Shadows of Darkness
A/N: Oh my god my whole desktop changed :x One moment is on the bottom then the next its on the side! I'm scared *shivers* Well what do you think of this chapter? I tink its interesting since well you know... I'm not going to tell ;D Schools starting Next week I'm happy that schools about to start since I'll have something to do other then read Fanfiction and well try to random stuff. My mom is a hater about Taylor Swift so I'm irked at her for a while -.- READ AND REVIEWWW 3
Again thanks to my wanderful beta WannabeNightmare! :)
Shadowfire's P.O.V
When I onlined I noticed a dull throb in my port. It brought me constantly back to my current predicament which I hated. I was being pinned to a berth by a very heavy arm attached to an evil mech. I couldn't help but stare at the universally hated Megatron as he sucked his thumb like a sparkling. I silently tucked the image away in my memory banks knowing it would be useful as black mail.
I lay still, checking to see if Megatron was deep in recharge before pushing his arm off of my chassis. "Don't even try it" Megatron's growl stopped me for a micro second before I jumped over him and onto my pedes in a crouch. I crossed my arms as I stood up hoping to show him that he couldn't boss me around. He watched me with interest laying on his side as I stared at him. Nothing was said until the Wasp entered with Red Alert. "Ah Wasp thanks for bringing my pet back! I want you to have this dagger that this femme had on her" Megatron lazily got off the berth and handed Wasp the dagger before giving me a sly glance.
Wasp accepted the dagger eagerly and placed it in sub space. I wondered how I would manage to retrieve it when I escaped. If I escaped. I silently wished for the Autobots to rescue Red Alert and I. "Thank you father" whispered Wasp to which Megatron grinned. I curled my hands into fists trying to reign my anger in, not caring if I got slapped for it. "You should thank your guardian, Ironhide" He growled. I wanted him to come closer so I could beat his aft into the floor.
Megatron glared at me and I returned the expression quickly. We would have continued glaring at each other forever wishing the other would attack if Megatron hadn't walked out with Wasp. When I heard the door whoosh shut and the lock click I let out the tears I had been holding back. Red Alert heard my vents hitch but didn't comfort me as I would have if our places were reversed. After crying for a little I wiped the tears off my faceplates.
I did not know what to do, I hadn't been this emotional since I had been beaten half to death after being upgraded. I sat silently in front of the window and watched the scenery outside. I was sad from the knowledge that Wasp, who was my best friend, was just an imposter. I had just regained my family and had lost them again so soon. I was also no just the play thing for the Decepticon Leader.
Yearning for comfort I tested the bonds I shared with my male and female creators but I was met with a wall. Sitting down and hugging my knees I placed my helm on the window, I felt dirty and overused. Rocking back and forth I tried to work out what had gone so wrong in my life.
Red Alert's P.O.V
I focused on my new 'room mate' thinking about if I should comfort her or not. After a lengthy debate I chose not to. My life had turned out horribly but I didn't cry my optics out and I had not betrayed the Decepticons.
As I watched Shadowfire hugged her knees to her chest and started to rock. This sent alarms ringing with my medical protocols as a sign that the bot in question was losing their sanity. As I sat down next to Shadowfire I immediately tried to uncurl her arms and stop the rocking. Ratchet would have sedated a bot and tied them to a berth for a processor check but I was neither Ratchet nor at the Autobot base.
Shadowfire knocked my hands away and continued to hug her knees and rock. I considered what to do and I looked at the console in the room wondering if I should alert Master Megatron that there was a situation. It took me less than a minute to hack into the console and contact Master Megatron.
His face appeared and I stood up "Master Megatron...there's a situation going on in here". He tilted his head and I panned the camera to show the rocking form of Shadowfire who had just begun to shudder while rocking. "What do you want me to do?" He asked and I replied "Master Megatron I would like access to the Med Bay to do a scan on her processor" I plead silently with my optics.
"Fine but you will have guards and Hook will help you" I silently celebrated and he cut the link. I looked at the femme she started to have the crazed look in her optics. I silently prayed that Hook will come with a sedative or else we would be in all sorts of trouble. The door opened to admit Hook and Master Megatron. They were here to remove Shadowfire to the med bay and had probably expected her to be completely out of it.
Hook and I protested knowing that Shadowfire's condition could deteriorate if Master Megatron even so much as touched her. We were both right as Shadowfire twisted, thrashed and screamed when Master Megatron picked her up. It drew out for a few minutes before Hook sedated her. I followed both of them to med bay and was shocked by how dirty it was.
"Master Megatron you need to hold her while I clean the nearest berth free of dust and grime." Hook started to protest but I would not allow that his pathetic arguments to stop me. I had made sure the berth was clean and disinfected before Master Megatron put Shadowfire down. Hook assured Master Megatron that he would update him on the femmes progress before Master Megatron left us alone to figure out what was wrong.
"Hook do you know how to do this procedure?" I asked (knowing how to do it in my sleep) while untangling Shadowfire. She looked peaceful but I knew she is anything but peaceful right now. "No I do not. Do you?" He asked and I nodded my helm, yes.
Hook attached diagnostic machines to monitor the beat of her spark and lines to supply fresh Energon and sedative to prevent her from waking up.. "Today is your lucky day then. Hook and I will not call you Master. Why? We are equals for this operation along with others when it comes to Medical." I muttered. I had not taken long to find out the problem and I grabbed a laser scalpel to correct it.
