Chapter 14!!! Whew. I just typed this one and it's pretty long. I hope you enjoy it, and review!! As for Aliengirlguy's question: I haven't really put much thought in Caitlin and Ironhide's relationship yet. I might make them more close, but not as close as say Clare and Optimus are. Hope that answers your question.

Happy reading/writing

The lake was a little far and sprinting there when I was already tired and in pain was hard. If that wasn't difficult enough, I had to drag the suitcase too. It was a bitch but Wheelie knew something. He will talk, I just know it.

Finally I got to the lake. As expected, there were a lot of people around. Many were in the water, swimming. My eyes scanned the area, trying to pick out my friend. I really hoped that she wasn't in the lake. I didn't want to go in the water. Finally, to my relief, I saw Caitlin. She was sitting against a tree, reading a book.

"Whew! You sure can run fast," I heard Leo say. Damn him. He followed.

I whirled around and said, "Why did you follow me?"

Leo just stared at me confused. His body stiffened slightly as I glared at him.

"Is something wrong?" he asked.

"Nothing, now get out of here," I muttered.

"Why?"

I let out a pained groan then said, "If anything happens don't come crying to me." Then I went to Caitlin. My friend saw me and froze. Her grey eyes widened and she stood up abruptly.

"Oh my god," she breathed. "Clare are you alright?"

"No," I said quickly. "But enough about me. We need to get out of here."

"What? Why?" she asked then suddenly jumped. She dropped her book, reached into her pocket, and pulled out my cell phone, which was vibrating. She stared at my phone then glanced at me guiltily.

"Caitlin, I know that you called the Autobots," I said darkly.

"You do?" Caitlin asked quietly. I nodded. "Clare, I know you hate it when I tattle, but you were really..."

"Save it," I said, cutting Caitlin off. "I understand and appreciate you're concern. And I thank you, but know is not the time."

"Can you at least tell me what's going on?"

"Alice is after you."

"Alice? You mean that girl you told me about? The one who tried to make out with you?"

"What!?" Leo shrieked. "Alice made out with you!? She's a lesbo?!"

I ignored him and answered Caitlin. "Yes."

"Why?" she asked baffled.

"Because you called the Autobots," I said a little impatiently.

"What the hell!" Caitlin yelled. "Does everyone know that I called Optimus?"

Again, I ignored the statement. My attention was on my cell phone in Caitlin's hand. It was vibrating again.

"Who it is?" I asked softly.

"Bumblebee," Caitlin said and held my phone out to me. "You wanna anser it?"

I backed away and said, "No, I can't. You do it."

After staring at me for a second, Caitlin finally answered. "Hello?" she said. "Hey Bumblebee...." Pause. "Where at the la..." Something wrapped around Caitlin's neck and began to choke her. It was a long metal tentacle with....a tongue at the end.

Behind Caitlin was Alice. To my horror, the tentacle was coming out of her mouth. Leo saw this too and began to scream. This caught other people's attention and all hell broke loose. Everyone around began to scream and point at Alice as her skin began to disintegrate. She was now a silver robot. Her eyes were glowing blue. There were some tentacles on her head that reminded me of snakes, like Medusa. Her over all appearance reminded me of that little mech, Frenzy.

As people ran around like maniacs, I picked up my suitcase and chucked it at Alice. The Pretender, as Megatron called her, let go of Caitlin and ducked. My friend immediately ran behind me and I advanced towards the silver femme.

Alice snarled at me. Her tentacle tongue sprang out again and grabbed onto my right arm. The tentacle was pointy and it hurt as it tightened it's grip around my burnt arm. Alice began to drag me towards her. I angrily grabbed hold of her tongue tentacle and without effort, tore it right out of her mouth.

The Pretender screamed and stumbled back. I heard Caitlin gasped behind me and Leo whimpered something in Spanish. I threw the tentacle, which was still moving, away from me and watched it wiggle helplessly around. Alice was glaring at me. Her blue eyes drifted down to the ground. My eyes followed her gaze and saw my cell phone on the ground. It was vibrating again. The Pretender cackled before crushing my phone under her foot.

"Now you can't get any help from your Autobots," she snarled. "I know I'm not allowed to kill you," she said pointing at me. "But I can kill the other two. The question is, which human should I kill first?" The Pretender still had Alice's human like voice, except it sounded more cruel. "The boy was very irritating, so I guess I'll get rid of him first."

