Maggie had made it to Mikaela's home, thankful the girl lived so close by. If you counted half a mile as close anyways. Even thought she was young, and fit, she was not the athletic type. No, in her opinion she fared much better in front of a computer, where she analyzed data, and did research on alien languages. That's where she shined and worked her magic. She wasn't used to walking so much, and was upset to know that no taxi service was open at 4 in the morning in her area. Of all the luck. Still, in the back of her mind, this was all for a reason. She needed to talk to Megatron and apologize to him. It wasn't so much his fault that he got her....hot and bothered, but her fault that she took full advantage of it.
" He's not human, Maggie!" she thought to herself " Not in mind anyways. Get that through you're thick skull! Of course he got freaked out when you jumped him. Any alien unfamiliar with humans is going to be."
But then why was he giving affection back? Was it on instinct? Did he somehow acquire human male instincts? Or was it simply mimicking? After all, his race is one of the best natural mimics she'd ever seen. They're very way of life was to imitate another species, in this case, inanimate objects. She wouldn't be surprised he'd pick up a few things from the television and try them on her. Maggie stopped and blushed. Then mentally scolded herself.
'No! Keep walking!'
She got to Mikaela's front door, and knocked on it gently. She hoped they were not already asleep, although there was a strong possibility they were. If no one answered, she'd leave and come back in the morning so she could wake him up for the meeting at Hoover Dam. After all, he had her keys, and she needed them back in order to drive to the airport.
" Hello?" she called, pushing her hand on the front door, and realized it gave away. It was unlocked. A chill ran through her. Uneasily, she walked inside, and noticed a small pile of clothes, and recognized them as Matt's things. She looked around the bathroom area thinking he was taking a shower (again), but she found it was empty.
' He couldn't have walked out naked.' she thought ' He has to be here somewhere.'
" Mikaela? Matt? Anyone here?" she called out. Nothing but silence answered her back. She was officially scared now. The place looked like it was shuffled around a bit, little glimpses of hurried behavior. Did something happen? Her thoughts turned to what Ironhide had said before. There was Decepticons in the area. And while this place wouldn't even exist if Decepticons had gotten a hold of it, she had a strong feeling that she wasn't supposed to be here. She was in danger. She backed out, and walked outside, flipped open her phone and was momentarily blinded by a strong light.
" You there! Come out of there! This is a restricted zone!" called a voice. " Put your cell phone on the ground and step away for the porch, hands over your head!" shouted a loud male voice.
It was a solider, standing by what seemed to be three large vans and several other soldiers coming out. This proved to her that something happened, or was going to happen. She complied and put her phone on the ground, and walked away from the house with her arms held high.
" I'm sorry." she said, trying to focus her sight against the bright spotlights on her.
" Who are you?" he asked her, leading her to the small group of black vans.
" My name is Maggie. Maggie Madson, I work with AF1, and the NBEs." she said. hopping they knew what she was talking about. Luckily it did, because the man's eyes lit up and ushered her toward one of the vans.
" You say you work with them? Can I see your ID please?" he questioned
" I know her. I saw her on base. You're that analyst right?" said a younger solider with headphones.
Maggie nodded quickly " Yes!"
" Still, she's not suppose to be here. Escort her into the van, and check her background just in case." ordered the man
" You're quite the trustful one." she said sarcastically
" This way ma-am." said the younger man. At least he was more polite that the older one.
She was about to step inside the large, black van, but suddenly in the corner of her eye, she noticed a familiar red, blue flamed semi truck make it's way near the driveway of Mikaela's home. Maggie smiled. It was Optimus! Now she could get somewhere instead of being stuck talking to someone trained to simply detain her.
" Sir, Optimus Prime just arrived." said one of the other men in the van.
" Good, have him park out of view." said the younger man, not noticing that Maggie had just lept out and was running towards the large Autobot.
" Optimus!" she shouted, waving a arm in the air to get the mech's attention.
" Hey hey hey! Ma-am! You're going to need to come with me!" shouted the younger man, running after her. He stopped misway, as he watched the Autobot transform into his full height. Optimus looked down at the two humans. The male wasn't familiar, but the female one definitely was. However, it seemed the female looks distressed, and was being chased after by the male.
