Sorta Busting Out
I've been locked in this small cell for 3 days, thinking of a way to escape. I kept hearing screams of pain, not all from my friend either. I've heard animal screams, female screams, male screams, and even Starscream screaming. That sounds weird when you say it like that.
Springlock has been bringing me food to eat, surprisingly. I'm not sure if it's her good side coming out or if she's being ordered to. Speaking of which, here she is now with food for me.
"I wouldn't be doing this if Megatron wanted you dead." She sets it down.
"He wants me alive?" I tilted my head.
"For some reason, he thinks that you have valuable information on the Autobots." Springlock said.
I check her eyes, they're blood red like a Con eye. I noticed that she had new scars and cuts on her stomach and legs. I wonder where she got them. She begged me for help, I have to at least try and help.
"Who are you?" I ask.
"Are you serious? I'm Springlock." She growled.
"Not like that. Were you an Autobot once? A few days ago your eyes turned blue and you begged me for help." I explained to her.
Springlock retracted her visor and her eyes were wide. They suddenly turned blue, she fell to her knees and held her head again. She's only a few inches from me, groaning in pain.
She looked up at me with blue eyes, "You have to help me, please..."
"What do I have to do?" I ask.
"This symbol..." She points to the Con symbol on her arm.
"What about it?" I asked.
"It's controlling me. You have to-" Her eyes were back to red, "Shut up you Autobot scrap heap!"
Her eyes kept switching from blue to red like last time. She just sat there groaning and fighting her bad side, I go for the symbol. I grab and pull on it, it's slowly coming off. Wires sparking and such.
The faster I pulled it off, the longer Springlock's eyes stayed blue. I pulled it off enough to where Springlock grabbed it and yanked it off, fluids from her arm leaking everywhere. An Autobot symbol lay beneath where the Decepticon symbol was.
"Thank you...you saved me from being completely turned into a Decepticon. I'm sorry for everything that I've done." Springlock stood up, holding her arm.
"It's okay. But can we go find my friend?" I ask sweetly.
"Can't let them see you in the corridors, try the vents. I'll help you reach the one in here." Springlock pointed to a grate that I noticed but couldn't reach.
Springlock has to be at least 7 feet tall, she could reach it with no problems. She grabbed the strange large grate and broke it off. She cups her hands, meaning for me to step onto them.
I put one foot into her hands as she lifted me upwards, I was already halfway in the vent when she let go. There's enough room for me to crawl on my hands and knees.
"You go and find Lockdown, I'll try and find a way out for you guys." Springlock said.
"But they'll learn that you're good again!" I point out.
"That's a risk I'm willing to take. Just go!" Springlock hissed as she pushed me in and closed the grate behind me.
I crawl straight and immediately come at a fork in the road. Three different ways to go, I pick the one on the left. I can't believe that the Decepticons have been under our noses for who knows how long.
There was a scream, a male scream. Just up ahead of me! It came from a grate to another room, it sounds so familiar. It wasn't Lockdown though, the scream was much different. I crawl to the grate and look into the room where it came from, OH...MY....GOSH..!
I see Optimus Prime being zapped by a Decepticon femme colored black and blue. She held an Energon prod to his chest, blue lightning spreading all over him.
The worst part is that he can't fight back, his arms are above his head and chained. I WANNA KILL MEGATRON FOR THIS!!!! But the femme looks familiar, I think it's Lockdown's ex-wife Icestrike. It has to be! I saw the electricity stop.
"Are you done being stubborn yet, Optimus?" Icestrike said with a hint of annoyance.
Optimus was just breathing heavily, I wanna help him so badly. I heard a cry of pain from the grate on my right. I slowly crawl to that one and see Lockdown there, his arms chained above his head as well. He's leaking Energon from the injuries he's sustained.
Starscream held Lockdown's battle knife, it was drenched in Energon. DID HE JUST STAB LOCKDOWN?!?! I never thought I would hear Lockdown yell out in pain, and him and Optimus' cells are right next to each other. What are the odds??
"If you hadn't stolen from us, you wouldn't be going through this right now. Or that human child you apparently care about wouldn't be locked up here either." Said Starscream.
Um, I'm right here listening to you. I'm not locked up. Aw man, who do I save first?! Leader of the Autobots who could be my friend, or my current bounty hunter friend? GAHHHH!!!
