When the explosion died out, all of them, both humanoid and machine, stared towards the source of noise. Suddenly Ironhide growled and transformed into the red van Qui-gon recognized from his dream.
"Get in here." The car said, opening his side doors. Mirwen climbed in without protests, dragging Qui-gon with her. The young Jedi knight followed without question. The explosion had come from the city.
Sunstreaker and Sideswipe transformed and rushed away in front of the van, keeping close but always in front of the older mech.
They raced thorough the forest and did soon enter the city again. In the late evening night sounds of fighting and frightened people travelled quickly as well as several smaller explosions.
"A diversion!" Sideswipe exclaimed. "The seekers were just a diversion!"
"Tell us something we don't know!" Sunstreaker replied, making a sharp turn towards the other edge of the town.
"Don't engage battle." Ironhide rumbled. "The others are coming, they will be here soon."
"But there is organics in trouble!" Mirwen argued staring at the steering wheel in front of her.
"I don't like it either kid, but unless we are shot upon first our primary duty is to avoid fire within eyesight." Growled the van in return. "But I assure you, if it comes to it, I'll be the first one in there to get you squishes out of the way.
"Thanks 'Hide." Mirwen said smiling towards the steering wheel before turning her attention out thorough the window again.
"Don't thank me yet." Ironhide replied and suddenly pulled over, opening his door as he did so. The sudden twist to the side caused both Mirwen and Qui-gon to fall out from the van.
"Ehy! " Mirwen growled on her feet in a blink of an eye.
"When I meant organics in trouble, I meant ALL of them Kid, don't even think about engaging 'Creeps with just the three of us." The van replied dryly and drove on following the two speed racers towards the source of the fighting.
Mirwen looked like she was going to yell after them but set her jaw in a firm gesture.
"Come on." She said to Qui-gon, pulling him up to his feet.
"What's going on?!" Qui-gon managed to say between gasps of pain, the fall had momentarily knocked the air out of him.
"A battle." Mirwen growled and narrowed her eyes to small slits of dark blue. "Lets' go!" She led him in between two houses, and found a large wall she climbed up at and managed to take her self to the roof of the house. Qui-gon followed her.
"Where are we going?" he asked as they started to run towards the centre of the fighting.
"Where do you think?!" she snapped.
"I thought he told you to keep out of trouble." Qui-gon argued taking a hold of her arm and forcing her to face him.
"I can't just leave them." She bit back glaring at him. He didn't let go and held her gaze.
"I just don't want you to get hurt." He said
"I won't I promise, slag it Qui-gon I…" she cut her self of at the sound of sirens that suddenly filled the air around them.
"Ratchet." She breathed. She looked at Qui-gon. "That means the others have arrived. I have to go." She almost pleaded with him. Qui-gon was about to reply when a familiar thug in his mind made him pause.
He swallowed and looked at her.
"Come on." He said and let go of her arm and started to run towards the fighting again.
Mirwen shook her head and started to run after him
"Why the sudden change of mind?" she asked dryly as she caught up with him.
"My master is there." He said without slowing down.
"Great. Simply wonderful." Mirwen muttered and jumped between two rooftops landing on her feet and kept running without even slowing down. Suddenly Qui-gon felt a tremor in the force and took hold of her arm again.
"This way." He said pulling her to the left of the battle, towards a couple of collapsed houses. But before they came there, a missile struck the house in front of them, throwing both of them backwards and forcing them to become aware of the battle around them.
Qui-gon recognized the "seekers" that was the three jets they had encountered earlier, but they were no longer alone, but accompanied by two new robots. A large mostly black robot, and another mostly purple one, that Qui-gon also assumed to be a jet, judging by the wings on his back. That one was currently busy trying to step on the yellow speeder Qui-gon recognized as Sunstreaker, while the black one chased after Sideswipe the seekers were handled by a new bunch of speeders, which Qui-gon assumed were Autobots as well. None of the bots seemed aware of the organics on the roof, so he guessed that it was a stray missile that had hit the construction in front of them.
"Come on, we need to keep moving." Mirwen said getting back on her feet and kept running, keeping a weary eye on the battle beside them. Qui-gon nodded and the finally made it to the collapsed house.
"Master? Master, are you in there?!" Qui-gon yelled climbing over the rumble while Mirwen guarded his back, her eyes never leaving the battle.
