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Daughter of Deception - Caught In The Crossfire



Drexia eyed the pole-like object she held in her hands. Knock Out studied his claws and Breakdown grinned. He had just unburied the object and tossed it at Drexia.

"Got it," he said happily.

"Way to go, Breakdown," Knock Out said absently, looking at a claw he thought was dented.

Drexia held up a fist. "Fist bump," she said to the big blue warrior.

He reached out and lightly touched his knuckle to hers. She smiled. "Boop," she said.

"What the heck is boop?" demanded Knock Out, poking his index digit suspiciously.

"Boop," Breakdown said.

Drexia giggled. "Boop!"

"Boop."

"Enough, you idiots!" Knock Out shouted. This only made them snort with laughter.

Suddenly, the sound of a Ground Bridge reached their ears. Drexia looked over. "Autobots," she said.

"How do you know?" Breakdown asked.

"We didn't call for backup, dummy!" She turned to Knock Out. "What do we do?"

Knock Out thought. He took the rod from her, transforming. The object was now in his backseat as his headlights lit up.

"Drexia, vehicle mode, Breakdown, run out as soon as we've cleared the cave," he ordered as Drexia followed the order. Her vehicle mode was a Camaro with her lovely shade of purple. Knock Out chuckled. "The only reason I don't resent your look is that you have an exceptional taste in style, Drexia."

"Thanks, Doctor Flirts-A-Lot," she said sarcastically. "Now hurry!"

"You're going first!" he cried.

"Fine!" she shouted and raced off, followed by the red Decepticon.

As Drexia sped out of the cave, she saw Bulkhead and Bumblebee. Ratchet had shared with her that Bumblebee's T-Cog had been stolen, asking if the Decepticons were responsible. She felt extremely sorry for the scout; speed was essential, especially for the run she was about to give him.

She raced by them, Knock out following shortly, shouting, "Catch me if you can!"

"I'll get him!" Drexia heard Bulkhead say. By the time she knew Breakdown would have exited the cave, she was out of hearing range.

Poor kid, she thought fo herself.

As she turned a corner, Knock Out now ahead of her, she saw Bumblebee running as fast as he could on feet towards them. They drove a while until Drexia heard Knock Out say something mockingly but not loud enough for her. Suddenly, Bumblebee stopped, pointing his canons at the two.

Drexia held her breath. Could his weapons still work?

Her question was answered when she saw in her rearview mirror that his arms did nothing.

"You're not even going to try and shoot out my tires?" she heard Knock Out cry. He came to a stop. Drexia pulled up a few feet ahead of him, wondering why Knock Out wanted to risk losing the artifact just to tease the Autobot.

"Bumblebee!" he said, chuckling. "Where's your famous horsepower, ah? Show me some speed!"

Drexia took off again as Bumblebee balled his fists and ran towards them. Knock Out didn't start driving again until Bee was close behind him. The scout stopped and suddenly ran over to the side, grabbing a small, rusty truck. He swung over onto the road and jumped up on it, riding it like a sled.

"What is with the Rent-A-Car?" Knock Out laughed.

Suddenly, a loud screech rang in Drexia's ears. She realized Bumblebee's car was leaning and shooting out sparks as the metal slid along the road. She saw a tire pop off and then Bumblebee's huge eyes of shock.

"I'd stick around and do some doughnuts around you," Knock Out began, half to himself, "but I have a delivery to make."

When the two Decepticons rounded a corner, Drexia realized Bumblebee wasn't going ot make the same turn they did. She tried to hold back her shout of terror, knowing there was a chance the scout wouldn't make it. She had always admired the sweet, brave Autobot; he was also so small that he seemed helpless, at leats in Drexia's optics. she had always viewed him as a baby.

She watched in her rearview mirror as he tried to turn, but was unsuccessful. He went through the railing and air. Drexia heard his long, drawn out scream put out through a long whir.

"Knock Out!" she shouted suddenly.

"What is it?" he demanded, not slowing down. The femme did and came to a halt. He kept going but opened a comm. link to her. "Why did you stop?"

