A/N: Here's the next chapter…sorry it took so long, but I'm in the middle of an exam. (Yeah, I know. It sucks) Shout out to my reviewers!!!!!

Disclaimer: Still, don't own it……

"Lennox! I see Optimus." Epps shouted

"Okay men head out." Will, along with his men started moving towards the building. They were crouched so low in the ground, that for an onlooker it would almost look as if the men were stalking the building. Will send a silent thank you to God for the cover they had. They were moving in a swap- like pit, surrounded by tall grass.

Optimus slowed down as he approached the building. He had to admit that he was a little impressed by Barricade's thinking. He chose the perfect building – if a fight broke out…people from Las Vegas would think it's the demolishers destroying the building. The thought of giant aliens fighting each other would never cross their mind. He stopped 30 meters in front of the main entrance, and transformed.

"Barricade, show yourself."

"Well, well you're even more stupid than I thought. Coming here all by yourself." A black and white figure said emerging from the building. Barricade somehow looked older Optimus, as if the energy of his life was slowly being sucked out of him.

"Well you told me I had to do it."

"Yes that is true…but you're Optimus Prime…I just thought that you would have found a loophole." Barricade shrugged "Seems even I can be wrong. Where is the matrix?"

"Before I give it to you, I want to know Sam is okay. Where is he?" Barricade turned his back on Optimus looked towards the building and whistled. Optimus's optic caught movement in the 5th floor. There in the one of the windows stood Firestorm supporting a battered Sam.

Because Optimus was a super advanced alien, he could see better than humans…and what he saw, he did not like. Sam had several cuts on his face, his one eye was swollen and his nose looked broken. He leaned so on Firestorm that Optimus knew there was something wrong with his leg or legs. But before Optimus could investigate further, Barricade whistled again. Firestorm along with Sam vanished from his sight.

"What have you done to him?!?!" Optimus demanded.

"He was very…active. He wouldn't sit still, and he always tried to escape. It was really starting to get annoying. And he also wouldn't stop asking about his damn robot. One of my children had enough of his questions and decided to put a stop to it. Now if you give me the matrix…I'll give you the boy."

"Before I do it…I just want to know…what are you planning on doing with it? World domination?"

"I might as well tell you…since you're not going to survive today. Well, you're right about the one part. World domination will come later in the plan. I need it now so that I can give life to my children."

"Your children? The younglings already have life."

"Not those children…my other children." Barricade gave another whistle, but this was a higher pitched sound. Different from the one he used with Firestorm.

Out of the building came five small robots, each one carrying 3 human made robots. The robots came in different color and shapes. There was black, blue, green and even pink. The shapes varied from a smooth shape, like Sideswipe, to more robotic., like Ironhide.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Oh…don't you ever stop with your questions? But I'll tell you…I wanted sparklings. But I did not want just any sparklings…I wanted ones who would have what I wanted them to have. So I went and searched through America for an inventor. One day I found one…and I sort off forced him to make these robot forms. So with the matrix I can give them life."

"What is there to stop me from giving you the matrix…and when you are finished giving life to these monsters…taking it back?"

"Sparklings may not be very strong…but there very fast. And sometimes impossible to catch. Once I have given life to the sparklings…they'll be on you quicker than flies on a dead animal. And although I am weaker than you, I am still able to kill you."

"So let me get this straight…you're going to give life to these monsters…let them distract me and then kill me?"

"Yep, that pretty much sums it up."

"I don't like the part were I get killed."

"Have it your way." He whistled again, this time a low sound. When he finished that whistle there came a scream of agony from above.

"Okay stop it, stop it. I'll give you the matrix." Barricade whistled again and the screaming stopped at once.

A flicker of movement from the East side of the building caught Optimus's attention. He smiled inwardly…oh yes, the fun is just about to start. He gave a sigh and started opening his metallic chest. Barricade's eyes grew wide with awe. There right next to Optimus bright spark, lay the matrix of leadership. Barricade stretched his arms out "Gimme me, gime me." Optimus handed him the matrix. Barricade almost ran to were the younglings waited.

"A new dawn has emerged…my dawn has come." He plunged the matrix into the lifeless drones.

Will watched from were he was standing in awe. He still couldn't understand how such a small piece of metal could give life.

"One by one, the drones sprang up. There eyes were full of hunger… a hunger for power. A power that they couldn't understand. Barricade smiled at the drones.

"My children…welcome to earth. We will conquer the universe, but first we need to destroy its protector. Kill him." He pointed at Optimus. The drones were to fast for the human eye to see…for humans it was just a blur. The next thing the humans knew Optimus was covered by small, energetic robots. They heard Optimus hiss in pain. They were scratching and biting him.

"Will, Epps take out Barricade and the younglings! I've got my hands full! Call the other Autobots." He shouted.

Before Barricade could register what Optimus screamed, he was being bombed by the soldiers.

"Attack them!!!!" He shouted.

The soldiers at least could see their attackers; the younglings were not as fast as newborns.

"Will I'll call the 'bots! Get the kid…hurry!!!!!" Epps shouted. Will merely nodded before he ran to the front off the building. He dodged a few stray bullets from the younglings, before he ran into the building.

He stopped dead in his tracks. He had no idea were to start looking. He ran back outside.

"Optimus!"

"Kinda busy here." He shouted, trying to get a white robot of his face,

"Where is Sam?"

"He's in the…aaahh for the love of Primus get off of my fragging face!" That little display of emotion surely got everybody's attention. Everybody, including the newborns stopped what they were doing. When Optimus realized what he had done, he only sneered and said "Oops my bad." The fight broke out again.

"He's in the 5th floor…left side" Optimus screamed as he through a blue newborn into a million pieces.

Will ran back to the building. Before he was completely emerged inn the building he glanced at his troop. Epps was speaking into a walkie- talkie (probably telling the other Autobots to get there afts here as soon as possible) He and five other soldiers were firing everything they got at Barricade, His other soldiers were fighting the younglings. "I'm coming Sam! Hold on!" he shouted, before he entered the building.