It's been a week and I've avoided talking to Optimus unless it is strictly Autobot business. He's tried to talk to me, but I've always escaped by going to talk to Aquablade or Arcee.

During that week, Bumblebee had lost and recovered his t-cog, and Wheeljack had returned only to leave to explore this planet.

Currently, I was in base. It was only me and Ratchet at the moment, Optimus was doing some recon, and then other three bots had gone to pick up the humans.

"Historia, Optimus requires back-up", Ratchet says. I frown before walking over to Ratchet.

"Where at?" I ask.

"He's a few miles outside of base", Ratchet says. "You should be able to to drive there."

I sigh. "Alright."

I transform and drive out of base, knowing I'll most likely end up regretting this.

I soon fond Optimus, and he was alone. Why did Ratchet say he needed backup?

Optimus turns to see me coming and I transform and walk over to him.

"Ratchet said you needed backup. Yet, I see no reason for you to need backup", I say coldly. Optimus smiles hesitantly.

"I asked him to find some way to help me get you alone. Because, Historia, I desperately need to talk to you", he says. I frown and take a few steps away.

"Yeah, well I don't need to talk to you so..." I go to leave but Optimus grabs onto my wrist. I look back at him before growling. "Let. go."

He simply shakes his and pulls me closer to him. I frown and push him away. I free my wrist from his grasp and transform, driving back towards base.

I enter base and glare at Ratchet.

"Ratchet, never lie to me again", I growl. He looks at me and his optics widen before he nods. I frown and go to my room, twirling a dagger between my digits. I sigh softly.

"I really should let you talk me, Optimus... but... I am afraid... I am afraid to let you in... because I don't want to be hurt again..."

I hear a small sigh come from my door.

"I would never hurt you, Historia", Optimus murmurs. I sit up in shock.

"What are you doing here?" I snarl.

"Please... just let me talk to you", he whispers. I shake my head.

"No", I whisper, but I knew my resolve was failing.

"Historia, please", he says, using puppy dog eyes. I only glare at him.

"Get. Out", I growl before adding a quiet, "please..."

Optimus sighs before nodding. I looked around here before suddenly feeling confined. I couldn't stay here. I... I didn't know who I was at the moment. I sigh before exiting my room. I quickly go to the main room, where I find Ratchet working, with no one else in the room.

"Ratchet", I murmur. "Can you make something for me?"

"Depends on what it is." That was Ratchet's immediate response.

"It's a signal blocker. I... I can't stay here... not while... not while I'm... trying to keep my sanity together. I need to get away for a while but I don't want anyone to be able to track me. Not even you", I whisper. Ratchet's optics soften.

"This has something to do with Optimus, doesn't it?" he asks.

I smile sadly. "Maybe just a little."

Ratchet smiles softly. "I'll make it for you. But... check in with base every once in a while, okay?"

I nod, and allow Ratchet to work. Within half an hour, he had it made.

"Historia", he says. "It's finished."

I smile softly. "Thank you, Ratchet."

He only nods and hands me a small device. "It attaches to your wrist. It'll blend in for the most part, and to activate or deactivate it, you just have to tap it once."

I smile and attach to my wrist. I tap it once, and it activated, glowing a bright blue before the glow disappears.

"It glows blue when you activate it, green when you deactivate it", Ratchet says.

I thank him again, before going to the ground bridge.

"Is it alright if I use the ground bridge to go somewhere inconspicuous?"

Ratchet nods, and I type in some random coordinates, making sure it was above land before activating it. I really hope Optimus doesn't come in.

"Ratchet, will you close and delete the coordinates once I'm gone?" I ask.

"Gone where?" spoke the voice of the mech I was hoping would not make an appearance.

I look over to where Optimus is standing. "I'm leaving, Optimus. And... and I probably won't be coming back for a long time..."

I saw a flash of pain cross over Optimus' face, but it was then that I ran through, coming out in an empty field with a forest not too far away. I smile softly. 'Perfect.'

I hear someone exit the ground bridge after me, and I turn to see Optimus. My spark aches for him but I ignore it.

"Historia... please...", he whispers. I shake my head, not wanting to hear what he has to say.

"Optimus, please just go back. Please." 'If you don't leave now, I might actually go with you.'

"I still need to speak with you", Optimus says.

I shake my head. "No. You don't."

"I need to speak with you. Please. Allow me thirty seconds", he says.

I shake my head again, taking a step back.

He takes a step forward. I take another step back. And then I take another. Then I turn and run off towards the forest. When I reached the treeline, I looked back, and saw Optimus standing there, pain written all over his face. I felt a sob coming on, but ignored it and ran into the forest, not knowing what else I could do. I didn't want to go back. Well, I did, but I also didn't want to.

