Anna found herself in that dark place again. She turned around and saw Megatron sitting on his throne, watching her intensely.
"It's good to see you again, little one. Have you found anything of interest?" He asked as he beckoned her closer.
"No. Not yet. I don't even know what I'm supposed to be looking for," Anna replied as she crawled onto the throne and sat next to him.
"Weapons. Plans. I must know everything that these damn humans and Autobots are planning," Megatron grumbled, petting her head as he gazed into nothingness. Anna was silent, unsure of what was going to happen in the future.
"What if I can't find anything? Those places are restricted," she said after a moment.
"Try harder, little one. Your punishment will be severe if you give me nothing," Megatron growled. His cold claws wrapped around her as she was raised to eye level with him. Anna glared back at him, knowing he wouldn't truly punish her that bad.
"I'll try me best, Master," she said. There was no way she was going to get anything good despite the limited security.
"Hmm, I look forward to having you back, my pet. I have many wonderful things planned for you," Megatron crowed as he pressed a claw against the back of her neck, making her shiver.
"Once you're away from that damn base and under the care of some little human family, my followers will come get you. Do not resist when they come, little one. They have permission to terrorize and harm you as they wish," he added, squeezing her and smiling cruelly when she squirmed in his grip.
"I'm…I'm going to be under Autobot protection. It's going to be hard," Anna said defiantly.
"That won't matter. I have a perfect plan and I know you won't tell the humans or those damn Autobots anything," Megatron said, giving her another hard squeeze.
"I...I won't," Anna replied, not sure if she was truly lying or not.
Megatron was about to say something else before he paused, gazing into the dark.
"They're coming. It's time to wake up, little one. I will see you again very soon," he said as he lowered her to the floor.
Anna woke up as her door knocked. She looked over at her clock. It was almost 9 am.
"You up, Miss Sky?" A man's voice asked.
"I am. I'll be out in a moment," Anna replied as she got up and got dressed. She went to the door to see one of the doctors. She remembered him. His name was Ted.
"Good morning, Miss Sky. Did you sleep well?" He asked.
"I…I did," Anna replied.
"Good. Get this on and come with me. We're going to try and get that tracker removed. Ratchet is going to help out," he said as he handed her a hospital gown. Anna felt that prickle in the back of her neck and shivered softly. Was that even going to work?
"Okay," Anna said before closing the door and getting dressed quickly. Her mind was racing as the prickle got stronger.
"It won't work. If they so much as touch it, you will experience agonizing pain," Megatron's voice hissed.
Anna was silent as she got dressed and went back to Ted. He smiled and led her to a rather large operating room where multiple doctors were getting ready. Ratchet was looking over a computer as a nurse typed away. He noticed her and smiled as he approached her, holding a diagram.
"I believe I have found a way to get that thing out, Anna," he said.
"Are you sure? You have to be very careful. Touching the tracker will really hurt me," Anna replied as she was led to a rather large operating table by a nurse. The other doctors were uneasy, but Ratchet was unfazed.
"We'll be extra careful, Anna. I promise," he said. Anna smiled shyly and sat down on the table, letting a nurse inject her with an anesthetic and an IV. She hissed softly at the injections and gazed at the ground as the doctors waited for the anesthetic to set in.
"Would you like to be awake or would you like to sleep for this?" A nurse asked.
"She needs to be awake if touching the tracker hurts her. She needs to let us know," Ratchet said. Anna glanced up at him nervously, unsure if the experience was going to be painless or incredibly painful.
"I…I trust you," Anna said as she laid on her stomach. There was a convenient hole to place her head comfortably. She closed her eyes when she felt cool fingers on the back of her neck.
"The anesthetic should have set in by now. Would you like anything else, young one?" Ratchet asked after a few more minutes.
"Something to numb the pain more," Anna suggested.
"We have just the thing for you, sweetie. We call it laughing gas," a nurse chimed as she brought a medical mask to her face. Anna breathed in, smelling strawberries and something else. She giggled softly as it immediately kicked in.
Anna drifted in and out of consciousness as the doctors began to operate on her. Anna felt something cold and wet being applied to the back of her neck before she felt something else. It felt…sharp.
"How are you doing, Miss Sky?" Ratchet asked.
"Fine," Anna murmured, closing her eyes as she tried to ignore the weird sensations. She tried to think of good things, but the sensations were getting more intense.
"Try not to move too much," a nurse said. Anna grunted in response.
"There's the sucker," Ratchet murmured. The table was raised as he took over. A few moments passed and Anna suddenly felt a searing hot pain. She cried out, trying not to move.
"I-It hurts!" She groaned. Anna felt something wrap around her arms, legs, and around her middle as the doctors murmured nervously amongst themselves.
"Damn Decepticon tech. I almost had it," Ratchet growled. Tears rolled down Anna's cheeks as she gazed at the floor. She felt like she was going to burst into flames as it got more intense.
"S-Stop!" Anna cried out as she tried to move away from the cause of the pain. The the table was lowered and the mask was brought back to her face. The pain mixed with the strawberry scent made her feel sick.
"I'm so sorry, young one," Ratchet said. The mask was then pulled away. Anna gasped in agony as that pain slowly disappeared. Squeezing her eyes shut, she listened as Ratchet gave the doctors some orders about what to do next.
"Should we just knock her out? That could work," A doctor suggested.
"No. She would just wake up from the pain," Ratchet replied. The sensations slowly died down to a faint cold tingling. Anna drifted off to sleep, exhausted from the drugs and the pain.
When Anna woke up, she was back in her room. Jessica was waiting in the doorway, a frown on her face.
"What happened?" She asked, sitting up and wincing in pain. She touched the back of her neck and felt stitches there.
"The tracker…Ratchet said that it…it refused to budge. He's angry that his plan didn't work and feels awful that you got hurt," Jessica said as she sat at the foot of her bed.
"Oh…What do we do now?" Anna asked.
"Well, we're still finding a home for you. For now, Ratchet and the scientists here will study you if you're comfortable with that," Jessica said. Anna simply nodded. Ratchet would need to get a better understanding of what he was dealing with if he wanted to help her.
"You rest up and when you're feeling better you can give Ratchet a visit. I'll have lunch sent down here soon," Jessica said as she tousled her hair before heading out. Anna sighed and laid on her stomach in bed, gazing at the ceiling in defeat. She was stuck being connected to Megatron.
"Idiot girl. You're mine until you're dead," that voice whispered. Anna rolled her eyes as she tried to get some rest.