Okay I am so sorry for not updating! I feel so horrible! I blame it all on school because that's what I've been doing for the last few months. Now I'm out of school and free for the summer YEY! Again I'm terribly sorry for the wait and this chapter isn't my longest, but I hope you like it. please feel free to read and enjoy then review!

Chapter 25

Battle has Only Begun

Veronica and Optimus laid together she laying in his arms and her head resting on his chest. She looked up at him and said, "So how do Transformers get married?"

Optimus looked at her and said, "Well…we do say some vows like you humans do…but we don't have a priest to wed us. We are able to read our own vows and then we merge our sparks to one. A piece of each spark is part of the other and that what keeps the two together, no longer being apart."

"But what about you and Elita? She never died….are you still her mate?" Veronica asked fully alert and turned over to see her lover's face.

"We are no longer spark mates because I believed her to be dead all those years and now she is no longer the Autobot she once was. Her spark has died within me and mine in hers. Though she may think we're still one, we are not."

Veronica looked at him and then thought on it. "So…when are we able to be married?"

Optimus sighed; this was a hard question for him to answer. Sure he couldn't wait until she was of age, but he didn't want her to get in trouble nor he get in trouble. The human world was so much different than the transformer world. "When you turn eighteen we'll get married."

"But Optimus…that's like in two years." Veronica whined.

"Its less than two years, your birthday is coming up. You'll be turning seventeen." Optimus replied. Veronica sighed, she knew he was right, but she just couldn't wait that long. She wanted to be married to Optimus now so that she wouldn't have to worry about any femmes trying to take him away from her. But she knew he would never do so. He didn't go after Elita One when she came…then she was Blackarachnia, a Decepticon…now she is dead…hopefully.

"What are you thinking about?" Optimus asked softly seeing her thinking look on her face. Veronica looked up at Optimus and then looked down at her hands. "Are you still thinking about the marriage process?"

Veronica looked back up at Optimus and then replied, "Yeah…I just…it seems so long to wait."

Optimus gave a sad smile and gently picked her up in his hands and held her above his face, "It may seem long right now, but as the days past you'll see how fast time goes by."

Veronica looked at him and then sighed, "I guess you're right."

Optimus chuckled, "I've been around way before your world was created. I sure hope I'm right."

This made Veronica laugh, "Oh god, now I have you envisioned as this old creepy guy with wrinkles all over." Optimus made a look and gave her a gentle rub on the head messing up her hair. "Hey!" Veronica exclaimed.

Optimus just laughed and sat her down on his chest and watched as she ran up to his face and climbed up to sit on his nose. "You're so evil!"

"No I'm not, that's Megatron's job." Optimus replied.

"Well I think you took over." Veronica laughed.

Optimus then picked her up by the collar of her shirt and said, "You know I could become a monster like Megatron." He took out his fingers and then said, "The tickle monster!"

"NO!" Veronica screamed as she saw the giant fingers come closer to her. She tried pushing the fingers away, but only was able to hold off one as the other four began to tickle her all over. As he was tickling her she was screaming her head off. No Autobots came in to check on her, but who did really surprised Optimus.

"Okay Optimus, put my baby girl down. I'm the only tickle monster this girl has." Yelled out her father.

Optimus stopped and looked down and said, "I'm sorry Richard, but it seems I'm her tickle monster now." Veronica's father marched up to Optimus' foot and said, "Put my baby girl down now!"

Optimus looked down at Veronica's father and then at Veronica. He gently put her down next to her father. Veronica looked at her father and then began to run. "Come back here! The tickle monster hasn't seen you yet!" her father cried out behind her.

"Yes he did and I've had enough of being tickled!" Veronica yelled.

Optimus watched in amusement as the two ran all over the room chasing one another. It wasn't until Veronica came running up to Optimus and started climbing up his leg when Richard finally stopped. He looked up at her and shook her head and said, "You were always a fast runner."

