Here's the newest chapter! Hope you guys had a happy 4th! Man, it was such a crazy holiday!
*SQUEAL* I LOVED writing the end of this chapter! Hehee... excited to explore the relationships with Kate and the Autobots, especially Optimus.
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Disclaimer: As much as I wish it, Transformers is not mine. Only Kate is.
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Chapter 5: Fight and Flight
Kate and Sam both screamed in unison, barreling towards the exit of the parking garage. Barricade was right on their heels.
Bee! Any time now! Kate screamed in her mind.
Keep running, Kate! Bumblebee and The Autobots cheered her on.
Oh. They were SO doomed. They weren't getting out of this. Kate feared that Bumblebee wouldn't make it in time.
Come on, Bee. She thought to herself.
She knew he was trying to get to them as fast as possible.
"How are we getting out of this?!" Sam yelled at her, panting.
"I don't know!" Kate gasped. Her lungs were burning.
She looked back, Sam following her move. They both screamed and ducked, dodging a flying car. But they kept running.
"BEE!" Kate screamed, out loud and in transmission. Sam glanced at her in confusion. Surely he thought she had gone insane.
She glanced at him, giving him a glare. Kate saw Sam look ahead and mutter "Shit!" for the umpteenth time.
Bee? Kate thought hopefully. But her stomach plummeted when she saw what Sam was looking at. Or, rather, who.
"Shit!" Kate breathed.
Sam dove at Mikaela, knocking her off her scooter.
"What is your problem, Sam?!" Kate winced as she heard Mikaela growl at him.
Kate screeched to a halt next to the two teens, turning around. They had thankfully gained some distance from Barricade. But they needed to move NOW. She didn't know how much more she could run. The Autobots were shouting at her to move, but her feet were planted, watching the black and white giant barrel towards them.
"Bumblebee… where are you?" She whispered.
Kate jumped as she heard screeching tires behind her. She turned around, diving out of the way as Bumblebee collided with Barricade, knocking him to the side. He paused in front of the trio, his passenger door wrenching open.
Get in! Bumblebee yelled.
"Guys! Come on!" She screeched at Sam and Mikaela, chucking her backpack into the backseat. She dove into the back, clumsily tripping over the seats, before she turned around.
Mikaela was hesitating, and Sam was trying to convince her it was okay.
Get out of there! Kate heard Optimus yell.
"MIKAELA! GET IN!" Kate screamed, peeking her head out of the passenger door.
It only took Sam one more push, the two teens dove into the car, Kate flopped into the backseat, and the Camaro was off.
"Thanks, Bee." She whispered, turning to look out of the rear window. Barricade was on their heels.
We're not out of the woods yet! The Autobot responded.
Sam and Mikaela, in the meantime, were near hysterics in the front. Kate would've laughed and rolled her eyes… if this had been a different situation.
"We're gonna die! We're gonna die!" Mikaela screamed.
"Don't worry, he's a kickass driver!" Sam responded.
"Shit." Kate whispered under her breath. Barricade was closing in on them.
"Uhhh… Bee?" Kate said out loud, slowly turning to face the front of the car.
I know. Hold on tight!
"Bee'? Who's Bee'?" Sam asked frantically, his voice squeaking just a bit.
"Nothing. I'll explain later." Kate responded quickly, looking back at the rear window. She was getting whiplash.
"Wh-?" Mikaela started but screamed.
Kate frantically looked at the front window… right when Bumblebee was mere inches away from a glass window.
"Shit! Bee!" she yelled, ducking as Bumblebee crashed straight through.
Somehow in the flurry of racing through an abandoned factory, Bumblebee had lost Barricade. Kate honestly couldn't remember how. Her mind was racing a mile a minute. All she knew was that Bumblebee was backing into a corner, hiding from Barricade.
How are we getting out of this? She whispered to herself. Bee can't keep running. Eventually the Con will catch up.
She groaned, lying down on the seat and putting a hand to her head.
