21.Jan.06

  Could have

Part thirteen

By: Rainynight

Disclaimer: BW are STILL not mine.

A/N: Happy New Year everyone!!!

If anyone is wondering what the hell Depth Charge is doing with the remains of his dinner, you should watch Mythbusters on Discovery channel. The myth in which a Mexican prisoner managed to escape with the help of some salsa souse and some electricity :D.

“Well, I have to say, Miss Mind Game, that you are very lucky to have found me here on Cybertron. I’m just back from an expedition and I’m soon leaving for another one.” The large robot across the table said, giving her a small smile. “What is this so important thing that you had to tell me in private in my quarters? The last time I got such a proposal, I had to ask the lady very politely to put her armor back on as quick as possible. But you don’t look like your information is of that type.”

In fact, the femme in front of him looked positively shaken, though she was doing her best to cover it.

“Optimus Primal, what I’m going to tell you is going to be very hard to believe. I didn’t believe it at first either. But you have to! I was sent here by someone who believes that you are the only person who could possibly believe and help us!”

“Mind Game, calm down! You make it sound as if a whole planet is in danger!”

He frowned at the silence that followed.

Rampage reluctantly admitted to himself that he shouldn’t have said that last line. It had ended the only conversation he had had in ages. But she had made him so angry!

No, she hadn’t. He was already angry. She had just somehow made him show it. And for a moment it had taken his mind off the current situation. Now when she was silent all he could do was contemplate the various pains in his body which was both unpleasant and rather… well, boring because he knew them all by heart. He sighed and just when he was about to try and ask her something, the door to the lab opened and Dr. Chillcold and Dr. Clearcut entered, followed by three guards and two assistants.

“Oh, my little darling, you’re awake. We thought we’d lost you,” the doctor said softly rushing to Starlet’s side.

Rampage’s jaw dropped at the cruel femme talking in such a tender voice. He could sense it was fake but he was still surprised. Why would she bother to talk like that to an experiment? No, wait. He was an experiment. And Starlet was obviously a precious little girl who needed to be taken care of.

“How are you feeling?”

“Better, thank you.” Starlet responded quietly.

“Did this experiment frighten you? I shouldn’t have left you alone here but I had other matters to attend to.”

“It’s OK. I was only a little scared.”

“Let’s get you off this table.”

She carefully took the narrow tube out of the small femme’s arm and dropped it to the floor. The mech fluid started to spill from it, forming a small puddle. Starlet gasped at the sight and threw a look at Rampage.

“Oh, honey, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you. It’s just some mech fluid.” Dr. Clearcut said immediately, lifting the child from the table and carrying her out of the lab. She stopped, took the third piece of his spark from her subspace compartment and handed it to Dr. Chillcold. “Clear this mess.” She motioned to the two assistants and continued to murmur quietly to Starlet.

Listening to the screams that morning, Depth Charge had discovered another thing. The walls of the cells were very thick and strong but that didn’t include those between one cell and the next. Judging from how clear he could hear the screams, they were very thin and made of a much weaker material. Apparently, nobody cared if the prisoners broke down the walls and got to each other as long as they stayed contained. He wasn’t sure how that helped him, if at all. He didn’t really have the means to kill Rampage right now, even if he got to him. On the other hand, Rampage was obviously restrained even inside the cell. So he could see what was being done to him without risking that much. Not doing anything was driving him crazy. He had to try something even if it was only to occupy his time. But breaking the wall of the cell wasn’t really possible. First, he wasn’t that heavy, he’d break his shoulder at the most. And second, it would be far too noisy. So, what else could he do?

Hmm… Contrary to what some people though, Depth Charge was a rather inventive robot.

If anyone sees this, they’ll think I’ve gone nuts. Again.

He took the remains of his energon dinner and put some of it on the wall. Then winced as he tore one end of a small wire from his arm and touched it to the stain in the wall. A few sparks flied. On theory, the one-way electricity flow would eventually corrode the metal in time. In a long time. But he didn’t have anything else to do.

A/N: As always, PLEASE comment!

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