Shadows of Darkness

A/N: Do you think I need to up the Rating? I mean Ive been fretting over it for the past day and a half! Oh guess what my sister will draw a picture of Shadowfire and I will post it on my deviant art so yall can imagine her while reading this story (: I would draw her but I have no drawing skills at all I tried to make a bumblebee and he looked like he was in pain. Anywho August 22nd is the first day of school for me and I silently worry about what classes I will have since I failed two last year :( I'm praying for 10th grade English and History as well as Ag and ROTC or... Criminal Justice but I have 6 classes the four 'core' which one of them is a waste of my time! I hope I dont have to retake A1A or I will be in some serious shizz :'( Well I guess I gotta go eat so I will get on my hands and knees to beg to see if I should raise the rating... READ AND REVIEW :3

Again thanks to my wanderful beta WannabeNightmare! :)

Shadowfires P.O.V

I watched as Wasp walked towards me intent on beating the slag out of me to make his mech creator proud of him. In battle it is a Decepticon's pride that kills, when they believe they are invincible to anything the Autobots can throw at them. Once they are on the verge of offlining they try to make peace.

"Optimus Prime and Elita-1 never loved me and they sure as frag didn't want me there at the base" Wasp retorted slapping my face so hard that my head whipped painfully to the side. I looked at him in shock. "Optimus and Elita – 1 loved... love you. Just so that you know Optimus is spark broken because he lost you" I earned myself another slap, this one powerful enough to send me crashing painfully to the ground.

I tugged futilely at the restraints knowing that they wouldn't budge. I was helpless to protect myself from the inevitable beating. "You lie" Wasp yelled and kicked me. Once again I was sent flying only stopping when the restraints grew taunt. I coughed up some Energon and curled up into a little ball to try and protect the weaker metal above my spark. "I never lied to you Wasp and you know that" I ground out still trying to reign in the terror and vulnerability that was rising along with certain memories.

Thinking about the circumstances that led to my predicament helped prevent me from crying out in pain as Wasp continued to punch and kick.

Earlier today

"So your saying a piece of my processor is missing?" I all but yelled at Ratchet who nodded sadly. "Once you had recovered from your bout of glitching I was able to deal with Primes minor freak out" Ratchet pointed to the mech who was sitting in his chair and what looked like to be pouting.

"Optimus? Are you pouting?" I asked trying to keep the giggles down at the sight of Optimus Prime pouting. "He's just being moody because he thought Sentinel was his creator not the former Decepticon Commander." I rolled my optics at how ironic it is for a leader to be pouting like a little sparkling.

I was about to apologise when the alarms went off. I instantly shot up off the berth and followed Optimus and Ratchet to find out what was happening. Teletraan 1 reported that the Decepticons were attacking a power plan and were attempting to drain it dry. I volunteered to go on the rescue mission to Ratchets protests. I gave him a look that showed how much I wanted to do this and Ratchet left grumbling about how I would hear about this later.

"Autobots...Transform and Roll Out!" Optimus commanded. It was a command that most Autobots on base obeyed leaving Sam and Mikaela alone at base with Ratchet and Cliffjumper. During my short stay at base I had gotten to know Sam a little better and it turned out he was Bee's (Wasps) best friend, before his defection. Sam was still hurting about the news of Bees betrayal but he didn't know that Bee was Megatron's sparkling.

During the fight I was busy fighting Soundwave, the TIC was tricky and I had to give him my entire attention. This allowed Ravage to jump me, and with Soundwave's help, pin me. The Autobots tried to help me get him off but they had their own battles to fight. I struggled as best I could but it didn't take long before my arms were shackled behind my back and flown off the battle field. The Autobots could only watch.

I was forced back to the present by the unwelcome feeling of someone dragging me by the scruff bar and dragged to another set of quarters. There was a high probability that I would end up as a 'Cons pleasure bot and my spark sank at the horror at the thought. I recognised the quarters as Megatron's and my spark sank even lower. "Red Alert make sure this femme is ready for Master Megatron tonight" Thundercracker said I didn't realise he was even in the room.

"Yes, Master Thundercracker." Red Alert said waiting until Thundercracker had left before unshackling my hands. Red Alert dragged me to the opposite side of the room checking over the damage I had received. "Shadowfire since when were you an Autobot?" Red Alert asked and I replied "Since I knew what Starscream was really like" She nodded her head and patted my shoulder "Just don't test Megatron and do not fight him he would only get rougher and meaner" Red Alert shuddered.

I patted her hoping to give her some comfort but she just shuddered. Gripping her chin I forced her face up until she could look into my optics. "If Megatron ever hurts you while I am in the same room I will beat the slag out of him. I can help you escape. I know all the nooks and crannies in this ship". She had an innocent look on her face and I felt my spark break knowing that she had been forced to go through this. From what I could remember she was about the same age as I was and with her smaller stature she could fit into some places I couldn't any more.

