Subi: That last chapter had a weird POV... Oo Maybe it would have been better as a 1st person POV instead... Oh well. ; Now you get to find out who it was though. n-n
12. Kidnapping
"That's him there, Sideways. The femme trusts him, and she's the key to all of them."
"You're sure, Noizemaze?" Sideways's optics were narrow as he watched the mech walk down the steps of the library from walking with Optimus and start back towards the city park.
"Yep... And with the right kind of 'pep-talk', we could turn him to our side easily. What do you say?"
"What sort of 'pep talk'?"
"Why, this kind..." Noizemaze suddenly disappeared. Sideways sat up and muttered a quiet curse. A moment later there was a snarl below on the street.
"Noizemaze! What do you want?.!"
"Now is that any way to treat an old friend, Leobreaker? Or should I say... DarkBreaker?"
"Grrrrrrr... What do you want with me?" The lion-mech growled, transforming into his beast mode.
"I don't want anything with you in particular... It's someone else a friend needs to talk to- but since when would anyone listen to little-old-me?" Noizemaze grinned under his glass mask. This is going to be easy if he falls for it.
"Like who?" Leo growled suspiciously, flicking his tail back and forth.
"Oh, just a little seeker who you and Snarl play with occasionally. You see, Scattershot's been gone awhile and been out of touch... I told him some of the newest arrivals in town the other day and he wants to give her a good gift and meet her..."
"... Who's the seeker?" Leobreaker sighed, giving in under the reasoning that it his old friend was the reason Noizemaze was there for.
"I think her name is Alexis, but I've never had the chance to talk with her to find out if that's really her name... She's about this tall and has mostly silver and red armor, with bits of blue-"
"Yes, that's Alexis... Where does he want to meet us then?"
"How about over by the old tower? I'm sure there are lots of things they could look around at while they talked. Kind of like an exploring game," Noizemaze suggested. Leobreaker thought about it for a moment before nodding.
"Alright, we'll meet him there around ten Earth time."
"I'll tell him that then," Noizemaze grinned before 'vanishing again. Sideways let out a quiet chuckle as his brother rematerialized next to him.
"Not bad, Noizemaze..."
"Almost too easy- but I had planned out that conversation before I even went down there..." Noizemaze snickered. "Now we just need to find a way to lose the cat and take the sword..."
"Leave that to me..." Sideways sneered slightly, and shifting into his 'liquid' mode, seeped over the side of the building and into the dark alleyway...
"Hey, Shiori. Do you mind if I bring Alexis out to the old tower to look around for awhile? There's a friend I'd like for her to meet," Leo asked. Shiori smiled down at the golden bot.
"Sure, as long as she's back by four..."
"You got it. Come on, Alexis. I'll let you ride on my back..."
"Okay!" The small seeker giggled before climbing on, careful not to hurt him.
"Hold on," Leo warned before starting off, taking careful leaps so to not harm Alexis. About fifteen minutes later, they reached the old tower.
"Wow..." Alexis breathed, looking around in astonishment. Leo stopped and took in the scene as well.
There were several buildings around them that were damaged or crumbling. Some they looked through the shattered windows and saw burned pieces of furniture, others all they could see was darkness. Leobreaker slowed, getting a bad feeling in his spark with each step. What would Scattershot be doing way out here in this creepy, damaged part of town? He wondered as he looked around. Leobreaker paused near the tower, and gazed up in wonder.
"The tower's the only building practically standing..." Alexis whispered in awe. She hesitated before sliding down off of Leo's back and moving over to his front paws and putting her face in his mane-fur. "Leo, I don't like it here. Can we go home?" She whispered quietly, shivering from the strange energies she felt brushing against them as well as the cold wind that was blowing.
"Yeah, I don't think we should have come here anymore either..." Leo muttered, hugging her by putting his head over her shoulder. "Come on..." he said, pulling away slightly and kneeling on his front paws so she could get up easier.
"Muahahaha!" A voice laughed wickedly. Leobreaker stood up sharply and looked around in alarm.
"Who was that!" He asked himself, feeling his metal fur standing on end slightly. That wasn't Scattershot for sure! What is going on here? Without warning, there was a scream right behind him and Leo spun around. "Alexis!" He cried, and found she wasn't there. No... Alexis! Shiori's going to kill me for this!
"Alexis!" He roared, fighting back sudden tears as he realized what he'd done. He stood there shaking for a moment before understanding she wasn't anywhere close enough to hear him, else she would have answered. Leo paused for a moment before whirling around and rushing towards the nearest place that would help look for Alexis... ... ...
Subi: Sorry for the lack of updates/chapters... My dad killed my internet last week and I've been sneaking on another computer and such to get on to talk and such... n-n With four/five computers in the house, its hard to keep me off the internet; Hence the possibility of posting chapters like this one... SO REVIEW PLEASE! ;-; The lack of reviews is not very inspiring...
