It was silent as Steeljaw and Strongarm walked through the corridors. Strongarm's fear starts peaking more and more as she ponders over what Steeljaw plans to do with her. She's now wishing she had kept walking and went back to the holding room, but she couldn't just keep walking knowing Windblade was being treated so. She wanted to at least try to help her friend, but now she's going to Primus knows where and she's not sure if she'll see her teammates again. She looks down at Steeljaw's claws that are grasping firmly onto her arm and she can instantly tell there is no escaping his grasp.

Strongarm looks forward again when she realizes they were coming to a stop in front of a door. She watched as Steeljaw punched a code into the keypad by the door. The door opened to reveal a big room with a berth against the far wall underneath a window, there is a table with two chairs on the left side of the room and a shelf with different holopads on the right side of the room next to the berth. After they walked into the room Strongarm looked back and noticed a cabinet with a stash of Energon in it. Is this Steeljaw's room?

"You will stay here until I say otherwise." Steeljaw says making her snap her helm towards him. That's when she realizes that he has let go of her arm.

"And where exactly is here?"

"My quarters. I don't trust you to be anywhere else at the moment while I deal with some business."

"What exactly do you plan on doing with me after you finish with your business?" Strongarm tried her best to conceal her fear but a bit slipped out and Steeljaw could hear it in her tone.

Steeljaw smirked at her, it amuses him to hear the slightest fear from this strong femme, "I haven't decided yet. I'll make a decision when I return."

Strongarm's face turns into a scowl, "You expect me to just stay in your quarters and await my fate!?"

Steeljaw leaned in a bit putting his face closer to hers, amusement beaming from his optics, "Yes."

Strongarm took a couple of steps back to get away from him, "No, I'm not going to!" She turns and heads for the door but in an instant, before she could comprehend what was happening, she found herself on her back after being slammed onto the floor. She winces as pain shoots through her back and across her side where she just recently was cut open to have her T-Cog removed. When she regains focus she sees Steeljaw hovering over her with his claws wrapped around her throat.

Steeljaw growls as a look of disappointment crosses his face, "Don't try me, Cadet!" He says as he gets closer to her face, "I've been going easy on you but if you keep testing me that will change!"

Strongarm's optics went wide after hearing that, the last thing she wants is to suffer any of the tortures the others had been through. She defiantly wouldn't want anything worse than what they've been experiencing, who knows what kind of sick torture Steeljaw could come up with. Not realizing what she's doing she looks at him almost pleadingly.

"You will stay in this room until I say you can leave and you will give me your full cooperation. You don't want to discover what can happen to you if you don't." He says in a calmer tone which somehow makes him sound more dangerous than when he's growling, because it makes him unpredictable, "Now, I'm going to let you up. If you try escaping again it will be a lot worse than this." He then removes his claws from her throat and stands up.

Strongarm sits up and scoots back until she hits the wall by the shelf, all the while keeping her optics on him. He just stood there watching her until he was sure she wasn't gonna try it again, then he turned towards the door and opened it. He takes one last glance at her, "I will return when I'm done with this business I need to take care of." Then he walks out of the room with the door closing behind him.

Strongarm could hear a beeping noise which meant he had locked it on the other side, which means she won't be able to open it. She's stuck in the room until he returns, but even then it's not really certain he will actually let her go. Who knows how long he plans on keeping her in his quarters. Her Energon runs cold at the thought of being in his quarters, and later he will return and she will be alone with him in his quarters. She pulls her knees to her chest and hugs her legs as she waits for him to return and hoping that whatever he plans to do with her won't be too bad.

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"How's it going Fixit?" Russell asks as him and Danny walk up to the mini-con. The two had just got back from the gate where they looked over the damage to see if it was fixable. They think they should be able to repair it with the Autobots' help when they return and after they recover from whatever they're being put through.

"I've managed to lend, bend, send out a signal to let other Autobots out there know we need help."

"Any response back yet?"

"Not yet. Don't forget all the 'Bots that are associated with Optimus are on the run and trying to hide from the Counsel."

"Just give it time I'm sure--" Danny started speaking but was interrupted by a voice coming in over the comm channel.

"Hello? This is Prowl, can anybody read me?"

