Phoenix woke up screaming again from a nightmare. The five year old watched as her father ran in with a worried look. He sat on the bed next to his daughter and wrapped his arms around her. She started crying into his shoulder. He rocked her until she calmed down. He looked down at Phoenix with a warm smile.
"What happened?" he asked softly. Phoenix looked up at him with her wide blue eyes.
"Megatron." She whimpered. The man was starting to regret telling her so many war stories. He tenderly petted her hair.
"But who's sworn to protect humans?" he asked his daughter. Phoenix grinned up at him.
"Optimus Prime!" she giggled. Her mother walked in with a faint smile on her face. "Hi momma."
"Hi sweetie, did Megatron scare you again?" she asked. Phoenix nodded.
"I promise, I will never let any decepticon hurt you." He promised. The woman placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on, Sideswipe. She should get some sleep." The woman said. Sideswipe (his holoform) smiled up at the human femme he'd fallen for. Sure, Sunstreaker had given scrap for it but he didn't care.
"Daddy, no one believes me when I say I'm a tech…ten…what's the word again?" Phoenix pouted. Sideswipe chuckled at his young daughter.
"You're a techno-organic sweetspark. And who cares what others say? Now get some sleep, youngling." Sideswipe said. Phoenix nodded and went back under her covers.
**End Phoenix's flashback**
Tears rolled down Phoenix's face as she sat up. That memory had happened only a week before the autobots were forced off of Earth and it's been ten years but there still hasn't been any sign of the autobot's return. None of the bots, except Sunstreaker, knew about Phoenix. She got dressed into her normal work clothes and got ready for her shift to help repair Cybertron. Leylana, her best friend and roommate, sat up and yawned. Leylana was the only human that believed Phoenix when she said she was the daughter of Sideswipe. They trudged out of the small room they shared and began to go to where Megatron was. When he found out that Phoenix was a techno-organic he demanded that she and Leylana work specifically with him. When they got close to the throne room they overheard Megatron talking to Soundwave.
"Soon the construction of Cybertron will be complete and we can finally eliminate the humans!" Megatron sneered. Phoenix's eyes widened in fear and she looked over at Leylana who had turned pale.
"What about that girl? What are we going to do with her?" Soundwave hissed. Phoenix knew that he was talking about her.
"We kill her as well!" Megatron roared. He stopped talking when the two human girls entered slowly. "Ah Phoenix and Leylana, I have a new job for you." His voice was sickly sweet. It made Phoenix want to puke.
"What is it, Lord Megatron?" Leylana asked. Megatron pointed towards the med bay.
"You will be aiding Knockout today with the fleshies injuries." Megatron hissed. Knockout had landed not long ago and he was surprised to hear about the autobot's flight. They bowed to the mech and walked to the med bay. Knockout looked down at them and scowled. He never hurt humans, but that didn't mean he didn't berate them. A couple of humans were on medical berths with various wounds. He barked orders at them and the humans worked in silence, surprising him. When the work was done Knockout allowed them to take a small break.
"Have you been able to get energon?" Leylana whispered to Phoenix.
"I snuck some when Knockout wasn't looking." Phoenix replied quietly. It had gotten extremely difficult for her to eat human food and she now has to eat energon to stay alive. Phoenix looked up when Knockout approached.
"I talked to Lord Megatron, you both are now my apprentices." Knockout stated. The humans stared at him in shock. "You're the only fleshies that don't bug me." Leylana let out a small sigh of relief. Several times she'd gotten sick from energon mining or working on Cybertron itself. As the medic's apprentice she would stay on the main ship. Phoenix was relieved as well, there was one decepticon that didn't hate her completely.
That night Leylana and Phoenix were in their room relaxing after a long day of work. Phoenix was worried and Leylana could easily see that. She didn't need to ask why, considering they both heard of the fate the world would face once Cybertron was fixed. Phoenix wanted nothing more than her father and the autobot's to land on Earth and destroy the cons. "I promise, I will never let any decepticon hurt you." Sideswipe's words rang through her head. He lied to me, she thought to herself.
"We need to find the autobots." Phoenix whispered to her friend. Leylana's eyes widened.
"Are you crazy? How are we supposed to find them in space? Besides, you don't have a ship!" Leylana exclaimed.
"I will be the only one searching for them. I just need your help in stealing a ship for me to take." Leylana shook her head at Phoenix.
"If we get caught Megatron would kill us!"
"We're going to die anyways! Why not die doing what's right?" Leylana froze. Phoenix had a valid point and besides, she knew Phoenix was missing her father. Leylana sighed and nodded.
"What's the plan?" Phoenix grinned and hugged her friend before they set to work. Phoenix was determined to find her father and bring the autobots back to save her planet. Leylana sighed and shook her head. "It's crazy, but it just might work." Phoenix gave her a determined look.
"It has to and it will." She stated. The two friends shook hands with serious smiles.
This idea was killing me and I HAD to write it!
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