War

The heavens themselves trembled as thunder rolled and lightning flashed across the sky. The world held it's breath for a few moments before a breeze smelling of the coming storm rushed through the forests tree's. The sky was dark not even the moon dared to peek out from behind the curtain of clouds that shielded her from the world below. Perhaps she had no desire to see the battle that was about to be fought between her children.

Swift paws pounded the earth as they ran. It almost sounded like war drums being played or maybe it was a rain dance calling for the coming storm. Miles moved like a ghost through the tree's. His form swift and agile. He was headed toward a small hill where he knew Sam and Will were waiting for him.

He had to give the older man credit. Will had taken to his form as a wolf like a duck to water. It was almost as if he had always truly been a wolf and had only lacked the form. Even Sam agreed that Lennox seemed to be fated for their life no matter how bad he still felt about having to bite the other man.

As the pair waiting for him came into view Miles was half surprised to catch the scent of metal. It was a scent that he knew well because he was with it everyday.

"Sam what's Prowl doing here?" he called as he neared the bottom of the hill. Sam turned from where he was sitting. The black brown wolf turned his head back toward where the scent originated from before looking at Miles.

"He refused to leave until you got back and now that you're here he should be going." The Autobots had down right refused to stay at the base and wait for them to come back after the fight with Kale was over.

That was if they could even win. So they had been forced to think of something for them to do while the pack was off fighting. It had amazingly enough been Sarah that had come up with the idea of them acting as a type of referee. (Miles had laughed and called them bouncers.) Their job, or what qualified as their job, was to stand guard and if for some reason one of Kale's pack or Kale himself tried to leave the forest and make their way toward the base on Autobot would be able to catch them on a scan and throw them back into the forest (Ironhide) or keep them from getting to the base (every other bot).

And while it wasn't the best plan that had ever been thought of it did work. It allowed them to help, something that each and every one of them had wanted desperately to do, and keep their oath about not hurting people, even though they weren't sure Kale and his lot counted anymore.

Miles nodded in understanding before plopping down beside Sam. He'd been off playing scout for the past few hours. Out of all of them he had the best sense of smell and it was easy for him to tell one wolf from another no matter how many there were.

"How many are there Miles?" Miles turned and locked eyes with Sam.

"A dozen of them at least. He has almost half his pack here." Lennox made a kind of hacking sound at the news.

"You two do realize that that's four to one right. I've been up against bad odds before but this…" Lennox let his sentence drop. He knew that Sam and Miles understood what he was trying to say.

"I told you that there was a very good chance that none of us would make it out of this fight Will."

The voice that echoed in both Miles and Will's head was oddly calm and while both of them knew that Sam's voice shouldn't have been something in that calm tone helped to soothe some of their nerves. Something about Sam had changed since he had bitten Will the night before and neither one of them could really figure it out.

It was like Sam had accepted something about himself and in accepting whatever it was a new part of him had been born. Or it could have had something to do with the talks he had with both his dad and then later Optimus even though the Autobot leader had reassured them that he'd just been asking Sam questions. But still something had changed or clicked in place and the Sam that had been an emotional train wreck the night before had vanished.

Of course it was also completely possible that Sam was just waiting for the fight to end before he had his breakdown. Actually that option seemed like it was the most likely.

"So are you guys ready?" Sam asked as he looked at the pair on either side of him. Some part of his was amazed by the fact that they were still going to fight with him. He'd known they would all along of course but he had spent moments wishing that they wouldn't. Wishing that they weren't willing to die with him if things turned out like he feared they would.

Lennox and Miles were both a lot braver than he was. He'd been roped into this fight from the beginning and nothing would change that. Of course they didn't know how much their faith in him meant to him. It was one of the things that was helping to keep him calm in the face of a life or death fight.

Their faith and the soft voice that had whispered to him as he'd slept a troubled sleep the night before had helped calm him. He couldn't really remember what the voice had said but it had been soft as a breeze at night and as beautiful as a full moon and a sky full of stars. It was a voice that seemed familiar and it made him think of the last time his mother had spoken to him with words filled with a mothers love.

Sam shook his head and turned his eyes towards the sky. There was a storm on its way and he was positive that it would hit not long after the fighting started. Fighting in the rain wouldn't be as easy but the scent of the storm would help hide their scent for a little longer.

