Sari was taken by surprise, she recognized what it was that took Luna, she wanted to follow but she couldn't see in the dark, even with her half organic abilities.
"Merow!" Lynx yowled, further surprising Sari.
Sari watched as the cat sprinted after where Luna went. Quickly she transformed and followed, using her jet pack to fly low to keep up, as she flew she commed Bumblebee.
"Bee! Ratbat took Luna! I'm trying to follow now but I've lost visual!" she said, following the cat, and the sounds of Ratbat. She was surprised, the cat seemed to know where they went.
Sari heard more screams and followed them, that's when she heard the splash, she exited the buildings and realized she had come to lake Erie. Where was she? She couldn't see anything.
"Luna?!" she shouted.
Sari noticed Lynx running beside the lake, yowling but not willing to go in the water. And that's when she heard it.
"HEEELP!"
The scream was of panic, but Sari couldn't pinpoint where she heard it. Quickly she floated over the water, looking for any signs of Luna and using the glow from her palms to help.
"Luna! Where are you?!" she shouted, but the splashing sound continued till she heard it again.
"SOMEBODY HEEEELP!"
Sari swore she was closer to the source of the sound, she wondered if Luna could swim and that made her panic, she hurried her search when she noticed something. There was nothing, no sound, no splashing, no screaming. Sari felt her heart drop into her stomach, a sick feeling filled her and she gulped and kept looking. She didn't find anything.
"L-luna?" she shouted, her voice cracking with fear,"Luna where are you?!" she shouted.
She heard nothing, she felt sick.
"No..." she whispered.
She continued searching, scanning the waters and nearly crashing into the water from getting so close to it. She kept calling for Luna and searching, but she didn't find anything, until she heard a metallic screech. She stopped in time for Ratbat to burst from the water, holding a limp Luna and fly off.
With revived hope Sari raced after Ratbat, trying her best to keep close. She tried to be silent and out of sight. Ratbat lead her to the woods north of Detroit and she watched as he flew into a cave. Quickly she landed and hid behind a large tree and peeked. The cave didn't seem guarded. Quickly she commed the Autobots and gave them the coordinates, speaking quickly and with deep concern.
"Don't worry, Sari, we will be there in a few clicks." Bumblebee said.
Sari nodded and ended the link, she trembled, hoping Luna was okay. Why Ratbat wanted Luna probably had something to do with Soundwave, and she guessed it had to do with the shard Luna had acquired. She felt at fault for not protecting Luna.
"I swear Luna, I will get you out of this." she whispered.
Luna woke to a burning sensation in her lungs. She coughed and she opened her eyes. She was laying on a rocky ground, there was a light source nearby, it was bright like a television. As she started to sit up she felt a small tug from her wrists and noticed chains. Confused she looked at her wrists. Why did she have chains on her wrists? Then she remembered, she remembered falling, she remembered the cold and the fear.
She shivered and tried to stand, only to be tugged down by the chains. Quickly she inspected them, they were strong and thick, and the pin holding it down was grounded only a few feet away.
Luna tugged again, but to no avail. Shy was she here? Who brought her here? What did they want?
"Escape: futile." a metallic voice said, it sounded more like rhythmic sound than a voice though.
Surprised Luna looked up, in front of her was a large blue and black bot, he reminded her of a DJ. He was box shaped and had blue glowing circuit designs coursing all over him.
"W-who are you?" she asked
"Designation: Soundwave." he said, "Current Mission: retrieve Allspark shard."
Luna blinked, he wanted her shard? For what?
"Why do you want it?" she asked.
"Identify: shard location." he droned.
Luna blinked.
"B-but why do you want it for?"
"Identify." was his only reply.
Luna was getting scared, she looked at him closer, the dim light made it hard to see him.
Soundwave turned away to the source of the light, it was a giant control panel with a giant monitor. The whole room was covered in wires and connection cords. But all Luna noticed when he went to the monitor was the insignia on his chest. He was a Decepticon.
Luna paled and tugged harder on her chain. He was a Decepticon? He must have kidnapped her for her shard. Luna continued to tug on the chains, she twisted, she turned, she kept trying to get it off her wrists when she heard a scratching sound. She looked at the entrance of the cave and saw what looked like a large dark catlike robot, it had big round broad shoulders and sharp claws, in its mouth was something small but whatever it was, it was leaking some glowing purple luiquid.
She watched as the cat looked at her then turned to Soundwave.
Soundwave turned and looked at the cat.
"Mission: successful." he droned.
The cat nodded its head, it set down what was in its mouth and put a paw on it, then a component on its back opened and Soundwave reached into it. He pulled out something very small and dangled it in front of his faceplate. It was Luna's necklace.
Luna stared dumbfounded. He went to her room? She had left the necklace there for safety. Then her concern switched. What about Splitz and Lynx? What happened to them? She then faintly recalled hearing Lynx yowling when she was carried off. Lynx must have followed her. Typical Lynx. But what about Splitz?
Luna watched as Soundwave patted the cats head and its component closed.
"Very good Ravage." he droned.
Ravage made a low rumbling sound then picked up what had before and moved to the wall, where it began to chew on its toy.
