(please see previous disclaimers)
Aquaformer had now been on earth for about a month, and the constant run ins with the Decepticons had left her scraped up and low on energon. She had to seek out a place so she could refuel and hopefully repair herself, as after all she while not a medic, she was trained as a nurse bot in the medical field and so knew how to repair somethings herself. She found a dark cave to rest in for a bit. While it wasn't safe enough for her to shut down and recharge, it would provide cover for her to self-scan her systems and refuel a bit.
She drove in hoping no one saw her. Thankfully, she made it inside just before a little "birdie" known as Laserbeak flew into the area to see if the femme was there. Aquaformer kept quiet and used a special talent she had to cover her signal and her energy life force. Thankfully, the trick worked and soon, Laserbeak left the area. Aquaformer was only mildly relieved, as she knew he could return at any time.
Only now did she decide it was safe enough to refuel and try and repair her wounds and damaged parts. The refueling was easy, as she was near an earth based energy source, and so she could easily refill her tanks on that. The repair part was going to be trickier. And she only started that once she was completely refueled.
In starting her scans, she used her self-scan mechanism to search her systems for the damage that was causing her to be sluggish and lose the precious energon that she had in her. She found several small issues that she could quickly repair, but the larger issue was beyond her skill set and would require a medic to check on her. She sighed. She was not looking forward to meeting the earth based Autobots, fearing that they would make fun of her, but now she had no choice. She had to seek them out or be destroyed. It was as simple as that. And so, not liking her options and swallowing her pride, she picked the lesser of the two evils in her mind and stealthily headed for the Autobot base, hoping whoever the medic was would help her repair her damaged systems without trying to take advantage of her.
Soon, at the Autobot base, an alarm blared, as an unknown bot was approaching. "Jazz, what is going on?" Optimus asked.
"Teletran one says we have an unidentified bot coming towards our base" Jazz answered, a bit puzzled.
"Are you sure?" Prowl asked, not believing that there could be such a thing as an unidentified bot.
"Scan the area with Teletran 1, Jazz. We need more information" Optimus called out.
"Yes sir" Jazz answered and he sued Teletran 1 to scan the area. Too weak to hide her signal, Teletran 1 found the femme flying in from a northernly direction.
"Female Transformer approaching" Teletran 1 blared.
"But I thought that there were no female bots on earth" Huffer replied.
"It couldn't be…" Hide uttered as they watched the screen of the approaching bot.
Teletran 1 showed the femme bot trying to fly to the base before crashing hard into the ground. She was in desperate need of help. "Scans indicate female bot approaching base is Aquaformer" Teletran one blared.
"Are you sure, Teletran 1?" Jazz asked, uncertain, as the bot looked to be a possible con in disguise.
"Confirmed identity of transformer is Aquaformer" Teletran one answered, after scanning the approaching bot very closely.
"We must go help her" Jazz stated, knowing that Autobots never left another Autobot behind, mech or femme.
"Agreed. Autobots, transform and roll out" Optimus called and took several of his troop with him to find the downed female bot before Megatron could. The Autobots headed out many miles before they located the downed female who had tried to make it to their base.
Upon locating the female Autobot, Ratchet was the first to approach her and scan her to see if she was even still online after the terrible crash she had had. "She's online, but badly damaged" Ratchet stated having scanned the femme over carefully and fully. "We need to get her back to base, on the double."
"Agreed" Optimus stated as his men carefully helped load the damaged Aquaformer into Ratchet's vehicle mode. She wasn't a small female like some had thought she would be but she was an Autobot who needed help and that was all that mattered to Optimus and his men. They headed back to base, unaware that Laserbeak had spotted them and observed that Optimus and his Autobot warriors now had the female bot, which was going to make Megatron even angrier, as he knew they would protect the "worthless femme" as he called her in his mind. Laserbeak went to make his report as The Autobots made their way back to base.
"Do you think you can fix her Ratchet?" Optimus asked, concerned about the condition of the femme bot.
"I hope so, Prime, I hope so" Ratchet responded hoping his skills would be enough to save her.