oh here I am again, trapped on a Decepticon ship. HOw did I even get here? Oh yeah, a scumbot must've snuck up behind me and hit my head and then dragged my hide onto this ship. And I must be in the darkest room on the whole ship. I can't even see my hand in front of my face! I felt my body was danging from my arms bound in chains that glowed a bright blue. What do they want from me? Will they use me as a type of bargaining chip? I hope the team won't fall for that scrap.
The team.
I wonder if they know I'm missing? All they know is that I ran off from base, but I couldn't help it. I was mad. Arcee just had to lecture me and that just pushed my buttons. What if they do look for me? I hope BB stays behind, her kids...
The kids. I hope they think I'm ok. I miss them; watching Kade and Dijette working together, watching Blur fly around base, Aura and Micra picking on Tobit. I groaned at the thought of never seeing them again.
"Hello?"a soft voice said from the dark. I looked up and spotted someone chianed up like me. The bot was small, he had faded paint of blue and yellow colors and his purple eyes were pleading.
"Hi,"I greeted back at him.
"Who are you?" oh, he is a she...oops.
"I'm Smokescreen. You?"
She hesitated," I am Tier,"
"Nice to meet ya, Hey where are we?" I asked looking around.
"Aboard the Nemesis," Nemesis? Oh you have gotta be kidding me!
"Oh boy,"I said feeling frustrated.
"Are you an Autobot?" she asked.
"Yeah I am. I am an Autobot of Optimus-"
"Sssshhh!" she said looking to the left...wait my left or her left?
"DOn't say his name. They may be listening," she whispered.
"WHo? The Con's?"
She nodded,"Runen and Scarrow. They are guards and they are mean," she whispered the last few words.
"Are you a Con?" I asked.
"I don't know. I was taken prisoner from Crystal City. I didn't chose because I didn't pay attention,"she looked up at me," But I will galdly join the Autobot cause," Hey she smiles. The smile quickly disappeared when the doors opened and two bots walked in. These were Maroon shell bots, but one had a dark green helmet on. I fell to the ground and I tried to run, but something heavy held me down.
"Hold still maggots!"the maroon colored one yelled placing a brace around my neck and removing the weights from my arms and legs.
"Move it!"the other yelled and pushed us out the door.
The halls were purple and dark, hard to see the floor when everything was dimly lit with purple lanturns. Now I see why their eyes are red, they're irritated from looking throught the dark so much. In front of me was a line of a few others chained together. THey linked the end of my chaiins with Tier's.
"Keep your head down," she whispered lowering her head,"And whatever you do, don't look them in the optic," she said as seh started walking with the others.
Every hallway looked the same; darkened with dark purple lights, Vehicons almost on every corner playing guard or fixing something. A red one was yelling at them for scratching his paint job.
We were pushed into a chamber with tables and chairs just as black as the hallways. They pushed us down onto the chairs and oil barrels were placed in front of us and the guards left.
"ALright kiddies, drink up! You may not get another!" a bot at the front yelled. A spotlight turned on on a bot with a green shell stained with greese, yellow paint and green ooze. He walked down the aisle watching us as everyone started sipping away at their drinks. He stopped and he was looking at me with a disgusting smile.
"Ah, a newbie. Welcome aboard the Nemesis Smokescreen," he greeted placing a hand on my shoulder. How does he know my name? Letting go of my shoulder, he walked away.
"Drink...Smokescreen,"Tier said pushing the barrel to me. I took it gingerly and sipped. I looked across from me to see another set of twins looking at me.
"I know I'm a sight for sore optics but jeez," I said with a smile on my face earning a few giggles from them.
"These are the twins Arc and Ree," Arcee...
Arc, the twin on the left, was flirting with me. I guess she's cute. She was a darker shade of blue then Ree who was blushing and looking away.
"They are prisoners like us," Tier said.
They nodded insync," We were taken from the Con with yellow eyes they call Breakdown,"
I remembered that bot but no real well. But I still wonder...
"Are you his slaves? No offense," I said putting my hands up in apology.
"Nope they are prisoners like us honey," a southern voice said, I looked beside Arc and found another bot was sitting beside her."When me and him,"she said gesturing to the bot beside her,"We are slaves and prisoners but of the one called Starscream,"
"Ah the stellito heeled pansy?" She laughed, I guess the purple and grey one can be easily entertained.
"You're a funny little guy Newbie. I think I'll like ya,"I jumped at that but at hte same time a little weirded out,"Names Sanna, taken from Iacon itself,"
"Iacon?" I asked surprised, would I have known her?
"You bet ya sweet hide there sonny," she took a gulp,"I worked as an entertainer on the first floor. And this little guy,"she guestured to the maroon, white colored bot sitting next to her,".is Parate. Use to be a Con himself til Ole'Boss oil tank killed his parents. He tried to run. But..." she fell silent when the ugly green bot came out.
