The sky's the limit

Chapter 7

She'd been kept confined in Predakings quarters for many solar cycles now with nothing to do other than sit and wait. Megatrons plan was to use her to breed a new army of predacons that would by loyal to Megatron. But since Predakings last attempt to proceed with the plan where she had been able to talk a little sense into the mech he had left her alone. But she was pretty sure that he had been reporting to his master and telling him that the plan was going well. But nothing was going on which meant that sooner or later the warlord was going to find out and the predacon mech was going to pay for it. Even so she was still isolated in the single room, Predaking coming in to rest and talk with her on the occasion other than that she saw him when he came gave her an energon cube.

On one occasion the two had spent an entire night just talking. He had even made her laugh in her imprisonment. Confusingly he had inquired about her early life as a sparkling and had learned why she had so much hate for Megatron and just how much her family meant to her. Which would be the reason why she easily stood against him to protect them when he was about to kill Ultra Magnus and Wheeljack. He did feel pity for her being kept from the ones that loved her so but as far as he could see they had all failed to protect her while had managed to succeed in that area and that was proven by keeping Megatron at bay and how he was easily able to stop the autobots from taking her. But he wasn't completely honest when they spoke; telling her that he was following orders. In reality he didn't want her leave because he didn't want to be alone because when she was around somehow he brought out the best in him and it brightened his spark. There wasn't much to ask about his past but she did enquire how he felt within the decepticon ranks and he couldn't help but be truthful with her then - telling her that he didn't feel like he fit in as they treated him like a mindless beast and Megatron seeing him as just an asset though the gladiator seemed quite void when he had brought up rebuilding project predacon but on a much larger scale. Predaking knowing to let it pass for the time being.

What worried Shade the most was the recurring mention off two more experimental specimens that would fit the same purpose as Shade. She felt great sorrow for them as they were in the same situation as the predacon femme and from this she gathered that two more predacon mechs had been fully developed on Cybertron and were about ready to be brought to Earth for Predaking to lead them under Megatrons rule. Knowing that the predacon population was growing slowly seemed to brighten Predakings mood that bit more that Shade had noticed. But she had particularly noticed how he would return to his quarters in a foul mood and that would suddenly lift as soon as he interacted with her like she just pushed them away.

She did panic on the occasion that someone might come into the room and take her somewhere that she really didn't want to be like back in that cave or Shockwaves lab but that did go away when she would see Predakings form and hear how he softened his voice when he was around her. Shade wouldn't pretend she had troubles recharging as well and she would often awaken to see him sitting by her side trying to calm her; it was something no decepticon would do which made her want him to reconsider his place among the ranks, make him question his allegiance to the warlord. But she wouldn't press the matter.

Shade spent most of her time staring out of the only window in the room. With the Nemesis moving around the Earth and then going into the planets orbit the views changed but it didn't matter to her they were always beautiful to see. A planet thriving, surrounded in life with the only conflict being that that the humans create. Much like the conflict that rose from the Cybertronians and consumed the planet. Staring out at the planet in its orbit now she couldn't help but envy the humans. They had their planet but they didn't see it, not the way it should be instead they were slowly killing it and so themselves. She was pushed away from her thoughts when the door was unlocked and it slide open allowing Predacon to walk in with a cube of energon in his servo, he placed it down on a metal table propped up against the wall and moved over to sit with her at the window. It hadn't been long since he had last spoke to her but he couldn't just walk in and leave; it hurt his spark thinking about treating her in such a way. "Cybertron was once like this planet" he followed her gaze to look at the planet below them before looking back to her, trying to lock gazes with her bright blue optics "It used to be so healthy and full of life like it was a haven. The sun setting and the moons rising showing off its beauty and now it's a lifeless piece of metal floating in space. Our home is gone which gives us the right to do good in the universe and protect others from the same fate but the decepticons want to destroy it all"