It's beginning to look a lot like Christmaaaaaasss!

Chapter three is finally here :) I just would like to thank those who reviewed on the last chapter, your reviews made me run around the house and jump over stuff! I was so happy that you are enjoying this so far :D

As you probably noticed by now, it takes me a couple weeks to update...

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The following day, Carmen prepared her little work shed for the testing of the portal gun. She was so exited she could barley contain herself from telling her family, but she planned on keeping it a secret for just a little while longer. She moved all of the pictures off of the far wall into a large pile on the work desk, giving her two clear walls parallel to each other.

She dug out the gun and turned it on. It hummed to life, the lights activated, and the screen displayed her location; TFAOE1. Earlier she tried to change the name of her location on the screen but it would not let her, it always showed the same letters. It made her wonder if there was still a bug in the gun or if that is what Que intended it to do. Shrugging off the thought, she stepped into the center of the room. Pointing the gun at the wall to her left, she pulled the trigger. A blue streak of light flew through the air for a brief moment before it impacted with the wall, forming a large circle big enough for her to walk through, though it lead to nowhere. Turning to her right she pulled the trigger again, this time an orange light hit the wall to form the same size of circle. To her surprise, Carmen was staring at her own back through the hole in the wall.

A huge grin broke out on her face as she jumped up and down. "Yes! It works!" she laughed as she ran up to the orange hole. Cautiously, she stuck her arm through it, and sure enough, when she looked behind her she could see her hand emerging from the blue hole. She stepped through the opening, and emerged on the other side of the room. "I can't believe I did it..." she said, filled with joy and relief. Three years of hard work had finally paid off.

Standing in the middle of the room again, she began to play catch with herself, using a large paper ball. She continued this for about five minutes before getting bored. She decided to shut down the portal. By pressing a button on the gun, both portals fizzed out of existence as if they were never there.

A loud bang startles her as she was putting the gun away. Spinning to face the door, she finds her brother, James, holding open the wooden door. He must have slammed it against the wall, she thought to herself. James had short dark brown hair, deep green eyes, was slim built, and wore a pair of baggy jeans and a black t-shirt. Carmen's smile was wiped from her face when she realized that her brother looked worried, nervous almost. "What's wrong?" she asked, beginning to worry herself.

"You need to see this. On the news. They found an Autobot." His eyes searched hers for a reaction.

Within seconds the two were running out of the shed, towards the house, and burst through the front door into the living room where her mother and sister were seated on the couch. Sure enough, the T.V displayed the news, a female reporter spoke to the camera. "...has finally been tracked down by the United States Government. The Transformer was reported seen in many states during the past few days by residents of small rural towns. The most recent report being in Bloomville, Ohio. Government officials are chasing down the Transformer as we speak in the outskirts of Bloomville. That concludes tonight's broadcast. Remember, if you see a Transformer, call 855-363-8392. Transformers are dangerous. And now to the weather."

Carmen couldn't believe what she was seeing. Panic began to take over, her mind racing. She had to help. "Did they describe the Autobot?" she asked her brother.

He nodded. "Black and yellow Camaro."

Her brother's words made her panic even more. "I need a more precise location! Where are they?" she yelled, desperate for answers now. She grabbed James by the shoulders. "I gotta help Bee!"

"There's nothing you can do..." he said calmly, though his eyes were sad. He understood that his sister cared for the 'Bot, it hurt him to see her in such a panic.

"Even if you could help," her mother started from the couch, "you wouldn't make it in time."

An idea suddenly popped into Carmen's head. "Maybe I can..." she said quietly to herself.

"What?" asked James.

She let go of his shoulders. "Maybe I can make it in time!" Without a second thought she bolted for the back door.

"Honey, wait!" her mother stood, ready to chase after her. James stopped her before she could reach the door.

"Let her go, Mom. She knows what she is doing." he said as they watched Carmen run into the woods.

The door to the small shed burst open as the girl entered at a full run. Pulling out the portal gun, she fumbled to turn it on, her hands shaking. Once it was activated she entered the location. Earth. U.S.A. Ohio. Bloomville. The gun beeped when she entered the code, meaning that it was good to go. With unsteady aim, she shot a blue portal onto one of the shed walls, then quickly jumped through, closing it behind her. She then entered the code of her previous location so she could return home.

