Chapter Sixteen
"You will tell me far you got and where the experiment is being kept." Starscream said.
"I will tell you nothing!" Crystal replied.
"I could easily kill you, Fleshling." He threatened.
"Then you would learn nothing or have you forgotten that I'm the only one left that knows anything about it." The golden brown haired woman retorted. The seeker smacked her across the room and growled as he walked out. Crystal sat up and held her arm, which was now very painful. "Stupid idiotic Decepticon." She muttered.
"You did bring it on yourself." A voice said gaining the woman's attention.
Crystal looked over and saw what looked like a carbon copy of the Decepticon that just left only this one was mainly blue with black lower arms, hands and feet. "And you are?"
"Thundercracker." The mech replied, "The one who just left was Starscream and you have yet to meet Skywarp."
"Wonderful, more of you." She muttered sarcastically looking away from him.
Thundercracker looked at her and saw she was holding her arm. She was also quite good-looking for a human…what was he thinking! There was no place for those kind of thoughts, it was disgusting and yet…the more he looked at her the more he thought them. In fact, he couldn't stop thinking them.
"What?" she snapped at the blue seeker, which seemed to bring him out of his trance.
"Did you hurt your arm?" he asked.
"Hm. No shit Sherlock." Crystal retorted sarcastically as she looked away again. "OW!" she suddenly cried out in pain "WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO THAT FOR!" she yelled at him as he looked at her arm.
"You need to see a medic, I barely touched you and you screamed in pain."
"Gee, ya think?" she said rolling her eyes.
"Stay here." The blue seeker told her as he headed out.
"It's not as if I can go anywhere." She called out to him. "Idiot." She muttered
Thundercracker walked down the corridor towards the exit. His strategy would work better than Starscream's he was sure of it, so why did it sadden him that it would virtually break her?
"Hey TC." A voice called out making him stop and turn back. "Where are you going?"
"To get the human a medic, Warp. She got hurt when Starscream smacked her aside." He replied.
"So what, a little pain might get her to tell us what we want to know." Skywarp said slightly evil.
Thundercracker shook his head, "no. I have a feeling no matter how much pain we inflict on her she won't talk. The only way is to be…nice to her, it catches her off guard."
"N-Nice?!" the black seeker stumbled in surprise "you wouldn't happen to be…"
"Don't be ridiculous!" the blue seeker snapped "and trust me, I know what I'm doing." He said before walking off.
I wonder. Skywarp thought as he watched his trinemate disappear round the corner.
Skywarp to Starscream, you were right to be cautious about Thundercracker. Seems this human has got to him. He seems to think that by being… the black seeker grimaced at the word he was about to say nice, we get the information we need.
I thought as much. Starscream replied where is he now?
He's gone to get a medic, seem you hurt her he snickered want me to stop him?
No, let's see how she reacts to him. As much as I hate to admit it, Thundercracker may be right. All my attempts to threaten the information out of her have been useless.
An evil smirk grew on Skywarp's face. Let me try, I'm sure I can get something out of her.
Starscream chuckled, be my guest Skywarp but remember we need her alive.
Fine. The black seeker said disappointed. Skywarp out.
When Thundercracker walked back into the room Crystal was being held in, he saw she was in worse condition then when he left. She sat against the wall still holding her arm, one leg stretched out in front of her while the other was pulled up near her chest. Parts of her clothing were ripped and there were various cuts throughout her body. She seemed to be willing herself not to cry but some whimpers still escaped. He set the medic down next to her and stood a little way off to watch them as they gently lifted her face and saw a bruise that marred her beautiful complexion, he cursed whoever had done that. As he continued to watch he saw the medic lift up what was left of her top and saw another bruise, though this was huge by human standards. The medic glared at him before laying the woman down and continuing their examination then went about cleaning her cuts. He flinched every time she gave a small yelp of pain.
"Everything's going to be okay. Nothing broken." The medic said soothingly. "You've pulled and twisted a few ligaments, that's all."
"Can't you pretend that I have something broken so I can get out of here?" Crystal half pleaded.
The medic gave a quick glance over at the blue seeker before remembering the threat he made, "you make any attempt to rescue her by false diagnosis, tell anyone about her or where you were and I will hunt you down."
"I'm sorry." They said as Crystal gave another small whimper. "Get some rest." They said kindly before getting up and heading in Thundercracker's direction. "She'll be fine, if she's allow to rest and heal. I do hope that I'm not called to her in this condition again."
So do I he thought and gave a nod to them. As they returned to her for one final check-up and put their equipment away Thundercracker contacted Skywarp. Warp I'm going to stay with the human.
Uh huh, and I guess you want me to return that slagging medic. Skywarp replied slightly annoyed.
They've served their purpose, so you do whatever you want with them. He told the black seeker.
Excellent. There was a gleefully evil tone in Skywarp's voice.
Don't say I never give you anything. Thundercracker joked and don't come in grinning like a mad mech or you'll lose your fun…again. He reminded his trinemate.
Gotcha.
Just as the medic finished packing to go Skywarp walked in grinning, Thundercracker glared at him and the grin instantly disappeared. Luckily for Skywarp the medic hadn't seen it as they were double-checking their bags.
"Skywarp is taking you back." The blue seeker told the medic as they turned to him.
Seeing the worried look on the medic's face the black seeker said, "I wouldn't worry, you'll be back before you know it. I'm much faster than TC." He said with a teasing chuckle earning a small growl from the mech himself. The medic shrugged and after one last quick check of Crystal, Skywarp picked up the medic and headed out though not before giving his friend a manically gleeful look.
Thundercracker just smiled and shook his head, that human had no idea what they were in for. Speaking of humans, he walked over to Crystal and sat down by her. "I've just realised that I don't even know your name." he said thinking out loud.
"Crystal." She told him with her eyes still closed.
"Such a lovely name for a pretty human." He said not realising he'd spoken out loud. He saw her ripped top and curiously ran a finger over the exposed flesh lightly.
Crystal gasped her eyes snapping open and instantly looking down. Upon seeing the black finger over her expose stomach she looked up at the blue seeker a moment before blushing and looking away. "I'm not pretty." She said quietly.
It was at that moment that Thundercracker knew he was doomed, whether they got the information or not he knew he'd never be able to let her go.