Chapter 3
Starscream had gotten something completely different for Sam to wear fancy jeans, which fit like a second skin and tight muscle shirt. Sam had changed into his new clothes; he tried to fix his hair; only causing him to make a pffft sound.
"Unruly locks…." Sam mumbled.
Sam still was unsure why Starscream was insisting, he take him on this outing. Starscream had told him not to tell anyone including Frenzy and Skywarp; he had noticed Skywarp and Sam had become fast friends after their training week. He wasn't sure if that was because of their prank together, or if his trine mate truly cared for the boy.
Starscream headed for where the boy was supposed to be waiting for him, the whole time however Starscream kept pondering several things.
(Starscream's POV)
I find it rather annoying, how this little flesh creature managed to wiggle under my circuits. I am Starscream, Wing Lord to the Seekers and yet I find myself wanting to help this pathetic flesh creature.
I snarl as I get closer to the room, I had indicated I wanted him to wait at. I put in the access codes and there sitting on the floor was Sam.
"Are you ready?" I ask him.
"As ready as I'll ever be." he sighs.
THAT right there was why I took upon myself to try, and knock an ego into him. He was a Decepticon now, which meant confidence was supposed to shine through him.
I transformed when we got to the exit door.
"Get in…" was all I said as I took off.
There were two ways into our base one for those that flew, and then there was the one for the grounders. I just hoped Megatron would not catch on to what I was doing. I wasn't sure how he would feel about me taking the boy outside the base without his permission.
"So, I guess you're saying you like to go to clubs, is that right?" Sam asked me.
"Yes, my trine and I have indulged in this past time of dancing, we have mastered your dancing and applied to our…"
"You're fighting techniques…. that's where you got it from, you implied right into your fighting moves. That's kinda inventive of you, but it would explain why the moves are so beautiful." Sam said answered for me.
"Yes…" I answered.
"So, what do you do if human girls hit on your holoforms?" Sam asked as I snickered.
"Our holoforms can do anything a real human can do, well nearly anything; we cannot expel DNA after mating with a human female." I explained. "Our true Cybertronian bodies cannot do as humans, we sparkmerge to be intimate with one another using just our sparks."
I could tell the human found the idea of us interfacing with human females amusing.
"I didn't know that…" Sam said. "I mean I saw Optimus' spark come back after plunging the Matrix of Leadership into his chest, but I didn't know that is how you are intimate with each other. It sounds interesting, you must think the way humans mate is disgusting from what you do?" he asked.
"You were once human before…." I remarked as Sam fell silent suddenly, but then became suddenly angry at that thought.
"I was NEVER one of them and NEVER will be, I could never do what they did to me. I don't belong with them I belong with Cybertronians not humans, they look at me and see nothing but a lab rat. I will never be anything other than a lab rat in their eyes, I don't care I don't belong in their world. I always told Optimus I wanted a normal life, but I wasn't meant to have a normal life." Sam said, his tone falling into that upset tone.
I wasn't going to let this human get caught up in his nightmares, those flesh creatures had done enough to our fellow Decepticon. I landed somewhat away from the club, and then my holoform was activated. Sam followed me into the night club; I watched the lights flashing the colors. I went out on the floor and showed off my stuff, and why not I was a Seeker. I had these human moves down perfectly, better than most of these idiotic creatures had themselves.
I watched as Sam slowly went out onto the dance floor, he was pretty good he used our moves. I watched as he did flips, and a lot of the other humans were clapping and cheering for him. I smirked; I knew this was the perfect plan.
Oh course, why was it that my perfect plan had to be deflated when it was going so well.
Sam had gone over, and gotten himself some fruit refuel that he wanted. It was then, that my brilliant plan got the slag knocked out of it.
(Normal POV)
"SAM…!" a female shrieked.
Sam turned toward where the voice was coming from coming face to face with Mikaela Banes.
"Mikaela…?" Sam managed to say.
She had tears in her eyes.
"We've been so worried about you." she said.
"Who was worried?" he asked.
"All of us me, your parents and the Autobots especially Optimus and Bumblebee; you know the boss bot blames himself for things." Mikaela said as she frowned. "We all figured Megatron kidnapped you and…" Mikaela stopped talking and spotted the Decepticon insignia on his forehead. "Sam, what's this doing on your forehead?" she asked as Starscream walked up.
"Sam, who's this….." Starscream asked, as she turned to face him her eyes flashing fear.
"Sam, come on; we have to leave." she urged, as she realized who was in front of her.
Sam pulled away from her.
"No, I am not kidnapped by the Cons, I am one of them." Sam remarked.
"No, you're confused, Sam…." she said.
"No Mikaela, I am fine really; Frenzy saved me." Sam answered.
Mikaela narrowed her eyes at Starscream, and without even batting an eye. She slapped him across the face, her fear suddenly forgotten.
"What did you bastards do to him?" she demanded. "I am telling the Autobots about this, I hope they beat the….."
Starscream pushed Mikaela down onto the floor, and grabbed Sam.
"Come on, play time's over." Starscream mused.
(Outside the club)
Starscream swiftly bumped into another, but it wasn't a human. It was the angry holoform of Soundwave, his eyes glowing bright red with anger. Starscream gaped at Soundwave then.
"What is the purpose of sneaking the boy out?" Soundwave demanded.
"I was trying to reward him as well as boost his self esteem, Soundwave." snapped Starscream, as the door open and out stalked Mikaela Banes.
"You are so busted, Starscream!" she shrieked as Soundwave snarled his holoform deactivating.
Starscream deactivated his holoform, and Sam ran to his jet form, Sam climbed into the cockpit never once thinking twice.
"SAM…NOOOOOOO….!" she screamed.
Mikaela watched the F-22 Raptor take off with her boyfriend, all Mikaela could do was sink toward the ground tears running down her face….This was bad really bad.
(Decepticon base)
Megatron stared at Soundwave as he explained everything to him, his anger hitting way past the boiling point.
"You idiot Starscream….! You alerted that insect girl to his presence, and now she will tell my brother and his pathetic Autobots." Megatron snapped.
Starscream lowered his head, and accepted whatever punishment his leader deemed he deserved.
"Leave us Soundwave….Wait where is the boy?" Megatron asked.
"With Skywarp and Frenzy, Lord Megatron." Soundwave answered.
"Very well…" Megatron said as Soundwave left.
Megatron snarled dangerously at Starscream, Starscream knew better than to say a word when Megatron was this angry.
