Post Captivity Report

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=============<* Autobot GBS - Intel *>=========================== Message: 4/12 (No Timeout)        Posted        Author --        !!ONLY VIEWABLE TO RANKS LIEUTENANT COLONEL (4) AND UP. SPECIALLY ACCESS GIVEN TO CORPORAL RUNG!! Starting at the beginning, I had agreed to accompany Lynx out to check on a strange signal. (Which later turned out to be some sort of strange alien artifact from what I read, that emits Radioactivity and EMP transmissions.) We encountered the two Decepticon spacers, Darkstar, and Blast Off, who were also investigating the presence of this object. They had not actually been aware of my presence as I worked within Sky Lynx to attempt to identify the object, and kept in close tightbeam contact with him through the whole interaction. Blast Off was acting in accordance to what was to be expected of him, Darkstar however had approached the object first, and that is when I had noticed him acting strangely after he'd returned, before I could warn Lynx, he'd already precured the artifact, which then triggered. I remember feeling some of the heat wave wash over me, and before I could do anything, or recognize what was going on, I found myself in a escape pod, that Sky Lynx had triggered, and jettisoned.. (I'd been buckled into one of the seats prior) and was speeding for a trajectory back to Iacon. That is when they finally noticed me, and both were able to catch up to the pod, Blast Off being the one to secure it. Darkstar sealed the door. I'd tried to the radio commlink, but I received no answer, likely due to being out of range...I quickly started writing up the report I sent to intel with Lynx's coordinates, and the report of my capture, and when we re-entered Cybertron's atmosphere and while in temporarily range of Autobot signals, I sent that report. (Still no answer over the radios) Once we had landed in Kaon, and the pod had been removed from Blast Off's cargo bay, I quickly stowed my weapons away in my subspace as Darkstar, Blast off, and the guards outside, demanded I come out. I refused with siliance, they eventually had to open the door themselves to come in after me, which I used to my advantage to attempt to escape, slipping under the guards that had come in, and into the main area, I'd almost been successful in escaping, when Blast Off used a stun-whip to paralyze me. Eventually they got me into one of the cells, and not long after Blast off had left, Buzzsaw came in, he was one of a handful of Decepticons that suspected Sky Lynx was not offline, and asked why he should let me live, because he saw me as a liability... He was mainly met with silence, but I did eventually tell him it would only make things worse for them, and I would not beg for my life. (Unforntally I think this has only furthered his interest in me.) After refusing to offer my hand to him, he proceeded to.. Torture me, (Apparently after one of my fingers)the stasis cuffs used to shackle me have a function that allow high voltage electrical shocks, which caused the heavy circuit damage I was recovered with, I was hit with it multiple times, eventually he struck me with one of his bladed wings. Through this whole time I.. fought back, defending myself. (Stupid I know...Never got my finger though.) Soon enough he left, after threatening that next time he'd offline me over and over again until I was some empty husk in willing servitude to the Decepticon cause. Blast Off returned and had their medic, Dustoff, I think he was called, tend to my wounds just enough whee I'd not die, and I cycled some of the energon in my auxiliary tank to tend to some of the energon loss. Much like the other prisoners there, I was forced to do slave labour in their smeling pools, though I did deviate a little, and took what opportunities I could to help, and tend to other injured Autobots that where being held there, the guards didn't stop me, so ether they did not care, or did not notice. Phantom tried to act friendly to me while in the smelting pools once, trying to get me to tell him what Iacon looked like, I didn't give him much, just described what the architecture looked like, and a vague explanation of what any city would look like. He also asked what the Autobot headquarters looked like, and what the barracks and the training simulators looked like, he was noticeably strangely out of it. I also refused to answer those questions, eventually he flew off. As the Solar-cycles continued, Darkstar visited me multiple times, mostly to gloat, be loud, and obnoxious. One time he, Vortex, and Phantom where all in the area and cell at once, Vortex mostly ranting about how Buzzsaw had botched up interrogating me, and that this was his mess. (Even apologized for the experience??) mentioned how he should just leave the door open for me to get out. Phantom also offered to free me, but of course this came in the form of a exchange. All seemed a bit erratic, as the reason kept changing: At First, he wanted me to help him Kill Pharma. Second it was a "Thank you" to someone. (He was vague) Finely, he started lying, stating that he knew of an undercover Decepticon unit that was headed to Rodion to burn Ratchet's free clinic down because he claimed to serve only neutrals and Autobots, and asked what would I give in return for my freedom. He continued with this last one, claiming people from the Dead End where dying because of its closure, and there where Empties camped out near the walls of the establishment that would die because of this supposed unit, that did not care about these bots lives. He then said Darkstar had been promoted to Lieutenant, and was there to force me to watch a livestream of this happening, that's when I knew they were utterly bullslagging, mostly because Darkstar clearly was not on this and asked "what?" before he started playing along. I called their bluff on this last one, given the erratic information Phantom was providing, and their behaviour, they were all met with the same answer each time, "My answer is no." That point they started threatening to harm Ratchet, and make things hard for him, Darkstar mentioning how that was /now/ his plan. (Phantom tried to get me to punch Darkstar, but I didn't, seems Darkstar got mad about me /not/ attacking him) Some solar-cycles later, Soundwave eventually came in, by this point I had resulted to dissociating to protect myself, (and singing to pass time.) so if he gleaned anything off my thoughts, it wasn't anything he could use. All the same he was.. Strangely reasonable, and understanding, all which had me on guard. Also never came into the cell, or touched me like the others. Eventually mentioned something weird, that: "the *true* Decepticon way is not one of cruelty." I didn't respond verbally to this, but I did think about things Such as what happened on Clemency, what buzzsaw had been doing to me, what Darkstar had done and well. Grindcore prison, which I can confirm he did pick up on. He stated he'd feel the same if our positions were switched, claiming he would be... "Shadowplayed" (I do not recognize what this is, or means) and something known as the "Institute" (Something else I don't recognize, or understand the meaning of.) bringing up Shockwave being a result of such. He went on to claim that the Institute performed behind-the-scenes work for the Senate and later, that they suspect, by the Autobots, who he said "have always been hand in hand with the same sort." claiming they suspect this Institute still exists, and that they have evidence. He eventually conceded that I wasn't buying it. (I don't trust information from singular sources) Highly suspected this was an attempt of him trying to get my trust again, like he had in previous instances. He left after some silence. The day of my, and others rescue, Skywarp and Darkstar had come into the cells, and Skywarp had plans to try and interrogate me, but.. Well, Sky Lynx made enough noise to make them ditch that plan. Note: *Blast Off, Phantom, Darkstar, and Soundwave all had offered Energon at some point during their visits, I however did not accept them, due to the tainting of such drinks being a recent tatic of late. --Corporal Starlock.
 * Post Captivity Report            Apr 05 2019   Starlock

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