A Spark Torn in Two part 2
Part 2 already! I'm probably gonna leave this fic alone for a while so I can update my other ones Enjoy!
Megatron grumbled as he monitored his troops who were trying to steal Energon from a power plant as the Autobots attacked them from the safety of his control room. After the nearest one to them blew up Megatron got seroiusly angry with Starscream, who disappeared the moment he returned with only half the quota of Energon cubes he needed. Because of that he had to send the Stunticons, Dirge and Thrust out to grab some more and everything was going perfectly until the Autobots showed up. Those cursed peace loving machines always ruined everything and the Decepticon leader could not wait till the day he wiped them clean from the face of the universe. He noticed that as they fought the Decepticons at the plant they seemed to be furious, angry...full of rage as if something had happened to upset them. Shrugging it off he let the Stunticons and the two Coneheads deal with it as he ordered Frenzy to search for the red Seeker so he could tell him off. Come to think about it he hadn't seen Soundwave either, it was strange for him to let the cassette team wander around on their own and not to report back in. As time passed and still no sign of Starscream or his loyal officer he slammed his fist onto the monitor, making some of the Decepticons in the room jump.
'Where is that no good, rotten, lazy, piece of-'
Before he could finish all three of the Seekers entered the room, each of them were joking and laughing about something. They seemed to have indulged themselves in something interesting but Megatron couldn't care less, he was already pissed off. The moment the Seekers saw the angered red optics of their leader their laughter stopped. Starscream stepped forward.
'Something the matter leader?' he sneered.
'Where the slag have you been?' snapped Megatron.
The Seekers chuckled before Starscream answered.
'Just having some fun.'
Megatron raised an optic brow when Starscream mentioned the word fun. Knowing him he'd probably tortured someone but who? They had no prisoners or such so he probably did something more vile. However he didn't care and he demanded to know where his officer was and Starscream replied with an evil grin.
'I'm sure he's having some fun too.'
Soundwave waited until the Seekers left before he stood up and walked over to the trembling Autobot. He towered over his curled up form and observed him, as if he was trying to understand what he was feeling. After Starscream and co had their way with him they left him on the floor where he was trying to choke back on cries of pain and tears of frustration. What remained of his cod piece and mask were scattered on the floor and energon fluid was splattered here and there, some of his joints had been exposed with wires pulled out and some of his armour had been removed to lay bare his circutry. The Autobot shivered as he tried to comfort himself and the only noise heard in the room were his small pitiful gasps of pain. Soundwave bent down and tried to pull him up, causing the Autobot to flinch and cry out.
'GET OFF ME!' he snapped, shaking his arm free from the Decepticons grip.
Soundwave sighed and stood up.
'I'll give you five minutes...then you're getting up.' he snarled in a low tone.
Soundwave walked over to his corner and sat down, keeping an optic on the Autobot. Wheeljack was trying not to cry but after being humiliated and attacked by the Seekers it was very hard. They had their way with him and forced him to do things that made him sob at the very thought of them. He didn't scream, he didn't beg for mercy, he didn't dare give them the satisfaction. It all made him hate them even more. All he could think about was when the Autobots save him, when he would be reunited with his beloved Ratchet. He almost sobbed at the very thought, how he wished Ratchet was here right now. All he could think about was running into his strong arms, but that wasn't going to happen if he stayed here any longer. As he tried to get his systems back on line he was suddenly hoisted to his feet. He yelped and tried to free his sore arm from Soundwave, who got tired of waiting. At first Wheeljack thought he was going to do what the seekers did to him or maybe something even worse but he felt Soundwave grip his bound wrists and unlocked the Energon cuffs that bound them. The mechanic sighed with relief as his arms were released and he massaged his joints, strained after the tight bond. He glanced over at Soundwave who just glared back.
'Now get to work.' he barked, nuding Wheeljack on the back.
Wheeljack growled.
'On what! You bring me here against my will, let those Seekers use me as a play thing, threaten me and now expect me to work for you! Forget it!'
Soundwave suddenly grabbed his wrist and hoisted Wheeljack off the floor, dangling from the officer's strong grip. He found himself staring into Soundwave's cold red optics as his joints were beginning to strain.
'I suggest you do as I say Autobot. If Starscream doesn't see results he'll do much worse than before.'
With that he dropped Wheeljack, who stumbled back against the berth behind him. The mechanic snarled but Soundwave remained cool. Wheeljack then began to think of what he should do. If he played along hopefully the Autobots would rescue him soon, he just had to bide his time, somehow. he didn't want to build anything for them to use against his friends, he had to stall them, long enough until the Autobots save him. He looked round the lab, which was quite old. It looked like it hadn't been used in a while giving the mechanic a good idea. He glared back at Soundwave.
