TFP: A Girl Anew, Chapter 12
The Rescue
Aaaannnddd.. finished." Knockout turned form the table he was working at.
"What is it! What is it!" Miko said practically falling over the rail trying to see what Knockout had made.
"Stand back Miko Knockout needs his room." Ratchet said pushing her back. She folded her arms and pouted.
"But he said he was finished."
"Ep, ep, ep. I said wait." She huffed back to the couch and slumped down. Knockout turned around holding a small device. It was a small hand-held thing with a spiral at the top of it.
"What is it." Arcee asked folding her arms.
"A portable stasis locker. When you press this button it scans the lifeforms in front of it and when it finds the frequency of being you set it on it puts them into stasis lock."
"For how long."
"However long you set it for." He handed it to Arcee, but before she could take it he retracted. "Are you ready, and do you remember the plan."
"Yes, now hand it here." She said exasperated taking it from Knockout.
"We have one chance to get this right, so the new tool I fixed you with does it work properly."
"Yes and I practiced on it just like you instructed, I'm pretty sure it'll work." She huffed and set her servo's on her hips and leaned on her right side. "Don't get so worried."
"Look we have this one window to get ThornRush back and you will not fail." He snapped back. She backed up a little defensively and the other bots laid their optics on him. "I'm sorry, I just want to get her back safely." He let his shoulders fall and looked to the ground.
"We understand Knockout but you must control your emotions." Optimus said calmly stepping between Knockout and Arcee.
"Let's just go and get this over with." Arcee and Knockout walked to the entrance of the ground-bridge and waited. Soon after Ratchet entered the coordinates for a place near Washington where Knockout would enter the Nemesis. They walked through ready to go on with Knockout's fool-proof plan.
She limped back and forth, it had been two days since they had been kidnapped and so far she had received a couple of beatings form Megatron but no answer from Knockout. She was getting worried by the hour.
"You need to sit, you're weak." Her mom patted the ground next to her.
"I'm not going to sit until I get the heck out of here." Her mom sighed and stood up, she wobbled a little bit on her feet since she hadn't eaten in two days she was getting weaker. "Sit mom, you're the one who's weak, I can take a few beatings and a couple days with no food you can't." Her mom walked over to her and and set a hand on her foot since that was all she could reach.
"Why don't you make yourself human and you can sit next to me."
"With the injuries I have, no way, my human body wouldn't be able to sustain me." her mom crawled onto her foot and made a lifting motion with her hands. ThornRush picked her mom up in her servo and brought her close to her face.
"I am your mother and you will listen to me. Highly Advances being or not you will sit your freaking butt down Now!" ThornRush listened and sat down on the cold floor.
"Happy." She said exasperated. Her mom nodded and sat down in her daughters hand. They sat in silence for a while before being interrupted by a cell door opening. ThornRush peeked and what she saw surprised her. It wasn't her cell being opened it was the one next to her and being thrown in was the Autobot femme. After being tossed down she shot back up and reached for the bars, but it was to late since the con shut it on her.
"I demand to be let out." The drone con just laughed and walked away. ThornRush stared in confusion at the femme before snapping out of it.
"What are you dong here, Ar-ar-ar-arcee. Yes Arcee. How did you get here?"
"I was out on patrol when I spotted knockout in a clearing I didn't know he was waiting for the Decepticons to send him a space-bridge if I did I wouldn't of pursued, I did though. and next thing I know I'm being hit over the head with something from behind me and then I found my self being dragged down here." She mumbled to herself before hitting the bars with her pede.
"Knockout's back?"
"Ya why, oh right you two are." ThornRush nodded. "You look beat are you alright?"
"Just a couple scraps from the main scrap-head but otherwise fine just tired and a bit hungry." Arcee nodded and stood up a second later she toppled over herself and one of her servos fell through the bars that separated each cell.
"Sorry I think I'm a little messed up from the hit." she took back her servo and left a small white piece of paper in place. ThornRush looked to her and picked up the paper. She unfolded it and read what it said.
STAY CLAM AND ACT NORMAL
She looked to Arcee with confusion and she just shrugged. She tried to think of what they meant but was brought out of thought by the drone con.
"Lord Megatron demands your presence."
"Fine." ThornRush began to stand up before being interrupted.
"Not you, her." he said pointing to her mother. ThornRush clasper her other hand over her mom and glared.
"Not in a million millenias my mother will be staying right here."
"Do not make me use force."
"I go where she goes." The drone con sighed.
"Just move." ThornRush stood up with her mom in her hand and walked out beside the Drone con as he held out a pair of stasis cuffs. This time she sighed and set her mom onto her shoulder putting out her servos, he clasped them on and led her the all to familiar route.
Upon arriving at the main brig the drone con shoved her in, she almost tripped over herself and her mom almost slipped off but she grabbed onto a piece of metal. When ThornRush regained her balance she helped her mom back onto her shoulder. The two looked over to Megatron who was gazing out of the window.
