The greatest fear

[vejiraziel]

*Is standing outside in his garden, watching the leaves of the trees around the gate fading to shades of yellow, orange and red. The trees of his garden are all ever green and what flowers have fulfilled their life cycle in the flower beds are leaving room for the growing plants that he had planted to keep a continuous spread of flowers and plants

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[ante_luce]

*Hissing softly as Prowl clawed at him in fright, he held on, trying to soothe the cat in his arms, succeeding only for a moment before the mech below them lunged, scaring the black and gold cat higher into the tree. Jazz let him go this time, with Prowl high up where the crazed doorwinged bot couldn't get him, Jazz was free to deal with the other Prowl.*

*Hopefully, he'd manage something before his Prowl bled too much to hang onto his branch.*

*Eyeing the wild mech growling below him, the white cyberninja crouched, waiting for Prowl to leap up and within range again.*

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*Almost as if on cue, the mech leaped from one tree to the next, baring his canines in warning with an added growl for extra effect. His clawed hand raised and poised for attack.

Although he knew the mech fairly well, in his current transformed state he cannot recognize friend from foe, and his only wish is to tear through whoever is denying him the prey he's been hunting.*

[wicked3659]

*crawling up through the branches, Prowl managed to get out onto the thinnest and highest branches, clinging tightly onto the branch, too small for anything he watched as the ferocious white creature - Prowl and yet somehow not - attack Jazz. He wanted to help more than anything but it was sucking away all his energy just keeping hold of the thin branch.

He was getting weaker as his wounds bled and with the force the large creature launched himself through the tree, Prowl whimpered as the branch he was on cracked loudly with the shaking of the tree*

[ante_luce]

*Jazz lashed out, striking at the black and white Prowl's face to force him back, darting to the next tree, trying to lead the mech away from the cat (that cracking sound didn't put him at ease at all).*

*The mech's behaviour was familiar, he'd seen something similar during all those nights spent in the warehouse watching those shows with the Earth based team, and those nature documentaries his own Prowl had liked. Werewolf, Jazz's processor supplied. Visor glowing bright, the white mech growled, snarling a challenge at the other Prowl, hoping that werewolf-mechs followed the same rules as normal Earth wolves.*

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*growls loudly when TFA Jazz strikes right on his face, forcing him to fall back although he managed to land on his legs and hands. He glares and growls back at Jazz when he challenges him, and reacting accordingly the were mech howls and darts after the white ninja.

The black and gold cat now forgotten as Prowl's only thought process was to punish the being that dared to challenge him and try to steal, in his mind, his prey.

[ante_luce]

*A taunting laugh, and the ninja led Prowl on a merry chase through the forest, ducking and weaving through the trees. Jazz's choice of tactics probably wouldn't work if Prowl had been in his right mind, but with the tactician reduced to instinct, the Guardsmech had an even chance of taking him down this way, without either of them getting damaged too much.*

*Finally, the visored mech managed to circle his pursuer, launching himself at Prowl's back, slamming the doorwinged bot to the ground. One hand wrenching back on a doorwing (he'd apologise to the tactician later, after the mech returned to his right mind), Jazz drew his nunchako (setting the charge on the weapon to stun rather than to cut) and laid the glowing edge to the side of Prowl's neck, causing a second burst of pain as he snarled into the mech's audio, like a wolf alpha dominating a challenger, sending a silent plea to any powers listening that it would work.*

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*Indeed, had he been in his right mind he would not have fallen into the rouse of the guardsmech. The strike only served to enrage him more and he snarled, rubbing at his face wildly before he was forced down.

He let out an unhappy whine when he was tackled and slammed to the ground by TFA Jazz and his door wing be mangled painfully. He let out a pained growl and tried to lash at Jazz when the nunchako releases its charge and cause another burst of pain. He buried his face on the ground, his ears flattening against his helm and his tail swishing around madly as he fought off the effects of the painful attacks.

The snarl of the other mech, though seemed to only irritate him more and despite the pain and the effects to his motor functions he lashes wildly, trying to release himself, refusing to submit to another. His body though was having a harder time putting up with the abuse.