(Soundwave's quarters)
Sam paced back and forth, while Frenzy and Skywarp watched deeply troubled.
"He was only trying to help me; he shouldn't be punished not for trying to be a good friend." Sam said.
"Sam, he wasn't supposed to take you anywhere outside of the base." Skywarp said, as he tilted his head to look at Sam.
"I realize that, but I just don't want him to get into any trouble over me. He was just trying to be a good friend, was all." Sam said as he made a split second decision.
Sam suddenly ran out of the room heading for Megatron's quarters.
"SAM WAIT!" Frenzy exclaimed.
The little hacker realized if Sam interrupted Starscream's punishment, Megatron would be even angrier. Sam had gone straight into Megatron's quarters, he never once knocked he only went in to help Starscream.
However Sam stopped in mid stride, as he saw Megatron beating Starscream. It wasn't the beatings; it was what he heard Megatron saying to Starscream that set off warning bells in Sam's head.
"You worthless slag heap, you deserve this and more! Now that slagging human femme will go back to Prime, and spill her fragging guts; all thanks to your stupidity, maggot!" Megatron yelled, as Sam just stared at them no longer seeing either of them now.
However, it was one of those remarks that hit Sam into unlocking another memory, he would rather not have remembered.
(Flashback – Sam's POV)
I faintly heard water dripping, well at least it sounded like water dripping. I am not really sure about anything anymore; I am so lost right now. I am here in agonizing pain, I can barely see anything in this cell, I am in. I am only given food once in a while; it smells in here I am forced to do my business in my cell like a common animal. I can feel tears in my eyes, I used to try and be brave but it's no use anymore. I am not brave not anymore; maybe I am like that lead scientist called me 'a parasite not worth anyone's time a waste of space'.
The men here say I deserve it because I support the Autobots, that the Autobots are no better than the Decepticons. It's not true, I know this but my body is so weak right now. I hear the door open and light shines in blinding me for a second as I squint to see who is coming in. It's the man known as Jerry. He is going to do something awful to me once more. Oh I am not going to like this no not by a long shot will I like it.
I felt a knife go into my chest right into my heart; I heard screaming and realized it was my voice I heard. Then my world spiraled into blackness, but it wasn't the end for me. It would never be the end for me, which was the sad truth for me now. I could die only to come back again, I wouldn't technically stay dead. My life had gone from good to bad, and then to hellish and no one was the wiser to it.
(Flashback over)
Sam had no way of knowing Megatron was watching now seeing the boy's pained expressions change within seconds of each other.
"Boy…?" Megatron replied, seeing the wild look in the boy's eyes once more. "Use your holoform; I will use mine as well." Megatron ordered
Starscream nodded, as Sam backed up not seeing Megatron or Starscream now. He was seeing the monsters that held him before, Megatron saw that horrible haunted blank look in his eyes. Those looks bothered Megatron as hardened and evil as he was that look in those hazel eyes, bothered him more than he was really willing to admit to himself.
Starscream made the mistake however of grabbing Sam in such a way, that triggered another sadistic memory sending the boy into sheer blind panic.
(Flashback)
Sam was walking back to his dorm, when three men dressed in black grabbed him and tossed him in a large 4X4. The van took off heading to an area out of the way where a facility was located in the middle of nowhere making their plans that much more easily to get away with.
Sam hadn't recognized any of the men, but by the way they were dressed; he put two and two together that they were with Sector 7.
"Optimus demanded you guys be disbanded." Sam growled.
"Yeah well that piece of scrap metal can't stop us, he was the one we wanted before we managed to get the little yellow one. The leader is smart and crafty, but we will catch him." the one man said. "We won't stop until we have him in our possession, and then we learn exactly what makes him tick. We will learn his weaknesses, how much pain he can withstand until it kills him." at those words Sam's eyes widened in fear for Optimus' safety.
Sam's realized what they were planning on doing. "Leave Optimus alone..!" Sam shouted.
"Tough guy, huh….? We will retrieve NBE-1 and finish our experiments on him as well as other leader." the man explained with a hint of insanity in his tone.
"NO…...!" Sam yelled as he tried to fight, which only earned him kicks and punches in his chest.
Sam ended up coughing up blood from it.
"Now be a good boy, and tell us some things about Optimus Prime, so we can catch him." the one guy said.
"I'm not telling you bastards shit." Sam snarled as he spit blood in the guy's face.
"Too bad." the guy said as he nodded to a big burly guy.
He immediately punched Sam in the face knocking the boy out.
"I can see this will be lively, let's get out of here." he replied.
(Flashback ends)
Sam still caught in the thralls of his memories turned violent with Megatron and Starscream not realizing where he was.
"You won't take Megatron again, or take Optimus not while I am here!" Sam shouted. "You won't experiment on Megatron ever again, and you won't get your hands on Optimus either." Sam growled and grabbed one of the human sized swords and twirled it. "I wonder if you'll bleed like a stuck pig, isn't that what you bastards asked me; when you stabbed me, shot me and everything else you did. Well, your right about one thing, I don't belong here I belong with the Cybertronians, they are my home." Sam hissed as a voice rushed into his mind through the violence.
"Sam…..Sam, you are in the Decepticon base not with the humans." Megatron replied, urgently needing to snap the boy out of his haze.
Sam looked around his eyes wild looking, as he sagged toward the ground. He quickly scramble to the corner of the room shaking, his eyes darting around as they slowly took on that haunted look once more.
He wrapped his arms around his body just as Frenzy, Soundwave, Barricade, Skywarp, Hook and Scalpel came in. Sam was moving back and forth just staring into space with that same haunted look in his hazel eyes. Megatron dropped next to the boy; he was not pleased with this outcome. The boy had made such progress and to have it destroyed with what just happened, it angered Megatron to no end.
Sam looked slowly over at Megatron, as he knelt by him in his holoform. Suddenly without any warning the boy just grabbed Megatron hugging him of all things.
"I will protect you and Optimus always….." Sam said as he suddenly blacked out.
Everyone was quiet at those words, Megatron well he was just too stunned to talk. This was a strange turn of events; he watched a Hook took the boy to the Medical bay wondering just what was going on in the boy's mind now.
(Decepticon base – medical bay)
Hook and Scalpel ran tests on Sam, while Megatron, Frenzy and Skywarp stood nearby. Both medics were trying to figure out what to do, however it was Hook who noticed something different with the boy physically.
"The boy seems to have grown since I brought him in." Hook mumbled to Scalpel.