" Ma'am, I need to come with me. Im really sorry, Optimus...Prime...sir." stuttered the solider
" No wait! I need to tell him something important!" she shouted " Let go!"
Optimus' optics lit up " Let her speak, solider." he commanded in a firm but gentle way. The man immediately backed off from Maggie, who brushed herself off from the scuffle.
" Thanks." she told him "Wow, am I glad to see you!"
" As am I. I was called here on short notice about my brother being taken into custody by the government. Is he here?" questioned Optimus
" I don't know. I haven't seen him, but I do need to talk to him. We...had a misunderstanding."
Optimus' optics lit up " What kind of misunderstanding?"
" I...can't really say it here in front of everyone." she said looking at the other soldiers coming toward her. She whispered to Optimus. " It's kind of personal."
Optimus knew what she was talking about, thanks to Ratchet's previous talk about Megatron and Maggie's....relationship. He could only guess what it would be about.
" All I know is that I need to talk to him, before he winds up hating me for good." she said
" I see. You there, solider!" said Optimus, the younger man that was attending to Maggie before shot up " I need to know where Megatron is. I must speak with him on some personal matters."
" Megatron was taken to Hoover Dam, sir."
" Already?" She looked at Optimus " Well...it seems......I'm going to need a lift to Hoover Dam. Going my way?" she smiled
Unbeknowest to Optimus and Maggie, Megatron was not going to Hoover Dam. He was going to Vern Base which was near the Nevada border, and closer to where they needed to be hopefully to where they'd exchange Megatron for the girl Mikaela. William Lennox had met her for a brief moment in the Mission City battle, but that was enough to form a bond as close to any of his soldiers. What surprised him was the amount of concern Megatron was showing for the girl. It made him feel a bit suspicious. If he was going by the name of Matthew Banes, and Mikaela was posing as his "niece" then....perhaps there was more to the sudden change that he previously though,.
" So uh, where exactly have you been these past few days?" asked Will, glancing at the older man before.
" What's it to you?" mumbled Megatron
" Just making conversation." shrugged Will " Were you and Mikaela civil to each other?"
" What are you implying?"
" Look I mean...you seem to care for her a great deal and I figured, maybe you formed a bond with her."
Megatron huffed at him " There is nothing between us. She was my caretaker for a time, and I only tolerated her presence because I was at a disadvantage in this form. Otherwise, I hold nothing towards her. This is simply a way for me to get back to my own kind."
" Look that's just how I see it, you seem to think of her as...well...like family to you. Anyways, forget I said anything." said Will.
Megatron turned to the window, and shifted his arms which were shackled with strange metal rings at his back. He hadn't been truthful to the blond haired solider. He did care for her, for the girl. maybe not strongly, but he felt a sense of duty to protect her. After all, she had tolerated him, helped him when he was absolutely lost in this alien form. Had it not been for her, he would have likely have been wandering about the streets alone and clueless about the many confusing aspects of humanity. But he dared not tell the solider this. He'd most likely be laughed at, for this sign of sentimentality, and be accused of going soft. He had a reputation to keep after all, he didn't work for centuries on it, just to lose it.
William on the other hand wasn't convinced by what Megatron told him. Being human, he sensed that the former Decepticon leader harbored some kind of compassion for the girl. He wasn't sure if Megatron knew that his visual cues counteracted his words. But then again, it was a possibility that the old guy hadn't been human long enough to notice it. Will smiled inwardly. It was remarkable that such a short time with a human could change him so quickly. Even a tiny bit. It seemed to have made a dent on Megatron's seemingly tough outer wall, revealing that maybe, just maybe, he had a bit of a soft side. Then again, his thoughts could be total BS and the whole tough guy act was really real. He had to remind himself that this old man wasn't human, at least...wasn't before, and that he was once hell bent on destroying mankind. No doubt that once he had his old body, he'd go right back to being the bad guy.
Will honestly hoped that his former thoughts of a more compassionate Megatron were true. Otherwise, they were all screwed once he became Cybertronian again.
