Chapter 2: Hiding away...
I do not own any of the characters in Transformers this is just a story.
Sideswipe sped along the now dark road, he could hear the sounds of search choppers in the distance, it only fueled his determination to survive..….."I need to find a way off the main road, or else my metal ass is going to belong to Cemetery wind!" He drifted into the dirt, spewing grass, dust, dirt and chunks of rocks behind him. "Gotta keep moving, gotta…..keep going….." He felt lightheaded and slowly decreased his speed.
He was low on energon, without the Matrix of leadership and its infinite amount of energon, Sideswipe had no way of refueling his weapons and keeping his blood loss in check. An Autobot can go six megacycles without energon, that's twelve human years he could last before his oxidation period would start to eat away at his very alloy skin. "Just like Jetfire…...that crazy bastard." Sideswipe thought to himself. He had only known Jetfire for the entire battle of Egypt, stopping the Fallen from destroying earth's sun. "I hate sand." He muttered aloud to himself.
He slowly drove down to the foot of the hill, he transformed and looked back up the hill. About thirty armed tanks, drones, helicopters, and jeeps drove past.
"Sideswipe one, assholes zero." He chuckled. He grunted, clutching his rusted knee. It was aching, the pain beyond compare (well apart from all the battles with Decepticons he's had and getting shot at numerous times by both humans and Decepticons alike). He limped away into the thick trees.
"Calling Autobots, can anyone hear me? Bumblebee, Mirage, Optimus, Ratchet, Leadfoot….Anyone?" Sideswipe stopped, and sat down on the ground, realization setting in. He was alone. For all he knew he might be the only Transformer left on earth, hell in the whole galaxy. Sideswipe listened to the static in his ear, hating every crackle and buzz. "RRRRAAAUUUGGHHH!" He punched a nearby oak tree in frustration, ripping it to splinters. Wood fragments and chunks of bark flew in every direction, scattering along the ground. CRACK! The tree toppled to the floor and crashed down, sending up dust and pine needles into the air.
He sat down, hands on his knees. He closed his optics and listened to the silence, waiting…..for the end to come. He thought about about all his friends and families, all the battles they had fought all the sacrifices they had made to save their dying home planet. "All for nothing….." He whispered. He heard the sounds of the forest, the wind rustling the trees, swaying in the breeze. The birds tweeting to one another in their strange language.
So many wonderous things on this planet he wanted to do, all the fighting to end the war for Cybertron and it all ended like this. Suddenly he heard a noise in the distance. He stood up. A faint glow in the distance caught Sideswipe's eye. He stood up, straining his optics for a better view. A farmhouse! He could hide there for as long as he needed. " I can't give up now, Optimus wouldn't and neither will I!" He transformed into his vehicle mode and, kicking up dust behind him, sped down through the thick trees, weaving through them as quickly as he could. He skidded into the clearing and slowly made his way to the barn. He could see lights on in the house, humans. As quietly as he could, he nudged the barn doors open. He parked in the center, and turned off his engine.
"Hopefully they don't discover me and turn me into the authorities," He thought to himself. "Time to power down for the night….." He thought. As his systems powered down, he thought about his brother, Sunstreaker. He hoped he was alright, somewhere out there…..and the next thing he knew, everything went black.