The Autobots arrived at the base in a matter of minuets. Starscream was kept in cuffs and placed him in one of the empty rooms within one of the empty storage rooms they had within their base. He was currently still in stasis lock while the others were in the main room.

Ratchet started up the computer to get in contact with the Elite Guard. He started to type in the source code and all but he was unable to actually connect a signal.

"Is there a problem Ratchet?" Prime asked his elder friend.

Ratchet turned to his leader and said "It seems that we are unable to contact the Elite Guard."

"Why don't we boost the signal? Can't Sari's key do that?" Bumblebee asked Ratchet from behind.

"Doesn't work that way kid. Repairing a machine is one thing put boosting the signal is another. The key won't help much this time."

"So what is the problem?" Prime asked.

Ratchet looked down on the console and started to type in more information till he finally saw the problem. He sighed and said "It seems to be a problem with the Elite Guard's communication not ours."

"What, how long is that going to take for them to fix it?!" Bumblebee shouted waving his arms about.

(On Cybertron)

"What's wrong with our communication relay?!" Sentinel Prime yelled at one of the younger bots control bots.

The small red and white bot turned to him and said "I don't know the signal just stopped from all our ships and planet Earth."

"How can we just loose all communications in a matter of seconds?!"

"I'm not sure but-"

Just then the power went out. All the Autobots looked around confused and Sentinel was also kind of worried. "Okay can anyone tell me how we also loss power!" Just as he finished his sentence he blacked out with darkness. He felt his energy along with the other Autobots drain to nothing.

(Back on Earth)

"Well unless Cybertron contacts us that seems to be the case." Prowl answered him.

Bumblebee turned to Prowl and said "How can you be cool about this?!"

"I'm not 'cool' with it but if that is what we have to do then what is the point in complaining about it." Prowl answered.

"Well duh. We are not elite bots we are maintenance bots we can't hold a Decepticon! We barely hold our own when we fight the Decepticons!"

Prime was done hearing their conversation and said "Calm down Bumblebee. But Prowl is right we have to hold Starscream until we are able to get through."

"Great, now we have to watch some psychopath Decepticon." Bumblebee said annoyed.

Prowl kept facing the computer screen but said "He's not a psychopath he's just troubled and power hungry at best."

"I don't know Prowl, Starscream can be pretty crazy when he fought him if you remember." Bulkhead reminded.

Bumblebee was no longer interested in the conversation. He didn't care if Starscream was crazy or not he just didn't want to be the one watching over Starscream. He then realized that Sari didn't say anything. He turned to were she originally was saw that she wasn't there. His optics widened to see she wasn't around.

Sari was on the other side of the old warehouse where all the extra storage rooms were. She was worried about him. Now she hasn't lost it like Bumblebee is probably thinking since the incident, she did remember that he was a dangerous Decepticon. But she couldn't get over the fact that he saved her and after they escaped he let her go. She didn't understand why he just let her go. Did healing him really give him a change of heart?

She walked to the last storage room where Bulkhead and Prime put him. She opened to shutter door by pulling the metal shutter up. The light coming from the hallway showed a faint showing Starscream with his head down sitting on the wall. She could tell he was awake by his optics being on.

Starscream looked up to see the dark skinned human there. Again he kept on remembering his time in the cave with her and just seeing her again made him feel kind of uncomfortable.

"Starscream?" she asked walking in keeping the shutter open for light.

"Sari? What brings you to my prison?" Starscream said in his usual cocky tone.

"This isn't a prison silly, it is a storage room."

"Being used as a prison."

Sari lowered one of her eyes confused by his statement. He was right to some degree it just she didn't want to put such a negative spin on it. But it seems that Starscream just wants the facts straight and not beat around what it is supposed to be.

"So, Sari what brings you to my holding?" He asked again in the same tone.

She walked in front of him and sat there on the ground looking up at him. She then said "Well I came to see if you wanted company?" she said in her normal tone.

"What? The Autobots let you visit me?" he asked. If that was the case he was very surprised.

"Well, actually they don't know I'm here?"

Starscream chuckled and then said "Why do you care? Pretty soon the Elite Guard will be here to take me away."

"Hey, I was just trying to be a friend and keep you company!" she yelled but with hint of her normal joking attitude.

Starscream raised an optic at the young girl. Friends? Is that what they were? He was wondering what if she was right or just crazy. He defiantly would rather spend his time with her than anyone else that was fact but still...friends? He wondered if that is why he couldn't attack Bumblebee when he saw her next to him.

"A friend? Then tell me Sari, what makes us friends?" he asked with no emotion hinting nothing.

"Well you saved my life and I saved yours. And you let me free so I can go back to were I belong and you spared Bumblebee." Starscream lifted an optic as she continued "And you did it to keep me out of harms way."

"Hmph, well doesn't matter within a few hours I'll be taken by the Elite Guard." He said turning away from her.

"How about you just join the Autobots." She suggested.

He turned to her and chucked and said "We maybe friends Sari, but I will not reduce myself to becoming an Autobot."

She stood up and said "Well why not! You know the Decepticons won't follow you even if you did defeat Megatron. Besides your best chance to even stop Megatron will to be joining the Autobots."

He again raised an optic. He was surprised how intelligent she was. He never thought out that far. He did think about what she said about not following him like before but...not like that. He knew she was right; he didn't have a chance to take control of the Decepticons anymore. Megatron made this abundantly clear when he figured out that he destroyed his body and attacked him with the All Spark key.

But inside Starscream knew he couldn't join the Autobots either. He was a Decepticon and he was programmed differently. He couldn't just convert his ways of that of an Autobot. Besides they won't trust him.

"I can't. I was created as a Decepticon...not an Autobot. I doubt they will accept me."

"But-"

Just then Bumblebee came by and saw the door open. He looked under and saw Sari in there with Starscream. He immediately opened all the way and said "Sari, what are you doing in here with Starscream!"

Sari turned quickly surprised and said "Oh...um just talking to Starscream."

Bumblebee simply picked her up and placed her outside and then he turned back to Starscream for a quick glance. Starscream only gave him a glare as Bumblebee walked out and closed the shutter.

Sari also just glared at him and Bumblebee was confused. But he didn't show it and said simply "Sari...you need to explain a few things to me."