Drone

Chapter Six

Innocence

Word Count: 200


"Whoever put you in this condition should be ashamed of themselves."

The sudden accusation startled me, and I fought the urge to jump from it. My current "medic" remained completely unaware of how close she had come to being squished as she continued to work underneath my frame.

"I mean, I know other people aren't as car crazy as I am, and you weren't in the best shape, but it wasn't nothin' a little TLC couldn't fix right up. People need to learn how to take better care of their stuff instead of runnin' it into the ground and throwin' it away. You've got character Jeffrey; a lot more than some people I know. Anybody who doesn't see that is stupid."

She went silent aside from the occasional grunt from her work. I sat and thought as I'm usually limited to nowadays. This girl—this human—she didn't know what she was talking about. I do what I can to get by, just like everyone else does. I'm a Vehicon; a drone. We're meant to be thrown away.

We're made to be thrown away.

Riley's just too naïve to understand our place in the Decepticon ranks. It's what it is.


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