Hey guys! Oh man, it's been a long time since I updated this story. I had writer's block and had to step away for a while. I hope you guys like this chapter.
Transformers Prime: The Medic's Assistant
Chapter 7: Darkness Rising Part 4 (part 3)
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Prime
(Autobot Base)
Soon as the bots made it back to base with Fowler, Optimus and Ratchet called for a bridge, having encountered Megatron and an army of risen zombiecons. Even though they had won the battle, they returned to the base weakened from too much exposure to dark energon.
However, what the bots had to report did not make things any better.
"What do you mean Stormracer is on the Decepticon warship?!" Ratchet shouted angrily at them, ignoring the shooting pain in his injured arm.
"We didn't realize it until we were off the ship," Bulkhead explained, "when we turned back, the ship was already taking off."
"And its not just Storm," Arcee said, "Sierras with her too."
Ratchet was fuming as he began ranting. "What could she have been thinking?! Going to the Decepticons' location, of all places! Who knows what the Decepticons could be doing to her right now!" He angrily looked at Bulkhead. "Why did you allow her to come with you?!"
"Whoa, whoa, I didn't bring her along!" Bulkhead argued.
"Stop!" Bumblebee bleeped, silencing the two bots, "arguing isn't going to help Storm and Sierra."
"Bumblebee is correct," Optimus agreed, "now is not the time to quarrel. We must wait for an opportunity to rescue our comrades... and hope that they are alright."
"There's something else," Raf said before looking at the other two humans, "the equation Storm found back on the warship."
"Oh yeah!" Miko said as she pulled out her phone, "Stormracer found this on a computer. Check it out." She brought up the picture and showed it to the prime. "She said it was for some spacebridge thingy."
Optimus knelt down to look at it before looking at the medic. "Ratchet, can you confirm this?"
Ratchet took a closer look to study it. "it's possible. Hard for me to say."
Optimus let out a vent. "If that is the case, then I suspect I know what Megatron is planning."
"Whoa, Megatron's here?" Jack asked, sounding worried, "that's really bad news, right?"
"Indeed," Ratchet said, "and if that's not bad enough, Stormracer and Sierra are currently on his ship."
At that moment, the whole room went quiet.
(Decepticon Warship)
Time passed as Stormracer worked on three different formulas. While she worked, Sierra stood at the door to make sure no one was coming. The autobot didn't know if her plan would work, but she knew it was a matter of time until they were discovered. While she didn't make anything too fancy, she hoped it would be enough to help her and Sierra escape.
Finishing up, she had two of the formulas each sealed in three flasks before securing them in a slotted containment box she found.
I hope this works, she thought.
Seeing her guardian packing up the formulas, Sierra ran over to her. "Finished?" she asked.
"Almost," the assistant said as she took the remaining formula and placed it on a metal stand next to a cybertronian version of a Bunsen burner. Before turning it on, she took out some chemicals and scattered them around.
"What are you doing?" Sierra asked.
"This formula I made is very combustible, but I made it so that under the right temperature of heat, it will take some time for it to react and destroy the lab."
"Destroy the lab?"
"The cons have way too many resources in here," the femme explained, "I can't let them have this much of an advantage. But we have to get off the ship before this room goes kaboom, otherwise the cons will be on high alert and find us." Turning on the burner at the right amount, she carefully moved it under the flask, allowing the flame to burn underneath. Once that was done, she grabbed the metal box and placed it's strap over her shoulder, carrying it like a bag.
"You ready?" she asked her friend.
Sierra nodded. "Let's do this."
Taking a big vent, both the femme and the human made their way to the door. They made sure the coast was clear before exiting the room, closing the door behind them.
"So, what's in the box?" Sierra asked.
"You'll see," the science student told her.
It wasn't long until they came to a turn, seeing a couple vehicons standing in the hallway while talking amongst themselves.
"How are we going to get past them?" Sierra asked.
Stormracer looked to the other side to see a computer not too far away. Getting an idea, she opened the box and pulled out a flask with an orange substance inside. Targeting the computer, she gave the flask a good shake and threw it. It hit the computer console and exploded, causing a cloud of smoke to engulf the computer as it sparked.
This got the vehicons' attention as they rushed over to see what had happened. Taking the advantage, the femme scooped up the human girl and rushed down the hall without being noticed.
