A/N- Chapter Two! I feel...I don't know, very pleased with myself, and very thankful to my Beta. Praise whatever higher power for P.A.W.07! (Hugs P.A.W.07, and protects from anything that goes flying)

"Sign Language" 'Allie' "Transformer Language" 'Com Link' (me) Beginning and End of Chapter

Chapter Two- Running

Emma knew Barricade was scanning her hotel room, like he had every day for the past four days, but she wasn't stupid enough to run during the day. No, that's why she had waited till night had taken the little town, like a thief into the darkness.

Of course, she wasn't so unwise that she didn't have a plan to go with her disappearing act. Unknown to everyone, including her guard at the gates, she had a secondary 'cell phone'. It was the one that had gotten fried by Ratchet, which he replaced. But her pride wouldn't let her call for help … besides she had better plans for this "cell phone. If one could call it a cell phone, anymore.

The Silent Child had, well, revived it.

With an unheard chirp, the once fried cell phone transformed in her hand. A sense of sadness always washed over Emma when she'd look at the small thing. It looked almost identical to the tiny little mech that had been brought to life and destroyed, in a cage, at the Hoover dam. Yet, the sadness would always quickly pass when the little femme would look at her, softer edges gleaming gently in the dull light of the hotel room.

"Hello Trixie," she signed.

The little transformer hopped a little in her hand in greeting, and Emma gently patted Trixie's head. The small being rubbed against the hand affectionately, Trixie knew what was going on. Her creator had a mission for her and she would do anything to please her creator. So, with one last warm purr, the femme was off, scuttling around the room as if trying to dodge invisible cracks. Yet, Emma knew better, Trixie was setting up a collection of tiny devices, which would jam Barricade's sensors.

It only took a collection of few short minutes before it was done. The small femme clicked her little claws as a sign that she was complete, a look of forlorn on her small metallic features.

Emma chuckled, she could feel the vibration in her throat, and she knew what the little being was thinking. Trixie had been brought to life in this place, and, therefore, knew nothing but this place. She thought Emma was going to leave her here.

"Don't worry little one," Emma signed, "I'm not leaving you here."

Trixie clung to Emma's neck as Emma ran for it, the girl's sneakers grinding noiselessly against asphalt as she snuck out the back of the hotel, dashing across the empty lot. The girl brought up her speed at the end of the dash and she was up and almost over the fence. Yet, it was not a smooth landing like the girl had hoped. The bag, which had been over her shoulder, suddenly shifted its weight, making Emma fall with a thud into the prickly grass and gravel below. The girl didn't even take time to hiss in pain, as her eyes jumped over in the direction where Barricade was sitting, just beyond the wall.

Suddenly, headlights came to life, and the Silent One was about to curse herself. She was going to get caught … luckily; it was just a delivery truck. The girl's her heart stopped its rapid scampering and she sat up, a mixture of gravel and blood falling to the ground.

'Great, they'll think I've gone and killed someone,' thought Emma to herself as she rose to her feet, brushing off gravel and looking at her skinned knees.

Allie merely chuckled, and then Emma was off again, running in the direction of the nearest bus stop. Silently, she prayed that Barricade wouldn't notice that she was missing for another hour or two.

… Fate is a cruel mistress indeed.

'He just noticed his scanners are jammed, and now...he just cursed,' Allie commented with a tint of amusement, glad to be able to speaking to Emma once again. Nighttime chats had been cut down because of this predicament, and had, in fact, made Emma annoyed. Her only companion during this time had been Trixie..

'You could have told Ironhide,' Allie commented.

'No, I couldn't have,' she responded, handing the note she had written at the hotel to the ticket distributer.

He read it and printed out the ticket, then spoke slowly, moving his lips so Emma could easily read what he was speaking, "45 dollars, please."

Without a second thought, Emma passed the bills over, and took the ticket with a quick "thank you". Once out of sight of the street, she read the ticket.

'A bus for Tree Mine at 9:45 pm, which is in 15 minutes, and then transfer at Tree Mine for a bus to Serenity at noon tomorrow,' she thought, hiding in the bathroom from the street.

'Why travel so far from Tranquility?' Allie asked.

'You said, go far, and I refuse to go farther than Serenity,' the child answered, sliding to the floor while trying to ignore the wet tiles, shaking. She was kind of missing that warm hotel room Barricade had put her in just about now.

'I'm sorry Emma. If that shard hadn't survived, you wouldn't have to do this. But it did, so it must. My 'body' can't remain in the hands of Transformers, or humans,' Allie commented.

A still moment dragged over the bathroom for a moment, the only sound being Emma's breathing and a dripping sink, but Emma didn't know that. All she knew was the cold stillness that quickly took over.

'Where is Serenity?' came Allie as she tried to strive off the feeling.

'Serenity is a place where I can hide the shard, where everyone will forget about it. Everyone,' Emma answered in her head, holding her head in her hands.

The night passed with a creeping ease and a new surprise.

Now, Emma might have been too far from the Autobots to hear them, to know that another had joined their ranks, but Allie was now keeping her informed.

'Oh, and Ironhide knows you are missing. He realized it when you didn't text him on your birthday, because he would've traced it. He isn't saying anything though. He thinks you want to be alone. Which you don't, but hey,' Allie finished up.

Looking at the time, she saw it was 9:40. The girl was to her feet quickly and boarding the bus before the sink could drip, again. Not a moment to soon, in fact, just as soon as the girl's shoe stepped into the bus's door, a police car passed which, said, on one side, 'To Punish and Enslave' … though no one but her would have noticed.

Yet, despite the cat and mouse game going on, neither noticed the three other vehicles sitting away from the bus. One was a hot pink Firebird motorcycle, the other a chrome truck, and a red car with blue flames.

Slowly, the bus pulled away and a person in a black motorcycle outfit suddenly materialized on the bike. With that, all three vehicles followed the bus in a timely fashion.

Else where, the police car could only growl in frustration on having lost the girl, and decided to follow the only road out of town.

The girl sighed on the bus as she ducked a little lower into her seat. Even though she was running, she was being chased. Oh well, at least Allie had warned her when Barricade took the road.

… Yet, Allie had silently omitted that three femmes had also taken up the chase.

After all, Allie didn't think those three femmes would cause too much trouble.

End Chapter

A/N- Did I make it really easy about who they were? If I did, please don't point it out too much.

BadLuck92- See, see, I updated! And no, she didn't get hurt...just sick.

Jen- Nothing serious bad...I think.

Lone Wolf- You'll have to read to find out.

Elite One- Emma is calm out of necessity. It's more of a 'what can I do about it?' calm.

Soaringpheonix86- Ah, nice long review! How lovely! Thank you! (Smiles) Of course, you must read to get most of your answers.

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hermione- I tried to update soon, but I got a little writer's block.

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Alc Fluteo- Yes! Transformers 2! (squeals happily) All right, yeah, to answer your P.S., you must wait and read.

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'HURRICANE'Hannah- Yes, but that's what adds to the mystery of it all.