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Plot – Misha is now equipped in her new battle armor outfit and updated Sword of Purpose. When Kicker tries holding her new weapon, Sally pokes fun out at him and angrily yells at her. This causes her to run away until Ga'Mede comforts her. M-Ai infiltrates the Decepticons' secret project and passes it to Kicker and Dr. Jones. In the midst of the current fight between the two factions, Galvatron and Cryotek release a huge stasis pod that only M-Ai had uncovered and then, she makes a shocking decision.
Chapter 27: Disturbance
Everybody cannot believe that the Sword of Purpose has not only evolved its weaponry, but it also granted Misha her very own battle armor outfit.
"This is fantastic. How did this happen?" wondered Dr. Jones.
"Good question. If only I had one myself" added Sally.
Kicker was still perplexed about Misha's newly developed attire. As he laughs to himself, he noticed that her eyes were closed during the process. He calls out to her. "Hey, Misha!"
When she heard his voice, she starts to murmur and opened her normal crystal blue eyes. From there, she sees everyone and Kicker smiling back at her. She too smiled. "Kicker."
"You should take a look in the mirror, Misha. You're way better than you were before" he said to her.
At first, she was confused. But when she glanced at her reflection, she immediately gasped in bewilderment. "What the? Why am I in this getup?" She later became more surprised, when she viewed at her weapon. "And, how come my sword changed its look?"
Only Ga'Mede had came up with the conclusion. "It was Star Saber."
"Eh?! B-But, how?" cried Jan.
"Perhaps, it was the time where she picked it up back at the underground cavern below Mount Fuji. After Rad and Koji had failed, Misha had managed to lift it with ease. Overall, it's because she has a kind heart" Ga'Mede explained.
Misha giggled. "Thank you."
Kicker asked her. "Misha, mind if I take a closer look at it?"
"Sure." She handed over to him her newly updated Sword of Purpose.
But as he grips the handle, he felt something strange and fell face-down on the floor. "Ouch!"
Sally starts complaining at him. "Kicker! This is no time to be fooling around!"
"I'm…I'm not!" He raised his head, while lying down. "It's…it's the sword. It's…it's heavy."
Artemis looked puzzled. "That's very peculiar. If she's able to carry it, why not him?"
Dr. Jones thought for a moment and later replied. "I think, I understand as to why Misha is holding it."
"And that is?" asked Koji.
He described. "It's like Ga'Mede had said, it's all due to Misha's kind and gentle spirit. That is why she is able to wield it with ease."
After Kicker released the sword, he got back up and was still left clueless. "Yeah but, how come I have a hard time lifting it?"
"The only reason why it rejected you is because of the amount of anger you've been building up inside yourself" Ga'Mede told Kicker.
"What?!"
Sally laughed. "That's why you're so reckless all the time. No wonder you're so easily fooled."
He became so infuriated with her annoying comments about him, he yells back at her in anger. "Sally, for once in your damn life…SHUT UP!"
When she felt of how much frustration Kicker had built up, she became awfully hurt. Tears were formed in her eyes and then, she slaps him in the face. "You idiot!" Afterwards, she ran outside of Autobot HQ crying.
Ga'Mede grunted. "Smooth move, you imbecile."
"Wh-What did I say?" says an obscured Kicker.
Dr. Jones hits his son at the back of his head. "You hurt her feelings! That's what you did!"
"I know but…"
"Is it because you constantly argue with her, regarding your safety?" wondered Koji.
He briefly answered. "Not only mine, but also hers as well. I really hate it, when she's so annoying to me."
"Well, I suppose that's the basis of your connection with her. Let alone, your feelings towards Misha" told Ga'Mede.
Kicker felt surprised upon hearing those words. "Huh?"
Right after his statement, he concluded. "Now, if you don't mind, allow me to console your sister." He later headed outside to where Sally is.
This had left most of them very perplexed.
"Is it just me or is he starting to appreciate Sally?" asked Rad to Alexis.
"It could be possible. Still, I can't imagine having a rogue like him with us."
