Jack's eyes murmured open as blood trickled along his brow, still inside the dark helmet and still hurtling through the air. Moonlight shone upon him and frost had formed on the armor and visor, though it was toasty warm inside.

Sir! Sir, wake up! A familiar voice sounded inside the helmet, HUD flickering as power was failing.

"Ahhh...my head" Jack groaned. "What...wait...where..."

Sir? Sir, you're awake! Thank primus.

"Teletraan? W-what are you..."

Ratchet uploaded me to your suit sir. I am with you now, since the base was destroyed.

"What! The base? Arghh, why is my head bleeding and throbbing? And why is the suit cutting out?" He questioned as the boosting feet spluttered as Energon reserves began to diminish.

Sir, do you not remember? You went back to the Autobot base when the rod struck. Megatron's super weapon annihilated Jasper. Debris erupted upwards and hit your head knocking you unconscious and damaging the suit. Luckily Ratchet had already uploaded me to the suit, so I took control and flew us here.

"J-Jasper? Mom!" He cried out.

I overheard Ratchet and Optimus speaking about taking them as far away from Jasper as possible before I was uploaded to you, sir. I'm 95.6% certain she and the others are fine.

Jack looked around at the snowy ground and moon filled sky. Suddenly the thrusters cut out completely.

"Uh-oh" Was all Jack could muster as he dropped from the cold night sky, plummeting to the white earth below.

Brace sir

"Whaaaaaarghh!" Jack cried with wide eyes as he struck the side of a tall tree, snapping it in two. He hurtled out of control, scraping along the tarmac of a small one lane road, sparks flying, narrowly missing a car as it screeched to halt. Finally the boy slammed into the snow, hurtling along the ground out of control, clipping a tree again and finally coming to stop in the forest, face down in the snow.

"Arghh...god that hurt" Jack groaned as he sat up with a groan, the suit failing as sparks illuminated from the joints as they whirred. He groaned as he rolled over facing the sky, filled with clumps of clotted clouds, snowflakes falling around him. He lay looking at the stars as they vanished behind the clouds.

"Who am I kidding Teletraan? She doesn't love me anymore, maybe she never did"

Sir, don't say that. Arcee has contracted Basil-

"I mean, she used to say about how she wanted to live together for the rest of my life, and I wanted that too. She's never meant it" He shook his head as the helmet failed, clipping open and sliding away into the suit collar.

Sir, she has a case of severe Ven-

"Teletraan...where are we?" Jack interrupted looking around at the night lit snow forest.

Alaska, sir

Jack's jaw dropped and eyes widened. "Why the hell are we in Alaska?"

Optimus's orders sir. Take you as far away and safe as possible. The Decepticons own all major cities now...Sir, they own the world. We lost.

"So he got you to send me all the way out here, In the middle of nowhere?"

A small town where the Decepticons would never find you

"Well maybe Optimus was right. I can start a new life here, just me...well, and you. Move on" He sighed as he sat up from the snow, the suit opening and falling off of him, unleashing the bitter cold upon him. He visually shuddered.

"hoowah that is brisk!" He shuddered as fog escaped his lips. He wrapped his arms around himself. "Okay. How far is this town?"

One mile due north sir

"Well, we best get walking" He said as he pulled his hood up and shuddered once more before standing and wiping the blood from his forehead. The suit closed up into the cube, locking tight as Jack picked it up, frozen to the touch. He pulled his sleeves over his fingers as protection and held it in his grip, treading large exhausting steps through the soaking cold snow.

"So you're in the suit now?"

Yes sir. The suit and I are dangerously low on Energon, but Ratchet converted us so we can refuel on electricity, and convert it to a form of Energon.

"So If I could get a car battery, you could use that?"

I guess

"Wait, you're guessing now?" Jack chuckled as he stepped over fallen trees.

Like I said sir, I'm low on Energon. Anything's a guess now

"Ha. You're alright Teletraan"

Thank you sir

"First thing we do in this town, is find a garage, and then a car battery" Jack said as he approached the same road he skimmed over, clearing the tree line and placing the cube on his back before waving to an oncoming truck. The headlights blared, blinded him and squinted his view as it hissed, pulling over.

The huge eighteen-wheeler stopped, Jack seeing a long trailer of logs in tow. The white and blue paint deco on the cab was pristine and the chrome exhausts sparkled in the night moon glow.

"Where ya headin?" The driver said as he pushed the passenger door open.

"Nearest town, if you're going that way, I don't want to stop you from getting your haul done" Jack said to him.

"Wouldn't have stopped if I didn't want to help; I can drop you there, climb on up" The grey mustached man said as he threw some things from the seat into the back of the cab. Jack nodded with a smile as he clambered up inside the tall truck, slamming the door behind him, feeling the warmth of the man's truck.

"Real nice truck man, beautiful" Jack said as the man pulled back onto the road, spinning the wheel through his fingers.

"Yeah, she's a beaut" he smirked from under the mustache. "Mind if I flick on the radio? Wanna hear about these aliens"

"Your truck buddy" Jack smirked as he leaned back in the seat. The radio crackled to life.

Washington DC is being referred to as ground zero since the leader of these aliens called Decepticons has seized it for his base of operations. No one has been able to get in or out of any of the major cities, and as a punishment for one women's attempt to flee Moscow, a Uranium rod was dropped on a town outside of Ukraine, killing three thousand. She was also killed by relatives of some of the people in that town.

