I DO NOT OWN TRANSFORMERS

"Let me go!" a lone voice cried out from an imprisoned figure.

Behind the bars, Lumina peered out in forlorn silence as no words reached beyond her cell. Growing frustrated more and more by the minute, she could feel the primal instincts of her animal mode start to kick in. A guttural growl erupted suddenly from with Lumina and she stumbled back in fear.

"No...I have to fight it. I can't become a monster...!"

Sinking low to the ground, she wrapped her arms around her legs and pressed them to her torso. "What do I do?"

Watching from the shadows, Megatron glowered at this speech.

Forming a plan quickly in his processor, he revealed himself to the femme, "I have a way to end your suffering once and for all, which is if you'll even think of taking the deal."

His dark voice made Lumina cringe back, but she stood and growled at him, "I would never strike a deal with a decepticon!"

"Oh is that so? Then rust in this cell for all I care. There are, in fact, other ways to change your mind."

His evil gaze remained longer than Lumina could stand and she looked away. "Do what you want; even though I have nothing left, I will never join you..."

"Shockwave, is everything prepared for the operation?" Megatron inquired, returning to the decepticon base medbay.

"Yes sir, preparations are in order. I am ready to begin when you give the command," he reported in his same cool metallic voice.

"Good...Lugnut: fetch the autobot and bring her to me at once."

As Lugnut disappeared, screams of anger and protest followed soon enough as the decepticon dragged Lumina in and had her strapped down to the operating table. Instincts acting even more, Lumina howled in rage, managing to land a kick to Shockwave's side.

"Let me go you piece of tin!"

Grabbing her free servos, Shockwave buckled them down further until Lumina was completely immobile. "Awaiting your orders sir," he hissed, looking at Lumina with hatred.

"What are you going to do to me?!" she persisted to ask.

"Just a simple reprogram procedure that can go two ways: you comply and we can make it as painless as possible or you defy and I make sure Shockwave uses no sedatives to numb the pain. Once complete, you will be bound to the decepticons without any say in turning back," Megatron explained, leaning over her slightly. "What will your decision be?"

Lumina stopped thrashing and her processor raced in jumbled thoughts. "If I take the deal, then no more pain...no! I can't abandon my friends. I can't abandon Optimus. I have to fight!"

Closing her optics for a minute to steady her spark, Lumina's eyes flashed open and she said, "You can take your offer and shove it up your tailpipe, decepticon scum!"

The decepticon leader sighed angrily and gestured for Shockwave to begin. "I had a feeling that would be your answer, so prepare to feel the full wrath of a decepticon reprogramming."

The laser scalpel Shockwave held flare to life as he bent over Lumina's spark chamber.

The first incision sent a wave of fire burning through her chest as Lumina started to struggle more. Her optics watched the glittering blade as it slowly corroded a small portion of her armor one layer at a time until the proper components were exposed. Shockwave reached behind and brought out a syringe with dark purple fluids within it. At this point, the pain of the open incision was insane and when Shockwave injected the serum directly into one of the main wires within, the decepticon code began to spread, eliminating all autobot firewalls and replacing them one by one.

"No! Stop, stop, stop!!!!" she cried, her optics starting to glaze over in an eerie purple.

Her cries turned to wails and then screaming as she fought against the control, but she could feel her free will slip away one fractal code at a time until...Lumina's entire body went limp, her spark rate on the monitor flat-lining.

Megatron sensed something was amiss and confronted Shockwave, "What's happened here? Why is she offline?!"

"I don't know sir! Everything was going as planned when she just-" He stopped short seeing Lumina's optics open, both a deep violet color. "Lord Megatron, look!"

The decepticon turned and saw the disturbing sight. "Blitzwing, unshackle the femme and get her to her feet."

The triple-changer did what he was told to do and was surprised that Lumina was able to stand on her own.

"You there, autobot: For whom do you serve?" Megatron tested.

Lumina was silent at first, then raised a fist and crossed it over her chest plate, "You, my lord". Her voice sounded hollow as if the very essence of her life had been deleted itself.

Back at the Autobot base, Optimus's face contorted in discomfort as Ratchet ran a quick patch up job, so they could all get going.

"Ratchet, ow, something's not right..." Prime began, "The bond I have with Lumina is strong, but it feels like she's disappeared."

The medabot listened keenly, but said not a word as he sealed up the last gash. "I feel as if it's too late for some reason, but that doesn't matter, we have to hurry." Optimus rose with a little effort and joined the others in the living room.

"Autobots, transform and roll out!" he ordered and everyone complied, soon six rider less vehicles were making tracks for the decepticon headquarters.

They arrived under the cover of night and Prowl was the first to move in, securing the perimeter. Lightrunner followed establishing a decent distraction Optimus, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Bulkhead to sneak in. Things were going as planned when several explosions erupted in the deep of the mines and Lugnut, Blitzwing, and Megatron stood waiting for the ambush.

"Pathetic autobots, quite predictable. But this time, you're in for quite a treat," he chuckled and snapped his fingers. "Lumina, come out why don't you?"

Soon the femme appeared by his side and her deadly gaze never left Optimus.

"It's time to die, autobot," she voiced and pointed her blaster at the bot she once called her bonded. As she rested her finger on the trigger, her optics flashed yellow once, and then resumed their new deep violet color.