World: Transformers Animated, after the episode "The Endgame part 2"
Main Characters: Jetlight, Optimus Prime, Nanosec, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Sentinel, Jetfire, Jetstorm, Sari

I don't own Transformers Animated or the characters (exept for Jetlight). Rightfull owner is Hasbro.

Units of time:
Nano-cycle = 1 Second
Cycle = 1,5 minutes
Breem = 8,3 minutes
Megacycle = 2,6 hours
Solar Cycle = 1 day
Deca Cycle = 10 days
Orbital Cycle = 1 month
Stellar Cycle = 1 year

TFAArtFreak: You're so good at mimicin him that half of the stuff just went over my head :'D

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Earth, somewhere near Detroit, forest

Jetlight was sitting, leaning little on a tree that was big enough to take his weight. Sunlight was coming trough the leaves, making them almost sparkle. Autobot-flier was moveless, he was just watching the local wildlife. There were small little birds, who were flying around the small shrub nearby, and Jetlight was curious about them. They were so small, and somewhat cute also. Jetlight tried to remember the birds names, though his Earth-knowledge was full of holes. Finally he was able to recall what that little bird was called, it was an sparrow.

"Well arent you brave ones?", Jetlight asked, when couple of those sparrows came closer, finally landing on Jetlights knee, jumping there and looking around. When he spoke the birds went off, and Jetlight placed his servo to cover his mouth, why he couldn't keep his vocaliser shut! He should've know that the birds would be starteled way too easilly. Well, no it never did any good to cry for spilled energon.

"Sorry... sorry... I'll keep my voice down for now.", he whispered, and offlined his vocaliser for the time being. Soon enough, those couple little birds came again, and Jetlight smiled. Organic life was actually quite interesting, it came in so many different forms and sizes, and it seemed that they were whole lot braver than you would think from the first glance. Right now he felt he was a total stranger in this world, alone, but he was also accepted, or atleast it seemed like so. He wasn't being judged yet...

Earth, Detroit

Optimus was driving along the streets, there had been another alarm. He knew that Bulkhead and Bumblebee were nearby aswell, but for some reason, he couldn't make any contact to them. When they had been at the base, comm links had been working just fine, but when they had entered the actionzone, they stopped working again. It was obvious that the reason had to be somewhere else than in Ratchets handywork. They couldn't even contact Fanzone, wich was odd. So the first thing to do when they got in the zone, was to find that technohater, get the situation, and then find their own, and THEN give the orders.

"I really hope Bee is able to find out who's jamming our signal...", Optimus sighed, steering from the alley to the walkside, transforming and looking around. Shady figure had ran over here, or that's what the Captain Fanzone had said. Now if only this "shady figure" would show up...

Whistle. Yep. Optimus hear whistle. Young leader looked around, grabbing his axe to be ready of any kind of attack.

"Now you see me..."

Optimus got just a glimpse really, when the spot moved leaving only blurr behind, running between his legs and stopping at the other side of the street. Nanosec!

"...and now you go boom."

Optimus looked to his feet, there was a small bomb implanted to his leg. Blue bot couldn't get what had happened, or even react on the bomb, when it went off. Optimus shouted in pain, when the world of fire and unconrtolled power took over for a second, leaving only smoke and a feeling of having something missing, and the overhelming pain behind.

"Hehe.", superfast criminal smirked, wiping his nose quickly.

"That's for the gluetrick back in the days, looks like boss was right about your legs!", he then said, before dashing off again, and Optimus was left alone, lying in ground, trying to hold his leg... Wich was missing. Autobots optics widened, but he didn't let this get him, he tried to get back up, he was going get that criminal even if he had to crawl trough ground to get him!

"Bossbot!"

Bumblebee had heard the explosion, who wouldn't have heard that? But the reason Bumblebee got here so fast was that yell from Optimus. Optimus still tried to get up, when the yellow minibot psuhed him back down.

"Don't move, you're hurt!"
"That... Nanosec... We have to get him...", Optimus said, and Bumblebee pouted at him, sighing in annoyance. Was he like this too when he got hurt?

"We get him as soon as you're fixed! Trust me bossbot, he isn't going anywhere.", he said, and looked around. Where was Bulkhead... Only thing that came in Bumblebees mind was to make his location known. He turned his other hand into stinger, and shooted in the sky, hoping that his bigger friend would see his distress signal.

Earth, Autobot base, three Mega-cycles later

"How is he doc bot?", Bumbebee asked once Rathet came out of his med bay. Old medic shook his helm, and sighed.

"He'd be okay kiddo. He just better take it easy for the next couple solar cycles, replacing some of his systems and leg wasn't easy.", Ratchet replied, sitting finally down and having well earned brake. Sentinel, remaining two of the Jet-twins and Sari were in the room too, waiting for more information. Ratchet took a long sip from energoncupe, and sighed again, rising his gaze again. Everyone was staring at him. Old medic frowned, and before anyone was able to ask - actually no-body wasn't going to ask anything, it was obvious what they wanted - he answered the question.

"If you really want to go see recharging mech then go. But Primus help you if you wake him up!"

At that moment all four autobots and one techno-organic took off to the med bay, all of them trying to be the first to see how badly Optimus was hurt. Sari was able to make it first, followed by Bumblebee. Sentinel had taken it slower, to have some of his dignity left - no way he would admit he'd be worried about Optimus, not openly that is - and both jet's went after him. Sari had climbed on the berch, looking worried, and Bumblebee had circeled around to leave some room to others. Optimus was at recharge, but in the eyes of his friends and alleys, it seemed like he was almost off-lined. Explosion had ripped his armor open, and there was lot's of cracks in those armorpieces that were still holding on. Well, atleast his leg was now replaced, and armor was cleaned from the most of the dirt there was. Sari stood up, starting to get rid of few dirt-patches on the chassis of Optimus.

"He be waking up soon, right?"
"Da. He be a Prime. No Prime go offline easy.", Jetstorm answered to his brother, who looked him for an moment, and then again for Optimus. Sentinel stood there silent, he wasn't barking or laughing like he usually would do. Just seeing his old friendly rival being so weak... It made him think about things, all that had been happened between them. He was still blaming him about Elita-1, but maybe it was time to give some free time for him, especially now? Or atleast be atleast little nicer until Optimus would be totally healed...

"Wait, does this mean Sentinel is in charge now?", Bumblebee realised to ask. Everyone looked at him, and then Sentinel, who looked bit confused, but then got his proud smirk on.

"Naturally.", he then said, making Sari and Bumblebee look at each others in horror. This can't be good...

"But only until Optimus wakes up again!", Sari maded clear, that Sentinels power over them was only for a couple solar-cycles max. Sentinel nodded in understanding, silently promising inside his processor that he would atleast try to be a good leader - he was that already, but somehow these guys just didn't see it! - so that this team would show atleast some respect towards him. At least enough for them to stop doing pranks on him all the time...

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Oh man, sorry for the short chapter guys : I tried to write as much as possible, but then it started to slide to the next chapter already! Oh, and sorry for the wait too, I've been drawing too much and frogot to write.