Chapter 1
Nighten began walking into the square, she picked up several books and data pads from the nearest library then continued off to her home. When megatron stepped infront of her. "Nighten I have an interesting…." He stopped and looked at the books in her arms, "Books…."
"Yes books, I have to be going now…" She walked past him,
He grabbed her shoulder, "Now wheres the rush?"
"I have to get home to my papa…" She pulled away from him.
"That crazy old hoot? Night your better off with out him." Megatron grumbled,
"Hes not crazy! Hes a genius!" She shoot her fist at him,
Not long after that a loud boom was heard and the home down the road was leaking dust and a cloud of smoke arose,
Megatron smirk and chuckled, "Genius alright." He rolled his optics then walked off,
Nighten ran off towards the home as fast as she could pushing the old doors open waving off smoke away from her face coughing, "Pa..papa?" She looked around,
"Ive had enough of this… this scrap!" he threw a warp generator against the wall in a huff,
She frowned, "You'll get it one day papa…" she touched his arm then walked over and picked up the device and pushed two pieces together that had fallen off,
"I know..I know.." he sighed then picked up a screw driver, "can you hand me the bucket of screws over there?" he pointed with the screw driver,
She nodded then pressed a button curious to what it did. Wheel jack looked over and gasped, "No NIGHTEN! Don't!" But by then it was too late. A warp gate had flew itself around nighten and then.. she was gone. She appeared in a dark hall way. Wheel jack was left falling on his knees gasping after what he had just witnessed. Nighten looked around and whimpered seeing only little light that casted themselves over the floor from her blue optics. She nervously walked down the hall looking over at doors that had acient writing on them covered in cobwebs and dust. She blew at one then coughed when the dust flew. She read slowly "All will perish" She gasped and ran from it panting and flew herself up the stairs.
Hot rods blood red optics opened wide and looked out into the hall, "Did you hear that?" the black painted robot said with confusion,
"Hear what?" Springer raised a brow, "Are you hearing things again?"
Hot rod gasped and saw nighten running up the stairs, "It's a femme!" He paused for a minute, "Oh no.."
So then springer looked and sighed, "Shes heading torwards primes quarters…"
"We gotta stop her!" Hot rod ran after her,
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Nighten saw a door then gently pressed it open looking around, She thought it was safe and started to walk in. She twisted her head looking around and gulped. "A..any one here?"
A dark figure walked right behind her, she turned and gasped when she saw it. Its blood red optics pierced her cool blue optics like a knife through butter. "You should not be here." It growled then grasped her arm in a tight clawed grip, digging into her arms. She screamed and begged. "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! L…Let me go!" She tugged trying to get away. It picked her up with ease and started carrying her off. "Cease struggling!"
She screamed and cried trying to get out of his arms. Hot rod ran up to him, "Sir stop your hurting her!"
The black figure dropped her like a sack of bricks. She scrambled over to hotrod crying. Hot rod held her close, "Its alright." He spoke in a quiet tone. The form grabbed hot rod by the neck lifting him into the air by his throat. "Now you can take her place," It growled lowly. Hot rod grabbed and pulled at the hand gasping, gaging. His intakes unable to get the air around them to cool his systems. Nighten cried, "No don't!" She begged and pleaded, "Take me instead!" She stood up straight. The forms eyes softened a little then dropped hot rod. Hot rod coughed sucking in air. The form looked at her confused, "You would take his place?" It asked bewildered. She nodded, "Just please don't hurt him!"
It touched her cheek, "You're not from around here…" It growled a little softer, she was about to shake her head when he growled again. She backed up a little then squinted her eyes. "Come into the light..." she narrowed them further. He stepped forward his optics glowing his expression was anything but happy. She gasped then stepped forward closing her eyes. "You have my word."
"Done." He pushed her harshly, "I'll show you to your room,"
"My room?" she looked at him confused steadying her balance,
"You want to sleep in the cells?" he looked at her with a brow raised,
She shook her head, "No."
"Then follow me," He walked down the steps, she followed him closely with hot rod leading them along. Hot rod looked at him, "Say something to her."
He glanced over to her and frowned seeing tears run down her face, "I hope you like it here…. Iacon is your home now you can go anywhere here, but the lab."
"What's in the lab?"
He turned quickly and growled, "It's forbidden." He turned back and started to walk again,
She gulped and looked around,
"My team will tend to you if you need anything.." he hesitated "My…my name is Optimus,"
"Nighten gale.. " She looked at him,
"Nighten?" he opened a door, "In here."
Hot rod nudged optimus's shoulder, "Ask her to dinner,"
"You will..join me for dinner!" he growled, "That's not a request!" he slammed the door,
She gasped and ran to the bed then jumped into the silk crying.