" Lennox, look, the base!" said Epps " And with a whole two and half hours to spare before morning."
Megatron peered over to the window to look down at the base below him. It got bigger as they prepared to descend onto the platform. He noticed several humans run towards the chopper, all waiting with guns in their arms. " I take it, this is my welcoming party?" he asked
" Complete with cake and candles." smirked Will. Megatron merely huffed at the odd figure of speech, and allowed himself to be taken down from the helicopter once they landed. He walked amid the armed men, noticing the sideways glances from them. No doubt they were expecting someone or something else, if they're whispering had anything to do with it.
" That's....the guy we're suppost to be on guard for?"
" He doesn't look so tough."
" He's old."
Megatron hated that kind of talk in his own army. Had he been their commander, he would have told the to shut silent, and mind their own business. They needed better programming...er..training. But then again, he had little knowledge of how human armies were kept. Instead of retorting though, he simply fumed with a silent anger at their remarks. If he had been in his true form, they'd be screaming for their pathetic organic lives! He noticed Ratchet and Bumblebee were absent, but would likely be arriving soon. Til then he'd had to put up with his human captors. Thankfully, Will released him from his shackles upon leaving the flying vehicle. Will's hand never leaving his shoulder, Megatron was guided into a small room filled with screens and computers of every size. He figured this must have been a communications center...how primitive.
" Lennox, what's the deal man?" said a young dark skinned man, then looked at Will and then at Megatron " Who the hell is that?"
" Sanderson, we're gonna need some equipment to make contact with the Decepticons." said Will
" What?! How? Even I can't do that, I'm one of the top communications experts here." he shouted
Megatron stifled a laugh. " You can't even manage that, and you call yourself the best."
" And who the hell are you to tell me that? It took me six years to get where I am!" shouted the angry man
" This guy....is going to get in contact, hopefully, with enemy numero ono in our book." explained Will, and let Megatron go to a computer console, however, he was blocked by Sanderson.
" Move." commanded Megatron.
" Not until you tell me..." retorted the man, only have the back of his shirt pulled, and he was pushed aside. William saw, for a brief second, Megatron's eyes. They glowed a slight blood red, and he immediately remembered what Ratchet said about him turning back into a Cybertronian. Will gulped, they needed to get this done now before the transformation took place. If the men here found out who this guy was...he'd have a heck of a lot of explaining to do to his superiors.
" For an old guy, he sure is strong." said Epps
" I heard that." grumbled Megatron " You're all in luck, this primitive technology can reach the higher signals."
" Primitive? That's top of the line equipment there, buddy. Will, just who is he?" asked James, rubbing his neck from grip previously " Is he one of those...um...up there on top guys from the government?"
".....Let's go with that." Lennox smiled nervously. He leaned down to monitor Megatron's actions, and watched him type in a series of commands into what looked like a DOS command line. As old fashioned as that was, Will understood the need to get to things faster that way. Megs was simply speaking the language of the computer as a direct command.
Megatron placed a pair of earphones over his ears, and watched as the screen changed, and the frequency scale increased dramatically. " And, seems I made a connection, however low it is. I'm putting this on intercom for everyone to hear."
He did so, and a barrage of static and electric noises filled the air. Everyone except Megatron covered their ears, as the sound finally went down to nothing more that a slow hum and electric beeps.
"Sounds like...a pod of whales are something." said Epps
" To your organic ears, it's noise. To me it's my native language, once we establish contact, I will need utter silence from you all. Any interference can be misread. Understood?" explained Megatron.
The men in the room were silent and looked at Will suspiciously. They were going to trust a total stranger? William held out his hand " Okay, you heard him. Keep quiet till it's okay."
Will leaned next to Megatron's right ear and whispered threateningly " Try anything funny, I'll throw you in the darkest cell we have here for life."
" If you fear for the girl, I suggest you don't." whispered Megatron
Will gave him a dirty look. ".....Fair enough."
Suddenly there was a burst of noise that emitted from the speakers. Megatron slowly decreased the sound, and what was heard next shocked most of the men in that room. It sounded like a whole room of modems going on the brink all at once. It was completely electrical in nature, and yet it seemed to have a kind of pattern as well. Much like sentences, and speech. Soon, most of the noises cleared, leaving only one booming, computer-like noise to be heard.
