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Chapter 2: Afterward
Slipstream stood in the medical bay, staring at the empty medical berth and the static on the screen.
So that's why they left.
They took the youngling and ran.
Flamewar sighed, shutting off the screen. "Well, that was fun while it lasted. Too bad it's over. Might as well pack it up."
"Did anyone discuss anything in front of her?"
"While she was hooked up?" Flamewar held up the cable for the psychic patch.
"Could she hear while she was hooked up?"
"I don't know." The red femme rolled her optics. "And if she did what would it matter?"
"Did anyone discuss Decepticon plans or secrets in front of her?"
"Not sure." The other femme smirked. "And anyways, we kept her hooked up for longer than anyone on record. Who knows what will happen to her processor because of that? She's probably going to be mostly offline anyway."
Slamming her hand on the table, Slipstream hissed. "But how do you know? If she does has secrets, then who knows what she will tell the Autobots. And if she lives, there is also her oracle. If she lives then she will use that against the Decepticons!"
"Ok, I get it."
"We are going to find her. If she is offline, then we destroy her corpse. If not, we offline her ourselves."
"Ok then."
Turning around, Slipstream headed for the bridge, calling as she entered. "Shadow Striker, who are we up against?"
The femme turned around from the computer. "The Autobots I could identify were Kup, Star Saber, Hound, and Nautica. We also know there was a sniper hiding out, and I have a few options as to who that could be. And we also know there was one inside our ship, and potentially another one who hacked and shut down our surveillance systems."
"So possibly six Autobots."
"And three of them," a mech with black and purple plates leaned over, smirking, "were here when Optimus was on this dirt ball: Hound, Star Saber, and Kup."
Shadow Striker glared at him. "If I needed your help, Blackjack, I would have asked for it."
"Whatever."
"Regardless, chances are that either Star Saber or Kup are in charge of this group of Autobots."
Slipstream sat down in her chair. "Actually, it's probably an Autobot commander."
"Why would a commander be here?"
"Because Optimus has stated that this world was special to him. He was here for a long time. He wouldn't leave this world unprotected." Slipstream smirked, looking over at a datapad. "And there are a few reports here of Decepticons landing here and never being seen again or being reported in a prison off world not long after. Most ships avoid it. Perhaps there is more here to do then finding our missing youngling."
Blackjack nodded. "If we took out the bots here-"
"Then we will be the envy of all the Decepticons! Doing the work of Primus himself!" The yellow seeker gasped, hands to the air.
All optics looked at him.
"Sunstorm, go get your processor checked."
Hotlink looked to their boss. "So, what's next?"
"We find a place to lay low." She smirked. "And we watch… and wait."
Velocity stepped back, wiping some Energon from her hands.
"How is she?"
"I did what I could." The medic sighed. "Poor thing's processor was pretty fried, not to mention all the connections to her limbs were degraded. She has been in this state for a long time now."
"How long is long?"
"At least two earth years, probably more."
"Slag…" Kup shook his head.
Moonracer looked down at the little youngling. "Poor kid. Will she wake up?"
"I hope so." Velocity looked up at the monitor. "Chances are slim, but it is possible. Only time will tell."
Hound glanced over at the clock on the wall. "I'll be back in a bit. Carpool time." He transformed and sped out of the base."
"I'll be in my quarters." Elita began to walk away. "I need to make a report to the Security Council."
"I'm sure they'll LOVE this."
"I'm sure."
Kup looked over at the tall red seeker beside him. "I just hope we're not making a mistake. This could be a Decepticon trick. I've seen Cons pull a similar thing before: putting a bomb or a virus in an injured bot and letting them loose."
"I understand, Kup." Saber nodded. "But I think we can both hope that this is not the case, and that we can help this youngling."
"Agreed."
On the table, the youngling's optics flickered as they flashed a bright white.
Silk found herself in a strange room, surrounded by strange bots.
But they all seemed kind.
Friendly.
Safe.
"Elita One, what do you have to report?"
Staring at the screen, the commander sighed. "I'm sorry to say that the Decepticons got away. We were unable to continue our assault because of unforeseen circumstances."
On the screen, she could see the faces of two human women: one with darker skin, wearing a head scarf around her head, and another with pale skin and long silver hair.
"What circumstances?" Asked the woman with the headscarf.
"When I was infiltrating the base, I found a youngling, which is our equivalent of a child, tied down in the medical bay. They were… well, long story short, they were performing a dangerous procedure on her, and I had to get her out of there."
"A child?" The other woman asked. "Is the chi- youngling alright?"
"Velocity did what she could, but it's touch and go. And I know the council may not approve of us letting the Decepticons go, but we will continue to monitor for them and will face them and deal with them. But I don't regret what I did."
"We understand, Elita." The first woman smiled. "Edmee and I will inform the rest of the council of what has happened, and you can give a report at our next meeting."
"Thank you, Rubab."
Her comlink beeped. "Elita! Get to the med bay!"
"I'm sorry, there's a situation with the youngling."
"Go. We will talk later."
Turning off the call, the pink femme ran down the hall, now hearing the strained crying that filled the room.
She came into view of the med back, seeing the youngling, optics wide screaming with her strained and disused vocal processor.
"Elita!"
The leader ran over, gently leaning over the femme, looking into her soft yellow optics.
The youngling looked at her, a glimpse of recognition flashing in her optics.
"Don't worry, you're safe now."
VAs:
Blackjack- Sam Vincent (Edd, Athrun Zala, Tieria Erde, Flim Skim, Obi-Wan Kenobi)
Sunstorm- Charlie Adler (Red Guy, Cobra Commander, Buster Bunny, MODOK)
Edmee Chaput- Aisling Franciosi (Kaylie, Clare, Anna, Lyanna Stark, Kate Crawford)
Rubab Kader- Indira Varma (Vivienne, Lady Allura Vysoren, Moshae Sjefa, Bride)
