OK! This'll be the last chapter that's written down on paper that I have to re-type then its back to doing it on the computer!
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"So that's what happened?" Viper paused then began breathing the hot flames upon the lock.
"Yes. I hope everyone's ok."
Viper let the lock finally melt off, opening the door with ease afterwards.
"Pull your arms towards you." Viper began to pull one chain that held his left arm as Optimus pulled as well
"you know, I could probably do this on my own."
Viper chortled "hah! Optimus your weak, and it would be faster if I just helped YOU!"
The chain broke off taking a chunk of the wall with it. Viper found herself looking up at Optimus with a chain in her hands.
"You ok?" Optimus stifled a laugh
"yeah I'm fine." She stood with the help of Optimus' free hand
"Now the right." Viper took a hold of the chain and began pulling.
Optimus pulled his right arm towards himself as his left hand stayed behind Viper.
The wall groaned under stress. Finally a link let go. Stepping back, Viper was steadied by Optimus
"Thanks." She probably could have blushed
"I can deal with the leg chains."
Viper stood back as Optimus grabbed hold of the chains holding his legs down. That didn't take too long to tear off.
"Let's go get the others." Optimus walked out of the cell, though was knocked to the side a bit as Viper dashed past him. Bounding towards the elevator, she pushed the button,
grinned and wagged her tail a bit.
"You're excited." Optimus walked into the elevator which was now open in front of them.
"Well I want to see everybody again, I get lonely."
As the doors shut Viper thought to herself about things she wasn't about to share with her leader. She never realized Optimus was watching her.
"Is something wrong?"
"Hm? Oh nothing."
The doors parted revealing two familiar faces
"Ironhide? Kicker?" Viper tilted her head
"hey we were just coming to see...you. Optimus?" Ironhide became nervous "what are you doing here?"
"At ease Ironhide, the Optimus who has been walking around here isn't me."
"That's not making sense to me." Kicker rubbed his neck
"Trust me, you'll understand soon enough. Where are the others?"
"They went on a mission with," Ironhide paused "...you."
"We must find them, fast, otherwise we just might not see them again!"
"But... how will we find their exact locations?" Viper asked
It was defiantly a femme, a predatory, feline look about her. She was black, purple and had a long slender tail. Megatron took in every detail of her form.
Yellow optics, purple armour, small navy blue specks spotted bits of her armour.
She looked at them all, they all looked at her.
She turned and looked at Megatron straight in the optic and let out a soft purr
"you must be Megatron."
"Indeed I am."
She stepped out of the case and walked towards him
"The femmes were right about your good looks."
She stopped in front of him and tilted her head a bit
"Your case has the Decepticon symbol, but you do not." Megatron said flatly
She smiled and backed off
"I am defiantly not a Decepticon, however," she kneeled before him "I would like to become one."
Megatron thought about it
"where are you from?"
"I come from another planet that has long been destroyed by the now slumbering Unicron," she flicked her tail "everyone was evacuated before they too were destroyed." she paused
"Please, I wish to leave my faction and join the Decepticons. Do you accept?"
Megatron looked down upon her, thought about it some more, and smirked. Nodding to his men he asked
"what is your name?"
"My name is Panthera."
"Stand Panthera."
she stood and watched him looking over her once more
"you must prove your self first."
The power linked Hotshot and Inferno shot down multiple targets while Jetfire tried his best to melt or blast through the doors.
"How much longer Jetfire? I can't last forever!"
He punched a guard, shooting down another
"It'll be awhile longer, just keep shootin'!"
In the control room, Optimus was about to go to the control until Carlos popped on screen
"Optimus?" he shook his head "listen, I just got a distress signal...shouldn't you be-"
Optimus cut him off "No time to explain Carlos. Where did the distress signal come from?"
"This station where you are supposed to be."
"What are the co-ordinates?"
"Five zero nine point two six four."
"Kicker, can you prepare the space bridge?"
"No way! I'm not staying behind!"
"Kicker please, just this time, Viper go with him!"
"Ok!" Viper clamped her jaws onto Kickers back armour carefully and started towards the other control panel.
"Alright! Alright, just this time!"
"Come on Ironhide, there's no time to lose!"
Optimus and Ironhide transformed, speeding through the corridors towards the launching pad.
Once there Kicker looked down on the two from the room and gave the thumbs up as a green portal appeared. The two Autobot's wasted no time to find their comrades,
though someone followed them.
Tidalwave poured lasers upon Panthera's position, she lept out of the way landing on all fours a plumes of smoke came off her tail
"This is how I must prove myself?!" she yelled.
Megatron didn't answer.
Starscream faded from view.
Demolisher charged towards her, she sprung to her hind legs and faced him head on. She bounded towards Demolisher, jumped over him and landed on her front hands, Demolisher partly turned only to be kicked back by Panthera's hind legs.
