Predacon talking
"Thinking"
Comm link talking
"Bumblebee talking"
Optics closed with helm held up to the sun soaking in the warm light. Nearly two and a half cycles had passed since she had found herself trapped in the tunnels, not even to stop for recharge. She was low on energon and had no clue as to find her brother seeing as there was no bond like she had with her spark-sisters. Her tanks grumbled letting her know she needed to get moving soon. Even though she had only met the mech a couple of times she went in search of the Warlord's signature. Once she found the faint trail she quickly went into the air.
Readings would come over her, letting her know a stasis lock was close. If she didn't find the ship she was doomed to slowly starve if stasis lock were to happen. Determined to find the ship she pushed harder on her wings, the ground far below going by with each blink of her optics. After a groon she came upon the dark shape of the ship. Relief flooded her spark at knowing she would be able to rest.
Landing heavily on the deck, feeling the ship shudder at her weight, she gave a loud screech just to make sure any and all heard her. With that done she all but dropped to lay on her pedes to help conserve what little energon she still had. A breem later she opened an optic to find Megatron and Starscream heading her way. Lifting her helm she gave Megatron a bow of her helm since he was the one to be in charge.
"They are resilient aren't they, Starscream?" Megatron stated in a growl.
Starscream rolled his optics with a grimace at the predacon, one they thought had offlined. "Yes, they seem to be. What would you like to have done?"
"She'll be low on energon by now. Make sure she gets some by taking her to the cargo bay." Megatron ordered before glancing at the SIC. Make sure she is locked away. We have to keep Predaking from knowing one survived.
Of course, my Lord. Starscream gave the predacon a sneer. "Come on, transform and follow if you want some energon." he ordered before turning to leave.
Athena did but with her low energon levels she would often stumble a little. Flashes of warnings were starting and she could feel the stasis lock coming closer. Finally, they reached the cargo bay that held the energon and she quickly took one of the cubes and drank it all of the energon.
"Are you better now?" Starscream asked his pede tapping with impatience.
"Yes. Now I am in need of a long recharge." she stated her optics trying to offline but forced them to stay on. Starscream gave the predacon a smirk seeing as the beast had no idea what he was going to be doing soon. One servo behind him and the other held out. "Come this way then. We have a place for you to recharge quietly."
She did and once they reached the place where she would be able to recharge, she quickly went back to beast form and settled herself with a soft vent of air. Starscream waited quietly outside of the room for a good while before ordering several vehicons to help chain the predacon. The glowing blue lines held a pede each making very limited movements once she woke up. He even went as far as to clamp her beak closed, they didn't want her to call for the Predaking now did they.
The mech then leaned a little over the predacon's helm with a sneer and both servos behind him. "Oh, im going to have fun with you. I'll be sure to come wake you up soon enough." Turning he left as plans of what he would do to the predacon coming into his processor. Unlike with Predaking, this one was at his mercy and he wasn't going to let the opportunity to vent his frustrations go past him. As of right now, no one cared what happened to the predacon.
Ratchet eyed the mini-con. By now this would be the fourth time the predacon had come back to him having finished reading the data pad. By now, Wisp was learning at the medium level of medical studies and was still wanting to learn more. He had never seen a bot this excited to learn to be a medic. Studying the predacon he gave a sigh. If only they could speak. Then it hit him.
"Do you have a comm. chip?" he asked knowing from all of her studying that she would know what he was talking about. Wisp shook her head with an excited twitter soon after at knowing where this was going and began to jumped a little on her pedes. "Well then, lets get to it."
Not even a breem later the chip was installed. "Alright, now try it."
Ratchet? Wisp's optics widen as she gave a screech of happiness. Can you hear me?
"Yes I can. Now, go find your twin and well get her one. Ep, get both of your sisters." he stated after thinking. If this one didn't have no it would be sure that the other two did not possess one as well.
Can I do the installation? she asked hope burning in her optics.
"Yes, but you will follow my orders to the T, understood?" he replied looking at Wisp in a serious manner and she gave a chirp before flitting off to find her sisters. She was so excited that she honestly thought her spark would explode. Soon she would be a medic-in-training now that she would be able to communicate with much more ease.
Athena felt something was wrong. Her recharge should have taken longer but something had awoken her. A keen of pain ripped from her vocal as she was zapped which fully awakened her. Laughter was heard and she knew what voice pattern it belonged to, Starscream. Without thought she went to swipe at the mech, that had caused her pain, only to find her pedes were chained.
"Oh, yes, your not going anywhere." she glared at him trying to work her jaw finding it was held in a clamp. Her wings twitched allowing her to know that they were at least free but her tail was clamped. A metal pipe and a prodding rod was in his servos as he raised the metal pipe to strike down.
Another keen came forth as the pipe targeted her helm. This didn't make sense, the feathered plating around the area would have stopped the hit from causing pain. It was as if her plating had been taken off. Trying to make sense of it she felt the small joints that held the plating move but the weight was not there. She was in shock. This mech removed her plating leaving only her protoform open for all to see.
