They say never judge a book by its cover. Well, you'd be more than dead if you tried to judge me by my appearance. I maybe small, but I pack a mean punch if you mess with me and my team... Oh, I'm sorry. That was rude... hey there! I'm Windswept! And boy, have I got a story to tell you. Well, what are you waiting for?! Get over here and get ready for my adventures on Team Prime!
So, remember how I said that my inspiration for this story was flowing at rapid rates? Yeah, unfortunately, it didn't last. A few things came up over the last month or so. I'm sorry I keep promising chapters that never seem to arrive on time. I want to get better, but of course, Christmas is coming up soon, as a person who works in retail, that's going to be a busy time. I hope I can get something out during that time, but I can't promise anything.
In other news, I've also retitled this story. As you'll remember, this story was called 'Breakthrough', but I didn't like that title. I decided to rename it recently and while I still am not fussed, it'll probably do for now.
Thank you to dracolich295 for favouriting and SilviaRosaline for following and favouriting. A special wee thank you to Angelwings2002 for reviewing also! I hope I keep delivering for you.
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This chapter starts off in No One's P.O.V
(Chapter Title: Break It DOWN!)
The wind howled amidst the darkness, sweeping through a small town that had been abandoned for years. It was easy to see why when there was a large, still-active volcano in the distance. Plumes of smoke continued to pour out, creating the dark setting.
It was quiet, too quiet...
Thunderous footsteps killed the silence before a large BANG! was heard. The large, green, bulky former Wrecker known as Bulkhead struggled to get his footing. In front of him, the large, bulky blue former Stunticon known as Breakdown stood and watched his enemy, his right hand transformed into a hammer.
"Bulkhead, imagine you and I bumping into each other in the middle of nowhere while tracking a stray Energon signal," Breakdown hummed, deactivating his weapon.
"Yeah, Breakdown? It must be your lucky day!" Bulkhead growled, charging towards the Decepticon.
The two sworn enemies pushed against each other with all their might, waiting to see which one would relent first. The two didn't even flinch when there was a scream nearby them before a loud CRASH! echoed through the abandoned town.
The small, pink and white Autobot known as Starlight groaned, using her hands and knees to push herself upon the ground. Looking up, she saw her taller black and pink sister stalking towards her with sass in her step. The Autobot wiped her mouth of any loose Energon with her hand, returning to her feet.
"My dearest sister, we must stop running into each other like this," Moonlight chuckled.
The young Autobot rolled her eyes and sarcastically laughed, curling her tiny hands in fists. "Less talking, more fighting."
Moonlight grinned excitedly, "I thought you would never ask!" The pair charged at one another, ready for yet another fistfight.
Meanwhile, the two bulky Cybertronians continued to push their hands against another, neither willingly to show their weakness to one another.
"Where's your pet human? How about when I finish with you, I pay her a visit?"
Bulkhead growled at the idea of Breakdown getting his dirty hands all over his human friend at the Autobot base, tackling his enemy onto the ground. The Decepticon would have to get through him before he got anywhere near Miko.
"So, the wrecker's got a soft spot."
With a battle cry, Bulkhead activated his wrecking ball to smash it against Breakdown for his tormenting comments. But the latter was quick, immediately rolling out of the way before he no longer had a head. The wrecking ball smashed into the dirt, but it didn't last long there as Breakdown reactivated his hammer, taking a successful swing at the Autobot.
Bulkhead went flying, landing hard on the ground a few feet away from where he was previously standing. And he wasn't alone. Something pink and white and squealing landed near him on their front.
Starlight groaned once more, lifting her head with the little energy she had left to see where her sister had gone. But all that she could see was a yellow-eyed Decepticon heading hers and Bulkhead's way.
Breakdown gently tapped his enemy's head with his hammer, preparing himself for the hit, "As much as I'll miss our little reunions, hammer time." He swung his hammer up with a battle cry. After years and years of battle, he was about to finally get rid of his Autobot enemy.
Something hit the Decepticon before he got the chance to land the swing. The two Autobots watched as blue electricity crackled around the Cybertronian before he groaned and collapsed onto the ground nearby. But that wasn't the end of what they saw – flying high above them were one, two, three green helicopters, narrowing in one their positions as Bulkhead's lack of energy took over him, falling into unconsciousness.
Starlight's eyes were also drooping, but the helicopters she noticed flying above them felt familiar. She had seen them somewhere before... weeks ago... during the convoy chase between the Autobots... and that human organisation...
"MECH..." It was all she got to whisper before the unconsciousness took control over her.
The helicopters landed nearby the three unconscious Cybertronians, soldier after soldier pouring out from the green aircrafts. Among those was the leader of MECH himself. He watched his soldiers begin circling the robots before them with specialised weapons, preparing for if their large enemies suddenly reawakened and attacked.
"Sir." Silas looked over his shoulder when one of his men came up to him, "We only have the resources to transport one."
Silas narrowed his eyes at the three robots before him. It wasn't difficult to decide which one he would to take to begin his experimentations on."Take the victor."
"Sir." A different man, clad in a similar uniform appeared in front of him. "We've found another one, closer to the township. They're sporting the same logo as the blue one, but their body mass is the size of this one here." He motioned to the pink and white robot lying beside the green one.
"They'll be small enough to just fit into the transport vehicle," The man behind him told him.
Silas paused in thought, thinning his lips. The more robots he could test, the more he could learn about their anatomy. He wasn't going to let the opportunity go to waste. "Take them too."
"Marco!" Bulkhead groaned as he slowly began to come to. "Marco!" As he did, he started trying to piece together what had occurred before he was knocked out. "MARCO!" But he didn't have the focus to do so when a familiar voice was yelling at him through the commlink.
"Miko?"
His charge imitated an incorrect buzzer noise, "Errrrr! You're supposed to say polo!"
Bulkhead's eyes widened in realisation, remembering that battle that had taken place just before he had slipped into unconsciousness. He bolted upright, holding his fists up and looking around in case someone nearby was about to strike an attack on him. But all he saw was the Autobot who had joined him on the recent scouting mission, pushing herself up onto her knees with a groan.
Starlight held her helm, trying to think of what she had seen before she had also followed Bulkhead and allowed herself to be knocked out from the battle. She closed her optics, seeing the shadows of aircrafts floating above her, their loud sounds echoing in her head. She had seen those aircrafts before... they were green.
"MECH."
