A dubious ally

Epilogue

~Shortly before Soundwave joined the Bee team~

Night descended on the Earth, covering it with a veil consisting of darkness and silence. All the local animals are dozing in their burrows and nests, with the exception of one. Someone who is not part of this ecosystem, who has no place among organics, but it was here that he realized that he was something more than an ordinary beast

Predaking got out from under the wreckage of a once gigantic ship, although it was difficult for him. The copper dragon realized that he was back on this green-blue planet, which he was not particularly happy about. But it's better than rusting in Alchemor's labs.

He tried to transform to patch up his wounds, but it didn't work out. Apparently, they did something to his T-cog. The Predacon growled in frustration and thumped his tail on the ground, suddenly he heard someone's faint wheeze.

Alert, the copper dragon carefully looked around him. Having found nothing alive, Predaking even thought that he had imagined it because of fatigue or loss of energon. But another wheeze nearby dispelled his doubts. He realized where the sound came from and began to disassemble the wreckage of Alchemor, under which he found the head of the ship's scientific laboratory.

"Are you still alive?" Pharma looked at the copper dragon

"I wanted to ask you the same question, you piece of rust..." thought Predaking, growling at the scientist

"Still, you beasts have incredible vitality..." the Autobot's mouth stretched into the same smile that had infuriated Predacon since they first met.

If the copper dragon's muzzle could express disgust, then this would be the last thing Pharma saw before he died. Predaking stepped on the scientist's chest, piercing him with a claw. After making sure that the spark of his tormentor had gone out, Predacon began to tear apart the Autobot's body.

In any other situation, the copper dragon would disdain to devour such a scoundrel like him, but now it is the only source of energon available here and now. Pharma was not mistaken when he called him a beast, but Predaking is not a monster that enjoys the torments of others, as the scientist was. In addition, if the autobot were alive, extra witnesses could run to his screams, which is not part of the Predacon's plans.

After devouring the inside of the Farm and licking the energon that flowed out of it from the ground, the copper dragon tore off the manipulator of the scientist and swallowed it, sending it to the correct chamber. While the metal is melting in his belly, Predaking decided to look around to find other survivors, but he found only a few more bodies of scientists, as well as a couple of minicons-jailers. The copper dragon breathed a sigh of relief when he did not find the lifeless bodies of Skylynx and Darksteel, however, this did not mean that his brothers were all right.

He spent some more time to get enough of the energon from the bodies of the dead Autobots, then examined his wounds. There were several small scratches on his left side with a fuel leak and a serious burn on his right thigh, which even caused Predacon to limp. Realizing that there was nothing he could do with the latter except wait for natural healing, Predaking regurgitated some molten metal and evenly distributed it on his side, closing the wounds. The copper dragon spread its wings and, after checking them for damage, soared into the night sky...