*** SmokeScreens Pov.

I returned back to base to see a concentrated Ratchet on the computer and a annoyed looking Arcee. Other than that no one els was in the main hanger. I guess they were all on scouting missions. Huh. Interesting. Normally they wouldn't all be out. Wait, did they go on a mission with out me!? No Arcee is here. What the heck?

"Ratchet were are the others?" I asked, he glanced at me then back at his computer. I waited for a moment before he spoke.

"They are on a mission. And you were to careless to pick up your COM so. I had to send them out with out you." He said frustrated.

'Ohh. That's what that random beeping was.' I thought. I was driving so fast I thought that it was a decepticon behind me cause I couldn't hear very well.

"And why aren't you on the field?" I asked Arcee. Who just ignored me. I turned to Ratchet for an explanation.

"Her guns are jammed. Won't transform. Now if you don't mind I need to figure out what is happening to her T-cog, and focus on the field." He said annoyed and waved a servo at me as if to say 'go away.' I rolled my optics and walked over to Arcee.

"You okay?" I asked. She looked up at me.

"Fine."

"Do you know what 'fine' stands for? If you don't it's not good." I said turning around and started to walk away.

"Oh you can not pull that card on me." She said in a playfully angry tone. (That makes sense right?)

I laughed and waved a hand at her. "Just did." I called then smirked and walked down the hall. I heard a huff of defeat and I smiled at that.

(If you all don't know what 'fine' stands for its: F'd up. Insecure. Neurotic. Emotional.)

I walked into my own room to see FlameStar laying in a ball on my berth snuggling my blankets and her face buried in my pillow. I chuckled and sat next to her. I could hear her venting deeply, and I could plainly see she was relaxed. More relaxed than she had been in a while.

I stroked her back plates lightly and leaned down kissing her helm softly.

"Mhng....Smokey?" She called my name sleepily and on lined her optics. She smiled when she saw me and sat up to hug me.

"Smokey!" She whispered like a little kid. Dang, I like it when she says my name like that.

"Star!" I whispered back in the same playful tone. She giggled and leaned back pecking my face plate with a kiss.

"Can you lay with me?" She asked and laid down.

"You have all my blankets in the way. Also, why do have all my blankets next to you?" I asked. She blushed a bit and then smiled stuffing her face plate into the sea of blankets taking a big whiff of them.

"They smell like you!" She explained happily when she pulled her face plate out. I chuckled.

"Now come lay down with me!" She said like a little kid wanting ice cream.

"What if I don't wanna?"

"Smokey!" She made grabby hands, then pushed the blanket to the side patting the empty spot on the berth next to her.

"Alright alright. But I'll have to go soon, cause the others might need my help." I said and positioned myself next to her comfortably.

Her optics lit up with happiness and that's all I could feel through the bond, and love of coarse. She immediately had her helm on my chest snuggled very close to me and my arm was around her holding her.

She closed her optics and her venting slowed, but I knew she wasn't asleep yet. I gently rubbed her back plates with the servo that was around her and closed my optics as well.

"Smokey?" She started. I hummed in response. "Can you sing a song for me?" She asked. I looked down at her with confusion but she just looked up at me with cyber puppy optics. I didn't try to fight her but I did make a statement just to see if she really wanted me to sing a song.

"You know I have a horrible singing voice." I said. She buried her face plate into my chest plate and shrugged.

"I don't care just sing something." She said. I sighed, maybe I could just play a song and not sing? I'm really not that good at it, at least I don't think I am.

"Do you mind if I just play a song on the radio or something?" I ask. She shrugs as if not to care on what I do.

"Just put on music or something." She groaned. I got the sense that she was getting annoyed so I quickly found a song on the Internet and played it. The song was 'The River Lullaby'. I think this was in a human movie.

Hush now my baby
Be still now don't cry
Sleep as your rocked by the stream
Sleep and remember, My last lullaby
So I'll be with you when you dream

The sing started off with low music and a woman's voice singing softly. I wondered if this song was to sad for FlameStar given our current situation, but I didn't voice my question because she seemed relaxed my the song for some reason. I shook of the confusion and listened to the rest of the song play.

River, oh river! Flow gently for me!
Such precious cargo, you bare!
Do you know somewhere, where he can be free?
River, deliver him there.

The music picked up a bit, then softened then picked up again. I imagined what would be going on in the movie right now. Only bad images came to processor so I shook those thought from my head as well.

