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Chapter 29: Burst


The feeling that coursed through me felt like I was struck with lightning that has thousands of bolts in it, rendering me paralyzed for what felt like a whole vorn or two which was really long for a squishy like me… I have no firsthand experience in being struck with that kind of thing but the shock that kept me immobile could be compared to something like that as I stared and stared at the life pod in front of me like a stump.

Sunstreaker was in here, my mind kept repeating for me as the mech that everyone was wondering about in my verse ever since he hasn't shown himself in DoTM with his twin going solo-silver for some reason, was here. He was here all this time? Why were the two separated? Why was he in this pod? I felt my head started to throb with a light dull pain as questions after questions started to sprout.

My mind tried to process that subtle information like a rubrics cube, matching colors at all sides but couldn't get it all. I tried fixing events that could lead me to this exact point of present but I couldn't do it. Miles must have felt the down turn of my emotions… or was it just my face showing what I was currently feeling? I don't really care as of now, I'm stumped.

The thrumming in my chest felt like a boulder as my heart was the one to shatter. The hand that tried to offer me support as the eyes of shock and anxiousness bore into me had gone unnoticed with me still out of it.

"Sis… What do we do?" I managed to understand the babble of words that my sister said. Her tone was pitched higher as I could see that her bottom lip was tightly clamped by her teeth in the middle.

What are we going to do? Thoughts after thoughts, I couldn't get a straight answer. But I know one thing was for sure and that was to take those wires off of the life pod first. But then, there would be the possibility of the lights going out and we would have to work our way in the dark.

"Miles… Can you find another source for us to use as power? We need to cut those large cables but then, we would be left in the dark till the morning… Not a good idea since we need to work on the mech inside after that…" Using the word 'mech' didn't really sound right for me. It almost made me cringe all the same as frustration climbed up the top most of ladders in my being. But I had managed to strike them down as soon as I heard Miles shout to me.

How long was I out of it? I took a double take as I found myself alone before the pod. Miles was now telling me that he found that he could rewire the cables and plaster them to the other pods that Noname had deemed usable for the time being.

"All the pods had data left in them, sis… Can we try and retrieve it?" I nodded at her and she dashed off after I had told her to use one of those CPU's that we saw outside. I don't know how Cybertronian data could survive just a measly human computer's memory but it was worth a try knowing that it came from Megatron's programming or schematics… Whatever…

We worked the night all the way… Well… I was the one to work the night where areas, Miles had plopped down into a pile of wires while leaning on a pod he was working on and my sister had found the top of the working life pod warm so she slept there. I could only hope she doesn't turn and slide off to be a window wiper for Sunny's glass.

I was currently reading multiple documents of the Sector that Miles had unlocked for me. I had hugged him and kissed him on the cheek after that before he smiled and told me it was no problem. I was just so ecstatic that I had a bigger brother who supports us, I couldn't help be that bold.

The next day, Noname woke up and started sliding off the glass. My scream for her woke up Miles as I managed to startle her even more. Stacks of finished documents around me came flying as I tried to run and catch her before she collides with the floor. Miles also tried to get to her but ended up getting tangled in his nest of wires.

Poor girl hadn't managed to be that lucky as she slid down and collected the dust on the path she took. Now, there was a ominous glow of green from trail as she landed on top of me. I had managed to get there with a few stumbles but ended up tripping over and diving for the other… missing effectively but doing a great job of being the cushion.

"Thanks, sis…" I heard her grumble out as she tried to get the dirt of her face and her body. She looks gray all over now if you ask me.

"That shows to you that you shouldn't have been sleeping at super high and dirty places like that, dear…" I said smugly as I went to Miles to help him out of his tangled wire mess. It took us about a quarter to free him and an hour more to give me a break after I had fallen flat on my face too many times to count along with tripping over by just dragging my heavy body up.

I was forced to sleep while they get going on trying to figure out how to release that stasis locked mech. I, soon knew no more as I was pulled to the back of my head and into my dreamscape… if you call seeing the colorful wires around you with only the white expanse beyond was a dreamscape... I beg to differ.

Something in me nagged as I felt something was missing… or was just in the midst of hiding. The darkness… That was what had been missing in this dreamscape of mine. The black was nowhere to be seen… so… what am I going to do here now?

Nothing really came up while I just stood there so I decided to take that step I was hesitating about. Memories of my last visit ran rouge in my mind as I started to wander further. I had no fear now of taking the leap since my sister unintentionally and boldly declared it… She wanted the change too so we are going to get that change… Whatever it was…

The lines around me began to flicker with recognition but I didn't really feel like poking them. I was focused on this line that glowed dimly in front of me like it was about to split and go out.

My hands landed on the thing as I felt the rush and I quivered. It soon glowed brighter than before as I grasp my own line which was now glowing the same color as the other.

A soft whirling sound that I couldn't help be familiar with resounded within the field as onlining protocols checked whoever was onlining. 'Aw… what the slag happened…?' a confused voice of the owner made my eyes grow wide in shock as soon, I felt myself being pulled back to reality with my sister shaking my whole frame awake.

"SIS! Damn it! You wake up this instant or I am going titan on you!" She shouted with a curse as she looked back at the brighter glowing pod.

