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The wilderness of the jungles of India was humid but safe for the moment as Vigil kept watch while Chase remained in stasis. Hearing the sound of wildlife put Vigil on edge as he recalled the events of the day prior, to say he could’ve done something different but the newcomers and the island’s safety has put him on his limits. Looking over at the bot he comes to grow fascinated with; seeing the bruises now forming on his arms caused a scowl to appear as he turned back to watch the dark jungle before him. He made his territory known and none of the animals drew close to him or Chase but watched afar before leaving. It wasn’t long when his sensors picked up unusual activity not too far from them, looking back at the unconscious bot he looked at his sensors again and found the threat to be moving closer to them.
Standing he grabbed the gun from his waist and when the rustling of bushes was heard he raised his blaster as the threat made itself known. Red optics widened in surprise before smirking when seeing the unconscious rescuebot. “Well this is very interesting”
Yellow optics narrowed as he kept his digit on the trigger, “State your name and business”
The other mech cackled as slim digits pressed to his comm channel, “Don’t worry I’m sure Lord Megatron will be delighted to speak with you”
“Who is this Megatron?”
“You will see” the mech responded before he got through to the one mech he served, “Lord Megatron/
/What is it Knockout/ he snapped
I found the source of the strange spark signal and it seems he has a friend who needs medical attention”
/Good, I’m sure they will need energon. I’ll have Soundwave send a groundbridge to your coordinates/
“Of course Lord Megatron” Knockout responded before ending the call and turned to look at the rescuebot and the mysterious mech before him “I’m Knockout and you are?” he asked, cocking his hip to one side with a servo resting on it.
Slowly lowering his weapon, Vigil looked at the other before answering, “I am Vigil and the bot behind me is Chase”
“Nice to meet you Vigil, Now we have the proper medical equipment to take a look at your friend and yourself back on our ship. That is if you wish to come”
Vigil hesitated before looking at Chase then at Knockout when finding that staying in the wilderness was illogical. “When shall we leave?”
A groundbridge opened up behind Knock Out and with a smile, the red Aston Martin motioned behind him. “Right now”
Vigil said nothing and turned to lift Chase into his arms and followed Knockout into the groundbridge as it closed behind them. Knockout was the first to step into the command deck as Vigil followed behind him and was met with many mechs. The former computer narrowed his eyes before looking at the larger mech of them all with a bored stare.
“Lord Megatron, this is Vigil and the bot in his arms is Chase” Knockout introduced as the silver mech nodded before smiling in a malicious way in Vigil’s opinion
“Welcome to the Nemesis Vigil. I’m sure you and your friend will be most welcome here”
Vigil doubted that as he noticed a few already having their battle protocols at the ready, “Where is your medical lab” he asked rudely
Knockout startled as everyone stayed silent as they awaited Megatron’s reaction but were surprised when said bot began to laugh. “Knockout show our guests to the medical bay, Tomorrow we would have more time to better acquaint ourselves with Vigil”
Knockout nodded before motioning for Vigil to follow him out the command deck which Vigil gladly did not bother to hide his mistrust of the Decepticon Lord. When they left, the charming smile Megatron graced was replaced with a snarl as he turned to his third in command. “Soundwave, keep an optic on Vigil. I do not trust him enough to expect any treachery, unlike Starscream. Who I can see his treachery in a click”
Soundwave said nothing but when Megatron turned, a thumbs down emoji showed on his visor making a few drones hold in their snickers. Megatron turned to face them with a glare, the drones were quick to get back to work as the warlord left the room. Soundwave monitored until he was far enough before waving a servo at his crew; the command deck erupted in laughter as few drones were on their knees and holding their midsections from the pain of laughing too hard. Meanwhile, Knockout received the video of the stunt Soundwave pulled on Megatron and couldn’t help but snicker. Vigil ignored the medic and kept his optics on Chase, his chest was free of the rescuebot symbol which was logical on his part. He allowed the medic to analyze any injuries Chase had and the medic hummed catching attention.
