A/N YEAH, PEEPS! Posting a REAL chapter story now! ^^ This is going to take a while to write, each chapter is so much longer now! I'll try to get one up each day! Sorry for loss of activity on FanFiction-I was grounded. Grr. All I did was skip 5 homework assignments! I was writing for you guys! Maybe if my mom knew just how important the reason was for my loss of work done, she'll ground me for just one day and not 2 weeks! D: XDD LOL So, yeah, here it is! Enjoy!
Note: This chapter SUCKS. I suggest you skim over this one. You'll get a taste of what this story is really like in the next chapter. This is just a setup. So...yeah. Just letting you know ^w^

He was missing for days. Ratchet had been trying to pinpoint his location for so long, he almost forgot what he was looking for. They weren't sure if he was even alive, though. Optimus was concerned, along with Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Arcee. Of course Jack, Raf, and Miko knew of this too, but they felt ashamed because they couldn't do anything to help, but so visit and stay just for the sake of company. Smokescreen was missing.

The week before;

The Decepticons were at it again. This time, Starscream was found hovering above a warehouse. They didn't know what he was planning, but they guessed he was up to no good. The Autobots sent Arcee and Smokescreen to fight. They thought it was a minor, and decided to send 2, just so that Smokescreen could get a chance. Obviously, as a rookie, they didn't let him go alone. Yet...Starscream seemed to be waiting for them. Hidden among the blackness of the night sky, there were more silent stealth fighters. The two Autobots weren't prepared for a 10 member army of jets. Arcee managed to escape. However, Smokescreen was shot down, but kept alive. He was taken away. His last word before he passed out that he said to Arcee; "Go." Being Arcee, she refused to lose another partner and leapt at him. Decepticons forced her into the ground bridge Ratchet had opened for them. When they saw Arcee stumble through, without Smokescreen, they inquired her to his whereabouts. She reported, and they tried to find him, but his signal was nowhere to be found. That didn't mean they would give up.

The computer started beeping, Ratchet's eyes lightened.
"He's alive!" He blurted excitedly. His voice echoed strangely throughout the base, after so much silence.
"Who?" Miko asked, stupidly ignorant, as Arcee thought.
"Smokescreen…" Ratchet's voice wavered. Everyone on base was stunned, an inexplicable shock. There were unexplainable mixed emotions coming with the realization Smokescreen was alive and his whereabouts located. Joy was mixed somewhere in there. Bumblebee buzzed a question to Ratchet. "His health levels are currently unknown," Ratchet replied.
"Should we open a ground bridge?" Bulkhead wondered aloud.
"No, not until we get word from him." Ratchet explained.
"Ratchet, I understand that you need to get word from him first. But do realize that this is Smokescreen. He is an Autobot, he is on our side, and he has been captured by Decepticons. As weird as I feel saying this, we need him, and Decepticons don't just dump their prisoners without killing them. Smokescreen may have found a way out, and he may be too busy to contact us. He may not be free for much longer, and I say we use this chance to bring him home." Arcee said sternly. Ratchet pondered over what she said, and then looked at Optimus Prime. Optimus nodded.
"Go, Arcee. But make it swift. There is no need to waste time." Optimus said curtly. Arcee gave a quick bow with her head, and transformed into a motorcycle, speeding out of the ground bridge.