Bulkhead's optics widened at his partner's words. Were they true? Did Starlight really say that MECH had been nearby?
He couldn't risk it. They could still be around. "Miko," He began, pausing when sharp pains in his head occurred, "Let Ratchet know we need a Groundbridge."
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
It's been two weeks since the 'Shadow zone' incident and since then, some of us in the base are pretty confident that Miko may have learned her lesson after all. Bulkhead has been in and out of base a lot recently and not once has Miko begged to go out with him. She's instead spent a lot of time with Aquastrike, them bonding like a metaphorical house on fire or something like that. Carly says a lot of interesting things.
Arcee and I patched up things pretty well during the time we spent searching for the group stuck in that alternate dimension. In fact, after we drove the kids back home – 'cause there was no way some of us were letting them back through a Groundbridge in a hurry – Arcee and I drove around town and had a long chat about things. It was good, really. Hopefully, there won't be any more secrets that could break our friendship apart.
"Engaging the enemy on your own was foolish, Bulkhead."
I brought myself out of my thoughts, watching the blue sparks bounce off the back of Bulkhead's arm. He and Starlight had returned from a scouting mission gone wrong – Breakdown and Moonlight were on the same Energon trail as them. Optimus stood before him, Arcee, Bumblebee and myself on one side while Aquastrike and Starlight were on the other. Sunburst was busy on patrol and wasn't planning on returning until late tonight.
"Breakdown and Moonlight jumped us! Star and I knew we could take him!" Bulkhead protested to Optimus, grumbling and looking to the side as Ratchet continued to repair him.
Starlight was still holding her helm, obviously in a lot of pain. Ratchet diagnosed her as having a concussion. But she was still in a sour mood about Moonlight. I shook my helm – I didn't still didn't understand their whole ordeal, but perhaps some people weren't really meant to understand.
"Stay still," Ratchet instructed softly.
Miko chose the perfect time to jump into the discussion, standing near one of Ratchet's medical monitors, "But we should see the other guy! Right, Bulk?"
The other humans weren't going to be around tonight – Jack was having dinner with Carly, Raf and the rest of the Esquivel family tonight. Carly had mentioned something about their relationship moving along at good enough speed to start taking things a bit more seriously. Jack had brought up the idea of having dinner with the parents so that they got along well with one another.
Arcee and I were quite amused about the idea, but neither of us wanted to get involved just in case the couple had an idea that could rope us into the dinner.
Bulkhead's answer to Miko returned me back to reality, "Uh…yeah. About that..."
"You DIDN'T torch him?" Miko questioned in disappointment and disbelief.
"Not exactly. I figured you all did," Bulkhead replied, looking at all of us.
We all looked at each other in confusion while Miko hummed in disappointment at Bulkhead's answer nearby.
"When Star and I came to, Breakdown and Moonlight were just…gone," Bulkhead explained, shaking his head as if he was trying to remember what happened.
"Before I blacked out, I remember seeing some kind of aircraft. A helicopter, I think?" Starlight added, cringing as she rubbed her head.
"Agent Flower?" Aquastrike wondered, causing a few of us to grin at her mispronunciation of the man. She looked over at Bumblebee when he started buzzing with laughter, "What are you laughin' at?"
"It's Fowler and it wasn't me." Speaking of our favourite agent... we all looked up where he was walking towards the protective bars.
Starlight shook her helm, looking from Agent Fowler to Optimus, "I think it was MECH."
MECH? As in, those bastards that tried messing with us when we were taking that device Fowler had a wee while back? The ones who know of our existence?
"You might be onto something," Fowler nodded in agreement, looking between the femme and Bulkhead, "Show me where this 'Con-napping occurred."
NO ONE'S P.O.V
The sun shone brightly through the patches of clouds, the other patches showing nothing but blue skies. It was a change in scenery for the Decepticon Warship, the occupants having been used to the dull, gray colours that usually surround the Warship... just like the occupants themselves.
The important Decepticons gathered in the bridge of the Warship after being told by Starscream that he had an important announcement. So here they were – Rebecca, fixing up her bow, stood on the control panel, Slipstream crossing her arms and wondering what exactly her idiot brother had to say and Soundwave, the ever so silent Decepticon, just standing... silently.
"Lord Megatron. I fear Breakdown and Moonlight have gone missing," Starscream announced.
"The Autobots." Slipstream wasn't sure that Megatron's reply was a question or a simple statement of knowing. But what she did know was that his tone suggested he didn't seem to care that two soldiers within his ranks had not reported in for end of day checks.
"According to surveillance provided by the astonishingly accurate Soundwave, Breakdown and Moonlight was abducted by humans."
Rebecca nearly spat out in laughs, her sudden laughter forcing her hand to jerk her bow off her head, "Humans?! Moonlight?! Abducted by HUMANS! Oh, this is pure gold!" She climbed off the control panel to retrieve her headpiece.
The Decepticon Warlord still did not share any concern in his voice as he replied to the other half of the Second-In-Command unit, "Your point?"
"My strongest recommendation: we assemble a rescue team to hunt the vermin responsible for this outrage." Starscream stood proudly, knowing that his plan was nothing but pure genius. Maybe he could finally get some well-earned praise for when he completed this mission.
Megatron stayed silent, causing Rebecca to stop playing with her headpiece for one second. What was the Leader of the Decepticons thinking? Surely he wouldn't even consider leaving behind two strong members of his ranks…? The once ordinary human then shrugged her shoulders - the humans could keep Moonlight, but Breakdown? A close partner of the medics? Knock Out would go delirious without his partner!
...Not that Rebecca cared of course… She hadn't grown a sense of compassion during her time with the Autobots and their human friends two weeks ago at all...
"Breakdown and Moonlight are on their own."
Rebecca pulled her bow off her head when she heard Megatron's answer. Her pale face said it all; she was a little taken back by the determined stance in his voice.
The twins meanwhile, had gasped in disbelief. Slipstream's arms fell from their crossed position over her front and Starscream began exclaiming barely understood words in protest, "Master?"
"If Breakdown and Moonlight allowed themselves to be captured by those smaller than them, weaker than them, they deserve whatever fate awaits them," Megatron declared, his refusal over turning around to face his soldiers behind him showing just how determined he was to not even consider the thought of rescuing some of his team.
