Anonymous: 'Bout time you posted the chapter... >>

Subi: Silence! My dad killed my Internet access and you know it! ;-; You could have called me for such and such, but nooo...

Anonymous: -.- Blame the half-author, I see where this is going...

Subi: Do not, you couldn't see two feet in front of yourself in this place. >p

Anonymous: What?.! Minion Rebellion! (runs off with the other half of the chapter) Muahaha!

Subi: Get back here! ... ... ... Well, it looks like you guys get half of the action in this chapter instead- sorry guys. >> (hunts down Optimus) Go get her back here and writing, or I'll make your story a tragedy!

Optimus Prime: Oo But it already is...

Subi: MOVE IT!

Optimus Prime: oo; (transforms and races out to find Anonymous)

7. Attacked

"I miss the good ol' days, when everything was so easy." A reminiscing Blastwire sighed, "Except for that one mission a while ago. Those Autobots got me to the point of a repair shop! Peculiar little place it was…run by cat-human fleshlings. The little one had a very colorful vocabulary, now that I mention it." Cat-humans…Could it be! After all this time…

"Cat-humans?" I asked mildly, hiding the excitement that I might have finally gotten that long delayed bloodline in my grasp so I would be free of a mission, and a headache. Primus knows how long I've been stuck looking for leads because of the second High-Commander's persistence.

"Yeah, cat humans. From what I saw, they're not very professional…I mean, the guy threw a wrench at me! It hurt too….The fleshling girl ran out and then he said 'No cursing!' or something like that then told me to 'hold the slag still' when I moved a bit…All I did was point out his hypocrisy!" Whined the mech, not noticing my annoyed glare. "Not like I did anything to him yet in the first place…"

"Where did you find this place?" I pressed, trying to get some sort of information out of him. Which I doubted, knowing him for too long to expect otherwise.

"Erm…I forget?" He rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly as he noticed my glare intensify, "Maybe that wrench did something, because I swear I remembered fine before that!" Yet you can remember that wrench story of yours. I thought blandly. As if saving me from another moment with Blastwire, Ravage sent a message in.

/Soundwave, found the target! She looks just like him./ He sent excitedly. /The location is on the outskirts of Crystal City. Hurry, she might not stay here long…but I can fix that…/ The hungry tone in his voice made me worry. The target's supposed to be taken alive! Of course if it's indeed what we're looking for, a little roughing up won't do harm…But just in case, I should bring some reinforcements.

/I'm on my way!…/ I sent back before turning to Blastwire. "I have a new mission. Gather some Soldiers and meet me outside of Crystal City" I ordered, already heading towards the spaceport.

"Yes sir..." He said, almost disappointed that I was cutting into his 'off-duty' time.

"I am a superior officer. Now." And with that, he shot off to find what I'd asked for, his optics wide in shock as he realized why I was second in command of the ground troops...

As I surveyed the barren area on the edge of Crystal City, a sudden sharp odor filled my sensors. Some sort of herb…Nothing of importance. Wait, what's that? A heat signature was near the scraggly plants, plucking them into a pouch. Looks tasty…I hungrily thought, coming in for a closer look at the morsel. Hmm…Unarmed, human sized female…With a snarl, I saw that it was a cat demon with very familiar features…Just like him! Looks like I'm going to kill two birds with one stone. A mission over, and a little bit of revenge to the side. Soundwave would kill me if I got all the fun, so I sent him a message:

/Soundwave, found the target! She looks just like him. The location is on the outskirts of Crystal City. Hurry, she might not stay here long…but I can fix that…/ And with a /I'm on my way/ as confirmation, I continued following the unknowing cat demon. Heh, let's see how much you can entertain me, fleshling…

I sent the mechs I brought for reinforcement (sadly, there was only four off-duty that were available) to different areas nearby. An ambush of sorts. Soon I reached Ravage who was gradually approaching the herb-picking cat demon and followed him as he crept closer to the small, fragile creature. The cat demon had all the distinctive features of them, that's for sure. We moved even closer and Ravage silently sped up. Within 100 feet of her, she rose up and saw him, wide eyed and gasping. I didn't even have to try very hard to know what she was thinking, it was literally shouted in her head, 'Slag! I just hadto leave my staff at home…slag, slag, slag, and slag!… I guess I'll just have to practice instead.'After that thought outburst her hands glowed a bluish shade and the earth around her vibrated, sending small spikes of rock our way. My blaster easily got rid of them, but she took the opportunity to run- And that set Ravage into his hunt mode.

I was wondering when this would get exciting! Ravage thought, chasing after her. I quickly followed him to make sure Ravage didn't kill her, seeing as we needed her alive. She pelted pieces of earth and rock at us as she ran, apparently unable to do more than that. If she's so weak, why do we need her? I wondered. I would have to ask the High-Commander later. Even with her speed, it was easy for me to keep up, though I marveled at how she managed not to impale herself on jagged, metal spikes in the ground. Yet with incredible flexibility, she dodged Ravage's claws with ease- And that isn't an easy feat. Maybe not as weak as I thought, but weak nonetheless. The other mechs that were hidden came out, circling her. Just when all was according to plan, another cat demon came out, though much older and wielding a bow & arrows.

"Karahrr, run!" The man shouted, before shooting an arrow at the mech closest to her, knocking the bot down with an impact unusual for a normal arrow.

Run she did, jumping over the mech and going into the metal imbedded areas of the landscape. Ravage, whom I know to be extremely persistent, went after her. The others were still preoccupied with the stranger that came in, dodging arrows and shooting at him. Knowing that they could handle him on their own, I too followed down the path they'd taken. After a few dodges and shouts from the child, she was cornered; shaking and fearfully staring at Ravage. He took a step towards her...

It started as large aura of blue surrounding the girl, and black bits of electricity crackling around her. And then I felt her mind itself change... and a massive energy burst came out, nearly knocking me back. Then last thing I saw before the blinding light hit me was her hair standing out almost like bent, lengthening spikes and her blue, glowing eyes... When I caught my balance, I looked back where she'd been and found nothing there.

"What in the name of Cybertron-?" I began before a warning sense flashed through my mind- only a moment to late.

"Argh!" I cried, falling to my knees as something rammed into my side and rushed past me. I heard Ravage hissing fiercely, and then the snap of powerful jaws closing on weak armor. Ravage's piercing scream ripped through my mind, and I forced myself to look up- And found myself looking at a black and light-blue cat-mech who had Ravage hanging from his torso in it's mouth. My optics went wide and the cat-mech turned its sleek head towards me. As I looked into it's swirling blue optics, I realized what had happened...

She'd turned into a lethal cat-mech... ... ...

Subi: Yay! n-n This amuses me.

Anonymous: Lots of things amuse you. >>; And I have no idea how Optimus managed to convince me to come back to write this story with you.

Subi: n-n Your guess is as good as mine. I just threatened to make Optimus's life miserable in another story.

Anonymous: Good for you.

Subi: ;-; And if we don't get at least five reviews on this chapter, We're quitting and simply writing for our own amusement!

Anonymous: oo; Harsh way to get reviews...

Subi: I'm desperate. I've gotten no reviews for the past 5-10 chapters I've posted all together... ;-; Review please!