Yay my next chapter!
XenoHybridChick: I'm so proud of myself!
Megatron: I hate you.
XenoHybridChick: So do your own troops.
Megatron: No they do not! They worship me!
Starscream: Keep telling yourself that dumb aft.
Switchblade: And you wonder why I left.
XenoHybridChick: One again I own nothing except for my characters. I do not own the name Akira but I do own MY character Akira. No one with the story!
Diego Garcia
Official everyone was concerned about the kidnapping of Cleo but were also baffled as to why Starscream would want to personally take Cleo himself. Of course the only one who didn't really seem to care for the moment was Director Galloway. He knew everyone hated but felt oddly relived that Optimus had so far kept so of the more upfront and bold souls from actually something drastic. His biggest enemy for Cleo who always found the opportunity to upfront him in front of everyone all the time and it really burned him. With her gone he thought it would be wonderful but he was oh so wrong. He now had six angry Autobots seven irritated humans and an pissed off 150 pound male Rottweiler glaring at him every time he went by. He biggest worry was the extremely pissed off Switchblade and Roulette. Galloway could count of Roulette being held back by Optimus, Ratchet and Ironhide but Switchblade on the other hand would be a problem. Switchblade has settled well with the Autobots but who knows; maybe this would be the day she gave her former life as a ruthless Decepticon Assassin a little taste. Not to mention they were holding their emergency meeting in the Firing Range which was still up and standing save for a hole in the roof. The Director began to sweat as the eyes of everyone glared at him and the big target behind his head on the wall. He had given brief speech and warned everyone not to do anything drastic, which earned him a few curse words and insults. Finally once Optimus clamed everyone down in a matter of seconds he continued on.
"Our best bet is to wait for the Decepticons to contact us before we go on some harebrained rescue mission!" Galloway made sure his voice was extra nasty.
"Ok so how do we get my charge back from the Decepticons Galloway? Wait until she dead again? Or when Megatron himself threatens you?" Roulette shouted, making Wheelie and Simmons wince.
"Remind me never to piss her off." Simmons whispered to the small Autobot.
"Got cha." Wheelies whispered back.
"We have to consider all options Rouletta, jumping into something unknown could get people killed. Innocent people, you don't wan that do you?" Galloway added the emphasis on "innocent".
"No I would not want to endanger innocent humans into this matter. The option your talking about is just as bad though, there is no way I'm going to just leave Cleo to die." Roulette added, her voice was calm but deadly.
"Keep in mind Director Cleo is a techno organic and she poses certain power and energy from the AllSpark shards embedded in her chest. If the Decepticons decided to harvest the power out of the girl they could sue that power to destroy anything and everything the want too." Ratchet voiced trying to reason with Galloway.
"And you know this how? You randomly thought this up, another on of your end of the world predictions?" Galloway sneered, Ratchet held back a growl.
"No it is not. I ran the tests of Cleo myself, the power within her is very strong and requires a lot of strength to control. Cleo is lucky to still be alive!" Ratchet did little to hide his outrage.
"We will discuss this next week! No more questions if you don't like it you can talk to the president!" Galloway ordered walking out of the range with is four bodyguards, not even listening to the protests of the others as he walked off.
"That girl has been a real pain in the ass ever since she got here! Being held captive by the Decepticons might do the brat some good." Galloway said to his bodyguards who merely just nodded.
In The Rec Room
The rec room hadn't even began to be repaired yet but yet and still the soldiers and the Autobots were sitting in there talking. Roulette on the other hand was pacing back and forth, her optics had even turned Decepticon Red and her cannons were online. Everything Galloway said raced through her processor again and again and again until…..she snapped. Roulette baled up her fists and with a horrific yell she punched the floor with all her strength making a few tables and Wheelie bounce off the floor and even breaking part of the roof. Switchblade and Barricade noticed this along with Optimus who had been worried about the young femme.
"Whoa. I have never seen an Autobot this on edge before. Ever man." Epps whispered to Lennox who just nodded his head.
"I hate seeing her like this, it's really heart breaking." Lennox added.
"We need to think of something before Roulette does something dangerous and stupid. She could get herself killed." Akira said from her spot between Flare Up and Arcee. Akira had tears streaming down her face just thinking about her friend.
Roulette was still on her knees with her head held down trebling so hard she barely noticed Optimus, Switchblade and Barricade had walked over to her.
"Lette? You could try talking to someone, you'll feel a lot better." Switchblade said calmly to her friend, Roulette looked at the three Autobots her optics now blue again but she still look depressed.
"Optimus? We have to think of something instead of listening to Galloway. I have a feeling f we listen to what he says this time I'll telling him I told you so about millions of humans dying. I don't want that to happen to anyone and especially not Cleo. She's not just my charge but she's my friend too and I can't just let her die!" Roulette jumped up with a look of rebelliousness and determination. Lennox, Epps, Glen, Maggie, Sam, Mikalea, Leo and Akira all looked at Roulette when they heard her voice.
"Ok I'll start working on surveillance, Glen you help Leo track any energy bursts." Maggie said dashing for the nearest laptop she could along with Glen.
"So once again we are doing a good thing that could land us all off planet or dead. I feel good about this!" Simmons exclaimed happily walking after Maggie and Glen.
