Aura's P.O.V.

"Scrap!" Smokescreen said again. "More problems for us to deal with!"

"Attack!" ordered Shockwave. "But don't harm the Princess."

The Velocitronians charged at us, firing the blasters. Smokescreen pushed me to the floor, safe from the blaster fire, and started shooting down the Velocitronians coming our way.

"Keep them distracted!" yelled Wheeljack. He brought out his katana blades and charged at the Velocitronians. Firestar followed behind with her own katana.

Arcee ran up to join Smokescreen, the two standing side by side as they fired at the incoming Velocitronians. I activated my own blaster, not wanting to be completely helpless.

I joined them in the fire fight, taking down the intruders while Wheeljack and Firestar fought them and Shockwave with close combat.

"Just like old times," Smoke said, taking down another Velocitronian. I laughed and dodged some blaster fire, and then returned the fire, taking down one incoming Velocitronian.

As we fought, Shockwave grabbed Firestar and tossed her away from him, crashing into Wheeljack, followed by Bulkhead. "Guys!" I yelled.

Shockwave walked forward, seeming to be almost unfazed by the blaster fire. Smokescreen stood in front of me and fired rapidly at the incoming Decepticon.

"Out of my way!" said Shockwave as he whacked Smokescreen through the wall. "Smokescreen!" I yelled. Shockwave towered over me, reaching out to grab me when I moved in and punched him hard in the face. He stumbled back a few steps. Small streaks of energon leaking down the side of his optics. "That was for Smokescreen." Then I charged forward, kicking him in the stomach. "That was for Wheeljack." Then my fists lit up on blue fire. "And this is for Firestar!" I fired a blast at him, going for the chest.

I just missed, the shot going wild. I narrowed my optics at the sight, ready to attack once more. The blue energon fire raced through the back of the safe house, blocking the wall from sight. I winced, trying to make out exactly what was going on. Me and the others watched in complete shock was Shockwave emerged from the fire, slightly damaged. "How did he survive?!" said Arcee.

"I have no fragging idea!" I yelled back, aiming my blasters once more.

"Your strike was impressive Princess." said Shockwave. "But however, also illogical." He charged his cannon, setting it to stun, and shot it at me. The blast struck me in the chest and I was flown back, head striking the wall, knocking me unconscious as I collapsed to the floor.

"Aura!" Smokescreen yelled, and ran forward. Shockwave turned and shot at him, causing him to drop down to avoid being hit. Bulkhead ran forward, hands transformed into wreaking balls, as he swung them at the Decepticon scientist. He quickly dodged them, while hoisting the Wreaker into the air and throwing him to the ground.

Arcee fired rapidly at Shockwave, drawing her arm blades as she grew near. With a yell, she jumped up and lunged at Shockwave, but he grabbed her leg and threw her against the wall. She collapsed, rubbing the back of her helm, feeling extremely dizzy.

"Your loyalty is promising. But emotion is a weakness. You would be wise to remember that." said Shockwave. Smokescreen quickly got up and came to my side. There was energon stains all over my body.

"Aura... I'm so sorry," he said. He stood protectively in front of me and fired quickly at Shockwave, who was moving toward us.

"Leave and save your own lives. My fight is not with you." said Shockwave. Smokescreen growled. "And leave Aura to your clutches? Never."

"Love is an emotion, a weakness. I won't allow you to stand in my way any longer." replied Shockwave. The Decepticon grabbed Smokescreen and tossed him aside. "Smoke!" I cried feebly. I did my best to fend off Shockwave, but had been weakened by the impact against the wall. He reached out and grabbed my shoulder.

I grabbed his hand and tried to push it off my shoulder, but his grip was too strong. The remaining Velocitronians gathered up the beaten up Autobots and placed them in a pile. Two Velocitronians picked up Smokescreen by his arms and forced him to look at his friends, then up at Shockwave and Aura.

The heat from the fire was growing more intense. Small pieces of the roof began to fall apart.

"No," I whispered when I realised what was going on. "Smoke'!" "Take a good long look Autobots. This will be the last time you will see Aura, or any other Cybertronian." stated Shockwave. I started to panic. I was helpless to save my friends - and Smokescreen. I struggled, but it was useless.

