Soundwave carried Kit to a whole different part of the base. It was so new to her. Of course now everything was new to her. So many things were happening now. Bright lights were turned on in the room and there was a bed. A bed that looked like the one from Frankenstein when Victor Frankenstein created the monster, "Oh great. I'm going to be the next monster."
Soundwave set her down pretty hard and spoke in his monotone voice, "Okay human. I don't know why Megatron wants you to be his slave or not, but I'm going to make sure you don't enjoy being his little pet."
Kit swallowed very hard as she saw electricity start flowing between Soundwave's hands. Then he focused it on her. There was a loud scream and then silence.
Carissa woke up the next morning and found herself still in Optimus's arms from the night before. She had her head resting on his chest and she felt his chest go up and down. She heard him breathing and his heart beating. He could really pass for a real human. She then felt the goosebumps come back and she snuggled closer to Optimus. She felt his grip tighten around her. She opened her eyes and saw his eyes were open.
"How long have you been up?" she asked.
"Not long." he replied. Carissa looked up at his transformer body and as he had said the body didn't move at all. "Did you have a bad dream or something because you started moaning in your sleep."
Carissa looked up at him and said, "I felt like someone was actually torturing me. Electric shocks and all this stuff. I heard screaming."
Optimus looked at her with sad eyes. "What do you think it meant?"
Carissa looked at him and said, "We got to get Kit away from the Decepticons.
Rowan woke up next to Ironhide. She saw him and smiled. She gave out a loud yawn and turned over. Ironhide felt her bump him and he woke up and grumbled, "Watch where you're turning."
"Sleeping at the moment can't argue." she moaned.
Ironhide grumbled and pushed Rowan a little before going back to sleep. Rowan opened her eyes and sat up. She looked at Ironhide trying to get back to sleep and pushed him again. This time his holoform disappeared and she saw Ironhide's real body start moving.
"Heh…I guess I should start running."
Ironhide gave her and look and Rowan started running over the giant bed until a giant hand fell in front of her. She quickly stopped and started running in a different direction. But since she was on a very tall bed she was surrounded. It was either be caught by Ironhide or jump.
"Hmmm…I think I'll jump." With that she jumped off the bed only to land in a very big hand that belonged to Ironhide.
"I don't think so missy. You could easily get yourself killed jumping off here. If you do who else will have to argue with?" Ironhide replied.
Rowan gave him a look and crossed her arms, but she couldn't keep the look very long. Her frown broke into a smile and she started laughing. Ironhide laid back down and had his hand over Rowan keeping her warm. She snuggled on his chest getting warm from his spark.
Kit had been tortured all night from Soundwave. The electricity that struck her made her go flying anywhere. Yet she had not died. She wished she did die though. This was torture. Soundwave picked her up and started to pull at her limbs. She let out a shrill of pain and started screaming at Soundwave.
"Soundwave."
Kit looked at the doorway and saw Megatron. She was saved. He walked over to Soundwave and held out his hand. Soundwave put me in his hand roughly and Megatron looked at me. "Has she survived everything you put at her?"
"Yes sir." he replied.
Megatron looked at Kit he smelt fear all over her. "You're afraid of me?"
Kit didn't reply, but looked down at her hands. She hadn't been afraid of him before…but seeing what they weren't afraid to do to her it terrified her, but she didn't say anything. Megatron looked at Soundwave and asked, "What all did you do?"
"I made her immortal like you said I could. I also made it very painful." Soundwave replied satisfied that he got to do some torturing. Megatron looked at him and then at the humans in his hand and walked away. "But sir I'm not finished yet."
"You're finished Soundwave now it's my turn to play with the human."
Kit looked up at Megatron and shuddered. She didn't like the sound of that. She wasn't some Barbie doll to be played with. But yet she didn't say anything she would regret later. She was immortal, but they could still kill her. Megatron was the leader of the Decepticons and yet he hadn't done anything painful to her only giving Soundwave permission to torture her.