"If we are going to work behind Galloway's back you're going to need all the help you can get in finding Cleo." Optimus announced and everyone paused to listen to him.
"Yes! Than you Optimus sir thank you!" Optimus was instantly hugged by Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, Roulette, Akira and Jazz. Optimus had to smile at the enthusiasm of the youngsters over them being able to look for their companion. The rest of the soldiers were working on computers also as if they hadn't heard a thing Galloway said and if they did they didn't care. Barricade and Switchblade whispered a few things and then turned and walked over to Roulette.
"Now Roulette why don't you come with us and we'll "talk about your sorrow." Switchblade commented with a sly smirk and Roulette instantly knew what they were going to do.
"Sure why not?" Roulette replied as the two former Decepticons and the Autobot slipped away.
Decepticon Base
Megatron and the rest of his troops arrived back at the abandoned shipyard and transformed into their bipedal forms and awaited for their glorious(A/N: "Glorious? Yeah right!) leader to say something to them. Megatron looked around and didn't say anything until he saw Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Brawl and Bonecrusher come in.
"What took you so long?" Megatron yelled making a few Cons' flinch.
"Lord Megatron I have brought you something of importance! Something you will be very pleased about being out of our-I mean your way!" Starscream said putting on fake admiration for his leader. Megatron snorted.
"Oh really? Well what is it you worthless glitch?"
Starscream smirked and produced a sleeping Cleo out from behind his back in his hand, the sedatives had her knocked out cold she had no idea what was going. A few of the Decepticons crowed around Starscream in surprise and curiosity in wanting to see the techno organic.
"Yesssssss. Starscream you have surprisingly done well this time. You have taken the Autobots precious human and brought it to me!" Megatron's joy was cut short by one simple phrase.
"I'm a techno organic you idiot." Cleo mumbled in her sleep, she thought she was dreaming about Megatron.
Megatron growled and smacked Starscream's hand knocking Cleo into the air and sent her falling for the ground but luck or unlucky for her she was caught by Blackout who didn't carefully catch her. He gripped her too hard and it caused her sides to bruise badly. Something Cle would notice once she woke up.
"Where are you going to keep that?"! Megatron growled at the SIC who only smirked.
"We already have an area set up for it, out of sight but well guarded." Thundercracker added. Megatron nodded, smirked and then waved the other Decepticons off. Starscream turned and walked down a long dark hallway, his red optics glowed in the dark brightly illuminating his face. Starscream entered an room that was stocked with energon most of it high grade and in the corner of the large room was a huge cage that was empty save for a blanket. Starscream pulled up the latch and unceremoniously tossed Cleo inside the, she groaned in pain but barely stirred. Starscream closed the latch and began to slowly walk out, her looked back at her sleeping form and smiled before he walked out of the room. Cleo was still deep in her dreamless sleep wonder what the Autobots were up to.
Diego Garcia
Galloway was walking around near the main headquarters pacing back and forth, his car was missing. He was sure he had it parked right near the door shortly before the attack! He instantly knew that Autobot Roulette had something to do with it, she already made it clear that she didn't really like him that much. To top it all off there were those two ex-Decepticons Barricade and Switchblade who he didn't trust. Galloway was so fumed he barely noticed Epps running up to him.
"Sir we found your car!"
"Well good now bring it around so I can go." Galloway just snapped at the sergeant who sighed and shook his head.
"Sir your car is in the surf. Someone or something picked it up and tossed it into the water." Epps said keeping a straight face even though he felt like laughing a bit. Galloway's face turned red with anger.
"It's where?"
"In the water sir it was thrown. We looked the site over and we found this fragment." Epps reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of metal that had a strange symbol off of it.
"Where the hell did that come from?" The enraged director asked.
"It must've come off one of the Decepticons during the attack, the Autobots were all inside prior to your car vanishing. If it was one of the Autobots Optimus assures that they will dealt with immediately." Epps added feeling sorry for Roulette who had come forward way earlier and confessed what she and her two companions did. Prime wasn't happy at her actions but reminded her not to let her emotions get the better of her and sent her to the brig for a day on a lesser charge; failing to turn in important paper work within a timely manner.
Galloway seemed to buy it and just waved the man off." Good because I'm getting sick of my cars getting destroyed! That was a brand new 2011 Bentley! Do you have any idea how much that cost me?" he yelled to no one since he was really throwing a hissy fit. Epps only grinned as her turned around and walked away. He later met up with Sam, Maggie and Lennox.
'So what did the arrogant prick say this time?" Maggie asked.
"Oh the usual, he complained about his car." Epps replied rubbing his forehead.
"It figures." Lennox commented having already figured out the obvious.
"He think an over-priced good looking car is worth panicking over?" Sam asked.
"Not as much as Cleo's life that's for damn sure." Epps said.
We have to get Cleo back guys. In order to do this we going to have to work behinds people's backs. Maybe even some of the Autobots." Maggie asked a thread of worry creeping into her voice.
"Maybe but we have to get Cleo back as soon as possible." Epps said as the entered building again.
(Yeah I know this wasn't such a great chapter but don't kill me yet ok?)
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*Barricade, Switchblade and Roulette snicker*