Transformers Prime: The Decepticon Human's Return

Chapter 7 The Fall of a Hero and the Rise of a Legend

Starscream POV

"E-Enigma?" I said quietly, but to my surprise the creature could hear what I said and tilted her head, again at the name I called her. I then heard laughing and saw Silas, cackling like a hyena at how speechless we all were, but also loving what he did to her. Turning Enigma into a full on Cybertronian, a predacon, fully loyal to him and him alone.

"Hahahaha, seeing your faces has been worth all the pain S-139 has put me and my men through. She was persistent and stubborn but couldn't beat our science or our torture methods."

I just glared at him, and everyone was as well, but then I felt something... off with my bond. Megatron and Optimus were talking with Silas and as they were doing that, I decided to see what was wrong with my bond. It was a faint emotion, but one I knew all too well, loneliness.

I dug deeper into my bond, and I knew the Vehicons, Insecticons, and other officers were looking at me, but I didn't pay any attention and focused on the bond. Usually, I wouldn't do this in battle, but I knew that whoever was trying to communicate with me needed help and wanted to talk to me. I also could tell that Thundercracker and Skywarp were doing it as well and I quickly opened my eyes and gestured for them to stall until I could figure out what was going on.

My main goal was hoping that this calling was from Enigma and that she was trying to connect with us again to break free from Silas control. One of the Vehicons saw that I was working on something and most of the crew knew that when I focused hard, I was communicating through my bond with my mates.

I saw it was Steve and he nodded, while others blocked my view from the M.E.C.H. soldiers and Silas.

"Hey! What was the whole point of getting her? Why not somebody else?" Silas was none the wiser of my true plan to stall and answered the question while I closed my optics and dug deeper and deeper into the bond.

Eventually, I reached the main part and started speaking through it, with Thundercracker and Skywarp with me.

'Hello, who is this?' I asked and waited, but then heard low growls outside the bond.

When I opened my optics, I looked at Enig- the now predacon Enigma, who still looked confused, but when I heard what Silas was saying, I knew I could use it to see if she could understand me.

'Listen to me, when Silas asks you something, don't answer. Stay quiet, this will let us know we can hear you.'

I said and I heard Thundercracker and Skywarp agree, but also a faint, 'U... u...s?'

I heard her say it and I tried not to smile in front of anyone, but I was happy she could talk through it.

'Yes, now please listen, he is about to say it and don't answer or obey.'

I could feel she understood, but still not fully trusting towards us, but I needed to know if this creature had a will of its own.

"Now as you can see, she is even better than before, isn't that right S-139?" The predacon didn't answer and stayed quiet, not uttering a sound, even when Silas said the command again.

"Stupid beast, still disobedient even with all the memory wipes, you still find a way to not listen. Even that useless code couldn't save you." Silas said and I perked up at what he just said and communicated through the bond again.

'Screamer, he just-'

'I know Warp.'

I said quickly and Thundercracker said, 'If she has something like that embedded within her processor, then that means that-'