Predacon Outcast

Chapter 26.

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I was still kicking and thrashing at the dark grey Cybertronian but I still couldn't reach him. Oh how much I wanna claw him right now!!

"Put me down or Grimlock will pound you!" I snarled.

"If you speak of the large brutes, I doubt that they know where you are. Or that they would come to your aid." He said.

He was right. Grimlock probably doesn't know where I am, and I'm actually on my own right now. Come on, Springy! There's gotta be something I can do! Remember the moves they taught you! I remembered them sometimes throwing them over each other's heads, no I don't think I can do that. I'm too small to do any of that. Think!

Before I could think of anything else, we entered a big room with a throne and window to the outside. There was also another cage next to the throne, one that I would fit in...Lockdown walked towards it and dropped me into it. I yelped and hit the floor with a thud. I sat up and tried to get out but he quickly put the lid on top, I heard a click and it wouldn't come off. Oh no...I'm trapped again. Only this time, it's smaller than the cell I was originally held in.

"Let me out! I'll just break out again!" I yelled.

"No you won't, this cage is made of quality steel. Made to hold beasts such as yourself."

"I am NOT a beast!!" I roared.

I attacked the bars, but they didn't even budge. Not at all like the other cage he put me in. I think I'm really stuck now... I stopped attacking the bars and just sat down, leaning back against them.

"Good, you learn quickly. Unlike many of the beasts aboard."

I blinked, "Wait, there's more things here?? But...why..?"

"I am a bounty hunter, I collect all sorts of creatures. And you have the honor of being one of them."

I growled as Lockdown turned and left. Just like when I was with the cons, I need to get out of here. Only I don't think Nex or anyone is coming to help me.

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After Lockdown had left the room to do things elsewhere, the Predacon was still trying to escape. Unfortunately everything she had tried had failed. It was clear that the bounty hunter was more prepared for anything to escape than either Nex or Megatron. This must've happened before, because he wasn't taking any chances.

Meanwhile, the Predacons potential rescuer landed atop the vessel with a thud. They growled and searched for the way in, finding a large hole inside. They grinned and made their way towards it, jumping into the vessel and landing in the center of a large corridor. They had no intention of being discovered or hiding, they had a mission and would do whatever it took to complete it.

The perpetrator heard someone approaching, snarling and ducking behind a corner, listening carefully.

"So you have obtained a Predacon, sir?" A voice asked.

"Indeed I have, Switchgear. A very intelligent one, for a sparkling that is." It was the bounty hunters voice.

The intruders optics widen and they growled under their breath, they recognized the 2 voices as Switchgear and Lockdown.

"Almost as smart as the previous creature?"

"Not quite."

They waited for them to walk away before continuing onward. The intruder then sniffed around, searching for the Predacons scent. They perked when they caught the scent, and it was relatively close by. They listened around, hearing only faint voices in the distance. The perpetrator darted forward towards the direction of the scent, hardly making a sound as they did so.