TFA Blurr and Shockwave
Angst
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-Shockwave's POV-

I've had this little Autobot in my possession for quite a while now. He's a tough one, that's for sure. I haven't figured out how to make him crack yet, but I know it won't take me long. Information is the least of my interests right now, I can get it whenever I please.

I want to know how he works.

What makes him tick.

What gives him that incredible gift of speed that is also his burden.

In order to satisfy my curiosities, a change was in order. He would need to be weak and therefore easier to work with to make things go smoother. I starved him of energon for an Earth week and was pleased with the results. He was begging for the life-giving substance at this point. Such a little Autobot needed to refuel often and got progressively weaker if they didn't. Unlike me, I could go for weeks on end. I have done so in the past, living off of bare scraps to get by. But let's refocus here...

I don't restrain him. He's too weak to mount any kind of attack against me. I just set him down on the table and step back to examine him. Where should I start? I almost forgot how much he dwarfed in comparison to my frame.

I decide to start with his legs, hopefully he won't try to kick me. Unlikely, but still possible. My digits gently brush the surface of his calf down to where his wheels met his pedes. I took hold of one of his slender pedes, testing it for a moment before tugging on his leg. That earned a weak whimper from him. I tugged a little harder to get a better response. He yelped that time and tried to reach up to me with one trembling hand, but I pushed it back down.

"Shh." I hushed him, my one red optic eyeing him before my gaze traveled back down to his leg. This went on for some time. I poked and prodded, tugged and tested the boundaries... And when I finally had enough, I was..... disappointed by my conclusion. Not a drop of energon had been spilled, that was not my intention after all. My little prisoner decided to pass out on me towards the end, but that was alright.

With my curiosity satisfied, I brought him back to his cell and left a nice cube of energon for him to gorge himself on. I see no point in keeping him here any longer. I do not wish to kill him or use him for my own selfish purposes... so I may as well let him go. Hopefully he will understand that I was just curious.

Just..... curious.

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