Nya's sight was blinded by the swirling green light. Her world around her was fuzzy, and covered in white flashy spots. She shut her eyes, trying to clear them. She felt her body being jostled, with each of the viehcon's heavy footsteps. The electric whoosh of a door opening and closing sounded. She stopped shaking.
"Lord Megatron," Nya's body tensed when she heard the golden and blue commander.
"Dreadwing, have you completed the task and captured Starscream?" Spat a gravely metallic voice.
Nya opened her eyes to see a silvery decepticon, sitting on a dark throne. His burning red eyes piercing the shadows of the room.
"Not exactly Lord Megatron, but I do have the means of capturing him right here." he gestured towards Nya, clenched in the right fist of the silver viehcon.
Megatron's sharp silver talons rubbed his creased brow. "Dreadwing, let me ask you this. I sent you to capture Starscream. Not bring back a Human! CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY YOU WOULD GO SO FAR OFF COURSE FROM YOU OBJECTIVE!" The room seemed to tense as the dark metal titan temper began to rise.
"This is no ordinary human, Lord Megatron." Dreadwing turned to the Viehcon. "Show him."
The viehcon removed his left hand from his face revealing the destroyed eye.
Megatron's grimace seemed to soften with surprise. The metal monster, rose from his throne. The sound of metals moving against each other rang as he seemed to double in size. The sharp crests that adorned his head and shoulders gleamed, as he moved towards them to more closely examine the wound.
Nya took note of every single sharp part of his body, including the daggers he had for teeth. Why does he have those? As far as she knew they didn't eat.
"The human did this?"
"Yes, I was just as surprised as you are my lord. However, he should consider himself lucky after what it did to the other viehcon under my command."
Megatron immediately understood as the other viehcon wasn't present. His surprise was evident. He leaned closer too Nya, taking note of how unimportant she looked. How could such an inferior creature harm one of the silver classed viehcon, and off-line another?
"hmm, are you certain? It doesn't look like much." Megatron asked.
"I am certain, Lord Megatron, b16-7 saw his comrade's sparkless shell himself."
"Interesting, but this doesn't explain why you brought it back, rather than your target."
"Oh, lord Megatron, allow me to explain. It appears that Former Commander Starscream, has formed a bond with this human."
Megatron's face grew even more shocked, not just at the fact that Starscream would enjoy the company of a human, but the fact that a human would like Starscream.
"That's a surprising, fact Dreadwing, but why would that matter to us? Unless it knows that code."
She began to squirm against the viehcon's hand. She had to get out of here. the viehcon suddenly clenched his hand. She screamed out, before the viehcon loosen the grip. She didn't squirm after that, her chest was beginning to bother her again, anyway.
"Annoying little thing, isn't it?" Megatron looked at Nya, enjoying watching her gasp for breath.
"I agree lord Megatron, but valuable. If Starscream has truly bonded with it, then he would do anything to ensure its safety, and after the deal is done, we tie up any loose ends."
"Hmm…A hostage situation? Getting what we need from Starscream while torturing his emotions at the same time and after the fact…" the Dark metallic Lord began to cackle evilly, "I like this idea. Contact him."
Nya's eyes widened, "He'll never fall for this!"
"Oh, on the contrary my dear, if you wish to keep your miserable human life, you better pray that he does." Megatron turned to the viehcon, "Go, to knockout and get that eye fixed, and tell Breakdown he has a new pet."
The red and white autobot medic, Rachet, was working at one of the many monitors in the autobot base. He was working on the synthetic energon project again. With the autobots' supply running dangerously low, it was imperative that he made a version that was safe to use.
"Hey Rachet, you working on the synth-N again?" asked bulkhead, a large green autobot.
"Yes, I am."
"How's that going?"
"Not as quickly I would like." Suddenly a nearby screen lit up.
"What's that?" bulkhead asked.
Rachet walked over to the monitor, "it's an encrypted message."
"Again?"
"Apparently."
"What's does he want now?"
"'I wish to negotiate a deal with your leader, I require assistance.'"
"No medical kit?"
"He must not be injured."
"Then why would he need assistance?"
"I'm not sure, but if he's coming to us…"
"What's going on?" asked Rafael or Raf. A human boy of 12 years, who had incredible computer science skills.
"A message from Screamy." Bulkhead explained.
