Chapter 1

Optimus watched in vehicle form as Jack quickly ran from the school building. He hopped in. "From how excided you are, something good must of happened," Optimus said.

"Yeah, got a date with a new girl."

"A date?"

"It's when a girl and a boy go out and do something fun, like watch a movie, skate, watch the sun set, and a lot of other stuff."

"Hmm."

"So, how's been Arcee?"

"She is still recovering from what Switchblade did."

"Oh, well, do you think Bumblebee or Bulkhead could help me pick up this girl at her house?"

"I don't see why not," Optimus explained.

They got to the Autobots secret base, Jack quickly hopped out. "Hey, 'Bee?" he asked, "Do you think you can help me with a project?"

Bee did several beeps and bops. "He's asking what is it?" Ratchet said.

"I'm taking a girl out on a date, and Arcee hasn't woken up to be able to do it, so I was wondering if you could."

Bee shook his head. "We already have plans of what to do," Rafael said.

"OH, well what about you, Bulkhead?"

"Can't promised Miko I'd watch a Monster truck rally."

"Oh."

"I'd be happy to help," Optimus said.

"Ok, thanks, Prime."

Later that night…

Jack opened the truck door for Nyssa. "I thought you'd bring your motorcycle," Nyssa explained.

"It got broken down, a friend is working on it," Jack explained.

"Oh, well, this is a cool truck, my favorite color."

"Red's your favorite color?"

Nyssa nodded her head. "Basically you'd better get used to my talking, because I like Red because it's the color of blood."

"Oh, so you like guns?" Jack asked.

"Yep, my father bought me a shot gun for Christmas last year, and for my birthday he's taking me to a shooting range."

"SO you know a lot about guns, and how they work?"

Nyssa lifted up her shirt to show a knife on her belt. "I always bring one with me," she said.

"What about school, don't you get in trouble?"

"My grandfather got me a knife that Scotland used to use when they went in battle," she said.

She pulled out an iphone, and showed him a picture of a man walking into battle wearing the Scotland clothing, she pointed at the knife that was in the mans sock. "That's what they used during the battle," she said.

"How do you know so much about this stuff?" Jack asked.

"One of my ancestors came from Scotland," she said, "Sadly, I'm not related to my family because I'm adopted, but they treat me like I was born to them."

"Well gee; I guess you usually want to be like one of them?"

"Yea, even though I don't have Scottish blood, I have one of my grandparents kilts."

"That's cool, I guess."

They got to a field, and sat down. Jack watched as the sun turned pink. "Like pink?" he asked.

"Pink? Are you joking?" Nyssa snapped, "pinks for babies, I know people wear pink because of breast cancer, but why pink? It should be red!"

Jack laughed. "I was only playing," he said.

Nyssa shot up. "Do you here that?" she asked.

"Hear what?"

"I hear something that I know."

She turned around to see a red car park behind Jacks truck. "Can we leave?" she asked.

"Why? We're having a good time though."

"I know, but I have a bad feeling that we should go back to your truck."

Jack nodded after seeing the fear in her eyes. They started walking back, when Lese suddenly fell. "You ok?" Jack asked.

"Shoot!" she yelled.

"What?"

"Their doing it again!"

"Who's doing what again?"

The car transformed, and charged at Nyssa. "Say ahh," he said.

Nyssa screamed as the robot grabbed her. "Put her down Knockout!" Jacks truck yelled.

"Ahh, Optimus, I had a feeling you'd be here."

"What do you want with the girl, Knockout?" Optimus asked.

"Only to bring her to lord Megatron."

Knockout did a squeeze. Nyssa screamed in pain as he did so. "Let go of her!" Optimus yelled punching Knockout in the face. "MY PAINT!" he yelled.

He dropped Nyssa. Optimus quickly caught her, and helped her to the ground. "RUN!" he yelled.

Jack and Nyssa did what they were told, Jack stopped, as Knockout got another blow from Optimus. Knockout cursed loudly, and transformed, but his wheels got stuck in some mud, and was spewing mud at Optimus. Optimus grabbed him by the back bumper, and spun him around. "ARGH!" Knockout yelled.

Optimus threw him, and watched as Knockout flew into a grove of trees. "I will get her one day, Prime!" he yelled.

Optimus turned, and looked around. "Where is Nyssa?" he asked.

"Isn't she right behind me?" Jack asked looking behind him to see nothing but a field.

"Nyssa!" Jack yelled, "where are you?"

Optimus heard a light sob, and started following the noise, when there was a hole probably the size of Bumblebees hand. "Nyssa?" Optimus called, "are you down there?"

"GO AWAY!" someone yelled in the hole.

"Nyssa, why aren't you coming out?" Jack asked.

"Just go away, and let me die!"

"If the Decepticons want you so bad we can not leave," Optimus said.

"Nyssa, why didn't you tell me that you were wanted?"

"I will never tell you!" Nyssa yelled.

"Nyssa please come out, Optimus and the others won't hurt you."

"What do you mean by other?" Nyssa snapped, "Wasn't that an 'other'?"

"That was a Decepticon named Knockout," Optimus said.

"I knew there was something fishy about that truck when I saw a symbol on its steering wheel, Jack!"

"What do you mean?" Jack asked.

"Like I'll ever tell you!"

Jack pulled out a flash light and shined it in the hole to see how deep it was. He could see Nyssa curled up in a corner. "GO AWAY!" she yelled.

"Optimus," Jack said, "I think you could get her out if you were careful."

Optimus walked up to the hole, and carefully reached his servo in it. He felt around till his finger touched something that was moving. "Nyssa, I want you grab my finger," Optimus ordered, "when you grab it, I'm going to lift you up."

He felt someone grab it, and he carefully lifted his hand. Nyssa glared at him. "Ratchet," Optimus said, "we need a ground bridge."

Nyssa whimpered from the movement. Optimus gently placed her in his other servo, and him and jack walked through the ground bridge. "Optimus," Ratchet said, "isn't jack suppose to be on a date?"

Optimus showed him Nyssa. "What happened?"

"Knockout attacked up, and nearly killed her." Optimus explained.

Gently placing her on a bed, Nyssa looked up at Ratchet. "Get away!" Lese yelled before Ratchet could scan her.

"I'm not going to do anything; I'm just going to scan you."

"Leave me alone!" Nyssa yelled.

Ratchet quickly transformed and allowed his hologram to hope out. "Very well, then let me examine you," he said.

Nyssa tried to kick the doc, but failed. Ratchet pressed down on her chest. She screamed in pain. "Her ribs are broken, Optimus," Ratchet said.

Optimus nodded, and stared at Nyssa as she continued to scream. "What are we going to do?" Jack asked.

"Not shear, Jack, not shear."