[FoF] Scars of Yesterday 3/???

Scars of Yesterday
Chapter Three

It happened so quickly, Soundwave didn’t have time to reason with them, only react. The moment the harpy came around the corner, and Laserbeak squawked in his ear, he tried for diplomacy, but the attack came too quickly, too desperately.

He’d had no choice but to put the gold smol down, listening to Laserbeak’s whispers to keep track of him. Her surprise when a second had appeared, only to be intercepted by Mirage, rang in his ears.

And then they were both down, unconscious but alive.

“They’re twins,” Laserbeak murmured with an excited scuttle back and forth along his shoulder. “Brother, they are so beautiful, too. Bloody, but beautiful.”

“They are twins,” Mirage said. The shape of him crouched next to their unconscious bodies, confusion and apology rising from his body in waves. “Slaves, too. The red one was in a match yesterday. He won against a bara half-again his height. It was quite impressive.”

“Assistance appreciated,” Soundwave said.

Mirage sighed. “Liege Megatron asked me to look after his Speaker. It’s what I do. I only wish we didn’t have to hurt them.”

“I do not think they know what kindness is. I know all too well the tortures humans can inflict on us,” Soundwave said. He brushed his throat for emphasis while Laserbeak hummed and pressed closer to his head. “We can’t leave them here.”

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