Authors note

A little trivia about my OCs. Since no one of them had real names growing up they all followed their dead comrade, Thor's, example and gave themselves name's of their own.

You have probably already noticed the similarities between my Flash and the DC superhero. The reason why is that Flash named himself after the superhero because of their similar powers.

Anastasia and Nikolai named themselves after the most famous members of the royal family of Russia. Tsar Nikolai and princess Anastasia.

I originally wanted to name Wasp, Honeybee instead. But I felt that it would be illogical for Wasp to have a name so similar to his original since he didn't even know Bumblebee's name in the beginning.

The techno-organics

Chapter 21

Nikolai jumped on his feet as soon as he woke up. His shoulders was slumped and he tiredly took of his coat. It sounded metallic when it heavily hit the floor. He wore a neutral yet sad expression on his face, and not even when he gazed upon his new weapons under the red fabric, could he muster any drop of some good feeling. He was now alone in his room, this is what he asked for, this is what he wanted, and yet he wanted someone there with him. He wanted his sister.

'Pathetic. Worthless. Kill yourself. Stupid. Idiot.' Nikolai didn't know what they had before they escaped. Neither him or his sister knew the name of the condition that made them hear voices and see monsters. But even before they knew what schizophrenia was, they knew they could lean on each other, trust each other even when they couldn't trust their own minds. But now he was all alone in an empty room without being able to distinguish if they're were just fragments of his wounded mind or his own thoughts.

'You left her. She's dead. You killed her. Kill yourself. Jump from a bridge. Stupid.' Nikolai crawled into a ball and pressed his hands against his temples in an aimless attempt to silence the voices.

"Anastasia." He wailed. "I'm so sorry. Come home. I don't want to be alone."

'It's your fault. You shouldn't have done that. You're gonna get them all killed. Pathetic.'

Lying on a medical slab waiting to recover would bore Canary half to death if she was human. She discretely attached her tendrils to the nearest cable and used it to connect herself to the Autobots system and the Web at the same time. She crossed them in order to make a program that could translate cybertronian to any earth language. It didn't take more then a few minutes before it was complete and she could use it to translate the files she took from the Decepticons.

'Let's see, I'll just start of with finding my original.' She pondered and searched after a Decepticon that looked like her. The Autobots said she looked like "Soundwave", so she searched for the name and found the image of a faceless robot.

'No wonder they found out who my original was so easily. He is quite creepy.' She used her new program to translate the text that accompanied his record. It was all projected on the inside of her eyes for only her to see.

"Third in command of the Decepticons. Communications and surveillance chief of the Decepticons. Former gladiator of Kaon. Second only to Megatron as the most dangerous Decepticons on the warship. He is accompanied by his minicon Laserbeak."

'What's a minicon?' She searched trough the database after Laserbeak and found and almost empty file with only the image of a drone looking Decepticon and text saying he's basically Soundwaves's pet.

'Seems we both like to have flying small creatures as pets. But why couldn't he pick something cuter?' She thought before returning to Soundwaves's files. She skimmed trough, picking up the most important parts. Canary was impressed when she knew she was the spawn of such a powerful Decepticon. A former gladiator nonetheless, but who was Megatron? She searched his name and encountered another record; and her heart stopped for a split second when she saw his image. He looked like Freedom when she wore her armor. Who was this Cybertronian?

"Leader of the Decepticons. Former gladiator and champion of Kaon. Creator of the Cybonic Plague." Freedom and Alabaster are both the offsprings of the respective leaders of the Decepticons and the Autobots. How ironic considering their close friendship. But this one sounded much more dangerous than Optimus.

'I hope Freedom and the others are alright.'

