Sorry I took so long to update. I wrote a one-shot which took my time away from writing this chapter. Not only that, I had major writer's block which is kind of the reason why I made a Optimus/Sam one-shot.

So anyway, here is the next chapter. Like I said in the last chapter, this one is about Sam's time with the Decepticons. Hope you like it.

Chapter 8: Shattered

Sam's eyes began to flutter open but quickly closed them when the bright lights blinded his eyes. He raised his hand to overshadow his eyes so it can adjust to the brightness. He checked his surroundings only to see that he's trapped inside a confined room. If memories serve him right he and Arcee were attacked by the Decepticons and that last attack from Laserbeak got them good.

"Scrap!" He yelled as he clutched his head. "Damn thing gave me a concussion." He noticed that his wounds are now fully healed and bandaged. "Who would have thought that the 'Cons were this nice to their prisoners?"

Carefully and slowly he sat up and found himself sitting on a bench which is quite high from the floor. If he were to try and jump off from the bench, he will surely break his legs and he wouldn't be able to escape from the Decepticon's clutches. And he can't fight back. He left all his weapons back at the base since Ratchet confiscated his weapons until next year.

His head turned towards the sound of the door opening to see Starscream walking in along with a Decepticon he never seen before.

"Who are you?" Sam spoke with a small hint of fear.

"Where are my manners?" Megatron mocked. "The name's Megatron, leader of the Decepticons."

"You're the leader of the Decepticons?" He said with a pretend shock. "But Starscream said that he's the Decepticon's leader." Sam grinned to himself. But it's quite true anyway. When Starscream introduced himself to Sam, he claimed to be the leader of the Decepticon. He almost believed him if it wan't for Bulkhead saying that Starscream is just one of Megatron's lackeys, the real leader of the Decepticons.

"Oh, did he now?" Megatron glared at Starscream which the latter began to stammer.

"Yep. When I was told that the one called Megatron is actually the real leader, Starscream here said that you couldn't lead scrap even if you have a glitch in your processor."

"He's lying, Lord Megatron!" Starscream let out a cry when Megatron aimed his fusion cannon directly at Starscream's head.

"I'll deal with you later. Leave!" Megatron snarled with a malice.

He didn't need to be told twice. Starscream scurried away from Megatron's fury. Once Starscream was out of the way, Megatron turn his attention back to Sam.

"What is it that you Decepticons want with me? I'm guessing that you didn't just captured me just for us to become Best Friends Forever." Sam tried to sound brave but he couldn't help himself to feel scared when those evil, red optics are glaring directly at him.

"Very funny." Megatron gave a 'humph' sound before closing the door behind him.

"I already know who you are, Megatronus." Sam spoke with a brave voice. He saw how Megatron's hand and optic twitch at his old name. "Orion has told me stories about you. You started off from the oppressed lower working castes of Kaon as a miner. Then you rose to become a Gladiator Champion of Kaon in the Gladiator Arena and during that time, you cast aside your designation of D-16," another twitch from Megatron at the mention of his old name, "and took the name of 'Megatronus', one of the original Thirteen Primes, as your own."

Megatron hated that Optimus had the nerve to tell this human about his past life. "It seems that my old friend has told you much about me, Sam."

"And it seems that your Decepticons has told you about me, am I correct?"

"To the point where you now reside with the Autobots at their base and that you possess Energon in your veins."

Sam couldn't help but feel that he's somewhat quite popular to the alien race but now is not the time to feel such thing. "Now that you have me after countless fail from Starscream, what is it that you want from me?"

"There are two things. The first one is that you tell me the location of the Autobot base..."

"Forget about it." Sam interrupted with a glare.

"Fine then, the second choice it is."

"And what is the second choice?" Sam asked with an uneasy feeling in his stomach.

"You will have the honor of being experimented by Shockwave."

Sam felt his whole body gone deadly cold at the thought of meeting the infamous Shockwave. Arcee and Cliffjumper told him about their time when they faced Shockwave before arriving here on Earth. They had believed Shockwave was gone for good when the 'Con's SpaceBridge was destroyed while he was inside, but apparently he somehow managed to survive the bridge's explosion.

