CH1

The sand from the western desert blew in her face as she stumbled through the rocky valley, the Freezing winds blasting through her hair while rain cascaded down with the booming sounds of thunder and lightning overhead high above her as she struggled to see where she was going. "Ngh!" she gasped as more blood came dribbling out from the deep gash in her side. 'must…keep…going…' she thought as the clambered up the slope, legs shaking as she finally made her way out of the valley. She stumbled and fell to one knee, lifting her head to look around in the storm. She then caught the sight of a familiar landmark…one she's seen before….'mt st Helena?'. Yes. That was it.

She slowly pushed a bloody hand into the dirt as she got up. She began to limp towards the mountain when something caught her eye, ' What the hell is that?...is that a…ship?' yes it was, maybe she could find refuge there before continuing her mission.

When she finnaly arrived at the ships door she felt very vision was a blur with pain everywhere in her left shoulder, legs and her sides." Shit" she gasped as blood started to pool out of the now open wound on her shoulder. ' must get in…' she thought as she picked up a rock. ' damnit! this isn't helping the pain' as she shifted the weight of her broad sword on her back. She cried out as she lifted her arms to band against the ships metal with the rock.'…so..weak…' she dropped to her knees, exhausted.

No… she will not die like this.

She thrust her hand into her back pocket and pulled out a few detonators. " this should work" she thought as she forced herself on her feet. Leaning against the door while placing them on the door. Staggering back she started to cough, hacking up more blood in the process. She looked around…

and pushed the button.

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Jenifer sighed sadly as she made the finishing touches of her latest piece. She woke up from a dream that morning that was made of old memories before the war…where her siblings were still alive and her friends were still around….she woke with the need to draw them…remember them…one in particular. Jenifers thoughts were brought out when bluestreak leaned over and studied her drawing. She sat on a rec room table along with the lambo twins, bluestreak and cliffjumper. "hey jen! Whachya got there?" Blue asked.

" hmm?...Oh! yes these are…well…very special people to me.." she said, sniffing a bit. Blue gave an apologetic smile. " im sorry, were these your friends and siblings?" Jen looked up, a bit surprised. " How did you guess?" Blue pointed at the sketch of her brother, who had his arms around her sister Nancy ,smiling warmly. " that's your siblings, I reconized them from a photo you once showed me." He stated calmly. " but I don't know your friends here!" he added glancing down at her.

"well…" she began "the short one next to Keith is called Chloe Spaulding, she was my primary school friend since 4th grade" Jen took awareness of the others listening in, Blue smiled at her but it faded to her next words. " I went looking for her after a bomb hit her estate, I found her house…well, what was left of it…"

Flashback O-O-O-O-O-O-O-O

Jen stared at the wrecked home of her friend , moments ago she had heard the whistling sound of the bomb heading down until the fateful blow that has killed many lives already but she hopes there is survivors. She crept towards the front door….and opened it.

spotted the burnt corpse of her friends mom in the kitchen , her eyes melted into her head while the stench of burning skin and spilt blood wafted around her. her little brother was hanging from the wall with bits of the floor boards in his head and chest ,his eyes stared lifelessly ahead with his blackend mouth hanging open. Jen shuddered and held back the tears as she started towards the staircase. Halfway up she found the dad crushed on the staircase by a a chunk of ceiling, electricals and other objects. When she finally reached Chloe's bedroom door, she found that half of her room was missing.

She wasn't there.

Jen turned to leave until something caught her eye. On the undamaged desk was a note…curious jen walked over and unfolded it… there she read:

Dear friends – if you find this note, I have left the town to find the rest of my tribe to fight this great evil that is before us. I will return in search for you but I must tell you this…

I think it is time that we should come out of hiding, we should reveal our secret!

…that we should survive and remember those who have fallen…

Chloe.

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Jen looked up to the mechs who were listening in a mix of curiosity, horror and sadness plastered on their features. She simply smiled back and said.

" its okay, I might aswell tell you about the other two…" she waited till they were comfortable before holding up the picture. " see the tall one in the middle? That's mahry, shes my high school friend since 1st year, I think shes still alive because her parents were talking about leaving the town before the raid that cost so many lives." Sunstreaker leaned forward." The one that…you know…" he said, jen understanding." Yeah that… she was a good friend… she was a mix of…lets see…the twins!" " WHAT?!" said lambo twins said at the same time… " how?" Jen smiled " well. She loved to have lots of fun and pull a few pranks… but she didn't take shit from anybody and had an attitude so it's a mix" The twins gave each other satisfied grins before focusing on Jenifer.

" whos the last one? She looks really weird no offence!" cliffjumper stared when Jen sat on the steel table. " ah…her…" the one that's been on her mind since that dream… " Her name is Hail Blackhorn. She is one of the few surviving gypsies of our world she was part of an ancient tribe but her family was all that's left, she is the last of her tribe… that is if she is still alive…." Blue grew more curious of this friend of Jens

" What was she like?" Jen stood replying " well she was li-"

KA-BOOM .

suddently a massive explosion came from the front door of the bay`…" what was that?" Jen exclaimed covering her mouth. Blue stood with jen following. " dunno lets find out"…

Cliffjumpers eyes widened in disbelief " Blue! What are you doing? It could be a decepticon attak!"

Blue glanced back before replying " I think I can protect jen cliff…" Said bot mumbled before he and everyone else went after blue and jen.

When thay finally reached the door, along with many others the sight before jen horrified her…

The woman staggard forward, blood everywhere, her Broad sword glinting in the light, her dusty black and purple hair a knotted mess as she struggled to see where she was going she looked up at jen with her exhausted greeny-purple in her face.

" J-J- Jen?" she whispered voice hoarse.

Jen gasped stiffening, this couldn't be…no.

" Hail?!"

Bluestreak and Cliffjumper along with many others made tiny gasps as the woman limped a few steps forward before swaying a little befor placing a bloody hand on jens at jen, she gave a very small smile.

" its you…your alive!" she whispered before collapsing on the floor, blood pooling out of her wounds on to the ground.

Jenifer rushed to her side while glancing up and screaming one word…

" RATCHET!"

TBC…