"WHAT, SPEAK UP?" Megatron barked. "Glitching medics…." he muttered.
Hook looked at Megatron, the expression on his face plates interested Megatron now.
"The boy has grown a foot and a half since he was brought in, Lord Megatron." Hook said nervously.
"Humans grow, it's what they do." Skywarp replied, as he watched his friend lying so still on the table.
"Since I carried him in the medical bay, master; the boy has grown a foot and a half." Hook remarked.
"How is that possible?" Megatron demanded.
However as Hook tried to think of an explanation to please his master, Megatron was in deep thought about what Sam had done before he blacked out.
(Flashback starts)
Sam looked slowly over at Megatron, as he knelt by him in his holoform. Suddenly without any warning the boy just grabbed Megatron hugging him of all things.
"I will protect you and Optimus always….." Sam said as he suddenly blacked out.
(Flashback ends)
Megatron try as he may couldn't understand why the boy would say such a thing to him. Optimus he understood, but him it was not logical as to why he would want to be so protective of him. One thing Megatron hated and that was being confused about things, he was used to crushing and killing THAT he understood.
(Sam's mind)
Sam opened his eyes to find himself in the hand of Argon one again, the Prime watched him thoughtfully.
"Hello Samuel…" Argon replied.
Sam smiled sadly.
"I cannot make those memories disappear; there are things that trigger them so easily." Sam replied.
Argon had such a worried look in his optics for the boy, the boy was destined for more greatness than even he realized.
"You will Sam in time…" Argon said as Sam looked up.
"The Decepticons took me in; they truly can be different, can't they?" Sam asked him.
"Everyone has their destiny Samuel the question is when and how it happens." Argon explained.
Sam felt tears even here in Argon's presence, as the old Prime slowly caressed Sam's face.
"You will be fine, Samuel James Witwicky; your destiny is not complete yet. You are destined for more greatness, then you can ever imagine." Argon replied, as tears continued to fall down the boy's face.
"What's Optimus going to think of me now; he will hate me I always seem to disappoint him. I disappointed him once before and see how that one turned out." Sam remarked huge tears running down his face.
"Awww Samuel, you can never disappoint Optimus, he cares for you more than even you are aware of." Argon said. "It was your destiny to revive Optimus, true he was hurt by your refusal to help him. But he has and always will love you more than any human could love you." Argon replied, as Sam glanced up his eyes filling with more tears.
"Optimus has always been like a second father to me," Sam said with a sad smile.
"Things will be revealed to you in time; because he feels the same that you are like a son to him. Sam, you are much more than you realize." Argon replied, as Sam felt his eyes becoming heavy. "Go back now Sam, I will visit with you once more before going to the well of Allsparks." Argon replied as Sam smiled sadly as he laid down in the Prime's hand falling back asleep.
(Normal POV – in reality)
Sam groaned, as he opened his eyes and saw Scalpel on top of him. Sam didn't jolt or act scared seeing any of the Decepticons. He suddenly caught Megatron's optics; he saw concern in those optics. In fact, to his amazement all the Cons looked like they were a washed in concern.
"Are you alright, boy?" Megatron asked.
"Yes, I talked to Argon he helped me understand sort of." Sam replied matter of factly as Hook gazed at the boy.
"But… There is no Decepticon named Argon, Samuel." Hook said softly.
"No, he's one of the first Primes – you know Megatron the fallen was with them in the beginning." Sam said as all optics fell toward Megatron.
"But boy, they are dead?" Megatron replied in a puzzled tone.
Sam looked up then.
"I know, but I can talk to them sometimes. Do you remember when you killed me in Egypt?" Sam asked as Megatron nodded. "Well, they brought me back they said I had a destiny to revive Optimus so he could stop the fallen. Now I was told that I have an even greater purpose, then the last destiny, at least that's what Argon said and he's one of the destiny of Primes. That's why I say I wasn't meant to be normal or with regular humans, I am meant to be with Cybertronians that's all I know. I could never be like some of those humans torture and kill someone because they happen to be different. They wanted secrets of Cybertronian technology, you know weaknesses and… they called me a freak. They said I was a traitor to the human race, because I was friends with Optimus and the Autobots. They hate Autobots and us both; they want to destroy what they don't understand. What they did to me little things set memories off I am sorry if I worried anyone, I can't shut off the memories they just come, and they are so vivid. I don't forget things anymore the Allspark saw to that, I remember everything. I…I wish I could forget, God sometimes it just comes crashing down on me and I want to…." Sam stopped talking, as all the Cons just looked at the boy who was both strong, but glitched thanks to the stupid humans.
Megatron moved closer lowering his claw toward the boy, who didn't hesitate to climb into Megatron's hand.
"They will NEVER touch you again, boy; you will train hard and become stronger so no one will ever be able hurt you ever again." Megatron remarked hesitating before asking his question. "Boy, what did mean when you said 'I will protect you and Optimus always'." Megatron asked.
Sam's expression turned cold then, but not aimed at Megatron.
"They said they were going to Capture Optimus and recapture you; they were going to learn your secrets even if they ended up killing you both." Sam said, as Megatron looked at his men his optics shining with hatred.
"I wonder what Optimus would think of his precious humans now." Starscream hissed.
Sam whispered something that Megatron didn't catch right away.
"What did you say, boy?" Megatron asked.
"I said no one hurts my families." Sam said.
Megatron knew Sam meant that both the Cons and Autobots were his families, but he was at least pleased that Sam considered the Cons his family too.
"Can I train with Ravage?" Sam asked.
Sam saw the one optic panther like Con come in, as a smirk crossed his lips.
"How do you plan to train with him?" Thundercracker asked.
"Being quick and stealthy are part of being a good warrior right?" Sam asked Thundercracker.
"Yes, but….." Thundercracker started to say.
"Okay well, trust me when I say he can help with that." Sam said as he looked at Megatron.
"Very well, boy; you have even peeked my curiosity with wanting Ravage to train you." Megatron replied.
"Good, Thanks Megatron." Sam said.
"Very well, you will need to recharge for awhile; you can start training with Ravage in the morning." Megatron replied.
Megatron handed Sam over to Soundwave who took him and Frenzy to his quarters, while Megatron spoke to Hook and Scalpel about the growth spurt on Sam.
"So, what is causing this growth spurt on the boy?" Megatron asked.
"It's the Allspark, my Lord; he will continue to grow until he reaches a little roughly close to Optimus' size or less." Hook replied.