"Smokescreen,"he said standing behind me sending chills in my gears"The boss want's to see ya,"
"Let him come to me,"I nearly yelled turning around,"I don't obey Con's,"
"That attitude won't get you anywhere but slitary confinement BotBoy," a loud voice yelled entering the room,"And that means I would have to watch you and it's already bad enough that I have to push you to the boss bot myself,"
Oh my spark!
This girl...if she is a girl...must have been near the core of Cybertron itself. Half of her body was deformed to resemble a solid,white and black waxy waterfall that looked like it melted. The other half was normal, normal face, normal optics, normal mouth...what happened to her?
"Take a picture it last longer!"she shouted.
"Now now my dear let's not be harsh on the newbie,"Ugly green said still having his hand on my shoulder.
"SIlence Frag," she said in a snobbie tone,"I'm suppose to escort this punk. Finish up fast, I'm not waiting any longer!" she turned away and walked out the door.
"Try not to stare at her face son she hate's it," he patted my shoulder and walked away.
I drank down the oil and walked out the door to meet Disformidy.
She pulled on my chain, practically dragging me, to the top level where Captain Hidous of the Ugly squad sat waiting. I kept a straight face(Con 's hate straight faces unless they're the ones doing it).
"You? You're the relic!? How repulsive!" he yelled standing up like he was a king.
"Try to look in a mirror and say that," I snapped at him.
He glared at me,"What makes you so special? What makes you so different from all the others?"
Demanding little bitch isn't he?
"You must be fragged in the head if you think I'm a relic," I said crossing my arms.
"I don't think so," he pointed to a blank face bot who started to form a figure on his face.
"What are you trying to show me? Your past failures?"
"What are these relics for? What is their purpose?" Megatron changed his tone to serious,"They must be of value otherwise Optimus would not be as desperate to have them,"
I shrugged and lied,"Beats me. He told me to get them so I did,"
His gaze went harder on me, but I smiled and kept there.
"I'd rather not waste my time with a bot like you-"
"Waste not want not right?" I said trying to remember what that meant.
"Speak or I will rip out your voice box and your spark!" he yelled and barged at my throat holding me off my legs. I could feel his claws dig into my throat crushing the pipes and wires. He was furiated and it grew as his claws dug deeper and deeper. Gags and gasps started coming out of my mouth. I felt my optics begin to sink in my head.
"Wait Lord Megatron!"a voice yelled and he dropped me. I grasped my throat trying to relax the tendons and wires.
"You have better have a good reason for me to drop this worthless bot Roads," Megatron turned and started talking to the bot behind him.
"I know how to get him to talk. I have an idea as well on why he is a relic," this voice,,,,why does it sound familiar?
Before I knew it, Megatron had left and I was alone with the stranger.
"Stand boy," he said standing in front of me. I looked up and I was surprised. A Decepticon with blue eyes instead of red. He had blue lines on his head like me, red gears on the side of his head like mine, he had dashes of blue and red everywhere like me. But he was a darker shade of blue then Arcee.
I struggled standing up, my legs were still shaking and trying to get movement back in them.
"What are you suppose to be? Another escort? SOrry pal, I'm not going anywhere except back home,"
"Jokes? Sarcasim? Is that how you get through things like this?" he asked stareing at me.
"Well..."I thought for a moment,"Yeah. How else would I?"
"You need to be much more serious in moments like these boy. Unlike your motherbot-"
"Whoa watch it," I always took offense to those who offened her.
"I was going to say-"
"I don't care you will not say anything bad about her. I don't care who you are," I crossed my arms.
"So you and her were close?" This is getting very odd.
I nodded.
"I see. So, I wonder if you know who your fatherbot is?"
I glared my eyes at him. Why is he asking all these questions? Let alone...
"Your name is Smokescreen correct?" he asked another personal question.
I nodded.
"Then you are her son just as I thought," he looked away.
"You knew my mom?" I asked not taking my gaze off him.
"Yes. I knew her very well. I knew she was the younger sister of Alpha Trion,"
I smiled,"No you don't know who my mom is, if you knew who my mom was you would've known she was a close friend of Alpha Trion."
"She kept that from you as well? I guess it's like the saying goes:A women's heart is an ocean of secrets"
"Stop talking about her like you know her scum," I was close to yelling.
"Don't use that tone with me boy," now he's getting all authoritative on me?
"What's it to you? I mean it's not like you're my father-bot or anything"
He looked at me but stayed silent. Then it hit me. My shoulders dropped, my body went numb, my senses went away. I knew what this silence meant, I knew.
"You," I repeated that like a record, I was shocked by him. No, it can't be.