His bulky form pummelled the invisible Starscream who had planned to attack Panthera from behind, until she had jumped over Demolisher.
"Get off me!" Starscream hissed
Snowcat stepped forward hesitantly, not wanting to fight. Close range.
From a safe distance he shot wildly as Panthera whirled upon him and began dashing towards him, closing the distance fast.
"oooooh no, oh no!" he panicked but continued to shoot wildly.
"c'mere." Panthera growled as she pounced
just a little closer, a little more, she suddenly yowled in surprise as Starscream rammed her side. Before she even hit the ground he kicked her hard, making Panthera slam into the wall. Lightning fast movements from Starscream had his sword at the femme's throat.
She looked up the length of the blade, up his arm, along his shoulder then onto his optics.
Their intense gazes locked. She flicked her tail absent-mindedly .
For several minutes they stared at each other, Tidalwave stood like a statue, which is of course, usual. Snowcat sighed in boredom, Demolisher watched quietly as Megatron watched intently, interested in what events would unfold.
Ten minutes ticked by, Panthera finally stretched, yawned and scratched her belly.
Starscream kept his sword steady at her throat. With a sudden roar she reached out and grabbed his sword hand, the blade scratched her throat, a little bit of energon seeped out, it was then Panthera realized Starscream was giving her a chance to get out of this situation, in order to prove herself she must survive.
"Those doors aren't going to give out." Jetfire began shooting down guards
"I sent a distress signal." Inferno growled as he took a hit
"Hate to burst the bubble here, but who's going to receive it?" Hotshot crushed a guards head, dropping it into the pile of dead guard drones.
Suddenly the guards stopped. Behind the three, the door had a long cut along it.
There was a crunch and both metal plates broke away revealing Optimus and Ironhide wielding the Starsaber.
"Anyone call?" Ironhide grinned, then looked surprised "what are those?"
"Don't let them get away!" Saneres came charging with a blade in hand
"You!" Viper roared and jumped past her fellow Autobots
"What are you doing here, Viper?" Optimus asked
"What are you doing here Saneres?" Viper ignored Optimus as she hunched her shoulders forward, her neck curved and legs closer to the ground.
Baring her teeth she flicked her tail.
"Aww my dear, dear Viper, I can finally see you again." Saneres stepped forward
"Don't come near me!" Viper roared
"why do you push me away like this, daughter?"
The Autobots jaws dropped; except for Optimus as they all said in unison "daughter?"
Viper turned around "let's go." She walked past Hotshot, Jetfire, and Inferno.
"Don't turn your back on me Viper!" Viper continued walking away from her mother
"Viper!" Saneres ran after her daughter, though Jetfire intercepted her and gave a swift uppercut to the queen's chin.
"Back off." Hotshot warned, gun pointed at her.
The green portal greeted them all. Viper entered first with the Autobot team at her flanks.
Saneres watched with anger burning in her eyes, rubbing her chin she re-entered the shadows of the space station, guards hissed and followed her into the depths.
"Won't be the last I see of you."
Panthera kept a strong grip on Starscream's hand, avoiding the threatening blade.
"He shook his arm then tried prying her fingers off
"I like hanging around sweetie." She yanked him down beside her as he tried to cut her throat
"Roll over rover." She purred as she rolled him onto his back while he was still in surprise
"What are you doing?!" Starscream was confused and embarrassed at the same time, though he did not allow this to interfere with what he had to do, destroy,
and the only thing that could stop him, was Megatron.
She licked his shoulder and slowly began gnawing on his armour, which began to hurt.
"Stop!" he rolled her over and pinned her down beneath him
"This is different." She chuckled
He growled in anger, she suddenly punched him in the gust, claws first. They began kicking and punching, rolling around, her tail wrapped around him as he finally got his sword to her throat again this time pushing down hard, she made an odd sound, though not because he was cutting her throat, in fact, he was using the dull edge to choke her, stopping the flow of energon to her head, this would surely knock her unconcious soon enough
"Alright, alright." Megatrong clapped slowly
"You can be with us Panthera," he stood "though this wasn't quite the best test. You will show me how good you are in battle." He approached her
"I will not fail you, Lord Megatron." She bowed her head as he stopped in front of her
"Good, very good." He pressed his hand hard onto her chest, supporting her back with his other hand. There was a freezing sensation beneath his palm. Panthera tried to step back but his hand kept her steady
"This might be a little," he paused "uncomfortable."
a flash of pain erupted in her chest, she cringed. Removing his hand it showed that Panthera, hand been branded.
The lighter purple Decepticon symbol shimmered, then faded to a darker shade.
"You are now under my command, welcome to the Decepticons."
"Thank you."
Starscream watched, turned on his heel and disappeared again.