Me: GAH! I'm so sorry this is so late people! (spazes out)

Ironhide: (sees me, runs over and hugs me) I missed you!

Me: (choking) Yeah…I (gasp) missed you too. (gasp) Ironhide could you stop (gasp) strangling me.

Ironhide: OH! (sets me down and gives a nervous laugh) Sorry.

Me: That's (gasp) alright. Just…next time…try not to kill me.

Ironhide: Uuuh…okay.

Me: On with the story. (faints)

Ironhide: (sweat drops and holds up a sign that reads "Is there a doctor in the house!")

Will you forgive?

NOO! Sahara screamed as her mother's blurry form fell to the floor.

Time stopped for a split second as she stared at her mother's body lying motionless on the ground. Her own spark beat rung loud in her ears separating her from the rest of reality.

Sahara felt as though she was going to be sick. 'This can't be happening…It just can't be…I'm in a dream…a really bad dream…my mom is really okay and she will soon wake me up and everything will be okay.' She thought hopefully.

But that hope was shattered as the energon saber tore once again into her armor causing her to painfully come back to reality.

Sahara screamed as pain, torture, grief, and sorrow all rolled into one and hit her at full force.

Tears sprung from her eyes as she looked at Kicker with hatred.

He unmercifully showed it back with the same expression on his face.

Enraged by his very presence, Sahara leapt onto the human and immediately started blows to his helmet.

"You don't even know do you?" she screamed knowing he could never understand. "You're the one who is the murderer!"

She gave a random punch to Kicker's face making the visor on his helmet crack from the force.

"You will never be forgiven!" Sahara screamed as she gave one last hit. The blow snagged Kicker's helmet and sent it flying across the room where it thudded against the wall and fell to the floor lifelessly.

Sahara now could see Kicker's face for herself. Bruised badly from the hits Kicker struggled to keep unconsciousness from slipping his mind into the darkest of places.

The dark aura, weakened severely, slowly disappeared without a trace leaving the slow moving form of Kicker's own aura.

As Sahara continued to stare at the watery form of the kid she noticed the piercing green eyes slowly fading back to a deep brown.

Kicker struggled underneath the paw that threatened to crush his ribs and lungs. Everything was fading in and out as he struggled to stay awake. "Must…stay…awake." He croaked hoarsely.

The terracon's ears and tail swerved in agitation. She wanted to complete the job, she wanted to make him pay for all the suffering he caused, yet despite all the hatred she felt towards him… she couldn't do it.

Even though he had just hurt her own mother severely something held her back from killing the kid. Suddenly a movie started to play with in her mind…a memory of her and her mother talking together.

Flashback

"Mother when do you think the war will be over?" Asked a young Sahara. "I don't know honey but hopefully it will be soon." Answered her mother. The young Sahara looked over to the side to see the severely wounded terracons of the day's battle and bared her small fangs.

"I can't wait to get my claws on one of those Autobutts." "I will make sure they will pay dearly for what they did to everybody… even if it means paying with their own life." Sahara said hatefully.

Tana looked at her young child that lied by her side and gave a disappointed sigh. Sahara hearing this turned her head around and looked at her mom with a puzzled look on her face.

"You hate them too!" Sahara said defensively. "I may not like what they do, but I don't hate them." Tana replied truthfullyThe young Sahara made a face and pouted.

Tana gave another sigh and decided to continue. "Sometimes, Sahara…well a lot of times, using force isn't always the answer."

"Then what is the answer!" Sahara half screamed. "I'm afraid that's for you to find out on your own." Tana replied with a small smile. The young Sahara pouted at first but then straightened up as she thought hard at what her mother had just told her.

End of Flashback

Sahara stared blankly at the bleeding Kicker in front of her. "Force isn't always the answer." Her mother's words repeated on and on, like a broken record, in her mind.

Kicker looked at the terracon as he felt something drip from the corner of his mouth. "Why is it hesitating?" "Why won't it attack?" he thought semi-consciously.

It hurt to breathe now as his breath came in short rasps and his body feeling numb. "Got to…stay…awake." His body grew limp and everything grew dimmer and dimmer. "Got… to…stay…" Kicker slowly closed his eyes as he was plunged into a darkness deeper than any cavern in the blackest of seas.

Sahara didn't know what to do. The kid had just now fainted in front of her and had no chance of defending himself now. It was a perfect opportunity but again she couldn't take it.

Frustrated the terracon leapt off her hostage and over to her fallen mother. Gently she nudged Tana's head. "Mom…?" she whispered.

Tana moved a little. She was alive but just barely clinging on to it. "Sahara…?" she asked hoarsely her voice sounding like a broken record. Sahara nodded her head as tears started to form in her eyes.

The damage that had been done was so horrible, energon and small bits of armor were everywhere, it was a miracle that Tana was still alive.

Tana smiled weakly at her daughter, then let out a long sigh and slid into unconsciousness too. Sahara gently slung her mother's body over her back. She was not going to let Tana die here.

Then she turned to Kicker. The kid lied still upon the floor; his aura swerving ever so slowly it looked like it wasn't moving at all. Sahara was just about to touch it when she heard a yell from the entrance. "KICKER!"

The Autobots were here and they were looking for the kid. "They probably saw what I did to the other one." Sahara thought. Without another moment of hesitation the terracon dashed towards the exit hallway hoping to find refuge for her fallen mother.

"Please mom stay alive…I need you." Sahara whispered as she heard approaching footsteps from behind.

Then the terracon shivered severely as she felt an unwelcome feeling come over her. She could have sworn the decepticon leader's gaze was right on her and he was not happy at all.

"Megatron is not going to be happy with me…but I don't care at this moment." Sahara pushed the feeling off and continued onward through the damp hallway.

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Me: Okay…that went well. Read and review.

Ironhide: Why so quick?

Me: Look Ironhide I'm hungry alright so don't do anything stupid while I'm gone! (walks away)

Ironhide: Must resist stupid ness. Must resist…Oooo! Shiny!