Dusk and Dawn.... Book 1

Captured!

"Long Haul, hand me the torch."

"Here you go Backfire."

A high-pitched whine filled the room; Bumblebee tried desperately to weave out of the chains, but they held firm. Four of the weirdest Decepticons stood watching Bee.

"Ramage stop being so hyper!" Exclaimed the one called Long Haul, "Or your excitement will...."

Rampage interrupted "Can't we kill this useless piece of scrap?" One of the Decepticons collapsed.

"Knockout fainted, again."

"We should cut him up instead."

"Rampage...." Backfire signaled for silence; he put his faceplate close to Bumblebee's.

He asked, his voice deep, "Now. Where is the Ark?" He fired up the torch, it's blue flame seemed to hunger for metal.

"I don't know what this Ark is!" Answered Bee.

Backfire let the flame skim what was left of Bumblebee's yellow armor; the scout winced.

"Backfire, I don't think he's going to talk."

"This is a waste of time, let me have a go with the stupid thing!"

Knockout awoke, and resumed watching the torture.

"Perhaps.... we could put him with the other prisoners?" Knockout suggested. Backfire nodded.

"Long Haul,  Rampage, take him to..." started the torturer. Long Haul had already unchained Bumblebee and escorted him out the door.

No doubt about it, Bumblebee was on a ship, and quite oddly, this ship was very clean. Shoving Bee into a cell with three Autobots, Long Haul slammed the door shut.

"Hello...." greeted the red and gold one "Name's Blaster."

"That's Grapple, that's Hoist." The orange colored Grapple just sat there, not really caring; Hoist, the military-green Autobot looked up at Bee.

Sitting down next to Hoist, Bumblebee asked "What is the Ark the Decepticons are talking about? How did you get captured?" Hoist began rooting around Bumblebees wounds; the scout pushed him back.

"Relax, kid! I'm a medical officer (of a sort) I can help you!"Bee calmed down and let Hoist fix him up.

Blaster answered in a quiet voice "Optimus Prime escaped on the Ark to... where ever. We watched it blast off, before we were captured." Grapple, his optics full with sorrow, nodded.

"Yep." Continued Hoist "I wonder if old Prowl is still shouting, and giving orders. He annoyed me like hell, but he was.... family." Blaster smiled slightly.

He sighed "You're going to be in here a while, kid."