A man looked out the window as they drove down the road. He frowned as he watched the buildings go by. It didn't feel like they should be doing this. Then again it was his fault.

"Are you sure we're going the right way?" Blitzwing asked as he looked at him. They were tracking Pipers phone.

"I managed to learn a few thing from Soundwave. Besides you're the one stalking Ratchet's daughter." Megatron said as he smiled a little.

"I wasn't stalking." His son mumbled and folded his arms. "I just know she was supposed to meet up with Brooke a while ago, and hasn't answered her phone. It isn't like her so I figured we could head that way." He shrugged. "Besides... I need to talk to Grim... about something." He said. Megatron raised an eyebrow and kept driving to the doctors apartment.

"But you don't know where she lives?" He asked as he looked at him.

"Well... no... not... technically... I mean I do... but she hasn't told me." He mumbled awkwardly.

"Stalker." Megatron teased as he smiled a little and glanced at him again.

"Stop it dad." Blitzwing said as he blushed with embarrassment. "Ratchet would kill me... besides... she's in love with someone else." He said sadly.

"So? That didn't stop me from chasing your mother." He said seriously. "She was engaged when I first met her." He chuckled.

"This is different. I promised myself I would never ruin anyone's relationship. If they are engaged, dating, together or whatever... stay far away from them." He mumbled.

"You'll never get anywhere with that attitude." His father frowned as he rounded the corner to the apartments. "Not to mention she'll-"

"Dad wait." Blitzwing said as he cut him off. "I don't recognize that car at all." He whispered quietly. Megatron furrowed his brow and stared at it for a moment.

"It could be anyone just visiting." He said as they parked and got out. Though he instantly felt something was wrong. He rushed to the doorway and looked around suspiciously. "Be on your guard." He whispered as they went inside and headed up to the right floor. They got to the top of the stairs and heard someone screaming in agony. Blitzwing froze and looked at his father.

"That sounds like Ratchet." He whispered quietly. Megatron narrowed his eyes and they quickly yet quietly went down the hall. They followed the screaming and heard other tenants complain as they passed them.

"Some people are so clueless." Blitzwing grumbled and they got to the door. Megatron set his ear against the wood as he listened. The screaming had stopped for a moment.

"He's being too noisy, gag him." Someone said and they heard movement.

"You're almost done so what's the point." Someone else scoffed. They heard a smack then someone stumble.

"Just finish. We're running out of time." A voice hissed angrily. Megatron slowly tried the doorknob but found it locked. He slowly stepped back as he waited.

Blitzwing hesitated as he heard Ratchet weakly say something. The young man heard laughing and a loud bang followed by the doctors cries of pain.

"Dad... we-" Blitzwing quickly moved out of the way as his father rammed into the door. He paused and listened as a young woman begged them to stop.

"I will my pretty. Then it'll be your turn." A man sneered.

"No stop!" She screamed as another loud bang sounded. Megatron rammed into the door again and this time broke it.

Everyone jumped and whipped around to look at the intruder. The air was still and silent as they recognized Blitzwing when he walked in.

"You!" Vos shouted and narrowed his eyes. Pharma turned around to look at them and glared darkly.

"Blitzwing!" Piper screamed and the crazed doctor slapped her to silence her.

Grimlock yelled angrily and tried to get free from the other two men. Blitzwing narrowed his eyes and tackled Teresa to the ground. Grimlock broke his bonds and attacked Hexes.

Piper shrieked then looked at her father who was barely conscious. She glanced at the man she didn't recognize who was fighting Vos, Kaon and Tarn. She got up and ran at Pharma then shouldered him in the chest. He grunted in surprise and fell back. She yelled angrily and kicked him while he was down.

"What is this?!" The crazed doctor yelled in surprise. "Get away from me!" He shouted and swiped her feet out from under her.

Piper shrieked in surprise as she hit the floor. Pharma grabbed the blood stained hammer and raised it to hit her. The child's eyes widened in horror as he took aim and brought it down. He never hit his mark though as Vos was thrown into him. Kaon was unconscious on the floor. Megatron panted heavily as he glared at Tarn. He was the only one left for him to fight now.

"You... you're still alive?" Tarn growled angrily. "I thought you would have died by now. Beta manages to-" Megatron punched him hard in the midsection then the face before kicking him down.

"Shut your trap." He seethed angrily and kicked him before going to Piper. She stared up at her rescuer as he untied her. The young woman hugged him tightly as she squeezed her eyes shut.

"Thank you..." she whispered quietly and let go. She quickly got up and went to her father. Ratchet slowly looked at her as he panted quietly.

"P... Piper..." he rasped and she looked at his now mangled hands. Pharma had smashed each finger, then his palms. Breaking every bone.

"Papa..." she whispered as tears fell down her face. She hugged his head to her shoulder and buried her face in his hair as she sobbed silently.

Megatron started to untie the doctors chest then his legs. Ratchet grunted quietly as the ex mafia leader carefully pulled him out of the chair. The doctor looked at him and furrowed his brow.

"M... Megatron?" He rasped as he recognized the Decepticon leader. "You... you're... alive...?" He asked. The other man stared at him then nodded slowly. He looked at his son and Grimlock who just finished with the others.

The two looked at him and walked over. Grimlock frowned deeply and went to call the cops and the hospital. Blitzwing quickly walked over and looked at the doctor. His eyes widened when he saw what they did.