"But Breakdown is a key player in our-," The silver and red Decepticon interrupted himself when he saw the agitated movements Megatron was making at the idea of him arguing. He placed a clawed servo over his chest, "Your wisdom reigns supreme, Lord Megatron." He turned away and began to leave the room, but not before he whispered two words of warning for his master, "For now."
Rebecca and Slipstream gave each other looks of interest after confirmation that a rescue plan lead by Megatron would not go ahead. And Starscream's quickness to simply bow down to his master and choose not to argue against him certainly raised their eyebrows.
Slipstream took one look at the back of Megatron before slipping out from the room behind Starscream. The humans could keep Moonlight and do whatever they pleased to her, but Breakdown was an important and strong member in the Decepticon ranks - whether Megatron knew it, the team needed Breakdown.
So if Breakdown wasn't going to be returning on his own any time soon, then Slipstream was just going to have to make sure he did. And she knew very well that she wasn't going to be on her own.
Opening her optics for the first time, Moonlight knew immediately that she had not returned to the Decepticon Warship as she had intended. The simple band of light above her on the roof did nothing to help her recognise her new surroundings. Neither did the metal cuffs that kept her wrists and ankles pinned to the wall she was struck too. But the groaning of someone awakening nearby her helped her realise that she wasn't the only one.
Breakdown's optics almost immediately landed on the drilling machines surrounding him. It took him a few moments to recognise what they were, but when he did, it didn't take long for him to begin realising the predicament he was in.
"What?!" In a panic, the yellow-eye coloured Cybertronian attempted to free his wrists from the cuffs, grunting with all his might as he tried to break free.
"It won't work, you metal lump." Breakdown looked up to his left, finding Moonlight cuffed to the wall above him. She pulled against the cuffs to prove that no matter what they would do, they would not be able to escape their bonds keeping them where they are in a hurry.
"Well, would you look at that? The mighty Moonlight captured before my own optics." Said Decepticon rolled her optics at her also-captured teammate's words. She was prepared to return with her own smart-aft comment when doors suddenly slid open near an array for computer screens.
While Breakdown decided to continue fighting the bonds pinning him down, Moonlight did nothing but observe as a man wandered out, closely followed by two men with guns in case of a surprise attack.
"Filthy fleshlings! Who do you think you are?" Breakdown demanded.
"We are MECH," The man began answering, "And I am Silas."
"Release me now and I will let you live!" Breakdown promised.
"I'm afraid you are far too valuable to us," Silas told him.
Breakdown chuckled, "Megatron will never pay a ransom."
Moonlight shook her head - Megatron wouldn't waste a single second to even think about coming after them. She knew that he would've heard about their capture by the humans by now, and if they were to be captured by those smaller than them, he would expect them to somehow escape without any help.
"Oh, you misunderstand. We don't want a ransom. We want only you. All of both of you," Silas corrected with a grin.
Moonlight was confused. All of both of them? What did that mean?
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
After Agent Fowler had requested the coordinates showing where Bulkhead and Starlight were picked up from, Ratchet had wasted no time putting up the map on the computer screens for all of us to see. What was originally a map of the entire planet soon zoomed into a location on a large area near the top of the map,
"This is where we picked up Bulkhead."
"The Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia," Fowler recognised, turning to us, "Much of it was abandoned 20 years ago when its volcano first erupted. My Intel reported MECH activity there earlier today."
"MECH? You mean those techy guys?" Miko remembered.
"The very ones who know of our existence on your planet," Ratchet added.
"They must have tracked one of us there," Bulkhead realised, looking down at Starlight beside him.
"But what would they want with Breakdown and Moonlight?" Miko asked.
Starlight scowled, "Moonlight? Captured by those littler than her?" She shook her helm, "I don't believe it. My sister's too careful to be caught as easily as that."
I gave her a wary look. I've heard of Moonlight's cunningness in the past - she has a certain strategic play about her. And although it does sound bizarre that she of all Decepticons could be captured by MECH, we've already seen that MECH weren't mucking about when it comes to stealing primitive technology. They'll do whatever to get their hands on it.
Sometimes we aren't as careful as we think.
I turned to Starlight with a shrug, "MECH will do anything to get their hands on the newest technology possible. We learnt that when we first meet them. If they captured someone like Breakdown, there's a good chance they've got Moonlight too. And having both of them isn't good news."
"What's it matter? They can have him," Arcee waved a hand off my words, "And Moonlight too if they've got her."
Bumblebee buzzed in agreement behind us and Aquastrike nodded with a 'here, here' comment. I shook my helm in disbelief. Did they not hear what I said? Primitive technology! MECH wants it! Kinda spells trouble here!
Bulkhead chuckled at the idea of leaving Breakdown, an old enemy of his from the Cybertronian war days, to be destroyed by humans, "Yeah. Dragged off by humans. Guess I softened him up for 'em, eh." He punched his fist into his hand to show off for Miko.
The girl, rather, simply looked away with a sullen look, "Yeah."
I looked at Optimus with a concerned look. MECH wants new technology to begin some sort of 'new order' on this planet. And right now, with Breakdown and Moonlight in their possession, they are getting what they want. Imagine what they could do this planet with them using Cybertronian data to create more of us… controlled by them.
The thought makes me shiver...
"Ratchet," The Prime turned to the medic, "Reactivate the previous GroundBridge coordinates. We will rescue Breakdown and Moonlight."
Finally! Some common sense!
"WHAT?" Ratchet exclaimed in disbelief.
"Optimus, you can't be serious," Arcee began.
Bumblebee buzzed once more and shook his helm at Optimus' words. Aquastrike crossed her arms and was shaking her helm constantly. Starlight slapped her forehelm in frustration. Even Fowler and Miko stood in attention at the words.
"MECH can melt them down for all I care. Let the 'Cons rescue their own!" Bulkhead agreed with the rest of the team.
"It is unlikely that Megatron would bother with an errand of mercy," Optimus shook his head.
Megatron would most definitely not jump at the chance to save two of his team members who were captured by those tinier than them.
"Okay…" Arcee began slowly, "But this is Breakdown and Moonlight we're talking about."
"Sometimes, we must rise above ourselves for the greater good," Optimus quoted to us.
I feel like I've heard that somewhere before… Hmmm...
"Aw, what's that supposed to mean?" Bulkhead questioned in disbelief so suddenly, I had to take a step away from his hostile tone, "Breakdown's gonna be grateful and go all soft and join the cause?"
"While it is unlikely that any Decepticon will choose the path of good, even THEY possess the potential for change," Optimus retorted.