The music played drums and violins and violas from what I could tell, making and intense sound that still sounded pretty. Then the music stopped for a moment, then continued quietly.

Brother your safe now and safe may you stay
For I have a prayer just for you
Grow baby brother
Come back some day
Come and deliver us to

Younger girls voice sang sweetly and the song continued with soft music and at the end the Woman's voice came back and sang the final words before the song ended with a single loud drum.

Deliver us!
*boom*

The music cut out and silence filled the room. FlameStar was steadily breathing and her optics off. I figured she would fall asleep. I however was wide awake and though I really wanted to take a short nap with her I had to stay awake in case the other boys needed me.

And as if on cue, Ratchet COM'd me.

::SmokeScreen, I need you out here now.:: was all he said and the link was cut. I sighed and moved slowly picking up FlameStar slightly and moving a bunch of blankets under her to give the impression that I was still there.

I slowly walked out to the main hanger and walked up to a worried looking Ratchet. Arcee was still here, why didn't he send her out yet?

"I need you to get ready, your needed on the field ASAP." He stated and pulled the lever to the ground bridge.

"Hey Cee! You coming?" I asked and waved an arm towards the swirling portal. She started it come with a happy expression but then it fell immediately when Ratchet put an arm out and stopped her.

"Ep, Ep, ep! What on earth do you think your doing. You have no fire power. You just go into a fire fight with no fire to fight with!" He said seriously. She scowled at him then stalked over to her position leaning up against the wall aging. Yeah, I'm gonna have to talk to him about this later.

"Sorry Cee." I said and ran through the ground bridge immediately being caught in the cross fire of Optimus and Megatron's shots at each other. I ducked behind a rock and looked around the field to see BumbleBee taking cover behind a rock and shooting a decepticon.

"Bee!" I yelled. His attention turned towards me.

"What's the mission!" I yelled and transformed my gun shooting a decepticon trooper behind Bee about to assassinate him.

":Thanks! And we are here for that pod thing. Optimus thinks it's a relic! But it sure as pit doesn't look like a normal relic pod!:" He buzzed and whirled then ran out from behind his cover shooting as many decepticons as possible.

I did the same making my way over to the pod. I snuck around behind a rock and made a dash for the pod. When I got there I hid from sight behind the pod and taped it. I tried the handle on the door, pulling didn't work. Pushing didn't work trying to twist it just twisted my arm.

'What the heck it this thing?' I asked myself before giving up.

::Hey Ratchet? I could use a ground bridge!:: I yelled through the COM. He Immediately asked for coordinates, I told him he pulled the lever and I saw that it was 12 maybe 15 feet behind me. I peeked around the pod and saw that everyone on the field was busy fighting so I though it was the best time to try and get it through the portal.

I went around it and started pushing, it was surprisingly heavy for a pod only half my size but I managed. I grunted and vented hard as I tried to get it to the ground bridge as quickly as possible.

6 feet, that's it and then I was home free. To late, the new femme on the decepticons side rushed towards me and kicked my helm. I yelled in pain, but shook it off and rushed towards her shooting.

"Oh. Cmon, you gotta do better than that!" She yelled tauntingly.

"Who are you!?" I yelled angrily. She laughed, it didn't sound menacing like the other decepticons laughs did, although I could tell she tried to make it sound that way. It actually sounded like she was playing a game and someone made a joke causing her to laugh.

"Haven't you heard of me? The designation's CircuitStorm. You Ready?" She asked, her voice was soft but it was raised to a yell. Like yelling into a pillow. Yeah that makes sense doesn't it?

"Ready for what?" I questions pointing my guns at her helm.

"For this!" She yelled and thrust her servos forward at me and a large wave of electricity shot towards me.

Scrap! I quickly blocked my side of the bond not wanting FlameStar to be hurt by this. The electric shock hit me and I fell to the ground my body glitching all over the place. My processor felt like it had been fried.

My optics got heavy and the last thing I see are the others pushing the object through the bridge. And the femme shooting electric bolts from her servos at them.

Everything went black.

A/n- Cliffhanger! *sings sweetly* haha. I made you guys wait for ages then update twice just for another cliff hanger. On both chapters! Well sort of on the first chapter. But anyways. If you liked this cheater remember to vote, comment, and follow of you already aren't and as always I will see you peeps in the next chapter!

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