"That won't happen."

"Oh?" Megatron raised his optic-brow in amusement. "And why is that?"

"Because my Autobot family will come and rescue me before you or your scientist could say 'Megatron is a big fat ugly scrap metal'." He jumped when Megatron suddenly slammed his hand dangerously near Sam. He was now face-to-face with Megatron, and he is not happy.

"I'll make you regret those words, boy." His words held true promise. With his claw hand, he scraped the surface of the metal bench making that horrible screeching sound before leaving the cell and locking it behind him.

Sam rubbed his ears trying to get that screeching sound to stop ringing in his ears. After that, he slumped down and began banging the back of his head against the wall behind him for acting all brave and insulting Megatron.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid." He banged his head for each word. "Fragging Pit!" He soon remembered that he has a minor concussion and clutched his head before laying down to calm the pain.

After a while, he reached down to his pockets to pull out his thankfully-not-damaged phone to try and call the Autobots. But all he's getting is some static noises. Must be their jamming signal or something. He put the phone back into his pocket before pulling out the Autobot insignia necklace around his neck and clutched it tightly to his chest.

"Please, you guys, help me. I'm scared." The thought of being experimented really scares him to death. He wonders what kind of experiments will he have to go through. Will it be torturous or will he be dissected? Sam knows that it has to do with his ability to possess Energon in his blood vessel. All he can do now is wait for the Autobots to find him and rescue him before the experimentation can start. Hopefully.

A SpaceBridge opened on the ship's outer hull and walked out the purple one-eye Decepticon.

"Shockwave, I'm glad you could come on short notice." The said 'Con gave a small bow to his Dark Master.

"How can I help, Lord Megatron?"

Megatron began to lead Shockwave to the ship's dungeon while they talk. "There is a human I would like for you to check on."

"A human? And what is so interesting about a human? They are disgusting beings and are very weak creature whom don't deserve to live." Shockwave spoke with disgust in his voice.

"Would it help if this specific human possess Energon as his blood?"

Shockwave stopped walking and looked at Megatron as if he grew another head. "Possesses Energon as his blood you say?" Shockwave spoke with an interested tone. "Then I must study this human at once."

"Of course." Megatron grinned.

They continued to walk to the lower level of the ship and into Sam's cell. Megatron opened the door and allowed Shockwave to enter before Megatron closed the door behind them.

Sam has been resting on the same bench and position for almost two days now, he thinks. And those two days have been horrible. One thing is that it's cold as hell in this room and he has nothing to cover himself for warmth. Other thing is that he's hungry and hasn't ate since his captured. He knew he shouldn't have overslept in the morning which forced him to skip breakfast and shower. And speaking of shower, he desperately needs one and a new pair of clothes. He's beginning to stink and his hair feels like it's covered in grease. But the good thing about skipping breakfast is that he doesn't need to go to the bathroom.

Sam heard the door open again for after two long days. He saw Megatron walk in and to his horror, Shockwave enters as well. He knows it is Shockwave since he is the only known Decepticon who only has one red glowing optic and the coldness he's emitting just by being at his presence.

"Here he is, Shockwave, the human that I've told you about."

Shockwave walked up to Sam and grabbed him causing Sam to struggle in his grasp. Sam stopped squirming when he felt Shockwave place his sharp thumbnail on his cheek. With one swipe, Shockwave cut Sam's left cheek causing Sam to cry out in pain and his wounded cheek to bleed.

"Interesting." He looked closer to the wounded cheek to see that the human began bleeding Energon. "He does have Energon as blood. But the question is how?" He then dropped Sam back on the bench and looked back at Megatron. "I need to conduct research. This human can't be born with Energon. I need to find out how is it that this human's body was able to accept Energon since the two don't mix."

"Very well. You'll start first thing tomorrow morning. For now, we'll let the boy rest."

Sam watched as Megatron and Shockwave left his cell room leaving him alone again in this cold room. He checked to see if he's still bleeding but luckily it's only a minor scratch. But now he has to worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow is the start of being experimented or researched or whatever it is that they plan to do with him.