At least they didn't need to worry about the base being crowded. These techno-organics were not very picky about their sleeping places. It was hard to determine if Canary was sleeping or not since it looked like she slept with her eyes half shut. But the others on the other hand, Toni almost hung from a roof bar like a cat and Alabaster had insisted on sleeping on Optimus's shoulder. He had resisted her charms in the beginning but just like any father with an adorable daughter, Optimus caved in. The only one of them who slept in a normal way was Rock who seemed to be the only one to choose the couch.

They must have all been exhausted after all that happened. Being discovered and finally meeting their originals, to having three of their comrades taken prisoner. The humans attention shifted several times to Toni's sleeping place. Seeing her sleep with her legs hanging over the edge of a metal bar that hung several meters over the ground made them all worry. The Autobots were all somewhere else inside the base, like no one of them wanted to spend more time then necessary with the hybrids. Ratchet had insisted on letting Canary be since they weren't needed at the moment, but Rachel had insisted on staying. Sitting in her wheelchair, keeping a sleepy eye on Canary. Like she had suspicions an alien baby would pop out of Canary's chest. Jack, Miko and Raphael had moved themselves from "the human area" to the ground were the metal titans usually walked.

"We already know the parents to each Autobot kid," Miko started excited, "But what about the rest, they have to be Decepticon children."

"Is it really our place to discuss this?" Raph asked.

"Yeah, Miko," Jack said and put his hands into his pockets. "Not even the Autobots are willing to discuss it."
"It's our place because we're less judgmental." She pumped her fists, insisting on her opinion. "You saw how they treated Valkyrie and Canary. They're warming up to their kids but are still giving the cold shoulders to those they're not sure about." She turned up to Toni who stretched her arms over her head before rolling over to her side. The Japanese girl stood for a moment and observed in case Toni would fall.

"I thinks it's obvious that Toni is Starscream's daughter." She stated but the boys doubted. "Just look at her, they're both androgynous, they have similar build, have great legs. And that bang of red hair that hangs in front of her face almost looks like that spike on Starscream's head." The boys looked up at Toni again and tried to imagine her and Starscream side by side. The bang that hung in front of her face like a red bird feather stood out from the rest of her caramel brown hair. Sure, they did share a few traits but Toni was way more charming and loyal then Starscream.

"You may not be wrong." Jack said and turned back to the group. "I think we can also agree that Nikolai and his sister must be made from Knock Out."
"Without doubt." Raph agreed.

"Only doc Knock can make vampire looking alien hybrids so handsome." She said and blinked dreamily. Both boys cringed disgusted at Miko. "Oh, screw both of you."

"But that only leaves Freedom and Widow left." Raph said and counted on his fingers to make sure he didn't forget somebody. "I personally think Widow is Arachnid's child. They're both small in stature and Widow's hair has the same color scheme as Arachnid. Jack drew a hand anxiously trough his hair. He didn't want to judge any of them before getting to know them, but he couldn't forget everything Arachnid has done to him. From hunting him trough the woods like an animal in order to add him to her collection, to helping Mech kidnap her mother and threatening to torture her right before his eyes. Arcee wouldn't like to hear about the idea, she would most likely hate Widow for being related to the one who killed Tailgate.

"Do you think Freedom could be made from Megatron?" Raph asked hesitantly. The older children didn't protest, they just glanced at each other for a moment before speaking.

"I actually suspected she was made from a Decepticon when we first met her." Jack admitted as the scary thought settled. Freedom had made an impression on Jack since their rather awkward conversation. She radiated this air of danger and had looked down on him with this really intense gaze. Now that Jack thought about it, she somewhat reminded him of Megatron when he came face to face with him in the abandoned mine.

"But Freedom and Ally seem to be very close." Miko added and turned around, checking to make sure no one was hearing. Rachel had finally succumbed to sleep as she balanced her head in her palm and snored softly.

"Does it actually matter?" Raphael said. "Toni and Widow is a really cute couple, and from what I have heard, Starscream and Arachnid hate each other."

"Let's just hope they don't become like their parents. It would be sad to see any of them turn into enemies." Jack looked back up at Toni who still laid casually on the bar.

