I don't own RWBY or Transformers Prime they belong to their respective owners. This fanfic is just for fun. Note *this* means that they are thinking so when you *see it* know that it is in their heads. When you see [this] it means Bumblebee is talking. Also, as I said in my past chapters the fanfic is going to be more canon. So when you read things that sounds much like the show don't jump the gun on anything. Again I don't own either RWBY or Transformers Prime this is just a fanfic for fun. And if you recall I had Vector Prime say that they will remember what happened as the show has it and will forget Ruby and what happened to her. So I have to go canon at some point.

Also, I'm going to make a reference to a video game in this chapter. I won't tell you which game at the moment. But I just want to say that I don't own that game or the character from the game.

Enjoy.

It was now a Friday night, Bumblebee and Bulkhead were walking in the Arctic. [Are we there yet?]

"No! But it should be past this ridge Bumblebee."

the two slide down the ridge and Bulkhead looked at the handheld thermal and Energon radar. "I don't get it? These readings are off the meter."

[I think I see it!]

The two walked over to what looked like a pod encased in Ice. "Nice job Bee."

[Thank you.]

Back at the base, Bulkhead was getting annoyed with waiting for the defrosting procedures to be done. "I told you Doc were fine."

Bulkhead tried to get up but Ratchet forced him to sit back down. "The only way to know for sure is to go through standard defrosting procedure. You know prolong exposure to sub-zero conditions can cause permanent system damage!"

"Maybe I should use more Ice Dust on Soundwave then?"

At hearing that the three bots in the room looked at Ruby. "What he has tried to capture me two times now. I'm getting tired of it! He is becoming something along the lines of a stalker. And he looks like a Decepticon version of Slenderman!"

[Who?]

"Some scary character from a video game that Miko showed me."

Just then Optimus, Ironwood, and Arcee walked into the room. "Ratchet did you learn anything about our Arctic find?"

"Not yet."

Ratchet went to a monitor that show the pod. "It can't be opened until it is thawed out."

Ruby looked at him. "Can't Ironwood just use some Fire Dust to do that? I mean I've heard that Atlas does that whenever they find an archaeological item in ice."

Ironwood nodded his head. "That is true but doing so can be risky. And I've only done it about three times in my life. Your history teacher Dr. Oobleck would be a better choice since he has done it many times before."

At that moment Ruby thought of something. "Is that why he has a flamethrower thermos as a weapon?"

At hearing that each of the Autobots remembered Ruby bringing that up before. "Doesn't he drink out of that thing?"

Ironwood looked at Bulkhead then at Ruby. "I see you've told them about our unique weapons that some people use back home."

Ruby shrugged her shoulders. "Hey, they wanted to know more about me and my way of life."

Ratchet then cut into the two's conversation. "Not that I don't trust the General, but I rather play it safe than sorry and wait."

Optimus nodded his head."Very well, we will pick this up in the morning."

Meanwhile in the room where the pod is at. Something was starting to break out of it, something bad.

The next day Ratchet opened the ground bridge Optimus was heading to it when Arcee followed him. "Arcee and I will go back to where the pod was found. Maybe with luck, we will find some clues as to what is inside the pod."

Ratchet was fiddling with something. "Until you're sensors sound. Remember once they go blue system failures aren't likely they are imminent."

Ruby and Ironwood just then walked into the room Ruby in her Huntress wear and Ironwood still in his General wear. "So who is ready for Ironwood's first-weekend training?"

At hearing that all optics widen. Ever since the school year started the Bots made it a rule that unless Ruby made plans with friends or the Decepticons were up to something like last week. That the weekends would be used as Ruby's combat training time. And since Ironwood is from Ruby's world and time that would include him. And at that moment the three bots in the room thought of one thing. *We forgot that today was a training day!*

Even if the pod was important it was not one of the exceptions to canceling today's training. And as it turns out it was Optimus turn to pick out what the training was since Bumblebee did it on Saturday and Ratchet did it on Sunday. Meaning that it was his turn today and tomorrow all of them when next week it would Arcee and Bulkhead. Optimus looked apologetic at them. "I'm sorry I forgot that it was Saturday and Arcee and I was going to the spot where Bulkhead and Bumblebee found that pod."

