[] I'm making a note before this chapter, yes. Why? I don't know. I'm confusing myself with this story. As if things happen too randomly, or like I need to make up my mind about what is going to happen, exactly. Maybe things move too quickly? Does it need more details? I'm not sure, but it bothers me... Would love to hear some opinions on what could be off... []

I'm really beginning to lose count. What had it been? Days, weeks, months? I don't know... At this moment, there were only few things I was sure of.

This was some sort of abandoned place. Not a lot of things were in this big hall where my bed stood. Just a mattress, actually.

The Decepticons had taken surprisingly good care of me for the evil they should represent. They were supposed to hate all humans, not take care of me now I could barely move.

But really, they did! Every morning and evening this doctor robot would come with a human sized one, who carried everything, to bring me food and water. Only healthy stuff, luckily! Don't want to get fat when I can't lose weight by working out!

Then there was Starscream who checked on me from time to time. He didn't seem to happy about it, and I quickly learned not to have a temper around these guys if I didn't wish to get hurt. Merciless, they were...

The main rules were pretty much: behave and you will be fine. Behaving isn't hard when you cannot move, though I must say that I felt like I was changing... Not having had a normal life for so long...

I don't know, as if I'm getting used to this life. Things like looking good, being popular... It didn't matter anymore. All that did was staying alive, and healing.

Megatron hadn't shown his... half face... at all. The leader was probably too busy doing who knows what! As for the chicken... He only came to make fun of my inability to do anything to fight him.

Today, I heard the date is somewhere in November, I'm doing quite alright. I can sit up again, so that really is something!

"Terrwyn, explain to me again, how did these Autobots treat you?" Starscream's amused voice sounded as he sat by the lifted platform on which my bed was.

I glanced at him with enthusiastic eyes, grinning uncontrollably as I was glad to have a normal conversation... Well, for as far as normal can be with these big fighting machines. "Really badly! You know this green and red one that look a lot like each other? They were throwing me around! I've never seen you guys do that to me! Or felt you do that, yeah..."

Sugar high, loneliness, lack of sleep... I must be getting crazy for real.

"Skids and Mudflap... Those two are idiotic..." He snickered, red eyes scanning me for something I didn't know.

"Just as idiotic as you are!" A voice rose up from the far end of this hangar, and I recognized it as Barricade's. All he could do was insult others... Even me. It's why I appreciated Starscream more. That guy would like me as long as I liked him, or so it seemed to be.

"Shut your mouthplates, before I close them for you!" The 'Seeker' felt humiliated already.

This made Barricade come forward, and into the bit of light that came through the windows on the roof of the building. "We don't want to scare this kid even further, do we?"

"I can handle it!" My still croaky voice rose up. In all this time I hadn't been able to watch tv, play games, or get my hands on a phone or laptop! I was dying to get some entertainment!

"That won't be a problem, then." Starscream smirked at the police car, his face smug knowing that I was on his side.

A shrug came from the other, followed by an unexpected punch to the flyer's chest.

Starscream staggered backwards, being taken by surprise. Now the battle was on, obviously. He took a hold of the other's arms, pushing him into the already unstable wall. Rock and dust fell down, but I wasn't too worried yet.

The show continued like that, throwing and pulling each other around while I was in the front row. Pulling the blanket up to my chest, I closed my eyes for a small moment as they came rather close to me. Not like they didn't watch it. With how kind they had been, I expect there was a price to pay if I got more badly injured than I already had been.

My back was doing alright, though. Really, I prayed to whatever unknown force there was that I would be home again by Christmas. If it was already November! How they kept this place warm was also a mystery to me. I would see rain, hear thunder, but I rarely felt cold. The blankets must be aiding in that. My nest was quite comfortable!

After some more pushing and falling, the noise of an engine coming closer had them both stop their play-fighting. Who could that be? The sound was one of a car, but I didn't know any other Decepticon who had a car form! There were even more, wasn't it?!

