Hello guys.

As I already said, I translated one of my stories into english. I really hope that you like this. It is just the beginning so it won't stay that boring but I have to apologize that it may take a while until I translated my chapters. I have to thank GalaxyWarrioress1234 for making this readable c:

Have fun!

A Knife

"Prime! A new Decepticon signal has been detected recently. You must go and investigate immediately!" Galloway's voice echoed through the hall and I wondered how something that small could be that loud.

I let out a sigh and ordered my fellow Autobots to roll out.

Despite eons of practice, I still haven't managed to hide my fatigue.

Ironhide, Bumblebee and Sideswipe already drove past me to get the coordinates from the soldiers, when someone put his hand on my shoulder. I jumped slightly and turned to face my CMO.

"Is everything alright, Optimus?" Ratchet asked concerned.

I gave him a small smile.

What would I do without my Medical officer?

Unquestioning, he was the first one I would transfer the commando to, if it would ever be necessary... but it wouldn't.

There was no such thing like "vacation" for us.

But after all these years, even I was fed up of the war against the Decepticons. If I only could, only once, get out of my role as leader...

If. I could not afford this word. I was not allowed to live in the impossibility. Wasn't allowed to escape from the everyday life.

"Prime! What are you waiting for, let's move!"

I suppressed the urge to clench my fist as I transformed.

Ratchet just shook his head sadly and followed me onto the street.

As Ironhide broke the Silence by telling me the coordinates over our Com-link connection, the group gradually relaxed again.

They started the topic of conversation, in which all, Autobots and soldiers, agreed on: Galloway.

"That guy really is a jerk!"

"Must think he can do whatever he wants to!"

"'Prime! Damn Prime, what are you waiting for?'"

I smiled to myself at the sight, how the Autobots cursed at him and the humans mimicked him.

The tone which Epps used was clearly too high for a male, and that had made me question him.

'Man and machine, both cursing at Galloway!' Chromia shouted laughing through the Com-link connection.

Once again, Ratchet was the only one, except me, who kept quiet.

Most likely, he would have been able to contribute the most, because he always was the one who picks it with him, because of every possible thing.

The others only gave him furious looks.

Well, everyone but Ironhide, who always aimed his guns at Galloway as they glowed a radiant blue. You would think that by now it would have lost its effect, but Galloway still has got considerable respect for Ironhide.

Or at least for Ironhide's weapons anyways.

After several hours of driving, we finally arrived at our destination.

It was a small, bare area. There wasn't enough vegetation to call it a forest, though there was just about enough so you couldn't call it a real desert.

There were just a few houses in my visibility, which, judging by what I could see, were already evacuated.

Lennox confirmed my thoughts when he turned to us.

"Two of the houses are empty and the inhabitants of the remaining ones have already been evacuated by the government hours ago. We shouldn't get problems with civilians."

Epps jumped off of Ironhide and looked around.

"Do you really think a 20 feet high 'Con can be found in a desert? So, where is this thing? Can it make itself invisible?"

Elita-1 transformed and turned around as well.

"I don't know one who can do that. Do you, Chromia?"

"Nope, but he probably cut off when he realized that we're coming." she replied shrugging.

"No. He's here. I can smell him!" Ironhide growled, his nose twitching.

Sideswipe took a step back, optics wide.

"Dude, you sound like a psycho. Stop saying that!" He complained. Ironhide turned to him and narrowed his optics

"But it's true. You should also be able to smell him!" The black mech hissed back. Like always when he's irritated, Ironhide transformed his arms into cannons and aimed them straight at Sideswipe.

"Of course I can! I just don't indicate like you!" Sideswipe retorted. With a rotate, Ironhide charged his weapons and Sideswipe cowered back.

"You can do that, when we're back! Now we have other thing to do!" Ratchets harsh tone seemed to cut the dry air and immediately silenced everyone.

Ironhide lowered his cannons, but refused to retract them.

Every time Ratchet got irritated, everything fell silent. He got at least as much respect as I did.

