Calmly stepping in behind Starscream and Skywarp. Thundercracker viewed all their cheering brothers. While Starscream and Skywarp boasted what they were going to do and the damage they were going to inflict. TC just kept himself reflective. He hoped his trine doesn't heavily damage Barricade before he gets his hands on him. Megatron was already amongst everyone just calmly taking it all in. Hearing the chants beginning repeating, "Traitor," over and over again. He focused on a now fixed 'Cade as he was escorted in and pushed roughly to the center of the fighting circle.

Looking up to regard their leader, Megatron raised his arm high in the air, paused for a proper amount of time before dropping it, signaling to commence fighting.

Starscream went at him first with his usual bravado and flair for over eager ruthlessness. Of course Barricade came back at him in his callous and brutal nature. No weapons were allowed here. Just you. Punches were given and received. Energon flowed from both of them, but while Starscream wasted some of his energy on his over eagerness, he brought Skywarp in who laughed at his chance to put in some blows of his own. Skywarp was one of those evil children that you didn't want to take care of in fear of you might end up dead after you fallen on some really sharp object after taking a dive from the second story balcony area simply because he just wanted to have a little fun. Barricade was fairing pretty well here actually. TC hated to admit it, but Megatron was the one who ruled this field. They kind of were like little sparklings just struggling to find their footing regardless how seasoned they were as warriors. TC was tapped in by Skywarp when he was called out on using his weapon of teleporting.

TC stepped in calmly. His usual unreadable expression on his face as Barricade leveled him with his barely unreadable look. He read contempt from his face. He spotted the light energon flow from him. He also spotted his noticeable spittle. TC knew he couldn't stand him and quite frankly not only he didn't care, but his contempt for him was even stronger. Keeping his thoughts to a bare minimum knowing Soundwave was there, he kept to concentrating on this battle at hand.

"Finally my chance with you." Cade sneered out as he clicked his taloned digits on his left hand. "I will tear you apart in front of Megatron himself."

He wasn't going to respond. He waited for him to make his move. He saw some of his weaknesses showing through from fighting with his trine. He even ignored Skywarp behind him calling out his name. No distractions. Just his chance to rip into this son of a glitch.

Jumping right at TC, he waited until he was almost on top of him when he quickly side stepped and kicked him in the side causing the energon flow there to go faster. Turning around fast, TC awaited as he came roaring at him. Pretending that he was gonna start making a run to him, he instantly stopped the second he was almost on him again and lifted him up high over his own body and bringing him down across his leg, thus bringing a hard punch along his spinal area. Knocking him off his knee as if he was just a toy, TC stood to survey him. He ignored everyone cheering him.

Barricade surveyed him as well. He wanted to kill him right there. With much contempt that went through all his body he somehow managed to twist his body and knock him down on the ground holding him down with his hands clasped around his neck. Leaning close enough in he told him. "You couldn't protect her after all. I tasted her. Yes, I saw the way you looked at her, you aren't that unreadable you turd."

Not willing to rise to this bait, TC smirked at him, as he quickly turned him over on his back punching his face then quickly standing up to kick him hard in the groin area. Of course that always gets a bunch of "Ohh" from any species. Nodding to Starscream, he stepped off to the sidelines for a hearty pat on the back from Skywarp as they both watched their trine leader have his fun with 'Cade.

Meanwhile, Remote was glad with a job to keep her mind occupied. In between her patients she did wonder how it was going with the fight they were to have today. She wished she could view him tear him a new one. While she understood why he couldn't communicate with her now, she still wished for the faintest of blips from him. Seeing Tina, she gave her a smile before heading into her office to make some brief notes in her last medical file for the day.

Barricade was not intending on being taken down today. He knew he was in the midst of everyone wanting his spark, but he hoped this was his chance. In fighting Megatron, he was absolutely ruthless. He was a master in this realm, so he knew he didn't have a chance unless Autobots came in to attack. Skywarp already disqualified himself with warping. Starscream was leaking too much energon from trying to prove himself to be superior. Thundercracker was being annoyingly smart right now. He had to find his weakness. He knew he had a soft spot for helpless life, so he will keep trying to exploit it.

Breaking Starscreams wing and kicking in his leg from the opposite angle made him have to leave the fight. Megatron decided to allow Skywarp back in, and the glitch was more full of energy then before that Barricade had to use some of Thundercracker's fight methods by remaining calm and attacking the second Skywarp was on top of him.

This of course didn't escape TC's notice as he watched him tear into Skywarp's bravado very quickly as well as he ripped some of his side away. TC gave a brief glance up to Megatron who fixed him with a look of, 'You know what to do.' Watching as his trine brothers had to leave to med bay, he re-entered the ring and approached him slowly.

"I didn't want her in that way. I didn't want to force her but something made me." Barricade spoke softly when he was close enough to hear him. "Have you ever wanted to shed that golden warrior persona of yours and just take what you desire so badly?"

Smiling at him, he replied "Actually yes. That is why it will be my pleasure to one day kill you with my own bare hands."

Removing her medical coat and hanging it in her office, she put her hair down as she reached for her purse. Stepping into the hallway, she locked her door, said her good byes so she can head out of the hospital wing and head to her vehicle. Once outside, she noted how beautiful it felt outside and looked as she smiled all the way to her car.