"This is going to be a long night." Will stated as he glanced at the two wolves beside him.

"We're fighting of course it's going to be a long night."

"It wouldn't be any fun if it was to easy." Miles said as he flashed a wolfish grin at his pack mates. Lennox arched an eye at the younger wolf.

"Looking forward to the fight?" Miles nodded his straw colored fur flopping.

"Dude, if it weren't for the whole life or death situation this would be like the coolest thing ever." Sam snorted as he looked at his friend while Lennox shook his head in mild amusement. Miles was one of a kind that was for sure. The sound of distant howls caused all three of them to look up and into the forest. Sam stood his eyes fixed on a distant point.

"It's time." Sam turned his head and looked at Miles and then at Lennox. The two other nodded in understanding. It was time to face Kale and his pack and fight for the safety of those that they loved. The three of them threw their heads back and howled the noise echoing for miles.

The sound even managed to reach the mechs that stood guard over one end of the forest. Almost as if someone had pulled the trigger on the gun that started the race the three of them took off into the woods paws pounding against the ground like solders of old pounding on a drum.

They moved in a line one after another all of them ready to fight when an opponent appeared in front of them. Thunder rumbled in the distance as the storm grew closer. If someone had seen them running it would have appeared that they were racing the storm to some unknown finish line and winning.

They weren't running from the storm of course not really they were running to one of a different kind. A storm of claws, fangs, and blood.

Ooo

Sarah Lennox paced back and forth her daughter held lightly in her arms. She had been furious the night before when Will had told her that he was going to let Sam bite him. But she hadn't been mad not really. She'd been more worried than anything but as it had turned out she hadn't needed too.

Will had taken to being a wolf wonderfully even she had been able to see it. Miles had come and gotten her after Sam had dominated him and he'd calmed down. She been terrified at first that he was going to tell her that Sam had been forced to kill him. Miles had even had a pitying look on his face when he'd come in the room. She'd smacked him on the back of the head for making her worry so much.

Things had been alright though. She had to admit that her husband made a stunning wolf. Even Annabelle had taken to his new form. There hadn't been a moments hesitation as soon as she'd been put on the floor she'd crawled over to her father and started pulling on his fur. She hadn't laughed that hard in days. But still it seemed like the whole thing was good for her husband. She could see it in the was he moved and in his eyes. It was almost like he was younger.

It made her happy to see him like that but now she was back to being worried. Will and the other had gone out to fight and even though she knew that the Autobots were out there with them she couldn't help the feeling in her gut that told her something bad was going to happen.

She feared that she'd never see her husband again. A noise from the other side of the room caught her attention. Turning bodily so that she could face whatever had made the noise she felt silly for doing it a few moments later.

It was only Hector. Truthfully she'd almost forgotten that the boy was even at the base. He'd spent so little time out in the open with them that there were moments she had to remind herself that he was still in the building with her.

"Hello, Hector." Sarah greeted in a soft voice. Hector turned soft brown eyes on her and gave her a weak smile.

"Hello, Mrs. Lennox." He replied as he made his way towards the fridge. He hadn't been out of his room since that morning. Sam had come to him and told him of their plan and his lack of participation in it. He hadn't argued he knew better than that. He'd agreed and stayed in his room only coming out when he needed too.

He'd tried to be polite and social and answer the many question that the robots and the other humans had asked him but he hadn't done very well. Truthfully the robots scared him no matter what Sam said.

He felt more comfortable when it was just Sam and Miles. They were his pack now well them and Mrs. Lennox's husband but he didn't knew her husband all that well either. Hector stopped a moment later his hand hovering over the handle to the fridge door.

"Hector?" Sarah asked as she took a step closer to the young boy "What's wrong?" Hector turned to look at the older woman his muscles tensing.

"It's started."

Ooo

The rain fell softly as if unsure if it wanted to pelt them yet. It didn't matter to them if the downpour started sooner rather than later. They moved in their line. It was only when the wind carried a scent of blood that they slowed. They knew who it was before he came into view.

Standing before them his black fur making him almost invisible stood Eddie his fangs bared and ready to tear flesh from muscle and bone. They slowed but never stopped moving and as they came with in striking distance Will moved away from them and towards the waiting fight.

