Hey guys! Here's the second instalment! Wow, 5 reviews already! I hope I can live up to the standard. Thanks to everyone for their brilliant reviews. You know who you are. Just to recap, Lyn Xanders is in the merciless hands of Barricade, when someone comes to her rescue. Who is it? What does Barricade want with the human? Is it just a case of wrong place, wrong time? Is her rescuer the mech she'll fall for, or is there someone else? Why am I asking so many questions when I'm the one writing the story! Sigh. Ok guys, here we go. And remember to keep those reviews coming in!

Disclaimer: didn't own them last chappie, why would I own them this one?

Thinking

"Speaking"

: Comming:

"Put the human down, Barricade!" a voice ordered. The robot called Barricade simply cackled, tightening his already suffocating grip on Lyn, causing her to gasp and cry out. By now, Lyn was becoming drowsy and faint, suffering from the shock of the situation, not to mention her injuries. She wasn't the type to panic, usually being called on when there was an extreme situation because she could keep her cool, but by this point she was thinking of only the worst. She heard the robot in front of her growl in annoyance when Barricade didn't comply.

"You're stuck, Autobot. You can't do anything while I have this human. You won't dare try anything because you're afraid of how the consequences will affect this member of the pathetic race. You can't touch me!" Barricade cackled. After this point, Lyn's battered and injured body gave up and she fell into unconsciousness.

Ratchet growled deeply when he saw the human's body go limp in the police pursuit vehicle's hand. The fringe of her long auburn hair was sticking to her forehead from the blood. Barricade just cackled. By now, the area around them had been evacuated, leaving the Autobot and the Decepticon alone with the female. Ratchet knew that he wouldn't be able to strike, not while the slagger still had hold of the young woman. If only I could distract him somehow. Almost as if on cue, the sound of car engines came into hearing range. Barricade turned to where the sound was coming from, only to have two Lamborghini's ram into his legs, making him topple. He let go of the unconscious Lyn, who went flying through the air. Ratchet leapt forwards, catching the human before she hit the ground. The Lamborghinis transformed into their bipedal forms. Barricade overcame his shock momentarily, standing and glaring at the three Autobots.

"For once, I'm happy to see you two."

"Hey Doc. Thought you could use some help…"

"…and we were in the neighbourhood." As soon as Ratchet placed the human carefully on the ground, all three Autobots drew their weapons and simultaneously began firing on the pursuit vehicle. Realising that he was outnumbered and outgunned, Barricade forced his injured chassis to transform, trying to make a run at the unconscious paramedic. He never made it to her, as Sunstreaker, Sideswipe and Ratchet instantly fired on him again. He finally gave up and sped off.

"All right! Yeah, you keep runnin' Decepti-creep!" Sideswipe hollered after the retreating pursuit vehicle. He and his brother exchanged high fives. Ratchet, on the other hand, had activated his holoform and was checking the young woman they had just saved. A quick scan told him that she was suffering from second degree burns and mostly minor lacerations, nothing that wouldn't heal up on their own with the appropriate help. But what was worrying him was the fact that she was suffering from two cracked ribs and a nasty gash on her forehead.

"We need to get help to her as soon as possible. She'll probably suffer from concussion, judging by the bang to the head she's suffered." In his holoform, Ratchet turned to the twins.

"Can't we just take her back to the base?" Sideswipe asked.

"Yeah, I mean who knows what that creep wants with her," Sunstreaker added. Ratchet thought on it for a moment. The human needed help and she needed it soon. Her broken ribs were already beginning to impede her normal breathing pattern. He sighed, deactivating his holoform and began transforming. Once he had finished, he opened his back doors.

"Put her inside. I'll radio through to Prime. For once, I think you two maybe right. It may have seemed like he picked her at random because she was there, but something about this just doesn't feel right." Sideswipe and Sunstreaker exchanged grins and activated their own holoforms. Carefully, they picked up the human and carried her over to Ratchet. Once again, he activated his own 'human self' and helped them get her onto the stretcher inside. That done, they immediately returned to their robot bodies, Ratchet closing his back doors and the twins transforming. Lights flashing and siren whirring, Ratchet sped off towards the base, the twins following closely behind.

: You're right, Ratchet. It's not in Barricade's nature to attack completely at random, especially not in such a highly populated area.: Prime said over the personal intercom. Ratchet had told him about what had happened. Apparently it had been a good job that Prime had dispatched the twins to find out where the CMO was.

: So, I'm to take that as a 'bring her back to the base and keep her there?': he asked, a little hesitation in his voice.

: Affirmative. See you back in base soon. Optimus out.: Ratchet sighed slightly. They already had two humans under their guard, Sam Witwicky and Mikaela Banes, and they didn't need another one. He performed a scan on the human, finding that her vital signs had dropped slightly. He cursed under his breath, pushing his engines to the limit and driving as fast as he could to their newly constructed base under the Hoover Dam.

: Hey, Ratch! What's up?: Sideswipe asked over the com link.

: The human is getting weaker. I need to get her back to the med bay as soon as possible:

It didn't take long to get to the base after that. Ratchet was still in his alt mode when he finally screeched to a halt in the med bay. Activating his holoform, he pulled the stretcher out of the back and laid it on the floor, with the twins' help. After that was done, the holoform disappeared and he transformed, gently picking the human up and placing her on the operating table in the middle of the bay. Once that was done, he gathered the necessary equipment out of the bay and from his subspace pocket, activated his holoform once again and began to work on the human.

There you are. That's the second instalment. Told you it would be longer! LoL! Please read and review. Who do you want Lyn to fall for? And why is Barricade after her? Shall I make it simply wrong place wrong time kind of thing, or shall I make it something more? Send answers on a postcard….no wait, hang on, that's not right. Sorry. Send your requests/suggestions etc through in your reviews please! Thanks guys!