"Nice," Sierra said.
For some time, they were able to avoid running into trouble. It wasn't until they were in the middle of a hallway that a vehicon stepped out of a room, making Stormracer stop in her tracks. Looking over at an open room, she ran in, only for the vehicon to see her anyway.
"Halt!" the vehicon shouted as she ran in. Immediately she went over to the side of the door, setting Seirra down before grabbing a flask with a pink substance in it. She waited until the vehicon ran in past her, looking around the room for her.
Getting his attention, she let out a "Yoo-hoo!"
The vehicon turned around just as Stormracer threw the flask at him, hitting him in the chest. Soon as the glass broke, a pink sticky substance began growing around his torso, trapping his arms to his side.
"What is that?" Sierra asked.
"My freshmen year science project," Stormracer said, "Or as I like to call it, sticky bomb. Cool huh?"
Looking at the femme angrily, the vehicon went to charge at her. Both her and Sierra jump out of the way before the vehicon could reach them, making himself ram into the wall. Grumbling, he tried backing up, only to realize he cant.
"What the...?!" he exclaimed as he tried pulling away, only to be no match for the sticky goo.
"Very true to it's name," Stormracer said while Sierra laughed, "and really hard to wash off."
Shooting a glare at her from over his shoulder, he started shouting for help.
Not wanting to get caught, Stormracer frantically looked around until she found a slate right off to the side. Grabbing hold, she gave him a good conk on the helm, knocking him out.
"He won't be too happy when he wakes up," the femme said, "good news is, that goo will hold him for a good 3 cycles."
"How much farther do we have to go?" Sierra asked.
"Still have to make a few more turns," the femme said, "but we're getting close. We just have to keep going."
But before they could exit the door, they heard footsteps walking towards the room. Immediately they hid, Stormracer hiding behind a monitor while Sierra hid behind a box across from her. Both dared not to make a sound as two vehicons walked in.
"So, what's the deal with the space bridge?" the one con asked as he walked towards the monitor, making Stormracer remain still as possible.
"Those autobots destroyed the navigational system when they stormed the place," the other said, "it will take some time to get that fixed."
So they did finish building the space bridge, Stormracer thought as she stayed hidden.
"Megatron isn't going to like that," the vehicon close to Stormracer said,"I wonder what poor excuse Starscream is going to give him this time." He let out a laugh as he turned around to face his buddy. Though as he turned, he immediately noticed the unconscious vehicon sticking to the wall. "What the slag?!"
The other turned around, seeing what his partner was seeing. Both stared in shock as they approached their fellow vehicon.
"What is that on him?" the other asked.
Still in her hiding spot, Stormracer went to pull out another flask from the containment box, only for her arm to hit something and knock it over. She froze up, knowing she got the cons' attention.
Both cons looked in the direction the sound came from. Activating their weapons, they made their way over to the monitor.
Scrap scrap scrap! the femme thought as she prepared herself for the worse.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
The vehicons stopped and looked off to the side. Glancing at one another, they went the other way towards the sound. It wasn't until Stormracer looked closely that she saw Sierra purposely making noise with a small piece of metal to get the cons away from her. Taking the advantage, Stormracer quietly opened the box and pulled out another pink flask.
The two cons tossed the boxes aside, revealing the now terrified human girl.
"Uh...heeeeey," Sierra said nervously, dropping the piece of metal she was using while backing away.
One of the cons went to grab her until something hit him from behind. A pink substance grew on both him and his partner, trapping them together.
"Hey!" one shouted as they tried breaking free, only for both to get whacked hard by a slate with one full swing. The two cons went down with a thud, knocked out.
Stormracer let out a vent of relief. "That was too close," she said, tossing the slate away. She looked down at her friend, "you okay?"
"Yeah," the red head said as she looked at her guardian with a worried expression, "but did they just say Megatron? He's here?"
Stormracer let out a vent. "lets not worry about that right now," she said, picking up the containment box, "let's just focus on getting out of here. Come on, we're almost at the groundbridge."
Both exit the room and hurried down the hall, unaware that one of the cons on the floor regained consciousness and used his free servo to turn on his commlink.
