DISCLAIMER: I do not own Beast Wars. Echo is my OC.
The Axalon.
Echo stepped out of the CR chamber. Right now only Dinobot was in the room. She was about to leave the room when he spoke up.
"You're lucky you know."
"Lucky."
"Yes, if Rampage hadn't been toying around you could've been slagged."
"But I wasn't."
"Optimus wasn't too pleased you went that far out on your own. He seems to think you have a problem with authority."
Echo snorted.
"So was your ship out there?"
"What?"
"Nothing else is."
"Then I guess it is."
Dinobot smiled at her snotty remark and then replied, "Optimus is in his office. He wants to see you."
"Great here comes another butt chewin'. Ya know, I think he sees me as reckless." Echo told the raptor before heading off to Primal's office.
Optimus heard her coming. He could hear her stiletto heels clanking on the floor.
When she entered his back was to her, so she walked up to his desk and clicked her heels together standing at attention. She waited for him to turn around. It seemed like ages before he finally did.
He sighed. "Echo…I don't know what to do with you. I've already taken care of Silverbolt for dropping you off there."
"Whoa, hold up a sec. Ya punished Bolt. Don't punish him. He was only doin' what I asked and he didn't know. If ya hafta, I'll do whatever his punishment is, but don't punish him."
Optimus was a little surprised at her sincerity.
"That's very noble of you, but it won't work with the punishment I have for you right now."
"Say what?"
"You're confined to base and you may not leave without someone going with you. Is that understood?"
"Yes, sir." Echo said flatly.
"Good. You'll be helping Rhinox with whatever he needs. That will be all. Now, go get some rest."
Echo sighed and left his office, but instead of going to recharge she went to Dinobot's personal quarters that had a training room as well. She knocked on his door.
"Who is it?" he grumbled.
"Echo."
"Come in."
The femme walked into the raptor's quarters.
"Well, what did he say?" Dinobot asked curious.
"I can't leave here without his consent and someone that goes with."
"Humph."
"Look, I have a favor to ask of ya. Since I'm gonna be here a lot…I was hopping you could bring fresh kill back."
Dinobot laughed. "After that all you can think about is food. Okay, but on one condition."
"What's that?"
"You hafta spar with me."
"Deal."
No sooner had Echo gotten out of the CR chamber from sparring with Dinobot did she go to work for Rhinox. He had her do checks on Sentinel to make sure it was running properly. She did several other jobs and this went on for days. After her work around the Axalon she would recharge and then spar with Dinobot when he got back from patrol.
In her spare time, Echo installed speakers and a drive connected to them in her room. They were put up specifically to play the mp3's she recovered the day Optimus confined her to base. Of course, she had gotten them from Earth some time ago though. She loved Earth music, it was so unique compared to Cybertronian music.
(The Wreckoing-Boomkat)
I came I saw I kicked some ass
The pain I cause, it makes me laugh
Cause the way I do my thing is strange
I just inject myself into your veins
Yeah
Can't Run Can't Hide
There's no way out
The sun will Rise and it's about
Time for the Wreckoning
Time Time for this girl to sing
Chorus
Damn If I thought that you would change and my life would stay the same
A, When you don't even care about me
you no, you don't give a damn
A thing will come and a things will go and one thing I no fo show is that you don;t
give a shit about me and so
I'm walking out the door
Ohh yeah ohh
Can't move can't breathe
It's getting dark
The beast has come to steal your heart
So you better practice your scream
Or you may not live your dream ohhhh
Chorus2
A Thing will come and a thing will go but there's one thing i no fo sho is that
You don't give a shit about me and so, I 'm walking out the door
The wreckoning The Wreckoning the wreckoning (oh it's time) 2x
Yo Yo, I no you didn't think I'd let you slap for ever
cause both you be runnin like whatever is whatever'
You were fly in the begining you had the laugh of an angel Now i'd wish
It Slide down the cliff
skin tabled
So you can feel the way you make me sick
For all those lies you told to be my number one pick
Well I busta you now I can't trust you
Some shawdow of a man I really hope you suffer
cause you were never right, you were never true
And i bet you miss me now
How's that chick treating you
no one ever told you to watch nice girls
that chick got basic instincts even nice girls
get your mouth off of the floor but don't ever try to speak
You see me in the club and try to hide up in the streets
Mr. Be nice I hope you find a nice wife
who told you this forever what a beautiful life!