"I need a bridge." said Shockwave as he opened his comlink. A space bridge opened behind me and Shockwave as one of the Velocitroians punched Smokescreen right in the gut. "No! Leave him alone!" I yelled. The two pushed the guardsmen to the ground, the Autobot coughing energon out of his mouth.

"Smokescreen! No!" I yelled. He looked up at me, optics full of apology as Shockwave started to pull me back toward the portal.

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Smokescreen's P.O.V.

"Aura! No!" I yelled. I gathered my remaining strength to get to my feet, and run after them. But just before I could reach out and get a grip on them, the space bridge closed. "Scrap!" I cursed. The fire spread even more around the safe house as giant boulders fell from the roof and walls.

I activated the phase shifter and protectively grabbed hold of my friends. The house collapsed around us, but didn't do any damage. When everything was stable, I slowly dragged all of my friends out of the wreckage. As I deactivated my phase shifter, I heard engine noises coming from behind me. I looked to see Ultra Magnus, Bumblebee, and the Dinobots coming towards me. "Smokescreen, what happened?" asked Ultra Magnus as he and the others transformed into their robot modes.

I looked down. "Shockwave brought a load of Velocitronians through a space bridge and attacked. There were too many... they took Aura."

"No...." whispered Bumblebee. I sensed that they felt ashamed for not making it in time. The Dinobots had worried looks on their faceplates. "It's not your fault Smokescreen. We'll get her back." assured Ultra Magnus. "Right now you and the others require medical attention."

I started to argue, but realised Ultra Magnus wasn't going to budge from his decision. I sighed. "Do we call Ratchet?" Arcee groaned, clutching her helm. Ultra Magnus nodded in reply. "Blitzstorm, send a ground bridge and prepare sick bay." he commanded. Blitzstorm nodded and sent a message to Ratchet. Bumblebee and Ultra Magnus got all of us injured in battle to sit down, rest and be calm.

But that was nearly impossible. Aura was gone. And I couldn't do anything to save her.

The ground bridge appeared before us, and Blitzstorm along with other medics named Redalert and Fixit, help Ultra Magnus and Bumblebee get the rest of us through the bridge and back at the palace.

Bumblebee assisted me to the medbay while everyone else followed. "I know." said Bumblebee. "I'm worried about her too." I sighed. "I was supposed to protect her, Bumblebee," I said. "And still the 'Cons got their servos on her."

"It wasn't your fault," he told me. "Shockwave took you by surprise with his army. You were ready for Ransack. Instead you got that. And Shockwave is not an easy enemy to defeat." "I know. But still, what do you think they'll do with her?" I asked. "My best guess?" asked Bumblebee as we entered the medical bay "Keep her locked up until the marriage law comes into effect." I growled, and suddenly felt like punching something. "That law is stupid! Considering her situation, could we just get rid of it?"

"I don't think we'd be able to do that," Bumblebee said softly.

"Why not?"

"To get rid of a law, that would be Alpha Trions job. Since he's dead, there's no way to get rid of it." answered Bumblebee. I groaned in disappointment while Bumblebee placed me on a medic bed.

"I'm going to get her back. I don't know how, but I will." said Smokescreen.

"I know you'll think of a way," he said, "but first, you need to rest and recover. You won't be able to do anything to help Aura if you're banged up like that."

"Alright." said Smokescreen.

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Bumblebee's P.O.V.

I made sure everyone was alright before heading out of the room. It's time I checked on Knockout about Ransack.

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Ratchet's P.O.V.

Me, Rafael, and Cole were in the R.N.D. room working on the battle suits. Designed and reversed engineered straight from the Decepticons creation of the Apex Armour. "Ok, that should do it." I stated. "Copy that Ratchet. Alright Cole, it's time to test the jet boosters." said Raf. "Right, lets do this." Cole replied. Cole walked over to the table with the armour plates lined up in a row, and picked up the one on the end with the black Autobot insignia. Raf walked over and helped Cole strap the plate on to his chest. "Ready?" asked Raf. "Ready as I'll ever be." answered Cole.