"He will reach Cybertronian height?" Megatron asked shocked.
"Yes sir."
"Those insects will want him even more for their slagging experiments." he muttered.
No, thought Megatron, he will train him to slay anyone who dared to touch him. No one will ever touch the boy again…No one.
(With Mikaela Banes)
Mikaela watched out the window of the helicopter, her thoughts all tangled into one big mass of fear and panic melting into wave after wave of sickness. Wheelie was watching her, he reached for her hand.
"Warrior Goddess, don't be sad the Autobots will think of something." Wheelie replied, as she glanced over at him.
Mikaela had cried so much her mascara was running, she touched Wheelie's little servo giving him a sad smile.
"Thanks Wheelie, you're a good friend." she said softly.
"Lousy frickin Cons….." Wheelie muttered.
Mikaela just sighed as her thoughts went to how Optimus and the Autobots would react to this new information.
(Diego Garcia – The Autobot base)
Optimus, Ironhide, Ratchet, Sideswipe and Lennox were outside waiting for Mikaela.
"Do you know what Mikaela wanted, Major Lennox?" Optimus asked.
"Only that it had to do with Sam." Epps said walking up.
"It can't be good, she was hysterical crying." Lennox replied, as Optimus frowned glancing at Ironhide who was warming up his cannons.
"The boy better be okay or so help me….." Ironhide grumbled.
Optimus caught sight of the helicopter arriving.
"She is arriving, give her space." Optimus replied, as they watched the copter land.
Mikaela and Wheelie slowly emerged from the helicopter, everyone noticed how her eyes looked puffy, red and around her eyes were slightly black from her makeup.
"Mikaela…." Lennox said, as she just collapsed to her knees crying once more.
Her beautiful brunette hair falling over her face, as Lennox and Epps tried to help her up.
"S…..Sam was at the club…My girlfriends took me to The Club it's a dance club, they thought they were helping me to cheer me up. I…I saw Sam there getting something to drink." she said stopping.
The Autobots looked confused at first.
"You saw Sam at this club, but why hasn't he been to see us?" Optimus asked, trying to comprehend why the boy wouldn't come see him, or his guardian, or any of the Autobots anymore.
"H…..He was different, he was with Starscream he was using his holoform. He acted like they were friends a…..and he had their insignia on his forehead, Optimus." she cried.
(Optimus' POV)
I stumbled slightly at that, what did they do to our human? I saw the look in Bumblebee's optics and heard the sad whine.
"Slaggers…" Ironhide growled his cannons whirling to life. "I am going to slag that glitch head Starscream for sure!" roared Ironhide.
I found my servo going to my chest plates, it was a blow to my circuits this was low even for my brother. I hadn't realized my intakes were cycling wildly, until Ratchet was by my side looking concerned.
"Optimus calm down, you're heating up." Ratchet replied as I felt my fans kicking on.
I couldn't help it, Sam was my boy. The boy meant more to me, then any of them could ever imagine. I glanced at Bumblebee, as he walked over toward me. He had a scared look, which was glazed over with anger.
"What did they do to our boy?" he asked me his voice quivering.
"I do not know, but I know one thing. We will find out where they are holding him, and bring our boy home." I vowed. "But this time he and his parental units will be stationed here with us, as will Mikaela and her parental unit. We cannot take any chances with what belongs to us; I will not tolerate our friends and family being taken from us." I growled.
Lennox nodded.
"We will talk to General Morshower, and ask him to speak to the president about this. These are extending circumstances, I think they will go for it and okay it." Lennox replied.
"Very well, major." I replied, as I glanced over at my men.
"Optimus, I also believe until we get Sam and the situation under control we should go to the other base closer to Tranquility." Lennox suggested.
"Very well, major." I replied.
(Several hours later, and many phone calls back and forth)
Lennox had finally gotten through to the severity of the situation, both the General and president agreed after the situation was handled both would be allowed to stay on the base.
"Thank you Major Lennox." Optimus said as the major nodded.
"Anytime Optimus…." Lennox replied, as he watched Optimus and Bumblebee walk away toward the fences. "Okay everyone, we have some C-17's coming to take us to the other base." he said, as he and Epps watch the Autobot leader and scout.
"Something tells me that Megatron made one hell of a mistake taking the kid, I have never seen Optimus so angry." Epps replied.
Mikaela walked up to Optimus still crying, he bent down letting her climb onto his hand. He placed her into Bumblebee's hand, the scout whined as he ran a finger down her body.
"Y…You care for Sam so much, don't you?" she asked Optimus.
He turned his optics dimmed and widened, as he realized her question.
"You love him like a son, don't you?" she asked still crying.
Optimus wasn't sure what to say at her innocent question, she was crying but she forced a sad smile.
"There is no harm in it; you know just because he has birth parents you can still be like a second father to him." she said softly.
"How did you know?" Bumblebee asked her, when he saw his leader was struck silent.
"It's not hard to see, I know he feels the same way about you." she replied. "Bumblebee is like his close brother, but you were always very special to him like a father."
Optimus and Bumblebee glanced down to find Epps, Lennox and Graham coming over.
"Guess who is coming to the other base?" Graham mumbled.
"Who…?" Bumblebee asked.
"Simmons…." Epps replied.
There was sore spot with the little scout regardless of the fact he helped in the last mission. Simmons had ordered his capture, and he shivered remembering the tests they performed on him.
(Flashback – Bumblebee's POV)
I saw my humans falling and I tried to save them, I had them in my servos. But the humans were cruel with me, they froze my body and I felt my systems shutting down. They brought me to some facility, and I was shocked multiple times. I was hurting so badly.
I heard one of the humans call me NBE-2 somehow that insulted me, I wasn't just some specimen I was a living being with a soul. I could only whine as my memory banks tried to swirl back to my boy…..my human. Would I ever see him again or my fellow Autobots, Optimus who was like a father to me.
However I did see my boy again, he came for me and asked me if I was okay. He told me the Decepticons were coming for the Allspark; I had to shrink the Allspark so we could hide the cube from Megatron and the Decepticons.
(Flashback ends)
Oooooo ooooo
(Decepticon base)
Sam sat on the training room floor, while Ravage laid there watching him.
"Okay Ravage, this is what I want you to do, Okay?" Sam asked.
The massive metal cat merely nodded. Sam showed him how to hold his tail out for him to train.
"Okay can your tail spiky things transform longer?" he asked as the cat nodded.
Sam watched as the spikes lengthened as Sam had asked.