" This is Soundwave. Your signal reads as ally. State your designation."
" Soundwave, it's good to hear you old friend." said Megatron in his native language
" Lord Megatron?" asked Soundwave, with a surpising emotional tone
" Yes. It is I, I am alive on this pit forsaken planet thanks to our beloved second in command."
" T.." started a young guy in the corner, but Will covered his mouth and shushed him. What he was about to say was a remark about the strange electrical sounds that came out of Megatron's mouth. Like something crossed with white noise and beatboxing. But very, eerily alien. The sounds that were exchanged unnerved the entire room.
" I detect an organic based interference. This channel is not secure." stated Soundwave
" This channel is secure, I can personally attest to that. But it does not matter, the insects of this planet cannot decipher our language, and the Autobots cowards are in hiding. Where is your location, Soundwave?"
" Just above this planet, as you requested. I am streaming this off a nearby satellite."
" Is our army in this solar system?" asked Megatron
" They are awaiting your command on one of the satellites of the planet Jupiter. Do you wish to deploy them on to Earth at this time?"
" No, not yet. I only need two specific mechs by the names of Shockwave and his assistant Scalpel for now. Preferably next solar cycle." he said
" Where will you like to receive them? I cannot trace this signal clearly."
" Outside of the city of Tranquility, Nevada in the United States on the continent of North America. Have them come in the cover of night, and be discreet. The humans need not know of our presence...yet."
" As you command, Megatron."
" One other thing, I want you to track down the Decepticon Barricade for me. I have awaited his signal, but he has not responded back. He has taken something important from me, and thus he has become an enemy to us, and threat to our cause. Track him, and tell me the coordinates so I may find him and bring my wraith upon him for his defiance." he commanded, then added quickly " I would do this myself, but I have been injured, and need to repair."
" I have established contact with Barricade previously. Should I send his location to you, I cannot guarantee he will be there."
" It doesn't matter, I'll find him from there."
" Streaming coordinates now."
Megatron turned to Will and spoke in English. " Record this! Now!"
A stream of data was sent to a nearby terminal, and a strange static-like sound was heard over the speakers. It lasted for two minutes then stopped. Megatron returned to the computer console and replied through the headset in Cybertronian.
" Thank you Soundwave."
" Is that suitable information, my lord?"
" This will do. I will contact you when I'm need of more of your services."
" Understood. I Await your command. Connection: Terminated." a strong sharp click sounded, and left the entire room silent. However, the silence was broken by Sanderson, who got off his chair, and angrily pointed at Megatron and then at Will. He couldn't believe what just happened and that Will had let it happen.
" That guy is is one of them! Lennox what is the meaning of this?!" he shouted. Causing much of the room to whisper and discuss, all while looking at the two men. William knew this was going to happen, so he decided to fill them in. On a need to know basis of course. Which meant, as little truth as possible...for now. He'd deal with the consequences later, he was sure Keller would understand. Hopefully.
" Look, this guy was held hostage and eventually turned traitor to the Decepticons. He was...modified to be a spy, so those sounds you were hearing were from his mechanical parts. But he's still human like us, and he's willing to help now that he's with his fellow man again." he explained.
Megatron gave him a incredulous look. Now that was a lie if he ever heard one. Why was this human bailing him out of this? He's lying to his fellow soldiers, and that, in Megatron's mind as a leader himself, was an excuse to punish. Although, looking at it from the edge, the guy was saving his and his own skin. Might as well go along with the charade as much he can. It's better than being frozen alive again, as he knew was bound to happen once they found out who he really was.
" The kidnapped child in question is my niece...and even though I was a Decepticon...spy...I can't let that go. I want her home." lied Megatron.
Some of the people's deadly looks softened a bit upon hearing this, no doubt from the words "family" and "niece. It made it seem like he had a good reason to turn against the Decepticons at this point, although there was still a great amount of distrust in the room. That couldn't be helped though.
