Hoist woke up as he felt a splitting headache go across his own processor as he got up. He saw Alexa nearby him who looked pale and her ear injury was concerning. He picked her up and immediately began healing her ear but the process was slow and Hoist knew that the risk of doing something worse was very possible. Alexa woke up as Hoist was holding her down gently and his device was working overtime. "Hoist? What is happening?" Alexa started to focus clearly as her eyes blinked. "Don't move, your going to risk yourself if you do." Alexa immediately paused as Hoist was done. Alexa felt the liquid sting against her wound and she winced a bit. She got up slowly and saw that the black spot has grown while she was out. She looked as she noticed Hoist's look of panic. "Hoist... I can't promise it will be okay but I can see you miss Grapple." Hoist looked at her look and immediately got reminded of when she told him back in the Ark when Grapple struggled to understand why people can't focus on him. "Yeah I do." Hoist simply said and he looked at Alexa, noticing her pale face, her hair was in drags and her eyes were wide with bags appearing directly under her eyes. "Alexa?" He questioned and continued "Do you feel sick?" Alexa now noticed since her homesickness felt intense. She shook her head downplaying her own problems. "I feel completely fine." Hoist knew she was lying but didn't press on her issues as they agreed to get down from here.
Hoist grabbed Alexa as jumped from the cliff, making her freeze in fear as they both landed downwards. Hoist landed on his pedes as he was holding Alexa in his own arms and she quickly scrambled out. She got on her feet and looked seeing that one of her pistols were slightly melted and she threw it on the grass floor. "So what are we supposed to do now?" Alexa asked as Hoist was about to reply until he had gotten a call. "Just give me a moment." He said before he answered his own comms and Wheeljack's voice came through. "We finally got your signal! We been calling for you for a bit." Hoist replied "You been calling us? Well, can we get your location?" As Wheeljack told the coordinates, Hoist transformed and told Alexa to get on. Alexa felt sick by the constant travelling of being in cars but there wasn't an quicker transport to get them there. They went through a shortcut as Hoist was detecting Wheeljack's signal. Suddenly Optimus's signal also appeared and Immediately Alexa got upwards to see the information displayed on the screen but Hoist's vehicle was going through a large hump in the road and that sent her against her seat. "Alexa, be careful!" Hoist slowed down and Alexa wiped her face. "Jeez, okay okay." She put her seatbelt over herself as they arrived there finally. Alexa unfastened her seatbelt and got out as she breathed in fresh air. Hoist transformed and saw Optimus nearby. They began to move towards him and he saw them. They needed to get Bumblebee and the rest of their team.
"Okay, before we find Bumblebee, we need a break." Optimus said knowing they have been running around way too much and didn't have enough energy for the day. "But wouldn't he get lost?" Alexa questioned as Optimus responded her with a look of thoughtfulness "He can handle himself, Alexa. But I will admit, him getting lost worries me." Which made them all decide to stay there for the hour. Alexa was hungry and asked "Does anyone have food?" And a choruses of voices saying they didn't have food came as Alexa felt her stomach. "So this is why I been feeling like this the whole day. I barely ate anything yesterday, only three fishes." Which made everyone check on her. Wheeljack also came as both Hoist and Wheeljack scanned her. "You aren't kidding, your hunger and thirst levels are low currently." Wheeljack inquired as Alexa felt like she was about to pass out. Optimus grabbed her as she sat downwards. And now she felt angry, like actually furious at the Decepticons. Her eyebrows were lowered downwards slightly, her pupils dilated to small circles and her posture was hunched down slightly and she looked like she wanted to kill someone in the moment. But kept her anger restrained even if they were all hurt. "Okay can we go find an shop nearby here?" She asked as Optimus who was getting a little sick of this said "Alexa, why did you react to us that way?" Alexa's voice stopped as she looked away. Wheeljack and Hoist now noticed her reaction. Wheeljack tried to analyse her expression while Hoist seemed to recognise that expression of pain.
"...I hate seeing people getting hurt." She responded as she looked at them dead on with those wide, human eyes. They shifted from one Autobot to another and Hoist was about to say something "Alexa... We are fine." They all agreed with a air of uncertainty expect for Optimus who was voiceless. Alexa's expression changed and she seemed mad again. "What do you mean 'your fine'?" She demanded to know why they said that despite the obvious injuries seen all over their bodies. "We can handle damage better than humans after all." Wheeljack replied bluntly and with clear information in his voice. Optimus stopped Wheeljack while Hoist asked "Are you that concerned for us?" Alexa retorted and she looked like she verge of yelling "What is with my concerns always being dismissed? Oh, your fine? Clearly not!" Alexa felt her anger tipping over the edge when said that to her friends. Optimus stepped back not expecting to get yelled at. In fact, it's been a while since he got yelled at and actually looked kind of hurt. Hoist seemed frustrated while Wheeljack narrowed his optics at her. Alexa stopped screaming and a few tears fell out of her face in anger as she ran off to an tree nearby. The Autobots remained completely quiet as they were left reeling. "Just-Just leave her. I need a moment to myself." Optimus held his head before walking off. Wheeljack looked tired and Hoist looked frustrated by what happened.
Alexa looked down at the ground feeling slightly guilty but didn't know what to say. Did she hurt them? Are they going to avoid her now? The thoughts scared her and left millions of dreadful possibilities. That was until she heard her phone finally pinging of an notification. She opened up her phone and saw Harold asking Alexa where she is. Alexa sighed trying to calm her own breathing downwards and began to type saying she was in one of the forests as she tried to calm herself down. She didn't know what to say afterwards as she looked at Optimus who was nearby wondering what he was thinking...
Optimus meanwhile was remembering what Alexa said about her concern always being dismissed as he felt a mix of emotions. Guilt, frustration (which was mainly aimed at himself and the Decepitcons) and felt dismayed by what had happened. He decided to talk to her as he went towards her. Alexa turned to see him there as she looked teary. "Alexa-" He was about to say as Alexa looked like she wanted a hug. He took her up and immediately she hugged most of his chest as he looked upwards as both Autobots were surprised to see Optimus let in someone. Optimus said "I understand why Alexa feels this way. She's frustrated, hungry and seems to be sick." Of course he knew how much war would affect someone.