"Every time I come in here your looking out that window, is there like some invisible tv show going on or something." ThornRush said snickering. She straightened up when he let out a ferocious growl. "Sheesh take a joke." He turned around and gave a deadly stare to ThornRush. Her mom stepped in before ThornRush could say anything more.
"What do you want Megatron."
"I want information from you about the where bouts of the Autobots."
"Why would you think I know that."
"Do not play coy with me, I know that you are a government agent and I want answers or else."
"Or else what." Her mom said putting her hands on her hips.
"Do you know how fast I can kill a human. Why just the other day I shot one of you pathetic beings and she didn't even survive for the encore."
"You what! How dare you, why would you!?"
"She was useful for the Decepticon cause, for the time being but I was finished with her and I did not need her telling of out existence, that is to come in a later time." He smirked and looked to ThornRush. "Why is she here." He said looking back to the Drone Con.
"Where my mom goes I go, get over it." She said trying to shift in her cuffs.
"Well as long as you are here." He waved a hand at a drone con who immediately took Martha form her daughters shoulder and grasped her tightly in his servo.
"Hey what are you-" Megatron walked up to ThornRush and planted a heavy backhanded smack on her face which made her fumble back. She moved her mouth trying to ease the pain that shot though her.
"AMANDA. You Monster! STOP THIS!" Her mom screamed.
"I'll take that as a compliment." He moved towards her again and this time she dodged a punch he threw at her. Martha squirmed in the Drone Cons servo but she was to weak to even budge a finger, she closed her eyes not wanting to see what was coming next. She listened but heard only silence, she popped one eye open and saw every bot in the room was frozen in place including her daughter. She looked around and spotted Arcee at the main brigs doors holding a small device. She walked in and smirked.
"Well what do ya know Knockout's device actually worked." Arcee flipped the device in her servo and walked over to Martha. She picked her from the Frozen cons servo and held her carefully.
"Are you alright?"
"Yes." She nodded and held her head. "I feel... faint." She fainted and fell over in Arcee's servo. Arcee walked over to ThornRush and cringed at the sight. She was in the protective position trying to block the hit Megatron was about to give her. A few other Drone Cons stood around watching. A few seconds later Knockout walked onto the scene.
"I see my device worked." He said smirking.
"Yes it did now, to get your girlfriend off."
"You froze her!?"
"I had no choice." He huffed and walked over to her, he made a hand gesture to Arcee and she picked up her cuffed servos with her free servo while Knockout picked her up by the feet. They carried her for a few minutes before pausing for a break.
"Aren't you worried about any other con around here."
"It's break time for them so it's pretty much clean for now." They went to go walk again but stopped when ThornRush Jerked form her position and fell to the floor.
"OW!" She stood up and looked around. "What happened."
"We saved your aft that's what happened." Knockout said.
"But how did I get here."
"You and every other bot got frozen from the device I built but the effects must have worn off." She though for a moment before letting her optics go wide.
"knockout... If both me and Megatron got frozen but the affects wore off on me what about." Before she could finish the three heard a loud growl/roar from the main brig and they knew who it was from. They looked to see a very angry Megatron round the corner and fire up his Fushion Cannon.
"OH Scrap.. Run, run!" Knockout pushed them forwards just as Megatron fired his weapon. He didn't hit them but he did leave a large gaping hole in the floor of the nemesis. Arcee turned to use the device but it didn't work.
"Why isn't it working?"
"I only put enough energon in it to work once. Wait how long did you set it for."
"An hour but it must have changed when I got thrown onto the ground." They kept on running until they reached the Ground-Bridge. A con was in there watching over the place but Knockout KO'd him. He fumbled with the controls until a familiar green light appeared before them. he looked around the corner and saw Megatron running full speed.
"Gogogo." he pushed them through and went through himself. They all tumbled out and collapsed onto lush green grass. They heard a roar on the other side before it closed on them.
{Ratchet were back bridge us to base quickly.} They waited a few seconds before seeing a second ground-bridge portal open up and then another one behind them. They heard Megatron walking through the one behind them and they ran to the other one. As they reached the base and the ground bridge closed they heard Megatron yell.
"You may have escaped me this time but I will get you again, I swear-" It closed before he could finish.
"That was a close one." ThornRush let out huffs of laughs and leaned against the railing.
"Are you alright, no bad injuries or anything serious." Knockout was looking her over everywhere with worry.
"I'm fine just a few scrapes and dents." he looked to her face and traced the scratch marks Megatron gave her and she flinched.
"You need to be examined." he led her to a medical berth and sat her down.
"Hey what about my mom." Arcee opened her hand to reveal an unconscious woman lying there. Ratchet walked up to her and took Martha from her servo, he walked over to a second berth and laid her down to do a few scans.
