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Chapter 3:

It's been two days since my arrival. Ratchet, being the puzzle-head he was, wouldn't let me leave my berth until I did thousand tests. So when my "confinement" was done, I immediately returned to my space ship. I did some repairs on the control panels of the ship when a familiar green vortex opened up. A yellow bot jumped out. He was probably looking for me, since I didn't report my situation every hour; on Ratchet's command. I walked down to meet up with him.

'Hey, Sabe, whatcha doing here?' Bee said through his voice box as soon as he saw me.

'Optimus told me that he and Bulkhead salvaged most of my space ship when I was out cold. They relocated it to this cave, where decepticons wouldn't find it. I looked at the surrounding. Many construction lamps lit up the cave, bathing the damaged ship in a dim light.

'So after the green light from Ratchet, I got permission from Optimus to repair my ship.' I continued.

'I can see you've locked yourself up in this cave. Considering the results.'

I sat down on a rock and cleaned my hands with a soft cotton fabric as I observed Bumblebee, who circled around my ship.

'So what are you doing here?'

Bee ducked down on the other side and his head popped up next to the front wheels of the landing gear. 'Optimus wants you to come back to base to meet the humans.'

I sighed. 'Why? I would rather spent my time here, in this clammy cave, than to become acquainted with the natives.'

'We've all been there, Sabe. Once you get to know them, they'll grow on you.' He beeped. He stroked the autobot emblem on the side of the ship and a tender look appeared on his face. I wondered what he was thinking of.

Bee walked back to the green vortex, which was still swirling, and stood still before walking in. He turned around and raised his optic ridges. He gestured me with a single nod with his head.

I looked back at my space ship and sighed deeply. 'Fine, I'm coming. I'm coming.'

I was one nano-second back in base when I heard an exited, high pitched scream. My optics shot to every corner of the base. My optics got stuck on one small being, standing on the platform. It jumped up and down before running down the stairs.

'You're the new bot! What's your name? How'd you get here? How many cons have you snuffed?'

I took a few steps back as the distance between us was getting smaller. I hit something big and I fell backwards. Alarms were beeping and glass was shattering. I kicked the thing away and fired up my gun. The human stopped running and crouched down. I pointed my gun at multiple targets before Arcee and Bumblebee hovered over me, telling me to calm down.

I held my head in my hands and looked down. 'Sorry, I, I just…'

'Wasn't prepared.' Bulkhead said. I looked at the wreck that I made a few seconds ago. A red station wagon. What's left of it anyway. Bulkhead gave me his hand and pulled me up. I grinned sheepishly.

I squatted down and peered at the human.

'It looks so fragile.' I said to no one in particular.

'Excuse me?!' for such a small being, it made a lot of noise. A furious scream echoed through the base. I readied my weapon, looking for the creator of that dreadful sound. Another feminine human ran down the stairs.

I stood there, tongue-tied, watching the human shedding transparent lubricant.

'My car. My two years old car,' She cried at the wreckage. I did not dare to blink. She turned her head to me and pined me down to the ground with her ferocious gaze. 'How could you?' She coldly asked.

'It would not have happened if your car wasn't there in the first place!' I yelled.

'Well, if you didn't fall, then my car wouldn't be a wreck right now!'

'Mom, calm down.' A human boy was trying to console her.

'If that other human didn't jump me, then I would not have fallen!' Heavy thuds reverberated through the base.

'Optimus, is this how you welcome new bots into the base?' the human switched her attention to Optimus. Optimus gave me a questionable look. I awkwardly fiddled with my fingers.

'June, it was never my intent to demolish your belongings. However, Saberquake spent a long time in space; separated from any life form. She still has much to learn, about herself and about this world.'

'Optimus, you can't expect me to let the children run around in this place. Not while one of your soldiers goes rampage and destroys the place.'

'That is why Saberquake is in need of an instructor.'

'If you think that I will let the children close to her…'

'I was referring to you, June.'

June stared at him flabbergasted. 'I'm sorry, what?'

I laughed out loud, earning the looks of June and Optimus. The loaded atmosphere was simmering around the base. I stopped laughing.

'You must be joking.' I said dead serious.

'Saberquake…'

'Optimus, I'm not taking lessons from a "squishy", not while one of you can teach me.' I interrupted Optimus.