"Optimus, please hurry." He whispered to the air before going to sleep.

He was harshly awaken when someone picked him up at a quick pace and began carrying him. Sam finally snapped out of his sleeping daze to see that he was being carried by Soundwave.

"What's going on? Where are you taking me?" Soundwave kept on walking without replying back to Sam. "Oh, that's right. You're more of the silent type."

Soundwave had taken Sam to the ship's sickbay where he saw Megatron and Shockwave which the latter was readying his tools and machine.

"Ah, the human boy. Place him on the slab, Soundwave, and tie him up. Wouldn't want him up and running around the ship now would we?"

Soundwave nodded at Shockwave before placing Sam on the table and cuffing him up. Sam began to struggle but it was no use. Those cuffs are tied hard and it's really beginning to hurt him from moving so much.

"I'll make this easy for you, Sam." said Megatron. "Tell me the location of the Autobot base and I promise to make this quick and painless."

"Alright then, lean closer." Megatron was surprised that Sam would sell out the Autobot for his life. So he leaned closer to Sam awaiting for the location of the Autobot base. He wasn't expecting Sam to spit right at his face. "Over my dead body." Sam spoke with a venom in his voice. "There is no way I'll betray my family!"

Megatron wiped off the spit from his face and stared darkly at Sam. He raised his sharp fingernail and slashed Sam across the face. He made sure not to make a huge gash but enough to cause the boy to cry out in pain and make him bleed. He was sure that it might leave a permanent scar after it is healed.

"Make it slow and painful until he's broken."

"It will be my pleasure." Shockwave bowed as Megatron left the room. Once Megatron left, he turned his attention to the bleeding human. "Well then, shall we begin." Shockwave grabbed a small hypodermic needle that connects to his computer and sticked it in Sam's arm. Shockwave grabbed another needle and jabs it in to Sam's other arm. He made sure to do it carefully or else the boy will perish in the process, and he needs him alive until he's finish experimenting the boy. Right now, he needs to find out how did the boy obtain Energon in his veins and why his body was able to accept Energon.

Sam felt total pain. He so badly wanted to clutch his face where Megatron slashed him but couldn't since his arms are tied tightly on the slab. Then there was those needles that Shockwave punctured both his arms and it hurts as hell. He felt those needles beginning to drain almost all the Energon blood he has in his body. He felt himself getting tired due to Energon blood loss and fought to stay awake but failed as soon as his eyes closed and drifted to sleep.

It has been two days since Sam was put in the sickbay with Shockwave. During those two days, Sam hasn't open an eye yet. Shockwave has made some interesting discovery about the boy and his interest on the boy increased even more. He can't wait to conduct experiments on him.

"Any results, Shockwave?" Megatron asked as he entered the sickbay.

"Yes, Lord Megatron, and I was right. This boy was not born with Energon."

"How's so?" Megatron asked with curiosity.

"He was actually born with those red blood cells that humans have, but somehow those humans managed to obtain Energon to their disposal and infused it in him when he was just a newborn. Since then, instead of his body creating new red blood cells, his body now creates Energon."

"But how is it that his body was able to accept Energon or even create Energon?"

"This might come as shock, but this human boy somehow has a strange power that is somewhat close to the AllSpark."

Megatron was clearly at a loss for words. How is it possible that a human not only possess Energon, but something similar to that of the AllSpark? "How did he get this power?"

Shockwave began typing before showing up with a result. "I believe it was passed down from his grandfather, Archibald Witwicky. Says here that he made a discovery in the Arctic Circle. But that discovery made him go crazy and began blabbing about alien robots."

Megatron looked back at the sleeping human. Who would have thought that the boy could be this special. "Very well, Shockwave, that is all I want to know. Take the boy back to his cell. Tomorrow you will start experimenting on him."

Shockwave gave a bow before Megatron left the room. Shockwave slowly removed the needles that were embedded in Sam's arms and took him back to his cell without having to clean the wound. Shockwave felt that the human boy was beginning to wake up after his long sleep for two days.

"I see you decided to wake up."

"How... How long was I asleep?" Sam spoke with a weak voice.

