Transformers Prime: Sparkbeat {Completed}

Chapter 3: Worsen

Optimus's POV:

Megatron growls in anger, his optics glowing something fierce. As he pulls the prod near me again, I brace myself for its sharp, painful shock. Eeeerg!

"The Gem, Optimus." The Decepticon readies the prod and asks me, his voice dark and sly.

"Never..." I look up at him with fierce optics, and to my surprise, he drops the prod and gestures to the Decepticons. What?

He notices my confusion and says , "believe me, the only way to get through to you is through your lapdog, and what's already happened to him, well... I'll let you see for yourself."

What did they do?! My energon turns to ice as the fear of torture seeps in.

When we get to the Cell, Ratchet is sitting down in the middle of the floor again. There are long gash marks down his back, and he's biting his lip in pain. I slowly approach him, he doesn't seem to know I'm there, and when I rest my servo on his shoulder he leaps back and away from me in fear. His optics are abnormally clouded.

"Ratchet, it's okay. It's me." I say gently, and see he's slightly trembling.

"Optimus?"

I walk over and bend down beside him, and wave in front of his face, and he remains unresponsive.

A wave of cold realization chills me when I realize he can't see-- blind.

"Ratchet, can you see me" I ask him worriedly.

"No." He replies, glancing off in some random direction.

I hear the door open and Knockout strides in, and he notices I'm back and waves.

"What have you done?!" My voice comes out in a deep growl.

"Remarkable, isn't it? A liquid that can turn any Bot or Con blind! We plan to administer it into cannons, and those who get blasted well, you know." He shrugs with a smile. "Don't worry, we haven't boosted it so it will only last a week or so." He's stuck like this for a week?!

Knockout does whatever, and I help Ratchet into a more comfortable position. He clings to my arm, for guidance and security. I can't imagine how frightening it must be to not see anything, so I let him hang onto my arm. Primus, let this end soon.

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Emma's POV:

Ravage tears at my neck and my breath becomes shallow and the sky is going dark. I can't breathe!

"Ravage!" I hear Malachite yell, and in an instant Ravage lets go and turns to snap at something else, Ultra Malachite barely leaps out of the way of his feline jaws. He turns to lunge at her and I step between them, lowering into a protective stance, tail lashing, nostrils flaring, head lowered and voice thundering. He hisses fiercely and lashes out with a paw that barely misses my muzzle as I jerk back.

Protect her and the sparkling! I glance back at Malachite.

Ravage suddenly sniffs the air, and snarls in fury.

"The medic's scent is on that female..." He roars loudly. And with realization he looks at me and meows ,"she's with sparkling, isn't she?"

My response is a loud roar and clamping my jaws down on his shoulder, tight. He yowls with pain, and the taste of energon haunts my mouth.

"Emma!" Malachite calls, and I let go of him and she and I run through the groundbridge, and back to base.