I have a feeling you guys don't like that I rarely update this.

Well, I'm updating. A lot. And editing. A lot. Sorry for the extra-long wait, it was truly not my intention. Other story ideas came and plagued me and they forced me to write them. Anyway, back onto Egypt. Where were we? Oh, yes. I remember...

Enjoy this chapter!

~angelslaugh

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Sam ran as fast as he could towards Optimus, not caring about the orange smoke. A stray shot from Megatron's cannon from where he was shooting at Sam's running form made the adrenaline in Sam's veins explode as he ran faster than he ever had, his lungs aching and his heart beating extra fast.

As he ran, a random thought strayed to his mind. He kind of wondered what the world would think if they saw this fight happening.

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Oliver Queen was just resting from one of his late nights when the television was turned on by Thea, who was interested in hearing the latest news.

"-images from a small video camera-holding drone have come in," the newscaster was saying, looking excited. "Soldiers from a secret government group called 'NEST' are currently in Egypt, facing off against an army of so-called aliens with advanced weaponry. Are we really alone in this universe?"

"Thea, really?" Oliver asked her.

Thea smirked. "I heard from one of my friends that likes the Harry Potter movies that even ABC is playing it. It's amazing! Look!"

Oliver suppressed a sigh, but looked.

He saw two of the metal... Aliens, he supposed, fighting with ferocity in every movement. There was a shaky zoom-in, but Oliver could tell that this was not a hoax. This was really happening.

"Is it playing everywhere?" he asked, just as it shut off.

"Guess the government really doesn't want us seeing something that's happening in Egypt," Thea said with a depressed sigh.

Oliver wondered why the red being beating up the silver being felt so familiar.

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She wanted to end Megatron's existence. For tricking her, for killing Chromelight...

Shadowdusk did everything in her power to hurt him. Metal flew from his helm as she viciously pounded his face in.

He got off several shots that missed her by a lot. She cackled.

"I was at your mercy once!" she yelled at him in Cybertronian. "Now you are at mine!"

He growled and fought to get the enraged femme off of him. But it didn't work out well; instead, right as she was going for the finishing blow and about to rip his spark out, she was lifted and thrown several feet away.

She skidded on the sand, and she glared at the Fallen, who eyed her with ancient, hate-filled optics.

"You have served your purpose," he informed her. "Megatron, leave the filth here and let us steal the Matrix of Leadership."

"I shall not allow you to do that," Shadowdusk tartly informed them, fire blazing up around her, easily made because she was actually comfortable in this heat in her organic form. She was good with hot climates. "Destroying this world's sun would be akin to destroying Cybertron's."

She had two choices. Destroy the machine, or watch the planet she loved as much as Cybertron be destroyed.

It wasn't an easy choice.

"Cybertron is little more than a ruin," the Fallen informed her. "Unless you wish to use the AllSpark to reclaim it. Which, as soon as that wretched form of that Prime's is obliterated, I shall do."

Megatron looked... Well, betrayed.

"What are you looking at me like that for?" Shadowdusk grumbled as the Fallen passed her. She made no move to destroy him. It was Optimus that had that right as a Prime.

"You let me think that the AllSpark was destroyed."

"Did you really think I'd let it be destroyed?" she laughed at him. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go help my sparkmate of a Prime."

Right as Megatron lunged, she went into her motorcycle mode and revved the engine, speeding off quickly, not particularly wanting to die by Megatron's servos.

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Sam woke up. It must have been another stray blast that had killed him (briefly), so he got to visit the Thirteen Primes (Twelve, considering the Fallen wasn't a Prime and wasn't dead) and find out that by dying, even if it had been a total accident, had always been in the works for him.

He stood up on shaky legs. Mikaela was nowhere to be seen; Sam hoped that she'd gotten out okay.

Sam spotted the Matrix and grabbed it. It warmed in his hands. Stepping on Optimus (he felt uncomfortable doing this), he walked to right above the spark chamber.

He stabbed the Matrix into his spark chamber. Sam was one of the only ones to ever restart a spark, and even fewer had seen it like he was watching.

It was indescribable. It was amazing. Sam got off of the Prime's chest when he recalled he'd fall.

Just as the Fallen arrived, there was an almighty CRACK.

The Fallen turned to see chunks of the machine flying at him.

"NOOO!" he roared. "KILL THE PRIME PRINCESS!" He commanded.

The Decepticons abandoned their current targets, which was one heck of a mistake.

Now given a chance, the Autobots turned their weapons on the Decepticons.

Ice seemed to crystallize in the air, bringing welcome cold to the oppressive heat of the desert. A girl with genuine platinum blonde hair appeared before Sam, and the ice crystals shot at the Decepticons.

"Wow," Sam said, impressed. "Where did you learn to do that?"

She smiled hesitantly. "I'm a fan of Pokemon," she said with a slight blush. "I learned it from there."

"Pokemon's good," nodded Sam idiotically.

"My name's Elsa. Yours?" she inquired.

"Sam Witwicky."

She appeared surprised. "You're Jayla's brother? Interesting." Elsa formed an ice wall and deflected an attack. "You can use this to cool down. In five minutes the ice inside will melt so you have water. Don't drink it all at once and try to find some shade. You need to keep yourself healthy." A water bottle made of ice appeared out of nothing. "I must go fight some more."

Sam just watched as she left.

"Sam!" Mikaela appeared. "You're all right!" She hugged him. Sam hugged her back.

"Want some water?" he offered after they stopped hugging.

"You have some?" Mikaela asked with a raised brow.

"Elsa gave me this." He gave her the ice water. "Drink up."