Ironwood then stepped in. "That is fine I kinda wanted to test how much Ruby has grown in fighting to since I last saw her. And we can do it at the base since were a lot smaller than you guys."

"Are you sure?..."

"It's fine Optimus besides I just got done with working on my new secondary weapon that I've been working on. Agent Fowler gave me the last parts I needed for it and I want to test it out. Which Ironwood would be a good choice to test it on."

At hearing that everyone remembered that Ruby had been working on the new weapon long before Cliffjumper had died which he really wanted to see it when she was done making it. Arcee showed a sad smile at remembering that. "Really that is great."

Ruby nodded. "Besides it would be best if Ironwood and I were here for Ratchet when he snaps."

This made Ratchet arched an eyebrow. "And why would I snap?"

Just then Bulkhead and Bumblebee which their doors opened to show Jack, Miko, and Raf. Ruby smiled at him Miko smiled at Ratchet. "Miss us Doc Bot?"

Ironwood smirked. "That is why."

"Shouldn't they be at school?!"

Now it was Ironwood's turn to arch an eyebrow. "If Ruby doesn't have school on a weekend. Then wouldn't they, who go to the same school as Ruby have no school as well."

Miko then joined in. "That's right we get to spend all day with you."

Jack walked over to Arcee. "I didn't expect a carpool. What gives Arcee?"

"Tag team Jack, it's my turn to go with Optimus on exploration duty."

"Too bad it's a beautiful day for a ride. Wouldn't want you feeling guilty for leaving me indoors."

"Arctic exploration."

"Indoors where it's warm!"

At hearing that Ruby ran away while shouting. "I'll right back don't go yet! I have something for you two!"

When Raf ran up to them. "The Arctic, I've always wanted to see snow."

Optimus looked at Raf. "I would invite you to join Rafael, but the conditions are much too extreme even for we Autobots."

"I understand."

"But, I will bring you back a snowball."

"That would be awesome."

Just then Ruby came back into the room with two portable Energon injectors. From what Optimus could tell it had normal blue Energon. But when he looked at it a little harder he saw some red specs glowing in it. "Ruby what did you do to the Energon?"

"Well Vector Prime did say that Energon is known as Dust in my time. So I thought that Dust could work with Energon. And when I heard that Bulkhead and Bumblebee went to Arctic yesterday I took some Fire Dust and put some of my aura into it to activat it, then put it into some Energon. When I put my hand on the glass part of it, it felt really hot. So say hello to the first Energon hot coco!"

All of the Autobots looked at her confused. "Um... whats Coco?"

Ruby looked at Arcee. "It is a drink that helps warm up the body when your cold."

"Oh."

Both Arcee and Optimus took one of the injectors. "Now remember I don't know how it will affect you. So only use it if you guys get the signal that you need to come back and for some reason, you can't. Got it?"

Optimus nodded his head. "Understood, we will only use them if we absolutely have to. Thank you, Ruby."

Ruby smiled at him and watch the two go into the ground bridge. And soon after she and Ironwood walked off to do some training.

"Transport complete." Ratchet said and was about to shut off the ground bridge when it started to breakdown.

"By the Allspark!"

Jack, Raf, and especially Miko didn't know that Ruby and Ironwood was going to do combat training so they looked at Bulkhead and Bumblebee. "So what should we do?"

[Video games.]

"Video games great idea last one standing wins!"

"Bulkhead, Bumblebee here now!

[Sorry maybe later.]

Raf waved at Bumblebee and then started to reach for one of the controllers when Miko grabbed it. "Prepare to be destroyed."

Jack just looked at Miko with no interest whatsoever. "Yeah, not really my thing Miko."

"Oh? Scared of losing to a girl?"

Jack sighed and grabbed one of the controllers. "Bring it."

"No mercy."

And with that, the two started to play the game that is until Jack looked to see Raf upset. "Hey, you want to take on Miko for me?"

"No I have I have some stuff to do." and with that, he walked away.

Bulkhead wasn't all that happy that Ratchet was bossing him and Bumblebee around right after Optimus left the base. "You can't boss us around just because the boss is out."

"I need some heavy lifting, the ground bridge is out."

[Are Optimus and Arcee okay?]

"Arcee and Optimus made it through just fine. It is the return trip I'm worried about. Now remove those panels chop, chop."