Bulkhead let out a noise of frustration, "I KNEW where this was headed!"
"By the greater good, I meant humankind." Bulkhead looked away from our leader and shook his head. I had a feeling he knew that he was beat when Optimus began speaking once more. "MECH presents a clear and present danger."
"Prime's right, two-ton," Fowler agreed, "We know MECH is obsessed with obtaining groundbreaking technology."
"Which means we cannot allow Cybertronian biology to fall into their hands," Optimus proclaimed.
Regardless of what happens now, Cybertronian biology fell into MECH's hands the second they captured Breakdown and Moonlight. How much they manage to figure out before we get to them is now the real issue.
We had to start planning the rescue now.
NO ONE'S P.O.V
Breakdown and Moonlight continued his struggle against the bonds to no avail, having no choice but to listen to their captor's words.
"Full disclosure: we intend to pull you apart. Break you down, if you will. And we will utilize whatever we discover to develop a new generation of weaponry."
Silas snapped his fingers, forcing one of his men into work. One of his masked soldiers, who was already climbing around on the large blue Decepticon, indicated for two drills and a saw to come closer to the captive to begin the process. Another saw moved closer to Moonlight, the femme watching silently as a soldier moved closer to her via a lift.
Breakdown couldn't help but drop his jaw slightly; these humans meant business.
"I'm afraid that either of you won't survive the process," Silas broke the bad news to the Cybertronians, walking down the steps to get closer to the yellow-eyed mech lying down, "So thank you in advance for your sacrifice. MECH is very much in your debt."
"You are making a very big mistake, little man," Breakdown warned through gritted teeth.
"When I'm finished with you, they'll need a shovel to scrape you off the floor," Moonlight warned quietly.
Silas looked up Moonlight behind him, "Ahhh, so she does speak." He looked between the two captured Decepticons, bending down to Breakdown's level, "Since you both evidently aren't squeamish, I'll allow you to watch." He looked over each of the soldiers closest to their captives, "Are their pain receptors disabled?" The soldiers gave one nod each, giving Silas the answers he was looking for, "Good. Then they won't make as much noise. Open them up."
The soldier indicated for one of the drills behind him, allowing it to come to him before grabbing hold of it. As it spun into life, Breakdown could only watch in fear as the drill was edged closer and closer to him, nothing but sparks flying off the part of him that was being drilled into.
Moonlight elected against watching what was going on with Breakdown, closing her optics and preparing for what was to come for her. The sounds of a saw whirring to life was all she could register as it edged closer to her own form…
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
"Come on, Bulk. You gotta go with!"
"Don't wanna."
So, evidently, after Optimus decided that we were all going on a rescue mission to save Breakdown and Moonlight from MECH, Bulkhead and Starlight were beyond angry at the idea. They had resorted to being nothing but sparklings about the whole situation, really. Bulkhead had folded his arms like a youngling and refusing Miko's attempts to get him to go. Starlight, on the other hand, had folded her arms and legs, sitting on a crate nearby Ratchet's work area. But no one was going anywhere near her.
Not unless they wanted to get a knife thrown at them like Starlight had done to poor Bumblebee mere moments ago...
"Bulkhead."
The former Wrecker looked at our leader when his attention was asked, throwing his arms about, "Optimus, I'm sorry. I just can't do it."
"I support your choice," Optimus reassured him.
Huh?
"What?" Bulkhead and Miko spat out in disbelief.
"Given your history with Breakdown, your judgment may be clouded. And thus, jeopardize the mission," Optimus explained as Arcee and Bumblebee appeared beside him.
Made sense I suppose. I mean, if it was Slipstream who had been captured by MECH, I would be more than blatantly refusing to go - I'd be trying to convince the team to not rescue her by telling them all the bad things she's done to us thus far. I'd be able to convince Aquastrike and possibly Sunburst easily. But Optimus would still be taking the higher road and instead possibly suggesting that I not go like he was saying to Bulkhead.
I looked at the still sulking Starlight near Ratchet's workspace, "Should I ask what your intentions are?"
"I'll be staying here, thank you very much," The pink and white femme gritted out, choosing not to make optic contact with me or anyone in the room.
I nodded, "I thought as much." I shook my helm and wandered over to Arcee and Bumblebee.
I was disappointed really. I thought Starlight was much more mature than this. And in retrospective terms, she normally is. But this personal battle between herself and her sister was something we don't understand, and I guess the same could be said for Bulkhead and Breakdown - just like how things went wrong between the Light sisters, something went wrong between Bulkhead and his enemy. Sometimes we weren't meant to understand battles like that, and sometimes we were better off not wanting to understand anyway...
"The Decepticon may be in more need of a medic then another warrior."
"Locked and loaded, Optimus," Ratchet told our leader, joining him, Bumblebee, Arcee, Aquastrike and myself.
Aquastrike had been on the fence - two of her closest teammates weren't going to be joining her for this mission. She rarely heads out on the field these days without one or the other. But she didn't have personal issues with either Decepticon really, so there was no reason why she would have personal turmoil like Bulkhead and Starlight were currently facing. However, she didn't like anyone who had brought harm to her friends and family in the past - she's probably thought this one out and decided that payback was in order.
Oh boy.
"Autobots, roll out," Optimus instructed.
The group of us wasted no time filing into the Groundbridge, transforming into our vehicle forms before we were to be transported through to our destination. I spared one look at the two stubborn members of our team, refusing to even show a slight trace of wanting to be the bigger person and join us.
Oh well, time to go save some Decepticons from some humans…
NO ONE'S P.O.V
The group of two Cybertronians and two humans watched as the Groundbridge powered down after transporting most of their team to the coordinates that would lead them to Breakdown and Moonlight.
"Fine. Happy hunting," Bulkhead grumbled.
The sound of a groan of frustration forced Bulkhead's grumpy expression into a saddened one as he turned around to find Miko leaning on the railings in what looked to be in disappointment. Starlight, still with her limbs folded, couldn't help but look over her shoulder and lessen her stubborn expression into a soft one as she realised why Miko looked that way.
It was because she was.
"Uh…what do you say?" The former Wrecker began with a shrug of his soldiers before waving his arms about in an attempt at enthusiasm, "Creature double feature?"
"Sure," Miko answered unenthusiastically.
"Whoa-ho!" Fowler cheered beside her, "I'm in!"
