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Maggie looked around wondering which way was East she was so directionally challenged. She sighed as she went in the direction of the explosion hoping that was where the fighting was going on. She'd have to be careful not to get hurt during the fighting. She had made ground running across the desert until she ran straight into Sam. She smiled saying, "Hey Sam care to help a girl get home?"

Samuel looked at her surprised yelling, "Maggie what are you doing here?" Maggie grinned saying, "Oh a Decepticon dummy left me unguarded, and thought I'd stay put."

Mikaela smiled saying, "Well we are trying to get to Optimus Prime to give him the leadership matrix to reignite Optimus Prime's spark. We need him to kill the fallen so that our world isn't destroyed."

Maggie looked at them saying, "Well I'm going with you I need to get back with the Autobots and staying where the Decepticon left me wasn't an option as being in their care isn't a good thing."

They all nodded saying, "The plan is to run that way and to keep low until we reach the Autobots. We'll split up into two teams so we have a better chance of reaching the Autobots alive. Diverting Decepticon attention in multiple directions and the Autobots will be battling them as well so we must be careful."

They all took off running as Devastator started destroying everything in his path and was headed in their direction. Maggie got to a place of shelter as the others continued moving forward she took the time to catch her breath before racing off towards the Autobots. Unfortunately, her bad sense of direction had her run directly into Soundwave who looked at the flesh based femme saying, "Megatron's orders are to let you return to the Autobots, and they are that way."

She looked in the direction he was pointed and replied, "Tell Lord Megatron thank you for me." She took off rushing over to where the Autobots were, making it right next to Bumblebee. She ducked behind him using his metal body as a shield she felt bad having to use him like that but she was only flesh and needed something to protect herself from all the firepower.

Bumblebee didn't seem to mind as he was busy shooting in the direction of the Decepticons that were behind Sam. She watched the fighting unfold, and a shell explodes near Sam causing him to fall on the ground. She patted the concerned looking Bumblebee as the medics worked on bringing Sam back to life. Bumblebee looked at her sadly as she continued patting him saying, "They will do what they can if he's lucky they will bring him back."

Bumblebee was happy that human's had a possibility of coming back but it still hurt his spark knowing the human he was supposed to be protecting had died. He continued to weep feeling comfort coming from Maggie he liked the little femme prime he didn't mind that she was human he found it funny that she was comforting him when her mate was lying next to him offline. But then he realized she had already grieved over her mate, and there was nothing more she could do but hope that Sam made it, and offer him comfort. They both waited as the medics worked hard at bringing Sam back until finally, his heart started beating, and Sam woke back up.

Bumblebee was thrilled that Sam was back among the living. Bumblebee watched as Samuel got up, and shoved the leadership matrix in Optimus Prime's chest. He watched Optimus Prime return to life before his eyes. Optimus Prime started getting up not even noticing Maggie as Megatron attacked him while he was in the process of getting to his feet. Megatron grabbed the leadership matrix that was in Prime's chest and took off with it heading directly to the fallen. Starscream flew over in the process of dying ripping his own spark out and giving it to Optimus Prime.

Optimus took the spark and placed it in his own chest before taking off to deal with the fallen. Maggie watched as Prime left clearly hearing Starscream give off coordinates, and getting out, "It's where Sarah is keeping my sparkling safe Maggie."

Maggie nodded as Starscream offlined turning her attention to Optimus, and she wondered if he'd let her get her sister. She watched as the fallen tried to start the machine only to have Optimus stop him, and ultimately kill him in a way that he could never be brought back. He made his way back to his Autobots as the Decepticons started retreating the moment the Fallen had gone off-line. It disgusted him the lack of care for their fallen leader his Autobots wouldn't leave his body behind even if there was no hope for repair. Sure they may step back to wait for the Decepticons to leave before retrieving his body but they wouldn't go far without their fallen leader.

He could tell the Decepticons had no plans to return they were too busy fleeing to worry about what was left behind. He wondered what they would do now with the Fallen gone he knew Megatron was not the true leader of the Decepticons. He returned to his Autobots asking Ratchet, "Do we have any injured?" Before turning to Sam saying, "Thank you, Samuel,too, for what you have done for me."

Sam was slightly embarrassed by the compliment it was then Optimus Prime turned his attention to the area around him and noticed one femme down by Bumblebee's leg asking, "What exactly are you doing here Maggie?"

Maggie replied, "The Decepticons were kind enough to bring me to the party."

Ratchet came up saying, "There are only minor injuries that can wait until we return to the base. Maggie was taken by the Decepticons not too long ago. I'd like to check on her too as we almost lost her when you went off-line it seems her body reacts like a Cybertronian, and she almost died when the bond you two had was ripped from her."