Starscream threw Barricade off of his figure, then stood straight as this amazingly beautiful vehicle came in. Was it a Mercedes? Yes, it was! Finally someone with style!

"Soundwave..." The police car sounded grim as these words left him.

Who was Soundwave?

The Mercedes formed into a huge robot as well, completely ignoring the two as he came for me. Rather intimidating...

I cowered back into the safety of this bed, raising the blankets to my neck now. Who did this guy think he was?!

He stopped before the metal platform, lifting his fist to me. I couldn't quite see what he was holding...

"Terrwyn?"

That was my dad's voice! I lit up immediately, smiling like a mad person. "Father?!"

He hopped onto the floor I was laying on, crawling to pass the railing, then came to my side. Within moments he had me in a tight hug.

"Careful, dad! I'm still recovering!" I half-laughed, but no tears of happiness could come to my eyes. I must've used up all my tears when the bad things happened...

"My apologies, Terrwyn. I've been worried sick about you!" His arms released me, but his hands were still on my shoulders.

What emotion was filling his face right now? Worry? Anger? Joy? I had no idea.

Then the big guy wanted to ruin the moment. "Keep it short."

"I will, Soundwave."

He was holding back anger, I could see that.

"Dad, I've been so alone..." Though I'd never openly admit I had been stupid!

"I know, Terr. It wasn't my intention to drag you into all this." His voice was softer now. "Now you are, though, it's time you learn to get along with them. That's why they've kept you here..."

I mumbled my reply to that, "It worked..."

"So it did. However, they have more for you to do. I'm afraid I cannot stay to monitor it either. They have new work for me, now... Egypt has failed." It annoyed me that he talked like I was an infant, but right now there was no use arguing that, was there? I'd bring it up later...

"What happened in Egypt?" Everyone spoke of it, no one told the real story...

"Dylan." That was Soundwave again. I've known him for only two minutes and I decided I hate him.

"I'll explain that another time, sweetheart. It's time for me to go." He took a hold of my cheeks, gently pulled me in for a kiss on the forehead, then let go of me.

Before I could even count to ten, he was already gone. Short encounter that had been! Why did Decepticons keep everything short?

The Mercedes was gone into the bright daylight as well. I stared at the hangar doors, before turning to face Starscream. "Who is this Soundwave?"

"Our communications officer, and loyal servant to Megatron..." He spit out the words... All this loathing among them.

"He kisses our leader's ass." Barricade was the one to clear that one up.

"That's no fun." What else to say? I had no influence on them at all. Still wondering if they saw me as a prisoner or something more than that.

Starscream waved him off. "I can even tolerate you more than him. Or Shockwave for that matter... They're both terrible."

"We must injure little Terrwyn more often, makes it easier for her to behave." Barricade strode towards me in a mischievous manner. Being able to determine if he really meant harm or not... That was something I couldn't do.

The jet chuckled loudly at that. "I must admit she's more... compliant than before."

Barricade's hand covered me then, and I couldn't go anywhere. Like a cage that formed all around me.

"Hey, let me out!" I got claustrophobic!

"I don't think so..." His fingers gently moved closer to me on all sides, like the walls closing in on you. The more he did that, the darker it became.

This was where I began to stress, hitting the metal with my bare fists. "Barricade, please!" Injuring my pride was all that seemed to work here.

"No."

Not this time however. I felt the mattress rolling up as his hand was ready to squeeze me. "P-please...!" So claustrophobic! I began to hyperventilate.

"Barricade, you're scaring the fleshling." Starscream was so obviously entertained as well.

"Does it matter?" His deep voice was closer now, probably hanging right above me.

My feet were on one of his fingers now, my back against the other. I tried to press him open, but to no avail. "Barricade!" Now was the time to panic...

"As long as it doesn't kill her."

Thanks for caring, Starscream! They must really hate humans... I gasped for air, feeling my spine hurt at the pressure I was putting it up with. I wriggled around a little, trying to find a more comfortable position. Though he had stopped moving his claw, his fingers were all around me and I could barely move.

