DeceptiKids

Captured Part 2

"Heeey Wave-Wave!" Tala called awkwardly, a forced smile uncomfortably stretching her face out. Soundwave and Shockwave turned to look at her in unison. Creepy. Her smile wavered slightly, "So uh, I just need to check the Groundbridge real quick-" She said a little too quickly.

Curse Daisy and Breakdown for making her do this.

'Oh sure Tala, just lie to Soundwave,' They said, 'You're the least likely to crack under pressure.' They said.

She shuffled over towards the Groundbride controls, only to be stopped by Soundwave's creepy, slender hands. She turned to see that empty, blank, judging visor directly in her face. The hand was gentle when he picked her up, but she couldn't tear her eyes away from his 'face'. It was her fault that this happened - if she'd just told Megatron the truth then Max wouldn't be in danger and Soundwave knows, he has to know-

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about Vince and now Max is going to get hurt because Miko and Jack and that nice little kid I beat up Vince for were secretly Autobot spies and they found Max and they called the Autobots so now Max is in danger and it's all my fault-!!"

Soundwave's grip loosened, not enough for her to fall, and he backed up slightly. Tala watched as his tentacles tightened and coiled slightly - he was surprised. He hadn't known.

It was at that point that Tala realised, Soundwave's hand was inches away from the Groundbridge controls. He wasn't intimidating her - he had been helping her get up there.

"...Oops."

She heard Daisy groan.

- - -

Miko crossed her arms, huffing in the back of Bulkhead's altmode. Jack had taken her spot in the front seat, and Raf was in the back next to her. "Why don't we just attack them?" Miko said, pointing to the Decepticon vehicle around four cars in front of them, "It's right there!"

"Miko," Jack sighed, "There's also a kid."

Bulkhead also chimed in, "We're also supposed to be 'robots in disguise', remember?" His display flickered, "Look, I hate this as much as you, but we could end up causing human casualties if we aren't careful."

"You're anything but delicate, Bulk."

"I know, but I try." He replied, "Maybe you should too."

Miko rolled her eyes, and was about to respond when Jack's phone started ringing. She leaned forward, attempting to see who it was, "Private number?"

"My mom, maybe?" He said before answering, "Hello?"

"Is Prime with you?" Fowler's voice crackled through the phone, "I tried calling him directly but it's not getting through."

"I'll open the group 'comms system." Bulkhead said, suddenly loud, 80s pop music filled the vehicle only to be suddenly stopped with some apologetic beeping from Bumblebee.

"Prime, you there?"

"Right here, Agent Fowler." The Autobot commander replied, "I hope this is good news."

He sighed, "Nope. Sorry." He said, though not apologetic at all, "Apparently Soundwave has been sighted near your location. What the Sam hell are you doing in traffic anyways?"

"A human civilian is with a Decepticon," Prime responded, "Because of this humans age, we believe there is more than one."

"...I hope you're not saying what I think you're saying." Fowler mumbled under his breath, "You didn't say a hostage."

"We believe the Decepticons may have human connections, and have used this to capture a human child," Prime paused as Fowler began quietly cursing.