"Good now, my music for incentive and we're all set." Sam replied.
Sam stared at the metal spikes concentrating fully; he broke out into a run flipping up onto Ravage's back. Sam flipped up, and used the spikes like uneven parallel bars spinning, and flipping with grace. Ravage watched with his one optic as the boy did all the flipping.
Ravage pinged Soundwave to observe what the boy was doing, this brought not just Soundwave but Megatron as well.
Sam did something different each time, Sam's moves changed with each song. The more aggressive the song, the more aggressive he became. He was listening to a song called 'When I'm gone by Three doors down' when his flips and turns became faster and sharper. He flipped down slamming his fist into a ceramic block slicing it in two with a karate move, his hand perfectly fine no bruises or blood. Ravage tilted his head, and watched the boy's moves making sure he was okay.
Sam smiled sadly.
"I did it, Ravage." Sam replied.
Sam suddenly seemed to realize something for the first time; he walked over toward the one wall.
"Hey, why am I so tall all of a sudden?" Sam asked as he finally noticed Soundwave and Megatron watching him.
"Sam, the medics feel it is due to the Allspark it has had an odd effect on you." Megatron replied. "Where'd you learn that?" he asked.
Sam looked down at the broken ceramic block with a smile.
"I taught myself….." Sam replied grinning slightly.
"Very good, you're learning quickly I am very pleased with this." Megatron answered.
Sam gazed back up at Megatron watching as the warlord lowered his hand for Sam. Megatron shocked everyone by placing the human on his shoulder and walking toward throne room. Sam placed the earphones over his ears and listened to his music as Megatron sat down on his throne.
Sam heard a song called 'Someone's watching over me by Hillary Duff' that brought back memories of his loved ones especially one special robot…..Optimus Prime. It was Frenzy who saw the single tear rolling down Sam's face, but he didn't let on to anyone. He saw Sam wipe away the tear trying not to draw attention to it. Frenzy could see and feel the distress that his creator was going through, it bothered him. He saw Sam's eyes lock onto his, and then he motioned for Frenzy to come sit with him.
Frenzy didn't hesitate, he scrambled up and with Megatron's help; he sat perched right next to Sam. The other Cons looked on watching the two, Skywarp watched Sam also. All the Cons tried to fight it, but in the end none of them could. Sam had become special to every single one of them… including Megatron. Though, he still tried to fight it, fate had other ideas.
(Decepticon base – Training room)
Sam sat on the floor of the training room, with his legs crossed Indian style. He wasn't really sure how this type of training would help him.
"Focus empty your mind, just allow peace to be your main focus; when your body and mind are empty you can focus on what needs to be done. Now the computer in front of you, I have three easy tasks there I want you to do." he said in that emotionless tone he always used.
"You want me to hack into these sites, but I thought that's what you did?" Sam asked.
"Affirmative, but there might be times when I may not be near you or Frenzy, you will need to make decisions for yourself." Soundwave replied.
Sam sighed, but tried. Unfortunately, as hard as Sam tried he couldn't grasp the fundamentals of hacking. He was able to achieve the peace part with what he called the Yoda moments, but as far as hacking went Sam just couldn't grasp that.
"Arrrg, this is so annoying, I can't get it!" he shouted.
"Focus, clear your mind." Soundwave replied.
"This is driving me crazy, why can't I get this I can learn everything else?" Sam finally remarked ready to give up. "I can train and learn everything else, but this is making me feel really stupid." Sam said as he tried one more time with the maddening laptop he put in front of him.
Sam found the week with Soundwave highly stressful, he felt like he was extremely stupid next to Soundwave. He was able to learn how to calm himself with the Yoda moves, but hacking was not his forte at all.
Soundwave brought Sam back to his quarters to recharge with Frenzy, while he spoke to Megatron about how things went.
(Megatron's quarters)
Megatron sat watching Soundwave listening to his report about how the boy did.
"So, he can grasp the mind relaxing, but not the hacking?" Megatron replied.
"Affirmative, he becomes frustrated with not being able to achieve his goals; he has mastered with the other Decepticons in training. So, he feels in his words stupid, because he cannot grasp hacking." Soundwave said.
"He has mastered so much from the others; I suppose he can't be expected to do everything now can he?" Megatron mused.
(Soundwave's quarters – Sam's mind)
Unfortunately Sam not being able to learn the ability of hacking had triggered another brutal memory.
(Flashback begins)
Sam lay on an examining table strapped down, he poked, and probed; they took blood. They did everything to him; they cut him, punched, kicked and burned him. Sam could only cry, he had done nothing to warrant these actions done to him.
Any other person would have hated the Autobots after, but not Sam his feelings for Optimus Prime had never faltered.
He would lie on the floor of his cell staring out at nothing whispering Optimus' name.
The men would come into his cell and threaten him constantly.
"You're never going home, and you will never see those aliens again. Well except for Optimus Prime and NBE-1 when we capture them, then the three of you will be destroyed at some point." one of the men said.
"B….bastard….." Sam whispered.
"You Mr. Wifficky are a stupid waste of a human being; you're a traitor to our race. You are disgusting and as far as we are concerned should be put down like those scrap heaps." another man said saying his name wrong of course at this point he didn't care.
Sam glanced up, and when he did he received a nasty upper cut knocking him out. The boy was so weakened it didn't take much to knock him out, and these men knew that.
(Flashback ends)
Sam started to toss and turn in his sleep; this action caused Frenzy to online rather quickly.
"Sam…?" Frenzy said.
Sam was still caught in the thralls of his nightmare world talking in his sleep, and trembling.
"I…I'm not a waste of space….I'm not." Sam cried as Frenzy sent private comms to Soundwave that Sam was having another nightmare.
Sam's cries had brought Skywarp into Soundwave's quarters. Skywarp gently picked up the boy; the concerned expression on his face, as he gently held the still glitched boy.
"Shhh Sam, I am here." Skywarp replied as Sam continued to tremble in the Seeker's clawed hand. "Slagging pit spawned humans, what they did to this youngling; every time we think he is making progress something else triggers his processors." Skywarp said in a growl, as Sam started to calm down, but remained sleeping.
Megatron, Soundwave, Barricade, Starscream and Thundercracker watched Skywarp, as he cared for the boy.
The boy merely snuggled down deeper into his friend's claw whispering in his sleep. Skywarp ran a finger over the boy, and glanced down at Frenzy.