Starlight looked away and loosened her arms out of their fold - at least someone was enthusiastic about two thriller films…
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
After driving through the Groundbridge portal to our destination, each one of us transformed to prepare ourselves into a guarded stance just in case there was someone life-threatening nearby. We all activated our weapons and stood for a moment to make sure the coast was clear… except for Ratchet, who stood behind us and waited for a moment as he was the one carrying vital medical equipment that would help the injured if they needed it.
"No signs of life. Human or Cybertronian," Optimus observed.
From the first sight, our leader was correct. The area was dull, buildings barely standing and ash-covered from the volcanic eruption Agent Fowler had told us about earlier. I stood to full height and took a few steps forward to have a simple look around just in case there was something there that could help us identify where Breakdown and Moonlight could be.
It wasn't long before I found something uncomfortable under my feet - like the ground below had been shifted somehow. Sure enough, when I moved my feet and looked down, there was something that could give us a clue as to where the captured Decepticons could be being held captive.
"Skid marks!" Bumblebee found the same thing I did. I turned around to see what he had to say, but all he was looking at where the tracks could possibly be leading to based on their trajectory of heading further into the abandoned township.
"Dat could be where them wretched 'umans coulda taken Breakdown 'nd Moonlight," Aquastrike suggested, pointing her triple blasters in the direction of the tracks.
"We should follow th-" The sounds of beeping coming from Ratchet's Energon signature tracker interrupted what I was going to say.
"Forget the tracks, you three. I'm picking up two faint Energon signals three clicks north-by-northwest," our medic reported, pointing the tracker in the direction of the signals.
"Breakdown and Moonlight," Optimus confirmed.
Arcee shrugged her shoulders beside me, "But we shouldn't be getting a reading unless…"
"Their Energon's been spilled," Ratchet finished.
Well, scrap.
NO ONE'S P.O.V
The sounds of screaming and snoring filled the main room of the Autobot base. The screaming came from the small TV showing a five-headed ape and a half-lizard, half-dinosaur roaring at one another, surrounded by burning buildings as humans ran for cover. The snoring came from a dark-skinned man by the name of Agent Fowler, having fallen asleep and sprawled himself out on the couch during the showing of the film.
Bulkhead was mesmerized with the film, arms crossed in interest and his eyes glued to the screen. He was so interested that he barely had time to think about the team currently chasing after his enemy. His charge on the other hand? On the balcony beside Bulkhead, uninterested in the film as her disappointment in her guardian continued to reign supreme.
Starlight was also uninterested with the film, but regardless, she needed a distraction from the thoughts of her sister currently possibly being tormented by the humans known as MECH. Why did it bother her so much? Did she not want her sister to get pulled apart by the technology-hungry humans?
Bulkhead took a few more glances at his human friend before he decided that she was missing the best part of the movie, "Dinolizard vs. 5-Headed Ape. You're missing the smackdown."
"No. YOU'RE missing the smackdown," Miko replied bitterly.
Bulkhead was confused, "Huh?"
"Which stinks, because Breakdown's YOUR arch enemy," The exchange student continued, "Not Optimus'. And definitely not MECH's." The girl spared a look at Starlight below her, "Just like Moonlight's YOUR enemy."
The former Wrecker sighed at his charge, "Miko, you don't understand. Breakdown and me… we go way back. You have no idea the things Breakdown's done." The Cybertronian had to look away for a moment as his anger over his enemy began to build up. When he felt that he could handle it, he turned back to his charge, "I am not rescuing him, OK? Not now. Not ever."
"Moonlight has done horrible things to me and my friends," Starlight muttered, crossing her arms and looking away from the TV screen, "She doesn't deserve to be saved."
"Duh! You don't need to bro-mance them! You just need to beat them!" Miko yelled.
Bulkhead was still confused, "Uh…what?"
"No rescue, no rematch," Miko told them simply.
And that's when it finally clicked for the two Autobots - if they didn't rescue their arch enemies before they were stopped by MECH, they would never get the chance to stop them themselves. They wouldn't get the chance to have a rematch for their recent battle, or for the one before that, or even the one before that!
Not ever again.
Starlight and Bulkhead's eyes locked onto the Groundbridge tunnel bathed in darkness before them… and made their choice.
The next thing they knew, they were driving out of a Groundbridge portal, transforming into their Cybertronian forms to scan the area for a clue to track. And they didn't need to scan the area for very long when they found tire tracks heading into the abandoned city there were just at hours ago. Transforming into their vehicle forms, the two drove with the tracks to find and rescue their enemies.
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
If MECH's intentions were to make sure they couldn't be found in this abandoned town, then they sure did a great job.
We had been chasing after the Energon signal for the last half-human hour now, and we had yet to get any closer to where MECH were holding Breakdown and Moonlight hostage. The six of us even split to up to tackle each break in the buildings just in case there was a clue that could help us in a search… but there was still nothing.
Nothing but the beeping of the Energon signatures getting louder and faster.
"This way," Ratchet confirmed for us to continue.
Arcee, Bumblebee and I split off from the group for a moment, sneaking around one of the buildings that were taller than Arcee and I combined. With our weapons at the ready, Bumblebee and I paused for a moment as Arcee peaked around the corner for anything coming our way. She looked at us briefly and nodded, giving us the signal to race up to what looked to be an abandoned mansion before us.
We briefly ducked behind some fencing for a moment, giving each other the nod to point our weapons at the mansion before we continued racing ahead. Behind us Aquastrike and Optimus followed with Ratchet, him being our main priority to keep safe as he would be the one to repair Breakdown and Moonlight should they have injuries.
We all stopped for a moment as Ratchet looked at his scanner, "Readings coming from right…here."
In the middle of the property was a dried-up fountain. But that's not what caught my optic… what caught it was a small round object sitting right in the centrepiece of the fountain. I bent down to get a closer look… and almost instantly regretted it...
"Breakdown's eye."
NO ONE'S P.O.V
Meanwhile, Bulkhead and Starlight's search for their enemies continued, scouting the area for anything they could use to help them find Breakdown and Moonlight.
And the pair found it when they saw a green and black vehicle driving past them.
"MECH."
The vehicle drove into a train tunnel, speeding quickly into as if the occupants inside had a job they needed to continue working on. Bulkhead and Starlight wasted no time running towards the tunnel. Blasters activated and a knife being pulled out of its' hilt, the pair of Autobots cautiously began walking inside the tunnel…
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
While I continued to suppress the urge to vomit at the sight of Breakdown's lone optic - because let's face it, no one likes seeing body parts on their own like the one Ratchet's currently picking up right now - the medic plugged the optic into the Energon scanner we were using to trace it.
