Slag POV

When I woke up, several days had apparently passed after the Fall of Beacon, I woke up in a cell with my brothers, other than Grimlock, but not Team RWBY. I felt some sort of pain in my chest when the thought of mom's arm being cut off enters my memory.

Snarl POV

I woke up and looked around until I found Swoop and woke him up, when he did wake up he was scared because Mom wasn't here, and to be honest, so was I. The cell we're in with the others is black with shards of red. I look and see Sludge stirring, I help him and he asks.

Sludge: Where Mommy?

Snarl: Not here, I know that much.

Swoop: Where are we?

Snarl: I don't know.

????: You're home now.

Snarl: *growls* Who's there?!

A little girl appears from the shadows about a year younger than Swoop, she is dirty but the boys can tell she has blonde hair and blue eyes.

Snarl: Who are you?

Slash: My name is Slash, and you guys are the original Dinobots.

Sludge: Dinobots?

Slash: That's the project we were kidnapped for. What's wrong with him? *indicates Slag*

Slag: I don't want to talk about it.

Swoop: Who's the kid in the back?

????: *grunts*

Slash: Slam can't speak, but he's another Dinobot like us.

Swoop: Hello, Slam.

Slam: *waves and grunts*

Sludge: Where Mommy?

Slash: What's a mommy?

*alarm blares*

Swoop: *scared* What's that?!

Slash: Training.

Snarl: Training for what?

Slash: To be Salem's weapons against humanity. Come on, the eggheads don't like to be kept waiting.

3rd Person POV

The boys follow Slash and Slam through the opening cage door, Slash and Slam transform into metallic versions of their Dino forms. The boys are somewhat in shock and awe about what they see, a voice is then heard over an intercom.

????: Training begins, now. Fight!

Slash and Slam suddenly, go at it with Slam trying to hit Slash but Slash avoids every strike but can't hurt his armor. The boys stand there looking confused at each other.

????: What are you waiting for? Fight.

Swoop: Each other?

Snarl: You're kidding, right?

????: This is how training is done. Transform and fight.

Sludge: Sludge no fight brothers! *sits and pouts*

Slag: *angered* He's got a point, we only fight over cookies.

????: We shall see... Insecticons, teach these, children, who's in charge around here.

Suddenly, another door opens up and two robots that look like stag beetles the size of elephants fly into the arena-

one tackles Sludge, the other tackles Slag and both slam the two into the wall. Sludge and Slag recovered and transformed into their fleshy dino forms and attempt to counterattack, but the robot beetles prove to be really strong, by transforming into robot mode-

The Insecticons beat down all the kids then throw them back in their cell when the kid's Aura break. In a observation room overlooking the arena Salem is with Watts, Cinder and Emerald and another who lurks in the shadows.

????: So, it seems the original five cannot access their Dinobot forms yet.

Salem: Cinder told me that Grimlock was able to do so.

Watts: Adam also told us that the one called Slag was able to access his Dinobot mode but only in a blind fit of rage.

????: Maybe that's what it'll take to activate the nano-machines, then train them to access their Dinobots at will.

Salem: Cinder, you told me that these children were being raised by some Beacon students?

Emerald: Yes, that's right. Four of them, we don't know where they are now.

Watts: We could threaten them to provoke these monsters into doing what we want.

????: Yes. To control monsters, we need to break their spirits. *appears from shadows*

Salem: What about the one called Grimlock?

Shockwave: I'll keep him under sedation to keep him under control. His dino form is triggered by rage, until I can figure out a way to control him while he's in that state, he remains in stasis.

2 Weeks Later, after Salem gave her orders to her followers

Slag, Snarl, Swoop and Sludge have been on the recieving end of beatings from the Insecticons day after day, but still they refuse to fight each other. Slash willingly took care of them after the beatings, Sludge is especially attached to Slash because she was just being nice, and Swoop was also a little attached because they were both similar ages. Slag was still depressed because he was so worried about Yang and wondering if she's okay and Snarl was just trying hold back his pent up frustration.

This day though, the cage door opened and Sludge was let out, alone. Shockwave has finally revealed himself with Slash attatched to his left arm cannon.

Shockwave: Maybe I'll get through to you since you're the dumbest of your 'siblings'.

Sludge: I ain't as think as you dumb I am...... Wait.

Shockwave: My point exactly. Now, last time I ask nicely, fight.

