Chapter three is here to hit you in the face! Haha, not really. I just felt like saying that. Enjoy thy story wench! XD
Disclaimer: Ugh, why do you keep bothering me. I told you to live in fear cause I might own it. Or not...
Chapter Three:
Soundwave watched the human and Arcee enter the portal and cursed his stupidity. Why hadn't he shot sooner? Or at least transform and attack her. He shouldn't care about the humans despicable lives. And he definitely shouldn't care about Arcee's life.
But he did. And now he didn't know what to do. He realized he was falling for the blue Autobot. Of course, this just didn't happen out of the blue. He's probably had feelings for her for a while now. And there last encounter must have finally brought them to the surface.
Soundwave vented to himself and decided not to go to the base just yet. He was not ready to face his Lord's wrath and he really wanted time to get his processor together. So, he flew away back towards Jasper, but slower and away from the Nemesis. The ship was just outside of Jasper, the opposite way he was headed though.
The trip would take anywhere from six to eight hours for a human plane, but for Soundwave, it only took an hour and a half. He landed in the middle of the desert. The place was perfect for Soundwave to relax and think.
He had come to the conclusion that he was falling for the blue Autobot named Arcee. Which was bad. If Megatron found out, Soundwave had not doubt he'd be killed for high treason. Soundwave was Megatron's most loyal follower, so why then was one femme messing up everything he believed in?
The HOI vented once more before standing up once more. He might as well face Megatron now and get it over with. He went to transform, when suddenly he felt the most horrible pain he's ever felt in his entire life. It felt like his whole body was on fire.
The pain so intense, Soundwave saw many error signs as his body started shutting itself done. The last thing he saw before he was completely gone was a pair of maliciously red optics.
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Arcee knew something was wrong. The world seemed to have tensed up not five kilks after she left the med bay. She couldn't get the nagging feeling out of her spot that someone she cared about was hurt, and not just Jack.
Jack, Miko, and Raf were stable according to Ms. Darby. They had just come out of surgery. Raf's parents were there and Miko's host parents had called her real parents and they were on their way to the hospital now. The only hospital in Jasper Nevada was small and didn't have the required equipment needed to take care of the critical students. So they were taken to a city a couple f miles away.
Jess was settling in. She thought the whole thing was pretty amazing. Optimus had assigned Ratchet as her temporary guardian until they could figure out what to do. Ratch wasn't too happy at first, but when Jess started asking him questions about Cybertron, the mech cheered right up.
Optimus had disappeared a while ago. Not sure where he went, probably to his med bay to have some peace and work on whatever he needed to do. Bulk was still sulking in the Main room. Arcee knew how close he was to Miko and just left him be. Bumblebee went for a drive, probably to get his mind off of Raf.
Arcee was standing against the wall not to far from Bulk. She was unsure on what to do. Something told her that someone needed her help and she thought she knew who it was.
"I'm going out."Arcee said as she transformed and sped off before anyone could stop her. She exited the base and flew through the desert intent on being by herself.
She wasn't paying attention to where she was going either. She let her subconscious guide her as she thought back to the events in Evansville. She didn't understand why Soundwave hadn't attacked her sooner. Or even transform to attack her! He was a Decepticon and yet he's done two things that aren't very Decepticon like.
She vented in frustration. Why was he such a mystery? And why did she like that about him? Why did she like anything about him? He was a Decepticon, for Primus' sake! She should not be feeling this about him! It was betraying the Autobot cause.
Arcee pulled over once she decided she was far enough and transformed once more. The sun was starting to set and she liked to watch it. The colors were beautiful. But even that couldn't get her mind off the mysterious Decepticon Head of Intel.
She looked at the ground and paused momentarily. The ground had dirt kicked up and huge foot prints in the surrounding area. What really caught her attention was the piece of metal on the ground. She reached down and picked it up, immediately recognizing it as Cybertronian metal. She tilted her helm in confusion.
Then, she felt pain. It burned through her energon lines and she convulsed in pain, screaming silently. Error messages popped up as she felt her body begin to shut down from the pain. The only thing she saw before she passed out was red optics staring maliciously at her.
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Arcee groaned as her body slowly started to online once more. Her body ached as she onlined her optics and looked around cautiously. The first thing she noticed was she was locked up in a brig and chained to a berth. When she looked to her side, she saw Soundwave's limp body in a berth next to her.
She looked at him shocked as his own body began onlining too. His helm turned to look straight at her. They gazed at each other in shock and disbelief. How ironic that the same Cybertronian that had been given them trouble was with themselves
"Hello Soundwave."Arcee stately lamely, unsure of what to say.
The silent mech just nodded in recognition. She knew he wouldn't speak, he never did. But that was one thing she liked about him. It added to the mystery of his character.
"Any clue where we're at?" She asked curiously, taking one last sweep of the room, hoping to find some clue.
Soundwave shook his head as he also scanned the room for anything useful. But it was bland, nothing that could help them. They were at the mercy of whoever kidnapped them. And neither Bot nor Con liked these odds.
Suddenly, the sound of a door being opened sounded and Soundwave and Arcee's heads snapped to the bars of their brig. Foot steps sounded as whoever kidnapped them approached. They appeared in the door, glaring angrily at both Arcee and Soundwave.
Arcee gasped, recognizing the culprit almost immediately. Soundwave, though he didn't make a noise, recognized him too. One of the most ruthless, destructive Cybertronian's known to man. A Con that was thought to be the creation of Unicron. It was Scourge.
Arcee could still recall the fight she and Hardhead had with him and Cyclonus. She knew he probably wasn't too happy with the defeat. She had not heard what happened to him after the defeat of Galvatron. Apparently he had been in hiding all this time.
