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Airachnid flew towards the wrecked Autobot ship as fast as she could go. In the end she decided on going for a helicopter as her vehicle form. She also decided to fly there herself to try it out and to try to avoid detection from the Autobots by using a groundbridge.
Besides, the Nemesis was close to the ship anyways, so using a groundbridge would have been pointless. Only downside was a huge sandstorm that raged around the general vicinity of the ship.
As she flew through the sandstorm her mind began to wander. The dreams she's been having, her sudden moments of self loathing and 'compassion'.
Urgh. She HATED that. It made her feel weak and pathetic.
She didn't make a name for herself by being 'compassionate'. She made her name by being ruthless, cold sparked, sadistic... evil, terrible, foul, a monster, a being who doesn't deserve to live anymore.
She growled in frustration. There it was again, self loathing.
It confused her. She always remembered how bad her past was. She remembered how she was treated by others and how she received zero compassion from others.
But now she started having those 'Nightmares' of her past. She never remembered her past and when she did she usually got angry and shrugged it off by killing something.
But she was never afraid of her past, she never felt remorse for anything she did. Not untill recently. Most of what she remembered was blurry and as much as she tried...she just couldn't remember any specifics.
But with these 'Nightmares'...bit's and pieces have gotten through. Still no specifics. no names, no faces, no locations, no times. But all she knew was that...some things she did made her feel sick.
While others made her feel...the exact opposite.
She snapped out of her thoughts as she saw the ship in the distance. Half sunken in the sand.
Airachnid transformed and landed as gracefully as she could with the sandstorm raging around her.
She placed a hand on the surface of the ship and stared at it before transforming and drilling her way through the sand and under the ship.
...
Ratchet grunted as he kicked in the wall that he cut with his laser torch. He and Optimus stepped inside the derelict ship.
Something was wrong. They both felt it as soon as they took one step forward. Even with that, they turned on their lights and continued forward. But with a slight uneasiness.
"I have a bad feeling about this Optimus. Like we shouldnt be here."
Optimus nodded. "I understand your concern old friend. However. We must find what caused this ship to crash and to see if there is anything of value that the Decepticons might want."
Ratchet nodded. "Non the less...it still feels...eery."
"Indeed it does." murmured Optimus.
...
Airachnid managed to dig her way under the ship before finding her way inside one of the storage containers.
She kicked the door open and found herself in a semi large corridor with more containers around her.
She turned on her light and made her way down the corridor, trying to find the central control room.
Her purple optics laid upon a door at the end of the corridor...and something next to it. A corpse.
It's back was pressed up against the wall next to the door and energon could be seen sprayed all over the corpse's face plates and the door itself.
She extended her spider legs and walked on the ceiling towards the door.
Something made her feel uneasy as she got closer.
She activated her scanner and scanned the energon.
Her optics widened.
...
"...The Cybonic plague." Whispered Ratchet as he read the results of the scan found on one of the many corpses that lined the control room.
"This was a plague ship." He said more loudly.
"It appears so." Said Optimus with sadness as he looked at one of the corpses face. Twisted in agony.
He shook his head and made his way towards a terminal.
"STOP!" Yelled Ratchet.
Optimus froze. A drop of energon passed inches away from his faceplates. He took a step back and looked up.
A corpse was hanging from the ceiling and dripping a bit of energon.
Ratched sighed in relief. "Do you know what could have happened if that landed on your face?!" Asked Ratchet.
Optimus sighed. "Thank you old friend."
Ratchet rolled his optics as he continued to look around.
"Just get on with finding what happened here so we can get out of here. This place is really making me feel uneasy."
Ratchet then shuttered slightly. "Now I have a feeling that we aren't alone."
Optimus reached a terminal and began typing.
...
Airachnid grit her denta.
"The Cybonic plague? On Earth?" She asked herself out loud.
"That fool Starscream didn't have a record of a plague ship that could have crashed here?" She said to herself.
"Probably not...It WAS an Autobot ship after all." She murmured in disgust.
They probably didn't have a record of what happened since this ship was a victim of the Cybonic plague. Not a ship the Decepticons shot down.
But that wasn't the reason that she was here. She was here to scavenge.
She placed her foot on the door, avoiding the tainted energon splatter and kicked the door open.
...
Optimus and Ratchet shot their heads up.
"What was that noise?" Asked Ratchet as he peered down the hall with his light.
Optimus checked his scanner. "I do not detect anything."
"I highly doubt that you could pick up any signal from in here, especially with the sandstorm outside."
Optimus nodded and proceeded to download what he could from the terminal with what limited power could be used with the ship.
