Dreadraid played with my hair. He insisted I sat on his lap. "Nervous?" he asked. Tomorrow we are going to start our plan. "Little bit," I mumbled. Dreadraid started to kiss my neck. "Shall I help you get in a better mood?" he asked and tightened his grip on me. "Maybe another time... I am not in the mood," I sulked and got up. "But I am," he said and slammed me against the wall. My eyes widened. "I don't care if you're in the mood or not!" he snapped. "So you are going to rape me?" I asked icily. "It's not rape because you're my girlfriend!" he snapped. "It is rape if your 'girlfriend' doesn't want to have sex," I snapped and pushed him away from me. "Well, I guess it's rape then." Dreadraid pinned me down. "Stop it!" I shouted. He covered my mouth. "You have to do as I tell you!" he sneered. I wiggled in his grip but he didn't give me any space. I felt tears welling up in my eyes. A knock on the door got him off guard and he stopped with what he was about to do. I jumped on my feet and stepped away from him. "Prime..." Dreadraid said smoothly. Optimus looked at my face and I think he noticed how upset I was. "I am here for Skylar." I quickly walked up to him. "See you later," I sulked and walked off quickly.

"Are you okay?" he asked. "He tried to rape me," I muttered. Optimus stopped me and brushed some tears off my face. "Don't cry..." he murmured and embraced me. He stepped back and wiped some tears off my face. "It's going to be okay," he stated. I nodded and followed him, calming down a bit. "Thank you." Optimus gave a nod and opened the door to the main hanger. I dressed up in my military outfit and got everything ready while Ratchet and Jolt were injecting people with the nano-bots. "Are you ready?" Ratchet asked as he stopped next to me. "Yeah, I am fine," I sulked. "Hey." I looked at him. "I am sorry... about everything I did to Sunstreaker. I didn't know that mech was so important to you and that you loved him so much. I haven't treated him like I should and I should have sent him home that day, I shouldn't have pushed him and hurt him like I did." I accepted his apology and took a deep breath. "I forgive you... please look after Sideswipe." Ratchet cocked his head to the side. "For me... this is a one way ticket. I can't live without him and I don't want to be with Dreadraid for forever. I love Sunny, not him. I will kil myself at the end of the mission and make it look like a accident."

"You can't just give up." I snorted and loaded the rifle. "I can... and I will. I love him too much." Ratchet sucked in a breath. "You know... we can work things out with Dreadraid and... you don't have to die," he said. "All I want is Sunstreaker. Just accept it. Are you going to inject me or what?" I snapped. He sighed and injected me. "You know... it's your call and you will do it anyway if you really want it but... I don't think Sunstreaker would have wanted you to do it. He gave you his Energon so you could live. He wanted you to live," he stated. I watched him walk off and pushed my guns and Sunstreaker's knife in my leg holster before walking over to a vehicle. "Skylar?" I turned to face Dreadraid. "Optimus may have saved you this time... but he can't save you forever!" he snarled. "You know you're wrong and you keep crossing my boundaries, Dreadraid," I snapped. He tightly grabbed me and smashed me against a car. "You don't talk to me like you. Don't forget that you need me," he sneered. I snorted and pushed him away from me. "You want to save Sideswipe, don't you?" he sneered. "I do and I will," I snapped before walking off. "Remember, Skylar... you have no other options!" he shouted after me.

I hopped in the car and buckled up. "I do have other options..." I sulked and grabbed Sunstreaker knife for a moment. "I love you..." I mumbled softly before pushing it back in my holster. We drove off shortly after and my thoughts were at the battle that was ahead of us but also Sunstreaker and Dreadraid, Sideswipe I would never see again or at least, not anytime soon. When we arrived at our destination, I hopped out and we had a quick debriefing. "Skylar!" I walked up to Optimus. "Dreadraid is going to make you stay with him. He's not going to give you an opportunity to take your own life. He will keep an eye on you. He's even willing to cut your legs off in order to make you his forever. I need you to stay focussed and calm. The operation is our priority right now." I gave a small nod. "You were right, Sunstreaker knows more about this entire operation than anyone else. I don't how or what but they will not kill you. Sunstreaker's DNA is a part of what they used. You have Sunstreaker's Energon running through your veins so their plan is most likely taking you and killing Dreadraid. Stick to the plan, do not let your emotions take over, clear?" 

I gave a small nod, "Yes, sir." I turned around and joined the rest of the team. For a moment, I tilted my head to the sky. "See you soon," I whispered before we moved out. I ran after the others, loading my rifle in the meantime. I had pushed Sunstreaker towards the back of my mind. I had to focus on this first. If the Decepticons succeed, humans will be wiped off the face of the earth. It only lasted minutes until the first Decepticons arrived, Bonecrusher, Mixmaster, Starscream, Soundwave, Sideways and who else. The second in command transformed midair and landed on the ground, making the earth shake a bit. He opened fire on us but stopped as soon as his blood red optics landed on me. "Well, well... look who we got here, a human hybrid,"he laughed. I narrowed my eyes and shot, hitting one of his optics. "My optic!"I screeched and reached for his face. I took the opportunity to make a run for it, after the others of my team.