Chorus2
I runnin from my problems,
I got my funny face painted on
I think of what you said to me
I think of what you did to me
I think of you and prolly laugh
I think of you and prolly laugh
I think of you and prolly laugh
You're the one, I'm Runnin
Chorus
Rhinox was watching the scanners while Echo was messing around with the computers when a transmission came in.
"Rattrap to base."
"Base here, what's wrong Rattrap?" Rhinox asked.
"Me and the Chopper Face are under heavy Pred fire. We could use some back up, like now."
"Alright Rattrap, hang on." Rhinox opened another channel. "Base to Optimus, come in."
"Optimus here. What is it?"
"Dinobot and Rattrap are under attack in Sector Viora. They need back up."
"Me and Cheetor are on our way."
"Where are they?" Echo asked.
"Sector Giren."
"They won't make it on time if the crab is there." Echo paused. "We're closer, I could make it there." She said hopeful the rhino would let her go.
Rhinox sighed trying to make a judgment call. "Alright, go, but if you don't—"
"Don't worry, I wouldn't do that to Claws." Echo said transforming and going down the chute. Echo took off at full speed converging on Rattrap's and Dinobot's position. When she arrived sure enough they were under heavy fire. It was them against Rampage, Inferno, Quickstrike, and Waspinator. Echo growled and got a higher position. She crouched and waited for the perfect time to pounce on the wasp.
Waspinator screamed sailing down to the ground with the femme on his back. He was down, but not out of commission. Echo decided that there were bigger fish to fry.
Echo transformed drawing her twin glocks and said, "Who wants some?"
Rampage immediately converged on her.
Echo sized him and decided that she didn't want to take him in the open and fled to the canyon with the crazed crab on her heels. As soon as she got to her desired location, Echo delivered a series of blasts and attacks to the Predacon. He only laughed at her feeble attempts before knocking her down to crush her.
Optimus arrived and landed next to Rattrap firing at the other Predacons.
"Where's Echo?" he asked knowing that Rhinox had sent her out here.
"That crazy femme is takin' on Rampage!" Rattrap exclaimed.
"Rampage? Alone?"
"Yeah."
Dinobot fired a direct hit at Inferno and the maniacal ant hit the ground.
With the added aid of reinforcements the Maximals were able to make the Predacons make a hasty retreat.
"Dinobot, go help Echo. We'll be back there soon." Optimus ordered firing at Quickstrike.
Dinobot nodded and ran back into the canyon. He didn't expect Rampage to just be holding her by the throat and talking to her like he was.
Rampage had the sleek femme by the throat with her feet off of the ground. She grasped his arm trying to get loose.
"Now, where do I know you from my sweet?" Rampage said to himself mostly.
Echo struggled. "Ya know, for a Pred, you're pretty messed up."
Rampage looked into the femme's blues optics and then it finally hit him. "Zero!"
Before he could finish though Dinobot had fired at him and the ant was yelling to retreat. He immediately dropped her.
"Until next time, my sweet." He told her transforming into tank mode and rolling away.
Echo just rubbed her throat and watched him roll away. Dinobot was already at her side.
"What was that about? Why did he not kill you?" The warrior asked.
"I don't know, but he called me…Zero. Whatever that means." She said taking the raptor's hand getting up. "Don't say anything yet. He must know me from somewhere, but the name Rampage doesn't mean anything to me. How about you?"
"No, I guess that name wouldn't considering that's what Megatron named him. He's really called X. As in Protoform X."
Images flashed through Echo's mind of chaos and death. She shook her head and answered, "No, nothing." Echo transformed into beast mode upon realizing her damage.
Predacon base.
"Blackarachnia!" Megatron roared.
The widow flew a hover board up to the tyrant. "You bellowed?"
"Yes, I did. What have you found out about the star hopper?" Megatron questioned.
"Well, not much, but crab cakes seems to know her. When she fought him he didn't exactly slag her. Perhaps you should ask him." The widow suggested.
"Yesss. I want to keep a close on the she-wolf. If anything new develops, let me know immediately."
"Yes, Megatron." Blackarachnia said flying away.
"Hm. Perhaps I should have a talk with Rampage." Megatron pressed the button bringing up Rampage's quarters. "Rampage, report to bridge, now."
Rampage grumbled and headed out of his quarters to the bridge. When he arrived Megatron moved his chair to face him.
"Rampage, why did you not kill the femme?" Megatron questioned.
Rampage was a little shocked and didn't know how to respond without angering the tyrant. When he didn't answer immediately Megatron growled.