"Whaddya doin'?" Aquastrike asked cautiously as we gathered around Ratchet.
"The optic receptors might have obtained the final images seen." The medic pressed a button on the scanner, revealing a lone human soldier staring right back at us through the scanner.
"What do you know? Weird science wins again," Arcee sarcastically quipped.
Images of a drill drilling into what I believed was Breakdown's optic filled the screen. Sparks flew everywhere. I closed my optics for a moment and shook my head at the thoughts of a drill drilling into one of my own optics.
Sudden gasps told me to open my optics. When I did, sudden anger took over as while we looked at the scanner screen, all we could see was Breakdown being prodded with drills and saws. The camera angle shifted suddenly, revealing Moonlight hanging from bonds on the wall. There was also a man looking at the work going on behind him closest to the camera. Then he turned around to face us.
"Well, well, Optimus Prime. A pleasure to set eyes on you again."
I couldn't help but gulp at the word eyes when the man said it.
"He's converted the optics into a two-way feed," Ratchet whispered in realisation.
"And you must be Silas," Optimus guessed.
"In the flesh. But, being that our captives are not two of yours, I have to admit, I was expecting Megatron."
"In this circumstance, Autobots and Decepticons share a common foe," Optimus told him.
"MECH is anything but common," Silas retorted, looking behind him at Breakdown and Moonlight, "Our guests are yielding quite a bit of information about your biomechanics, as you can see. Although Breakdown himself can't see so well anymore. And Moonlight, well if she didn't high tolerance of pain before, then she certainly will now."
The camera zoomed in on Moonlight, dangling lifelessly from the wall her wrists and ankles were pinned to. However, there were definite traces of Energon spilling from her, especially around her upper back…
Where her winglets should've been.
Arcee and I grimaced in pain. Winglets were sensitive enough as it was - all you had to do was pinch one of them at the tip and the pain the nerves would be sent through you was like you'd been kicked to the stomach. This was a whole 'nother level of pain…
I swallowed hard to make sure the contents in my stomach were not going to pour out over the scanner, "We do not fear you, Silas."
"Ohhhh, but you should," Silas warned, "In fact, I would strongly urge that you not stand your ground."
I looked away from the scanner in confusion. Not stand our ground? What did that mean? Is it some sort of code for something? Why would he-
Then my optics caught sight of something red in the fountain. My optics zoomed in…
"It's a trap!"
You know, sometimes I wish I wasn't aware of what was going on until the last second. Then I wouldn't have to worry for ten seconds about losing my damn life!
"Would this be a roll out kind of trap?" Arcee asked our leader nervously as we stood to full height.
"Evacuate now!"
We all began running away from the scene as the last few seconds counted down. We quickly transformed into our vehicles modes to evacuate from the area a lot quicker. Sure enough, when the timer went to zero, a large explosion occurred behind us, brightening the skies from the dull grey clouds into orange flames. The force of the explosion pushed us, still in our vehicle forms, away from the scene. We had to transform back into our Cybertronian forms to make sure we could stabilize ourselves for the landing, our metallic feet scraping along the ground below us.
Looking up, there was nothing but smoke and orange flames in front of us as the mansion we were just holed outside of was nothing but rubble.
Arcee took a few steps forward, "So…any idea where they're keeping the rest of Breakdown?"
Very good question...
NO ONE'S P.O.V
No words could express how Breakdown was feeling. He had seriously underestimated just what the humans had planned for him. And now, he was missing his left eye, had drills and saws drilling and sawing at his protoform, and had Energon that wasn't even his dripping on his shoulder now and then.
Moonlight was silent above him. The excruciating pain in her back was not going to break her. Not yet. She's survived worse, she's done worse.
"Enjoying the view?" Silas asked, "Ironically, your would-be rescuers may be in more pieces than you right now."
"Decepticons don't break that easy!" Moonlight gasped out.
"Who said they were Decepticons?" Silas countered.
"That doesn't make sense," Breakdown insisted, "Autobots wouldn't come to rescue us."
Sudden clanging sounds immediately halted the soldiers from their work. A soldier behind Silas pulled up a video feed on the screens behind him, showing multiple men standing at the sealed-off door with weapons in their hands.
More men continued to race to the door, with guns in hand in preparation. Whatever was trying to enter their hideout was big - they could tell by the large dents in the door. They just didn't know how big.
But they got the idea when the door caved in, revealing the green bulky Autobot Bulkhead with his wrecking ball weapons out. Behind him, a small pink and white Autobot jumped over Bulkhead, her small blasters shooting at the humans below.
"MARCO!" Bulkhead called, simply ignoring the blaster fire that was hitting his armour and swinging his wrecking ball weapons around.
"You're supposed to say Polo!" Starlight corrected the men when they began screaming and running for cover.
"More grist for the mill," Silas hummed with interest, looking back at Breakdown before walking through a doorway with his men following after him.
Bulkhead and Starlight continued their charge towards their captured enemies, having gotten rid of the soldiers standing in their way. They slowed down to a walk when they found their enemies, one still strapped to the operating table and the other still dangling from their bonds on the wall.
Breakdown looked up and behind him to find his enemy walking closer with his wrecking ball weapon in one hand and blaster in the other. He wasn't dumb - Bulkhead had come to finish off what MECH had started. The Decepticon with the sole optic watched as his enemy's blaster transformed back into his hand, closing his eye and waiting for the killing blow.
"It must be your lucky day." So Breakdown was ultimately surprised when the bonds over his wrists and ankles were ripped off.
Starlight looked at a small pile of metal armour close to the area where her sister was. She looked at the pile confused until she looked up at her sister and widened her optics. Moonlight's winglets had been sawn off piece by piece until there was nothing left on her back. She scaled the wall, digging the tips of her feet into the sensitive wall enough to be able to stabilize herself. She ripped one of the bonds off her sister's wrist before reaching over for the other, allowing her sister to freely placed down on her own feet weakly by Bulkhead.
"What are you doing?" Breakdown questioned in confusion.
"Getting you out of here." The large green Autobot reached a hand out to his enemy, "Yeah. I don't believe it either."
Breakdown, although hesitant at first, eventually grabbed the outstretched hand, being helped up onto both his feet.
