Several days after the racing incident Techna was walking down the halls of the Nemesis when she heard whispering coming from a room, deciding to investigate she stumbled upon two small Autobots. Arcee saw her and her optics widened. Bee whirred in surprise and Techna could hear Ratchet asking what was wrong from the comm. link. The doors closed behind the seeker as she approached the two with caution. She smiled nicely (but not sickly) at her old friends.
"Arcee! Bumble Bee! I can't believe you guys are here!" she said quietly before wrapping both bots into a hug.
"Arcee, was that Techna?" Ratchet's voice rang through the link. Techna chuckled as Arcee confirmed his suspicions. Techna crossed her servos though and slightly glared at the two.
"But what are you doing here? You do realize that if someone other than Starscream or I catches you you'd be in deep scrap, right?" Techna questioned. Arcee and Bee shared a look before Arcee sighed.
"Optimus has the plague." Arcee said. Techna's spark dropped and her optics widened. She regained composure and frowned.
"What can I do to help?" Techna growled. The two bots knew that she was only upset by the fact that her friend was dying.
"We were trying to find the cure in the Decepticon main computer but found nothing." Arcee said. Techna thought a moment before an idea popped into her head. She knew it was risky but she wanted to save Optimus.
"What would you say if I told you that Megatron is alive?" Techna asked cautiously.
"I'd say you're crazy." Bee beeped. Techna rolled her optics and started to walk towards a door. When it opened the two Autobots gasped to find Megatron on a medical berth. Arcee started talking to Ratchet through their comm. link.
"Ratchet, are you crazy?" Arcee exclaimed suddenly. "But it's too dangerous!" pause. "Yes, Techna is in here." The blue femme sighed. "Fine."
"I have a feeling Ratchet has a plan that involves my Creator." Techna chuckled. Bee and Arcee gave her a bewildered look. Techna cringed, realizing that they didn't know who her Creator was.
"You're…Megatron's daughter?" Arcee gasped. Techna fidgeted under their gaze. She felt guilty for not telling her friends, but it was so they wouldn't hate her for it.
"I…I'm sorry for not telling you. I thought you'd be mad at me for him being my Creator." She lowered her helm in sadness. Bee gave a sad whirr and placed a servo on her shoulder.
"Techna there's no reason to be sorry or scared of telling us. The only one I'm mad at is this bucket of bolts." Arcee motioned to Megatron. "Besides, the only real victim here is you. Optimus told me how you were forced into the cons." Techna offered her a smile before helping the two Autobots with Ratchet's plan. They were successfully hidden in a crevice behind Megatron's body. Techna, for the first time in a long time, was extremely happy to be near her Creator. When doors opened Techna realized that she was supposed to meet with Starscream, Knockout, and Soundwave about permanently offlining Megatron. Arcee stared at Techna nervously.
"We were going to talk about the idea of offlining Megatron." Techna whispered quietly. The only one who noticed was Starscream and he turned his gaze to the two femmes. Techna held a digit to her lips to signal for him to be quiet.
"Where's Techna?" Knockout asked boredly. Starscream slightly narrowed his optics and crossed his servos.
"She said she wasn't feeling well and told me to continue on with the meeting." Starscream responded. Techna held back her relieved sigh. She glanced over at Bee and silently prayed to Primus that he'd hurry.
"AUTOBOTS!" Knockout yelled after a few minutes. Techna curled up into the corner so she wouldn't be seen. Knockout and Soundwave began shooting at the bots and Bee quickly onlined and they dove through a ground bridge that opened behind Techna, but not before Arcee shot a tube that helped keep Megatron alive. Deciding she didn't want to be caught hiding with them, Techna ducked into the ground bridge after them. She nearly laughed in relief when she saw her old friend Ratchet waiting.
"Wait, what is Techna doing here?" he asked with wide optics. Arcee and Bee turned back in surprise.
"Well I didn't really wanna get in trouble for helping the 'enemy' so I decided to sneak off the ship via Ground Bridge." Techna answered with a grin. Ratchet rolled his optics but quickly ran to help Optimus without another word.
"Woah! Sweet wings!" a human girl exclaimed from a balcony next to Techna. The femme tilted her helm slightly.