"I know, that's why I always out ran you and never got tickled. This guy is the only person…well not only person…well he and his men and others like him I can't outrun." Veronica replied breathless.

Richard looked up at Optimus and said, "Don't try any funny business with my daughter."

"Would never dream of doing that with her until we're married sir," Optimus replied.

Veronica's father just shook his head and left. Then finally Optimus picked Veronica up and said, "I think it's about time to go to sleep don't you?"

"Yeah I guess…you act like a teenager when you spoke to my dad." Veronica laughed.

Optimus then arched a mechanical optic brow and said, "Oh?"

"Uh oh."

Right above the base flew Starscream targeting on the Autobot's base. A smug look on his face would show you what he was thinking of at that very point of time. "You Autobot filth are going to be mine to destroy and your little human will be mine to experiment on."

He then started firing upon the base.

As Optimus and Veronica were finally getting to sleep they heard something hit the base and then alarm systems going off. Optimus jumped out of bed with Veronica's clutched to his chest. He didn't want to let her go, not this time. This time she was staying with him. "Autobots report!" Optimus yelled in his comlink.

"Its Starscream sir!" Ironhide responded and started firing at the Decepticon jet. The rest of the Autobots ran outside. Hound next to Ironhide firing upon the Decepticon jet. Ratchet stayed at the computers and then yelled, "More Decepticons coming!"

Optimus went to Veronica's parents room and dropped Veronica inside. Then along came Bumblebee with Sam and Mikaela. "What's the meaning of this? We can't help out this time?"

"No one is to help this time, its too dangerous." Optimus replied and closed the door and sealed off the crack at the bottom of the door.

"This is not fair!" Mikaela yelled.

Veronica didn't say anything, but laid down and tried to go to sleep and murmured, "Now you know how I felt."

Mikaela turned around and shot a look at Veronica and said, "But in the end you were allowed to go."

"Yeah, but that took a long time of begging." Veronica replied.

Mikaela groaned and Veronica's parents did their best to try and comfort the three teens. "I hope everyone comes out of the battle alright."

Optimus and Bumblebee ran out to battle fighting off as many of the cons they could handle. Jetfire landed in front of Optimus and smiled, I believe you and I need a rematch."

"Stand down Jetfire!" yelled Megatron. Optimus looked at Megatron bewildered at what he heard. "Decepticons stop!"

Everyone was in shock at what they heard come out of the Decepticon leader's mouth. Optimus looked at his brother and watched him walk towards him. "Prime…you and I are after the same con…Starscream. This will be the only time I will work with you if you help me defeat Starscream."

"What happened? You've gone haywire?" Optimus asked, but then thought on it and said, "We'll help you, but you are not allowed near the base, we may be fighting together, but you're still our enemy."

Megatron gritted his teeth for a moment and then replied, "Fine."

The two brothers looked up at the sky at Starscream and then watched as he started to grow. "This is not good." Jazz spoke out. Optimus and Megatron looked up at Starscream and then to each other.

"We're going to have to everything in our power to try and weaken him…how is he growing like that?" Optimus spoke aloud.

Megatron turned to him and replied, "Raw, evil power." Megatron replied, then he looked at his brother once more, "I think we will get better shot of him if we flew."

"Easy for you to say Decepticon, but some of us can't fly." Hound retorted.

Megatron transformed and Optimus jumped on the back of the alien jet and flew up in the air. Hound then looked at the other Decepticons and Autobots. "Well…it looks like we get to wrangle up some cattle boys."

Ironhide started laughing and started heading towards Blackout and said, "Okay Blackie, you and me."

"I don't think so, you're too heavy." Blackout grunted.

Ironhide looked down at himself and back at Blackout and said, "Look Blackie I'm smaller than you, so you either let me on or cut back on the energon. That is unless you want to deal with this guy for the rest of your pathetic life." Ironhide pointing to the growing Starscream Blackout grumbled.

