"Oh my God, no way! Rad, Alexis?!"

It had been ten years since I'd seen these two. It was strange seeing them- I knew I hadn't aged a day, but it honestly looked like they hadn't either. Sure, Alexis was taller and her hair had grown longer and she had it done up in a bun on the back of her head, but she still looked the same. And Rad- he hadn't changed a bit- he still had his spiky blonde hair and bright blue eyes. It was so great to see them.

"What are you doing here?!" I cried as I scooped them into a huge hug. "God, it's been forever!" Alexis started to laugh.

"I know! Gosh, Sarah you could have written at least once, you know?!" I smiled sheepishly.

"I've been really busy- being the only human on Pluto is a lot of work, ya know!" Rad let out a laugh.

"Well, it's great to see you anyway, Sare." He paused for a second. "Have you talked to Carlos lately?" I shook my head.

"No... I did manage to find five seconds to send him an email today... but I'm not expecting a reply anytime soon."

"His loss then, Kid." My jaw dropped. That voice- I'd know it anywhere. But... it couldn't be... could it? I turned around and my widened eyes filled with happy tears.

"Hot Shot!" I ran over to him and leapt into his hand, hugging his index finger tight. "It's so good to see you." I could hear Hot Shot chuckle as he lifted me into the air and gently cupped his hand around me- his version of hugging me back.

"It's been too long, little sister," he said. "You still a little hot shot?" I nodded happily, not relinqushing my grip.

"You better believe it!" I replied, then looked up at him, wiping my eyes. "What are you doing here? I thought I was supposed to meet you on earth?" He nodded.

"That was the plan, originally... something's come up." I bit my lip and took note of Hot Shot's smile. I'd been doing this since we'd met when I was fifteen. Now, at age twenty-six, it seemed like I hadn't changed at all. In personality as well as in appearance.

"That's why we're all here, ain't it?" I asked, gesturing to Alexis and Rad. "It's something big, right?" Hot Shot nodded.

"Optimus will explain it at the meeting," he assured me. "Oh, and some other old friends of yours will be there." I smiled.

"Who?"

"It's a surprise." My smile widened.

"I love surprises."

We went to the large meeting hall on the Pluto station, where Optimus, along with other Autobots... and faces I'd not seen since leaving Cybertron.

"Red Alert!" I cried. "Smoke Screen! High Wire, Grindor, Sure Shock! All of you!"

"Hello to you too, kid," Smoke Screen said with a smile. "Looks like the gang's all here, eh?" I nodded happily, more tears coming to my eyes. Until this moment, I hadn't realized how much I missed them all. Jazz saw my tears and put a hand on my shoulder.

"Haven't seen you this happy since we left earth," he beeped softly. "I was wondering if I'd ever see that smile of yours again."

"I've smiled since earth," I protested, only to watch him shake his head.

"Not like that."

After giving us a moment to catch up on old times, Optimus called the meeting to order. As I took my seat, I noticed two figures standing off to the side of the room, neither of which I recognized. One was a red Transformer and the other was a human, wearing a metalic looking suit and sitting upon the Transformer's shoulder. I wondered who they were, but lost intrest as Optimus began to speak.

"As some of you know," he said, "the Decpeticons have risen again, with Megatron as their leader." Megatron- the name sent a shiver down my spine. It had been Megatron who'd oracastrated my kidnapping all those years ago...

***Flashback***

I couldn't believe it- I had been running for about ten minutes and managed to corner myself between the bad guys and the Great wall. That meant there was nothing left to do, but stand and fight... until I remembered that my armor was equipped with wings and rockets. I could just fly out of there with the push of a button.

"Hello there, Sarah." I turned around to see Megatron standing behind me. He was smiling and had one hand behind his back. I raised my hand up to the button as Megatron pulled his hand out from behind his back. "I don't think you want to do that, Sarah," he continued as his fingers opened. "Especially after you see what I have here." Carlos was lying in his palm, beaten; barely conscious; looking at me as if to say he was sorry.

Carlos felt more than a little guilty. He had stopped for a moment to catch his breath, when Megatron had captured him... well a little more than capture. He had come up behind him and slapped him as hard as he could. Carlos went flying and landed about fifty yards away, after slamming into a tree and hitting every branch on the way down. Now, he was nothing more than bait for his friend... a girl he loved more than anything.

Meanwhile, I closed my eyes, bit the inside of my lip and said: "Don't hurt him, Megatron- leave him out of this." Megatron's smile widened.

"I won't harm a hair on his head, my dear," he said. "As long as you do exactly what I say."

"And what would that be?"

"Take off your armor and come with me. If you don't, I'll crush your friend until there isn't even dust left." I looked down at the ground. "So what's it going to be?" I sighed.

"You've got a deal." Carlos looked at me and began to shake his head.

"No," he cried, to the best of his ability- his voice was so horse, I could just barely hear it. "Sarah, you can't do this!" I looked up at him, a single tear rolling down my cheek.

"For you, I will. Stellar, Criterion, Shockstopper- disarm." My armor removed itself and transformed to robot mode. "Stand down guys," I continued. "I made a deal and I won't go back on it." I looked up at Megatron. "Set the boy down and I'll come quietly."

Megatron set Carlos down all right- he threw him right at me! Carlos slammed into me, I went flying and slammed into the Great Wall, almost leaving an impression. By the time I hit the ground, I was barely conscious. Through narrowly opened eyes, I watched Megatron scoop me into his hand and give an evil smile.

"Decepticons!" he yelled. "Retreat! We've got what we came for!" As he disappeared with me in his hand, another thought crossed Carlos' mind, just before he passed out.

***End Flashback***

"They've joined up with a group of Transformers known as the Terracons," Optimus contined, snapping me out of my flashback. "Their main goal is to collect all the Energon from every planet in the universe."

"So, they might be coming here?" I asked. "I mean, it'd be a waste of time if they did- Pluto's got the lowest Energon percentage in the universe." Optimus let out a sigh.

"They will come here, Sarah. But not for the Energon." I gave him a puzzled look.

"What for then?" Hot Shot cleared his throat, causing me to turn to him.

"Little sister- they're coming after you."