Orchid seems happy. She has everything a Tibaksi Prime could want: friends, a Sparkmate, and a home. But all of that changes once Optimus brings Sentinel Prime back.
Something isn't right about the Prime.
I watched the three Decepticons pull up with a trailer and transform. There were two Vehicons and...Shockwave?! "What are you doing here, Shockwave?" Optimus asked. "Probably to blow our tailpipes to the Pits, knowing his personality," I growled angrily. I still held a grudge against him for killing my parents. "On the contrary, Tibaksi," Shockwave answered,"I have come to obtain you and the other femmes." "For what purpose?" Ratchet asked, standing protectively beside me. "As of this moment, the Decepticons have no femmes with which to reproduce and enlarge our armies," Shovkwave explained calmly,"so we must resort to using yours." Optimus stepped in front of me protectively,"No." "It is illogical to argue, Optimus Prime," Shockwave said,"That will only make matters worse. We will leave the little one for you, and take the other three." Kamicazii huffed and crossed her arms,"I am not little." "No," Optimus said again, more firmly. "Then we shall kill every human present, and then eliminate all of you and take the femmes by force." The Vehicons deployed their arm guns and aimed them at the humans. I could sense how torn Optimus was. Save the humans, or save his Sparkmate. It was very difficult...even for me. I stepped out from behind Optimus and lifted my chin,"Even if Optimus agrees, we will still fight you every step of the way." "That is a precaution I have considered," Shockwave replied and fired a dart. The silver shaft hit my neck-cables and some sort of toxin entered my energon-stream, causing me to collapse and pass out... ****************************** I don't remember much, only that there was a lot of screaming and I was picked up and moved into a dark place, all while I faded in and out of stasis. I think I recall Optimus screaming my name, but it was fuzzy. When I finally came to, I was in a large trailer with Aura Dae and Blue Moon sitting across from me with downcast expressions. "What just happened?" I asked, although I really didn't want to know. "Shockwave attacked us," Aura explained,"he nabbed us with nets and knocked you out. The mechs fought back, but Shockwave used tasers and stuff to hold them off while the Vehicons tied us up and tossed us in here." I sighed and tried to rub my face-plates, only to find that my servos had been tied together with a tough chain. We all were, plus we had been chained together with chains around our neck-cables. Shockwave was no fool. "Well...this is a predicament," I said, dropping my servos into my lap and staring at the trailer's roof. Suddenly the trailer stopped with a jolt that sent all of us flying against the back. The doors of the trailer opened and a Vehicon yanked us out. "Thought you might wanna see your beloved fellow Autobots leave," he smirked. We watched the ship fly up up up into the atmosphere. The first part of the ship detached... and then a missile flew down and blew the rest of the ship up! "No!" Aura screamed and lunged, dragging me and Blue Moon with her. I yelped as the chain sliced into my delicate neck-cables and, on instinct, struck out with my claws, cutting Aura's bonds. The femme sprinted like red energon coursed through her veins. The Vehicon gave me a murderous look and I swallowed. This would not be nice. The Vehicon unchained me from Blue Moon and put her back in the trailer. He turned to me and struck me across the face-plates. It hurt. He hit me again and again until I screamed before he pushed me on the ground and hit my arms, legs, whatever he could. I curled into a hissing, crying ball. I had never been in so much pain before. I found myself crying out for help, something I never would have done in any other situation. Suddenly the mech stopped hitting me and I heard him begging gor mercy. There was a loud gunshot then deathly silence. Someone touched me and I whimpered as it created more pain. "Orchid, look at me," Shockwave said. I didn't want to raise my bruised, tear-stained face-plates for him to see. I already hated myself for being weak, showing Shockwave would not help. "Orchid," Shockwave repeated,"look at me." When I did not, he forced a digit underneath my chin and lifted my helm so my optics could meet his. Surprisingly, there was concern in his red optic. He looked me over, then picked me up and set me gently beside Blue Moon in the trailer. He handed my friend a valve of oil and told her to spread it on my bruises. Then we were driving again. Blue Moon used the oil for my worse bruises, but the minor ones she healed with her magic. I couldn't feel anything anymore. I was numb again. Not even my bruises hurt. I had gone into shock once more. "Orchid?" Blue Moon asked, snapping me out of it. "I'm scared," she whispered. I blinked in surprise. I had never seen Blue Moon...scared before. She had always (in my optics) been a strong, independent, clever femme. Seeing her this way, so scared and insecure, reminded me of when I was younger. I took her in my arms (not easy when your servos are tied together) and stroked her hair lovingly. "It'll be alright, one way or the other," I whispered,"Just...let the fear out now...and save your strength for the final battle." Blue Moon nodded and drifted off in recharge. I sat there, stroking her hair and let my thoughts wander. "Stay strong," I whispered, more to myself than to my friend. ****************************** When we stopped, Shockwave took us out of the trailer and put us on a fighter ship. He flew us to a building with many large cupola's...and Sentinel and Megatron. We climbed off and Megatron shoved us onto a ledge, telling us to 'sit'. "Where's the Prime's daughter?" Sentinel asked. "She escaped, and this one is weak," Shockwave replied. "Take up your post, Shockwave," Megatron ordered,"We'll handle the rest." After Shockwave left, Sentinel turned to us,"You are lucky to be alive, femmes." "We have names!" I snapped angrily. "Not here you don't," Megatron snarled,"Here, you do as we tell you with no complaint or questions." "As I told Shockwave," I spat,"we will fight you every step of the way." Megatron scoffed and went to talk to Sentinel. I felt Blue Moon lean closer to me, away from Megatron. I knew the mech would take her as his Sparkmate, but I would be used as a plaything for basically every Decepticon in Chicago. Suddenly I heard a tiny chirp in my audio. I turned my helm slighy to see Larkspur out the corner of my optic. He was curled on my neck-cables...hidden from sight. But Larkspur had been on the ship when it blew up...I was sure of it. Unless...
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Author's Note: I decided to do a little randomness and put a picture of what the femmes' holoforms look like. I think you can tell who is who. Also, sorry for taking sooooo long to update. I've been really busy with my new job and when I get home I'm really tired so I don't update much. Sorry. I hope I can get one more chapter in today. Crossed fingers. Thanks for being patient with me.