(The Decepticon Bridge)
"Please, Lord Megatron, I meant no-" the jet like con didn't get a chance to finish his sentence as he let out a yelp, having been lashed backwards by a much bigger Decepticon.
Megatron balled his servo into a fist. "I ordered you to await my command!" he said in a threatening tone as he swatted the skinny con backwards, "Instead, your mindless agenda resulted in the disabling of my ship and the delay of my plans!"
Terrified, the con crawled backwards as the Decepticon leader approached him.
"My intentions were pure, master," the con said, trying to reason with him, "I only wanted you to be rid of Optimus."
Megatron only slammed his pede down on him, threatening to crush him.
"No one rids me of Optimus but me!" he roared, "do you understand? Do you?!"
The jet con let out a choking sound as his leader applied more pressure on his pede. "Lord Megatron, I will make things right. I swear! I know how to set your plans back on course!"
The warlord finally removed his pede before picking him up by the neck.
"Explain, Starscream," the bigger con said in a warning tone, "quickly."
"Lord Megatron," a voice said over the commlink system.
Growling at Starscream, Megatron tossed him aside and walked over to the computer, answering the call. "What is it?" he demanded.
"We have intruders. An autobot and a human."
Megatron looked over at another con with a screen visor for a face. "Soundwave."
The con's screen lit up, revealing the ship's security feed. It only took seconds for them to find footage of the teal autobot and human.
"The autobot medic's helper," Megatron identified.
Back on his pedes, Starscream walked over to take a look for himself. "Well, well," he said with a smirk as he looked at the screen, "Looks like someone got left behind."
(Near By)
"We should be close," Stormracer said as they continued on, "and I'm not just saying it this time."
"How close?" Sierra asked.
"About two more turns," she said as they turned a corner, "Though we have to be careful. I only have one sticky bomb left plus two smoke bombs. As long as nothing happens, we should be okay."
But just when they thought they were in the clearing, a huge figure stepped into view, blocking their path.
"Stormracer, is it?"
A chill made its way up Stormracer's spine as she and Sierra fearfully stopped in their tracks. Megatron smirked as two vehicons stepped into view beside him.
Hearing the sound of movement behind them, both femme and human looked behind to see Starscream standing there with two other vehicons.
"My," the seeker said with an evil chuckle, "you're a long ways away from the autobot base, aren't you?"
Making sure Sierra was still close to her, she looked back at Megatron. "We're just trying to get off this ship," she told him.
"Are you now," Megatron said, showing that he didn't care. Looking at the containment box in her possession, he looked back up at her. "slide over the container," he ordered, "now."
Not wanting to endanger Sierra, Stormracer kept her optics on Megatron as she took the strap off her shoulder and slid the box across the floor to him. One of the vehicons picked it up and opened it for his leader to see.
"Interesting," Megatron said, taking out an orange flask to get a closer look, "If I recall from your files, you were a science student before the war, weren't you?" he asked, looking back at her.
She didn't say anything, trying to show she wasn't afraid. Though she had a feeling he already knew she was as he approached her.
"If I recollect, you had the highest honors," he said, circling around her, "You achieved more than anyone in your class. Only to be rejected by the autobots' science division."
"Where are you going with this?" she asked him.
He grinned as he stopped in front of the femme, towering over her. "I could use someone of your talents. Join me, and become what you were meant to be."
Stormracer frowned as she looked him in the optic and declined his offer. "No thank you."
Megatron frowned at her in return. "do you not understand what I am offering you? Think of all you could accomplish. What you could discover."
"I do understand," she said, standing her ground, "but as much as I want to be a scientist, I will never turn my back on my team."
"So, you would rather remain being their little helper," Megatron said with a slight huff, "when you can be so much more."
"She already is."
Both her and Megatron looked down to see Sierra frowning at the decepticon leader with her hands on her hips. "Storm doesn't need a title to prove she's great. Medical assistant or not, she's more than you'll ever be."
Stormracer's optics widened. She was both flattered and scared as she looked back at Megatron, now glaring at the small human.
"Is that so," he said, looking back at the femme before walking back to where he was standing before, "Well then, if that is what you prefer... so be it." Looking back at her with a menacing look, he gave the order to his subordinates. "Terminate them."
