Mwahaha, I feel like the months were never there. I feel my creativeness coming, and this is going to be good. Once again, I suggest you read my other story about the Transformers, All Spark; Back In Action, or it won't make any sense from here on out. Well, last chapter on out. Ohhhh….You guys are gonna LOVE this.

Disclaimer: I own nothing, no matter how much I wish I did. –sigh-

-Spazz

Chapter Five

Lucinda Rodger's POV

Almost a whole six months went by since my adventures with the autobots. And despite losing the one person I thought I could trust. I was decently happy. Is it weird to fall in love with a giant robot?; Even if you can't be more than friends? Of course Ironhide didn't see me much more than a pet I guess, some obligation he was required to protect on a daily basis; except this summer. For two whole months my parents had carefully chosen to let me go to camp; to keep me away from Sam Witwicky. My parents were still frightened by him, though he and I made it obvious there was nothing between us. So here I was exiled to the end of the world, in a small forest surrounded camp a good four hours from home. Two months without the autobots. Relaxing, but slightly disturbing. Camp was crawling slowly, and I still had another month and a half before I could go home. The only thing keeping me partly sane was the small comlink that Ironhide had so graciously given me. Without Prime's permission, of course. I could feel Prime trying to distance my contact with them. Ironhide stayed at my house less often, once or twice a week…though I watched him patrol regularly. I wondered if they were leaving. Sam said Bee wasn't giving away any details, and Mikaela hadn't noticed it. Maybe I was becoming paranoid.

I sat under a small shelter, called the Oasis, the rain and lightning shattering down. I wondered where everyone else was hiding. I sighed, curling up against one of the benches waiting for it to die down enough to go to my cabin. In my hand I clutched the com, wondering what they were doing. Was Ironhide making sure my mom and dad were safe? Was he taking a grateful break? I swallowed, tempted to call him…but…something held me back. Lightning flashed in the distance, and I jumped at the sudden burst of light. 'Easy Lu…Easy.' I breathed evenly again. I tried to distract myself, to not search the darkening woods for decepticons like some freak. Of course…then again, I had been kidnapped by one of them…and then again…two of them had gotten away. Along with Riley. So I had a right. My eyes raked over the grounds, the layout becoming more familiar every day. I could see the shop not but twenty feet away, the lights glaring brightly out of the gloom. My hand tightened around the link unconsciously, and I heard it fizzle. Crap. I looked down, as his voice came over it.



"Are you alright?" Ironhide barked. I stifled a laugh, my gaze flickering back up to the shop and back down.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to com you."I apologized halfheartedly. I heard him grumble on the other end. It made me smile, how weird I was to be smiling when he was angry with me. I let my eyes look back to the shop, and gasped.

"What? What? Lucy?" He pestered. I did not reply. Something huge in that building. Something moving. I stumbled out into the rain, and streaked across the field toward the building, shoving the com into my rain jacket pocket. The lightning popped around me, and I slid in the mud, but finally I made it. Ironhide's voice was barking from my pocket and I fumbled, clicking it off. Cautiously I peeked into the shop, and almost shrieked. I clasped both hands over my mouth. Barricade. Riley. HERE. I took a shallow breath, stepping back, there was another girl, and she seemed confused as I was. Was she being held against her will? But I'd seen her before. She was a camper here. I swallowed hard. I had to get the autobots. I ducked down out of the light, kneeling, ignoring the fact that I was in mud. My hands shook, as I pulled out the link again. What were the chances? What could they be doing here? I flicked the thing back on, and Ironhide's voice crackled over it angrily.

"Lucinda! Answer me! What's going on?!"

I pressed the sending link, and swallowed hard. "Ironhide…you have to come here, now. Barricade and Riley are here…at camp." I released the button. I heard him swear on the other line, and my mom wondered where I was picking all this bad language. But at least she could understand the cybertronian swearing.

"I'm coming." He growled, and then... "Get out of there. Stay out of sight." I nodded but didn't reply. I replaced it back into my pocket, and looked back up into the window. Riley was right there. Right there! I bit my lip; I couldn't stand a chance against Barricade without help. Which was exactly what I had just sent for. Something about the pair seemed different though. Lightening popped loudly in the background making me jump, and my foot hit the side of the building. All four of them suddenly looked in my direction, and I ran for it. Dang!

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Izzy's POV

Riley smiled at me, and I smiled, unconsciously, back.

"Thanks." She extended her hand. "I'm Riley."

I took it and shook firmly, letting it drop quickly. Barricade watched us with inquisitive eyes, and I lifted my chin. "So, where are you from?"

"Well, from around here, but…I just came in from California." She nodded.



"That's quite a way from here." I noted. She sighed.

"Yeah, but," She pulled a gun from her belt, and my eyes widened. "Sometimes this helps." She shook it playfully, before sticking it back in the waistband of her pants. "Besides, I wanted to make sure he was okay."

There was a loud crack of lightning outside, and something hit the shop's metal outside. Our eyes all traveled to the source of the sound, and I saw a girl's face illuminated in the window. She immediately dropped out of site.

"Damn; Barricade, it's Lucy." Riley hissed. I looked back to this girl, the one I reminded Barricade of. There was something wrong. I ran to the door, grabbing my coat on the way out.

"Izzy, where are you goin—?" Barricade's voice followed me out. Had I helped a criminal? I ran out into the rain, after the shadow streaking across the grounds.