And yet, he was never interested in becoming a Prime. Even if it had been possible, he would have preferred his current position. I had never seen anyone, who was that capable in his appeal. Neither on Earth, nor Cybertron.

"Come on now. We need to find him!" My voice echoed through the ranks of soldiers and Autobots.

Ratchet tried to detect his signal, but it was to strong disguised than that he could get a precise position.

The Arcee-sisters just drove around in the area, in hope to lure the Decepticon out of his hiding place.

After a while, Skids and Mudflap drove to the houses, to see whether the Decepticon hid himself there.

Skids, deciding that it was a seemingly good idea, hid himself in one of the houses, also placing a bet against his brother.

Something alarmed me at that sight, both driving towards the first house, but I couldn't tell what.

Mudflap transformed and first stared into the opened garage, than through the windows.

"No Deceptipunk in here!" he announced, ultimately beating his brother, who already was on the way to the second house.

I just noticed that in front of the second houses' garage stood a black Audi R8.

If truly every human would have been evacuated, than they would have certainly taken their cars with them.

"Skids! Mudflap!" I bellowed and they even heard it across the far distance. They transformed and stood behind each other approximately 30 feet away from the third house. But it was too late.

The car transformed, and to my surprise, Sideways was now standing in front of the startled twins.

"Yo, Mudflap. I won." Skids whispered to his brother, while they both slowly took a step back.

Sideswipe seemed to transform at the same time as I did, but before we arrived at the scene, Sideways just had kicked the forestation wildly around Skids 60 feet into the scrub.

Thereupon, Mudflap jumped him on the back und tried to shoot his head off. Of cause that didn't work. Sideways just transformed and left the twin back on the street.

Sideswipe directly went on to the Decepticon.

Shortly before the impact, both transformed and there was a deafening bang from metal on metal. Instead of taking his blades out, he indiscriminately beat him.

After a short time, Sideways grabbed him by his shoulders, turned himself into a kneeling position and threw Sideswipe on the floor.

Suddenly, everyone started shooting at Sideways.

Ironhide, Ratchet, Arcee and me, whilst Chromia and Elita 1 took care of Skids, Mudflap and Sideswipe.

Sideways returned the fire and mostly aimed for Arcee, who drove circles around him while shooting, getting closer and closer with each shot.

Suddenly, something flew in Sideways direction - a metal shard? - And he cried out furiously, his voice filled with pain.

I took my chance and offlined him with one of my blades, the 'con falling on his side, optics dimming, lifelessly.

While the others congratulated each other and Ratchet looked after Sideswipe and the twins, I kneeled down to look at him more accurately.

Indeed, there was a kind of a shard in his optic.

No. A knife! Perhaps from one of the soldiers... although, no soldier stood in the direction where the knife had come from. Because it had come... from the house.

I swung around and just saw the tip of blonde hair, belonging to a human girl, scurry around the garage.

None of the others paid attention to me, so I curiously walked over to the house and around the garage, but the human girl was not in my sight.

Even when I inspected the houses windows, no human came to the window.

"Optimus, what are you doing over there?" Arcee asked confusedly. I turned around while shaking my head thoughtfully.

"Nothing. I only thought I saw somebody."

Arcee just shrugged and drove ahead back to the others. I followed her reluctantly.

For some reason, I really wanted to know who this human girl was.

When I also had arrived at the others, Arcee has already had informed them from my observation.

"It is rather unlikely, that anyone roams this area. Especially now." Lennox said. Epps nodded absentmindedly.

"But if there was, what should this "anyone" want?"

I forced a slight smile on my face.

"That doesn't matter now. There are more important things we have to take care of." I interrupted them.

Ironhide growled annoyed. "Yeah, like this Galloway guy."

And before I knew it, the gossiping and cursing started again.

Ratchet rolled his optics and transformed with the others.

They all waited for me, but I took a last look at the house.

Hang on; I swear that there's somebody standing behind the window...

"Optimus?"

Once again I let out a sigh, transformed and drove after the others back to Headquarters.

Whilst driving back the only thing on my processor was who that figure standing in front of the window was.

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