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Jasper High School
Miko sat in a classroom, serving after school detention, reading a world history text book for her history report. This wasn't her first time in detention, and it certainly won't be the last, given her… personality. "Pbht, detention, ugh." She grumbled after placing the book down before resting her head on her arms. But she then heard the familiar sound of an engine revving and tires screeching. Miko lifted her head up from the desk and looked out the window, seeing Breakdown in his alt mode pulling up, and he seemed to be playing loud rock music. Miko looked from the window to the teacher, who was currently occupied with reading the local newspaper. A mischievous smirk crossed Miko's face as she waited for the perfect opportunity to slip out of the room unnoticed.
Outside, Breakdown was listening to a rock song as Miko hastily climbed in, and perked up when she recognized the track. "I love this song! Yeah!" She then began scatting.
"Uh, Miko, I thought you had a history report to do. Detention end early or something?" Breakdown asked as Miko put her seatbelt.
"Did for me." She quipped nonchalantly as she placed her hands in the back of her head, before noticing something in Breakdown's side view. "Uh oh, here comes teacher, and she doesn't look happy. Step on it, Breakdown!" She ordered, leaning down to avoid being seen.
"Aw, Miko." Breakdown said before shifting gears and drove off.
Half of the trip was silent, then Breakdown decided to have a talk with Miko. "Listen Miko, I'm supposed to be your guardian, not your escape vehicle. You can't just skip or cut detention whenever you want. What would your parents say if they found out?"
"They live in Tokyo, remember?" Miko reminded him. "And don't even worry about my host parents, I think I scare them."
Breakdown sighed. "Miko, listen, if you fail school, you can't go to, uh…" He trailed off as he drove into the base, trying to remember the word. "Um, what's that word again?"
"Uh, college?" Miko supplied as Breakdown came to a stop, allowing her to get out. "Ugh, you sound like my parents." She said as the Stunticon transformed into bipedal mode.
"Uh, aren't they Japanese?" He asked, confused.
"They may speak a different language, but you say the same things." Miko clarified, walking away.
"Because we want the best for you, and that means making you go to school, not jail." Breakdown said, following after her.
"Uh oh, what'd you do?" Jack teased from the railing.
"Something, obviously." Knock Out added with a smirk.
Breakdown knelt down. "Look, Miko, before I joined up with Megatron, I was a laborer, construction. I can build and break stuff, and that's it."
Miko raised an eyebrow before smirking. "I love breaking stuff. I want to be just like you, Breakie."
The Stunticon sighed, his attempt to get through to Miko already failing. "Why would you want to be like me, when you can be a medic like Knockout?" Breakdown said, pointing a digit at the red mech.
"At your service." Knock Out quipped with a two digit salute.
"How about something more exciting, like a spy, like Soundwave?" Miko said, pointing at the blue mech, who was at the computers, typing. Breakdown sighed, giving up.
"Energon pulse detected. Location; nation identified as Greece." Soundwave reported. On the screen, an image of Greece was displayed, a green dot on the southern said of the country.
"Greece, huh. I know about that place." Knockout began. "From what I know, the humans there long ago used to worship the Olympian gods."
"You like ancient earth history?" Jack asked the medic, surprised.
"You have your hobbies, I have mine." Knock Out defended.
"Acient Greece huh? Oh, field trip." Breakdown said.
The Prowler
Within the command bridge, Steeljaw awaited for the new arrivals. Ever since the demise of Shadowsaber, Battlestorm, and Sleekslick, it had just been him and Betawave. And the Vehicons aren't exactly the most reliable troops, and so, he decided to summon six Destructicons that were roaming the earth aimlessly. "It's about time, all of you. I don't like being kept waiting." Steeljaw said as the bridge door opened and in came five Destructicons.
One was a black and red mech that seemed to transform into an exotically designed sports car. This is Burnout, the certified Destructicon medic, more or less.
The second is a large purple and grey dog/shark like mech that walks on all fours, a Chompazoid, and has large jaws. This is Underbite, the Devourer of Nuon City.
The third is yet another purple and grey mech with claws nearly as sharp as Starscream's. This is Fracture, an ex-bounty hunter and former associate of Cybertron's most infamous bounty hunter, Lockdown.
