AN: Ok. This needs some explanation. This song is a major influence for a fic I'm gonna write. It's actually the sequel to Reach Out, and is titled the same as the song. This drabble is set in the tone that the fic is gonna be written in.
10. "We're in this Together Now" – Nine Inch Nails
It was a scream that woke Sideswipe out of recharge. A piercing, static laced noise that lanced across his systems and initiated a forced reboot. His vision was distorted as his processor tried to process the images as well as booting all his secondary systems. He looked around the tiny room. Two mats spread out on the floor and a small pile of scrap parts lay in the corner of the room. His cylinders were working hard to intake oxygen to cool his systems.
He reset his vocaliser once, noticing it was fritzing slightly. He look to his side and saw two blue optics now staring at him. The way his brothers eyes flickered over his face, worry knitting his brow. It was in that instant that he knew that he had been the one to scream. They had been living in the under structure of the city for vorns now. Surely the horror of the situation would have passed by now into reluctant acceptance. He tried to remember what it was like to have a full tank, to walk without looking over your shoulder.
When had it all fallen apart?