Deter the Tyrant
By SMYGO4EVA
"I wonder..." The Decepticon leader Megatron said absently, "What is your true weakness, Autobot? What would you do without all that power and strength?"
Arcee looked down, trying not to give anything away with her face, not even a flicker of fear. She was chained up, and staring up at the monster, the ruler of New Kaon, implanted on planet Earth, the world that she failed to protect.
He was not a Cybertronian anymore – he was a demon, an instrument of destruction.
"Now that you and your companions have ultimately failed," Megatron continued, "there is no one to halt my rule over this wretched world. Not even the traitor Optimus is here to set you free, now that he is gone." he snapped.
Arcee shut her optics, flinching at her former leader's name.
Optimus….
You are alive….
I just know it….
Where are you?!
The demon king was suddenly calm.
Arcee felt herself being yanked to her feet.
"I wonder, dear Arcee, what would it take to break you?" Megatron's grin was enormous.
If not the first time, Arcee was truly frightened for her life.