Sludge: No.

Shockwave: Very well.

Shockwave reveals a electric prod in his right hand and touches Slash with it-

Slash: *SCREAMS in pain*

Sludge: No! Stop that!

Shockwave: Fight!

Sludge: No!

Shockwave: Then... *touches Slash with prod*

Slash: *SCREAMS*

Sludge: Slash!

Slash: *pained* Don't do it, I'm not worth it!

Sludge: *angry* Let her GO!

Sludge's nano machines activates and turns him into his robot mode

Shockwave: Yes, finally.

Sludge towers over Shockwave and punches him across the massive arena, he picks up Slash and makes sure she's okay until-

*SCREECH*

Sludge slides Slash across the floor before being tackled by an Insecticon beetle. The Insecticon just barely manages to lift Sludge and drag his face through the wall, then throws Sludge hard into the ground as it transforms.

Snarl: Sludge, look out!

The Insecticon charges at Sludge as he gets up onto his feet, he uses both arms to block two claw strikes, then moves right to avoid a overhead strike, Sludge then came back with an uppercut, then something else triggers in him and Sludge transforms again.

Shockwave watches from the observation room.

Shockwave: Hmm, so those humans managed to teach them how to fight.

Sludge and the Insecticon fight for several tense minutes but the Insecticon ended up victorious and throws Slash and Sludge back in their now seperate cages.

Swoop: Sludge, are you alright?

Sludge: *dizzy* Clean up on aisle 3. *passes out*

Slag: Sounds fine to me.

Snarl: Slag, you okay?

Slag: Leave me alone.

Slam: *grunts*

Slash: *weak* Yeah, I'll live. But, why did you save me, Sludge?

Sludge: Slash, Sludge's friend. Sludge protect friends.

Slash just sat in her cell pondering what it means to be a friend. Slam, meanwhile, can't stop wondering about Slag and what he's keeping back. Needless to say, our favorite Dinobots are in for a world of hurt from here on out.

Blake POV

I arrived in Menagerie, my home island, and reunited with my parents, Sun, annoyingly, followed me. It turns out the White Fang were still a threat here, as I found out an old friend Ilia was still working with them, when Sun and I tried to apprehend her, Sun was hurt and stabbed in the shoulder. Afterwards, I sat with Sun until he woke up.

Blake: This is why, Sun. This is why I left them all behind.

Sun: What do you mean?

Blake: I am done watching my friends get hurt because of my decisions.

Sun: Blake-

Blake: Shut up! Do you think I like being alone? Everyday, everyday I think about them, Ruby, Weiss, Yang.... Sludge. And I hope they hate me for leaving.

Sun: You don't mean that.

Blake: Yes, I do! No more, no one else is going to get hurt because of my decisions because they belong to me.

Sun: You think you're being selfless, you're not. *Blake looks at Sun* Yeah, that chameleon chick got me pretty good, but I'd do it all over again if it meant protecting you, and I'm sure Yang and Sludge feel the same way. You can make your own choices, sure, but you don't get to make ours. So stop pushing us away, it hurts more than anything the bad guys coyld ever do to us, plus you're Sludge's mother, you taught him, raised him from the kindness of yoyr heart, he will always remember that.

Blake: But I chose to save Yang instead of my own child, and he ended up probably back as a lab rat again.

Sun: Maybe, but you know Sludge, he's too dumb to hold a grudge.

Suddenly my mom fell through the door and tried to play off that she wasn't eavedropping. But then Dad told me what he found on the scroll we took off Ilia.

Ghira: I'm afraid you were right to be suspicious.

Blake: What do you mean?

Ghira: Adam Taurus plans to overthrow the White Fang and attack Haven Academy. It'll be the Fall of Beacon all over again.

Sun: Not if we destroy the White Fang first.

Blake: No, we're not going to destroy the White Fang. We're going to take it back.

Afterwards, I sit in my room and remember all the times I spent with Sludge, he was always so friendly and he never let the fact that he was not very smart get him down, I guess because I was always there to give him the love he deserved. If anything happens to him, I'll never forgive myself.

Blake: *to herself* I'm sorry, baby. I'm so sorry. I will find you when this is all over, I promise. Mommy loves you. *sniffles and wioes away a tear*

(A/N): Hey everyone, I am back and I am so ready for these next couple of volumes, I couldn't wait anymore.

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