Hey everyone! I am so sorry for the long wait. I kinda ran into a writers block, had to puppy sit for a while, and kept putting this story off. But I am back, and with chapter 7. I hope you like it.

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Transformers Animated: Different Angle

Chapter 7: Night in the Woods

A triple changer?

But how? Triple changers are only possible when a bot is rebuilt into one. Is it possible for there to be a natural triple changer? Oh no, am I going to have split personalities?! And aren't all triple changers known to go crazy?! Wait no, calm down. I'm sure those are just side effects for if being rebuilt. I mean, I wasn't rebuilt, I just ended up this way. I should be fine.

Right?

I look up at the sky. The sun is setting, meaning we need to find a place to sleep…. I mean recharge. Venting, I transform.

"Come on, we need to find a place for the night," I say.

I start driving, only something feels weird.

"Uh Jacy," Kylie says, "You do realize you're driving off as a jet right?"

….. Dang it!

I vent and transform again, making sure its my truck mode this time. "Lets go," I huff.

She lets Waldorf in and follows close behind me.

We don't say a word as we drive off back into the woods, thinking that since we were discovered within the city, that's where they'll look for us. Throughout the whole trip I remain quiet, still upset over what had happened earlier.

Kylie remains quiet as well, probably sensing I'm not in the mood to talk.

About an hour later, we stumble across a cave. I vent in relief that it's not the mines where the Decepticons hide out. I transform into my bipedal mode and walk inside. It's a little bit small, but its big enough for two giant bots plus a dog.

"We'll spend the night here," I say.

Kylie transforms and looks in, not overly pleased. "A cave? You have got to be kidding me."

"Yeah well, its all we got," I grumble.

"We don't even have sleeping bags," she says.

"We can sleep… recharge in are car forms," I tell her.

She vents in annoyance.

We settle down just as the sun disappears from the sky. While Kylie plays with Waldorf with a stick he found, I sit outside the mouth of the cave, staring out at the city before us. I have to admit, it looks beautiful at night with its lights on. I vent.

"Hey Jacy?"

I look to see Kylie standing there, a look of concern on her face. "I know you've been upset for a while. Are you mad at me?"

At this point, I'm feeling a bit better, now feeling guilty for my behavior. "No, I'm sorry, I'm not mad at you. I'm mad at myself."

"Why?" she asks, sitting down beside me.

I shamefully look down at the ground, letting my finger… digit, draw in the dirt. "Because… as long as I've been a fan of Transformers, I always imagined being an autobot and helping the others to protect life. But today….. I was too scared to even move."

"But, its because of you we managed to lead the jerk away from them," Kylie says.

"No Kylie, it was because of you. You were the one that did something while I just watched," I say. "You did something I couldn't do. I'm nothing but a coward."

"No you're not," Kylie argues. "You just weren't ready for what would happen. Also if you were a coward, you would have let him shoot me. There is nothing for you to fret over."

I vent, "It's not just that. Besides Sumdac Tower, I also found out Starscream is still working for Megatron."

"Starscream? Was he the one that was chasing us?" Kylie asks.

I nod. "In the series, Starscream tried to eliminate Megatron in the first episode, making him a traitor later in the series. But while I was hiding, I overheard him talking to Megatron on his commlink, addressing him as his liege and Lord Megatron."

"Even though he tried to kill him?" she asks confused.

"I don't even know if he still did it now," I grumble. "I mean, why are there so many changes happening? First the tower, now this? I mean, what other changes are there I don't know about?"

"Jacy, what if we're here for a reason?" Kylie asks me.

I look at her.

"I mean, you said so yourself all these changes are happening. What if those crystals were sent to us so we can fix it?" she guesses.

I give her a look. "Kylie, we're two human girls…. Were two human girls with no experience in fighting in a war. Not to mention, with all these changes, what if the time line isn't the same? How would I be able to help if I have no idea what's going on?"

She shrugs.