The fourth is a red and white femme that transforms into a firefly. This is Glowstrike, and was once, still is, a loyal servant to Shadowsaber.
The final was a purple and red mech that transforms into a beetle. This is Saberhorn, who had once led a pirate crew back on Cybertron before joining Shadowsaber.
"It was a long drive for some of us, Steeljaw." Fracture said.
"Yeah, I'm still picking bugs out of my grill." Burnout added, flicking his clawed digits.
Steeljaw turned around to look at the new arrivals and saw there were only five, not six. "I summoned six of you, where's the other one?"
"Thunderhoof, Fracture, and I were closing in on a fresh energon trail when you called. He'll show up when he's done checking it out." Burnout told him.
"Steeljaw, an honor to meet you in person, good chap." Saberhorn said in, strangely, a stereotypical old English accent.
"Likewise, Saberhorn." Steeljaw replied in a fake pleasant tone. He was weary of summoning Saberhorn and Glowstrike onto the Prowler, considering how loyal they were, possibly are, to Shadowsaber.
"We heard that Lady Shadowsaber is in need of medical assistance." Glowstrike commented as the group followed Steeljaw into the medical laboratory.
"You… might say that." Steeljaw replied as he pressed a button and the door opened.
The group looked in to see the unconscious but alive form of Shadowsaber on the medical berth, a multitude of life support cables still attached to her frame. "Whoa." Burnout commented, while Glowstrike looked visibly aghast.
"Unfortunately, our inevitablely former Lady Shadowsaber has been like this for a while." Steeljaw informed the new arrivals, doing his best not to spit out the words with resentment. "So the troops came to a decision, and they decided that an expert is put her onto the road to recovery." He finished, looking at Burnout.
"I've done lots of bodywork, Steeljaw. But I'm much better at tearing them apart then putting them back together." Burnout said, briefly converting his servo into a drill for emphasis, then retracted it. "Fortunately, Fracture here has picked up a few new skills regarding medical work, thanks to his time with Lockdown." The mech in question rolled his optics.
Greece
A ground bridge portal opened up, and Breakdown came driving out and came to a halt, opening his passenger side door. "And here we are." The Stunticon said as Miko hopped out.
She looked around in awe as Breakdown transformed into bipedal mode, a device in his servo. "Sweet!" She shouted as she ran to the edge that overlooked a lower level. "So, what are we doing in Greco-ville?"
"I'm scouting for energon. You, on the other hand, are doing research for your history report." Breakdown answered before taking a few steps forward.
"You punked me, Breakie? Not cool." Miko decreed, pointing both her index fingers at him.
Breakdown stopped as the beeping on his device increased in volume and speed. "Signal's getting stronger. He spotted human excavation equipment. "Excavation site?"
"Whoa." Miko said, impressed.
"I know construction." Breakdown reminded. "According to the device, humans hit energon veins, and they don't even know it." His optics continued roaming the scene until he spotted a fresco. But it wasn't the images painted on it that had Breakdown's attention, but rather, what the human was holding in his hand, a golden sphere. "Wait, that's cybertronian." The Stunticon said, baffled at what he was seeing. "I don't get it, why would ancient humans paint an energon harvester?"
"You know what that round thing is?" Miko asked as she took out her cell phone. "You're smarter then you let on." She then took a picture of the fresco.
"Ay-yo!" A voice called out, unfamiliar to Miko, but all too familiar to Breakdown.
The pair turned around to see a blue and black mech with deer like antlers on top of the many rows of stone staircase, and he was clearly a Destructicon, given the insignia on his chest plate.
"Thunderhoof." Breakdown sneered, not at all happy to see the mech that had caused him a lot of pain.
Thunderhoof chuckled. It pleased him that the Stunticon still remembered him. Why wouldn't he? "Ya miss me?"
"Like rust in my under carriage." Breakdown growled, clenching his servo angrily.
"You know this lunkhead?" Miko asked. It was obvious to her that this was personal.
"We have a history." Breakdown told her.
Thunderhoof chuckled more. "And you made friends wit' one of them locals." He then walked over and picked up one of the marble columns and lifted it over his helm. "Ay-yo, catch!" He then tossed it straight at Miko.
The young girl instinctively ran for her life as the column came closer and closer, but Breakdown jumped in the way, and the object hit him in the back. "Stay down, Miko!"