"Can you walk?" Bulkhead asked.
"I think so," Breakdown replied, manually closing up his chest plates that had been forced open by the human soldiers.
"How bad is the damage?" The quiet and injured Moonlight asked behind Starlight.
The pink and white femme locked eyes with her for a moment, unsure if she was asking genuinely or if she had something planned. Regardless, Starlight walked around to the back of her sister to see the damage. And what she saw made her a little horrified by the humans that had harmed her.
Her winglets were nothing but small stubs sticking out her back. It was like they were never there.
"It… it's bad."
"I don't deserve rescuing." Starlight's eyes widen when her sister vulnerably whispered those words.
And Moonlight genuinely meant those words. Maybe this was her punishment for the bad things that she had done. For being involved in countless murders, for being the cause of bringing harm to her sister without even her knowing it. And… maybe… for being just a bad person in general.
"No, you don't." But while she meant those words, Starlight also didn't want to take advantage of the situation and defeat her sister once and for all. This was not the way a battle was going to be won, not when the other was in at a severe physical deficit.
And whether she wanted her to be or not, Moonlight was still her sister.
Sudden alarms and flashing red lights around them brought their attention. That was their signal to go.
"Can you run?" Bulkhead asked Breakdown once more.
"Never run when you can fight," Breakdown retorted, activating his hammer.
Bulkhead leant back from the weapon, "Just keep that thing pointed away from me, alright?" He even pushed the weapon away from him to show just how much he didn't want to get an accidental knock to his head.
Starlight activated a blaster on her left arm and took a look at Moonlight, who was still frozen on the spot. Noticing that the Decepticon was unarmed, the Autobot pulled out on of her knives, took a small look at it and then handed it out to Moonlight.
The femme spared a glance at it for a moment, then looked up at Starlight, slowly taking the black and hot pink weapon, "What's this for?"
"I don't like the thought of harming humans, but this a good enough reason to hurt these ones."
With that said, the tiniest Cybertronian sprinted off into a run with Bulkhead close behind her. The two Decepticons, both battered and bruised from the human organisation known as MECH, simply looked at each other for a moment - their two enemies had come to their rescue. That was something they didn't think was possible.
Breakdown simply shrugged at Moonlight before following the two Autobots. Moonlight glanced at the knife in her hand for a moment, biting her lip. The thought of hurting those who hurt her made her wingl-
Oh.
She gripped the handle of the weapon tightly, sprinting after the trio of Cybertronians ahead of her.
It wasn't long before the four quickly ran into trouble in the form of eight soldiers firing endless gunshots at them.
"Creature double feature coming at ya!" Bulkhead yelled, swinging his wrecking ball weapon at the group of humans.
Despite the shooting carrying on at them, it did nothing to stop the group from escaping the tunnel. But it wasn't long before multiple MECH cars began pulling up, firing more gunshots at the group, along with two helicopters also firing missiles. The four raised their arms up to use the armour to protect themselves.
Breakdown looked over his arm and decided to activate his shoulder cannon, firing at the green and black vehicles driving around the four. One blaster shot managed to spin one of the cars out of control, eventually crashing into a pole and sending it onto its roof to spin around like a top.
"I hope you Autobots have some sort of escape plan forming," Moonlight wondered with distaste at the humans, looking at Starlight.
"Unfortunately for you and Breakdown, you're not gonna like it one bit," Starlight smirked with the same tone, activating her comlink, "Starlight to Optimus. Rendezvous to mine and Bulkhead's coordinates. We're in need of backup."
No, Moonlight didn't like the idea one bit just like her sister had said… but it was the only option that could allow her to get away freely with her life.
Frustrated by the constant shots being fired by a helicopter above him, Breakdown grabbed a parked vehicle and threw it at the aerial vehicle. Nothing but black smoke and orange flames filled the sky as he went to deal with another MECH operative. Bulkhead smashed his weapon into one of the vehicles, before bouncing yet another car into the air. Moonlight ducked under her arm armour for a moment before throwing the knife she had been given straight towards one of the helicopters. The blade hit one of the side windows, sending the helicopter spinning onto the ground. Starlight kicked one of the vehicles, sending it into another.
As the war between human and machine continued, Breakdown looked up in time to see three helicopters flying around, one of which Silas was flying. The Decepticon watched the human activate a missile launcher below his aerial vehicle.
Bulkhead fell suddenly from the blaster fire around him. Starlight noticed this, quickly firing a shot at one of the helicopters before leaping to her friend's side to help him up. What they didn't notice was that the missile launcher Silas' pilot was controlling had fired at them.
Breakdown and Moonlight were quick to act. Their saviours were about to be destroyed by the people who they were saved from. So Breakdown tackled Bulkhead and Moonlight pulled Starlight away from where the missile was going to hit as payback for being rescued by them. And while the two pairs looked at each other in confusion that they were being relatively kind to one another for once, it wasn't long before they were rained upon by multiple gunshots. The four were up in an instant, battling against the humans side by side.
The pilot in Silas' helicopter prepared to fire yet another shot at the four Cybertronians below when he spotted something on his scanner. There were multiple flashing red dots on his map, signalling that there were coming closer to the scene of the current crime.
"Sir, incoming bogies!" he reported.
Silas wanted to wait. They were so close to re-capturing their prey, and with extra on the side! But seeing as how his forces were depleting by the milli-second, he knew he couldn't spare any more of his men's lives.
"All units, disengage and initiate Omega protocols."
Helicopters flew away and vehicles drove off as the Cybertronians paused in their swinging of their weapons and their firing of their blaster shots. They deactivated their weapons and watched as their enemies retreated for another day, surrounded by the darkness from the plumes of ash above and the small patches of fire on the ground. But it wasn't long before the group could hear another noise, one that came from the sky.
"Your backup?" Breakdown guessed, looking at the two Autobots.
Had Autobots been able to fly, then yes, Bulkhead and Starlight's backup would've arrived. But the Cybertronians that arrived weren't Autobots. Transforming and landing in front of the four were Starscream and Slipstream, flanked with Vehicons.
Breakdown was surprised, "Commander Starscream?"
"Commander Slipstream?" So was Moonlight.
"Consorting with the enemy, Moonlight?" Slipstream gasped in fake disbelief, "You should've known better than that."
"But Bulkhead and Starlight got us out of there!" Breakdown defended.
