Experiment 3 cried in her containment cell, she sobbed and hiccuped at the loss of her best friend, her sister, her connection. She cried and cried, letting her eyes turn red as she mourned for her loss. She sniffled for a few more moments before she forced herself to stop.
"Etty would be angry...(hic) that I didn't try...(hic)..."
Sitting against the wall of her cell she looked around, she looked at every dent, every bolt, every panel. As she looked a cunning little plan formed in her mind. She smiled wickedly as she lay down and went to sleep. She made her best plans in her sleep.
"Wake up." a voice said, prodding her roughly.
Experiment 3 opened her eyes and looked at the scientist. He mumbled something and picked her up, careful to hold her away from his body.
She watched silently, but stared elsewhere, sticking her hand in her mouth like a child would. She sucked on her fist and let her eyes wander, wriggling a bit and doing things halfheartedly to imitate a baby as he set her into a transportable cage that sat in a cart then closed it.
He looked in the openings of the cage for a moment, as if expecting her to do something.
She burbled and climbed to the side of the cage and tried to suck on the walls, leaving bits of slobber everywhere.
The scientist made a sound of disgust before pushing the cart towards the lab.
Experiment 3 looked around and burbled, giggling as they passed through the lab doors. She watched as the scientist rolled her over to an examination berth and then pulled her out, setting her on it.
Experiment 3 burbled and crawled towards the edge, nearly falling if not for the interference of the scientist. She giggled and clapped her hands as he set her back down. She burbled as she turned her head around and looked about the room.
The scientist began to prepare several tools and kept glancing at her, she could tell he was nervous.
She giggled and made a babyish babbling sound as she crawled in his direction, cooing as she crawled.
The scientist groaned and set her back in place, only for her to start climbing towards the edge again.
He growled in irritation.
"For a supposed genius you are very irritating." he grumbled.
She giggled, clapping her hands again then reaching for him.
The scientist snorted.
"I can't wait for the rest to come and end this experiment once and for all."
She burbled and began to crawl in his direction again.
He snorted again.
"I bet you can't even understand what I'm saying, can you?" he sneered.
She giggled, reaching the edge and reached for him, burbling.
He chuckled as he set her back in place.
"The other Experiment really did affect you, now without it your a stupid baby." he sneered.
She giggled clapping her hands, then kicked her feet out to show excitement.
He chuckled when three other scientists entered the room.
"Lets begin, shall we?" he said, pleased at the other scientists having come at last.
One scientist nodded and proceeded to pull a gas mask from the supply cart while another scientist lay Experiment 3 on her back.
She continued to burble as she lay down, sucking her fist again and looking around.
After she was lying down the scientist with the gas mask began to lower the mask over her face.
She made a sleepy burble sound and closed her eyes and lay still.
The scientist then removed the mask and placed it back on the tray.
"Lets make this quick, Silas said to erase any memories not concerning her future training." one of the scientist's said.
One picked up a marker and proceeded to make marks on her head. He then nodded towards another scientist.
The scientist nodded back and began to strap her down, but when he came to her left leg he stopped, confused. He reached down and began to pull something out of her pant leg.
Automatically her leg kicked up, the sharp end of a scalpel slicing through his mask and up his face.
The scientist cried out in pain and stumbled back, earning the shocked, and distracted gazes of his comrades.
Experiment 3's leg then moved swiftly, curling up awkwardly behind her back, then with her left arm still unstrapped she reached down and pulled the scalpel out. Opening her eyes she swung the scalpel to the side and sliced through her remaining bond. Quickly she sat up, the scientist's attention only just turning back to her. She grinned wickedly before jumping forward, diving her scalpel through the temple of one then quickly pulling it out as he landed on the ground. She rolled to the side and jumped past the first fallen scientist, then lashing it out, slicing his neck and hit his carotid artery, making the ground red and slippery. She looked at the final two scientist's, they bolted for the door but a quick throw made the one closest to escaping fall, and the other with him. She rushed forwards, hopping onto the fallen scientist and pulling her scalpel from his back, landing in front of the final scientist.
"A genius, not stupid." she sneered, before diving forward and plunging her scalpel into his temple.
She smirked at her work before pulling out her scalpel and grabbing their ID cards. Quickly she exited and ran down the halls, being sure to keep a lookout for any more guards. As she neared a corner she heard the sounds of approaching guards, thinking quickly she opened a vent and climbed in, closing it behind her and watching as the guards passed. She then turned around, looking at the pathway of vents that she had entered.