"No," I said firmly. "You're not hurting anyone but me."

"Clare," Caitlin squeaked. "What are you saying?"

The silver femme cocked her head to the side. Her oddly blue eyes stared at me. Somehow, I was able to hold her gaze.

"You're willing to sacrifice yourself for those two?" she asked incredulously.

"Yes," I said simply.

"Fine. They can go," Alice said dryly. "They're both going to die soon anyway."

"Ok! I'll go then!" Leo said loudly. I glanced back at the frightened girl and collage boy. I realized that we were the only one's here. Everyone else ran away. Good. The means less people will get hurt.

To my surprise Caitlin was glaring at Leo as he backed away. She grabbed him and said, "Oh no you don't! We are both returning the favor and watching Clare's back."

I sighed and said, " Caitlin, thank you for being there. But you need to go. And don't forget to take my suitcase. It's important."

"No, we're not leaving without you.," Caitlin said. "I'm your friend and I'm staying by your side." I stayed quiet for I had no idea what to say.

Alice growled irritably. "How annoying," she snarled. "Forget it. I'll just kill them both!"

Startlingly, Alice's severed tongue tentacle wrapped itself around Caitlin. My friend shrieked and fell over. The Pretender quickly ran up to me and knocked me into Leo. I fell over and watched as Alice grabbed Caitlin. Alice dragged my friend away and slammed her onto the ground.

I quickly got to my feet and yelled, "Caitlin!"

Then suddenly, I heard metal clanking nearby. My body froze as I heard large footsteps. My mind went blank when a tall silver mech emerged from the forest. Megatron. I heard Caitlin gasp and Leo screamed.

"Oh shit! Oh shit!" he yelled frantically. "What the hell is that!?"

Megatron snarled at Leo, but his eyes settled on me. He slowly advanced towards me, while I stared up at him.

"Hello my little pet," he said lowly. "Your punishment isn't over yet."

Slowly, I backed away from the Decepticon leader. My mind was clouded by fear and anger. I was trembling too.

I realized that Megatron looked a bit different. His right arm was a tad larger thank his left, and his shoulder was large and spike-like. His legs were larger and more bulky than before. Everything else was the same. His face, teeth, eyes. He even had his long talon like fingers. He was as scary as before, maybe even more with the look in his eyes.

Megatron was still gazing down at me as he continued to come closer. I could hear Leo and Caitlin whimpering in fear behind me. Dammit. There was only one thing to do and I hated doing it. Beg.

"Please my lord," I forced myself to say. "Let them go. They haven't done anything to you."

Megatron merely laughed at me. "That's it?" he mocked. "You can beg better than that."

He wanted me to submit, as always. I told myself that he can take me and not my friends, so I can't back down now. My eyes dropped and I went down to my knees.

"Lord Megatron," I said in a strained tone. "Please, let these two go. I beg you. Take me instead."

The tyrant let out a deep chuckle. "No," he purred. I felt my heart sink as the Decepticon continued. "I'll make you watch as their flesh is being stripped off from their very bones. After your punishment is over, that is."

With that said, Megatron lunged at me. I was about to get up but the large mech used his talons to pin me town. He twisted my right arm in a painful way. I let out a scream as he slowly tightened his grip. I didn't know if he was going to tear my arm off or crush it.

"Oh yes," Megatron breathed. "It feels good to grab your flesh. I could break you, tear you so easily. Yes, I would just love to do that." His talons caressed my body, making me shiver.

"Clare! Clare!" Caitlin shrieked. She was watching me in horror. I could see her trying to fight Alice off.

"Shut up, Caitlin," I growled, trying to endure the pain that ran through my body. I felt Megatron's lust for my pain. I waited for the worst to come, which eventually did.

Energy came into my arm, then was released up into my brain. An exploding amount of memories came into my mind. As always, too many at once. All were of me getting raped by Megatron. It was like everything in the past week happening all over again. Repeating itself over and over. This was the worst he's done. The worst he's shown. I helplessly watched myself getting forced into submission. Forced to watch it all happen again and again! It was endless!!

"Hurts doesn't it," he murmured as he pumped into her deeper, faster, and harder.

"Yes my little whore, take it," he growled as he pushed the girl against the wall to fuck her. "Take it all."

"Let me feel your pain."

"Yes, clean them off for me," he said and forced his fingers into her mouth.

