Fell in love with a psychopath (2)✔️

Chapter 34. Eating a human

I sat down next to Mirage and Dreadraid in the meeting room. There was a very tense silence. Lennox walked in and stopped as he saw me. "Hello, Lennox," I mumbled. "Skylar, he greeted back hoarsely before entering the room and closing the door. "You'd like to introduce yourself?" Lennox asked. "No, not really." Dreadraid sat back with his arms crossed. "This is Dreadraid..." I said, looking at the mech beside me. "A serial killer... like Sunstreaker was. He's my rival but believe me... I am ten times worse than Sunstreaker," he said. "I can barely imagine that," Lennox replied. "Sunstreaker hated humans for what they did to him. He called them 'a stupid primitive lifeform' and I can't blame him, but... I don't see humans as just a primitive life form. I have witnessed them slaughter animals and I thought it would be fun to slaughter humans and eat them. Ever tasted human flesh?" Dreadraid asked. People shivered and so did Optimus. "I have... and so did she." I shook my head. "He forced me," I muttered. "You the fun part of eating humans? If you really want that good taste... you want it to be fresh, so I prepared them while they were still alive. Skinning them and cutting off pieces of their bodies. Some organs taste good too. Think about what kind of meat you eat tonight, with me around you never know."

"Alright, Dreadraid... I think they get the memo," I said, glancing at them. "Are you for real?" Ironhide asked. Dreadraid reached for something on the ground and opened a small plastic box. "I knew someone was going to ask so I brought some of my favorite parts." He looked inside and grabbed an eyeball. "Eye balls are like snacks..." He popped the eyeball in his mouth and started chewing. I saw Prowl gagging at the sight. "You want to try? It's really good." He shove the box towards Ironhide. "What are the other parts?" he asked. "Tongue, more eyes, fingers and... parts of the kidney."

I sighed and looked at Optimus for a moment. "Enough, Dreadraid," Optimus said and shove the plastic box back towards the mech. Dreadraid picked up a finger and started to chew on it. "Start your story, Lennox. I hope you don't mind if I continue eating."

"First of all, I don't like your type of friends," Lennox said, looking at me. "I am a magnet for... psychopaths," I sighed, shrugging. "Second of all, you still killed a human on the streets––" Dreadraid interrupted him. "Okay, hold on a bloody second. I am eating a human right now and you complain about a stupid murder? Really?" he asked. "I killed my mother when I was five years old. She's not a psychopath so don't treat her that way or I will show you what a real psychopath can do," he sneered. I sighed and looked back at Lennox. Dreadraid spit out a piece of bone. "Maybe we should skip that part and actually talk about Megatron," I said. "You are protecting him, why?" Prowl asked, pointing at Dreadraid. "Of for Unicron's sake... I am going to tell you a little secret that might explain a few things," Dreadraid said as he licked off his fingers. "Sunstreaker is not just my rival... Sunstreaker is my younger brother. Yup, my father had three kids and not two. I have never seen Sideswipe before... completely the opposite of what I and Sunstreaker are. He's weak."

"You are what?" Prowl jumped back on his feet. "I am Sunstreaker's half brother," he repeated and glared at Prowl. "That explains a lot," Lennox sulked and looked at me. "How do you do it?" he sighed. I shrugged my shoulders. "Is it because I am eating people?" Dreadraid scoffed. "It's because of a lot of things," he snapped. Dreadraid popped another eyeball in his mouth and sat back. "Alright, uhm... let's get back to the story," I said. "You made a mistake killing Sunstreaker. Not only because I wanted to kill him but also because he was the only reason I am on earth."