"Yes. I am your father-bot Smokescreen,"
I walked back away from him, shaking my head. My back went was against the wall and slumped down. My optics didn't leave him. That's why he looks like me. It explains everything. But then...
"Why?'"I asked shaking my head.
"Clarify what you mean,"
"Why do you need to tell me this now? I mean where have you been? Where were you when I needed you? When mom needed you? "
He remained silent but his gaze didn't leave mine.
"The gem's," he said pointing to my chest.
"What about them?" I asked.
He held his hand out, palm up. Oh no way.
"I'll die first,"I said in an angry tone.
He pulled his hand away slowly, his gaze not leaving mine.
"I guess Acrion told you to keep them away from me. Dispite how significant they are to our home planet,"
"I won't give it to you. No matter what,"
"NO matter what heh?" he said with an evil grin on his face,"Well, we'll just have to test that theory won't we?"
I glared with rage at him. My whole body shaking, thoughts raging through my head, emotions spinning around in my head. What...why...how...
"Tomorrow, we will begin the process and it will only be a matter of time...til you break," he whispered the last words smiling with his teeth wickedly.
Then he turned around.
I barged at him and tried to wrap my arms around his neck. He caught me and kicked me back and I hit the wall, tears pouring out of my eyes, anger boiling inside me like a volcano, hate growing stronger in my spark. I knew who he was, I knew.
"You son of a Con! You Insecticon Scum! It was you! It was you!" I was screaming hystrically and I didn't even know it,"You killed my mother!"
He kept his back to me. He was silent for awhile which set my anger higher and higher. I never hated anything in my life or at least was never this angery at anyone.
"Yes, I did," I wanted to kill him. I wanted to kill him so much that it hurt. Roads left and I was being pulled and dragged me back into the chamber. I was chained up and lifted off my feet again. My head was down, my optics were leaking.
"What is it?" Tier asked as she was being hoisted up.
I wanted to speak, but I couldn't. I was shocked. I've always wanted to know who my father was, but I didn't expect him to be a Con. Why would my mom be with a Con? Was she decived? Did he change sides as the war was starting? What's going on?
"Don't let them get to your head. That's how they win." Tier said, but I didn't acknowledge her."Which Con was that? The one called Roads?" Then I looked up at her.
"It was him wasn't it."she looked down,"He's different. He's type of torture is using the truth against you. He tried it on a few of us but it didn't get him anywhere,"
"Using the truth against bots heh?" I see.
"What did he tell you?" she asked in a pleading tone.
I hesitated at first. I still couldn't believe it myself. And if I didn't believe it, would she? Would my team believe it? Would they still accept me?
"Don't be scared,"she said, smiling,"They won't kill us, the worse they can do is torture us. But what we are are bargaining tools for other bots."
That's suppose to cheer me up?
"What was that before Hon?" I heard Sanna's voice in the room, they must've moved her in with us,"I heard you screaming at Roads. Believe me we all heard it. What did he do?"
"Was it mean?" Arc asked swinging her legs back and forth.
"Did he hurt you?" Ree asked shyly.
"I don't know,"I replied,"What I mean is that he didn't hit me or anything like that, but I learned something about him I wish I never had,"
"Can u tell us?" Teir asked provoking the questions.
"He was the scum..."I swallowed sobs as I said the last words,"...who killed my mother...and he claims...to be..."I was having difficulty talking. I didn't believe the words spilling out of my mouth,"..my father,"
I heard gasps from all around me. I guess I shocked them as much as I was. But there's no way they can feel what I'm feeling; numb, depressed, angry at this supposed 'father' killed my mother. And why does he want my gem?
"I'm sorry," Tier apologize,"I should not have asked,"
I closed my eyes, hopeing that this was a dream. I wished this whole war was a dream , I wanted nothing more than for this war to end, I wanted to be back with my mother. I still remember that day.

We were near Kaon when they attacked. Mom and grand-bot where at the front lines, ready to fight. I was in the back protecting the Chamber, I felt excited thinking that this could be perfect practice training before going back to the Academy.
Countless Con's came right for us. I saw my mother and grand-bot fight with everything they had. I saw three coming right at me. I pointed and shot,
Point and shoot.
Point and shoot.
That's what they taught...teaching...me at the Academy. Don't think, just aim and shoot. And that's just what I did. I killed so many that day, grand-bot was nowhere in sight, mom was still standing refusing to go down. I shot at another Con and ran to her aid.
But I was too late.
The back of his head was all that I saw.I didn't see if mom moved out of the way in time. Moments later, as i was approached, he vanished and mom was on the ground leaking energon, dieing.
I screamed and dropped to my knees. I held her close to me, I didn't know what to do. My mom was dieing. What could anyone do?