" If it makes you guys feel any better, I'll put him in a room away from any kind of communication device, okay? Beside, he's not much of a threat against us." said Will, and with that, Megatron was led down a small hallway guarded by several men in suits.
" Oh you have no idea how much of a threat I can still be." thought Megatron.
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Mikaela had woken up after a time, only to find a small metal frame next thrown over her legs in a protective position. Two long clawed hands resting on her ankles, and two smaller ones on her calves, a small angular head on her right hip. It was Frenzy, who seemed to be sleeping, as his usual electric blue lights were dimmed. His mouth parts, which she guessed were mandibles, moved slightly, and let out electric static hisses. Like he was talking in his sleep.
' The little guy is trying to defend me.' she found herself petting him, which prompted a quick strike across her face from one of his claws, and a sharp hiss. He frantically woke up and lept on the other side of the bed ready and willing to attack anything that came near him and Mikaela. When he saw no threat, he heard the human girl groan a bit, and realized what he did.
" Ow!" she rubbed her cheek, checking to see if any blood came out. Luckily it was superficial cut.
" Ssquishy?" he asked
" Mikaela." she corrected
" S-sorry! M..my bad. Ok? Hurt?"
" Not any hurt than I am now." she said rubbing her knee a bit, and found one of her jean legs ripped at the knee, and pieces of cloth wrapped around it from the bed sheets. She could tell it was a kind of makeshift bandage of some sort, and the wound was cleaned off slightly, with a piece of wet cloth with blood on it.
" Did you do this?" she asked looking up at him.
Frenzy nodded looking at her, then looking around him in his usually skittery manner.
" Why would you...help me? I mean, you're a Decepticon. You shouldn't be helping me at all."
" Mi-ka-la d-defend ag-gainst B-barricade."
" You mean, just because I spoke out for you, you're suddenly being buddy buddy with me?" she asked, not believing him at first.
" Never...d-done before. Th-thanks." he walked across the room, and looked toward the window, as if he was watching for something. No doubt it was Barricade.
" Well, I just don't like to see bigger guys picking on little guys. I mean, just because he's bigger than you, doesn't mean he can get away with beating you up. Aren't you his partner?"
" N-ot like me. Forc-ed to w-work with m-me. M-Megatron's orders." he explained
The sound of the name Megatron brought her an image of her "uncle". Strange, she could think of him as a human now, but the mental image of that Frenzy had must have been one of a huge metal tyrant. If only he knew how much has changed.
" Me-gatron order, b-b Baricade not f-follow. Hate m-me. Not nice."
" That's not right. You're an ok little guy, when..you're not trying to kill me. Barricade is being a jerk, you deserve a better partner."
" M-miss Soundw-wave."
" Soundwave? Who's that?"
" Creator."
" You mean he's like...you're Dad?"
"...?" Frenzy cocked his head to the side in confusion, making a question-like sound. What was a "Dad"?
" He created you...so he's like a parent to you then. Right? A father?"
" S-soundwave i-s creator. Made b-brother and I."
A brother? " You have a brother? Where is he?" she asked
" Offline....humans..kill him." he said sadly " Humans c-cruel and ev-il."
Oh..she could see why he thought like this. While humans did die in the Mission City battle, she knew Decepticons also died as well as Autobots. There was loss on all sides for them. She hadn't thought of it til now, how one death could affect someone left behind. Regardless of which side it was. Frenzy had lost a brother in the hands of humans, and he was well on his way when she almost "offlined" him with a rotary saw a few night ago.
" I'm sorry." she said " I know what it's like to lose someone. I lost my mother at a young age and, I miss my father too."
Frenzy's little ear spikes fluttered out as Barricade made a round near the window, but look into it. He was patrolling the area to make sure no one came near by to take his hostage. Mikaela braced herself, ready for what may come if he were to look in on her.
" Mi-ka-la. In d-danger."
" I know,
" Not w-want to see d-die, but n-not to see go either." he said, skittering towards her again
" What do you mean? Are you going to help me escape?" she asked
" Eh!" he nodded " Must h-hurry. N-not much time l-left."
" Wait, but what about you? You'll be killed if he finds out you let me escape."
