Master Quintessa was altering my vocal processor after she had installed it. Galvatron was watching me as she was working on my throat, he gives me the creeps. I kept shifting my glance from Quintessa to him, afraid he would do something. Quintessa backed up a little and looked at me.

"It should be working, try speaking." Master Quintessa said.

I cleared my throat and was ready to speak. I've never been more excited in my entire life, only I don't remember my life very much. But now for the moment of truth, I am so nervous.

"How does this sound?" I ask.

I spoke. For the first time in my life I had spoken actual words instead of hearing my own thoughts. Excitement filled through me as I was about to squeal loudly, but I stopped myself from embarrassment.

My new voice is very kind and gentle, I love it so much. Master Quintessa has given me my own voice, it's a miracle.

"I cannot thank you enough, Master Quintessa. I've been a mute for as long as I can remember, but unfortunately I don't remember much of my life..." I became quiet again.

"Don't thank me. We had a deal and that was if I gave you a voice, you would work for me. But you will start working tomorrow, it's very late so go get some rest. Galvatron, lead her to her room would you?" Quintessa went her own direction.

Galvatron took me by the arm and pulled me into the corridor. His grip was very tight as I was being almost dragged towards my room. Galvatron wasn't paying any attention to me as he pulled me, because I hit my head on a hissing pipe.

A bright white light was shining in my face as wires and all types of circuitry were attached to me, I could see multiple figures standing in front of me. They were...looking at me. My weapons weren't attached to my frame, neither was my tail or head armor. It seemed like I was being assembled.

"The super soldier is almost complete, soon it will be able to find whom we seek." Said a male voice.

"The super soldier happens to be a 'she', not an 'it'. Her name is Project 4198, or Springlock." Another male voice interrupted.

"Not like she can hear us, she isn't active yet." The first male voice said.

That was false, I was self aware and was listening to their conversation. They hadn't realized that I was online and hearing them, but who are the strange figures??

Galvatron pushed me into a room as I was having my flashback of perhaps a past memory, I had fallen to the floor. I have a name, my name is Springlock. I rub my head as I stood up slowly.

"No need to pull me so hard, but fortunately hitting my head made me remember something." I leaned against the wall for support.

"So you remember something, I don't necessarily care but Quintessa may. What do you remember?" Galvatron was uninterested but seemed somewhat forced to listen.

"I saw multiple figures in front of me, and I heard my name. My name is Springlock." I went towards the berth to lay down.

Galvatron raised an optic ridge as I said my name, then he left the room. The door closed and locked from the outside, what a way to make me feel welcome. Sarcasm, gotta love it. Feels more like I'm back in a cell rather than a room, I lay down on the floor and try to fall asleep, thinking. I ended up falling asleep anyway.

A dark grey mech with multiple scars stood in front of me, I was finished with being assembled. My head armor, weapons, and tail were all a part of me now. I was active although I pretended I was offline, I was unsure of the mech in front of me.

"THIS is what the creators are sending after Optimus Prime? It could never survive encountering him, let alone a single battle."

I lifted my head up quickly and was growling in anger. It caught him completely off guard, even startled him. He stepped back and stared at me.

"Don't you EVER underestimate me, you are nothing compared to me." I said in an extremely deep and robotic voice.

"You're active? But you aren't to be online yet!" The mech said.

"I've been active for weeks, maybe even months. But I've certainly been listening, and I know my objective." I growled.

"Good. You will be deployed to hunt down Optimus Prime very soon then." The mech said as he started walking away.

I started laughing, this caused the mech to turn around and look at me funny. I kept laughing, that was very untrue.

"Oh no, I'm not hunting down anyone. I refuse to do so, you don't know who's spark I have within me, her spirit lives on inside that very spark." I started ripping out the wires and circuitry keeping me in place.

The mech took out a gun and aimed. Sparks flew as I had pulled out the circuitry, a blue sticky liquid leaking from my yellow metal flesh. It was almost as if I had fur, my lower arms and legs were more robotic and alienish. But my main body frame was slender like a female, I had head armor, blood red eyes and claws, a tail, and even a dark purple visor to hide my eyes.

The mech fired at me but I was far too fast, I swung my tail into him and it sent him flying into the wall. The mech groaned and shook his helm, I glared at him as I left the laboratory as quickly as possible. Alarms sounded.

I woke up in a state of panic, fearing that alarms were giving me away. But then I realized that it was dead silent, not a noise was heard. It was just a dream, or was it? I think that was another memory of my origin.

I was built...I was BUILT. Built to be a type of hunter, or a super soldier. But why be assigned to hunt down someone known as Optimus Prime? I held my dark grey chestplate and felt my spark pulsing within, it was a steady pulse. But another thing was that I said that I had someone else's spark, and it was a she.

The door opened to reveal Galvatron, just perfect.

"Quintessa wants you to start working, get to it."

If I'm supposed to be a killer, I could dispose of Galvatron as of this very moment. But he said that Quintessa would catch me, I would be throwing away my chance of freedom. No, not now. I will have to find a way to escape this place, and I hope it will be soon.

"I'm coming." I said as I stood up and left my room/cell.