Megatron stood in the command centre, staring down at his bonded; his faceplates almost unreadable. "Firewing, after much consideration and discussion; we believe we have found the best way for you to 'rejoin' the Autobots" he started. His optics the only thing giving away his worry for what was to come. "We believe we have found a way to make it look like you have 'escaped' us".

Firewing bowed slightly, one servo held across her chestplates. "I trust your judgement".

Megatron knew he could trust his bonded, but just wasn't quite ready to say goodbye. "We have discussed many possibilities. And one in particular seems to have the most chance of success" he stepped back slightly, before sitting in his chair. "We will only continue with this plan if you are comfortable with it"

Firewing stood listening to their plan, taking in every detail. She was a little apprehensive to begin with, but by the end, knew that this plan would work. She thought over everything that was said, ensuring she had gone over every possible risk, before making a decision. "I'll do it"

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Firewing ducked around another boulder, stopping quickly to catch her breath, adjusting her servos slightly in the stasis cuffs; she had agreed it looked more realistic if she wore them. She didn't know how far from the Con base she was, or how long she'd been running. All she knew, was she was exhausted.

She leant against the boulder, before sending out a distress beacon; knowing the Autobots would get it. : To any Autobot on this frequency. I require immediate assistance : She waited a few moments, before she suddenly heard the telltale sounds of jet engines. She darted further around the boulder, before running for the ravine not far from her position. Even though she knew that it was more than lightly Starscream and his brothers in pursuit, she had to admit, it was quite frightening to have them chasing her. : Any Autobot on this frequency : She repeated. : I require immediate assistance. I am now being tracked by the Cons seekers :

She wasn't sure she'd get an answer, and was almost afraid this ruse was up, before it even started, but almost jumped for joy when she got an answer. "We have your location and are sending backup now" she almost laughed as she jumped down into the ravine. They only had to keep up appearances until help arrived.

She was suddenly pulled from her thoughts as she heard three large bots land heavily. "Spread out" she instantly recognised Starscreams voice. "Find her. She doesn't leave" she heard him finish.

She almost giggled at this. She knew that the seekers had been told of the general direction she was headed, and informed that they were to act as though she were a real prisoner; in case the Autobots were watching or listening. She knew she had to keep out of their reach until the Autobots got there, or it could all be over. She moved slowly, attempting to put some distance between her and her 'trackers', she was doing well enough until she accidentally kicked a rock.

The noise, although slight, was enough to alert one of the seekers. "There she is" Thundercracker shouted, pointing in her direction.

Firewing groaned as she ran as fast as her legs would take her. She knew this was all just a 'game', but her bodies fight or flight mode had taken over. She would have been lying if she said she wasn't a little worried about the three larger mechs at the moment. She knew that they had orders to detain her if they had the chance.

She ran through the ravine, narrowly dodging small boulders as she went, and suddenly felt a presence closing in on her. She glanced back to find Starscream hot on her heels, although this didn't surprise her, he was the fastest seeker out of the three. She suddenly jumped, using a boulder to spin her momentum around, kicking her pede out to slam into the tri-coloured seeker; effectively knocking him on his aft.

She felt bad, as she turned to run the other way, she hadn't meant to kick him so hard. "Sorry" She quickly commed him.

"Don't be femme. That was amazing", he answered back, as he picked himself up.

Firewing grinned at that. She had not expected that move to work, but was very glad it did. She got so caught up in her thoughts, she didn't even realise that Skywarp had suddenly appeared out of nowhere. "Got you" he said, as he grabbed her. "Thought you could escape huh?"

Firewing struggled in his grasp, not wanting to be caught. "I'm sorry Skywarp", she commed, gaining confused look. She suddenly threw her helm forward, head butting the purple seeker, causing him to release her and grab his throbbing olfactory sensor.

Firewing barely got two steps, before Thundercracker was on her. She groaned as she was thrown to the ground heavily. He growled lowly as she tried to fight against the weight on her. "Knock it off" he snarled.

Firewing tried to push the seeker off her, but found his weight too much. She was actually terrified by what would happen next. Suddenly out of nowhere came gunfire. "Get off her decepticreep" she heard someone yell. She was both glad and upset by this, this meant she would be taken to the Autobot base like they planned. But she would miss the Cons while she was gone.

Firewing breathed deeply as Thundercracker was thrown off her. She was suddenly hauled to her pedes, and dragged away from the seekers. "It's over Starscream. The femmes with us" the Autobot in front of her said, his weapon trained on the seekers before them.

Starscream sneered. "Fine, you win this round. But next time, we won't be so lenient" he said, before the three transformed and took off.

"Are you alright?" the Autobot asked, as he turned to look at her. "Did they hurt you?"

"No. I'm fine" the femme answered, as she stood on shaky pedes. She looked back in the direction the seekers had flown, a slight twinge of despair filling her spark, before turning to walk towards her 'saviours'.

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Firewing stood in her quarters at the Autobot base, having finally finished being checked over by the medics. She pulled the private communicator from her subspace, punching in a comm link and waiting for a response. Once Megatrons face popped up on the communicator she spoke. "I'm in"

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