"Well, lets start with an easier question. Shall we?" Megatron grinned. "Who is she really?" He pulled out Rampage's spark ready to squeeze it.
"Uh, well, I don't know exactly who she is, but I do know that she's into the business."
"The business? Explain."
"My business." He cackled. "She happened to be quite good at it too."
Megatron's face twisted into an evil grin. "Very well, that will be all for now."
Rampage quickly left not wanting to stick around for Megatron's entertainment.
Megatron smiled evilly again and began to laugh. He was developing a special plan for the femme, but first he would use the Golden Disk he had gotten from the traitor.
Echo's quarters.
The femme laughed as she slaughtered the target. She had enjoyed the bot's screaming as she finished the job by slitting his throat severing the voice box and letting the wound leak mech fluid. When she was done she walked through the mech fluid in her stilettos. When she walked out into the open she was ambushed by Guardians. She thrashed around before being immobilized by their weapons.
"Zero, you're under arrest for the murders of numerous alliance members." The Guardian told her. "Sentencing will be given by the High Council until then you'll be imprisoned."
"Zero, you are hear by sentenced to life on Siagon without a parole grant. Admiral Dagon will be over watching your imprisonment."
The femme's jaw dropped and she screamed like a banshee, "Noooo!"
The guards grabbed her arms and proceeded to pull her away to transport with the femme screaming all of the way. When she was brought to the ship, a tall red bot was waiting for them.
"Admiral Dagon, sir." One of them saluted.
"We've never had a femme on Omicron. This should be interesting." He said tracing her jaw line.
Zero jerked her head away, but he grabbed her throat forcing her to look at him. All she could see was pure twisted evil. He may have been Maximal, but he was indeed crooked. Zero knew that nothing but a world of pain was ahead for her.
Echo jerked sitting up immediately. Her breaths came in shallow rasps, her fuel pump racing.
"What the hell was that?" she wondered.
Recharge for her had been coming very uneasily. Ever since her encounter with Rampage her dreams plagued her sleep.
Echo sighed knowing she wasn't going back to sleep and turned on her human music. The volume was low, so no one else would hear it.
(Runaway-Linkin Park)
Graffiti decorations
Under a sky of dust
A constant wave of tension
On top of broken trust
The lessons that you taught me
I learned were never true
Now I find myself in question
They point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
You point the finger at me again
I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind
Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true
Now I find myself in question
They point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
You point the finger at me again
I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind
I'm gonna run away...
And never say good bye! (Gotta run away x4)
I'm gonna run away...
And never wonder why! (Gotta run away x4)
I'm gonna run away...
And open up my mind! (Gotta run away x8)
I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind
I wanna run away (and open up my mind)
I wanna run away (and open up my mind)
I wanna run away (and open up my mind)
I wanna run away (and open up my mind)
After the song Echo sighed still restless. She couldn't go back to sleep, so she decided a midnight prowl wouldn't hurt. She turned on her stealth device cloaking her signature that no one could detect, much like her ship.
After transforming to beast mode Echo opened up her hatch to the roof of the Axalon and climbed out. She walked to the lower part and slide half way down before jumping off hitting the ground with a thud. As soon as she caught her footing Echo raced at full speed to her wolf pack that she stayed with.
Echo returned to base just before dawn and everyone's awakening. She turned off her stealth device so the Maximal scanners picked up her signature again, but thanks to Rattrap's nightly naps he hadn't noticed her missing energy signature. She walked out of her quarters and to the lounge where Silverbolt and Cheetor were.
"Echo, my lady," Silverbolt greeted. "How are you this morning?"
"Fine, Bolt." She replied smiling at him.
"Really, you were up again listening to that human music." He said.
"Oh, sorry, did I wake you?"
"No, but this is the fourth night in a row."
"Lets just say that staying cooped up I have a lot of time to sleep."
Optimus walked in hearing the last part. "Ah, good then you'll have no problem relieving Rattrap of scanner watch tonight."
Echo immediately replied, "Of course not." And under her breath added, "You sexist freak."
Only Silverbolt happened to hear it of course.
Shortly after everyone went to do their work leaving Echo to herself. Dinobot was out on patrol for the day, so she couldn't spar with him and she had scanner duty again.
A/N: I made one change due to a small correction that was needed. Siagon is a prison base in space. Also, when Echo calls Optimus a "sexist freak" that's her personal opinion of him, not what he is. (Look at how he treated Airazor and Blackarachnia.) Thanks Miss Special.