Blasters charging up, the vehicons aimed their weapons at the two. Stormracer and Sierra fearfully stood there, believing it would be the end of them.
Meanwhile, a vehicon was walking down the hallway, heading towards his post. He was about to walk past a door when he heard a strange sound coming from the other side. Curious, he opened the door to take a look. There he saw a red formula rapidly bubbling over a burner with smoke coming out of it. Next thing the con knew, the flask exploded, igniting the other combustable and flammable chemicals around the lab as the blast sent him flying backwards against the wall.
Before the cons could fire on the intruders, an explosion went off, making the ship shake as the cons stumbled back. Megatron ended up dropping the flask in his servo, causing it to break and engulf the hall in smoke.
"Hold your breath," Stormracer told Sierra before the smoke covered them. Sierra did so just in time as Stormracer transformed and let her in. Seeing the containment box a little ways away on the ground, she drove over and hooked its strap with her grappling hook as she passed by, dragging it behind her.
"Stop them!" she heard Megatron order as they picked up the pace.
Stormracer didn't slowdown as the vehicons fired at her. Thankfully, she was able to gain enough speed to leave them in the dust.
"We're almost there!" the femme told her friend.
Sure enough, they reached the groundbridge area, a vehicon there standing guard. Soon as the con saw them, he began firing, only for Stormracer to dodge him and plow him over. He fell back and hit his helm against the console, knocking him unconscious.
Letting her friend out, the autobot transformed and rushed over to the controls, typing vigorously.
"Come on, come on!" Stormracer chanted as she typed away. Hearing the sound of footsteps running towards them, she reached into her box and pulled out the last sticky bomb. Throwing it at the floor, the gooey substance expanded and spread everywhere as the vehicons ran around the corner. tripping over the substance, all four of them fell forward and onto the pink goop, getting trapped in its hold.
Sierra couldn't help but laugh as the vehicons tried freeing themselves.
"Got it!" Stormracer said as she powered up the groundbridge.
Immediately a portal opened up as both her and Sierra run for it. Just then, a shot was fired near Stormracer, making her stumble back and fall. Looking over to see Megatron firing at her, she ducked down and motioned for Sierra to keep going.
"Go through the portal!" the autobot told her human charge, "now!"
Stormracer went to grab the containment box, only for Megatron to shoot it out of her reach. Sierra stood there in horror, glancing back and forth at the portal and her friend. Looking over at the box off to the side, she swallowed her fear and rushed over towards it.
Megatron deactivated his blaster and brought his blade out as he approached the femme. Stormracer tried getting back up, only to be kicked to the ground again.
"You should have accepted my offer," he said menacingly, ready to finish her off.
"Storm!"
Stormracer looked over to see Sierra pushing the last flask towards her, rolling it across the floor. Grabbing it, Stormracer let out a yell as she threw it right at Megatron before he could bring his blade down on her. He let out a roar of fury as the smoke engulfed him, making him stagger back. Immediatley the femme got up, grabbed Sierra, and ran through the portal.
Once the smoke cleared, Megatron looked around, seeing the intruders nowhere in sight as the portal disappeared. He let out an angry growl as Starscream made his way over, nearly stumbling into the sticky trap. Stepping around it, he walked over to his master and sneered.
"She will pay for her actions!" Starscream swore, "along with her fellow autobots!"
"In due time, Starscream," Megatron said, looking at his second in command. "right now, we have other plans we must attend to."
Stormracer kept running after she exited the portal, afraid that Megatron was chasing after her.
"Storm, stop!" Sierra told her, still in her guardian's servo, "the portal closed! No one's chasing us!"
Looking over her shoulder to see that her human charge was correct, she slowed down and stopped, venting heavily as she tried to calm down. Releasing a big vent, she set Sierra down and let herself fall to the ground in a sitting position.
"You did it," Sierra told her, "you got us out."
Looking at her friend, she gave her a smile. "We did it."
"Stormracer?! Are you there?! Stormracer!"
Hearing Ratchet's voice on her commlink, she immediately got up and answered. "Ratchet. I'm here. Me and Sierra. We need a bridge."
They made it lol! And now we are coming up to the space bridge battle pretty quick. I really hope to update this story soon.
Anyway, I hope you guys liked this chapter. Until next time! God bless!