Shattered Shenanigans

7: A Ridiculous Situation

After that litte conversation, he was invited into the main room.

"What in Sam hill!?" Fowler started.

"What's he doing here!" Breakdown started.

"He got out." Soundwave shrugged as Optimus kept his distance. Oh Primus, he hated being stared at.

"Eh." Knockout shrugged but shrunk under Breakdown's glare, "Oh come on! I could stare at his frame all day!" He whispered, not wanting Optimus to hear, but he heard non the less.

Meanwhile, Megatron just pinched his non existent nose bridge. Maybe a habit he picked up from the humans.

"So do you transform into a tank too?" Miko asked from the rails.

"No." Optimus said, is this what this dimension's version of him transformed into? He shuffled over to Soundwave and looked over his shoulder as he typed.

"Ahh." He started awkwardly and Optimus took a step back from him. Maybe he should just go back to his cell.

"Watch him." Megatron whispered to Starscream, once again, not meaning to be heard. But Optimus had sensitive audios.

Starscream grumbled as he slumped over while Megatron started explaining to Fowler.

"So what do you transform into?" Miko asked him.

"A truck." Optimus said stiffly, noticing how close Starscream was.

"A truck? That's so boring!" She groaned.

"Okay." Soundwave started, getting their attention. "I'm just gonna try and call without any modifications, see if that works." He said.

It didn't work when Optimus tried, but he didn't say. His com was probably broken.

"Just gonna try- who's com is this?" He asked and pulled up a number.

"Ratchet's." Optimus said.

And Soundwave dialled it up. They waited.

"Who is this?" A voice on the other end answered, it sounded like Ratchet, but it was too harsh. Soundwave thought so too and hung up.

"Ahhhhh, wrong Ratchet." He muttered, "So that's a no. We need to make modifications."

Starscream slumped, "And how long will that take?"

Soundwave scowled but was interrupted by the monitor. He scowled again as Megatron shot to his side, Optimus had to step back to make some room.

"Oh! An energon reading?" Breakdown started.

"Oh you're not going anywhere." Soundwave told the injured mech.

"But-"

"You're not going." Megatron shot him down. Optimus felt a little guilty. Just a little.

"It's already been uncovered by Autobots- I have a idea!" Soundwave suddenly perked up and looked at Optimus.

Optimus almost took a step back, everyone was looking at him.

"Arcee normally overlooks operations- if we call her- you pretend to be Optimus-" Pretend to be Optimus? What? "Or the evil Optimus-" Okay, that made more sense. "And call off the operation-"

"Or perhaps evacuate-" Starscream shot in, "Make it believable, I don't know." He muttered.

"Do we have her com?" Soundwave asked Optimus.

He stood there, very awkwardly. "Ahh, Yes." What was he going to say? No? Then they'd have their weapons pointed at him.

"What even makes you think he'll cooperate?" Fowler started but went ignored.

"Okay," Soundwave nodded as Optimus pointed to Arcee's com on the screen. "Get into character, you sound the same, don't worry about it." He said.

"What?" Optimus started.

"And pretend to be socially secure." Miko shouted. He was not socially insecure! This was just a completely ridiculous situation-

But Soundwave had started dialling his com.

"Wait, she won't recognize your number." Optimus said and took out his own com.

"Hm?" Soundwave started, "Oh!" He took the com, "It's broken, I can fix it." He muttered and hurried away.

"Look at that, he's helping." Knockout said.

"Look at that, he didn't stab me a second time." Breakdown shot back.

Gain their trust and it may be easier. Soundwave had his com fixed quickly, "Alright." He started as he handed it to him. Optimus put it in and paused.

"Should he have a fully functioning com link?" Breakdown whispered to Knockout.

"Well?" Starscream started, noticing Optimus' hesitation.

"Just thinking." Optimus murmured as he dialled it up.

"Yes Prime?" A rather snarky voice came through.

"I need you to evacuate the mine." Optimus said, well aware all optics where on him.

"Why?"

Optimus blinked, "Why what?" He tried hissing rudely.

"Why evacuate the mine Sir?" Arcee asked after a scowl.

"Reports have shown the structural supports are wearing and we discovered a larger, richer mine." Optimus said as roughly as possible.

"Right." Arcee mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Yes Sir, I'll have it cleared in a breem." She muttered.

"Good." Optimus said as they cut the comm. He looked around at the others, "They'll have it cleared in a breem." He passed on. He hated that whole conversation, it felt so unnatural.

"We'll have to move quickly before they..." Megatron started while Optimus sunk into the shadows, finally to have some peace.

Miko had other ideas. "So how fast can you go?"

"125 MPH?" Optimus suggested.

Miko blinked, "Raf!" She called, "Is 125 MPH fast?"

"For a truck? I guess." Raf shrugged.

Since when was Miko so interested in him? Oh right. In this dimension he was something like Megatron, something like a warlord. Oh, he just wanted to recharge.

"What are we like in your dimension?" Jack asked.

Optimus blinked, "So far, the same."

"And we hang around Autobots?" Raf asked.

"Yes." Optimus nodded.

"Who are our guardians? I mean, Knockout's my Guardian, Jack with Starscream and Miko with Breakdown." Raf asked.

He never thought he would hear those words.

"You're with Bumblebee, Jack with Arcee and Miko with Bulkhead." Optimus said, still weirded out.

They all halted their conversation to watch the cons go through the ground bridge.

"Wait, you're just gonna leave me with-" Soundwave started.

"You've got Breakdown." Knockout said.

"Whatever help that'll be." Starscream muttered, Megatron mumbled something to him in warning.

"Can Bumblebee speak in your dimension?" Raf asked.

"No." Optimus shook his helm.

"So you tore out his voice box." Fowler muttered.

Optimus blinked, "Pardon?"

"Well, that's what happened here, Evil Optimus tore out his voice box." Raf explained.

Optimus frowned, trying not to let his anger show, once he gets his servos on his double, oh there'll be consequences.