A few hours passed and both ThornRush and her mother were done with their checkup. Her mom was awake and eating while ThornRush was talking to Arcee and Knockout.
"So your telling me Knockout acquired you with a blade that was able to cut through their prison bars.?"
"Yep and it worked on silencing a few cons too."
"I was wondering how you got to the main brig now I know. I would of loved to of seen Megatrons face when he saw I wasn't there, HA! Priceless."
"I told you my plan was fool-proof." Knockout said pulling ThornRush closer to him by the waist. They didn't notice Miko in the background taking pictures. After a few more moments of talking Optimus walked up to them and nodded to Arcee who walked off to talk to the others.
"Knockout, ThornRush. Martha would like to speak to you now." ThornRush looked to Knockout and saw a frown form on his faceplate. They walked over to the berth her mom occupied and sat down on one across from her.
"What is it you want to talk to us about mom?"
"As you know Knockout, Optimus has told me that I should have the choice in if you are allowed to see my daughter again." ThornRush went to speak but she held up her hand. "While I was in the cell waiting for you I was losing hope and thinking that your life was more valuable to you than hers."
"I-" ThornRush tried to speak.
"I'm not finished. Optimus told me about how you thought of this plan and what you invented. You're quick on your feet, and you risk your life to save us... Mainly I would say I wouldn't want you with my daughter and ask you to leave, but after watching you these past few months and seeing how you thought of a plan and didn't go head first into saving us. Heck you went to your enemies and asked for help...What I am trying to say is that you are brave, protective, smart, quick, and not to mention in love so you are the perfect man or bot for my daughter... I will allow you to stay with my daughter on one account..." She said raising her finger. "You must protect her with all you have not all you can, all you have. Even if that means you two not living with us anymore I want you to protect her because in my family you must show you can earn a woman's respect and heaven forbid you've earned mine and I'm positive my daughters." The two lovers just stared at her in awe.
"So you're saying even after I let Megatron outsmart me and take you, you're going to still trust me."
"It was bound to happen, I mean you did stay with us too long, sooner or later he was going to find you your location."
"So how are you going to keep me safe?" ThornRush said turning her head to Knockout.
"I was thinking of traveling the world with you, exploring new places."
"Sounds exciting, when can we leave!" Her mom looked at them.
"Nothing is happening until after the wedding, you understand me." She gave them a motherly eye and they laughed while nodding.
Megatorn paced back and forth in anger, that was the second time they gave him the slip.
"Lord Megatron, what are you going to do?" Startscream asked.
"I'm doing nothing, let them go for all I care, but if our paths ever cross again they will be sorry they were ever even born."
"So you're just letting them go?"
"For now. I am sick of this chase I have more important matters to attend to than those two traitors." He stopped his pacing and turned to Soundwave.
"have you found any more coordinates?" He shook his helm and got back to work. Megatron growled and started to pace again. "What if we do cross paths with them again?" Starscream asked confused.
"Then we will pursue but, for now, let us focus on finding the relics before the Autobot scum. I want their power that is rightfully mine." Starscream nodded and left the main brig.
Amanda and her friends all gathered together in the dress shop and spoke amongst themselves.
"A winter wedding how romantic." Jacee said leaning her head against her folded hands.
"Yep and I have to find the perfect dress."
A few weeks had passed since the kidnapping and Amanda and Damion were getting ready for their wedding they set for December 31st. Jesse came walking out of the dress racks with a set of new dresses on her arms.
"Here you go, winter wedding dresses." She laid them down and handed one to Amanda. She took it and left for the dressing room with her mom. After a few minutes she came back out in a pure white full length dress with long thin sleeves. It had chocolate colored lace on the bodice and torso that fell down the skirt. The skirt was flowing and it overflowed on the ground. The sleeves fit her arms and they had lace at the end of them.
"I love it." Kandy said almost spilling her frappachino.
"Na it's to vintage for you." Daniella said next. Amanda looked into the mirror and cringed her nose.
"Not for me." She went through the dresses and picked out another, she hid it from her friends sight and walked back into the dressing room.
They waited a few more minutes before she came back out with another pure with dress but this one had cherry red trim and the top of the torso, the halfway point of the sleeves and at the bottom of the dress. The dress went down and barley touched the ground, the sleeves tightly went halfway down her arm and then flared. to finish up with it, it had a thin red bow tying around her waist and the bow string fell down to the bottom of the dress.
"Totally you."
"Must have."
"Love it."
"You look beautiful darling."
"Wait till Damion see's you in that." Amanda walked to the mirror and stared.
"It's perfect, this is the one."
"Alright then, let's get it." Martha bought the dress and the group walked out to their cars. All they had left to do was get bridesmaid's dresses, a cake, venue and to set up. they had their schedule set out for them, and since Martha pulled Amanda out of school she had time to get everything done before the wedding. Life definitely was coming together for her.
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