Soundwave, on the other hand, knew the mech from the beginnings of the war. He hadn't seen the mech much since he and Cyclonus were sent off by Megatron. He hadn't heard anything about him since after the defeat if Galvatron and he was curiously as to why the Con captured him and Arcee.
Scourge entered the brig his captives were in with a savage grin. He walked straight to the berth Soundwave was tied too.
"Soundwave, it's good to see you."He chuckled darkly.
Soundwave just looked at the mech silently. Or, Arcee thought he did. You couldn't really tell with his visor. Scourge didn't seem the least bit fazed by the mech's quietness.
"Still a mech of no words I see? No matter."Scourge turned from Soundwave and approached Arcee. "Arcee, I haven't seen you since our last battle with Hardhead."He growled and Arcee looked at him defiantly.
"And as my memory tells me, we won that battle."She hissed, glaring at the ruthless Con.
The mech snorted but chose not to answer as he walked back over to Soundwave. Soundwave watched him closely,wondering what in the name of Primus he was doing.
"So, you're probably wondering why I brought you here."Scourge said causally, but no one could ignore the malice that sent chills down Arcee and Soundwave's energon lines.
Nevertheless, they both remained quiet and Scourge grinned menacingly after a few minutes. Arcee shivered in terror. She had a feeling she wasn't get out of here unscathed. If she even got out of there.
"I've been watching you both both for several weeks now. Something has been plaguing your processors that even you refuse to accept. I wouldn't believe it myself if my master hadn't told me. It was so obvious though as I watched you two interact."Scourge started.
Arcee's felt her spark speed up. He couldn't be talking about what she thought he was talking about, could he? No, he couldn't because he said the feeling was mutual. There was no way Soundwave could feel the same.
"I don't know what your talking about, Scourge."Arcee tried to deny, but she herself heard the doubt and horror in her voice.
"Yes, you do. You love Soundwave. And he loves you."
Arcee sucked in air at that and couldn't help but glance over at Soundwave. The mech did not look at her though. He was too busy thinking about what Scourge had said. Was it true? Did Arcee feel the same for him that he felt for her.
"I'm surprised you two never realized your feelings for one another. It was so obvious the entire time. The way Soundwave didn't kill you when he had the chance and how he didn't fire at you back in Indiana. And how you have been completely out of it since he spared your life. The disgusting feelings you two share are so obvious a sparkling could point it out."Scourge scowled.
Suddenly, Scourge turned his hand into a mini saw and slashed it a crossed Arcee's arm. Arcee held back a scream has the saw went cleanly through the armor and slashed several wires and an energon line. Energon leaked out the wound as Scourge repeated the process on her legs and other arm.
Arcee refused to scream, even though the pain was intense. She did whimper and yelp though, unable to stop it.
"Decepticons and Autobots do not belong together. The only logical thing to do is to destroy both of you."Scourge growled as he shifted over to Soundwave.
Soundwave made no noise as the torture was inflicted on him. Though the pain affected him as much as it had Arcee, Soundwave had trained himself to stay quiet no matter what. Nothing could make him make a sound.
When Scourge was finished he turned around and stormed away, leaving his prisoners to live another day. No sound was made as the two quietly thought over what had just happened. Arcee was glad she had recently refueled, it would keep her alive a little longer. But she was unsure about Soundwave and was worried he was already low.
"Are you okay, Soundwave?"Arcee asked quietly.
Soundwave turned to the femme he had fallen for and nodded slightly. He too had recently refueled, so he had a little longer to live as well. He almost smiled when she smiled at him relieved.
"Did what Scourge say was true? Do you really... love me?"She asked, almost afraid to know the answer.
Soundwave didn't do anything for a minute, afraid she wouldn't feel the same. But after a minute, he nodded hesitantly. The bright smile that crossed Arcee face made taking the risk worth it.
"I love you too."She admitted finally and Soundwave's spark swelled with joy. For the first time since his families death, Soundwave felt something that wasn't negative. He felt love. "We need to get out of here. I want to live if we're going to further this."Arcee stated with a new found determination.
Though Soundwave wanted to laugh in happiness, he nodded along with Arcee. They needed to get out of there. They had a lot to talk about and the only way to do that is to get out alive.
"Any ideas?"Soundwave spoke for the first time since his families death. Arcee looked at her mech with shock but quickly shook it off. They needed to focus.
Can you still use your tentacles?"She asked. He nodded, waving them through the air to prove his statement to her. "Alright, we need something that could cut these metal binds. Maybe a laser? Or some kind of saw."
Arcee and Soundwave looked around the room in hopes Scourge had left something behind that could help them. Anything that could help the two escape together. Arcee had already tried calling the base on her com link, but Scourge was not stupid, he'd already jammed the area.
The situation seemed pretty hopeless for the two. But both were determined. They needed their freedom and there was nothing they wouldn't do to get it.
Arcee sighed, beginning to think they're situation was completely hopeless. Until she realized Scourge had forgotten to turn off her weapons. How she had not realized than sooner, she'd never know. And though she was low on energon, she managed to transformer her hand into a small saw.
Arcee grinned in satisfaction. They were going to get out of here. She managed to undo the straps on her legs, but she could reach her arms. Arcee detached the saw and Soundwave took it using his tentacle. He undid his straps and the ones on Arcee's arms. Then he handed it back to Arcee, who reattached it and transformed the saw back into her hand.
"Alright, let's get out of here."
(And, done! Who, this is fun. Their escape mighta seemed a little easy and not totally beliable, bit wateves. It's my story! I can do what I want! REVIEW SMALL CHILDREN AND EVEN BIG CHIDREN!)