Author's note/disclaimer: I do not own GoBots nor its characters. Just this strange plot.

The inital meeting went off smoothly, despite the air of tension that fogged over the place. Leader-1 did not like rapid change, especially when he was surprised with it. But, he'd adapt to the situation. He always did. The next step, was to leave him alone with the new team to get better acquainted. Matt and General Newcastle headed off to attend to other UNECOM business and left all Guardians alone to converse amongst themselves. Before exiting, Matt gave Leader-1 a little wink which was responded to with a raised brow from the Guardian. Aurora offered him a tour upon her ship...alone...commander to commander. If she could soften him up a bit, get him to lower his guard and feel comfortable around her, then she would allow the rest of her team to follow. Once all this was accomplished, then his team and the rest of the humans could be brought in. Stepping on the terrority and progress of such an esteemed and ranked Guardian was nearly as dangerous as fighting an entire armada of Renegades. Aurora had to tred carefully and pull this fighter jet's strings with extreme caution and respect. But, she had age on her side as well. She was of similar age and generation as Leader-1. She had followed his story and accomplishments for the longest time. Her latest state-of-the-art vehicular form was due to the fact, she wasn't a true, modified Guardian until recently. Before her life as a Guardian, she was Gobotron's top news reporter.

Leader-1 obliged and followed Aurora back to the hangar. Aurora kept him occupied by discussing the specs of the ship along the way--something that always seemed to appeal to this particular Guardian.

"So it is stealth without any sort of device?"

"Yes Leader-1. The ship's very design counters most measures of detection. Its special coat of paint does the rest."

"Stealth paint?"

"Sure."

"Guess I'll have to get a coat of that upon myself next time I visit Spa Moon." Leader-1 joked.

"Black doesn't suit you though." Aurora joked.

"Works for you."

"I'm different."

"Obviously." Leader-1 vaguely replied, intended in more ways than one.

"If I didn't know better, I'd almost say that was a subtle attempt at a pickup line Leader-1."

"Then I hope you do know better." Leader-1 joked cryptically.

Before Aurora could continue along the subject, she was forced to change it as they commenced up the walkway of the ship. "Jayde, engage 512 please."

[512-access-accepted] the female voice of the ship replied.

"It speaks?" a surprised Leader-1 questioned.

"SHE speaks." Aurora corrected.

"Pardon me. She speaks." Leader-1 corrected with a smirk as he followed Aurora into the ship.

Inside, it was smaller and tighter than a Guardian Command Center, but seemed to have all the same comforts and more. The computer and nav systems were actually smaller and more simplified than a Command Center's, making room for other types of systems.

"So the radar domes are hidden within the two appendages in front of the nose?"

"Yes, no need to extend them like a Command Center's. The long tail of this ship contains a high powered multi-phase laser beam."

"When can I get one of these?"

"When you get a sex change?" Aurora joked.

"Well, I wouldn't go that far."

"I didn't think you would. This is a prototype ship. It responds only to females."

"So, per se, if a Renegade attempted to hijack it..." Leader-1 started.

"Then the Renegade had better be a she and SHE had better know all access codes."

"Crasher is a very able Renegade. And with Cy-Kill, all he'd have to do is capture and interrogate one of your team then send Crasher in." Leader-1 informed.

"We are equipped with a mind wipe function. Our brains go into a sort of stasis. Can't mind probe a 'dead' mind."

"Doesn't sound pleasurable." Leader-1 remarked.

"Neither does the Brain Stormer."

"Point taken."

"If all this is female only, then how did you get me onto this ship?"

"Easy Leader-1...it was embedded within that entry code."

"So, a Renegade could learn an entry code to allow males onto..."

"Oh no. Only you Leader-1."

"Huh?!"

"I program which males are allowed onto this ship. I have only programmed you into the system."

"Not even Zeemon?"

"No."

"Where do I get a coding system like that? Command Center One could really use such a necessary program."

"Sounds like a cry for privacy hmm?" Aurora teased.

"More like a need for more security. Do you know how many times my Command Center has been breached, blasted, and occupied?"

"I don't think I want to know."

"Fine. I'll save myself the humiliation then." Leader-1 joked.

"So there IS more to the great Leader-1 than the stoic, job-obsessive Guardian Commander eh?"

"Job obsessive? Me?"

"Don't think too hard on that one." Aurora laughed.

Before Leader-1 could respond, they were interrupted by a communication via Leader-1's internal communicator.

[Leader-1, Renegade infiltration of Earth's airspace. Destination Unknown, Snoop and Fitor were identified. Not sure if there's more Renegade garbage flying around.] Turbo spoke.

{Roger Turbo. Stay where you are. Keep the Command Center on high alert and notify me of any other Renegades or Thruster. I will check this matter out myself. Inform UNECOM and Matt of the matter and have them on standby as well.}

[Will do. Turbo out!]

"Well, looks like I'll have to take a raincheck on the rest of this tour Aurora."

"Allow me to come with you?"

"Won't that compromise all this secrecy you've been keeping?"

"Just me. Not the ship. Not the team."

"Fine. I could use another jet as backup anyway. I'm getting too old to deal with the high speed chases Snoop entails."

"Old? You? I never thought I'd hear that out of the great Leader-1." Aurora teased.

"Let's not go there." Leader-1 chuckled as the two exited her ship, converted to jet forms, and shot out of the hangar.

Leader-1 purposely allowed Aurora to fly ahead of him. But, it was not a fact that went unnoticed by the female commander.

"If I didn't know better, I'd say you were checking me out flyboy." she chuckled.

"Maybe I am."

"Like what you see hmm?"

"You'll make Snoop jealous. Maybe she'll have to upgrade with even more accessories."

Aurora could only give a small laugh. The Guardian Champion was quick of wit. He was smart enough to dodge her direct questions of him and bounce the subject to another. It meant she might have to allow for some slight tactical changes on her own end. He was a very "sly dog" indeed.

to be continued...