'Saberquake, it was not a request. If you want to function well in this team and on this planet, you must learn its customs and its laws.'

'June has lost her car. That makes you the perfect candidate to assist her in daily life while learning about humans.' He continued.

'Why can't the others do it?'

'Because they already have their human partners.'

I grunted. Knowing that I wouldn't win this argument, I gave in. 'Fine.'

'Wait, wait, wait. Did anyone ask about my opinion?' June placed her hand on her chest, gesturing about herself.

Arcee butted in. 'June, look at it this way: you have a new car. And you can use it until you can get a new car.'

I saw June thinking for a minute. She straightened her shoulders and said something that I didn't want to hear. 'Okay, I'll be her teacher. But she must do exactly what I say.'

'That goes without saying.' Optimus was glad to close this subject, from the looks of it.

I groaned. 'Am I allowed back in my cave. Arrow is still not fully operational.'

'I still have to go to the grocery shop.' June folded her arms.

'You can walk.' I huffed. I gained a stern look from the autobots.

'Urgh. Fine!' And I transformed in my vehicle mode. 'Bet the cons won't have to play taxi driver.' I muttered under my breath. I opened my door for June.

'Thank you.' She immediately grabbed my steering wheel.

'Whoa, what do you think you're doing? Don't touch my gears with your filthy digits.' She let go and I drove away.

You could almost cut the atmosphere with a knife.

'It feels strange, not being in control of my car.' June broke the tense mood.

'I am not your car.' I said threatening.

'You know, you could be a little more compassionate to others.'

'Yeah? Well, not everyone is as perfect as you.'

'I'm not saying I'm perfect. I just want to get along. For the time being.'

I sighed defeated. 'Alright. I won't try to snap at you. Unless you drive me crazy.'

She laughed and I relaxed a little. 'According to Jack, I'm always driving him crazy.'

'Jack, that's your son? The tall boy with black hair back at base?'

'That right.' She smiled and looked at a picture on her phone.

She told me all kinds of traffic laws as we entered Jasper. 'You can turn right at the next traffic light. Two hundred meters up ahead is a parking lot right in front of the groceries store.' I followed her instructions and parked neatly between the lines of a parking space.

'Not bad for a newbie, huh?' I said smugly.

'Not bad at all,' She grabbed her bags and I closed my door when she got out. 'Wait here 'till I get back.'

'Fine, but hurry up. I want to get back to base before nightfall.'

'I'll be back before you can say "Decepticons".' And she walked away.

It was half past five and the parking lot was getting crowded. There was one parking space open next to me.

I was getting impatient after twenty minutes. A guy with an old pick-up truck parked at my right and hit me with his door. My perfect paintjob, scratched. I saw June standing in line at the cash register and sounded my alarm. The man next to me jumped up in surprise. She looked up and stared at me with disbelief in her eyes. She quickly packed her stuff. Once she was done packing her things, she ran to me with two paper bags in her arms.

Everyone was looking at the bald man who was bathing in his own sweat as he looked around. I angrily turned the volume of my alarm up when she placed her bags on my hood.

'I am so so sorry, I just got this car and it's just…' She slammed her fist at my door and I quiet down.

'Very old. My son is working out the bugs.' She smiled apologetically at the man.

He quickly walked with his head down to the entrance of the grocery store.

June opened the co-driver's door and placed her bag on the seat. She sat behind my steering wheel and gripped it tightly. I speeded up and drove away from the parking lot.

'Hee! What did I say about touching my gear?!' I growled at her. I drove off and sped up once the grocery store appeared in my rear-view mirror.

'Quiet you! You've already caused me enough trouble! What were you thinking?' she yelled.

'I was thinking you would be back before nightfall, and look: it's nightfall. Not to mention, one of you humans scratched my door.' I angrily put metal to the pedal as the light of the traffic light turned green.

'You don't have to act so high and mighty, you know? You act like a drama queen ever since we met.' And she let go of my wheel and I felt hurt.

'Well…' And I turned around the corner and parked in front of her house. She got out and got her stuff and strolled to her home. 'Guess that another flaw of mine.' I muttered.

Apparently she heard that and turned around with the bags in her arms. She sighed again. I felt like I was making her tired. She looked at the contents of the bag before she spoke up.