I vent. "Look, I think we should just focus on the plan and locate two AllSpark fragments so we can go home. Might be a bit difficult if the Autobots are now looking for a red truck and a blue Volkswagen. And I doubt we have to worry about Starscream telling Megatron."

"Why?"

"Starscream called us organics, meaning he thinks we as vehicles had drivers driving us."

She looks at me confused.

"He has an ego. He wouldn't report to Megatron what had happened if it means confessing he was outsmarted by a couple of human drivers," I explain, "Not to mention Megatron wouldn't let him hear the end of it."

"Aaaah," she says with a chuckle.

I chuckle along as Waldorf walks up towards us, stick in mouth.

"Well, I'm turning in," Kylie says with a yawn.

"I'll be in there a bit," I say, still wanting to think for a while.

She gets up. "Come on Waldorf. Time for bed."

The dog trots off after her as I stay behind, already lost in thought.

Are we here for a reason? Are we suppose to find out why these changes are happening? If so, what the heck are two ex humans suppose to do about it?

I vent.

Right now my main concern is keeping the both of us alive and back home. If we stay here any longer, something is bound to happen.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

I jump in place as Kylie comes screaming out of the cave.

"What?! What?!" I exclaim.

"Something's in there!" she shrieks, getting behind me.

We hear a noise making its way towards us from inside the cave. Immediately I have my guard up as we wait….

Only for a little bunny to come hopping out of there.

I relax and glance down at Kylie. "Don't move," I tell her, "It can sense fear."

She peaks down at the bunny and laughs lightly. "Hehe. Sounded bigger inside the cave."

We hear barking as the bunny then takes off like a shot, Waldorf right behind it.

"Waldorf!" Kylie shouts worryingly.

"Man, that old dog can move," I comment.

"What if he gets lost?"

"Maybe some nice camper will find him and give him a good home," I hope.

"Jacy!" Kylie scolds.

"He's not our dog, Kylie," I remind her, "He needs a human home. Not two bots that can only feed him garbage."

"We can't let him run off on his own, he could get hurt," she says.

"Kylie, he'll be fine," I tell her.

"I'm going out to look for him," she says before running off.

"Kylie!" I shout. Venting in frustration, I take off after my friend. It is so hard for me to see where I'm going as I trip over trees and such. If only I had a flashlight or….

Wait a minute.

Looking at my headlights on my shoulders, I try figuring out how to turn them on. Once I do, I look down to see Kylie's foot prints and follow. As I catch up, I hear her shouting out Waldorf's name.

"Waldorf! Here boy!" she calls out.

"Kylie, will you let him be," I tell her once we stop. "He's probably long gone by now. And how the heck were you able to see anything without your headlights on?!"

She looks and notices mine. "We can do that?" she asks. She looks down at her stabilizing servos and turns hers on, light shining off bright.

"That's better," she says, "Come on, we have to keep looking for him," she says worryingly.

"Kylie, we're in a wooded area we are not the slightest bit familiar with while looking for a dog in the dead of night with possibly Decepticons for neighbors," I point out.

She looks at me worried. "Decepticons are here?"

I vent. "I don't know, all I know is that their hideout is in a mine somewhere. I don't know where, but it shouldn't be anywhere near the cave. So please stop shouting in case we are near their location."

She nods vigorously, then in loud whispers shouts, "Waldorf! Waldorf!"

I roll my optics. "He's not here. Come on, he'll be fine. Lets just get back to the cave."

Kylie looks around, frantically. "Which way is the cave again?" she asks worryingly.

"Relax. We just follow our tracks to lead us back to the cave. Nothing to worry about," I assure her.

Soon as I say this, a crack of thunder hits as rain starts pouring down on us.

"Unless it starts raining," I deadpan.

We look down to see our tracks disappearing thanks to the heavy rainfall.

"Okay, now we worry," I say nervously.

We here the sound of a stick snapping. Kylie immediately hurries over to my side.

"What was that?" she asks.

"Maybe the dog?" I guess hopefully.

