I need to clear something up; I want to get to the major plot developments very quickly; so in between every chapter from here on out at least one all spark shards had been found by the Autobots.
Chapter 6
Adventures of the Adults
Adam Tanner couldn't banish the event from his mind; a pillar of light had just risen into the sky. The town was still reeling from that day a few weeks ago. Right now he was teaching some of his students on the theories of microscopic life on other planets; he loved the idea of extra terrestrials; even when he was a child; every Saturday morning Adam would watch cartoons about kids that befriended aliens; the thought of it excited him. "For you assignment, please read chapter five for tomorrow's test."
I wonder what Sora is doing right now…
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"SORA! MAKE A BREAK FOR IT!" I had gotten way too used to those words. Once again; I was in position of All Spark shards and I was running for cover as the Autobots tried to fend off the Desepticons. Optimus sliced off Devastator's third arm and this had caused a big enough dilemma for the Desepticons for us to get away. The pain in my chest from having pushed my self to run so fast was unbearable! I probably had lost about 10 pounds since I had joined up with the Autobots, but if you ask me that was an up-side.
"Having limited physical capabilities must not be fun." Ratchet said through the com. link. "Hell yeah it isn't." I said with a gasp. "I don't like these battles." I said. "I search the internet for any incident after I get home from these expeditions and some people have been noticing that some things up; I'm afraid that people from the NSA or something will get involved."
"The NSA?" Hotshot asked. "The NSA is amongst the most influential and powerful security organizations of the U.S. People in the FBI investigate it if it happens; the NSA ensures it doesn't even happen to begin with. The weirdest part of the organization it; despite their enormous influence, like, less than half of the country is aware of its existence."
"Wow."
"I know."
"But even if they do know something; I doubt they know its alien." Hotshot said. I know this sounds weird but lately my gut feelings weren't only about all spark shards; they were about weather we'd encounter the Desepticons and stuff like that. Its hard to describe; almost like a weird ESP or something. And I had the feeling that some one was about to figure out something.
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Captain Will Leenox of the U.S military was about to finally get a chance to speak to his family at home. "AHAHA! My ladies!" He said as he walked up to the computer. His 14-year-old daughter and pregnant wife were shone on the screen; speaking to him live from half-way across the planet. "Hi daddy!" Hid daughter Annabelle said. "Coming home soon huh?"
"On one of the first troops to be scent home under order of the new president." He said to his wife. He was so excited to get a chance to speak to his family that he didn't notice the commotion outside. "Daddy, is something up?" Annabelle asked. "What, what do you mean?"
"Look behind you; there are allot of soldier running—" the screen began to flicker and become staticky. "Wi-i-ill—?" came from the screen as the signal broke.
"What's going on?!" Will bellowed as he walked out of the tent his little chat was happening in. He figured that a signal broadcast by the U.S. military would be reliable. Will was about to follow the flow of soldiers when his teammate Fig stopped him. He mumbled something in Spanish. "Fig, English, please."
"I don't know man, some things up."
"Some things always up, it's a war." Just then a series of explosions broke out about 50 yards away. "WHAT THE HELL!"
"MOVE IT! WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!"
(5 minutes later…)
An entire tank was tossed over the landscape, pieces of the armor nearly hit Will's team as they tried to take cover. Large crashes came closer and closer, they almost seemed like footsteps; really giant menacing footsteps. "Jordan get over here now!" Will bellowed to his last straggling teammate. Then it came; whatever was attacking the base. Will couldn't believe his eyes but it was… a giant… robot…!
"JORDAN, MOVE!" Will Bellowed as Jordan took a thermal image.
The robot was enormous, silver, powerful, and menacing; it looked sort of like a scorpion. "Die, fleshling!" it hissed. "All hail lord Megatron!" It bellowed. Fig loaded a saber round into his grenade launcher. "EAT THIS!" Fig yelled. The saber round hit the monster and unleashed a burst of flame and melted metal. "So you wish to fight? Let the massacre begin!"
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"Jake! I'm home!" Adam said as he walked into his house. As usual; his nephew Jake was in his room fettling with his laptop. "Did you hear? Another random forest was completely trashed by the same weird weapons." Jake said. Adam sighed.