"How can they do this to a youngling?"Skywarp asked Frenzy. "The Autobots call us evil; they don't know what evil is." Skywarp growled. "This youngling will never be normal again." Skywarp mumbled.
Megatron was silent, while they watched Skywarp caring for the one human, who at one time was their most hated enemy next to his brother Optimus Prime.
"Can I bring him in with me?" Skywarp asked Frenzy.
Frenzy glanced up at Skywarp; he could tell a friendship was forming between his creator and Skywarp.
"Yes, you can." Frenzy replied.
Skywarp nodded, and started to leave with Sam, when he saw his leader and the others watching.
"Lord Megatron, I was taking the boy to be with me for a little while. He was glitching in his recharge; I felt the need to hold him." Skywarp explained.
Megatron cast a glance at the boy, his expression softening slightly.
(Megatron's POV)
How did this flesh creature manage to do this, he has wormed his way inside not just my soldiers, but myself as well. I cannot fathom how he was once an enemy, now we protect him, and think of him as one of our own.
This boy he has great strength whether he realizes it or not, he defied me every step of the way. He ignited my wrath and anger, only to end up making me care for him. I must have malfunctioned, the most vicious and feared warlord in the entire universe caring for a human.
What would my master think, if he were alive today? I'll tell you what he would say, Megatron you have blown a fuse and several circuits.
I couldn't help but notice the boy had grown a little more, the Allspark was twisting the boy's anatomy causing him to grow to unnatural heights. I knew without a shadow of a doubt if he were out in the real world. Those who had dared to harm him would attempt it again; these flesh creatures were indeed like those festering infections. I had no use for them at all, except for the boy he had wormed his way into my spark. I dare say I cared for the boy, Arrrg what is wrong with me….Primus help me.
(The older Autobot base)
Optimus was in vehicle mode, and by his side in vehicle mode was his loyal scout. Optimus was silent, he was thinking while guilt cursed through his circuits. He had never felt so helpless, then he did right then. He felt to blame for everything, if only he had gotten to Sam to make him move onto the base sooner. The massive leader never let his emotions show to his men, but Bumblebee was not just his loyal scout. Bumblebee thought of him like a creator, he was close to him and to him he let his mask slip.
:::: Optimus, you're awfully quiet:::::::
Silence…
:::::: I…..I feel to blame for this, if I had been a better friend and insisted:::::::
Optimus fell silent once more, but transformed as Bumblebee followed. The leader looked at his scout, his optics despondent as Bumblebee moved closer holding his leader. Bumblebee's door wings drooped as he held his leader, while energon tears ran down his face. He felt the tremors in Optimus' body, while the usually proud leader broke down.
Ratchet stood with Ironhide watching, as he shook his head.
"He is blaming himself for this; it isn't his fault he needs to let this go." Ratchet said.
"He won't just like he blames himself for the war and everything else that went along with it." Ironhide replied.
Silence…
"He is tearing himself apart inside." Ironhide added, as he watched his leader with their scout.
They all turned as they saw a black 4x4 pulling up, they realized it was Simmons coming. Optimus tried to regain his composure, as he and Bumblebee started to walk back toward the hanger. Simmons had packed things to live on the base, but he was first under the impression it was the base at Diego Garcia. He later learned they were staying indefinitely at this one and using the other as training facility.
Simmons opened the trunk and stretched his head, as Lennox, Epps and Graham walked up.
"Need help, Simmons?" Lennox asked.
"No soldier, I just can't help but think I am forgetting something, which is really important to Me." he muttered.
Epps, Lennox and Graham helped him with his boxes, and then showed him to his on base apartment. There were several other apartments which were going to be for Sam and his parents, Mikaela and her father as well.
In fact, Sam's parents were instructed to pack up their things at once. Mikaela was already packing getting everything ready for moving onto the base. Normally, only military personnel were allowed on bases, but these were different circumstances now.
Lennox, Epps and Graham were bringing in more boxes as Ironhide and Ratchet watched. They suddenly heard Simmons yelling as he frantically searched through the boxes.
"Where is it?" he demanded. "I can't find my head!"
Ironhide smirked leaning down toward Will, Epps and Graham.
"Well, he finally admits it." Ironhide mused.
"That's the first step to recovery, is admitting it." Lennox said with a chuckle.
Simmons merely glared at them.
"Very funny, I am laughing so hard." Simmons grumbled, as he pushed passed the three soldiers getting the last of his things.
Optimus smiled sadly for the first time in a long time, as Bumblebee put his arm on his leader's shoulders trying to make the big mech feel better.
(Decepticon Base)
Sam wasn't sure what to make of Shockwave; he was more scientist then anything. He actually shocked Sam, when he merely taught him the science of things.
Sam watched the huge purple Con; he had been rather intimidated by the mech at first.
"I've never seen you before, I mean in all the times I have seen the Decepticons you never were in any of the battles." Sam said as he saw the single optic train onto him.
"I was not needed at that point my leader's master was with him." Shockwave replied.
"The fallen you mean?" Sam asked.
"Affirmative…"
"So what exactly am I supposed to learn with you?" Sam asked.
"Clarity of thought before rashness of action always think things through before making choices." he said.
"Yeah, maybe if I had done that, I wouldn't have been taken away from my friends and family for a year." Sam mumbled.
"Humans who did this will be punished." Shockwave said.
Sam was quiet then, he hated the people who did this to him. Sam knew he wasn't the same as he once had been; Sector Seven had made sure of that with all their tortures and experiments on him.
Sam was so deeply immersed in his own little world; he hadn't seen Shockwave preparing his exercises for the training.
"You will use what you were taught from the others to defeat drones." Shockwave replied.
"Drones….?" Sam asked, as he saw several small robotic creatures scampered out.
"Use whatever means necessary to destroy them, but think through all moves…..Begin….." Shockwave replied.
Sam saw the drones rushing toward him; he dodged them, but found the little buggers were armed.
"Hey they are armed!" Sam exclaimed.
"Affirmative, you do not know what type of situation; you will ever be faced with again. You must learn to be prepared for anything." Shockwave stated.
Sam flipped up into the air, and ran to where Shockwave had placed human size weapons. Sam smirked and grabbed a laser gun; he blasted several of the drones. However one of them had been sneaking up behind him, and jumped onto his back knocking him down.
"Test failed, must start again." Shockwave replied. "You must never turn your back on your enemy; you must train your mind to watch all sides." Shockwave explained.
"Alright…" Sam replied as he got up.
