Chapter 5: Deadly Secret
Jazz began to nervously back away as Shockwave kept walking closer to him. Jazz didn't know if he should run or fight. But he didn't get to decide when he found himself trapped between Shockwave and a wall of the lair. Shockwave walked closer and bent down to Jazz's eye level.
"So...Shockwave it's been awhile." Jazz nervously chuckled.
"Indeed it has...but what you doing here?" Shockwave sneered.
"Uh...I was just racing around...checking out my old territory seeing if anything has changed. Apparently you still work in this same lab. Look Shocky I think I should go...besides...I just remembered I need to go to Iacon." Jazz said trying move away from the towering mech.
Shockwave stopped him with an arm and shoved him back into the wall rather harshly. Jazz was too afraid to look Shockwave in the potic so he slid his visor back over his eyes just as Shockwave stood to his full height.
"No time for that Jazz, you know too much. I'm afraid I'm gonna have to kill you!" Shockwave snarled and raised his gun.
Jazz lifted his visor again to reveal widened optics. He never expected to go down this way. He suddenly dropped to his kness and grasped his hands together.
"Oh please Shockwave, don't kill me! I'm not ready to die yet! I won't tell anyone about your location...I swear!" Jazz begged beginning to cry.
"Why would I trust you?" Shockwave sneered keeping his gun aimed at Jazz's face. "You've always been a sneaky mech and hanging out with the enforcers."
"But why would I tell on you? You can kill me easily like you're about to do now." Jazz pointed out. "I'd keep my mouth shut!"
Shockwave thought this over for a minute. If he killed Jazz, nobody would be able to find him...at least for now. More mechs could easily come by though. If he didn't kill Jazz, the mech would probably tell everyone his location. However, Shockwave has known Jazz for a long time and even considered him a friend. He watched as Jazz braced for him to fire. Instead, he lowered the gun.
"You're not going to kill me?" Jazz asked slightly relieved.
"No...at least not now! I have a better idea for you! Come here!" Shockwave snarled grabbing Jazz by his neck and dragging him into the lair.
Once inside, Jazz found himself being shoved onto a berth by two drones while Shockwave opened up a dusty file cabinet to grab something. The drones growled at Jazz who tried not to look at them. When Shockwave approached, he was holding some kind of communications device. Apparently the way to put it on someone was to stab it through the mech. Shockwave harshly stabbed the device into Jazz's hip making Jazz grunt.
"This device will alarm me if you tell anyone where I am or if you try to take it off." Shockwave explained. "Don't you dare test me Jazz, I will hunt you down and use your body as part of any experiment I conduct."
Jazz whimpered as Shockwave approached closer to him. He could tell Shockwave wanted to smirk.
"So I'm stuck with this thing...forever?" Jazz asked.
"For as long as I function!" Shockwave sneered. "Now then drones...give him a reminder."
Shockwave backed away as the two drones towered over Jazz who knew what was coming. The drones proceeded to pummel Jazz for a moment until Shockwave stopped them. When they backed away, Jazz had two swollen optics, busted mouth and was covered in dents as he layed on the berth in pain. Shockwave reached slowly over and grabbed Jazz's visor off him. Jazz gasped.
"No...not my visor...anything but that!" Jazz weakily reaching out for it.
Shockwave fooled Jazz by pretending to crush it. Jazz began to cry but stopped when Shockwave threw it back to him.
"Now get out of my lab while your online!" Shockwave sneered.
Jazz nodded and ran away to find an exit. Once out of the building, Jazz transformed and raced at full speed through the foggy and cold streets. He was too scared to say a word as he kept racing. Suddenly, as he reached the other half of Tyger Pax, he abruptly braked and spotted what looked like a warehouse containing three mechs. He walked past the warehouse to notice it was Ser-ket, Kickback and Shrapnel looking right at him since they had heard his tires screeching.
"Ser-ket? Kickback? Shrapnel?" Jazz asked.
