[Location: Griffin Rock, Maine] Prime Universe

Ratchet was having to crouch down to keep from getting himself trapped in the thick trees around him. It put him on relative eye level with Arcee as they and the three humans with them waited. Jack volunteered to go with them, even before Optimus Prime had spoken about the mission with the others. Having taken Prime and Arcee aside to speak with the Autobot leader, Arcee could only smile at her ward's large heart and his knowing that she wanted to go rescue their friend as well.

Jack's mother, June, was waiting with them as well. Jack had explained to his mother what had happened to Elita shortly after the teen found out, and like the rest of them, she worried about what might have happened to E after she had disappeared. The emergency nurse had stated that she wanted to go, and would rather go and not be needed than learn differently after they had returned.

Ratchet glanced over at the third human of the group, Miko. She was quick to ask to 'go with', as the young teen often stated. Much like the argument that got her sent to New York with Jack, Bumblebee, and Arcee in search of the Iacon relic, the phase shifter, Miko had managed to get herself in on this team as well. Though the logic of her statement even Ratchet couldn't argue with. In case they needed a cover, Miko was quick to think on her feet for one. Also, one more human would only help them out if they found themselves stuck in a reality void of Cybertronians.

Touching a finger to his audio sensor, the Autobot medic opened a communication cannel to his partner back at the base. "Ratchet to Rafael, is everything ready?"

"As ready as they can be on our end, Ratchet," the young man replied. Ratchet could hear the keystrokes on the young man's laptop as he was typing in the commands he needed. "As soon as we have another signal break through, I'll lock onto it."

"It's been almost two hours," Arcee said, shifting her weight from her left foot to her right, arms crossed, "Are you sure it's going to show up?"

"Positive." He didn't mean to snap the word, but the fem had just voiced his latest fear. What if the person or persons responsible for the breach and several attempts afterwards just stopped what they were doing? As that settled heavily in his spark, Ratchet couldn't help but perk-up as there was a wave of distortion in the air to their collective left. Shortly after it appeared Rafael's excited voice came through the communicator.

"I'm locking onto it now," the young man was heard over the swift clicks of the keys his fingers touched.

"Ratchet," Prime's voice cut through now, "Arcee. We will be waiting for your swift return. Be careful."

"Will do, Optimus," the medic replied, the motorcycle with him echoing the reply before they both transformed into their vehicular modes. Jack was securing his helmet as he climbed onto Arcee while June and Miko climbed into Ratchet's cab.

Rafael opened the ground bridge, locking onto the odd energy signature, giving the shimmering air in front of the group a mostly purplish glow with streaks of red and orange. Jack and Arcee were the first ones through, followed swiftly by Ratchet, before the portal closed behind them in a wink.

[Location: Griffin Rock, Maine] Rescuebots Universe

Doc Greene was about to start his latest round of tests on the repaired device that brought Elita-One, or Ellan Greer, as he and Frankie knew her as, through into their reality. What had happened a few days before, between Ellan collapsing to how shaky she was when she drove Cody home afterwards, worried the scientist. She was showing similar symptoms to someone who was suffering from hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Perhaps her body wasn't adapting to the food provided for her here, that there was something on a molecular scale that was different here from where she came from that wasn't allowing her body to derive the nutrients she needed.

Then the good doctor frowned at another thought. What if her body, since it was linked to the robotic form with her, needed a different source of energy? Certainly before the other day he had never seen anyone sweat glowing blue. It wasn't until he was getting ready for bed that he realized that Ellan had kept his handkerchief with her. The woman was certainly use to protecting herself, but with that important bit that she took with her Doc Greene wouldn't be able to come up with an alternate fuel source for her.

"What has you looking so serious this morning?" Turning at the woman's voice, Doc Greene's face lit up as he saw Professor Baranova walking closer to him, carrying a couple bags with one of the local dining establishments, "I hope you do not mind that I brought breakfast this morning."

"Professor Baranova, good morning! How very thoughtful of you!" He took the bags from her, setting them on the table before turning back to face his fellow scientist, "You look lovely this morning."

That painted a lovely shade of pink on her cheeks, "Thank you." She quickly moved over to the bags and helped him pull out the meal. She had gotten enough for both of them and Frankie, the young lady out walking Edison and Aristotle, the Doberman canines that the young lady raised since they were puppies. "I thought it prudent to bring our meal instead of taking the time to cook something."

"Excellent thinking," Doc Greene agreed, sitting down with the Professor. It was about ten minutes before Frankie joined them, happily hopping onto a spare work stool before she dug into the food.

With their fast broken, Frankie watched as her father and his friend begin to work on the machine. Soon they were attempting to power up the device, Doc Greene at the controls and Professor Baranova near the square with the rounded edges, taking down observation notes. Suddenly the shimmer inside of the square turned to a violent, yet beautiful, storm of purples with streaks of reds and oranges in it.

"Incredible!" Professor Baranova said, her clipboard dipping a bit in her hands as she stepped closer to the side of it. She was slowly backing away, even as Doc Greene joined her, as the sound of some sort of engine driven device was coming towards them. When a motorcycle with its rider burst through vortex of colors, swiftly followed by an ambulance, all three humans in the laboratory leapt clear of their path. With an amazing skill, both vehicles managed to stop almost instantly as they had entered the lab, the only damage left from their entrance were the skid-marks on the floor.

Jack pulled off his helmet, taking a deep breath from the rush, before looking around. Seeing both of the scientists and the young lady with them, he gave a sheepish smile as he scratched the back of his head. "Um… Hi."

"That was a rush!" The excited, young woman's voice came from the opening and slamming of the passenger's door from the ambulance, drawing the attention of the group. "I so can't wait to do that again!"

