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Lynlee stared down the dark hallway with a frown on her face. She expected Mrs. Darby to be waiting for her at the front doors, but they had been locked. The lights were switched off, and no adults were in sight. After waiting several minutes, she finally decided to walk around the entire building in search of an unlocked door.

It was a double door at the very back of the school. Lynlee was unsure of where the office would be. In a mix of confusion and lack of direction, the girl found herself pushing her way into a gym. Her footsteps echoed as she walked. 

"This place is huge," she mumbled. 

Ever since her father went berserk, Lynlee never attended public school. Seeing a high school in person was almost overwhelming. She could almost imagine students sitting on the bleachers, cheering on some over-glorified sports team and fighting with the other team's fans. 

The girl slowly twisted around, already tired of her surroundings. No matter where you were, school was school. The excitement of moving to a new school building was always short. With a small sigh, she finally spotted a pair of doors on the other side of the gym. As she walked towards the exit, Lynlee heard something crash from behind her. Several balls began to bounce against the ground. She jumped in alarm and turned. 

"J-June?" Lynlee couldn't see anything but darkness. The only light came from the windows toward the top of the walls. Dust molecules floated around as she moved quickly, picking up the balls that now rolled around and placing them back into the rolling cart that lay flipped over on the ground.

But something felt off. There was something that made the hair on the back of her neck raise. She huffed and swiped her short hair out of her face. Calm down, Lynlee commanded herself, You're fine. You just need to find Mrs. Darby. Just as she began to calm down, a muffled shout rang out. It was short and cut off. It was too high pitched to be a male. 

Dread filled Lynlee as she turned to run. "Mrs. Darby!?" 

There was no answer. Heart pounding, she swallowed what felt like cotton and took a few small steps forward. Feelings jumbled and slightly frightened, she wanted nothing more than to be sitting on Soundwave's shoulder. Talking to him. Smiling and getting to hear his voice. 

The light from outside dimmed just as Lynlee reached the exit. Not accepting the cell phone Agent Fowler had offered her a few days was a mistake. She knew that now. If she'd been able to contact June or even the Autobots at the base she would be out of there by now. But it wasn't anything she couldn't handle, right? It was just school. June was probably waiting for her in the office with some teacher, ready to sign away her future to education and learning. 

Oh, joy, she thought glumly.

Without warning, two large hands suddenly grasped her shoulders from behind. A small scream tore from Lynlee's throat at the sudden touch. They felt calloused and firm. It was definitely not June. 

The grip tightened when Lynlee began to twist and turn in desperation. She let out a scream of protest, but her captor didn't seem to care. The girl felt her body being dragged backward. Whoever this was had impeccable strength. 

"Let me go! Let go of me!" 

One hand released her shoulder and grasped firmly onto her wrist. The pain was immediate and unbearable. She gasped and bit her tongue to keep from crying. The other hand moved and within seconds a large arm wrapped around her neck. 

Lynlee struggled as much as she could, kicking and biting and screaming. She was dragged through the gym, out the door and down another dark hallway. Her hair was covering her eyes, blocking most of her vision, but she could still spot the exit that this man was heading for. The same door that she'd entered to begin with. 

The weight of her situation was beginning to set in. She had no way of contacting the Autobots or Soundwave. June was nowhere to be found, and there was no way Lynlee would be able to fight her way out of the grip she was being held in. As a last-minute resort, the girl let her body fall limp. Her legs dragged against the ground as she tried to squirm out of the person's arms. 

Something caught her attention as they passed a hallway right before the exit. A figure lay on their back, one arm extended and the other tugged towards their chest. Dark hair was sprawled out onto the tile. Lynlee recognized the blue scrubs right away. 

"June! Mrs. Darby!"  

Sunlight shone into her eyes as the man threw open the door. She somehow managed to hook her foot against the doorframe just before the door closed altogether. Her captor grunted in annoyance but still said nothing. He released her wrist just to slam down onto her kneecap. A pained scream tore from Lynlee's throat.

Feeling utterly exhausted despite the sudden adrenaline rush, Lynlee tried to force herself to move but was unable to do so. She was thrown onto the concrete just before a shoe was placed onto the base of her neck. 

She squinted, trying to see the person's face. "Who are you? Why are you doing this? Let me go!"

Lynlee wanted to slap herself for sounding so pathetic. What would Soundwave do if he saw her like this? She needed to fight back. Try to escape. In one last attempt, she grabbed hold of the person's ankle and attempted to twist it off of her. A chuckle sounded, followed by a gruff voice.

 "Humans are absolutely pathetic." 

Dread filled her stomach and bile rose to the back of her throat. The giant hand replaced the foot, and she was lifted off of the concrete. Her feet dangled just above the ground. 

Megatron smirked. "I told him that he would watch you suffer," he said. "I may have lied about a lot of things, but even Soundwave knows that I keep my promises."

"S-Soundwave," Lynlee whimpered.

It was getting hard to breathe. Black dots filled her vision as Megatron's holoform squeezed tighter. One large fist drove into her stomach. The pain was too much to bear. She was overwhelmed and on the brink of passing out.

"Soundwave isn't here. It's just you and me, pet, Megatron snarled. "I'll make you beg for death. Soundwave will get to watch you die, and then it will be him next. Again and again- I will offline any bot or human that steps in my way of victory."

She was going to pass out. Taken away. Lynlee couldn't bear the thought of Soundwave being near Megatron again. He was a monster. She couldn't bear watching Soundwave die. 

The Decepticon warlord drew near to her face, smirking. "I will make sure you know my name after I am through with you. Megatron, Decepticon leader and ruler over this planet and more to come!"

Lynlee drew as much saliva as she could in her mouth before spitting right in Megatron's face. The warlord grunted and loosened his grip just enough for the girl to take a breath. But it didn't last long. 

Soundwave. I'm scared, she squeezed her eyes shut as a fist met with the side of her temple. 

Megatron dropped the limp girl before wiping the blood off of his knuckles. A cruel smirk was plastered onto his lips as he straightened up. 

Soundwave was going to pay for his betrayal. 

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Hope you guys liked this chapter. Kind of predictable, I know. But I tried my best <3

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