This story is being co-authored between Decepticon Chick and I! Please review and enjoy!

Nala is Decepticon Chick's OC.

Gale and Nova are both of ours.

Transformers Belongs To Hasbro

All had been peaceful on Cybertron lately. No random raids by Shockwave and his drones. It was like the war was on a stand still for the remaining bots on Cybertron. Three femmes were about to realize the meaning behind, "The calm before the storm."

" Come on, Nala! You're falling behind! " Gale huffed, stopping to let the youngest of the three to catch up.

Gale was the eldest and feared nothing but the safety of her two closest friends...her only friends. Nala panted as she finally caught up. Gale could be so overprotective at times but it served well with conditions that they lived in.

Nova gave a soft giggle as Gale reprimanded Nala about staying close to the group.

" Okay, Gale! I'm fine. Really! " Nala assured. I'm not a sparkling, she thought to herself.

Nova wrapped an arm around each of their shoulders and made them keep walking.

" Enough squabbling, girls. We need to find a place to set up for the night. After that we still need to find something to eat. " Nova explained, leading them gently.

Nala and Gale looked at each and nodded. Nova was right. They needed to stay together. Ever since their creators had been killed in a Decepticon raid, fate had brought them together. On that fateful night, running from the explosions and the prowling Decepticons, they had found each other while hiding in a drainage pipe. Ever since that day they had ran together as a group.

" How about that old factory...? " Nala asked, pointing to the collapsed structure.

Nova and Gale glanced at each other. Nala always had a knack for finding their shelter.

" Good job, Nala! " Gale laughed, dragging the other two along.

They were almost to the door when something caught Nova's optic. It looked almost like fireworks that the Autobots used to shoot off after a victory when they were just sparklings. But the Autobot warriors had left long ago.

Her optics strained to see what was happening but cringed back as she saw the smoke billowing out of blazing buildings. A raid? Right now! But they didn't even give any warning like usual. A threat, a bargain, none of it!

" Inside now! " Nova exclaimed, shoving the other startled two into the building as a stray blast nearly grazed their backs. They could feel the heat from it.

Nala clung to Nova with fear-filled optics.

" Damn it! A raid? Filthy Decepticreep! " Nova snarled, gently stroking Nala's helm.

Gale poked her helm out a window, hoping to see how close they were. Drones were crawling everywhere, Gale knew they wouldn't be able to sneak out. They just needed to stay put and hope the drones stayed away.

" Are they out there...? " Nala whimpered, looking at Gale.

Gale gently nodded her head. A gulp made it's way down Nala's slender throat. Flashbacks of her parents being shot before her optics flashed in her processor. Her optics shut themselves tight, terror strangling her spark.

" Don't worry, I wouldn't let them touch you. " Nova growled, holding the trembling form tight.

Gale kept an optic out and watched as many drones passed by the old factory and deeper into the city. She wasn't afraid of those dumb drones but she knew Nala was and had to keep her and Nova save.

"What are we going to do?" Nova asked, holding onto Nala and hushing her quietly.

Gale let out a sigh. For once she really didn't know what to do. She just hoped that the drones would all pass by soon so they could sneak out of the old building and find a safer place. As Gale watched a few more drones go by and no more where coming she knew it was now or never.

"Come on, lets go" She whispered and opened the door of the building. The three quickly walked out of the factory and into the broken city. Gale looked around to spot any drones and she couldn't see any. Nala was sobbing quietly as she clang onto Nova, she didn't want to look anywhere, she was to scared.

"Gale where are going going?" Nove ask, she was panicking a bit from the destruction of the city and feared they were going to be spotted. As Gale was about to say something, she spotted a large trailer filled with a purple glow.

"Hey, what's that?" Gale ran over to the trailer, leaving Nala and Nove in shock.

"Gale! What are you doing?" Nove whispered, trying not to get to loud. Her and Nala then quickly walked over to where Gale had gone and as they got there the three stood in disbelief.

"I've never seen so much energon!" Nala said happily

"This energon could last us for months" Gale said happily as she tried to grab a few.

"Gale how are we suppose to carry all this?" Nova asked. Nala left her and grabbed a few energon cubes as well. Before Gale could reply an energy net was thrown and caught Nala.

"Ahhh!" She screamed and tried to get out of the net, but it was no good.

"Nala!" Gale and Nove ran to her and tried to get her out of the net. Gale pulled out her pocket knife and tried to cut the net but it only broke the knife.

"Slag!" She snarled, pulling at the net now.

"Guys I'm scared!" Nala cried, struggling with all her might. Nova hushed her and tried to remain calm as she pulled at the net too.

"Freeze femmes!" The three femmes looked behind them and saw about ten drones, with guns pointed at them.

They were outnumbered.

Gale growled as she glared at every drone staring at them. Nova held Nala's hand through the net as she cried quietly.

"You will surrender femmes and come along with no problems" The drone snarled as he came closer.

Normally Gale would put up a fight and wouldn't give up that easy but she looked at Nova and saw she had her hands up in defeat. Gale was going to snap at her but Nova interrupted.

"Gale were outnumbered. Do as he says" She whispered, with pleading optics.

Gale looked at her and Nala and she didn't want anything to happen with her friends. So for once in her life she put up her hands in surrender.

"Good femmes" The drone chuckled. The drones put cuffs on them and took the femmes back to there base and there commander, Shockwave.

Gale struggled as a drone dragged her, and snarled as the drone grabbed her aft and she managed to through a few punches at him. Nove didn't put up a fight but still struggled a bit. Only because the drone dragging her kept stocking her side and making sick comments. Nala was out of the net but was sobbing like never before as a drone carried her. Nove was relived that this drone didn't try anything and was gently carrying her, at least someone had a soft side.

They got back to the commander and the drones put the femmes in a holding cell. Gale threw one last punch at a drone then was in the the cell. Nova was shoved in and watched as the drone that was carrying Nala placed her on the cell floor gently. Nala didn't move and was scared out of her CPU.

The three femmes sat on the floor and waiting to see what there fait was.

"Guys I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I didn't go to that stupid trailer this would have never happen" Gale said feeling really sorry. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked to see Nala softly smiling at her with tearful optics.

"It's not your fault Gale, we're friends and friends stick together"

The three femmes smiled and hugged each other. As this was happening the sound of a door opening was herd and the femmes looked out of there cell to see who was coming.

Nala hugged Nove feeling scared. As the footsteps neared Gale got ready to snarl at the the one coming. When the one approaching got into optic view, Nala couldn't help but squick and hide her face as Nove hugged her. All Gale did was growl.

"Shockwave"