"How did we go from a conversation with my dad... to this?" I breathed, trying to take my mind off of this. Had it really become so mainstream that I wasn't screaming and crying anymore about it?

"That was my doing." He rumbled. "I never got to punish you for hanging out with that Prime."

"What Pr- Oh, him... That truck..."

"Yes, did you enjoy it?" A hiss was all his voice became now.

It made me feel dizzy. Like they were just playing with me, asking random questions and what not.

"Please, Barricade... Let me go..." My voice was a lot softer now, and my eyes shut tightly as the light of day once more reached me.

"Is she leaking again?" Starscream was grumbling, too. Like their mood suddenly decreased a whole lot. Had I missed something?

"Don't think so." The police car answered, and I was able to look up at them again.

Then it snapped, "Megatron is coming, isn't he?"

"How... did you know that?" Starscream, having his back turned, moved his head slightly so he could see me.

"Because... you never seem happy to see him... Why now, though?" While talking, I rearranged my bed a little. Stupid Barricade had made a mess out of it!

"'Cause Soundwave had to tell him you're doing fine! That's all he came here for, apparently." Barricade spit at the ground. "I'm off, either way. Wasn't supposed to be here at all."

Oh, fun... He wasn't supposed to be here! Soon I'll be blamed for that too... Knowing these Cons, who made me look like a traitor for even hanging with the Autobots!

"He'll take some time, coming from the other side of this wretched planet." Starscream's way to tell Barricade to take it easy? The latter did not in reply...

Plopping onto my bed, I saw him transform and leave as well. That made it only me and the jet.

"My life is starting to confuse me." I randomly spoke up, looking at his back.

"Oh?" Not like he appeared to be interested at all.

"Yeah, ya know... First I'm coming back from a party, then I meet this robot chicken. Bit later I'm on a mission to this secret government base, playing out some sort of action movie... Then I get my back broken and wake up here, eventually losing my interest in the whole normal world around me because you guys spend way too much time with me! I feel... Like I'm losing myself... I mean, I'm even rambling about emotions now." So unlike me... I shook my head.

A tired sigh came from the seeker. "Spare those words for Megatron. I'm sure he'll be interested in your pain."

"What's wrong with you all of a sudden?" I looked down at my nails. They were growing long again, and looked ugly now I didn't have a vile to take care of them. All I could do was pick at them a little, try to get them smaller.

"Well," he finally turned now, glowing red balls (his eyes) going up and down before continuing his sentence, "I might've come to like spending time with you here. Though Megatron won't be easily convinced of that..."

He began to like me?! The only reason I put up with him was because I had no one else! "Why not?" Simple question to hide my true surprise.

"He... doesn't understand the term 'liking', except when it's used in a sentence about power or knowledge." The jet chuckled, stepping forward and into the orange like sunlight. Oh, that meant the sun was setting. Again.

"He doesn't know the term 'washing' either! Or 'clean'." I entered in on the joke, smiling up at him. Really, they all seemed dirty to me. It's that I was dirty as well. My last bath was probably a week ago, in this barrel filled with water. I stunk... Flies would be flying around my head in no time!

"We don't have time for baths like you pitiful humans do." He crossed his arms, softly sniggering at the way I talked about their leader. If one thing was apparent, it was that this jet didn't like Megatron...

"Like I've been showering in the past few days... Can I at least do that before he comes?" Facing him like this... It was degrading to both of us!

"Fine." Few more steps towards me, and his hand lowered beside the railing. "Get on. We're gonna get you cleaned."

So they did. Terrwyn was in the river that lay nearby. She finally had gotten a good look at the building. Once again, abandoned. It looked like the military would've used it to build air planes or something like that. The place was huge! The hangar she lay in was one of the six. How did they find all of this? She didn't know there were so many dead places in the USA!

