"words"= Comlink calls

The barrage of laser bullets pelted on Sentinal's energy shield. Starscream was not tiring down from all the energy he is expelling out. Optimus had to think quick. He quickly looked around, then his optics landed on the stasis cuffs on Sentinal's hip. Optimus quickly grabbed the stasis cuffs, then told Sentinal to keep Starscream concentrated on him.

"Optimus what are you doing?!"

Optimus didn't bother answering. He transformed into his fire truck form then drove around Starscream. He skidded when he turned towards Starscream. He picked up his speed, racing towards him. He transformed and leaped into the air. He flipped over Starscream, giving him a chance to snapped the stasis cuffs on Starscream's wrists. He landed a couple feet away from Starscream with a 'thump'. The stasis cuffs activated, paralyzing Starscream.

"Couldn't cut it any closer Optimus?" Sentinal asked sarcastically.

"Hey, at least I neutralize the enemy and obtained another All spark fragment." Optimus answered.

Optimus walked over the Allspark fragment, that Starscream dropped. When he picked it up, it burned with intense heat. Optimus immediately dropped it out of surprise and pain.

"OW! Slag it! Ah." Optimus shouted

"What is it now Optimus?" Sentinal asked with an annoyed voice.

"The fragment burned my hand. Which is strange, since Bumblebee nor Sari never was hurt handling the fragment before." Optimus explained

"It was probably your processor glitching up, making non-existence pain." Sentinal responded

"No it was not Sentinal. I definitely felt the fragment-."

Before Optimus finished his sentence; the Allspark fragment glowed brightly and then shot a bright blue beam into the air. The beam was forming what looks like a Space Bridge in mid air.

"What's happening boss-bot!" Bumblebee shouted

"Is that a Space Bridge?!" Bulkhead asked with a confused and concerned voice.

"Yo dawg things are going down real quick!" shouted Jazz

"By Primus" Ultra Magnus and Ratchet said

"Oh no. Sentinal and Optimus get out of there now!" Prowl ordered

"He is right. We don't know what it may do!" Optimus clarified

"For once, I will follow along." Sentinal answered.

Optimus and Sentinal began to fall back, but a light blue, see through, tendril slithered out the Space Bridge and wrapped around Optimus. It quickly retreated back with Optimus in its grasp.

"Optimus!" shouted Sentinal

"Ahhh! Nggh! HELP!" Optimus screamed while struggling to get out of the tendril's grasp.

"OPTIMUS!" His team shouted before Optimus entered into the Space Bridge. The tendril threw him deep into the swirling blue vortex.

"WHOAAAAAAA!" Optimus shouted while he was spinning almost uncontrollably. Suddenly his back hit something. He quickly force himself to spin around to see what or who he bumped into. He couldn't believe his own optics when he made quick optic contact with the other bot.

-Switching-

It was a calm day at the Autobot base. Ratchet was scanning and checking the computer system and Ground Bridge system. Bumblebee and Bulkhead were watching the humans play their video games. Arcee was in the training room, testing her agility. Optimus though was out scouting for energon hot spots in the Oregon state. He was driving on the bumpy dirt road in a remote forest. So far his hunt has not been very successful. He found a couple of small deposits of energon crystals, but not enough to bring their energon storage number up. Optimus mentally sighed. His team was struggling on energon resources. That problem has been going on for quite sometime. Optimus has been stressed over that, as well other problems. Optimus was suddenly brought out of his train of thought when there was a ping in his com line.

"Ratchet to Optimus. What is your status?"

"I found a couple of energon crystal deposits, but nothing more." Optimus answered

"Ugh…Well you tried your best Optimus. I think you should head back to base" suggested Ratchet

Before Optimus could answer, a strong signal popped up on Optimus' radar.

"Wait a moment Ratchet. I picked up a strong signal, Northeast from my position. I am going to check it out. I hope it's an Energon Hotspot. I will comm you when I reached it. Optimus out." Optimus explained

Optimus ended the com link and drove towards the signal's location. The last bit of the trek was walking through the trees, since the signal was off road. After brushing away another low tree branch, Optimus finally made it to a forest clearing. Optimus was both intrigued and disappointed. Disappointed, since there was no energon crystals in sight. Intrigued because there was a Ground Bridge, but it was more blue and bigger.