Smirking she ran through the vents, looking through the grate each time she passed to get a clue at where she was. After a while she came to what looked like a control room, looking through he grate she peered in and examined what she could. She saw only two men, both guards, and both well armed, they were back to back, one was just below her and both were occupied by their tasks at hand. Thinking she quietly slipped off the vent cover and set it down beside herself. She then looked at the nearest guard, holding her scalpel like a dagger she leaped down, sending her downward force into her scalpel she dug it straight into his scalp. The only noise was the quiet sound of her dagger slicing cleanly through bone and fabric. Her victim fell froward but she held him up, holding one foot on the edge of the control panel he was operating. Quickly she pulled her scalpel out and leaned his forehead on her own, ignoring the red dribbling down her forehead, and put her hands on his chest, pushing him back into his seat, and climbing onto his lap. She then proceeded to pull one of his arms up and lean it against the arm of the chair and then she carefully leaned his head onto it. Seeing he was balanced she leaped off of his chair, landing silently on the ground and moved towards his companion. She waited, after a moment, he turned to his left, leaving his right side wide open. As soon as he had turned she jumped, quickly scaling under the arm of his chair and thrusting her scalpel into his side.
The man yelped, so shocked he jumped up, but she quickly pulled to the side so as not to go up with him. He fell against his panel, turning to see who had caused him his wound and when he turned she leaped forward. Digging her scalpel into his carotid and slicing through, jumping back into the chair, her force pushing it back as he fell, clutching his throat, and she watched as his life bled out of him. Once she was sure he was dead she jumped down and pushed the chair back up to the control panel before climbing back on. Scanning the panel she began to push certain buttons, activating the lock on her door and overriding the system. She then looked up the map of the facility, looking at an escape route and memorizing the whole building plan. She then smirked as a timer appeared on the front screen, depicting the time until self destruct. She chuckled and ran to the nearest vent and climbed in. quickly she followed her chosen path and within moments she kicked open the vent.
Hopping out into the star lit night she ran through the parking lot and to the nearest vacated truck. Quickly she stuck her scalpel into the lock and picked it, hearing the definitive click as it was unlocked. She then opened the door and climbed in, closing it behind her, quickly she scanned the car and found nobody within, she then jumped beneath the steering wheel and opened the fuses. She cut a few wires then proceeded to jump start the car, and grinned as the motor roared to life. Jumping back into the seat she pushed the lock button and then proceeded to drive. She did a quick scan of her surroundings outside of the car before ducking down and pushing her feet against the gas. She turned the wheel to her memory and aimed towards the fence, easily crashing through and proceeding through the desert.
She continued to hop up and make peeks to scan where she was going and then make corrections to her driving.
As she drove she heard a loud boom behind her, signaling the destruction of the base, she smirked before scanning again and ducking back down, proud of her escape.
She continued on until she spotted a town, once she came to it she stopped in a parking lot and peeked out of the window, seeing nobody she unlocked the door and hopped out. Quickly she bolted for the neared store, using her scalpel she picked the lock and went in, looking around she grabbed a basket. Using her strength she pushed the basket along the ground as she pushed supplies into it, bags of food, water, a medical kit, a lighter, and two small mirrors. She moved to the cash register and used her scalped again to open it. Once it was open she pulled out handfuls of money and deposited them into her basket. Once she finished that she headed towards the door, pushing the basket through and back to her truck. She then opened the door and lifted the basket inside.
Once inside she used the medical supplies to tie one mirror to the head of the seat, positioning it to where she could see the road ahead of her. She then dumped the rest of the supplies onto the front seat and flipped the basket over. She quickly then tied the other mirror to the steering wheel and positioned it to where it reflected the other mirror, once that was done she sat on the basket and stepped on the gas, driving out and away from the town, using the reflections to see the road. She then quickly took to a highway and drove north, watching the road and occasionally snacking on the supplies she had managed to snag.
She sighed and leaned against the seat, smiling at her successful escape, she knew she would need to get a new car soon, and she could not afford to stay in one spot, or be spotted. Thinking she began to come up with a plan, and she decided that on her next stop, she would need to get very specific supplies.
After a while of driving she decided it was time to pull over, she continued to drive until she came to a town then quickly she parked into an alley and then hopped out. She ran away from the car and searched through the town, she rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she ran and looked for a possible haven. She spotted a gas station and ran behind it, heading towards the bathroom. When she found the bathroom she picked the lock and went in, locking it behind her as she went in. Holding up her lighter she looked around, and spotted a vent. Quickly she climbed to it and opened it, then climbed in and closed it behind her. She then lay in the vent and attempted to get a comfortable as she could, she then closed her eyes and slept.
