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"HOW COULD YOU BETRAY ME LIKE THIS WINTERSTREAK PRIME?" Crimsonbreak screamed as she backed further away from the three cyberninjas approaching her threateningly. The Decepticons nearby heard the commotion and watched curiously. There were all pretty surprised to see live cyberninjas, especially The Fallen. Crimsonbreak had her sword in front of her protectively as she was backed into a corner.
"You betrayed yourself, Crimsonbreak! You said you were different than most ninjas with a red uniform but you lied to us. We all agreed to join the Autobots and instead, you killed three of their human allies. You are no longer part of the Swords of Destiny!" Winterstreak growled. The Decepticons were now extremely interested. Crimsonbreak's eyes were wide with fear and anger as she continued to try to get away.
"I refuse to work with the Autobots! That idiot Smokescreen killed my family! If I had to choose a side I'd rather join the Decepticons! I just can't wait to get away from you!" Crimsonbreak retorted angrily. There was a gunshot that landed right next to the cyberninjas. The group looked up and saw the Decepticons standing there. Winterstreak smirked slightly behind his mask, they were taking the bait. Fernblaze, Winterstreak, and Yellowbeam ran away, as if scared they'd get killed. The Decepticons continued to shoot until they disappeared. Crimsonbreak went on one knee and bowed her head. "Lord Megatron, Fallen, I know my past with the Decepticons and well, any Cybertron other than cyberninjas, but please hear me out. I would like to join the Decepticons in defeating the Autobots."
"We'll see if we can trust you or not, but you may return to our base with us for now." Megatron answered gruffly. Crimsonbreak nodded and followed the Decepticons to New Kaon. Her breathing nearly hitched when she passed her old host parents' home. She was silent the entire time, trying to think of a plan to get out of the mess she was currently in. The Fallen kept looking over his shoulder as if he was examining her. When they made it inside the Decepticon base several drones watched her walk by. They finally made it to the command center where Knockout was standing. He actually screamed like a sparkling when he saw Crimsonbreak. She smirked beneath her mask. "What is wrong with you idiot?"
"That fragging cyberninja nearly offlined me back on Cybertron! What is she doing here, Lord Megatron?" Knockout asked. Crimsonbreak gave him a casual wave, which he answered with a death glare. Megatron explained what happened while The Fallen took Crimsonbreak into another room to be questioned. She followed without a word, scared at what he might say or do. What if he found out that she was just a spy? She didn't really want to be killed before the war could end. The Fallen turned and glared down at her, making her feel really small.
"I never trusted anyone who was once allied with a Prime, especially any of my brothers. That includes the one who left to hide away and lead the cyberninjas. You know him, it's Winterstreak Prime, your old leader." Megatronus growled. Crimsonbreak's eyes widened in shock. Did he just say that Winterstreak, her sparkmate, was one of the Thirteen? He never told her that. The Fallen saw her surprise and smirked. "Ah so he never told anyone the truth, but you still trusted him until just recently. What happened and what did he mean you were different than the other red ninjas?"
"Before Winterstreak became our leader, our former one figured out that the color of our outfits matched ourselves. White symbolized loyalty, honor, and honesty. Yellow was usually the color for the medics along with green, which symbolized peace. There are many other ones but red was considered the worst. It symbolized terror, hatred, death. We have red blood like humans instead of blue energon like Autobots and Decepticons. The closer to the color of our blood, the more corrupt we become. Usually we're killed at birth or on sight when someone else found us. My family protected me for as long as they could but one day I was caught unguarded by my parents. I was beaten nearly to death until Winterstreak and Nightshade made them stop." Crimsonbreak began as she wrapped her arms around herself. None of that was a lie, all that did happen. Megatron and Knockout had walked in when she began.
"This just shows you trust that Prime, what use is this to us?" Megatron growled. Crimsonbreak glared at him slightly. She didn't even get the chance to finish her story before he judged her. The Fallen lifted a servo and glared at Megatron too. Apparently he was actually interested in her story, even Knockout was as well. Megatron scowled but otherwise remained silent. Crimsonbreak looked at the ground and sighed.
"Basically they took me to Yellowbeam and got me medical attention. I convinced them that there was a flaw in the former leaders' views and that I was different. When Smokescreen killed my family I snapped and slowly became what everyone thought I would be. That's why I killed those annoying humans Jack, Raf, and Miko. I refused to become one of the fragging Autobots and I killed them to make a point. Boy were their guardians pissed off. I was basically exiled and about to be executed until you guys showed up." Crimsonbreak finished.