"Many spark-felt thanks, Autobots," Starscream thanked before turning to Breakdown and Moonlight, "Now destroy them."
The two Decepticons looked at their Autobot saviours for a moment, one more hesitant to follow Starscream's order than the other.
"But you d-"
"Do you plan on joining their ranks anytime soon?" Starscream interrupted Breakdown, "No? Then be done with it already!"
Moonlight smirked at Starlight with her signature evil facial expression, slowly pulling her own blades from her hips. She chuckled, "I hope you didn't expect me to get all emotional and join your pathetic team."
Starlight's optics only widened - of course, she hadn't expected her sister to get the message and join the Autobot cause. "Of course not." Grabbing her remaining two weapons on her hips, the sisters charged at one another.
Breakdown, rather, just stood there and stared at Bulkhead. He should be grateful, really, to have been rescued by his enemy - of all people. But at the end of the day, he was a Decepticon. And he didn't have plans on joining their team any time soon.
"Tough break, Bulkhead." Breakdown reactivating his weapon only proved what Bulkhead had originally thought. "Maybe in the next life."
And so, the battles continued. While Starlight had quickly gained the upper hand on Moonlight, using her obvious uncomfortable pain as an advantage to kick her down, Bulkhead blocked Breakdown's swing and instead hit him from behind with his own weapon.
"DESTROY HIM!"
Starscream's order did not go as planned as he was thrown away from the group of Autobots and Decepticons by Starlight's sudden kick to his stomach. Hoping to not end up with the same fate as her twin, Slipstream took a step forward and aimed her missile towards the Autobots… only to be knocked out of the way by Bulkhead's wrecking ball weapon, joining her brother nearby. The Decepticon drones knew that they didn't want to end up like their Commanders, activating their weapons.
Bulkhead looked around for a moment, trying to figure out his next move and quickly knew what to do. He grabbed his enemy Breakdown and began swinging him around.
"HAMMER TIME!" The blue Decepticon ended up smacking into the Decepticon drones, knocking them down. Bulkhead was quick to reactivate his weapons, "Come on! I'll scrap all of you!"
WINDSWEPT P.O.V
Party time!
When Starlight had commed us to ask for backup, we were a little surprised. Had she and Bulkhead gone out on another callout without letting us know first? Had they gotten into trouble involving Miko again? Or did Fowler get captured again?
When we managed to arrive at their coordinates, Starscream, Slipstream and their Decepticon drones were about to charge at our teammates with their weapons.
Oh yeah, that's not gonna happen.
We all activated our weapons and charged towards the group of Decepticons that were outnumbering Bulkhead and Starlight. Aquastrike even transformed into her vehicle form and activated her triple blasters to get to the Decepticons quicker than us and get a head start.
Starscream and Slipstream looked at us in frustration, and then quickly ran away from us. The next thing we knew, they had transformed and flown away with their Decepticon drones behind them. Breakdown got up from his position on the ground and shoulder-barged past Bulkhead to transform and drive off.
Moonlight stood up nearby us when we had finally joined Bulkhead and Starlight…
Oh…oh dear Primus.
Moonlight's winglets had been sawn off and Energon stained her back and sides of her torso.
The Decepticon scowled at the look I gave her before she transformed and drove away.
"Engaging the enemy on your own was even more foolish this time, Bulkhead and Starlight," Optimus began after we had all deactivated our weapons, "But I am honoured that you both saw fit to rescue your rivals. You have truly risen above yourselves."
"Did you see? I beat Breakdown and bashed him with his own hammer! I won the rematch!" Bulkhead cheered, pumping his fist in the air.
I couldn't help but laugh at his antics. Was that all Bulkhead really cared about?
"I'm sure Miko would be proud," Arcee smiled, sounding to be a little taken back by what Bulkhead had to cheer about.
"I bet she's gon' be prouder 'dan I am of both of ya!" Aquastrike grinned, patting both of her partners on the back.
And once again, poor Starlight was forced to take multiple steps forward to stabilize herself from Aquastrike's large pat on the back. I don't think that femme will ever learn just how tiny Starlight truly is.
I gripped Starlight's shoulder to help her regain her balance, and to check how she was feeling, "Are you okay?"
"I wish I could say that rescuing my sister's life could change everything between us. I'm just glad that I'll get another chance to understand her intentions."
I think she was saying yes, she was okay.
NO ONE'S P.O.V
Breakdown and Moonlight were quick to get away from the Autobots that had come charging in. They had been seen enough with two Autobots today, hanging around them more so than necessary wasn't going to make the situation better.
It wasn't long before the two ran into their Starscream, flying lowly on the ground.
"One day, you will repay your debt to me, Breakdown and Moonlight," Starscream began, "The day it comes time to choose sides."
Breakdown transformed to shrug up at his Commander in confusion, "Between Bots and 'Cons?"
"Between myself and Megatron," Starscream insisted, beginning to circle around the battered and bruised mech, "Incidentally, I suggest that Megatron never know of this… rescue. You do want him to think you and Moonlight overcame the puny humans on your own… don't you?"
With that, Starscream wasted no time leaving to the Decepticon warship, leaving nothing but the vapour trails from his wings behind him. Beside Breakdown, Moonlight performed a wheelie and sped away from the Decepticon.
Breakdown stood in surprise. Was this possible? Was the war between Autobot and Decepticon about to be overthrown by the war between Megatron and Starscream? Would this war harm the Decepticons chances of winning the battle?
Moonlight's decision, meanwhile, had already been made - after the way Megatron and Slipstream have treated her since the Decepticon Warlord's return from the 'dead', there was nothing Moonlight could offer to make her place on the team secure. To have any chance of securing herself, she had to side with someone she doubted - but, her doubts had to be put aside. This was her chance now to start her climb to the top.
"The test subjects escaped. But we managed to sanitize the location and transfer most of the newly acquired data to another facility."
On an orange computer screen, schematics of Breakdown and Moonlight's bioenergetics was shown, small messages around the screen telling the reader what was what. Beside the screen of the Decepticons… was the leader of the Autobots.
"Our diagnostic scans of the subject's vital components were thorough enough for us to initiate Project Chimera."
Silas clutched his fist in determination, eyes locked on the image of Optimus Prime, "The power of the living machines will someday soon belong to MECH…"
And that'll do for this chapter. I hope I'll get another one in the near future, but again no promises. Maybe a favourite, follow or review could change my mind...
Thank you for reading.