Raf nodded in reply has he pressed the insignia. It glowed and metal plates moved all across Cole's body as he grew taller in size. He was now about half the size of me. He had a white armour plating with black highlights and a black Autobot insignia on his chest. He also wore a helmut with a blue visor covering his eyes while his mouth bared no covering. "How do you feel Cole?" I asked. "Right now? A bit taller." he answered with a laugh. He looked at his metal hands and scanned his new armour. "This is incredible."

"Lets begin the test with 5% first." suggested Raf. "Are we ready Ratchet?" I tapped into the armours data system. It displayed a medical scan and vital stats on Coles body while inside the suit. "Systems are normal, vitals are responding well to the adaption. You may proceed." I said.

Cole got into position, moving his legs away from each other and flexed his arms out towards the floor. "Going in three, two, one." Cole actiavted the boosters from his palms and feet and he blasted into the air. He moved backwards making his body flip mid air as he crashed face first into the wall and collapsed into a ton of crates containing metal tools. "Cole!" yelled Raf as he and I rushed over to the boy. He slammed his hand on one of the crates, making a huge dent in the lid as Cole pushed himself up. "I'm ok, I think." he said. "Was that really 5%?" "It appears so." I answered.

"Looks like I still have some work to do." said Raf with disapointment. "It's not so bad Raf, like-- give me a second." said Cole. He moved the crates away as he slowly got out of the area he crashed in, still wearing the suit and walked over to Cole. His helmut de constructed itself to reveal his entire face. "This suit is incredible! So it has a couple of glitches, big deal! You should be proud." "I know I should be, but General Bryce wants a ton of these suits made for a new super soldier unit that he's organizing. So far I've only made those four suits, but they're still in their prototype stage!" explained Raf as he walked over to his computer station, taking one of the armour plates along the way.

"So just tell the General that they aren't ready yet." said Cole. "Plain and simple." "I'm afraid it is not that simple Cole. Since the others left, General Bryce has considered shutting down Unit E in a matter of months. Since there hasn't been any Decepticon activity since Cybertrons restoration, he belives that the Decepticons will no longer bother your planet." I explained. "Really? But wait, what does that have to do with these suits and the new unit?" asked Cole. "With Unit E beginning to shut down, so does its 'donations' your government has been giving to us." I added. "If we don't get the money, I can't make more suits." stated Raf. "Does General Bryce know that?" asked Cole. "I don't mean to sound to harsh with you humans leadership, but to me he seems to distracted to notice." I answered.

"So far the only supplies I could get my hands on now was Cybertronian tech leftover, M.E.C.H. weaponry, and al the scrap metal I could find." said Raf. "It could take me a while to get all these suits done." All of a sudden the main computer in the command center nect door went off. "Ratchet? Ratchet do you copy?"

I knew that voice.

Me and Rafael quickly ran into the room, Cole following behind still wearing the suit. "Ultra Magnus this is Ratchet. What is your statis?" I asked. "Ratchet we have Autobots who require imediate medical attention. There was an attack earlier today and our medics need some help with all of the patients." explained Ultra Mgnus. "An attack?" asked Raf. "Who's injuried? What's their malfunction?" I asked. "Everyone." answered Ultra Magnus. "Come quickly, we'll send you a space bridge." "Wait Ultra Magnus what's--" before Cole could speak up, Ultra Magnus ended the transmission and not too long after that a space bridge opened up in the middle of the room.

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Knockout's P.O.V.

"Yay mommy!" cheered Eve. "I gotta admit. They're good." said Ransack.

He chuckled. "The purple one is my bondmate. And speak of Unicron..." Elyon made her way through the crowd. "Hey doctor... miss me?" "Mommy!!!" Eve leapt from Knockout's grasp and into Elyon's, who laughed and twirled her around before setting her down. "Who's your friend, babe?" "Ransack. Ransack, this is my bondmate, Elyon." Elyon's purple optics shone brightly.

"Pleasure to meet you Elyon." said Ransack. "And you too." replied Elyon. "Wait, are you the one who saved Princess Aura from that Dinobot a few days ago? It was all over the news." "Yes, yes I am."