"You get one chance, mess up and there will be no hesitating killing you." Megatron growled as he turned to leave. Crimsonbreak smirked and nodded. On the inside, however, she was terrified. What if she screwed up? Well she'd have to be careful. She followed Knockout, who would take her to her first job. Interrogating prisoners. Her heart skipped a beat at the order. This was something she used to do while on Cybertron. When they made it to the brig Knockout had just finished explaining how they captured a few new Autobots just as they landed on Earth.
"See if you can get any information out of them, but I doubt you can." Knockout sneered as he pushed her in with a pede. Crimsonbreak growled slightly and glared at him as he shut the door and walked away. She turned and saw five Autobots sitting on the ground, staring at her in either hatred or fear. There were two femmes and three mechs, but all were surprised to see a live cyberninja. She walked up to them casually, careful to make sure they wouldn't step on her.
"Let's just get one thing straight: I'm still a part of the Swords of Destiny, but I'm not a Decepticon like Megatron and the others think. I was helping part of my team protect a hurt Autobot and I used a fragging stereotype to get in. I'm not going to force information out of you nor am I going to hurt you. Instead, I'm going to help free you. My name is Crimsonbreak. I'm SIC of the Swords of Destiny and Winterstreak Prime's sparkmate. We are now allied with the Autobots and fight against the Decepticons. Who are you and what's your business on Earth?" Crimsonbreak explained before any questions could be asked.
"Ah'm Jazz, dat's Prowl, Ironhide, his sparkmate Chromia, and her twin sis Elita One. We came here ta meet up with Prime." The silver mech answered. Crimsonbreak nodded and talked to the Autobots about what all happened on Earth, even showed them her human form. Apparently Chromia and Elita had been friends with Solus (thinking she was Arcee) back on Cybertron and were surprised that she was a Prime. When they found out that Smokescreen was to be the next Prime Jazz burst into laughter. "Smoke's gonna be a Prime? Ah trained him mahself!"
"You trained him…? Do you remember the session where you were defending a small cyberninja village? You had to blow up the cons just to protect the other ninjas?" Crimsonbreak asked quietly, fearing his answer. Jazz nodded slowly, confused as to why she would bring it up. Crimsonbreak bit back the anger gnawing at her, not wanting to become a monster like everyone thought she'd be because of the fragging stereotype. "T-That explosion killed my family. Y-You killed my family!"
"By the All Spark…" Prowl whispered in shock. He was the one who sent them on that training mission, believing that there was no cyberninja nearby. Crimsonbreak covered her eyes with a hand, fighting back the tears. She held back the shouts of anger building up in her. She heard chains moving and she was surprised when she was suddenly lifted up by Elita. The pink femme had a sad look in her optics.
"Death of a loved one is not unknown to anyone, be it Autobot, Decepticon, or cyberninja. I know the pain is hard, but you have to understand that they were trying to protect your people. I don't know how or why your family was caught in the crossfire, but I do know that Jazz and Smokescreen would never mean for their death." Elita said. Crimsonbreak was about to answer when she heard footsteps and flipped off of Elita's servo, put on her best pissed off pose, and watched as Megatron entered.
"They don't have any information, that or they're really good at playing dumb." Crimsonbreak reported. She yelped when he shot at her and dodged. Knockout used his energon rod to electrocute her, causing her to collapse to the ground. She could vaguely hear Megatron issuing orders but she couldn't make out the words exactly. She knew Winterstreak was feeling her pain through the bond but what if he couldn't get to her in time? "W-What the f-frag M-Megatron?"
"Do you take me for an idiot Crimsonbreak, or should I say Miko?" Megatron growled. Crimsonbreak groaned as she shakily stood back up, only to be shocked again by Knockout. Now her head was swimming and she couldn't think straight. Jazz and Ironhide were calling Megatron and Knockout every name in the book while Prowl and the femmes were trying to get Crimsonbreak to get up. All the while The Fallen stood by, watching with curious optics. A ground bridge opened and out ran the Autobots and cyberninjas with their weapons drawn. Megatron activated his canon and aimed it at Crimsonbreak. "One move and your beloved Crimsonbreak will be nothing more than a pile of ash!"
