Miko paced back and forth as Jack and Raf played video games with Bumblebee. She wanted to play with them, but she was uneasy about everything. More people were getting kidnapped by those things. She had been getting updates and saw some people she knew from school in the list of the missing. She was terrified to see her host family on that list. She had called them to make sure they were safe and she had assured them that she was safe as well. She was still on edge though. Seeing that awful creature in the security footage haunted her. She didn't want to end up in a similar fate.
"You alright there, Miko?" Bulkhead asked. He had just come back from a patrol with Arcee. They hadn't found anything after a week of searching.
"I'm scared, Bulkhead. This is getting scarier and scarier each day," Miko said, showing her phone to him. Bulkhead bent down to look at the growing list and frowned.
"We'll find them, Miko. These things are just real hard to track," he said.
At that moment, the power suddenly went out. The emergency lights turned on, bathing the room in an eerily red glow.
"Hey, what's going on?" Raf asked, looking up in surprise as Bumblebee buzzed in annoyance. He was almost winning the game last time Miko checked on them.
"Something cut our power," Ratchet said as he grabbed a nearby tablet.
"Have the Decepticons found us?" Optimus asked, walking over to him.
"I'm not getting any readings from them. I am picking up heat signatures from…something. They're moving fast…," Ratchet said, looking more and more nervous. Miko went to Bulkhead as he readied himself for a fight, looking around as the lights flickered.
"They got in. Jack, Miko, Raf, if things get serious, go to the safe room," Optimus said.
"They should go there now. Bumblebee, take them there and make sure nothing gets to them," Ratchet ordered. Bumblebee nodded and motioned for Miko and the others to come with him.
"They can't get in here. This place is secure," Jack said.
"Never underestimate a xenomorph, Jack. They'll always find a way," Ratchet grumbled as he and the other Autobots went to the main entrance, ready to fight off the threat. There was nothing. Bumblebee paused, letting out a questioning buzz.
"Get them to safety, Bumblebee. They're here," Optimus said.
"Let's go. This is giving me the creeps," Miko said as she went in the direction of the designated safe room. It was a small room in the Autobot base. Perfect for the kids if anything were to suddenly happen like a Decepticon attack. Miko and Jack had been stocking it with snacks and other survival gear.
They were almost at the safe room when a horrible shriek filled the air. Miko froze when she heard it. It was an awful sound that she swore she heard in her nightmares. She looked back to see if any fighting had gone down, but she couldn't hear anything. Bumblebee became uneasy as he shepherded the kids to the safe room.
"What in the world is going on?" She murmured as she went to the door.
"Miko, I think Bumblebee should open the door," Jack suggested. Bumblebee nodded in agreement and stepped forward.
"It's the safe room, Jack. Nothing can get in," Miko said as she opened the door. There was a strange residue on the handle, but she didn't think twice about it. She just wanted to be safe as soon as possible. She felt a horrible feeling in her chest and just wanted some peace of mind knowing she was safe.
"Miko! Get away from there!" The voice of Optimus called out.
Miko found herself face to face with a nightmare of a monster. All she could see was a mouth full of sharp teeth as she was suddenly pulled close in a horrible embrace. This felt too much like what she saw in the security footage. She was about to scream before a bony hand covered her mouth. Bumblebee let out a mechanical screech as he pulled Jack and Raf away. He readied his arm cannon and aimed at the creature as it hissed.
"Bumblebee, no! If you harm it, it's blood will hurt Miko!" Ratchet called out.
Miko wasn't sure what to do as she gazed at her friends in terror. She could hear something behind her and saw more creatures just like the one holding her. There were too many of them. This was bad. Very, very bad.
The creature hissed and backed away, letting the others come forward. Miko tried to struggle in the creature's grip, hoping she could hurt it without drawing blood. She wasn't going to go down without a fight. It growled and bit into her shoulder, making her scream in agony. That was when everything turned to chaos. The Autobots lunged forward, shooting and pushing the screaming creatures away as Bumblebee picked up Jack and Raf and ran off. The creatures were fast as they jumped at and bit and scratched the Autobots. Miko was quickly losing consciousness as the creature carried her away into the darkness. She could hear her friends calling out her name which were quickly being drowned out by those horrible screams.