Autobots From the Skies

Chapter Twenty-Four

No One's Pov~

Ironhide continued to speed along the highway despite the human's pleas to go help his protector. Knowing that Cynder could handle herself well, he promised Carter him and Optimus would go back to for her soon enough. Curiosity plunged at the mech though as he sped along, the teenager mumbling, crying (?), and pounding on his door. Was something happening that only he knew of at this point?

Reaching the base in record timing Carter rushed out as the mech formed into his cybertronian form in a rush. His optics scanning the room. Optimus, 'Bee, Bulk, and Ratchet. They were all he technically needed at this point. In enough timing Carter spoke loudly for them to hear.

Carter-"Ok don't ask why I'm here ok? Cynder took me home, and I was being moody for no reason. Well you could say no reason. Some piece metal was in my bag no big deal. Either way I was in my room when this. This thing came into my room saying something about a spark beating nearby and that I have something it needed. Now Cynder is back there fighting whatever and you need to go help her now!"

The boy finally finished breathing heavily. Optimus looked at the weapon specialist, and in return Ironhide gave a fluent nod. Datchet immediately opened a bridge near tge boy's home, but not to close by. When they arrived they only found the scrap lieces of the feral beast Cynder killed. Other than that, nothing other than destroyed signs, and pavement.

Op(Com to Ratchet)-"She at base or no Ratchet?"

Ratchet(Com to Op)-"No sign or energon readings that I can find. Where do you think she's gone?"

Op(Com to Ratchet)-"No idea. I can only fear for the worse of my sister. If the 'cons ever find out...We'll be risking her big time."

The leader turned to the ground shaking his helm sadly as they began to head back. Carter was off punching something. Ratchet most likely told him, or Carter just knew something was up. They had seen no sign of Cynder near by. Was the destruction a struggle from her? What was Megatron playing at?

Op-"Carter. I know Cynder has gone missing. I will do all I can to regain your guardian, my sister, back to us. We do not know of her where abouts are. Ratchet is working on a way to pin point her. If Megatron has her...We are going to have to either take a risk for us, or a risk for her."

Carter-"She's with that decepticon, scrap metal. On our way back I saw something in the shadows as she began to shoot at the thing. Ironhide wouldn't turn bach though. And what was that thing saying I have somethingn it needed huh? Is it talking about this metal I found in my bag? What is it anyways. It can't be all that important right?"

The boy pulled the metal from his bag, it was a small sliver of it all right, but that little thing could do so much. Optimus held out a hand carefully, and Carter gently place it into the mech's grasp. As slowly as he could, Optimus raised it to an optic.

Op-"Carter. This is a piece of the Allspark. Where did you get this? It is way more important than you believe. It also is the true reason decepticons are after you boy."

Carter-"I don't know. I and looking through my bag and found it in a camera lense holder or something. I didn't know what to do. Because of me, Cyndrer is stuck on that scrap metal of a ship. I'm an idot!"

He ran off leaving Optimus to hand the Allspark sliver to Ratchet to put in safe keeping. His icy blue optics never leaving the boy's running body till he turned a corner. 'Bee sat on the coach his helm in his hands, shoulders heaving slightly. Arcee was next to him comforting the mech. Apparently, Bumblebee cared for Cynder as much as Optimus did himself. Not that it surprised him, it actually made him feel happy to know another mech cared for her now.

For now, they'd have to leave alone the allspark and hopefully Megatron won't be looking for it.