"Don't you dare touch her!" Winterstreak snapped dangerously. Everything was at a standstill at that moment. No one moved in fear of Megatron killing Crimsonbreak. Finally she regained her strength and smirked. She suddenly used her teleportation powers to flash next to Winterstreak, out of harm's way. She stumbled but was easily caught by him. The Autobots shot at Megatron and Knockout and the two Decepticons ran out of the brig, knowing they didn't stand a chance against them alone. The Fallen was still hiding in the shadows, not moving as the Autobots freed their friends and went through their ground bridge.
"Looks like everything's going as planned." He said to himself. Back at the Autobot and Rescue Bot base Yellowbeam was looking over Crimsonbreak, making sure that the shock wouldn't affect her for much longer. When he was satisfied she went to go talk to everyone, especially a certain Prime who'd been hiding things from them. When she entered the room she crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes.
"Well Winterstreak, when were you going to tell us the truth? You're one of the Thirteen, aren't you?" Crimsonbreak asked. Everyone except Winterstreak and the members of the Thirteen stared at her in confusion. Winterstreak looked extremely guilty at that point, which Crimsonbreak took as a yes. Tears welled up in her eyes at the feeling of betrayal. "So you never bothered telling us. Why didn't you ever tell us? I'm your sparkmate for Primus' sake and you didn't trust me enough to tell me."
"Hey, hey, Crim that's not it. I never told anyone to protect you. I left them to change what happened with the old leader and I didn't want you to find out because I was scared I'd be forced to return to the Thirteen." Winterstreak said softly as he hugged her. Solus smiled softly, knowing that the threat was indeed there and had remained for quite some time. At least he didn't have to worry about hiding it from her anymore. "C'mon sweetspark I'm sorry, I'm so sorry that you found out from the Decepticons."
"Guys, I'm sorry to break this up, but we have something we need to explain to the Autobots. They want to know about the…uh…labels given to cyberninjas before you became leader." Fernblaze interrupted sadly. Winterstreak sighed and kissed Crimsonbreak's forehead gently before turning to the Autobots. He nodded to Fernblaze and there was a bright flash of light from her eyes that soon filled the room. It now looked as if they were on Cybertron in a cyberninja town before the war.
"Before I left the Thirteen to become the leader someone else ruled before me. He was power hungry and continued to search for new ways to control the cyberninjas. One day, he found just that." Winterstreak began. A purple ninja was standing before a crowd of cyberninjas, speaking in a language unknown to the humans, Autobots, and Rescue Bots. Crimsonbreak growled slightly at the scene. There were then several groups split apart by color.
"We were judged on the color of our ninja outfit. White was a symbol of wisdom, honor, loyalty, and honesty. Yellow was the color for the medics along with green, who symbolized peace and/or healing. While red…" Yellowbeam trailed off as everyone turned to Crimsonbreak. She refused to meet anyone's gaze and continued to stare at the floor. Winterstreak put a hand on her shoulder with a sad look in his eye. The illusion was filled with fire and screams of anguish, making Crimsonbreak cringed. "Crim?"
"It symbolized tyranny, destruction, hatred, murder, madness! Everything bad that no one wanted to deal with! Every cyberninja before me that had a red uniform was like this! I'm not going to turn into that! I won't I swear! Just please don't hurt me!" Crimsonbreak sobbed as she fell to her knees and hugged herself. The vision immediately stopped and Fernblaze ran up to Crimsonbreak as Winterstreak wrapped his arms around her. The others were in complete shock at what they were told.
"Why would we hurt you if you did nothing wrong? Why would they do that to you?" Heatwave asked in surprise. Crimsonbreak just should her head and continued to sob as painful memories plagued her all over again. Winterstreak tried to comfort her as she continued to shake with her sobs. Yellowbeam and Fernblaze were at lost for what to do. They knew that the one person she really needed right now was Winterstreak. He looked up at the Autobots with sad eyes.
"Everyone was scared of anyone who had a red uniform. The darker the color the darker the person is what they believed for a long time. Crim was protected by her family but they weren't always able to keep her out of harm's way. By the stories she's told me and the way Nightshade and I met her, she's been at death's door many times." Winterstreak informed. Yellowbeam nodded in confirmation, being one of the few medics who would treat a red cyberninja. "Most red cyberninjas live up to the stereotypes, but Crim was different. She actually wanted to be good."
