To be honest this is shorter than it ought to be but I needed this chapter purely so the next one could occur. Also reading back over it, it seems really filler, but make your own call when reading it. Lots of sighs and head banging. Good news: Can some what chew food. Bad news: can't eat hard candy, and Easter is tomorrow. Frag. Ah well. Thanks for the reviews, favorites, and follows. I'll try to put up the next chapter soon.
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Raf wants to cry or slam his head against the wall. The room that the kids had landed in was bare with a single computer within it. This mission is terrifying; sneaking into a government controlled facility with no permission somehow felt worse than hacking the same facility. Not that they had not tried the hacking method. Raf had attempted and failed to get in. He could have gotten in if given some time, but time was not a friend of theirs today, it seems.
So putting all the courage he had forward, Raf begins his hacking war against the Decepticons.
All is going well, with Raf being able to soothe himself and change the position of the dishes. The fight between the other hacker and him is simply amazing. Lines of code swirl though his mind as he dives deeper. Raf holds his control over the dishes and splices his focus in half as he starts drawing up barriers around them. The opposing hacker starts pushing back fiercely and knocks over his defenses. Moving to lock back onto Cybertron, the dishes are taken back by the Decepticons. Raf stabs back at the aggressive hacker, fighting tooth and nail through the ever thickening walls of code.
Quite suddenly his attention on the screen and the code held there is broken. A large, robotic tentacle arm swoops through the room. Hastily dodging it, Raf cannot help but compare it to one of Doctor Octopus's mechanical arms. The rest of the onslaught blurs quickly by. Raf vaguely remembers an axe being involved, courtesy of Miko.
After the arm leaves the room, he tests the computer and finds it impossible to change the direction of the dishes. Fear swirls deeply in his stomach as they dash into the next room where the central controls are located. Hearing movement, all three kids glance upwards. Raf's eyes widen as he observes the giant Decepticon.
'So that's who was against me. He looks really cool with that screen on his face area. Also a little bit intimidating. Or a lot.'
His eyes widen further as the mech takes a picture of them using his screen mask.
'Cool.'
This single thought passes through Raf's head as the Cybertronian transforms and flies away. Then a second thought blasts towards.
'I've seen that Decepticon symbol somewhere before…Before meeting any of the Cybertronians… But where?'
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Soundwave had though this situation could not get any worse, really, he had. He delivers the image of the kids to his leader, all of them slightly fuzzy, and with Raf more in distinct than the others, and leaves to retire to his room. If asked about the bad quality he would be sure to point the speed at which he took the photograph and the areas horrible lighting. The mech frowns deeply beneath his mask. There were multiple ways of dealing with the problem of his friend. One, forget about Raf and being his friend, two, kidnap Raf from the Autobots, three, convince Raf to join the Decepticons, etc. etc. So many different ways this situation could be handled. Soundwave groans loudly slams his head against his personal terminal. He the straightens, because he still had a job to do, even if stressed.
Raf sits silently in his room staring at the back of his yellow DS. The symbol engraved there dispassionately stares back. He sighs heavily, closing his eyes tight. The symbol is from the Decepticons. Hack had to have an alliance with the Decepticons in order for him to have put it on the device. Frustration curls deeply inside of Raf as he tries to figure out how he feels. Hack was his friend before anyone else ever was, but… Decepticons were violent towards humanity. Raf falls backwards onto his bed groaning. If Decepticons hated humans, how and why was Hack with them? Perhaps he was with them like Raf was with the Autobots, helping when he could, but mostly trying to stay out of the way.
Raf had agreed to meet up with Hack on Monday, so he would see him the next day. With a swift shake of his head, Raf shoves all his ideas from his brain. Deciding to act natural, Raf places the DS beside his bed along with his glasses. Shifting under the covers Raf closes his eyes and falls asleep.