AN: And yet another chapter! My sources tell me that Trailbreaker's force field abilities make him take up a lot of fuel, sooo that's why that's in there. Any good Autobot would keep it up even until they're about to offline, right? Small bit of a fight scene, so hey at least I tried and didn't just completely skip over it.

Writergurl616: You win a cookie! It is Soundwave. And honestly, I bet it was Prowl. Thinking that a teenager would be less trouble, especially a civilian one who only had to sit there and listen. He'll come to regret that. (said soundwave first, so they win a cookie)

Bookworm Gal: Humans are just too illogical for Prowl. I bet the first few days he was constantly off lining.

SiriusBlackFan2: Nope, not Shockwave, but close guess! And thanks a bunch.

The Result of Squffie: Soundwave has such a funny way of talking. I've only really read what he says though, never heard it in the animated series, etc. He doesn't talk any in this chapter, so no funny speech!

The Allspark shard retrieval group: somewhere in Pennsylvania near the Appalachian Mountains.

Sideswipe ran over to the group of humans, swords already out of subspace. He kept a close eye on the battle between Ironhide, Sunstreaker, and Soundwave, silently cursing to Primus. He adopted a defensive stance as he stood over the group of four, not even glancing at him. Will, Fig, and Epps were closely watching Soundwave, trying to see if there was any way they could help. Miles just stood there, bat at the ready as he waited for someone to order him on what to do.

"That's the Decepticons communications officer, Soundwave. He's the reason we couldn't get through to either Wheeljack or Trailbreaker, and also because he knocked Wheeljack offline." Sideswipe explained, tensed as he waited for anything to happen. "Prowl got here first, and we're pretty sure he was ganged up on by the Cassetticons. That's kitty, two birds, and earthquake. Prowl managed to destroy earthquake, though, so don't worry about losing your footing. We don't know where kitty and the birds went though. We moved Prowl off behind where Wheeljack and Trailbreaker are. We can't tell if he needs medical attention or not."

And with that he was gone, appearing next to his twin as they ganged up on Soundwave. Like he said Ravage, Laserbeak, and Buzzsaw were no where in sight. They couldn't see Rumble's body, and had no interest in finding it. Will and Epps argued loudly over how to help the Autobots when Fig quickly smacked them both over the head, effectively shutting them up.

He pointed at the fight. "¡Vistazo! That's three Autobots against one Decpeticon. Usually those odds pretty much suck for the side with less, but does it look like Soundwave is about to get his aft handed to him? It's like he can read their moves!"

Both men returned their attention to the battle. "You're right." Will said, sounding a bit reluctant. "If we try to help we may just make it harder on them instead of help… If Soundwave can read them I think he could read us."

Will and Epps stood next to each other, examining the battle closely. It almost looked like some kind of weird dance, with Sideswipe and Sunstreaker darting in and around Soundwave to attack while Ironhide circled, dodged, and shot. Soundwave, unbeknownst to the humans, was able to read their minds, and therefore their attacks and movements. It helped him out a lot in the fight, but he was mainly on the defensive, sneaking in attacks where the 'bots had a weakness.

The two turned towards Miles and Fig. Epps looked annoyed, "So what the fuck are we supposed to do? Just stand here like lawn ornaments?"

"Let's just think for a moment. At the least we can go over to the other 'bots, right?" Fig said, looking at Will and Epps. His eyes widened as he saw Buzzsaw diving towards the Captain.

"WILL DUCK!" Miles yelled, swinging his bat as hard as he could. When it came into contact with the metallic hide of the 'con the resounding smack could be heard loud and clear. He could hardly believe it as Buzzsaw shrieked and flew up, the bat falling from his hands as he rubbed his stinging palms.

"Miles, get to Prowl and the others!" Will shouted at him, years of military training kicking in as he aimed at Buzzsaw's wing, only to miss. Fig and Epps joined in as Laserbeak flew over.

Miles obeyed without question, grabbing the bat up again and quickly sprinting over to Wheeljack and Trailbreaker. He had forgotten all about the force field until he ran into it, stumbling back. He rubbed his nose with a hand, reaching out and poking the force field. He was about to yell at that Autobot who made it when Trailbreaker's hand came toward him, holding a clear see through container. Inside was the Allspark shard.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Miles exclaimed, diving to catch the container as Trailbreaker dropped it.