"Two days." Shockwave informed Sam. Shockwave arrived at the cell and dropped Sam back on the bench. "Get some rest. I will begin experimenting on you tomorrow morning. Starting tomorrow, you will be in a world of pain." Shockwave left the cell and locked the door shut.

Sam felt his whole body ache in pain. His arms hurts and his muscles ache from not moving for so long. Not only that, he's so hungry and thirsty. With nothing else to do, he has no choice but to sleep even though he slept for two days straight.

Once again Sam was abruptly awaken when someone grabbed him and once again it was Soundwave. "Ya know, you could've at least be gentle." Sam grumbled at Soundwave. As always, Soundwave did not say a word.

Like last time, Soundwave took Sam back to the sickbay where Shockwave was readying his tools that looks like they are meant to dissect or torture someone.

"Strap him on the slab." Shockwave ordered without having to look back.

Soundwave strapped Sam right back on the slab. Sam looked right above him and saw another needle. Sam began struggle, trying to remove the cuffs.

"There is no point in struggling." said Shockwave as he walked closer to Sam.

"Can't hurt to try." Sam retorted but then hissed in pain. "Never mind. Guess it does hurts to try."

With all that struggling, he wasn't aware of Soundwave's tentacle approaching to him before it bind him around the chest to keep him from moving. Soundwave gripped Sam's head with his thumb and finger to keep his head facing on that needle that was hanging on the ceiling. Another tentacle came out and this time it forced Sam to keep his right eye open.

"Wh-what are you doing!?" Sam yelled out in fear.

"I wonder, how does the human eye works?"

"You don't mean..." Sam stared in horror as he figured out what Shockwave plans to do to him.

Shockwave gave a chuckle and spoke with a dark voice. "Let the experiments begin."

Shockwave slowly lowered down the needle directly above Sam's right eye. Sam tried to face away from the needle but couldn't. Soundwave has his head on a tight grip prevent him from moving away and his tentacle has his right eye open for the needle. Soon the needle has reached his open right eye and puncture his eye.

Sam screamed in agony as the needle went deep into his eye. He could feel that needle continues to move inside his right eye. Tears and Energon blood beginning to spill out from his damage eye. Soon the needle stopped moving and it stayed lodged inside of Sam's eye. Sam whimpered in pain and sobbed silently as the needle stayed in its place. Thankfully Soundwave was there to keep his head in place or else one wrong move and he'll rip his eye out.

The procedure lasted for two long torturous hours until Shockwave slowly removed the needle off of Sam's eye. But it wan't over. Once the needle was removed, Shockwave grabbed his spoon-like tool and to Sam's horror, he used it to remove that damaged eye making Sam to scream in agony even louder. Once Soundwave's tentacle are off of Sam's eye, he quickly closed his right eyelid but couldn't clutch it. Shockwave ordered Soundwave to take Sam back to his cell not even bothering to treat the boy's empty blooded eye socket.

Once Soundwave dropped Sam to his cell, he began to cry helplessly. He covered his right eye in agony. He grew tired from crying and instantly fell asleep.

The next day is the repeat of yesterday. But instead of putting another needle in his other eye again, Shockwave decided to 'feed' him. At first he thought that the Decepticons got him some food, but then he found out that Shockwave is going to feed him Energon.

Soundwave forced open his mouth so that Shockwave could pour Energon liquid down Sam's throat. It tasted awful for Sam and it badly burned his throat and it began to damage his vocal cords. After his first dose of Energon liquid, Shockwave began to analyze and scan his body for any kind of reaction of the dose. He gave Sam an hour to rest before giving Sam another dose of Energon liquid. Eventually, he decided to use some of the Energon liquid as eye drops for his left eye.

After all that, Soundwave took Sam back to his cell and practically dropped Sam on the bench again. Sam couldn't make any sound from his mouth due to the burning effect of the liquid. So instead he went back to sleep. He wished that this is all a bad dream or that the Autobots found him and rescue him before Shockwave could use him for his experiments.

This went on for almost a week or two.

