Notice: Special Guest OC on this chap. and is granted to be part of the story. A slight warning on some characters being out of character. Another thing, I apologize for the long time updating this chapter. Enjoy.

This was absolutely insane...of how those mercenaries came at me, Drift, and Crosshairs...and when Hound and Bee arrived to the warehouse and we told them what we been through. Drift, Crosshairs and I were trying to figure out who they were...and who was that Lamborghini...my guess is the CIA, since I found out they're using dead Cybertronian metal they collected in Chicago. I collected the amount I wanted that very night in order for me to do something around the warehouse and not just wait around the Autobots from their drive. Now that the warehouse is unsafe, we had to find another location...and that's when we bump into some more bots they are hiding...and also found something that came from Sideswipe and Mirage...another pair of their personalities.

~Toni Evans

Transformers Age of Extinction: A Bond That Never Severed

Chapter 4: Prime's Message

Later at night at the same warehouse Toni and Autobots were at, the CW were now around the building investigating to see if there were clues left inside. So far, they found empty shells from Toni's rifle but no finger prints on them. Savoy, CW Commander was outside of the warehouse speaking to Attinger on his communicator and the expressions the man was making knowing that the Head of the CIA was pissed off when Toni was mentioned that very moment. As Savoy was talking on the communicator, the Lamborghini returned to them as it transformed beside the CW commander's vehicle as chassis was now shown and servos formed as they were clenched tightly into a fist and lastly, Lockdown's faceplate was shown with a cold dark look in his green optics. Savoy turned to the bounty hunter after finishing talking to Attinger and approached slowly seeing looking at him to be intrusted still.

"So, let's recap on what you did earlier." Savoy glared at Lockdown as the mech glared back.

"Yes," the hunter spoke looking away from the human glancing at the warehouse. "There were two Autobots, and a female human inside retaliated my troops. One of them used to be my partner eons ago. His designation is Drift, former Decepticon and is now an Autobot samurai and a wrecker."

"Well that's new hearing you machines have soldiers like that." Savoy chuckled a bit.

"Autobot Wreckers are just like your human team. They're not much like real Autobot soldiers and more to be a black ops team. There are cybertronians with unique skills is meant to have a great role and rank…though have a stubborn attitude." Lockdown explained. "I used to have one during the war...until I realize how the war is just child's play. Back on continuing the suspect, another Autobot known to be Crosshairs, a wrecker as well. He is one clever prey but his stubbornness lead him on starting something obnoxious. Lastly, the female human, her designation is Toni Evans, codename: Lightning. She seemed to know my troops' weak points and carrying two miniature cybertronian bladed weapons."

"She know their weak points because she used to fight against the Decepticons along with the Autobots years ago." said the CW Commander. "Ms. Evans went from private in the regular military when she was 17 to a special ops leader in NEST Team in age 19, had a small ops team called the Shadow Strikers then to second lieutenant of NEST after her team got separated when she was 22, which was three years ago. And now she is a criminal in age 25. We have files about the traitor and we'll bring her to justice for what she is doing."

Lockdown then smirked a bit also knowing a strong bond between the girl and the wreckers.

"I believe I have a plan on making a solution on getting the girl along with the answers about Prime." said the bounty hunter.

In another state away from Michigan, the five survivors made it to another hiding area that used to be a scrapyard. The four Autobots got into their robot modes, and Hound and Crosshairs sat down on the pile of remaining car parts, Drift sat on the ground calmly, Bee remained standing and had his processor on what he had heard about the ambush, and Toni sat on an unknown bright reddish truck with orange flames. All five of them then looked at each other in silence.

"So again," Hound spoke looking at Crosshairs. "What the hell was that all about with you three getting ambushed by a few mercenaries?"

"Those blokes just came at us out of the blue and were searching for us." Crosshairs replied.

"It is like they were able to track our life signals." said Drift. "But with strong luck, we survive. And now, we have to keep our signals hidden in case more will come."

"Yeah well it's a damn shame I missed the fight. I hadn't fought for three Earth years." Hound grumbled.

"The main point is that we're all safe and that's that." Bumblebee spoke by using the radio.

"Aw shut up, ya runt." Crosshairs glared at Bee. "If that Toni girl weren't around, we would had stayed hidden much easily. Why are we watching over this human anyway, her damn kind is against us and want us offline, right!?"

Toni looked up at the green mech frowning at him seeing that this is her fault then Drift stood up having his sword under Crosshair's neck cable glaring at him.

