Rise | Transformers Prime fanfic

Chapter 2

"I swear to Primus! Stupid, no good, bitch ass com-link. All you do is electrocute me." Amal grumbled as she walked through the dark forest, looking for any food or water. Since she wasn't completely human, she could last without food or water but only for about a month longer than the average for humans. That still didn't stop her from at least wanting a snack.

Another shock went through her body, making her flinch but other than that she ignored. "Well this is fucking great. Stuck out here, without any primus damn com-link to get on that big ass warship. God I hope KO realizes I'm missing soon. Screamer will be too busy with that Autobot to look for me." Amal muttered to herself, staring up at the stars and exhaling slowly to calm herself.

She stared at the stars without blinking for awhile, just remembering the day her best friend left for his mission.

"Do you have to go?"

"Just for a week, Amalgamous."

Amal hated when he said that. Her full name. That meant he was serious, and she didn't like it when he was serious. She liked the calm, happy side of him more.

"That's a long time."

The Cybertronian chuckled. "It'd be years on Cybertron. Be lucky it's in Earth units." Amal nodded, agreeing to his words but still not happy with him leaving.

"I'll be back before you know it, fleshy!"

Amal blinked, looking down at the tattoo on her chest, right above her heart of the Decepticon symbol. She sniffed, rubbing her nose as she snapped out of her daze and continued wandering through the forest, in any hopes to get back home.

~

"You've got to be kidding me!" Knockout barked at the Vehicons. 3THAN stepped forward, bowing his head in shame. "She ordered us to go through before the other Autobots arrived, we thought she would follow, but we were more focused on Commander Starscream's commands." The Vehicon said.

Knockout huffed in frustration, shaking her helm in anger before pressing her digit to the button on her helm. "Amal isn't aboard the ship, Starscream." Knockout said, hearing a sickening crunch through the com-link after he clicked to respond, making her shake her helm as she knew Starscream was doing something to the poor Autobot.

"Where is she? Did she not come back aboard with the Vehicons?" Starscream questioned. Knockout could hear the confusion in the Seekers voice. "They don't know. Have Soundwave try and track her location. She couldn't have gone far, her com-link might be down, she told me it's been giving her problems." Knockout explained.

"Understood." Starscream responded before clicking off the com-link. Knockout shook her helm as she walked out of the Vehicon bunkers, seeing her sparkmate standing outside waiting for her.

"That was hot."

"Not in the mood." Knockout mumbled, going past the Mech. Breakdown followed quickly, smirking. "We'll find her. She's found her way through anywhere. Her processor helps her memorize any place she is in order to take what we need. Wherever she is, she'll make sure to figure out what to do in order to get back." Breakdown explained.

"I just wish I had already made her processor a ground bridge link in order for her to open one up herself and not have to wait for one all the time." Knockout hummed lowly. Breakdown shrugged. "Things take time, Sweetspark. It's not the end of the world. I'm sure Amal's doing fine out there."

Knockout nodded, about to say something again when Starscream came through her com-link again. "Knockout, Breakdown. Report to the bridge, there is something you must see." Starscream said before clicking off without explanation. The two 'cons exchanged looks of confusion before walking toward the control bridge to see what was up.

~

As Knockout and Breakdown walked into the control bridge, they saw the Nemesis was already in space...sitting right in front of an activated Space Bridge. "The space bridge? Why are we activating it?" Knockout asked.

"We aren't." Starscream replied, looking at the medic. "But how is it..." Breakdown trailer off as a figure flew through the Space Bridge, transforming as the Space Bridge closed after it.

"No way." Knockout whispered, a smirk appearing on her lips.

"Decepticons! I have returned!"

~

"Oh son of a bitch, finally!" Amal exclaimed as a ground bridge opened up in front of her, another electric shock going through her again. She knew at this point she would have to get the com-link in her head completely replaced, since it constantly was shocking her more than usual.

Amal walked through the ground bridge, stepping shakily back onto the Nemesis floor. "Dude! How do you forget me?" Amal exclaimed, looking up at the Seeker in front of her. Starscream shrugged. "My apologies. We were quite busy, now that we have some... reinforcements." Starscream said, crossing his arms and smirking.

"Those stupid new Seekers aren't that much reinforcements—" "they are not Seekers." Starscream scoffed, offended by her statement on the new and improved 'Vehicons'. "Oh yea? And you're not wearing high heels. The stupid little buggers fly, that pretty much makes them Seekers." Amal argued.

"I have told you countlessly before, they are not your 'high heels' you speak of—" "they're cybernetic enhanced peds, yea yea, whatever you say Scream's. You rock them either way." Amal said, smirking and sending finger guns up towards him.

Starscream rolled his optics. "Even so, those were not the reinforcements I was speaking of. Come." Starscream said, lowering his servo for her to climb up on. Amal hobbled up, another shock going through her body.

"Those shocks still bugging you?" Starscream questioned. "Yea, they're worse now. I think I need my com-link replaces." Amal said, huffing as Starscream walked them out of the room, toward the control bridge.

"You'll have to speak to Knockout on that matter." Starscream advised. Amal nodded, crossing her arms and sitting down on his servo. "Is Breakdown back?" Amal asked. Starscream nodded. "He returned today successful! He scouted our most of Earth's major locations and security bridges and found Energon we are looking for. Rare Energon to be precise." Starscream explained. "Like where?"

"I don't remember most, but one was the Pentagon." Starscream said. Amal's eyes widened. "I knew they always had shit to hide." She whispered, making Starscream give a confused look which Amal ignored.

"So, anyways, what's the reinforcement?" Amal asked Starscream while looking up at him as they entered the control bridge.

"I am."

Amal's eyes widened as she turned her head to look at the front of the room, jaw dropping in shock and confusion.

"I've finally returned. Sorry it took longer than expected."