A/N: So some of you may have noticed that during the past few days I have been updating a lot quicker the normal. Well during the weekends I probably will be updating much more than usual, so be prepared. Hope you all enjoy this chapter (I actually spent a lot of time on this. There were two other versions before I decided on this one)
Zayren Heart: Yup he's all right! Hope you enjoy this chapter!
EvilPurpleCookiePenkeyMonguin: Haha yeah Ratchet is pretty cool. Well Oneshot was pretty brave chasing after a Decepticon, so a battle was inevitable (I think he did pretty well with his toy gun)
MissShelz: Oneshot is the bravest sparkling you'll ever meet. He is also the best toy gun fighter lol! We're all praying for Abby
CatGirlFireflare: Heh, I didn't think my writing was great, especially compared to some other writers I've seen. Hope you continue to enjoy the story! :)
"Did you just say what I think you said?" Abby said from the floor through clenched teeth, doing her best to keep herself composed. Her hands balled up in to fists and her body was shaking in anger, causing Ravage to stare at her warily. Redeyes, still held up by her, stared at her curiously as he felt her grip loosen. He suddenly felt himself on the ground again, Abby having decided that it was best not to be holding him when she snapped. Redeyes stared at her with sad optics until he realized she was not going to pick him up again, crawling under the table they had previously been on top of.
"What does it concern you human? You said it yourself that you had no relationship with this tiny Autobot" Soundwave said, looking down at the furious Abby. He completely ignored the expression of pure rage on her face, waving it off as nothing. He would not realize his mistake until it was too late.
"TINY AUTOBOT. WHAT ELSE COULD THAT BE! HE'S A SPARKLING AND YOU WANT TO KILL HIM!" She shrieked, finally snapping. She made a move to smack Soundwave's leg, causing Ravage to snarl and run towards her. She turned around with a terrifying look on her face, causing Ravage to hesitate for a few seconds. This was all she needed, as she connected her foot with his face. Ravage snarled in surprise, backing up slowly. He had not expected her to kick him like that.
Soundwave was shocked for the first time in a while, though he hid it well. He had not expected for her to lash out like that, especially towards Ravage. He had observed her for the past few days, noting how she usually treated Ravage. She had always done her best to avoid him, so watching her kick him like that was a shocker.
"Refrain from attacking anymore or the punishment will be severe" Soundwave ordered, assuming that she would listen to him. However, her blind fury seemed to have completely kicked her sense right out the door. She turned around to face him, looking upwards to meet his optics.
"Punishment? PUNISHMENT REALLY? WELL I HAVE NEWS FOR YOU. IF HE'S DEAD, I'LL MAKE YOU WISH YOU WERE NEVER BORN OR CREATED. OR BUILT. OR WHATEVER" she snarled, only to let out a surprised squeak when his grip tightened. She suddenly found it hard to breath, making it impossible to raise her voice. In fact, she could only speak in a whisper while he held her as tightly as he did.
"You are only causing you punishment to grow even more severely. I suggest that you refrain from speaking for the time being" Soundwave said, dropping her on to the table without a second thought. She cursed mentally as she hit the table, landing on her rear. She stood up slowly, wincing from the slight pain she was feeling. Soundwave watched her for about a minute before deciding that it was safe to look away, now focusing on the message he had received from the Decepticon earlier. With any luck, it would be news of the tiny Autobot's demise. His optics widened, betraying the calm look he had worked so hard to keep composed on his face. He looked over at Abby once again, who seemed to have picked a spot to cool off. She was still shaking, though she was no longer speaking. She had her back turned towards him.
"Soundwave to Barricade, what is your current location?" Soundwave asked, opening up a private comm. link between the two. He refrained from expressing his surprise when he heard the sound of Barricade growling angrily before actually speaking.
"I'm still in the fragging room with Screamer finishing up on the table. What do you want?" Barricade snarled, taking this chance to ignore Starscream. The tension between the two had grown dramatically while they had been working together, resulting in a cold barrier forming between the two. He ignored Starscream's growl as the seeker tried to attach one of the legs, failing miserably. The whole table collapsed inward, falling on top of the already angry Starscream.