Ratchet returned to check on the children and stopped in his tracks as he saw Toni. When he was sure she was okay he returned his attention to why he was there. He opened his mouth to speak to Rachel but said nothing when he saw her sleeping into her own hand and snore. Ratchet put his hands to his hips and rolled his eyes before walking over to his new little assistant. He gently picked her up from her wheelchair and placed her on the berth right next to Canary. He didn't notice the human children watching from afar. They hid behind a pile of metallic boxes and observed him like one would when an animal walks into their backyard. Miko wore a ridicules smile on her face as she fought the urge to squeak at the scene she found so adorable. Rachel only made small whimpers as she stretched her arms in her sleep. A barely noticeable smile crossed the doctors face as he softly scoffed.

Usually he found humans to be a nuisance, including the ones who visited the base; but she enjoyed Rachel's company. Maybe being half cybertronian didn't make her as annoying, or perhaps it was that she was his offspring that awakened some new instinct that made him unable to hate her. Ratchet could still not fully grasp the context of their guests origin. To know that humans stalked them and tried to use their CNA for warfare was bad enough to make him sick, but mixing it with human DNA to make these hybrids; it felt as if they had all been violated.

Ratchet knew better then to ever let that frustration on any of them. They didn't choose to be born, nor to be experimented on and trained to become weapons. What horrors did they all witness? How many comrades did they see perish? And what did they do to make Rachel lose her legs? The Autobot medic had noticed it when he lifted Rachel. He felt signs of damage on her back, more specifically her spine. It was similar to the damage soldiers would get after being stabbed badly in the back. He couldn't describe it very well, but it was like this voice in the back of his head told him to care and protect Rachel. Maybe Rachel being made of his own metal and energon gave him what the humans called parental instincts.

This was completely new. There have never been documented or heard of any Cybertronian developing such feeling for anyone. Maybe Optimus experienced the same thing since he quickly got well along with Alabaster. He had heard from Bumblebee how Optimus lost his composure when Alabaster was in distress. The prime may not play favorites when it came to the Autobots but Ratchet had a feeling his leader would prioritize his techno-organic from now on. Ratchet turned around and rolled the wheelchair closer to Rachel's resting place so it would be available when she woke up. He could use an extra pair of hands around here instead of more muscles heads that destroyed his equipment. But then again, from here on after there would be more people entering their base. His chances of getting any peace and quite would lower to none.

"Better enjoy the silence while I still can." The medic whispered under his breath before leaving.

Knock Out was silently examining Arachnid in his lab. Usually he was quite chatty with his patients, but after Anastasia's attack the doctor simply lacked the energy to do that.

"Not in the mood for gossiping today, doctor?" Arachnid purred and made Knock Out look up from the wound in Arachnids chest. The damage looked bad but it was shallow and though it hurt terribly for the eightlegger, it wasn't going to leave any lasting damage.

"I haven't felt like myself since I woke up from stasis. It's like Anastasia sucked the energy from me instead of showing me how getting hit by lightning feels like." He admitted dryly and studied the claw marks on Arachnids left cheek. She turned away and grunted disapprovingly.

"Did the spawn of Optimus Prime do that to you?" He asked teasingly, slowly gaining his usual behavior again.

"It was actually your daughter." She said with an edge in her voice and Knock Out returned his attention to the wound in Arachnids chest. He would have said something back but he was not in the mood right now. He felt so tired. Maybe Anastasia's attack damaged his brain, he must do a thorough brain scan later to make sure he was well.

"Have you heard about the two new techno-organics we caught?" Arachnid said with the faintest concern for the medic. She would not like a sick doctor to treat her injuries.

"I have actually," His tone unusually flat, but he was still interested. "One made from Breakdown, I heard, and one made from our master. And apparently she's hot." He smiled at his own pun and received an eye roll from his patient.

"You're not wrong. She is quite pretty, even if she's half human."

