The bots had a moment of relaxation as the humans went to the first floor. Kimber decided it would be best to stay back with the bots while they stayed with the glasses. They were all in their vehicle forms now, all pointed at her "You all know what you did wrong! Look at this yard! Sam is lucky you weren't spotted." She whipped around and faced Ironhide "And YOU!"

"Me?!"

"Stop threatening to shoot everything! Not everything's a threat. I mean I know you're trigger happy but damn!"

Suddenly his cab door opened "Get in"

"Excuse me?"

Optimus chimed in "Do as he says Kimber. I sense danger"

Once she got in the trucks and cars almost sped out of the yard and down the alley way. Kimber looked out the back window

"What about Sam and Kayla? You can't just leave them!"

"They'll be fine fl-Kimber"

She blinked for a moment before looking forward "Thank you. So where are we going?"

"Optimus says to go save Makayla and Sam"

"But they're-"

Optimus's voice came over the speakers

"Jazz has come to believe that an agency is out to find us"
"Like the CIA? NCIS? FBI?"

Jazz was not heard over the speakers "Mo' like Secta' 7"

"Who the hell is that?" She asked, staring at the radio like it was a person

"We don' know, but we will soon"

Kimber held tight as Ironhide turned a tight corner fast. She noticed he had split away from the rest of the group. He stopped in front of a diner and flicked on his holoform. She turned to him "Where did everyone go? Why are we here?"

"Shh. Kimber I nee-want to apologize for how I've been for the past few hours"

"Why are you apologizing now?"

"Because I have a feeling I won't have the time later"

"Why wouldn't you?"

"I'm not sure, but I've gotten this feeling many times right before a bloody and tiring battle back on cybertron"

Kimber grew stiff. What did this mean? Was Secter 7 dangerous? Maybe they were full of mercenaries who just want the bot's for their technology, hell, she would. She looked away from him and stared out the window "Let's go"

"Are you scared?" He asked as his engine started

"Yes, but I'm not gonna run away that easily"

Ironhide smirked and sped back down the road, catching up to Optimus lifting a van in the air. Ironhide stopped a few blocks away and opened his door. "Get out. This might get messy"

"I'm coming Ironhide." She frowned.

His holoform rolled his eyes "Look. I'm going to transform once I get to that bridge so you either risk death or walk over to where we are, alright?"

She grumbled and got out, kicking his tire. He chuckled and drove off, swerving to shut his door. Kimber started walking, but the sounds of screaming and a crash made her sprint to where the bots were. Optimus had the van's roof in his hands while the rest sat on the road in front of him. He was pissed, she could tell by his body movement. She saw the humans scramble out of the car. She made it to the bridge and looked down at Ironhide and Ratchet. She giggled as Ironhide pushed Ratchet for bumping into him. "Ratchet. Can I climb on?"

The medic looked up at her "Yes" He offered a hand which she climbed onto carefully. As he set her on his shoulder she saw one of the agents stripping. She nearly barfed as she looked away. Without hesitation Ratchet raised his hand to both block the appalling sight and calm her.

He then plucked her off of his shoulder and into his hand "Don't move" After muttering those words he transformed around her. Kimber stayed in a tight ball as gears, wires, and sharp metal zoomed around her. The next thing she felt was the soft leather of the passengers seat. She looked up and let out the breath she had been holding. The bots sped into the night except for Optimus who was running down the street, distracting a helicopter while black suv's went after the bots. Bee managed to break away from the group as did Jazz. Ironhide and Ratchet were still racing down the road, trying to loose the three SUV's on their tails. Ironhide commend Ratchet

"Take Kimber to a safe area"

"Don't hit any of the buildings"

"Why would he hit any of the-" Kimber looked out the rear-view mirror and saw Ironhide transform, smashing into the SUV's, instantly crushing on while the other two had huge dents in the front and roof. Kimber covered her mouth as he stood and aimed his blasters at the humans who came out

"Remember, don't harm humans Ironhide"

She saw Ironhide put his cannons away as they turned the corner. She looked ahead as they headed farther out of town and towards a canal. They stopped on top of a bridge and looked over the scene in front of them. Two helicopters circled bumblebee as he lied on the ground.

Jazz pulled up and was soon followed by Ironhide. the three watched as their scout was carried off on a flatbed. Jazz transformed and swung under the bridge where Optimus hid from both them and the humans.

As they waited for their leader to come up, Ratchet let Kimber out of him so she could get into Ironhide. She shook as she sat on his seat "Poor Bee"

"I sear I will fragging squish all of them!"

"His booming voice shocked flinched and accidentally hit his door. He winced and activated his holoform "But not you Kimber…"

The cab was silent as they idled there

"Why do they need him?"

Ironhide looked down at Kimber who was still shaking

"Why do they need Bee, the glasses, Sam?"

"If I knew we would be stopping them right now"

Kimber lifted her legs and rested her head on them "What if they...kill him"

"Would humans do that?"

"The wrong kind do…"

He revved his engine, making her flinch again. He looked down at her

"Why are you shaking?"

She glared up at him "BECAUSE I'M SCARED DAMN IT! THOSE PSYCHOPATHS HAVE BEE AND SAM AND KAYLA AND I CAN'T DO ANYTHING! AND IT DOESN'T HELP WHEN YOU GET ANGRY AND THREATEN TO SQUISH EVERYONE!"

His eyes widened as Kimber out right screamed at him. She continued to shake as she continued to glare at him. She then threw a punch at his arm, getting a solid hit. Ironhide didn't flinch though. She then threw another and another until she was wailing at his chest. Ironhide was partly happy that she was attacking his holoform and not his interior, but she needed to stop for her own good. When she aimed for his gut he caught her hand gently. Kimber hissed and tried yanking it away, but he tightened his grip

"Kimber you need to stop"
"NO!"

"Why not?"

"Because!" Her face was red and she had tears forming in her eyes.

Ironhide groaned to himself as a few tears fell. Ironhide looked away and then back to her. He pulled her across the cab and into his lap, making her shake. He kave her a bear hug and rubbed her back 'Primus I hope I'm doing this the right way' He continued to rub her back as she whimpered "Don't worry Kim… we'll get Bee back and you can go back to your home...alright?"

Kimber had her face nuzzled into his shoulder, drying her tears on his shirt "Alright…"

Ironhide waited a few moments and was about to tell her to go back to her seat when Optimus got back on the bridge "I can sense a faint signal from bumblebee. We will follow the trail till it goes cold…"

Jazz transformed "And we have retrieved the glasses"

Kimber looked up from Ironhide's shoulder "D-Do we know what's on the glasses?"

Optimus transformed as well "No. We will discover that later'

Ratchet entered the conversation "You have no need to worry about that Kimber. You should rest, your systems are exhausted"

She nodded and said a silent "okay" before resting her head back on Ironhide's shoulder.

The weapons specialist grumbled to himself as they drove off towards the desert.