Megatron Rising

Earlier During Fight

"While those two are kept busy," plotted Starscream, he arrived outside the top floor of Sundak Tower, "I shall deal with that treacherous transmission." He blasted open the roof, and saw the disembodied head of his leader, "Megatron, looking as magnificent as ever I see."

"So good to see you again Starscream," Megatron greeted.

After Fight

Down below, bumblebee and Prowl had just arrived and saw Starscream up top, "Guys, we have a problem at Sumdac tower: it begins with a star and ends with a scream."

"Bumblebee, where's Rachael?" Optimus asked

Bee would have said he didn't know, but he saw Lugnut and Blitzwing, and they had Rachael. "Blitzwing and Lugnut have her. I'm going in."

"Bumblebee, you and Prowl stay where you are," Optimus ordered, "We'll be there as fast as we can."

"But Sari could be up there with her," Bumblebee argued.

"THAT'S AN ORDER!"

"Sorry…can't….hear…you…breaking….up." bumblebee hung up and went upstairs.

"Bulkhead, we need to hurry to Sumdac systems," Optimus urged, "Things just got worse.

"Lord Megatron," Lugnut gasped, he bowed and chanted, "I am not worthy."

"Enough already," Starscream demanded, "I swear you're pathetic."

"Be that as it may," Megatron interrupted, "Did you bring the key."

"Not exactly," Blitzwing pulled out Rachael, (don't ask where he put her), "we brought zhe person who knows where zhe key is zhough." He dropped her on the metal floor, which gave her a rude awakening.

"Rachael," Sumdac gasped. Rachael rubbed her head, looking around. Her vision was a bit blurred from the strike to the face – the gash in her side wasn't helping either. Sumdac ran to her, supporting her, "Rachael, please say something."

"Something," she groaned. When her vision cleared, she saw the relieved face of her uncle, "Isaac," she hugged him tightly, "Youre okay, where's Sari?"

"She's not with you?" Rachael shook her head.

"We know the child doesn't have the key," Rachael looked around, wondering where the voice came from, "Right here my dear," she looked at the head of the con, and wasn't afraid, but entranced. "Where have you hidden the key?"

Rachael stood, staring defiantly, "What key?"

"I see," charging his remaining energy, Megatron had the wires ensnare Rachael in a web of wires, spread eagle. "Will you tell me now?"

"I don't know where the key is." She continued to deny. Megatron sent a surge of electrical energy through the wires, the electrical power coursing through her body. She cried out in pain.

"Rachael," Sumdac tried to help, but Lugnut got in his way. Aiming his gun at him. "Stay where you are, pathetic human."

When the pain stopped, Rachael dropped her head. "Do not worry, I shall not allow you to perish so easily. At least, not until I get what I want." Coughing up blood, Rachael declared, "I'll be…dead long before you…get the key." Then she heard something –in her ear? "Rachael, its prowl."

"PR…owl." She rasped.

"Who?" Megatron asked.

"Prowl is the ninja bot she is infatuated with," Starscream explained, "He feels the same way as well. She must be wishing he was here?"

"Hide…the…key." She droned.

The key? Megatron thought. "Master, I have detected two Autobots approaching our position," Lugnut informed, "I shall eradicate them."

"No Lugnut, stay here. Let them come." He wrapped a wire around Rachael's neck, "I want to see them suffer at her anguish."

Down below, bulkhead and Optimus had made it to Sumdac. And as Optimus predicted, bumblebee and Prowl were already inside. Bulkhead tried to charge in, but he was bounced back. A force field had been placed around the place.

"Prime, I've located the key," Ratchet radioed.

"Where is it?"

"Prowl has it, Rachael must have given it to him."

"Perfect," he growled, "Have you located Sari?"

"Yeah, she's with me right now. Black arachnia had her – don't know why."

"At least she's safe," he sighed, "But now there's a new problem, there's a force field around the tower; we can't get in."

"Then you'll have to wait," Sari instructed, "The force field uses up a lot of power. If anything else is running in the building it drops in 20 minutes."

"We don't have 20 minutes," Bulkhead said. "Prowl and bee could be at Megatron any second."

"Unfortunately we have to buy some time," Optimus said, "Wait, how come they aren't being attacked. Surely the cons aren't that oblivious?"

"They may know that one of those two bots has the key." Ratchet warned. Optimus called Prowl and Bumblebee, "Prowl, bumblebee listen, whatever you do don't confront the cons. They know that you have the key."

They stopped running. The two mech's stood outside the door, the cons in view. "That was our first guess," Bee said, "Because they have Rachael, and she's barely alive." Prowl wanted to charge, but restrained himself. The two watched as she was electro shocked. Her cries of pain torturing their ears, especially prowls. "I'm done hiding," Bumblebee brought out his stingers and shot wildly. He saw his bolts had no effect and ceased fire. "Well I tried," he laughed nervously. Starscream grabbed the yellow mech and threw out on the roof. He went over the edge and hung on for dear life. "It's been fun Autobot, but I'm afraid this game is over."

"Lugnut, take professor Sumdac out to join the yellow Autobot." Lugnut bowed and carried the professor. "Now that he's out of the way," Megatron commented, "Why don't you come out young ninja bot? Rachael desperately wants to see you."

"P-Pr…owl," Rachael moaned. Picking up her head, Rachael listlessly looked for her ninja friend. She saw him come out of the shadows, "hey ninja man."

"Are you alright?" he asked, trying to hide the fear in his voice.

"I told you they wouldn't kill me." She laughed.

Prowl readied his shuriken for an attacked, he got ready to charge. A short bolt was sent to Rachael, making her jump. "We have yet to kill her," Megatron warned, "But that does not mean we won't," Blitzwing aimed his cannon at prowl. "Lower your weapons Autobot." Prowl didn't want to comply, but he was at a disadvantage. He dropped the shuriken. "Very good," Blitzwing grabbed the weapons, guns still aimed, "Now then, the key."

"Not until you release Rachael," He challenged. Megatron growled, and summoned all the energy he could, shocking Rachael in and out. She twisted and writhed in pain, yanking at her bonds, crying out as blood came from her mouth. When he stopped, Rachael cried a little longer, and then became limp. She looked like a rag doll on strings. Prowl was horror stricken at what he just saw. "Rachael," he whispered. "Rachael," he said louder. She opened her eyes, they were void of emotion. Her once vibrant red eyes now grey. The brown in her hair, charred black.

"She's not dead yet," Megatron said with interest, "Perhaps another round would do it."

"NO," Prowl cried, "Please no," He fell to his knees, "I'll do anything, just – not again."

"He really does care for zhis girl," Blitzwing said.

"That he does," Megatron said, "Autobot," Prowl looked at the head of Megatron, "Put the key into my circuits, only then shall I release you young organic love."

Prowl pulled out the key, and looked at it. If he gave it to Megatron, he would doom everyone – but if he didn't he would lose Rachael.

After much thought, Prowl went over to the body of Megatron, preparing to insert the key, "Put Rachael down," he requested, "please put her down." Megatron saw no harm, so he did as Prowl ask, and dropped Rachael. Prowl lived up to his end of the bargain, and inserted the key. The technology went haywire, everything overloaded. Within a flash, Megatron was reborn.

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