Meanwhile Ironwood and Ruby made it to the training room Ratchet made for Ruby after getting tired of Bulkhead forgetting to help Ruby put away the stuff he uses when he trains Ruby. Which the room had a spot for Ruby to spar with someone that was human. Which in the past was Agent Fowler which Ruby was getting better at hand to hand combat with him. Ironwood looked around the room. "Not bad, not bad at all. They might not have everything that we normally use to train students in any of the schools. But since we are here to learn how they fight it's not bad at all."

Ruby just walked over to a bench that was in the room and placed a box down. She opened it to show two bracelets that were only a little bit bigger than the one that Vector Prime gave her and Ironwood. They also had her crest on them, she then started putting them on which Ironwood saw. "So you're going for something like your sister's?"

Ruby smiled at him and activated them which one took over her whole black part of her sleeve and ended at the white poofy part of her sleeve. The other did the same but it also wrapped around theVector bracelet. Soon after Ruby thought about what she wanted and the bracelets soon after letting out two blades that looked like Optimus's blades. "Something like that."

Ironwood's eyes widened at what he saw. "What the?..."

"I made these to have every weapon that Optimus, Arcee, Bulkhead, Ratchet, Bumblebee, and Cliffjumper can use at this time. It was hard to compact them all into one weapon but I did it and I can still add more to it. And each of the blasters can tap into the Dust crystals that I put in them."

*How can she do that not even her sister's weapon is that compact! And that is what she more likely got the idea from with the bracelets!*

"I don't even want to know how you did that. And I'm a General who is always looking for new weapons for my army!"

Ruby just smiled at him. "So... Can we start or...?"

"Fine but no Crescent Rose I want to see how well you do with your new weapon."

"Fine!"

Ruby then put Crescent Rose inside the Vector bracelet. "Let's do this."

Ironwood pulled out his gun and put in his bullets that he normally uses when he did training with someone. "Alright, Ruby we start in three, two, one. Go!"

And with that, the two started fighting Ruby ran up to Ironwood but stopped when he started shooting at her. So she switched to her version of Arcee's blasters and started to shoot back. Which at one point one landed a hit him and his foot was now covered in stone. "Those blasters are going to get real annoying real fast."

Ruby ran up to him and called out her version of Bulkhead wrecking ball and tried to hit Ironwood with it. But Ironwood used his prosthetic robot hand to catch it. "Not bad Ruby."

Ruby then kicked Ironwood in the chest which did push him a bit which normally Ruby would need to run first and get momentum in order to have any power to her kicks. "Very good Ruby. The Bots have been doing a good job training you."

"Thanks."

And with that, the two went back to their fight.

At that moment was Raf playing Arctic explorer not too far from where Ruby and Ironwood were at. "Temperatures are Sub-Zero and dropping...! Got to get back to base!"

Just then something dropped onto the ground, Raf picked it up and looked around. He soon found a small little Robot. "Where did you come from? I didn't know the Autobots had pets, I would think Ruby would have told us about you?"

It looked at him all cutely. "Do you want to play fetch?"

The little Robot jumped up and down in joy. Raf then throws the mettle that he had found. "Go get it!"

It went after it and once it got it, it started to eat the mettle. "No don't eat that you're going to choke!"

When Raf looked at the little Robot in shock that it was just fine. "Or not."

The little Robot walked up to him and rubbed its head on Raf's leg. Soon after Raf started to lead it back to the others.

Back with Jack, Miko, Bulkhead, Ratchet, and Bumblebee. Jack was about to win the game when all of a sudden. "What the?! Oh great, power failure."

Miko looked at the tv. "Oh, it wiped our game."

"At hearing that Jack got upset. "But I was winning!"

"Bummer."

The two walked over to where the Bots were at. Ratchet then took out one of the hard drives from the ground bridge system. "Something is most definitely wrong. But what could have caused this?"

The lights were now going on and off. "Or that?"

"It might be the main power grid. Hopefully, it's not a substation malfunction."

Just then Raf walked in holding on to the Scraplet in his arms with it being asleep. "Hey guys, look what I found."

Ratchet was in no mood for any of the kid's distractions. "We're busy!"

He then looked at Raf only to scream and stands up quickly. Soon after Bulkhead and Bumblebee deploy their blasters as they are scared with Ratchet. Miko and Jack stood in front of Raf trying to keep him safe from the Bots. "Whoa, what's with you guys?"

