In another time and place…

"Hi FireBlaze! Why are you packing? Are you going on a trip?"

"Hello NightShadow. Yes I am going on a trip. A very long trip"

"Where?"

"I've signed up on a ship to go exploring"

"Oh! Can I come too?"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because, you're too young"

"No I'm not, I'm only three years younger than you"

"But you have to be 18 or over to come on this ship. You're only 16"

"So why are you going?"

"Because it was the only job I was able to get. And we need the money right now"

"But I'll miss you while you're gone"

"And I'll miss you too. That is why I got you something…" FireBlaze reaches into her subspace and pulls out an energon cube that has writing carved into it and is broken in half. FireBlaze gives one half to NightShadow.

"Sisters Forever" NightShadow reads on the piece of energon. NightShadow goes and gives her sister a big hug. FireBlaze hugs her back.

"When do you have to leave?" asks NightShadow.

"I have to be there tomorrow morning"

"Then you should get some sleep. It's really late"

"You're right. Goodnight NightShadow"

"Goodnight FireBlaze"

Raptora woke up. What a weird dream, she thought, I wonder why I would dream about something like for. Could these be memories from my past? She looked over to see light coming in from her window, Morning already? And I'm supposed to go patrolling this morning too! I'm so not a morning person! Raptora reluctantly got out of bed. She left her quarters and went out into the hall where she saw Optimus.

"It's good to see you're up. Since Rattrap is still asleep and no one is able to get him up now, I'm assigning you with Dinobot this morning" said Optimus.

Yes! She thought, now I don't have to listen to the rodent's wining all morning!

"Where do you want us to patrol?" she asked.

"I want you to take scouting route seven" he replied.

"Yes sir" with that she left.

Later…

Raptora couldn't stand the silence. Dinobot had not said a single word to her the whole time. Actually, he has never said anything to her before. She didn't even know what his voice sounded like. She tried to start a conversation.

"It's a nice morning, isn't it?" she couldn't think of anything better to say.

"Depends on your definition of 'nice'" said Dinobot.

Raptora was shocked at the sound of his voice. Is that his real voice, or is he just really mad at me?

"Sorry, I didn't mean to make you mad" she said.

"It's not you"

"The only person I can think of to make someone that mad is Rattrap, but he's sleeping in… So who made you mad?"

"Chatalia" Dinobot said the name as if it were a curse.

"Yeah, she can be annoying. What did she do?"

"I don't want to talk about it," he said dryly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean…"

"You don't have to apologize every two minuets you know"

"Sorr…" she stopped herself before she could finish the word, "I was about to say it again".

"We should pay attention for Predacons"

"Right"

The next morning…

Raptora woke up from the same dream again. Why do I keep having this dream? Does it mean something? Who are FireBlaze and NightShadow? Was I one of them in a past life? So many questions kept flowing through her head.

She got out of bed and stretched.

Why am I getting up for? I don't have to patrol today. But I'm hungry.

She went out into the hall. She was going to go to the kitchen to get something to eat. But she still did not know her way around the base very well, and ended up getting lost.

"This place is such a maze!" she said angrily.

"Tell me about it" said Airazor from behind her. Raptora turned around.

"Oh, good morning Airazor"

"Morning" Airazor replied, "So what are you looking for?"

"The kitchen"

"I was just going to get breakfast too. Come, I'll show you the way"

Airazor and Raptora had just finished eating breakfast and were having a friendly conversation.

"So, you and Tigatron are a couple now?" said Raptora.

"Yeah, I guess you can put it that way" replied Airazor.

"I wish I had your luck with guys"

"I sure you'll find someone"

"Yeah right! All the guys here who aren't taken are either too old for me, or they're annoying, or they don't like to communicate"

"Okay, so there isn't much of a selection here. But there'll be lots of guys when we return to Cybertron"

"That's if we return to Cybertron," said Raptora.

"To tell you the truth, I'd rather stay here. I wouldn't want to live in a big city"

"Do you remember anything about your past?" Raptora said suddenly.

"Not really. Usually during the stasis pod process, you lose a lot of your memory. I guess we knew the risks when we entered the pods. Why do you ask?"

"Because I keep having these weird dreams. And I think they're about my past. I'm just not sure"

"Maybe you should ask Rhinox about this. He knows a lot about this kind of stuff"

"I guess… but could you come with me?"

"Sure, but why?" asked Airazor confused.

"Because I'm a bit shy and I don't really know Rhinox"

"I understand. I'll go with you"

"Thanks so much!" said Raptora gratefully.

"You're welcome"

Raptora and Airazor had just finished telling Rhinox the situation.

"So, do you know what these dreams could mean?" asked Raptora.

"Well, it is possible that it could be memories from your past. But it is not often that someone who has went through the stasis pod process will remember anything from before" said Rhinox.

"So how do we find out what it is?" asked Airazor.

"Nothing really. If the dreams are memories from her past, then maybe after time they might all come back. But only time could tell" explained Rhinox.

"Thank you. You've been a great help," said Raptora.

"Sorry I can't do anything else" apologized Rhinox.

"That's okay," Raptora said as she and Airazor left the room.

Meanwhile at the Predacon base. Quickstrike and Jetstorm were playing a game of poker.

"Haha! Full house! I win!" shouted Jetstorm with joy.

"You're cheating!" accused Quickstrike.

"No, you just suck!"

Just then Waspinator buzzed into the room.

"Two-Head and Fly-Bot play game. Wazzpinator want to play too!"

"Buzz off Bug-Brain!" Jetstorm said angrily.

"Look who's talking!" laughed Quickstrike.

Jetstorm punched Quickstrike in the face. This starts a big fight between the three.

Suddenly, the monitor turns on and Megatron's face appears in it.

"Ahem!" he tries to get their attention. But they don't notice him. Jetstorm and Quickstrike continue fighting over dibs on who gets to beat up Waspinator.

"QUICKSTRIKE, JETSTORM, AND WASPINATOR!!!" Megatron shouts. It works. The three stop fighting and turn to see Megatron on the monitor.

"Now, that's better, yess. I want Waspinator and Jetstorm to come see me. Now!" his image disappears from the monitor before they can protest.

"Suckers!" teased Quickstrike.

"Shut-up!" the other two say in unison.

Waspinator and Jetstorm enter the control room and see Megatron sitting in his throne. They also see Inferno standing beside him.

"You wanted to see us?" said Jetstorm.

"Yes, I have an important job for you two and Inferno," said Megatron, "I want you to go and find the traitor Dinobot and bring him to me. We still have a matter to discuss about the other Golden Disk"

"Yes my Queen," said Inferno, "we shall bring you the traitor to the colony!"

"Good, now go!"

Raptora was in beast mode outside by herself. She was thinking. She had been out thinking all day. Now it was night as she looked up at the full moon in the starry sky. Since she was so deep in her thoughts, she did not notice the three Predacons flying above her.

"There's the traitor" whispered Inferno.

"Yeah, let's get him!" Jetstorm whispered back.

The Predacons fired their weapons at Raptora, who they thought was Dinobot. Raptora turned at the sound, but it was too late! She got hit and was knocked out.

"Alright! We got him!" yelled Jetstorm triumphantly as he swooped down and grabbed Raptora's limped raptor form. The three carried Raptora back to the Predacon base, not even knowing that they had the wrong raptor…