I heard a distant scream. It was filled with insanity and anguish. It was bloodcurdling.

'Who was screaming!? Stop screaming!'

Megatron's laughter was also heard along with his cruel taunts."Yes! Suffer my little whore! SUFFER!!" he roared and laughed manically.

The memories. The images of Megatron hammering into me continued to overflow in my mind. I could see it all happening again. All at once. I could hear all the animalistic sounds he made. His sick words and my helpless screams. I could feel it! The pain. All the pain from the week. The pain from then and now mixed together, causing unimaginable anguish throughout my body and mind.

Megatron's voice and laughter echoed in my ears. I didn't know how long I could take this torture.

'It was too much. Too much! Make it stop! Make it all stop! End it!! JUST KILL ME!!!'

Suddenly, somewhere outside of all this chaos, a familiar voice called out to me.

"CLARE!"

Bumblebee POV

a few minutes earlier

Jazz and I sped through the forest, trying to find Caitlin and Clare. I tried calling Clare's phone earlier but Caitlin answered again. She was about to tell me where her location was but was cut off. I tried calling again but the signal died. It made me even more worried. At least Jazz was able to track signal.

Just a week ago, Optimus, Sideswipe, the twins and I went to visit Clare. Later that day, Optimus told us about Clare's odd mood swings and her eyes. And, just a couple days ago, Caitlin called Optimus and says that Clare was acting differently.

Jolt, Arcee, Chromia, and Flareup had to stay at the base while the rest of left. We split up into two groups. Optimus, Jazz, and I were allowed to leave first. I don't know how far the others were behind us. I didn't understand why Optimus needed all of us, though, until a Decepticon named Grinder was spotted nearby. My leader decided to pursue him and told us to find our human friend.

So, it was just me and Jazz. We were approaching the nearby lake when we heard a deafening sound. It was horrific and sounded out of this world. It almost sounded like a scream. There was also laughter, which sounded mad. Oh Primus.

I picked up speed and raced towards the sound, preying that it wasn't my friend. My spark ached with guilt. My processor was clouded by the fear of what was happening. I threaded around frantically, trying to dodge trees and other organisms in my path. Jazz was behind me and was having trouble keeping up. I didn't care. I needed to find my precious Clare.

When I was just a few feet away from the edge of the forest, I transformed and burst through the trees that were in my way.

"CLARE!" I yelled. My whole frame froze. The sight shocked me entirely. Megatron, was......online. But how?

I was horrified to see the silver mech holding Clare down. He was laughing at her as her body contorted as if in intense pain. She was the one making that dire inhuman sound. She was the one screaming. I saw Caitlin being pinned down by a much smaller femme. She was sobbing Clare's name.

Megatron finally acknowledge my presence by glancing at me. He snarled, baring his sharp dentals.

"How annoying," he growling lowly. "The Autobots arrive right when I'm having the most fun."

My processor went blank as I lifted up my cannon and blasted blindly at Megatron. I have never felt so enraged like this before. Megatron quickly let go of Clare and dodged. He was grinning at me as I charged at him. I still shot at the silver mech, wishing that all my blasts would reach his spark chamber.

Jazz jumped out from the trees, still in vehicle mode, and crashed into Megatron. The Decepticon leader fell over. The silver femme, that was on Caitlin, sprang up and leaped onto Jazz's alternative mode. The lieutenant transformed as the femme began to break through his windshield.

"Get off me you bitch," Jazz growled and grabbed the little femme. He quickly threw her to the ground and pointed his weapon at her. Before he was able to shoot, Megatron grabbed him and threw him down. I took my chance and blasted the femme to bits before she attacked me or the girls.

Jazz was able to quickly get back onto his feet and sidestepped over to me. Megatron growled and faced us both. His right servo transformed into a crustacean-like claw. It was a cannon, to my dismay.

"Oh slag," Jazz breathed.

"You Autobots have hit my last circuit," Megatron snarled and shot at us. I got hit twice, right in my chest plates. My frame fell back and smashed into nearby trees.

Still dazed, I stood up. I was able to focus my optics again. I saw Megatron slam Jazz to the ground. My brave ally blasted Megatron's visage and immediately stood up when the larger mech released him.

While those two were occupied, I went over to Clare and Caitlin.....and a third human. It was a male, who seemed older than the two females. He let out a shriek when he saw me. Caitlin turned to me, her face wet from tears.