**Flashback**
Winterstreak and Nightshade, a dark grey cyberninja, walked down the streets of a quiet cyberninja town late one night, enjoying the peace and quiet. That is, until a bloodcurdling scream came from nearby. Both ninjas immediately took off in a full sprint towards the sound. There on the ground was a young red cyberninja femme being terribly beaten by a group of ninjas. She was crying out for help and mercy but they didn't listen. Anger boiled up in Winterstreak and he stormed up to them, Nightshade not far behind.
"That is enough! What is going on here and what has she done to deserve such a punishment?" he growled. The beatings ceased and the attackers bowed to the Prime and his current SIC. Nightshade looked quite amused by how surprised Winterstreak was when they showed him the respect. The femme groggily looked up, unable to see clearly. When she saw who was standing before her she used most of her remaining energy to bow on one knee in respect to him. "Well, what has she done?"
"Sir, you know that the red ones are evil and she's clearly one of them. We can't just have dangerous criminals wandering the streets at night!" One answered. Winterstreak and Nightshade narrowed their eyes at him before turning their attention to the frightened femme. Obviously she was just walking home and stumbled upon these ninjas. Nightshade was not amused by the way they were treating the poor femme. She looked up at them with terrified, pleading eyes.
"Sir, I was just walking home and I got lost. I meant no harm, I just wanted to get home. I swear I didn't do anything wrong!" She pleaded weakly. Nightshade's eyes widened slightly at how forced her voice seemed. It wasn't like she didn't mean those words, it physically hurt her to say them because she was injured. There was a small puddle of blood near her and she was clutching her stomach. Nightshade quietly sent a comm. to Winterstreak explaining his findings. Winterstreak was now infuriated and turned back to the attackers.
"Nightshade, make sure these three spend the night in the brig. Obviously this girl meant no harm and seeing as she was the only one with injury, she didn't fight back or even start it. I will take her to Yellowbeam for medical assistance." Winterstreak commanded. Everyone but Nightshade stared at him like he was crazy, especially when he knelt down and picked up the wounded ninja. Nightshade smirked and led the three ninjas away as Winterstreak began to carry her to the nearest hospital. He looked down at her and saw that she was about to fall unconscious from blood loss. "Hey, don't fall asleep on me. Talk to me until we get there and Yellowbeam will fix you right up. What's your name?"
"I'm…Crimson…break. I…swear…I…didn't…do…anything…wrong…" Crimsonbreak trailed off as she passed out. Winterstreak became exceedingly worried and ran into the building where his friend worked. Yellowbeam was stunned when he saw his leader run in with an injured red cyberninja but didn't ask any questions while he began to work on her major wounds with his powers. Winterstreak explained what happened as he watched Crimsonbreak slowly heal. Yellowbeam was clearly pissed off that they would do that to her even though she didn't say or do anything wrong. When he was done he nearly collapsed from exhaustion, a side effect to his powers. He began working on her smaller wounds without his powers with an angry glint in his eye.
"This has to stop, Winterstreak. Crimsonbreak's come in here before and in similar conditions, but none as severe as this. I've talked to her a lot and she's a sweet girl so I don't understand how those stereotypes could be accurate." Yellowbeam grumbled. Finally he finished and Crimsonbreak's breathing turned to normal. Winterstreak sent a comm. to Nightshade that he'd be with Yellowbeam for a while and that he'd see him the next day. Crimsonbreak groaned and sat up while rubbing her head.
"Man, what happened?" She mumbled. She saw Winterstreak, squeaked in surprise, and fell off the berth.
**End flashback**
"No one gave her a chance, they just treated her like scrap. She's been in my med bay more times than I can count. After she became close friends with Winterstreak and Nightshade it became less sever and less often, but it still was bad." Yellowbeam hissed as he clenched his fists. Everyone fell silent as Crimsonbreak slowly calmed down. Bulkhead used a finger and rubbed her back like he did whenever she was upset as Miko.
"I think it's high time that we get to bed. It's been a long and trying day and Crimsonbreak needs rest." Winterstreak sighed as said ninja slowly began to fall asleep. Everyone agreed and went to bed, the new arrivals finding a corner of the room since there wasn't much space left. Fernblaze talked to Wheeljack for a while. The two had become good friends after she tried to help him when she first found him. Eventually everyone was asleep, unaware that something big was about to happen.
Well that was longer than I planned.
I know Crimsonbreak wasn't with the cons for long but I couldn't wait for what happens next! :D
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