Sideswipe wasted no time in finding the way into the Autocon base. The base was loaded with a bunch of brown cargo freight boxes. Sideswipe could skate through the base, looking like his golden twin. It wasn't any easier when many of the Autocons were asking for his identification. He needed to get Noel and Sunstreaker out without hurting anyone. His twin was in the command center which would make it much harder to get to him.

His HUD showed Noel nearby and he headed in the direction of her quarters. If he couldn't get Sunstreaker now, then he should attempt a rescue on the only human there. As he walked up the hall, he saw Black Aid. His HUD showed that Black Aid was an insider for the Autobots. He held Noel in his servos. Quickly, he handed Noel to him. Sideswipe took Noel from him and put her into a compartment that would shield and hide Noel from view. He made sure that two of his air vents would circulate air into the compartment. Noel could sit comfortably and not be jostled around should he get into a battle.

Sideswipe nodded once and turned around. He headed down the hallway, towards the hangar bay, and nearly out the door before his Brother's cold voice stopped him.

"Well, well, well, if it isn't my spark-split twin, Sideswipe. What brings you here? Planning on joining the Autocons?" Sunstreaker asked coldly.

"Yes. I was thinking about it. I went to one of the Autocons to learn a bit. This faction looks like a promising faction. More so than the Autobots." Sideswipe managed to feign interest in joining even if he wasn't planning on doing so. Sunstreaker couldn't read his bond to know he was lying. "But I need to think about it, first. I shall return at a later time, then, brother."

Sunstreaker looks at his brother. "Ah yes. Choices. I will await for your return."

Sideswipe nodded and turned to leave the hangar bay. He walked out of the base and transformed, gently depositing Noel in his front passenger seat. Luckily, his windows were dark and he drove out without being hindered. A few miles away from the base and out of detection range, Sideswipe drove to the first contact point. "Knockout? I'm out. Could you please engage the bridge now?"

"Alright." Knockout said. "Should I ready the brig?"

"No. I didn't get my brother. But I do have Noel."

Without further ado, the bridge opened up and Sideswipe drove through it. He wound up on the Nemesis and transformed. He kept Noel in his hand and looked down at her. She didn't look well, but that was because they went through the space bridge. "We should get back to the base now that we have you. We will have to rescue my brother some other time."

Noel nodded silently. "I want to thank you. Is Prowl mad at me?"

"No." Sideswipe answered, walking into the ship, where Optimus and the rest of the team were waiting for them. They smiled when they saw her. "Good job, Sideswipe."

"You're welcome to stay here." Megatron said. "Until Sunstreaker is brought in."

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Quite short and probably a cliffy for now. Sorry for the long awaited update. I was very busy. Today is the first day I actually wrote something. I'll be a little rusty for now.