The building ahead of me was even bigger than I had imagined. You never know how big something is until you see it. It seemed like an impossible mission to blow up the whole thing. Did we underestimate the entire operation? Despite all the planning? I started to doubt the plan, what if it didn't work? What if we are indeed outnumbered and not able to defeat the Decepticons, this is our only chance and I really rely on the Autobots. My team and I crouched down behind a rock and quickly handed each other the bombs we had to place. "Everyone knows the plan... don't mess up and place the bombs as quickly as possible now the Autobots are forming a destruction," the sergeant spoke. We got up and ran towards the building and opened fire on the people inside. Most of them were armed themself as well.

I made my way through the endless halls towards the first location that was marked to place a bomb. After having placed three bombs, I reached a large hall. "So... you actually made it this far?" Whiplash stood there in the entryway, glaring at me. "I told you I am not going to cooperate with you at all," I snapped. He laughed coldly and marched over to me. "That's a shame, I wish I could kill you but I have other plans for you," he snapped. I loaded my rifle and fired, but they were effective. I backed off and hit the wall behind me. "Scared? A shame Sunstreaker isn't here to save you now, huh?" he laughed. I narrowed my eyes on him. "I bet he's looking down at us now and knows he can't do anything to save you," he laughed. I snorted, "rot in hell!" I shouted. Whiplash laughed coldly at me. "Do you have any idea how many secrets Sunstreaker has? What kind of horrible things he has done?" he asked. I stared at him, "you don't, he's not any better than Megatron or me."

"Sunstreaker is ten times better than you ever will," I snapped.
"Oh, you really believe that, huh? Well Sunstreaker has killed Optimus's sparkmate and sparkling."
"W-what?" My eyes widened.
"Oh, you didn't know?" he asked; laughing.

I didn't want to believe it. Sunstreaker has done what?! Dreadraid laughed at my reaction. "He's a monster and if Optimus figures it out... well it doesn't really matter anymore," he laughed. "You are lying... Sunstreaker wouldn't do such a thing..." I trailed off. "You seriously don't get it, do you? Sunstreaker is a psychopath, a serial killer like Dreadraid!" he sneered. I didn't want to believe him, it made my head spin with thoughts and feelings. "Sunstreaker used you... he manipulated you. That's what he's good at. You're not special, he only intended to take advantage of your grief," he snapped. I sucked in a breath, "I am sorry my stupid son did that to you," he said. "My son doesn't care about anyone but himself, be happy he's dead. Wasn't he the one who was so obsessed that you had to do everything he wanted?" he asked. "Don't you see what is happening? People are using you, all because Sunstreaker made you fall head over toes for him." I felt tears running down my face.

The moment Whiplash was about to reach for me, Dreadraid burst through the concrete wall and slammed his father against the ground. "Leave her alone!"he hissed and uncovered a deadly dagger. Whiplash's optics widened in shock. He hadn't expected to see his son here. I felt numb, so many questions flew through my mind. Dreadraid slammed the dagger in Whiplash's chassis, slowly cutting his spark out before he threw it on the ground. "Did you place the damn bombs or not?" he snapped. I looked at him, "is it true? Did Sunstreaker kill Optimus's sparkmate and sparkling?" I asked. Steam emerged from his nose, "have you placed it or not!" he shouted. "TEll ME THE DAMN TRUTH!" I screamed. A silence fell, "yes, Sunstreaker killed them." I looked away. "Have you placed the bombs or not?" Dreadraid snapped. "Nearly, just go..." I grabbed the last two remaining bombs and sprinted off. "Skylar." I came to a halt. "Meet me at the meeting point... you know where. Don't be late, after this we are going to leave for Canada," he snapped and turned around. "Yeah..."

I ran off and placed the last two bombs. When I set the time for the last bomb, I started to think about what Whiplash told me. It was hard to believe, is it true? Did Sunstreaker really use me for his own purposes? Did he have other intentions? I had completely lost it, what was true and what was false. I looked at the red numbers counting. I sat down against the wall, waiting. I heard Lennox over the radio. "Skylar, where are you?! Why aren't you at the meeting point?" He asked. I hesitated if I had to respond or not. "Dreadraid is freaking out, where are you?" He snapped. I sucked in a breath and looked at the time. "I won't make it."

"Are you injured?"
"No... I just don't want to come back."
"You have to come back."
"So I can do what? Did Optimus get the shard?"
"No, it was destroyed in an attack."

I shook my head. "Well, I guess I will see him soon then." I removed my communication device from my ear and threw it away. 3 minutes left. I heard a blown, like the explosions already started. It wasn't a bomb but Dreadraid instead. "Are you insane! What are you doing!" He shouted and grabbed me. "Dreadraid! Let me go!" I shouted. He turned on his heels and took a sprint. "No! Dreadraid!" I wiggled in his tight grip. "You think you can kill yourself that easily?!" He shouted. The bombs went off. I couldn't see it but I felt the heat and sound.

I took note that Dread started to sprint deeper into the woods. "Where are we going?" I asked. "To Canada." He opened his mouth to say something but he fell. He uttered a hiss in furry and I groaned as I hit the ground quite hard. I reached for my head. I had hit a rock. Dreadraid uttered a scream. Not in pain, but in fury. A bliss of yellow slammed Dreadraid into the ground and trees. My eyes widened. "Sunny?"

The fought. Sunstreaker drilled his sword into Dreadraid shoulder and threw him away with a roar. The mech was in a quite bad shape and transformed, driving off "Sunstreaker!" His blood red eyes landed on me before he transformed, chasing Dreadraid and I lost my consciousness...