"Right or wrong, it doesn't matter. Without his guidance, we wouldn't have made it this far of knowing the Decepticon's true intentions" Rodimus informed.
Outside of Autobot HQ, Sally continues to cry hard over her brother's harsh tone of voice after she poked fun at him. Unbeknownst to Sally, however, Ga'Mede is approaching to her, cautiously.
As he sat down next to her, he calmly asks. "Hey. Mind if I join you?"
She noticed him and once she wiped her tears from her green eyes, she responds. "Sure, go ahead."
"Do you two always fight against each other?"
Sally coolly sighed. "Yes, we do. In fact, a lot because Kicker believes that he can take care of himself due to his recklessness. Yet, I'm the one that is more confident than he is."
"Actually, you're wrong" Ga'Mede replied.
"Huh? What do you mean by that?" she wondered.
He verified. "He's older than you and is becoming more responsible than he was. All due to his close relationship with Misha."
"With in-regards to the Neo-Dark Energon?"
He nodded his head. "If it was in reverse, it would've happened for both of us."
Sally blushed. "Wh-What?" She turned away slightly after glancing at his soft smile. "Oh, dear. What's happening to me?" She became so lost with herself that she almost failed to hear his reply.
"What's wrong?"
"N-Nothing's wrong. I'm fine," she performs a fake laugh at him.
However, he wasn't laughing back. He just sat there with his arms crossed and glaring back at her, while tapping his fingers.
By noticing his serious expression, she stopped. "You're not taking my joke, are you?"
"No, I'm not. I hardly have any sense of humor."
"In what way?" she said curiously.
He continued. "I have more battlefield experience than Kicker has. Except that his mind is more focused on Misha rather than the ensuing conflict between the Autobots and Decepticons. For you, on the other hand, you believe that you're capable of looking out for yourself but you're not. Nonetheless, if you let pressure break your focus, how far will you go from there?"
Sally drooped. "I see your point."
"I'm glad. As long as you take the right path, you may end up walking in my footsteps" he said to her.
"Eh?!" This had resulted of Sally's face turning cherry red.
In the meantime, M-Ai was crushing stashes of Neo-Dark Energon with her bare hands in frustration and anger. Her purple, red and black aura surrounds her entire body again and was about to unleash her un-imaginable powers until Galvatron intervened.
"M-Ai! What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
She replied. "I was willing to add more Neo-Dark Energon all to myself."
He wasn't amused of her explanation and grunted. "Don't be such a fool! If you keep that up, you'll lose control of yourself! That is why I'm giving you an ultimatum."
"And what might that be?" M-Ai asked.
"If you don't manage your Neo-Dark Energon at a certain level, I'll have no alternative but to relinquish it from you. All of it like a vampire draining the victim's blood completely."
Her eyes became filled with fear for the first time. "Wh-What? Y-You mean…"
Galvatron nodded. "Yes. You will be turned into celluloid dust in a matter of minutes. Keep that in mind. Otherwise, you'll end up on the scrapheap." Subsequently, he departed and left M-Ai completely alone and shocked.
That's when she starts to become suspicious about his recent actions. She quickly dashed towards his path until she sees the corridors beginning to close. With the usage of her Neo-Dark Energon powers, she made it through by a few seconds. She wiped her forehead in relief. "That was too close."
A small bright purple light appeared at the end of the hallway. This had triggered her curiosity and proceeded to move in with great caution. By the time she entered the hidden room, she spotted Galvatron and Cryotek with their backs turned. She listens carefully to their conversation, while hiding behind a wall. Before long, she starts to record the information with her eyes that were turned into camera lens.
Cryotek and Galvatron start chit-chatting about their top secret project.
Cryotek: "Is it ready?"
Galvatron: "Almost, but not quite. Our ultimate Neo-Dark Energon soldier is at 60% and I know what we need to complete our new host."
Cryotek: "Ah, you must be referring to…"
Galvatron: "Yes, we're going to add M-Ai to the mix."
M-Ai gasped and gulped her throat down hard, whereas some sweat came trickling down on her face as she continues to record the footage; despite the horrifying discovery. "Why me and who are they talking about?"