"When are you going to speak?" Megatron asked coolly.
Kit looked up at him again and then back down to her hands in her lap. Megatron let out a frustrating sigh and gently ran his finger down Kit's back. She quickly jumped away from his touch. Soundwave really did torture her. But why he felt such anger inside and why he felt he needed to be protecting her. Then he took one of his fingers and put it under her chin and made her look at him.
"Kit speak."
"Why? So that you can let Soundwave torture me again? I know that you guys kill and torture humans…I don't see why I have to stay."
"You have to stay or I'll let Soundwave pull off your limbs very slowly and very painfully." Megatron growled.
Kit shrunk back away from him, but only hit his metal fingers. Megatron mentally sighed. He wanted to comfort her for some odd reason. Why did he want to do that? He hated the human race he especially hated her. Kit met up with his eyes and said, "Well…since I am immortal what do you want to do with me?"
"You're still working for me. If you don't I'll find someone….more personal to you….like your sister."
Kit let out a gasp and exclaimed, "You can't!"
"Oh yes I can. I am the leader of the Decepticons. I can take whomever I want. That's including your twin sister."
Kit felt so much anger in her. Fighting the pain she got up and said, "You will not hurt my sister. Even if you tried Optimus will kill you for trying to do so."
"Ah…Optimus Prime. You think my own brother would have the heart to kill me?" Megatron questioned.
"What?"
"I see he never told you."
"Told me what?" she asked.
"Optimus is my brother." he laughed.
Kit felt her heart racing in her chest. She wanted to run away. She wanted to get to Carissa and Optimus and the other Autobots before it was too late. That's when she stood up in his hand and said, "I will stay your spy only if you do not harm my sister."
Megatron's smile widened and said, "Good. Now I will get a room prepared for you."
Megatron got up with Kit still in his hand. Kit silently took out her cell and looked at it. It only had two bars left then it was dead. She put the cell phone on silent and started texting Carissa a message. All she hoped was that she didn't get caught. She sent it and it went through now all she needed to wait for was Carissa to reply.
Optimus carried Carissa to the main section of the base. He made an announcement over the intercom which scared everyone shitless. Rowan and Ironhide had been snuggling together when the announcement was made. Ironhide had sent Rowan flying through the air and then moved fast to catch her, when he did though he lost his balance and fell through the wall into Ratchet's room. Ratchet had just about to leave the room when he saw Ironhide and Rowan. "You're fixing that."
"You're the medic!"
Ratchet ignored him and started walking to the main center. Ironhide and Rowan went towards the room the two arguing as always. Bumblebee was the first to arrive though. "What calls for a meeting early in the morning Optimus?" asked Ironhide.
"We need to go find the Decepticons hideout. I fear that Kit may be in graver danger than we first though. Carissa stood high on Optimus's shoulder looking around. Then she felt a buzz in her pocket. She took it out and saw a text message from Kit.
"Oh thank the lord!" she exclaimed.
Everyone looked at her and she read the message. But when she had finished she looked at Optimus. He could tell there was something she read she didn't like. "What happened Carissa?"
"Soundwave has tortured her all night and found a way to make her immortal…also she told me that…you and Megatron are brothers….Optimus is that true?"
Optimus looked at her and then at the other Autobots. All of them knew of his dark secret. He wished this hadn't happened. He took a deep breath and said, "Carissa…" he stopped at that and then continued, "Yes he is my brother."
Carissa felt hot tears start forming in her eyes. She looked at him and said, "Are you helping him? Are you going to take me to the Decepticons?"
Optimus looked at his fellow Autobots and said, "Autobots…a moment please." All of them left and when the room was finished he started talking again, "Carissa I am an Autobot. I do not harm humans I care for them and I protect them. I would never hand you over to the Decepticons. I'm trying to save your sister."
"Really? Well it doesn't seem like we're going anywhere. I think you want my sister to die."
