Nitro Zeus laid with his servos bound with his pedes by bolas in an animal-like fashion, unable to do anything but lie on his side while calling out for help from his peers. Mohawk had an open container thrown on him that now held him prisoner. Onslaught and Dreadbot were put into custody with stasis cuffs via the combined efforts of Crosshairs, Bumblebee, and Drift. Lastly, the rogue crew of the Transformers Reaction Force was being herded by gunpoint and had no other options but submission.

Lennox could only watch in horror as his forces were bombarded by the government-paid guerrillas and the Autobots. He was also cornered with Cade holding an assault rifle too close for comfort. Frowning, he put his hands upon his head and surrendered.

He didn't fear death or the wrath of anybody anymore. If anything, Megatron had broken the one mortality man could possess that made them vulnerable. He didn't plan on going out like this either. He wanted to be kept alive at least until he could break out his Decepticons and the rest of the TRF; that was his primary goal.

After he was handcuffed, one of the opposing soldiers grinned, "Well, would you look at that? Your 'master' is taking quite the tumble and from humans no less."

Will was forced to turn in the direction of the warlord and the sight before him made him frightened. Titanium cabling and steel chains were snaked around Megatron's limbs and waist. He could see the Cybertronian struggling against them with gladiatorial might but as more of those cables were shot out and wrapped around him, even the all-powerful Decepticon Leader could not sustain an advantage. The tanks and aerial vehicles those restraints were attached on began to acquire turns pulling back. Eventually, one of the large grounders gained leverage and was able to slide one of the legs out from under the tyrant, sending him crashing to the dirt floor below.

Dread began to take its effect on the Lieutenant Colonel as he realized Megatron was no longer in control. As he pondered the loss, a look of worry appeared on his formerly stern facial features while the tyrant tried and failed to get up. A faded roar of distress and defeat emitted from the warlord but Will could do nothing to help him at this point.

Conquered optics met worried eyes as the former gave another glum sound. It was heartbreaking how distraught the warlord was acting but judging by how he growled when the soldiers began to drag Lennox away, it became apparent that he was not mourning his downfall but rather the subduing of his human and how he felt he had failed to protect the soldier as a guardian. That aspect of the situation made Will very depressed inside.

Then the fear returned. What would they do to his Decepticon? Would they turn him into a science experiment then kill him once he was no longer useful? Would they torture him? Optimus wouldn't allow such a thing…but the Prime was not here.

Lennox's expression darkened as he was placed in the temporary cell of a military van. Afraid of what was to come would not help him. He needed to be strong now, not rely on emotions to expect any leniency on his captors' part. The game was definitely not over yet. He still had a few more pieces to play.

AN: And Dark!Will has returned. This time I decided to do a "what if" scenario where the TRF went rogue and the government recruits the Autobots and Cade to help bring them down.