Human Bot

Chapter 4

- Huntress And Hunters -

"STOP!" Felina heard the cry of despair under Rattrap's moans of pain and screams. Her gaze went to Cheetor, standing in the doorway of his quarters.

"Who are YOU to tell me what to do? Want to finish like him? Cause that can very well happen!"

Cheetor froze, uncertainty coming through him. He could shoot Felina, but it might end up injuring Rattrap in the process. Also, if he did manage to get a clean shot at the huntress only, she would probably influct an even more severe wound to his friend on the floor before his blast would hit, "I... I...", he stammered.

Felina noticed his hesitation, taking the most advantage of it. She knew how to read machines, see what IQ had been inflicted to them. This one, she decided as she smiled softly at him, would be a piece of cake "Oh Cheetor, honey, come here. I've got a nice little gift for you," she said gently, and moved from Rattrap's body.

"How stupid do you think I am?!", he shot back in anger.

Snorting, she licked her lips as if he were nothing but a good meal, "Hmmm, very"

"Err... well... in a way you're right", he admitted ridiculously, which he probably would never have had she not been acting the way she was now. Yes, she knew how to read the machines, she also know how to act to make their circuits jump. So Cheetor, poor Cheetor, tried to hide his programming, stammering like a child, "B-But do you think I'm stupid enough t-to go over there?"

"Heh, yes."

Cheetor growled, shaking his head "Stop it! Do you think I care about anything you're saying?"

"Well, from my point of view, since you're answering, yes, you definitly seem to! Also, I'll warn you now, if you care about your little friend, you won't wanna fuck with me too long and get your ass down at my feet."

Her vulgarity took the best of him, and with rage, he finally dared pointing his weapon at her, "Okay! That's it! Get away from Rattrap," he yelled and raced for her.

"See, told ya you'd come to me", she smirked and readyed her sword up for the fatal blow.

"GAH! Slag!" The young robot tried to stop but stopping at the right time was not an issue anymore. She was going to slash him in half, from head down to crotch, and it would hurt. It would hurt because he was a machine, and a machine does not go offline just yet. She would also know just where to slash so he would feel the pain for a long time too. He closed his eyes and waited for the blade to do its job when he heard a laser blast and the young girl scream. A hand took his arm and violently stopped him, making him fall to the floor. When he opened his eyes it was Felina he saw falling next.

Dinobot took her by the neck and threw her across the room before putting his sword against her neck. His eyes glimmered with hatred, with the need to slash her open. "No more games, Huntress", he told her. He raised his sword to finish her but Rhinox got in between them. Dinobot tried to push him away, swearing that she was better dead then alive, but Rhinox did not move a muscle. He was much too big to be pushed away, even for Dinobot.

"That's enough," The green robot snapped with anger, "Get Rattrap to the CR chamber! NOW!"

“(snarl) I am NOT a vermin carrier!"

"What was THAT, Dinobot?" he asked, looking him in the eyes. Dinobot decided it was better to obey Rhinox for the moment... The rage within the large robot was far greater then his, thus he believed it was preferable for himself to let Rhinox take out his anger on someone else. He took Rattrap and silently left Cheetor's quarters.

Rhinox turned to Felina, who was eyeing him oddly, unsure of herself. She didn't know what to think anymore. Old memories were coming back, and she couldn't believe what she was seeing. A huge, green robot... there was only one like him. She backed away as if she was afraid of him. "You..."

"So now you remember me, Fiona?"

"RazorShell", she whispered. Her mouth was open and one would have believed she wasn't far from tears. It was him: The one who saved her from the Predacons and from her father. Seeing she was feeling dizzy, Silverbolt carefully stepped behind her and grabbed her shoulders to make sure she was not going to fall.

"Careful, little lady," he whispered.

In a sudden move of repulsion she turned and punched him in the face. The cat 'bot growled and hissed at the dog, showing her fangs, and pushed him away, "Do NOT touch me!"

"Fiona! That's enough!" Rhinox shouted and took a few steps closer to her "Stop it!"

She dropped the defensive position, "So... it's you", she whispered.

"I can't believe what I'm seeing", he continued, shaking his head in disappointment, "And here I thought you could change. What a fool I was."

"What are you talking about?"

"Why? What have they done to you? You shot AirRazor, stabbed Tigatron, emptied Dinobot, cut Cheetor almost to death, and proceeded to hurt Rattrap until he almost died from it!"

"I just..."

"I don't even want to hear it!" he yelled back, "I saved your life to give you another chance, but all you did was abuse it! So tell me, WHY did you have to do this?"

Optimus put his hand on Rhinox's shoulders to calm him down, but was violently pushed away, "WHY?!"

"Because they're robots! That's why! They have no feelings so they can only kill and don't care! They're a menace! They can only think about THEMSELVES!" she cried in fury.

"Then", Rhinox said calmly, "What are you?"

Felina's eyes widened unbelievingly and her hand covered her mouth. "You're no better then the others!" she hissed, and then was back to beast mode and running away.

"Go get her!" Cheetor exclaimed, getting to his feet.

"No… let her go", Rhinox shook his head and sighed sadly, "She'll be fine."

"But, where will she go?" Optimus asked Rhinox softly.

"Maybe outside..."

"And the Preds?" Cheetor asked.

"I DOUBT there should be a problem there, Cheetor."

"Yeah... but Dinobot will get in her way."

"We can only check around, that's all we can do for now... I... I never should have let her live..."

"It's not your fault, Rhinox" Optimus told the large robot.

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"...The scientists must have connected her heart to a spark", BlackArachnia, who was studying descriptions about the robot huntress on the computer screens, concluded, "The only way to keep a spark alive is with a special metal structure, like our own Cybertronian bodies."

