Hope comes to a lawless town
Chapter 4
Megatron began to awaken from his sleep. His systems slowly coming online. He was tried still. He barely gotten any sleep since he came to Darkcon. He stayed up all night trying to catch this Mirage but he never showed up, which was good but the sheriff knew he would attack again one night.
He turned over on his side. The covers fell from him. He was naked, he preferred to sleep this way. Nights were always so warm on Cybertron and he felt comfortable sleeping like this.
He was disturbed when someone knocked on the door. He didn't wish to get up even if he had to. He couldn't stay in bed forever. He sat up rubbing his optics for a moment to clear his vision. He then drank some energon on the table beside the bed. Just as he was about to ask who it was or go to the door he got his answer unfortunately.
"Hey Sheriff you dressed yet?". It was Starscream he was already up and ready to start the day. Megatron grumbled and growled. He ws not a morning person.
Getting up, he wrapped one of the sheets around his went over to the door and opened it. Starscream stood there smiling as always, with his arms folded.
"No I'm not dressed, what are you doing here this early?"
Starscream smile grew, happy with the nice sight he was getting. He just wished the damn sheet would fall from Megatron waits "I always wake up early. I do exercises in the morning. Anyway I wanted to treat you to breakfast".
Megatron knew what the seeker was doing but he rather he stop. "Starscream look. Its very kind of you but I have to tell you. I'm not interested in you so please stop alright"
Starscream felt alittle sad hearing that but he didn't want to give up so easily. Megatron just needed to get to know him alittle better that's all. "I was just offering to buy you breakfast that's it"
"And your not going to leave until I agree to come with you"
Starscream smirked. "You got it"
Megatron just signed again and told him to wait outside while he got dressed. It didn't take him long and he came out wearing his usually black coat, black hat, dark glasses and his dark grey boots. "Is Soundwave joining us?"
"Yep see it was just a friendly get together not a chance for me to get into you".
Megatron growled and closed his door. He wondered if Starscream would ever listen to him. "Why is Soundwave up early for?" He asked as they headed down stairs. Music already started playing in the saloon and a few others bots were around just chatting or drinking together.
"Well I do exercises and well he goes on patrol or does target practice. Sometimes he sees some thefts going on".
They sat down near one of the tables at the back of the room. Starscream just ordered them simply energon while they looked over the menu on what to have. "Soundwave really does just work". Megatron said.
"Yeah I mean I have tried to make him relax and have a little fun but he's not interested. I think he just needs to find the right mech that can make him happy".
"Is that all you think about?"
"What do you mean? I think of other things not just sexy mechs ok".
"Yeah sure you do". He didn't believe deputy and never will. Already he saw Starscream eyeing the bartender.
"I thought we came to eat not for you to check out mechs"
"Oh...ah yeah sorry". So they ordered breakfast now and the two ate and chatted more. During their meal Megatron got thanked by customers for stopping the gang that kidnapped the sheriff and the ones that tried to cause trouble here. Megatron just said thank you but he was just doing his job.
A hour nearly passed and now they left to the office. They still had Mirage to deal with but he only strikes at night. Megatron would look for him now but it would be difficult since no one really knows what he looks like, all they knew was that the had one servo missing. They would have to wait for night fall.
When they entered the office. Soundwave was there cleaning his rifle. He put each gun part back together again and began to reload it. "Morning Sheriff"
Megatron nodded towards him and then sat down in one of the chairs. " Soundwave...well we got anything planned today. Mirage we can't do anything until nightfall"
Soundwave stood up. "We did get something a business mech came by, demanding that we well you, more importantly. Get rid of some group that has taken over one of his energon mines. They shot some of his workers and they drove them off. Now his workers refuse to work fearing well they be killed."
"Who's the group that took over?" Starscream said.
"I'm not sure but the mech who came here is convinced they were hired by a another mining company who wanted the mine. Its the largest one in this area".
"Where is this mine?" Megatron asked.
Soundwave got the map out and marked it. "Over near". It was way out, past Hill Valley across the Red River and past the mountain Trail.
"We better get more weapons for this. Lets load up and ride out".