"I am sorry human, but I can not leave Wheeljack. To be truthful, I would be unable to protect the shard well, most of my energy has been used. Go to Prowl, he should online soon." Trailbreaker said softly, sounding regretful.

Miles looked ready to argue but turned when he could hear Ironhide yelling at him. He turned just in time to see one of Soundwave's tentacles reaching for him, only to be blasted with Ironhide's cannon. Even while that was going on Soundwave used the distraction to attack Sideswipe. Sideswipe went down hard, his twin instantly covering him. The humans were having a bit more luck. They had managed to take out one of Laserbeak's wings, leaving him to attack from on the ground. Fig faced him, firing as Will and Epps continued to shoot at Buzzsaw.

Miles ran over to Prowl, clambering onto his chest and looking him over. He opened his mouth to call Prowl's name, but froze when he heard movement in a tree. He shoved the Allspark shard container in his pants, holding the bat as if he was about to swing at a baseball. Glancing back at the others he could guess the 'con that he would be facing. He slipped of Prowl, tightening his grip on the bat. If he could knock one of the birds hard enough to send it away in pain for a moment, he figured he could fend off a cat. When Ravage jumped out of the tree and landed in front of him, all confidence fled. He had imagined something like a house cat since Sideswipe had said "kitty". The robotic panther in front of him was a huge and unwelcome surprise.

"Kitty my ass!" he growled.

He quickly turn around and ran as Ravage chased him. He turned to look behind him and stumbled, realizing his mistake as Ravage leaped at him. He yelped as he felt the mech start to claw at his pants, realizing he was going for the shard. The cat had worked quickly, somehow managing to pull down Miles baggy pants to his knees. It helped that he was ripping large holes into them with his claws.

Miles had to push hard to get Ravage off him, quickly scrambling up and facing Ravage with the bat. He gripped the bat tight, holding a hitter's stance as the cat mech leaped at him again. He swung, the bat connecting hard to Ravage's face. He gave a victory cry as he watched the cat mech land on the ground ungracefully.

Hearing Prowl move behind him he turned around to look up at the mech with a cocky grin. "Lancaster-1, Kit-" And he really should have kept his mouth shut, or bothered to check that Ravage was in fact down. He had no warning besides Prowl venting sharply, and then he was crashing towards the ground on his side, the wind getting knocked out of him. He tried to get what he could back, but had very little time before he lost it again as the cat mech clawed at his back and arm.

He felt Ravage's weight suddenly disappear, but he didn't think anything of it as he hissed in pain, taking deep breaths. He tensed when he heard movement again, but relaxed when he saw Prowl leaning over him from the corner of his eye. He groaned, "I don't think I'll ever act cocky again." Prowl ignored his comment and activated his holoform to look Miles over.

Meanwhile, Fig gave a victory whoop as they finally took down Buzzsaw. Epps kicked the body as an extra precaution, making sure the bird mech was down. They all jumped when they heard Ironhide cussing angrily in a mixture of languages. Soundwave was taking off into the air, quickly accelerating high into the sky. Cybertronian, English, Japanese, Spanish, French, and several that sounded as if they came from other planets left his mouth as he shot at Soundwave with his cannon.

Sunstreaker was helping Sideswipe up, letting his brother lean on him as they made their way over to Trailbreaker and Wheeljack. Ironhide followed soon after, and the humans tailed him. Trailbreaker let the force field down completely as he finally relaxed, quickly falling into recharge after saying a few short sentences to his fellow 'bots in Cybertronian.

At the Nevada base

Bumblebee was relaxing out in the sun, enjoying the warmth. For all the world it looked like he was merely sunbathing and relaxing outside of the hangar Barricade normally stayed in. Sam walked over to his Guardian, placing a hand on the hood. He was about to ask why he was there when he heard an enraged scream. He jumped, and reached for the door handle out of instinct, figuring the safest place was inside Bumblebee.

At that point Barricade stormed out of his hangar, his metal frame now a very bright pink. Sam let his mouth drop open in shock as he stared at the 'con for a moment. As amusement filled him he quickly covered his mouth with a hand, not wanting the already enraged mech to get angry at him for laughing.

"Slagging Autobot!" Barricade growled, glaring at Bumblebee as he sat innocently in his alt form. "You will pay."