'Thoughts'

'Bumblebee'

"Talking"

"Communications link"

"~Broadcast~"

I groan and roll over on the couch as I hear the monitor beeping. "Optimus... Your not going to believe this..." Ratchet says. I open my eyes and look over. "I just pinpointed the location of the Decepticon Warship." I struggle to get up before running over.

"How did you penetrate their cloaking technology?" Optimus asks.

"I didn't." I blink up at Ratchet. "I was experimenting with variable frequency wave lengths when I stumbled upon it. Even still, their ship must be experiencing some electro-magnetic breach."

"With Megatron deceased, and the element of surprise, you could cause some serious damage." I tell them.

Suddenly the screen beeps again. "Also on the same frequency... An Autobot emergency beacon."

"The Decepticon's can wait, there may be Autobot's in distress. Ratchet, bring your medical kit." Optimus tells Ratchet and they proceed to walk towards the ground bridge.

I look around and notice the others aren't here. I raise my hand. "Um... What about me?" I ask.

Optimus turns to me. He seems to think something over. "You shall accompany us."

"What!" Ratchet yells. "With all do respect Optimus, it could be dangerous. And I'm sorry, but she seems to somehow always attract unwanted attention."

"So are we simply going to leave me in the base... All alone, where I could possibly injure myself and have no one around to call for help...?" I say.

Ratchet gives me a glare but then sighs. "Alright... You can come. But be careful."

"Yes Sir!" I give with a salute. Ratchet snorts and picks me up, placing me on his shoulder. Ratchet opens the ground bridge and we walk through it.

We walk out and find ourselves in the middle of a desert. I look around noticing sand... sand and more sa-Oh! In the distance I spot a ship, half burred in the sand.

Optimus and Ratchet gaze up at it. "A crash landing." Optimus states. "Buried here for centuries." Ratchet and Optimus start walking towards the ship. I watch as it looms forward and soon the ships shadow from the moon is covering us. Ratchet wields a hole in the side of the ship. Optimus enters first with Ratchet and I following.

"If they travelled in stasis mode there may be survivors." Optimus nods and they activates their built in flashlights. They take a few steps and the ship suddenly lurches to the side. Ratchet places one hand on the side of the ship to steady himself while making sure I don't fall off with the other. They look at each other before continuing on.

Eventually we come to a door. Optimus opens the door manually before stepping into the room. Ratchet quickly follows and flashes his light around the room. They suddenly stop when their lights land on a bot, lying on the floor. I look around and find a lot more bots around the ship, all dead and bleeding some sort of purple energon.

Ratchet lifts me up and places me on the floor as he bends down and scans the closes bot. walk a short distance, looking around the ship. I stop in front of a puddle, the size of a car, of the weird purple energon.

"Optimus, these Autobot's didn't parish from the crash." I look at Ratchet, wondering how they died. "Their displaying the effects of a virus."

"This is a plague ship." Optimus says as he looks around. Optimus takes a step forward.

Ratchet puts an arm in front of Optimus, stopping him. "Don't touch anything. The virus could still be active." My eyes widen at Ratchet's words and I look down at the purple energon, seeing my reflection staring back at me. Suddenly the ship lurches again and I find myself falling into the infected energon. "NO!" I hear Ratchet say before I slip and my head ducks under.

I open my mouth to scream but something metallic washed down my throat, allowing no sound to come through. I get up as fast as I can, choking, gasping and gagging as I stand there in a puddle of energon, to stunned to move.

I could distantly hear my name being called. I shake my head, trying to get it working again. I stumble out of the energon and look around. I find Ratchet and Optimus staring at me, concerned. Thought I could see that Optimus is in pain. Ratchet starts making his way over to me.

I stumble back and shake my head. "No. If you touch me you will be infected... Besides, I'm human... It can't affect me... Right?" Ratchet and Optimus look at each other.

"I'm not sure. No human has ever come in contact with infected energon before." Ratchet says, looking at me with a sad look on his face. I nod. "Now... Lets get out of here. I need to check both you and Optimus out."

"Ratchet to base. Come in." Ratchet says over the com.

"Arcee here. What's your stats." Arcee says over the link. She must have arrived at the base sometime after we left.

"We need a ground bridge to our location." Ratchet says to her. A few moments later the familiar green light opens up near us. Ratchet supports Optimus as they walk through. I follow them, making sure I don't get anywhere hear them. We enter the base and everyone's eyes turn to us.

'What happened?' Bee asks as he looks us over. Ratchet explains the situation to them while leading Optimus over to a medical berth.

"Cal." I look over to Ratchet. He stares down at me in concern. "Go take a shower... Then come back and I will look you over." I nod and make my way to the shower room the Autobot's installed. I adjust the water to the right temperature before I strip out of my infected energon covered cloths and step into the warm spray of water. I scrub my body 3 times before I deem myself energon free. I get out and dry myself with a towel.

