You were once again taken back to the command center where Fixit was trying his best NOT to let the Decepticons out of their stasis pods. 

There was a tense ambiance in the air as Steeljaw prowled around in circles, obviously anxious about the absence of the two human hostages. 

"Where are the other two?!" 

"He let them slip through his claws!" 

Thunderhoof roared while pointing at Clampdown who immediately jumped. 

"What? I did not! You messed it up!" 

But before Thunderhoof could even reply, Steeljaw angrily pushed both Decepticons aside. 

"Enough!" 

And with one swipe, he held you up in his claws and headed toward Fixit, who was still rummaging around the command center for distraction. 

"Now, if you don't open the stasis pods, I will show a painful example of this little one." 

You instantly shrieked in pain as the sharp talons clasped around your body, making it harder for you to breath. It felt like you were trapped inside a thornbush, closing tighter and tighter. 

"S...Stop! It hurts!" 

"A-Alright, here we go!" 

At your painful expression, Fixit hurriedly pressed several buttons and with an unpleasant click, the stasis pods started to open up. 

You helplessly stared in fear as tentacle-like metal parts started to emerge from the crack. 

'This is it. These goddam robots are going to take over.' 

"Enjoying the view, little one?" 

You looked up to see the yellow optics filled with malice, which further added into the malicious grin across his face. Still, you managed to straighten up as hard as you can in his iron grip and stand your ground. 

"Well, Bee and the others will be here anyway! You should better brace yoursel-" 

Steeljaw, however, just chuckled at your words, only bringing another sharp digit closer to your face. You hitched your breath as it slowly grazed along your face in a menacing way as if to rip off in any second. 

"Let's see it then...whether your 'hero' would come to the rescue."

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With a slight clunk, both Denny and Russel managed to reach the end of the scrapyard. 

After all, it was not difficult to find their Autobot friends, who were all cramped around together in the edge of the scrapyard, gathering thoughts about how to rescue the humans and enter the scrapyard without any disturbance. 

"Hey! Bee!" 

The lieutenant instantly looked up and felt a sense of relief as he saw his human friends in view-until he realized you were not there. The others stood up as well in surprise as Russel and Denny slowly approached them. 

"Russel, Denny are you alright? Where is (y/n)?" 

"Steeljaw's pack has her. You gotta help!" 

"But what about those strange eerie sounds? It is completely blocking us from entering the scrapyard though." 

"Yeah, we tried to go under and over the sonic field, but can't get low or high enough!" 

"Well...I think we can actually go through it." 

All of the bots turned to look at Russel, all with an expression of shock and bewilderment. 

"How?" 

"The sonic field seemed to programmed only to effect the Dinobots and Autobots. But-" 

"Not the minicons?" 

Sideswipe finished, and Russel nodded his head. 

"Steeljaw didn't say." 

"Well then, Strongarm, Sideswipe, Grimlock!-take position around the scrapyard perimeter and make much noise as you can." 

Three of the bots immediately followed orders and changed into their alt-forms. 

"In the meantime, you and I will have some constructing to do." 

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Soon the cacophony party started up as the three Autobots started to make whatever sound as possible. While Strongarm hit two logs together, Grimlock smashed boulders, almost crushing them into pieces. Sideswipe made up his own creative way by pounding the logs on rocks like drumsticks. 

While on the command center, you were completely unaware of the team's effort to diverge the attention. However, you somehow sensed something out of order when a screeching sound pierced the air and buzzes emitted from the command center pods. 

"What's wrong with the security system?" 

The purple bots frantically clicked on some of the codes, and by their looks on their faces, you knew something was up. 

"Th...The sonic wave is down!" 

"Urgh...Go out to the gates! Now!" 

Steeljaw roared and the Decepticons immediately transformed, racing toward the front gates. 

You glanced around the place and to your surprise, spotted Russel standing behind a gigantic hand-shaped statue, waving his hands toward you. 

You looked back to make sure that Steeljaw was busy fixing up the command center, then turned to face Russel, mouthing out the words-'What are you doing here!'

The little boy, however, just grinned than disappeared behind the sculpture. 

And then you saw Bee and Drift, standing beside an enormous lever on the higher side of the mountain. 

'What are they doing..?' 

You thought in wonder as one of Drift's minicons transformed and stationed himself on the lever. Then Bee pulled back on the strings and with your amazement, the little bot flew through the air, heading toward you. 

