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Chapter 9

Surrounded by gray walls and sitting behind the rails Soundwave was again in the same cell as before. The dark blue armored bot was in the corner motionlessly sitting, chassis and helm leaned to her left at the wall. Soundwave had been here not for too long but tiredness overtook her and the femme unexpectedly for herself fell in recharge mode forgetting the reality.

The door to the room opened and Ironhide, being followed by twins, walked in.

The railed door was opened with creak and Ironhide stood at the entrance waiting for the 'Con to react. "Out." Huge warrior said looking at her but Decepticon didn't even hear him. Ironhide waited for several clicks and noticed that Soundwave didn't look like noticing them at all.

"Soundwave..."

"Is she recharging?" Sideswipe asked with surprise.

"Guess. The visor is on." Sunstreaker looked at his brother "Or, may be, just trying to fool us again." he suggested raising his opticbrow and crossing his servos and they both looked at Ironhide, who nodded towards sitting 'Con. Sideswipe signed but walked to Soundwave slowly and guardedly bending forwards to her, still remembering a small accident they had not long ago...

"Eh... Soundwave..." he said, but the femme sit still so he unsurely looked at two standing at the entrance of the sell as Sunny just laughed at brother's expression. Sides irrelatively glanced at his twin, nervously gripped his right fist and kneeled down. "Soundwave..." he repeated again and decided to shake her a bit so put his left servo on recharging bot's shoulderplate trying to wake her up. This moment Soundwave was brought back to reality and her spark flinched as she felt someone's presence. 'Ow no.' flew through Sideswipe's processor as he realized his mistake and the next moment young 'Bot was with crash imprinted into the wall, Soundwave's right thin servo pressing his neck and her left servo ready to attack with her sharp digits. "Arh! What for?!" Sideswipe asked facing his own reflection in the visor with widened optics.

Sunstreaker activated his blaster and pointed it at Decepticon so did Ironhide but managed to stay calm as possible as he could and held the younger bot back not aiming his own weapon at her.

"Release him now." the huge warrior stricktly ordered slowly saying each ward. The visor hadn't moved and was still directed at Sideswipe. The room fell silent and just flat sound of vibration was comming from the activated blasters. Ironhide continued trying to persuade the Decepticon femme, this time his command sounding more threatenning "Soundwave, do not do any foolishness." The helm was slowly turned towards them, Soundwave still pressing Sideswipe to the wall.

She was confused, her spark beating fast. What had happened? Did she fell in recharge mode!? That couldn't be possible!

Soundwave turned back to Sideswipe, and realized what she has just done.

She attacked him. But she was taken by surprise. She was frightened and just defended herself...

Would it matter for them? Scarcely.

What's now?! He wasn't the first Autobot she attacked today. She doubt that they forgot her getting away and taking FirstAid hostage. What would they do when she releases Sideswipe?

Soundwave felt as her servo was getting tired and the weakness overtaking her again. She was getting nervous, her spark working faster.

Ironhide was waiting his optics narrowed as Sunstreaker snaped not able to hold his temper back "Let him go, already, femme!"

'Femme'... Sounwave quickly turned her helm at them. The fact that they knew had strangely escaped her mind but was now returned. They knew and Sunstreaker saying this ward made her feel even more unprotected.

This was when RedAlert and Blurr entered the small room and freezed seeing the scene. Blurr immidiately prepared his gun but RedAlert hold him back. The situation in the cell had been watched through the camera and these two, who were closer then other bots, had been informed through the comlink and commanded to help with dealing with the appeared problem.

"And how did this happen?" RedAlert asked trying to sound calm.

"'Con just assaulted, when we were tryin' to wake her up!" Sunstreaker roared not taking his optics from Soundwave. Blurr and RedAlert could imagine how might Soundwave's pleasent awakening had happen and gave Ironhide a questionable look as he irritatively justified,"Civilized way!"

Then he and Sunstreaker stepped back letting RedAlert enter the cell. Right now, he was the best out of them to settle everything down.

"Soundwave, please, calm down. They didn't mean to hurt you." all Autobots were watching the femme as Soundwave stood still ignorring them, her visor directed at Sideswipe, while RedAlert repeated, "We mean no harm but you must release Sideswipe. Now." he calmly explaned making a small accent saying the last ward. Autobot looked at his comrades and gave the sign to deactivate their weapons. They responded with looks of uncertainty but slowly took their blasters down.

Still, 'No harm' sounded a bit unsuitable for this situation, in Soundwave's point of view: she was in the Autobot prison surrounded by armed warrior enemies. Her feeling scared out of her processor would be the most expected and understandable reaction but Soundwave still was working on controlling her emotions, even if she was not very successful in doing so right now...

