Grey Areas Part Three

A Transformers Prime Fan Fiction

By daywalker03

Predaking

"Just get it over with; it's not like I could ever live with myself knowing the role I played in humankind's extinction. But if you want to avenge your cohorts, don't stop with me; keep avenging all the way to Megatron."

Shocking words; so shocking that he transforms from his beast form to his bipedal one. "What? What do you mean?"

"Your high and might leader WANTED your Predacons exterminated, and simply allowed us to do his dirty work for him."

The words ring in his audio receptors, and he glares at the figure before him; Ratchet, the Autobot medical officer has just made an accusation that, while unsettling, seems to ring true at a much deeper level. He shakes himself and reaches out to lift Ratchet up by his left arm; "Nothing but a false claim to save your own spark," he rumbles, but Ratchet's response shakes him to his very core.

"You consider yourself an intelligent being, don't you?" A pause, then Ratchet continues; "Then rise above your base instincts and analyze the situation." He drops Ratchet, and as the Autobot stands he listens to the words being spoken. "We followed the trail that day in the desperate hope it would lead to an Energon mine; we had no idea we would find Shockwave's laboratory."

"The coincidence barely seems plausible," he stated. "Because it WASN'T a coincidence; the Energon was clearly planted to lure us there, by Megatron."

"Why would my liege wish to destroy us?"

"Having just been on the receiving end of your might, one theory springs to mind; Megatron fears you and any like you."

The Autobot's words leave him cold; he had pledged his life to Megatron's cause, and how was he repaid? Megatron had had his kin murdered by the enemy. The most horrific part of it was that Megatron would no doubt now want to exterminate him, if he didn't already regret having not done so yet. Part of him wanted to follow through with terminating the Autobot as Megatron expected, but another felt that such an act would doom innocents, and he could not allow that; the thought of his slain kin would not allow him to stand by and watch it happen again. He growls low, then turns away from the Autobot; he no longer cares what Ratchet does, so long as Megatron betrayal of his trust evens the score.

Ratchet watches as the massive Predacon stalks away, more than slightly shocked that his armor and protoform are still basically intact; he then turns to take advantage of this unexpected development. He follows the trail of carnage left in the Predacon's wake until he finds a control console. "Autobot Base, this is Ratchet, Can anyone hear me?"

/*Loud and clear, old friend*/ Optimus answers, clearly glad to hear his medical officer alive and well.

"Listen to me; Megatron has manager to rebuild the Omega Lock onboard his warship. I have deactivated the Decepticon shielding system; you should be able to get a fix on my coordinates. Optimus, you must hurry; Megatron is preparing to cyberform Earth as we speak."

/*Ratchet. */ Optimus receives no response. /*Autobots, lock onto those coordinates and prepare to storm the warship.*/