" ...I k-know."
Part of her felt a sting. He was risking his life for her? Why? What was he going to get out of it.
" Frenzy...why are you doing this?" she asked
" Miss b-brother. Want to jo-in him. Lon-ely. No con-nec-tion. Twin"
She understood now. This was what they called a suicide mission. He knew the risk, he knew the punishment, but he would take it only because he wanted to be with his brother again. His twin. He longed for his company, and Barricade wasn't even close to be counted as a replacement for him. But it was still wrong. Despite what he was, he didn't have to kill himself for her or for his brother. She soon thought that perhaps he could come with her, and found it to be a stretch but...might as well ask.
" Frenzy, come with me. We can both escape!" she said
Frenzy stayed quiet for a bit, letting that thought sink in a bit before replying. He was risking his life for a fleshling, actually helping an organic when he didn't really care for her species at all. But then she changed his mind when she stood up to Barricade. She wasn't like other squishies he had met before. She had something special, and it would be a shame if she died at the hands of Barricade. Then there was his brother, who was waiting for him in the Well of Sparks, so they could be together again forever. They would never be lonely any more. Still, no matter the reason, underneath it all he was scared to die. Despite being a daredevil at times, death wasn't on his list of new things to try. He weighed the pros and cons and decided that he had a better shot at living with a human, than with Barricade. No matter how gross organics could be.
" Come with? B-but..Autobots!"
" I promise they won't hurt you! But you have to trust me, okay? As much as you don't want to see me die, I don't want to see you die either. It's unfair, and plus...I know where Megatron is. I spoke to him."
Frenzy's optics lit up. The squishy spoke to his leader? And survived?! He didn't think that could be possible. But if Megatron had seen what he saw in the human girl, then there was a possibility she could have gained enough of his favor to live. Maybe. He watched her thin hand reach to him, and stroke one of his arms in a gentle, but forgien gesture. It seemed to be a sign of reassurance.
" Eh...I w-will...go with." he said " Protect! Protect you!"
She laughed. That was kind of cute how he suddenly blurted that out. " Okay. But only if you behave. I might even consider letting you come with me long term. Pinky sware?"
He purred. That would be nice. He agreed, although he was unfamiliar with her next action as she hooked her pinky finger on to one of his main digits, but then she quickly pulled her hand back and sucked her pinky finger. A small drop of blood dripped down. He looked at her in confusion at the strange gesture. Why would she purposly do something that would cause her harm? Humans were such strange creatures.
" Ouch, I forgot about those blades. Okay, now that, that's settled, what's your plan on escaping from here? If Barricade finds us trying to escape, I won't be able to stop him from turning you into a piece of tin foil, and I'm going to get worse than a bleeding knee." she said
" Eh! M-must trust me."
" Ok, so care to tell me or do we have to brainstorm?"
Frenzy shook his tiny head, and put a claw to his mouth area as a sign of "shhh", then frantically skittered towards the window looking out then he shouted...
" B-Barricade! Bb-barricade! Squishy on m-menstrual cycle!"
" What the hell?!" she shouted
" P-play along!" said the little bot looking over his shoulder.
Oh! Mikaela nodded to him. This was part of the plan, she sat down, putting her hands on her stomach and pretended she was in pain. Then earned her a small thumbs up from him.
" What the slag is wrong now?" said a gruff, rumbling voice belonging to her captor
" H-human female on m-menstrual cycle! Needs s-supplies!" explained Frenzy
" Why should I care of the human worm is shedding it's uterine lining?!" he roared
" You would care if you want blood all over the place!" she yelled back at him. Insulted that he viewed her as simply an animal.
The large mech cringed at this. That was disgusting! Last thing he needed was to deal with an organic's bodily fluids all over the place. Which would no doubt smell up the place, and bring disease that would eventually kill her, voiding the exchange. Plus, if the Autobots saw blood on her, anymore than she had anyways, they may not let his leader go, and Soundwave would surely have his head. There's no teling what a monotone, uncharismatic mech like him would do to him if he got upset.