No words were exchanged between Will, Sam or Miles. Sam understood Will's reason for choosing this fight. Eddie had threatened his family first and Will would be the one to take him down. Will snarled as he faced the pitch black beast in front of him. Eddie cocked his head to the side as if he was curious about why the grey wolf was before him. Or maybe he wanted to know who he was.

"You're the man from the store." It wasn't a question but a statement. Eddie could recognize the scent.

"I am." Lennox replied his voice straight. It was best for him to show as little emotion as possible for as long as he could or so Sam had told him. Emotions could get you into trouble when fighting especially with Eddie who was fairly emotionless to begin with.

"You've been turned. But I have to wonder why of out off all of us did you decide to side with the runt?" Now that was a question and it had Will fighting back the urge to growl.

"I don't think you'd understand my reasoning. I mean according to Sam Kale had to order someone to imprint with you." Will retorted.

"What's wrong couldn't get a date on your own?" There was no warning. Eddie was on him in a flash jaws snapping together as he tried to get to Will's neck. What Eddie didn't seem to realize was that Will had spent the biggest part of his day getting a crash course in fighting.

Sam and Miles weren't a laughing matter when the two of them were at full strength and fighting together. He found out that it was a good thing his body healed so fast because neither one of them had held back at all. So while Will might not have had the experience that the other had he wasn't completely helpless.

Will turned from his place under Eddie and clamped his jaws around one of the teens ankles. Eddie let out a yelp of pain and pulled back just enough so that Will was able to free himself from underneath the others body.

As soon as he was able Will threw himself at Eddie biting and clawing at whatever was in his reach. There would be no thinking and planning of moves between the two of them. This was a battle of instincts and it was wolf against wolf until one was no longer able to fight.

Ooo

"He'll be fine Sam." Miles reassured his friend as they ran through the forest. Sam glanced back at Miles.

"I'm sure he will be but I can't help but worry. He's not used to fighting like this and we left him back there with that sadistic son of a bitch Eddie." Miles snorted.

"So long as it's just Eddie he'll be fine. From what I was able to scent there wasn't any other wolves near by. Eddie was alone."

"But that doesn't mean that he'll stay that way. Kale has half his freaking pack here for this fight." Sam said his voice worried.

"Ya well he was the one that volunteered for this." Sam nodded his head in agreement. He wished that Lennox hadn't. The joy of having another member in their pack was nothing if they went and got themselves killed. Then again that was the entire reason why Will had agreed in the first place.

Besides if any of them died that night the blame would lay on his shoulder more than it would on any others. But like it or not they had to finish this. Kale had to be stopped or else he wouldn't stop. If he succeeded there then there was nothing to stop him from going and killing others.

The council could try to stop him but it didn't seem likely that anything they did would do any good. So for now it was up to them to try and put a stop to Kale and whatever he had planned. They kept moving their paws making little noise when they hit the wet earth. The rain was making it hard to catch scents in the air and was putting them at a disadvantage. Luckily for them Kale and his were crippled by the rain too.

If they couldn't smell each other then they'd have to rely on sight and sound. A loud rumble of thunder rolled across the sky followed a few seconds later by a fork of lightning. The thunder and rain would make hearing an enemy approach difficult but not impossible.

They could just barley hear the howls that echoed from behind them. Will and Eddie's fight was back by a mile or more and both of them hoped that Will tore Eddie apart.

Ooo

Bumblebee's fingers curled as he paced back and forth. Rain pelted off of his armor as the storm around him raged. He hated that he couldn't be out there helping Sam and the others fight but the Autobot code wouldn't allow it. They had vowed to never harm a human and no matter how inhumane Kale and his lot seemed he was still human.

He knew that the chances of Sam and the other coming back alive were slim and he hated to think that his friend was going to die. Then again that's why he and all of the others were standing in the rain. It was the only real thing they could do to help other than joining the fight. Bumblebee cringed at the sudden sound of howls that filled his audio's.

He didn't know who it was that was howling but he knew that the chances were great that whoever it was, was fighting. Bumblebee's head jerked to the side as a different sound reached him. Something was coming towards him and by the sound of it, it was a mech. Optimus walked into view a moment later his large frame dripping rain water. Bumblebee tilted his head to the side in a questioning manor.

