"It's primitive! It's barbaric! There auda be a law against it!", Ratchet yelled, as he looked in the window of a store. "It's just a auto supply store, Ratchet.", Optimus said, as he tried to calm Ratchet down.

"It's a place where humans buy equipment for their cars.", Serenity said, as she walked over to them. "You mean they sell spare parts on the open market? What kind of malfunction would be crass enough to buy this stuff?", Ratchet asked.

At that moment Bumblebee drove out of the store. "Hey, guys! Check out my new horn.", Bumblebee said.

He then transformed after his little demonstration. "What do you think, Princess? This place has the greatest stuff. Fuzzy cube thingies, female human replica, and I don't even know what this is.", Bumblebee said, as he held up an air freshener.

But, that was cut short as Ratchet hit Bumblebee on the head. "Knock it off, kid! We're heading home, now!", Ratchet shouted out.

"Take it easy, Ratchet! he's just having some fun.", Serenity said, as she moved closer to Ratchet. "Yeah, what crawled up your tailpipe? The night is still young, unlike some bots I know.", Bumblebee added.

"I'd never thought I'd hear myself say this. But, Bumblebee is right. You need to get out more, Ratchet.", Optimus said. "You do seem a little on the edge tonight. Anything bothering you?", Serenity asked, while putting a comforting hand on Ratchet's shoulder.

"Just got a funny feeling, that's all. Old war wounds acting up again, usually means trouble.", Ratchet said, while rubbing his arm. "You must have seen some serious action back in the great wars?", Optimus asked.

"You know you can always talk about it with us right?!", Serenity said, a little to fast. "Yes I did and no I still don't want to talk about it!", Ratchet retorted, before moving away from Serenity.

"That's what I'm saying. Forget about the past, loosen up. Enjoy the bright lights, the big city.", Bumblebee said. Suddenly, all the lights in the room turned off.

"Okay, enjoy the big city.", Bumblebee continued. Suddenly, a muscle car's lights turned on and drove at the Autobots.

"Look out!", Serenity called out, as she pushed Optimus out of the way. The car seemed to be mostly heading for him, but as she looked down, Serenity saw that she was on top of Optimus which made them both blush.

Serenity then quickly scrambled off of Optimus. "Whoa! That guys not going to win any safety awards.", Bumblebee commented.

"Bumblebee, lights and sirens. We're taking that driver down.", Optimus commanded. Bumblebee then transformed and drove after the car, then transformed his doors into stingers.

However, the car dodges him and starts to head for some people crossing the street. Optimus and Ratchet quickly transformed and Optimus throws his ax at stakes that are holding a billboard.

Then, Serenity used her powers to give to Optimus a hand, who used it as a ramp, and the car goes flying. "Next time, you might want to look both ways before crossing.", Optimus suggested.

"Okay, you got it.", the man said. Soon, they both ran off the road, as the car headed for Ratchet.

"Ratchet, move!", Serenity yelled out. "Ratchet!", Optimus called out.

"Ratchet! Field medic Ratchet! What is your status?", Ultra Magnus demanded. Explosions were now going on all around him.

"Decepticon! Fire everywhere, sir. We're pinned down!", Ratchet said. A explosion then went off and knocked him near a hole.

"Medic!", a female voice cried out. Ratchet turned to see a pink bot at the bottom of the hole.

"Ratchet! Have you located the intelligence officer?", Ultra Magnus asked Ratchet, through the com link. "Affirmative, sir. Unfortunately, so have the Deceptions.", Ratchet replied.

"I need her processor in one piece. She's carrying valuable access codes, and the location of the queen. They must not fall into Decepticon hands!", Ultra Magnus ordered. Ratchet then ended the transmission and used his magnet powers to lower himself down.

"Something's wrong, Doc! I-I can't move my leg.", the pink bot said, as she raised her leg up to reveal she didn't have one. However, the wires only shocked Ratchet.

"Ouch! Well for starters, your in shock. Stay with me now, what's your name soldier?", Ratchet asked her. "A-Arcee, sir.", Arcee replied.

"Don't call me sir! Names Ratchet! you got that?", Ratchet told her. "Yes, sir! Yes, Ratchet!", Arcee said.

"Now, listen up, Arcee. This is a electric magnetic pulsar. I'm going to temporarily over load cautious, so I can do a field patch job.", Ratchet said. "No! You could delete the information. They're too valuable!", Arcee protested.

"Don't worry! It would take a much stronger blast to do any damage to your memory core.", Ratchet reassured her. Suddenly, Ratchet came out of his flashback, as Bumblebee knocked him out of the way of the muscle car.