Recently, there had been cases of random fields and forests destroyed by unexplainable objects; holes blasted in the ground by some sort of extreme heat; almost like a laser; large areas where controlled explosions had occurred; people were afraid domestic terrorists were at fault. What had Adam worried was that several of these incidents had occurred in Bell Wood; and all of the incidents had happened after the pillar of light and the meteorites.
"So have you ran into Sora again?" Jake asked. "Unfortunately no; I'm in the main area of Bell Wood only on the weekends; and her classmates say that she vanishes every weekend."
"Maybe she's part of some underground robot rumble arena thing."
"That'd be interesting but I doubt it." That's when sirens whaled just outside of the house. Cautiously; Adam and Jake went to see what was going on. There was a pounding at the door.
"Yes?" Adam asked as he opened the door. "Mr. Tanner?" A tall man in a suit asked. "I'm agent Simons from the NSA; we would like to ask of your help." Adam and Jake looked at each other for a moment. "T-the NSA… needs me…?!" Adam said pointing at him self. "Yes, if you'd just come with us—" the man said pointing at the car and police escorts. "Every thing you need will be provided for you."
"Tell me if anything involves national security!" Jake shouted as Adam left him.
(5 minutes later…)
The black van was on the road and Adam couldn't help but ask questions. "Why does the NSA need me?" he asked. "I would tell you if I could but I am not at liberty to discuss this until we arrive."
"But why?"
"All I can say is that it's a big deal; your part of a team of scientists being assembled from all over the world." Adam tried to hold every thing back until they arrived at their destination. It was a military air base. "This place isn't run by the NSA?" Adam asked as he got out. "That's because this is only a stop, your real transportation is that." Agent Simons pointed at a Black Hawk helicopter.
After a few minutes he was strapped inside with several other people who seemed just as confused and bewildered as he was. "So does any one here know anything about what's going on besides that it's a big deal?" One woman asked. "Well, what are you involved in." Adam asked. "I'm just an astronomer." A man said. "I work in signals analysis, but I majored in the study of meteorites and their contents." The woman from earlier said. "I work in microscopic interplanetary life theories." Adam said. "I'm an expert on the formation on planets." A man with an Indian accent said. "I work at the observatory in posetion of the telescope designed to look for planets that can support life." Another person said. "Well we all have worked in some sort of field involving outer space." Adam said. "I don't like the sounds of that." The women with the accent said. "What do you mean?" A man with a Japanese accent said. "The NSA doesn't get a team of experts on outer space unless it's a national security matter." She said. "By the way, my names Maggie, and I'm a bit of a hacker." She said with a smile.
(30 minutes later…)
The people had arrived at a large NSA facility and the amount of scientists they had gathered was astonishing! Every distinguished expert on astronomy must have been there! "People! We request that you hand over all cell phones and possible listening or recording devices. Adam was taken aback at this request. The entire group was hoarded into one big room that resembled a large college lecture hall.
"Good evening, I am agent Simons of the NSA," Another man in a suit stepped forward. "The reason we have gathered all of you here—as I bet you've guessed—is a matter of national security." The crowd began to mumble uneasily. "What you are about to see, is totally classified." Another man stepped onto the stage; there was no mistaking the tall old man; Robert Gates; the secretary of defense. "I am so under dressed." Some one beside him mumbled. A computer generated of earth image came up on the screen. "About 2 weeks ago at 14-hundred hours local time yesterday, U.S aerial operations center in Quitter was attacked, our only clues are the fact that NASA picked up a meteorite headed directly towards it with out warning—"
"Sir, I don't mean to be rude but," Adam said standing up. "How did NASA miss that?"
"That is why many of the people we called in work in the field of studying our universe; this meteorite came out of seemingly no where." The crowd rustled uneasily. "After it impacted at the base, we received transmition saying something had impacted there. 2 minutes later, all communications connections below first class importance were cut off. Less than 10 minutes later, we receive word that something they can't identify is attacking the base. A few moments later, all signals are lost." A hush fell over the crowd. "Then why are we here?" Maggie asked standing up. "Because we managed to pick up another one of these mysterious meteorites headed straight towards the Pine Barons of New Jersey. The real reason many of you were chosen; you are open on the thought of extra terrestrials."
