A/N wow hi guys, thank ya for the follows and stuff on just the first chapter! I've been a lil hesitant to post anything on here but the few things i've gotten so far have gotten me a little more confident haha
this next chapter is shorter but I hope you'll all enjoy it none the less!
Her face, wet with tears, felt frozen in the wind as she just ran. Her legs couldn't carry her fast enough, and her lungs ached for air. Instead of giving in, she pushed herself harder through the forest, and with blurry eyes covered with curly hair, she fought to recognize landmarks.
Carolyn's mind flashed with the sight of blood dripping from sharp, metallic fangs, the sounds of roaring, the sounds of screams. Oh gosh, the screams.
She had to pry the thoughts out as more tears fell, but she came across the clearing where just weeks ago she'd met her first robots. It wasn't the exact location Drift had told her he'd be if she ever needed him, but it had to work. She needed him now. "Drift!"
She gained nothing in response. The forest was silent, besides the sobs produced and the rustle of leaves through the trees. She screamed his name again, then followed the path Metalbreaker had created when he chased after her.
Carolyn refused to think of that now – only that she needed that orange robot.
She followed the path until the trees were no longer broken, and had no idea where to go now. She stood still now, gazing around and pushing hair out of her face, as if the robot would miraculously appear from the woods.
"Drift!" she cried out again, and when nothing moved, she cried out again.
Carolyn fell to her knees, more tears falling that she could not stop. What did she expect? Why would a three story tall robot go to her aid?
The ground shook with what felt like footsteps, racing towards her. She wiped her face with her hands and stood, preparing to dash off again, even though her body felt like it couldn't handle another run. Out of the forest came the familiar orange robot.
"Carolyn?" he asked, kneeling. "What is wrong? Why are you leaking from your optics?"
Carolyn let out a sob before gasping, "M-Metalbreaker – he found me – he found my family – he-" She broke down before she could finish.
Drift turned from a robot to a car in just a second, and with everything that was happening throughout the past days, she wasn't even phased. The passenger door swung open.
"Get in."
She slipped into the leather interior without question and drew her knees to her chest, unable to breathe and comprehend what was going on.
"Carolyn, tell me what happened," he said.
She couldn't gather the words or get them out of her mouth. "He's after me," was the only thing she could stammer out.
"I can assure you he is not after you," Drift said immediately.
"Then why did he destroy my home and kill my family?" she cried, and the car went silent. "Why would he single out my home if he wasn't after me? Why do you think I'm here?" She covered her face as she began sobbing again.
The last thing she could remember was hitting an open road before blacking out.