"Toni is not meant to be blamed from this!" said the samurai as he defends the former NEST soldier. "She had helped us many times for the past three years and helped discover that we still have humans out there that know our existence for so long, they are still on our side and know that we are innocent."

Crosshairs pushed the blade to the side having his gun right at the samurai's faceplate as Bee and Hound got up fast trying to pull the two back. Toni remained on the truck having her head down in shame.

"Whoa, easy there!" Bee spoke in shock trying to push them apart and the two Wreckers were on a stare down.

"What's it gonna be, ninjabot?" The green corvette spoke low at the Bugatti. "We can settle this now, you and me right now, mate."

"Your guns that brings heavier violence are no match of my blades..." Drift replied calmly yet slightly in anger. "..you sorry excuse of an Autobot..."

"Awright then..." Crosshairs grinned biting down his toothpick and readied his gun. "Challenge accepted."

Hound and Bee kept pulling them back but Crosshairs and Drift were getting back to stance and was ready to fight one another. As that was going, the truck Toni was sitting lit up as the four Autobots stopped and looked over at where the former soldier was at. The girl made a shocked face before getting off of the vehicle quickly then saw three more headlights lit up. Then the truck started to transform into robot form showing the servos that looked feminine and the truck parts were going to the back and side along with the helm appearing and the chassis was form. Three more transformed behind it as Bee, Crosshairs, Hound, and Drift approached behind Toni as she stared up.

"Causeway..." Toni spoke staring at the femleader

"And Jolt." said Bee

"Evac." said Crosshairs.

"Hehe, and Leadfoot!" Hound chuckled was really glad to see his close comrade.

A little later, the Autobots were around the fire that Toni created and Drift and Crosshairs were far apart. Hound and Leadfoot were having their talk and Jolt, Evac, and Bee were just finished their conversation. Then Causeway had stood up and spoken to her comrades.

"Fellow Autobots," she said. "It is very great that we have a well reunion, but I must know how this situation happened between you two...Crosshairs. Drift."

The two wreckers looked up at one another across the small circle and they glared. The samurai looked away as the paratrooper huffed and did the same. Hound looked at the two back and forth and sighed.

"They had a fight about that human soldier, Toni Evans."

Causeway blinked her optics hearing the name. "One of our human allies from NEST?"

"Yeah," Crosshairs spoke. "And I still blame the bitch for this."

"You do not even know how to shut your vocals with those offensive words..." said Drift still not looking at the green mech. "...Hardhelmed cunt."

The corvette immediately stood up going to the Bugatti but then the other wreckers and the scouts pushed him back.

"What was that!?" he exclaimed as Drift smirked a bit calmly now. "I triple damn dare you to say it to my faceplate, mate!"

"Crosshairs! Drift! Enough of this!" Causeway snapped. "We can at least hear the girl's side of the story...where is she? She was beside Drift few minutes ago."

"I saw her leaving the scrapyard and head to the forest." said Jolt. "She looked pretty down."

The Autobots suddenly looked at the green corvette as he looked at them.

"Aw come on, mates!" said Crosshairs with an annoyance tone. "She know I was right."

"Yeah?" Evac glared. "But did you really have to hurt her like that? Bee told me Evans worked real hard to keep you four hidden from the human government and you repay her with your negative attitude?"

Bee huffed looking away. "Asshole."

"Oh no, we're not gonna start, runt!" Crosshairs said to the second lieutenant of the Autobots pointing at him in anger.

"Crosshairs..." the femleader spoke again as the paratrooper looked over at her. "You made her in this mood, you need to go find her."

He sighed heavily before started walking off. "Fine! But this won't resolve my problem. I'll find the damn girl for you."

As Crosshairs left, the Autobots looked away slowly and got back into their talk...but Drift watched Crosshairs going calmly and waited for him and Toni to return safely.

Deep in the forest, mumbling himself in anger on doing this search, Crosshairs was walking down the hill glancing around to find Toni until he had spotted the large lake. The paratrooper stopped where he was to take a better look at it for a moment. Then there was the former NEST Soldier sitting on a stone staring out at the lake. Crosshairs huffed before approaching to the human in a normal pace and had stood next to her and stared out at the lake and all of the sudden Toni frowned not looking at him but know it was him beside her.

"Why the hell are you here?" She spoke in a cold tone. "Here to talk more shit about me?"

Crosshairs grumbled. "You know your damn government had given me and my mates a living hell! And you know I'm tellin the truth."

