Transformers Galaxy Force: Thunder Storm
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Part 18.5: Emission's Loyalties
Chapter 162
Guilty.
Coby snarled as he crawled after Lori through the ventilation shafts, the alarms of the Sky Dome echoing through the many branching paths. The word echoed through his skull, filling him with the rage that could only come from a terrible betrayal.
Lori took a right at the next intersection and kicked the grate she found. Using her sonic currents to slow them both, they dropped nearly 200 meters to the ground safely. They had made it to the hanger where their ship was waiting. Before anyone realized where they were, they hurried aboard and sealed the hatch.
"Code 519: Start Engines," Lori said, her voice command bringing the ship to life as they raced to the bridge. "Start Preflight Check. Initiate."
"COMPLIANT." the computer answered. "PREFLIGHT CHECK COMPLETE. NO PROBLEMS TO REPORT."
Coby spoke next, "Code 819: Shields Up, Power Weapons."
"INITIATING SEQUENCE. SPECIFY HOSTILES AND SETTINGS."
"Cybertron Army and Standard Hostiles. Power set to non-lethal," Coby answered. "Initiate."
"COMPLIANT."
They reached the bridge and quickly activated their stations. "Get us out of here, Lori," Coby said, strapping himself in.
She hit the throttle and the thrusters roared to life, but they didn't move an inch. "Computer, why aren't we moving?" she demanded.
"DOCKING CLAMPS ARE REFUSING TO DISENGAGE. SIGNALS TO CONTROL RETURN NON-RESPONSIVE."
"Code 1620: Target Docking Clamps. Initiate!" Coby ordered.
"COMPLIANT." The ship shook slightly as the lasers opened fire, but it was no use. "WEAPONS SETTING IS HAVING NO EFFECT ON DOCKING CLAMPS. HOSTILES HAVE ENTERED THE AREA. AFT SHIELD HOLDING STEADY."
"Cancel Code 1620," Coby said, gritting his teeth in frustration. "Lori stay off the thrusters till we're free." Assigning a turret to his console, he reset the power and manually aimed at the aft docking clamp. Realizing what he was doing, Lori quickly turned on the hover fans on the ship's belly. Coby fired, destroying one clamp, and then proceeded to the others. When the last one was destroyed, he reset the turret to the computer. "We're free!"
"Hang on!" Lori shouted. G-forces pushed them back into their seats as they shot forward and out of the hanger.
The screen on Coby's console flashed, and Dreadlock's face appeared. "Give it up, Coby. It isn't worth it."
"My family is always worth it, Traitor," Coby growled, cutting the connection.
"We have fliers after us," Lori said. Their ship shook as missiles impacted on their shields.
"AFT SHIELD REDUCED TO 75%."
They're targeting our thrusters, Coby realized. We won't be able to get away in time. What do we do?
Without warning, two Xian Strikes and one Stealth suddenly shot over them, firing at their perusers. "Emission?" Lori asked in surprise.
"I had to help somehow, but I couldn't do it alone," the Xian Terraformer replied. "We'll hold them off. Super Starscream is waiting to Warp you to a safe distance."
"Thank you, Emission," Coby sighed in relief. As they approached Super Starscream in orbit, Coby hailed him. "Super Starscream, when all this blows over, I owe you a drink."
"Just get to the center of the galaxy and complete your mission," the Titan replied. "I don't drink. I'm warping you to the edge of known space in the Terran Sector. Good luck." He reached out and touched the hull of their ship, and they vanished.
"We had a deal, Emission," Super Starscream said.
"I know," she replied. "I will free Galactus. Thank you for your help."
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Author's note: Don't kill me just yet! (Please?)