[ante_luce]

*Fraggit. Jazz held onto the struggling mech, trying to keep Prowl still, not wanting to have to knock him unconscious. Dragging an offline mech through the woods back to a safe place was hard enough, and the ninja still had to go back and look for his own Prowl, who was injured and likely terrified out of his mind right now.*

*Pushing the white helm down, he tried again, revving his engine threateningly, growling like a mech in no mood to deal with stubbornness as his processor scrambled to recall more of those nature shows. What else did wolves do to establish leadership?*

*... Bite marks would be very hard to explain to either Prowl later, much less the other Jazz...*

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*Weak and pained as he is feeling now, he is truly stubborn and even more in this altered state of mind where dominance and instinct rule over him. He's still hurt and his door wing is dealing an unholy amount of damage and pain, but even then he is struggling against Jazz.

The more TFA Jazz tried to impose himself as dominant the more Prowl struggled.*

[ante_luce]

*Jazz could feel the mech below him weakening, even though the other black and white was still fighting. Sighing in frustration, the cyberninja shifted his grip on Prowl's doorwing, tugging on it carefully to spark a twinge of pain, but not cause more damage.*

*He really, really wanted this night over and done with, before anyone else got more hurt. Leaning down, the white mech murmured into Prowl's audio, figuring it was worth a shot.*

Prowl, I know you might not understand me, but I'm gonna try anyway. Quit fighting. I'm not interested in hurting you, I just wanna get you to a safe place, for you and the rest of Nexus but I can't do that until you calm down.

[wicked3659]

*as Jazz leads the ferocious black and white away, Prowl's claws rake over the branch as the broken tree limb begins to bow beneath his weight.

He mews pitifully, slipping as the wind picks up, too weak to hold on much longer and too scared to let go. They say cats always land on their feet but from this height he was likely to use up one of those infamous 9 lives.

Right now he hates being a cat, hates feeling so helpless, Jazz could be being mauled for all he knew but he was too stricken with fear to do anything*

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*He continues struggling despite the pain and growing steadily weaker with every passing second. He had managed to slide an arm from under his body and was about to try to lash out at the ninja Jazz when his words somehow managed to reach the very back of his processors.

A safe place? Somehow he felt he had to find someone, someone he could be safe with, that was likely to ease away the pain...maybe help him find prey? He stopped struggling, letting out a whine, not in submission but in tiredness as the pain and soreness of the 'fight' began to catch up with him.*

[ante_luce]

*Slowly, he let go of Prowl's doorwing, directing a gentle energy pulse at the injured joint to knock the sensors there offline as he murmured, keeping his tone low and soothing, petting the door carefully.*

That's it. If you stay calm, we can go back to the lounge and find your Jazz...

[vejiraziel]

[G1 Prowl]

*he directly a soft growly response, more of an attempt to try to show he was not 'beaten' only...reassessing his situation --mech could be very stubborn when he wanted to and withotu his usual restraint that showed much more now.

He still appreciated the pain fading away and he let out a somewhat pitiful sound when he heard the name 'Jazz'. Suddenly it was like a lost puppy seeking his master and he knew now for certain he wanted to find 'Jazz'. If this being would lead him to Jazz, he would settle down...for now.*

[ante_luce]

*If the cyberninja could roll his optics, it was certain that Jazz would have. As it was, he only sighed, fishing a certain collar and leash out of subspace and clipping the item about the black and white mech's neck before sliding off him.*

Don't mind the collar, alright? I have to get my Prowl and I can't in good conscience leave you loose. What if you scare up some poor rabbit and go running off again?

*Tugging gently, the visored mech turned back to where he'd left his Prowl, hoping the cat was still hanging on. Tying the leash to the next tree, Jazz darted up into the branches once more, calling for the black and gold cybercat*

[wicked3659]

*as movement drew closer the cat feels his spark pounding harder, this was it the creature had done away with Jazz and was coming back for him. He daren't mew or cry out, was too risky to draw attention to himself. Slipping as the broken branch cracked and dipped further he tried to hold on but his movments jarred the branch further and with a sharp cry he lurched and slipped from the branch and fell through the darkness*