Shadowstalker tackled Dooku and started to hit him. "Count Dooku, you have my word that I will make your life miserable!"

"Do you think we should stop her?" Ark whispered.

"Nah, let her get it out of her system." Anika whispered.

Alpha Trion turned his comm-link on. "I do not believe the secret has anything to do with the Jedi council, but two specific mech's... or does it?"

"If I am not mistaken, you are talking about Bumblebee and Optimus, am I correct?" I asked.


(In the Past)

"Anika run, now!" Ark shouted.

"Ark, what did you and Anika do now?" Alora said as they ran down the hall.

"Nothing, Dooku just threatened to kill Anika!" Ark shouted.

"He did what?" Alora said.

"You heard me." Ark said.

"Wait a minute! We lost Anika!" Alora shouted. They heard a blood curtling scream.

"Anika!" the two shouted, they ran to the source of the scream and found Anika on the floor and Dooku with his lightsaber out. Anika was holding the backs of her knees. That's when it hit Alora, Dooku had burned Anika.

"Ark, you get Anika out of here!" Alora yelled as she used the Force to push Dooku back.

Ark picked up Anika and the three ran to the escape pods. Alora pushed the two in. "Go now!"

"Wait, what about you?" Anika asked.

"I'm going to distract Dooku while you two escape." Alora said.

"What? No, I'm not leaving without you ." Anika screamed as she tried to get up only to fall.

"Alora? Are you sure?" Ark asked.

"I made a promise to Optimus that I intend to keep." Alora said. She closed the hatch and pressed the button that launched it.

"You idiotic child!" Dooku yelled as he attacked Alora by burning her left hip. Alora cried out in pain as she crumpled to the floor, feeling her hip she felt something wet. Looking at her hand she saw Energon.

"You may wish to get her treated before she bleeds out." A raspy voice said.

Alora looked up and saw the one Optimus explained as very deadly, very evil, very dangerous. "Megatron." she whispered before passing out.


*Dramatic music* Oh boy, Dooku and Megatron have now joined forces, not good.

Next chapter: Alora is freed by Obi-Wan and Anikan during the battle of Geonosis, the very day the Clone wars began.