"Noi! MOVE! I think it is going to online!" Miles shouted as my eyes went wide, sleep was now gone when I bolted up and to the side with them.

The freaking door popped out with a large pressure, sending it forward and almost crushing us if it weren't for good reflexes and reaction time. We scrambled to the right as the glass started sliding down the dent it made on the wall.

I think my heart just popped when I got to see a mech coming out of the pod… Sheesh, talk about science movies with their aliens coming slowly out of their glowing something-wherever they emerge from-. But it seems that we won't be seeing the mech in hysterics as Sunstreaker tried to clutch the side opening before he slipped and came tumbling.

The air sent us flying a few meters away but at least we didn't get hit with debri or that stasis gels. I don't know what would happen to us if we got meshed with one.

"Don't go putting your finger into one of those green slimes… They are like pain killers or anesthesias… only, in a greater dose that could put you under heart arrest…" I chimed in as I figured that would be the next thing that would happen to us.

"The mech fell… I think it is hurt… er, damaged… Could we do anything to help him, Mae?" Miles turned to me since he knew of my skills on repair. I nodded at him but told them that I wouldn't be able to until we could get multiple pairs of gloves… a suite that would likely block the green gunk, and more importantly, the tools that I would need.

I wished I had paid more attention to Ratchet the minute I had seen the damage… And heck… I needed a bigger sledge hammer for this as I sighted the damage. I had to bit the bottom of my lip like it was my life line when I got swatted again for the second time!

"SIS!" My sister shouted in surprise before yelping and avoiding the freaking servo that tried to squish her. Sunny was on a RAMPAGE!

"NOI!" I heard Miles shout as he did a barrel roll and began trying to coil the freaking mech's body in those wires. Damn it! Sunstreaker was not listening to us! I tried to think back again on what I did when I had managed to stop Sides from going on a panic attack on the Nemesis… How did I fragging do it again?!

"Slag it! This is the worst day ever!" I huffed, frustrated as I avoided another servo.

"Mae! Are you sure that he is friendly?!" Miles asked in a shout as I could see him trying to detach one of those cables that were attached to the pod. I think the blonde is going to do what I think he was going to do… He was going to sick that thing of Sunny and pray tell… Whatever left of the mech's energy… I think he won't be able to make it with all this action he was flinging around!

"SLAG IT! STOP IT THIS INSTANT, SUNSTREAKER!" I shouted as my voice broke in the end and I went into a coughing fit. What the heck did I just say?!

I didn't stop coughing though as suddenly, I was grabbed by the mech's large servo and gripped me to face him.

He chirped and warbled at me but heck! I didn't understand what of it but I could decipher that he was angry, anxious, furious and scared at the same time. His EMP was high on the scale and it didn't help that I got little sleep to try and dampen my receptors on receiving his emotions.

There was a loud clang that came and suddenly, I was air born. Frag… Free falling without a parachute is not supervised! I panicked as I closed my eyes automatically, only to feel arms catching me. Thank goodness when I saw Miles had caught me… But his expression had a mix of amusement within them. Well… those are misplaced… But then, I turned to where he was looking at, only to see that my sister was seriously strapping the mech with fragging steel that she had bended. WHAT IN THE FRAG?!

"Is that a normal thing for you two?" I heard Miles said in mild awe and a hind of panic. I tried to comfort him as I answered with a 'no' but that only made the blonde grew more panicked than before.

"We got to stop her! Look! Her hands are freaking dissolving!" Miles pointed out as I saw that my sister's hands were disappearing into pixels! What in the frag is happening?!

We both got up in haste and tackled the girl who looks too furious to even comprehend what she had just done. All I knew after we had tackled her was that she was sobbing and sobbing out for me which literally choked my heart. Miles pulled us to the side again with less debri or anything dangerous around but his eyes glimmered in fury as he soon turned and put on those gloves he bought.

The next thing he did was fill the large tool box he emptied with it before stomping over the warrior and throwing the gel over the other's helm, getting into the fine circuitry that I knew would lead to stasis for a few more breems. Oh… and another more, maybe up to a joor as Miles made it so that the green slime stayed there before leaving the mech and watching Sunstreaker slowly went back to stasis.

"Are you sure that he is one of the good ones?" Miles tiredly said with adrenaline running out from him body. Plopping down beside me, he soon stroked my sister's head as I mutter how this day just made it on my list of unforgetful ones… This day was slag.

"He is… But who wouldn't have done that in their first taste of freedom after they had been experimented on for who knows how long…" I tsked as cuss words can't say what I'm feeling. "I wish we could have gotten to them sooner… or the others could have found them sooner than us…" I muttered in resigned passion as my body shut down again for the time being.

"Milton… Take care of Noi for me… I … think… I'll… charge… now…" I muttered before I feel unconscious again. Primus just wanted me to suffer… But heck, I was happy that my sister isn't hurt or that Miles is offlining the other… I hope.


This would be my last post for this story... The next chapters would all soon be sporadically updated. I'm going to be busy with no time at all.

Noted that my spellings and grammars are wrong but I've done and posted it before I go. I hope you all enjoy the new chapter.

See you next time!
~dreamer