Chapter 1: A giant room

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It was quite dark in the room. Tonya, a girl with long brown hair looked around once again still trying to take in the surroundings. The room was actually gigantic, which is not surprising if you know who works in it. The girl moved a little closer to the screen and turned her head down looking at the paper. Homework won't do itself on its own.
She was nervously thinking of the right answer trying to remember the right rule of the language. She just couldn't think straight, mostly because right now she was literally kidnapped by gigantic robot that was still standing beside her and doing something in its computer. Tonya already tried talking to him and asked to take her back, but all he (?) did was stare at her with his screen-like face and turn away again.
- "Blin" - she swore in her mind.
Suddenly she heard loud footsteps in the hallway, coming closer. The large door slid open just like in some sci-fi films, and three more robots came in. One was grey and very thin, another was red and white, polished so good he was almost sparkling, and the last one... the girl felt shiver run down her spine when she saw him. Of course all these robots were quite intimidating, but there was something different in him. He was even more massive than others, was colored dark blue and lacked one eye, the other one was glowing yellow.
- So, Soundwave, how did your mission go? - asked the grey one.
As if that faceless would answer him. Or maybe he just didn't talk to her? Nope, he was still silent. Looks like he didn't even have a voice.
- Any new info maybe? That's what you were looking for if I remember correctly? - said red one.
He looked around and finally noticed a small figure in front of the screen. He immediately walked towards her.
- And what do you have here? - he purred.
- Did you get yourself a fleshy pet like Autobots have? - asked the big one.
Red robot grabed Tonya by her hood and held in midair to take a closer look. She had to hold onto hoodie's collar to at least not get smothered. Suddenly the silent one snatched the girl out of his grasp and placed on the desk once again.
- Well, this one can be quite handful. After all, Autobots do have a soft spot for Earth creatures, - the thin one giggled.
- Or perhaps it could serve as a good material for a couple of experiments, - the red one placed his sharp fingers on his chin.
NOW the girl was scared. If it's really what she was brought here for, she was done. She was just unlucky enough to get in the sight of this screen face, and now she will be probably cut to pieces on a large table in white room, like in all those movies about evil aliens.
Suddenly Soundwave placed his hand on her head lightly patting her. Though that didn't make her feel much better.
Tonya noticed that the blue robot standing in the corner of the room was staring at her with and evil grin on his face.
- So, what do we call her? - he asked, - It's nice to call it fleshy, but a pet should be given a nickname.
- A bug, maybe? - the thin one giggled, making the girl sigh in her thoughts.
- It's Antonina, - the girl finally spoke, - Why don't you introduce yourselves too?
- You sure are bold to speak with your master in such manner! - the thin one screamed, making Tonya cover her ears, since it was so high, it almost hurt.
- You called me a bug. What's wrong with me asking your name?
Now he was coming closer, and he sure didn't look pleased. Maybe she shouldn't have said anything after all. Suddenly Soundwave grabbed her and moved closer to himself.
- Soundwave, don't tell you've also got a soft spot for her now! - whined the grey robot.
- Now, now, let's not start all this, - red bot tried to calm the other one down. Then he spoke to you, - The name's Knockout, since you're so curious.
- Breakdown, - said the blue one.
- And this yelping accident is Starscream.
- What did you just call me, med?!
- Um... It's nice to meet you... - said Tonya, - So, what are you going to do to me? I already asked um... Soundwave. But he didn't tell me.
All three bots gave her evil smirks causing her to shiver slightly.
- You've already heard, flesh bag, - said Starscream.
- Well, except you could be a little useful to us when it comes to something regarding human technology or structures, - said Knockout.
- Yes, we had some trouble while searching for relic under one of your cities, - added Breakdown.
Antonina lowered her head going deep in her thoughts. If that was the case, she was safe at least for the time being. But she still needed to know who these robots actually were, what was going on here and what are these relics Breakdown was talking about. The girl looked at Soundwave hoping to get confirmation for their words, but he didn't even turn his head to her, continuing typing something in a strange language.
After this she tried to ask other robots about all this situation she got herself in. Strangely, they answered without any complains and didn't even threat her. Also, luckily, Starscream had some other business and left soon. Conversation was a lot easier without him screaming or feeling insulted about everything she's said. Thought all these guys still freaked her out.
Finally tapping if the keyboard stopped, and the girl looked at Soundwave once again.
- So... you have brought me here so I could help with all information on humans that you can't find on your own? - she asked.
Tonya really hoped that he would at least nod. But instead he grabbed her hand with two fingers and forced her to stand up. Then his screen face lighted up with purple color and a picture appeared on it. How surprised she was that he actually used an emoji to talk to her. It was a dancing girl in red dress. At first Antonina was confused, wondering what he could mean. Until it struck her:
- You want me to... dance?

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