"Scraplet! Scraplet!"

"What's a Scraplet?"

"Only the most dangerous vermin ever to crawl upon the face of Cybertron."

The three humans looked at the three Bots and then at the Scraplet. Miko, Jack, and Raf didn't get what could be so deadly about the little thing. "This? Are you kidding me?"

"You guys are giant robots, Scrappy here is tiny."

"You have no idea what that tiny thing can do!"

Raf started to pet it. "Ah, he wouldn't hurt anything."

Just then the Scraplet woke up, and as soon as it saw the Bots it started to eat Bumblebee. Bumblebee tried to get it off but was having a hard time since it kept on eating him. At one point Bumblebee was able to knock it off of him, but the Scraplet was about to go back to him for more when Raf started to hit it with a crowbar. He kept on hitting it until Jack grabbed the crowbar. "Hey, easy killer."

Raf then ran over to Bumblebee and Miko looked at Jack. "I did not see that coming."

"I'm sorry Bumblebee!"

[Its okay, you didn't know.]

Raf then looked at Ratchet. "Is he going to be okay?!"

"Only a mesh wound, he'll live."

That was when Bulkhead started to do something like the I told you so. "Now do you believe me? All Scraplets do is dismantle machinery and eat anything metal, especially living metal."

Jack then spoke up. "Well, bug dead, problem solved."

"No, when it comes to Scraplets there isn't ever just one. And I fear I know how they got here."

Just then the six of them heard some yelling."What the Dust are those things?!"

"Eat my ice you metal eating vermin!"

"Did you just say metal eating?!"

"Yes, I did!"

"One side of my body is made of metal! I have a robotic prosthetic's for one arm and leg and that not all I have that is metal prosthetic's on me!"

"Then grab some Ice Dust and use it! Scraplets can't take the cold!"

"Alright, thanks for the info! Eat this you little Robot Grimm!"

"Don't say that! Do you know how scary it would be if Salem did make Grimm Scraplets! I think I'm going to have nightmares of Grimm Scraplets eating my Crescent Rose now!"

"Yeah never bringing up Scraplets around Salem! And I think I'm going to have nightmares of Grimm Scraplets eating me now!"

Miko looked at Jack. "Was that Ironwood and Ruby yelling just now?"

Jack was about to go look for the two when the two came running in. Ruby looked just fine and had what looked like blasters aimed at where the two came from. When it looked like the Scraplets did try to eat Ironwood but only got as far as ripping his clothes a bit not touching any of the metal that is on him, at least not yet. Ruby then turned around and given them all a look that would make Megatron proud. "How in Primus flipping Dust?! Did the inspiration of Grimm known as Scraplets get into the base?!"

Ratchet led the group to the room that has the pod. "It's a trap... A Scraplet trap."

Bumblebee hide behind Ratchet when Bulkhead looked at the pod in fear. "An empty Scraplet trap."

Ratchet looked from the pod to Bulkhead. "Most likely injected into space eons ago. Where it landed in the Arctic, which the cold keep them in stasis."

Jack started to walk up to the pod. "Till we brought them here to thaw."

"Now they're wide awake and ready to brunch."

"So how many, are we there?"

"Thousands the power malfunctions, ground bridge damage are sure signs that infestation is on its way."

Meanwhile at the Arctic Optimus was climbing down a wall of ice when his sensors went off so he comlink to Arcee. "Arcee, what's your status?"

"My sensors going off, guess we should call for pickup before things get chilly."

"Optimus tobase, core temperatures have reached the blue zone. Prepare to activate the ground bridge." Optimus receives a static feedback instead of someone responding and gives a worried look.

Back at base Ratchet tried to comlink to Optimus and Arcee. "Ratchet to Optimus do you read me? We have a situation."

But he couldn't get through to either of them. "The Scraplets got to the comlink system. If we don't eradicate them immediately, they will turn the whole base into a scrapheap!"

"I say let them keep it and get out of here."

Ruby once again glared at Bulkhead. "Did you forget that both Optimus and Arcee are in the Arctic?! If we don't get the ground bridge up and running soon they will die!"

Jack looked at Ruby in fear. "They will?"

Miko walked up to Bulkhead with a glare of her own. "Bulkhead you never run."

