolling her optic.] ...Well, except for my dad, Whirl. He just likes beating up everybody.

[Sparky swats him on the head with the flat of her servo, knocking his mandibles away like a nagging bug.] Hey! Watch it! Keep snapping that tiny jaw and I'll put you in an enclosure!

[She locks her rotor blades back onto her back with a soft click. Looking down at how tiny Scorpio actually is without his tail attached, a short laugh slips out.] Heh... okay, yeah. You're a lot less scary like that, so itty bittyyy!!!

[Sparky pops open her chest compartment and pulls out a small Energon cube. She kneels, setting it down gently near the hole where Skitter burrowed, then turns her cold optic back onto Scorpio.] I won't hurt her. I'd never hurt something like that, unless threatened.

[The scraplets disperse back into Sparky’s frame as she gets up off Scorpio. Spotting the tail, she steps forward and places the flat of her blade right in front of the minicon, blocking its path without touching it.] Hold it, little guy. You're not going anywhere.

> Named Optimus Prime > the best one

[Before he can pull back, thousands of tiny metal jaws burst from her torso, swarm his face, and blind him. Sparky leaps, wrapping her legs tight around his neck, and slams him headfirst into the floor.]

[Sparky leans back just enough to let his wrist-blades graze right past her chestplate, locking her own rotor swords against his to hold him in place.] Why are you even attacking everyone? The war's over, bugface, there's no point anymore! NO DECEPTICONS, NO AUTOBOTS!

[Sparky’s jaw unhinges wide again, tearing open into a jagged maw of whirring teeth as she lets out an unhinged, screeching roar right back at him. She launches forward, swinging both rotor blades down into a heavy cross-slash aimed straight for his neck.]

[The sudden kick catches Sparky right in the chest, sending her skidding backward across the floor. She digs the blade of her rotor into the ground to stop her momentum, her optic locks onto him narrowing into a slit.] Try it…

[Sparky uncaps the rotors off her back, splitting them into twin blades as Cyclonus showed her. She spins them fast, turning the incoming laser blasts into useless sparks.] You're wasting your ammo!

[Out of the dust cloud, thousands of tiny metallic jaws come buzzing back together, snapping into place one by one until Sparky lands cleanly on her feet, dusted with soot, but grinning wider than ever.] Guess someone's a sore loser!

[Sparky’s jaw snaps back into place with a mechanical clack, the terrifying row of teeth vanishing instantly behind her cheeky smile. She watches the jet take off, then casually shrugs.] Pfft. Running away with your tail between your legs? I'm counting that as a win.

]Sparky's jaw unhinges wide, her mouth splitting open to reveal rows of whirring scraplet teeth as a sharp, unhinged laugh rattles out of her vocalizer.] Aww, but we were just getting to know each other!!

[Sparky tilts her head, leaning in close as her single yellow optic lightens up.] What's the matter, big guy? Aww, Don't tell me a big bad Insecticon like you is scared of a few little metal bugs! [A scraplet separates itself from her and she holds it up to his face.]

[Sparky's frame instantly splits into a chaotic, buzzing swarm of thousands of scraplets, letting Scorpio’s stinger plunge into empty air before she immediately regroups behind him with a cheeky look.] Missed me, bugface!