"If that's true, I would really like to meet her personally." He said with a tired smirk as he carefully worked to seal her wound. "Is it true that Megatron uses our other prisoners to make her stay and do his bidding?"

"Indeed." She purred pleased. She looked down and saw that he was nearly done. "These techno-organics are very close. They're like family, and unlike our lord and master, Freedom cares for those below her."
"Freedom?" He stopped and blinked confused.
"That's her name." Knock Out smiled faintly and repeated her name before returning his attention to Arachnids wound.

"Never thought that word would become such a beautiful name." He said more to himself then his patient. Arachnid reached up and drew her fingers over the three scars on her cheek. She knew better now then to thoughtlessly provoke any of the techno-organics now. The Prime's techno-organic mentioned that Arachnid had an hybrid of her own. She tensed angrily and repressed a growl in the back of her throat. Arachnid would kill the abomination if she ever got the chance. In this moment she admired both Megatron and Breakdown for not killing their techno-organics when they got the chance. The insecticon would have most likely killed hers in the most brutal way possible for simply existing. Who knew what keeping these three techno-organics alive would lead to. Although, it did give the Decepticons a few more weapons for their using. But Freedom alone would probably not be enough when there was most likely more on the Autobots side. Maybe, if Knock Out tried to manipulate Anastasia then they could use her. The girl must be in total despair without her brother and the rest of her family.

"Do you think it's possible for you to make Anastasia loyal to you?" Knock Out stopped in his tracks as his hands started to shake. Loyal, how was he supposed to make Anastasia loyal after she almost killed him, Arachnid kept her from escaping and now when she she's a prisoner? She most likely don't want anything to do with any of them and will probably kill any Decepticon she can get her hands on. Knock Out would rather have his paint job ruined then admit that he now was scared of Anastasia. In the beginning he thought that they would be loyal and protect him since he was their original. They seemed so oddly fond of his despite barely knowing him. Only having a few common CNA strands seemed to make them trust him without further thinking. And yet, knocking him unconscious wasn't enough for them, Anastasia hurt him and Nikolai did nothing to stop her,

"Why would I do that?" He asked dryly and forced his hands to be still. He inspected the the wound to see where he left off and started his blowtorch again.

"We need all the resources we can get to win this war, and it would be a shame to waste such useful resources. Valkyrie have made it clear that she hates her 'father' and wants to kill him once the opportunity strikes, so the chances with her is extremely low. That leaves you to try and deceive Anastasia. I know it would gain Megatron's favor." She purred as the words gracefully left her mouth. If they succeeded in tricking two of them then the third might become more reasonable. Knock Out swallowed heavily as the idea disturbed his tired mind. He finished without exchanging another word as he no longer had the energy to do so.

A loud alarm blared trough the base and lights blinked and drowned the base in green, quickly getting the Autobots attention. All the remaining techno-organics woke up startled. Rock jumped to his feet and raised his arms expecting an attack. Toni woke up in a similar fashion, almost falling of the roof bar but quickly getting on her feet and took out a handgun from the inside of her jacket. Alabaster fell from her resting place on Optimus's shoulder but he quickly caught her before she hit the ground. All the Autobots quickly made their way to the communications room. Agent Fowler was on his way and they quickly had to hide the techno-organics. Not only could they yet reveal their existence to Fowler but there was also a risk that they would attack him if they weren't able to explain the situation to them in time.

"We're not in danger." Optimus quickly said as Ratchet showed the image of Fowler in the roof. "Please, find somewhere to hide until he's gone." Alabaster thought quickly and flew into the air and made a false wall that showed the sickbay empty. Toni and Rock quickly made their way and hid behind the wall. The Autobots could only gawk for a moment before Fowler arrived, calling after prime.