Still, it didn't look like Soundwave had much choice so she signed under her visor and finally let Sideswipe go. Young, red armored bot was more then pleased by this fact and hurried out of the cell giving Soundwave a quick look. Seeing his brother away from sharp digits Sunstreaker was relieved but still looked at the Decepticon his optics narrowed and, same as others, ready for any kind of tricks. They had already learnt the lesson about Soundwave's insouciance being just a bluff.

As it is said: watch out for the quiet ones...

Optimuse was right. Saying that this Decepticon was skilled wouldn't be enough.

But.

All that mismatched the newfound fact about Soundwave's being a femme. Sunstreaker saw her faceplate too: her feminine delicacy, her bright different colored optics, her having emotions ... her tears. How could someone so gentle at the same time be so strong, dangerous and unpredictable?! The information was going to overload Sunstreakers processor and he wandered if his comrades were also having hard time analyzing the last events.

For Soundwave's surprise, when Sideswipe exit the cell, Autobots' blasters weren't activated again and the femme looked at RedAlert, who just nodded to her, and gestured out.

Soundwave hesitated.

This time it was different. They knew her being a femme. Were they taking her to interrogation again? If so, Soundwave felt like their tactics had changed and not knowing what to expect was the worst. One more thing is that RedAlaert wanted her to went out not using force. Going walking out on 'her own will'? Never. She wasn't a fool and knew that they were taking her not for a walk.

Her peds felt like rubber, her movements would require concentration for not looking shaky and she also felt a bit dizzy, her optics not deactivated but slowly closing from tiredness.

Argh! Soundwave hatefully realized the fact that right now she didn't have much to select from: being dragged out, which would show her fear even more, or walking out, which was stupid but at least she wouldn't look afraid.

Soundwave unnoticeable for Autobots looked at each of them through the visor. Yes, no doubt, they were dangerouse, strong, heavyarmored Auobots. She was their enemy but amazingly Soundwave couldn't see any hatred in their optics as before. Distrust, suspecion, curiosity - yes, but there was no hatred... Soundwave summoned up her courage, walked out of the cell being followed by RedAlert.

They all went out of the room and started leading Soundwave through the corridors again. Decepticon was surrounded: Ironhide leading in front, the twins at her both sides as RedAlert and Blurr followed behind.

Under her visor Soundwave smiled at the situation. There used to be just three or four guards at her side before and it was time when she did have some energy, even if it was few. Now, the resources were miserable and five 'Bots were watching her, Ironhide and Blurr being one of the most skilled Autobot warriors. If this change of security was a precautionary measure then it was foolish and funny, taking into account Soundwave's condition. On the other servo, they might have been led by their own curiosity.

Soundwave wondered if Autobots had already let 'Cons know the truth and how many of 'Bots were aware about here secret. She was sure that the whole base had heard already...

Soundwave couldn't know exactly but it felt like the two behind were burning her with their they did. Blurr exchanged several looks with RedAlert and continued scanning Soundwave with a new knowledge of her being a femme. Soundwave did look like a mech: a high, slim, not massive armored, but a mech. All these was an excellent work of extra detailing, mech armor and some transformations of her protoform, which was possible for transformer's biology and structure. Blurr didn't know the details of her camouflage but wandered how is it to hide your real personality for so long. Bot! And do it in a such successful way!

As Autobot was lost in his thoughts suddenly he was brought back seeing as Soundwave's peds trembled and loosing her balance she started falling just to be coughs by twins on the half way to the floor. It could be counted as another trick and for the first click it did, but the next moment they could clearly see that this time Soundwave wasn't trying to fool anyone.

Twins were holding her by arms and exchanged looks of unsertainty, while Ironhide directed his attention at the 'Con... Or at the femme... He still wasn't certain about how to behave towards Soundwave. The black armored 'Bot looked at her trying to analys if she was able to stand up continue walking, but it was when the long thin digits gripped into fist. Soundwave slowly stood up on her peds, straightened and aggressively snatched her servos from twins' grips. Seeing the femme's assaultive reaction the two peacefully lifted their servos up showing that they weren't insisting if she didn't need any help. Ironhide exchanged looks with Blurr and RedAlert not sure if Soundwave was okay to continue but RedAkert approvingly nodded having a presentiment that trying to help her would do the things worse.

Soundwave's visor was slyghtly directed towards the floor; the huge warrior gave her the last look, turned his back and started leading them again.

They were making their way and met some other Autobots just several times, when they were passing the entrances to other halls, and the reaction was always the same: 'Bots would stop their conversation and their optics would silently follow them with long unblinking stare till the moment the group pass disappearing behind the corner.

The way was unknown to Soundwave. Where were they taking her for this time? Making another turn they stopped at the big door panels, which slide open the next moment. Ironhide entered the room and Soundwave followed but stopped in the doorway realizing where she was.

A med bay?

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