The Stunticon turned around just in time to see Thunderhoof charging out of the dust with a roar, antlers poised to hit him dead on. Acting fast, Breakdown grabbed Thunderhoof's antlers, but because of the speed and force the Destructicon was using, both mechs to tumble off the edge. Breakdown used the momentum after reversing positions and tossed Thunderhoof… right into the fresco. "Scrap." Breakdown cursed.
Despite the pain surging through his entire frame, Thunderhoof stood up. "Ha! Ya always were good at breakin' things." He sneered. With that said, Thunderhoof transformed into his tractor mode and drove off with impressive speed, given his alt mode.
Breakdown and Miko watched Thunderhoof drive off until he was out of sight. "Told you I was good at breaking things." The Stunticon said.
"I always got your back, Breakie." Miko said as she took out her phone. "Got us a picture of the picture." Her phone displayed the picture she had taken just before Thunderhoof's arrival.
Decepticon Base
All the Decepticons were gathered in the command center to take a look at Breakdown and Miko's discovery in Greece. On one of the computer screens, the image of the fresco was shown. "It is indeed an energon harvester." Shockwave said, pointing at the orb in the painting. "A potent tool that was invented by the ancients, capable of removing energon from any source."
"Greek gods knew Decepticons?" Raf asked with surprise, Jack and Miko standing next to him.
"No. The ancients would use arts from other worlds to conceal messages." Megatron corrected before looking back at the screen. "This fresco is likely an indicator of the harvester being on this world."
A grim thought crossed Jack's mind. "Uh, Megatron, if the harvester removes energon from anything, and you all of energon pumping inside you…"
"In Destructicon hands, the harvester can be a deadly weapon." Megatron finished. If Steeljaw managed to get his greasy claws on the harvester, he would no doubt abuse it.
"See? You were a genius tossing antler head into that painting." Miko told Breakdown, who smirked.
"Miko's not wrong." Knock Out began. "How are the Structs supposed to find the gold bling without the fresco?"
"More importantly, how are we supposed to find it?" Steelstrike inquired.
"With high speed internet," Raf started as he typed on his laptop, earning everyone's attention. "If you do an image search for Greek god and golden orb, this pops up. It's in a museum." He then showed his laptop to everyone, its screen displaying an image of a stone statue of Zeus holding a familiar golden orb.
"Is that the real deal?" Valkyrie asked Megatron, who was silent for a few seconds.
"Contact agent Slade." The Decepticon leader ordered.
Soundwave wasted no time in doing just that. But it went to voice mail. "You've reached special agent Felix Slade. I'm currently on an intensive training retreat and unavailable until Tuesday."
"It would seem agent Slade is currently unavailable." Shockwave observed.
"Without agent Slade's direct assistance, we will have to confiscate the harvester ourselves." Megatron decreed.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Confiscate? As in steal museum property?" Jack asked, thinking he had miss heard, before burying his face in his palm.
"That sounds… illegal." Raf noted, his index finger on his chin.
"I don't wish to break your laws, but once Steeljaw finds out the harvester's location, he won't hesitate to obtain it by any means. We will act covertly." Megatron said.
Jack chuckled nervously, resisting the urge to turn that into full blown laughter. "Okay, n-no offense, Megatron, but covertly and giant robots don't really go together. Museums are public, and they have guards, and security cameras."
"No problem!" Miko shouted, jumping next to Jack while pointing her thumb at herself. "We're small enough to sneak in." She then pointed her index finger at the older boy. "And we are not a government secret."
"Miko, I don't think that's a good idea." Breakdown said, knowing the kids could be caught in the crossfire if and when the Destructicons show up at the museum.
"But it may be our best option, Breakdown." Starscream chimed in. "We need to devise a plan to retrieve the harvester soon, because the longer it takes, we give Steeljaw and his goons more time." He finished, looking at the image
The Prowler
Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the enemy faction had already discovered the location of the harvester, courtesy of Betawave, who was displaying the same image on his visor, with Steeljaw and the new arrivals gathered around.
"Yup, that's the one I saw 'fore ol' Breakdown tossed me at it." Thunderhoof said.
"Then I'm afraid Shadowsaber's wellbeing will have until later." Steeljaw declared, all too happy to have the focus being drawn away from his deceased predecessor. "It's harvest time." He finished with a malicious grin.