“Breakdown can you-” Knockout began before immediately holding his glossa and blinked back tears, clearing his throat he gave Vigil a charming smile, “Now your friend here is perfectly healthy but the bruises on his forearms will probably leave him sore so make sure he doesn’t move too much and-”
“Who is Breakdown?” Vigil asked causing Knockout to stutter as he gripped the medical datapad in his servos tightly before answering
“No one" he responded quickly with anger in his tone before sighng "let's get you two settled in your quarters”
Vigil frowned but said nothing when analyzing Knockout’s tense form and the liquid forming on his optics was another sign that Vigil hit a sore spot. Lifting Chase off the medical slab, he followed Knockout and it took a while to find a room that situated two bots but they managed. “Now it isn’t big but it does fit the both of you. Now remember make sure he doesn’t move his arms often and when they begin to fade bring him back to me so I can check his motor movements”
“Of course”
“Not much for words aren't you? Well enjoy your lunar cycle” Knockout said before leaving back to his quarters with the door shutting behind him
Vigil went into the berthroom and laid Chase down on the berth before leaving to monitor his surroundings. His own networks and sensors detected many threats on this ship, making the security bot clutch his helm in agony as multiple alerts showed on his HUD. Taking deep intakes of air he created new codes and deleted what he thought useless before his systems did a quick reboot. Standing tall once more he went back to explore the room, giving the corner of the ceiling a look before waving and went back to minding his business. Soundwave watched and was a bit startled that Vigil managed to find the hidden camera, he clenched his servos as he typed a few commands to the ship’s systems but all were denied. He commed Megatron immediately and dismissed the drones, It didn’t take long for Megatron to arrive, as having two hab-suites on the ship proved necessary sometimes.
“What is it Soundwave?”
::Vigil proved to be more intelligent than expected::
Megatron quirked his brow at this and it was clear his old friend was irritated, “Explain”
::He has managed to deny my overwrite codes of ship’s security::
“He doesn’t even have the ship’s systems memorized” he snarled as he clenched his servos into fists
::Query, Should comm Starscream back from scout mission::
Megatron roared in anger as he turned to Soundwave, “I will not call that treacherous seeker back onto my ship”
Soundwave looked at him blankly before replaying a recording of him from many millennia ago, <So long as he believes the destruction of Vos was the Autobots doing, we will have the seeker armada serve the Decepticon cause>
Red optics widening before narrowing as anger shown on his features, “You dare blackmail me?”
::Brought this upon yourself:: was all Soundwave said before leaving the command deck and leaving Megatron all alone
The warlord growled out in frustration before coming to the one mech he despised more than Optimus Prime himself. /What! Don’t you know I’m currently doing recon/
“Is that any way to speak to your Lord and Master, Starscream?” he growled as the other line remained quiet before answering
/I’m sorry my lord, I thought you were someone else/ Starscream hesitantly said
Megatron snapped, “Who else would I be!?”
/None of your concern. Now, what is it?/
Ignoring his attitude, for now, Megatron began to explain the situation to his second and it didn’t take long for the seeker to put the pieces together. /Figures the humans would create an artificial intelligence to evolve. I’ll be back on the Nemesis in three solar cycles/ he sighed
“THREE! I WANT YOU BACK HERE NOW!”
/Lord Megatron, You sent me to the other side of this primus forsaken planet. A groundbridge will have the humans having a lock on my location thus ruining the art of stealth. Three solar cycles. I’m sure you can handle the AI until I return to deal with it myself/ Starscream retorted with a smug tone
“Why you blasted seeker I will!-”
/Starscream out/
Hearing the comm line cut, the warlord began to scream and mutter curses all the while he was being watched by a certain security bot who kept a neutral face as he knew Soundwave was watching on another console. Putting his arm back to his side he laid back on the berth and noted that it was somewhat comfortable but he was sure it wasn’t for Chase. Hacking the ship’s system was too easy and he managed to find information about the planet Cybertron, its people and culture. Some of it was too corroded to be read but a few touches of his own codes managed to repair what information was left.
Finding out that Chase was of praxian descent was surprising for apparently most praxians were law enforcers and that was it. Deciding to let Chase explain Praxian culture to him on another date, he listened to the sounds of his systems running, and the calming sounds of him venting. Vigil looked at the ceiling once more and found that his optics began to droop and before he could calculate what was happening, he was already in recharge.