A/N: I own nothing

10.

"Where could that Mincon panel be?" Optimus wondered as he looked over the ravine.

Rad saw the Minicons also looking around and Highwire even jumped onto the Autobot leader's foot for a better view. Rad closed his eyes and concentrated on the familiar energy that the panels emitted. He opened his eyes and pointed to the right. "That way. That is where the panel is."

"How can you be so sure?" Rad didn't even need to look at Optimus to see the confusion in his optics.

"Just trust me; it's there." Rad re-affirmed his statement by looking for a path or some way down. "If you don't believe me, I'll get it myself." he said as he found as small ledge that would be efficient enough to help him get down.

Before Rad could go gown though, Optimus called for him to stop. "Wait." Rad looked at him. "Are you sure it's down there?"

Rad's twisted in annoyance. "Yes, it is down there."

As they went down the side of the ravine and reached the bottom, Rad felt the energy abit more strongly. 'This is the right direction.' he thought. "It's this way." he said, beginning to walk in the direction.

AS they walked on, the energy came more strongly until Rad saw a strange rock formation in the cliff wall and felt it centered around the area. "It's there, in that rock formation."

A sudden opened. "Optimus sir."

"What is it, Hotshot?" Optimus asked.

"We found the Minicon's location and-How did you already get there?" Hotshot asked incredulously as he sent the co-ordinates to show the Minicons, Optimus, and Rad already at the panels location.

Optimus shook his head. "You wouldn't believe it. Primus, I'm still trying to believe it myself." Rad smiled lightly at this.

"Come on guys, we've got to retrieve a new charge." Rad said, but a sudden blast caused them to look around and see a purple and green mech standing with his shoulder canons smoking.

"I think not, Fleshling. That Minicon is mine." Megatron countered.

Optimus looked down at Rad. "Get the Minicons to safety."

Rad looked torn between going through with the order or continue to try and get the panel. His promise won out. "Come on." he said to the other Minicons.

The blond and the Minicons went up to a higher spot on the cliff as the two faction leaders began to fight. Rad heard the sound of an engine and saw Hotshot driving over. Alexis got out and crouched beside Sureshock.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"Rad found the Minicon panel then Megatron attacked." Sureshock beeped.

"You found it?" Alexis asked Rad in disbelief. "How?"

"Just lucky, I guess." Rad shrugged egnigmatically.

"Yeah right." Highwire beeped. "You knew exactly where it was!"

"Optimus is getting his aft kicked." Rad pointed out suddenly. Their attention turned to the downed Optimus.

And before Megatron could finish off Optimus, a red and white jet appeared and pulled one of his wings off, making it a sword. "I will finish you off Prime, and claim that Minicon as my own." he said in a raspy voice.

'If Optimus is gone, then that means the panel will be in danger!' Rad thought. His hand clutched his moon charm. He glanced around and let out a frustrated growl at all the bots looking at the fight. 'Screw it, I can make something up with the humans later.' he thought and stood up. He changed his charm into his bow, the silver weapon glintng in the sunlight. He pulled out an arrow and knotched it before firing.

The arrow caught the jet by surprise as it hit him in the shoulder. He ripped the arrow out and his optics locked on Rad's form. "You!"

Rad grinned ferally as he ran up the path to distance himself from the others and a homicidal-looking Decepticons wrath. "Don't you knwo it's not very nice to kick a mech when their down?" he sneered and knotched another arrow. "Then again, you never could follow the rules."

"Who do you think you are, Fleshling?" The jet screeched, distacted from his previous task of offlinining the Autobot leader.

"My name is not Fleshling damn it!" Rad snarled, his eyes blazing sliver in anger. "It's Rad!"