"Humans? Who are you?" she asked. The taller human boy with black hair crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at the Decepticon in front of him. Techna began to feel uncomfortable with the look she was given.
"First you tell us who you are." He retorted. Techna shrugged lightly, trying to calm the boy down.
"My designation is Techna. My Creator is Megatron and he forced Starscream and me into the Decepticon faction when the war began. Most of the Autobots here are old friends of mine from before the war. Any questions?" Techna stated dryly. Bulkhead came up angrily.
"You mean to tell us that Megatron is your fraggin' CREATOR?" Bulkhead roared. Techna winced and took a step away from the wrecker.
"Wait, what's a 'Creator'?" the younger boy with glasses asked. Techna swallowed her fear and put her servos on her hips.
"Basically Megatron is my father." She answered. "Bulkhead you know like everybot else that I was forced into the Decepticons and Megatron has no influence over me! Starscream and I are still trying to find a way to leave the cons without getting offlined! Primus! Name one person I've offlined!" Bulkhead opened his mouth to retort but he realized she was right and closed it. Techna smirked at him and her wings relaxed a little.
"Wait, so you're the one Arcee and I found on that crashed ship with Starscream?" Jack asked. Techna's cooling fans turned on. They'd been caught? If Cybertronians could blush she'd be red as a tomato.
"Oh…uh…you…saw…that?" she stumbled. Arcee smirked at the femme's embarrassment. "I probably should go now before they get suspicious." Arcee rolled her optics.
"C'mon, Techna. It's been forever since you've been able to actually talk with us. Besides, I wanna know what's going on between you and Screamer." Cliffjumper said as he approached the group. Techna's wing twitched with nervousness. She looked over at the humans who were excited, interested, or cautious.
"Uh…we're sorta…courting?" Techna squeaked. Everyone's optics widened and Arcee grinned widely.
"So are you going to leave us in the dark or tell us what courting means?" The human femme asked. Techna resisted the urge to facepalm as she shook her helm.
"It basically means they're dating." Arcee said with a smirk. The humans stared at Techna in amazement.
"Woah! You can actually stand Mr. High-Heels?" The girl exclaimed. Techna couldn't help but laugh at what she called Starscream.
"Mr. High-Heels? I don't think anyone has called him that before." Techna giggled. Cliffjumper and Arcee shared an amused look while Bulkhead seemed confused.
::Techna, Soundwave's getting suspicious since no one knows where you are.:: Starscream's voice coming through the comm. link startled Techna so bad that she jumped.
::I'm on my way back just…stall him or something.:: Techna responded. She looked apologetically at everyone.
"Soundwave's getting suspicious, no one knows except Starscream that I left. I gotta go." Techna said as she turned to leave but a strong hand stopped her.
"Techna, thank you for helping Arcee and Bumble Bee retrieve the formula for the cure." Optimus said. Techna turned around happily to see a healthy Prime. She shrugged lightly.
"It was my pleasure, besides, it gave me the chance to drop by and say hello to some old friends." Techna responded, giving a warm smile to the rest of the Autobots. They responded with their own. Bumble Bee looked startled by something at first then turned back to normal. Techna gave him a weird look before bidding them all farewell and flying out of the base. She was surprised to find out that the base was in Jasper, Nevada. When Techna started nearing the ship a sudden illness hit her. She smirked inwardly, remembering that everyone thought she was sick. She barely made it to the ship before she was forced to transform. Soundwave and Knockout approached.
"Starscream told us you didn't come to the meeting because you were ill." Knockout stated bluntly as if he didn't care. Techna sighed and crossed her servos.
"I thought maybe flying a little would help, and obviously I was wrong. Now if you'd excuse me, I'm going to my room." she reported before pushing past the two Decepticons. When she got to her room she wondered why she was suddenly so sick. She checked her vitals and realized she was extremely low on energon and the stress of the past week or so were starting to take its' toll. She sighed and decided to get energon after getting some recharge.
Omg I'm so sorry for not updating! I was in California for a Youth Group conference all week last week and I didn't get back until Friday! Hope you liked the chapter and reviews are always welcomed! :)