{italic} - Flashback
{Bold} - Comm Link
{*} - Inner Thoughts
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A lot happened that year.
We stopped the Decepticons and Sentinel Prime from using the humans as slaves.
Sentinel betrayed us all and killed Ironhide.
The humans exiled us and the Cons shot our ship out of the sky.
Wheeljack was murdered by Soundwave.
*sigh* yep... busy year.. heh.
A couple mounts after Chicago was destroyed, the humans decided that they didn't need us anymore and assembled a team called Cemetery Wind to kill us off, ironic right. They already killed a lot of us I mean Leadfoot, Jolt, Mirage, Skids, Mudflap. You get the picture, it's been rough. After the attack things went from bad to worse so my father ordered all of us to split up and hide. Me, Bumblebee and Sideswipe all went together. I really didn't want to leave father and he was reluctant to make me leave, but it was for my safety so I gave him a hug that felt like it lasted for a blink of an optic, and he gave me kiss on my forehead and said we would see each other again. That was 4 years ago, I'm beginning to lose hope of that happening...
2 years. That's how long Bumblebee has been separated from us. We were hiding in a small town in Nova Scotia, Canada and Bumblebee somehow caught word that Sam was in danger, so he went to bring him somewhere safe. He told me and Sides that if we didn't hear from him in two days to keep going and assume the worst. I made Sides wait an extra day incase he was just late. I think the hardest thing was excepting the fact that he was gone and he wasn't coming back.
Although one good thing has come out of everything, after the battle of Chicago Sideswipe and I got together. We haven't spark bonded yet because with running and trying to stay alive it's not safe and we haven't found the time to yet, but we've been going steady, the night we got together he told me he loved me.
"Hey Sky, you still there?"
"What? Oh ya, I was just thinking" I reply to Sides taking a turn off of the highway, he slowed down in front of me pulling over to the shoulder of the road. "Why'd we stop?" I ask, scanning the area to make sure there wasn't a problem, my scan came up negative so I asked him again why we stopped.
"You didn't hear that? it sounded like blaster fire coming from that pier, I think we should scope it out" he said warily, it was to far away for my scanners to reach so in order to find out whats going on we would have to go and look.
"Ya i think so too" I reply revving my engine, taking the hint he pulls back onto the road and we go in the direction of the pier. The closer we get the louder it gets and I'm surprised that the humans weren't attracted, even though it is like 1:30 in the morning, "Sides I don't like this" I whisper over the comm. link. When were close enough we transform and look at each other cautiously and stealthy hid behind some trees and looked to see what was going on. I saw Ratchet laying hopelessly on the ground horribly wounded. I gasped, tears filling my optics and grabbed Sideswipes arm to stable myself as I watched some unknown Cybertronian walk slowly towards Ratchet clearly with the intention of killing him. Ratchet looked around and noticed me and Sides, a look of relief on his faceplates at the sight of us, he gave us a soft sad smile before turning back to the other Cybertronian his face falling into one of defeat.
"He's mine now" The Cybertronian says
" ...Lockdown" Ratchet reveals his name, and my optics widen and I look to Sideswipe who looks to me worry in his optics, we look back to the scene not a 100 feet in front of us, Sides grasps my hand in his and I squeeze it trying not to sob, knowing whats going to happen and we can't help due to how many humans with weapons and the fact that Lockdown is a skilled bounty hunter and murderer.
"Autobots. Decepticons. Like little children, always fighting. Making a mess out of the universe. Then I've got to clean it up. There is one way you survive. Tell me where he's hiding. Where is Optimus Prime?" he demands, Ratchet looks me directly in the optics and smiles encouragingly nodding his head signifying that it's okay that he's dying, the tears I've been holding in fall and they don't stop, I cover my mouth to keep from making noise and Sides turns slightly hugging me while stroking my back. Ratchet turns back to Lockdown looking down defeated, part of his faceplate falling off.
"Never" he breathes, Lockdown moves forward, steps on Ratchet and tears out his spark, killing him. I turn my head into Sides' shoulder and whimper softly, the tears seemingly never ending.
"Never is here" Lockdown says darkly. I look up seeing him take Ratchets spark, turn to leave but stopping short, looking around the area. Once I realize he's looking for us I yank Sideswipe down to the ground.
"We need to leave. Now" I whisper shakily in his audio receptor, he nods swiftly looking for a way out as I scan to see if Lockdown was still looking for us.
"I smell filth" Lockdown states to the humans.
My optics widen as he slowly starts to approach where we were. I turned to Sideswipe and grabbed his arm rather tight.
"We have to leave now!" I exclaimed in hushed urgency.