I freeze while using the towel to dry my hair. 'What am I going to wear.' I blush at the thought of me walking into the main room with only a towel on. I open the room's door and look out. I notice a pile of cloths near the door. 'Jack must have went home and gabbed them for me.' I quickly change, not looking at the cloths Jack grabbed for me before running back to the main room.

"Cybonic Plague." I hear Ratchet say as he leans over Optimus. The other Autobot's look at each other. "It's only contagious if contact is made with the infected energon."

"What was a plague doing in an Autobot space ship?" I hear Miko ask. I look around and find the others on the second level.

"It's passengers were infected. The virus wiped out millions on Cybertron during the great war." Arcee explains.

"The Cybonic Plague was engineered int he Decepticon's biological warfare program." Ratchet says while turning around. "By Megatron himself." He notices me. He rushes over, grabs me before placing me onto the berth near Optimus. "How are you feeling?" Ratchet asks me before scanning me.

I shift, uncomfortable from the scan. "I don't feel any different..." I tell him. Ratchet nods before going over the results of the scan.

"You have a cure... Don't you?" Raf finally asks.

Ratchet stops what he is doing. "... No... Cure..." Optimus says, obviously very weak.

"Optimus... Please, save your strength." Ratchet says softly.

"Would Megatron create a disease without a cure?" Jack says. "I mean... What if he caught it by accident?" Jack asks. Eva nods.

"Its not like we can asks Megatron." Wheeljack says.

"Yeah, he's pushing up lug nuts." Bulkhead says, finishing Wheeljack's sentence.

"But..." Everybody's attention is focused on Ratchet now. "We might be able to access the Decepticon data base." My eyes widen at Ratchet's words, remembering what he said earlier. "At the moment, we still have a fix on the warship's location."

Arcee turns to Bee. "Bumblebee, Wheeljack, come with." They both nod and head towards the ground bridge.

"Arcee." Arcee turns to Ratchet. "Quickly." Arcee nods and Bee activates the ground bridge and they run through it, disappearing from view.

Shortly after their departure, a headache began to form. It wasn't bad, but it slowly got worse. I suddenly gasp as pain shoots through my body. I vaguely heard someone shout my name before darkness consumes me.

Pain. Pain is all that I feel. Waves of pain that start in my chest and move outward. I look around and find only endless darkness. "Hello...?" I call, hoping someone will answer. I bring my knee's to my chest cry out as a particularly strong wave of pain shoots through my body.

"Little one." A voice says. Washing over me, subsiding the pain a little. I look around and see no one. "You cannot see me, little on. My name is Primus."

I gasp. "Your the Autobot's god... Aren't you...?"

Primus chuckles. "Yes I am. Now to the matter on hand. You are the chosen one." I blink, confused at his words. "You are going to undergo a transformation from human to a cybertronian."

"You mean like a Autobot... Like Ratchet and Arcee?" I ask.

"Correct."

"...B-But why me!" I ask.

"You have shown true courage and compassion in dangerous situations. You value your relationships with the Autobot's and would do anything to keep them safe. I chose you because I believe you could be a great help to the Autobot's during the war. Now, will you accept your destiny?" Primus finally asks.

I close my eye's in deep concentration, thinking about the choice Primus has given me. Finally I look up. "I accept."

I feel as if Primus is smiling down at me. "Don't worry, little one. I will always be with you." A chuckle fills the air. "Besides... Now your relationship with Ratchet can take the next step."

I look around blushing. Primus laughs at my reaction. "Ratchet doesn't like me like that." I mumble.

"That is where you are wrong, little one. You and Ratchet are meant to be together... Haven't you felt a strange connection when you are around him?" I nod. "That is because your heart is trying to tell you that he is your soul mate."

"B-But Ratchet doesn't feel the same way..."

"Ratchet has always felt something for you, even though he might not show it. He just hasn't done anything because you were once human and he didn't want to harm you in any way." I look down, soaking in the information. "Now, it is time to return to your friends and your intended bondmate."

I blush at his words. "Will I ever see you again?"

"I will always be with you, little one. You are my chosen. Now, return... Your family is worried about you."

Suddenly, excruciating pain shoots through my body as Primus' presence fades. Wave after waves rack my body. Suddenly the pain stops and it feels like I'm falling.

My eyes flicker open and I find myself staring at the sealing of the medic bay. I look around and find no one around.

I remembered what Primus said suddenly. I look down at to my disappointment I'm still human. "Don't worry, little one." Came a voice from inside my head.

'Primus...?' I thought quietly.

"Didn't I tell you that I would always be with you." A small smile spreads across my face. "To transform, just concentrate and it should come to you."

I close my eyes and concentrate. Suddenly the air is filled with the sound of shifting metal. I open my eyes and look down. "Woh..."

Suddenly I hear the sound of footsteps. I look up and find Ratchet walking over while looking at the monitor on his arm. He looks up and stops when he spots me.

I shift in my spot, nervous. "Hey, Ratchet..." I say softly

Cliffhanger!