Predacon Outcast

Chapter 43.

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I lead Elita and Queen Xeno towards the area that I overheard some guards talking about where they were holding "the test subject". It has to be Grimlock, oh please let it be Grimlock. I mean it has to be, I heard him yelling in pain. I landed and was about to turn a corner, but Xeno pulled me back before I could. I turned to her with a confused expression, she put a finger to her lips for a quiet "shhh". The Queen walked around me and carefully looked around the corner, looking back at us.

"Guards, heavily armed. If it isn't Grimlock they're guarding, I'll be damned. Too many to take on, we'll use the vents." She whispered.

Use the vents, huh? Wouldn't be the first time. Queen Xeno walked over to a wall and looked up, spitting her dark red acid at the ceiling and melted a hole into the air ducts. She placed her hands and feet onto the wall and started climbing up, entering the ducts. Holy moly, I didn't know she could do that. Cool! The Xenomorph lowered her hand to help Elita, she took her hand and was lifted upwards. I just flew up into the ducts, landing in between them.

Not a few minutes after we entered the ducts, I heard another yell of pain. My ears perked and I gasped. That IS Grimlock!! He's here! Those guards were right!

"Grimmie!" I exclaimed and ran off towards his pained yells.

"Spring wait!" I heard Xeno call out.

I didn't stop, I just followed the sounds if Grimlocks screams of pain. Whatever Shockwave and the connies are doing to him, they're gonna PAY. I ran and made several twists and turns, listening to where the sounds were the loudest. I continued to follow Grims cries and ended up at a large vent grate, this was it. Looking through the grates, I was in shock at what I saw. My ears and wings drooped, that's how shocked I am.

It was Grimlock, but...it wasn't. He looked completely different, bound in giant restraints to keep him in place. He was now mostly silver, red and yellow rather than his darker grey color. I couldn't believe what Shockwave had done to him, did he do this to the rest of the team too..? Modify and change them..? He was going to do this to me too, but Nex's "failsafes" didn't allow it. I heard Elita and Xeno catch up to me, staring through the vent as well.

Shockwave and his Insecticons were standing not far from Grim, one of them cackled.

"Can't I just rip into him?" Sharpshot asks.

"In due time, Sharpshot. For now, seek out the escaped Predacon and bring her to me. I have plans to override Nex's failsafes and alter her to Lord Megatrons liking, much like Grimlock and his precious team." Shockwave states.

I went to gasp but Elita covered my mouth so they wouldn't hear. So he DID alter Grimlock and the entire team! Although I'm not sure how, it's only been a few hours, hasn't it? I couldn't tell by being in a prison cell. Not long after, Shockwave and his bugs left the room, leaving Grimlock panting and growling in pain. Don't worry Grim, we'll get you out!

"Nice try Starscream!" A voice said.

Wait, what?? Elita took her hand off my mouth and looked towards the voice, so did Xeno and me. The next thing we saw was Starscream be thrown into Grimlocks cell, where the Heck did HE come from??? The con hit the ground with a loud thud and grunt. Looking again I saw a guard standing in a sort of observation deck, but something was on his back. Starscream smirked and pushed some buttons on his arm, the next thing that happened was the guard exploding with a cry of pain. Wow, okay then. The con looked up and saw Grimlock, getting to his feet.

"So you are the one called Grimlock." Starscream says.

Grims new visor lit up a bright red as he said that, still panting. Oh boy, Grimlock is getting mad! GET MAD GRIMMIE!!!