Slightly relieved, she did a quick scan of her surroundings. She stood in the middle of an empty street, brick buildings of various sizes to her left and right. The sky was clouded over, giving the atmosphere a dark feel to it. It made her uneasy. What bothered her the most was how quiet and empty the town was. The only sounds being of engines in the distance. They must have put the town in lock-down... she thought. Listening carefully, she determined the direction she needed to go, turned to the right, and began running as fast as she could.

The buildings quickly lessened, opening into fields. Sure enough, not too far up ahead, she was able to make out a helicopter and at least eight armoured cars and three armoured vans. All black, and all chasing after an older model of Camaro. Instead of his full yellow paint job and black racing stripes, Bumblebee was painted all black with a yellow grill. He was swerving all over the place trying to break free of the ring of cars around him all while avoiding shots from the helicopter.

Carmen neared the scene, almost within shouting distance, when Bumblebee decided to show his true form. He transformed while jumping over the ring or armoured cars, watching his footing so he did not stomp any humans outside of the cars. With his protective mask down, he pointed his plasma cannon at the humans attacking, but did not fire. "I'm an Autobot!" he yelled. "One of the good guys, remember?" They did not listen. They soldiers continued their attack while Bumblebee did his best to dodge.

The helicopter circled behind him un-noticed. Then fired a shot at the 'Bot. "Agh!" The shot hit Bumblebee in the left leg, causing him to fall to his knees. The firing ceased, and a man stepped out of one of the armoured vans. He approached Bumblebee, saying something into his earpiece, then his attention was turned to the 'Bot.

It didn't matter what the man said, what he was saying, or what he was going to say, Carmen decided that she needed to act fast! She stopped running, noticing that she had a clear shot of her friend. Just as she was about to activate the gun, she was blinded by a bright light. The helicopter has spotted her. Half blind, she struggled to find the right button, pressing several others in the process. She finally hit the right button. Taking aim, a streak of blue shot from the gun, landing behind Bumblebee, creating a large hole in the ground. His injured leg slipped first, followed by the rest of his body. With a cry of surprise, he was swallowed into the ground, and the portal closed.

The soldiers quickly exited their vehicles with guns drawn. Some had already began running to Carmen's position. The man from earlier cursed under his breath before ordering more men to advance after her. Still partly blinded by the light, she managed to shoot a portal into the ground. Shouting from soldiers grew closer, but before they could reach her, she too was gone, the portal closed behind her.

The leader of the operation glared at the ground, his arms crossed. The soldiers around him hurried back to their vehicles to begin their search all over again. The purr of an engine caught his attention. He looked up to see a dark gray, almost black, lambergini transform into a robot, much like the one he was with moments before, only taller. It had piercing green eyes and one hand was replaced by a hook. "I thought you said you got him this time." the robot said, his voice gravely.

"We were not expecting the girl." replied the man."But we will catch him next time, along with that human."

"The girl is of no importance to me. It is only the Prime that I am after."

"You misunderstand, Lockdown. That girl is of more importance than you think. She can lead us to Optimus as well."

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"Ouch..." Carmen said, getting up off the ground while rubbing her sore arm. In her fall from nowhere she landed on something hard like a rock. Glancing down at the ground with a glare ready for that pesky rock, to her horror, she seen the gun, sparking all over the place. She landed on it, all 165 pounds of her. "No nono!" She picked it up gingerly, afraid to break it even more. The screen was cracked, some buttons had fallen off, and the power panel had separated. She sighed, "Looks like I have a lot of work to do." She picked up the lose pieces from the ground, "at least we made it back."

Bumblebee lied still, about ten meters away. They were in a grassy field atop a small hill. Not a single house in sight, other than the one across the dirt road at the bottom of the field. Carmen's house.

She checked her arm. Bruised but not broken. Then she ran to her friend's motionless body. She cringed at the sight of his leg, it was dislocated at the knee, sparks flew and energon leaked free from the wound. Making her way to his face, she checked for a spark pulse. Letting out a sigh of relief, she found one. She then checked his optics. They were out, no light could be seen from them. "Not offline... Passed out?" she shook her head. Whatever the term was, Bee was O.K. Or .