Kate! What were you thinking?
Hah. She knew it was coming.
Optimus, I don't think now is the best time—
No. You have a moment—
Come on, Optimus, I wasn't going to let Sam get kill—
Bee was going to make it.
No he wasn't.
Yes, he was.
Listen, I trust Bee but Barricade was right on top of Sa—
Kate, that was foolish and irresponsible—
Kate groaned again, sitting up and holding her head in her hands. She ignored Optimus's rant. She knew she had done the right thing. Even if the Autobot thought differently. Her fury was raging.
She clapped her hands together, making Sam and Mikaela jump sky high.
"So, Bee, how are we getting out of this?" She said out loud.
"Kate, who is this 'Bee' you keep talking about?!" Sam grumbled, trying to force Bumblebee's engine to start.
Kate's only response was shushing Sam. Optimus was still ranting. It was giving her a headache. But she didn't want to disconnect.
Kate, I'm going to have to fight Barricade. Bumblebee responded.
"Bee, come on! We can hide! You don't have to!" She whispered, not believing what she was saying.
That is not the Autobot way.
"I think she's going crazy." Mikaela whispered to Sam.
Sam nodded in agreement, huffing as he flopped back into the driver's seat. "Well, I think we lost him." he sighed.
As if on cue, Barricade drove past where Bumblebee was parked. He stopped, backing up.
"Great going, Sam. You've jinxed us." Kate grumbled.
The Camaro's ignition started, the engine rumbled.
Kate, no matter what happens, run. Optimus whispered.
"Ok…" Sam acknowledged, understanding what was about to happen.
"Bee, no." Kate prayed, her heart hammering in her chest.
Bumblebee sped off, narrowly dodging Barricade as he drove backwards. He turned, throwing the teens (and their belongings) out of the car. Kate whimpered as she hit the gravel. It was a harder impact than she anticipated.
She gaped when she looked up, slowly standing. Kate was barely as tall as Bumblebee's knee. He was much, much larger than she anticipated.
Whoa. She thought. Giant robot suddenly seems like a massive understatement.
Optimus? Are you this big?
Focus, Kate.
Kay.
She, Sam, and Mikaela all stood frozen, looking from the giant Autobot before them, and the charging Decepticon that was closing distance. Kate breathed, letting her survival instinct take hold. She braced herself as she watched Barricade near Bumblebee.
A harsh clash of metal sounded above the three human's heads as they dove away from the fight. Unfortunately that backfired, putting them right under Barricade's feet. The Decepticon spoke in an odd language, wielding some… circular thing that was so sharp it should be illegal.
They screamed, crawling back on the ground, as a smaller Decepticon launched himself out of Barricade's chest.
"Run!" Kate yelled, wrenching herself to her feet.
She screamed and sprinted towards the nearest cover she could find: two towers with B9 and B5 written on their sides. She had no idea what was in them. Hopefully nothing… life threatening. But they would do until Bee beat Barricade.
Kate reached the towers, ducking behind the B9 one, and peered around it. She couldn't see Sam or Mikaela.
"Oh God," she breathed, panting, "Where are they?!"
She screamed again, shirking back behind the tower as Bumblebee was thrown into them. Kate stooped, shielding her head as sparks flew around her. But she kept her eyes on the yellow robot.
Bee paused a nanosecond, looking at her and narrowing his eyes.
Stay. There.
Kate only nodded at Bee, unable to speak.
Bumblebee took off running, attacking Barricade. Kate, slightly disobeying his command, peered around the tower. She gasped as the two bots were thrown into a nearby power grid.
Optimus… Kate's eyes widened fearfully. I don't know where Sam and Mikaela are… I don't know if Bee will win…
Bumblebee is a capable fighter, Kate. He will win. He will find Sam and Mikaela. Stay where you are.
Kate nodded, crouching and holding her head in her hands. It seemed like eternity as she waited for the sounds of clashing metal to cease. But they did. She looked up at the silence.