Shockwave continuously pour down Energon liquid down in Sam's throat for any reaction or changes in his body and drop a few Energon drops in his only eye. He became a bit impatient for the lack of result he's getting and the only result he got was that his body became accustom to taking down Energon and the boy was now blind due to the Energon drops he dropped on his eye. He knows humans can't survive long without food or water and since but now his body made use of the Energon liquid by using it as his nutrition.

Sam has felt nothing but pain every single day and minute. During the past week, he has done nothing but forcibly gulp down Energon down his throat. For a few days it hurt to drink down the liquid, but now his body has gotten used to drinking down Energon and it really helped his hunger and thirst problems but it didn't with his eye now that he's blind.

Now that the whole nutrient experiment is taken care of, it's now time for the main event: tapping into the strange power that almost resembles that of the AllSpark's power.

The day has finally come. Soundwave, as usual, brought Sam back to the sickbay where Shockwave is awaiting for his return.

"This is it, human. The time has come for me to tap into the power that resembles of the AllSpark." Once Soundwave strapped Sam onto the slab, Shockwave picked up a tool and walked back to Sam. "Let us begin, shall we?" Shockwave said as he practically began to torture Sam by injecting some more needles, cutting some of the skin so he could bleed out and damaging his muscle tissue, bone structures and organs.

Sam kept screaming in pain during the whole procedure. Shockwave didn't even bother to put him to stasis during the whole 'operation' as he calls it. Instead of Soundwave taking Sam back to his cell, they left him on the slab with all those thinks still hooked into him. This kept on repeating every single day.

Sam doesn't know how long has past since his captured. Right now he's alone at the sickbay while Shockwave and Soundwave are at the bridge with Megatron due to some sudden malfunction on technology and machinery.

He feels different now. He doesn't know why but his body felt different. Not only that, he's dying. Shockwave told him that he only has a few days to live because of all the experiments he went through and both his body and soul couldn't take it anymore, and that was a few days ago.

He can't believe that he's going to die inside of the Decepticon Warship. He wanted to live longer. He never got a chance to go to high school and graduate. He never got a chance to fix BumbleBee's voice box or help Ratchet built a SpaceBridge of their own even though they have no knowledge of building one. Heck, he never got the chance to give his virginity to Optimus, carry his child and start a family with him... Okay. Um, don't know where that came from. Guess it sort of slipped out in his mind. But the thought of doing those things with Optimus brought this strange happy sensation in his heart. But what is it though?

With nothing else to do, he fell asleep. Not knowing that the Autobots are coming to save him.

Optimus carefully removed all those needles out of Sam's broken body before leaving the sickbay.

"Ratchet, I found Sam." He announced through the comm line.

"Thank Primus!" He let out a relief breath. "Alright, I'll open a GroundBridge. Head back outside of the ship."

"Understood." He said before hanging him up and contacting the rest of his team. "Autobots, I have retrieved Sam. Head back to where we came from. Ratchet will open us a GroundBridge."

"Sorry there, big buy, maybe next time." Cliffjumper teased the trapped scientist before leaving with Arcee.

"Get back here!" Shockwave yelled out in anger.

"Ya hear that, Bee, Optimus found Sammy!"

BumbleBee let out a happy beeping sound. Bulkhead dropped the defeated Starscream before rushing back outside to meet with the others.

Cliffjumper and Arcee got there first and saw the GroundBridge. They waited until the others came. Soon later, Bulkhead and BumbleBee arrived and behind them is Optimus. They saw how Optimus's hand is over his chest and knows that he has Sam in that hand tucked in safely. All five of them ran through the GroundBridge and arrived at their base.

"Ratchet, Med-Bay. NOW!" Optimus ordered frantically.

Fear ran through Ratchet's processors and quickly closed the bridge before rushing to the Med-Bay.

"What happened, Optimus!?" Ratchet asked with fear in his tone.

Optimus slowly opened his hand to show Ratchet and everyone the bloody and bruised Sam. Everyone was shocked to see their beloved human covered in blood and his face and body all scarred up permanently.

"Dear Primus, no." Ratchet spoked quietly. He had Optimus place Sam carefully on the slab which began reading his life signal. At the same time, Sam began to stir.

"Sam!" cried out Cliffjumper.

