I'm extremely sorry for the delay in updating this and then to give you a chapter that I don't really like. But oh well. I tried.

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I'm not too happy with this story until further on when the action starts back up.

8-Bit causes havoc

The Autobots had been searching for almost 3 hours for 8-bit, with no success. ZiZi, Crash and Lazer-eye sat in the med-bay, since they had no alt. forms yet, listening over the com link for any news. Lazer-eye was now pacing in the middle of the room while ZiZi was curled on his side, facing Crash, who sat on the stool next to the berth.

"How can you be so CALM?" Lazer-eye snapped at the two mechs.

"Because I know she'll come back." ZiZi sighed, closing his optic covers. "Just give her time."

"Do you think she's gone to Dinobot island?" Bulkhead asked.

"I hope not. Besides, how would she get there?" Optimus replied. "She's got to be around here somewhere."

They searched for another 2 hours, hoping that there would be no Decepticon attacks. They'd never find her otherwise. The five Autobots met in the car park of the central park to try and come up with a plan. A sound tore Prowl from the plan, turning to where he thought it had come from.

"Prowl?" Optimus called to get his attention back.

"I could've sworn I heard something." Prowl mumbled, frowning and turning back to the group.

Suddenly, the sound of something landing alerted the team. Spinning around, they found Blitzwing and Lugnut in the middle of the pond, surrounded by people running in all directions to get away from the giants. Random Blitzwing laughed, like the maniac he is, at the people. The Autobots immediately sprung into action, all attacking the two Decepticons at the same time. But somehow, the 'cons were better and had Prowl flung through a tree. Ratchet was held by Blitzwing at gunpoint and Bumblebee was held by his head by Lugnut.

"Where is the ship?" Ice Blitzwing asked. "Tell us and we will not harm your friends."

"We can't let them hurt them." Bulkhead mumbled to Optimus

"We can't let them know about the ship." Optimus whispered back.

Something hit Blitzwing's head, causing him to jerk forward and stumble.

"What was that?" Hothead Blitzwing shouted, pounding his fists against the floor.

"Who dares attack the mighty Decepticons?" Lugnut roared.

A loud clang echoed as the roundabout hit the side of Lugnut's head. The con growled and swiftly turned to whoever threw it.

"Show yourself!" he roared again.

Blitzwing fell onto his back just after he got back up as 8-bit swung a lamppost against the back of his legs. She swiftly skated past both Decepticons on wheels that had taken over from her feet. She managed to dodge most of the attacks, giving the Autobots a chance to fight back. 8-bit and Prowl both had an end of the lamppost each and ran at Blitzwing, pinning him to a tree, running around to tie the lamppost around the large frame. While the two were distracted by the movement, Lugnut took his chance to attack 8-bit. He swung a fist at her, hitting her across the park. She skidded on her side before hitting the concrete fountain and falling unconscious from the hit. The team eventually fought off the cons while Ratchet turned to check on 8-bit.

Optimus knelt down beside Ratchet. "How is she?"

"Just knocked out. Should wake up on her own in a while." Ratchet sighed in relief.

8-bit was now curled up on a berth next to ZiZi in the med bay. Crash sat in between the two, amused at ZiZi's incoherent babble. In his worry, he'd reopened a wound on his torso from trying to move about and get away from Crash's stern hold. Ratchet had to give him something to relax him, which made him now lay his stomach, giggling. Crash softly placed a servo on the back of ZiZi's helm, softly running his thumb over it.

"Overprotective fool." Crash sighed.

"Is he usually protective?" Ratchet asked.

"Yep." Crash smiled fondly down at ZiZi, who rolled onto his side.

"Ah wuv thee!" he shouted, pointing to Crash.

"Yes, I love you too. Now get some recharge before you utter anymore nonsense . ." Crash laughed, pushing ZiZi down.

Both Crash and Ratchet left the two to recharge peacefully. But it was just after they settled down themselves that the lights started to flicker. Everyone just passed it off as a faulty bulb that could be repaired in the morning.

Until they heard a piercing scream.

Lazer-eye and Crash instantly flew out of the berths and ran back to the med bay, followed by the rest of the team. They found ZiZi holding 8-bit close to his chassis. She was shaking terribly with coolant tears streaming down her face. The screen of Ratchet's scanner was also broke, a spider-web like crack spread across it. Lazer-eye was on the other side of 8-bit, rubbing her back softly.

"What happened?" Optimus asked.

"I'm guessing she had a nightmare again." Crash stared worriedly at the trio. "ZiZi?"

"She almost done it again." ZiZi cried, holding her closer.

8-bit wrapped her arms tightly around her guardian, comforting both herself and ZiZi. She buried her face into his neck. ZiZi only just managed to calm himself as Crash stepped forward and pulled ZiZi to sit on his own berth. He snuggled close to the much larger bot while 8-bit reluctantly moved to lean on her own sister. She watched as ZiZi settled in Crash's arms, feeling upset because she'd scared ZiZi to the brink of tears.

"Talk to him later when you've both calmed down." Lazer-eye softly whispered