The Museum
The seven Decepticons arrived at the museum which housed the harvester, splitting off into different directions, with Megatron landing in the front parking lot. "Decepticons, report your positions."
"Roof secured." Starscream reported as he and Valkyrie landed on the roof.
"Westward ho." Steelstrike informed, leaning against the side.
"East secured." Quickbolt chimed in.
"Breakdown and I have south side covered." Knock Out said as he and Breakdown parked.
"Remain vigilant." Megatron said, knowing the Destructicons can show up at a moment's notice.
Decepticon Base
Meanwhile at base, Jack, Miko, and Raf were in a scissor lift, waiting for departure when Megatron's voice came through the com-link. "Jack, Miko, Rafael. I have will a clear view of you. Once you have the harvester, I will contact Soundwave and Shockwave to bridge you back to base."
Soundwave lowered the ground bridge lever and the tunnel came alive. "Now, since you will bypassing all points of normal entry, you will not need to worry about triggering the alarms, but remain alert for any patrolling security personnel." Shockwave told the kids.
The Museum
The ground bridge portal opened within the museum, and the extraction team came out on their scissor lift. They took a look around the place, seeing a skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex, a totem head from Easter Island, and… what they came for. "Opa." Miko whispered when they saw the harvester. They looked to the glass wall and saw a familiar cybertronian jet, flashing his cannon light at them, signaling them to proceed. Jack lowered the control lever and made the scissor lift ascend to one of the security cameras, specifically the one aimed at the harvester. Miko leaned in to aim her phone better at the statue and once she was sure, she flipped her phone upside down and took a picture. She set the pic as her wallpaper before cleverly placing it in front of the camera. With that taken care of, the trio moved the scissor lift toward the statue.
Outside, Megatron was not liking how quiet it was. As to confirm his suspicions, he heard an engine revving, revealing it to be Steeljaw as he pulled up next the Decepticon leader. The wolf like Destructicon chuckled. "Well, well, aren't you out of place? Just like some of my associates."
Underbite, Burnout, Fracture, Saberhorn, Glowstrike, and Thunderhoof entered the scene, the former shooting a missile, sending it toward the museum. Megatron transformed into bipedal mode and caught the missile, but the force kept pushing him back toward the museum. Megatron's pedes dug into the pavement as he got closer and closer…
But the missile stopped when it hit the glass, creating a spider web crack.
Inside, Jack, Miko, and Raf heard the noise and looked over to see Megatron looking at them, But that proved to be a mistake when Steeljaw tackled Megatron. "It's Structs." Raf whimpered in fear.
"They got Megatron." Jack said in alarm.
Outside, Steeljaw raised his claws with the intention of slicing into Megatron, but the rapid sound of footsteps halted that process. The wolf like Destructicon turned around and looked up just in time for a ped to collide with his face plate. Steeljaw composed himself and saw that his attacker was Starscream, who wasted no time in throwing a punch, as Steelstrike went for Glowstrike, Valkyrie for Saberhorn, and Quickbolt for Fracture. Breakdown and Knock Out stormed across museum roof, Breakdown going for Thunderhoof, and Knock Out going for Burnout.
Valkyrie approached Saberhorn. "Wanna dance, Struct?" She asked in a mock sweet tone.
Saberhorn smirked. "You're a little outside of your jurisdiction, Decepticon, wouldn't you say?" The beetle like Destructicon said with a laugh. "Regardless, I'm always up for a test of mettle!" He then pulled out a sword, and beckoned the red and gold Seeker to come forward.
Valkyrie smirked before converting her servos into blades. "Don't go easy on me." With that line, she lunged forward and engaged Saberhorn, sparks flying when their blades clashed.
Megatron had recovered from Steeljaw's attack and stood up. It was then he saw Underbite charging at him with a roar. "You wanna piece of this, Megatron?!" The Chompazoid bellowed. Just as Underbite was about to ram into him, Megatron grabbed Underbite by the jaws. Unfortunately for the Chompazoid, he was at a disadvantage, for Megatron had faced many a beast during his time as a gladiator in the pits of Kaon. Megatron slammed Underbite to the pavement and kicked the Chompazoid away. The Decepticon leader's sword emerged from under his cannon. Underbite shook his large helm before unleashing another roar before charging forward. Megatron slashed the air diagonally downward before rushing to meet the Chompazoid in battle.