'Fine...but I'm gonna have to repair this lab first! I can't build anything in here.'
Wheeljack waited for an answer as Soundwave stared at him with his cold optics. He appeared to be thinking and Wheeljack was told he was a good thinker. Was he buying it? Or was he trying to figure out what the Autobot was up to? After a while Soundwave then looked round, examining the lab before looking back at Wheeljack.
'Well?'
Wheeljack looked at him confused.
'Get on with it!
Wheeljack grumbled as he looked round. Where to begin? He walked over to the tools set near the berth and frowned, they were old and in terrible condition. He looked back at Soundwave.
'You got any decent tools?' he snapped.
Soundwave sighed in frustration as he walked over to a cabinet and ripped it open to revel some newer but not perfect tools. Wheeljack was rather hoping Soundwave would leave the room to get what he needed but he approached the tool cabinet and took out what he needed, whilst the officer continued to stare at him. After a while it was staring to freak him out.
'Would you stop that?' he snapped.
'What?' snarled Soundwave.
'Staring at me like that!' cried Wheeljack.
When Soundwave detected that he raised his voice to a certain pitch he immediately covered Wheeljack's mouth. Wheeljack tried to shove the hand off and began to muffle protests. Soundwave leaned in and snarled.
'Keep your voice down Autobot!' he snarled.
Wheeljack blinked and then he remembered. Soundwave had brought him in but didn't mention a word of it to his leader Megatron. It was possibly the first time that the officer went behind his leader's back and for a moment Wheeljack thought he could use that against him. However Megatron was just as bad as Starscream and if he found out that there was an Autobot within his base he'd blow a fuse...maybe do things to him, that sent shivers down his back. He stopped struggling and waited until Soundwave removed his hand from his face. The officer stood back and folded his arms, waiting for Wheeljack to continue with his work. The mechanic sighed as he pulled some of the tools out and looked round the old lab, trying to figure out where to begin. He walked over to what appeared to be the master terminal in the room and ripped open a panel, he winced when he saw the rusty circuits and the mangled wires. This was going to take a while and he looked back at Soundwave who just stood there, they couldn't expect him to fix this all within a matter of hours!? He grumbled as he pulled out the damaged circuit boards and ripped off the worn out wires, that made small but pitiful sparks. His first priority was to fix the main terminal and he began to demand materials from the officer who just went to cabinets left and right, getting what he needed. Wheeljack frowned, Soundwave had come prepared, he had everything stocked up within the run down lab. From reels of wires to boxes of metal he had it all brought down here, as if he knew what the mechanic was going to need. It was no wonder Megatron needed him as a officer and he was such a valuable member of the Decepticon team, always planning ahead. As time went by Wheeljack had managed to repair a few of the circuit broads and the terminal was slowly coming to life. The last circuit board that needed repairing wasn't too bad, he just needed to melt the circuit breakers off and replace them with brand new ones. He looked at the tools and noticed that he didn't have a welding gun, a tool he needed if he was going to fix this. He looked up at Soundwave with a tired and frustrated look.
'I need a welding gun.' he snapped.
Soundwave remained motionless. Wheeljack growled and stood up, glaring at the officer.
'I said I need a welding gun!' he said, a little louder.
Soundwave snarled and raised a hand. Wheeljack gasped as it began to convert and morph into a welding gun, he didn't think the officer would need such a tool. Then again he probably didn't trust giving him one in case he used it was a weapon. Soundwave then snarled.
'What do you need this for!?' he snapped.
Wheeljack held up the circuit board.
'I need you to weld off the circuit breakers!'
Wheeljack stood there waiting for Soundwave to begin. The officer just stared at the Circuit board, not moving. Wheeljack grumbled as he continued to stare at the useless board.
'What are you waiting for!?' he snapped.
Soundwave looked up at him, he seemed to be a little embarrassed or something. He then looked down at the circuit board again and then back at Wheeljack. Finally he spoke.
'What circuit breakers?'
Wheeljack blinked and was almost surprised. Soundwave was supposed to be good at fixing things for Megatron, he was also a scientist but the officer couldn't even tell what a circuit breaker looked like? Wheeljack grumbled as he pointed to the small devices on the board.
'This you stupid cassette box!'