The Three of them got the weapons. A collection of pistol and rifles and and Shotguns. They were ready now and soon the three took off riding there steeds to reach the mine. When they left a certain mech stood near entrance of the town looking at them. It was Jazz. He smirked and then went into town to the Saloon to start his mission for his leader.
A hour Later
The road to the mine was long and treacherous, their steeds were tried when the got there. They led them over to drink from a barrel that was already filled with water. There was a collection of them, probable for the miner horses.
Megatron now looked around. He didn't see anyone around the outside of the mine, just a lot of tents and equipment. "They must be all inside"
Soundwave looked around. He didn't like it, they could easily get spotted out here if anyone was around. "I'm going to make sure,you two go on ahead. We can't have anyone warning the ones in the mine that we are here".
Starscream pulled out a rifle he carried on his back. "Lets go Sheriff and Soundwave good luck".
Megatron and Starscream hurried over to the mine. entrance They kept to the wall and looked in. They saw a few guards and ones working, operating the machines and gathered the energon crystals.
Megatron moved in and hid behind some crates. He looked to his left and saw a ladder leading up to platform above and to another entrance in the mine. Megatron ordered Starscream to go there. He would take care of ones here while he could take down any he missed from above.
Megatron waited until he was up in the platform before he moved out from cover and got be hide behind boxes. Starscream lay flat on the platform and he had his sights on a flammable barrels. He waited for Megatron move first before he made his.
The guards moved left and right. Megatron was going to shoot now but then he heard something behind his helm. A click and he knew what it was. A gun, someone was pointing a gun behind his head. He raised his hands slowly and his gun was took from him. "Well what do we have here?"
Megatron cursed at himself for failing to notice another guard. He rushed in and messed up. The guard ordered him up and turned him to face him. "Well...well hello Sheriff. What are you doing here in my mine. Hey boys!look who I found". The others all turned and Megatron was brought out to them at gun point.
Starscream optic widen. (Slag!) He watched as Megatron was now kicked to the ground and the group circled him. One of them stuck his foot right in Megatron abdomen. Megatron gripped the ground but didn't make a sound of being in pain. He wasn't going to give them that. "Well we got a tough mech here guys". He reached down grabbing Megatron throat. "We don't like Sheriff's I guess no one told you that"
"No...arghh...but they did say something"
"And what was that?" He said as he squeezed his throat"
Starscream watched, scared now for Megatron. He didn't hear what he said but whatever it was pissed off the guy more and he punched Megatron in the face again and again.
Starscream was ready to shoot but he felt something hit his arm. He looked and saw it was a stone. Looking down he made out Soundwave. He was hiding behind the crates He looked up at him and pointed to the barrels that Starscream saw perversely.
Megatron was now lifted from the ground his hands held behind his back. He was punched again in abdomen. He coughed and a little and energon began to spill from his mouth. He learned forward but was held up again.
"Any last words sheriff!"
Megatron coughed up again and when he looked up he saw Starscream pointing his gun. Megatron smirked "Very soon, your going to be begging and crying like a sparkling when you beg me to let you live".
That angered the mech more than ever and he was going to shoot him now but something else happened.
Starscream pulled the trigger, the buttle from his gun zoomed and hit the flammable barrels. Then all hell broke lose. The explosion knocked Megatron and his attackers down and the other equipment in the room started blowing up because of the blast.
Starscream and Soundwave took down some of them mechs around Megatron as he got to his feet. The mech that kept punching him, the leader of this operation scrambled to his feet and made a run deeper in the mines.
Soundwave hurried to Megatron side and helped him " You alright Megatron!"
Megatron wiped his busted lip. "I'm fine lets get going we will have company soon. And this place is unstable now".
When Starscream got down to them, he gave Megatron his weapons back and went into one of the mine tunnels.
The three stayed in a group and fought there way in deeper to take out these mechs. They fought tunnel after tunnel and shot many in their path.
The leader that Megatron was after was panicking, scared as the Sheriff and the others just seemed to keep coming as if nothing could stop them. He sent every mech he could at them and it didn't slow them down. He didn't know how long it took him, it felt like hours to him but he reached the exit and fell out. He got hit in the hip as he was running and the blast caused a piece of metal to be stuck in his leg part. He rested his servo against the wall and gripped the large piece of wood. He cried as he pulled it out but that was a mistake it was more deeper than he thought.
