AN: So, I may have been mean to Alisa... I think this chapter is better than the first two but I will let you guys be the judge of that. By the way. The word Drift uses, imouto, is Japanese for little sister. Enjoy!


Alisa woke slouched over a table with her head on her arms. She realized that she had been handcuffed and that she was in what looked like an interrogation room. There was even a two-way mirror. A sharp pain shot up her back as she straightened herself and she wondered how long she had been unconscious. The events from earlier flashed through her mind. Anger filled her again when she thought of what Zac had done. Was he actually concerned for her safety or was he just jealous? Maybe it was both. Alisa admitted she could have spent more time with Zac but she was always able to be herself around the Autobots. Perhaps she should have broken it off with him instead of leading him on? Alisa rubbed her forehead with a sigh. She knew she shouldn't be blaming herself but it really did feel like it was all her fault. How could she make this right?

The door opened making her jump and in walked Zac with another man. This man was shorter than Alisa by a few inches but he had an intimidating aura about him. Everything about him screamed business man. His dark, brown hair was slicked back with gel and he wore a light, gray suit. Alisa completely ignored Zac and swatted his hand away when he tried to touch her shoulder. Zac looked hurt but kept his hands away. The pudgy man opened a manila folder and read through the papers. Alisa dared not say a word for fear of making her situation worse.

"Miss Peterson. You have allied yourself with our enemies. But my friend, Zac, here says that is wrong. Care to explain?"

"The Autobots aren't our enemies. They are here to protect us." Alisa gave the pudgy man her best glare. He continued to question her, unfazed. Who was this man?

"Many humans have died in their war, which they brought to Earth." He closed the folder and turned his gaze to her. "We will give you one chance to redeem yourself. Contact the other aliens and tell them to come save you."

Alisa didn't pick up her phone when it was slid over to her. "Why don't you just call them yourself?"

"They have tampered with your phone. We cannot operate it."

Alisa shook her head feeling confident now, "No. I won't do it." She wished she could cross her arms but the hand cuffs prevented it. Zac suddenly pulled her out of the chair and led her out of the room. He was still gentle with her but she still stumbled from the abruptness. The pudgy man followed them.

"Then perhaps this will persuade you."

They entered a much larger room where Zac and his friends had set up for capturing Hound. The mech was in his bipedal mode, chained to the floor and unable to move. Parts of his armor was charred all over his body. They had been torturing him. That confidence she had gain, shattered. Alisa tried to run to him but Zac stopped her. "Hound!"

Hound looked at her with dim optics and growled, "You fraggers! Let her go!" A man walked over with a black stick, stuck it into a seam on Hound's side and shocked him. Hound yelled as his body writhed.

"Stop! Please. You're hurting him!" Alisa tried to shove Zac away but he was too strong. She turned to him. "Please, Zac. I'm sorry. Just let Hound go."

Zac's friend interrupted, "Still won't contact the others? How about we bring your friend, Tessa, in? I have a team ready to grab her."

Alisa's eyes widened when he turned a television screen on and Tessa appeared on it. The young woman was walking around campus. Whenever someone walked by, she would stop them and talk to them. The pudgy man smirked. "Tessa is such a good friend, Alisa. She's trying to find you. Would you like us to help her?"

"No!" She lunged for him. No longer able to control her anger. Alisa wanted to punch him. To make his already flat nose, flatter. Hound called her name, trying to calm her, but she didn't hear him. The pudgy man smirked and pulled out a gun he had hidden beneath his jacket. He aimed it at her face.

"Think again, girl."

"Edgar! You promised not to hurt her." Zac pleaded with Edgar to put the gun away. Alisa stood rooted to her spot. She was frozen in fear. No one had ever pointed a gun at her in her whole life. Her heart beat wildly in her chest. Edgar reluctantly lowered his gun and turned his attention back to her.

"Miss Peterson. If you don't call the aliens then we will kidnap your friend and kill this one here." He gestured to Hound and a few men clambered onto the mechs chest. They pulled back the armor protecting his spark and aimed their weapons at it. Tears began to roll down Alisa's cheeks.

"Alisa." Hound's voice was full of pain and she hated herself for it. "It's going to be okay. Don't call. I promise it will be okay."

Alisa flinched when Hound was shocked again making him yell out in Cybertronian. With jerky movements, she took her phone from Edgar and dialed Drift's number. They all waited a few tense moments while her phone rang. Drift's voice came through the phone. "Imouto. Where are you?"

"D-Drift," sobbed Alisa. "They took Hound. They are going to kidnap Tessa."

Crosshairs joined the call and growled, "Where are you, Alisa?"

"I don't know. They want to hurt you. I'm so sorry." Sobs wracked her body. Edgar snatched the phone away from her.

"Hello, aliens. If you don't come save your little pet then I will kill her and your comrade. Their deaths will be painful. Here are the coordinates." He rattled off some numbers then hung up and tossed the phone to one of his men. "Dispose of it. Thank you, Miss Peterson. You have been a valuable asset."

Edgar left the room without another word. Hound, Alisa and Zac were left alone with a few guards. Alisa ran over to Hound and tried to get the chains off of him. Immediately, the guards aimed their guns at her so she stopped. Instead she moved to sit by his head and leaned against his shoulder. Zac watched with disgust written all over his face.

"You still choose them over me?"

