Predacon Outcast

Chapter 54.

Ratchet, Lockshift, Ravage and me went back to the Ark while Queen Xeno and the Knights remained at the city. She said something about explaining to the citizens that the Knights were on their side and to be ready for attack. I don't know, but good luck to her on that.

Right now, I was playing with Ravage and running down the halls of the Ark, giggling as my cat was running after me. We were playing a game called Tag and he was "it". Ravage was starting to catch up to me, so I turned a corner and ran down another hall. Looking back, I saw him skid trying to make the turn and instead run into the wall. I gasped and screeched to a halt, turned and running back to check on him.

"Ravage! Are you okay??"

I ran up to him and kneeled down, looking over him for any injuries. Ravage got up off the floor and shook himself, then put his front paw on my nose. Wait, did he just? Oh he DID.

"Ravage!! You cheater! I thought you were hurt!" I say.

He just meowed and brushed up against me. Dang it, he knows I can't stay mad at him when he does that. I sighed and pet my kitty, making him purr.

"Maybe that's enough tag for now. Let's go find Optimus and Elita." I say.

Ravage meows again as I stood up. We started walking down the empty hallway and looked around at the walls, a lot of them had some bad damage. Probably either from the crash or the battle before going into the space bridge portal thing. Looking at it made me feel kinda sad, it made me think of being home. I really miss our home world... My ears drooped and I lowered my head.

Ravage warbled and nudged my leg, looking up at me with his pretty blue optics.

"I'm okay Ravage, I just miss home..."

He meows and nudges harder.

"Ravage, I said I'm okay." I say again.

"I don't think you are." Another voice said.

I stopped walking. Looking up, I saw Arcee coming towards Ravage and me. Ohhh he was trying to tell me that she was coming, my bad. My ears perked a little bit and I smiled.

"Hi Auntie Arcee." I said.

She came up to me and kneels down in front of me.

"Little one, may we talk?" She asks.

"Yeah, what about?"

My auntie looked really guilty, a sadness in her optics as she looked away for a second. I tilt my head and Ravage did too. Is my auntie okay?

"Auntie Arcee? Are you okay?" I ask.

She looks back at me, sighing heavily.

"Springlock, I am so sorry for what happened before..."

I tilt my head the other way, "What for?"

"It's MY fault that you ended up on Lockdown's ship. I left you alone with Slingblade and trusted his word..."

Oh no. She blames herself for what happened to me? But, it WASN'T her fault, right? Slingblade lied to her and me, we both believed him. Arcee looked ready to start crying, and I honestly felt like crying just by looking at her sad faceplates. But before either of us could start to cry, I gave her a tight hug, purring loudly. I think I surprised her because she was still for a second.

"It's okay, Auntie. It wasn't your fault, he lied to us both." I say.

"But you are traumatized by those events..."

"Maybe, but it was Slingblades fault. HE lied, HE gave me to Lockdown. But in good news, the big jerk is dead and hanging in Queen Xenos trophy room."