"This is perfect," she lied, "I can actually get an Autobot prisoner! Keep going, I'll bring the scout back! Just get the weapon to Lord Megatron!"

"Smart girl."

Drexia turned around and ran top speed towards the area where Bee had gone over. She scrambled down the cliffside but slipped. She fell into the water with a loud splash. The femme swiftly shot back up out of the water, looking around for Bumblebee.

"Scout!" she cried. "Bumblebee!"

She dived underwater and searched around. She saw his body slowly falling towards the ground and set off instantly towards him. Cybertronians didn't necessarily need to breathe, but sometimes oxygen had to be processed and sent through their neck cables so that they wouldn't "breathe" bad air. She shut off her oxygen processor, which was sort of like a human when holding his breath.

She swam as fast as she could towards him and when she finally reached him, she grabbed his hand, pulling him towards her. Bubbles came up from his neck and she realized he was still processing air; air that he wouldn't get.

Drexia wrapped an arm around Bumblebee when he was pressed against her and hurried to the surface of the water. When she finally shot over the barrier of liquid again, she gasped for air. Glancing at Bumblebee, who's optics were dark, the femme waded back to the cliffside. She pulled herself up to stand on a small ledge thing but just before she began climbing, she heard Breakdown drive by, pursued by Bulkhead on foot.

The girl could tell Bulkhead gave up from his angered growl, obviously meaning the Decepticon was out of range. She cried out weakly, trying to kick her processor back into gear. Bulkhead's face appeared over the ledge. He gasped.

"Bee!" he shouted.

Drexia coughed a few times then managed, "Hurry, I think he's hurt!"

She realized she would probably have to do most of the work to get Bumblebee to safety. So she moved the little scout behind her, holding him against her back. She drapped his arms over her shoulders, holding onto his left wrist with her denta. She reached up and dug her hands into the dirt. Thankfully, it wasn't that wet. Wet enough to get a good grip, though.

It took a while, but Drexia finally reached over the cliff. Instantly Bulkhead grabbed her hand with one of his then Bee's wrist with the other. He hauled them both over the egde quickly. Drexia coughed a few more times when she was on the ground but she felt her processor functioning right. She rolled Bumblebee off of her back and hurriedly sat up, turning the scout so that he would lie on his back. She shook him.

"Scout!" she cried. "Wake up!"

Bulkhead tapped his headset. "Ratchet, we need you! Bee needs attention!"

Bumblebee's optics flickered and made Drexia gasp hopefully. "Kid, get up!" she said, shaking him lightly again. He stirred then shot up, eyes wide and voicebox letting out a long sound. He turned to face Drexia and blinked in confusion. She smiled thankfully.

"You're okay!" she said happily.

He nodded, but still was confused. Drexia looked up at Bulkhead then scrambled to her feet. "Look, you have to hit me!"

Bulkhead looked horrified. "But you're a girl, and you can't just... ask me to hit ya! You have to... provoke me! Like, fight me!"

"I told Knock Out I'd take your friend prisoner!" Drexia told him. "Obviously, I won't! But you have to hit me, make it look like I tried!"

"Can't you just tell him I had a gun at your head when you came back over the cliff?" Bulkhead demanded, still shocked at the idea of hitting Drexia without reason.

She stared off, thoughtful. "I didn't think of that," she stated. She looked down at Bumblebee then smiled at him. "Be careful, Speedster. And don't worry, you'll get your Cog back in no time."

She turned, ran, jumped then transformed. She was out of sight in moments, leaving two shocked Autobots.
Current Episode - Transformers Prime, Season 2, episode 4: Operation: Bumblebee Part 1
although the episode ends wiht the end of this part so when the next part is posted, it will be Operation: Bumblebee Part 2
I think.
ANYWAY~
I'll go ahea dand post the next part but that'll be about it. I'm not even supposed to be on dA. NAUGHTY RED~

Drexia, story (c) Me
Transformers (c) Hasbro
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