The Incident (TFP Book 1)

Chapter 22

Sorry guys this chapter is a little slow :/. Hope you like it anyway! :D

A few hours later.

Shockwave smiled to himself as he looked at the computer screen. The formula was almost complete, he looked over his shoulder at the doctor. He didn't know how, but the doctor had somehow figured out a few glitches he had over looked. He walked over to the medic.

"Good news." Shockwave said.

"Which means it's not." Rachet thought bitterly.

"The formula is almost complete, which means we can test it soon." Shockwave said smiling wickedly at him. The doctor felt a chill run down his spine again, he had to stop the mad scientist.

"Shockwave." They turned to see a drone at the door. "Lord Megatron wishes to speak with you." The scientist frowned.

"Very well." He walked to the door and stopped. "Take the doctor back to his cell." He grumbled and left the room. The drone aimed a gun at the doctor and led him out.

As they walked to the cell they walked past the med bay where Knockout was tending to some cuts. Rachet stopped and looked at the con who smirked at him. The doctor felt the knot again. The drone barked at him and pushed him to move forward. Once they were at the cell, the drone shoved him in and shut the door.

Rachet glared at the closed door and walked over to Bumblebee, who was sitting against the wall with his eyes closed.

"How are you feeling today?" He asked with a look of concern. Eyes still closed Bee smiled weakly and put a thumbs up. The doctor sighed heavily and carefully lifted the young mans shirt, who winced.

"Easy." He mumbled as he inspected the bruise again. "Did they come in and beat on you?" He asked sternly. Bee shook his head and finally opened his eyes. He grabbed the doctors shoulder and looked him in the eyes. He signed that they needed to get out of here.

"I know that, but I'm not sure how yet." He said looking at the ground. Bee smiled and tapped the side of his head.

"What-" the door suddenly opened and Knockout walked in with a few drones. The con looked like someone had smashed his head though a window.

"What happened to you?" Rachet smirked as he stood up. The con just growled.

"You're needed back at the lab." He said. The doctor didn't move.

"Not until I can get somethings to patch up Bumblebee. He's hurt and needs some medical attention." He said glaring at them.

"Well I'm a doctor, and I'm in a better position to operate on someone." Knockout said folding his arms and smirking.

"I wouldn't trust you to patch up a scraplet." Rachet growled angrily. Knockout glared at him and walked forward. Bumblebee jumped to his feet and stepped between the two men.

"Out of my way!" The con growled and tried to push him aside. Bee held his ground and glared. They stared at each other for a minute, before Knockouts face broke into a smile.

"You know Rachet, June has such a lovely voice." Knockout said smiling wickedly. The doctors eyes narrowed and he punched the con in the face. The drones rushed forward and they all started to fight each other.

"WHATS GOING ON HERE?!" Everyone stopped and saw Megatron at the door. The cons backed away from the prisoners. The leader grabbed Knockout by the back of the neck and scowled at him.

"What are you doing here? I gave you specific orders." He growled.

"I....uh....am headed there now." He replied. Megatron growled angrily.

"We still need them Knockout, or did you forget?" He said. The con shook his head.

"I need medical supplies." Rachet said again glaring at them. "If you want me to cooperate, give me what I need to help Bumblebee." He said angrily. Megatron glared at him as he thought it over. He turned to Knockout.

"Get him what he wants, but only because it amuses me." He growled as he smiled wickedly. He turned and left the room, the drones followed.

Knockout glared at the two men before turning around to leave. Rachet reached into his jacket pocket, pulled the wrench out and threw it as hard as he could at the con. Knockout yelled and stumbled forward as the tool hit his head. He glared back at them and shut the door.

Rachet walked over and picked up the wrench, it had bounced back into the cell. He smiled, tossed it into the air and caught it again. He smirked at the door, that made him feel pretty good.

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A little later the two prisoners sat in the far corner discussing their plan to escape. The door opened a little and a medical kit was shoved in before it closed agian. Rachet retrieved it and proceeded to wrap a bandage tightly around Bees abdomen. The young man winced and yelled silently. He grabbed the doctors shoulder and his body went tense. He did his best to hold still.

The doctor wondered if the injury was more severe than he previously thought. He had no way of knowing without the proper equipment. He quickly finished and sat back. Bumblebee still had a firm grip on the doctors shoulder, he was facing the floor, and his eyes were squeezed shut. Rachet stayed still as the young man gripped his shoulder tighter and panted heavily. He wished he had something to ease the young mans pain.

Eventually Bee started to relax and he leaned against the wall. His eyes remained closed and he slowly slumped to the floor. The doctor leaned down and checked his pulse. It was a little fast. Rachet sighed heavily and rubbed his face. He looked at the young man again.

"Gather your strength Bumblebee. We're getting out of here tomorrow night." The doctor said quietly.

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Agent Fowler was not happy when he got back to the base and found out they lost the signal. Raf was working on trying to get power restored to different systems. While Agent Fowler talked to team Prime. When Bulkhead and June got back, Optimus grew angry as they told him what happened. The leader quietly talked to June in private as the rest of the team listened to the Agent.

"How are we going to get to the Nemesis now?" Fowler yelled. "We have the aircraft, but now we have no location to fly to!" He said angrily.

"Agent Fowler." Optimus said sternly. The man looked at the Autobot leader. "There is no need to get angry with my team. We have been through a lot in the past few days, and we have lost two of our friends." The room went quiet and Raf sniffed a little.

"I-I-I-I'm sorry....." The Agent said. "What can I do to help you get your team back?" They all looked at their leader hopefully.

"Raphael, do you think you can locate the Nemesis?" Optimus asked the young boy. Raf pushed his glasses up his nose and looked at the computer screen. He thought about Bumblebee for a minute and how the Desepticons had taken him. If there was a chance to rescue Rachet and Bumblebee, he wanted to give it a shot.

"I sure can try." Raf said smiling slightly.