"Optimus?" the scout asked as he looked at his leader.

"I thought it would be better if we kept watch in groups. Prowl and Jazz are working together as well as Ratchet and Ironhide. So that leaves the two of us."

Bumblebee nodded his understanding before turning his gaze back towards the woods. It was like he was trying to see through the trees and find out where Sam and the others were and if they were fighting. The yellow bit was hardly aware of the fact that Optimus had moved to stand beside him.

"They'll be okay Bumblebee. None of them will give up." Bumblebee made a sighing noise and turned to look at the bigger mech.

"That's what I'm worried about Optimus. That they won't give up and that they'll fight until they're killed." Optimus nodded in understanding.

He knew the risks as well as all the others. He wanted nothing more than to break his oath and join Sam and the others in their fight but he knew that they couldn't. If they crossed that line and fought against Kale and his pack and killed them then they'd be no better than the Decepticons or Kale himself.

Ooo

Miles skidded paws struggling to find purchase on the wet ground. He had little time to find his balance because Ronnie was on him in a second. The pair rolled on the ground Ronnie's teeth snapping closed centimeters in front of Miles nose. Miles was lucky he'd managed to pull his head back fast enough but Ronnie was still on top of him and that was something that he'd have to remedy as quickly as possible.

As his hind legs found solid ground Miles pushed himself forward and rammed into reddish brown wolf that was pinning him to the ground. Ronnie went flying with a pained yelp and hit the ground a few yards away. Ronnie growled as he regained his feet.

"I'm not letting you best me Miles. I think I die of shame if I lost to you." Miles sorted.

"Don't you mean that Kale would kill you if you lost?" Miles asked with a shake of his head. While it was true that he would die for Sam he knew that Sam would never kill him if he failed at something. Kale on the other hand was completely different.

"You know as well as I do Ronnie that if you loose to me then Kale would kill you without a second thought." Ronnie snarled in protest.

"You speak as if you know him. He's been my best friend for years."

"Or so you think. Would a best friend kill you if you failed or be willing to hurt you and those you loved just to get what he wants?" Miles knew that he'd hit a nerve when Ronnie lunged at him. But there was reason behind Miles madness.

He knew that if he could get Ronnie to the point that he was ready to give into rage then the other wolves fighting would suffer for it. While Sam's rage made him deadly he knew that Ronnie's rage made him sloppy. He'd learned that the year before when the two of them had come to blows.

Ronnie would have beaten him if it weren't for the fact that he hadn't been able to ignore Miles taunts and teases. Miles laughed when Ronnie missed him by more than a foot and went crashing into the muddy ground.

"What's wrong Ronnie did I hit a nerve? You know it true. Kale doesn't care about anything but that botch he calls a mate and power anymore." Ronnie's whole body quivered with anger.

"Shut up! You don't know what your talking about." Ronnie's voice boomed in Miles head and left him stunned for a second.

Ronnie took this moment to make his move. He lunged and managed to clamp his fangs down on the skin on the right side of Miles neck. Miles howled in pain as Ronnie's teeth tore through his skin. Miles thrashed back and forth trying his damnedest to throw the other wolf off. It took a moment but eventually the other wolves fangs slid from the skin that had been held between them leaving a series of bloody gashes behind.

"Yes, I do. I know what Kale's become. You're the one that's clinging to what he was. You're the one that can't seem to see what's going on right in front of you."

Ronnie shook his head. Miles was just trying to get him confused so that he could win their fight. What he was saying wasn't true. Kale had been his best friend for years and had made him his beta after he had been turned.

"Isn't it funny that he'd go out of his way to get Eddie a mate and deny you the right. I remember seeing a picture of that girl you took a liking to a year or two ago. One of his girls friends right?" Miles asked as he dodged another lunge.

With every passing moment Ronnie's attacks were getting sloppier and all he was doing was telling the other boy the truth. He could remember seeing a picture that Sam had shown him of Kale and Ronnie and Ashley and the unnamed girl that had been with them. That was of course before things between Sam and Kale had gotten so bad.

"It was cruel of him to deny you the right of having her." Miles said his tone filled with pity.