"Here's a pointer Shadowfire.. He will give you a bracelet like this" Red showed me the bracelet around her wrist, it was purple and had the Decepticon insignia engraved along with Megatrons name. I ground my dentals knowing without a doubt that it would contain a tracking beacon. "Well slag..." The door opened and I stopped talking to find Megatron standing inside. He narrowed his optics at me and I looked away.

He promptly called both Red Alert and I over. I walked over grudgingly before standing just a little bit back behind Red Alert. Megatron roughly grabbed my right wrist and placed a bracelet that was identical to the one Red Alert had on. Mine was a little bulkier than Red Alerts and I knew he made it like that on purpose. "Shadowfire if you even say anything that includes alerting the Autobots or escaping this bracelet will electrocute you and you will be offlined until someone revives you." I grumbled before a stinging pain radiated from my cheek.

All I could imagine rubbing my cheek was the most horrific ways for Megatron to die. "Here is your energon ration for the day" He said handing Red Alert her ration. Megatron held out the ration he intended for me but I glared at it not trusting him or the ration. He ordered for me to take it but I still refused and he took a step back. In my absence he had gotten faster as before I knew it I was laying on my back with Energon being forced down my throat.

I coughed and tried to push him off but it didn't do any good. It felt like an eternity before the cube was empty and Megatron stormed out leaving me lying on the ground. With the mood he was in it was likely that he had gone to beat up a some Seeker or yell at Soundwave. Either way all I could think of was "Fuck my fucking life".

Red Alert helped me up and looked at me sympathetically "Don't make him angry please". I punched a wall leaving a dent in the dark metal. I was agitated knowing I couldn't do anything to help Red Alert to escape. He was gaining more mental capacity and was even able to outsmart me. I guess he must have a refitting of a processor or something.

I kept punching the wall causing the dent to grow deeper. My agitation was growing and I didn't know how to stop it. Scanning the room I found a potential escape route, One of the walls was a massive window that gave a fantastic view of the ocean floor. I hoped that water didn't affect Cybertronian circuits. Red Alert must have been watching me and crushed that hope "Water erodes our circuits unless we are built for the water."

Letting out a growl I started pacing to walk off the agitation meanwhile Red Alert left to finish the duties that Megatron had assigned her. "Shadowfire is it true that Megatron raised you for a while?" Red Alert called from the wash racks and I stopped for a minute "For a few years from when I was in my first youngling stage to about getting my first adult upgrades why?" I replied and I heard a vent.

"Wouldn't be weird that a father figure would be.." Red sounded uncomfortable and I snarled "He never was a father figure to me. He was just a mech that took me in and beat me slagless along with starving me for the fun of it. To answer your question It would be awkward for me but I sure as pit know he will be happy to cause me another source of pain." I heard a 'oh' come from Red and I tilted my helm and walked over to her.

I silently prayed that she had not yet developed the human condition 'Stockholm Syndrome'. "Red Alert... Do not feel compassion to that monster." I looked at the way she responded when I called Megatron a monster she had reeled back as if I called Optimus a monster. "Oh Primus! you developed Stockholm Syndrome!" I exclaimed shocked that she would feel compassion for that... thing..

I had the irrational urge to bang her head against the wall to correct whatever glitch that had occurred. "I have not developed Stockholm Syndrome" She countered and I let out an obviously fake laugh. "No you have Stockholm Syndrome because you have compassion towards Megatron. You probably have compassion towards the Decepticons too." I stepped forward and pushed her against the wall.

"You are now a traitor to the Autobot Cause and the Humans. I hope you enjoy being Megatron's pleasure bot because when he tires of you... well you will end up with one of his blind followers. Maybe Shockwave. You know Shockwave? He tears out a femmes processor or does experiments that mess them up so badly that they are unable to function normally. I know. I've seen it. It happened to my best friend and I was powerless to stop the screams of pain she was emitting. DO you want that to happen to you? Huh?" I pushed her harder against the wall causing her to scream out in terror and pain. "NO!" She answered and I pushed her again "Do you want to be in pain? Do you want to be executed?"

She glared at me and replied "Megatron will never give me up. Megatron said he loved me." I was about to push her again but I sensed that Megatron was watching. I knew that if I continued I would be in deep trouble but that didn't matter any more. I was on Megatron's to kill list due to my defection to the Autobots but now he wanted me to scream.

"Master Megatron" We both greeted as he stared hungrily at us. "Red Alert go to Master Wasp. I will be there soon to collect you" Red Alert gave me a look before walking out leaving Megatron and I alone. His optics raked over my form hungrily as he circled me like an organic predator. I crossed my arms over my mid section feeling strangely vulnerable. The last time someone had looked at me like that was Starscream during our bonding Honeymoon.

His form pushed me against the wall as his lips crashed on mine. I tried to struggle out of his grip but he held me there easily as he looked into my optics before picking me up. I was thrown hard onto the berth and I curled instinctively to the side. It took a few seconds before Megatron climbed on top of me, pinning me to the berth.

I offlined my optics and tried to hold back a scream as Megatron ripped my port out. I wanted him off me. I wanted to be far away from here.

It didn't take me long to learn that when you made Megatron mad he will get vicious.