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Chapter 9
"I don't think they'll be happy either way", Optimus said furiously. He'd heard what the Sakas had done to Koji. He'd seen the results of what they'd done to Koji. But neither of those had prepared him for actually seeing it happen. The rage he felt before seemed like nothing compared to what he was felt when he'd heard the belt snap against Koji's back and the resulting scream. He wanted to stomp the humans into the dust then blow what was left into oblivion.
Unfortunately that was that would make him no better than a Deceptacon and Optimus knew Koji wouldn't accept that. The boy's future safety depended on good relations with the humans and killing these two wouldn't help that at all. That was the only reason he decided against killing them.
"Leave now" he said coldly.
Hao Saka apparently had a death wish. "This our house-"
"No. This is Koji's house. Dr. Onishi left it to Koji. Now leave unless you want to know what it feels like to be a puddle of fluid and soft matter", Optimus said purposely being very descriptive.
It worked like he thought it would. The Sakas turned and ran out leaving Koji hanging from the post since his legs had given out when his friends had arrived.
Optimus could focus on Koji now that the Sakas were gone. If he had looked at Koji for more than a second while they had still been within reach he would have lost that last bit of control. Even now he wanted to chase after them and blow them to tiny pieces.
"Uhh" Koji's moan snapped him out of his thoughts. Prowl had already reached the boy and was cutting through the ropes holding Koji up. When the ropes fell away Optimus saw that they had left deep raw marks around Koji's wrists and that there was an older scar there too. He knew Koji's wrists hadn't had those marks when they'd first met. They must be why Koji started wearing those wristbands. He remembered when Koji had started wearing wristbands he'd asked him about them because the they'd come from some that sold things that were considered inappropriate for children (AN: slight reference to Spencer's).
"Koji?" Optimus questioned. The boy was kneeling on the ground with his head down. Optimus was afraid he was ignoring him but then he saw Koji's shoulders shake slightly. Koji was still trying to hide his tears.
"Come on let's get you back to the base," Optimus said picking him up gently. He turned o the three behind him. "When we get back get Megatron and tell him we're going to need to discuss our plan of attack."
"Oww" Sideburn said waking up. He felt like the Deceptacons had used him as a punching bag. ' Oh yeah they did' he thought. He remembered being ambushed right around the corner from the base when he'd gone to get Koji some fast food since Optimus only ordered Koji that health food crap. They'd beat the crap out of him and he vaguely recalled something being scratched into his arm. He looked down and sure enough there was a group of scratches in a pattern. He translated it into a language he could read. He read and re-read it three times trying to understand it. He hoped no one had let Koji see it since it seemed to be addressed to him.
Brat unless you want us to make good on all of our promises you'd better stop hiding and come back. If not there will be a lot more of this happening.
It was obviously a threat directed at Koji but what the hell did it mean. 'All of our promises' what did they mean?
"T-Ai?"
"Sideburn you're awake", the hologram said appearing next to his recharge table.
"Yeah. Where's Koji?" the look on T-Ai's face made him freeze for a second. "T-Ai?"
"The others have already gone to get him", she said not wanting to worry him while he was still recovering.
"Where is Koji!"
"He went back." She didn't need to say anything else. Sideburn knew exactly what she was saying. Sideburn was on his feet and heading for the door before she could do anything.
The door slid open (it's the only sliding door in the base. think about it how you going to open it if your carrying an injured person). Optimus walked in still carrying Koji. Sideburn saw Koji's back and stopped. His optics metOptimus' for a minute. He saw unfulfilled rage there and knew the Sakas were still alive. 'Good gives me a life ambition' he thought.
"T-Ai I need you to get some disinfectants and bandages", Optimus ordered. She nodded and a box appeared on one of the recharge tables. Optimus set Koji on the table.
"I'll be back soon. There's some things I need to take care of, ok?" he gently to Koji. Koji nodded. Optimus turned and left, mind still on the discussion he'd had with Koji on the way back to the base.
"Prime your men said you wanted to discuss a plan of attack" Megatron said as Optimus walked in to the meeting room.
"Yes."
"I thought you wanted to wait until the Onishi boy was off the planet."
"I did but Scourge has forced my hand. He's attacked one of my men and nearly got a hold of Koji in one day. I don't want to see what he can do with three days." Optimus said.
"So when do we attack?" Megatron asked happy that they were finally going to do something.
"Tomorrow."
"What! That's hardly enough time to get everyone together much less form a plan."
"We don't have anymore time than that. We know what Scourge's real plan is now" Optimus said.
"What do you mean 'real plan'" Megatron asked.
"Scourge plans on killing both of us, uniting the Predicons under his rule, wiping out all the Autobots and using the energy resources of earth to do it."
"What! That bastard plans on killing me and taking my army! This is an outrage!"
Megatron ranted stalking back and forth.
Optimus was grateful that Megatron didn't question how Scourge planned on getting Earth's energy resources without Dr. Onishi. He really didn't want Megatron to know that Dr. Onishi had told Koji everything he knew about the Earth's energy and that Koji's photographic memory had retained everything. It was bad enough Scourge knew and planned on exploiting Koji's knowledge the same way Megatron had Dr. Onishi's.
AN: like I said before I've had the week from hell and a bad feeling that it's only going to get worse so please review.