Cryotek: "I see. There's no doubt that she will be the perfect specimen."
Galvatron: "Exactly. Koji and those miserable Autobots will witness the glorious rebirth of his deceased father!"
After capturing the actual footage of their hidden experiment, M-Ai shuts off her camera lens and quickly uses her teleportation technique but quietly to escape from Decepticon HQ. "Neo-Dark Energon Teleportation." She disappears in an instant.
Cryotek looked over his shoulder to see, if anyone was snooping around. Luckily, there was nobody there.
"What's troubling you, Cryotek? You seem distracted" Galvatron asked.
"It's…It's nothing. Let's carry on with our experiment."
Elsewhere at Autobot HQ, Kicker was still startled of seeing Misha wearing in her new battle armor outfit.
He spoke to his Dad privately in his room. "I still can't understand as to why Misha is now wearing the same uniform that I have. Right when the Sword of Purpose shined on her."
"Don't you remember what Ga'Mede and Artemis had said? This was the cause of Star Saber. It's clear to me that when she held it back at the temple beneath Mount Fuji, she communicated with him."
Kicker's eyes flashed in shock. "What? Who told you about this?"
His father pressed on. "Optimus told me that the moment she spoke with him, her behaviour had changed. All because of her connection towards you and that's why she's equipped with the same wardrobe as yours."
"So, what you're saying is that her feelings towards me are the reasons behind her new appearance?"
Dr. Jones nods his head. "Yes."
Kicker smacks himself on the forehead. "Good grief."
"You do realize that she cares deeply for you. Just like me and Sally. Although, it would be most surprising if she has achieved the same armor transformation like you. Even though I can't say for sure, but it might be a slight possibility."
His son pouted. "Yeah, so? What's the worst that could happen?"
That's when they've received an un-welcomed visitor, by re-appearing in the middle of the room: M-Ai.
She turned her head around to see them staring at her and became a little embarrassed. "Oh, crap!"
Kicker immediately grabs her by the collar and shoves her down to the ground, while restraining her. "What the hell do you want, M-Ai and what are you doing in here?"
"L-Listen, I-I only want to negotiate with you."
He glares back at her with rage in his eyes. "I'm not interested in anything that you have to say!"
She then makes an offer to him, before he could physically assault her. "But, how about this? What if, I show you some highly classified information on Galvatron and Cryotek's top secret project?"
When he blinked his eyes in bafflement, he lets go of her. "What?!"
Dr. Jones became intrigued with this. "Seriously? You have proof?"
As she rose to her feet, she shuts her eyes and stood still like a bronze statue.
Both Kicker and his father became very confused as to what kind of procedure M-Ai is performing.
During this strange method, Dr. Jones thought to himself. "What is she doing?"
For the past several minutes, M-Ai remained silent. Then, after nearly half an hour, she re-opened her eyes and spoke. "There. Download is complete." She clasped her hands in a form of prayer, where a small light was shown for a few seconds and when she opened it up, out popped a microchip.
Not wanting to wait, Dr. Jones takes it from her palm and inspects it. "Are you certain that the information you hold is valid and accurate?"
"Definitely."
Kicker's eyes grew very sternly. He traced back at the number of events that he has encountered with her. By crossing his arms, he turned his head away. "I don't trust you. After everything that you've done, why the sudden change of heart?"
"If you review the microchip, you will finally know what their true intentions really are." Afterwards, she turns around and teleported out of the Autobot base.
He asked his Dad. "Do you believe that she's telling the truth?"
"I'm not certain. But once we look it over, we may have to earn her trust."
Straightaway at the Main Computer System, they discussed the situation that had occurred earlier today.
Both T-Ai and Misha became awfully shocked upon learning M-Ai's presence.
"What? My evil twin was here?!"
"Don't tell me that she infected you, again!"
Kicker calmed the girls down. "Take it easy, you two. She only came here to negotiate with us."
Rodimus raised his eyebrow. "Negotiate? Explain."
He countered. "To be honest, she managed to follow them without being caught and was smart enough to record their hidden plan through this microchip." He shows it to everyone.