The truck driver shook his head and Jack sighed, rubbing his eyes. He couldn't believe Megatron had won.

Military efforts have been made to apprehend and kill the surviving Autobots. One Autobot has been apprehended and is being held hostage in Washington DC, one Megatron referred to as Wheeljack.

"No...Wheeljack" Jack said under his breath.

If...If these so called Autobots, the one thing that this Megatron and his Decepticons fear are still alive...p-please help us. Please survive our scared military and help us! Please!

The radio went silent, the man simply exhaling through his lips.

"Time we all moved on I reckon. Learn to live under em. Live out here, no one'll bother ya" the man said as he stopped at the edge of the town. "Here we go buddy. Look, take care of yourself" he smiled, shaking Jack's hand.

"Yeah, you too" He smiled back, hopping out of the truck, heading into the town. "We can't win this...can we teletraan? God knows where the Autobots are, if at all alive. Teletraan?" He questioned getting no response from the cube.

"Ah come on buddy...come back...you're all I got"

Once again no voice returned as the Energon depleted cube was deathly silent. Jack felt alone. Lost, unloved. He looked up at the sound of glass smashing and cheering, followed by doors bursting open and someone getting tossed into the snow.

"Stay out! You drunken oaf" The barman shouted, dusting his hands off and walking back inside. Jack lowered his head and walked over to a phone booth. after tapping in the numbers he knew off by heart, he rang the number, only getting through to the answer machine.

"Hi you've reached the answer machine of June Darby! Please leave a message after the beep!"

Jack lifted his head up and rested it on his wrist, as not to cry, fearing the worst. he shut his eyes tight and sighed, reopening them and lifting the phone back to his ear.

"Look...mom. I've got a lot of apologies to make. To Optimus...to you...To everyone really. I-I just want you to know how sorry I am..." he started to cry as his words slurred and trembled. "...I'm so sorry mom. But it's over. There's nothing I can do...I-I don't know what to do!" he heard the tone sound and he was out of coins for the phone.

"...its over" Jack sighed, as he headed to the bar.

...

Ratchet and the other two Autobots slowly limped across the wasteland of Nevada. Ratchet hobbled on his burst rear tire, occasionally transforming against his will, dropping to his knees and hands, June falling from him in agonizing pain. She hit the concrete with a gasp as she clutched her metal pierced abdomen, writhing in unbelievable pain.

"Arghhh...forgive me June" He groaned as he scooped her up, clambering to his weak exhausted feet. He cradled her like a baby, limping onwards as the two other Autobots drove on.

"Ratchet? You holding up?" Bulkhead asked back. Ratchet simply nodded.

"mmm, yes, yes" he grumbled in pain. Bulkhead transformed, gently holding the tired injured Miko in his huge hand, walking over to Ratchet and wrapping his other arm around him, helping the doctor walk.

"I've gotcha doc" Bulk smiled at him, getting a weak smile back.

Soon they reached the hospital, Ratchet collapsing along with Bulkhead. Bumblebee drove up to the entrance with June and the kids, doctors rushing out and tending to them, taking them inside, amass the hundreds of other injured.

"Come on Ratchet. We've done our part" Bulk said as he knew Miko was safe.

"No!" he shrugged Bulk off. "I need to stay...make sure Nurse Darby...Rafael...M-Miko are alright. Our auto repair functions should kick in soon...I'll be fine. I must stay...and watch over this hospital"

"Ratchet...are you sure?"

"Yes Bulkhead. I promised Optimus...Jack...I must make sure they stay safe. I will protect this hospital" Ratchet vowed as he transformed and laid his tired wheels against a parking spot. His headlights shut off.

"I...I'll be fine...after some well needed rest"

"Stay safe" Bulkhead said as he pat the top of the Ambulance, Bumblebee driving up beside him.

"Hey...Bulk what's going on?"

"Ratchet'll stay. Watch over the kids and June. We need to get back into the fight, we need to move!" Bulkhead said as he shifted back into his SUV mode, damaged and scuffed, gasping in pain as he did. "Tell Miko I'll be back...and to be strong"

"Goodbye Raf...h-hang in there okay? W-we got a rematch to play" Bumblebee stuttered with unseen glassy eyes.

...

The heated sun of the Sahara beat down onto the shifting desert sands and tall dunes of liquid like dust, surging beneath huge mechanical toes. A tall hood cloaked figure walked, shielding his hidden face with his wrist, dwarfed by a taller, beefier figure, walking through the heavy torrent of dust storm.

"Grimlock! W-we need...argh" Optimus groaned as he dropped to his eroding knees. Grimlock turned back, helping him up.

"Get up Optimus. Me Grimlock help" He wrapped his arm around Optimus' shoulders.

"Ahh...Thank you old friend; we need shelter" He mustered as the huge Dinobot shielded the Prime from the constant barrage of sand.

"Agree. Look!" He shouted as he pointed his huge finger at distant mountains and caves.

"Excellent find Grimlock. We have to move" Optimus groaned as he stood up, his tarp cloak bellowing as he continued onwards with the titan Dinobot watching over him.

"Optimus. Me Grimlock worried" the huge bot sighed as he clubbed his hands together.

"About-argh-what my friend?" Optimus groaned as he staggered along the sloshing sand.

"Everyone. How can me fight back against Decepticons who have this planet?" Grimlock asked as he looked down at the Prime.

"We stand together...and fight till we fall"

"Do you think we will...fall?"

"Even heroes fall" Optimus sighed.