Author's Note: Due to computer issues with my primary laptop, I will have to place all my stories on hold until I can get it fix or get a newer updated one and transfer the stories to that computer. Anyway, I was watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon and just didn't sit well with me.
Standing at the dresser, the twenty-one year old looked at the badge belonging to the Defense Criminal Investigative Service. He took a moment to slide the badge onto his belt which joined the SIG Sauer P229R DAK already in it holster. The sun was just cresting the edge of the horizon as the young man turned toward the bed and looked at the woman that kept him sane. He noticed that she was in the state between sleep and being awake before he gave her a kiss on the head.
"You have really got to shave that fuzz," she stated as she looked at him with a smirk.
He gave her a lopsided smile before giving her another kiss, "I like my fuzz, it give a cool look."
"Sam, I love you, but that thing tickles," she replied as she got up and leaned against the headboard, "So are you ready for your first day of work?"
Samuel James Witwicky gave the woman a nod as he stood back up, which allowed his badge to gleam in the room light.
"I have to leave in a few minutes," Sam said, "I don't want anyone questioning General Morshower choice in helping me getting into DCIS and getting me attached to NEST."
"Well, while you get to play with the Bots, I have to report to Hotchkiss Gould Investments and help Mister Gould with his collection," she replied as she got out of bed.
"I should be able to get you," Sam stated as he grabbed his jacket and moved to the bedroom door, "I think today is just getting me settled in for my duties."
She stopped at the bathroom door and turned back to him, "I'll see you tonight, Sam."
Sam gave her smile as he left the room and head for the front door to step out into the quiet neighborhood of Marleigh. Sam had grown over the years to admit that the only way they could have afford this kind of house was because of his girlfriend job and help from his parents. Mikaela worked hard to get to the point where she was able to help a rich guy with his car collection.
The key reason that the two had moved to the area was because someone wanted the Autobots close to the capitol region. Sam walked toward his personal vehicle, since Bumblebee was with the Autobots. As he settled into the unmarked Ford Edge, he allowed himself a moment before starting the car and backing out of the driveway to begin the drive to the NEST Headquarters in the United States.
As he drove toward Jessup area, he thought about how someone had wanted to put NEST in the headquarters for the Department of Health and Human Services, but that had been vetoed because it would have put them in the middle of a major population center. He guess someone finally thought about the damage that would be done if a battle was to be fought in the city.
Sam had pointed out to Bee and Ironhide that Jessup was just an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. However, it was still empty space and that could be used. Que had somehow talked the brass into allowing the base to be underground which allowed for hidden deployment. The bases was something different since above ground, it was just a flat field, but when it came time for deployments, hanger doors opened up to allow aircrafts to fly out. There was also a road for ground transportation. That did not even take into account the base defense system which had made Ironhide giggle at one point.
Sam was brought out of his thought as he approached the road that led onto the base. Slowing down he pulled out his government identification car and presented it to the agents that were guarding the road.
It took the agents a few minutes to check his list before his waved for Sam to continue down the road. Driving down the ramp, Sam could see several security vehicles that were ready to response to any trouble and they were armed to the teeth. Pulling into an empty spot, Sam turned off the engine and collected himself for a moment before he grabbed his jacket and exit the car.
He could feel the eyes of several people on him as he turned toward the elevator and removed a card from his jacket to wave it at the card reader to gain access. Entering the elevator, he turned back to the door as they sealed and relaxed for a moment as the elevator began its' descent.
Sam knew that even though he was a Special Agent of the United States, he was a GS-9 on paper and that made him equal to an O-3 in the United States Military. In reality, he was the liaison for the Autobots and NEST to the rest of the government when needed. It was also his job to be NEST's law enforcement official in the United States since by federal law the military could not act on American soil unless POTUS declared a national emergency.
He was brought out of his thoughts as the elevator slowed down for a few second and then came to a stop. It took the doors a few second to open and when they did, Sam found himself looking into the Operation Center of the base which overlooked the lower level that contained the various military ground and air transports.
"Sam!"
Sam stopped as he saw Lieutenant Colonel William Lennox walking toward him from the ramp that led to the man's office.
"Colonel, how are things," Sam asked as he moved toward the security desk and checked in his weapon.
Will gave the younger man a smile, "So far, we are doing okay. I just wanted to meet with you before I left for a mission."
Sam looked at the military officer before shaking his head, "Okay, so who is giving me the tour?"
"Que wants to give you the tour since a majority of NEST is going with me," Will replied, "I also think he has some new toys for you to play with. However, I can tell you that your have the fourth office on the upper levels and you have access to the armory."
"Thanks," Sam said loudly since the rotors of several V-22 were started to rumble in the cavern, "Good Luck."
Will gave him another smile before he raced down the lower levels so he could go meet with this high ranking official in Ukraine. Sam gave sad smile as he watched the V-22s lift off the ground and out the hanger doors before he turned and left to go find Que.
Sitting at his desk, Sam was reviewing several files that had been passed to him from the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense. Since the small battle in Chernobyl, the Autobots had been pissed and he had stated as much to Will and Director Charlotte Mearing when she arrived on the base. However, what was catching his attention dealt with Acuretta Systems after someone had sent him a secure email.
Looking over the information, he had no choice but to see that he would have to go to Acuretta Systems and talk to someone named Jerry Wang. His information listed Mister Wang as a software programmer for the company that worked on several military projects. Opening his desk drawer, Sam grabbed his holster and slipped it on to his belt and pants before logging out of his computer. Exiting his office, Sam could see on the lower level that Optimus Prime was talking to Will, Director Mearing and three other people.