"Well there has been a situation involving our resident human. I need you to take her to the training room with you" Soundwave said slowly, listening as Barricade growled in surprise. That was the last thing he had ever expected to hear from Soundwave.
"The training room? As in the DANGEROUS training room? I thought you didn't want the insect injured" Barricade said, hiding his delight. He knew Soundwave would never authorize him to take her to the training room unless he was allowed to play roughly with her. If his assumption was correct, then he would be having a lot of fun soon.
"She has been caught lying, which deserves severe punishment. I need you here as soon as possible. Leave Starscream to finish up the work. Ravage will also arrive there shortly with the sparkling" Soundwave said, relaying his orders to Ravage as well. He cut off the comm. link without warning, focusing his attention elsewhere. The still stunned Decepticat nodded before moving towards Redeyes, picking him up with his teeth. He then proceeded to leave with the startled sparkling, disappearing in to the hallway. Abby either pretended not to notice or refused to open her mouth, knowing that if she did she would only start screaming again. This did not bother Soundwave one bit as he reached out for her, snatching her up without any warning. Her shriek pierced his audio receptors, though he pretended as if he had heard nothing.
"Barricade will be coming to pick you up shortly. You will not be going back to the room you are familiar with" Soundwave said, causing Abby to stare at him with a confused expression. She bit on her lip as she contained the words that wanted to explode out of her mouth, knowing that they would only get her killed. She was worried about what she had said earlier; knowing that by referring to Oneshot like she had could have blown her lie. She was unaware that it had be blown the moment Soundwave had received the message.
"You will be brought to a new room with Barricade only. I do hope you enjoy yourself" Soundwave continued as he headed for the open door. Barricade sped up to it in his alt form, stopping and transforming in to his bipedal form. He held out his hand when Abby was promptly dropped, barely catching the startled human. She clung to his finger for a few seconds before she felt Barricade transforming, drawing her closer to him as he did so. She shrieked in surprise as metal moved around her until she was in the back seat of his alt form, a seatbelt tightened around her. She clung to the seat as he suddenly accelerated forward at a dangerous rate, jerking roughly around corners whenever he needed.
"Son of a bi-" She stuttered as she was suddenly thrown out of his alt form, smacking against the metal ground. She rolled over once, groaning. Taking a few seconds to inspect her aching arms, she sat up to find herself in a large rectangular shaped room. The wall and floor were made of different sized panels, their purpose unknown to her. She was suddenly yanked upwards by Barricade, who had a strange look on his face. He seemed to be enthusiastic about something, though she did not know what. All she knew was that he was now dangling her above the ground by her right leg, causing her to scream. Then, without warning, he let go of her.
"God. Dammit. That really hurt" Abby swore as she hit the ground, her head smacking against the metal. She felt the whole world spinning as she struggled to sit up, her head throbbing. She looked at the ground, noticing that something had dripped on to it. It only took her a few seconds to realize it was blood. Startled, she brought her hand up against her forehead. Sure enough, she know had the red, sticky liquid all over her hand. Her eyes widened in surprise.
"Of course it did. It would be a shame if it didn't" Barricade snorted, proceeding to flick her with his metal finger. Even though he had not used all of his strength, it was still enough to send Abby backwards, causing her to screech. He had made contact with her stomach, nearly causing her to vomit. She not only had a killer headache, but now a stomachache to match. She did not make an attempt to sit up this time, opting to lie pitifully on the floor. Normally she would have been against doing this, but it was the only way to keep the pain from literally killing her.
"Pathetic, you can't even endure that? Get up" Barricade snarled, slamming his hand down right next to her. Abby jumped from shock, her heart racing now. She quickly sat up due to the adrenaline rush that had just hit her after seeing the metal hand only inches away from her, the pain earlier only now catching up. It felt like she had been hit by a car, causing her to swear under her breath. It was only made worse when Barricade yanked her upwards, forcing her to stand. She staggered for a moment before finally settling, staring at Barricade in shock. Before, they had treated her much more carefully then now. Something must have changed their attitude towards her.