"This might just be the answer that we've been searching for. Insert it now, Kicker" Optimus instructed.
With a simple nod, Kicker places it inside the Main Computer and it begins to play the recorded footage that M-Ai had taken.
Everyone peered in to see and watch Galvatron and Cryotek secretly cultivating within the Decepticon base. It shows a video of the Decepticon duo in their secret laboratory below the main area and it's the same room where Koji, Misha and T-Ai were brainwashed with Dark Energon.
Soon after, their conversation behind their hidden project begins to unfold.
Cryotek: "Is it ready?"
Galvatron: "Almost, but not quite. Our ultimate Neo-Dark Energon soldier is at 60% and I know what we need to complete our new host."
Cryotek: "Ah, you must be referring to…"
Galvatron: "Yes, we're going to add M-Ai to the mix."
Rad gasped. "Say, what?"
"What would they want with her?" Alexis asked Dr. Jones.
"I don't know. But, it's bound to get worse. So, just listen."
Cryotek: "I see. There's no doubt that she will be the perfect specimen."
Galvatron: "Exactly. Koji and those miserable Autobots will witness the glorious rebirth of his deceased father!"
Koji's eyes were filled with pure horror after discovering their dark secret: reviving his late dad, Dr. Kenneth Onishi. "NO! That can't be!"
When the video was finished, everybody stood there in dead silence. They all couldn't believe that the Decepticons were actually using M-Ai as a pawn in their foolish game and later, steal her by resurrecting Koji's father.
He falls to his knees and starts to cry softly. "Why? Why, him? Why couldn't it be someone else?"
As Noriko, T-Ai and even Alexis try to comfort him, Kicker asked Bridget. "I hate to say this but, how long has it been since Koji saw his Dad?"
"It's been over fifteen years."
"No way!" gasped Kicker.
"Oh, dear" added Misha sadly.
While they try to help Koji overcome his new fear, somewhere on the streets of Los Angeles, M-Ai re-appeared at a local park.
She made a sigh of relief after she made a desperate escape from Decepticon HQ. "At least for now, I can relax." By looking at her hands, she traced back at the horrific scene and a few others. "I never would've imagined of them using me as an experiment for Koji's dead father. Unless…" She paused and found out the truth: she was nothing more than a useful pawn to Galvatron and Cryotek's game. "They've played me like a puppet until they cut the last string! Damn! I should've known it earlier than right away. How perfect. What's next?" She then sat down with her arms folded. But when she turns her head around by looking over her shoulder, she noticed something bizarre. She was sitting on nothing but air. "That's odd. Why am I…?" She quickly paused and gasped in shock after realizing that she's actually sitting on-top from one of Galvatron's new lackeys. "The Spy-Changers!"
"That's correct, missy!" It revealed itself to be Hot-Shot.
Seconds later, the rest of them also showed themselves from their hiding posts and corner her.
Much to M-Ai's chagrin, she isn't easily fooled. "You can that an ambush? Don't make me laugh! Neo-Dark Energon…"
Just as she was about to perform one of her techniques, Crosswise cuts her off by launching a pair of Energon Chains that wrapped around her arms and legs. Thus, trapping her and unable to escape even further. It begins to cripple her with heavy purple and black lightning as she screams in pain. "H-How did they…know about me?"
"Ah, excellent work, Spy-Changers" says a booming new voice.
By turning her head briefly, she saw Galvatron and Cryotek landing firmly. Although being pressured by the Energon Chains, M-Ai manages to reply back at them. "Wh-Why…are you…doing this?"
"To unearth our true ultimate Neo-Dark Energon soldier and you know what this means."
She replied. "Meaning that I'm…a guinea pig?"
"Precisely" told Cryotek.
When T-Ai and everybody else at Autobot HQ witnessed it from their Viewing Monitor on the Main Computer System, it made them deeply surprised. "Oh, no! This is even worse than I thought it would be! Optimus, I really hate to say this, but she needs our help, now!"