The girl then looked at the green mech. "And similar to Drift's words...you throw your anger on me...and I worked real hard to let you and the others stay hidden…and I meant real hard."

The Autobot turned to her as well and glared and Toni stood up.

"Crosshairs, you and I may not know each other much, but you and the other Autobots, even those NEST soldiers back at Washington DC once were like a second family to me. Ever since my parents were gone back at L.A. ...by one of those Decepticons, I had a choice on changing my life and bring vengeance, but I learned what your leader told me, and I listened..."

Crosshairs listened as he clearly understood her pain but he still holding a grudge on her due to her kind being against his having his arms folded biting down his toothpick a little. Toni then chuckled.

"It is funny that Prime talked like my grandfather when he gives me advices under the struggle of my life and everyone else's...though anyway, me partnering up with Sideswipe was very well when I started my team...then later in the years, Mirage came...in the beginning, we didn't like each other but during a few battles we were in, that's how our friendship built up..."

The girl then made a depressed look on her face as she have her head down looking away from Crosshairs rubbing her right arm. The paratrooper's optic ridge went up noticing her expression and let out a sigh before coming down to her.

"Ya missed 'em?" He asked her and Toni nodded.

Crosshairs looking away as he begin to think then grinned.

"It might be risky, but I can pinpoint their current location as quick as I can." He looked at Toni.

She looked up in shock. "Whoa, no. I don't want the Cemetery Wind come at us...not even those unknown cybertronians."

"Eh, we'll find a better spot to get that signal up."

"Toni! Crosshairs!"

The two survivors looked behind them seeing Jolt running up to them. He had a grin on his faceplate as the green wrecker folded his arms.

"Ay, Jolt! What's the big idea interrupting our talk!?" Crosshairs glared.

"Optimus...he just sent another message."

The Autobots and the former NEST lieutenant were in a circle back in the old scrapyard and Causeway had stepped forward and looked relieved and had a calm smile on her faceplate hearing Optimus once again through the message. The fembot then activated the message linking them to the others' commlinks where they can be able to hear them, but Toni had no other way to wait for the others' answers about Prime's message, so she remained sitting on Crosshairs shoulder and waited patiently. The message plays:

"Greetings, Autobots. This is Optimus Prime. It has been three years since the humans called the Cemetery Wind had started hunting us...and lost many who had supported us. I know we are all scattered all around the globe hiding from them...it is time that we reunite at the following coordinates I had given you. Please remain your spark signals hidden...and seized contact with other humans...Be very caution, my friends. Prime out."

The transmission ended as the Autobots looked at one another.

"What should we tell Optimus about this one here?" Leadfoot pointed at Toni on Crosshairs's shoulder as she looked over at him. "He did asked to seize contact with any humans."

"Yes, but you know that the Cemetery Wind is also looking for her as well." said Drift.

The former NEST soldier's eyebrow went up glancing over at Drift.

"Uhh...what's going on?" She asked the Autobots.

"We believe that Optimus does not know about you with us, Toni." Causeway answered with a sigh. "I must explain to him about this...once we are all together at the following rendezvous point he told all of us to meet."

"Well what's the location?" The girl asked.

"According to the coordinates, it's at a shutdown facility near Area 51." Hound spoke looking over the coordinates one last time.

"Wait...I know that facility. The Alien Hunt Society. AHS, the ones that tried to open up Jolt that time on our scouting mission few years ago."

"Don't remind me!" Jolt glared at Toni. "Serves them right trying to pull illegal actions towards their own human kind."

"Well anyway," The human glanced back at Causeway. "Surely Prime will recognize me. Your leader had known me for several years and he probably know that I too in the black ops' most wanted list."

The fembot then glanced down as she begin to think having that calm expression on her faceplate before nodding to Toni.

"Very well…" she replied. "We shall traveled right now. Let us move on and reunite with Optimus and the remaining Autobots there."

As the conversation had ended, the Autobots were ready to be on the road. Crosshairs had placed Toni down next to Drift as he was in vehicle mode as she turned back to him.

"Crosshairs..." she spoke as the paratrooper looked back at the former NEST soldier. "Our talk isn't over yet, 'mate'. We got planning to do when we get there."

She then climbed inside the Bugatti as the green mech let out a slight chuckle before going into his vehicle form. Engines were roaring from the wreckers and scouts, and Causeway, being in her vehicle form started rolling on to the roads as the others followed and they were now on their way to be with Optimus and the remaining Autobot survivors.