"You probably don't even know why I'm treating you like this? Well, for your information, we saw through your pathetic lie. That sparkling of yours is going to be terminated for good" Barricade sneered, watching in amusement as her expression changed from one of pain to rage. Another rush of adrenaline hit her as she ran forward in blind fury, using her feet to kick at a certain spot. She knew most of the weak points from working on Oneshot, causing Barricade to howl in pain and rage. He took his hand and smacked her as hard as he could across the room. She screeched in pain as she was sent flying, the sickening sound of cracking bones echoing throughout the room. She smacked against one of the walls, landing in an awkward way. It drained all of her strength as she tried to right herself, her legs oddly twisted. She groaned in pain as she managed to somehow adjust herself to a more comfortable position, lying down on the floor once more.
"Fragging human, you say we don't have common sense? Here you are running up in your already weakened state against someone more than twice your size. You were weakened before you were even brought here!" Barricade snarled, hitting a nerve. He was right, of course, as she had not been treated well to begin with. She had barely got any sleep, having been forced to sleep on the cold hard table. Her body was thinner than it had been when she first arrived, due to the lack of food they gave her. Her clothes were not a pretty sight as well, ripped and stained with blood.
"I guess it's not surprising, considering you have a sparkling. Your motherly 'instinct' seems to have a very bad habit of provoking you in to dangerous situations" Barricade continued, walking towards her slowly. Abby winced every time his large feet hit the floor, causing the ground to vibrate. Even though it was only a light shaking, it still caused her pain.
"What do you expect? Mothers aren't coldhearted and brainless like you. Threatening my kid will be the last thing you do" Abby managed to whisper, forcing herself in to a sitting position. Barricade started at her for a moment before shaking violently as he laughed. His whole frame rattled as he stopped in front of her, reaching out for her.
"Your stupidity knows no end insect. Threatening me in your condition, what a joke. What can you even do" Barricade growled, yanking her up to face level. She groaned and shook as he did this, pain surging through her whole body. Despite all this, she managed to muster up enough strength to do one more thing. With Oneshot clear in her thoughts, she balled up both of her hands and forced them in to Barricade's eyes, startled the Decepticon. A few seconds later his optics dimmed as he stumbled backwards, howling in pain and dropping her. She smacked against the floor with another sickening crack, causing her to scream. She bit down on her lip, drawing blood, as she managed to suppress her screaming.
"Fragging fleshling, I'll rip you to shreds" Barricade roared, though it was pointless as he tripped backwards in to the wall. He hit a particular panel that had been sticking out, causing the whole room to shake. Abby watched in surprise, and horror, as several of the panels began to drop from view. They were replaced by several large turrets, all directed towards Barricade. The Decepticon managed to reactivate his optics just in time to see the turrets firing, hitting him directly. He roared in pain again, stumbling forward and shooting one of them. However, the combined force of all of them was too much for him, as he fell to the ground in to stasis. Abby smiled triumphantly until she realized the turrets were now aiming at her, causing her to swear. She began to immediately crawl for cover, doing her best to avoid the shots. The turrets began firing almost immediately, all trying to hit her at once. Fortunately for her, several of them missed as they were designed for hitting larger targets.
"God. Damn It. My luck is going to kill me one day" Abby swore as she made it to the fallen Decepticon, crawling under his body as the turrets continued to fire. She curled up underneath him as she listened to the sound of shots ricocheting of his body before the pain finally became unbearable. Breathing heavily, she closed her eyes and slipped in to unconsciousness as the turrets continued to fire.
A/N: Well there you have it, Abby had been found out! Not only that, but she got punished pretty severely! Looks like a bit of Abby rubbed off on Oneshot earlier (They both aimed for the optics!). Well now Abby is trapped in a training room with an unconscious Decepticon and several online turrets! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Don't forget to review after you've finished reading, I really appreciate it!