'There is nothing wrong with flaws, Saberquake.'

'It means that you're not perfect.' I answered.

'That's true, but being perfect will get boring at some time.' She smiled.

'What do you mean?'

'When jack's father left, I was depressed. I thought my whole life was perfect, my relationship, my work, my family… and I was so wrong.' She stared at the ground.

She looked through my window as if she was trying to make eye contact with me even though I was in my alt-mode.

'I went into therapy and changed my vision of live. I believe that the flaws we have is that which make us interesting, our background, our hardships. That is what makes us unique.' She smiled.

I was speechless. Foremost because I was being schooled by a human. A bot who has lived through war and who was thousand years old, was schooled by this human. And she was so right.

The conversation turned into a silence filled with occupied minds. She stared at the horizon.

'If you go back now, you'll still be on time for whatever you needed to do.'

'Thanks,' I didn't know what to say. She knew me less than a day and already told me a part of her history. Either she was incredible stupid and naïve or she trusts everyone too quick. Both would not work out for her. 'For telling your story.'

'I hope you will tell me yours, one day.' She nodded as a goodbye and walked back to her house.

I drove back to base. No one. They must be on patrol and didn't wait for me. That thought made me even sadder than before.

I shuffled around and waited around for the gang to come back. I scanned for decepticon activity but nothing appeared on the screen and no one contacted base. I was growing tired of waiting and decided to kill my time with working on my ship. I set coordinates in the ground bridge and activated it. I walked through the vortex and adjusted my optics to the overwhelming darkness. I turned my com link off and started the repairs on the wings of my ship.

After a few hours I decided it was time for a break. I cleaned my hands with a dirty cloth and walked outside the cave. I could still see everything even though there were no street lanterns in the wide area. The moon gave the forest a mysterious glow, showering the waterfall next to me in a silver light. I climbed up to where the waterfall started to come down and sat down at the ledge of the cliff. I placed my guan dao next to me if I would encounter enemies.

I placed my hands behind my back on the ground and stared at the moon for a good five minutes. Something rustled in the trees behind me. I slowly slid my hand toward my guan dao but stopped when I heard a energon gun powering up.

'I wouldn't do that if I were you. Unless you have a death wish.' Said the rough voice. 'And I wouldn't activate your weapons, you'll be dead before you can turn around to shoot me.'

I sat still with my hands on my knees. 'You're not really stealthy. Trying to sneak up on me.'

'Well, I don't need to be, con.' My eyes widened in surprise.

'Whoa whoa whoa!' I jumped up and turned around to face my visitor. A shot was immediately fired at my head. I ducked down and rolled over my side and grabbed my guan dao. I used my guan dao to repel his shots.

'Decepticon?! Are you fragged in the head?' I yelled over his shots. I took my chances and ran into the forest shortly followed by the white bot who was tailing me.

'I am no con!' I jumped over a big rock without looking back.

'Well,' I heard a thud and ground trembled; my pursuer was right behind me. 'That's what all cons say.'

The ground was slowly going down and I calculated the chance that if I would stop now, he would bump into me. If that was the outcome than he could no longer rely on his weapons. Another energon blast flew right past my head, interrupting my thoughts. I placed my heels in the earth and bend on my knees while turning around; facing the chaser. He clearly didn't see that coming and stumbled. I jumped forward and placed my arms around his torso.

'What the…?!'

I immediately rolled on my back and threw him over my shoulders. He tumbled downhill. I got up and sprinted after the still rolling bot, preparing my attack. I jumped him and together we were a fighting mess of hands and feet. The tumbling came to an end. As disorientated as I was I placed my foot on his chest and pointed the tip of my spear at his throat.

'I. Am. No. Con.' I said between vents. He changed his weapons back to his hands and laid still. Now I had the time to observe him. He had small door wings and a scar graced his face. A smirk appeared on his face.

'Definitely. No con can move like that.'

I was taken by surprise and stepped off his chest. A red autobot emblem came into sight and I gasped.

'I am so sorry.' I offered him my hand but he swatted it away. I gave him an offended look as he stood up.

'So, what are you doing here?' He said while he walked toward his to swords which landed a few meters from here during the battle.

I crossed my arms. 'I could ask you the same.'

'I noticed decepticon activity nearby, so I went to investigate. That was when I encountered you.' He raised an optic ridge.

