Prisoners of the Mind: What Happens?
Chapter 1: Waking Up…Again
Although all had been quiet on Cybertron things were definitely not quiet on Earth. The sound of tires screeching filled every single room followed by shrieks and curses. Optimus Prime ignored all of the noise, however, and focused on the datapad that he was filling out. Apparently he was supposed to record how many accidents the Autobots got into on a daily basis. A loud crash sounded from nearby but didn't even faze him. Instead, he merely wrote 'Bumblebee crashed into a wall'. Another crash. 'Prowl crashed into the same wall as well.' Yet another crash. This one followed by LOUD cursing and shouts of "Bulkhead, you clumsy idiot! Get back here so I can dismantle you!" 'Bulkhead destroyed Ratchet's medical bay. Ratchet hit him upside the cranial unit with a wrench.' "Bumblebee!" 'Bumblebee crashed into Ratchet and knocked both of them on the floor.' Tires screeched then three identical yells of "Prowl!" 'Prowl accidentally drove over all three of them.' There's no telling how long the report would have been if the room hadn't suddenly disappeared and everything went dark.
Feeling a sense of déjà vu Optimus unshuttered his optics to find himself in the simulation chamber. Again.
"Not again," Bulkhead complained.
"Someone's gonna pay," Ratchet threatened.
"Why are we here?" Prowl asked. "And why are we awake?"
"I'm afraid it's a long story," a familiar voice said.
The Autobots turned to see Bumblebee standing in the doorway, looking very somber.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do," Ratchet growled.
"Yeah!" Bulkhead chimed in. "How did you get to the door if you were in the simulation chamber with us?"
"Because he wasn't in the simulation chamber with us," Optimus said in sudden realization. "He's never even been there, have you?"
"Actually I have," Bumblebee said to their surprise. "But I've never been in there with you four. But enough small talk; we have more important things to worry about."
"Like what?" Prowl asked indifferently, trying not to sound slightly curious. "What could possibly be more important than telling us why we were still in there?"
"Ultra Magnus and Sentinel Prime have been kidnapped by the Decepticons," Bumblebee said.
"Well maybe that is more important," Prowl admitted.
Letting out a sigh Optimus decided to go ahead and surrender to the inevitable. "Tell us everything that you know."
Bumblebee nodded. "I will. But why don't we go to my office? It's slightly more comfortable."
"Sounds good to me," Bulkhead said as he stood up, almost tripping over the recharge berth that he had been sitting on.
"Lead the way," Ratchet stood up slowly, his joints creaking in protest.
"Might as well," Optimus sighed as he too stood up.
Prowl said nothing but merely followed the other four bots from the simulation chamber, not looking back.
A/N: Once again I'm sorry that this chapter's so short but unfortunately that's the way it goes right now. Review and let me know what you think!