"You're wrong. She wasn't right for me all of the pack said so." Ronnie yelled. He was tired of listening to Miles' lies about Kale. There was no doubt in his mind that Miles was lying about his friend. Kale had reassured him that Nancy hadn't been the right one for him and he out of all of them would have known considering that he and Ashley had imprinted. Kale knew when two people were meant to be together.

"How do you know that he wasn't lying. I mean he was more than willing to force Mikaela to imprint with Eddie. If you mean so much to him then why didn't he do the same for you?" Eddie snarled. He hated to admit it but Miles was actually starting to make sense.

Kale had been more than willing to turn Mikaela and force her to imprint with Eddie but he'd never even seemed to consider it with any of the girls he'd found. Ronnie shook his head in denial. Kale cared about him in his own way and was doing what was best for him and the pack but some small part of him was beginning to wonder.

What if Miles was right?

Ooo

Sam ran his heart pounding against his ribcage. He was alone now and about to fight an enemy that had at least nine other to back him up. His mission was surely suicidal but if he had nine wolves waiting for him when he found Kale then so be it. It meant that at least Will and Miles were fighting a fair fight.

It meant that they had more of a chance of survival than he did. Sam breathed in the scents of the forest and the storm filling his very being. He felt as if he could feel the very trees around him breathing. It was almost like he could sense the other living creatures in the forest. It was an odd feeling but it wasn't unwelcome.

It kept him from feeling alone for at that moment he was as close to alone as he could ever be when he was a wolf. He had closed his mind to both Miles and Will so as to keep from distracting them while they fought. Sadly, it kept him from knowing what was going on with them and he hated not knowing.

But still there was that sense that he wasn't alone and it felt as if something deep inside of him were stirring. Something deep down was waking up and he wasn't sure what it was or if he would like it. It was entirely possible that the feeling he had, had something to do with the strange dream he'd had the night before.

The dream had been of darkness but the darkness hadn't mattered. It had been the voice that had been whispering in his ear that had mattered. He couldn't truly remember what the voice had said but it had been important and had filled him with an odd sort of joy. It had been something like the feeling he had gotten when Will had joined his pack only bigger like he'd gain a hoard of mew members at the same time.

The voice was one of the reasons he was so calm now. It had helped to heal some of the inner turmoil he'd been feeling and had left that sense of calm in its place. Though how long that sense would last now that he was on his way to fight Kale and any number of his lackeys was unknown. Then of course there was that sense of fear that had started eating at him not too long ago.

It hadn't crossed his mind until he had found himself alone that there was a very high chance that he'd be fighting Mikaela. The thought of fighting her sent a shiver down his spine. He didn't want to fight her but he knew that if kale thought it's give him an advantage then he'd do it without even bothering to think through all of the consequences.

He'd do it because he cold and for no other reason. He didn't want to fight her no matter what it came to and he prayed to the lady that Kale didn't send her into battle. Of course the part of him that had a bit of sense knew that she'd probably be at the front of the line when he got to wherever it was he was going.

Thunder rumbled over his head so loudly that he actually felt the ground beneath his paws shake. It was an odd feeling. It wasn't often that one felt the very earth shiver and Sam had a bad feeling that it was shivering in fear of what was to come. Lighting flashed across the sky lighting up the forest in front of him for the briefest of seconds. It was only because of that lighting that he managed to see what was waiting for him.

Kale stood not too far from him current position flanked by Ashley and a wolf he didn't recognize. Sam skidded to a stop a few yards away and locked eyes with his cousin.

"Kale." Sam greeted his voice tense. Kale nodded his head slightly.

"I've been waiting for you Sam?"

"I'm sure you have. You were the one that started this after all."

"True but you're the one that made the threat. So tell me cousin. I touched her. Are you still going to kill me?" Kale asked his voice sounding far to happy for Sam's liking. Sam pulled back a bit as he turned to look at the other wolf that stood with Kale and Ashley.

"Mikaela." Sam's voice was small as he looked at the beautiful tan wolf. Something inside of him twisted in a painful way and he couldn't stop the whine that escapes his throat. Mikaela merely looked at him. Kale chuckled.

"Go ahead. Say something to him." The order took hold in a fraction of a second. Mikaela took a step forward and Sam instantly became sure that he didn't want to know what she had to say. Mikaela gave him a flat look her blue eyes narrowed as if she was glaring at him.

