"What do you mean he's been captured!"

Starscream cringed slightly at the anger voice of his master. "I do not know master! He simply said he was going to direct the troops!" He explained. Starscream had had nothing to do with the capture! He had just found out about it when Megatron had confronted him just now. "I had nothing to do with it Lord Megatron! I swear to the Allspark!" He said.

Megatron scowled at him. "I thought I told you to keep an optic on him!" He raised his servo, just about to whack his second in command, who went on his knees by now. But instead, he smiled, and recoiled his servo. "This could prove promising…." He looked at Starscream with a snarl. "Gather the troops!" Starscream bowed to him, and began walking away. "And call Skywarp," Megatron added, turning towards the ledge of the warship.

"Get his location, get the Human, and gather the troops."

XXX

Danni's head hurt as if someone had pounding a boulder against it, and she groaned as she turned on her side. The surface she was on was cold and hard, and it hurt her back. Opening her eyes slowly, she looked around. Ratchets med bay. She knew that because Ratchet was currently rearranging his tools. Sitting upright, she clutched her head. Wait, why was she here again? Memories flooding back to her, she looked at Ratchet, who had noticed her awakening. "Ratch, I had the worst nightmare, Optimus told me that Skywarp-"

"It wasn't a nightmare."

Danni looked at him in disbelief. "W-What?"

"Skywarp is being held in the prison."

Danni blinked. "Oh. Well, I think I'm gonna faint again." Danni was just about to fall over back onto the med bay berth, when ratchet rushed over, putting a servo under her, lifting her back up. He did not want to have deal with an unconscious Human again, not in the same day. Danni looked at him, and crossed her arms. "Fine, I won't faint again." She said, and shuddered. "But, I'm still scared." She looked to Ratchet with frightened eyes. "Is he really down there Ratchet? Really truly?" She questioned. Ratchet just sighed, and nodded. Danni shook her head at him. "No, no he can't be there…Optimus would never let him…"

Ratchet gently stroked her back. "Danni." Ratchet said, and she looked up to him. "He's there, I'm sorry." Danni looked at Ratchet for a moment, and cupped her head in her hands. No…He's lying…He's not there…..She thought. "Optimus has ordered me to keep you in the med bay till further notice." He said. Though he did not want the child to be cooped up with him, and he certainly didn't want her around and under his feet, but, he had had no choice, Primes word was law.

Danni turned away from Ratchet, putting her head on her knees. Skywarp was so close, and he had said that he was going to get her, kill her. She felt unnerved by his presence, nervous and scared without Prime around. He comforted her most, and she needed him. Where was he? It didn't matter, she couldn't leave anyway.

Ratchet, noticing her distress, looked at her with a small smile. "Hey, a new Autobot came." Danni's head shot up at the statement. Ratchet looked over his shoulder. "First Aid! Come out here!" He called. Danni cocked her head to the side. Autobots always had the weirdest names. Danni looked past Ratchet to see a red and white mech, slightly taller than Ratchet. He smiled down at Danni, though he looked at her curiously. Ratchet patted the mechs shoulder plate. "He came last night, we found him a few yard away from camp." He explained.

First Aid leaned over to look at Danni, cocking his head to the side. "You Humans look so…squishy." He said, and looked to Ratchet as Danni tried to hold back a bit of laughter. "I've never seen anything so…fleshie." First Aid gave Danni a poke in the ribs, examining her. He was a medic after all, he was interested in her organic presence. Ratchet just shook his head at his friend, and walked away.

"Danni, I must speak with Optimus, I'm leaving you with First Aid." He was as he exited. Danni looked at First Aid, legs crossed, as First Aid looked at her. They simply sat there staring at eachother. When Danni blinked, First Aid would blink. Finally, Danni squirmed uncomfortably under the mechs stare. He cocked his head to the side again, and looked around, trying to find some conversation.

"I have heard much about you young one." First Aid said, and Danni looked away for a moment. She probably seemed like some freak from what he had heard. "Optimus thinks much of you." Danni's eyes widened at this, and she looked back to him in surprise. Optimus had talked about her? First Aid smiled at this reaction. "Yes, on our way back, he talked a lot about you. Said you meant a lot to him."

