I'm sooo sorry for not updating for so long. I've just been really busy and everything and I'll stop with the excuses. Here's the next piece.
The Autobot base had been calm for a while. Mary and Blake had moved in to be under the Autobots protection. Mary was often seen talking with Bumblebee since Acree and him had been good friends. Blake didn't say much, but often helped out a lot. Asabi had been keeping to herself. She had told Optimus and Ratchet that she was worried about Sky Spark.
"I can feel her weakening. They know I'm alive and I'm sure they have a hunch that we are connected someway." The woman had been trying to focus on clues with Prowl to try and locate where the captured Autobots were. They were working with the American government to try and find them but they weren't much help.
"Primus this is so frustrating," Asabi snarled, bringing a fist down on the table. Prowl glanced down at her.
"You should rest for a while," he told her. The pair had been working for several hours to try and get closer to Sky Spark and the others. They had been given quite a scare when the young woman had suddenly fainted while helping the Autobots a week earlier. She had fallen off the ledge and only Jazz's quick reflexes had saved her a nasty fall. When she had awoken, she said that she felt the bond between Sky Spark and Asabi flattened out. Ratchet had a theory that Sky Spark may be dying. He didn't need to keep it a secret from Asabi, the woman knew.
"I just feel so helpless Prowl. I can feel her suffering and there is nothing I can do. I can't stand it," she ground out. He didn't say anything but looked up at Jazz as he came in.
"Jazz, why don't you take Asabi out for a drive," he suggested to the saboteur. The silver mech grinned and scooped the woman up before she had a chance to process what Prowl had said and objected. She was going to object anyways.
"Jazz! Put me down!" she snapped at him. He simply laughed.
"Sorry love, but ya need ta get out." He continued down the hall, ignoring the woman's fowl protests. He set the woman down and transformed before opening his door. Asabi just sighed before getting in. Jazz sped off as Ironhide and Will pulled up to the base. Will jumped out so Ironhide could transform.
"Where's he going?" the mech asked gruffly.
"Prowl thought it might be a good idea to make Asabi get away for a while. She was apparently getting frustrated," Optimus said as he came out of the base. Ironhide didn't say anything but headed inside.
Heading down the highway, Jazz simply drove without a purpose, letting his music play. The woman hadn't said anything since she had sat down but as Jazz read her vital signs, he could tell she was about to go to sleep.
"Not getting' much recharge, are ya?" he asked her. The woman didn't move but gave a grunt that was warning him. He just chuckled and continued driving. Ten minutes into the drive, Asabi nodded off. But things went bad.
Without warning, Asabi let off a howl of anguish as she woke up. She twisted and shuttered in convulsions. Her eyes rolled back as she fell backwards across Jazz's consol, unconscious. Jazz, who had been in the middle of a conversation over the comm. link gave a roar of surprise as he slammed on his breaks.
:Jazz! What happened?: Ratchet asked, hearing his comrade's cry. Jazz activated his holoform.
"Asabi! Asabi, wake up!" he called to her. His scans showed her pulse was slow and her blood pressure low.
:Ratchet, I don't know what happened but Asabi lost in and then fainted. She isn't responding:
:Jazz, get her back here. How far are you?:
:About 10 minutes away:
:Get her back to base ASAP!: Jazz didn't hesitate. His tires spun as he turned around and shot back towards base, the woman's vital signs continuing to fall. He raced back to the base, pushing it as fast as he could go. He made it back in record time to a worried Ratchet and Will. The solider lifted the woman up and let Ratchet take her. Setting her on a berth inside, he had will set up a monitoring system. Within a few minutes, her pulse flat lined.
"Damn it! Asabi, come on, hang in there!" Will shouted. Before he could do anything, her pulse went back to a steady rhythm.
"What the…?" Will asked. Asabi's eyes snapped open as he peered down at her.
"Asabi, are you all right. Wait, why are your eyes white?"
"What did you say?" Ratchet asked him.
"Asabi?" Will reached down and gently touched her. The woman's eyes narrowed and in a flash, she had grabbed his arm, pushing him away. He was practically thrown back.
"Asabi!" Ratchet shouted. The woman sat up and turned towards him, her white eyes bright.
"Oh no," he muttered. The woman snarled and pulled out the IV that had been placed. They watched in horror as the huge wings erupted from her back. The woman leapt off the table, spreading her wings wide and took off. She flew past a startled Ironhide.
"What in Primus was that?" he roared.
"That was Asabi! We need to follow her!" Ratchet yelled, running past the black mech. Ironhide paused long enough to scoop Will into his hands before running after Ratchet. Once outside, Mary and Blake ran up.
"What happened? We felt a tremor from our partners," Mary said.
"Something is wrong with Asabi. She's trying to fight us," Ratchet said.
"Fight?" Mary murmured.
"Move!" Blake pulled Mary to the ground as Asabi flew from behind them and tried to attack them. They looked up from the ground to see the woman continue to fly away from the base. The rest of the Autobots came out.
"Bumblebee, stay here and watch the children. Autobots, move out!" Optimus shouted. The rest of the Autobots didn't hesitate and transformed, speeding after her. They covered a lot of highway and were making their way into a national forest.
"I know she isn't supposed to be flying in the first place, but why is she flying so low?" Wheeljack asked. It was Prowl who answered.
"I have a feeling that it's not Asabi's mind that's making her fly, but Sky Spark's mind," he answered.
"Sky Spark?! What makes you think that?" Ratchet asked.
"Feel her signal. It's mixed up, but there is defiantly more Transformer in it. That and according to Will, her eyes have turned white."
"A sign of battle mode," Optimus rumbled darkly, still following the woman/Transformer's signal.
"But why would Sky Spark do this?" Ironhide asked.
"I hate to say this," Mary put in, "But I don't think Sky Spark is doing this willing to Asabi."
"What?!"
"I think the scientists may have figured out how to control Asabi through Sky Spark. Those powers of Asabi's are from Sky Spark. They're using her to get Asabi. If they get her, they may have the power to use Sky Spark herself as a weapon." The Autobots were silent for a moment.
"We need to get that woman," Ratchet said lowly.
"But how?" Ironhide responded.
"I think I have an idea," Wheeljack shouted.
"Oh great. What is it?" Ratchet snapped sarcastically.
"Jazz, use your speakers to try and interrupt the signal to Asabi. It may interfere with it and release the control of her."
"No one is around. It's worth a try," Prowl said.
"Go ahead then Jazz," Optimus ordered.
"Alright." With that, Jazz pulled ahead and blared his speakers. The effect was immediate. The sound waves did interfere and Asabi stopped in midair. However, she appeared to have fainted as she plunged to the ground. Prowl sped up and transformed, catching the human female. The Autobots all transformed and gathered around Ratchet after Prowl handed the human to him.
"I think we're going to have big problems form now on," Jazz said. Optimus agreed solemnly with a nod of his head. His attention was drawn to Mary when she placed a hand on his foot.
"What is it?" he asked her. The woman was staring off into the trees, as was Blake.
"We can sense them. They're nearby," she said.
"Our partners are here," Blake clarified.