Optimus suddenly grabbed a hold of Carissa in his hand and said, "I don't want your sister to die Carissa. If she did I'd feel so horrible! I hate the fact my brother became who he has become. The power got all focused in his head and then he started to change. He turned into the monstrous beast you see him as today."
Carissa looked at him and then said, "She also said something else…"Optimus looked at her and she took a deep breath, "Kit has to do what Megatron wants her to do…if she doesn't then Megatron will come after me."
Optimus's optics grew livid with anger. "What is he forcing her to do?"
"She didn't tell me." she replied.
Optimus let out a frustrated sigh and said, "This is not good." he then announced to the other Autobots that they could come back in. When they did Optimus looked at all of them and said, "We need to get Kit back now. So we need to find out where the Decepticon's base is."
Rowan and Ironhide stood there together and listened to Optimus talk. It sounded like Kit was in deep trouble. When the meeting was over Ironhide and Rowan went to their room. "Gosh Kit is in deep trouble." Rowan sighed.
"Yeah…but I'm glad it wasn't you." Ironhide replied.
Rowan looked at him and he looked at her. "Do you really mean that or do you just plan on making me feel good?"
"Why does every compliment turn out bad?" he asked getting a little angry.
"Well you do that sometimes."
"I don't know why I put up with you sometimes." Ironhide grumbled.
"Because you love the arguments." Rowan chuckled.
Ironhide looked at her and said, "Well we better get ready to go. We have to go find Kit."
"Yeah…gosh…why couldn't you guys arrived sooner so we wouldn't be in this mess?"
Ironhide gave her a look and picked her up by her feet and carried her out. "Hey let go of me you overgrown trash can!"
Ironhide put Rowan in front of his face and asked, "What did you just call me?"
"An overgrown trash can." Rowan replied crossing her arms.
Ironhide smiled and then let go of her. Rowan quickly spread her arms out and legs. Her scream was so loud he thought the dead was going to come up. He caught her feet from the ground, but when he brought her to his face she punched him in the nose. "Frag! What was that for!?"
"For nearly scaring me half to death." she replied. Ironhide then put her roughly on the ground and stomped away. Rowan ran after him not catching up too easily. When they met up with all the other Autobots Rowan was nearly out of breath. Bumblebee saw this and went over to her.
"Are you okay Rowan?"
"I'll live hopefully…is there any water around here?" Bumblebee quickly got the water and Sam and Mikaela came to comfort her.
"What happened?"
"Ironhide being a jerk."
"Tell us something we don't know." replied Sam. Ironhide had heard the conversation going on, but never looked back.
"Well…I really like him to tell you the truth. I love the arguments we have together and all…but today he scared me half to death so I punched him in the nose."
"Ah…I see." sighed Mikaela.
"Yeah…so now he won't talk to me…" Right after she said that Optimus and Carissa came back in the room and Optimus transformed. Carissa got inside and the rest of the Autobots transformed and let their human friends inside.
Of course Rowan fought to ride with Ironhide and won. She sat in the driver's seat and buckled up. The two of them never spoke at all. Sam and Mikaela got in with Bumblebee and all of them drove off.
Carissa snuggled deep in Optimus's leather seats trying to make herself feel a little better. She couldn't believe what was going on over at the Decepticon's base. She couldn't believe what Kit had told her.
"Are you okay Carissa?"
"Yeah…I'm doing well for now. I just hope that they don't kill Kit." she whispered.
Right then Optimus activated his holoform and wrapped his arms her and said, "Everything will be alright."
Back at the Decepticon's base Megatron put Kit in his room and made a little bed for her on his desk. He set her on it and she fell right asleep. Megatron couldn't help but watch her as she slept. He wanted to show her a softer side, but then that would ruin him completely. So until now she was his for the taking no one else will handle her, but him. He stroked her back with a metal finger and saw her shudder. He smiled a bit and went back to his bed. He would let her go out tomorrow he'd get more information about the Autobots very soon.