It wasnt just her feather plating but all of her armor, even the little bit of wing armor she had. She was bare and at the mercy of this mech. Starscream smirked as he watched the predacon's helm snap from one side to the other to see that her armor was gone and in a pile at the doorway. "Oh, yes. You look much smaller without all of that armor."
Her optics darkened as she glared at the mech waiting for him to get closer. Raising the metal pipe again he went to strike only to squeal in surprise and pain went her wing digits gripped the mech and slammed him to the ground. Taking no mercy on the mech her digits dug into his armor, finding the softer protoform beneath. The mech continue to shout in pain as he ordered others to help.
Her optics shut hard as several prods hit her, sending currents throughout her bare form. Not wanting to give up her prey she gripped the mech harder, lifting him up and slamming him back down. Two more times she did this until all strength left her to wither on the ground not able to handle the electricity anymore. When they knew she wasn't going to move they stopped the current letting her go lax in the ground her venting systems on full blast.
"Take a hold of the beast's wings! Quickly!" the mech shouted trying to back away with one servo while the other laid over his energon leaking chassis. Fear and anger fought in his optics at the resourcefulness of the predacon. Even when down, the beast still found ways to fight for all it's worth. The vehicons quickly worked to clamp the predacon's wings as Starscream picked himself up to make his way to the med bay.
Looking back at the predacon he sneered at it having lost his fear of the beast now knowing it wouldn't be able to retaliate. "For doing this to me, beast, I'll make you beg for the Well once im done with you." All she gave in answer was a hard vent in a snort-like fashion her glare never leaving him.
The bots were at a loss when the three predacons in their care went crazy. At first, many thought they were attacking, but with pained filled cries and Paradox curled tightly on the ground keening loudly, they thought different. Once they were able to calm the very distraught mini-cons they worked to find what had happened.
"Sister hurt. Don't know why. She scared. Helpless feel." Paradox stated with worry thick in her voice. "Sister need us!"
"Paradox, be calm. We will find your sister wherever she may be." Optimus stated.
The feline's audials twitch in her uncertainty. "But sister hurt you. Why Big bot go help enemy in mind?"
Optimus gently gazed at the confused femme. "She attacked us only after being given a reason too. She never started the battle in the times we have met her nor tried."
Paradox could only nod at his answer. "But we have brother. Brother not like you. He fight you bots all time."
The mech gave a soft vent. "Just as we are giving the three of you a chance to show us you are capable of good, so too will I offer it to you sister and the other predacon. It will be their choice in what they do, just as you and the twins are doing."
"Yes, yes. That good." Paradox replied nodding. Looking back in the Prime's optics she gave a grumbling growl. "You know if sister come to us, we leave with."
"Then that will be your choice alone to make. You all have a strong bond with her." he stated with a gentle gaze understanding that the mini-cons would always choose their sister. "But know that you have made friends here." At the words stated her helm turned down.
Out of the three children, Raf was her favorite. "Big bot, why I like Raf? I like all Little Sparks but he more so."
A small smile formed of his lips. "You may have to ask Ratchet about that. He would know and understand more in the area of sparks." They stayed silent for a bit before Optimus turned to leave the now calmed feline. "Big bot!" she called to him making him stop to turn back to her. "You calm me. Still feel sister hurt and pain but I okay now. Thank you Big bot. You good mech. Creator tell us you bad, you evil, need gone, but I not think so any more." All the Prime did was give the feline a small smile and a dip of his helm before leaving.
Im worried for sister. Wisp stated once she and her twins found Paradox.
I know, but we do not have an idea of where she could be. She tries to reassure us it is nothing but we still feel her pain. Lapis replied her lower set of servos crossed over her chassis.
Paradox stood up from sitting on her hunches as she had been when talking to the Prime. Big bot knows that if she comes for us that we would go. He understands.
Wisp gave her sister a critical optic having heard the weaver in her voice. The short training she's had, has been showing in all that she does now. Even with what little training she's had, she was able to hear and spot something that her sister was not saying. Her mentor was a very good at teaching, rude, rough, and shouted at times, but was good and Wisp was an example.
What are you not telling us sister? Wisp asked watching her audials flick.
I do not know if I will follow sister if she did come. Paradox stated with a huff of air.
Its that human sparkling, Raf. You've formed a bond with him. Lapis stated a little shocked but somehow knew it would happen. Paradox's audials went down and a small growl was heard. So what if I have. No one can stop a bond forming even if we try. It happens.
Oh sister, we were not reprimanding you. It is not just you, I don't think I would be able to leaving my training. My studies. Wisp stated softly guilt flowing through the bond. Its not that bad sister. You see Raf as a friend and in doing so you are forming a bond. Bonds are good to have for a spark to be healthy and stable.
Lapis went up to her feline sister and laid her helm on her shoulder. Following her Wisp did the same as they let the sibling love they had for each other flow through the bond easily. With them doing so they could feel their largest sister relax into the flow, letting the three know just how much she was in need of their comfort. What ever had happened to her worried the three but she only continued to send feelings of trying to reassure them it was nothing.
The Whispering Sage - You're welcome. i just could help but have them become mentor like to the twins. Wisp is stubborn. ill tell you that.
Thank you readers! R&R