"Well, he's dead so you can leave earth now," Lennox muttered. "I love brown eyes... they pop really good while chewing," Dreadraid snarled. "Sunstreaker feared you," I said. "Yup, he did. Especially after what I did to him," he laughed coldly. I shivered and looked away. "Sunstreaker isn't afraid of anyone," Ironhide said. "You killed him... why standing up for that fragger now? Do you realize that it could have been worse?" Dreadraid snarled. Ironhide narrowed his eyes at him. "Believe me, Sunstreaker was afraid and ran off with his tail between his legs, like a cyber puppy." I sucked in a breath. "I can confirm that..." I glanced at Jazz. "He told me," Jazz sulked without looking at anyone but the table. "Little sad to treat your little brother like that," Optimus said. Dreadraid laughed like a maniac. "I didn't give a fuck who he was. There's only one killer and that's me. There was no place for Sunstreaker. He deserved to die!" he sneered. "Enough!" I shouted, jumping back on my feet. "You don't talk about him like that..." Dreadraid shot me a glare before rolling his eyes.

"This is enough, we stop this subject," Optimus snapped. I sat back down and shook my head. Mirage quickly got back up on his feet. "Project Exodus is more dangerous than we thought so far. I have looked through the file and it's true, they are making nano-bots," Mirage said as he pointed at the screen. "They use humans to feed the nano-bots. They're a mix of organic material and Cybertronian DNA. After a couple of months, they harvest. They basically eat you from the inside in just a matter of days," Mirage said and sat down. "I haven't found a cure for this yet. Obviously, they are working on this for much longer," Ratchet added. "We should destroy the lab," I said. "I wish it was that easy but they are using an old power plant as their 'barn' and they have a lot of humans. Hundreds of them," Mirage added. "Where's this power plant located?" I asked. It's located in Texas..."

"Then let's destroy it," I said. "Can't we launch rockets?" I asked. Lennox shook his head, "the Decepticons will make sure it never reaches the old power plant," he said. "Besides, we don't know if this can become airborne," Ratchet said. "Don't you need physical contact for that?" I asked. "No, this can become airborne. They want to make it airborne so it spreads faster through the atmosphere," Mirage said. "So, what do we do?" I asked. There was no response. I looked at the glass door and saw Sunstreaker standing there. What is he trying to say? I don't understand. "Sunstreaker knows..."

I got a few stares. Ratchet groaned, "Skylar, I have told you before that Sunstreaker doesn't know a damn thing," he snapped. "I know he does..." Ratchet growled. "Enough, Ratchet." Optimus sulked. "Look, I know it sounds weird but Sunstreaker has guided me before. He's trying to tell me something, he knows more about project Exodus," I snapped. "Yeah, well he's dead," Ironhide snapped. "Thanks to you!" I snapped back and slammed my fist on the table. "Skylar, let's try not to involve Sunstreaker again, okay?" Lennox asked. They didn't believe me. "Yeah, whatever." I got up and left, slamming the door shut behind me. I wanted to head back to my room but changed my mind and decided to visit Sideswipe instead. "Hey, sweetpsark.'' He embraced me, which I really needed right now. I buried my face in his neck. "What's wrong?" he asked quietly "They don't believe me... I know Sunstreaker knew more. They call me crazy and delusional," I whispered.

"I am sorry, sweetspark." Sideswipe brushed some hair from my face. "It's like they are trying to wipe him out of existence," I muttered and sat down. I told him everything that had happened during the meeting. "I know what you need," Sideswipe said when I finished and couldn't stop crying anymore. The mech wiped some tears off my face and got up. I frowned a little as he disappeared and later returned in one of Sunstreaker's shirts. "You want to make me cry even more?" I scoffed. Sideswipe laid down and gestured for me to come over. I saw what he was trying to do and laid down beside him on a small couch. I closed my eyes as I rested my head on his chest and smelled Sunstreaker. Sideswipe softly rubbed over my head. Just like Sunstreaker used to do before I would fall asleep. "You need some sleep," Sideswipe mumbled quietly. A smile formed on my lips as I relaxed and listened to Sideswipe's unsteady sparkbeat and breathing. With that I fell asleep.