Author's Note:
Hi Everyone! I'm so sorry that I've disappeared for the past five months, but life has gotten extremely busy lately and everything is going crazy. Anyway, this post is mainly to announce that I haven't given up on this story, I just haven't had much time at all to write.
For all those who have reviewed, put my story on their alert and or favorite list, and me on their author favorite/update list, thank you! I honestly cannot thank you enough. Whenever I check my email and see those notices, it just makes my day! I can see that people are wondering what Artemis is, and don't worry, everything will be explained, piece by piece, in later chapters. I promise you that :) [I have big plans for this story, just need to time to write it!]
As I haven't finished the next chapter yet (lots of fun stuff planned for it), I just wanted to put a teaser of the next chapter up as a thanks for all the reviews I've received; warning, it is a rough draft! Not edited, not fixed up, just part of my overall rough draft (which is still not complete). If anyone notices any grammer and/or spelling mistakes, please point them out! I always seem to miss things that I write. I hope everyone enjoys the teaser and hopefully I'll have the entire chapter up before the New Year ^-^
Review if you have the chance :)
Disclaimer: I own nothing except Artemis and her family (not including the Lennox family. I do not own them.)
Chapter 8 Preview
Just think; not a half-an-hour ago Sam was questioning Artemis's sanity for car-surfing and car-jumping. Now, Sam was questioning his own sanity.
Large Alien Robots, an all-powerful cube, a transforming car that was sort-of his, a secret division in the government, and a fox larger than a draft horse that he was currently hanging onto for dear life. What the hell did Miles slip into his drink? From the corner of his eye, Sam noticed with growing horror a large jet he recognized as Starscream diving straight at them.
Artemis froze mid-run, causing Sam to ram his head into her own from the sudden stop, and just as he was about to scream at her, yell at her, do anything to get her to move out of the way, Jazz seemed to materialize over them, crouched in a protective stance, firing off multiple plasma blasts at the Decepticon.
"Artemis! Sam! Keep going! Jazz and I will cover you." Ratchet appeared to the right of Sam, knocking Starscream away from the fox and rider with a swing of his giant saw. Sam's eyes followed Starscream's decent into one of the numerous buildings on the street while Artemis's head rose to meet Jazz's optics, and within a few brief seconds, a message passed from blue optics to golden eyes. Go.
It was like a rubber band had been snapped; had Sam not been gripping Artemis's sides tightly with his legs, he would have been thrown off from the mere speed she took off with. As it was, Sam's upper body was thrown backwards, and it was a sheer force of will that kept him from flying off. With his shoulders being bounced off of her hind quarters, it took every ounce of strength to right himself while keeping hold of the All Spark.
Jumping over cars, weaving through screaming masses of people, and avoiding the odd projectile, Artemis raced with new vigor towards the white building, ignoring every shriek Sam let out whenever she jumped.
At an intersection the giant fox stopped once more and both heads, fox and human, turned to their right due to a strange blasting noise only to find Optimus Prime soaring over them; following his movement down the street to their left, they watched with a wince as he rolled to a painful stop at the base of a tall building. Looking back to their right, both gaped at the large form of Megatron rising from his kneeled position with a large gun in hand. As his red glare fell upon them, both shivered in fear as his face twisted from a snarl into a malicious smirk and Sam could feel himself gripping the fur beneath him tighter as the seconds stretched by slowly.
"How kind of you to bring the All Spark to me my pet; for that I may choose not to harm the pest on your back too badly. Now, come. Here." Megatron was back on his feet and walking towards them with brisk steps only to pause mid-step.
Sam could feel the fox beneath him shake, and as a low, menacing growl worked its way out of her throat, he could feel his bones vibrating in time with the growls. Had he not known that she was protecting him, he would have feared for his life; as it was, he was still frightened from the sound, and by the looks of it, even Megatron wasn't expecting such an ominous sound from the fox before him as he was still frozen with his foot in the air. It was that minute pause that allowed the Prime to their left the chance to gain an upper hand on Megatron. With a tackle that would make any football fan proud, Optimus leapt over the All Spark duo and thoroughly distracted Megatron with a full body attack and an extremely satisfying punch to the face that left Megatron dazed.
