Authors note

Merry Christmas everybody! This will be a late Christmas present. The plot is thickening and I'll do my best to make a good action scene for you in the next chapter.

The techno-organics

Chapter 13

Bulkhead knew Valkyrie was Breakdowns offspring and for that reason he kept his focus on her at all times. They looked incredibly alike, to the point where she looked like a human version of his nemesis. Her olive skin, the fact that she wore an eyepatch and the one eye that was not covered had the same shade of yellow as Breakdown's. She was so muscular that combined with her short white hair and military clothing could be mistaken for a boy if not for her feminine form. The Prime forsaken hammer was the biggest give away, the hammer was bigger and had a more earth based design; and also looked to be able to give bigger damage. Despite what Jack had told them, Bulkhead made sure to keep an eye on her. The humans on the other hand seemed to get better along with the hybrid children then the Autobots.

Wasp was flying around with Raphael in his hands, it was like the youngest techno-organic had been given another brother. Miko had a blast exploring Rock's partly metallic surface and Jack helped comfort Flash when he was neglected by a confused Arcee. She didn't mean to hurt the boy but it was so much to take; and she did not like being called mama. What did she know about being a mother, she had heard from June how hard work it is but also how mothers fall in love the moment they laid eyes upon their newborn child. It was supposed to be a bond of unconditional love and the child depended on the mother for protection and guidance, how was she going to do all that to a complete stranger? Rachel and Canary was making progress along side Ratchet, they were really close to pinpointing their coordinates. Rachel and Canary didn't share the details but the truth was that each and everyone of them had a chip implanted in their brains that allowed their designated leader to control them. In this case the leaders was Alabaster and Freedom, but they have not used the mind control since their escape. Usually Canary can locate everybody easily since her brain is close to a biological computer. They discovered while they searched that the reason they had been so hard to track was because they were constantly moving and it seemed that they were flying high above the atmosphere.

"Guys, we have found something." Rachel called out and everyone turned their attention to the three. Wasp and the other had to put down the humans before walking towards the computer. Optimus and Alabaster had heard the commotion and returned to the main hall.

"Have you found them?" Alabaster asked and flew forward.

"They are high above earths atmosphere in a spaceship." The Autobots took a moment to let the information sink in. They localized the position of the Decepticons spaceship in just a few minutes.

"You found the Nemesis." Ratchet gasped, "And the twins are on it." He soon realized but the techno-organics did not know of the Nemesis and therefor didn't understand the danger the twins was in.

"You found the Decepticons warship." Arcee muttered to herself but it made all the techno-organic go rigid.

"Oh no," Rachel was the first of them to speak. "No no no no no no. This means the Decepticons have found out about us. The twins won't keep their blabbering mouths shut." She said hysterical as she dragged her hands over her face in a anxious manner.
"Don't be so sure about that," Freedom spoke while knowing with an heavy feeling what they had to do. "The twins may be unpredictable but just like everyone of us, they won't betray us under any circumstances." She looked down on her right hand before continuing. "Everybody suit up." She ordered and some of the techno-organics was engulfed in the cocooning light that came from them. The Autobots stared unknowing of what was happening. Were they transforming, was that happening to them? They watched as the techno-organics silhouettes changed, they grew somewhat and formed armor and helmets. Flash could also grow armor but he was already in it. Wasp was the first one to emerge from his cocoon and when he did, he was wearing a black and yellow armor with insect wings and a helmet that greatly resembled the head of a bee. Next was Canary that was wearing a black and purple suit covered in plating along with a long cloak with an hood and a reflective mask. Lastly was Alabaster that was wearing an armor much similar to Optimus but leaner and more feminine and also had a blue battle helmet almost identical to her father's. All the Autobots stared while also preparing their weapons. The hybrids had actually developed some ability to transform, and their transformed mode made it easier to figure out who was who's child.

"I knew it!" Miko exclaimed, not frightened by the knowledge or getting any thoughts that Canary might be dangerous. "You really are Soundwave's kid." The Autobots had already readied their blasters and pointed them at her. Freedom quickly moved between to protect Canary and cursed herself for letting her guard down. She knew this would happen but she was not going to let any of these tin cans harm any of them.

"Stop!" Alabaster cried out, "What are you doing?"
"She's made from Soundwave, a Decepticon." Bulkhead answered still pointing his weapon towards the girl. Canary removed her mask and looked at them horrified and confused, blaming herself for causing all this commotion.

"Autobots, lower your weapons." Optimus ordered but they did not obey.

"That's an order," He commanded in a more serious tone and they finally obeyed, but not liking the situation and no longer feeling safe in her presence.

"I'm not surprised," Freedom said and gave a deadly glare, "I expected this, I knew you would welcome some of us with open arms and try to kill the rest of us just because who we happens to share genes with." She signed something to Canary and she nodded slowly before stretching out her arm towards the groundbridge and opened a swirling portal of her own making, with the colors of black and purple.

"Wait, you can't take on the Decepticons alone, let us help you." Optimus said before turning to Alabaster to see what she had to say.

"After what just happened?" She gasped and floated closer towards the portal. "I trust you Daddy, but I don't trust them." She pointed at Bumblebee, Arcee and Bulkhead. "They were about to shoot Canary just because she happens to look like her father. You have the coordinates, you are free to attack on your own but we won't need your help saving our comrades. You might not like who they're related to." She said the last sentence like she was spitting venom. Alabaster told Canary to open another portal to send Rachel back to London and Rachel went trough after casting a judging glare at her original. Freedom and Canary was the first ones to enter the portal to the spaceship.