...
Airachnid slowly walked on the ceiling towards the front of the ship. She casually scanned her surroundings, hoping to find anything of value. But so far...nothing.
But then something caught her attention. Voices.
She scurried quietly towards some big doors that presumably led into the control room.
She peaked inside one of the open doors.
Her optics widened.
Optimus Prime. And his CMO.
She grinned viciously.
...
"Optimus." Said Ratchet. "I really think we should leave. How much longer untill the download is complete?"
Optimus cracked his neck. "Not much longer old friend. 90 percent complete."
Ratchet huffed. "Good, the quicker we are out of this place the better."
But then something pressed against the back of his helm.
"Who said you two would be leaving?" Asked Airachnid with her blaster pinned on Ratchet's Helm.
Ratchet froze. Optimus quickly spun around.
"Airachnid." He said with a tinge of surprise. But soon his voice returned to normal.
"Release him." Commanded Optimus.
Airachnid quietly laughed. "Now why would I do that?" She asked.
Optimus stared at Airachnid. Her Optics.
He could see something in them. Was it...doubt?
He continued to talk.
"It's the logical thing to do Airachnid. You will not win this fight in the end if you choose to offline Ratchet."
Ratchet stiffened at this but remained silent.
Airachnid laughed again. But this time she had a tinge of...desperation. That's what Optimus felt.
"Please. I rather enjoy not adhering to logic Optimus. Your head will be my greatest trophy! I will do what Megatron failed!"
Optimus remained silent and gazed at the terminal screen. The download was compleate.
Airachnid noticed Optimus's gaze.
"What are you looking at?" She asked looking at the terminal.
She then looked back at Optimus. "Move!" She commanded with a movement from her helm. Directing where she wanted Optimus to move.
Optimus slowly moved to the corner of the room. Next to a corpse leaned against the wall.
Airachnid shoved Ratchet towards the terminal. Her blaster still pointed at his helm. Now she activated her other blaster and pointed it at Optimus.
Ratchet was now facing the terminal. Airachnid looked at the terminal and grinned.
"Well well...looks like all the work's been done for me. I really appreciate it." Said Airachnid with a 'Joyous' tone.
Optimus and Ratchet remained silent. Airachnid pressed against the back of Ratchet's helm with more force.
"Now...give it to me." She ordered.
Ratchet slowly gazed at Optimus, who in turn nodded.
Ratchet sighed and unplugged the data stick and slowly gave it over his left shoulder to Airachnid.
But then the unexpected happened, something that lasted about a second. But it all went in slow motion.
Ratchet suddenly brought his arm down with all his force and elbowed Airachnid in the abdominal plating. Airachnid fired her blaster due to the shock, but Ratchet's head was already out of the way. The terminal in front of them was destroyed.
Optimus charged at Airachnid but she noticed and fired one shot.
That shot went inches past Optimus's arm and hit the corpse's head.
Gore and tainted energon flew through the air.
Ratchet ducked and bairly avoided getting hit by the energon.
However when he looked up.
"Optimus!" Shouted Ratchet.
Optimus's backside was covered in the tainted Energon.
He quickly began to sway as he clutched his helm with one of his servos.
"R-ratchet. I've b-been." Spoke Optimus as he crashed to the floor. 'Breathing' hard.
"We have to get you out of here!" Said Ratchet as he tried to get Optimus around his shoulder without touching any of the tainted energon.
But then a scream erupted from...Airachnid.
Her shoulder and much of her faceplate was covered in the tainted energon. As was one of her back legs.
She clutched her helm and screamed in agony.
Ratchet and Optimus watched.
But then Ratchet turned with Optimus and began to leave.
"Let's go!" He said.
"W-wait." Muttered Optimus as he turned around and looked at Airachnid. She was in an enormous amount of pain due to the tainted energon on so much of her sensitive faceplates. Her optics were full of energon tears and pain but...no hatered. Optimus didn't see Airachnid in those Optics. He saw a distressed being.
"B-bring her with u-us." He muttered.
"WHAT?!" Shouted Ratchet. "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND OPTIMUS?!"
"Ratchet." Said Optimus as he stared at his CMO with the most stern look he could manage.
"That's an order."
Ratchet grumbled and stared at the ground before responding.
"Fine, But I'm not the one who's going to tell Arcee."
Optimus smiled slightly before passing out.
AN: Not really any intend in this chapter huh? Oh well. I hope you guys and gals enjoyed it. Untill the next chapter. Remember to Review. The more reviews I get, the more motivated I get.