Author's note. This is the second chapter that has been completely redone. Unfortunately, I can't say when the next one will, I need to hear from Nocturne no Kitsune.
I really hope I do soon as I love what he's done already with these chapters.
Remember, I need suggestions for chapter names, you will be credited.
Enjoy and please review.
Chapter Two.
"Well, well. Whatever do we have here? Some strays? And here I thought Prime actually kept a better eye on you."
Megatron smiled, towering over the kids and Perceptor. Alexis was acutely aware of the Minicon nestled in her arms, and right in plain sight. She unconsciously she hugged it to her chest as Megaton chuckled at their silence.
"You know, I'm actually a little impressed at how you managed to find this Minicon, especially as I don't think dear Optimums is aware of it."
"You're not getting it Megatron, so you can just forget it!" Stated Rad hotly as he and Carlos flanked Alexis and pushed her behind them.
"Now let's not be foolish," said Megatron still amused. "You have nowhere to run, nowhere to hide, and no one to help you. Don't be a fool like Prime and continue when you're already defeated."
"Oh yeah?" said Carlos defiantly as he grabbed Rad's comm. "Jetfire, do you copy? Jetfire? Hotshot? Optimus?"
Carlos yelling trailed off, as he looked up and stared at Megatron who stood there smirking
"Well, How unfortunate. Something seems to be wrong with your communicator doesn't it? Never did trust such shoddy pieces of Autobot technology myself you know, they always had the unfortunate habit of malfunction at the most inopportune of times."
"He's jamming us," whispered Carlos in horror.
Megatron suddenly moved, apparently aiming to close the distance between them.
Perceptor jumped in front of them, his arms held out protectively in front of them. Megatron however continued unperturbed, and a moment later they knew why as Leader-One appeared out of nowhere and attacked Perceptor. The two Minicon's wrestled briefly but as Perceptor had been caught by surprise, the fight ended with Perceptor pined to the ground by Leader-One.
Megatron held out his hand, the smirk gone and replaced with a deadly and dangerous seriousness.
"Now give me the Minicon girl. Just give it to me, and I'll be on my way and you can rejoin your Autobot friends without harm."
Alexis shook her head violently, turning her body to shield the Minicon from him. "And you think we believe that you're just going to let us go?"
"Of course. I just want the Minicon. It's below me to even think about wasting the energy to punish you for your impudence. Prime will do it for me thanks to your apparent disregard for his orders." His smirk returned.
"You need to learn obedience, and I'm not going to interfere with that."
"Where is Optimus?" asked Alexis, hoping to distract Megatron. At least until either help came or Rad and Carlos came up with something. "Last we heard, you were fighting him."
"Oh we separated a while ago, that young fool Sideswipe was cornered by Wheeljack. Prime rushed off to help, leaving me to deal with that old scrapper Scavenger. And then of course, Demolisher called to inform me that Hotshot had found the Minicon."
Megatron paused for a moment, bringing his outstretched hand back to touch his chin thoughtfully. It seemed for the moment, Megatron was happy to tell them how he had found them. She knew the boy's beside her would be doing some fast thinking.
"I didn't suspect anything amiss until Cyclonus happened to mention that you were no longer with Hotshot, though you had been when he had attacked earlier. I was going to take care of Prime when I noticed that Perceptor here."
He smiled coldly down at the immobilized Minicon.
"Had also disappeared. Since I knew of all the other Autobot's movements, I realized that you were for some reason on your own."
Megaton suddenly redirected his gaze to a point where, Alexis suspected, Optimus and the others were. With Megatron's optics off them for the moment, she felt the boy's shift slightly beside her. Without turning her face away from Megatron's she looked at Rad who had slipped his hand into a pocket. As she watched, he carefully withdrew his hand holding a small fat stick.
Looking towards Carlos she saw he had done the same. Moving slowly so Megatron wouldn't notice their movements, they slipped their sticks into her arms, hidden by the Minicon. Alexis knew what they were, special flares the Autobot's had given them. They were activated by being thrown hard against the ground causing a brilliant bright white light.
Alexis had a wonderful idea about what precisely to do with them.
"It struck me as odd that Prime and his men hadn't reacted any quicker than us when Hotshot supposedly found that Minicon. Now why would your friend not alert his leader unless he especially wanted us to notice him. And so," he concluded looking back at them. "I realized your little plot and tracked you down."
He gazed thoughtfully at them for a moment before extending his hand again. The three kids backed up slightly, they couldn't go far as there was a drop right behind them. Megaton gave a small sigh and started moving towards them, possibly to stop them falling in with the Minicon where it would be harder for him to get out.
"I will not ask again, give me the Minicon, now," he commanded as he lent towards them.
The kids glanced at each other, then their shoulders slumped in defeat.
"You'd better give it to him," said Rad softly.
Alexis stepped forward as Megatron leaned even closer, looking triumphant at her bowed head. She started to uncross her arms which had held the Minicon close and causally placed one hand behind the Minion as though to support it.
Suddenly her head whipped up and she flung both flare sticks straight at Megatron's face. He reared back in shock as one exploded on his chest, the other on one of his horns. He yelled in pain as they exploded in a brilliant burst of light.
As soon as Alexis had thrown those sticks, the kids had sprung into action. Rad and Carlos had rushed Leader-One and knocked him off Perceptor, then yelled at Alexis to run as Leader-One tried to grab them only to be intercepted by Perceptor. The two Minicons started wrestling again, this time with the advantage to Perceptor as the larger of the two. Alexis couldn't run past Megatron or jump into or across the gorge so she ran along it as fast as she could.