"Miko you never saw a swarm of them before. None of you have."

Ironwood looked at him. "Um... Didn't you hear Ruby and me yelling a bit ago? Becuase there was a lot of them that was after us before we meet up with you!"

"Yeah but you haven't seen what they can do...?"

At that moment Ruby cut in. "They eat you bit by bit until there is nothing left of you."

All of the Bots looked at her shocked that she would know that. "Oh come on! I know what a Scraplet is and didn't need any of you telling me what they are. Did you forget that I have been getting Optimus's memories since I got here! Did you forget those nights I started screaming in my sleep?! Those were bad memories that I got from Optimus's past and he has seen what Scraplets can do! So some of those nights were from Scraplets dreams!"

At hearing that Ratchet then remembered that at one point he and Optimus had a bad encounter with Scraplets that only the two of them getting out it alive out of the 300 that were there. *Oh scrap don't tell me she remembers that?!*

Jack looked at them all. "You have to let us help."

"We aren't made of metal."

"Yeah, the Scraplets can't hurt any of us... Well besides Ironwood."

"Watch it, young lady!"

Ratchet thought about it for a moment. "Normally I find your flesh your least good quality. But it would appear to be an advantage to the matter at hand."

Jack nodded his head. "Okay good so we pair off, one Bot and one human. I'll watch your back when you repair the ground bridge."

"And we go on a bug hunt."

Bumblebee and Bulkhead looked at Miko then at each other not liking the idea. Ruby then cut in. "Ironwood and I will go to the main power grid and fix that. But before you guys go here Jack, Miko, Raf take these."

Ruby called out three small handheld guns from her bracelet. "For some reason, about three weeks before you guys met the Bots I just had the urge to make these. I must have somewhat remembered about this day subconsciously. They are Ice Dust powered laser guns, instead of bullets they release an icy beam. You just use them like one of those cheap water guns. Just be careful with them, none of you have awakened aura. So if you get hit it could lead to severe frostbite or hyperthermia for you three. The Bots can take a few hits but don't get them fully covered in ice, that would be bad for them. Also, don't worry about it running out of juice it is powered by a Dust crystal, not the powder type. So it will take a long time for it to run out of power."

Jack was the first one to grab a gun then Miko who was very excited to have the gun grabbed her's, then finally Raf took one.

Back at the Arctic Optimus and Arcee have been walking slowly in the snow. At that point, Optimus tries to call the base again. "Optimus to base do you read?"

At that moment Arcee fell to the ground Optimus walks back to help her. "Are you sure a nice long drive wouldn't help? I hear Miami is beautiful this time of year."

"The nearest warm climate is too far away. Attempting to reach it would waste too much energy. And accelerate the freezing process. Until Ratchet sends for us, and he will. Our best option would be to seek shelter and insulate ourselves."

At hearing Optimus bring up energy made Arcee think of something. "What about the Energon Ruby gave us before we left? She said to use it if we need it, and I think this counts as needing it."

Optimus thought about it for a moment then nodded his head. "It might be risky since we don't know what could happen. But it is better than nothing, and if it works like Ruby had intended then we would at least have some more time. But don't put all of it in you at once, just take a small dose."

Arcee nodded her head and the two grabbed the portable Energon injectors and set it for a small dose. Then they placed them near their arms and injected some of the Energon into them. Which the two already could feel the warmth from the Fire Dust. "Wow, this stuff really does warm a Bot up and potent. I'm glad I only took a small amount. I think I would be burning up if I took all of it in right away."

"Indeed Arcee, Ruby really came through for us. Now let us find some shelter."

And with that, the two started to walk once more looking for a place to take refuge from the cold.

Meanwhile back at the base Miko and Bulkhead were looking for the Scraplets. "I get to be your bodyguard for once and I get a gun made by Ruby! How cool is that?"

"Raf I'm the first one here right?"

Just then the lights went out and Bulkhead screamed so loud that Ruby and Ironwood could hear it. "Was that Miko?"

Ruby looked at Ironwood. "No that was Bulkhead, I should know after Cliffjumper pulled that prank on him a while back."

Ironwood just looked at Ruby wondering what kind of prank it was. Meanwhile back where Miko and Bulkhead were, the light finally went back on and Miko looked at Bulkhead. "Did you just scream like a little girl?"

