**Author's note**
Poor Jazz is all I can say…
The evil side of Prime
Chapter 2: Jazz hating Jazz
Jazz sat happy and alone in the Rec Room. He was reading a new issue of his favorite comic. Rush hour was in a few minutes and so he was quickly rushing to finish it. Suddenly the speakers turned on around him, sending a quiet sturdy beat of Jazz into the room. Jazz shrugged and began to tap his foot to the beat as he read. The music picked up faster…than faster…than faster till it sounded like the high pitch wail of a mouse. Jazz stopped his tap and closed the comic. He looked around. The stereo was still quiet, barely heard even, but the fast pace was aggravating. He stood up and walked over to the radio. He kneeled down and turned off the song. With a smile, Jazz returned to his seat.
It was quiet till the song switched on again, the same quiet sturdy beat before the mouse. Singing Jazz groaned. He waited for it to pick up pitch into the mouse singing but it never occurred. Instead the volume roared full blast.
He covered his audios receptors and wailed. He dropped his comic and shook his head. The music stopped leaving him in a traumatized state. He sat a moment till the doors opened. Rush hour- changing of the shifts- had come. He gulped and stood.
"What's up, Jazz?" Ironhide gasped. Jazz didn't answer partly because he didn't hear the question in the first place. His audio receptors were busted after the sudden roar.
"Hey Jazz!" Wheeljack called.
"Jazz?" Bumblebee waved. Jazz blinked and returned the wave.
"Well, he isn't frozen…" Ironhide shrugged. Wheeljack nodded.
"It must be his audio receptors…" Wheeljack gasped, snapping his fingers. He clapped his hands.
"JAZZ!" Wheeljack screamed.
"WHAT!?" Jazz yelled.
"So he's deaf?" Bumblebee hummed.
"WHAT…HAPPENED!" Ironhide wailed.
"THE STUPID STEREO!" Jazz whimpered.
"Let's take him to Ratchet…" Bumblebee nodded. Soon the three took Jazz, forcefully, to the med bay.
Optimus slid out from the control room. He smiled lightly and slinked by to his room for a small rest.