Transformers Prime: I am Allspark

Hours later that same day....

*Punch!!*

*Punch!!*

*Punch!!*

Starscream's face was struck more than once by Barricade, and he struggled to get up from the metal floor, but when he did, he had no chance to protect himself from his attacker's powerful right hook, which sent him flying into the wall.

"You... bastard!!!" Starscream raised his right arm and transformed it into an Energon cannon. He fired in a blind fury to kill the policeman, but Barricade advanced on him as if immune to his attacks and delivered a powerful kick to his stomach, sending him crashing back into the wall.

"Now you are going to tell me where your boss's weapons caches are, along with how many subordinates and secret bases he has." Barricade demanded, grabbing Starscream's head with one hand and using the strength of his fingers to slightly deform his head.

"FUCK YOU!!!" Starscream spat in Barricade's face, knowing there was no way out, knowing the rumors that Barricade spared no one in his tortures, as his torture tactics were so exhausting to the victim that they preferred death, that is, he tortured people to the point of making them contribute with his questions, only to be killed.

"The more you resist, the more painful it will be!" Barricade grabbed Starscream's hand and broke his index finger, almost literally ripping it off.

"AAGGGGRRRRRRRRRR!!" Starscream groaned in pain, gritting his teeth as he tried to find a solution to his problem, an easy way to kill Barricade.

In a situation like this, Starscream wouldn't mind abandoning his companions to survive, what mattered was the survival of the smartest, but this situation was painful and agonizing. Even if he lied or told the truth, Barricade would kill him, so he did his best to resist, and it wasn't his strong suit.

"If you don't give me the information I want, I will break a part of your body every 10 seconds." Barricade said, his voice becoming more robotic and his red eyes so obvious that it seemed he was possessed. "TEN, NINE, EIGHT, SEVEN, SIX..."

"Believe me, you crazy bastard, I guarantee that one day you will suffer twice as much for what you are doing to me." Starscream threatened, feeling his body begging for surrender, something he wanted, but it would be tantamount to suicide.

"FIVE, FOUR..."

Starscream closed his eyes, bracing himself for another wave of pain to ripple through his body, hoping that it would be no more painful than the other injuries he had sustained in the last three hours of one-sided beating he had endured.

"THREE, TWO..."

"FUCK YOU, AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGGGRRR!!!!!"

Barricade ripped off Starscream's ring finger, picked it up, and threw it unceremoniously into a dark corner of the room, masterfully ignoring his victim's cry of pain.

"BY ALLSPARK!!! You bastard!!! I promise I will kill you! I will rip out your throat and then rip out your spark before your damn eyes!" Starscream spat Energon in anger, his eyes burning with pure rage, contempt, and indignation.

*Punch!!*

The sound of Barricade's kick to Starscream's face was so loud that it echoed as his body was lifted into the air along with a jet of Energon erupting from his mouth.

Starscream was completely stunned, the fear he felt, the fear of death had all but disappeared, the anger in his eyes was all he had left, if he were to die he would not give his tormentor the satisfaction of reveling in the pleas for mercy.

"EVEN IF MY BODY... IS DESTROYED.... I WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE PLEASURE OF MY SUFFERING!" Starscream trembled, his bold response not supported by his own body, which could not withstand so many blows like this, with small sparks already showing all over his body. Perhaps this resistance was due to the madness of knowing that death was only moments away from taking his soul, an attitude that did not suit him. [I have to hold out, Barricade will only kill me if I confess, if I give in my survival will be endangered, I have to withstand the fury of this madman until he gets tired.]

"Let's see if you can bark when you get your legs ripped off." Barricade was ready to dismember Starscream's legs. This move is the most efficient way to get his victims to confess what he needs. No one has the tolerance and mental toughness to endure this kind of torture.

"IT WILL NOT BE NECESSARY, BARRICADE!" Megatron ordered, appearing by surprise with Soundwave at his side, surprising Barricade and especially Starscream with his presence.

Starscream, upon noticing Megatron's presence, thought he was hallucinating, as it was very convenient for this man to appear at this time. The first thought that came to mind was uncertainty, not knowing if having Megatron in front of him was good news or not.

Megatron radiated a menacing aura that made Barricade's hostile aura seem minuscule. Starscream tried to shake the feeling from his chest, but he couldn't deny that the Decepticon leader's presence was far more imposing than he could have imagined. He smiled inwardly, knowing that it meant Megatron didn't have much time to wait for Barricade's torture to force him to confess.

Starscream knew it was all or nothing now; if he wanted to survive, he would have to play his best cards and use all his wits to reach an agreement with the Decepticon leader, for a chance like this would not come his way again.