Mysteries of a Prime

Operation: Breakdown

Aerialace P.O.V

Me and Bulkhead were sent on a mission in an abandoned city, we were walking for a while until Breakdown attacked. It has been half an hour since then and I was knocked into a building, half conscious, but still heard snippets of their conversation. Eventually I got some more energy and stood up to see Breakdown about to kill Bulkhead, I ran to Breakdown and tackled him away.

"Oh, you're still online." Breakdown muttered as he threw me off, I backflipped and landed on my peddes. He charged at me but a little device was shot at his chest, he stopped to see what it was, only for it to produce an E.M.P. I look around to see what could have caused it, and saw helicopters surrounding me, as well as jeeps and trucks.

They shot the same device at me. I was hit but the shock was half as bad as my A.D.U so I was able to stay standing. They shot another, and another, and another, all near my stab wound until I couldn't handle it anymore. I fell, slightly conscious until they shot one more time and I went unconscious.

(Timeskip)

I woke up tied to a berth, I tried to move only to get an immense pain in return. "Well lookie who's awake now." I heard Breakdown sneered. "Turn down the voltage." I heard a familiar voice say, "Silas." I greeted, "Why, hello again, my dear. You seemed quite resistant against our E.M.Ps. How so?" Silas asked, "Conditioning." I responded, "Well it seems you're in worse shape than last time, so let's make this fun. Open up the big one." Silas ordered. "My name Breakdown, human! Remember it 'cause it's gonna be the last thing you hear!" Breakdown roared.

"I don't entirely think so. For everything you do to us, we'll do to her." Silas nodded in my direction, "You really think I care? I guess a smaller brain the dumber!" Breakdown laughed, "Don't ever underestimate M.E.C.H." Silas warned. While the two were bickering, Silas' men were turning off Breakdown's pain receptors.

"Are his pain receptors disabled?" Silas asked, getting a nod in return, "Good, then he won't make as much noise... Open him up." Silas finished, his men beginning the procedure, while walking to me. "How come you don't say anything?" Silas interrogated, to which I stay silent, "Hmph, you're going to be a fun one to crack open." Silas chuckled.

I didn't respond as he continued to circle me like a vulture to a corpse. He glared at me only to get a blank stare in return. "You know, you remind me of myself. Blindly following orders, keeping silent... being a suck up." he stepped onto my frame, "But I managed to escape the constant cycle of trying my best only to fall back down." He walked up my chassis, "So I'll give you the opportunity to break from the cycle as well; Join M.E.C.H and we will bring a new world order, one where we rule side by side." Silas proposed.

"I would never betray the only ones that don't exploit me." I finally spoke, "Wrong answer, dear." He stepped on the protective glass around my spark chamber which took multiple centuries to heal. I gasped and whined in pain, "I'll give you the option again: Join us. And perhaps I'll let you live."

"As I have previously stated, I would never betray the only ones that don't exploit me." I repeated, "How can you be so sure of that?" Silas cooed, "Shame, you always were my favourite." Silas sighed, "Start on this one!" He ordered, "But sir, do you not want us to first turn off her pain receptors?" One of the men questioned, "No, let her realize the consequence of her action." Silas declined. The men did not say a word as they redirected all their drills and machinery towards my bound frame. They did not do much to Breakdown, only opening his spark chamber and removing an optic.