"Jack!" Miko yelled in shock and anger. Jack continued to struggle in Megatronus' grip but he merely tightened his hold, causing the teen to cry out in pain. He ribs were being crushed and he could hardly breathe. Miko growled slightly, only being held back by the fact that they needed to retain cover until absolutely necessary, but once they didn't have to worry about it she'd kill him. "Let him go, Megatwit!"
"I don't think so fleshy, he has something I need. Don't play stupid and act like he's human when I know he's Winterstreak Prime. I want the device, the one that can control memories. He has it and I intend to find it once I know its hiding place." Megatronus snarled. Miko looked down at the "bracelet" on her arm. She knew that he was looking for that and if she didn't give it to him Jack would most likely die. Jack noticed and looked at her, silently pleading for her to be silent.
"You will never even get close to it, Fallen! No one's seen the device since the start of the war! The only one who can wield it is the Master of Memories and they haven't been discovered yet!" Lapis yelled. He had no idea what Crimsonbreak exactly was because she was discovered to be the Master of Memories shortly after his death and they kept it quiet. Only Crimsonbreak, Fernblaze, Winterstreak, and Yellowbeam knew.
"That's not exactly true, I know who the Master of Memories is. Release Jack and I will tell you anything." Miko stated. Jack, Lapis, and Raf stared at her in shock. The Autobots glared at her, thinking that she was about to betray them. Miko kept her icy glare on The Fallen. The Fallen smirked and took a few steps forward, obviously not believing her. "I swear on the All Spark he doesn't have the device."
"Really now? How can you swear on the All Spark if you're not Cybertronian? Are you suggesting that you're not human, Miko? You can't make a promise like that without being one." The Fallen pressed. Miko's eyes widened and she cursed under her breath. Lapis grumbled something along the lines of "good job". Raf clenched his fists slightly, not liking the situation at all. The Fallen smirked, seeing the different reactions. He squeezed Jack even harder, causing him to scream in pain as some ribs broke. Miko's eyes turned blood red as anger filled her. Lapis and Raf looked at each other nervously, knowing that it was never a good sign when he eyes changed color. Jack coughed up some blood and that's when Miko snapped and turned cyberninja.
"PUT HIM DOWN YOU FRAGGING SON OF A GLITCH OR I WILL TURN YOU INTO A SLAGGING TOASTER!" Crimsonbreak screamed. Lapis burst into laughter at the threat. Crimsonbreak glared at him but smirked under her mask slightly. Lapis and Raf also turned ninja and got out their swords, ready to fight. That's when everyone heard gasps and noticed that everyone had returned in time to see the ninjas appear. "Release him and I will tell you exactly where the device is, you have my word."
"Very well, I'll let him go." Megatronus said with a smirk. He released his grip on Jack, letting him fall to the earth below. Bee rolled forward and caught him at the last second. Jack gasped and coughed up more blood. Megatronus shoved Bee away hard, causing the scout to stumble. Bee glared at him before running to Yellowbeam who began to heal the teenage boy in his servos. "I let him go, you must now hold onto your end of the deal. Where is the device so I may take it?"
"You don't seem to get it, Fallen. None of the Thirteen had the device and neither did Jack. You can't take it because it is literally impossible. You see, once the Master of Memories is found no one can separate them from the device. You're too late, Fallen. I am the Master of Memories, guardian of the device." Crimsonbreak shot back as she held up her wrist with the "bracelet" for all to see. Even though it was dark everyone could tell it was not manmade. Crimsonbreak turned to Nightshade who looked just as shocked as everyone else. "And as to your earlier comment, Nightshade, how else do you think I was able to return everyone's memories?"
"Crim…wha…what have you done?" Jack asked weakly. The Fallen smirked and began to approach the group of cyberninjas and Autobots. Crimsonbreak pulled out her sword and narrowed her eyes dangerously. She growled in warning, trying to get him to back off. But nothing worked and Megatronus continued to approach the group slowly, as if taunting them. Finally Yellowbeam finished healing Jack and he turned cyberninja, but he was too weak to stand.