When Blackout didn't make another noise, Ironhide contacted Optimus and Optimus told Megatron and Megatron blasted out Blackout. Blackout looked at Ironhide and said, "You treat me like a horse I throw you off."

"I love rodeos!" Ironhide exclaimed and took out his cannons. Blackout grumbled hearing this from the brute of an Autobot. Blackout started flying and Ironhide grabbed a hold of one of the helicopter's legs and flew up in the air.

"You have to lose some weight Autobot." Blackout grumbled.

"Well you should work out more." Ironhide retorted.

The other Autobots got with other Decepticons. Arcee and Jetfire ended up teaming up together. "So…Arcee about that punch earlier…"

"I'm not apologizing Jetfire, you're a Decepticon and that's that."

"But…what if I was thinking about changing sides?" whispered Jetfire. Arcee froze and looked down at the Jet's face.

"Are you trying to win a date with me or something?" Arcee asked aggravated.

"Maybe…" Jetfire replied hopeful.

Arcee grumbled and yelled, "Focus on the giant jet in front of you and less attention to me!"

"Will you say yes?"

"NO!" Arcee yelled.

"Okay then I'll just not pay attention." Jetfire replied.

Arcee felt as though she could kill the Decepticon. "FINE! If you get us out of here alive I'll date you!"

Jetfire, being happy focused on the growing Starscream and started firing with Arcee's help. "Hang on Arcee!"

"Why didn't I think of that!?" yelled Arcee holding on to Jetfire's back. He chuckled feeling her grip him and kept firing on the growing Starscream.

"YOU THINK YOU PUNY AUTOBOTS AND DECEPTICONS CAN DESTROY ME!? THE ALL POWERFUL STARSCREAM!?"

"You always thought you were something Starscream." Megatron yelled. Optimus took out his swords and jumped at Starscream digging them into his armor, and cutting wires. Megatron then transformed and started firing upon Starscream. Starscream just started laughing and swatted him like he was a fly. Megatron fell to the ground creating a huge crater.

He then focused his attention on Optimus and smiled, "Your turn Prime."

Optimus looked up as he saw a hand come towards him. Just as he thought he wouldn't survive Jetfire with Arcee and Blackout with Ironhide and the rest of the joint gangs came in firing upon the giant transformer. Optimus took out his swords and jumped down to check on his brother. The Autobots and Decepticons flew around Starscream attacking every little place where they could think of.

Starscream just merely laughed and fired up his cannon and blasted the small transformers away. Optimus looked up and saw all their men falling out of the sky. He looked down at his brother and yelled, "Get up!"

Megatron looked at Optimus and said, "Destroy me now Optimus, for this will be your only chance to do so."

Optimus looked down at his brother and replied, "Not today, we have other things to worry about!" Optimus picked up Megatron and threw him over his shoulder and looked at the Autobots and Decepticons on the ground. Suddenly he heard crying.

"Arcee! NO! Please Arcee, please say you're okay!" Jetfire cried out loud. Optimus walked over to Jetfire to see Arcee in a crater with Jetfire on top of her trying to wake her up. "Please wake up Arcee! Please!"

"I'm awake." Grumbled Arcee.

Jetfire jumped for joy and asked, "Can you get up?"

Arcee looked up at him and replied, "If you weren't on top of me I'd be able to get up."

Jetfire quickly jumped off of her and helped her up. He saw Optimus with Megatron thrown over his shoulder and then looked around at the rubble and there above them was Starscream hovering over them. "Have a nice nap?"

Optimus quickly put Megatron down, "RATCHET! WE NEED HELP BACK HERE!?"

Ratchet looked at the monitor and saw Starscream bigger than the tallest building around and replied, "This is going to be a little interesting."

Veronica, Mikaela and Sam were all pounding on the door trying to get someone's attention. They wanted to know what was going on. Why weren't anyone telling them anything!? "I'm getting tired of this crap; sure we're humans, but still! This is our planet!" yelled Mikaela.

The other two nodded in agreement with her. Then Veronica added, "Well…you guys are still human."

