Warning: Some bloody stuff here...
The fighting had finally died down when the Decepticons fled. Grace looked out from the trees that hid her and saw Bumblebee kneeling at the cliff. Holding her injured arm close to her chest, she slowly approached him. So much had happened in the span of a few minutes. Anna was nowhere to be seen, which terrified her.
"Bumblebee? Where is Anna?" She asked as she walked over to his side. Parts of him looked damaged and burnt. Bumblebee shook his head and pointed to the sky, buzzing softly.
"Decepticons…Took her," he said. Grace felt a shiver run down her spine as she remembered the stories Anna had told her about her time spent with the Decepticons.
"What…What are we going to do? She won't last long if she's back with them," she said.
Bumblebee stood and pointed to the sky where Anna was taken.
"Will look for you…I will find you…," he said. He turned to her and she saw the sorrow and anger in his optics.
"Call…Optimus. Call….family. Not safe," he said.
Grace nodded and went to the damaged remains of her car. She carefully searched her car and grabbed her purse and Anna's purse before going back to Bumblebee who had already transformed into his other form. He opened his door and Grace got in. She grabbed Anna's phone and pulled up the numbers for the closet NEST base and the Hollands. She called Sarah first, trying to figure out what exactly to say.
"Hi Anna. How's your date going?" Sarah's voice chimed.
"Miss Sarah…The Decepticons have Anna," Grace replied. There was a long silence on the other line. Grace heard something drop and shatter, followed by cursing.
"What happened?" Sarah questioned, her voice panicked.
"They attacked us. Bumblebee tried to protect her, but…but they took her. He's driving me to your place now. I'm going to try and contact the Autobots after this," Grace said.
"Don't come here, Grace. You'll lead the Decepticons to our home. Find Hope and bring her to NEST. She should be at the festival in town. I want you girls to be safe," Sarah said before abrupt hanging up. Grace sighed and gazed out the window as Bumblebee drove down the mountain road to town.
"God, I never expected this to happen. I thought we were safe," she murmured.
"Nowhere safe….with Decepticons. Call…Hope," Bumblebee replied.
Hope was having the time of her life at the annual music festival. She saw Anna with her girlfriend earlier and only smiled when their eyes met. She was with friends, but they left an hour ago. Hope didn't want to leave. She was having too much fun, but it had to end after a while.
Sighing softly, she walked down the street, smiling at some street performers. She wondered if Anna was having a good time with Grace.
"Are you Hope Holland?" A voice asked, bringing her out of her thoughts. Hope looked over and saw a police car next to her. The window rolled down and a concerned cop looked at her, her eyes hidden by large sunglasses.
"I…I am. What seems to be the problem, officer?" She asked, feeling a bit of worry grow within. The cop simply opened the door, motioning for her to come in.
"It's your sister, Anna Holland. She's in trouble. You need to come with me," the cop replied, growing tense as she scanned the streets.
"Oh god. What happened?" Hope asked as she got into the front seat with the cop. The cop was silent as Hope closed the door. Something felt wrong. Very wrong.
"I'll tell you when we get there," the cop replied as she began driving away.
Hope felt her phone buzz and she picked it up. She was about to see who it was before it suddenly died.
"Damn. Phone died," she murmured as she put her phone away. She looked out the window and saw that the cop was driving away from town. This wasn't the way home.
"Where are we going? This isn't the way home," she said, looking over at the cop with a frown. The cop looked back at her and lowered her sunglasses with a smirk. Anna gasped when she saw mechanical red eyes fixated on her.
"Why don't you tell me where you live, honey. We'd love to know that," she crowed as she flickered away. A hologram. Anna noticed the Decepticon symbol on the steering wheel and felt her blood run cold at her mistake.
A day had passed since Starscream kidnapped Anna. She couldn't do anything trapped in such a confined space. The only things she could do were pray to whoever was out there and sleep even if it resulted in awful nightmares.
She had cursed at Starscream and struck her fists against the glass, but it didn't phase him. The only response she got from him were the deep rumbling growls that emanated from him.
Anna looked out the window and saw a mountain range approaching. There was a large building that looked like a warehouse in the side of the mountain. There were the telltale signs of Decepticons everywhere. Anna's felt her stomach lurch as Starscream suddenly dived toward the building. He was going to transform. Anna closed her eyes and braced herself as it happened. She felt a hand grab her and quickly pull her out. Opening her eyes, she found herself in the grip of Starscream.
