Chapter Two
"Jack! Paige! Wake up!"
Paige groaned in pain as a wave of nausea washed over. Her blurry vision slowly cleared as she found herself in a glass box with holes on the sides.
Jack, Miko and Raf were in the same boxes.
"Where are we?" Paige asked, placing her hand on her head.
"The Decepticon warship," Miko said blankly, casting a glare towards Knockout and Breakdown.
Paige let out a soft whimper, her hands shaking slightly as she did her best to fight back tears.
"Don't worry, Paige. The Autobots will find us and put more dents into the cons!" Miko said, doing her best to cheer her best friend up.
The sixteen year old girl gave the fifteen year old girl a soft, thankful smile before it faded as the door opened and Megatron, Starscream and Shockwave walked into the med-lab.
Miko narrowed her emerald green eyes at them, "let us go or else!"
Megatron had to chuckle as he sauntered up to the tank she was in. "And what can you do, Miko? You are powerless against me, and you all know it."
Jack growled, his stormy silver blue eyes blazing with fury.
"Leave them alone!" He snapped, making Megatron look at him.
"Knockout, start with Paige," Shockwave said.
"No!" Raf shouted.
"Leave her alone!" Miko snapped.
Paige crawled away from Knockout's servo but she found it useless as the Decepticon medic grabbed her and he took her out of the glass box.
"No! Let me go! Optimus! Somebody help!" She shouted, struggling in his grip.
"Honestly, you humans are quite the squirmer, aren't you?" Knockout said with a roll of his optics.
Paige attempted to glare but it quickly faded as Shockwave scanned her.
"Lord Megatron," Shockwave said.
"What is it?" Megatron asked, turning to the Decepticon scientist.
Shockwave showed him a datapad and the silver and purple mech's optics grew wide with shock before he gave a menacing chuckle.
"Interesting," Megatron said as he looked at Paige who started shaking at the sinister grin on his face.
The Decepticon leader held his servo out and Shockwave placed Paige in his leader's servo.
The light brown eyed girl was about to struggle when the crimson eyed mech quickly gripped her in his serco, making her squeak and whimper.
Jack growled, "if you so much as hurt her-"
"I can assure you, Jackson, we will not hurt her. Not yet anyway," Megatron said with a grin as Shockwave walked out of the med-lab.
Megatron turned to Knockout and Breakdown, "keep an optic on them. And do not let them out of your sight."
"Yes, Lord Megatron," Knockout said with a nod.
"Paige!" Raf, Miko and Jack shouted.
"No! No, let me go!" Paige shouted, struggling in Megatron's grip as they left the med-lab with Shockwave.
Paige continued to struggle but Megatron tightened his grip, not enough to hurt her hut enough to make her stop.
Tears fell down her face as she whimpered softly. She winced slightly as Megatron gently removed a lock of her hair from her face.
She looked up at him in fear and confusion.
Megatron stared at her. It was unnerving.
They came into the lab.
Paige's eyes widened as she saw a human sized lab table and she started shaking again but she didn't struggle.
Shockwave carefully took Paige into his servo and he walked to the lab table.
"N-no... p-please," she whimpered.
"Pleading is pointless, Paige," Shockwave said, his tone neutral as he laid her down and strapped her down.
Paige choked back a sob and she whimpered.
'Optimus... please... come save us.'
A startled scream escaped her as Shockwave carefully traced her arm with the tip of his own clawed digit.
"Wh-what are you doing!?" She shouted, struggling a little.
"Stop struggling," Megatron growled, "we have plans for you and your friends, child."
"O-Optimus won't let you get away with this!" She hissed, her eyes flashing moonlight white and sunlight yellow.
Megatron blinked at her and he chuckled, "Optimus Prime is powerless against me. Especially considering that he is rather weak when it comes to you humans. Especially you, Paige."
Paige was silent for a few moments before she let out a pained scream as Shockwave carefully cut her arm.
She tried to move but it was useless. She was close to passing out from the pain.
"Interesting. Her blood is energon," Shockwave said. There was surprise and interest in his tone.
Megatron approached, initially remaining silent. His optics wandered over the screen, drinking in the information provided for him. His servos remained clasped behind his back, a nonverbal indication of his relaxation and trust toward the Decepticon scientist.
Paige panted hoarsely, her throat nearly sore from screaming. Her vision was blurry but she could make out the faintest blue glow on her arm and the fiery, warm liquid running down the side of her arm.
She shivered as she suddenly felt the sharp coldness of a digit turn her head towards Megatron.
"P-please..." she whispered hoarsely.
"Shockwave, I want you to transfer Paige's body into a Predacon husk," Megatron said sternly.
"What Predacon, my lord?" Shockwave asked curiously, looking at him.
"A hybrid. Project Hybrid." Megatron said firmly, narrowing his optics.
Paige whimpered at the words as she barely struggled.
Megatron turned and walked out of the lab, leaving the two alone.
Shockwave walked to the computer and he started typing.
Paige sniffled and whimpered as she tried to move again.
Five or more vehicons came into the lab, hauling in a dead Predacon.
It wasn't Predaking, that much was true but Paige was still scared out of her mind. Her heart beated against her chest.
"W-what d-do you p-plan to do?" She stammered, looking at Shockwave in pure terror.
"Your heart will be transferred into the husk," Shockwave said simply.
Paige's eyes grew wide and she started struggling more, letting out whimpers and sobs.
Shockwave walked past her and he pressed a button.
The loud ringing in her ears was enough to make her scream with pain as tears ran down her face and her hands shook.
Before darkness engulfed her vision, she saw a bright blue spark of flames.