Energon gust from his wound like a river, his leg gave out as all power was drained of it. He fell onto the ground and began crawling now, trying to get to his steed.
But he didn't get far before the sound of footsteps began moving towards him. Almost afraid to look but he did. He turned back and there he saw them. Sheriff and his deputies. The one with orange visor pointed his rifle at him.
He backed away now and the sheriff prediction came true. He began crying his blood servo reaching out to them begging them not to shoot. He was a coward. "Please! D..don't kill me! I'll...I'll tell you who I'm working for"
"Spill then you fragger! Was it another mine company that hired you". Starscream shouted.
The scared mech quickly shook his head and then cried in pain as his side burned as well as his leg. "No dammit! No company hired us"
Megatron moved closer to him. "Then who then! Speak now and you will live!"
"It was..."the mechs head suddenly exploded with blood. Megatron gasped out of surprise and shock before he and the others took cover. The gang leader's body just fell to the ground a gun shot wound to his face. Megatron looked up quickly around the area and up at the hill above, the gun shot came from above not near them. But he saw no one.
"Slag! Who did that!" Starscream cried.
"Someone who wanted him to keep his mouth shut".
Soundwave went over and knelt down and examined the gun wound and then looked up towards the hill. "The range of this shot I say someone in the military could do this, it was perfect and precise a expert did this".
"I wonder who he was going to say" Starscream said.
Megatron wonder that myself, they had to think on that later right they needed to head back inform the mech who asked for help that his mine is now cleared.
Sometime later
Megatron sat in his hotel room again. He washed his face. His lip stun when water made contact with his busted lip. He now slipped off his coat and saw a bruise forming where he was kicked, the part was dented now. He moved his servo along it, the pain wasn't bad but it still stun.
Suddenly a knock came at his door. "Come in" He said and washed his servos now. Who entered was Soundwave. He took off his brown hat and placed it on the wall where Megatron hat hung.
"Hey well the business mech was pleased we took care of his problem. He said don't worry about the bodies he'll have a undertaker come later to collect them"
Megatron just simple nodded and washed his abdomen.
Soundwave moved a little closer. "Are you alright?" He saw the marks but he noticed something else. There were wounds on Megatron back older ones. There was a large one on his back that was healed yes but you could make out the scar, it was large almost as someone stabbed him in the back.
"I'm fine Soundwave just a few dents nothing more"
"Do you need any help?
"No...but thank you for the offer". He drayed his servos and put his coat back on.
Soundwave would like to ask where he got that large scar from but he thought it be better if he didn't. It might be difficult for Megatron to talk about.
They two now left and were heading downstairs. As Megatron walked A mech dressed in a cancan dress was hurrying upstairs and banged against him.
"Sorry! Oh ah hello Sheriff I didn't see you there"
"Is fine, excuse me" He moved past him.
"I haven't seen you around here before". Soundwave said,
"Oh yeah I'm the new dancer here, name's Ricochet." His black visor shined a little when he smiled at them both.
"If your a mech why are you in a dress?"
"Cause I like to dress this way, you dig, I look nice in it don't you think sheriff." He smiled and then went upstairs.
Megatron just rolled his eyes and went down stairs.
The mech Ricochet or Jazz as his real name is, smiled watching them leave the saloon. Jazz knew he was going to be problem. He had to get a picture of him Optimus some information on him. And he knew just where to go for that. Mouths flap when drink is involved or a pretty mech offers to do something for information. He now went to his room to get changed for the show.
Megatron and Soundwave finally arrived back and entered the office, only to be greeted with a surprise. A femme stood, she sat on his desk, her legs crossed. Her brown top opened a little at the front exposing a bit of her breasts. She wore brown trousers with long brown boots. 2 guns were strapped to each side of her hips. Her purple optics glowed, her antennas perked up.
Soundwave noticed something else which surprised him. She had a tail it was long, down to her feet and it brushed along the wooden floor.
The colour's of her body were gray but with purple lines along her cheeks hands and chest. They seemed to glow. Her purple lips turned to a smile and she stood up now facing the sheriff.
"Hey handsome, names Galactia. I'm the bounty hunter that is going to help you catch Optimus"