"Optimus to Ratchet. I made it to the signal's location. It answered one question, but brings up more." Optimus stated

"How so Optimus?" Ratchet asked

"It is not a large energon deposit as we had hoped for, but it appears to be a Ground Bridge. Though it looks different. It has more of a blue color and it's bigger than usual." Optimus explained

"That's strange. I'll get Arcee and Bumblebee with me to go your location. I need to take a look at this." Ratchet responded

"Alright Ratchet, I will wait for you he- Agh!"

"Optimus?" Ratchet didn't hear a response. "Optimus! Come in!" Suddenly his signal and com link went out in an instant in the blue dot on the map.

Optimus was cut off from his sentence when a light blue, see through, tendril grab him. He tried to resist, by digging his pedes into the ground. The tendril though lift Optimus into the air and brought him in the Space Bridge. The tendril threw him deeper, making him spin almost uncontrollably. Suddenly he bumped into something or someone, so forced himself to spin around to see what it is. He couldn't believe his optics. It was another bot, but he looks strangely similar him and appear younger. Optimus didn't get another glance, when he was now hurdling were this other bot came from.

-Switching-

Optimus looked at this bigger, older, and bulkier bot fly past him for a moment. The bot looked a bit similar to himself, strangely enough. Optimus would have asked who the bot was, but he was apparently gaining speed and he couldn't control his spinning. He felt like he going to purge his tanks from all the spinning. Suddenly a wave of shivers coursed through his body. A bright light appeared at what seemed like the end of this tunnel. He closed his optics when the light was growing bigger and bigger. In an instant he hit hard ground. Optimus bounced off the ground a few times, before a tree stopped his momentum. Optimus was on his side against the fairly damaged tree. He groaned in pain. Lying on his side was all he could do at the moment, since he felt every part of his body was badly damaged. Optimus wanted to go back into the portal and go back to his team, but before he could finish the thought; the Space Bridge disappeared in a few moments.

"Great" Optimus thought

Optimus decided to look around the area he was in. It was obviously a forest, but it looked different. Actually everything looked different. It seemed more…detailed? Everything was quiet save for the distant birds chirping along. Optimus was suddenly brought out of his thoughts when he heard a 'woosh' sound break the silence of the forest. Optimus quickly looked in the direction of the sound, though he quickly regretted it when the pain intensified. Three bots came out of the portal, looking battle ready.

"Optimus! Where are you?" yelled a red and white bot.

"I hope he is not in some sort of trouble." hoped a yellow and black bot

"Same here, Bee." said a small blue femme bot.

He heard charging up blasters. Optimus was confused on how they know his name, but there were more pressing matters at hand. He couldn't help but be afraid since he was warped into another unknown place. Optimus only hoped that they were Autobots. He gathered all his strength and spoke up.

"Hey. Can you help me please?" Optimus asked in a weak voice. It caught the attention of the three bots. His vision was starting to blurr a bit, so he could not make out their expressions. They rushed to Optimus. The red and white bot looked over his body until his optics landed on his Autobot insignia on his left shoulder. The red and white bot kneeled next to him.

"Can you get up?" asked the red and white bot

Optimus shook his head a little bit.

"Hurts…too much." Optimus explained

"Ai, Bumblebee and Arcee help him up. He needs immediate medical attention."

The two bots carefully lifted him up and began carrying him through the portal. Optimus was soo confused now. If the two bots were actually Bumblebee and Ratchet, why did they look extremely different, frame wise? And who was Arcee? Ugh, so many questions, it's making his head spin. They finally exited the swirling green vortex and into some sort of base. Optimus was gently placed down onto a berth. The pain stung still, but he bared with it. Ratchet scanned his body for any internal injuries. He sighed a bit tiredly.

"This is going to take some time and resources." Ratchet mumbled. Ratchet left Optimus' line of sight, until he can back with a syringe.

"I am going to make you go into recharge. This is only going to sting for a quick nanoclick." Ratchet explained

Ratchet injected the sedative into Optimus. Optimus was quickly going into a recharge. He couldn't be any more happier to recharge after these strange turn of events.