Disclaimer: I do not own transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. The silent little girl in this story belongs to sw124 on DA, who requested this fic. Detective Sherwood, Detective Shriver, Dan the hitman, Bones, Three Men Down, Judge Shepherd, Roadrash, and Doc are my creations. Based in G1. There is slash here as well as M preg as well as mention of rape. No like – no read. The resolution and justice is served. This is strictly a fan fic. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!
Doc woke to find himself in a prison cell all alone. Bones and Dan had been placed in different cells and the gang was kept separated for good reason. Doc looked angrily at the guard who had passed by on routine rounds. Doc had no idea how he had gotten into this cell, but he figured he was too smart for the cops and would either be dismissed, acquitted, or receive a slap on the wrist. Little did Doc or his two henchmen realize just how much the police had on them, thanks some to the hard work of police and some thanks to the Autobots.
Back at the Autobot base, S4 and Detective Shriver were recovering in the med bay. Neither had woken up just yet and Ratchet was very concerned, as were the rest of the Autobots and even Detective Sherwood. Mirage handed over S4's ripped and shredded clothes while Hound handed over Detective Shriver's clothing as well as other evidence gathered at the broken down warehouse where the Three Men Down were holding Detective Shriver and S4 captive. Detective Sherwood catalogued all the evidence that had been gathered recently and over the years that he had been working on the case of S4's family. Now it was coming closer to the time when justice would be served.
A few weeks later, after S4 and Detective Shriver recovered, it was drawing closer and closer to the court date for the trial of the Three Men down gang in regards to Detective Shriver's kidnapping and rape as well as S4's family murders and the mutilation of S4 as well as several other charges regarding the little girl, as Prowl and Jazz had already been awarded legal custody of S4, thanks to a judge who ruled that since the little girl wanted to stay with them, they could be her legal guardians. But S4 and Detective Shriver were getting nervous as the date was getting closer to the time in which they would have to testify and look at the men who had done this to them.
And then, a few days later, the court date arrived. Doc and his two menacing minions were brought into the court room dressed in orange and shackled, after having already been convicted of many different robberies and arsons that they had committed. Doc was smug, thinking that there was no more evidence regarding him or his gang in committing these atrocious crimes. Bones and Dan the Hitman as well as Doc were so intimidating, that it took a long time to find a public defender willing to defend the defendants, as so many believed that the gang should be done away with. And soon, the court was filled and all parties were where they were supposed to be, the trial began, with Judge Shepherd presiding over the court, the same judge who granted legal custody of S4 to Prowl and Jazz.
The jury at the trial was made up of good mixture, 6 men and 6 women ranging in age from 21 to 68, with four Whites, four African Americans, and four Hispanics. The varied jury was ready to perform its duty as the trial started. First the prosecution presented its opening statement. And so the trial began.
The following day, it was time to bring forward witnesses. Mirage, Hound and Ratchet were called, as were Prowl, Jazz, and Bluestreak. The defense tried its best to discredit these witnesses, but video evidence is fairly hard to dispute. Thankfully, since it took most of the time, S4 and Detective Shriver were not called to the witness stand this day, but the next day, it would be time to tell their stories.
Detective Shriver, the next day, was called to the stand, and was questioned as to what had happened to her. And when the cross examination came, the defense lawyer tried to belittle the witness, but was reprimanded by Judge Shepherd as he was not going to allow any lawyer to badger a witness in his court room.
At the Defense table, Doc and his gang were emotionless as the testimony went on and on, they were convinced that their reputation would prevent the jury from giving them too stiff of a sentence, Detective Shriver soon finished her testimony, once again facing her attackers with bravery. Then it was little S4's turn to take the stand. An interpreter was called, as S4 was mute and communicated by sign language. And S4 gave her scary testimony about what happened to her family, about how the tall big one used his hands to squeeze the life out of her mother while the other two shot her older brother and her father, as they tried to protect her. S4 also told of the "surgery done" to forcibly remove her vocal chords, leaving her mute. The whole court was astonished and sickened by what the little girl told, especially as she told of her life on the street, just trying to survive until she was rescued by Jazz, the Autobot. The defense tried to question S4, but the lawyer's rude attitude again brought the judge's wrath down, and the defense backed down.
The next day was the defense's turn to present their side, but they brought no witness, no evidence. They played the "discredit the witnesses of the Prosecution game" as there was little else that they could do. But since the lawyer for the defense was still berating the goings on, the judge halted the testimony, and soon it was time for the jury to take over.
The next day, after closing statements, the jury was sequestered and given the fate of the defendants. And so, discussing the case, and looking at all the evidence, the jury gathered and argued and discussed the case. And after a week of deliberation, the jury came back to give their verdict – guilty as charged on all counts. Doc and his gang could not believe their ears. And then came the recommendation of punishment – life in prison without the possibility of parole. As was later learn, there was one on the jury who held out on the death penalty, leaving the most severe punishment being life in prison without the possibility of parole. Doc and his minions were astonished, and threatened to attack everyone in the court room, but since they were shackled and handcuffed, they did not get far.
Once in Jail, Doc got in a fight and was killed by a rival gang member after only having served several weeks. Dan the hitman had to be housed in solitary as he had been attacked by others for having raped someone weaker than him. Dan was left in a cell 23 hours and day and only let out for one hour and carefully watched. Bones got into multiple fights, eventually ending up in the prison hospital after having been stabbed multiple times, and was barely clinging to life. All were serving one form of justice or another.
As far as the Autobots and S4 were concerned, it was now all over and just had been served. S4 now wore a smile, and ran up to Detective Sherwood and gave the male detective a great big hug in gratitude. Detective Sherwood was shocked, but grateful that he could finally give S4 the closure she longed for.
(Several months later)
S4 was playing and being the well behaved little earth girl that she should have been. She was running toward Jazz, who was holding her two new little brothers – twins Prowler (think TF animated Prowl as a sparkling) and Roadrash. She loved them dearly and spent as much as she could with them. All the Autobots were happy, but no one was happier than Prowl and Jazz, as they watched their little family grow. And coming up over the hill, came two humans – detective Sherwood and his wife detective Shriver, who were now expecting a little one. S4 loved hanging out with the detectives as much as loved being with her family. Nothing could have been better, and as S4 realized the new families she had, S4 shed one tear for her old family before returning to joining her new family. Yes, now little S4 had a family that loved her and no one was going to hurt her like she had been hurt so long ago. And all was well.