Steelstrike accelerated toward Glowstrike and transformed into bipedal mode, using the momentum to soar through the air and land a kick to Glowstrike's face plate. The firefly like femme stumbled back, and the silver two wheeler didn't give her opponent time to recover as she performed an uppercut, followed by a roundhouse kick.
Fracture smirked when he saw Quickbolt making a bee line for him. "Airazor, Divebomb, bring him down!" With that said, he fired two missile like objects from his shoulders and they transformed, revealing to be Minicons. Airazor and Divebomb ran toward Quickbolt with maniacal glee, but the Decepticon scout simply smacked them out of his way and resumed running toward Fracture. A long, thin, black blade formed emerged out above the ex-bounty hunter's servo. Fracture lunged forward, aiming to stab Quickbolt in the spark chamber, but the Decepticon scout dodged and retaliated with a knee strike to Fracture's face plate.
Knock Out had his optics set on Burnout, who converted his right servo into a flamethrower. "Let's turn up the heat!" He shouted before unleashing a wave of flames.
"Whoa!" Knock Out exclaimed as he narrowly avoided the flames, then converted his servo into a buzz saw and swung at Burnout, who converted his flamethrower into a scythe and dodged Knock Out's saw and swung his scythe around viciously.
Breakdown was more than ready for round two with Thunderhoof. The two rivals rushed each other, with Breakdown once again grabbing Thunderhoof by the antlers. But Thunderhoof expected that, so he lifted his helm up and sent the Stunticon flying… right into Steeljaw and Starscream. The three crashed into one of the museums pillars, and a piece of it broke the glass, setting off the alarm.
With one final push, Raf rolled the harvester onto the scissor lift, making it shaking a little, and Jack lowered the lift itself. "Come on. Time to make our exit, boys." Miko said before hopping off the lift and led the way.
Outside, Steeljaw recovered from being sent into a pillar, and smirked sadistically when he saw Starscream slowly struggling to get up. With a snarl, Steeljaw leapt into the air and was about to come down on the Seeker, but Breakdown used his hammer to smack the wolf like Destructicon out of the air.
Inside, Miko rounded a corner and continued sprinting down the hall, Jack and Raf still in the scissor lift. She skidded to a halt before looking around and spotted a control panel. She pounded the button and opened the shutter door leading into the loading bay. She underneath the rising door… and stopped cold in her tracks when a flashlight shined on her. "Uh… what's up?" She tried to ask nonchalantly to the security guard that had caught her.
The man was clearly not amused and turned off his flashlight. "Better come with me, miss." He stated after grabbing her by the wrist. He opened the door to the security office before shoving Miko inside.
Jack and Raf witnessed the entire thing from the corner. "Not good." Jack cursed. They then saw a pair of sleek legs approaching the metal door from outside. "Steelstrike!" Jack shout-whispered as he and Raf ran toward the door. However, the metal was pushed opened, revealing a certain light green faceless Destructicon.
"It's Betawave." Raf whimpered after gulping.
Betawave had no difficulty in taking the harvester, so he transformed into his alt mode and began to ascend.
Outside, Megatron brought both his servos down on Underbite's helm before grabbing the dog/shark like Destructicon and tossed him, sending the Chompazoid skidding across the pavement. But the sound of a jet engine caused him to turn around and saw Betawave took off, with the harvester. Steeljaw smirked at his victory. "We have what we came for, let's go." With that said, he transformed into alt mode and drove off.
Saberhorn, whose blades were locked with Valkyrie's, had heard the order. "A pity, I would finish you if time permitted it, but alas, I must take my leave." He parried the female Seeker's blades and transformed into beetle mode and flew off. The rest of the Destructicons disengaged from their fights, transformed and fled the area. Starscream, Valkyrie, and Steelstrike were about to follow them when Jack's panicked voice got their attention.
"The Structs have the harvester!" He shouted.
"And security has Miko!" Raf added as he and Jack came out from the west side of the building.
"Even during missions, she's getting into trouble?" Starscream questioned.
"What?" Breakdown's optics widened. "I'm going in after her."
