Hostile Territory

Written by: Okami

Chapter 15- Deception with a Capital D

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This is getting cold, I can't break these
Chains that I hold
My body's growing cold, there's nothing
Left of this mind or my soul
Addiction needs a pacifier, the buzz of
This poison is taking me higher
This will fall away, this will fall away

Lyrics: Loser_3 Doors Down

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Authors Note: I do not own Robots in Disguise. I do however own Alana and Suzuki, therefore they can not be used anywhere other than this fanfic without my permission.

Helpful Hints: ****** - Means a change in scenery, or from Autobots to Decepticons

~~~ - Means a change in point of view but the same scenery

* * - Indicates a comlink conversation

******

Scourge growled softly in irritation, shifting his weight from foot to foot. The hot summer sun was really beginning to fry his patience, along with the fact that he had to hold the puny human. Glaring down at the human, he thought of how simple it would be to just tighten his hand and deal with the human here and now. He was going to do it later so why not just get it over with.

"Scourge, here they come," MegaOctane announced.

The Decepticon commander smiled under his facemask. "Do not fire upon them, yet. I don't want to risk damaging the pod."

The four Autobots transformed and slowly approached the Decepticons; Prime holding the pod. They cautiously approached the enemy, silently making notes about every possible attempt at an ambush.

"We've come through with our part of the deal, now release the girl," Optimus Prime announced, still holding the pod before him.

"Not so fast Optimus. Hand over the pod first, then you'll get the human," Scourge replied smugly. He was silently grateful that his facemask hid the smirk spreading across his face, yet, he also wished his enemies knew what was in store for them.

"Something doesn't smell right," Prowl whispered to his brothers.

Sideburn sniffed the air curiously. "I don't smell anything," he responded, sending his police-car brother a sideways glance.

"It's a statement that means this doesn't feel right," X-Brawn corrected, shaking his head sadly at his sibling's lack of understanding. His optics shifted to his human friend and felt pity for the female. In doing the simple deed of trying to start her life over again, she had winded up in the hands of the Decepticons.

Scourge smirked deeply under his facemask as Optimus Prime approached him bearing the stasis pod and making no attempts to attack. The black transformer quickly glanced down at his hand and saw the human opening her mouth as if to speak. He instantly tightened his grip on the female and cut her off before she could warn the Autobots. A few choked gasped rumbled from her throat but no distinguishable words.

"There, you know have the pod. Now release the human," Prime stated, stepping back towards his men. His gaze shifted from MegaOctane, now holding the pod, and Scourge who held the human.

"I don't think so, Prime," Scourge chuckled.

The Autobot brothers gasped in surprise as Scourge and the Decepticons quickly retreated from the scene. They would have pursued the enemy if Optimus Prime hadn't discouraged it, saying they might kill Alana if they did. All they could do was watch as the enemy carried away their human friend.

They saw her horrified face as the Decepticons turned and withdrew; they witnessed the tears forming in her eyes as she slowly disappeared from sight; and they experienced the overwhelming desire to help her, but were powerless to do so; so, instead, they merely watched.

******

"I can't believe those Autobots!" Movor roared, optics brimming with fluid from laughing so hard.

"I know what you mean," RoTor joined in. "Their expressions were priceless!" The two of them were joined by their fellow transformers in a well-deserved laugh and victory.

The Decepticons rolled across the countryside and through various cities towards a destination all their own. At this moment, they wished to savor the feeling of victory before returning to their duty. Laughter radiated from the military vehicles as they barreled down roads, forcing humans to pull off to the side to avoid being creamed.

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Alana sat in the passenger's side of the large oil tanker, alone and afraid. She had no idea what these robots wanted with her, but she figured it wasn't anything good. Thoughts zipped through her mind of some things they might do to her, from torture, to freedom, to ending her life. A shiver ran through her spin at the thought of dying. There were so many things she had yet to do in her life: her first kiss, getting married, having kids, and going to Disneyland; you know the usual.

Sighing defeatedly, Alana gazed out the red tinted windows and watched as the land flew by. For a moment her heart skipped a beat when she thought a white and green SUV was driving beside her, but it was just a trick of her mind. Placing her chin in her hand, the human continued to stare blankly out the window for what seemed like hours; that is until, she caught a glimpse of where they were headed.

******

Scourge led the way towards a destination all his own, planning to activate the new Decepticon immediately. The road was long and boring, but the target was well worth the trip. He didn't slow in the least when a tall barbed wire fence stood before him, guarded by two humans in uniform.

The humans stood in front of the gate and held out their hands, requesting for him and the other vehicles behind him to halt, but they would do no such thing; if anything they pressed harder on their accelerators. The foolish Earthlings dived out of the way just before contacting Scourge's front grill, but not before firing a few rounds at him. The bullets did nothing but bounce harmlessly off his thick metal frame and bulletproof windshield.

Scourge dumped his human passenger out before transforming. He stared coldly at her before roughly snatching her up from the ground.

"Decepticons!" he barked sharply. "Find a suitable vehicle for our new recruit."

"Yes, sir," they replied as one.