With a quick glance around to check for vehicles, she tapped the 'Bot where his nose would be. "Hey," she said quietly. "Bee, wake up." She tapped his face a little harder. "Come one. Wake uuuuppp." Still no response. Hesitantly, she drew her hand back, then hit him as hard as she dared across the face. A loud "thud" was all she got. She drew her sore hand back while cursing under her breath. "Ugh. Never again!"

Her attention was drawn back to the 'Bot when she noticed his optics beginning to brighten. The bright blue she had known for so long finally brightened to their full colour. She could faintly hear the buzz of his optics focusing. After a moments pause, Bee jumped back, remembering what had happened moments before. "What? Where am I?" He looked around until he spotted Carmen. Confused, he stared at her for a moment.

Carmen smiled. "Hey, Bee." giving him a little wave. "Be careful of your leg. You got shot, remember?"

He smiled back, then shook his head while letting out a small pained laugh. "Yeah, yeah I remember." Bumblebee sat upright, wincing as he stretched out his injured leg.

"I might be able to fix it a little," Carmen said quietly. "But I'm no Ratchet..." She looked at her feet, her eyes began to fill with tears. "I thought..." her voice cracked, "When they showed you on the news I had to do something. What they are doing, hunting you guys down... It isn't right!" She wiped her eyes. Before Bumblebee could reply, she latched onto his arm, giving him a hug. "I was just so worried!"

"Woah, hey, it's ok. You did good." Bumblebee said.

Carmen let him go, taking a step back to wipe her eyes again. She then gave him a small smile. "Sorry, I just really needed to let that out."

"Well, you always were a hugger." Bee then glanced around. "Uh, mind telling me where we are though?"

Carmen was then snapped back to reality. "RIGHT!" she yelled, catching Bee off guard with her sudden outburst. "We are in a field across from my house. It is really the only safe place for you right now."

"Are you kidding!?" Carmen jumped, startled by Bumblebee's change of tone. He looked angry, his tone of voice more threatening. "Why did you bring me here? Now they are going to go after you and your family. They seen you, you know?"

"Yeah, I know."

"Well you obviously didn't think this through."

"I didn't have time to come up with a plan!" She crossed her arms and glared at the 'Bot. "What is up with you, Bee? You've changed. The Bumblebee I know wouldn't accuse me of something before letting me explain, let alone yell at me."

Bumblebee shifted his injured leg. "I'm sorry. It has been a rough couple of years. I just can't tolerate humans like I use to..."

Carmen relaxed, but mentally slapped herself. She should have known that he would have changed. For the past three years he has been hunted by the very beings he protected. She would be a little uptight too. "Lets get you to the house." she said, wanting to change the subject and get out of the field. "Can you stand?"

Bee hesitated. "Uh..." he slowly stood up onto his good leg, hopping on the spot a little to keep his balance. "Yep. I can."

Carmen smiled, "Good. 'Cause I'm not carrying you."

They silently made their way across the dirt road, around the house, and into the back woods where Bumblebee could safely hide. "You have a lot of explaining to do." He said, moving a tree branch out of his way.

Carmen looked around for a clearing. "After we fix up your leg." She spotted a clearing that looked big enough for Bumblebee to fit in. She jogged over to it, removing branches out of her way. Bee followed.

"And did you slap me earlier?" he asked curiously, setting himself down in the clearing.

She smiled nervously, "Uh. Maybe." She let out a laugh. "I, uh, didn't know what else to do. Anyway, I have to go put this thing" she shook the broken portal gun for show, "back in my shed for repairs. Be right back!"

She jogged off towards the house. Spotting the shed, she burst into a run, only to stop in her tracks. The shed before her was not her shed, but a wood shed. Just a small structure with a roof, filled with cut logs of wood on the left side, and a greed dirtbike and blue four-wheeler on the other. She ran around the structure, trying to comprehend what she was seeing. "Where did it go!?"


That is all I have for now. Finally an Autobot is brought into the picture! I'm sorry if Bumblebee's character is off or anything (portraying other characters is not my strongest suit). And if you see any spelling errors or grammar errors, sorry about those too. I'm typing this using a blackberry playbook, so it will tell me if I have a spelling error, bug I can't use auto correct (don't know how...). So I need to either try and spell the word right or think of something else to use in that sentence.

Thank you for reading! Don't be afraid to review :) I hope you all have a good day/night, and i'll see you all in the next chapter!

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