"Yellowbeam and Bumblebee get Winterstreak to the base! Bulkhead and Nightshade get these humans to safety! I'll take on The Fallen." Crimsonbreak ordered. Winterstreak's eyes widened and he tried to argue but Bee had already transformed around him and Yellowbeam and drove away to someplace they could call for a bridge. Crimsonbreak growled and sprung forward, ready to fight The Fallen. He shot at her but she easily dodged every attack. She had to teleport a couple of times but that didn't matter to her.
Bulkhead and Nightshade had been hesitant to leave Crimsonbreak to fight The Fallen alone but they knew it wasn't a good idea to argue with her. A few people were trying to go back to watch the fight until Nightshade finally got annoyed and pulled out his sword. Everyone quieted down and froze when he started to walk up angrily towards them. Bulkhead cringed slightly, worried at what the ninja might do.
"Look I know you're probably excited about seeing a real live Cybertronian and all but this is more dangerous than you think. If you go back The Fallen might kill you or kidnap you in an attempt to blackmail Crimsonbreak aka Miko. Stick with Bulkhead and I and you'll be safe. Got it?" Nightshade growled. They all nodded so they got back to finding someplace to hide. He heard a loud scream similar to the one he heard the night he met Crimsonbreak. He froze and closed his eyes. "Oh please for the love of Primus don't let it be Crimsonbreak. Please tell me she's not dead."
"Nightshade I'll get the humans to safety, go save Crimsonbreak!" Bulkhead ordered as he continued to lead the humans away. Nightshade nodded sharply and sprinted off to where Crimsonbreak had been fighting The Fallen only to see no one there. He saw the damage and the scorch marks everywhere and fear sunk in. He began to search for his friend and the worry only grew worse as time went on.
"Crimsonbreak where are you? Please if you can hear me come out or at least say something! Please answer me! Primus you can't be gone, what would Wints say?" Nightshade yelled in desperation. He tripped over a rock and fell to the ground. He remained on his hands and knees as tears filled his eyes. He cursed under his breath and stood, clenching his fists tightly. "Primus please don't take her from us, not yet. We need her, especially Winterstreak. Please protect her wherever she is."
Crimsonbreak groaned as she was thrown into the Decepticon brig. She had a large scorch mark on her stomach that hurt like Pit. She moaned in pain as she tried to get up but ultimately failed. She lifted her head and looked around the blurry cell. Her sword was gone and so she was basically powerless. She finally saw eleven figures dangling on chains from the ceiling. When her vision cleared she gasped at the familiar bots.
"Crimsonbreak! Where's Winterstreak? What are you doing here? What happened?" Solus gasped when she saw the red cyberninja. Crimsonbreak struggled to her feet and bowed slightly at the other Thirteen members in respect before turning back to Solus. They all got a good view of her injury and were shocked that she was able to survive that. Solus got angry and narrowed her optics. "Did Megatronus do this to you?"
"No, we were having a bonfire and I fell into the fire pit so I decided to come here! What do you think happened? Winterstreak was used to get to me because The Fallen found out about the device to control memories." Crimsonbreak answered sarcastically. She collapsed to her knees again in weakness. Her head was spinning again and every movement seemed to multiply her pain. Solus wished she could break free from her bonds and comfort the young girl but was unable to do so.
"Why would Megatronus want you if he's after the device? Either Winterstreak has it or he already found the…" Alchemist began but trailed off when he saw the looks from Crimsonbreak and Solus telling him the truth. Crimsonbreak sat with her back against the wall for support with a heavy sigh of pain. "You're the Master of Memories? You're the one Winterstreak's been telling us about? But you're a red cyberninja!"
