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.
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Optimus and I turned the corner to see that the huge fighter ship carrier had crashed in the river. I sprinted towards it just as Wheelie and Brains climbed out. I noticed that Wheelie was supporting Brains on his shoulder-plate and that the small Autobot was in pain. "What happened?" I asked, gently lifting Brains. He was missing a leg. "We just wanted to help," Wheelie said sadly,"But we didn't really do much, except hurt Brains." "No," Optimus said from behind me,"You saved many of us with your brave actions today. If we can get Brains to safety, then he can be repaired." Wheelie gave Optimus a tiny smile, then looked at me, then Optimus again. "What?" I asked. "You two, I'm thinkin', would make quite a couple,"Wheelie said then addressed Optimus,"Have you considered dating her?" I laughed and set Brains down. Just as if he had read my mind, Larkspur appeared on my shoulder-plate. "Take these two somewhere safe,"I told him. Larkspur nodded and flapped down to Wheelie and crouched so he could lift Brains onto his back and then climb on himself. Larkspur then rose, gave me a triumphant look, then disappeared in a puff of smoke. I looked at Optimus to see his face-plates were tinged blue. I giggled a bit and squeezed his servo gently,"Let's go kick some tailpipe." ****************************** I crouched behind a large pile of rock and quickly scanned the sky. I hadn't seen Starscream at all yet. That was probably a good thing, seeing as I had threatened to kill him last time we met. Maybe Starscream had some wisdom after all. Right now, I was stalking Shockwave. He was standing among a few other Decepticons who were arguing in the Decepticon language. In the building right behind them, I noticed small human figures moving. Only when a small group including Epps appeared at the windows of the third floor did I know what was going on. I was invisible, so nobody could see me, but I gave Epps a thumbs up anyway. Of course he didn't respond. Shockwave was beginning to turn around, and probably would have seen them if I hadn't tapped him lightly on the shoulder-plate. His expected reaction was to turn around... ...his unexpected reaction, was to grab me by the arm. I yelped and lost concentration and my invisibility went away. "Echo-location," I realized with a snarl. I was a fool to not have noticed it before. It was how Shockwave could see with his optic malfunctioning, or sense me while I was invisible. "Indeed, Orchid," Shockwave said, holding me firmly and locking my servos together. "Is this the femme we are to reproduce with?" one of the Decepticons asked. Shockwave nodded. The Decepticon smiled wickedly,"May I have her first?" Shockwave shrugged and pushed me towards the 'con. He grabbed me and tried to drag me into an alley, but I fought back. I needed to give Epps some time. "Stop squirming!" the 'con barked, giving me an exceptionally hard yank. I hissed and pulled back even harder. The Decepticon gave up trying to pull me and instead knocked my peds out from under me and picked me up. He tossed me back on the ground and I scrambled away from him, or at least tried to, before he slammed a servo on my chest-plate and held me down. "I'll kill you," I growled. "Perhaps," the Decepticon replied,"but what's to stop me from having a little pleasure?" He bit my neck-cables, not hard enough to draw energon, but it hurt! I snarled and tried to twist my helm away. I was pretty sure Optimus would never do this. If he did, I would probably have to break up with him. The Decepticon laughed and bit harder, drawing a whimper from my lips. I tapped into my telepathical link with Optimus and mentally screamed,"Help!" The Decepticon was crushing me beneath him. "I...happen to have...hollow bones," I managed to say. "Don't care," the Decepticon said and began trying to remove my armor. I felt the cold in my chest-plate again. I growled,"If you don't get off me right now, I'm going to kill you." The Decepticon laughed again,"All talk. I can do whatever I want to you, and nobody will care." "I warned you," I snarled. The Decepticon went to bite my neck-cables again, but drew back with a gasp of pain. He looked down to see a sharp piece of metal sticking out of his chassis below his spark. He gasped again and staggered off me, and I crawled away. "How?" he asked. "I warned you," I repeated, then cut off his helm with my claws. At that moment, another Decepticon arrived. He saw his dead companion and gaped. "If you dare, you will die," I hissed. The Decepticon then laughed and showed me a metal band around his wrist,"Sorry, love, but this band protects me from any type of your magic. I got and upgrade." He approached me, lifted me, and pushed me against the wall. He held my servos away from him and began biting at my neck-cables like the previous one. "You will bear many sparklings, love," he breathed onto my neck-cables,"And they will all be mine." I tried to roar, but he bit on a specific part and it turned into a scream. I used all my powers against him, but not even turning invisible, melting him with acid, or snapping the metal band around his wrist worked. "You see, love? You cannot fight me," he sneered. "Get away from her!" someone shouted and the Decepticon pulled away in surprise. I slumped to the floor, exhausted. Nothing in the world could surpass the rage in Optimus' optics that day. The Decepticon knew he was in deep trouble, and he tried to run. Optimus caught him and began hitting the Decepticon over and over again. "Never. Go. Near. Orchid. Again" he growled after every blow before snapping the 'con's neck-cables and effectively killing him. Optimus looked at me and the rage was gone. He knelt beside me and picked me up, flying away to a different spot where we would be more hidden. Once he was sure it was safe, Optimus used his sword to cut my bonds. I threw my arms around him and broke down in tears. Optimus held me close and whispered sweet nothings into my audio. Once I had calmed down a little, Optimus checked me over. He visibly bristled at the sight of the marks on my neck-cables. "Did he...did they?" he asked, looking into my optics. "No, Optimus," I replied,"I'm not pregnant." Optimus sighed in relief and hugged me again. "That was the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me," I whispered. "You're safe with me,"Optimus said,"Just don't leave my side." I closed my optics and held him tighter,"Never." Optimus pulled away, but came back in with a deep kiss. I was safe now. Safe in my Sparkmate's arms. Where I belonged. ****************************** Later, once Optimus was absolutely certain I was not pregnant and I had calmed down completely, we returned to where I had last seen Shockwave. He was still there, but the humans had opened fire, mostly on him it seemed, and Autobots and Decepticons alike were fighting each other. I folded my wings and me and Optimus dove into the fray. I spun my staff lethally, while Optimus cut them down with his sword. He had abandoned his jetpack when we landed, so he was much quicker at fighting when he didn't have to lug a huge piece of metal around on his back-plate. I mostly aimed for Shockwave, but I was also infuriated at the other Decepticons. One grabbed me, and before he could say anything, my palm heated up and I slammed a fist-full of acid into his mouth. The Decepticon screamed, but the acid quickly melted his voice box, then his jaw, and finally made it's way into his processors. I left his melting body and attacked another Decepticon...two actually. My staff whipped around to catch one on the helm and my ped kicked the other one in the chest-plate. I lifted my servos in a pulling motion, and both Decepticons rose into the air. I lifted them both quite high before slamming them down on the ground again, completely shattering them. Blue Moon threw her fan and it cut off a Decepticon's helm. He was going to grab me from behind. I gave her a thumbs up and moved on to the next Decepticon. Then I saw Shockwave shooting at me. He was using his echo-location to see me (as his optic was dangling out of his helm). I rolled out the way, but he kept shooting. It was as if he had decided that if I wasn't going to cooperate... ...then I would die.