He was about to do just that, but Megatron stopped him. "Breakdown, Miko may be detained, but she is safe from danger."
Inside, Miko was sitting in front of the desk, the guard was tapping his fingers on said desk. "Look, kid, if this is some kind of prank, you need to know that the authorities are on their way. It would go a whole lot easier for you if you just told me what happened to the sphere." The man said, briefly looking at the screen of the camera pointing at the Zeus statue.
"I was researching my history report. I just lost track of time and got locked in here after closing." Miko came up with.
"So what's your history report about? I'd love to know." The man said, not at all buying it.
"Uh…" Miko trailed off. It's going to be a long night.
Decepticon Base
It was Megatron, Breakdown, Shockwave, Knock Out, Jack, and Raf at the base. The others had gone out on their assignments. "It is obvious that Steeljaw will use the harvester to gather as much energon as quickly as he can from Earth's unmineable energon deposits. Proceed with extreme caution, Steeljaw will not hesitate to use the harvester on us." Megatron informed the ones that had gone out as he lowered the ground bridge lever to head out himself. He then turned his attention to Breakdown. "Breakdown, it is best that you remain here."
"So I can bust Miko out of the museum?" The Stunticon immediately assumed.
"So you may assist Shockwave and Knock Out." Megatron corrected. "You may be Miko's guardian, she needs human assistance. Agent Slade remains her best option."
With that said, Megatron transformed and flew into the portal. "You've reached special agent Felix Slade. I'm currently on an intensive training retreat and unavailable until Tuesday." The sound of Slade's voice mail said.
"Still no answer." Raf informed.
"Slade's probably lounging around some poolside cabana." Breakdown muttered heatedly. Unable to contain his anger any longer, between Thunderhoof's return and Miko being caught, he slammed his servo down on a frame welder, mangling it.
"Breakdown! We were gonna use that!" Knock Out bellowed.
"We can free Miko if we can just return that harvester to the museum." Breakdown rambled.
"So the Destructicons have the opportunity to steal it again?" Shockwave retorted knowingly.
"… Right." Breakdown murmured.
"So, how are we going to help Miko?" Jack asked, worried for Miko.
"By returning a replica of the harvester to the museum." Shockwave answered, holding a half finished replica of the harvester in his servo.
"The construction of which would be going a whole lot faster and smoother if Breakdown didn't just handle the frame welder!" Knock Out added with a shout.
"We're already trespassers and thieves. Why not add forgery to the list?" Jack commented sarcastically.
Breakdown let out a dejected groan, looking away from Shockwave and Knock Out. "I wish I'd never taken Miko to the…" He trailed off when he realized something, and his optics widened. "That fresco wasn't the only thing we found in those ruins."
Knock Out and Shockwave exchanged glances, then looked at Breakdown. "Come again?" Knock Out asked.
"Steeljaw's clever. He's always gonna take the easy way, no matter what kind of tool he has." Breakdown cleared up the confusion.
Greece
Night had fallen over Greece, the blissful moonlight shined down upon the ancient land and the stars illuminated the sky. A single Vehicon patrolled area. Steeljaw, Facture, and Thunderhoof were on site, the wolf like Destructicon holind their newly acquired asset in his servo. "Why should we have to move entire mountains now? When we have all the energon we need right here? And it's all thanks to this little invention by the ancients." Steeljaw preened, looking at the golden orb in his servo.
"Ay-yo, enough yappin', get the energon we need." Thunderhoof said impatiently.
With a scowl, Steeljaw aimed the harvester at Thunderhoof and Fracture, and the two mechs instantly cowered. The orb came to life and shot a ray that flew toward Thunderhoof and Fracture, but the beam passed them and hit the patrolling Vehicon in the chest plate. The energon was extracted in the form of a blue mist that encircled the ray and back to the harvester. Thunderhoof and Fracture watched in horror as the Vehicon was slowly drained of energon, terminated before it even hit the ground. Satisfied, Steeljaw held the device in his servo proudly. "So much energon in a small object."
"Well, that's quite an invention. Gotta love technology." Fracture remarked.
Steeljaw turned and took a look around the ruins, and some crystals caught his optics. Even it's encased, the energon still resides within. Through normal means, it would take weeks of delicate chiseling to get it out. But not for the harvester. Steeljaw activated the device and the ray shot out, extracting the energon.
