Cricket

by: moonlightbear

disclaimer: yeah... I really wished I own Shia but... I don't... OH! and I don't own any of the transformers either... I only own: cricket, samantha, and the few other people you don't recognize ;)

summary: 2yrs after the mega battle in Mission City chaos erupts again as Starscream returns and goes after a power only an 18yr old girl holds. It's a race against time, but she is not alone... say hello Cricket, "Hello."

now, on to the story!!

Chapter Ten: One Bad Day for Berry

He was the rookie, the kid, fresh out of the academy, and starting his first shift on his own tonight. Since the 21 year old join this Unit last month, he's been subject to dozens of pranks. Some caught him by surprise, others were just pathetic, and a few scared him to death, though he'd never admit it. He knew the guys were just being guys, and that he'd probably join them when the next unsuspecting kid joined the crew. He rolled with the punches when he pulled over and went to arrest a hooker, only to find out it was his boss in drag, and the boys were laughing their asses off and he'll roll with the punches tonight. He was running a little late, so when he went to get in his patrol car for his late night shift, the back parking lot was empty. Three patrol cars were left, two had been declared un-drivable and were getting picked up tomorrow for repair, and the third was a joke. "To Punish and Enslave." It said on the side where you would normally see, "To Protect and Serve." It was obviously another prank, but hey he'd roll with it. It was dark so hopefully no one would notice. He got into the car and started it up and left the station house. He ignored the flash of reflected light thinking it was the stop sign as he turned on to the main street. Little did he know it was his own patrol car in the empty lot, a mingled mess among the high grass...

He drove out of Lexington, NE and turn toward the main interstate, I-80, just out of town. It felt like the car was driving it's self, 'it was nice' the rookie thought. He parked in the median on the interstate just past the bridge for Road 431, and he got out his radar gun. After a few minutes, he realized he wasn't gonna get any actions, or even give out a ticket tonight. The road was dead! Thirty minutes past since he got out there, it was just past 11pm and car number 3 just past.' A green truck, lets check the speed,' the 21yr old said to himself, '65mph another good... wait... 95!' He checked it again, and it showed 95mph on the radar. The police pulled on to the interstate and sped to the green truck, to pull it over.

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Samantha had been sleeping when Cricket blasted some music to awake her. She jumped a mile and since she was on her side, her jump earn her a face full of the side of the passenger seat. "Ow!"

"Ow!" Danny exclaimed as well hitting his head on the side door, when he too jumped.

"Cricket what the h-sigh- was that for?" It was then that she realized the flashing blue and red lights, "You're getting pulled over?! What did you do?!" She asked, upset.

"I wasn't speeding... something doesn't feel right... be prepared." Cricket responded.

"Yeah be prepared, we'll be prepared... for what?" Danny said in a funny voice.

"Uh, for, um if something goes wrong..." Cricket said.

Samantha laughed a little as the truck came to a full stop, "Cricket Dan is not even fully wake, he's quoting Lion King, he's does that when he's half asleep." She explained. As the cop got up and walked the short distance, she turn to Danny and gave him a good shake, "Kiddo, wake up we might have to move fast -k-." Danny nodded slightly.

Cricket rolled the window down and snaked seat belt around his two passengers. Samantha greeted the officer and handed him her ID, insurance, and whatever else he asked for.

"I'm sorry, but what did I do officer... Tyme?" Samantha asked. "That's a cool name, Tyme."

"Thanks, I'd like to thinks so, and I pulled you over for speeding. Do you know how fast you were going?"

Samantha looked at her speed-o-meter and it was waving by... "65, I believe."

The rookie hesitated for a second before saying, "Um, flip the 6 upside down and that's the speed you were at. I'll be right back with your things." And Officer Tyme walked back to his patrol car, he stuck his head into the car to check her info on the computer.

"I know I was not going 95mph, something's wrong!" Cricket told Samantha in his Cybertronian language, just in-case the cop heard him.

A very different response came through, "You're right slag!"

Samantha turned around and saw the police car starting to change. "Danny Out Now!!!" She yelled. The two jumped out and ran to the edge of the woods that was on the edge of the east-bound interstate. "Stay here!" She told her brother as she ran to help the cop. Danny stood there, back pack in hand, as he watched Cricket transform.

The 21yr old kid, um, officer, was just finishing the info check when static sounded over the radio, and the patrol car began shift. His feet were just lifted off the ground, making him unable to get out, when someone grabbed him by the ankles and wanked him out. Both, Samantha and Officer Tyme landed on their backs, and thankfully Samantha had shifted before the cop landed so he did not land on top of her. "Thanks!" The officer replied. "Ok I don't think I hit my head but... WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON HERE!!"

"You're welcome, Jerry, " Somehow she just knew his first name, "And lets get outa the way, don'tcha think!!" And she pushed him toward the woods.

Barricade didn't want to deal with Cricket, in his opinion that bot was a pathetic excuse, no what he wanted was sprinting toward the woods. "Come here girl!" He yelled trying to grab her, when a missile connected with his arm. "I have no business with you SLAG!" Sending explosions Crickets way.

The lights from the explosions lit the skies and their surrounding.

"She is my business, Decepticon!" Cricket replied as bullets flew, missiles took aim, and punches hit their marks.

Samantha's head was spinning a bit and the officer's frantic comments of "What the Hell?! What the Hell?! What the Hell?!", and her little brother tugging on her arm did not help at all. All of a sudden she snapped into action, looking around she spotted something and then got down to her brother's level. Number 1, get baby bro to safety! "Ok Danny, I need you to be a big boy for me, can you do that?" He nodded. "Good, see that rock sticking out of the woods over there?" He nodded. "I want you to go over there ok, you'll be safe there ok, and be careful getting there ok." He nodded. "Ok, go!"