"Little brats," Snarled Megatron clutching at his optics but managing to straighten up to his full height.
Hearing the two boys struggling to help Perceptor, he blindly swiped at them, the tips of his fingers catching Rad and sending him flying. Carlos yelled as he friend hit a rock stack and slumped to the ground. Hearing Carlos's cry, Alexis stopped and turned back to see Carlos running over to a prone Rad. She made to run back towards them, when she saw Megatron rubbing at his optics and apparently able to see again.
His angry red optics focused on her and his face twisted in a snarl. Seeing that Rad was still moving, she turned and sprinted away. She could hear Megatron coming after her and knew she couldn't out run him, but at least he wasn't going after the boys.
She twisted and turned among the large rocks, turning a corner and ducking under a large slab of rock that balanced on two smaller ones. There was a small tunnel in front of her with light at the end so she ducked into that and quickly crawled through, but to her horror she out in a box canyon.
Surrounded by high cliffs, some parts of which possibly could be climbed but would leave her completely exposed, she realized her only escape was the tunnel she had just come through.
But a she was about to run through it, Megatron vaulted over the rocky outcrop, one of his feet crashing down to block her escape route. His face was thunderous but his voice was low when he spoke.
"Did you honestly think, truly think, that you could defy me and get away with it girl?" His optics were flashing and he bared his fangs.
"That Minicon is mine. And as I said before, you require a lesson in obedience." He clenched one hand into a fist, as he continued. "And while I was going to leave it to Prime to teach it to you, it appears you obviously need some… extra motivational discipline."
His fist crackled with electricity and Alexis flinched, remembering when she and the boy's had been captured. There was no way out, he was going to grab her and hold her, till she fell limp to the ground. She still shielded the Minicon with her arms but soon he would take it, rip it from her grasp. Megatron started to reach for her when it happened.
"Hold fast, Megatron!" A loud voice boomed.
"Prime," snarled Megatron as a tall blue and red mech leapt between him and Alexis. Alexis couldn't believe her eyes, Optimus had arrived just in time. Optimus was poised ready for battle, while Megatron straightened to look him full in the face.
"Out of my way, Prime, she needs to be taught a lesson and I'm going to give it to her," Megatron snarled.
"Not a chance Megatron. You'll have to go through me first," replied Optimus his hands poised to strike.
"It would be a pleasure Prime," said Megatron as he lunged at Optimus. The two locked hands and started grappling. Alexis didn't know what to do, she couldn't risk trying to run for the tunnel, not while too very large robots were fighting in an enclosed space. But then there was a whoosh of engines and she looked up to see Jetfire hovering over her.
"Need a lift?" he called cheerfully reaching down and scooping her up.
With her safely in his hands, Jetfire lifted up, clearing the cliffs. Alexis sighed in relief but saw Megatron glaring up at them. He suddenly kicked Optimus, followed by a brutal punch to the side of the face, smashing Optimus into the side of the cliff. Megatron made to climb up but Optimus recovered himself and seized Megatron around the waist. While trying to push Optimus off, he yelled into his communicator.
"Starscream, get me the Minicon and the girl."
"As you command, Megatron," came Starscream's voice.
"Uh, oh," said Jetfire, searching the sky for the seeker. "Looks like we're going get some company. But don't worry, I can handle him."
"Oh, really?" came a cold voice right behind them. Jetfire spun to face Starscream who slowed to hover in front of Jetfire. Starscream had the Starsabre and he held it out horizontally, a brazen challenge. Jetfire brought Alexis against his chest protectively but he still sounded cocky as he said.
"How you doing Screamer?"
"Do not call me that!" snarled Starscream. "You will pay for that and then I will take my prize." His optics were fixed hungrily on the Minicon for which Alexis was somewhat grateful. She hoped she never saw him looking at her like that.
"I think your forgetting something Starscream," said Jetfire smugly.
"Oh and what might that be?" asked Starscream.
"I can just warp right out of here with Alexis and the Minicon and there's nothing you can do," said Jetfire even more smugly.
But before Starscream could react to that, Alexis cried out.
"What about Rad and Carlos, they're still out there."
"Oh, uh yeah," Jetfire mumbled as Starscream smirked.
"I guess you won't be going quite yet Autobot."
"Starscream!" yelled Megatron from below as he still tried to get Optimus off him. "I thought I gave you an order! Now capture that Minicon and the Girl this instant!"
"Yes Megatron," Starscream responded before he looked curiously at Alexis as he and Jetfire continued to hover. "I don't know what you did to annoy Megatron, but I'd advise you to simply take his punishment and get it over with. He'll leave you alone after that."
Alexis stared at him for a moment, a strange look on her face before she responded. "Is that what you do Starscream?"
Starscream froze for a moment, then his face twisted and he lunged at Jetfire with the Starsabre. Jetfire flew backwards dodging Starscream's attack, holding Alexis out and away from him while he tried to aim his gun at Starscream. Unfortunately Starscream could easily block the shots, so Jetfire opted for keeping up a barrage of shots at Starscream, forcing him to take a defensive stance.
On the ground, Optimus was still holding onto Megatron who was thrashing and punching, trying to claw his way up the cliff. Optimus knew he couldn't keep this up, they would have to separate.
"Men, converge on my signal and find Rad and Carlos!"
"Oh no you don't Prime," growled Megatron. He also yelled into his communicator.
"Decepticons, regroup with Starscream and me, take out any Autobots you see and," he said with a malevolent glance in Optimus's direction.
"Get me those little brats!"
Author's note. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Next chapter, find out what happened to Rad and Carlos.