The night is calling

I have to go

The wolf is hungry

He runs the show

He's licking his lips

He's ready to win

On the hunt tonight

For love at first sting

Here I am, rock you like a hurricane

Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions

(A.N.: So this chapter is a lot longer than intended. But I just really got into the hunt and decided that I may as well go all out. lol Hope you enjoy! {C.M.})

Alice ran her hand through her hair. Her father had no clue what she had been sent after. And frankly, she had no idea yet either. All she had were the reports, ages and personalities. So far almost nothing matched up. The only thing they all had in common was that they were human. And that they all lived there in Libby. She sighed and leaned back in the chair, running her hand down her face.

"Please tell me you found something." She groaned, looking up as Optimus entered the room.

"I discovered I could draw today." He dropped the paper on the table. "I posed as a sketch artist and got her description of her attacker." Alice took the paper.

"A bear?" He nodded and she stood, hugging him and pressing a kiss to his lips. "Op. You're the best." She turned and headed to the door. Before she could get there Optimus caught her and tugged her to his chest.

"I know I am." He teased. She laughed and turned in his grasp.

"Don't get cocky. There's four things I can think of off-hand so far."

"And they are?"

"One, a shapeshifter. Two, a werewolf. Three, a psychotic human." She paused there.

"And four?" She paled.

"Four is the one I want to encounter the least." She slipped free and walked to the door. "Four is a your worst nightmare." With that being said she left the room, Optimus staring after her in confusion.

He couldn't help the fear that gripped at his spark. If Alice was afraid of this thing then it must have been something nasty.

-

Metallicar lay on her side, fast asleep in the room she and Dean were cleaning. They had been working all morning and Metallicar had been dozing in and out of consciousness for a couple hours. She had finally crashed half an hour before.

So now Gabriel, Juliet and Castiel were helping him and Sam rearrange the room. They had cleared most of the things from the room and into the big storage room down the hall. They had gotten the old wiring removed and were waiting on Hound and Ironhide to help them redo the wires.

Currently they were sitting and looking at a couple of the remaining boxes that would require an Autobot to move.

"So Dean. Are you ready to never sleep again?" Gabriel teased.

"Come on, I doubt the little one's going to be that bad." He leaned against a pile of burnt wires and looked to the archangel. "Besides. It'll be worth it."

"Yeah. One of a kind." Sam commented, taking a drink of his beer.

"Not just that. He's gonna be the next in the Winchester line."

"How do you know it's going to be a boy?" Dean looked offended at Castiel's insinuation.

"Call it a man's instinct." He joked, stealing a drink of Sam's beer.

"My instinct says it's a girl." They jumped to see Metallicar awake, though still tired. She sat up and stood, towering over the group.

"Guys. Move." They all looked to Dean as he stood, jumping to the side. A moment later Metallicar fell to her knee, narrowly missing the others. They quickly bolted to the sides as she nearly fell over. "Baby!"

"I'm alright Dean. Just a little dizzy." He frowned and looked to Castiel.

"Get Ratchet." He nodded and vanished, Metallicar groaning.

"I think I'm just gonna lay dow- Nope." She winced as she attempted to lay down.

"What's wrong?" She looked to Dean.

"My tanks hurt and I'm dizzy." He crossed his arms.

"When was the last time you had energon?" She looked down at her pedes sheepishly.

"Early this morning."

"Baby!" He shook his head and walked around, kneeling by her. "What am I going to do with you? You need to drink enough energon to support the sparkling."

"I thought I was." She groaned, sitting up. Ratchet rushed in then, a cube of energon in one hand and a wrench in the other. "You throw that wrench and you're dead." She warned.

"Drink." He growled, shoving the energon at her. She sniffed it and growled.

"Medical? Yuck!"

"Quick being a sparkling and drink it." She pouted and drank it down, Dean almost tasting the bitterness through their bond. She thrust the empty container back into his servos and stuck her glossa out.

"Ewww." Ratchet rolled his optics and helped her stand.

"Come on. We need to do a scan." He then looked between her and Dean. "Are you going to want to know if it's more than one?"

"No. We want to be surprised." Dean spoke.

"Makes it more interesting." The medic nodded and pulled Metallicar out as Ironhide and Hound walked in.

"Metallicar being stubborn again?"

"When isn't she?" Dean then looked to the pile of new wires.

"Alright. Let's get this started."

-

Optimus watched Alice as she stared in shock at his disguised form. "This.... When did you do this?"

"I scanned a new vehicle mode." She stared at the H1 hummer.

"Mass shift?" He nodded as he walked to it.

"I preferred the semi but this will allow us to hide for now." She nodded and walked over, trying not to laugh as she saw that his colors had remained the same.

"A little flashy, don't you think."

"I enjoy the color." She laughed and climbed into th passenger seat. "Now, where to."

"First hotel in the phone book. We need somewhere to sleep tonight and I need to do some research." She stretched and faintly heard the engine. She sighed and looked to Optimus. "I think I preferred the semi as well."

He simply smirked as they continued on.