Serenity started to give chase, but Optimus stopped her. "You two okay?", Ratchet asked, as he pushed Bumblebee off of him.

"We're fine!", Optimus replied. "You call that fine?! You froze up like a crankcase in December!", Bumblebee yelled out, clearly agitated.

"I did not freeze up! Must have been a glitch in my systems.", Ratchet said, while rubbing his old battle wound where his EMP use to be. "Speaking of glitches, what was up with that dude in the muscle car?", Bumblebee asked, as they all looked in the direction the car drove.

As the car drove away, it drew up a picture of the Autobots and Princess Serenity on its screen. "How many self diagnostics you gonna run?", Optimus asked, as the group was now back at the base.

"As many as it takes!", Ratchet stated, not looking up from his work. "War wounds acting up again?", Serenity asked, as she walked up next to Optimus and linking her arm through his.

Unbeknownst to her, this causes a blush to arise on Optimus' face. "Still don't want to talk about.", Ratchet replied.

"But, you know you can talk. To me. About anything. Anytime. Just bot to bot. If you want to get something off your chest plate.", Optimus said. "That goes for me too, Ratchet.", Serenity added.

"Are you two love birds finish?", Ratchet asked them. Serenity then blushes at Ratchets words and quickly heads back to where the others are.

"Apparently we are.", Optimus answered, before following Serenity towards the rest of the group. "I have been monitoring all media for power outages and this mysterious vehicle. Wait!", Prowl said.

He then turned the channel onto the news. "We take you live to our News 44 helicopter to high speed police pursuit in progress. As you can see from this angle, the lights have been going off in a pattern following the pursuit vehicle.", a news man reported.

Ratchet paused his diagnostic to look at the TV. "Let's get you out of here, soldier.", Ratchet said.

He then transformed and used his magnetic powers to lift Arcee into his cab. "Too hot above ground. Better take the old tunnels.", Ratchet continued.

But as they traveled, a car started to follow them. "Eat my dust, Decepticreep!", Ratchet shouted out.

As he drove ahead, Ratchet hit some motion sensors causing spikes to come up on the road and shred Ratchet's tires. Letting out a gasp of pain, he lowered Arcee out and transformed, preparing for a fight.

The car that had been pursing them transformed, revealing a tall robot with green and black design. "What are you hiding, Medicbot? Wouldn't be a Autobot intelligence officer, would it?", the bot asked.

He then shot his hand at Ratchet, but Ratchet used his powers to destroy it and charged at him, only to have the bot flip him over on his back. "That all you got? Your going to put me to sleep.", the bot said, mockingly.

"I'll put you to sleep alright!", Ratchet said, as he shot his EMP. However, the bot dodged it and the pulse hits the door control and the door drops on top of him.

Ratchet then struggled to get free, as the bot peered down at him and punches him. "Hey, Doc bot! Didn't you hear, Prime? We're going after that punk in the muscle car.", Bulkhead yelled out, drawing Ratchet away from his memory.

"Okay, okay! Don't throw a rod!", Ratchet said. "Ratchet, you can monitor us from here.", Optimus said.

"If your not up to it.", Serenity added, while driving up next to Optimus. "I'm fine! Let's roll!", Ratchet said, before transforming.

Pretty soon, Optimus and Serenity had caught up with the police. "Alright, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way.", Optimus said, while transforming the gun on his roof.

Before Optimus could shoot, the muscle car let out some oil causing Optimus to slip. Serenity quickly transformed, before the oil touched her and used her powers to put up a protective wall, so the police cars wouldn't slip into it.

Meanwhile, Optimus had transformed and was using his ax to try and stop himself from slipping. But, before he could stop all the way, Optimus slid into a gas truck, denting it slightly.

Optimus then appeared at the driver's window. "Sorry if I scratch your vehicle, sir! I understand something called, 'insurance' will take care of that.", Optimus said.

The next moment, Prowl and Bumbleebee we're pursuing the muscle car. "Ratchet! Bulkhead! We're sending him your way!", Bumblebee said.

But, before any of them can so much as lay a servo on him, a small gun sticks up out of the hood and shoots. A moment of darkness comes, allowing the muscle car the escape.

"Hey! No fair!", Bulkhead yelled out, as Ratchet transformed. "That car... The blackouts... No, it's impossible!", Ratchet said.

Fear started to settle in Ratchet's optics, as he thinks back."Your magnetic powers won't work on these cables. Carbon fiber, non metallic.", the bot, who captured Ratchet and Arcee, stated.

He then selected a hook for his new arm. "You Decepticon scum!", Ratchet shouted out, as he and Arcee were strapped to two slab tables.