"He…He really said that?" Danni questioned, and First Aid nodded. She didn't think that she meant anything to Optimus. She looked up to him, everyone did, but she was important to him? Yes, she spent a lot of time with him, and she did feel comforted by him, but she didn't think he thought anything of her. But, now that she thought about it, why would he even spend time with her if he didn't think anything of her?

A loud blast made Danni break away from her thoughts, and she looked towards the door in panic. First Aid brought out his blaster, and picked up Danni, placing her on his shoulder. Danni cowered on his shoulder plate as she heard battle cries and more explosions, and they seemed to be getting closer and closer. Sunstreaker ran into the room, blaster out and a few dents on his chest plate. "Get down!" He cried, and ducked. First Aid brought Danni back into his hand, cupping his other over her for protection, and ducked just in time as a blast of smoke entered the room.

Danni clutched her chest as the smoke burned her throat, coughing as she gasped for air. First Aid saw this and panicked, and ran towards the, creating a hole. Fresh air rushed in the room, and Sunstreaker began screaming Cybertronian at First Aid, though he pointed his ion blaster at the door. Danni looked through the hole in fear. It reminded her too much of Chicago, except the people were fighting back. The soldiers shot at the Decepticons, though it didn't do much good. The Autobots tackled, punch and kicked the 'Cons, doing some damage. But there were so many, they couldn't fight them all off at once.

Optimus looked to the other Autobots, raising his weapon. "Retreat!" The Autobots and soldiers ran out of the camp, and First Aid just made the hole larger, and jumped out, Sunstreaker following behind, and ran after his team, Danni cupped under his servo. But she could see through a small crack in his servos the small village of people running for their lives, leaving their temporary homes. The Decepticons simply stayed at their, now in flames, camp, shouting their victory cries.

Optimus looked over his shoulder, watching as the Decepticons fired at the fleeing Humans. More lives he could have saved, dying right before his optics. We flee like cowards! Why do we not fight the Decepticons and show that the Autobots still stand strong? A voice in the back of his helm snapped. But, he knew that would not be right, they would have to live to fight another day, a day when they are ready. But this would just make it harder for them to be ready for that day. They had nowhere to go now, they had nothing to look for. No government and no military meant no home.

Optimus stopped running when their, former base, was barely a small dot on the horizon. Most of the people had been unharmed, maybe a few bruises and a couple gashes, but nothing fatal. Ratchet was examining a man with a broken arm, and First Aid had set Danni down to look for anyone with any serious injuries, even though he had barely any experience with Humans, and he had been on this planet for barely a day, he would at least try to help.

Danni looked at the ground, shaking her head. Another one of her homes destroyed by those…those murderers. A hand was placed on her shoulder, and she looked up to see a Zane. He was dirty, sweaty, and had a cut on his forehead, and his brown eyes were filled with grief. "Hey Danni. How's it goin'?" He asked in a weak voice. She just shrugged, and he placed his hands back into his jean pockets. "I feel the same way. But it's okay, everything's gonna be just fine. The Autobots will figure something out, they always do." He said reassuringly.

Danni sighed. "I don't know if they can figure out something now Zane. They've got nowhere to go, we've got nowhere to go, we're just sitting ducks right now." She looked at Optimus with dull eyes. "Tons of soldier died out there, and since the governments gone into hiding, we can't just poof up some out of nowhere."

Danni looked back at Zane, who had the same dull look. "We're as good as dead right about now."

XXX

Megatron slammed his fist on the metal table. "You didn't find her? I ordered you idiots to find the meat bag and capture her! Not come back to this ship empty handed and tell me you couldn't find her!" He shrieked at Skywarp, making the Decepticon soldiers behind him cringe. "How dare you return here and think you can just ask for forgiveness." He growled.

But Skywarp kept a straight face. "But Lord Megatron, we raided the Autobots camp, they had nowhere to go now, we could easily take them out." He said. Megatron just snarled at him.

"No! You were supposed to find the Human and implant the chip, yet you didn't! You are becoming as low as Starscream Skywarp! You've failed me yet again!" He snapped, and stalked away. "You'd better find them, and make sure you have the girl, or I will make sure that that will be the last mistake you ever make Skywarp!"

I finally brought in First Aid :) I meant to bring him in a few chapters ago, but didnt feel like it until now. Lazy me :)