You managed to shift away from your position in mere seconds as the minicon plummeted toward the ground and hit the command pod with a loud clang. The pods buzzed off by the impact and the screen blurred into a series of black and white lines. 

"(y/n)! Are you alright?" 

Slipstream yelled as he stood in front of you, facing Fracture's minicons. The opponents drew up their claws and started to tackle the small Autobot. 

Even though Slipstream tried his best to hold down the minicons, two against one was too much for him. 

But before you could even help, Fixit locked his digits around your hand and pulled away from the riot. 

"W-Wait! Fixit-we gotta help!" 

"No worries-Look!" 

Then you heard another swosh in the air and saw Jetstorm flying toward the command center. This time, he directly hit the purple bots squarely in the face, sending them backward. 

"See?" 

Fixit said as he dragged you away from the confusion. Steeljaw, however, seemed unnoticed of all the wreckage as he rummaged through the bolts to fix up the sonic waves. 

"But what now!?" 

You whispered as you two hid behind some of the stasis pods. 

Soon series of loud bangs and shouts were heard from the distance, and to your greatest relief, Bee sprinted out from the opening and launched himself toward Steeljaw. 

"Argh! You-" 

"Surrender Steeljaw!" 

Soon the others joined in, and as the Autobots started to close in around the two, Steeljaw pushed his enemy aside, his face almost livid with pure anger. 

"I will give the Decepticons their own world-and I shall rule them, including this world!" 

"Not today, Steeljaw." 

But before the team could draw closer, Fracture's minicons instantly pushed Bee to the ground, making way for the wolfbot to escape. Steeljaw instantly transformed into his alt-mode and sprang off, leaving clouds of dirt and dust in the air, covering the view. 

You stared in aw until Fixit nudged you on the shoulder. 

"(y/n), it is perfectly safe now!" 

You cautiously peeped around the corner and saw Denny and Russel running toward you. Instantly, you were trapped in a bear-hug from both.

"Man-I thought we were going to lose you! Are you okay?" 

Denny yelled as he squeezed you into a bone-crushing hug. 

"Yeah, thanks a lot for saving my neck! It was really scary back there you know." 

You giggled while hugging both of them back. You then heard a series of clanking peds from behind and saw a rather sheepish looking Bee. 

"Glad to see that you are okay, (y/n)...I am sorry about the riot though. I should have been more careful in the first place." 

"No need to apologize, you saved my life with Denny and Russel. How can I not appreciate that?" 

You replied as you let Russel and Denny go. The bot, however, still drooped his helm down.

 'I should have been more careful-more cautious.'

"I should have been more careful...like Optimus." 

You sighed and rolled your eyes. Then you approached the now depressed-looking bot with wide paces and gently knocked on his metal foot. Bee hunched down to your level and as he did so, you put both your hands beside his faceplate. At the touch, Bee's faceplate instantly turned into a bluish hue and his optics widened up. 

"(y-y/n)?" 

"Now, now, would you please stop pondering about your leadership for a second? I am here because you and your team did a great job in stopping those Decepticons. And everyone makes mistakes-and by making them, that's how we learn. Got it?"

You said in a confident tone as you brushed your hand across Bee's face, not really aware of his stuttering tone and his face which was now completely blue. 

"T-Thanks, (y/n)." 

He managed to answer in a rather strangled tone as you stared into his optics. 

"Hey-Bee, are you okay there? Your face is a bit-" 

"Shush, Grimlock, don't you see our lieutenant is busy?" 

Strongarm said as she quietly stifled out her chuckle behind her hand. Sideswipe, however, seemed to have misgivings as he stared at you and Bee with his arms crossed over his chassis. 

"Would you now let (y/n) go? You are not going to hold her forever are you?" 

Bee coughed and instantly put you down at his teammate's words. 

"W-Well, team. You guys have done a great job. And Denny, Russel, if it weren't for you we would have been lost." 

"My son and I are just an average human-but we humans always try to transcend our limits every day!" 

At Denny's words, you just laughed while Russel shook his head in exasperation at his father. 

The sun was now lingering among the mountain tops, signaling the end of the day. And as you headed toward the trailer with Russel, you felt your body ache from the grasp of the Decepticons once again. His yellow eyes were still fresh in your mind and the silky yet low voice shook you. 

'I just hope I wouldn't see this guy again...' 

You thought as you now joined Russel, Denny, and Fixit in cleaning the scrapyard.