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Outsider
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Robot Zombie
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Chapter 1
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Miko's back pressed against the wall and her eyes closed. Biting her lip to keep herself from shouting or screaming in terror, she kept herself as close to the wall as she possibly could. She hadn't expected this when she followed the Autobots, given that she was consistently following them and getting into trouble. She had been separated from her friends during the battle, and told to run through the Ground Bridge that was open via a call from Bulkhead. She did try to make it to the bridge but she was caught half way by that stupid sport's car.
She inhaled shakily as she heard footsteps stomping into the ground, causing the earth to tremble under the creature's weight. She cracked open one eye and turned her head, trying to see if she could see the dreaded enemy or if he could see her. Nothing was in her line of sight, thankfully, and she debated on whether or not to try to flee. She heard something powering up, both eyes now widen open and searching desperately for what was making the sound. She couldn't see anything, which concerned her more if there was a Decepticon standing next to her.
Suddenly, a scream ripped through her vocal cords. The building behind her swayed, she looked up to get a clear view of the red medic. His head tilted to the side and a frightening smirk playing across his faceplates. "What do we have here," he spoke in his campy tone while reaching at her with one of his giant servos. She shrieked loudly and bolted from the alleyway, the ground shaking behind her let her know that he had landed and was in pursuit. Her eyes burnt from dust and tears, her legs moving as fast as they could carry her. She couldn't be caught, not when she could see the Ground Bridge! "Get back here, you little insect!"
"Get away from me," she shouted when a hand attempted to wrap around her. She ducked and rolled out of the way of the servo, only to have another on the other side of her. "No, no, no," she screeched while turning to redirect herself. She failed as she slammed into the metal limb, which promptly wrapped around her. She was lifted into the air and soon found herself staring into the crimson optics of the Decepticon Medic. "Lemme go! Bulkhead'll crush you!"
"Bulkhead isn't here," he spoke smoothly while narrowing his optics, as if he was studying her. She struggled against his grip but nothing came out of it, not that she honestly expected it to. She was so close to the ground bridge, she could have screamed into it and gotten help, but there was one problem. What could Jack and Raf, or even Ratchet, do to help her? Nothing. The 'con spoke again, grabbing her attention, "I think Megatron would be pleased if I brought you back to him."
"You wouldn't," she hissed as he tightened his grip on her a bit. She was scared. It was rare but it was happening right now, the outsider was frightened and like always, wished that she were anywhere but on the outside. No one could save her; the ones at base couldn't fight this guy, everyone else was too far into the field to even call upon. She was doomed, doomed to die without unraveling the woven secrets. In desperation, she tried to bargain with the giant metal alien. "I won't tell them if you let me go! They'll never know about this and you'll get a chance to go home without getting your butt kicked!" Okay, so that wasn't the best way to go about it.
"Oh," he forged surprised. "How nice would that be, but you're more useful then just saving my paint job." She didn't like the sounds of that, her eyes even widened in utter fear of what this creep had planned. He only smirked at the sight and allowed his head to tilt, resting his helm against his shoulder. "What's the matter? Never thought you'd be nabbed by a big bad Decepticon?"
No, she didn't, of course she didn't! Who in their right mind thinks they're going to be slaughtered by robots? Agh, Decepticreeps.
His eyes then narrowed and she blinked. Had she said that aloud? A metallic lip curled and sneered at her, letting her know that she did indeed speak her thoughts aloud. Great. He tossed her into the air, causing her to yelp in surprise and him to crackle in amusement. He nearly missed catching her too. Real smart, this one. He flipped her and nabbed the back of her shirt with his talons, keeping her kicking form close to his faceplates. "Don't be like that," he cooed at her. "I'll take real good care of you. I'll even feed you and show you off around the ship! You do look like cute."
She stared at him, much like her parents did when they first saw her dye job. Did he just call her cute? She wished she was just an inch closer to his face, then she could kick him in his stupid nose. He seemed to sense this because he tossed her once more, catching her much more gracefully this time, and crackled. "Knock Out to base," he spoke cheerfully. "Open me a bridge, I have a surprise!"
She didn't like the sound of that. Not at all.
"Oh, Soundwave, you flatter me," he chirped before a glow appeared nearby. He tilted his head towards it as the girl struggled and shouted, wishing someone would hear her but the sounds of battle were probably too loud. She wiggled as he began to move towards it, clawing at his servo with her fleshy fingers, all the while screaming bloody murder. "You're kind of loud, they'll defiantly know when you're gone," he commented as he stepped through the bridge, entering the ship.
"They're gonna come for me, ya know," she hissed and gave him a look. Oh, she wished that looks could offline alien robots right now. He flashed her a grin as he continued into the ship, just strolling along with a human struggling in his servo. No one even spared them a glance.
"I do hope so," he murmured. Her head whipped around and her brown eyes met his ruby optics. There was just something chilling about his tone, it wasn't the normal campy tone that she was used to hearing. No, there was something sinister in there. She swallowed hard and closed her eyes, wishing herself back to Japan, back to the house of secrets. Anywhere but in the grasp of this Decepticon. He continued, "Because it would simply be horrid to have to splat you. Megatron doesn't allow us to keep pets, not for too long."
"Wh-what?"
"Oh, silly me," he snickered. "I probably shouldn't have said that." Her eyes, now opened, stared at him with a frightened deer in the headlights look. Oh yes, suddenly she wished to be home, to be an outsider there. At least in the house of secrets, she wasn't going to be flattened by evil aliens when she was ignored. Who was going to save her? The Autobots didn't even know where the ship was! He turned into what appeared to be a medical zone, and as if he'd been in her head, he added, "Don't worry, I don't plan on shoving you at Megatron just yet. I answer to a much more… interesting mech." This just wasn't good.
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To be continued.
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A/N: Okay, I'm not entirely happy with this one because I hate writing Knock Out. I can never get him right in my head, and he's always ooc when I write him. Meh. The next chapter is going to be better. Sorry for any mistakes, my beta ran away. Not cool. The next chapter should be out sometime tonight. I have to type it out and proof-read real quick on it, if my beta doesn't come back. Bleh. Enjoy.