" What do you need then?" he asked roughly
" Well, first, you're going to need to get me some tampons, the overnight kind. Then some aspirin, because I'm really in a lot of pain right now." she said, still holding her stomach.
Frenzy looked at her a bit worried. Mikaela caught that look, she knew she needed to make the list longer to buy more time for whatever the little guy was going to do. " And....I need lots of Twinkies and cupcakes. Because when I have my cycle, I lose a lot of...sugar! And it's important that I get it! Oh and coffee too!"
Frenzy silently cheered over the mention of that liquid bean drink while Barricade mused over her list. She was right. Humans did consume a lot of sugary foods, and it made sense she'd need some during this time.
" Fine. Keep a close optic on the girl, or I'll turn you into a pile of scrap, Soundwave be damned!" he shouted at the little mech
Frenzy hopped on her back unexpectedly and brushed his sharp claws against her neck. " I w-will s-slice her p-pretty face!"
" Careful. We want to make a good exchange, so don't rough her up too much. I'll be back."
And with that, he transformed into a police car, and sped down the highway towards civilization. Mikaela wondered how the hell he'd manage to find all those items, but she didn't care, nor did she need any of them anyways. She got up, then realized Frenzy was still clinging to her back.
" Slice my pretty face?" she asked the little mech smugly
" D-don't read into it." he narrowed his blue optics at her, before hopping out the window, holding on to the gutter system down to the bottom. There, he circled around the building, and found a tall folded ladder. With much effort, he managed to drag it to the open window, and position it underneath, while she carefully climbed down it.
" Thanks...so now what little guy?" she asked
" Now, t-to get to w-work!" he replied, his little metal claws clicking and clattering across the keyboard.
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After the whole communication thing, William sat with Epps front of the room Megatron was being held in. From the sound inside, he could hear snoring, and figured the events up til now must have left him exhausted. He didn't blame the guy, but he didn't really pity him either. If it hadn't been for him , this whole mess wouldn't have happened. But then again, he didn't choose for the Allspark to land on Earth, nor did he choose to be frozen alive either. Will shrugged. okay, so the old man wasn't entirely to blame, but still, it didn't excuse his bloody rampage on the nearby city either.
" Don't you think there was a little too much talking between the old man and his buddy?" asked Epps, breaking the silence
" You mean some hidden messages? I warned him though, if he tries anything funny, his ass is gonna be hauled straight to solitary confinment."
" No I mean, they seemed to talk pretty...well. You know how you'd talk to your Dad or something."
" Maybe they're related? I don't know, Optimus did say once that Cybertronians have families." said Will
" If they do then, do you think Decepticons have families?"
" I never thought of that." he asked a bit grimly
" Like they say, there's two sides to every war. In the end though, some mother on either side weeps for her son."
William's face twitched. He knew that part of war more than anyone else. Didn't matter who died, someone would weep for them on either side. Some soldiers he knew, sometimes went insane with that knowledge that he just killed another human being. They were never the same after that, and were often dismissed early from the service due to psychological stress. On the toehr hand, some soldiers demonized their enemy and made it a personal vendetta to kill them all. Everyone. Sometimes whole families under the guise that that were all terrorists or plotting to kill his teammates. Again, those were dismissed early, but with severe repercussions. When it came to battling against machine-like beings however. It was harder to "feel" for them. They weren't human, and humans had a tendency to feel more sympathy for things that resembled themselves. To many soldiers on the field, these beings were no more than just metal constructs. Even his men, sometimes feared the Autobots, who have shown they can also do quite a bit of damage themselves. And the civilians who saw them...how had they seen either side? To them, there was no distinction. They were simply heartless, soulless beings, willing to kill them for the sake of killing.
He wondered though. Do the Decepticons feel the same way about us? Are we harder to understand, simply because we don't look like them? That we come from two vastly different cultures with different morals? William turned to the door, and looked into the small window to see a sleeping Megatron. He pondered, had Megatron's experience as a human somehow...changed his view point? Would the reverse happen if someone had become a Cybertronain? In a strange way, could that be a way to help stop the fighting? To reverse their positions and see through another's eyes? It seemed like such an easy concept to understand, but not everyone would be willing to accept it.