"Oh, I'm not one of them. The names Lockdown. I'm what you call a bounty hunter. Decepticon's pay real good for info, battle plans, access codes. Your friend, here, should get me some sweet upgrades. But, you know what I really live for? Hunting down trophies, like my new EMP generator.", Lockdown said. Ratchet then looked to where his EMP once was, and saw a scar.

"There he is!", Optimus said. Ratchet then looked up to see Optimus jumping from roof to roof, with Serenity following behind.

Optimus finally jumped down in front of the car, while Serenity waited on top of the building. "You've done enough damage tonight. Now please step out of the vehicle, sir.", Optimus asked, nicely.

However, the vehicle then transformed. "One problem with that. I am the vehicle.", Lockdown said.

"Who are you?", Optimus asked, shocked. "You can call me Lockdown.", Lockdown replied.

He then shot a pulse at Optimus, knocking him out, as Lockdown approached. "Although you probably can't call me anything, until you reboot yourself.", Lockdown said.

"Optimus!", Serenity yelled out, as she kicked Lockdown in the face and ran over to Optimus' side. "I lost you once, I won't lose you again.", Serenity whispered.

"Ah, Princess Serenity. You are pretty as they say, darling.", Lockdown said. Serenity took a fighting stance, as the bounty hunter came closer.

"You have some nice moves, too. Maybe if you come with me you can teach me a few.~", Lockdown purred. "Unlikely, creep!", Serenity said, disgusted.

She then ran at Lockdown and started fighting him pretty well on her own, until Lockdown got her with a shot from the EMP. "As much as I would like to spar with you, I'm on a schedule.", Lockdown said.

Ratchet had just arrived on the scene to see Lockdown pick up Optimus and Serenity. He then let out a smoke bomb and disappear.

"Prime! Princess! NO!!!", Ratchet screamed, in horror. "My scans show no sight of Prime, the princess or the muscle car.", Prowl stated, while showing a scan of the city.

"How does some human just disappear with Prime and Serenity and mask his energy signature?", Bumblebee asked. "What do we do now?", Bulkhead asked, turning to Ratchet.

"What are you asking me for?! I'm a medicbot, not a field commander!", Ratchet retorted, angrily. "Something your not telling us about this muscle car guy?", Bumblebee asked.

"It's not a guy, and it's not a car. It's a Decepticon... sort of. His names Lockdown, he's the one who captured me in the Great War. The one who gave me this.", Ratchet stated, as he points to his war wound. "He's a bounty hunter. Delivers our kind to Decepticons in exchange for ungraded and takes our personal modifications as trophies.", Ratchet continued.

Meanwhile, in Lockdown's ship, Optimus struggles to get free and Serenity was still unconscious. "No, no, no. Don't get up, Optimus Prime.", Lockdown said, while leaning over him.

"How do you know who I am?", Optimus asked. "It's my business to know. There's a hefty bounty on the bot who destroyed Megatron.", Lockdown said, before lifting Optimus chin with his hook.

"But, I didn't destroy Megatron. It was Star-", Optimus started to said, but was cut off. "Not my problem. All I know is, when I turn you and the princess in, I'm going to get the best upgrades of my career. Although, I might keep the princess for myself.", Lockdown said.

"My Autobots will find you before you can even get off this planet! And before you can do anything to Serenity, you'll have to go through me first!", Optimus angrily said. "Bring them here. I can use some spare parts. And as for you, I'm pretty sure that after I'm done, the princess won't even remember you.", Lockdown said.

"Optimus?", Serenity whispered, before looking at Optimus, who looked down trying to find his ax. "Looking for something?", Lockdown asked, while holding up his ax.

Optimus then shot his grapplers at Lockdown. One knocking him back and the other grabbing his ax, which he swung to cut the cables.

But, before he could even get them off, Lockdown hit him with another pulse, which cause Optimus to be paralyzed. "That was a low EMP pulse, just to quiet you down. Don't make me wipe your memory core.", Lockdown said, before grabbing the ax and the cables were wrapped around Optimus again.

"Leave him alone!", Serenity yelled out, as she struggled to find her wand. But, she then saw it was on one of his shelves.

"Don't worry your pretty little head, darling.~ Once this is all over, you won't even remember this night.", Lockdown told her. He then turn back to Optimus.

"I've got to hand to you. Your pretty good. That ax is the first thing I've seen cut through the cables. But, as nice as the ax is, I'm really impressed by those grapplers. Guess I'll have to take them both.", Lockdown said. His hand then transformed into a saw.