"So she would have been turned into a robot? Interesting, yesss", Megatron replied.

Then Inferno came rushing in. "Royalty! The scanners detect a Maximal presence in our territory. It's a white cat. Code name, Felina!"

“Are you sure you did not mistake this for Tigatron?"

"Negative my queen, it's a female."

"Female? Well then, it looks like the spiders' theory was right after all", the Predacon leader growled," Tarantulas! Waspinator! Come with me! I think it's time to teach our young intruder a nice lesson, yesss."

"Woohoo, Wazzzpinator finally gets to kick Maximal butt! Bzzzzz..." The hyperactive wasp flew away in circles, followed closely by Tarantulas and Megatron, leaving BlackArachnia and QuickStrike with the scanning duty. Tarantulas showed mischievous signs of interest as he left the base.

QuickStrike looked at BlackArachnia, who was watching the three bozos heading for Felina's position.

"Well, Sugar Bot, looks like nuthin's gonna bother us," he said with a wink.

"Just shut up and see if there are any Maximals after that bounty huntress", she answered him coldly.

"Sheeesh... women..."

"SHUT UP AND SCAN THAT SLAGGIN TERRITORY!!!!"

"But, but Sugar 'Bot… oh... all right..."

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One more tear: another drop in the small stream where the reflection of a white cat's face was getting blurred up. Felina, beast mode, was lying beside that stream, watching what she had become.

The last time she remembered feeling her eyes getting watery since her mother died was after a certain incident on Omacron, causing its destruction. She had played with God and Primus' creation... Now, it seemed like the bad joke had turned on her and she couldn't believe it. She had become what she hated the most in her life: a robot. Well, 90% of it at least. Now, even Rhinox, her 'Uncle Big R', had turned against her.

"Why me?" she asked herself, "Why couldn’t they let me die?"

"Oh, poor little baby. Here, let me help you", a stranger told her while putting his arm around her. She turned her head slowly to see the face of the stranger.

That face. The very same face you made when I found you, dazed and unaware of your surroundings.

But when she saw it she screamed and backed away from him, "My God! What are YOU s'pposed to be?!" In an instant she had reverted to robot mode for her own defense.

"Your worst nightmare", Tarantulas said in a giggle. Hissing, she continued to back away from the tall robot. Suddenly, her feet were off the ground, and she was now facing Megatron in robot mode, who now held her light body by the shoulders. He shook her a little and smiled.

"Calmness, please. After all, you ARE on Predacon territory, Maximal, yesss. Since you seem to be new around here, I'll give you a choice. Join me and my Predacons, Fiona dear, and I'll make sure that you won't get hurt and that you will be treated like a queen, yesss. What do you think?"

She grinned, and spit in his face. Megatron's reaction was no surprise as he violently threw her in Tarantulas’s arms. With an insane laughter, he held her hands behind her back, enabling her to move further.

That laughter…

(mamma....)

"Stubborn little brat!" Megatron yelled, hitting her with the back of his hand before wiping the saliva from his face. She let out a little moan of pain, but she would not let him have the satisfaction of hurting her further more.

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"Where is she?! Where's 'dat slaggin' pussy cat!?" Rattrap jumped out of the CR chamber in a flash, "I'll teach her to toy with me!"

“Calm down, Rattrap", Optimus told him, "She's gone for now.”

"Really? Wow, good news floodin'!"

"What happened back there, Rattrap? How could you let your guard down like so?"

"'Dat kitten... TRICKED me," he whispered in an embarrassed tone, and a shade of red appeared in his face.

"TRICKED you? What do you mean?" Dinobot asked amusingly. Oh, he knew the answer all right, but it was more fun to see the rat blushing by the second.

"Well, it's nothing! She jumped me from behind, that's all!"

"Ooooh I see," Dinobot mocked him, "You-"

"No, no, no, no! 'Dat ain't what ya thinkin'! 'Dat's not what it looks like..."

Rattrap was saved by the bell when the alarm sounded from the computers. "Must be 'dat slaggin' she-devil, huh, she looks fine ta me!"

Cheetor eyed him in disbelief. "She's being attacked by Megatron!"

"'Dat's what ah said, kid. With any chance, 'dey'll finish her off and we'll be safe. 'Dat little bitch is worst than the Beast Wars itself! And trust me when I say 'dat!"

"But, my friend, we cannot just leave a young lady all by herself in enemie hands!" Silverbolt said.

"Yeah? Well, my FRIEND, just watch my royal self enter my royal quarters. Good night my FRIENDS, I now have a date with my royal pillow", Rattrap said in a sarcastic voice, as he turned and headed for his quarters.

Optimus stepped in front of Rattrap, blocking his way, "We're ALL going, which includes YOU too."

"What?! Ya want me to go 'dere? Look, King Kong, if it ain't the Preds 'dat are gonna scrap us, it'll be HER!"

"I know what you mean, but the thing is that we can't let her get into Predacon hands--"

"Rattrap's right", Rhinox interrupted as he got in the elevator. "She's MY responsibility now. Let ME handle it."

"No Rhinox. As a Maximal, she's OUR responsibility. We're all going with you. At least, I am."

"If Big Bot's going than I'm going too!" Cheetor told everyone with great enthusiasm.

"And like an arrow of fire, I shall lead your way", Silverbolt continued.

AirRazor and Tigatron looked at each other, nodded, and followed Optimus, Cheetor and Silverbolt.

"I said 'dis once, and I'm gonna say it again. We're all gonna die", Rattrap entered the second lift. Dinobot followed.

End of Part 4

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