"One thing at a time," came a more matronly voice as a woman dressed in green scrubs with a brown over shirt exited the driver side of the ambulance.

"Right!" said the Japanese teenager with large, bright pink stripes in her hair, "We've gotta find E!"

"You must be friends of Ellan's," Doc Greene said, having instinctively placed Processor Baranova protectively behind him at their initial entrance. "This is wonderful news! You might be able to help her."

It was everything for the Autobots not to speak to ask the questions they all had running through their minds. Fortunately Jack spoke first, "What happened to Aunt Ellan?"

[Location: Griffin Rock, Maine, Emergency Headquarters]

Elita was crouching over the sizeable fire she was using to roast a practically whole cow, the two sides of beef on a spit that she was slowly turning over the heat source. She was outside a safe distance from the back of the building, sitting across the bench on her bike form, her nose in another book she borrowed from Graham, as she slowly turned the spit with an impromptu device she made from some old bicycle parts she had found. Turning the pedals with her own feet and legs as she lounged back, it turned the chains and gears to slowly turn the spit. It used some of the energy she had left, but hopefully she would gain it back after the meal.

Shortly after the Rescuebots had left for the day, Elita had made contact with Optimus Prime. Heatwave had been kind enough to fill in the Autobot leader on what had happened, but Prime was rather surprised that she had sought him out directly. She explained that she was having trouble with her energy, but hated the idea of taxing their already low supply of energon for it. Instead, she had asked Optimus if he could have his human liaison procure one simple item for her.

Upon agreeing, Optimus had said he would send someone through with her request as soon as Agent Fowler agreed. It was almost three hours before the ground bridge opened up and Bumblebee stepped through, the fresh beef in hand. Heartily thanking the scout for the delivery, Elita was surprised when he had also given her a bit of energon as well. He explained that it was Optimus' orders, so while she waited for the food to cook she wouldn't end up doing more possible harm to herself from the lack of proper energy. The spare amount of energon was what was allowing her to even be outside of her larger form, her energy so low that she couldn't even run the two forms separately.

Now with her larger form at rest it was just waiting for the meat to finish cooking, which would be around the time the Burns family normally returned for the day, if there were no dire emergencies they needed to handle. Elita could easily eat one side of beef on her own, but felt guilty about fixing her something to eat and not the family that had been kind enough to shelter her during her stay.

Looking up from her book at the sound of motorized vehicles approaching, Elita was wondering if the family was having a slow day and was returning for lunch. Unfortunately she couldn't join them at the moment. Despite the boost of energon, she wasn't able to get more than five feet away from her larger body before collapsing. She heard Cody's excited voice greeting whoever had pulled up to the front of the building. A familiar voice reached her ears, making her drop the sizeable book in her lap as Elita looked up to the side of the building.

At seeing Miko come running around the brick structure, Elita set the book down and climbed off her vehicular form. The hug the young lady attached herself to the missing Autobot with was practically a python's hold. Hearing the girl's sniffles brought tears to her own eyes as she squeezed Miko, more to reassure herself that the young lady in her arms was real.

E looked up when she heard Jack and June's voices as well as they rushed around to the back of the building with them. Seeing Doc Greene, Frankie, and Professor Baranova with them, she realized that if they had brought 'others' with them that they wouldn't risk being discovered. At seeing the large slabs of meat, now just sitting there over the fire, Elita could only shrug at the puzzled looks that the two scientists and the daughter of one of them gave her, "I got hungry?"

"I think I have something that would work to turn the spit," Doc Greene said, taking in the device she had made, "I will be back shortly!"

When he had left, E had turned back to return to her spot on the bike, finding that Cody had taken over for her. Giving the young man an appreciative nod, she sat down on the normal seat part of her vehicular mode. While June managed to pry Miko away, the young lady never went far. Jack was at his mother's side, holding her medical bag, as June proceeded to give Elita a standard human check-up. While she was doing so, Frankie and Professor Baranova were kind enough to fill Elita in on the events that had happened that morning.

She wanted to ask who came with her human friends, but couldn't risk blowing their cover. She assumed that Arcee was at least one of them, knowing that the motorcycle fem would never let Jack go alone, but when Frankie mentioned an ambulance coming through as well, it brought a smile to her face. She should have known Ratchet would come.

Looking over at Cody, Elita gave him a warm smile, "How about you let them park the vehicles in the garage? People might start wondering how an ambulance got onto the island."

"Sure thing," the young man said, hopping down and bid Jack and June to follow. As the trio went back around to the front of the house, Miko had beaten Elita to taking over the turning of the meat. Giving a tired sigh, Elita just relaxed back onto the seat. Professor Baranova stepped up beside the bike as Frankie hopped onto it.

"Are you feeling better?" Doc Greene's daughter asked.

"I will as soon as I get some food in me," Elita admitted.

[Inside]

Cody ran through the door and over to the garage door controls, quickly opening the door. Jack was walking Arcee in as June climbed into Ratchet's cab, letting the Autobot do the driving into the building. "I don't like this," the Autobot medic admitted to the woman sitting in his cab.

"Elita suggested it," June said with a tired sigh as they pulled into the shade, the garage door closing behind them.

"How is she?" the Autobot symbol on the steering wheel was flashing as he spoke.

"Mostly a lack of energy, how bad I can't tell," the nurse admitted, "it would be best to have you check her out."

"As soon as I can get some privacy to do so, I will."

With that, June exited from the cab and walked over to her son as he was speaking to the young man that Elita referred to as Cody. The younger man's eyes lit up more as she approached. "Are they Cybertronian, too?"

Author's Note: I don't own these shows!