Transformers Prime. The fourth Child.

Chapter Thirdteen: Pulling a Miko

A couple of quiet days passed without any interference from the deceptions. Ratchet had though located an Energon mine. Which apparently had been needed greatly.

The Autobots had cleared the mine from Deceptions, who apparently had been mining there and brought back a whole lot of boxes. Or that was what I thought was a lot, but Ratchet had quickly made me aware it wasn't a lot they had gained.

I had decided to skip my two classes today and Optimus had been busy with something else anyway, so I didn't want to disturb him.

"Optimus!" Ratchet suddenly called. Optimus walked to the screen. Ratchet had apparently found something interesting or important.

"An Autobot signal." Ratchet said and looked at Optimus who nodded.

-"We must check it out, Ratchet you're with me." He told as Ratchet opened the ground bridge.

"Wait! What can I do?" I asked and ran forth. I sounded just as Miko when asking. "You can't just leave me here by myself!"

Both the Autobots looked at me. "Shouldn't you be in school?" Ratchet asked and looked from me to Optimus who actually looked guilty.

"I should, but I only had two classes today, so I figured what Optimus was doing was more important." I smiled and crossed my arms. "But what can I do?"

"Watch the ground bridge, until the others return." Optimus said suddenly. "I believe Ratchet have told you how it works?"

I nodded and smiled. "Just push the handle down, right?" I asked "It is locked on your location too, right?"

Ratchet sighed heavily. "It is, and no destroying the system!" He warned.

I nodded again and smiled to them. "I won't, I'll just leave that to our human system bugs." I chuckled and Ratchet rolled his eyes, but I was almost certain I saw a small smile come from Optimus before they walked through the ground bridge, it closed down behind them and I only sighed while walking back to the couch and found my bag and my little 'Project'. Those spiky thing-y's I made, which looked like those on either side of Optimus's head.

I got it assembled with a headband, so they could stay on by them self. I chuckled as I took them on. A perfect fit! I was entertaining myself when an engine could be heard approaching. I jumped up from the couch and ran to the railing, forgetting what I was wearing on my head.

It was Bulkhead and Miko who arrived. She was cheering wildly when exiting Bulkheads vehicle form. I chuckled a little as Bulkhead transformed.

"Where are Ratchet and Optimus?" Bulkhead suddenly asked and looked around.

"They are out, Ratchet caught a signal of some sort and they went to check it out." I smiled when Miko suddenly started laughing.

"Alex what is wrong with your ears?" She laughed and pointed. I tensed before quickly removing it with both hands.

-"Nothing!" I said quickly and turned away. I was heading for my bag when I heard the quick footsteps behind me.

"Wait Alex! I want to see!" She said quickly and got her laugher under control. "Come on, let me see."

I stopped and thought for a moment. I wasn't sure if anything good would come out of showing it to her, but she had already seen it, so what could go more wrong?

I sighed and turned. I smiled and raised up my hand, which was holding it. "Did you make these?" She asked and started to study them.

"I do work as a mechanic, so I'm good at making stuff, both destroyed and from scratch." I chuckled as she continued to study them.

"They are amazing." She said and reached them back to me. I took them, surprised over she thought that.

"Thank you, I was bored anyway, so I thought why not?" I answered and smiled. While Miko had turned to the couch, she sat and I followed her. Bulkhead had gone off to do something when my phone suddenly beeped. I took it up from my bag and looked at it. A message from my boss, Gabriel, telling I got the evening off.

"Aren't there anything exciting to do?" Miko suddenly exclaimed and almost made me drop my phone out of pure surprise. "Bulkhead, can't we go for a ride or something?" She exclaimed and ran to the sealing of the platform.

Bulkhead had apparently returned. "No, we just did ten minutes ago." He said and turned to the screen. "Besides, I have to watch the screen, until at least Arcee or Bumblebee comes back to base."

"No fun!" Miko exclaimed annoyed and crossed her arms. Leaning heavily back into the couch.

"We could play that video game, Bumblebee and Ralph alway plays?" I said and placed my phone back in my pocket.

"Awesome!" She cheered and took forth the controls. I took the one she had reached out to me before I sat down beside her. The screen turned on and the game began.

We played for a couple of hours. In the meantime had Arcee and Bubmlebee arrived with Ralph and Jack. And now at the moment the Autobots was talking and Ralph, Jack, Miko and me was playing the video game, two at a time so we shared and changed places when a game was finished.

"Optimus to base! Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, do you reach!" A voice suddenly said and a picture of Optimus appeared on the screen. "Autobots respond!"

We all responded, I had quickly moved to the railing beside the big screen. Raf, Miko and Jack joined as the Autobots gathered as well. "Optimus we hear you!" Arcee answered and pressed a couple of buttons.

"Optimus... To.." His voice disappeared and static was heard. "..... Ratchet.... Hurt..... Decepticons." The transmission ended and we all heard the static replacing Optimus voice.

"Arcee, what's happening!" I asked and looked worried at the Autobot. She was trying effortless to remove the static and get Optimus message through. It seemed so effortless but she succeeded.

"Deceptions were waiting, Ratchet is down. Recon at our coordinates! Optimus out." His voice came through clearly.

"The ground bridge is set at their coordinates!" I told quickly and placed my hands on the railing. Arcee looked at me and reached out for the switch. She pulled it down and the ground bridge activated. They all transformed and drove towards it, but what they hadn't seen was that I had climbed down from the platform and was now running towards the bridge. I was pulling a Miko!

I was worried, both for Ratchet but mostly for Optimus. I truly tested the strength in my legs when I ran towards the bridge. I jumped just as it was about to close and I reached it. I was pulled through it to the location of the Autobots.

Everything was chaotic, fights, shootings, yells, metal against metal. I gasped as the ground bridge closed behind me. I looked around to get a full view over the scene. Not far from me was someone lying, a bot! A shade of white and orange. Ratchet! My eyes widen and I ran to him while avoiding the shooting and large feet that was around me.

I reached him and started to climb up to his chest. He had severe cuts and cracks. The blue Energon was leaking from his wounds. "Ratchet!" I yelled and climbed closer to his head. "Ratchet! Wake up!" I placed my hands on his chin, they were really small compared to him. His optics opened and he looked shortly at me before grunting in pain. He tried to raise his head, but didn't have the strength to do so.

"Get the medic!" It was yelled and I saw a couple of Deceptions come running towards us.

"Optimus!" I screamed, but didn't get his attention. I knew I could let him be alone, not after what he had done for me. I looked frighten at the deceptions closing in on us. I gasped and hid under a part of his armor. I had acted quickly when they closed in on us.

They took Ratchet as a Ground bridge opened and carried him through as Optimus finally saw it. He too was wounded but not as badly as Ratchet had been. I was really in grave trouble now, or danger as you could call it too.