When Experiment 3 woke it was daytime, she made a quiet yawn and began to crawl through the vent and saw she was inside of the gas station, peeking at a wall clock she saw it was high noon. She rubbed her eyes and waited, knowing she could only leave once it had gotten dark. She yawned again, deciding it was best she slept through the day and lay down again, curling up and falling back to sleep.
When she woke it was evening, she peeked at the clock again and sighed, it was only 9:15 and she knew from the sign at the door the store would not close until 11:00. She looked about, trying to find a way to keep herself entertained until the store closed. She sat staring randomly for a moment until she saw a customer walk in, it was a man, he seemed tired and looked about.
"Rough night?" the clerk asked.
The man nodded.
"I've been on the road for a while, going towards Nevada." he said, grabbing a beer and a large bag of chips and approaching the checkout, "Its really quiet up there, lots of weirdos, I guess its the solitude, eh?" he said, smirking to the cashier and both chuckled at the idea.
An idea hit Experiment 3, quickly she crawled to the bathroom and crawled out of the vent, then closed it and hopped down and ran out. She ran out in time to see the trucker disappear around the truck as he got in. she paused by the corner and watched as her started the truck and began to pull out.
She bolted forwards and ran after the truck, hopping onto the passenger side of the cab she crawled up and managed to make her way to the top of the cab. Sitting on top she looked around then turned to his haul, it was a gas truck. She sighed and lay down, knowing it would be a while until she came to Nevada.
When she woke it was daytime, and she felt quite cold. Shivering she crossed her arms in an attempt to keep warm as they drove. She looked around and looked at the desert, she kept herself busy by counting the boulders they passed and just watching the views, including the plateaus and their varied colors. She watched as the sun rose and tried to guess the time. After a while they came across a sign that said 'Jasper 20 miles'. She gazed as a town came in view, it looked simple, calm, and boring. Just what she needed. Crawling behind the cab she hid between the wires and watched as people passed by, completely unaware of her presence in the dark behind the cab.
She watched as the driver pulled into a gas station and came to a stop. She listened as he exited the cab and went inside of the station. She then looked around, seeing only a passing couple she hopped down and ran into the nearest alley. She peeked out and saw nobody she retreated back into the alley. She then looked through the garbage, wrinkling her nose at the smell she managed to pull out some old ragged sheets and clothing, she took off her suit and hid it with in a garbage container. She then arranged the rags until she made a little bed beside the garbage and smeared a little dirt on her body. After she was done she climbed in, wrinkling her nose as she wrapped herself up and lay down.
She sat there for a moment, and prayed to Etty her plan would work, and she began to cry. He baby cries grew, and she made them sound as much like a newborn as she could. She cried and cried, letting the tears flow and her face turn red in her attempt. She let her nose run and made her wails louder, hoping somebody would hear.
She was crying for a while when she heard feet moving towards her, she continued to cry until she felt she was being picked up. She made hiccuping cries and she turned her head towards her carrier and cried some more.
"Why are you here all alone?" the man whispered out loud.
She continued to cry until he began to rock her, cooing to her and comforting her. He then left the alley and began to walk.
"Where did you come from?" he wondered out loud, gently wiping the dirt form her cheek.
She murmured and tried to grip his hand, sucking on it as she tried to gain some sort of hold on him.
He continued to walk until he reached a Mechanic's garage and set her down on a makeshift bed.
"Well, I guess you don't have anybody...I guess I'll have to fill that in, eh?" he said, smiling at her.
She only burbled and began to cry again.
He sighed.
"This will be a challenge." he muttered, pulling off his cap and rubbing his neck before stopping.
"Well...first, you need food." quickly went to his fridge, opening it and looking inside. Seeing some milk he pulled it out and poured some into a cup and set it in the microwave. Once it was warm he grabbed a clean cloth and a plastic bag, he then poked a few holes into the bag and dipped the cloth into the milk. He then put the cloth into the bag and held it over her mouth.
Experiment 3 burbled and opened her mouth.
He then let her suck on it and watched her.
"I'm Mac, by the way...i guess your my problem now..." he watched her suck for a few more moments before smiling," say, you still haven't got a name...well...I guess I'll call you...Myra...after my mom." he said, smiling at her.
She burbled and continued to suck.
