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I couldn't see Knock Out out in the Med-Bay, but I wasn't about to be a disobedient person. I didn't know how far Ratchet's patience complex would go if I did. I sat there with my legs crossed Indian Style. I heard a curse from out in the main bay and I stiffened. "Slaggin'-twins! Where's Ratchet?" I heard a gruff voice asked. Ironhide!

"Wash racks." Knock Out answered from somewhere I couldn't see.

"Hey! Ironhide?" I called out.

"Human youngling?" He sounded surprised.

"In here." I called again.

Ironhide's steps began walking toward the office. He looked inside and saw me. "Joyce. How did you get out?"

"Ratchet said I could stay here as long as I don't get underfoot."

"Good place for you to be. Did you sleep well after I turned up your heat?"

"Yes." I said. "Thanks."

"You're welcome and I'll see you tonight."

"Bye." I said, but that didn't stop me from thinking about last nights dream. I heard noises, but relaxed into the cloths that had been provided. My smile turned into a sad frown. I missed my Mom and Dad and just sitting here alone didn't help matters. Just sitting there thinking about them didn't help matters either. I must have laid there for a while because I heard metal footsteps approaching. I looked to see who was coming and it was Knock Out. "Hey? You're awfully quiet in there. You all right?"

"I'm fine. Just thinking."

Knock Out frowned. "If you don't mind me asking, about what?"

I sat up and looked at him. "My Mom and Dad." I added, "Do you think Optimus Prime will let me go home anytime soon?"

Knock Out leaned in the doorframe, contemplating. "I'm sure he'll come to a decision soon or later."

"But when?"

"He's Prime. No one's really allowed to question him."

"Maybe you guys aren't, but I'm human."

Knock Out looked shocked. "Listen to me closely, Joyce. Those kind of words will get you into a lot of trouble. None of us ever questions a Prime." Knock out paused. "Let me tell you something. Prime's words are law. Disobeying a Prime is treason and a show of defiance."

"Optimus Prime doesn't own us!" I said, standing up to my own height. "Before your idiotic takeover everything was fine!"

"Is that so?" A deep baritone voice asked.

"Optimus Prime, sir." Knock Out said, saluting him.

"At ease, Knock Out. Return to your duties."

"Yes sir."

Knock Out left and Optimus Prime walked into the office. Suddenly, the door hissed closed. I felt my heart hammering against my chest. "Human youngling! I am not sure how you managed to convince some of my men to take you out of your room, but I will be sure it does not happen again." Optimus Prime said in a dangerous voice. "I will not tolerate your behavior at all. As of now, you are 'grounded'."

Optimus Prime picked up the box and I tumbled onto my side. The door hissed open and Knock Out asked, "Sir?"

"I am taking the human youngling to her room for punishment."

"Yes sir."

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When I returned to my room, I got out of the box and lay on the floor, curled in a ball, whimpering. I heard a rattle from inside the vent. I sat up, wiping my eyes. I looked around the room before sliding over to the bed. Then I heard another rattle coming from inside the vent. Then a scratch scratch noise. I frowned at this and looked under my bed. I heard another scratch, then a screech, rattle, then another scratch, and then a loud screech. Then I saw red eyes peering back at me. A loud screech sounded from whatever it was. Then it ran forward, hitting the vent with a loud bang, making a screw pop out, as it kept banging the vent cover. I screamed as I slid backwards, trying to get away from the vent. I stood up and then ran to the door while the red eyed thing continued to screech and then more screws flew across the room and then the vent cover went flying across the room as the door behind me hissed open and I went flying out of my room. I didn't fall to the floor. Instead, I landed into someone's servo. "Go room to room and check on all the humans. Every one of them." Someone ordered.

A bunch of pedes ran down the halls opening doors. The Cybertronian that caught me looked over me. "Fraggin' turbo rats!" Someone cursed. "I should have known."

"What is it?"

"They're-the humans in these other cells are gone."

"What?"

"They're gone."

"This is the only human we have now."

"Get Prowl and Optimus here, immediately. They are not going to be too pleased. How is this human?"

"She is unharmed."

"Good."

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Optimus Prime and Prowl walked to the human habitation area. "How many turbo rats?"

"A colony sir. They went room to room via the vents."

"Have they discovered how to get out of the complex?"

"No sir. Scans show they have not gotten past the security nets and we have not found the colony."

Optimus glanced down at the human sitting in a box, not making any type of optic contact whatsoever. He did not know if she was traumatized or not. He looked down the hall and came to a decision regardless of how traumatized the human was. "Find me a cage and hang the cage far from the ground. I do not want this human to get away." It was then the human looked up, shocked about this. "Or to run into these turbo rats." Optimus turned and left.

Prowl stood there and decided to ask the human what she did to rile these turbo rats, but instead, she looked back down, not making optic contact again. He bit his dermas. "Do as Optimus says." He told Sideswipe and Sunstreaker before leaving. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker looked down at the human in the box.

"Joyce?" Sunstreaker asked worriedly.

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Things are getting worse for Joyce, aren't they? Thank you for reading and don't forget to review. :)