Alisa wiped the tears off her face and sniffled. "I choose you and the Autobots. You couldn't handle me sharing my time with everyone."

"I love you, Alisa." He moved closer to her but she still refused to look at him. "They don't. They are just robots."

"If you loved me," replied Alisa as she hugged herself, "you wouldn't have done this. You would have tried to work things out."

Alisa didn't watch Zac leave. She was heartbroken too. The Zac she thought she knew was gone and now she could lose her friends too. Edgar seemed like the kind of man who would do anything. He probably wouldn't hesitate to kill the Autobots.

"Alisa." She looked into Hound's optics. They were a bit brighter now that he wasn't being tortured. "Its going to be okay."

"What if they kill you?" She wouldn't be able to live with herself if that happened.

"Drift and Crosshairs won't let that happen," rumbled Hound. He smiled a little when Alisa leaned against his cheek. "We will be back home soon."

A few hours went by with everyone in the building quiet and tense. Then there was an explosion outside making Hound and Alisa jump. They could hear yelling and gunfire. Suddenly, a guard grabbed Alisa and dragged her away. Hound struggled to get free only to be shocked again. Somehow, Alisa managed to break free and tried to get back to Hound. Unfortunately, the guard caught her easily and slapped her across the face.

"Dumb bitch." He pulled a dazed Alisa up and brought her to Edgar. The pudgy man pulled out his gun again and aimed it at Alisa's head. When Drift and Crosshairs barged in, they froze when they saw her. Drift's grip on his swords tightened when he saw Alisa tremble with fear.

"Let her go."

Edgar smirked, "Only if you surrender." He cocked the gun and Alisa closed her eyes. She waited for the inevitable. Crosshairs grumbled and dropped his weapons with Drift doing the same. Edgar grinned and lowered the gun. He opened his mouth to talk but was interrupted by the wall behind them exploding. They were thrown forward by the blast. Alisa's ears rang as she slowly got back up. The 'Bots were quick to pick up their weapons. Bumblebee, Cade and Hound appeared after the dust settled.

'Bee played a sound byte, "Whoops."

Cade kicked the guns away from Edgar and his guards. "Don't mess with our family." He aimed his gun at Edgar's face. The father had been furious when Tessa's safety had been threatened. He got angrier when he found out they had taken Hound and Alisa.

Drift was careful when he picked up a coughing Alisa. "Are you okay, imouto?" Alisa nodded and dusted herself off.

"Can we squish these humans now?" Crosshairs poked one with his gun making him flinch.

Cade shook his head, "Before we came, I contacted our government liaison. They are sending a team to clean up."

Edgar suddenly spoke. "You know what to do, men."

Everyone watched in horror as Edgar and his men started writhing on the floor and foaming at the mouth. A few seconds later, they were all dead. Cade stepped away from the bodies. "What the hell?"

"Poison," said Drift. "They'd rather die than be captured."

Alisa realized she hadn't seen Zac and looked around. "Where is Zac?"

"The fragger probably ran," growled Crosshairs as he transformed. "I'll look for him."

Alisa ran a hand through her hair feeling exhausted. "Can we go home now?"

Cade gave her a sympathetic look. "I'm afraid not. We have to wait for whoever the government sent."

Drift rubbed Alisa's back soothingly with his thumb. "We will be outside."

Alisa and everyone waited two hours for the government officials to arrive. Drift had watched her pace, wishing he could take her home. His imouto didn't deserve to go through this. The blue mech looked up to see three unmarked black cars pull up. A total of six men got out. Two wore black suits and the rest were in hazmat suits. One walked up to Drift and Alisa.

"We will have to question everyone. I'll start with you, Miss Peterson."

Alisa looked up at Drift who nodded so she reluctantly went with the agent. He took her to the van where they had set up two chairs and a video camera in the back. For an hour she was questioned. Alisa was at her wits end. She was so stressed that a migraine had started. She rubbed her temple with a sigh.

"We do have witness protection, Miss Peterson," the agent said as he closed his little note pad. "We can get you a new life and relocate you."

"Relocate?" Alisa felt like she was going to cry again at the thought of leaving the Autobots and Yeagers. "I can't leave."

The agent raised an eyebrow, surprised. "You said your ex-boyfriend escaped. What if he came back for you?"

"The Autobots would protect me." Alisa felt a pang of guilt as she said this. What had happened today had been her fault. Would they be better off without her? The agent nodded and stood. He pulled out a business card.

"If you change your mind, call my number and I will arrange everything for you." Alisa nodded and went back to Drift. She would think about it tomorrow. Right now, she needed Tylenol and rest. She settled down in Drift's passenger seat. Drift spoke when she buckled herself in.

"Hound is doing fine. He will be sore but he will be completely healed tomorrow."

"I'm glad he is okay." Drift started the journey home. It turned out Edgar's base was half a state away so it would take them a few hours to get back home. This left Alisa to her thoughts. She thought of what the agent had said as she stared out of the window. Zac was missing. Had he gone to warn what was left of Edgar's group? Alisa hadn't meant to hurt him but she knew it would be because of her if he decided to get revenge. Witness protection was looking like her only option. Tessa, Shane, Cade and the Autobots would probably be less of a target without her around. Alisa's eyelids grew as the sun shined through the window. She briefly wondered what time it was before she fell asleep.