-

As soon as they reached the hotel room they were staying in, Alice set up her computer and notes from the investigation. Propped up was the picture Optimus had drawn. It looked like a cross between a bear and a man, prompting her thoughts for the werewolf and shapeshifter. However, a psychotic human could be wearing a costume, or in the woman's fear she saw him that way.

But the height. That was what terrified her. There was a note saying it stood around twelve feet tall. She plugged her comm into the laptop, opening the little box that popped up. She quickly typed out a message and sent it to Metallicar.

Her reply made her pale and quietly close down the computer. She turned, pulling the comm and walking over to where Optimus was looking through the notes from her first hunts.

"Optimus?"

"Yes, Alice?" He looked up as she sat across from him.

"I figured out what it is." She scoffed.

"What is it?"

"Wendigo." She looked up. Exactly what I was hoping for it not to be."

"How do we take care of it?" She sighed and picked up her bag.

"Looks like we're going camping."

-

Blitzwing hugged Metallicar's leg as sh lay on the Autobot sized couch, making her groan. "Blitz, I feel like slag."

"Awww. Meta. No one vill tell me vhat's wrong." He pouted. She chuckled at the younger bot and sat up, setting her servo on his helm.

"I'm sparked Blitz. I thought you knew."

"Vhat? No. I vas out scouting energon vhen you muct have told zhe others." She stood and he released her. "Zis is vonderful news!" He hugged her, taking care not to hurt her as Dean walked in.

"Hey Baby, Blitz."

"Dean. I thought you guys told Blitzy about the sparkling."

"Oh. Oops." He chuckled. "Hey, speaking of forgetting things. You never did tell me what the Rouge Kaonians were." She sighed.

"Now that, my sweetspark, is a long story."

"I think we have time." She smiled and nodded, sitting down.

"Blitz, you were my TIC. Wanna help tell the story?"

"I don't see vhy not." With that he sat and they turned to Dean. "So. Vhat do jou vant to know?"

-

Optimus held the silver blade in hand. "Alice!" He called, receiving no answer. "Alice where are you?!" He rushed through the brush.

An hour earlier the duo had been attacked by the Wendigo, the creature hitting Optimus in the neck and forcing his holoform into unconsciousness. WHen he came to, Alice was nowhere to be seen.

Now, he had her blade in hand and was stumbling between trees and bushes. "Alice!!"

"Optimus!" He turned, running in the sound of her voice.

"Alice!" He tripped over a wire, slamming into the ground. He was then ripped upwards, wincing in pain as the rope cut into his arm. "What?"

"We got it!" He turned, seeing two men rushing towards him. One was blonde with green eyes and the other red hair with blue eyes. "Ah, nevermind. Just some moron."

"Please, you have to help me." They cut him down and he stood. "This thing took Hysteria and now I have to find her."

"Hysteria?!" The blue eyed man grinned. "You mean that crazy little huntress?"

"Yes, her. Who are you?" He asked hesitantly, holding the blade tight.

"Names Jekyll." The blonde smirked. "And this is Hyde." Optimus nodded.

"My name is Orion. Please, help me find her?"

"Sure. You aren't much of a hunter, are you?" Hyde smirked.

"I asked her if she could tell me what hunting was. She told me that she could show me and I agreed."

"So she took you to find a Wendigo?!"

"She didn't know what it was." He admitted. "Not until a couple hours ago."

"You, being a good person, came with her." The sarcasm was layered thick on Jekyll's voice.

"You don't understand. I would never want her hurt." Hyde sneered at him and he winced, despite being taller than the man.

"What, you love her or something?" The hunter growled. Optimus paused, thinking for a moment. He had loved her from the moment he gave her the charm.

"Yes. I do."

"Optimus!" The shrill scream ripped through the trees.

"Hysteria!"

-

Pain tore through Alice's side as she woke up, chained to a wall. Sitting across from her was a woman, near death. "What...?" She tried asking, wincing at the pain in her throat.

"The monster. He's killed everyone else. My daughter. I told her to run." Alice looked the woman over and sighed in relief.

"She's alive. The police found her and she's at the hospital in town." She sobbed in relief.

"Oh, thank you, thank you." Alice smiled and pulled herself up, bracing her feet on the wall. "What are you doing?"

"Trying to escape."

-

"Take this, draw those symbols on the ground in a circle. That thing comes after us, head for the circle." Optimus nodded and drew the marks in the ground with the silver blade. Jekyll watched him as she stood, dusting his pants off. "That Hummer down there yours?"

"In a manner of speaking."

"Nice ride. Love the paint." Hyde chuckled.

"Military issued." The toothpick he had been chewing on fell from his mouth.

"You're military and you believe in this hunting business?"

"I've met a vampire." He shrugged, stepping out of the circle with Jekyll ahead of him and Hyde behind him.

"Doesn't sound like a nice meeting."

"On the contrary, it was a pleasant meeting." They both looked at him like he had grown a second head.

"You're one strange guy." He chuckled.

"You do not know the half of it." He paused at the sound of a twig snapping. "Hold up." He whispered, the blade in hand.