Knocking into TC's side hard they both fell to the floor gripping tight on one another as they occasionally threw a punch and a kick in random areas. So much time on this shit pile, Barricade was learning where the weak areas were. knew how lazy they were starting to become on the Nemesis. There were some areas that were flooded. The only areas that weren't were parts that Megatron wanted to roam around the most. If he roamed the flooded areas more he would of had them fixed, but he always never bothered. Even though he could of hoped their leader would of knocked him into a weak spot, he always was too badly damaged to be able to fix himself once up on top.

"She tasted perfect." Barricade sneered close to him.

Raising him high in the air after that remark, TC threw him extremely hard below the stands causing a hole. All the cheering halted, the Nemesis had some weaknesses in it, and he just threw him in one. Automatically running to that hole, he dove into it and into the dark water. Behind him several other Decepticon's followed him out to find the traitor. Soundwave came out himself and scanned every where's and once he heard a slight sound, he issued a command where it was coming from.

Barricade swam for his dear life. He knew they were already out there looking for him. Running up onto the shore, he heard Seekers coming from the Nemesis launch area. Quickly transforming, he sped off for dear life.

"I want that traitor now!" Megatron demanded.

Emerging from the ocean, TC looked at the ped marks and quickly flew into the air with the other Decepticons behind him. Sticking closer to the roads where he tended to be, he did spot some faded water marks from the sand to the road so he flew off in that direction. Informing Megatron of his coordinates, Megatron just growled to find him no matter what.

Not even angry, just a little irked with her tire getting a flat, she just shrugged off the mood and went to work at going about changing it. With the flat off and getting ready to place on the new tire, she peered up when she heard an engine coming hard in the distance that obviously was being ran pretty hard. Hearing the alert inside the cabin, she instantly grabbed for a gun and placed a beacon out to her family before running for cover.

Spotting a yellow Hummer he knew instantly it was her. Cursing both his bad luck and good luck because he knew he was being chased, he couldn't let this opportunity get away. Spotting her foot steps he went to nab her pretty fast. Holding her in his hand, he disarmed her before placing her inside his front passenger seat quickly speeding off. Activating his holoform, he held her down as she screamed in his face. "I apologize for this." Hitting her hard across the face she was knocked out.

10 minutes later Thundercracker, Soundwave and some Seekers came across her Hummer. When TC spotted it, he informed Soundwave who's vehicle that is.

"Autobots approach." Soundwave informed him. "Megatron wants us to hold here."

Landing, TC was right beside Soundwave as Prime, Prowl, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker approached. Considering the Autobots were outnumbered, TC and the rest were given orders to not fire. Prime transforming accessed the situation.

"Where is Remote?" Prime inquired.

"Barricade escaped and it appears he has her now." TC replied. He had to reply in his usual stoic manner. "Megatron will be here to address you soon."

"I see him approach now, Thundercracker."

Landing in front of his soldiers, he approached Prime. "I want the traitor back. That is my concern right now, Prime."

"Well he has our human ally, Remote. So we need to search for him as well." Prime informed him.

Behind him several other vehicles approached which were obviously the Carlisle's. Stopping behind Sunstreaker, her sisters stepped out of their vehicles and stared at the Hummer beyond them. Megatron noting their expressions, he had to get along to locate him.

"We need to find Barricade and I'm surprised you didn't spot him on the way over here." He noted. "That lends me to believe he found another way to go. Are there other roads?"

"There is a service road a couple miles back, but he wouldn't be going too far on wheels there due to the road was washed out and now drops into a rocky ravine. Extremely sharp rocks there." Kathy chimed in.

"We will search there as well. You know he can transform and fly in robotic form."

"We will also join in the search since he has one of our own with him." Prime spoke with authority.

"Fine, Prime, but the traitor is ours."

On the other side of the mountain ridge from those trying to locate him, he was really feeling himself getting overheated as he sped for dear life. Remote's cheek had a bruise freshly blooming on it as her head was lulled to the side facing towards his window. He thought he was going to have this chance in a few days, not so soon. When he saw her, he honestly didn't want to pass up his chance. Producing his holoform again, he moved her to the back seat since he thought this would be a safer area just in case she woke up and started to kick him like last time.

"Thundercracker, stay with Prowl to inform him of the injuries that he sustained during fighting with your trine in the ring today. After you are done there, you need to join us again." Megatron ordered as they flew off with Prime, Sunstreaker and Sideswipe following behind in his wake.

"His injuries are minimal compared to Starscream and Skywarp. He was leaking energon, but it was slowly until I got a hold of him and when he said something about her. I lost it and I tossed him... I can feel her very minimally right now, Prowl." He heard humans tearing their hair out when they were frustrated. Could he rip out his helm? Would that help him?

"We will get her back." Prowl assured him. "As for him, let us hope she kills him first."

Almost silently, TC added. "I think he knows about us. He mentioned how he saw how I looked at her and stuff. So who knows?"

"Let us not worry about it until the time comes. Now let us go." Prowl said.

Nodding his head, he transformed and both of them went on the search with the others.

The constant rocking. The constant pain she was feeling. She kept her breathing the same as when she was knocked out. She faked her eye movements. She will get an opportunity to get the hell out of this.