Cyclonus stepped into the command center, Backtrack in a small cage. "Well, we got one of them," he reported. "Demolisher got his butt kicked by some human woman, and Starscream ran into a group of weird Transformers calling themselves Defendions or something. They're in the repair bay now."
"Defendions?" Thundercracker said, looking away from his workstation. "I've never heard of any resistance cell calling themselves something like that before."
"Oh, it gets better," Cyclonus muttered. "They've got mini-cons. Which means we've got a second group of rebels on Earth, and they've got the firepower to back themselves up."
Megatron was silent for a moment as he considered his Lieutenants comments. "Cyclonus, I want you to locate and capture the Air Defense Team again."
"Those punks again?" the helicopter Decepticon said. "Megatron, they broke free of our control last time."
Backtrack glanced up, surprised at what he had heard. So, they don't have as much control over us as they'd like, he thought to himself. That was something worth knowing.
"That can be fixed with a little work," Megatron said. "Also, locate any other minicon groups whose members share similar configurations. I believe we should create a few more combined weapons. After all, the Star Saber was a powerful weapon, but it was the control over the minicon components that was a problem. And that, that can be dealt with." He glanced over the the minicon container. "For now, but that new arrival with the others."
Star Saber? What the hell is the Sta Saber? Backtrack wondered as Cyclonus picked him up and left the command centre. The minicon was silent as he was taken to the holding pens. From what Megatron had said, that Saber was some sort of weapon built from minicons. Some sort of variaton on the powerlink technology, he guessed. The spark of a single minicon could boost a larger Transformers powers to incredible heights. Multiple minicons, combined into one weapon? Backtrack couldn't help but shudder at the thought.
"Here's your new home," Cyclonus said, placing the cage on a shelf. "Now you boys behave yourselves." He was still laughing as he left, the door sliding shut behind him. Backtrack made himself as comfortable as he could get in the box, hoping to think through the various ideas in his head, to say nothing of finding a way to contact his teammates.
"Hmm, new arrival," muttered a voice from slightly further along the shelf. "One of those that left us alone, fled from the pain, left us to suffer as our sparks were leeched from us..."
"Shut up Blackout!" came another voice. "No one wants to hear it. Sorry about that friend," he added, "but time and slavery have taken their toll on his mind. The name's Swindle."
"I'm known as Backtrack. Anyone else here?"
"There's Crumplezone, but he's sound asleep. Besides, the Decepticons have him housetrained. He's loyal to them anyway. And Leader-1... I'm not really sure where he stands. Besides, he's not here right now. Megatron was working with him on something." Swindle was quiet for a moment. "Say, how about a deal? Exchange of information? Nothing fancy, but you tell me about the outside world, and I tell you about whatever you want to know about this place?"
"Sounds like a plan. What can you tell me about the Star Saber?"
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