The water was cold, and getting naked in front of these things wasn't the most comfortable thing either. A small argument arose between the two, which they soon solved by the jet getting her some new undergarments. She would just swim in her bra and panties until he came back.

He was quick, having trusted her enough to not run while he was gone. Even if it were just a few metres, for the buildings were close, humans were tricky beings that often took any chance they got. Terrwyn hadn't, however. There wasn't really any place she could go to. Getting the Cons trust would be best for now.

Starscream knelt down onto the grass, staring at the female who was happy to get clean. She had shampoo from last time, as well as some soap. Getting washed didn't take long, but she wasn't quite ready to come out yet.

"We need to go back, human." He spoke, holding a huge towel of some sort in the air.

"Can I stay a little bit longer?" Terrwyn was enjoying it to move again, even if the water was icy cold.

"You act like a youngling." The Seeker rolled his optics to her question. Femme's...

"That's what you get when male robots try to raise me instead of letting my dad do it." She threw some water at the jet. That did not make him happy...

"Get out. Now." He hissed dangerously, taking each side of the towel in one of his hands. Like a net that should capture her, would she dare come close.

Terrwyn didn't need to be told twice, knowing from experience that would make them angry, and she would get hurt. So she climbed out of the water, onto the dirt.

He quickly had the towel wrapped around her cold body, for she was shivering. Not strange... It was autumn, almost winter, and the night was coming. His digits massaged her body softly, being sure to take in all the water that was covering her. Rather awkward for the both of them.

"You need to change out of your wet clothing." Humans and their petty little habits...

"Only if you turn around..." Her nose was red and her voice sounded dry.

"Fine. Just don't run!" He warned her, then had his back face her.

"I didn't run when you got me some clean clothing." She sniffed, feeling snot walking down her nose... Disgusting.

Terrwyn was dissatisfied with the clothing she had received... The bra was too small, so she had to take it off again. The shirt was black and loose, probably a men's size. It hung over her butt, as it was too big. The new panties were alright, and the darkblue sweatpants hung loose as well. She had to pull it up the whole time. As for the socks, they were white. Underneath dark clothing. Lovely. Only the hoodie was alright, though the long shirt could still be seen, making her look stupid.

She sighed softly, "Done... You Cons have no fashion sense when it comes to clothing, do you?" Only when it came to vehicles. Dang, that Mercedes was fantastic...

Glancing back down at her, he lowered his servo for her to get on. The towel was in his other, not wanting her to get wet all over again. Getting a human dry seemed rather difficult, and all it would cause was rust!

Terrwyn jumped onto his claw, curling up inside of it. This metal? It gave a comfortable warm glow of some sorts. He closed it around her, but not so she was imprisoned. The moonlight could just shine through.

The female yawned softly. "Hey, Starscream?"

"What?" Her tone was unusual...

"Do you really care for me, or is this just-" She sneezed, her body moving spastic before relaxing again. "...or is this just an act because you're ordered to?"

"What does it look like, fleshy?" Harsh... Then again, they always were at odd moments. When she got too personal, they always seemed to freak out.

"Well, it looks like you care... But you're called Decepticons, right? Someone mentioned it meant deceptive and all that..." She really could see that! They had been rather honest to her so far!

He poked her gently with one of his fingers. "I find you worth talking to when I have nothing else to do."

Good enough. She chuckled at that, pinching his finger in return. Not like he felt anything besides a really small and soft touch. As if a fly would brush your skin.

Together they entered the hangar, Starscream closing the big doors behind them before letting her slide onto the mattress. She looked terribly pale to him, if not a bit purple. "Are you alright, fleshling?"

"Yeah, just a bit... cold." She was shivering, after all, and quickly nestled into her blankets. A soft and warm bed was the best when one was cold, and the sun had already left the place.

There came no reply. She guessed he was thinking about it. Robots... They didn't even understand simple things like that!

Starscream was just hoping she wouldn't get sick before Megatron came here. Then he would be the guilty one again!