"I guess this is where we part ways?" Iris asked

"Yes, but do be careful." Amanda said

"I hope that this has changed your opinion about me." Iris said

"Perhaps, but I am not quite a fan of your Sire." Amanda said

"I do not blame you." Iris said, walking in a specific direction, "I haven't since I first found out about me being sparked with Ironhide and his twin sister."

"Ironhide has a twin sister?" Amanda asked following

"He doesn't know about her." Iris said

"Why not? He should." Amanda said

"When I had them both, I gave his sister more of the cyberwolf abilities than I did with him. I made him wear a bracelet until he was about twelve stellar-cycles old. I wish he and his sister could have grown up together." Iris said sadly

"I wish I could have grown up with him as well." A new femme voice said behind a crystal tree

"Who's that?" Amanda asked Iris

"Amanda, meet my daughter." Iris said, "Come on out, sweetspark."

A femme with many features of a cyberwolf stepped out from behind the crystal tree.

"I smell the scent of a good friend of mine on you, Amanda." Steelclaw said, "Why is it firm on you?"

"What's your friend's designation?" Amanda asked

"Theresa." Steelclaw said

"Theresa is my bittie sister. The youngest of us, five sisters." Amanda said

"She and I were supposed to meet each other the other cycle." Steelclaw said, "What happened to her?

"Her spark had finally decided to give out nearly. She had been in stasis lock for nearly two breem now due to complications." Amanda said

"Give your family my condolences." Steelclaw said, "The pack and I will howl at the moon each night for Callisto to give Theresa a swift and painless recovery; for her to be back on her stabilizers soon."

"Thank you." Amanda said, "Since neither of you wants any harm to come towards Ironhide and Theresa, Why don't we ally with both the cyberwolves and cybercats?"

"What do you know about cybercats?" Steelclaw asked

"We are believed to be extinct. Hunted off one by one for many stellar-cycles." Amanda said

"I thought you had said that Ekpen and the other elders that stand with her are the last, Carrier?" Steelclaw asked

"That was until Amanda here told me earlier this cycle." Iris said, "Come. Let us introduce Amanda to my brothers; they would love to meet any family of ours that won't harm us."

The three made their way farther into the woods. Amanda started to feel like she was being carefully watched.

"How much farther must we go?" Amanda asked looking around

"They should be here." Iris mumbled then shouted, "Where are you three at?!"

"Hver er hún?" an unknown voice said

"Hún er okkur ekkert illt, bróðir." Iris spoke back

"Ertu viss, kæra systir?" Another one spoke

"Hún er ein af eldri systrum Theresu." Iris spoke again

"Það þýðir ekkert. Hún gæti sagt The CHC. Segðu þeim staðsetningu okkar og ótengdu okkur eftir að við nýtum þeim ekki lengur. Hvað ætlar þú þá að gera, systir?" A third spoke

"Hún er ástæðan fyrir því að ég er hér með þér. Leyfðu henni að útskýra." Iris begged

"Hvernig getur hún það þegar hún getur ekki einu sinni skilið okkur?" The three countered

Ég get í raun skilið hvert einasta orð sem þú hefur talað. Áður en einhver ykkar spyr; Mér var kennt af Theresu. Rétt eins og ég kenndi henni tungumál Cybercats. Ég veit að ég lít út fyrir að vera ógn en. Ég er ekki. Ég kom hingað með Írisi vegna þess að hún hjálpaði mér. Ég aftur á móti vil gera það sama." Amanda ventured

"Ég held að það væri skynsamlegt að kynna þig áður en þú heldur áfram þessu samtali." Steelclaw said walking over to Amanda's side

"Ég er Spiritslash." The first spoke

"Ég er Brokenfeather." The second spoke

"Ég er Björn." The third spoke

"Það er gott að hitta ykkur hvert og eitt. Jafnvel þó við vorum ekki kynntar almennilega." Amanda spoke

"Biðst afsökunar. Það er varúðarráðstöfun sem við tökum þegar annar hvor þessara tveggja kemur með ókunnugan mann." Bear spoke