"Leave him." spoke up the blue fembot, Arcee. She had been eavesdropping. "After what he did Cliff and bumblebee. Leave him to rust."
"Opitmus?" rachet turned to the Autobot leader. "Your opinion?"
"Ready the ground bridge." Optimus spoke.
"Opitmus you can't be serious." Said Arcee.
"If a sentient being is in need, we will assist."
"Even a killer like him?" said Arcee.
"As autobots we must not leave any being, killer or not, behind."
Starscream, paced around the forest where he had previously met the Autobots. He honestly didn't think they would help him, but contacting them was worth a shot. There was only about a megacycle before the tradeoff was supposed to happen.
He was about to take off not wanting to be late, when the sound of a ground bridge opening caught his audio receptor. He turned around to see the swirling green and white vortex of energy, and three cybertronians exit it. Optimus Prime, Bulkhead, and rachet.
"Starscream, what is it you wish to discuss?" boomed the mighty voice of Optimus prime.
"I'm willing to surrender." Starscream spoke.
"What?" Bulkhead asked.
"All the information I have of the decepticons layout, files and battle tactics will be yours. I will stay in one of your cells and won't try to escape. You're free to do what you wish me."
"Ok?" bulkhead said even more confused.
"What do you wish in return?" Optimus questioned.
"Your help in retrieving something from the decepticons."
"Oh yeah? Why come to us when you can just go to Megatron and ask?" Bulkhead asked.
"I have no allegation with them anymore. Besides they wouldn't care about the safety of a human life."
"A human Life?" Rachet questioned, surprised.
"I now understand why you wish to protect the human race. They are confusing, and a bizarre species, but when you actually communicate with them you can learn to respect them. The only thing I wish in return for my surrender is assistant in rescuing the human the showed mercy on me."
"And what would this human's name be?" Rachet questioned.
"Nya Lee. A female, young adult I believe. Pale flesh and dark brown keratin strands. She's a former earth seeker."
"Rafael," rachet leaned into his com, "Search the database for a pilot, named Nya Lee."
Raf quickly typed in the name, and up on the nearby screen popped up the image of a young woman with brown hair.
"Name: Nya Lee. Call sign: Raptor. Rank: Major. Enlisted in the U.S air force. She was terminated for insubordination." Raf read.
Bumblebee buzzed curiously.
Agent Fowler stared hard at the screen. Something about this Nya was familiar. "Nya Lee?"
"Do you know her?" Arcee asked.
"Not personally, but I have seen her fly. She was a very talented young pilot, but she had vanished off the radar a few years ago; now I know why. I had never seen some one at her age with her level of skill."
"How talented?" smokescreen asked.
"Let's say they made a mistake terminating her."
"Either way Starscream's not lying." Raf said, before turning the com on…
"Rachet his, story checks out. Nya Lee is a real person, and former pilot." Said Raf through the com.
"Listen to your human companion, I have no reason to lie." Starscream said.
"So, this Nya, you've bonded with and she was captured by Megatron?" Rachet confirmed.
"That is accurate." Starscream answered.
"And wish for us to help rescue her?" Optimus questioned.
"Yes."
"And after the fact you'll surrender to us? Anything you have we are free to?" Rachet said.
"I do not care what you do with me. I only wish for her safety. I know that with our history that you will not likely agree to asset me, and know I am not forcing or blackmailing you into this. I have not the means at the moment." He turned away from them. "but please for the sake of a life, I'm begging you to please asset me."
Everyone in the command center was frozen stiff. Who was this seeker? Certainly not Starscream…right?
"Are we sure this is Starscream?" Smokescreen asked.
No one could answer.
Bulkhead and Rachet exchanged shocked glances. Both of them just as shocked as the others.
Optimus noted the surprise in his comrades and looked at the Seeker before him. Perhaps the emotions of a human, can even reach the spark of a decepticon.
"Starscream." His mighty voice rang clear and strong. "Your past actions are difficult to see past, but today you come to us with honor and bravery and a request to protect a life. If there is truly an innocent life in danger, you will have our assistance."
Starscream turned back towards them. Grateful and some what surprised. He honestly thought they wouldn't. He honestly thought that they would just ignore his pleas. He honestly thought… he would be alone again.
"Thank you."
AN: Yes Breakdown is alive in this. I just feel bad for the guy, he was taken too soon. In his place with Silas was just a random viehcon.