"No...Maybe...Can we talk about this later?"

Miko just went back to walking but with every step they took Bulkhead got more and more paranoid which Miko saw. "Take it easy Bulkhead, stay focus everything going to be..."

But Miko didn't finish what she was about to say Because Bulkhead heard something and started to blast around and some cables fell on top of him and he was freaking out. And yet again Ironwood heard it and now was looking to where he thought it was coming from. "Maybe we should have just connected some Ice Dust crystals to the main air conditioner and freeze the Base for a bit."

Ruby looked from what she was fixing and looked at him. "Even if you brought that up before we all went off into groups we would have still needed to get the power fixed first. So that we could put more power into the vents to speed the cooling. Plus you and I can maybe take the cold while wearing what we are wearing right now for a while because of our aura. But Jack, Miko, and Raf can't take the cold, the Bots don't even like the cold either. If we did that they would need to be outside the base first."

"Good point."

Just then the two heard something and saw a swarm heading their way. Ruby would of call out her Crescent Rose but didn't want any Scraplets near her baby. So she went for her version of Optimus's blasters and had them on ice mode and started to shoot. Ironwood joined in as well with his ice bullets. Which the ice they were using was so cold that it made the Scraplets shatter as soon as they were hit which Ironwood saw. "Ruby, you didn't give the kids that powerful of Dust did you?!"

"Why did you think I told them that it could lead to severe frostbite or hyperthermia if they got hit?! The Scraplets are much smaller than us so what I gave them is far worse to them then to Jack, Miko, and Raf. Besides, I didn't want the Scraplets to thaw out when we're not looking and start up again!"

"You're sounding like Qrow!"

"I was taught how to fight by him!"

Back to Miko and Bulkhead. "Okay, I wish I hadn't seen that. Bulkhead you're fine it's just some cables!"

Bulkhead looked and saw that Miko was right. "Oh...Right...Cables."

He then pulled on one and some Scraplets started to fall on top of him which caused him to scream some more and Miko started to use the Ice gun on the Scraplets.

Meanwhile, with Raf and Bumblebee, the two were walking down a hallway and found a hallway that was covered in bite marks. [They were here.]

"Don't these things ever stop eating?"

The two went back to walking until they found a vent that was a little eaten on. Bumblebee pulled it off and the two were ready to attack. Only to find that there was nothing there. They soon heard a noise that made them turn around to see another air vent which Scraplets started to come out of it and both Bumblebee and Raf started to shoot at them.

As for Jack and Ratchet well Ratchet was working on the ground bridge when Jack was walking around the room keeping an eye out for Scraplets. "Hows it going over there?"

"I Fixed everything but it still needs to get power. My best bet is that Ruby and Ironwood ran into some Scraplets which are going after Ironwood. So we have to wait for them, or go there are selfs."

Just then Jack heard something and then saw the Scraplets coming from the vent which they saw Ratchet and started to fly towards him. "They can fly?! You never said they could fly!"

Ratchet turned around to see the Scraplets coming as Jack started to shoot at them. Jack was getting most of them but some did get to Ratchet which Jack saw and did his best not to hit Ratchet when he was shooting the Scraplets off of him. Which Ratchet took notice of and thought of something. "Jack! Switch to the fire extinguisher!"

Jack did as he was told and got the remaining Scraplets off of him. Ratchet looked at Jack and smiled at him. "Thanks, and by the way good aim, you should ask Ruby to make you something just in case Miko follows us again to a fight with the Cons."

"No way! Mom would kill me if I accidentally brought it home!"

"Jack she had a teacher that used a flamethrower thermos as his weapon and he drinks out of it. I think she can make something that looks like a normal teen item."

Jack just looked at him as if he had two heads. "How...?!"

"I don't even know."

Now what everyone would remember was that Jack didn't get them all and when the other came back the Scraplets went after Bumblebee and Bulkhead. But this is what really happened. "Ratchet get the patch kit Raf and Miko did okay with the guns Ruby gave them. But we are still leaking Energon and also a lot of the Scraplets got away from us."

Just then everyone took a good look at the room to see a lot more Scraplet remains then what Miko and Raf got combined. "Wow, Ratchet what did you do?"

"This wasn't me Bulkhead, it seems that Jack is good with a gun."