"Welcome home, girl," he growled as he carried her in. Anna was silent, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Smile, girl. You'll be with your master when he gets here. For now, I have you all to myself," he said, squeezing her and slowly digging a sharp finger into the back of her neck, drawing blood. Anna trembled, but didn't dare move in his grip.
"You deserve a punishment for attempting to hurt me," Starscream purred as he walked into the building. It was some kind of abandoned mining facility. There were some Decepticons inside, watching them curiously. There were some new faces and some very familiar faces.
"You finally found her," one said.
"Lord Megatron will be pleased," another crowed as he approached. Starscream growled and pushed him away.
"She's mine until Lord Megatron returns. We're going to spend some nice alone time together," Starscream said as he walked off to a secluded area. Anna looked around and saw a giant hole in the floor. That was where the miners would go down to work, but where was the machine that lowered them down?
Anna yelped when she was suddenly dropped to the floor. She landed painfully on her side and was about to get up before Starscream stepped down on her legs with one foot, pinning her down with little effort. Anna cried out as he increased the pressure.
"I could crush you like an insect right now if I pleased," he hissed, smiling cruelly.
"S-Stop! I'm…I'm sorry I hurt you!' Anna pleaded as she tried to move his foot away. He chuckled and pressed harder. Anna felt something crack inside and cried out in agony. Something was definitely broken or fractured.
"You're damn lucky my master still wants you back alive, you filthy piece of flesh," he said. He pulled his foot up and grabbed her before she could make any kind of escape.
"Maybe I'll do what you did to me. Stab and electrocute you," he crowed. He grabbed a nearby table and placed her on it roughly.
"Please…don't," Anna murmured, gazing up at him in terror. He smirked and dug one finger into the palm of her right hand. Anna screamed as burning pain coursed through her hand. She couldn't look away as he twisted his finger around, ruining her hand more and more by the second. The finger glowed red hot, making the pain all the more intense as steam and smoke rose from her gushing wound.
"You didn't need that anyway," Starscream chuckled as he yanked his finger away, ripping her hand off in the process. A shriek escaped Anna's lips as Starscream flicked the hand away in disgust. He watched her with sick glee as he brought the burning tip of his finger back to the stump that was her hand.
"Hold still," he ordered as he pressed it against her wound, making her scream even more.
"You bastard!" Anna screeched before quickly losing consciousness.
"You nearly killed my pet, you imbecile!" A very familiar voice bellowed. Anna heard a crash followed by a pained groan.
"You…You said we could torture her as we please, Master. I was having fun. She hurt me, so I hurt her the same way," Starscream's voice replied, shaky and scared.
"She managed to harm you? How pathetic," that voice growled. Starscream grumbled to himself and Anna could tell he was walking away. Anna tried to move, but everything hurt.
"Wake up, little one," that voice purred. Anna felt cold fingers wrap around her body and pull her up. Anna forced her eyes to open and found herself face to face with Megatron. He looked…different. Weary and worn down from many battles, but still fierce and formidable. A cruel smile adorned his face as he pet the top of her head.
"Look at you, my pet. You've grown a lot over these four long years. I missed you," he crowed. Anna looked away, gazing down at the burned stump that was her hand. She could feel a shooting pain there as if her hand was still intact. Megatron followed her gaze and gently touched it. Anna winced when she felt a strange tingling sensation there.
"I can fix that, little one. Don't you worry," he said.
"Fuck you," Anna growled.
"Why are you mad, little one? I told you long ago that you would be brought back to me. This was destined to happen," Megatron replied. Anger boiled up within her at that. He had no idea how happy she was with the Hollands.
"I…I was happier back there. I had a life and a future….and you ruined it," Anna murmured, tears welling up in her eyes.
"They're going to die, my pet. And I'll make you watch as I destroy everything. I'll kill that family…and that mate of yours," Megatron growled as he gave her a gentle squeeze. A shiver ran down her spine at the mention of Grace. Megatron chuckled at her reaction, knowing he struck a nerve.
"Perhaps I'll let you choose who lives and who dies, my pet. We already have someone being brought here as we speak," he said. Anna only looked at him in horror.
"You…You can't….I won't do…do that," she stammered.
"You will if you don't want to suffer anymore," Megatron replied as he carried her to a large open room where the other Decepticons were waiting. Anna gazed at the floor, tears welling up in her eyes. She was starting to lose hope.