It took Sam a few minutes to get on Baltimore–Washington Parkway after leaving the base. He decided to let his mind wonder as he drove toward Washington. A few days ago, he decided to pick Mikaela up from work. It was there that he met her new boss and the man just rubbed Sam the wrong way. Mikaela had told him that at time it felt weird to her, but she loved the job since she got to work on cars. So Sam decided to suck up his bout of jealous and be happy for her since it was her dream job.
Pulling into a parking spot, Sam pulled out his official paper sheet and put it in the window of his car before he exited. He knew he was getting glance from people around the area as he moved to entered Acuretta Systems building. Walking up to the security desk, Sam flashed his badge and identification, "Special Agent Witwicky to see Jerry Wang."
"One moment, sir," the security guard replied as he picked up the phone, "Mister Wang, you have a visitor by the name of Special Agent Witwicky."
The guard listened to the man voice before hanging up and looking at the Special Agent, "Agent, if you could follow me I will take you on up," the guard replied after waving over another guard to take his place.
The trip to the upper floor was quiet as the two man rode the elevator upward. Sam had to admit that this was one part of the job he liked, no one wanted to say no to a Special Agent of the United States. The tripped ended faster than Sam thought it would as the doors opened and he followed the man to the office of Jerry Wang. Sam nodded to the security guard as he entered the office and right away Sam danger sense were going off as he saw a man holding his mouse in pain.
"Mister Wang?"
"Yes, what is it," Wang said as he looked at the Sam.
"Special Agent Samuel Witwicky of DCIS," Sam replied as he pulled out his badge and identification, "I need to speak to you about your time at NASA and some projects you worked on here."
Wang eyes filled with pain and surprise as he looked at him, "So the government finally coming for me!"
"No, Mister Wang I just need access to you files," Sam said since his danger sense were still going off and this man just seem weird.
Wang used his one free hand to open a desk drawer and pulled out a book that he threw at Sam, "There that everything I did for NASA relating to the Moon and you will see nothing is wrong. Now will you, LEAVE!"
Sam looked that the book in his hand and nodded since this was where those files was about. Looking at the man once more, Sam shook his head as he left the room and head for the elevators once more; as he walked he began to read the book and saw that it was about the moon more than anything else. However, his process was stopped as he heard the breakage of glass. His training took over as he drew his weapon and turned around to find people rushing to the window.
Looking out window, Sam found that Jerry Wang had fallen to his death. However, what stood out to Sam was that the man was still in his chair and was facing upward. Pulling out his cell phone after re-holstering his weapon, Sam connected with the FBI, "This is Special Agent Witwicky of the DCIS, I need a ME and a team to Acuretta Systems for a murder."
Sam disconnected the call after confirming that an investigation team was en-route. He walked toward Wang's office and as he entered the room he noticed two weapons laying on the floor.
Why would the man have two weapons, Sam thought as he looked around the room. He also noticed the computer on the floor behind the desk, but Sam remembered that computer had been on the desk. He was brought out of his thought by the sound of gears shifting. Sam grabbed his gun and ducked behind the desk as gunfire erupted in the office.
Damn it, Sam thought as took a peek to see a bird-like Cybertronian firing on his position. Taking a deep breath, Sam hit the floor vertically and opened fire on the creature. He could tell he hit the creature. Sam took his chance and ran out of the room to another hiding place. As soon as he was in place, bullets began to sherd the desk. Seeing that he didn't have a choice, Sam lean out a bit and began to open fire on the Cybertronian. He emptied an entire magazine at the creature before he had to duck into cover and change in a full mag.
Rolling behind another desk, Sam took a deep breath as he once more leaned out of cover and opened fire. As he opened fire, he heard more gun fire erupted in the bullpen of Acuretta Systems. Sam took a look to find that the FBI team had arrived with armed security of Acuretta Systems. He release a deep breath as he ducked into cover once more and then joined in on the firing at the bird-like creature. The creature must have decided that it had had enough as it flew out the window and into the sky.
Sam run up to the window to see the creature flying into the distance, before he turned to address the FBI, "I need this building locked down, gather up everything you can from this a Jerry Wang's office. I'll get you a warrant under national security and that should get them off you back."
"Agent Witwicky, what the hell is going on," an agent asked.
"Classified above your pay grade," Sam replied as he moved over to the computer and disconnected it from the network so no one would have remote access, "No one touch this until a DCIS agent comes and get it."
Running to the stairs, Sam barely took his time as he grabbed his bluetooth headset out of his jacket. As he appeared in the lobby, he had his phone in his hand and had selected NEST. It only took a few second before the line was picked up, "Identity?"
"DCIS Special Agent Samuel Witwicky," Sam said as he jumped into his car and removed the paper from the window, "I need to speak to Colonel Lennox, NOW!"
Pressing a button on his dashboard, Sam turned on his internal lights as he raced down the streets of Washington DC.
"Sam, what do you have?"
"I was just attacked at Acuretta Systems," Sam replied as he took a tight corner, "A Jerry Wang gave me some information that deal with the moon."
"Did you say the Moon," Lennox asked as he stood in the Operation Center.
"Yes, I said the Moon," Sam replied as he came to stop in front of Hotchkiss Gould Investments. He left his engine running as he jumped out of the car and grabbed his sidearm moving up the stairs.
"Sam, I need you to get back to base."
"I'm grabbing Mikaela now," Sam replied, "Will, I'm going to need more agents and I need someone to go to Acuretta Systems and secure a computer that the FBI is sitting on."
"Okay, I'll send someone and we have to talk when you get in."
"Understood," Sam replied as he walked up to Mikaela and gave her a tired smile.