Shockwave signaled more drones, Sam sighed but focused. He wasn't helpless not anymore; he was being trained by the cons to protect himself from Sector Seven. They believed in him; he couldn't let them down. His mind drifted and he saw a face, that man from Sector Seven had mocked him and threatened his friends.
"I am not a loser or worthless..." Sam whispered, as watched all the drones his eyes darting to every single one of them.
Sam growled, and then flipped up shooting the drones in back of him, then on his left and right. There in front of him were only three, he ran and slid on his knees grabbing a sword. He flipped up twisting his body, and brought the sword down into the drone's spark.
He quickly dispatched the other remaining drones as well; this seemed to please Shockwave very much.
"You've done well, Samuel James Witwicky." Shockwave replied.
"Thanks Shockwave, that means a lot." Sam said with a hint of a smile.
Sam's week with Shockwave was pretty much learning how to think through reactions in situations. He taught him not to rush right into a situation, without first thinking and using his head first.
Sam learned a lot from Shockwave, he would put the boy into different situations with different size drones. Sam would respond correctly each time, sometimes even finding his own solution surprising himself and Shockwave.
"You have done well, Samuel James Witwicky, you have pleased me with how well you have grasped how to fight." Shockwave replied.
Sam was all smiles at that, he liked when he pleased his trainers. He wondered vaguely who would pick him for their group after.
Sam had asked if he could stay in the training room, even though it was the last day of his training with Shockwave. Shockwave went to report to Megatron and Sam well he found Ravage had come in with Frenzy.
Frenzy watched as Ravage's tail changed for Sam, Sam flipped up grabbing the different spikes at the end of the metal panther's tail. He flipped around and landed on the floor.
Frenzy went to his creator and hugged him, he was so proud of the boy.
(Megatron's quarters)
"So, the boy did well with you as well, the only one he failed to grasp was Soundwave's teaching him about hacking." Megatron replied. "Now next week, we will see how he does with all of it with me." Megatron said.
Shockwave watched Megatron, when he became silent.
"Are you well, Lord Megatron?" he asked.
"Yes, I just was thinking how much the boy has come along; I hope it stays that way. He seems to glitch every so often due to those insects; I would expect them to hate us. But those humans hating and plotting against my brother and his weak Autobots makes no sense." Megatron growled.
"Humans hunt what they don't understand or fail to control." Shockwave replied.
"Little maggots they don't deserve to live." Megatron growled.
Silence….
"Where is the boy now?" Megatron demanded.
"In training room with Ravage and Frenzy…." Shockwave stated.
"He seems to enjoy training." Megatron replied.
"Affirmative…" Shockwave said.
"Let's go see what he is doing then, shall we?" Megatron replied getting up, while Shockwave bowed his head.
(Training room)
Frenzy had transformed into his boom box mode, while Sam once more took to flipping in the air using Ravage's tail. Sam trained while very aggressive music played, or more to the point 'When its love by Van Halen' and then another played called 'Paralyzer by Finger Eleven.'
Megatron watched the boy, as he sailed through the air gripping the spikes on Ravage's tail. He maneuvered his body in so many different ways, and then flipped landed perfectly on his feet. He smiled, and then looked up seeing Megatron and Shockwave.
"Hi Megatron, what's up?" Sam asked as he flipped backward and once more flipped around.
However Shockwave decided to see if the boy was alert enough, he sent a command for two drones. Megatron watched with slight interest to see if the boy realized what was going on.
Sam shocked both Megatron and Shockwave, merely by flipping up toward the wall grabbing the sword once more. He flipped down stabbing first one, and then the other through the spark killing both drones.
"Cool test….. Did I pass?" Sam asked.
Megatron couldn't help, but chuckle at that.
"Affirmative…." Shockwave remarked.
"You'll need all your wits next week, boy." Megatron said.
"Why…?" he asked.
"You train with me, and I won't go easy on you. You're one of us now, you will be trained accordingly to keep maggots like Sector Seven from ever hurting you again." Megatron said with hatred slipping through his tone.
Silence…
"I not only have to protect myself, I have to keep you and Optimus safe." Sam replied as Frenzy went to him. "No one hurts my Cybertronian family….No one." was all Sam said, as his words hit the Decepticon warlord oddly.
Once more this little human surprised Megatron; he had made another statement about protecting his Cybertronian family….. This included his fellow Decepticons and the Autobots.
(Soundwave's quarters – Sam's POV)
I sat looking at my laptop before me, I sighed feeling incredibly stupid. Why hadn't I been able to master hacking, I was able to learn from all the other mechs. I didn't want Soundwave to feel like he had failed as a teacher, so I tried on my own. Those three simple sites he gave me to hack into, I tried over and over again trying to hack into them.
It was on the thirty something try, that I got into the one site. I lit up, I did it!
"Frenzy, I did it!" I exclaimed, as he scrambled over to me.
"What did you do, Sam?" he asked me.
"I hacked those three sites; I decided to try another site on my own. I hacked it with no problem.
However the only problem was it belonged to my friend Leo, but I didn't think anything about it. I probably should have, but unfortunately I didn't. I was just so happy with hacking and making sure Soundwave's teaching wasn't wasted.
"Soundwave…I did it!" I exclaimed, as he walked over scanning the laptop.
"Very good, Samuel James Witwicky….." Soundwave replied, as Sam grinned.
(Normal POV)
There was a sudden frantic knocking at the door, which startled Sam slightly.
However when the door slid open there stood Skywarp, he rushed in and grabbed Sam.
"Hey….!" Sam shouted with laughter.
"Megatron's waiting for you in the training room….." was all he said.
"Oh shit, I had learned to finally hack and I sort of forgot in all the excitement." Sam replied.
"Never forget Megatron, never EVER now get in there." Skywarp replied, as he hurried pushing the boy into the training room.
Sam watched Skywarp hurry and leave, and then he turned seeing Megatron turn slowly to look at him.
"I am really sorry I lost track of time I was learned to finally hack into those sites. I learned everything else I just felt so stupid noting grasping the hacking. I didn't want Soundwave to feel like he had failed in teaching me." Sam said very quickly, as he bowed his head toward Megatron.
Megatron looked slightly startled, that the boy bowed his head in respect to him. He lowered his clawed hand toward Sam, who climbed onto his hand just as he would Optimus Prime.
"You never cease to amaze me boy…" Megatron replied.
"Can I ask you something?" Sam asked.
"Go ahead…"
"Well actually, I would like hear about your war stories and how you became leader of the Decepticons." Sam replied as Megatron chuckled.
