There was one rule that unbreakable in the bots world. The nobles always got what they wanted. It was an unwritten rule, but it was true enough. Shockwave counted himself lucky to be such a noble. He had what he needed and wanted. Power wasn't something he lacked either. It was those reasons why he wondered why he never just considered taking a bot he wanted.
What had prompted this foreign thought to him was when he first noticed Blurr. It almost seemed like fate when the blue bot had came to his door to deliver a message from some other noble. The message was on small importance, which is why the other noble had trusted a public messenger to deliver it. It seemed to be in good servos though as Blurr had been quick and obviously did not try to meddle with the encrypted data on the data pad.
Almost right then Shockwave tried to lure Blurr inside, immediately attracted to the blue bot. He supposed it was a good thing Blurr has rejected the offer to come inside, saying he had other messages to deliver. Shockwave had paid the bot with a shiny trinket (which seemed to please Blurr.) and sent him on his way then. It was after that he realized it had been a good thing he hadn't been allowed to act on instinct, his home not ready to hold in a captive.
So he soon set on have a floor of his home converted. As he pretended to make friends with the messenger (it was worth hearing the complaints from his fellow nobles about the excess of frivolous messages.) he learned more about Blurr. When a new like or dislike was learned, the construction of the new home would change somewhat.
He had come to think of Blurr as a type of small bird in a way. The way he darted about. The way he looked so delicate. Then there was the fact he was easily lured in by shiny things like some type of birds. The crest adorning the blur bots head just helped the image.
It wasn't all too surprising when Shockwave started calling Blurr "Bluebird".
"Why do you call me that?" Blurr had asked one day.
Shockwave had explained his reasons in a more flattering way, making the blue bot smile. He did not mention of course the easy to lure in part. Nor did he mention he was setting up a gilded cage for him. It was so tempting to just take him and drag him back home immediately. However, Shockwave wanted his soon to be prize new home set up first.
Maybe it was because he hoped that if Blurr saw the care made into his cage, he would not want to leave it. Not that Shockwave really expected this. That didn't worry him though. If Blurr caused too much trouble when brought to his new home, it would be easy to have his "wings" clipped, so to speak. With the right wires messed with, he could make Blurr walk with a limp.
He did hope it wouldn't come to that. He liked the graceful way Blurr moved. But if it came to that, it would be done. Anything to keep what was his under control.
Blurr groaned as he came to. The last thing he remembered before blacking out was turning away from Shockwave after delivering yet another message. Then there was a prick at the back of his neck and he sank into darkness. It took a few moments more for Blurr to realize he was laid out on a plush berth. He wasn't worried at the moment, sure that he had just fainted for some reason and Shockwave was kind enough to bring himself inside while he recovered.
Nothing to worry about.
"Oh good, you've woken up." Shockwave said, sitting in a chair near the corner.
Seeing Blurr awake, he stood up and walked up to the still groggy bot.
"Yeah. I have no idea why I fainted, and I'm sorry about doing so at your door step but-" Blurr started.
"Oh, don't be. I would have been disappointed if the drug I injected into your neck had not worked that fast." Shockwave said.
Blurr's optics went wide, entirely snapped out of his groggy state now. He could feel himself shaking a little now, this new development rather worrying.
"You.. Drugged me? Why?" Blurr asked, ready to dart off the berth and to the door that was not far off.
He was pretty sure he could make it to the door before Shockwave could stop him. He was the quickest bot in the whole city after all.
"Surely you can guess. Did you seriously think I needed to send all those messages. Not to mention the fact I always specified you be the messenger. Did you not ever find that suspicious?" Shockwave asked.
Blurr said nothing, inwardly cursing himself for his stupidity now that it was pointed out. It just took another step from Shockwave to send Blurr leaping off the berth and zipping to the door. Of course it was Blurr's luck to realize that the door was locked when he reached it.
"You do have a whole floor to yourself, but I locked the door for now. I didn't want you running out while I explained things." Shockwave said, walking over to Blurr who was franticly beating at the door.
"Explained things!?" Blurr cried in an almost hysterical tone. "Oh yes. Explain kidnapping away. That's so easy, isn't it?"
"Calm down." Shockwave said.
"No! I will not calm down! You lock me up in some room and expect me to be calm!?" Blurr snapped.
"First off, if you do not calm down, I will sedate you." Shockwave said in a calmer tone then was expected for this situation. As if this was all so logical. "Secondly, as I had said before, you do have an entire floor to yourself. I had it constructed to suit your needs and likes."
This hardly help make Blurr feel any better, now realizing that this was not some sort of on a whim thing. The whole thing was planned. That itself scared Blurr more then being trapped. He sunk to the floor, putting his hands to his face.
"Oh, Primus…" he whimpered.