Chapter 2
Red eyes!
It had to have red eyes!
That thought was running through Will's mind as he moved through the compound. The new decepticon had quickly fried the two scientists that were standings right next to it when it woke up. Will has enough sense to dive for cover when the next round of heat waves or whatever you call them came his way.
Fortune had bestowed her lovely rays on Will because he had landed upon one of the access grates that linked the service tunnels in the complex. In the time it took the decepticon to advance on his position, William Lennox was gone. He had quickly moved as far away as he could.
When he got to another access door, he climbed above cautiously. Lennox looked around to see if that Decepticon was in the area. He released a sigh of relief when he did not spot any. Unknown to Lennox was that the Decepticon had spotted him. The Decepticon was silently watching Will Lennox as he made his way across the area.
Will stumbled again over something smoldering. Just as the wind shifted back in his direction, he recognized what it was. One of the guards!
He spun his head around again and noticed several smoldering lumps upon the group. Will tallied up the number to equal the guard detail that had come with them.
'What is this thing,' Will mused. The Deception slowly began to creep up on him. Will do not notice the advancement at first but recent rains had left puddles dotting the landscape and the sauntering ripples in the puddle by his feet were new.
Will noticed the advancing reflection ripple one more time ever so slightly. 'Great! Mechanical T-rex at my back,' Will growled as he made a wild dash for cover.
When it comes to human speed verses mech speed, it's no contest, but Will had to give it a try. The grip was tight, and he was sure that a rib might have cracked if not two of them. As Will grimaced through the pain, he looked up, showing no fear, into the Decepticon's face. "O.K., you have me. What is it you want?'
Will gritted his teeth as the hand holding him tightened. Then the hand holding him opened up just enough for the mech to see him entirely. Mechanical eyes and lasers scanned him before the hand closed back around him. "I say again, what do you want?"
Will was starting to get really ticked off by now. The Decepticon began to speak however it high pitched frequency hurt Will's ears. "You don't know English yet I take it." Will replied rubbing one ear. The Decepticon frown and spun around with Will in hand.
It reentered the holding area and strolled over to a communication hub. Its fingers on the other hand shifted and fine wires emerged and sank into the computers. The screen alit with light as images, numbers, and letters flew across the screen. Moments later the mech turned to look down at Will Lennox and announced,
"I am Sunstorm. You will serve my purposes until you offline."