The drive was silent as I remained in shock. By the time we had made it the military base, I had run out of Optimus's alt-form. Optimus yelled my name, but I did not stop.

In the end, I had run into William Lennox in a random hallway, who caught me by the shoulders. Saving me from impacting the ground harshly, I looked up at him with tears swelling in my eyes. I slightly sniffled as he looked down at me with a soft gaze.

Soldiers walked around us. Looking at us with curiosity, some sent weird gazes or looks at us. well I would to if some blue haired chick walked into their Captain. I must of gotten to the human side of the military base as everything was human sized.

"I'm sorry for your-"

"Don't say it", I muttered out, backing away from him to bump into another man I did not know.

Lennox sighed and shook his head at me, "Optimus is looking for you Cathrine", the man spoke up from behind me, I turned and faced him whilst quickly whipping the tears away from the corner of my brown eyes.

"Wh-who are you?", my voice slightly cracked and the blonde haired man sighed, "I'm Ratchet. the Autobot medic. Remember?", he told me plainly but his eyes easily showed pity which I hated with a passion.

"I remember. I just don't want to face him right now", I whisper to the medic who nodded understanding.

"Follow me. We shall discuss the issue. I have heard you two had an argument", Ratchet spoke smoothly, waving me on to follow him. Hesitantly I followed him to wherever he was walking to.

"Now. Your brother is on his way here, with your other Parental Guardian. they shall be here in about 10 minutes", my gaze went to the floor as he continued to talk, "You were very lucky to be at work. Cathrine", Ratchet told me gaining my attention. I looked up at him slightly confused

"What do you mean?", I held back tears that threatened to fall.

"Optimus put up with a fight. Us, autobots were caught up in two battles at once. Your brother and father were attacked as well", my heart dropped, I open my mouth to speak but Ratchet beats me to it, "they are perfectly fine. The Terror twins, Ironhide and Jazz were able to make the Decepticons retreat before any harm was done to their charges, but we weren't so lucky with Optimus's battle as we were already too late"

My gaze dropped to the floor again as we continued to walk, I was unsure what to say, "Optimus is feeling extremely guilty-"

"So he should be", I speak bitterly making Ratchet looked at me slightly shocked, "Cathrine. Optimus did all in his power to keep your mother safe-"

"Well it's obvious he didn't have much power, because she's-she's!", My throat clogged up after screaming out the sentence, Not wanting to admit that she was dead.

"Your mother didn't have long to live Cathrine. Maybe this was better off for her", Ratchet looked me in the eyes, filled with nothing but honesty and seriousness

"W-hat?", I stumble out as we stopped in the entrance of the Autobot hanger, we stood in the door-way.

"Your mother was already dying. I am not positive from what by as I didn't get a chance to properly scan her, but the quick scanned I did on the day we met. proved that she didn't have long to live. I'm sorry", ratchet explained to me with a frown.

"Why-Why didn't you tell me!?", I raise my voice towards the medic who raises his hands up in the air slightly. suggesting for me to calm down.

"I thought you knew"

"Sorry", I told him, "I shouldn't have-"

"It's fine Cathrine, besides the one who you should be apologising to is not me", Ratchet nodded his head towards the flamed western start truck across the hanger.

I nodded wearing a frown on my face, I walked slowly to Optimus. my feet scruffing against the pavement whilst I do, several bots stopped and awaited for the scene to unfold.

"Optimus", I whisper knocking on the door slightlt. awaiting for an response or a grunt but I received neither, I climbed the Drivers door high enough so that I was head-level with the tinted window.

"Optimus I'm sorry", I tell him loud enough for him to hear. I fiddled with the door handle hoping it to slightly open for me to enter. But it did not. sighing I leaned my forehead against the drivers door

"Stop giving me the silent treatment Optimus", I scold him with a slight whine at the end of the sentence. Sadness and hurt tinted at my words.

The last thing I needed was for my Guardian to ignore me and be angry at me.

"Are you still angry at me?. I'm sorry. really I am. if I could take back the stuff I said I would but I can't", I sniffled, tears swelling in my eyes, "Please stop ignoring me Optimus"

I could feel a glare from behind me, I peeped over my shoulder whilst looking through the strands of my blue hair to see Ratchet in his robotic form, glaring at Optimus's Alt-form.

They were obviously talking through the com-link Optimus told me about on the way to work.

"Stop being stubborn and arrogant, I apologised!", I tell the Autobot leader, knocking on the tinted window lightly.

A grunt that belong to Optimus echoed the quiet hanger, the door unlocked and opened a little. A faint and small smile appeared on my lips as I hopped into the truck. Closing the door behind me, I placed myself on the drivers seat.

"Optimus?", I speak up. I slightly jumped startled by the sound of the doors locking and the windows seemed to go a darker tint, making it unable to see inside.

"I too, am sorry for my actions", Optimus spoke up, sorrow just hearable in his voice.

"It's fine Optimus", I told him soothingly patting the dashboard .

"No. I should have been able to protect your mother. How can I protect you, if I can not even protect your Carrier?", Optimus asked in guilt.

I was guessing Carrier meant 'Mother' in his language, "Optimus. it wasn't your fault, You can't change what is going to happen in the future. sometimes it's meant to happen, she's in a better place now. I forgive you Optimus", I told him softly.

The conversation got cut off by the sound of two car engines revving loudly.

"It seems the Terror Twins have arrived"