Soundwave growled at the comment but looked and examined the devices before switching the welding gun on and slowly began to melt them off. Wheeljack kept still as the officer worked and sighed again when he had to point to the last one when Soundwave couldn't locate it. He kept his finger there so Soundwave wouldn't loose sight of it as he worked. As Soundwave managed to weld the last bit off Wheeljack moved his finger away and suddenly yelped when it got caught under the heat of the welding gun. He dropped the circuit board and starting swinging his finger, trying to cool it down.
'Stupid, slagging, son-of-a...watch where you point that thing!' he snapped.
Wheeljack looked down at his finger to see some of the metal had melted off, reveling his exo-skeleton. It wasn't the first time something like this had happened to him, whenever he accidentaly melted his hand or other body parts Ratchet would patch it back up. Wheeljack sighed as he cradled his hand, thinking about Ratchet, how he wished he would patch it up for him like he always did. the mechanic felt like crying again, wishing that the medic was here wasn't helping ease the pain. The mechanic was suddenly surprised when Soundwave grabbed his hand and began to examine it. Wheeljack tried to pull it out of his grasp but the officer kept a strong grip on it, as he suddenly morphed his arm again. Wheeljack winced when he felt Soundwave removed the remainder of the melted metal and began to replace it with a stronger and durable metal that formered the finger round the exo-skeleton. After it had set he released the hand and Wheeljack examined it, surprised that it was almost as good as new. He looked up at Soundwave a little surprised that he would do such a thing. Soundwave spoke, breaking the silence.
'I need you in top working condition for the tasks I have planned for you.' he said coolly.
Wheeljack grumbled, figures. Soundwave was as Sparkless and cold as he always was. However Wheeljack had to admit it was rather...unusual of him to do such a thing. He was expecting the officer to order him to fix it on his own. Not trying to delve too deep he picked up the circuit board and began to work on it as the officer continued to monitor him.
After what felt like a good number of hours Wheeljack had finally fixed the main terminal and slumped on the floor exhausted. he was usually proud of himself when he fixed things and when they never exploded in his face however he had just fixed something for the Decepticons and he wasn't too proud of that. He still had to fix the equipment in the lab if he was ever going to build something but his Energon levels were too low and he was tired. Soundwave was examining the main terminal, impressed with what the Autobot had done. He looked over at the mechanic who was just heaving in cool air, trying to stop his circuits from overheating. He walked over to him and nudged him gently with his foot. Wheeljack snapped his head up and glared.
'W-what? Can't I get a breather here?' he snapped.
Wheeljack felt a little nervous when Soundwave suddenly leaned in a little too close for comfort, examining him. After a while he stood back up.
'Energon levels too low. Wait here.' he said, as he walked over to the door.
Wheeljack watched him leave, locking the door behind him. The mechanic sighed as he finally got some alone time and tried to think about escaping. There was nothing in the lab he could use, it was so run down. All he could do was pray that the Autobots would get to him soon, hoping that they will save him. It seemed to be the only thing that was keeping him going, his only hope of ever returning to the Autobots and back into the arms of his Ratchet. Wheeljack sighed as he hugged himself, thinking about his medic. What was he doing now? Was he keeping his Energon levels on line? Was he shouting at the twins? Was he worried about him? Wheeljack let a tear escape from his optic as he thought about Ratchet, praying that he will save him soon. As he sat there the door opened and Wheeljack presumed it was the officer. However when he looked up he was horrified to see Starscream, glaring down at him.
'I go through all the trouble to capture you and you're sitting down taking a break!' he snarled, kicking the Autobot.
Wheeljack yelped as he fell over and tried to scramble away from the Seeker. Starscream bent down and grabbed the mechanic's foot, dragging him back until he was right above the trembling mechanic. he growled and raised a fist, intending to attack him.
'I don't what Soundwave was doing with you down here all this time but I wanted results and I don't see any results!'
Even though Wheeljack was slightly afraid of the Seeker, after what he had done to him, he didn't show his fear and shouted back.
'You expect me to work in this dump! I just had to repair the Main Control Terminal! Now I have to fix the slaggin equipment! It's gonna be a while before you see any thing Starscream so stuff it up your exhaust!'
That earned the mechanic a slap and he grimaced as Starscream leaned in closer till they were almost nose to nose. Starscream chuckled at his captive, he was low on energy and rendered completely helpless. He pinned Wheeljack's wrists above his head and snickered as the Autobot began to panic.
'You Autobots are so rude and naughty. Maybe you need to be taught another lesson.' he purred, licking Wheeljack's cheek with his glossa.
Wheeljack flinched and tried to shake free, panic rising when he felt Starscream slide a hand under his armour and tickle his circutry underneath. He gasped and tried to free himself but the was too weak and grimaced once more when Starscream began kissing his neck and licking it. He tried to kick him off but it was no use. Wheeljack felt the tears ready to gush out but he didn't want to scream or cry in front of the Decepticon. He tried to struggle but Starscream kept him pinned as he prepared to take the Autobot again.