"We've been searching for mega cycles. We're never going to find them!", Bumblebee complained. "How could I not see it? Lockdown was causing us trouble the whole time. Hiding in plain sight, and we bought it. Both cable and-", Ratchet said.

"Wait! Hiding in plain sight. That's the answer!", Prowl said, cutting Ratchet off. He then shows another scan of the city.

"This is old Detroit, where Lockdown and Prime and Seri disappeared. And here's that same area three days ago.", Prowl said, as he showed another hologram. "Hey, where did that warehouse go?", Bulkhead asked.

"It was never there.", Prowl replied. "A holographic cloak!", Ratchet said, as realization comes on his face.

"Masking the bounty hunters ship, no doubt. Clever.", Prowl praised. "Not clever enough. Come on! Let's go kick his tail fins in!", Bumblebee shouted out.

However, Ratchet was so enthusiastic. "I can't go back there.", Ratchet said.

"Are your circuits crossed?! We're taking about Prime and Seri!", Bulkhead shouted out. "No time to argue.", Prowl stated, as they drove off, leaving Ratchet alone.

"Vou have Optimus Prime and Princess Serenity?! Vand them vover at once! The princess will become a Decepticon, vust like our veader wanted. And vhat Autobot vill pay for vhat he did to our veader?!", Hotheaded Blitzing yelled out, as Optimus and Serenity tried to listen from where they were strapped. "Yeah. Speaking of payment, I'm going to need mine first. And the princess is going to cost extra, since you want me to erase her memory.~", Lockdown said, as he purred on the last part.

"Patience, my bounty hunting friend. Vou'll not be disappointed. Vou will get your upgrades, provided I'm not visapointed with your results.", Ice Blitzing assured. "Ohh! Oh la la, Serenity!~ Ha ha ha!! I want to see him turn into a fire truck. Can I?! Can I?! Ha ha! Can I?!", Random Blitzing yelled out, before turning off the com.

"This bounty hunter is smart. We must be smarter.", Prowl said, as they all stopped at the warehouse. "Proceed with extreme caution.", Prowl continued.

"No time! Let's get him!", Bulkhead yelled out, leading the charge. "Autobots, predictable as ever.", Lockdown stated, as he stopped from wiping Serenity's memory.

Lockdown then turned to leave, but not before he activated the ship's guns, which we're currently shooting at Bumblebee. "Ow, ow! Not the racing stripes!", Bumblebee cried out.

Prowl was dogging the guns and then used his boosters to fly onto the roof. He then cuts a gun off and started shooting the other guns, while Bulkhead rammed right through the wall.

At first Bulkhead was met with darkness and then the headlights of the muscle car. "You want to play rough?", Bulkhead asked, before he transformed.

"Bring it on, Autobot.", Lockdown said. Bulkhead then threw his battering ram at Lockdown, but missed him and hits the wall, giving Lockdown the perfect opportunity to shoot it with a foam that covers all around Bulkhead.

"That stuff can't hurt me!", Bulkhead said. Lockdown then landed behind Bulkhead.

"Don't have to hurt you.", Lockdown stated, as he walked away while Bulkhead struggled. "Hey! No fair!", Bulkhead shouted out.

Meanwhile, Bee was looking outside and saw Lockdown drive by. "Hey, guys! I've found him!" Bumblebee yelled out, before going in pursuit.

"You can hide, but you can't run.", Bumblebee said. Suddenly, Lockdown's arm came out holding Optimus's ax.

"Hey! That's Prime's ax!", Bumblebee said, as Lockdown cut a nearby pipe, releasing liquid that caused Bee to spin out of control and crash into a fence. Lockdown then leaned over Bumblebee.

"Yep? Prime's ax and pretty soon I'll have you stingers. Another trophy for the wall.", Lockdown said. But, he then heard a engine and turned to get a motorcycle wheel to the face.

Prowl then jumped off and transformed. "Almost forgot about you. I'm impressed it's been eons since someone got the drop on me.", Lockdown praised, while smiling.

"Next time, will be much sooner.", Prowl said, before he threw his shurikens, only to have Lockdown cut them in half with his saw. He then pulled out Serenity's wand and tried to shoot Prowl.

"Come on! Why won't this thing work?!", Lockdown asked, in frustration. Using Lockdown's confusion as a distraction, Prowl landed quite a few good blows, before tripping.

But, Prowl quickly jumped out of the way grabbing a pole and spinning it in his hands and used it to trip Lockdown. But, when he went to hit it again, Lockdown cut the pole in half which allowed Prowl to have two weapons.

However, he didn't get to use them, as Lockdown shot him with the EMP. Prowl let out