The two paused and Veronica's parents looked over at her and asked, "What?"

"Well…when I had escaped from our hideout I kinda slipped and a stick went through me…Ratchet did surgery on me and put a little piece of Optimus' spark in my heart and put energon inside me…so, they don't know what's going to happen to me…they said I may live as long as them."

"Veronica…" her father started, but failed to complete the sentence. Veronica made a small smile and then said, "Okay guys we need to get out of here some how."

Sam looked up at the walls and found a vent. "There's something we could crawl through, but we'd need a tall, tall ladder."

The other humans looked up and saw the vent. "Oh yeah….I need to get my ladder from home." Commented Richard.

Ratchet quickly transformed and rushed outside to the Autobots and Decepticons aid. "I've told the human military what was going on, they're going to try and keep things quiet, but they're sending some of their weapons."

Megatron looked at Ratchet and replied, "Humans? Why humans?"

"May I remind you Megatron that a human killed you once."

Megatron growled and said, "Where is he?"

Optimus grabbed a hold of Megatron and yelled, "Right now is not the time for your revenge! If we don't do something fast then we will not live to see the next day!"

Megatron looked at Optimus knowing his brother was right he wrenched himself away from Optimus and looked to Soundwave on the ground slowly picking himself up. "All Decepticons who are able to get up follow me! The rest of you see the medic!"

Optimus watched as his men slowly got up and when they did he made sure they were okay. Ironhide was perfectly okay. "Are you okay old friend?"

Ironhide looked at Optimus and replied, "You should know me by now Prime. Its going to take more than that to take me down."

Optimus just chuckled and then looked at Ratchet and asked, "How are the humans doing?"

Ratchet looked at Optimus and replied, "They still want out."

Optimus shook his head and replied, "When will they ever learn?"

Veronica, Sam, and Mikaela made a giant ladder and were able to squeeze through the vent. Once the three were in there they peeked out called down to Veronica's parents. "If Ratchet or one of the other Autobots come in here, cover for us!"

The parents were about to protest when the teenagers disappeared out of sight. "What are we going to do with them?"

"Go after them." Richard suggested. His wife looked at the ladder and nodded in agreement and started climbing up to sneak behind the teens, could never trust them for an instant…that is until they were out of the teen stage.

Ratchet walked back to the med bay with a few tagalongs. He sat them down on tables and worked out the kinks they had going on from fighting with Starscream. After he was done fixing them up he went to check on the humans. "Veronica, Sam, Mikaela? How are you guys doing?" When he saw they were missing he quickly contacted Optimus through his comlink. "Optimus sir…"

"What's the matter Ratchet?"

"The humans aren't here."

There was a sudden silence and Optimus replied, "What?!"

"Sir, it looks like they made a ladder and climbed out into a vent. Even Veronica's parents are missing!"

Optimus let out a huge sigh and said, "Start a security check through the whole base. Try to find them before they make it out into the battle field."

"Your humans escape again?" Megatron chuckled. Optimus glared at Megatron and Megatron of all transformers knew that look. He had been given that look too many times to count before Optimus would try and take him down. Suddenly they heard whistling and saw jets come flying in and start firing upon Starscream.

"You stupid fleshlings!" he yelled and was about to fire before Optimus fired at his hand and then grabbed hold of Megatron as they soared up to Starscream's head. There Optimus lunged at Starscream and shot his face, Starscream pulled out his guns and shot Optimus down. He hit Megatron on his way down.

As Veronica was seeing the outside world she saw Optimus falling to the ground to his death. "OPTIMUS!" She screamed and tried getting out, but it was too late. The earth shook as Optimus hit the ground. Everyone was quiet…not movement came from everywhere. Soon Autobots were running to their leader's aid.

But soon their view was blocked by a red optic.

Oooooo! Cliffie! Please review and find out more...hopefully very soon. I'll be updating more now since I'm out of school. :D Please review!

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