"Go away Sam."

"Wa… What are you saying Mikaela?" Sam asked his voice radiating slight shock. Sure he'd known that with Mikaela being one of Kale's pack that she probably wouldn't give him a warm welcome but he hadn't expected the downright hate that radiated in her voice and from her body.

"You're here to take me away from Eddie. I know you are." Sam blinked.

"I'm not here to make you do anything Mikaela," Sam said his voice low, "I'm here to stop Kale."

Mikaela growled low in her throat and bared her fangs at him.

"I don't believe you." Kale's chuckle echoed in Sam's head.

"Now, now Mikaela don't jump the gun. It's not time to fight. Not yet at least."

Mikaela backed up a few steps but continued to growl. Sam found he could only huff a sigh as he looked at Mikaela. He didn't know if there was anything left of the girl he loved. It didn't seem very likely.

Chances were that Kale had twisted and weaved a set of orders for her to follow that had more or less erased her life with him and possibly the Autobots. He knew deep down that no matter how the events of that night turned out he'd never be able to be with Mikaela again. It was a thought that hurt terribly but it was also the truth.

What confused him the most however was the fact that Kale hadn't just jumped him when he showed up. Kale was the type that tended to attack first and ask questions later. It didn't make any sense that he seemed to want to hold a civil conversation for once. In fact the idea of kale being civil at all didn't sit well with him.

"What are you planning Kale?" Sam asked. Kale smiled a devils smile before answering.

"Just making sure that you're here with me before insuring that your friends end up out numbered three to one."

Flashes of movement were caught by the corners of both of Sam's eyes and he whipped his head back and forth trying to see where those flashes were going. He just managed to catch sight of a light brown wolf running back the way he had came. It was then that thre true meaning of Kale's plan hit him.

He had waited to make sure that he hadn't waited for the others to finish before sending out more of his own to help Eddie and Ronnie. He'd set a trap for all of them. Sam took half a second to glare at Kale before he turned to run back the way he had come. If he could get to the other wolves before they reached their destinations then he could stop Kale's plan.

"Not so fast cousin." Kale's voice blared in his mind before the black wolf was upon him. Fangs tore into Sam's side as he fell to the ground. The thunder that rumbled overhead hide the sound of his pained cry.

Kale's fangs tore gash after gash into Sam's side and it wasn't until Kale slid in the mud that Sam was able to get away. Pain tore through his side as he moved away from his cousin. His eye's flicked towards where Ashley and Mikaela had been standing only to find that the pair had vanished. A shudder ran through Sam's body. Neither Ashley or Mikaela had been one of the wolves to pass him earlier. Which meant that they were hiding amongst the tree's.

"What happened to fair play Kale?" Sam asked as he attempted to find a place where he could be mostly covered. Kale sneered.

"I want you dead Sam. So why would I play fair?" The faintest of sounds from his left side warmed him of the attack that was about to come. Sam turned and lunged his fangs catching the other wolf in midair.

Without even thinking he slammed the other wolf down onto the ground and closed him jaws tighter around it's throat. He stopped however when he realized that it was Mikaela that he had pinned to the ground. His grip on her throat loosened without him even thinking about it. He wasn't going to kill her no matter what.

"Go ahead. Kill me." Mikaela said her voice firm. It was almost like she believed that she'd be dieing for a good cause. Sam found that he could only look at her with sad eye's.

"I'm not going to kill you Mikaela." And it was true. There was nothing that she could ever do that would make him want to kill her. The only one he wanted dead was Kale and he wasn't even sure if he'd be able to do that anymore. The fierce growl that had been coming from Mikaela started to slow and the look of hatred she had been giving him sense he had gotten there seemed to be softening.

"Sam?" Even her voice was starting to sound less fierce. Now she sounded confused and scared. It was almost like whatever hold Kale had on her was beginning to slip. He didn't have time to ponder over the idea however because a moment later he was being bowled over by another wolf.

By the time Sam managed to throw his newest attacker off he had several new injuries. As Sam regained his feet he was finally able to take notice of all the others that were around him. There were three others including Kale, Ashley, and Mikaela. Apparently Kale thought that he needed almost half of the wolves that had come to fight just to take him down. Sam didn't know if he should feel honored or sickened.