"Would you like to start explaining what in Sam Hill you're doing?" He demanded of the Prime. No one knew what he talked about and waited for him to explain. "Rumors have been reaching me about portals showing up in London, ones that's described as strikingly similar to your groundbridge." Ratchet got an urge to draw his lips into a fine line but resisted, doing such small gestures could wake suspicions. The children remained out of sight on the ground, even Miko was unusually quite. "You know the rules Prime. If you're going to do missions in highly populated areas, you must take contact with the pentagon and ask for permission. But that's not the only reason I'm here." The 'bots were not unfamiliar with situations like these. If you're a soldier fighting in a war then you must be tough during interrogations, but this time they were slightly more worried since they now had company hidden behind a cloaking wall.

"Earlier today witnesses described a blue blur making it's way trough Jasper and then returning here. Further investigation showed it making a b-line from here to England before returning here. You better come up with really good excuses for this, Prime." He said and raised a scolding finger. Alabaster tried to remain as calm she could, but she did not like the way this human was talking to her daddy. She wanted to make herself known and defend Optimus from this mean humans accusations.

"We're sorry, Agent Fowler." Optimus started and leaned forward in order to get closer to the humans eye level. "We had reasons to believe the Decepticons looked for something in England's capital. We had to act quickly before it was too late. Fortunately, we were wrong." He blinked more then usual and averted eye contact as he lied but the human luckily didn't notice.

"I'm gonna have to report this to my superiors at the Pentagon about this." He said sternly which angered Alabaster further. She did not like seeing her daddy be treated like this.

"Then how do you explain the blue 'the Flash' wannabe you're hiding?" The Autobots said nothing as they could not come up with a believable lie.

"I'm sorry, but we don't know what you're talking about." This time Fowler noticed Optimus's odd behavior and stared sternly before continuing his interrogation.

"Don't lie to me Prime, you're a lousy liar." The atmosphere tensed dramatically and made the Prime rise to his full height. There was no longer any point to lie to Fowler, but Optimus still refused to tell about Flash or any of the techno-organics. He would not risk their safety to save himself.

"I'm sorry, but we can't tell you, agent Fowler."

"My higher ups will not like this." He said in a disappointed yet stern voice. "They'll shut you down, start an investigation and demand an explanation, even if it means not letting you fight the Decepticons. Are you willing to do that, soldier?" Optimus turned to each Autobot who all gave him the same silent answer. He turned to the other side for a moment where he felt the tension of the techno-organics that witnessed. Alabaster was glaring daggers at the human. How dared he, how dared he treat her daddy like that? She was not going to let anything happen to them just because of her and her family. She had already caused enough damage. Fowler turned around and made his way to the elevator in heavy silence. But before he reached it, a tentacle suddenly grabbed him by the waist and lifted him roughly into the air.

"Alabaster!" The Autobots shouted at her as she took down the cloaking wall and pulled the startled human closer to her. Agent Fowler witnessed a group of teenagers appearing out of nowhere and also a pair of giants laying in the medbay; but he swore they weren't there before. One of the children, the one that held him, glared so fiercely at him it made her more terrifying then any Decepticon he have encountered. Her hair, usually kept together and in control, swirled angrily around her body like a mass of tentacles and shapes. As she took down the wall, she also took down the illusions hiding Rock's metallic half and Alabaster's antennas and gauntlets.

"Alabaster, stop!" Optimus ordered her and she snapped back to reality. Agent Fowler said nothing as he was still held several meters from the ground. Her hair relaxed and collected itself, except the tentacle holding Fowler. Alabaster returned to her usual childish and sweet expression as she turned to Optimus.

"Put. Him. Down." He said sternly but she didn't immediately obey and blinked at the man in her grasp like a curios child. Years of service in the military had showed him lots of weird shit, including living robots from outer space, but he had no way of guessing what he was seeing right now. Alabaster eventually let the man go and placed him carefully on the platform again.

"Agent Fowler," Optimus called to him but the human refused to let the albino girl leave his sight. "There is something we must explain to you."