"Take her with you also. She looks too much like someone I don't want to see outside the battlefield." Bulkhead scoffed and pointed at Valkyrie who got the desire to bash his head in. Widow was quick to take a hold of her rough hand, silently telling her to ignore the green Autobot and keep walking towards the portal. Before she walked trough she threw a glance towards Bulkhead and cursing at him in what sounded like German.

"Fat basta'." Toni hissed before disappearing hand in hand with Widow. Wasp stood and looked up to Bumblebee like a harmed puppy.

"Why would you do that?" His innocent voice thick with disappointment. "She's my big sister, why would you try to hurt her?" As he said that, Bumblebee felt his spark sinking and he immediately regretted treating Canary like that. Before the scout could say anything Wasp turned around and flew into the mass of darkness. Flash was gone before Arcee even noticed and the last to remain was Alabaster who looked at the humans, silently thanking them for being so welcoming when the Autobots weren't.

"Goodbye, daddy." She said somberly and left the base.

They gathered in an empty hallway on the spaceship and scanned the area after any sign of life. When they were sure they were alone they moved forward with their weapons ready. Alabaster put an hand against the wall and closed her eyes. She felt the vibrations of the whole ship, every move of the engine, the ships machinery and every step and echo of the crew; and thanks to all that noise she was able to paint an mental map of the ship.

"What do you see?" Freedom asked in a hushed voice and Alabaster stepped away from the wall.

"There are hundreds of Decepticons aboard this ship, and this whole place is is enormous and build like an labyrinth." She put on her mask before facing the group. "Stay close or you'll get lost easily."
"Where should we start?" Flash asked and twitched. "I suppressed my ticks for a long time back at the base and I won't be able to keep it in very much longer." He warned and drew his hand over his visor.
"There is a computer room nearby, let's start there." They started to quietly move and followed Alabaster. Valkyrie was rubbing her hands against her hammers handle in an aggressive manner, still thinking about how they treated her and Canary. Lucky they don't understand German or the green 'bot would be furious. If Thor was here he would have a harder time controlling his temper then her. Neither of them was ever considered being sent to missions that required patience, but his temper was even worse then hers. She felt Canary's cold hand on her shoulder and tensed up before relaxing and looked into Canary's sweet black eyes. She had this talent to be able to say whatever she wanted without actually talking. A talent she had developed ever since she had her voice taken from her. It never made sense to any of them why the scientists made that decision. Wouldn't communication be a vital part in their line of work? Soon the whole lead went still as they heard footsteps heading their way. They all pressed themselves against the walls or climbed against the ceiling to avoid being seen as the Vehicons walked by. Flash readied his blades and Alabaster prepared herself to attack as the Vehicons slowly strolled by, unknowing of the threats that hid around the corners. They didn't sense any danger, and therefor didn't stop to check but the hybrids was annoyed that they couldn't go faster. For any adult it would have been a few tense seconds without another problem, but for them that had the mentalities of children, it was far to long and strained to much on their patience. Luckily the Vehicons were quickly gone and the techno-organics could soon get out of their hiding places. Alabaster placed a hand to the wall to check again on the mental map.

"There is a lab around the corner." She whispered and showed the way. When they were in front of the gates they opened automatically for them and let them in. Wasp stayed behind in his shrunken mode and kept watch. Well inside Canary put on her mask and small metallic tendrils extended from her fingertips and attached themselves to the computer.

"The twins are being held in lab number four." She signed when she was done.

"A lab?" Rock asked surprised, "Why would they keep them in a lab and not a prison cell."
"I would guess that they found out about Nikolai's talent for making weapons and are putting him to work." Freedom hissed at the idea.

"You stay here with Canary," She ordered Flash before turning to masked girl, "If anything happens you know what to do." She said and Canary turned back to the computer.

"Bulkhead, what was that about?" Miko yelled angrily at the Autobot.

"I mean, why would you point your weapons at a girl?" Jack just like the other children were disappointed on their partners.

"Didn't you see her Jack?" Arcee bit back. After all he was just a child, he was naive and did not know the danger anyone with any relationship with the Decepticons. "She was made from Soundwave, one of the most dangerous Decepticons in their ranks. Do you have any idea the damage she could have caused."
"Yes, actually, I can imagine what kind of powers she posses, but she didn't do anything to deserve having blasters shoved in her face."
"And didn't any of you see that one that looked exactly like Breakdown." Bulkhead defended, claiming he had all right doing what he did.

"Her name is Valkyrie, Bulkhead." Miko corrected him. "I already knew she was Breakdown's kid, and I got a few other ideas while I was hanging with them, but they have no relations with their parents. And you had no reason talking to her like that." Bulkhead was just about to say something back but was interrupted by Optimus.

"The humans are right," He started, "You all showed example of poor judgment when you choose to show hostility towards the techno-organics. Just because some off them happened to be made of Decepticon CNA does not mean they had any intentions to harm any of us." Before he kept talking Ratchet came forward to share his opinion.

"I had my suspicions against Canary, and I admit I didn't feel safe because of that." He started. "But being a Decepticon or an Autobot is a choose, not something you're born into. They never made a choose, and therefor don't deserve your disrespect." The three Autobots looked away in shame and Bumblebee made a whining sound.

"I expect all of you to apologize as soon as you get the opportunity, but right now..." Optimus turned to ratchet. "Do you still have the warships coordinates?"

"For the moment, but we better go now before the ship changes position." He informed and activated the groundbridge. The Autobots all got into position and awaited their leaders signal.

"Autobots, transform and roll out."

Just to avoid confusion. "Fat basta'" is not a typo, Scottish people pronounce the word bastard as basta'