Optimus was let up but Breakdown still had a firm hold on him, assisted by Knockout.

"Erm" Knockout started, "Why are you bleeding blue?" He asked.

Optimus looked down and noticed there was a light gash in his side, it would reseal itself. "Why wouldn't I be?" He asked.

"He tainted his energon with the blood of Primus, remember." Starscream said as Megatron exchanged words with Soundwave.

"Tainted? I was created with this, just like anyone else." Optimus said, growing weary.

"Oh yea sure." Starscream rolled his optics, "Created with the energon of the uncreator."

"Unicron is the uncreator." Optimus corrected.

The two holding him snorted. But at that time, Megatron stepped forward, "Put him in cell B, another problem just popped up."

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The cell was terribly boring. At least they left him some energon- which was no doubt poisoned (It was purple)- but the thought was nice. And they took off his cuffs, that was nice too. Optimus blinked. There were secret internal locks in the cell! That in the event of Autobots finding themselves in a cell, in their own base, they could get out. But those locks could also be disabled (treason is always a possibility).

And if Optimus was correct, there was a pressure plate in the top right corner which unlocks the door if sprung with a certain voltage. Optimus found himself correct within moments as the door sprung open.

Now that he was out, he checked the other cells. They were empty. Where were the rest of the Autobots? He snuck around and eventually found labelled berthrooms. Oh these mechs were petty. Optimus resisted the urge to take the labels off and continued to look what else they had done.

He came across the energon storage and was reminded how low his tanks were. It wouldn't hurt to take one, right? They already offered him one. It was poisoned, but still. No, Optimus wasn't no lowly thief. Hypocrite.

Optimus headed for the main room, he knew he had to be careful, he was greatly out numbered. He snuck silently to the door frame and peeked in. Soundwave was there but the rest where no where to be seen.

He was monitoring the com links. Where the others on a mission? He peeked over at the ground bridge as he snuck forward, it looked bigger than usual. Soundwave still hadn't noticed him. Perhaps he could clobber him over the helm?

That wouldn't be nice. Optimus paused, they were at war! It didn't matter if it was nice or not! Soundwave stabbed him in the gut just last week!

For some reason Soundwave peeked over his shoulder. Did he hear his venting? Optimus hoped it didn't smell.

"Holy Unicron!" Soundwave jumped and tossed a cube at his frame in panic. It reflected of Optimus' frame and they both watched it bounce to the floor. "How did you get out?" Soundwave was doing his best to get some distance between them.

Optimus was frowning a deep frown, this Soundwave did not look like Soundwave, did not speak- or not speak like Soundwave and certainly did not act like Soundwave? Was this Soundwave? "You are Soundwave, yes?" Optimus asked. That wasn't a stupid question right?

"Yes- You know that! You-" He cut himself off under Optimus' glare. So maybe it was a stupid question.

Optimus stared, he should stop staring. He should say something. But what?

"Soundwave, bridge us back!" The voice of Megatron came through the monitor.

Optimus disconnected the call. "Explain to me what is going on." Optimus started as Soundwave glanced over to the ground bridge controls. Optimus blocked his path, "Since when did you occupy this base?"

"We inherited it from the human military!" Soundwave said, getting a little more panicky.

Optimus shook his helm, "We inherited it from the human military."

"Why would you- You have a Warship! Why-"

"Warship?"

"The Nemesis."

Optimus blinked, "That's Megatron's ship."

Soundwave blinked. "It's not-"

"And why are your optics blue?" Optimus asked. He shouldn't have asked that, he should have stuck to the other questions.

Soundwave blinked again, "Why wouldn't they be blue- Why are your optics blue?" He shot back.

"SOUNDWAVE!" Another high pitched voice came through the com. Optimus hung up on that too.

"They were always blue." Optimus noted. He should stop talking about their optics.

"They were red last week!" Soundwave argued as he tried to manoeuvre around, desperately trying to reach the controls.

"Just like I was purple?" Optimus asked.

"Yes!"

Something was really wrong here. Or right, after all these bots haven't tried to beat him unnecessarily. Yet. Suddenly Laserbeak ejected, he looked cuter than usual. At the same time, Soundwave made a dash for the lever.

And he pulled it. And the ground bridge opened. But Laserbeak wasn't shooting, that was good. But the Decepticons where coming through- and that, that was bad. That hadn't noticed Optimus yet, that was good.

"GUUYYSS!" Soundwave shrieked as he ran to them for cover, Laserbeak followed.

Then they noticed Optimus. That was bad.

"I just want to get some bloody recharge." Starscream whined, he looked pretty battered.

"There's another one?" Breakdown shrieked.

Another one? Of who? Optimus stood there silently, they all had their weapons pointed at him. So Optimus did a very logical thing to do. He raised his servos. But not too high, not that they could see his arm pits. He didn't like showing his pits.

"How did he get out?" Knockout asked.

"Pits should I know?" Soundwave shrieked.

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Optimus was back in a cell. A different one, but he knew how to get out of this one too. Apparently the Cons had to discuss something. He eyed the energon cube at his peds, picked it up and poked his glossa in.

It tasted normal. He waited for a bit, he felt normal. It wasn't poisoned? He took a sip, waited a bit and took another.

The cube was empty soon enough, and he felt fine. Okay, so he was fuelled, that was good. He still needed some recharge. He perked up his audio fins for any sounds, there were none, so he finally let himself nod off for some recharge.