You smashed into the pavement and winced jumping up. You looked at Prowl  nodded both rushing forward. Your optics snapped open wide open when there was a flash. You slowed your sprit to a jog then stopped staring around at the buildings of the ally. You looked back from where you just came from then to prowl. 

"Do ye know wha' jus' happened Prowler?" You spoke clipping your saber back to your hip

"It appears we were teleported somewhere.." he spoke looking around

You hummed, "But where did we teleport too, cause this sure doesnât look like earth.." 

You expected the crumbling graffiti littered buildings. You looked out the end of the ally seeing the shadowed bots. You stepped forward and narrowed your optics gripping onto the handle of your saber was you hit the end your optics widening. 

"I know where we be Prowler. Iâd keep anythin' o' value o' ye in yer subspace." you spoke to prowl as he stepped up beside you 

"Where are we?" He asked looking around at the different bots 

"Dark Slash Road, where ye can buy everythin' fer yer piratin' needs 'n more so!" You chuckled in a mocking voice 

He stares at you for a moment, "You mean it's a black market?" 

You grin, "Th' blackest." 

He tugged you more back into the ally, "How are we gonna get back." 

"I bet ye thar be at least seven illegal space bridge operations 'n twenty-two bots sellin' ships. Iâm sure weâll find a way t' get back, trust me." you grinned playfully walking out into the crowded road 

He soon caught up walking close to you almost daunted by the much larger bots around him. Your step was proud and your helm held high a grin on your face. 

"Ah,bybee! Oy thaw' Oy saw the lahst of yah around heah!" You set your jaw annoyed at the voice 

"'n I thought ye were bein' chased 'n busted by th' cops." you growled in reply at the Mech in the stand

"ah, is true. the old cawppahs caught me cahryin saeven bahbahntuin eggs on moy puhs'n." he chuckled 

You walked to his stand glaring the crates, "Let me guess Tritellion Snappers? Susiopods?" 

He grinned a gold filled grin, "even bettah," he yanked the cloth covering the crate away causing several loud and shrill squawks, "freellian paruydoise floyr buhds. the mahkeh' faw thaem hahs gone up seence yah've wohked thaese strayts." 

You stared at the beautiful metal-feathered birds. Frillian Paradise Flyers were some of the most rare and endangered Cybertronian animal. They were comparable to the human parrots with their large curved beaks and intelligent nature. You stared down at the one who shoved his helm through the wooden bars of the crate he was crammed into with a dozen others. You had seen what they can do, seen their nature. They needed help.

"Four trellis claws fer th' whole lot o' them." you spoke in a demanding tone 

"(Y/n)!? What are you doing!?" Prowl yelled confused 

You silenced him with a glare as the Mech hummed, "a very taemptin offah, and seence we hahve a heestoray Oy'll myke yah a dayl, foah treellees claws and a mahgmohphius crystahl."

You raised your hat slightly feeling it almost tremble, "That means all o' them." you growled 

"thaen Oy say we hahve a dayl." he grinned devilishly placing a servo our for you to shake 

Ignoring it you placed the five claws down with an orange crystal onto the table in front of him. He chuckled and took the payment and to your shock placed three more crates of the same birds onto the table. You gently grabbed and lifted two of the crates and looked at Prowl telling him the grab the other two. 

You ignored all of his questions as you led him through the street and turned off into a dark ally and onto a worn broken path and to a plain. You placed the crates you were holding down and broke the binds on the crate with your saber. You crouched down and gingerly picked up one of the birds and watched briefly as it strained in its binds. You quickly freed it. The bird sat in your servo for a moment then puffed itself up and flew off. 

Prowl began to help with this process leaving the silence undisturbed. You took a vent and smoothed one's long curled helm feathers before you finally spoke. 

"Theyâre jus' like bots in a way..." You spoke freeing another, "'n in some ways better than bots. Theyâre so much simpler 'n easy t' understand, yet so complex." 

You smiled as one nuzzled your palm before flying away, "They 'ave such personalities, 'n it breaks me spark knowin' if theyâre sold t' th' wrong bot theyâll be livin' a true pits." 

You kicked one of the empty crates silent now and Prowl moved closer, "How do you know so much about these birds anyways?" 

"cause I raised one. Heâs wit' me always." You spoke looking at the disappearing silhouettes of the birds 

"He's with you?" Prowl tilted his helm 

You nudged the brim of your hat with your thumb digit in reply staring forward. The purple feather shifted slightly as you shifted it. Yeah, he's with you.