"Uncle Cliff, is that you?" Sam asked hopefully.

"Yes, Sammy, it's your Uncle Cliff." Cliffjumper said happily. He then realized that Sam hasn't opened his eyes yet. "Sam, why aren't you opening your eyes?"

Sam gave a sad sigh. "I've gone blind, Uncle Cliff." Sam replied sadly.

"Tell me you're joking, Sam."

Sam recognized that voice. "No, Ratchet, I'm not."

"How?"

Sam covered his left eye with his hand. "This eye has lost its eyesight due to Shockwave dropping a small drop of Energon." He then covered his right eye. "Shockwave took this eye out."

The Autobots are shocked to hear what had happened to their boy. He had went to so much pain and torture only to lose both his eyes. They heard Sam's breathing beginning to falter.

"Sam, are you alright?" Optimus asked with worry.

Sam smiled weakly at Optimus. "Optimus, I'm dying."

"It's not funny, Sam." Bulkhead said with fear.

Sam shook his head. "No, Bulkhead, I'm not. All that experiments and torture Shockwave put me through has severely damaged my body and life."

"Sam, you can't die." Optimus kneeled beside Sam. He placed his finger next to Sam's hand and Sam grabbed hold of it as soon as he felt it rest besides his. "Please." Never had anyone seen or heard Optimus plead like this. Sam has really made a great impact to Optimus's life.

"I'm sorry, Optimus, but that's how life is." Sam smiled weakly. "BumbleBee, thank you for being my older brother. Take good care of yourself and I hope that one day you'll get your voice box fix."

BumbleBee let out a crying noise as tears beginning to spill out from his optics. He promised himself that he'll always protect his baby brother, but he failed to live up to that promise.

"Arcee, you are the best sister I could ever wish for. You really are the best kick-aft female ever."

Arcee felt embarrassed and sad at the same time. He was really special to her, and to watch him die, it's just like losing Tailgate all over again. Sam reminds her of Tailgate in so many way.

"Uncle Bulkhead, I hope that one day you will find this Wheeljack you've been telling me about. I really want to meet him."

"I'm sure that he would want to meet you too." Bulkhead began snuffling.

"Uncle Cliffjumper, keep an optic out on Bulkhead and BumbleBee. Make sure they don't do anything stupid."

"W-will do, little buddy." Cliffjumper replied sobbingly.

"Ratchet, thank you for taking me as your student. I wish you good luck on building that SpaceBridge if you can."

"You're welcome, Sam, and I will." Ratchet smiled sadly with a broken voice.

"Optimus..."

"No, Sam. Stop. You're not dying."

Sam continued anyways. "Thank you for saving my mother and me and thank you for taking me in even though none of you all didn't know how to raise a human. I know that you will end this conflict between Autobots and Decepticons. I just wish I could be there to witness it." The grip he has on Optimus's finger began to loosen.

"Sam?"

"Thank you. All of you. You guys are the best family I ever have. I love you all." Sam let go of Optimus's finger and laid there lifelessly. His life signal went dead as well.

"Sam." Optimus picked up the lifeless body of Sam and cradled him close to his aching spark. "SAM!" Optimus boomed out loudly. His yell is filled with pain, broken, and something else that the others couldn't read.

The Autobot base is filled with the sound of the crying Autobots that has lost one of their member, their family member. They made a promise to Judy that they will always protect Sam with their lives. But they failed. They let Sam die and it's all the Decepticon's fault, but at the same time, they blamed themselves for not protecting Sam like they promised to do.

Optimus got up and left the area taking Sam with him while ignoring the stares from the others. He arrived at his quarters and laid on his berth with Sam on his chest. Sam became an important person in his life and with Sam gone, Optimus feels dead, hollow without Sam. He blanket Sam's body with his hand in a protective manner and went into recharge. He prays to Primus to bring Sam back to him.

Little did he know that his prayers has reach to the ears of another living Prime.

So what do guys think? Was it good or was it so-so? I honestly say that this a so-so for me. But I want to hear what you guys think.

Like I said, I had a major writer's block on this one and don't know if I did a good job on this.

So review and tell what you think about this chapter.