"Optimus!"

I ran over to him. "Any clue of where he can be? Did you pick up his life signal?" I rigged on his arm. "Easy, Skylar. We haven't found him yet," he said. "Where did he go! Why did he go after Dreadraid. I just had him I—" Optimus raised his hand. "I know you want him back but we don't know where he is." It's been three months. I was worried sick about him, I didn't even had a change to hug him. "We will find him, Skylar. Don't worry." He passed me and walked off.

Sunny is out there somewhere with Dreadraid and Megatron and I just wanted to see him again. I turned around. "Skylar," Ratchet marched over to me. "We need to talk." He grabbed my arm and dragged me towards the medbay. "What?" I sulked as he forced me to sit down. "I am worried about you. When was the last time you slept?" He asked. I sucked in a breath. "Well?"

"Two days ago."
"You're going to sleep. Stay awake will not bring Sunstreaker back! Just go to your room!" He stated. "I can't just give up, I need to find him." Ratchet shook his head. "You're not giving up, you only give your body a bit of rest and we are not going to discuss." I groaned. "Ratchet! You don't understand," I complained. "I do! Now go!" He snapped. I got up and left, scowling at him and myself. I can't sleep, I don't even want to sleep. I couldn't crash in Sideswipe's alt-mode either because he's on a scouting mission with Jazz and Mirage.

I was scared to lose him again. Technically, he still hadn't returned to me but now I knew he's back, I was trying everything to find him but despite my best effort, he hadn't returned yet. Most people don't understand that Sunstreaker is my world and my life. They think he's just a serial killer but Sunny is so much more to me. I wandered around the base for some time. My thoughts still with Sunstreaker.

"Skylar." Ironhide called me over. "You need to chill out a bit," he said and forced me to sit down. "Have you eaten?" He asked. "I am not hungry, I don't want food I want Sunstreaker," I snapped. "Sunstreaker would force you to eat," he said. "I said that I am not hungry. Ill eat later," I snapped. "This is not really going well, Sky. Sunstreaker is probably after Dreadraid and is most likely doing it to protect you," he stated. Ironhide made a point, Sunstreaker would do everything to protect me.

"Trust him, he'll come back for you," he said and walked off. After all I have been through, with Wiplash and Dreadraid, I just wanted Sunny to come home. I was on the verge of crying. I was so frustrated, tired, anxious and angry that I barely could maintain myself. I returned to my room and shut the blinds. I laid in bed and slept throughout the day until Sideswipe walked in at 5 PM. "Hey, Skylar... why aren't you up?" He asked. "I didn't feel good."

The mattress dipped. "Should I get Ratchet?" He asked. "No, no... it's just..." I sighed. "What is it?" Sideswipe asked and softly rubbed my arm. "Just a headache," I mumbled. "Just a headache?" he asked. I gave a small nod and turned on my back to face him. "I don't see why crying would make your headache go away," he said. I hugged him. "It's going to be okay, Skylar. Sunstreaker will come back for you, I promise," he said. I gave a small nod and laid back down again, curling up. Sideswipe stayed with me until I fell asleep.

((Sideswipe's P.O.V))
She's having nightmares. It made me feel bad. I felt like I was the reason. If I never told Prowl what she did, none of this would have happened. I slid off the bed and left quietly. "Any news on my brother?" I asked. Prowl shrugged, "we think we have a lead," he said and pointed at the screen. "Dreadraid has been seen in Texas, if we know, Sunstreaker knows too and most likely chased all the way to Texas," he said. "That's great! We need to tell Skylar about it," I chirped. " No, not yet. I don't want to make her happy with fake news. I said that we assume it but we have no proof," Prowl said. "She's on the verge of breaking down. Everything that has happened wasn't really good for her mental state. We Sunstreaker to deal with her. This news might cheer her up a little bit."

"She will go after him for sure. One lead and she's gone. By the time she's in Texas she might run straight into Dreadraid's arms. Maybe Dreadraid wants us to find him and tell Skylar about it. It could be a trap and we all know how badly Skylar wants Sunstreaker. No, we are not going to inform her just yet," Prowl snapped. I sucked in a breath and watched the video footage of a traffic camera. "He's right... Skylar has been through a lot," Optimus said from behind. I turned around to look at him. "We can't risk it," he stated. " But she's so desperate," I murmured. "She needs to wait until we have more information," Optimus said.

"Try to take her out to the mall or for dinner to make her forget about Sunstreaker and all the horrible things that occured last few weeks," Optimus stated. "That's the whole point, all she wants to do is sleep. I caught her two days ago cutting herself. I don't know what to do anymore, she doesn't even want to eat anymore. Ironhide told me when I got back that she hadn't eaten," I mumbled. "We will find him but we need more time, just keep her occupied until then," Optimus stated. I gave a small nod. 'Yes, sir." I walked off and checked up on Skylar again. Her body was shivering and she was crying. I hated to see her having nightmares. She's tough but if even Sunstreaker isn't able to handle Dreadraid properly, then she wouldn't even make a change.

I rubbed her head. "Skylar," I whispered. I spoke in the same voice as my brother and she responded to it. "Sunny..." She moved closer towards me. "Don't leave me again," she murmured. I rubbed her head and she was out again. The next morning, she didn't want to get up, no matter what I tried or what I offered, she didn't want to get up. "You need to get up... please," I murmured. "I don't want to," she snapped and curled back up. I sucked in a breath and rubbed her head. "For Sunny?"
I shouldn't have said his name. She started crying and it took me more than an hour to hush her. She was back asleep again. All I could do was shake my head and worry sick about her. I got up and decided to ask Ratchet for some advice. "I need help." The mech looked up from his paperwork. "Don't you have a medicine that could help Skylar relax and forget about everything?" I asked. "I can't cure her mental state, Sideswipe. If I could, I would have cured her and Sunstreaker already," he sulked. "Please... something."

"If you can't talk to her, then don't."
"I got orders from Optimus to cheer her up but I can't. The trauma's from what happened are hunting her."

Ratchet sucked in a breath. "I am a doctor, not a shrink," he stated in a matter-of -fact tone. "If she doesn't want to talk, no one can. We just need to hope that Optimus and Mirage are able to locate Sunstreaker soon so he can cheer her up. Like he has always done," Ratchet said. "I am going to try the bond again, thanks for nothing," I snapped and left. I found a quiet place and sat down, closed my eyes and focussed on my sparkbeat. I couldn't feel my brother, all I felt was emptiness. We have been separated for too long. I leaned against the wall and started thinking. I know Sunstreaker better than anyone else and yet, I keep failing in finding him.