Author's Note: Finals suck. 'Nuff said.
Disclaimer: C'mon. Do you really think that I'd delude myself into thinking that I own this stuff? I just mess with the characters. Plots and OCs are mine tho, in all their glory.
Finally, what Elizabeth had dubbed 'the Scans' was finally over. The logical side of her mind reasoned that (most) of the things that she 'failed' to mention weren't really weapons. Prowl's logic processor was technically a computer, Hound's holograms couldn't hurt anyone, Mirage's electro disruptor(1) only turned him invisible, ect. Her child side (childishly) claimed that the logical side was just making excuses.
A soldier was escorting her back to the lab. This time she paid more attention to the way that she went. She didn't want to be completely helpless following these soldiers all the time. Soon they emerged in familiar territory. Elizabeth started to recognize doors, and mentally added the corridors to the 'Scan Room' to her mental map of the building.
Remembering to knock, Elizabeth slipped in again after the (not as cheerful as before) 'Come in' sounded from inside. Immediately there was a chorus of angry shouts.
"What the slag was that!"
"What was all dose scans for!"
"Why did they ask you about mah weapons!"
"More importantly, why did you lie?"
"Autobots! Let her speak!" Came the sharp order from the back. The Autobots all backed up from where they had been crowding around the overwhelmed human. They still looked at her expectantly, waiting answers.
The engineer took a deep breath. "First of all, I have no idea 'what the slag' that was. The scans were for weapons, I think they wanted to make weapons, using yours. They asked me about your weapons because they believe that I know everything about you guys. And I didn't exactly lie. I just left things out." She sighed. "I-I don't trust them." A hand reached up subconsciously to run through her hair. "Something's up. They're not telling me everything. Not that I expect them to."
Looking up from where she had been staring at a nick in the floor to the Autobots around her. Meeting the optics of Prime, she said. "I'm so sorry. I tried to explain that you are sentient, but the guy in charge, the General, he didn't believe me. He thinks you guys are just walking weapons that he can use on a whim. He, he doesn't understand..."
"I don't trust him to not try to pull something. Something bad. The way they're guarding you guys... It's like they want to make sure you don't go anywhere."
"Yeah... And what we gonna do 'bout that?" Ironhide asked.
Elizabeth thought for a moment, two moments, three moments... And she got an idea. They needed to make a plan, but without the General figuring it out. Fortunately, she had a way around that, even if the General had bugged the room.
"Sprechen irgendwelche von Ihnen Deutsches?"
A few seconds of surprised silence before a certain red frontline tentatively raised his hand, "Ich tue."
Elizabeth clapped her hands excitedly, "Super! Jetzt können wir begonnen erhalten!"
(1)I'm pretty sure that's what its called...
The translation might be bad... From now on, whenever Elizabeth has to go on in German, translations will be here at the bottom. (hopefully the translation is correct, I'll normally have a German speaking family member in the house, so if this is wrong, it'll be fixed soon)
Translation(s):
"Sprechen irgendwelche von Ihnen Deutsches?"- 'Do any of you speak German?'
"Ich tue."- 'I do.'
"Super! Jetzt können wir begonnen erhalten!"- 'Super! Now we can get started!'
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