"Hvar er hún?" Spiritslash questioned

"Hvar er hver?" Iris asked

"Hvar er Red Stripe?" Spiritslash questioned

"Hver er Red Stripe?" Amanda asked

"Red Stripe er systir þín Theresa. Það er nafngiftin sem ég gaf henni þegar ég kynnti hana fyrir pakkanum. Það var eina leiðin til að aðrir eins og CHC og aðrir úr hópnum myndu ekki þekkja hana innan borgarinnar." Steelclaw explained

"Jæja, ég þakka að þú ert að reyna að halda henni öruggri." Amanda stated

"Aftur á: Red Stripe. Er hún í lagi?" Spiritslash stated

"Jæja, já og nei." Amanda replied, rubbing the back of her helm

"Hvað meinarðu: já og nei?" Bear asked

"Hún mun ekki bætast í hópinn eða okkur, bræður, í nokkurn tíma." Iris spoke 

"Hvað meinarðu?" Brokenfeather asked

"Hefur hún einhvern tíma sagt þér frá því að hún hafi verið þvinguð í tengsl?" Amanda asked

"Nei, hún hefur ekki gert það." Bear replied

"Mekkurinn sem gerði það er einn með The Allspark. Hann hafði nauðgað henni með því að þvinga fram skuldabréf, en hann reyndi að nauðga henni aftur ekki löngu eftir fyrsta skiptið." Amanda started to explain, "Hún hafði gert hann ótengdan sjálf en á kostnað."

"Hver var kostnaðurinn?" Spiritslash asked

"Þegar hann var settur af; Neisti hennar hafði veikst ótrúlega á síðustu fjórum stjörnuhringjum." Amanda started, "Frá og með þremur breem síðan; neisti hennar hafði ákveðið að næstum gefast upp."

"Er hún... enn á netinu?" Brokenfeather asked

"Hún er það, en hún er í biðstöðu núna." Amanda said

"Veistu hvenær hún kemur aftur til okkar?" Steelclaw asked concerned

"Ekki viss. Ég vona þó að það verði fljótlega." Amanda smiled weakly

"Best að ég komi þér heim áður en fjölskylda þín fer að hafa áhyggjur." Iris spoke

"Hvað með þig? Þú munt ekki geta farið þangað aftur." Amanda stated

"Ég veit. Ég verð að vera hjá systur minni og tengdabróður þangað til allt lagist." Iris sighed

*Icelandic translation: 

Who is she? She is of no harm to us, brother. Are you certain, dear sister? She is one of Theresa's older sisters. That does not mean anything. She could tell The CHC. Tell them our location and offline us after we are no longer of use to them. What will you do then, sister? She is the reason that I am here with you. Let her explain. How can she when she can't even understand us? I can actually understand each and every word that you have spoken. Before any of you ask; I was taught by Theresa. Just like I taught her the language of Cybercats. I know I look to be a threat but, I am not. I came here with Iris because she helped me. I, in turn, want to do the same. I think it would be wise to introduce yourselves before continuing this conversation. I am Spiritslash. I am Brokenfeather. I am Bear. It is good to meet each of you. Even though we were not introduced properly. Apologies. It is a precaution we take when either of these two brings a stranger. Where is she? Where is who? Where is Red Stripe? Who is Red Stripe? Red Stripe is your sister Theresa. It is the designation I gave her when I introduced her to the pack. It was the only way that others such as the CHC and others amongst the pack wouldn't recognize her within the city. Well, I appreciate that you are trying to keep her safe. Back to Red Stripe. Is she alright? Well, yes and no. She won't be joining the pack or us, for quite some time, brothers. What do you mean? Has she ever told you about her being forced into a bond? No, she hasn't. The mech that did so is one with The Allspark. He had raped her upon forcing a bond, but he attempted to rape her again not long after the first time. She had offlined him herself but at a cost. What was the cost? Upon offlining him; Her spark had weakened incredibly over the past four stellar-cycles. As of three breem ago; her spark had decided to nearly give out. Is she... still online? She is, but she is in stasis right now. Do you know when she will return to us? Not sure. I hope it will be soon, though. I better get you home before your family starts to worry. What about you? You won't be able to go back there. I know. I'll have to stay with my sister and brother-in-bond until things mellow out.