Hidden in the Dark

Chapter 11

Onlining in 3....2....1

Soundwave's optics focused and refocused, balancing the amount of light entering her optics. Sounds of pedesteps moving near her caused her to freeze, not daring to turn her head. Soon, Ratchet came into her line of sight, towering over her.

"I know you're online," he huffed, "Time for your check up, Soundwave" Soundwave inwardly vented. The Autobot medic posses some slagging creepy powers. She slowly sat up and used one servo to support her helm. Ratchet came back with a cube of energon and some nasty looking needles. Soundwave mentally cringed at the sight of them but kept her composure. She glanced over to where Laserbeak was twitching in her recharge. She let a small smile enter her face behind her visor.

"You are low on fuel," Ratchet handed her the energon cube after he did a quick scan on her. She studied the energon cube in front of her. It was transparent, the blue glowing with energy. She did a scan on the cube and found no impurities or any hidden compounds. She slowly reached her servo out and took the cube from his servos. She placed the cube beside her as she stared straight at his optics.

"I would never give you tainted energon," he huffed, "I am a medic, not a killer," Soundwave acknowledged it with silence. Ratchet held up one of the needles and he looked at her expectantly.

"Please give me your arm,"

"Oh give me one reason why I should spare you?" the soundtrack of Megatron's voice played. Ratchet sighed exasperatedly.

"This will assist in the healing of your wounds," Soundwave considered this for a moment and she studied the Autobot medic. From the was he was standing, she could tell that he was very relaxed and not at all afraid of her, and by the way his eyes glowed softly in the Autobot blue, she could tell that he had no intentions of harming her, only to heal her. She reluctantly held out her left arm for him. A flicker of curiosity flickered in his optics but he decided to drop it as he reached over and placed his left servos underneath her elbow. She mentally flinched. His servo was rough but he gently held her elbow as he administered the shot.

He looked up at Soundwave, staring deep into the visor, searching for anything hidden behind that mask. Soundwave stoically kept her composure, looking behind Ratchet's shoulder, staring off into space. Ratchet vented and placed his needle down on the berth. Next to them, Laserbeak groaned and turned to her side. Soundwave detached one of her tentacles and brought Laserbeak to her chassis. Laserbeak groaned and turned, snuggling against Soundwave. She internally smiled as she cradled Laserbeak against her cracked chassis.

"She will make a fast recovery from her injuries," Ratchet noted, watching the pair interact. At the mention of injuries, Soundwave looked down and did a scan on her little symbiant.

"Soundwave.... thank ....Ratchet....." she said hesitantly through her voice clips. Ratchet's optic ridges shot up surprise.

"Your welcome," he replied. He typed in something on his computer and turned back to Soundwave.

"I will leave you to rest and refuel," he stated, "You have attained a notable amount of injuries on your chassis but they should be healing well. I'm surprised that no further damage had been done to them," he looked questionably at Soundwave but decided to let the matter drop. He turned and left the medbay, shouting profanities at one of the Autobots on the other side. Soundwave took the cube of energon and cradled Laserbeak against the crook of her arm. She nudged Laserbeak's mouth open and gently fed her the energon. Laserbeak gurgled the energon inside her mouth for a bit before swallowing. She continued to feed Laserbeak until she felt someone poke on her side of the bond. She lay Laserbeak gently down on her lap. She looked at the medbay door closely before deciding that it was safe, for now. She gently unclasped her visor and lifted it up just enough so she could fit a corner of the energon cube into her mouth. She slowly drank the sweet tasting energon and savored the taste of it as it swirls around her mouth and down her throat.

The Autobots seemed to treat her with respect, for now. As soon as their doctor deemed her fit and healthy, the interrogation begins. There will be bargaining and prices would be paid. After all, who could pass the chance of getting vital information from the Chief Communications Officer of the Decepticons? What she tells them could change the tide of the war...

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Sorry for not updating in the last month, I was just so busy with the end of year tests coming up and last minute things that we had to do in class before the school year ended. I will try to upload every week if I can as I should have more time in the summer to write up new chapters. Thank you all for being so patient with me! 

I'm also sorry if this chapter is short, I just can't think of what to write for this current part of the story. Don't worry, I will get my ideas running so we can get past this boring healing part. After that, the fun will begin.....