"This means, we have no time to lose. Magnus, Autobot Brothers, you're with me. Rodimus, you're with Kicker and Rad."
"Understood," says Rodimus.
"Wait! You're not bringing Koji with you?" Illumina asked with Jan.
"He's too depressed after learning from Galvatron and Cryotek's secret plan. Therefore, he will have to sit this one out" informed Dr. Jones upon watching Koji being escorted into his room with Noriko at his side.
"I completely agree. Misha, let's open the Space Bridge" T-Ai said to her.
"Right!"
Before they could proceed, Kicker stopped them. "Hold it! We can't go without Ga'Mede. He's still talking with Sally."
"Not for long."
He whirled around to see him holding her hand, while her cheeks were red.
"Hey, Sally. What's with that look of yours?" thought Lori.
She shyly answered back. "Y-You really don't want to know."
"Well, you and your boyfriend can chat later. We need him to get out there and bust those Decepticons" Magnus notified.
"Indeed. Come on, Kicker. Let's kick their purple tail!" told Rodimus.
Kicker winked at him, by giving the thumbs-up. "You bet!"
The Space Bridge was now opened and the Autobots quickly advance to try and thwart the Decepticon's devious plan to consume M-Ai.
And speaking of M-Ai, she struggles to break free from the Energon Chains that have bound her but it was no use. "If only I could teleport my way out of this."
"That won't happen. You see, our latest Energon Chains have disabled your abilities. Consequently, you're trapped like a measly rat!" stated Galvatron.
"So, let the ceremony begin" added Cryotek.
Her eyes flashed in horror by knowing of what they're up to. "Oh, no! They're willing to sacrifice me!"
Just as she was about to be vanquished by them, the Space Bridge had appeared and out came Optimus Prime with his troops.
"Optimus Prime, Transform!"
"Rodimus, Transform!"
"Sideburn, Transform!"
"Prowl, Transform!"
"X-Brawn, Transform!"
"Magnificus, Transform!"
"SnowCat, Transform!"
"Demolisher, Transform!"
"Ultra Magnus, Transform!"
Galvatron grunted. "Humph! Prime, as usual."
"We now know what you and Cryotek have been planning with the Neo-Dark Energon, all along" advised Optimus.
"So, you've found out our top secret project, have you? We're hardly impressed. We never would've thought that you'd make it this far," expressed Cryotek.
"Oh, yeah? I'm just far enough to wipe out the both of you!" Magnus was about to let loose on them, but Rodimus halted him.
"No. Don't even think about it, Magnus."
When Kicker sees M-Ai tied up with Energon Chains after he found out the actual truth, he goes in to try and save her. "Hang on! I'll get you out of there!"
Before he could get near to her, Bruticus pounced at him. "Think again, you pathetic human!"
He tries to sink his fangs into him, but Kicker manages to block his bite with the Energon Sabre. Rad and Ga'Mede jump in to assist him.
"He's going to foil our plan!" says Galvatron.
"Truly. Spy-Changers! Decepticons! Get rid of them and the Autobots!" commanded Cryotek.
Optimus retaliated. "Everyone! Counter-attack!"
The battle for the custody of M-Ai had become fierce. The Autobot Brothers and Magnificus were battling the Spy-Changers, while SnowCat and Demolisher have their hands full with Ruination. For Rodimus, Ultra Magnus and Optimus, they're getting manhandled by Galvatron and Cryotek despite their combined efforts.
With the action heating up to a full boil, Misha looked on in silence at the Viewing Monitor. As she hung her head down and glancing at her newly updated Sword of Purpose, she gripped it tightly with a determined look on her face. She then asks T-Ai. "T-Ai, do me a favor."
"What's that?"
"Please re-open the Space Bridge for me."
She blinked her eyes in perplexity. "But, Misha. It's very dangerous out there. There's no telling what may happen to you."
"I don't care. Just re-open the bridge…NOW!" yelled Misha.
After getting reeled back by her unusual request, she reluctantly re-opened the Space Bridge and Misha hurried off with her sword in-hand.
Once it was closed, most of the crew at Autobot HQ felt quite stunned from Misha's sudden behaviour.