"Well frag you too Mr. Grumpy Gears!" Crimsonbreak snapped. Solus shot her a look that told her to watch her tongue. Crimsonbreak sighed and rubbed her forehead in frustration. "Yes I'm the Master of Memories and I am the guardian of the relic. Yes I'm a red cyberninja but I'm different than the others because I've had the support from Yellowbeam and my family ever since I was little. Is that really all Winterstreak said about me? Did he tell you that I'm his sparkmate?"
"He told us he had a sparkmate, but said that he wanted to protect you and not say your name. I didn't realize it was his SIC who proved that the old leader was wrong." Prima answered with a smile. Crimsonbreak was slightly surprised by his answer but nodded slightly in response. She looked down at the device still attached to her wrist. Her thoughts drifted to Winterstreak who was finally safe, but probably pissed off.
"WE HAVE TO SAVE HER!" Winterstreak exclaimed angrily. Nightshade and Bulkhead had just returned to the base and Winterstreak was infuriated that they wouldn't let him go look for her even though she was in danger along with his brothers and sister. Yellowbeam was trying to help him with some of his more minor wounds but he was being too stubborn. Yellowbeam huffed and smacked the Prime upside the head.
"Calm down before I have to sedate you or something. For Primus' sake Winterstreak we're going to get her and you brothers and Solus back! This isn't like you, you always think things through before jumping into a battle or mission! Why are you suddenly jumping into things without a second thought?" Yellowbeam snapped. Fernblaze clenched her fists and closed her eyes tight. Yellowbeam noticed and became slightly nervous.
"Will you both just stop it? We've all had a bad day and it's late and we all need some rest. Prime, we will find your family. We'll come up with a plan in the morning. Yellowbeam, he has every right to be scared for his sparkmate so give him a break! Mechs!" Fernblaze huffed before leaving the room angrily along with the other ninjas. Yellowbeam's shoulders slumped in sadness. He'd been trying to figure out how to admit his feeling to Fernblaze and this didn't help his situation at all.
"She's never going to like me more than a partner." He sighed. Winterstreak put a comforting hand on his shoulder, but was still battling his own emotions. The Fallen was not stupid, he knew the only way to have complete control over the device was to kill Crimsonbreak. He might try to get her to join the Decepticons but that wouldn't last long. Soundwave was silent, but everyone could tell that he was fuming over the fact that his wife/soon-to-be mate was in Decepticon captivity. Silverspark and Starscream were worried about their sparkparents.
The next day Crimsonbreak awoke to someone screaming in pain. She sat up quickly and waited for the room to stop spinning. When she could see clearly she saw Knockout torturing Solus for information. Crimsonbreak growled slightly and stood, finally regaining her strength. Solus was trembling slightly from the many electrical shocks from his energon prod. Nexus continuously cursed out Knockout, but the medic paid no heed. There was a table next to Knockout with different tools and…her sword? Crimsonbreak smirked and teleported to the table and grabbed her trusty sword.
"Hey Doc Knock!" she exclaimed. Knockout turned only to be stabbed in the optic. He screamed in pain and stumbled backwards, unintentionally setting the Thirteen (and Firestrike) free. Solus collapsed to her knees so Nexus and Ravage helped her stand and supported her. Crimsonbreak was tempted to settle the scores with KO but she knew it wasn't a good idea considering the shape she was currently in. One of the Primes knocked him out as Solus commed base for a bridge. When it arrived they all ran through. Winterstreak ran up and hugged her happily.
"Primus I thought I'd lose you." he whispered. Soundwave wanted to hug Solus but Ratchet immediately dragged her off to tend to her wounds. Yellowbeam was also working on Crimsonbreak's burn while she explained what happened. Nightshade burst into laughter when he heard that Knockout was stupid enough to turn his back to her while her sword was in the room. She shrugged as Yellowbeam finally finished. Winterstreak looked up at Prima with a serious look in his eyes. "Prima I think now's a good time."
"I agree. Smokescreen…"
MUAH HAHAHAHA! CLIFFHANGER!
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