'G-get off!' he cried out, but it only got him another slap to the face.
'Come now Wheeljack...I want to hear you scream this time.' purred the Seeker.
Wheeljack shut his optics off and tried to think of being somewhere else, anywhere but here. To his surprise he head the sound of metal hitting metal, Starscream crying out and his hold on him gone. Wheeljack opened his optics and looked up to see Soundwave glaring down at Starscream, who had just been kicked off the Autobot. Starscream snarled at the officer and stood up as Wheeljack scrambled away and pressed up against the wall.
'What the do you think you're doing Soundwave!?' he screamed.
Soundwave remained cool and glared at Starscream.
'I need him to work Starscream, I don't need you distracting him!' he snarled.
Starscream growled as he continued to argue with the officer whilst Wheeljack tried to keep out of their way. He was almost thankful that Soundwave showed up but his hatred for him didn't fade.
'I said you can have him once and once only! That was the agreement!'
'What so you can have him to yourself!?'
'Why would I want to bond my Spark with an Autobot's!? I need his mind and logic circuitry not his body!'
Before Starscream could shout back his Comm Link suddenly went off and Wheeljack heard the voice of the Decepticon leader in the room.
'Starscream! What's with all the racket!? Get back up here and report!' snarled the Decepticon leader.
Starscream flinched as he tried to explain what happened.
'B-but Megatron, it wasn't my-'
'I SAID GET UP HERE!' bellowed Megatron, signing off leaving Starscream fuming.
He glared at Soundwave and then back at Wheeljack, before leaving the room in a huff, slamming the door shut. Wheeljack sighed with relief but flinched when Soundwave approached him. At first he thought he was going to hit him but was a little suprised to see the Decepticon produce an Energon cube. It surprised Wheeljack a little, Decepticons were unbelievably greedy when it came to Energon. Wheeljack felt his engines grumble as his body begged him to snatch it from the Decepticon's hand but the mechanic was unbelievably stubborn and he snarled at the gift. Soundwave forced it in his face.
'Drink it!' he ordered.
Wheeljack was so very tempted to do so but he refused to take something from a Decepticon. He refused to drink stolen energy from the Earth he vowed to protect.
'No, I'd rather starve!' he growled.
Soundwave growled back and he suddenly gripped Wheeljack's face, using his fingers to try and force Wheeljack's mouth open, which wasn't working as Wheeljack forced his mouth to remain shut. Soundwave growled again.
'You're no use to me dead Autobot!' he snapped, removing his hand from the mechanic's face bringing up to his own.
Wheeljack watched, confused as Soundwave began to unlatch his own mask, a hissing noise was followed when he removed a latch. When it came off Wheeljack saw that he had a perfectly normal face with the exception of a few slashes on one side of his face. Then to his surprise Soundwave began to drink the contents of the cube. Wheeljack suddenly felt a nasty thought creep into his mind.
'What the slag are you-...mphf!!'
Wheeljack was suddenly surprised when Soundwave gripped his face again but this time he crushed his mouth over the Autobots. Wheeljack was so shocked he left his mouth open and made a muffled gasp when he felt Energon forced into his mouth, Soundwave's glossa keeping his mouth open. He tried to push the Decepticon off but he was to weak and his body was betraying him as the Energon flowed into his mouth and dribbled down his face. Soundwave wasn't budging and he waited until the Autobot swallowed, which Wheeljack was trying not to do. He finally gave in as he swallowed the contents, his engines almost satisfied and energy slowly rising within his body. After Soundwave was sure that Wheeljack had swallowed the Energon he pulled away and wiped the energon that had dribbled down his face, shoving what remained of the cube down the Autobot's throat. Wheeljack gurgled as his head was forced back and more energon flowing down his throat, which he allowed himself to swallow. He grew angry at himself for being so weak and glared at Soundwave as he continued to pour the energy down his throat. After the cube was empty Soundwave released him and stood up, staring down at a flustered Autobot with energon drooling down his face and angered optics glaring at him. Soundwave's face remained emotionless as he put his mask back on.
'Next time Autobot you will take it willingly.' he snarled as he walked over to examine the terminal.
Wheeljack growled in anger as he wiped the Energon from his face. He felt so weak and helpless and he hated himself for it, he hated being weak, he hated the Decepticons, he hated everything about them. Wheeljack just sobbed softly as he prayed to Primus that the rest of the Autobots would get here soon.