"I've never seen her that angry before" Dr. Jones stated.
"I know, I saw. Yet, why?" thought Sally.
"Conceivably, it has something to do with her personal bond with Kicker and the updated Sword of Purpose she's carrying" answered Bridget.
"Forgive me for saying this but, do you think that she has a personality crisis?" says Kelly inquisitively.
"Either that or she doesn't want to lose Kicker by being left alone" she said.
As the others are still left speechless relating to Misha's change of heart, back on over at the battleground, the Autobots are doing whatever they can to keep the Decepticons at bay from reaching M-Ai.
Right after Kicker, Rad and Ga'Mede have fully disposed Bruticus with their armor transformations; they were able to break M-Ai free from the Energon Chains. Nonetheless, they still have some serious doubts about her.
"First off, are you positive that those goons are resurrecting Koji's Dad?" questioned Kicker to M-Ai.
"Yes, I saw it with my own two eyes. Not to mention that I've been used as a tool for their own twisted pleasure."
"And I have a very good reason, why. It's my belief that once Koji's father is revived, they might use him to pilot Fortress Maximus while harnessing the true power of Neo-Dark Energon to enslave the Earth, Cybertron and the entire universe" Ga'Mede elucidated.
"How very cruel. Hearing that just makes me sick to my stomach," grumbled Kicker.
Minutes later, the Space Bridge was re-opened and out came Misha in her new battle armor outfit with the Sword of Purpose in her hands.
"Hey, what's Misha doing out here?" Rad mentioned.
"Huh?!" gasped Kicker. He ran up to her and demanded to know her reason being here. "Misha, are you nuts? Didn't I tell you to…?"
Before he could even finish his complaint, Misha interrupts him by slapping him in the face. "Enough! I don't want to hear any more excuses from you!"
"Yeah but, what for?"
During their confrontation, Galvatron had caught their distraction and motions to Cryotek. With a wild grin, he lays out the command. "It's time. Do it."
"Affirmative." By pressing the secret command code on his wrist, it started scrambling different colors until it became green.
It later said: "Launch sequence initiated."
M-Ai became very dumbfounded after overhearing that statement. "Oh, my god! He's coming!"
Deep within the basement at Decepticon HQ, a huge black stasis pod begins to operate. After a few purple glows, it sky-rocketed right through the roof of the base and streamlined to the east with amazing speed.
Wind Sheer came in and witnessed that the mysterious stasis pod had took off. "What the?! I'll be damn! They've released it!"
This had also notified T-Ai, when it was shown on the Viewing Monitor and quickly apprise Optimus. "Optimus Prime! Red Alert! There's an incoming stasis pod heading your way! I repeat, a massive stasis pod is fast approaching!"
"Did you say stasis pod? This could only mean…"
Galvatron concludes his sentence. "You're correct, Prime. Our ultimate Neo-Dark Energon soldier has finally arrived."
It landed on the ground very hard, nearly right into Kicker and the others' path from several feet away. When the dust was lifted, there stood a big black and purple stasis pod with a Decepticon insignia. After that, it begins to glow purple and black once again frequently.
"Another one? Oh, give me a break!" complained SnowCat.
"This just keeps getting worse and worse. When is it ever going to stop?" Demolisher articulated.
This sudden appearance of the unknown stasis pod had resulted of Kicker's hair glowing extremely bright, where it caused him to suffer a headache and drop his Energon Sabre in pain. "Argh! My…My head!"
"Kicker! What's wrong?" cried Misha.
"I know why he's reacting this way. Whatever the amount of Neo-Dark Energon that's been deposited inside that stasis pod is causing a huge friction to him" Ga'Mede explicated.
"That's terrible" says Rad.
Suddenly, the big stasis pod slowly began to open and some steam had come out. Later on, a human hand was raised and its tall figure had risen while wearing a dark purple cloak.
As sweat trickled down on her face once more, M-Ai could feel her heart beating rapidly in fear. "I've got a very bad feeling about this."