Facture and Thunderhoof watched Steeljaw, but the sound of pots breaking pierced the air. The two mechs turned around to see Breakdown. "Scrap." The Stunticon cursed.
"Not much for stealth, are you?" Fracture taunted as he deployed his hand blades.
He and Thunderhoof dashed at top speed and spilt off in two different directions. Breakdown held his ground, glaring at them. He smirked mentally when he came up with a plan. He just had to wait for them. Fracture and Thunderhoof got closer and closer…
And once they were close enough, Breakdown jumped out of the way. Fracture and Thunderhoof collided, the former being sent crashing painfully into the ground. "Hammer time!" Breakdown shouted, converting his servo into his hammer. With a fierce grunt, he spun around once and hit Thunderhoof in the face plate, sending him crashing into a pillar.
Breakdown retracted his hammer and when he turned to face Steeljaw, he was struck by a blue ray. He felt his legs give out and fell to the ground as his energon was sapped out of him. Steeljaw grinned maliciously as he watched the Stunticon tumble to the ground. "You're a big one, this might take a while." The wolf like Destructicon teased sadistically. Breakdown glared at him, and with a roar of defiance, he stood up and trudged for Steeljaw, quickening his pace. "What do you think you're doing?!" Steeljaw snarled venomously, stepping back.
"What I do best." Breakdown grasped the harvester with his entire palm. "CRUSHING STRUCTS!" Breakdown threw a punch at Steeljaw's face plate, crashing him into a rock wall. As the wolf like Destructicon feel to the ground, Breakdown wrenched the harvester from Steeljaw's servo and crushed it before throwing it to the sky, watching as a massive blue light show engulfed the sky.
Feeling weak from the loss of energon, Breakdown fell backwards onto the ground, just as Thunderhoof and Fracture stalked up to him, the latter deployed his hand blades. "Let's put him on ice 'fore he starts getting mouthy." Thunderhoof said, itching for payback.
But that was halted when a ground bridge opened up, and out came Megatron, Starscream, Valkyrie, Knock Out, Quickbolt, and Steelstrike, and all of them began firing upon them.
"Tactical retreat is called for." Fracture remarked before transforming into his motorcycle mode and drove off, Thunderhoof following.
Steeljaw watched as the two flee as he swerved around to dodge the barrage of laser bolts coming his way. With a growl, Steeljaw transformed and drove off at high speed. The Decepticons then approached their down comrade with concern. "Hey, guys." Breakdown muttered with a slight smile.
The Museum
To Miko's own amazement, she had actually came up with something good for her history. Well, at least she thought it was good. "And, of course, there's the principle of Deus Ex Machina, uh, the god from the machine." The guard yawned, having listened to Miko go on and on for a while. "It's that part in Greek storytelling where some character shows up out of the blue to make everything."
"That so, young lady?" The guard asked, chuckling a bit with his arms folded across his chest. "Well, I'm sure the police will want to hear all about your history report."
Miko had a defeated look on her face, but the sound of banging on the door sounded, and the door opened, and in came Felix Slade. "Special agent Felix Slade." The man said, showing his badge to the guard. "No need for worry, sir. The stolen property has been recovered and returned to museum grounds." Baffled, the guard looked to the screen, and lo and behold, there the orb was, as if it was never stolen to start with. Slade lightly grasped Miko's arm and lifted her from the chair. "This young lady comes with me." Slade then reached into his coat and pulled out Miko's phone, handing it to her. "You dropped your cell phone, found it on the floor, right next to your history report." With that said, Slade and Miko took their leave.
Outside, the two walked out of the museum doors, and Miko instantly lit up and gasped happily when she saw Breakdown in his alt mode, opening his passenger side door. "Off you go." Slade told her.
Miko sprinted and jumped into Breakdown's passenger seat. "Good timing, Breakie. I was running out of history factoids, stuff I didn't even know I knew!" She exclaimed.
Breakdown chuckled. "Looks like you're smarter then you let on."
"Under pressure." Miko said. Breakdown chuckled more before revving up his engine and drove off back to base. "I can't wait to finish my history report. I'm gonna write all about how the Decepticons interacted with ancient civilizations."
"Um, I'm not sure if that will get you into college, Miko." Breakdown told her.
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