Chapter 10 ~ "The missing lightning dragon…"

VolFogg's head went up as he heard the calls. A moment later he and the twins were bounding ahead, homing in on Prime, darting neatly through the crowd until they reached the former Autobot commander. "What is going on?"

Optimus spotted the three ninjas. "RaiRyu! He's missing! I think someone might have picked him up. Oh why didn't I keep a closer optic on him… he's just a sparkling." He moved forward and kept yelling RaiRyu's name.

RaiRyu could hear the cries, he could hear the pleas as this unknown stranger was dragging him into the alley and down into a basement under one of the older buildings of Polyhex. The box of supplies was left on the street, scattered all over the sidewalk from where he once stood.

Permission or no permission, GunGlue was in the air in a thunder of rotors, circling overhead, looking for any signs of the yellow mech. It took a couple of passes before he spotted the box of supplies and went into a hover. "He's found something!" VolFogg was a mere purple blur as he made a beeline for the hovering heli-mech.

Optimus saw the box and let out a cry of sorrow and fury, "No no no no! RAIRYU!!!!!!!" He screamed at the top of his voice box. For a moment he thought he heard the little yellow mech. He dashed about asking random mechs and femmes if they had seen him. A few had and pointed him in different ways. It has been hours and they were still searching oh anything could have happened to the little guy.

It was getting near sundown; the whole Yuusha team had been searching RaiRyu including a very frantic Prime. They had tried the market 3 times, downtime about 4 and the uptown at least twice, and still nothing. FuuRyu was in a double panic, his twin was missing and he had no idea where to start on this alien planet; Prime had been going from alley way to alley looking for him, it was nightfall now.

Quick blurs of movement were all that could be seen of the ninja team as they followed their own search pattern. Currently VolFogg was perched on the edge of a building, staring down into the alley below. The purple mech was about to move to another spot when a tiny flicker of yellow caught his eye; a paint chip. He stared at it for a moment, and then dropped into the alley for a closer look.

Optimus, having no luck, finally fell into Scavenger's arms and cried. He didn't know why but it felt like his lost his own child. So this is what it felt like to be a worried mother hen as Sideswipe would call it. He swore if someone had his RaiRyu… his? He was going to rip them apart piece by charred piece once he blasted them to the pit and back.

Pink optics flickered; his mouth was mumbling incoherent words as he walked shakily a slow and steady pace through the alleyway. His armor had been ripped off; from his shoulder armor to the armor on his back, to the armor that covered his most important regions, all of it was gone and sparks of electricity were flaring. Energon and oil dripped from his arms, legs and in between his thighs...

VolFogg's optics blazed angrily as he landed next to RaiRyu, sending a signal to FuuRyu and the Gun Robot twins. GunDober actually managed to run over Prime's foot as he answered the call…

Prime had jumped, yelping when feeling the smaller bot's lightning force run over his foot. He dusted off his foot, suddenly noticing FuuRyu running by after GunDober; the former Autobot Commander blinked and ran after them. His mind was screaming for hope, hope that the young yellow bot was all right and unharmed…

His hopes however, were crushed when he found VolFogg supporting a shuddering, sobbing, and practically tattered RaiRyu on the ground. The Ninja bot was trying to keep him awake and stable seeing as his pink optics were fading and his form was swaying this way and that. Optimus had stumbled over and gathered the small mech into his arms, looking into his pale face. "RaiRyu please…" he watched as the smaller mech cried out in pain, FuuRyu was next to him and holding his hand. RaiRyu's pink optics flickered and Prime had to nudge him a little to make sure he was still online, "Shh… easy RaiRyu… easy… please you have to stay awake alright?"

RaiRyu was slightly incoherent, but somehow was able to give a slow nod. FuuRyu looked on the verge of breaking down, and Prime was just sitting there and cradling the yellow mech in his arms. Red Alert's clinic was miles away from their position, he couldn't fly nor could his vehicle mode drive fast enough to get there.

However… that copter-bot seemed capable…

Prime looked over at GunGlue, his optics were pleading, "You can fly can you?" The smaller mech nodded, "Please, you need to get him to Red Alert's clinic…" Prime breathed and stretched out RaiRyu in his arms to GunGlue. "You know where it is, I know it…Please get him there as quick as possible. We'll meet you there as soon as we can…"

GunGlue didn't need to hesitate; heaving RaiRyu in his arms he dashed down to the medical clinic where they were that previous day. Luckily was close enough to the borders of Polyhex so he was able to get the yellow bot there in less than thirty minutes. Scavenger had called in on Red Alert earlier and told them who was coming, so the minute that GunGlue arrived the medic had already pulled RaiRyu inside the clinic.

VolFogg and GunDober were tearing down the streets after their teammate and RaiRyu. They were fast enough that they outdistanced the others, joining GunGlue in waiting by the clinic for any news on RaiRyu's condition. The twins stayed close to their team leader, wary and on alert.

Optimus and the others arrived an hour later. Prime looked ready to drop and he did right into Scavenger's arms. "You've had quite the trying day Optimus... go to sleep. I'll wake you when we get news on RaiRyu."