Unknown Territory (TFP)

23.

ENTRY:6/5/2021

"This is the Vehicons unit #221, no signs of Lightblade in the human park." One Vehicon spoke through the comms. "Understood. Keep searching, our Master is waiting." A Vehicon said as his squadron was spreaded out in the area of Jasper's mini mart, patrolling the place in vehicle mode and on the lookout for a certain femme medic. His units came up negative too as he signalled his team to go to another location. "This is the Vehicons unit #432, no signs of Lightblade at the mini mart." The Vehicon leader said as he and his team went on their next location to hunt down Ioa.

MECHS Location: The Mines

"WHERE HAVE THE BOTS GO!?" Silas all but yelled, furious about the disappearance of the Autobots. "S-Sir! It appears that they've somehow bypassed our jamming system and opened a groundbridge just in time to flee!" One of the soldiers reported. "AND HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! THIS JAMMING SYSTEM WAS OUR TOP BLEEDING-EDGE TECHOLOGIES!" Silas seethed, losing his cool as he grabs the soldier's collar and raised him up. Silas threw him to the ground as the soldier scrambles away, afraid of further receiving Silas harsh treatment. Silas went silent for a moment before grinning darkly.

"So it seems those robots does have a trumph card up their sleeves after all."

Ioa's Location: Unknown, somewhere above the Pacific Ocean.

'I have to get away from here! Hurry!' Ioa's thought blarring as she soared through the skies over the Pacific Ocean, extremely exhausted but she refuses to pass out.

'Not here, not now! I have to get away from here!' she thought. 'How could I be so foolish? I've forgotten to disable my signal, stupid Ioa!' she mentally kicked herself. 'If Soundwave was with me, he's so going to kick my aft for this stupid mistake!' she thought to herself. Soundwave was the only bot that wasn't mean to her. Then again, he never associates with anybot except Megatron. He was the bot that showed Lightblade around and taught all this...hacking and forgery, so in a way she was thankful for him. She managed to hide her signals but she knew her cloaking abilities were far from perfect; she would be found very soon. Either by the Decepticons or the Autobots.

Lightblade was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by the ocean as she hovers in the air, not knowing where to go. She pulled herself together as she blasted through the skies, hurrying away from the ocean and finding a place for her to catch a break. She spotted a small uninhibited island and landed. She could not take it anymore as her systems were forced to shut down as she fell into stasis mode. Unfortunately, this means her cloaking system was also disabled, leaving her in a vulnerable state.

Decepticons' base: Nemesis.

'I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS!' Starscream thought to himself angrily as he was in his berthroom licking his wounds after being humiliated and punished by the warlord. 'Megatron thinks he's the only bot with the knowledge of Dark Energon? FOOL! I'll show him the real power of Dark Energon!' he smirked darkly as he thought of a plan.

Starscream's got a dead body to revive.

Autobots' base.

"We couldn't find catch up to her..." Raf said as he was on the verge on crying, Miko and Jack hugging him as they were all distraught. The humans felt responsible for Ioa's action. "It's my fault Optimus. I-If I haven't come up with the speculations m-maybe-" Jack said only to be cut off by Optimus.

"Don't blame yourself on this. We all are at fault in this Jack. Lightblade had proven she was willing to go above and beyond to help us, only for our doubts to push her away." Optimus said sadly. Everyone went quiet as they all tried to process the situation. Ioa had not even once shown any hostile intent to them, instead lending a hand and saving the Autobots' life, twice even. "She just needed a place to call home..." Miko said, eyes red as she walked away to cool off, Bulkhead following after her.

Ratchet spoke up after a while. "Her signals went off after she was on flight mode. She's under incognito now." He said, making everyone felt even worse. "We'll find her! We have to! We are going to make this right! She just needs to trust us again!" Raf said out loud, shocking everyone as he broke down. "H-Hey easy Raf...but Raf's right Optimus. I don't know much about you guys, but we never leave a family astray. Family always sticks together." Jack said as he comforts Raf, Miko now by his side.

"There's a quote we humans use to describe family bond. 'Ohana means family. And family means no one gets left behind, or forgotten.' Lightblade may once be a Decepticon but it wasn't by choice, and she's made up her mind to change for the better and showed us that she will do anything to help us. I think we have to give her a chance Optimus, to change for the better. We've gotta help her." Jack finished; eyes sparked with determination. Optimus and his team once again were touched by the human compassion, they truly are one determined species.

"We lost her signals, she could be anywhere in this planet! Or even not on this planet! She has the ability to open up a spacebridge too!" Ratchet said. He wanted to help but without a lead this search and rescue mission is going to be tough. "You've said it yourself Ratchet, Ioa's exhausted. She barely had the strength to open one groundbridge and outrun us, I don't think she's able to hop onto another place for a while." Raf said, making them all silent. Before anyone else could reply, a beep came up on the computers.

Ioa's signal was back.

In the same time, another signal went off. It was of Decepticon origin at the same location Optimus and Bumblebee fought Skyquake. "Arcee, Ratchet and Bulkhead, proceed with caution to the Decepticons' coordinates, while me and Bumblebee will retrieve Ioa." Optimus said, making his best friend shocked. "Me? On the field?" he asked, only for Optimus nodding and affirmed his question. Sighing, he got ready the coordinates for Optimus and Bumblebee first and sent them through before opening another groundbridge for his mission. Miko saw this chance to help and followed them through, Jack and Raf stopping her making her lose her cellphone in the process but still manage to pass through, the two boys followed behind as they reached the Decepticons' coordinates.

"This is not the place! I wanted to follow Optimus!" Miko groaned as the three of them hide behind the big rocks, watching the Autobots from afar bicker and fight with Starscream. Arcee managed to slice Starscream's arm off, making him call for the groundbridge, Dark Energon already planted in Skyquake's tomb. 

"What were you thinking Miko? We should not be in any place except base! I know you want to help but this isn't helping!" Jack hissed as Arcee spotted them and groaned. She called for a groundbridge to take the kids back and their groundbridge opened the same time Starscream's did, making the groundbridge go haywire and sucked the kids in. Realising the kids went missing when they returned to base without the sight of them, Arcee commed Optimus.

"Optimus! We have a problem!"

Unknown Island.

Optimus and Bumblebee arrived at an uninhibited island, tall trees surrounded them as the trekked through the muddy forest. They soon found the bot they were looking for, Ioa, who was in stasis mode in a bunch of tall grass. She was sprawled out with a few scratches on her paint job but she was still online, barely. They quickly rush to her aid as Optimus picked her up bridal style, noticing how light she was as he received a comm from Arcee.

"Optimus! We have a problem!" Arcee yelled over the comms. "What happened Arcee?" he said as dread starts to fill his tanks once more for the safety of his team. "The groundbridge malfunctioned! We thought the kids went through but it seems not! They're missing!" she said frantically. "I'm on my way! We've found Ioa, prepare the groundbridge!" he said as the requested groundbridge opened, he and Bumblebee rushed through just in time to miss a familiar jet transformed and landed.

"CURSE YOU WRETCHED AUTOBOTS!" Megatron roared, missing the Autobots just in a few clicks.

A/N: OKAY SOOOO this chapter is a bit rushed, sorry! But this chapter is based on Shadowzone but with a little tweak here and there, but more or less the same scenario! Also, cliffhanger yalll!!! AHAHAAHA- Okay I'm sorry don't kill me- 

I hope you enjoyed the chapter! As always, stay safe and and stay healthy! Enigma signing out!