I frown before finding a road, and transforming, activating my holoform, and made my holoform appear a bit older. I drive for a long while, exiting the forest, and making my way towards the highway. I eventually come across a sign saying I came across a city. Well, more of a town. If you could even call it that. The sign read Buford. I did a quick search to find that I was in Wyoming. Evidently, I did not go far.

I came across a small house, and sighed. "Let's see if anyone lives here."

I exit my vehicle, and go up to the house, knocking on the door. It opens quite quickly, which startles me. "Woah!" I exclaim.

"Who's there?"

I blink. There was a young woman in front of me, and she wore a pair of glasses, and had a walking stick held out in front of her.

"Hello, there. My name is Historia", I say with a smile.

"Historia? That's an unusual name. Much like mine", the woman says.

"What is your name if you don't mind me asking?"

"I was known as Elita-One, back where I'm from, but everyone just calls me Elita", she says. I blink. 'Elita-One? She can't be my sister. Can she?'

I look around for any vehicles besides my own, and I spot a pink car not far from me.

"Elita...?" I whisper, tears coming to my eyes.

"That's my name", the woman confirms. I stare at her in shock, looking her over.

"Do you mind me asking...? Did you have any siblings...?"

Elita nods. "Yeah, I had a sister. Didn't meet her til I was older. Her name was..."

She trailed off and I smiled softly. "Elita...?"

"Historia? Is that really you?" Elita whispers.

I started crying. "But you... you died! Megatron killed you!"

"Primus sent me here. I'm not sure why... however, I was blinded, and I don't know how to fix my optics", Elita whispers.

I smile. "Cam you transform? I might be able to help."

"How? You haven't been taught any medical procedures", Elita says.

"Ratchet was teaching me for a while... until... until I chose to leave base. Still don't know when I'm going to go back..."

"Ratchet's here?" Elita asks as she tranforms. I transform as well, and take a look at her optics.

"Yeah", I whisper.

"What about Optimus? Is he here?" Elita asks.

"Yeah, he's here", I whisper.

"I can't wait to see him again", Elita whispers.

I smile sadly. "If you want, I can get you a bridge to base?"

"Oh that would be wonderful!" she exclaims.

I try to smile but it disappears. "I can't fix your optics, but I'm sure Ratchet can. I'll call for a bridge."

With that, I turned off my signal blocker, and contacted base.

"Autobot Outpost Omega One, this is Historia. I repeat, this is Historia", I say.

"We read you, Historia", Optimus replies. Elita almost squealed at the sound of his voice. "What do you need?"

"I came across an old friend, and she needs medical attention. Send Ratchet", I whisper.

Elita noticed that I was trying not to cry but chose not to say anything,

"Understood, Historia. Will you be returning to base?"

I frown. "I will not, but my friend will."

"I... understand... Ratchet is on his way", Optimus says. I smile softly, and turn off my comm-unit.

A ground bridge opens and Ratchet and Arcee come through. Thet both gasp in shock when thet see Elita.

"Elita?" Arcee exclaims.

"Is that Arcee I hear?" Elita says, her face turned towards Arcee.

"Yeah", Arcee says, confused slightly.

"She's currently blind at the moment", I murmur to Ratchet. He nods and looks at Elita's optics. Arcee took this moment to come over to me.

"Historia... if your sister is back...", Arcee murmurs.

"I know, Arcee, I know... Optimus deserves her though. She's actually a fighter. Me? I'm just a historian."

Arcee smiles sadly. "When you come back, if Elita is with Optimus, you know you won't get another chance."

"I know, Arcee. But I don't deserve him. She does. She's been through so much. Primus sent her back to us. To him. They deserve each other."

Arcee sighs. "I know..."

Ratchet then calls to Arcee. "Arcee, help me get Elita through the ground bridge."

Arcee starts over to them, and they go into the ground bridge. I watch as it closes before turning my signal blocker back on. I transform and continue on, seeing no reason to stay here. Eventually I come into another forest, and just follow the road. I soon come across a slight bigger town, called Laramie. I saw no reason to stay here and continued on.

After a five more hours of driving, I come into a town called Powell. It was larger by far compared to Buford, and Jasper, but still a small town. I smile as I see a young girl with blonde hair skipping towards a house. She couldn't have been more than 5 years old. I smile softly. She was adorable.

"Perhaps I will stay here for a while", I whisper. I grin and quickly find a place to stay. There was a house being sold that was actually right next to the little girl's house. I smile softly, before calling the number it said to call.

"Hey, yeah, I'm looking to buy a house in Powell that you're selling?"

I listen to what the person on the other side of the phone said.

"Alright, yeah, I can pay that much", I say, before listening again.

"Thank you so much. I'll see you tomorrow", I say with a smile. I drove around town some more before finding a place I could rest. And with that, I fell asleep.