Humans tried to defend their military base from the 'invasion' yet only managed to annoy the transformers into driving them off the premises before continuing with their mission. It took a few tries from the others, but Armorhide was the one to pick out the best shell for the new robot. With slim wings and super-powered thrusters, the state-of-the-art fighter jet seemed the perfect choice.

MegaOctane positioned the pod just right and pressed the buttons to begin the scanning process, only to have it jolted from his grasp by a missile attack. When he managed to recover the pod and himself, he noticed some new transformers has joined the party.

"Well, well. Nice of you to join us Optimus," Scourge greeted smugly. "You're just in time to witness the birth of a new Decepticon." He casually dropped his human captive to charge at his adversary, the leader of the Autobots.

"Over my fried hard drive," Optimus Prime growled, lunging forward to engage Scourge in a battle of strength.

The Decepticons and the Autobot brothers assault each other in a fiercesome battle to claim the stasis pod. The statistics seemed to be neutral until another robot joined the brawl, one that changed the tide for the Decepticons.

"Master Gigatron," Scourge greeted his leader. "What are you doing here?"

Gigatron glared down at his favorite underling. "It was my spark energy that turned you into loyal Decepticons and it shall do the same for this pod," he stated calmly. "Without it, the protoform would most likely be an Autobot."

"Of course, sire," Scourge replied, his optics narrowing in hatred.

The Decepticon and Predacon commander initiated his spark energy, and fired it at the stasis pod. The blue energy consumed the pod for a few brief moments before settling and reprogramming the immature circuits of the protoform.

"MegaOctane, begin scanning," Gigatron ordered.

The pod was recovered from the ground and aimed once more at the fighter jet. The second in command Decepticon punched in the necessary codes to activate the scanners, but nothing happened. He tried it again but the pod remained inactivate.

"What are doing? Activate that pod!" Gigatron bellowed, firing his Twin Dragon Breath at the Autobots to stall for time, and to get in a few good licks.

"I'm trying sir, but something's wrong. Nothing seems to be working," MegaOctane replied.

"Oh no you don't," a familiar voice said from above, followed by an array of missiles.

Ultra Magnus slowly descended from the sky, a smile across his faceplate. His attack had once again dislodged the stasis pod from MegaOctane's grasp, sliding it across the concrete. The rogue Autobot took his place beside the Autobot brothers and his own brother, preparing himself for the battle.

"Do I have to do everything myself?" Scourge growled, storming over to the dormant protoform. As he approached it, he noticed a very familiar human girl between him and his target, her arms outstretched. Her eyes shone with determination as the Decepticon continued towards her, his heavy steps shaking the ground.

"Pathetic human," Scourge snarled, stopping in his tracks before the pod and its protector. Pointing his spare gun at the female, he grinned behind his facemask. I've been waiting to do this, he chuckled to himself.

Squeezing back the trigger slowly, to add the effect, the dark transformer watched with pleasure as the human's face paled and her body tensed, waiting for the shot. The sound of the gunfire echoed across the military base, its deafening sound silencing everything. Autobots stared with wide optics and slack-jawed mouth components, while the Decepticons grinned broadly at the former's reaction.

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The eldest Autobot brother stood paralyzed as he observed his human friend about the get shot down by the enemy. The shock wore off once the shot was fired and he dashed towards Scourge, a deep scream erupting from his throat. As if in slow motion, X-Brawn realized his friend was still alive at about the same time she backed up into the pod, activating it.

The stasis pod and the human were consumed with light as a bolt of energy blasted from the pod; the scanning process had begun. The green beam shot through the sky before arcing and racing back towards the ground. It whizzed past the transformers before striking a forest green motorcycle parked beside an old warehouse.

X-Brawn lurched to a halt as the protoform began scanning the vehicle. He tried to find Alana but the light was too intense for his optics to focus on, so he was forced to simply hope. A sinister laugh reached his audio receptors, followed by a flash of blue light. The Autobot clenched his fists in frustration as Gigatron once again force his spark energy into the protoform's programming, attempting to alter its personality into that of a Decepticon.

The Autobot's optics widened and his limbs tensed when a soft soprano voice rose above Gigatron's laugh, nearly drowning it out. The song sounded familiar, but he couldn't quite place it…

Win dain a lotica

En vai tu ri

Si lo ta

Fin dein a loluca

En dragu a sei lain

Va fa-ra les shutai am

En riga lint

That's when it hit him, the song was the one he'd heard at headquarters, the one Alana had translated for them. But this time something seemed different. The song continued instead of stopping like it had before, never breaking from its melodious rhythm.

Win chent a lotica

En vai turi

Si lo ta

Fin dein a loluca

Si natigura neuver

Floreria for chesti

Si entima

The last word of this verse was held for four beats before morphing into the next line, never wavering from its beautiful pitch.

Lalala…

Fontina blu cent

De cravi esca letisimo

Lalala…

De quantian

Al finder eve

By this time, Autobots and Decepticons alike stood with optics locked on the glowing stasis pod, mesmerized by the beautiful soprano voice emanating from it.

Win dain a lotica

En vai tu ri

Si lo ta

Fin dein a loluca

En dragu a sei lain

Ve fa-ru les shutai am

En riga-lint

As the last word slowly faded, light exploded from the pod, encompassing everything within the military base. The ground shook with the force of the blast and a gust of wind nearly knocked over a few unsuspecting transformers. Above all else, a scream erupted from somewhere close, sending chills through everyone's frame. The scream sounded human at first but changed into something different, almost metallic and sinister-like.