"Optimus!" Jekyll grabbed his shoulder.

"That's Hysteria alright, but who's she calling for?"

"Optimus is my code name." He frowned. "But she said we were not going to use it...."

"Wendigo!" Optimus felt the claws dig into his back, throwing him forwards and onto the ground. Hyde grabbed him and bolted, heading back to the circle while Jekyll fended it off with a flame-thrower. Once they reached the circle he was put down, Hyde moving to look at the wounds in his back.

"What the hell?!" He yelled. "You're bleedin' blue!" Optimus stood and winced as Jekyll returned.

"I will explain later. For now, we must find Hysteria!" He turned, only to come face to face with a shotgun.

"No. You'll explain now!" Jekyll snapped.

"You wouldn't believe me." He replied.

"Isn't that our line?" Hyde stood by the other hunter. "Now explain." Optimus, growing irritated, crossed his arms and growled.

"My name is Optimus Prime. I am an Autonimous Robotic Organism from the planet Cybertron." They blinked before breaking out in laughter.

"That Wendigo musta hit him harder than we thought." Hyde leaned on Jekyll, clutching his ribs.

"Poor guy needs some serious help. Honestly, next time just say your blood has pigment issues and we'll be good."

"Why would I lie?" He stated. Both froze.

"Wait. You were serious?" Jekyll broke out laughing again and Optimus growled.

"Fine. I'll find her on my own." He walked off, listening intently.

"Orion!!" Now that was Alice. He clutched the blade in hand and took off. He barely heard the other two behind him as he followed her voice. "No! Get away from me!"

"Alice!"

"Orio-Ah!" He heard her yell in pain and bolted forwards, soon seeing her with her hands chained and the Wendigo holding her up.

"Hey, ugly!" He yelled, launching the blade. It slammed into it's chest and forced it to drop Alice. Optimus rushed over, catching her and breaking the chains. He held her tight as the monster writhed in pain.

"Pocket, lighter. Hurry." She groaned. He reached into her pocket and grabbed a branch. He lit the end of the dry plant and swung it at the Wendigo, making it jump back.

"Incoming!" He turned, sheilding Alice as Jekyll and Hyde came running in, the former wielding his flame thrower as the latter rushed over to them.

"Hysteria. Long time no see."

"Hyde." She sat up, noticing as the fire began to burn around them. "In there, a woman, she's hurt bad." He nodded and ran inside, coming back a few minutes later. The Wendigo was on the ground, slowly burning away as it's movements ceased. Jekyll collapsed by the group and sighed.

"You're an idiot Orion. But you saved Hyst's life." He nodded.

"Get your alt over here because I am not moving." Alice muttered. Optimus lifted her face and smiled.

"But of course." He gave her a light kiss before resting his forehead against her own. The sound of an engine roaring through the trees made them turn, seeing the Hummer shoot through an opening in the trees, the paint peeling away as it changed into a large Peterbuilt semi. From there it stopped, pausing just a few feet from them. The doors opened.

"Get in." Alice muttered, Optimus picking her up. They did as told, shocked to find no driver within. Jekyll, Hyde and the woman looked to Optimus.

"Son of a bitch, he was telling the truth." He chuckled and climbed in, choosing to be a pain as he left, not even touching the controls.

"Next time you want to go after a Wendigo I am tying you up and not letting you leave base." Alice broke out laughing as Jekyll and Hyde did.

"Op. I really need to teach you the meaning of human innuendos."

"Why? I understood that one perfectly." The two hunters howled in laughter as Alice blushed, swatting Optimus' chest. He chuckled and held her tightly.

"You're an ass." She muttered.

"I know."

-

"You know, by tomorrow, every hunter in the United States is going to know that there's an alien helping hunt." Metallicar turned, seeing Alice and Optimus, the former beat up and the latter looking tired.

"Hey! Look who's back!" Blitzwing looked over her shoulder and waved, his random persona in control.

"Ze Prime and Alice!" Dean turned, looking up at them.

"Welcome back. What'd you guys find?"

"Wendigo." Alice collapsed. "Annoying as frag."

"On the upside her father gave us a trailer. It may help us carry the armor that Jetfire gave me."

"Yay." Alice muttered. "Wait. Where's Galloway?"

"Nobody's seen him today. Lennox can't even get him on his phone. Not that anyone cares." Metallicar muttered and lay against the arm of the couch. She reached out, grabbing an energon cube.

"Guys!" Bluestreak rushed in with a tiny note in hand. "The Decepticons! They sent this. Don't know what it is, I rushed here the second I saw it because I figured Optimus would want to see it. But he wasn't here earlier and now he is so we can figure out what they se-"

"Bluestreak!" Everyone yelled.

"Yes?"

"Read the note." Metallicar groaned.

"Of course, oh look it's only four words." He hummed. "We have your director." Everyone looked to Blue. "Oh dear."

"What's going on?" Lennox walked in the room. Optimus turned to him, gesturing for Bluestreak to hand him the note. He did and Lennox looked it over.

"It appears that the Decepticons have Galloway."