"Uh, Boss-bot, i really have a bad feeling about this alley."

"I know Bumblebee, but we have to get this job done."

They had gotten a call from The Elite Guard a few hours ago. Some Decepticons were loose in a warehouse. And the earth bound team had been given the job to hunt them down. The alley was made worse by the pitch black of night. Even Prowl looked slightly tense.

"This place has too many ambush points."

"Prowl, that isn't very comforting news." Optimus said tensely.

"Stop making it worse." Ratchet scolded the ninja-bot.

"... Sorry."

They walked into one of the warehouses. It was quiet and dark. Prowl tensed even more.

"Prowl? What's wrong?" Optimus asked.

"In the shadows." The sleek bot answered. They heard a deep laughter.

"Ahhh, a ninja-bot. That explains how we were discovered."

Bot came out of the shadows, all of them dangerous looking. Giant, spike covered, red opticed beasts.

"Let me guess, The Elite Guard sent you to hunt us down and round us up. Tough luck you won't make it back alive. Except maybe that ninja-bot, i might keep him." The biggest of the mechs said. "Let me introduce you to my little team, I'm Doomsday, the red mech over there is Bloodshed, the tan one is Bonecrusher, behind me is Brawl and behind the ninja-bot is Dread."

Prowl spun around, but he wasn't quick enough to dart out of the way, the large mech's arm swung towards the sleek little bot, connected with his middle and flung him the room into a wall.

"PROWL!" Optimus tried to rush to the mech's side to help him but he was instantly stopped by Doomsday.

"Hold it, you ain't goin anywhere."

Bulkhead taking on Bonecrusher and Dread at the same time. Ratchet was fighting Bloodshed. Optimus, Doomsday and Bumblebee, Brawl. Prowl was still offline, slumped against the wall. Optimus was having a hard time trying to hold Doomsday back so he couldn't get to Prowl, and the mechs blasts were getting harder to avoid.

One missed the Prime and his optics widened as he saw where it was headed, the oil barrels. As soon as the blast hit them, they would explode. The blast connected and the barrels exploded in a ball of flames and smoke. Optimus couldn't see Prowl anymore. He felt a hand around his arms, Bulkhead.

"Boss-bot, c'mon, we have to get outta here."

"We can't leave Prowl."

"I'm not arguing with you."

Optimus was dragged to the exit by his arm. The joined up with Ratchet and Bumblebee, heading towards the doors of the warehouse. Suddenly, a part of the ceiling started to collapse. It was heading straight for them. It stopped mid-fall. Prowl was leaning against the wall, using processor over matter to keep the rubble from falling.

"G-get out of h-here, I can't hold it much l-longer." Prowl said weakly.

"Prowl, we can't just leave you h-. "

"GET OUT!"

Bumblebee didn't need to be told twice, he was running for the door, Ratchet followed and then Bulkhead, dragging an unwilling Optimus with him. The Decepticons had already escaped.

Prowl watched them leave with a strong feeling of relief. At least they were safe. He felt his energy decreasing, he wasn't going to be able to hold the rubble up much longer, and the flames were coming nearer.

He took a wild dash and darted underneath the rubble, he cleared it but his legs gave out afterwards. He cursed as rubble fell on his legs and as he looked up at the ceiling, and spotted the piece of rubble headed straight for him, he thought this is it, you're not making it out of this one ninja-bot.

The cement and bricks came closer and he crossed his arms over his face in a feeble attempt to protect himself. He heard a blast but he still didn't take his arms off his face, for all he knew, it could be one of the Decepticons, back to finish him off themselves.

He was suddenly yanked out from under the rubble which had trapped his leg. He was picked up and rushed out of the flaming building. His intakes violently racked with coughs as the cool air outside the building was inhaled.

"Kid, take it easy." It was Lockdown. He could now see the bounty hunter's concerned face hovering over him. Prowl tried to stop himself coughing, but it only made it worse, he was struggling to breathe. Lockdown lifted him again and he groaned at the pain of being moved.

"Sorry kid. Hold on."

They ran around a corner and Prowl caught sight of his team and The Elite Guard. He saw the Decepticons being loaded onto the ship. The last thing he saw before he blacked out was Optimus' shocked face.