Either out of surprise from the sudden failure of his ride or the effect of the Badlands, both the glider and Ventus' armor winked out shortly after being caught by Thundercracker. "Wh- what just..." He started to level himself upright, but the noise from the Seeker made him look up.

     "Wait, what do you mean-" he began to say, but the tone in which the other spoke needed no explanation; they were still in trouble.

     Ventus hauled himself up by the Seeker's fingers, peering out at the bleak landscape below. This was bad, they were still pretty high up and if the Decepticon couldn't see, it wouldn't be a pretty landing for either of them.

     "-you can still fly, right? We need to level out again..."