We listen for anything else. We hear the rustle of leaves as the wind causes the trees to bend and sway, the black night making it look more ominous.

"Well I'm scared," Kylie says.

"There's no reason to be scared," I say out loud. "We're probably the biggest ones out here in this whole area. Nothing can hurt us."

"Yeah, unless there's a Decepticon in the area," she reminds me.

CRACK! BOOM!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

We scream as we run for it, only to realize it was just lightning and thunder. We stop at a big tree, venting heavily as we try to calm down.

"Hoo, hoo!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

Off we run again screaming our heads off. We run for about a minute until we come to a stop, venting even more.

"How can we not be able to breathe and yet be out of breath?" Kylie asks confusingly.

"I don't know," I say straightening up. "But seriously. What are we afraid of? We can't just panic at every noise we hear."

We then hear another noise, this time remaining still.

"Don't panic," I say on guard, "It's probably just the wind."

We hear the sound of a growl.

"The wind sounds angry," Kylie comments.

We hear the sound again, making us turn around. We both jump when we look to see a short yet bulky shadowy figure hiding in the trees, big shiny white eyes staring back at us. It bares its big sharp teeth at us and growls.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"

We run like heck as we make our way into a clearing, stopping to take a break.

"Was that a bear?!" Kylie exclaims once we stop, venting very hard.

"Sure didn't look like a bunny this time," I place my servo on my head. "I don't know how much more I can take it out here."

"Why did you have us find a place here in the woods?" Kylie asks with a frown.

"Well if you ever stumble upon a hotel for giant robots in hiding, let me know!" I retort.

We hear the growl again, not too far away.

"Is that thing chasing after us?!" Kylie asks worryingly.

"W-well what do we have to be scared of?" I say, putting on my brave face, "We're bigger then it. It can't do nothing to us."

I hear a loud snarl.

"Run!" I yelp.

We take off running again, not even daring to look back. What a way to be motivated into running.

Just then like some horror movie, we both trip over something and fall on our fronts.

Ow.

We hear the sound of something approaching us, fast!

Panicking, we cover our heads and wait for the worse.

"Woof."

Woof?

Curiously, both Kylie and I slowly lift our heads up to see Waldorf standing there, looking at us weirdly with his head slanted to the side.

Kylie vents in relief. "Waldorf, you're okay," she says happily.

All Waldorf does is sit down, scratching behind his ear.

"Well at least we lost that bear or whatever it was," I say. "But we're still lost."

Waldorf then gets up and walks away.

"Waldorf, wait up!" Kylie says, chasing after him.

"Kylie!" I roll my optics. "Here we go again."

I get up and chase after them. We all stop. To my surprise, we see the cave right there in front of us.

"Good boy Waldorf," Kylie says, petting Waldorf.

I frown. "What are you thanking him for? Its because of him we were out there to begin with."

"He didn't mean to," Kylie protests. "Besides, we're back now thanks to him."

I vent. "Whatever. Lets just go to sleep, I'm too tired."

We make are way back to the cave. As I'm about to enter, I look down to see Waldorf looking back up at me.

"I still blame you," I say. I let out a vent. "But thanks for bringing us back."

His tail starts wagging as he trots into the cave. I walk in to see Kylie trying to sleep on her side, using a rock as her pillow.

"Maybe you should try sleeping in car mode?" I suggest.

She waves it off. "Nah. I'll be fine." she yawns and rolls over on her side. "Good night."

"Night," I yawn as I transform and park myself a few feet away from her.

I here a whimper beside me.

I look to see Waldorf pawing at my side, wanting in. Venting, I open my door, allowing him to hop in and nestle down in my seat. Thinking he needs more space, I lower my seat for him to sprawl out more. I hear him yawn as he stretches and falls asleep. I can't help but smile in my vehicle mode.

I vent. We seriously need to find him a home.

Letting out a yawn, I doze off and fall into recharge.

I hope you like the chapter. Hopefully I can update chapter 8 soon. Until next time. Bye!