"Prowl! Yes, I lead, plead, read you loud and clear!"

"Who is this? And what's with the Autobot distress signal?"

"My name is Fixit, I'm a mini-con that worked on the prison ship Alcamore. We sent out the distress signal because the Autobots that are on this planet had recently been captured by some Decepticons. Bumblebee and Optimus Prime are among them."

"Bumblebee and Optimus been captured!? What planet are you on?"

"Planet Earth..."

"We need help, the Decepticons plan to take over our planet."

"Who is this?"

"My name is Russell..."

"He's one of the humans we've encountered and befriended."

"I know about the planet Earth and where it is. I'm on my way to meet up with Sunstreaker, we'll both be there in a few days. I'll also try to get a hold of Jazz and some others."

"And I will continue trying to reach other 'Bots out there that can help."

"Right, I'll call you to let you know when I have Sunstreaker and we're on our way there."

"Who's Sunstreaker?" Russell asked after Fixit shut off the comm.

"Sunstreaker is Sideswipe's twin. He will defiantly help after hearing Sideswipe is in trouble."

Danny claps his hands together, "That's great to hear! Now to get some others to help out."

"Hopefully we can reach other Autobots soon." Russell adds in.

"All we can do is wait."

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Steeljaw enters his 'throne room' to see the 'Cons all waiting for him, "Lord Steeljaw..." One of the Vehicons speaks as he bows, "...we have released the other Decepticons from stasis as you ordered."

"Well done. You guys may go join in on the fun now." Steeljaw says with a devious smirk. The half a dozen 'Cons ran out of the room and towards the area where they could have their fun.

Steeljaw puts his attention on the Decepticons that just been brought out of stasis, "Welcome brothers and sisters to Decepticon Island. The Autobots have been captured and are now our prisoners so we have free run of this planet. So do whatever you please, there will be nothing to stop you." With that being said Steeljaw allows them to depart and go do whatever they wished.

Only one stayed behind, Scorponok. The mech looks at Steeljaw for a moment before he bows to show his respect, "Lord Steeljaw." He says in almost a mocking tone.

The tone doesn't slip by Steeljaw and he immediately becomes suspicious of this 'Con that he had set up to be locked away. But being the big liar and deceiver he is he acts coy and plays it off as though he's not suspicious in the slightest, "Scorponok, so great to see you again. Please accept my deepest apologies for not meeting you at the spot I was supposed to meet you at, I was so sorry to hear you had been captured."

Play the innocent mech all you want Steeljaw, but I know better than to believe anything that slips from that silver tongue of yours. "Don't worry about it my lord, it's all in the past now." Scorponok gave his best friendly smile but seethed with disgust and hatred on the inside.

You're not fooling me Scorponok, I know you're coming up with a plan to take me down. I will be ready. "Excellent. Most of the mechs are fragging one of the Autobot femmes, why don't you go join them and have some fun."

"I haven't had a good frag in a while, so I think I will." Scorponok then left the room and went to search for where the others were fragging this Autobot femme.

Steeljaw stayed in the room a moment longer as he pondered on how he could counter Scorponok's attacks when he finally strikes. Scorponok is no fool, he knows how to wait for the right time to strike. He waits and studies his opponent until the right opportune time pops up then he attacks. Steeljaw knows Scorponok underestimated him before which made it easy for him to set him up to get caught by the Autobots, and of course, the Autobots were more than willing to lock up the 'Con.

It had all went according to plan, just like all his other plans usually did. Well most of them at least. What he hadn't planned was Strongarm coming back to the scrapyard and facing him, he certainly didn't plan to get his aft kicked and get outsmarted by her. Usually, he would get upset when he lost a fight or was humiliated like that, but he found himself more amused and infatuated with her. He had been getting attracted to her ever since their first encounter in the woods that one day and the attraction intensified after that fight and after she beat him.

He certainly didn't count on her haunting his processor and his dreams afterward. Her scent clogging up his senses to where all he can smell is her. It frustrates him to the core that this one femme can have such an effect on him. Now he has this desire to mate with her and make her his, make her his mate for eternity. He comes to the realization that he has left the room already and is heading towards his quarters where the Cadet he so desires is waiting for him. He fully intends to satisfy this desire rather she wants to or not.