'I crash landed here a few day ago. I hid my ship in this cave beneath up so I could work in private on its repairs. I was taking a break and here I am now.' I spread my arms and looked around the small open space in the dense forest. It looked like he wasn't paying attention to my explanation.

'Shhh, shhh, quiet. I hear something.' I looked up in the sky and but saw nothing. The autobot also scanned the sky.

'Get down!' The autobot jumped me and saved me from purple energon shots. I covered my head with my hands.

'Decepticons!' I yelled. Lucky for us that decepticons were lousy shooters.

'Get up, get up!' He pulled me up and was about to drag me away but I pulled my arm back. I spotted his grenade on his hip. I grabbed it.

'Fire it up.' I shouted above all the firing. I threw the grenade at the two decepticon flyers who were hovering in the sky above us.

'I like the way you think.' He grinned and pushed the button on his igniter. The bomb exploded in mid-air and knocked us both on our backs. Revving engines sounded through the trees.

'It's not over.' He said and we ran back the same route as where we came from.

'Can you transform in your alt-mode?' He yelled over his shoulder.

I nodded. 'Yes…'

'Then let's make a break for it.'

'Wait, no we can't.' and I stopped running as we almost stood where the waterfall came down. He turned around and made it back to me.

'Look, usually I don't run, but since I got a femme by my side I have to.'

'I'm not leaving my ship unguarded, knowing that they,' I pointed at the trees where the engines where rumbling. 'will find my ship and every knowledge about me, the autobot base and what else. And they will report it to their chief.'

'Fine,' He placed his hands on his hips. 'What's your plan.'

I hid behind a large tree waiting for the cons to come out of the bushes. I took a quick look and eyed my ally. He spotted me and gave me a thumbs up. A few seconds later he was surrounded by three vehicons. They transformed their hands in guns and pointed at my friend. The con closest to the autobot called his master though his com link.

'Commander Starcream, we have found the wrecker named Wheeljack near your given coordinates.'

Wheeljack? Seaspray mentioned him many times during the war when he wasn't on a mission. Always telling stories about his brave friend with trigger fingers.

'On your knees, autobot!' Another cons pushed his gun in Wheeljack's face. I observed the scene in less than a second and knew I had to act right now. I stepped away from the tree. The cons hadn't heard me. I stopped. Doubt was crossing my mind. This plan would only work if there were two of them and not three.

'Look, behind you!' A flyer said as he appeared from behind Wheeljack. I drew my guan dao and swung it in the air. It rapidly spun in the air, heading straight for the flyer. It hit my target and he screamed as he fell down. The others had turned around and fired at me. Wheeljack, who was still on his hands and knees, looked at me with wide open optics.

I ran, while dodging the shots, towards the vehicons preparing myself for the fall. The cliff was pretty high but the water beneath would break my fall.

'Wait, that's not the plan!' He yelled.

I jumped and took the three cons with me in my fall. A moment of stillness. I pushed two cons away and focussed my attack on the first con below me. He faced me and tried to shoot me. With both legs I kicked him with all my strength down to the ground. He landed with a huge splash in the lake. The other two cons already came to their sentence. We were already too close to the water and I couldn't use the same trick to knock out the two vehicons. Placing my arms crossways in front of my chest and my chin down I prepared myself for the impact. The three of us landed in the water.

The cons were faster out water than I was and they ran away to a lonely dirt road, which would let to the main road. I immediately dashed out of the water. I pulled my weapon out of the dead flyer as I ran after the cons.

'Contact base! Tell them that the cons will make contact with the human race. We cannot let that happen.' I noticed two purple sport cars crossing away and I transformed too.

The cons almost hit the main road but came slipping to a halt when a green vortex opened and four autobots walked out of it. The cons transformed and looked around to find an exit. There was none.

'Surrender now, or be destroyed.' The heavy voice of Optimus chilled the energon in my body. The cons opened fire. I transformed back and traded my hand for gun and fired at the kneeholes of the cons. The battle between us and them was short. They were dead in seconds.

I jogged to meet op with the team. 'Thanks, they almost got away.' I smiled as I looked up at Optimus.

He didn't look too happy though. 'We need to talk.' Tension trembled through his voice.

Oh, boy…

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