Misha noticed her odd expression. "What's come over you? First, you were acting so coldly and now, you're panicking. Why is that?"
Just as she was about to reply, the mysterious figure puts its hand out and fires a black and purple laser straight at the distracting Kicker as he was trying to recuperate.
M-Ai swiftly saw it and with only a few seconds to spare, she shoves Kicker out of harm's way. "Kicker, look out!" Just as that beam shot her right through her chest and out of her back.
Everybody gasped in repulsion of what had just transpired: M-Ai had sacrificed herself to save Kicker's life.
Unable to stand from the laser blast that she sustained, she coughed up some blood and was about to fall on her back until Kicker catches her.
He asked as to why she would commit such a selfish act. "M-Ai! Why the hell did you do that?!"
She replied weakly with a small laugh. "Wh-Why?" She turns to him with blood dripping from her mouth and big gash formed on her chest after being shot. "To…repay the debt that I owe…to you."
He became utterly confused. "Huh? What are you babbling about?"
Feeling that her time is running short, she reacted while Kicker clutched her hand. "It was not only in regards to you and your mother, but also for my own actions. Basically, I've been nothing more than a…measly pawn in their silly game. So…I deserve this punishment."
Kicker disagrees with her. "Hey, now! Don't you ever say that! You're just throwing your life away without putting up a fight, rather than your annoying attitude."
Their conversation was intervened, when some purple vines came from out of the unknown figure's hands and lunges them straight into M-Ai's chest. It begins to drain all of her life energy and even her Neo-Dark Energon powers.
As she whelps in excoriating pain, Misha stepped in and sliced off the vines from M-Ai, while Kicker plucked them out.
Unfortunately, her body had already become very stiff and her face was slowly turning ghostly white.
"M-Ai! Try and hang on!" shouted Kicker to her.
"F-Forget it."
"No! Y-You can't!" cried Misha with tears in her eyes.
"Does this mean that she's giving up?" Rad asked Ga'Mede.
He crossed his arms. "Essentially, if you break it down, she doesn't have much time left."
"But, no!" gasped Kicker.
"There is…one last…thing…that I can…do," replied M-Ai weakly. "I will…attempt to…utilize my remaining energy to…someone else. Needless to say, my body won't last long but I…don't need it." Her whole body had turned silvery white.
All that Kicker and the others can do now is watch helplessly see M-Ai's body disappearing before their very eyes.
Before she bids farewell, she speaks out her last rites. "No matter what happens, keep moving forward with your goals. That goes for Koji and Rad as well. If I hadn't understood the real power coming from within you and Misha, I would've known better. And, Kicker…" As tears were formed in her eyes for the first and last time, she also smiled sweetly at him. "Please forgive me." She faded away and was turned into a mystified white ball of energy.
When Kicker was about to grasp it, it had simply vanished.
Galvatron and Cryotek were hardly surprised of M-Ai's sacrifice and demise thereafter. Accordingly, they looked on with inclination.
"How ironic for the traitor to perish."
"Indeed. The weaker they are, the louder they bark."
Kicker felt not only ashamed, but also disgusted of how Galvatron and Cryotek have mistreated M-Ai. By tightening the handle on his Energon Sabre, he shouts right back at them. "How could you! What kind of people are you?! To do this to your own comrade?! Don't you have any sympathy at all?!"
"Technically speaking, we don't. As far as you and your puny friends are concerned, you will now suffer at the hands of our ultimate Neo-Dark Energon soldier" Galvatron told them.
While Kicker, Misha and the others prepare themselves against the unknown assailant, back at Autobot HQ inside Koji's room, Koji was still reeling after learning Galvatron's true motives.
Although that he was being comforted by his mother, there was little effort that she could do to help her son escape from his depression.
Seconds later, a white mystified ball of energy appeared right in-front of them and called out Koji's name. "Koji Onishi."
As soon as he stood up, he gasped in awestruck to hear a familiar voice coming from that mysterious object. "M-Ai? Is that you?"
"Yes, it's me. I have a favour to ask."
His eyes were widened in shock. "Wh-What favor?"
End of Chapter 27