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Will was still trying to banish the image of his impaled teammate from his mind as his team finally arrived in the U.S. "Hey Will, you OK?" Jordan asked. Him. "Y-yeah."
"Captain Leenox!" Will looked over to see several people dressed in suits stepping out of a black van. "We need you and your team to come with us right now!"
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"I-I-I-I still can't believe that this is happening!" Maggie stuttered. "The NSA gathers scientists on the sight of a possible extra terrestrial attack!"
"Well at least we can stop wondering weather the government takes UFO sightings seriously." Adam said trying to lighten the mood.
They were once again strapped into a black hawk and going some where pretty dang fast. "The Pine Barons are open to the public." A man in wire-rim glasses said. "There might be civilians in the area."
"Not good." Adam said. "Yeah, one cell phone with a decent camera and the entire world could be thrown into a panic." Maggie added. "We're here!"
(5 minutes later…)
"They even have troops ready to go!" Adam said trying to speak over the groups of government personnel. "Judging by the meteorite's size, ground zero shouldn't have a very large radius!" Maggie yelled. Maggie was typing away at her 3-G phone and then "STOP HERE!" she yelled. Every one began forming a circle. "This is where the meteorite will land!" she bellowed. "Fire only if fired on first!" Adam shouted. "You heard the man!" Agent Simons yelled. Adam looked around as every one looked up at the sky waiting for the impending extra terrestrial; trying to take in the sights and smells of this moment that could possibly go down in human history. I don't remember there being any 4500-Xs in our team. Adam thought as he noticed the new helicopter.
The sight of the cars equipped with miniguns and armored trucks filled with assault squads ready to move in was simply spectacular; it reminded Adam of the scene of the alien's descent to Earth in The Day The Earth Stood Still.
The sky suddenly lit up, every one flinched at once as a huge BOOM roared through the air; undoubtedly the meteorite breaking through the last few layers of the atmosphere. "MOVE BACK!" a soldier yelled. Others followed and yelled for people to move back as they did themselves.
It rammed into the ground creating an excruciating blast that left Adam's ears ringing and his heart pounding. Dust flew out into the air leaving him virtually blinded. After it cleared (to the most part) Adam had to take off his glasses and clean them off. "Is every one all right?" some one asked. "Every body quiet, settle!" Another person hissed. The soldiers had their guns drawn as the scientists moved in. Adam and Maggie seemed to be the only ones that had the bravery to lead the charge (of sorts).
They looked over the edge of the crater that was left by the meteorite and saw a large hunk of square metal with strange markings on it. No one dared to speak in such a decisive moment in human history. The edges of the meteorite shifted, people jumped in surprise. "Hold your fire, hold your fire!" another soldier shouted.
The ball of metal's skin began to shift, it broke apart, and it took the shape of… a torso…! Out of the torso came limbs and a head! "Bow humans, to your new master, Megatron!" the silver monster bellowed. It turned its arm into something that resembled a canon! "FIRE AT WILL!" they unleashed a hail storm of bullets at the beast that had virtually no effect! "Puny fleshlings!" It roared. "I'll send all of you to oblivion! My Desepticons; reveal yourselves!" Adam saw a bunch of heads look over at the 4500-X, it was changing into a robot too! Jet engines roared and an F-22 flew far too close to the trees. It became another robot! "RETREAT! FALL BACK!!!" every one broke out into a mad dash for cover.
"SCREAM AND RUN FLESHLINGS!" The jet-bot hissed. They broke out firing as well. Adam and a soldier had taken cover behind a tree as they noticed a robot approaching; this soldier was one of the few in camouflage instead of black. The soldier looked over to where it was heading. "Holy crap, THERE'S A KID OVER THERE!" he yelled. Adam's head darted over to a child—no taller than 5 foot 2—running her hands through the tall grass frantically, as if she were searching for something.