Ghostclaw is found by Optimus and his team. But there is a secret the young mech is hiding, and Prowl and Jazz are determined to protect him from Megatron. That is, until everyone realizes the truth.

When Jack left the Autobots after his misadventure aboard the Nemesis, what was the real reason behind it? He said he couldn't handle the day to day with them, but Arcee suspects that it's something more. Jack and June are harboring secrets about their pasts, and soon it comes back to haunt them.

"His mind and body will crumble until there is nothing left but a former husk, and then I will build. I will give him everything you so selfishly denied him; his spark will be enlightened, and then he will become a true Decepticon." ___ "And just as I did with him, you will be broken." "Never." "I guarantee it." ___ Jack stayed behind to retrieve the data stick from the Nemesis database, hoping to give the Autobots the edge they need to collect relics of mass destruction and keep them out of Decepticon hands. He was nearly cornered and dissected by Knock Out, but Ratchet came to his rescue, ready to retreat when they are stopped in their tracks by Megatron. Captured and held prisoner aboard the very ship they had saved, Ratchet and Jack must work together to resist the torture inflicted upon them by the Decepticons. As the Autobots work to get their friends back, Megatron begins to utilize twisted tactics and sick mind games in order to break their wills. If there is one thing the warlord is, it is persistent; and he will have his victory. Rated Mature for graphic (physical, mental, emotional) violence and dark themes. [NOTE: This is a dual-story, meaning the first and second are all put together in one work; this means BATTLE CRY is the sequel to BRAINWASHED, and there will not be a third book. Thank you all for reading.]