I do not own transformers only my little story.
Consequences
I sat on a park bench wishing I could disappear. Within moments of Jolt interrupting my conversation Ratchet had shown up. The look on his face as he approached where Jolt stood with me firmly in his hand made me shrink. I felt his grip tighten with that slight movement. Making sure I did not try and bolt I guess. Now Ratchet and I waited for Jolt to arrive with Ali. Ratchet said nothing as he stood there with his arms crossed. Glancing to the other side of the parking lot in the park I saw where it led out to the street. Seeing the intense look in Ratchets eyes I judged the distance I would have to get a head start if I just bolted. I wondered if he could run fast enough to catch me.
" You would not even make it to the end of the parking lot, so don't even bother trying."
I jumped at the irate sound of his voice then shrank as his intense stare fell on me.
I am so dead. I thought as absolute dread filled my heart.
Jolt and Sideswipe then pulled into the parking lot with Ali in the back seat of Jolt's car form. The human version of Sideswipe stepped out of his silver sports car form and walked over to us. The look he gave Ali as he passed by Jolts alt form was frightening. Sideswipes eyes fell on me and as impossible as it seemed I shrank even more and felt shame like I had never felt before in my life. Almost to fast to notice Sideswipe gave me a tiny reassuring wink before turning to talk to Ratchet.
I glanced at Ali expecting to see a look of regret, but instead I saw a look of defiance and rage. The look she bored into the back of Sideswipes head spoke volumes. She turned her glare to me and gave me a look like I was the one who had caused all of this trouble for her. Confused as ever I decided my hands were the only thing safe enough for me to look at as I steeped in my own shame.
A hand slid under my arm and I was surprisingly gently pulled up by Ratchet.
"Let's go." He told me. Looking in his face I could see where he was not happy but he did not look near as angry as I thought he should.
Ratchet walked me to his alt form and gently shoved me in closing the door behind him. He did not say a word as he climbed in the drivers side and we started the drive back.
Dread filled me as thoughts of every unpleasant thing Ratchet and Optimus Prime had ever threatened me with came to mind. I had no idea how fast we were going but we were back to the familiar buildings I had grown used to in a much shorter time then it took us to go on our outing. Slowly making our way through the huge rolling doors Ratchet's alt form came to a stop and he got out. I tried opening the door only to find it would not open. Yet a split second later it opened for Ratchet. Jolt pulled in right after us and Ali was pulled out by someone who looked almost exactly like Sideswipe. He also had a frightening expression on his face as he walked her in the opposite direction I was being taken by Ratchet.
I was walked into an office that had massive computers everywhere. A man I had never met before stood in the room with Optimus. I knew he was an Autobot from the intense blue eyes. Ratchet never let go of my arm until I was led to a padded chair and instructed to sit down . I sat there quietly staring at my lap as shame burned within me making my face turn red.
"Here she is, Prowl," Ratchet then said quietly.
Prowl looked at me for a spit second before reading something on a computer screen. He was watching some sort of video security footage, but I was not interested. I simply continued to stare at my fingers.
Seeing whatever it was he was looking for he pulled up a chair and got right in my face as he started his questioning.
"Tell me, Kari , What happened at the lotions and bath store you and a Miss Allison Walker visited today at 11:37 AM?
My mind a blank I simply looked at him trying to figure out why he would care about that.
Patiently waiting while I collected my thoughts I finally started to remember.
" I looked around for a little while then I caught Ali taking something so I left." I cringed expecting anger but instead Prowl looked satisfied with my answer.
" Now then what was the conversation you and a Miss Allison Walker had at the fast food establishment at 12:03 PM"
"I told him what my scattered memory could recall."
Prowl once again gave a quick nod satisfied with my answer.
" You made several phone calls at the pay phone in the parking lot of the convenience store at 12:45 PM. Tell me exactly who did you call and tell me word for word exactly what you said."
"I tried to call my Uncle, then I called his neighbor Aaron Fenton." I told him the conversation as best I could remember.
"I then called Ashley McCintire," I once again told them everything I remembered.
"How do you know you are in Florida ?" Ratchet demanded to know with a definite edge to his voice that frightened me.
"Ali told me," I nearly whispered.
I saw Optimus Prime put his head in his hand like he had just heard grave news.
"Your , Friend (Ratchet almost spit the word friend) has caused a lot of trouble today and made grave complications for your safety."
Confused I just looked at him.
"By leading you to an unsecured phone line our enemies, the decepticons have probably been monitoring the phones of those you were close to in Oklahoma waiting for a chance that you may call and reveal your location. Now they have the general area where you are located. Until now they have had no idea where we had taken you. Unless you have forgotten it was for your safety that you were brought here." Ratchet informed me as it seemed he tried to bore a hole in me with his eyes.
What could I say to that? I had nothing I could think of to say to that so I simply remained quiet.
I sat in the middle of my bed. I felt more alone then ever. I kept seeing the looks on the faces of the Autobots in the office flash in my head. I sat there wondering how today had managed to go so wrong. I had no intentions of disobeying the command to not have any contact with my old friends. It just happened. Out of curiosity I got up to check the door, yep it was locked. Optimus was true to his word in his threat when I first arrived here and threatened to run off. I was in my quarters under lock and key.
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