Chapter 12
Optimus was fighting Lockdown; and the Autobot commander was doing rather well against the evil bounty hunter. Lockdown smirked though; which was a dead giveaway he intended to do something underhanded now.
Lockdown suddenly used a nasty weapon which sent electrical shocks through Optimus' body making him yell out in pain; as he landed on his back struts. The shocking electricity ravaging the Autobot commander's systems completely; as his memory banks abruptly turned and tried to focus on one human he had started to care for….. Mia.
"I feel sorry for you, prime; because you were never wanted on this planet, ever!" he yelled.
Silence…
"W-Who sent you here…?" Optimus demanded as Lockdown just smirked at first.
"Think about it," Lockdown snarled.
Optimus looked away.
"Still don't know, prime; alright I'll tell you." Lockdown replied and then added. "Unicron," Lockdown answered as Optimus' body started to shake as his body's systems started to malfunction from the weapon Lockdown used on him.
"M-Mia… Please forgive me….someday, p-please." Optimus whispered as he fell into stasis as energon rolled once more down his face.
Xxxxxxx
Optimus awoke and he was slightly disoriented as to where he was now.
"Welcome back to the Knight's ship, Prime." Lockdown said with a sneer.
"You've disgraced it," was all Optimus said as Lockdown noted Optimus' pained tone of voice and how his movements were slowed.
"Join your fellow rebels and fugitive scum, Prime; it took me vorns but I captured all the Knights. However you are different Unicron wants you enslaved; so you've got to be cleaned up for when you are brought before him." Lockdown said.
"I am slave to no one," Optimus snapped back at Lockdown.
Lockdown snarled, and approached Optimus Quickly as Optimus was helplessly trapped in a contraption which held him by one leg upside-down. Lockdown grabbed Optimus' face forcing him to look at him.
"All this species mixing with species; it upsets the cosmic balance and Unicron doesn't like it. The great Optimus Prime finally enslaved to Unicron that is a perfect picture; I suppose Megatron would have been a nice addition too but you offlined him. Tell me, what were you thinking when you started to feel for that human girl?" Lockdown snapped as Optimus' azure optics widened in fear then.
"Oh yes, I know all about her and the one Cemetery Wind offlined; she will be a nice added addition too to keep you inline." Lockdown said as Optimus snarled and suddenly fought.
"GET OFF ME, LOCKDOWN...!" Optimus shouted. "If you were an honorable mech you would fight me; but instead you use these blasted weapons and mock Mia." Optimus said in a furious tone.
"I never said I was honorable; now did I?" Lockdown asked as he locked Optimus inside the cell and walked away.
Optimus had to think Lockdown would be going after Mia; he had to think of something and quickly.
"I need to save her I don't care about myself but I need to protect her." Optimus said as he thought about Lockdown's words.
Lockdown said that he knew that he was starting to feel for the human girl; was it true did he care more than a friend for her?
Was it truly possible?