"Bumblebee, she's not moving. I don't know what's wrong with her!" she sobbed frantically.

"Oh shit," the male human breathed. "I was right! These things exist!"

I ignored the human and knelt down to Clare. She laid there with her limbs spread out. He pale skin had black blotches everywhere. I recognized them as bruises. Her usual glowing blue eyes where dull brown and dead looking. At first, I thought that her hair was missing. Then, I realized that it was just much shorter than before. I stared in disbelief at my friend.

"Clare," I said softly as I feathered my fingers onto her beaten frame. The girl jerked away and shrieked. Her eyes looked up at me. They were filled with fear.

"Bu...Bumblebee," Clare said hoarsely.

"Shhh. Yes, I'm here. Now let's get you out of here."

Clare's eyes widened in horror. "He won't let me," she said panicked. "He won't leave me alone! He won't leave my mind!!" Her frame shook as she screamed and sobbed wordlessly.

I gently picked Clare up and held her against me chest plates. To my surprise, Clare screamed and panicked even more. I pulled her away when I realized that she was scared of me. But why?

"Bumblebee! Watch out!" I heard Jazz yell.

I turned and faced Megatron as he punched me. I stumbled back a little before Megatron wrapped his talons around my neck.

"My pet! Give her to me!" he roared.

"No!" the human in my hands shrieked. "Keep him away!"

Megatron growled angrily. He let go of my neck and kicked me down. I still held onto Clare even though she was struggling against my grip. I was about to get up but the Decepticon leader stood over me. He quickly stomped his foot down onto my servo; the one that was holding Clare. Her terror was continuing to rise up to a dangerous level. She has never been like this before. I didn't understand why or how she's like this.

"Give her back, now," the silver Decepticon said lowly.

I glared up at him and said, "No."

Megatron pressed all of his weight down onto my servo. The pain was so intense that I gasped.

"Do you really want to fight me, Autobot?" he asked in a dangerously low voice. "Release my pet or I shall blast your spark out of you pathetic frame."

He threatened me before on Cybertron. I knew that Megatron was not a mech who bluffs. I lost my vocals because of Megatron, and now, I was probably going to loose my life. I didn't want to die. Clare needed me and I didn't want to leave her. But, I didn't want to hand her over either.

My optics narrowed up at the silver Decepticon. Surprisingly, my vocals came out as a growl when I said, "I will never hand her over."

Megatron's optics narrowed as well. He pointed his cannon down at my spark. Before he was able to shoot, something hit him from behind. The Decepticon looked back and glared at Ironhide, then kicked me away towards more trees. Clare fell out of my hand and stumbled to the ground. I could see Megatron looking at her and grinning. Oh no.

Clare looked up and froze. Megatron walked up to her and knelt down. Ironhide, Jazz, and I all shot at the Decepticon together. The mech fell forward, narrowly missed Clare. The frightened human screamed and frantically ran off into the forest. Megatron growled, transformed, then went after her in his new alternative mode.

I was still laying on my back, trying to endure the pain in my servo. Caitlin ran up to me. She was dragging Clare's suitcase. A muffled yell was coming out from it. Curious. I wondered what it was. I noticed that the human boy was behind Caitlin, still staring at me.

"Bumblebee are you ok?" Caitlin asked.

I sat up and rubbed my injured servo. It was damaged, but not too badly. It won't take Ratchet long to fix it.

"I've felt better," I grunted. Jazz and Ironhide came up to me and helped me stand up. "We have to go after them."

"No," Ironhide said. "We've got another problem." Our weapon specialist pointed up to the sky. Grinder was circling us.

"Oh slag, again," Jazz muttered. "How far are the others?"

"I don't know, but I doubt that they'll make it anytime soon," Ironhide grumbled. He glanced down at Caitlin and the boy then said, "Bumblebee, take the humans to a safer area."

"But what about Clare!?" I asked immediately. "She needs me. Now, more than ever!"

"Don't worry Bumblebee," Jazz said reassuringly. "Optimus is heading her way. He'll be able to take on Megatron."

"Yeah, besides we've got company," Ironhide growled as Grinder finally transformed and landed. "Now GO!"

I quickly transformed into my vehicle mode. Caitlin and the boy jumped in. Caitlin was still dragging the suitcase in with her. I wanted to ask her why she had Clare's suitcase but decided that know's not the time.

As Jazz and Ironhide began their battle against Grinder, I sped off to find a safe place.