"Why... I don't understand... what was the point of this?" He said as he looked at his father. He grunted as he was hit in the back of the head.

"Of course you don't." Pharma sneered as he aimed a gun at Megatron. "Don't move." He smirked, the rest of the team slowly got up. Grimlock came back and yelled angrily then charged at the man.

"Grimlock no!" Piper screamed as a gun shot ran through the building. They froze and looked at each other with fear. Ratchet weakly looked at his daughter then to his son.

"No!" He shouted angrily though his voice was strained. Grimlock gasped quietly and looked at his chest before touching the wound. It slowly dawned on him and he looked at the good doctor.

"D... dad..." he gasped weakly before he fell to his knees then to the ground. Ratchet stared in horror and forced himself to go to him.

"No... no no no!" He yelled as he knelt by his side. He tried to stop the bleeding but cried out as he put pressure on his broken hands. He glanced at them as they shook, then glared at Pharma. Grimlock grunted as he stared at the ceiling and slowly faded.

"You monster!" Ratchet cried as he again tried to save his son. "No... no no no... Grimlock... I'm sorry..." he rasped as his hands shook horribly. He couldn't save his own son. Megatron glared and went to Ratchet's side. He glanced at him then took off his jacket and pressed it against the wound. The good doctor looked at him with a grateful expression.

"How sweet." Pharma rolled his eyes as he watched them. "Too bad I have to stop this. It's making me nauseous." He sighed in exasperation. He aimed the gun at Piper and narrowed his eyes.

"We're leaving. Get the girl." He said as he looked to the team. They nodded once and grabbed Piper as the doctor aimed his gun at Megatron.

"No! Pharma leave them alone!" Ratchet yelled as they took Grimlock away from him. He tried to grab his son but wasn't able to. He felt useless and knew that it was what the maniac wanted. "Do what you want to me! But leave them alone!" He shouted as the doctor stood over him and smiled wickedly.

"I want you to beg." He sneered and grabbed him by the hair then dragged him to the middle of the room. He pulled out his gun and aimed at him. Tarn and Vos kept the ex mafia leader from interfering.

"Pharma don't-" a gun shot interrupted Megatron from what he was going to say. Ratchet cried out as the bullet went through his shoulder and shattered the bone. He fell to the ground face first and grit his teeth. He moved the best he could and glared at the mad man.

"Let... them... go..." he rasped as tears fell down his face. Pharma set his shoe on his shoulder and applied pressure to the injury. Ratchet yelled through gritted teeth as his body shook with shock.

"I can't hear you." He sneered and applied more pressure making the man cry out weakly. He couldn't take much more of this. Megatron got up and tackled the mad man then started punching him repeatedly. Tarn grabbed Megatron and threw him into the wall. He walked over and stood over him.

"You're on my list." He said coldly as Megatron tried to get up. "But I won't kill you just yet." He seethed as Pharma left the room quickly.

Tarn glared darkly then turned and left the apartment. Ratchet panted heavily as he watched them go. He was in too much pain to even attempt to get up. The ex mafia leader stood and narrowed his eyes as he clenched his fists tightly. He heard Blitzwing, who was getting up and rubbing his head.

"W... what happened? Where's Piper and Grimlock?" He asked quickly and looked around then at Ratchet. The doctor was sobbing silently as he lay on the floor. Broken and useless. Unable to save his family. The young man frowned deeply and looked at his father's back.

"This is your fault." Megatron said coldly and glared at him from over his shoulder.

"What? How is it-"

"You never leave the enemy until they are properly contained." He seethed angrily through gritted teeth. "I taught you that at a young age, and you didn't do that simple, common sense task before you left them." He spat. Blitzwing stared at him and knew he was right. He hung his head in shame and slowly stood up.

"I'll fix this... I'll get them back..." he mumbled and went to the door. His father stopped him and narrowed his eyes.

"No. You'll just fail again. As usual." He said in his anger. He stared at him with disappointment then went to the doctors side.

Blitzwing clenched his fists tightly then ran out the door to try and stop them. He ran down the stairs and jumped over the railing to catch up. He knew they'd be a bit slower with the other two. He ran faster as his father's words burned through his mind. He saw them exit the building and quickly ran over to them.

As they struggled to get Grimlock into the car, Piper screamed and fought them. Managing to claw Pharma in the face with her nails. She kicked them and hit them as she continued to scream. Blitzwing yelled angrily as he ran at them and punched them. The ones holding her let go and he grabbed her then quickly ran her to safety.

He looked up at his father as he ran towards them from the building. The young man just stared at him blankly but snapped out of it as he heard them start the car. Blitzwing glared as he whipped around and ran to the car to save Grimlock.

"Blitzwing no!" Megatron roared as he tried to catch up to him. The young man ignored him and ran after them as they peeled away.

He kept running down the street as they whipped the car around. He  stopped suddenly as he narrowed his eyes and pulled out his gun. He took aim as the car sped towards him, not even attempting to stop. He smirked a little and fired at the driver, who was Helex, and managed to hit him. Though that didn't stop the man.

Blitzwing's smile faded as he realized too late that it didn't have the effect he hoped for. He tried to get out of the way but they hit him anyway. Helex had swerved to hit him.

He smashed into the windshield then rolled off on to the cold asphalt. He just lay there in the middle of the street as the car sped off. Megatron stared in horror at the scene before him while Piper sobbed uncontrollably.

The last words he said to his son ran through his mind. Filling his heart with that horrible emotion. Guilt.