"Qui-gon? What are you doing here?!" His Masters voice came from behind one of the walls that were still standing.
"Master! Are you OK?" Qui-gon asked as he started to lift away fallen building material.
"I'm fine, we're both fine actually." Came Dookus calm voice. "But you haven't answered my question."
"We're? Is Master Galwaron there with you?" Qui-gon asked.
"Yes he is, but avoid my question one more time padawan and I will make you regret it." Dooku said his voice still calm.
"Oh… It's quite a long story and I don't think now is the best time to tell it." Qui-gon said glancing over his shoulder towards the battle. The speeders seemed to have succeeded in their attempt to draw the hostile robots away from the city further out in the forest, and Mirwen was practically jumping up and down in her eagerness to follow them. Suddenly another part of the wall gave way, covering them all in dust before Dooku and Galwaron could emerge from the fallen building.
"Mirwen?!" Galwaron exclaimed upon seeing the dark haired girl who twisted around at the sound of her name. "Is that really you?"
"Well, I'm the only Mirwen I know. On the other hand, I don't know so many femmes." Mirwen said, smiling, but it was a stressed smile and her eyes were darting back and forth as if searching for an escape. "And I really need to go and help my friends. So… nice to meet you, or whatever you organics say." Mirwen took a few steps backwards, and then she turned and ran after the machines, jumping over speeder parts and fallen rubble as she went. Galwaron stared after her, while Dooku glared at Qui-gon.
"She has done that more times today than I care to count." Qui-gon said, trying to look innocent. "I think we should follow her." He added when both masters glared at him.
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When they reached the battle scene the Autobots had now transformed back into robot mode and was fighting the hostile machines with full force. Qui-gon looked around for a while before spotting Mirwen as she was waiting at the edges of the battle, her eyes darting back and forth between the fighters, as if she was searching for something. Suddenly one of the mechs Qui-gon had seen from before, Sideswipe? Yes that was his name, staggered backwards out of the battle. Mirwen darted towards him and got to his side as the red mech gently sat down, glancing sideways towards the small humanoid as if he was listening. He blinked as the mech suddenly smiled while Mirwen seemed to be yelling at him judging by her stiff back and lifted face. Then she climbed up on the mech, got up on his shoulder and seemed to be removing some of the armour on the fighter's upper chest. Qui-gon could see the thick layer of wires below. He had not seen the injury, but Mirwen was busy working within Sideswipe, her fingers moving quickly over dark wires.
Unconsciously he moved closer and heard small bits of the conversation, or rather the monologue, for Sideswipe just watched and smiled.
"You slagging moron! Watch out maybe? Duck when somebody shoots at you? Have you disabled the few working processors you had form the beginning?" Mirwens voice was angry and upset as she repaired the melted wires. "And the worst is that you're going to do it all over again." She put back the armour over the visible wires. Sideswipe gently but her back down on the ground.
"Thanks Mir, I'll be back in a moment." The warrior raised and rushed back into the fight.
"For your sake I hope not!" she yelled back. Then she turned around facing Qui-gon with a small smile. A smile that quickly disappeared when her eyes fastened on something behind him.
"Qui-gon get down!" she yelled pulling out her light sabre and leaping forward. Qui-gon didn't even turn around but threw himself to the ground narrowngliy avoiding getting impaled on the jaws of the grey feline that had pursued them before. It landed in front of him but before it could twist around to get him, Mirwen was there, slashing over its back with her white sabre, fury written in her face.
"Get of him!" she growled kicking away the machine who growled in return, its red eyes fixating the female in between it and its pray. Qui-gon got to his feet and activated his own light sabre. The feline growled again, looking from Mirwen to Qui-gon, before snarling and turning back into the woods.
"Strange.." Mirwen said more to her self then to Qui-gon.
"Maybe it thought that two of us was to much for it to take on?" Qui-gon said.
"No, Ravage isn't like that, she would attack Optimus if Soundwave ordered it." Mirwen said, frowning.
"Ehh, who is Optimus? And Soundwave?" Qui-gon asked confused. Then he noticed she was staring on a spot far above his head.
"Well, that is Soundwave."
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Wow, I can't believe how long it took me to capture my evil plot kitten of absolute doom so I could finish this chapter XD Sorry for the extreme long update :P