The Bond of Master and Servant

Millennia ago, Ironhide saved a baby Mechanimal panther cub from invading Decepticons and raised it to be a warrior for battle. She was his faithful companion and best friend. But during a surprise attack on them by the Decepticons, they got separated. Hearing Optimus Prime's call, she sets out to find her master on a strange new planet called Earth. This is Zephyr's story.

Author's Note: Got this idea from watching Ravage on Transformers: ROTF. I hope you all like it! Oh, this takes place after Revenge of the Fallen but ignores Dark of the Moon. Hey, I didn't like it when Michael Bay killed our favorite weapons specialist off! The jerk! Dx

Disclaimer: Transformers and other stuff belong to Hasbro. Zephyr is mine. And some Movie DVDs I own.

Chapter 1: Where the Wind Blows Part 1

~Flashback~

(thoughts)

~A black and red striped twin-tailed Mechanimal panther walked alongside her master down the streets of Lacon. Her head held high as she purred with contentment when her master gently petted her head. He looked down and smiled at her. "Excited to be spending the day off with me huh girl?" The panther growled happily and nuzzled her master's hand. Yes she was happy. She loved spending time with him no matter what they were doing. Cybertron was in the midst of a thousand year war and she was trained from creation for battle. The strict training she did everyday made her powerful and stealthy. Her master made sure that she stayed at the top of her game. She was his weapon, and damn proud of it.

"Rrow!"

The tall black Mech chuckled and gently poked her nose. "I'll be glad when this war is over Zephyr... Me and my Bonded were talking and she wants to have Sparklings soon."

Zephyr looked up at him and mewed. It was about time her master and mate had cubs of their own. And of course she couldn't wait to Sparkling-sit them too. She wrapped her two tails around his waist and purred again, letting him know she was happy for them. He gently rubbed her head and looked around the city. Lacon was the biggest city on Cybertron and hasn't been touched by the war. The Autobots made sure of that. He chuckled when he felt his pet speak Telepathy with him.

"I know girl. You're worried about the War huh?"

The panther nodded and hugged his waist tighter with her tails. Like her master she loved fighting and felt a jolt of pure ecstasy whenever she killed Decepticons. But she was worried about the fate of her home also. She couldn't keep fighting forever, her master plus other Autobots wanted this war to be over. Over so they can have little Sparklings of their own. Her thoughts were cut off when an explosion shook the downtown area they were in. Various Neutrals that didn't like to fight ran for cover as some Autobots stationed in the area fired back at them. Another explosion shook the ground as both Mech and Panther regained their balance.

"Primus! The frag was that?!"

Zephyr snarled as she looked up to the sky; Six Decepticon Seekers were shooting off explosives everywhere and destroying everything in sight. The head Seeker was none other than Starscream. The Mech growled and powered on his cannons, immediately shooting at them. But somehow his attacks were deflected off of them. He realized what was going on and cursed at them.

"Decepticon Fraggers!" He didn't understand it, Seekers usually plan sneak attacks without causing too much attention to themselves. This time they're going for a full on assault. He looked at his companion and saw her shooting at them as well. Her twin tails doubled as powerful cannons thanks to her master. One of the Seekers spotted them and fired a plasma charge at them. "Zephyr! Get out of the way!" She looked up and dodged the blast in time but saw a huge piece of steel falling towards them. Zephyr ran to her master and shielded him from the wreckage when another explosion went off. This one more powerful than the last. The only thing she could remember was her master calling her name when she blacked out.

"ZEPHYR!" ~

...

Zephyr woke with a start and immediately powered on her cannons. She scanned the darkness for any threat with her bright golden optics, but none came. She sighed and powered down her weapons, irritated that she'd been woken up.

(Ugh... Another dream echo. Fragging hate that...)

She stretched and yawned, not in the mood for recharging anymore and looked down at the city below her mountain-top perch. This foreign planet she was on was lively at nighttime. She watched as the organic fleshlings moved about, laughing and enjoying themselves without a care in the world. (If only they knew... They wouldn't be so carefree.) She sighed again as she looked up to the night sky. It was around 4:00am as she looked at the stars. It's been over 1000 years since she's last seen her beloved Master. She missed him greatly and worried if he was alright. Her and her Master shared a special bond with each other. Not like in the way of Sparkmates and Symbiotes, but a bond of Master and Servant. Warrior and Weapon. They were able to feel each other's thoughts just by being near each other.

A gentle wind blew past her, heading north. The feline sniffed the air and closed her optics for a moment, breathing in the scent the wind carried upon itself. (Master... He's here, I smell him...) Zephyr knew her master was somewhere on this planet, and she was determined to find him. She opened her optics as she transformed into a Black 2011 Jaguar XF sports car with red jagged racing stripes on it and sped off towards the city below.

(Don't worry Master Ironhide... We will be together again...)

AN: Yeah I know, short as hell. But I'll leave it at that for now. This will be a two-parter. R&R please! Those who review get cookies! Or a veggie cookie if you're vegan. :3