Predacon Outcast

Chapter 5.

Shuriken took me back to Optimus and Zeta all shiny and clean, I was just eating the last of the energon crystals in the box. He let go of my servo and looked at the 2 Autobots.

"She is clean per your request, Sensei." Shuriken said.

"Excellent work, Shuriken. You are dismissed." Optimus says.

Shuriken bowed to him and left the room. I looked up at Optimus, walking to him and hugging his leg. He looked surprised by me doing that, his optics were wide. I nuzzled against his leg, purring happily. Zeta chuckled and kneeled down, petting my head which made me purr louder.

"It seems she has taken a liking to you, Optimus." He said.

I look at Zeta, smiling and nodding as Optimus picked me up. I leaned against him and purred even more, I was comfy.

"For a vicious species, she's very affectionate." Optimus said.

Optimus then touched the side of his head with his finger, I heard a muffled voice talking to him. I couldn't understand what it said, but the Autobot nodded.

"I am on my way," he took his finger away, "It seems that we have Decepticons at one of our storage warehouses, I will go and handle this."

He sets me down and pats my head, then leaves the room leaving me alone with Zeta Prime. He looked really confused as he was alone with me, I look up at him with a small purr and hugging my plushie.

"Zeta?" I say.

"Yes?"

"I was told the Autobots and Decepticons are mean, but all the Autobots I've seen have been nice to me."

He raised an optic ridge, "Who told you this?"

"My papa, Nex." I say.

His eyes widen as I mentioned Nex's name. I tilt my head as I noticed his shock, my tail swishing. Zeta was quiet for a few minutes, like he was trying to find words to say. I waited for him to say something, then he sighed.

"Well, he was half correct." Zeta said.

"What do you mean?" I tilt my head the other way.

"The Decepticons are those who want to take over this planet their way, invoking fear into the sparks of others. We Autobots combat that, we fight for freedom against their tyranny for a free Cybertron."

My ears twitch.

"Why can't you all see eye to eye and maybe make a compromise? Fighting only hurts others more than helps, that's what I was told." I say.

Zeta sighed and put a finger under my chin and lifted up, making us have eye contact.

"In a way, you are correct. But if their leader wasn't the stubborn warmonger he is, this war would be over by now. But Megatron is a bloodthirsty tyrant."

Megatron. That name was really familiar. Just then, I remembered something.

Nex was carrying me wrapped tightly in a blanket, running next to him was a black and green Cybertronian named Undertaker. Papa was shooting at other cybertronians who were trying to hurt us, and he hurt them. Him and Undertaker were running out of a city trying to escape. They were almost there when suddenly Undertaker was shot through his chest, falling to the ground.

Papa set me down and took out his sword, he was angry. He ran at a big scary grey, red, and a little black Cybertronian with red eyes and a purple symbol he called Megatron and they fought. While they did that, I managed to get free from my tightly wrapped blanket and crawled to Undertaker. He wasn't moving, he was hurt really badly. I called out to my papa who had just beaten Megatron. It ended there.