Luna stiffened, when Ravage sat to chew on its toy the lighting brightened and she looked at what Ravage was chewing on. It was a little red truck.
Luna tugged hard on her chains at Ravage, she tried her best to get closer, straining and tugging, but to no avail. She panted as she strained, finally she couldn't hold it in.
"Give him to me!" she shouted, "give me Splitz!" she begged.
Ravage stopped chewing and looked up at her. He made a small purring sound and stood, picking up Splitz and walking towards her.
Luna fell to her knees and held her hands out as far as she could towards Ravage, hoping he would give her Splitz.
He didn't, he sat down on his haunches a few feet from her, too far for her to reach and began to chew again.
Luna watched in horror as more of the glowing purple fluid leaked from Splitz.
"P-please!" she begged, "Stop hurting him!"
She was so scared, she could only hope he wasn't awake for this.
Ravage lay down and set down Splitz. He then bared his fangs at Luna, as if making a cruel smirk, then he bent down and bit down on the hood of the car, hard.
Luna's heart wrenched at the sound. It wasn't from the hood being crushed, but rather than the painful howl coming from the toy itself.
Sari sat outside the cave, she trembled fearfully. How long had it been? 10? 15 minutes? It felt like forever, she looked around, where were they? She looked and was surprised, it was Lynx, she was running up and she stopped next to Sari.
Sari blinked in shock, did that cat track her all the way here? How did she do that? Sari was confused. The cat was much more intelligent than she thought.
The cat suddenly turned towards the cave, her ears perked and facing the cave. She raised her hackles and made a low growling sound and went to the cave.
"W-wait." Sari whispered, and was surprised when the cat stopped and looked at her, "Uh..the other bots are coming, we need to wait for them." she whispered.
The cat just looked at her then walked to the cave and ran in.
Sari hit her palm against her forehead and followed. Normally she would just run right in, but if Soundwave WAS involved, well she knew she couldn't fight him on her own.
Sari followed Lynx in. it was dark but Sari used the light glow from her plasma sphere blasters to light things up. They walked for a few minutes and Sari felt nervous. What if this was a trap? What if Luna was hurt? What would she do? This wasn't a good idea.
There was a scream.
Sari blinked in surprise and both she and Lynx ran the rest of the way. When Sari spotted a light she stopped and scooted to it. Lynx crouched and padded to the corner where the light was coming from. She then crawled to the edge and peeked. Sari watched as her hackles raised again. Before Sari could do anything she watched as Lynx rushed in. Sari went to the corner and watched in horror.
Luna was in agony, she had managed to get Splitz from Ravage, but Ravage had a temper. She cried out in pain as he raked his claws on her back again. She only curled up tighter around Splitz and took the pain. She couldn't let him hurt Splitz anymore, not after what she saw. As she waited for another blow a quick wind hit her and she heard crashing. Weakly she turned and watched as Lynx drove Ravage into the other wall. She felt so weak, but she was forced to stay conscious when she felt gentle hands on her shoulders.
"come on!" the voice whispered urgently.
Weakly Luna looked and saw the fearful Sari, she used her energon blades and cut the cuffs on her wrists, revealing highly chaffed and lightly bleeding wrists, which made Sari shiver. Slowly Luna stood, clutching Splitz close, and exposing him to Sari's view.
Sari stared at what Luna was clutching. Was that a bot? And was that energon? Quickly she began to pull Luna to the exit when she heard a screech and both girls were floored by Ratbat. Sari shot a plasma sphere at him and tried to tug Luna up, but she was grabbed and picked up before she could do anything, she turned her head and gulped when she saw who picked her up.
Shockwave lifted Sari up and gazed at her.
"Escape: impossible, suggestion: surrender." he droned.
"No way you dumb toy!" she shouted angrily, earning a squeeze from Soundwave.
"Extermination of techno organic: commence"
Sari screamed as she was squeezed but his grip was broken when an electrical blast hit him in the shoulder and he dropped Sari.
Soundwave turned towards the entrance and looked who had fired the shot.
"Can't you learn to pick on others your own size?" Bumblebee sneered, aiming his stinger at Soundwave.
"Ratbat: Return." Soundwave called. He caught the bat as it transformed into a key-tar and he played a loud melody, throwing the bots back.
Luna lifted her head weakly. She saw the Autobots, it was the Bumblebee with Ratchet and Jazz. Luna clutched Splitz closer, she needed to protect him. Behind her she could hear Lynx fighting Ravage when she heard a squawk. She turned her head and looked as a bird caught Lynx and both rolled away. Fear filled her as Ravage looked directly at her. She watched in horror as Ravage rushed her, she tried to pull Splitz away but he got to her before she could react, he rushed past, grabbing Splitz as he ran and hopping onto a ledge behind Soundwave.
"No!" she shouted as he shook his helm. The pained screeches that came from Splitz wrenched her heart and she rushed to him.
Lynx yowled and was thrown across the room, she hit a wall and lay there dazed.
Sari stood and saw as Luna ran, trying to get Splitz. Then her hearing returned and she clutched her ears.
