A/n: okay, just to let everyone know: Im never this good with updates. You should all feel lucky that Ive updated this story three times so far. And finally, its the length I like it at! So, it might get a little confusing; if it does, send me a mesage, wither PM or review, and I wil try to expalin things if it wont ruin the storyline. So, enjoy!

The sun rose as the girl stopped walking, she raised a hand to her face as the suns rays caressed her cheek. She squinted as the sounds of city life filled her ears; the city was waking around her. She felt out of place, as she was the only one walking around yet. The most people she saw were the occasional car passing her. She checked each car as it drove by; Starscream had been very passionate that she knew all the Autobots and Decepticons by sight. She also knew he was very paranoid; he didn't want her dead or worse; captured by his fellows.

"-na, ca- ou her- -e?" came a garbled conversation through to her ears, and she glanced around to make sure that she was the only one who could hear it. No one was looking around, for there was only two other pedestrians. They were concentrating on crossing the street without getting hit by the psycho cabbies, so she knew it was only her conversation. Her heart jumped with adrenaline; Starscream finally contacted her.

"I hear you Star, but you're a little scrambled." She said, and she kept walking, her eyes locked onto the floor. She concentrated mainly on walking forward and talking to Starscream. She ignored everyone else, blending in with the other walkers. The steady trickle of pedestrians grew in strength slowly but surely, until the sidewalks were packed.

"Where - you-, -na?" He asked, and she almost stopped walking in surprise. He didn't know where she was? Was that even possible?

"I'm in the city, Star." She asked, and she heard his confusion. She sighed, realizing that she wasn't being too clear.

"You know, THE city? As in we are going there first?" She felt more than heard his acknowledgment, and she sighed, rubbing her head. The sun was pounding down on the sidewalks by now; it was giving her a headache. But, it felt good on her pale skin.

"Have y- seen any- while there, -na?" he asked, and she glanced around almost spontaneously. She took note of the red van that could be Ironhide the Autobot, but besides that, there was no one around that she could recognize. She even looked into the sky, but there were no smoke trails anywhere in the clear sky.

"No one yet, Star. Why, is something wrong?" she asked, and she waited. Sometimes patience could crack Starscream if he didn't feel like talking, and sometimes it only made things worse.

"Some- found - out, -na. Keep moving, I'm go- to pic- up and - -ke - Autobots." He said, but she sighed, knowing that was a bad idea. He thought of her safety before his, and if he showed up anywhere near this city, he could be blown out of the sky. She didn't want that to happen.

After all, she cared for the big idiot.

"Its okay, Ill just find a ride." She said, and she noticed the red van pulled over just as three construction vehicles pulled up along side her. She quietly started to panic, realizing that Starscream had cut off the conversation right when she could really use his help. She walked over to the van, opening the passenger door, as the driver looked at her, quirking an eyebrow at looking towards the door. She shrank in her seat as one of the construction vehicles, with a purple insignia she could recognize in her sleep pulled past the red van slowly.

The driver noticed the other vehicle, and he waited until it pulled away to reenter traffic with a new passenger. He didn't say anything, for he had been in the city when they had attacked a year ago. He only wondered why the girl was so scared; the Decepticons didn't take prisoners, especially human girl-child ones. She rose in her seat slowly; looking in the rearview mirror for the other vehicles she knew should be there.

There were no construction vehicles behind them. She heard the driver clear his throat, and he turned his body slightly to look at her.

"I need to get to the Autobot headquarters." She spoke quickly, her fear making everything difficult. She didn't want to know what the Decepticons would do with her if they found her and got caught her.

"That there is special information, little missy." Said the driver rather gruffly. She heard the sound of a race engine pull up beside them as the light turned red. She glanced down at the nice car, and she shrunk again in her seat. Why today?

"I really, REALLY, need to get there soon. Now, possibly." She said, and she heard the window of the car next to her lower slowly. She quickly rolled hers up, angry with the driver for having such an old van. The windows were roll up windows.

"And why do you need to get there now, girly?" the driver asked again, and she sighed, blowing the hair out of her face. The light turned green as the sound of large jet engines echoed through the city.

"Oh jeeze. They even sent him?" she said quietly as she looked up. A large space shuttle touched down in the middle of the park, and she watched as it changed into a train. The people of the city started to realize there was something wrong with the shuttle, and they started to flee, running out of the city as fast as they could go. There was an angry growl from the driver beside her, and she glanced over startled. She noticed that he had a muscle twitching in his lower jaw.

"I think that the Decepticons are after me." She said, and the man looked at her in shock.

"After you?" he asked, and she nodded as the train stayed where it was. She saw another construction vehicle pull up alongside them, and she really felt her panic set in. She shuffled on the seat as the driver of the other vehicle started to look her over. She finally couldn't take it anymore, and she threw open her door, running out into the middle of moving traffic. The noises of blaring car horns followed her, and she noticed that the traffic barely swerved to stop from hitting her.

The construction vehicle, with a license plate that said "LNGHAL" swerved to stop right in her path. The cars behind her screeched to a stop as the construction vehicle waited.

"No!" she said, and she ran off, towards the center of town. She didn't even notice that the construction vehicle was forcing its way behind her. She just knew that to stop moving was a bad thing. She ducked into alleys and she finally ran into a store. She didn't even notice that it was a clothing store. The vehicle drove past the store, almost as if it was searching for her still.

"Can I help you, ma'am?" a clerk asked, looking at the sweaty girl with an eyebrow raised. She growled, scrubbing at her forehead with anger. Snobs always made her upset.

"I'm just looking, sir, thank you." She said, and she moved further into the store. She was far enough away from the door that she never saw the man walk in. He looked around, his woolen jacket and long pants showing that he didn't belong. The clerk moved to intercept him, asking him to leave.

"I'm looking for a girl. Slight of build, blonde hair, hazel eyes?" the guy said, his head still sweeping the store. The girl heard him and ducked into the changing room, locking it behind her as she cowered in the seat. She pressed her back up against the wood, rocking slightly.

"Yeah, I saw a girl like that. She walked towards the dressing rooms." Said the clerk, and the footsteps closed in on her changing room. She stilled her rocking, not even daring to breathe as the footsteps stopped. From the look of them, it was a construction worker that was outside of her room.

"You sure she's here?" the worker asked, and the girl flinched as she started to slide off the bench. She landed with a thump on the ground, trying to hold in a squeal of pain. The door to her room shuddered as the worker tried to force his way in. She scrambled up, holding onto her shoulder as the door shuddered again with the force of the man.

"Leave me alone, Long Haul!" she said, seeming to pull the name out of the air. She realized her mistake as the door started to splinter. He was really trying to get to her now. She pressed herself against the wood again as the door cracked. Soon, he would be through, and she wouldn't have anywhere to run. The door opened as she felt herself fall backwards. She barely saw the man's face as the darkness overtook her. She let herself fall, aware that she was probably doomed now.

A?N: wow. Im really evil, arent I? well, another cliffhanger! I promise I dont always leave teh reader hanging. only when I feel like it.