"Wow, dude this is like way more than what Bulk and I got!"

"And Bumblebee and me."

Just then Ruby and Ironwood were coming back from the power grid. "Power fixed, and we Iced the area and everything from their to here in hopes that the Scraplets might stay away..."

Both Ruby and Ironwood looked at what they saw. "Not bad Jack not as many as we got but not bad."

Back in the Arctic, the two found some shelter and Arcee looked at Optimus. "How about a game? Let's play Who screwed up things back at the base?"

"Our predicament could be the result of a simple malfunction."

"Caused by Bulkhead. Let's see... The comlink is down and the power might be as well. He could have tripped on a power cord. Remember when we first came here and Bulkhead walked into those power lines? Who knew he could dance like that."

"Bulkhead may be...Too large for this world, but his inner strength is without bounds. One should not be measured by size alone."

"You know the worst part? After battling Cons all these years, smacked down, shot at, blown up, this is how our lights go out?"

"We still have time to be saved. We still have plenty of the Energon Ruby gave us."

"Yeah about that, how do you think we will remember this?"

Optimus looked at her oddly. "What do you mean?"

"I mean we will remember coming here and being stuck here. But we won't even remember about the Dust infused Energon. We won't even remember seeing her every day or any of that once she goes back to her time. Which that worries me!"

"Why would it worry you?"

" Because it would be like when we lost Cliffjumper. But we won't even remember it! What if we feel that same pain of loss and we don't even remember what we lost?"

At hearing that his optics widened he hadn't even thought of that. "Arcee I don't know how to answer that because I don't even know what will happen. But we must keep moving forward and even when we forget about Ruby and those of her time. It won't be forever since we will regain them in the next life."

"Oh yeah, that makes me feel so much better. Our next life's having to deal with our past!"

Back at the base, Ruby looked at the Bots. "So what do we do now? We still have some Scraplets in the base and we don't know if Optimus and Arcee have used the Energon I gave them."

Just then everyone heard something and they looked to see that it was what was left of the Scraplets. Bulkhead looked at the Scraplets then to the ground bridge and got an idea. "Ratchet! Turn on the ground bridge!"

"What but the Scraplets!"

"Will follow me and freeze right away and then I can get Arcee and Optimus!"

At hearing that Ratchet did as he was told and opened the ground bridge. Bulkhead wasted no time and was now running to it with the Scraplets following him. Which soon Optimus and Arcee saw the ground bridge and was heading to it. At least until they saw Bulkhead. "Down! Down!"

Bulkhead hit the ground and Optimus and Arcee were now seeing what was the problem back at base. *Scraplets!*

As the Scraplets were getting ready to eat Arcee and Optimus, the Prime got ready to block Arcee from the Scraplets. When suddenly the Scraplets started to freeze up and only hit them like golf balls and wasn't eating them. Once the last one hit the ground the sun finally showed itself and the two looked at Bulkhead. "I'd invite you in, but the place is a mess."

Later on back at the base, Raf was fixing up Bumblebee, Jack was doing the same for Arcee, Miko was doing Bulkhead, Ironwood got Ratchet, and lastly Ruby was attending to Optimus. "It looks like you'll need a few days rest after being out in the cold for so long. But nothing permanent."

"That is the same with Arcee. That Fire Dust really did the trick at keeping them from permanent system damage."

"Bulk looks good I think he might be good to go in a day or two."

"That is the same with Bee."

"From what I'm getting Ratchet didn't get eaten as much as Bumblebee or Bulkhead. I think he should be fine by tomorrow."

Ratchet nodded his head. "That you all for your help. We're just fortunate that this infestation happened... on a Saturday."

Optimus smiled at him. "Our human friends may be small... But they are strong."

Just then Miko screams and Jack went for his ice gun. "Scraplet?!"

"Spider! Is it on me?!"

Miko then runs off screaming some more. Everyone looked at where Miko ran off to. "Did she just scream like a little girl?"

Ruby looked at Bulkhead. "She is a girl Bulk. And what of you? Ironwood and I could hear you from where we were when we were fixing the power."

Bulkhead was trying to think his way out of that when Agent Fowler came in. "Hey, how's it...? What in the name of the President happen here?!"

Ironwood looked at his past self. "We had a bug problem today."