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"He's up to no good Megatron, destroy him," said Tarantulus.

"Ah yes he is up to something, but if we destroy him, she will not do anything for us," said Megatron.

"And just what are you planning," asked Tarantulus.

"Nothing of your concern Tarantulus," said Megatron. "Ah Herrera did you show your old friend to the CR tank so soon."

"Yes.... Why did you expect me to take longer?"

"Well...yes."

"Then I guess you had better get use to things getting done a lot faster from now on. Not only do I do a high quality job, but I also do it in high quantity as well."

"Very good."

"What else do you require of me?"

"At the moment nothing."

"Then may I retire to my quarters?"

"Yes you may."

Herrera left and when Megatron thought that she can no longer hear him he addressed the other Predacons, "I want all of you to keep a close eye on her. Euto may try to rescue her."

A megacycle passed and Euto was out of the CR tank. It was pitch black out so Megatron allowed Euto to stay overnight. When everyone was asleep Euto snuck out of his room and made his way to where Rattrap was being held prisoner.

"Psst, yo rat. You awake?" hissed Euto.

"Yeah, so get me outta here already scale belly," Rattrap hissed back.

"Change in plans."

"WHAT?!"

"Herrera doesn't want to leave, turns out she's been sent to infiltrate the Preds."

"Great now what happens to me?"

"Don't worry I have a plan."

"Care to let me in on it."

"Sure."

Euto told Rattrap his abridged plan and went back to his makeshift quarters. In the morning Euto left all by his lonesome without fanfare nor any rescue attempts.

"Euto!" exclaimed Tarsis, "what are you doing?"

"The plans changed."

"But what about Rattrap?" asked Cheetor, "we can't leave him in there!"

"Well we're going to have to for now."

"No way! Optimus would slag me for it!"

"Slag you for what? He's not going to stay much longer just until Megatron decides to kill him."

"WHAT?!"

"Don't worry I've got it all under control."

Pred base.

Megatron sits on his throne. The Preds gather around him awaiting orders for the day.

"Bring the Maximal up for execution," ordered Megatron.

Quickstrike and Inferno fetched Rattrap. As they brought him into the room they pushed him forward and he fell to the floor.

"Hey!" Rattrap exclaimed, "why don't you bozo's push someone else around!"

"Silence vermin," exclaimed Megatron "any final words?"

Rattrap swallowed hard. "Just one."

"And that is ?"

"Don't anyone move!" Rattrap exclaimed as he took Herrera hostage with her gun.

"Let go of me you filthy rat," Herrera exclaimed as she struggled' to get free.

The Predacons drew their weapons on Rattrap.

"No you fools! You may hit Herrera!" Megatron barked.

"Now nice and easy put down your guns and let me and gorgeous here outside. You get her back as soon as I am free and clear of ANY hostile fire."

Megatron gave Rattrap the evil eye and finally said, "very well."

Rattrap and Herrera as his hostage' backed up towards the exit and the two left and quickly made their get away from the Pred base.

"Ha it worked," laughed Rattrap.

"Yeah better then I planned," said Herrera.

"I guess turn around is fair play."

"I told you that we would be doing this again!"

"But this time the roles are reversed."

"Herrera!" shouted the trio with glee.

"Great!" Herrera said sarcastically.

"So now what?" asked Euto.

"Now I go back and finish my mission."

"Are you sure about this? Didn't we screw it up?"

"Not really, you actually helped out a lot. Now the Preds will trust me more, that is if....."

"If what?" asked Celo.

"If Rattrap will do one more thing."

"And that would be?" he asked.

"Make it look like you released me with force and took off."

"How do I do that?"

"Well for one thing you five have to get out of here, secondly throw me down and lastly shoot me."

"WHAT?!" exclaimed Euto.

"Not just shoot me anywhere. Just do minimal damage to make it look like it was real."

"Fine" said Euto, "but if it is any worse then minimal damage Rat I'll kill you."

"What do I look like to you a serial killer? I'm trying to help you guys rememba?"

"Just get it over with," Euto said before he and the others ran off.

Rattrap threw Herrrea to the ground.

"Not so hard," she complained.

"Will you hold still while I blast ya?"

"Sorry survival instinct, Hey shoot at me a couple of times and miss, but only hit me once. Make it look like I resisted."

Rattrap complied and finally took off running when he saw the Preds coming. The Predacons found Herrera wounded on the ground. The area around her looked like there had been a struggle.

"Get her to a restoration chamber now you fools," ordered Megatron. "That rat will pay for this," Megatron sneered as he watched Rattrap escape in the distance.

The Predacons took Herrera back for repairs as the Raptors and Maximals headed back to their respective bases.

"Do you think she'll be all right?" Tarsis asked Euto.

After a long pause he answered with, "she knows how to keep safe. If I know Herrera as half as well as I think I do, she'll have Megatron begging E.O. to take her back within a week."

The Raptors all laugh and sneak back into the base.

Tune in next time same cat time same cat channel.

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