I've got a Breaking Benjamin song stuck in my head..
..Dear agony, just let go of me, suffer slowly...is this the way it's gotta be? Don't bury me, faceless enemy, I'm so sorry, is this the way it's gotta be? Dear agony...Leave me alone, God let me go, I'm blue and cold, black sky will burn. Love pull me down, hate lift me up, just turn around, there's nothing left...
Don't worry, nothing depressing or agonizing or sad here...just had to get it out.
Enjoy!
Starscream flew through the sky. He was grateful to have his wings back, though it did not make him feel any more caring towards Megatron.
On his radar, a signal popped up. It wasn't Decepticon.
"My liege, we have located an Autobot signature. We will approach at your order."
"Capture and disarm only, Starscream. I need this one alive. Fail me, and your sparkless husk will be a reminder to those who dare disobey me."
"Yes, my lord." He addressed his Seekers. "My armada, corner the Autobot! Do not show hostile behavior." The former Decepticon lieutenant's voice lowered. "He may be of use."
Prowl moved silently through the tree canopies, ignoring the rain. He needed to calm down and reorganize his processor. It would not be controlled for long and there was no need to break down in front of the others.
He stopped suddenly, sitting and balancing on a branch.
Do not lose control. Keep your hold. Do not lose control. Keep your hold. Do not—
The ninja opened his optics, sweeping his gaze across the clearing. He dulled his emotions, enhancing his senses.
Inhaling deeply, he scanned the area. There were footsteps, made by a male Cybertronian of about twenty feet. The scent of fresh Energon filled the area, and he scowled, moving to another tree.
"I know you're up there, Autobot. Come down and I'll make this easy." A deep voice echoed up from the ground.
"Would I do this to please you or to prevent from being shot?"
"Your choice."
Knock Out moved down the forest path. The organic life was quiet, as if it sensed him going through the trees. He kept his sensors open, looking for the Autobot. Starscream has put him on land patrol, since he was 'one of those ones', although it was Megatron who had ordered the search that would not end in an enemy casualty.
The CMO froze, sweeping his gaze over the clearing he as in. "I know you're here, Autobot. Come out and I'll make this easy."
A voice drifted from the trees. "Would I do this to please you or to prevent from being shot?"
A sadistic grin crossed the Decepticon's faceplate. "Your choice. You'll come down either way, alive or dead." It was a small lie, as he had no long-range weapons, but he could just as easily off-line the Autobot without them.
Leaves rustled in front of him, and a tall black and gold Autobot appeared. He didn't seem much of a threat, despite the traces of Circuit Sioux and Metallikato training from—Knock Out narrowed his optics, searching—Yoketron.
"It has been a while since I have seen one of your types around," the Autobot said.
"What would you mean by that?" His gaze followed him as he began to circle him like a Predacon stalking its prey.
"You know very well what I mean." His voice was cold. "Irrational impulses, control—all because of one Cybertronian…"
"…one we both knew well," Knock Out finished. His grin resurfaced. "You show signs of restraint."
"You do not. Who have you taken?"
The medic's optics blazed. "No one you'll need to worry about."
"Would that include—?"
"—your teammate?" the medic hissed with a note of insanity, making the Autobot slow ever so slightly. "He was a burden. He would have died sooner or later."
"By your hands, all because of a grudge." The ninja noticed the medic's optics narrow. He continued anyways, "A grudge that would risk your secret."
"It is not only my secret. I am not the only victim."
The Autobot froze, his doorwings rising. "Do not blame our sensei."
"He knew exactly what was going to happen, and he still let us train! He let us get infected, become like this!" The Decepticon's scowl exposed fangs, and this only solidified his statement.
"How was he to know? Even Blackheath did not." Despite the CMO's anger, the Autobot's voice was calm and collected.
"Blackheath was a fool who knew nothing, no matter his power," the Decepticon spat. The Autobot turned, his doorwings twitching.
Knock Out noticed this. "Did I hit a nerve? The great Prowl, Autobot ninja and Yoketron's best student, has feelings?"
"That answer is obvious."
Knock Out sneered. "Just like your optics?"
Suddenly the Autobot was dangerously close. "The cause of this is clear."
"Then why don't you take the visor off?"
Prowl hissed, shaking his helm. "You know I—"
"Knock Out!"
An F-16 Fighter jet appeared, white and black Vehicon Seekers flanking it. They transformed, revealing Starscream and his armada.
"You are supposed to detain the Autobot, not start a conversation!" Starscream said.
Prowl faced the Decepticon. "I am assuming you are Starscream, the Decepticon pariah?"
Starscream fumed. "You would be wise to watch your tone, Autobot."
"Save the dramatics, Starscream," Knock Out growled. "Lord Megatron wants us to deliver, not focus on other inconsequential matters."
"I see no reason on why you're telling me this, Knock Out, when you were delaying his capture as well." Starscream glared at the medic, who glared back until the Seeker moved away, his wings twitching.
"Our liege grows impatient," one of the Seekers, black scars scoring his wings and chest, said. "We have the Autobot. It is logical to leave."
"You opinion was not allowed expression," the medic snapped.
"I command my armada, not you!" Starscream pointed an accusing finger at the CMO. He faced the Vehicon. "You, Blackwing, were not ordered to speak."
Blackwing's crimson gaze narrowed. "I am not one of your servants, Starscream. I answer only to Megatron."
"Why you—!" Starscream cut off as Knock Out interrupted.
"We should be putting on stasis cuffs and leaving," he said, glaring at one Vehicon as he began to object. Starscream noticed how dangerously bright the medic's optics were, and trepidation overtook him.
"I am commanding officer here, not you!" he snapped.
The CMO turned on him. "How many times do you have to say it, Herr Kommandant? I'm sure we're all tired of hearing it."
Before the Seeker could answer, their comm-links whirred to life.
"Starscream, have you captured the Autobot?"
"Yes, my liege. We are—" The Decepticon froze as he turned.
Prowl was gone.
"Starscream." The voice was brimming with black anger.
"We've had a setback. It really is amusing, if you think out about it—"
"What happened?"
"The Autobot has escaped, my liege," Blackwing answered, cutting of Starscream.
A growl echoed ominously in their auditory receptors. "Return to the warship. We cannot waste limited Energon."
"As you wish, my liege," Blackwing said as the line disconnected. They all transformed and flew away. Knock Out lingered, staring into the forest.
You may have escaped, but nothing will stop me.
"B-19," he said to the nearest Miner Vehicon. "Can I have a word with you?"
Sorry for how short this is. Read and review, pleaze!
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