Crystal's BackStory

Chapter 11

"Please, Crystal... You can still join the Autobots..."

"And until I see those optics red again, I will beat you every day." Crystal looked up at him in fear as he walked away from her.

Knockout sighed, "But you shouldn't be blamed for that, it was your first battle, you're conflicted. Unlike us, you promised to be with Megatron, we just wanted to be on his side."

Crystal left all healed, and took a glance back at Knockout, "You know you can come with me if I leave, right...?"

Crystal awoke to a knock on her door, and she went to answer it. It was Soundwave.

"Soundwave?" His visor glitched and revealed he had a recording of the conversation, "A-Are you going to turn me in?" Crystal said in fear, and he shook his helm.  A message popped up on the screen, notifying her that the security footage was corrupted, and he deleted it, "You... Deleted it?" He nodded, "So you're my friend...?" Soundwave turned around left. Crystal looked baffled in his direction before leaving after him, but he was already gone. Crystal's spark suddenly exploded with joy, the Decepticons weren't all bad, they were led by a mad-mech who was betrayed.

That was it. She was leaving for the Autobots, so she ran back into her room, packed up everything into her arm compartment, and ran out. Knockout ran into her and looked at her.

"Leaving?"

"... Yes."

"Alright..." Knockout looked at her with a small smile, "I'll distract Lord Megatron."

"Thank you!" Crystal smiled gratefully up at him as she ran down the hallway, and transformed only to burst out of the capital of the Decepticons. She never looked back.

She crash landed near the Autobot base, where a team of Wreckers found her.

"Hey, Bulk! I think I found an injured Autobot!" A rough voice called out and she could feel the big steps another bot made.

"Let's get her to Ratchet."

"Hey... Can you stand?" The voice spoke to her, she peered up at him, he was white with green and red stripes. She covered her Decepticon symbol in fear, "What's wrong? What is it you're hiding?"

"I'm... I'm a rogue Decepticon." Crystal sputtered out, and he looked at her dumbfounded.

"You mean you've left the Decepticons."

"Yes."

"No wonder you crashed." The mech picked her up, "Don't you worry, femme. I'll protect ya. I believe you'll be good."

"Thank you..." Crystal looked, studying his features. She then noticed two sword holsters, but they were empty, "Where are your..."

"Katanas?"

"Yeah..."

"I lost 'em on a mission." Crystal nodded, but logged it into the list of things she wanted to do; find his Katanas. He carried her into the Autobot base and approached a room, "Now don't get too nervous, it's just the chief.

Optimus. She looked towards the door, and they walked in. Ratchet was first to turn, seeing Crystal in the mech's arms.

"Crystal?" Ratchet walked up to her, and she smiled up at him, "Wheeljack? Why is she here?"

"She ran off from the Decepticons, got shot down by the vehicons," Wheeljack explained.

"Crystal did what?" Optimus looked up from his work, and Crystal crawled weakly out of Wheeljack's arms.