Skylar, Acia and Nikki all walked out of the movie-theatre; chattering, laughing and making comments on the movie they had just seen. Each of their plushieformers hung over their backs; Skywarp still with a nervous expression as Nikki walked between the two Autobot owners.

"I don't see why you are so afraid, Warpster…" Jazz commented with a smirk. "We got no weapons to attack ya with!"

"It's still unnerving to have to spend a solarcycle with you!" the Seeker spat, yelping softly as Nikki let go of one of his servos to point something out to her friends.

"Which would you rather, Warp? Spending the solarcycle with us, or getting yelled at by Megatron?" Nightmelody inquired with a giggle, falling silent when their three owners let out a synced squeal of delight.

"Somethin's pleasing to their optics…" Jazz said quietly, looking up as Skylar gasped.

"No way! They're selling them again!" she commented, peering into the shop window they'd stopped outside of. "I am actually glad I bought money today!"

"Come on, come on, let's go!" Nikki urged, running to the shop door in excitement. "I need my triple-changers!"

Skylar and Acia giggled and followed their friend into the store, splitting up to find the plushies they'd had their eyes on. Skylar wandered alone down one aisle, scanning the shelves in determination.

"Who ya lookin' for, Sky?"

The girl swung Jazz in front of her and slipped her hands under his arms, holding him in front of her so he could help make a decision.

"Anyone I guess. You, Blaster and Prowl were all I managed to get last time; I don't really care!" she laughed. Seeing that no one else was around, she set Jazz down and let him wander along beside her, keeping watch just in case anyone happened to turn up in the aisle. The boxes that lined the shelves were colour-coordinated for both alliances; some with respecting colours for limited-editions and exclusives.

"Ooh, I don't know; it's just too amazing to admit!" Skylar said softly to herself, crouching down and glancing behind some boxes at the back of the shelves. Jazz skidded up beside her when he noticed she'd stopped, chuckling softly as he made faces at some of the Autobots in their boxes. "Jazz…"

"What? I gotta have my fun with them while we're here!" he insisted. "There are rare times when we're all together, Sky!"

Skylar rolled her eyes in a 'whatever' fashion and continued searching the shelves, getting up to search higher. There were so many Autobots; she didn't know who to choose!

"Sky, who'd you find?"

As Skylar spun around, Jazz hastily collapsed at her feet and she quickly picked a box off the shelf, carelessly looking over who she'd found.

"I played a Wild Card and got…" she paused and gasped. "Perceptor!"

"Cool," Acia giggled, holding up her own box. "I found Ratchet but, what I really want to know is if they-… Dinobots!"

She cut off and gasped upon spying a store clerk setting up another shelf with the boxed, plushie-dinosaurs, then giddily running over and asking him some questions. Skylar just looked on in confusion, then walked off to find Nikki. Said-friend was further down the aisle, scanning for Decepticons, who sat opposite to the Autobots on the shelves. Curious, Skylar walked over to her at a steady pace, pausing when she felt slight vibrations from the box in her hand.

"What the-…?" she wondered, glancing down at the box; Perceptor looking back at her as he tapped the plastic of the box once more. "Okay…?"

"Skylar?"

The girl awkwardly looked up, shaking off her concerned expression and hurrying over to her friend, peering over at what she'd found.

"Ooh, Megatron," she breathed.

"Yeah! How can I be a Decepticon collector and not have him!?" Nikki giggled, following Skylar back to find Acia; said-girl happily hugging her boxed Grimlock. Both stared at her and blinked.

"What?" Acia asked softly; all three of them then bursting into giggles. Then it was time for them to pay and head home; Skylar's mother texting her daughter of their whereabouts. They paid for the plushies and left the store, heading out of the shops and into the car park; Skylar's mother parked close-by. The drive home was entertaining…

"I just had to get Grimlock! He was so awesome in the movie!" Acia was commenting, examining said-dinoplushie.

"Hmm, he wasn't that fantastic…" Nikki admitted, shuffling the box at her feet. "I'm just happy I got Megatron!"

"I'm happy with Perceptor!" Skylar giggled, hugging the box close to her chest. "Prowl and Blaster will be happy to have a new friend too!"

As she set his box down by her feet, she pushed aside a few bags and suddenly felt a feeling of dread rush through her. Just to be sure, she lifted the bags and set them in her lap, then panicking when she set them down again.

"Sky?" Acia questioned, losing interest in her dino-plushie. "Something wrong?"

"I've never seen you so freaked before…" Nikki added; concern playing in her eyes. Skylar looked at them with disdain before crying out with a soft whimper.

"I've lost Jazz!"

O.o Oh noes!
I left Jazz behind! DX I mean, Skylar left Jazz behind!

Will her mother be nice enough and turn around to go back?
*car keeps driving*
Oh… Um, well… Looks like Jazz will be spending the night with slightly-going-insane Autobots, and ready-to-decapitate-someone Decepticons… Not really; it's probably just them being cooped up inside those boxes that's getting to them…

Next chapter!