Silence (TFP)

chapter 5

Chapter 5

I got frustrated after a couple of minutes and decided to take a seat. I yelped, realizing that I had sat on something. I rolled to my side and felt around for what had poked me. The culprit, I found, was in my pocket. I pulled it out. It was a watch. With it came a note.

Dear Jessica,

If you are reading this, then you have been captured by the Decepticons and the mission was, in most ways, a failure. I dreaded the possibility of this happening, yet I somehow felt that it would. I deeply apologize for not saying something. However, I fear that had I done so, nothing would have changed. You would have been required to go, regardless.

I realize that more than likely only have a short time to read this, so I'll try to make explanations quick. In your hand, you hold a Cybertronian communication device disguised as an Earth time telling piece. To use it to communicate with us, press the face and speak. The crown is the microphone. When we speak to you, just hold it up to your ear and you will hear us. To stop sound from coming through on your end, press down on the face again.

I hope you hear from you and see you soon,

Ratchet

I quickly put the watch on my wrist, thrilled by having a way to communicate with the Autobots. I pressed the face and the screen changed. Instead of showing the normal clock, there were letters. B, R, OP, UM, A, BB, BH, and SS.

I instantly came up with the answers to what the letters meant. They were the initials of all the Autobots. However, it took me a bit longer to come up with what the lone "B" meant. I came to the conclusion that it meant "Base". I instinctively knew to turn the crown so that the arm was on the B. I pushed it back in and began to speak quietly to the crown.

"Ratchet? Guys? Can you hear me?" I asked. There was a bit of static, then a reply.

"Jessica? Oh, thank the Allspark!" was Ratchet's reply. "We hear you! We're all here! Are you alright? Are there any others around you?"

"I'm fine," I reported. "They've done nothing to harm me. There's no one around me unless you count a mostly dead doctor that I'm leaning against."

"You have no idea how relieved I am to hear that you are well," Ratchet said as he sighed in relief. Someone mumbled something, which was followed by a sound of metal hitting metal. That was followed by laughter.

"Quiet," Optimus ordered. "Jessica, do you have any idea when a Decepticon will return to your location?"

"I'm guessing no time soon. Soundwave says he is my assistant until Knockout is better. He went to get me some tools when I told him I won't be able to do anything until I have them."

"Soundwave?! He's one of the most dangerous Decepticons there is!" Ultra Magnus exclaimed.

"He actually hasn't been bad. He's been rather comforting to me, actually. There was one time where Megatron was coming so he held me a little too tightly, but I think that was only because he didn't know how Megatron would react. He doesn't want me doing anything dangerous."

"Soundwave showing comfort? Something definitely isn't right here," Optimus said with a hint of suspicion.

"Maybe Soundwave doesn't believe in the goal of Decepticons, he only follows Megatron's orders." Arcee suggested.