Last time on jack's curse!
"Ah, it seems our human friend is awake"
"Like I said before boy, I never forget a face, even that of a humans"
"your strong boy, I will give you that"
"Experiment?"
"I'VE FOUND HIM!"
"Autobots!" "roll out!"
On the Nemesis (normal P.O.V)
A ground bridge burst to life in the corridors of the Nemesis, the Autobots storming out of it down the halls of the ship, alarms blaring as they stormed the halls. Enemies came at them, but they were cut down and blasted away one after another. They took out Vehicon after Vehicon in their path, nothing would stop them in their mission.
Arcee blasted two cons either side of her, rolled forward, jump-spines slicing three more, then grabbed one of the Vehicons and slammed him into the wall, pinning him there. "Tell me where Jack, the human, is being held right now!" Arcee growled at the Vehicon "science lab, he's in the science lab three corridors down!" the Vehicon replied before Arcee punched his face and he fell to the ground unconscious.
"Optimus, science lab three corridors down!" Arcee called to the prime "acknowledge, Autobots move out" the prime replied and the Autobots made their way to the science lab. when they got to the doors Arcee pressed her back against the wall next to the door with the others on the opposite side. Optimus gave Arcee a nod and opened the doors, she went in but all the others heard was a gasp, they quickly followed and stopped dead in their tracks at what they saw.
They looked into the room and what they saw made their sparks run cold. On a table were many operating equipment and almost all of them had dry human blood on them and on the lab bed that was sat up facing them, had a mixture of blood and Energon running down it, it was a sickening sight. Arcee had her hands over her mouth in horror. Bumblebee's optics just stared at the scene wide open. Bulkhead covered his mouth with one hand, trying to hold back the sickness in his tank/gut. Optimus just stood there unable to think of what they might have done to their human friend. Ratchet slowly walked up to the lab bed and began to scan it.
The others were brought out of their trance at the sound of groaning, they looked to their left to see Knockout on the ground, leaning against the wall, with deep scratches and indents all over his paint work, some wounds sparked slightly.
Arcee was about to storm up to him but Optimus beat her to it. He slowly reached down, grabbed the con and raised the medic up until he was optic/eye level with him "where is Jack?" Optimus asked holding the Con up in a calm, almost scary, voice.
Knockout smirked at the Autobots "if you're talking about my "test subject" then you're in for some disappointment" he coughed out.
"Test subject!" Arcee shouted marching up to him, blades at the ready to slice the Con up "WHAT DID YOU DO TO HIM!?"
"Oh, nothing much, we just gave him some upgrades" came a female voice from the doorway, everyone turned around to see Airachnid standing next to Megatron. The Autobots quickly activated their blasters and pointed them point blank, Megatron just grinned at them.
"There will be no need for that" Megatron replied, but the Autobots kept their blasters pointed at the 'Lord of the Decepticons' "there is no reason for you to be here, the boy escaped only moments ago" Megatron stated as Optimus realised Knockout and the con slid back down to the floor.
"Liar!" Arcee shouted "where is he?!" she demanded aiming her blasters right at Megatron's spark chamber, but he didn't pay her any mind.
"He escaped" Knockout answered and earning everyone's attention "our plan was to upgrade him enough to us him to fight you by controlling his mind" Knockout paused for second "after I was finished, I told him what we were planning, before I put the device in his head, and well, let's just say he didn't like what I told him" Knockout looked up to everyone and most of them had wide optics "he then broke his bonds and attacked me, as you can see. He then ran out the door and shortly after you showed up" Knockout finished.
"The boy was able to escape by putting in random coordinates into our ground bridge" Megatron stated looking at them all "Unfortunately the coordinates were lost after his departure, now I suggest you all leave… before I change my mind"
"Raf, activate the ground bridge to my coordinates now" Ratchet spoke into his comlink "Ratchet, you don't believe this Con scum, do you?" Bulkhead asked the old medic.
Ratchet looked at the others "I'm afraid, as much as I hate to say this, but they are telling the truth. Jack's life sign did leave the ship just before we entered this room" he replied as the ground bridge appeared behind them "and if we have any chance of finding him we have to leave, now!" and with that the Autobots walked into the ground bridge, with their blasters still pointed at the Decepticons. As soon as they were through, the ground bridge closed, leaving the Decepticons alone.
Back at Autobot base
The Autobots came through the ground bridge and walked up to the four humans waiting for them. June looked at the five robot giants, she was looking for her son, but couldn't find him and so she looked up to Optimus with pleading eyes.
"Optimus, where's Jack?" June asked, her voice soft and full of worry. Optimus looked at her, his face grim "I am afraid that Jack was able to break free and enter a ground bridge just before our arrival" Optimus explained "where he is at the moment is unknown, but we will start looking for him at once" Optimus stated reassuring her and giving her hope "until we do, you are free to stay here, for as long as you wish"
"Thanks for the offer, but I'm needed at the hospital, but as soon as I'm off duty I'll come straight here" June replied and Optimus nodded, he then turned to the others.
"But wait" Miko started, gaining everyone's attention "how, exactly, did he escape?" after that simple question the room went dead silent until Ratchet stepped forward.
"We have reason to believe that the Decepticons…" Ratchet paused for a second "…have experimented on him" there were gasp's from all the humans "what did they do to my boy?" June asked, worried about her son.
Optimus explained what they found from start to finish, and Ratchet stated that the blood they found was indeed Jacks. It sickened everyone to think what the Decepticons might have done to Jack. Soon after everyone had calmed down they went home to rest, all except for June, Optimus and Arcee who we're thinking in their beds.
June was worried about her son and what the Cons might have done to him. But the only thing that set her mind at ease was that he was no longer in their grasp and settled her mind a bit knowing he was safe somewhere.
Optimus was up thinking of the possibilities and locations that Jack might end up, what the Cons did to him to make him so he was able to get free by himself, but deep down he knew Jack was strong and would be alright until they found him, or he found them.
And Arcee was the most worried, she wanted to find Jack, hold him close and never let go. She had finally figured it out, the reason why Jack was/is so special to her, why she always liked driving with him down the desert road, just the two of them. She had finally figured it out, she loved him, and as soon as she was well rested she will start looking night and day for him and if… no, WHEN, she finds him, she will tell him how she feels. And with that, she fell into recharge until morning came the next day.