"Really….?" Megatron asked.
"Yes really…." Sam answered.
"Very well, I suppose you want to know why I turned my back on Optimus." Megatron remarked.
"Yes I would." Sam answered.
Silence…
Megatron sighed then.
"Optimus always allowed his emotions to come right through always exposed no matter what. He was w…" Megatron stopped before he could finish the word.
"What…?" Sam asked.
"Nothing….. What else would you like to know?" Megatron asked changing the subject.
Sam didn't know what to make of Megatron, sometimes he acted so weird. Sam shrugged it off though; he didn't want to make him uncomfortable.
"What's your most memorable moment being a leader?" Sam asked.
"I have many actually, but I have to say when I hear the tearing of metal and smell energon of crushed Autob….." Megatron stopped once more in mid sentence confusing Sam.
Megatron growled suddenly not realizing he was doing it, while holding Sam in his hand.
(Megatron's POV)
What the frag is wrong with me, why can't I finish a sentence about destroying Autobots or calling my brother weak. What is going on with me, what is this boy doing to me? I have to hit something that's it, maybe if I hit something this sickening feeling will leave me before I have to claw my optics out.
"Megatron, are you okay?" the boy asks me.
Do I look alright to you? I am far from alright the mighty warlord Megatron once high Lord protector on Cybertron is falling apart!
"I am fine boy." I replied as he gives me a questioning expression. "Let's start your training shall we? Now remember, you have to wrap up everything you were taught with me." I started to say as for a second my processors went back to when Optimus and I trained.
(Flashback begins)
Shots went off hitting targets, as two mechs kept hidden trying to destroy every one of the drones attacking them.
"There are like twenty three on your side, brother!" Optimus exclaimed.
"I see them, I have your back too Optimus." Megatron replied, as they both sent a spray bullets exploding the drones.
Optimus smirked.
"We did it… No one can beat us!" Optimus shouted, as both mechs landed on their afts.
Megatron landed on top of Optimus watching him oddly, while their lip plates were so close to one another.
"Right no one has the ball Barings to try." Megatron mused, as he started to lean down to kiss Optimus; but stopped his clawed hand lightly running over Optimus' chassis.
(Flashback ends)
(Still Megatron's POV)
I didn't realize I was caught up in one of my memories stored in my memory banks. I set the boy onto the floor, and growled as I felt something running out of my optics. I touched one of my clawed fingers to my face and found an energon tear. Oh Primus, what was wrong with me, what was happening to me? Why was I thinking about something that happened so long ago? Why was Optimus on my mind, I must have lost my processors to think Optimus would ever think about those old memories. I was an evil slag, there is no way he would even think of those times. Why would he I betrayed him, I had killed him and then there was this boy who I had as well… He forgave me could or would Optimus as well?
Okay Megatron get a slagging grip on yourself, stop dwelling on the past and weaklings like Optimus Prime.
I glanced down to find the boy watching me; those eyes were watching every move I made. I wasn't sure what was going on with me, I had never ever felt like this before.
"Okay boy, there are several holoforms you have to defeat, using all the skills you were taught. Then there will be some drones, I will add in lasers so think on your feet boy." I replied as he nodded.
"Wait holoforms of whom?" the boy asked.
"These are just made up holoforms to help with your training, Shockwave came up with them. I will use mine as well, which means you have a lot to defeat boy; so pay attention." I ordered, as my holoform was not human; but a small version of my robot form.
I watched as he took his battle stance, the boy was rather graceful and quick on his feet. He took out quite a few drones, and then as the holoforms ganged up on him. I hadn't counted on Shockwave's ingenious thoughts of programming them to say, and act like real humans would.
The main holoform circled the boy, it started a wave of insults to try and antagonize the boy.
"Come on, you little useless waste of flesh; come get Me." it urged.
The boy merely stood there eying the holoform, it dawned on me suddenly he was having a flashback. Pit spawned holoform just knocked him back into a nightmare, and all I could do was be there for him, when he came out of it.
(Flashback begins)
Sam was strapped down to a table, there was blood trickling down his chest. There were welts on his chest, someone had taken a knife and curved the word TRAITOR on his chest. Tears, pain, agony and abuse were all he knew now; his world had spiraled out of control. He would never see his family, friends; but more importantly he would never see Optimus Prime again. The one being he never told how he felt, the one being that was there for him; who had died protecting him from the enemy.
The words he constantly heard were horrible he was useless, or he was a traitor to human kind, because he sided with the Autobots. They were his friends, and he stood by them.
He could hear the words, as his body came through the haze of pain. A man hovered over him with glasses; he was familiar yet couldn't put a name with the face.
"Mr. Wifficky, you finally are awake; how good of you to join us again." he replied.
Silence…..
"I was told you begged for that annoying Autobot leader in your sleep, well he will be with you soon enough. We have some nasty surprises for him and NBE-1; but we've got to claim them before we can think about tortures and experiments on them." the man replied.
"W…..Why are you d…doing this….?" Sam asked softly. "Optimus never did anything to you." Sam remarked.
"They do not belong here; they brought this war here to our planet. Once my group has successfully figured out all their weaknesses, then we will destroy all the remaining Cons and Autobots. We will learn their technology first, but your alien buddies will be turned to scrap metal. They should have left Earth when I asked him to, but no Optimus Prime defied me; so now he will pay the price with his life." the man as Sam glared at him.
Sam could taste blood in his mouth; he narrowed his eyes at the man and spat in his face.
"B…Bastard…" Sam snarled, as the man merely smiled sadistically; picking up a knife and plunging it down into the boy's chest.
Sam yelled out in pain, and once more his life ended; only to return to him once more.
"Put him back in his cell for now." the man ordered.
"Right away sir." another man said.
(FLASHBACK ENDS – Normal POV)
Sam snarled and rushed the holoforms; he defeated those as well as the drones. But it took Megatron grabbing the boy, and trying to get him to calm down. Megatron's holoform and Sam sank to the floor, while anger surged all through Sam's body. Megatron held the boy never realizing his once enemy, would now be an ally.
"Sam, you are making a fine edition to the Decepticons." Megatron said, as he caressed the boy's back.
The boy gently pulled away from Megatron, his eyes angry and distant but not toward Megatron.
"I know who arranged my kidnapping….." Sam whispered.
"Who…?" Megatron asked.
"Theodore Galloway….." Sam remarked shuddering, as he merely collapsed into Megatron's metal servos shivering.