"You're still the coward you always were, Screamer. You couldn't kill me if you tried." Lockdown said weakly.
Starscream stabbed Lockdown in his leg, making him yell in agony. As a 10 year old girl, should I be seeing this? Probably not. I hear Icestrike in the other room, "I'll be back later with Lord Megatron."
Starscream took the knife out of Lockdown's leg, Lockdown sighed of relief as he did. Starscream threw the knife aside and left the room with a laugh. I tap the grate lightly, "Pssst! Lockdown! Up here!"
Lockdown looked around as if he just heard a voice in his head. He then spots me at the grate, looking rather surprised. I wave with a smile on my face.
"Ariel? How did you escape?" Lockdown whispered.
"I had Springlock's help, she's good!" I hissed.
"Sprin-" the door opened, revealing the same femme torturing Optimus.
"Hello, Lockdown. It's been some time." She said with a grin.
"Icestrike." Lockdown growled.
I watch them engage in a conversation. Lockdown mostly looking disgusted with her in his presence, but she looked kinda smiley and flirty. May I be the first to say, ew! You left HIM Icestrike! Then the bar is raised when she leaned in and kissed Lockdown.
I wanna throw up! I back up and look into Optimus' cell. He looked pretty banged up, I'm gonna help him first. I kick the grate and it somehow fell off. Optimus looks up to see me sitting here.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" Optimus asks.
"I'm Ariel Torres. I'm here because I was captured along with my friend, Lockdown." I answer.
"Lockdown is your friend? He's here as well??" Optimus is confused.
I jump onto the chains holding Optimus in place, my feet dangle as I try not to look down. Optimus stays as still as possible so I could at least climb onto him. My feet touch his giant metal hand, I carefully look at the chains holding him. They need a key, of course.
"Need a little help with that?" A familiar female voice said.
Optimus and I look down to see Springlock standing there with the key.
"Springlock!" Both Optimus and I say.
I look at Optimus. How does he know who Springlock is? Springlock retracted her visor again, her eyes were bright blue like Optimus'.
"How do you know Springlock, Optimus?" I ask him.
"She's our best mini con soldier." Optimus replied as Springlock flew up to the chains keyhole.
Springlock unlocked Optimus and she brought me to the floor. Optimus took a deep breath before we went towards the door. It actually opened for me and Springlock, Optimus came after us.
Then Springlock went off in another direction. I grabbed her arm, "Springlock! What are you doing?!"
She turned towards me with a tear rolling down her face. Optimus looked at her with a sympathetic gaze. Springlock sighed, "I have something to do."
Springlock yanked her arm out of my hand and took off. I look up at Optimus with a concerned look, "What is she doing?"
"She's going to go face Megatron on her own." Optimus sighed.
"What? Why?" I ask him.
"He changed her, she never looked like that before. She had the head armor and cannon, but she never had that visor or tail." Optimus said sadly.
The cell door next to Optimus' opened for us, Lockdown was leaking more Energon and was breathing hard. Icestrike wasn't in there, that's a plus. Lockdown looked up and saw Optimus and I.
"Prime? You're here too?" Lockdown asks between breaths.
"I'm surprised to see you here as well." Optimus muttered.
"Now isn't the time for talk! Now is the time to get out of here, Springlock too!" I exclaimed.
Optimus went over and freed Lockdown. Um, they're cooperating. In AOE, they absolutely hate each other and Lockdown dies. But now they're kinda working together, probably because now there's not really an option.
I walked out of the huge cell and heard a female scream in the distance, it echoed off the metal walls.
"Let me go!!!" I heard Springlock yell.
"Normally I would kill you, but I'm not in that kind of mood today." I heard Megatron talking to her.
I walk towards his voice. Tiptoeing so quietly it didn't even make a sound, that way I could listen in on them. I heard Springlock whimpering slightly.
I poked my head around the corner to see Megatron holding Springlock in his clawed hand, he held her very tightly. She was struggling to make him let her go. The more she struggled, the tighter he held her.
"Let's visit Shockwave's laboratory and see how your behavior will change." Megatron started walking towards me.
Only he didn't know I had gotten out yet, I hug the wall as he literally walked right in front of me without noticing. I covered my mouth with my hands, still don't trust myself to keep quiet. Springlock struggled in Megatrons grip as he was headed towards the laboratory.
I follow behind him.
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