It stopped. She whispered to Optimus. But she was afraid to look. What if Barricade had won? They were doomed.
Kate, you're safe. The Autobot commander assured her.
She wouldn't be surprised if Optimus was sensing her fear right now. It seemed to be the most prominent of her emotions right now.
She gasped as she heard heavy, robotic footsteps nearing her location. She took a deep breath before willing herself to look around the tower.
"Bee!"
Kate raced to the yellow mech standing proudly before her. He stooped down, offering his hand. She didn't even hesitate before sitting on it. She gasped as Bumblebee lifted her, holding onto his thumb for balance.
He raised her to his eyes, peering at her.
Hello, Kate! His voice whispered in her head joyfully.
"Hi, Bee!" She responded, beaming.
The two were distracted from their meeting by the sound of footsteps approaching them. Bumblebee narrowed his optics.
"I think that's Sam and Mikaela…" Kate murmured. The footsteps were definitely too light to be robotic.
Bumblebee chirped in response, walking towards the sound. Sure enough, there were Sam and Mikaela, gaping in wonder at the robot. The two teens started bickering back and forth about whether the mech would harm them. They didn't even notice that Kate was sitting in his hand.
"I don't think it wants to hurt us. It would've done that already."
"Really?! Well do you speak robot? Because they had, like, a giant droid death match!"
Kate snickered, shouting down at the duo.
"Come on, guys! He's not going to hurt us!"
Sam and Mikaela jumped sky high before finally noticing Kate. She looked up at Bumblebee.
The mech understood, lowering her to the ground.
"Kate! Get over here!" Mikaela whispered at her cautiously. "You don't know anything about him!"
Kate smirked, leaning against Bumblebee's leg. "Actually, I know quite a lot. You see, he's a friend of Optimus." She smiled, gesturing up at Bee. The mech chirped a confirmation, nodding his head.
Mikaela gawked. "Wait… what?!"
But Sam was mesmerized, not paying attention to the two teenage girls.
"I think it wants something from me." He said.
Kate snorted, rolling her eyes.
"What?" Mikaela said again.
"Well, 'cause the other one was talking about my eBay page."
Mikaela threw up her arms in exasperation. "You are the strangest boy I have ever met." She groaned.
But you still like him. Kate thought, her smile growing wider.
"Can you talk?" Sam asked Bee.
"XM Satellite One"… "Digital Cable brings you"... "Columbia Broadcasting System" Bumblebee responded loudly, making Kate jump. She stood, gazing up at the bot curiously.
"So you talk through the radio?" Sam questioned.
Interesting. I didn't know he could do that. Kate thought.
Bumblebee clapped his hands, pointing at the human. "Thank you, you're beautiful! You're wonderful, you're wonderful!"
"So what was that last night? What was that?"
The bot gestured to the sky. "Message from Starfleet, Captain"... "Throughout the inanimate vastness of space"... "And angels will rain down like visitors from Heaven! Hallelujah!"
Kate smiled at that last quote. She'd get to see Optimus soon.
As if sensing her joy, Bumblebee looked down at her, giving her a wink. Kate blushed and ducked her head, playing with her hair.
Mikaela took that opportunity to walk closer to Bumblebee, asking her question. "'Visitors from heaven'... so you're, like, an alien?"
Bumblebee pointed a finger at her, nodding. Kate jumped back as he transformed back into the Camaro. "Any more questions you want to ask?"
The door opened and Kate hopped into the backseat, anxious to get going. She paused, waiting impatiently for Sam and Mikaela to climb in. When they didn't, she peeked her head back out and groaned. Mikaela was hesitating again.
"Fifty years from now, when you're looking back at your life, don't you want to be able to say you had the guts to get in the car?"
Kate grinned at the line Sam threw to Mikaela... and Mikaela's pause before climbing into the car. Kate laughed at her expression as Bee began to drive away. Which earned a dirty glare being shot at her. Which only made her laugh harder.
Oh, she's falling hard.