"Jazz? What happened to you?" Ser-ket asked.
"Uh...I don't want to talk about it...more like a can't talk about it...I...I got to go!" Jazz said transforming and racing away again leaving the others confused.
Ser-ket looked back at the insecticons who were shocked by this. What could have frightened Jazz? Meanwhile, Bombshell and Bumblebee were making their way out of Kaon and through a few canyons that circled the highways and other roads. Bumblebee was leading them towards a business owner who sells different types of transports. A drop ship would provide many weapons and a more faster way to travel. Bumblebee knew the mech who sold them, Wheeljack. As they travel their way through hidden caves, dusty paths and broken pieces of machinery, they finally stumbled upon a large air-craft company that was luckily open.
"Finally we made it, it wasn't that bad!" Bombshell said looking at Bee who looked like he was going to pass out.
"Yeah, for you. You're a lot stronger than me!" Bee said catching up with him. "Yep, this place is the same as I remember it."
"You travel too much!" Bombshell chuckled as they walked inside where they were greeted by Wheeljack.
"Bumblebee, it's been awhile, good to see ya!" Wheeljack smiled walking from behind his desk over to them. "Who's your friend?"
"This is Bombshell, we're on a mission!" Bee said very seriously.
"Really? What about?"
"Well, long story short, Shockwave kid-napped my brothers and Bumblebee's girlfriend!" Bombshell said hoping Bumblebee would not catch the term for Ser-ket.
"Ugh, Shockwave. That asshole needs to be put in a place where he'll never escape!" Wheeljack sneered clenching his fists.
"Actually, when I see him. He won't be surviving our little "chat"." Bombshell snarled showing his claws in a threatening way.
"I see, well how can I help ya?" Wheeljack asked very curious.
"We need a ship, something fast enough to get to Iacon." Bumblebee explained as they are led into the large back room storing all the ships.
Wheeljack looked all around for any ships that would be very useful. Bumblebee and Bombshell were amazed at all the advanced ships and designs. Finally after looking at half of the ships, Wheeljack found his trusty old Jackhammer.
"Ah, my Jackhammer. What about this one?" Wheeljack offered.
"But Wheeljack, this is actually yours, are you sure you can trust us with it?" Bumblebee asked.
"Who said it was just going to be you two? Primus no I'm coming with ya, no one drives the Jackhammer but me. Think about it, I'll be your pilot to go wherever you need to. I don't mind closing up shop for awhile. Of course I'll let Bombshell here handle his business when Shockwave decides show his one-eyed face." Wheeljack smirked.
"Nice, Iacon here we come!" Bombshell said.
Wheeljack got into the Jackhammer to start it up. After losing "Rock, data pad, claws" to Bombshell (Rock, Paper, scissors), Bumblebee was forced to sit in the back while Bombshell sat in the front. The roof of the building opened wide and the Jackhammer took off. Meanwhile back at Shockwave's lair, some drones were talking.
"You think that other insecticon may be planning something?" One asked.
"Oh please, it's been 7 years. Apparently he hates his brothers if he hasn't helped them by now." Another spoke before Shockwave cut in.
"That insecticon wouldn't have the spark to try and take me on or come anywhere near his brothers or Ser-ket knowing I will be around. And Jazz had better keep his mouth shut." Shockwave sneered before starting an evil laugh which the other drones joined in.
Jazz was still racing back to Iacon not noticing a police car racing up behind him. Once the sirens blared, Jazz transformed.
"Uh...hey Barricade!" Jazz said nervously.
When Barricade transformed...he was shocked to see Jazz's condition.
"Jazz...your face...and body...what happened? Who did this to you?" Barricade asked.
Jazz just whimpered while tapping his claws together nervously. Barricade thought this was strange...
To be continued...
Is Jazz going to tell? Will the trip with Wheeljack be pleasant? More flashbacks and info on Ser-ket and the insecticons will possibly be shown next time so please review!