***Thanks for the amazing reviews. I'm glad you all like my predacons, Thresher and Sixgill. Sorry for the late update. I'm watching two little kids(one is 2 yrs and the other is 9 months) and I don't trust them with my laptop.

*** Enjoy Everyone

Chapter 3: Hunted

***Up the coast***

Sixgill swam up as far as he could up to the beach. He didn't want to risk transforming and being seen by any of those other robots. He didn't like the idea of them coming after them or even their little sister. Human or not?

"I'm gonna head to the cottage and grab some supplies and meet you back here," Amber said as she dismounted from Sixgill's back and started swimming towards the shore.

"Keep in the forest more, incase there's more of those mechs running around," yelled Sixgill behind her.

"Got it," she yelled back. Amber took Sixgills advice and stayed more in the wood areas. It didn't help though. The memory of the large masked mech reaching down to grab her, made her jumpy to every little noise. Little that she realized her fears were about to be clearly justified. Amber was being followed and she didn't realize it.

***Back At Shoreline(with the sharks)***

"Where is she?"Thresher asked his brother as he paced from left to right worrying about their sister. She had to close of a call when that mech went after her. They didn't know who they were and why they came after them. They were just defending their home.

"She'll be back," Sixgill answered Thresher in a concerned tone. He understood his brother's frustration. Something didn't feel right about the masked mech that went after Amber. Just the thought of mech made him want to growl.

***Down the Coastline With The 'Cons***

"Ouch! That hurts," Tesarus shouted as Shockwave pulled out what looked like another tooth.

"Is that what I think it is?" Kaon asked Shockwave staring at the tooth pulled out of his teammate's leg.

"Yes. A predacon tooth," Shockwave answered him as he examined the tooth.

"Speaking of predacons, where's the famous Predaking that we heard so much about?" Helex asked cutting in.

"He deflected, along with two other predacons, after he found out what happened to the clones," answered Knockout who decided to tag along back with Shockwave, "Speaking of which, where did Tarn run off too?"

"Tarn saw a female human with the two predacons. I think he went off to go find her and them," Kaon said.

"That's kind of risky don't you think? Considering the smaller of the two predacons did that," Knockout said to the larger red mech as he pointed out Tesarus's leg.

"Hm, I'd feel more sorry for the predacons. Especially if Tarn's pissed about my injury at all," Tesarus said trying to stand the pain as Shockwave did a quick patch on his leg. Vos voiced agreement in the old language.

"Let us hope Predaking doesn't try to enlist these predacons, before we do," Shockwave pointed out after finishing the quick patch job and returning his attention to the tooth.

****Back In The Forest****

Amber tried to keep in the trees. The feeling of being followed was strongly present. Something didn't feel right. The birds weren't chirping and the wind felt like it wasn't even blowing. The forest was complete silence. She quickly hiked through the wooded area. She the noticed something. The silence started to disappear and was replaced by a very gentle melody. A tune she couldn't recall the name of, but she knew the tune. She felt tempted to follow it, but something about it sent chills up her spine. All her senses screamed to run. The music grew louder and louder as if it was moving. Amber couldn't tell where the music was coming from, but something was telling her the source wouldn't be something she wanted to meet.

"My, my, my nice to see you again sweetheart," a familiar baritone voice came from over head. Amber looked behind her to see the mech standing behind her. It didn't take long for her to relieze the music was coming from him. His blood red optics followed her as she stumbled backwards. He looked a lot bigger on land then he did in the water.

"What do you want?" she manged to shout at him a she looked for a way out. A hill off to her left looked promising. She just had to get their with out getting picked up in the process.

"I simply want to know about the two predacons swimming around out there," he said as he cocked his head to the side and continued, "Maybe even learn why their so protective of you."

"Why?" Amber asked watching him closely.

"Come with me peacefully and maybe I'll explain," the masked mech said as he knelt down slowly to get a better look at her.

"How do you know you won't kill me or my brothers?" she asked. Amber watched as the mech's eyes widen in surprise when she mented her brothers.

"Brothers? The two predacons out there?" the mech asked.

"Yes," Amber answered as she started to slowly walk towards the hill.

"How you even related to them?" he asked. Making Amber stop moving, so she wouldn't draw attention to herself. She had enough of his attention as it was.

"We're not related by blood, if that's what you mean. There's a personal reason behind it that's on a need to know bases and I defiantly do not know you," Amber answered him.

"Oh were are my manners. I am Tarn the leader of the Decepticon Justice Division and who do I have the pleasure of addressing," the masked mech introduced himself, as if trying to make her more comfortable. It didn't help. She started to move towards the hill again, but her actions did not go unknowtist.

"Go a head and run. I could use the pratice. If I catch you, maybe you'll be a good girl and tell be what's going between you and the predacons," the mech said as he stood up again. He stood there as if waiting to see what she'd do. Intimatdation and music just flowed off him. Wait, music? Was he playing music?

They just stared at each other for a moment. The mech's eyes seemed melt right through her.

"Well my dear. Are you going to run or not?" Tarn asked her, "Because there would really be no point to it."

"Then you'll just have to give me credit for trying," Amber said as she darted down the hill as fast as she could. She heard him laugh before the sound of shifting metal. She stopped for a moment and turned around only to see where the mech was standing was now a alien looking tank. She felt panic kick in as she turned and carry on running. She heard the tank behind her. She reared off the path and into the thicker wooded area.

Amber hoped the larger trees would slow him down, but instead they fell in the tank's path and snapped like twigs. He was defiantly fast for a tank. She decided on a different tactic. Amber turned to run back to the ocean, but she did so a second to late. Amber was almost crushed under the tank's strut as he stopped right over her.

Her fear really sank in when she heard the shifting of metal above her head. Amber took a chance and ran to the back end of the tank. Her thought was that he'd have to turn around to grab her, but her plan backfired. The mech mangaged to kick up a lot of dust when he transformed. The dust blocked her vision so she couldn't get a way like she wanted to do. She had no idea where she was going.

Suddenly she felt something wrap around her and the ground beneath her feet disappear as she was lefted up. The next think she knew she was now face to face with Tarn. He laughed at her a little before speaking, "Now be a good little girl and start talking."

The mech's grip tightened slightly when she didn't immedietily start talking. Tarn knew the look of fear very well and he could see it in the human girl's eyes. Tarn couldn't believe how soft humans where, but he knew that he couldn't squeeze her too hard. Not if he was going to try and bring the two predacons into Lord Megatron's army.

"If she doesn't want to speak with you, she doesn't have to Decepticon," a stern voice cut in. Tarn turned around just enough for Amber to see as well. Tarn let off an annoyed growl at the new comer. This mech was much larger then Tarn and wore a black and orange color scheme. Amber's eyes fell on the symbol on his chest and felt her heart drop. It was the same symbol that her brothers had on their tail fins. This was another predacon.

***Alright looks like Amber's in hot water and her "brothers" are unware of it. Again sorry for the late update. Let me know what you think.