You Are Never Alone

Chapter two

"Look at that, will ya? All that water!"

"Are you sure that's water?"

"No. But it looks like…"

The voices seemed to fade into the background as she had lost interest in the conversation. In front of her sat at least ten other mechs- most of which actually looked like minibots- looking out of the shuttle's windows to the ground of their future home. Earth. Just about everyone onboard was excited about seeing the small green and blue planet looming closer, happily stating exactly what they would do as soon as they touched down and watching the portholes to point out the planet's obvious features.

Jynx wasn't nearly as excited.

In fact, she was down right nervous. Something was wrong and that's the only information she had to go on. Now, because of one phone call, she was on a distant planet, far from home…

The shuttle settled on the soft planet and the mechs filed out one by one. Some throwing up their arms in gratitude while others just trudged off the ramp, Jynx trailing the rest. Sunlight screamed down on her optics, making her squint. She had never seen a planet so bright before. Then again, this was the only planet Jynx had ever been on besides Cybertron, which was always in darkness.

Thankfully, her optics readjusted just in time for her to make it off the ramp and come face to face with Optimus Prime.

Though, technically she only reached his midsection. Cursed short legs that she had…

"Welcome to all of you!" His baritone voiced boomed, "As you know, I am Optimus Prime. This," he indicated to his right, "is my Second in Command and tactician, Prowl." Prowl gave a sharp nod and remained at attention. Prime then turned to his left where a big red mech stood. "This is Ironhide, Chief of Security and this is Ratchet, Chief Medical Officer." Ratchet also nodded like Prowl, his white plating sparkling under the intense Oregon sunlight. Ah yes, Jynx remembered this one… He had one heck of a powerful underhand throw… Unconsciously, Jynx rubbed the back of her head where Ratchet's wretch had left a dent so many millions of years ago.

"Now, before I get started, which one of you is Jynx?" Prime called out over the crowd. Slowly, each of them looked to the other, as if they didn't understand what Prime was asking, until the small blue and copper femme needled her way to the front of the crowd. Some of the other Autobots began whispering back and forth as to who the femme was. Everyone knew femmes weren't allowed on foreign land with the army. It was unheard of! How did this one get past? Why was she here?

Jynx, looking extremely uncomfortable in front of the crowd, slowly stepped forward fidgeting. She hated to be right in the limelight… out in the open… with everyone looking.

"Good. Just follow Ratchet," Prime nodded to her and turned his attention back to the crowd with nothing more to be said.

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"So you see…" The medic paused, and tuned to look at the femme once more. What was about to be said, wasn't going to be easy. It hadn't been easy on Sideswipe either, be doubted it would be any easier for her, knowing her history with the saboteur.

"Just spit it out, will ya? What's wrong with him?"

"Look, I thought they were nightmares… Jazz got them all the time before. He came to me with the problem a long time ago so I thought it was over. But then when this whole thing started over again I thought it had come back. Turns out it wasn't related."

"So…? Then-"

"It's a virus." The medic finished and for a moment or two, sat back in silence while the femme's mind mulled the words over. Jynx knew what a virus was, it was rare. Transformers weren't prone to them like she knew organic life forms were but never the less, they were possible. Of course, because they were so rare it usually meant it was deadly.

"Don't panic." Ratchet said at the exact same moment Jynx's jaw popped open. "I might be able to reverse it and it's not deadly but…" He trailed off again.

"But?"

"I don't know if I can salvage his memory."

Jynx stared at him for the longest time trying desperately to comprehend. That just couldn't be right… not at all right. Jazz was going to loose his memory? He wouldn't remember her. Nothing that they had done together. None of the trouble he had gotten her into countless times…nothing.

"Ratch! Get in here quick! Sunny's waking up!"

"Oh great. If it's not raining it's pouring." The medic muttered under his breath, opening the door to the repair room unceremoniously where a red mech paced back and forth in front of a yellow mech on the berth beside him. Jynx didn't recognize the two of them but it was obvious they were young. Curiosity getting the better of her, she followed Ratchet to the bedside where the yellow one began to stir, his black hands opening and closing feebly and his head tossing restlessly.

"Stand back, Sideswipe!" Ratchet growled, shoving the nosey red mech out of the way who grunted his irritation but gave the medic a wider berth. Calmly and quietly, Ratchet unplugged the various monitors as the sleepy and disorientated mech tried to get a grasp on where he was.

Or for that matter… who he was.

Everything felt so empty. Where he was didn't look familiar, these faces… he didn't know them. One looked more recognizable than the others. Maybe he went to school with him? Maybe nothing more than a passing face.

"Sunny! You're up!" The familiar face bounced around in his view, wrapping his arms around him. "You ever do that to me again and I'll-"

"Back off!" Sunstreaker slammed his palm against the other mech's face as hard as he could muster and scrambled to his feet. "Whoever the hell you are, don't touch me!" He shouted, brushing himself off frantically as he stumbled backward on loose cables.

"But Sunny…" The red twin muttered, bumbling over around the berth to get to the yellow warrior on the floor, tangled in monitor cables. "It's me… your bro- your… twin. Don't- don't you remember me? You… you were my bro…"

"I don't know who you are so don't touch me!" He growled back, half crouched in the darkness, his optics blazing in both confusion and frustration. He didn't know what was going on. All these people- where the slag was he anyway?

"Yes you do!"

"Enough." Ratchet stood between them and pushed Sideswipe back a foot or two. "Look, Swipe. You need to give this time, we talked about this."

"But-"

The old medic silenced him again. "I know. Let things calm down for a few hours. For now, I want you to take Jynx here to see Jazz. Understand?" Ratchet pleaded, looking directly into the young mech's optics. He knew how difficult it was on him, but that didn't mean Ratchet was going to allow a the panicked brother to stay here.

Or…At least not for too long.

Sideswipe spared one long last look on the yellow warrior and nodded his head solemnly, walking out the door without another word.

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Author's Notes: Okay, I finally finished a chapter to a preexisting fic! Amazing aint it? Much thanks to everyone who gave me all the wonderful reviews on my other fics and I also really want to thank Tirya for helping me on this, and my other half started fics. If it weren't for ya pushing me, who knows if anything would get done! XD And note to everyone out there, go to http/ tirya. deviantart. com/ (Just get rid of the spaces) to see her picy from my fic "Hide and Seek Uncle Sunny?" Go see the Offbeat cuteness! Thanks again everyone and remember: "Reviews are an author's best friend!"