Kidnapped

Déjà Vu 10

A Transformers Prime Fanfic

Jack rolled up two bricks of gloop into the bundle he was making. Raf was busy with Hunter figuring out the best floors of the building across the street to start their search in. Hunter bent over a projection of the building while Raf was using the time it'd taken them to climb down, the angle of the light, and about a dozen other factor's to narrow the search. Jack hauled over the bundle and sat down by Raf.

"Hey Raf, can you put some more of the lotion on my burns?" Jack asked. The itching was getting better but it was still uncomfortable if he went to long between applications. The smaller boy nodded and made a syringe gesture to Hunter. The bot pulled out the blue lotion and dropped some into Raf's hands.

"We have it narrowed down to five floors!" Raf said happily as he massaged in the ointment. "And since the alcove we climbed out of had a full length window that narrows the search area in the Z plane. Hunter says we should be able to find the lab in one off shift of searching, two at most." Jack nodded. They'd been on Cybertron for over four earth days now. If they stayed much longer his mom was going to have a hard time covering with Mrs. Esquivle. As long as they were within the time frame of the camping trip, they were free and clear.

As soon as Raf was done. Hunter shut down his station and took the boys out to the street. It was a clear night. Like Earth, the rain on Cybertron cleared the air. Before Hunter could transform a smaller looking Cybertronian strolled up and asked him a question. They began talking and Hunter set the boys down for a moment to gesture. Jack smiled; asking for directions looked the same on any planet.

Jack felt the excitement rising up inside of him and tried to keep calm. He put on a confident front for Raf, but they still had no idea whether the process that had brought them here could even be reversed, or if the red and white bot would be willing to help. All they could do was find the lab and hope for the best.

The boys leaned against the wall of the library to stay out of the way of the shuffling crowd. Jack stood for a moment just listening to the sounds of the city. He wanted to remember everything he could to share with Arcee when they got back. His ears were becoming attuned to constant rumble produced by thousands upon thousands of engines. There was a deep throbbing, so low he didn't hear it so much as he felt it. The heartbeat of Cybertron itself maybe? Jacks musings were interrupted by a soft trill. He glanced around in surprise.

The distinctly uncybertronian noise had come from a small organic peeking out from around one of the glowing neon pillars the boys had hidden in while they waited for their chance to get in the library. Two large brown eyes were set at an angle in a round face. Jack glanced over at Hunter who was still instructing the smaller bot. The little organic looked nervously at the two Cybertronians and shrunk back with a pitiful whimper. Jack stepped toward the creature had held out his hand.

"Hey there, no need to be afraid. They won't hurt you," the human said. The small organic slipped back into the pillars. Jack slowly walked over.

"Hey Jack, I don't think we should be wandering off anywhere," Raf said. But the older boy was drawn to the little creature.

"Did you see that Raf?"

"See what?"

"The little organic in the pillars."

"No. Was it dangerous looking?" Raf asked a little nervously.

"No, no it was small. I think it looked more hungry and lost."

"Uh, Jack. The scraplets were small, hungry, and lost." Raf pointed out. But then the little creature poked its head out at looked at the boys with its wide pitiful eyes.

"Oh, that lil' guy?" asked Raf entranced as he trotted up beside Jack.

"Yeah, think he's lost?"

"Probably, here little fellow we won't hurt you," Raf and jack walked slowly closer to the organic. It smiled up at them and backed into the pillars. Jack followed it, careful not to make any threatening movements. Once in the circle of pillars Jack glanced around in confusion. The creature had disappeared. He turned to ask Raf if he had seen where it went, and his heart nearly stopped. Holding the smaller boy firmly around the throat was one of the scaly green bipeds from the vet's. Seven sharp claws dug into Raf's skin. From one a trickle of blood had started to run. Raf hung limply in the creature's grasp. Jack took a deep breath and said as firmly as he could,

"Let him go!"

The biped's mouth stretched out over multiple rows of razor sharp fangs. Jack couldn't tell if the creature was grinning at him or snarling. He suddenly heard Hunter calling their names. The biped's eyes flicked nervously from side to side and its claws tightened around the smaller boy neck. Jack lunged forward and shouted.

"Let him go! Hunter we're in here! Help!"

Jack grabbed onto the biped's arm and tried to loosen its grip on Raf. He was rewarded for his efforts with a solid blow to the gut from the creature's foot. The human gasped and staggered back to his feet. He could hear the pounding of Cybertronian feet. But before Hunter could reach them Jack felt a stabbing pain in the back of his neck. His limbs went limp and a gentle fog settled over his mind. He didn't struggle when another biped appeared and threw him over its shoulder. The green scaly organics were running for a large vehicular form parked in front of the library now. Jack cold see Hunter running after them. His optics were wide with shock, fear, and determination. 'He's going to rescue us,' was Jack's content thought before he drifted off into blackness.