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Chapter 4: Plane Fears

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(Kennedy's POV)

Sideswipe pulled up to the Air Force base, rolling down his window as he slowed to a stop at the security gate. The man at the gate looked into the Corvette, eyeing me suspiciously, before turning to glare at Sideswipe.

"Who's she?" he asked harshly, and I puffed my chest out in anger. I opened my mouth to respond, but Sideswipe shushed me, proceeding to speak.

"She is the sister of the girl we just brought in. Optimus gave the orders to bring her to Diego Garcia, so her sister has someone she knows and trusts when she wakes up," he said calmly.

The guard slowly nodded, pressing a button to open the gate, his eyes remaining locked with mine. I glared at him angrily, before turning away to look at the road ahead.

"Where's my sister?" I asked, looking at Sideswipe. He sighed, tapping his fingers against the steering wheel.

"She's already been sent on a plane to the island our base is on. We work in the military, and our best doctor is on that island, so we are taking her there," he replied, giving me a small smile. "You'll see her soon, don't worry. She's in good hands."

"Why didn't you just bring her to a hospital?" I folded my arms across my chest. "I don't see the point in bringing to her to some far away island."

"Like I said," he began, starting to look impatient, "our doctor is the best one on this planet, trust me. He knows what he's doing."

"We'll have to see," I fired back. Sideswipe rolled his eyes, giving a nonchalant shrug. He pulled up near a group of military guys, and motioned for me to get out.

Hesitantly, I opened the door, staying close to the Corvette as the men gave me odd glances. I pulled my hair to the side of my head, hoping my side bangs could help me from making eye contact with them. I watched as Sideswipe walked to the men, doing confusing handshakes with them.

"Don't be shy," someone said behind me, and I jumped, whipping my head around to face them. Sunstreaker was behind me, eyeing me carefully, his expression completely blank and unamused. As I caught my breath, he gave me a small smirk, his bright blue eyes practically glowing with victory.

"You," I breathed heavily, "scared the shit out of me!" His smirk faded, and he shrugged.

"Sorry, but it's true. I can sense your fear," he said quietly. "Why are you so afraid?"

My mouth opened, but I paused, turning to look back at the men. They were still watching me, and Sideswipe kept throwing me glances, smiling to reassure me everything was alright. I faced Sunstreaker once again, to find his eyes trained on mine.

"I… I don't know. I'm not a big fan of strangers, you know, other people. Never have been," I shrugged.

Sunstreaker nodded. "Neither have I," he muttered, walking away without warning. Well, he sure has a problem with keeping a conversation going. I looked back at the group, to find Sideswipe motioning for me to come over.

Sighing, I made my way to the men, stopping a safe distance from them. One of them, who looked to be in his early 30s, stepped towards me, giving a warm smile.

"Major Lennox," he said, offering me a hand to shake. I accepted it, nodding my head towards him.

"My name is Kennedy," I replied. "When can I see my sister?"

"We will be boarding a plane shortly," Major Lennox said, pointing to a large plane. "Our on-site doctors said she will be fine. She will be safer at our base on an island, though."

"How long will she, well, we be there?" I asked.

He bit his lip. "You see," he began, "that is an answer I don't currently have. We have a lot of things to discuss with you. Your sister saw some things she shouldn't have… And I am afraid we may have to keep you there for quite some time."

A man walked behind the Major, talking quietly to him. He nodded, and addressed the group.

"Time to get going," he said. "Sideswipe, you and Sunstreaker go park your cars in the center aisle. Kennedy, follow me."

I nodded, walking behind him as what he had said began to digest. They would be keeping us there? For how long? I couldn't miss college! What would my parents do when we don't answer the calls? A million concerns flooded into my mind as I tried to make sense of what was happening.

As I entered the plane, fear instantly struck me. I hadn't flown in many years– ever since Lauren was killed by the creepy monster that flew, we had stayed away from planes. I froze, my body becoming stiff, staring straight ahead as Major Lennox turned towards me, a confused expression across his face.

"Are you alright?" he said, and I let out a breath I was holding in, squeezing my eyes shut.

"Yeah," I muttered, leaning onto the side of the plane for support. "Just a fear of flying, that's all."

"You should've told us! I don't want to force you to do something you're afraid of," he replied.

"No." I stood up tall, sighing. "I'm going, whether you want me to or not. I need to make sure Avery's alright."

"Okay," he said. He continued to walk towards the front of the cargo plane, greeting some soldiers as he walked by. He stopped, pointing to a metal seat. "Here you go."

I blinked slowly, and sat down, strapping the safety belt across my lap. The rumble of engines caught my attention, and I watched as the two Corvettes pulled onto the plane, their tires quickly strapped to the floor.

Once everyone had settled into their seats, the plane began to move, and my stomach gave a lurch with nervousness. I tried to ignore it, but the enclosed space made me fearful, and I began to panic, looking around in alarm. There were small windows at the top of the plane, providing the only natural light.

I squeezed my eyes shut, focusing on my breathing. Realizing how exhausted I was, from lack of sleep during the previous night, I gave a yawn, and drifted into a world where dreams and nightmares lurk.

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(Sideswipe's POV)

Once Sunstreaker and I's alt forms were strapped to the plane, we settled in to rest for the duration of the flight. I glanced at Sunny, whom was behind me, and opened a comm link to him.

:I saw you talking to the girl:

:I was telling her to go talk to you guys: He replied, sounding slightly annoyed.

:Sunny, you never talk to people unless you're forced to:

:Well, I also tried to scare her, and it worked. It was actually pretty funny:

:That's nice: I mused sarcastically, and refocused my attention in front of me as the plane's engine began to rumble.

I glanced over at Kennedy, to find her looking around in alarm. I was about to send my holoform out when her eyes shut, head slumping to the side. Quickly scanning her, I found she had already fallen into what humans call "sleep".

A tapping on my window caught my attention, and I rolled it down. Lennox leaned his head through it, giving my steering wheel a pat.

"Can I talk to you for a few minutes?" he asked.

"Sure," I replied, and opened my door for him. He got into the driver's seat, and gave a loud sigh.

"Well," he muttered, adjusting himself into a comfortable position. "I need some details about what happened so we can know the seriousness of the attack."

"We were chasing Barricade, almost catching the fragger, when we approached a lone car driving on the road. He cut in front of them, and transformed, sending the car and driver flying, who happened to be Avery," I retold the story.

"We fought him for a little bit, but he fled, and I glanced at the car to see Avery unconscious, and covered with blood. I commed Ratchet, and he ordered me to bring her to the Air Force base, where they would bring her to Diego Garcia. I remembered she had a sister, so Sunny and I went to get her."

"How did you know she had a sister?" Lennox questioned, staring at my radio curiously. His eyes kept flickering up to Kennedy, who was still asleep.

"We ran into them at a store," I said. He slowly nodded, and sat up.

"Thanks for letting me know," he said, opening my door. "We'll talk about this later with Optimus." He climbed out, and walked towards the back of the plane, getting seated for takeoff.

I sunk back on my tires, badly wishing I could transform and stretch. My thoughts drifted to Avery, and I hoped she was okay. It was our fault that she got hurt, and I was beyond thankful that she wasn't killed.

The Decepticons were going to pay.

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I apologize for this chapter being slow/boring, but I wanted to include the part before they get to Diego Garcia. Also, we get to see one of Kennedy's fears, which is flying!

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