"Heh, boy if I'd been there I would've-" I cleared my throat loudly. "... Well, I would've done something!" Elyon huffed, sending me a bit of a glare. I gave her a bit of a look and nodded. No one could know her or her sister's secret. One that would make them possibly outcasts. Or worse.

"Don't mean to interupt, but I have a call coming in." said Ransack. He stepped aside and talked through his com-link. I nodded, hoisting Eve up a bit higher.

"So what's really going on between you and Ransack?" asked Elyon. "I heard the Autobots didn't quite take kindly to him back in the war."

"Nothing to worry about babe." I reassured Elyon, kissing her cheekplate. Eve looked around and then smiled as she saw a familiar yellow and black mech slip over behind Avis. "Uncle Bee!!!" Bumblebee turned around and faced the trio. A smile on his face plate as he walked over to them. "Hey guys." he said. "Hi Eve." I have Eve to Bumblebee and the newly made warrior hoisted her up in the air. She giggled playfully as he set her back down. But when he caught sight of Ransack, his expression changed. And he wasn't all too happy.

I flinched, seeing his gaze. "BEEEE!" Avis rushed over and glomped him, optics bright.

"I'll only be a moment Eve, I promise." assured Bumblebee. "Knockout? A quick word?" I nodded in reply as I handed Eve over to Eylon and the both of us stepped away from the girls. "Where did you find him?" he asked. "Find? I've been hanging out with him since yesterday!" I stated. "What's going on?"

"He ordered Shockwave to attack the safe house. They got Aura, she's being held on Velocitron." Bee whispered. His optics widened. "W-what...? He...." I shook his helm in dismay.

"Did you see Ransack act unusual?" asked Bumblebee. "No I haven't." I answered. "Has he learned that you switched sides?" he asked. "No, not yet." I answered.

"Good." he replied. "I need you to get him to take you to Velocitron somehow. Find out where exactly he's keeping Aura." "But Eve and Elyon... he also doesn't know about their... powers." He looked squarely at the mech. "Could they and Avis be in danger?"

"Maybe. But if Ransack keeps Aura long enough he'll become King of both Velocitron and Cybertron. Which is not good for everyone." he stated. I nodded in understanding, worriness filled my optics. "Hey, I'll keep them safe. You have my word." "So how do you want me to convince him to travel to another planet?" I asked.

"You know, I can hear every word you two are saying." Elyon said flatly. Me and bee flinched and looked over at Elyon. "Scrap.." I muttered.

She had her classic hands-on-her-hips-optic-ridge-raised look. "She's been taken, eh?" "Elyon my love I swear-" "I know you didn't. I did have an off feeling, though." She looked at the mech. "Bumblebee, have any idea on where they're located? I've been meaning to give my talent a stretch."

"We known she's been taken to Velocitron, the exact location on the planet however is unknown. We've asked Knockout to keep an eye on Ransack to try to get more details on his plot." explained Bumblebee. "Daddy? How come your friend is running away?" asked Eve.

"What do you mean sweetspark?--" I looked to see Ransack running through the crowd, shoving protoforms and Cybertronians out of his way. "After him!" yelled Bumblebee.

"He's not going ANYWHERE!" Elyon growled, Avis joining her sister and the pair combined their telekinetic powers and tripped him, making him face plant on the ground and stay there. "Got him babe." Avis told Bee.

"Nice one Avis." said Bee. "Come on Knockout." As me and Bumblebee ran after him, a space bridge appeared before Ransack as he stood up. "Later." he said with a smirk as he jumped through.

"Augh! Broke through the grip!" Elyon snarled. "Boy when I get my servos on him... KO where's Eve?" I suddenly realized that Eve wasn't anywhere! "Eve?! Eve baby! Where are you?!!" He frowned. "Eve, your sire will be very cross if you're playing a trick!" I began to panic. Where was my daughter?!

I panicked. I looked everywhere and she was nowhere to be seen.

Elyon's optics were wide. "Avis, can you-" "On it!" She activated two compartments in her peds and leapt upwards, rocket boosters activating and allowing her to spiral upwards more easily now her powers had decreased. She looked around before falling and landing. "No sign, I-I'm sorry." "Ransack." It suddenly dawned on her. "Y-you don't think he... he..."

"He took her." said Bumblebee. "He took Eve."