Danny started to turn away, but then hesitated, he turned back and asked, "I go alone!" He was scared, she could see that.

"Yeah, kiddo, alone because I know a big boy like you can do that right?!" She replied encouragingly.

"Yeah!" He said, eyes lighting up before he turned and ran into the wooded wilderness.

Number 2, shut the cop up! -x-smack-x- "What the Hell was that for?! What the Hell is that?! What the Hell--"-x-smack-x-

"WILL YOU STOP IT?!!! You freaking out is not helping any-- woh, what are you doing?" Samantha asked as Jerry took out his gun.

"Watch out!!!" He said as he fired.

"Bitch!" The tiny robot said as it attacked Samantha from behind.

"OW! What the FUCK?!!!" She screamed, as it pull her hair. She tried to grab it a rip it away from her but it clung on. The rookie shot at the little bot again in a frantic state of mind and he didn't want to get close to it. "OW!!! Dumbass watch your shot-- ahhh!" She screamed again trying to throw it off. "You grazed me! Frenzie, you little shit bag, get off!!" Again somehow she just knew the name. Frenzie falter for a moment, which gave Samantha the much needed leverage. She threw him off of herself and the cop shot the bot again, this time hitting it in the head breaking off a piece of the bot. Samantha then went over and dropped a decent size rock on top of it, and then at the moment she screamed as she was lifted into the air by Barricade. At some point the Decepticon had knocked Cricket down, since the other bot was just starting to get back up.

"I got you!" Barricade exclaimed.

Samantha had a cut on her cheek from the cop's gun, bruises from frenzie's attack, and now her mid-drift was trapped in Barricade's grip, she sighed, this was not her day.

Just before Barricade could transform, trapping Samantha in the back of a cop car, Cricket used his cannon to blast the Decepticon's arm, dislodging Samantha from it's grip. Shocked, dazed, and relieve, Samantha free fell for a few seconds before curling into a fetal position and rolling when she hit the ground, can you say ouch!? But that wasn't the end of it, oh no. When Samantha looked up, Cricket was not doing well. Barricade was going in for the kill when Samantha blew up; she ran towards the fight, a slight limp in her step, and raised an arm and finger over her head as if to scold the Decepticon for hurt her friend. She started to say, "Leave him alone!" But only got half way before an enormous boulder flew over her head, it seemed to glow and change colors before it slammed into Barricade's big head. Samantha's own head was killing her, more so when she realize the boulder she somehow threw at Barricade was the one where she told her little brother to stand by. She wanted to go to Danny but she wanted to help Cricket too. Just then the frantic cop came over half asking, half yelling, "What the Hell happened?! How'd you do that? What is all this?! What--" She punched him in the face, and he landed on his ass on the asphalt, with a hand to his cheek looking up with shock.

"Shut the fuck up!" She growled through clenched teeth, before she held her head in her hands and sunk to the ground. Her head throbbed even more for a moment and the cop started tapping her arm silently. When she finally looked up, a smaller, but still rather large, rock was coming towards them and Danny was on it holding on for dear life. Samantha finally took a breathe and the rock dropped from it two feet above ground hovering spot. The 6yr old looked up and ran to his sister, "SAMMIE!!! I was so worried when that bad guy grabbed you and then Cricket saved you and then you threw the big rock and saved Cricket, and then I got to ride on that(points to rock) and I was scared but it was supper super cool, cool, Cool!!! Can I do it again?!?!" Danny said super fast, as he practically mowed her down.

He made her smile, "Maybe in the future, but not now ok kiddo?" Her little brother nodded, and then he pointed behind her. As she turn, a familiar green silverado pulled up and opened it's door. "You ok, Cricket?"

"I will be," He answered. Samantha got up and put a hand on his door; suddenly, Cricket shuddered. "Or, uh... I am now! All of you should get in so we lose Barricade and fast."

Samantha and Danny climbed in to the truck, but Jerry still stood in the street. "I'm not getting in that thing, it talks! Cars aren't supposed to talk! It's one of those things!" He said pointing to Barricade.

"He's a good guy, Jerry." Samantha told him.

"Officer Tyme, I am offering you a ride to the next town over, or you may stay here and wait for a ride." Cricket replied kindly.

Jerry was thinking about it for a few seconds when Barricade shifted, and Jerry jumped into the cab of the truck faster then a jack rabbit. "Ok, ok, go!"

They did as they said and dropped the poor rookie, Officer Jerry Tyme, off in Cozad, NE. They told him that some military vehicles might come looking for her, they'll be with the police car that just tried to kill them, and told him don't say a thing! Then later there will be others looking for them (they think), they'll be at the recovering scene: two lamborghinis, a red one and a green one; a semi truck; and a black F150. Ask them if they're Autobots, if yes tell them were coming to them at home and we need their help once we're there. Samantha, Danny, and Cricket left with a new route to Vegas since the most obvious would most likely be Decepticon infested.

Jerry didn't get back to Lexington till the next morning and the military vehicles had already past through and Barricade was no longer blocking the interstate. He got a hard time from his boss and unit, he was demoted to a desk job and a year probation period. He sighed, at least he wasn't fired. Around 8am, a man in Army wear came into the station asking for someone who an interesting night. Though Jerry never mentioned what happened, the rest of his unit thought his night was considering his patrol car that was getting towed out of the high grass and his mysterious disappearance last night. So the Unit ratted him out, and Jerry got quite scared when the Army guy introduced himself. "Hello, I'm Captain Lennox."

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