M2: Greetings from the Autobot base, everyone! Right now, it seems that the twins Sunstreaker and Sideswipe are up to their tricks again and are preparing another prank.

Sides: We sure are! Ironhide is sure gonna get it!

M2: Ironhide? Seriously? You sure that's a good idea?

Sides: It'll be worth the picture.

M2: *sigh* Stay tuned and be ready for base destruction... -_-

MEETING THE TRANSFORMERS

The world is black yet it is full of color. The waterfall softly roared behind me as I swam in the cool water in front of it. The stones were smooth due to water running over them, wearing them down over the ages. I felt like something was watching me but I did not hear anything. No moving auras to distinguish so it must be my imagination and I continue to swim.

Ratchet peered around a massive tree at the human again. Deep in the wilderness searching for an energon point and he finds a human in a pool at water being fed by a waterfall. Her black hair was in a braid and revealed her electric blue eyes, just as bright as his own optics. His scans told him that she was just shy of six feet and she had a healthy, toned build on her. She was wearing a skin-tight scuba suit that did not reveal much except for her sun-kissed arms and legs. He was startled when she looked in his direction but was glad she did not see him. He wondered how she would react to seeing a giant robotic alien but knew better than to reveal himself. Human contact was limited.

"Maybe she'll just stay here for a while," He thought and walked away silently as possible.

As soon as he was fairly certain that he was out of her hearing range, he opened a channel on his comlink.

"Optimus, Ratchet here."

"Yes, Ratchet?"

"No energon readings in my direction but there is a human out here."

"A human?"

"Yes. She is currently swimming at a waterfall so she should be safe from the Decepticons radar."

"I hope so. Meet me so we can search a new area."

"Sure thing, Optimus."

When Ratchet approached the meeting site, the others of the group were already there. Ironhide and Lennox were talking with each other as Sunstreaker complained to Sideswipe about his scratched paint job and wanted to cut every fragging tree down. Hotshot was talking to Bumblebee and Michaela and Alexis, trying to find out more about the area they were in along with Optimus. He was the first to notice Ratchet and waved.

"So," Hotshot said, "you met a girl. What's she like?"

"I didn't meet her, Hotshot. I just chanced upon her and made sure she didn't see me."

"So you were spying on her? I didn't know you could be so perverted," Sunstreaker teased and instantaneously met a wrench to the helm.

"Ow!"

"Want to try that again?" Ratchet asked darkly.

"No!"

Just then, blaster fire ripped through the air and landed around them. The dust cleared to reveal Megatron, Starscream, and the bumbling idiots Demolisher and Cyclonus. They were sneering at the Autobots as they glared up at egotistical maniacs.

"Megatron!" Optimus exclaimed

"So we meet again, Optimus. I suggest you clear out."

"We won't let you have the energon!" Hotshot growled.

Fighting ensued as Soundwave, Thundercracker, and Skywarp appeared on the scene. Ratchet was currently trying to fend off Soundwave, giving Bumblebee time to escape with the girls. He suddenly slipped and fell onto the ground, causing Alexis to cry out his name. Soundwave was about to blast Ratchet in the chest when a few of his energon lines split open and a shuriken landed in a nearby tree. He looked to his left and saw the woman he saw at the waterfall running towards them, pulling out more shuriken from a pouch on her side.

Ratchet was caught off guard by how fast she was running and how graceful it was. As soon as she was close enough, she leapt up and managed to reach Soundwave's hip before throwing another shuriken at him, effectively slicing another line. Angry, Soundwave swat at her, which she raised her arms to shield herself, and flung her into the same tree that the shuriken landed in. He could she landed hard and slid down the tree silently to her knees on the ground. He used the distraction she created to grab for his blaster and make a quick shot. Soundwave backed off from the near hit and retreated as per Megatron's orders. He got up and looked at the woman who was currently be attended to by Alexis. Ratchet ran a quick scan and saw she had a broken right forearm and three cracked ribs.

"Are you okay?" Alexis asked her.

"I'll be fine," she responded, an obvious lie.

"You'll be fine when you receive medical attention for your broken arm," Ratchet snarked and activated his holoform, an older gentleman with greying hair and white lab coat.

He noticed the woman jumped a little and it seemed as if she was looking through him than at him.

"Where did you come from?" She demanded.

"I can't exactly treat you in my true form. I'm a medic so hold still," Ratchet said as he crouched down next to her.

By this time, the others were approaching them and Lennox pushed his way through. When he saw the woman, recognition and shock were written all over his face.

"Fox? Is that really you?" He asked hesitantly.

"Lennox?! What are you...?" The woman exclaimed before hissing in pain do to her sudden movement.

"I should be asking where you've been! I was searching for you all over the place after you ran away from the hospital!"

"I didn't want to be found and don't call me 'Fox'. That was a long time ago."

"Fine, Keira. You're returning to base though."

"No, I'm not."

"Your injuries say you are, for now," Ratchet interjected.

"I am not going…what did you just give me?"

"A sedative. Now be quiet."

"A sedative?! Why you…!" Keira vented and tried to punch Ratchet's holoform but the sedative was taking immediate affect and made her weak before she passed out, with Ratchet catching her.

"Thanks for doing that, Ratchet," Lennox said.

"I would have done it anyway. Why do you want her at the base so badly, aside from telling her to keep us a secret?"

"Two reasons, actually. One, I promised her father that I would take care of her."

"What is the other reason?" Asked Optimus.

"She's blind."