"So Sam how does it feel to know that you're about to die?" Kale asked as he and his wolves all lunged.

Ooo

The howl that tore through the forest shook every single one of the to their very cores. It was the type of nose that would have sent humans running no matter what their age. The howl was filled with a deep type of agony and it seemed as if it had been a death cry. None of the Autobots were quite sure about when they had gotten together but now they all stood next to one another in a group.

Perhaps they'd been slowly gravitating towards each other since they had separated into their own little groups. Or perhaps they had come to together for another reason that none of them could figure out. It didn't really matter to any of them however because they were all together now. And all of them were worried.

So far nothing out of the ordinary seemed to be happening but that was only because they didn't know how the fight with Kale's pack was going. It was possible that they were winning but it didn't seem very likely. In fact the howl that they had just heard almost seemed to drive home the idea that their friends were loosing.

Every single one of them wanted nothing more than to go and find their friends and help them fight but they all knew that deep down they couldn't. The only ones amongst them that would be any good at fighting in the forest were Jazz and Bumblebee and it was very likely that they'd be more of a hindrance than a help.

"Optimus we have to do something. It's not right that Will and the others are fighting a loosing battle all alone." Ironhide's gruff tone rumbled like the thunder overhead. The black mech was clenching and unclenching his fists every few seconds. Optimus shook his head and sighed.

"I know my friend but there nothing we can do. At least not like this. If we went to fight they'd hear us coming and chances are they'd try all the harder to kill our friends. Our absence in this fight may just give them a false sense of security. It may be enough to help them win the fight." The mechs around Optimus each made their own complaint and rather loudly. So loudly in fact that they almost didn't hear the soft voice whispering on the wind.

It was Ratchet's loud shout of "Quiet!" that made the group of complaining mechs shut up long enough for the voice on the wind to be heard. Each and every one of them went quiet. All of them were listening for a noise that might not have been there at all.

"You wish to help?" the wind that whipped around them seemed to whisper. Heads swiveled around in an attempt to find the speaker. Only there was no one to be found.

"We're all hearing things aren't we?" Prowl asked as his door wings lowered. He didn't like unexplainable things. They tended to make him crash in a most unpleasant way.

"Shush Prowler." Jazz said as he made a shushing motion towards the other bot.

"You wish to help my children fight?" The voice was female all of them seemed to realize at the same time.

"Yes." Optimus answered. "We wish to help them fight." There was a small pause and then the wind blew again only stronger. The darkness that the storm had brought seemed to get lighter. Then the voice came again.

"I know how you can help them." it whispered.

"How?" Bumblebee called. All of them were tense now. Their heads were still moving from side to side looking for the person that was speaking. Not even their most detailed scans were picking anything up.

"You must shed the skin you now wear and become one of them." The dark around them seemed to be evaporating with every softly spoken word. It wasn't until one of them looked up that they realized that it was getting brighter because the moon was out.

"What do you mean by becoming one of them? It's not possible." A soft laugh filled their audios.

"Oh, but it is. There are many things in this world that are possible and shouldn't be." All of a sudden the area around them melted away into a great blackness. But this wasn't a dark blackness but one that was light.

"I think that it's time I showed myself to you." the soft voice whispered. "Look at me and tell me of your love for my son and his pack and let me help you. So that you may help them."

All of a sudden the black around them was chased away by a shining silver light. And the source of that light was a figure that glowed the same silver as the fullest moon. But the figure wasn't that of a woman but a wolf.

"Children of Primus I am the one that they call The Lady."

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Okay so I lied about there only being two chapters left last chapter but this chapter is was going to be really long so I decided to split it up into two chapters. I'm fairly happy with how this one turned out thought I'm sure I could have done a lot better. Especially with the intro for The Lady. Ehhhh stupid legendary figures. Oh well I tried. I'd like to thank my three reviewers from last chapter. And I find I must ask What the Hell happened to the rst of you? Usually I have like six or seven reviews sometimes more. If I pissed you guys off with my slowness I apologize. Just please don't take it out on me by not reviewing. I like hearing from you people. I really do. So until my next update. I hope you liked this chapter and please drop me a review. They make my day or week depending on how many I get.