All the Autobots flew back into the wall. Jazz growled an cuircuitzued away, quickly he avoided the sound blast and used his nun chucks against Soundwave, knocking him back and ending his musical blast.
Sari and uncovered her ears.
"Hes only a sparkling! Leave him alone!" Luna shouted desperately.
At this every bot turned towards Luna. Bumblebee looked in shock from beside Sari and Ratchet looked surprised as he was pinning Lazerbeak, and Jazz looked up from cuffing Soundwave.
Luna watched fearfully as the Splitz moved in Ravage's mouth, reaching his little arms back, trying to find a way to release the grip on him, his little wheeled peds wriggled and his optics were shut in pain. His mouth was wide open and painful shouts filled the air as Ravage shook his helm at Luna.
"Oh...my primus." Sari whispered in shock.
A loud angry yowl filled the air, a flash of gray and the hysterical robotic feline crashed into the robotic panther, forcing him to drop Splitz, right into Luna's arms. The cats hissed until Ravage's shaking threw Lynx in the air, as she fell her limbs extended, parts moved and one of her servos switched into a rotating saw, which the now humanoid figure thrust into the giant panthers back and right through it, offlining it instantly.
"Ravage." Soundwave droned, suddenly he broke from his cuffs, using a rhythm to unlock them and he grabbed Ratbat and played a loud booming tune.
"Lazerbeak, escape." he droned, running past the stunned Autobots and escaping with his surviving two creations.
Luna cuddled the sobbing Splitz close to her chest, whispering comforting things in his audios as lynx jumped down and landed crouched next to Luna.
"let me see him-" Ratchet began, but a hiss from Lynx stopped him.
"Don't touch him." Lynx hissed, stepping between Ratchet and Splitz, whirling her blade in warning.
"Lynx, Soundwave took the shard, I can't heal Splitz." Luna said, trying to reason with the fidgety feline.
"I can do it." Lynx said, not turning away from Ratchet, her visor narrowing in determination.
"Lynx..." Luna said, " he has more experience...please." she whispered, shifting the whimpering Splitz slightly, "Don't let your caution get in the way of help."
Lynx stood tense for a moment before relinquishing and stepping aside for Ratchet.
Ratchet wasted no time, he knelt down and scanned Splitz.
"We need to get him to the base, that con hurt him pretty bad and I'm going to need my tools." he said, transforming and opened his doors for Luna and Lynx to climb in. then he drove off.
"alright cats," Jazz began, "go with Ratch', ill do what I can here." he said.
Bumblebee just gave a thumbs up, transformed, let Sari climb in, then drove off.
back at the base Lynx paced next to the med bay as the newly bandaged Luna explained the situation to the twins, Moonbeam, and Arcee.
"-then he left, now were just waiting to see if hes going to be okay, hes never transformed before." she explained.
"wow, that was quite the tale young one." Arcee said, holding a servo to her mouth in shock.
Luna nodded.
"I didn't tell you because me and Lynx wanted to wait till things cooled down before we told you." she said sheepishly.
Every bot turned as Ratchet came out and looked at Luna.
"He's going to be alright, but you have some explaining to do." he stated bluntly.
Luna gulped and nodded.
Lynx growled at Ratchet.
"Don't press her too hard, if you do ill-"
"Lynx, please." Luna said, looking at Lynx nervously.
Lynx just growled but stood down.
Luna looked back at Ratchet.
"I'll tell you everything you need to know, lets get everybody together first, I don't want to have to repeat it." she said.
Ratchet nodded and commed the others, saying to meet in the Rec room.
After a few moments Luna stood in front of everybody and began to explain.
"It started when I found the shard in a tree in the woods, I wandered around and Splitz and Lynx found me, their both toys brought to life by shards from the Allspark, I think they were attracted to the shard. Well we wandered for a while and we ended up going into an abandoned building to sleep for the night, but we ran into Starscream and I accidentally awoke him. When I was at the tower Lynx and I decided to keep the fact she and Splitz were transformers until the right time. I learned he had never transformed before and Lynx, well id only seen her transform once before now." she said, finishing.
All the bots at in silence before Sari asked her question.
"When were you planning to tell us?" she asked..
"I was hoping to show you at the tower so we could introduce them to the bots tomorrow." she said.
"Why is Lynx so grumpy?" Bulkhead asked, scratching his helm curiously, and earning a growl form Lynx.
"Oh...i don't know." Luna said, looking at the angsting Lynx, "I think she just is, maybe a survival thing." she said.
Lynx facepalmed.
"zzz-hey-lo?zz" a small voice said.
Every bot turned towards the rec room entrance. There stood Splitz, he was all cleaned and repaired, he was small, had wheel's on his pedes, twin antennas on the sides of his helm, bright copper wires peeked from the front of his helm, giving a look of little bangs, and he had large bright baby blue optics, that were wide in a mix of fear and excitement. When he spotted Luna and Lynx he skated towards them and hugged Luna's leg.
"z-l-Luna!" he said excitedly.
Luna blinked in shock.
"Wow Splitz, your actually speaking!" he said smiling happily.
Lynx grunted.
"at least we don't have to guess what he's trying to say now." she grumbled.
Luna just smiled.