Shadowfire's P.O.V
I growled as consciousness returned, I still felt a bit light helmed as if I was dreaming.
My growl deepening when my vision cleared enough for me to see who was around me. I noticed Brawl and Skywarp talking to Hook with Red Alert who was looking at seemed to be a piece of processor.
Skywarp realised that he was being watched and turned his optics to me. He grew angry when our optics met and stormed over. I almost launched myself at him but was stopped by Megatron. "Easy Shadowfire you have a missing part of protection on your processor." Red Alert looked at me. Pleading me not to fight the Seeker.
Seething I glared at Skywarp (who was being held by Brawl). He seemed to want to have a fight with me but I knew he would not try anything with Megatron present.
"Red Alert why have you removed part of my plating?" I asked tensely noting that my processor felt a little bit airy. "Your Processor overloaded because it was trying to make up the loss of the missing part. You were going crazy so I had to put you in there" Red Alert explained as she made her way towards me to do what she needed to do.
"Red Alert are you going to put the plating back on?" Red Alerts took her optics off of mine when Megatron asked and she replied "Yes Master but she has to have a new plating or her processor could overload again. Its a feature or defect depends on how you look at it."
I laid back down and positioned my helm so she could reattach the plating. Megatron looked on with interest before asking another question "How do you know all this medical stuff?" I gave her a look that said 'Do not give it up'. "Training with the medic corps" She replied and I gave a face palm to myself.
Megatron commanded that Red Alert and I follow him back to his quarters. The guards started to follow but Megatron dismissed them knowing that he could easily handle us if we chose to try and escape. He placed a hand on one of our shoulders and I wanted to bite it off.
He gave me a warning look after putting us in his quarters before promptly leaving. I waited a few minutes before sitting at his computer terminal and hacking it to watch Prison Break (which was my new obsession since Weeds finished for the season). Red Alert looked at what I was watching and I invited her over.
"What is this guy Michael Scofield is trying to do?" Red Alert asked and I replied "His brother is framed for the murder of the Vice President's brother's murder which he didn't do so he was put on death row now Michael wants to break his brother out of prison which is supposedly very hard to escape. Very interesting show kept me entertained on the Autobot Base." I turned my attention back to the show where it showed Lincoln and his son.
"So its basically like these people who work for the government framed him?" Red Alert asked and I replied "Kind of that situation is hard to explain." I had a feeling that Megatron (or someone else) was coming and promptly logged out making sure the area looked like it wasn't touched. I walked to his berth and faked to be asleep when I heard a door whoosh open.
Megatron loomed inside the open door looking at me curiously. It was obvious that he wondered why I wasn't lying on the couch which had been installed recently. Gaining a tired look Megatron walked over to Red Alert and dragged her to the berth. I snuck to the couch knowing that I would be in a three some which I did not want.
I turned off my audios after I heard some giggles that sounded like 'Oh Master Megatron'. I turned off my optics at that point hoping to escape. Since my dagger was taken and my weapons confiscated I had very little chance of escaping. I could potentially sabotage Megatrons fusion cannon to give it a bit more kick. What I meant by a little kick I meant to have him flying across the battle field. I let my lip components curl into a deceptive smirk.
I onlined my optics to find Megatron's faceplate very close to mine. I jumped grabbing his helm for stability. Turning on my audios I winced realising that he was trying to pry me off him, it was kind of hilarious for a femme to grab him like that. "You know how I react Megatron!" I yelled and he let me down to the floor. "I thought you stopped that" Megatron accused remembering the only occasion he had to go to med bay because he had slammed into a wall. He claimed that he had lost his balance but we both knew he was surprised that I latched onto his face.
Letting my optics roam around the room I noticed the mess it was in. I almost laughed but stopped myself at the thought that I would have to clean it. "What happened to Red Alert?" I asked noticing the red and white femme was missing from the berth. Megatron smiled maliciously before replying. "Gave her to Wasp. He deserved the femme. Just like you deserve me until we get Starscream back" I shuddered at the mention of Starscream and silently prayed to Primus that the Decepticons never get him back while I was at the Nemesis.
"You're going to give me to his Trine. Aren't you?" I asked sourly and he nodded. I growled knowing that Starscream would make my death long and painful even though our bond was still faintly there. "I am going to command my troops. Don't bother hacking my computer" Megatron said as he stormed out. I sighed and started to clean when I found myself pinned to the floor by my helm staring at Ironhide.
I was shocked that he appeared from nowhere. "How the frag did you end up here?". Looking at him I knew that my faceplates displayed my shock and bewilderment. "Yeah... Wheeljack created a device that transported Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack and I here" Ironhide said with a strangely squeaky voice which caused me to laugh.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. Laugh it up. It's a prank by Sunstreaker and Sideswipe" He retorted and I laughed even louder. When I finally calmed down enough I asked "what are you gonna do? As you can tell my bracelet the wonderful and majestic leader of the Decepticons gave me has a fragging tracking beacon built in. Don't ask if I tried to take it off cause I did and it shocked me badly" Ironhide grunted while I explained the situation remembering one important fact about being in the Nemesis.
"Don't go out the door Ironhide. These corridors are always busy and Megatron has scrap drones patrolling the vents" I had to warn him as he was about to go into the hallway. Instead he ran into the wash racks. It was then that I saw it.