Escaping Reality

Chapter Sixteen: And Then There Were Four

Finally, after all these years, the Autobots had fallen. Their only base, Outpost Omega One, was reduced to nothing but smoldering rubble, rubble that Megatron was now walking through with a satisfying smirk on his face. His enemy had been defeated, and now all that was left to do was find their rusting corpses and confirm the deaths of his enemies. However, the longer they looked, the more discouraged he became. The vehicons had been searching and searching, and yet they still had yet to find anything. Sure, they had discovered Wheeljack, but he hadn't been in the base when it'd gone down; he'd crashed his ship, and the fact that he was merely unconscious sure showed as much. It was only a matter of time before they found something, and finally, his waiting paid off, though not in the way he'd expected.

         When the vehicons had announced they'd found something, Megatron had been hoping it was a deceased Autobot. However, instead, they'd discovered two things, neither of which he'd expected. The first thing was Airachnid, her form barely recognizable. Her limbs were twisted, and her armor was badly damaged. Then again, that came as no surprise to him considering the weapon of destruction he'd released upon the Autobot base. No. What surprised him was the fact that she was even in the Autobot base, and things only became stranger from there.

         The second item was an insecticon stasis pod, the shell badly scratched up, but still very much active and stable. Those stasis pods were considerably strong, so the fact that it survived wasn't something to question. But, its contents were certainly bizarre, for what lay inside wasn't an insecticon, but something else entirely. A green and blue cybertronian was trapped inside, the femme frozen in a strange pose. Despite the pose, however, he was able to easily spot the Decepticon insignia plastered on her chassis. It seems he'd found himself another follower, or so he hoped. Nonetheless, it became clear what needed to be done next.

         "Take everything back to Darkmount, and deliver the stasis pod to a prison cell, without releasing the cybertronian." It was probably unnecessary for Megatron to remind the vehicons to not free the strange bot, but nonetheless, he wished to be cautious, for while he may have found an old follower, it could also be a trick, especially a trick regarding the strange femmes from another world.

        "This place is so confusing to navigate," Sasori complained, the femme dragging her peds along as she followed her two friends. "Where were we supposed to go again?"

         "Megatron said he wanted us to meet in the prison cells," Midnight informed, causing Darkfin to give the femme an incredulous look.

         "In the prison cells? Are you sure that's a good idea?" questioned the shark-ta-con with narrowed optics. "This could be a trick. We could get thrown back into our cells again, except this time, they'd know not to underestimate us."

         "Yeah, but I doubt it. Why else would they be training us?" the dark blue femme told them, an optic-ridge raised. "It's still confusing though, and I definitely get your concerns. But it's not like we can do anything about it, especially now that they've pancaked the Autobot base."

         Darkfin and Sasori then couldn't help but flinch, a dark look crossing the larger bot's feature's. "I hope Titanium and the others made it out okay. I may have sworn loyalty to Megatron and all, but I swear if Titanium's hurt-"

         "Shhh! Darkfin, I think we should be more, well, discreet, because, you know." Once again, the shark-ta-con was being reminded of the eyes and ears that was Soundwave, though this time, Sasori was the one to remind her of that fact.

        "Ah. Right."

        "Yeah, right." A cold response from Midnight, but the other two femme's decided to ignore it, especially since they were sure that they'd finally reached the prison wing.