18 years later
Myra sat at her computer, typing rapidly as she pushed to beat the firewall she was currently hacking. Her fingers flew across the keyboard and her eyes narrowed in concentration. After a moment she smirked, having finally passed the firewall and taken control.
"Alright, Fowler, what have you posted today for me." she purred, brushing aside her red tipped bangs.
She continued to smirk as she read the latest report on the Mechanical Extra Terrestrial's known as Cybertronians. She yawned and read, her eyes grabbing each word instantly as she read the current mission report of Fowler and sighed.
"So yet another boring rescue, the defeat of a pathetic Decepticon to a pathetic group of humans and Autobots. Anything else to report?" she sighed, bored despite the new Intel.
"Myra! We have a truck that needs a new transmission and clutch, give us a hand will ya?", Mac called.
She rolled her eyes and stood, closing her laptop and turning to the garage and put on a pair of work gloves. She lay on a board, rolled under, and began to work.
"Maybe adventure will come my way." she muttered.
Myra peeked into Mac's office, spotting him sleeping at his desk.
She smirked and shook her head, pulling his jacket from his stand and placing over his shoulders.
"I'll just lock up for you." she smirked, pulling the keys from his grip.
After closing his door she went out front and locked down, closing the last garage door and locking it. She then turned and began the short walk home, expecting a normal boring night. As she walked she noticed something parked in front of one of the garages, she frowned and moved towards it. She recognized it as a custom Astron Martin DBS, a hot car for hotshots. She frowned for a moment before noticing something about it and smirked. She walked up beside it, trailing her finger ever so lightly on its frame.
"What a beauty you are." she purred, feeling under the window and over the mirror.
She walked around the car, inspecting it with a trained eyes and spotting something out of the ordinary. It looked like it's left door had been replaced, and it was obvious to her by the imperfect shades that whoever had repainted the door didn't even try that hard.
"Too bad for your little mistake." she smirked, crouching down and peering at the door.
"Looks like some idiot forgot to repaint your whole exterior, and such a cheap job too." she sneered.
She took a step back and crossed her arms, looking at the car carefully for a moment before nodding.
"I could do a better job...only if you let me." she smirked.
The car st there, unmoving and not reacting.
"What's the matter? Think I'll tell your little secret?" she sneered, flipping her hair.
"Well get this, your not the only one with secrets," she smirked, walking in front of the car, unlocking the garage and opening it, "Am I, Decepticon?" she smirked, stepping aside and gesturing for the car to enter.
For a moment the car did not move then the Astron Martin DBS automatically came to life and moved forwards, creeping slowly into the garage, as if it was hesitant to move forwards.
Myra only continued to smirk, closing the door as soon as the car was in completely, then she walked to the front of it.
"Don't worry, you can change, I'm the only one here, so you don't need to worry." she purred.
At that moment the car began to move, it began to change. Doors, panels, wheels, and other parts began to shift and change, shattering then reforming into a solid humanoid figure. She could tell 'it' was a 'he' by the way his armor was arranged, by the facial structure, and by several other aspects that suggested masculinity. His face was directly in front of hers, hovering as he inspected her closely and he too smirked.
"Your different from the other humans, much too intuitive, much too sleek." he said, his voice low and sultry.
"That I am." she smirked, leaning her head to the side as she inspected him in turn.
After they finished inspecting one another he then scowled at the servo where his replacement door lay.
"Sooo do you really think you could do a better job?" he said, his voice lower, more defensive.
She smirked and made a chuckle in amusement.
"Right this way, sir" she purred, motioning towards the back of the room, where a painting studio lay.
He smirked, transforming and moving forwards.
"Call me Knockout." he purred.
She worked on him for quite some time. She made sure to fix any dings or imperfections before she carefully removed his old coat and replaced it with a new glossy one, in the perfect shade to his original. She quite enjoyed working on his exterior, every second she was with him her mind buzzed as she learned how he ticked. She was especially fascinated by the glowing energy sphere that lay underneath his hood. She figured it was his life source by how well it was protected.
"What is that energy at your core?" she asked as she buffered his hood.
"That happens to be my spark, you could say ts our heart and soul, so don't touch it." he muttered.
She only chuckled.
Once she was done she reopened the garage door, giving him freedom and a new paint job to show.
"Anytime you want an upgrade, don't be afraid to come back." she purred.
She smirked as his engine rumbled and he drove out. Not slowing or stopping to thank her.
Once he was gone she chuckled, closing the door and locking it as she headed for home.
"He'll be back, that I know." she smirked.