Woo, I made this one extra long to celebrate the last day of my summer course tomorrow! Yay!
There's a new poll up for which TF story to do after this one is complete. Please vote on it! So far Ratchet and Sideswipe are in the lead. There are plenty of choices and you can choose up to 5 Transformers (there are Decepticons included). Should I put the summaries up in my profile or should I let you choose via character?
I also typed this while watching Silent Hill...XD
Thanks to:
TFSTARFIRE - lol thanks for the review.
psychicgirl32 - Actually, this story goes through all three movies. I was going to do seperate parts, but then decided it would be a big hassle and decided that this one shall be one uber epic tale.
Glee-SOA-NCISLA lover - thanks for the review.
Miss Cullen13 - thanks for the review.
Linda Chicana - haha thanks for the review.
RememberTheMuse - haha nice. I know, I was like 'shit, run!' when I watched the movie.
Shadow 1n2 - nice. thank's for the tip. I think it has those little things in the end because they're previews for The Avenvers movie coming out soon. (He, Thor, Ironman, and some other people were part of it)
LadyFelton1994 - If you want you can just send it to me and I can beta it. I can't promise that I'll get it done as quickly as I write stories, but I can help =)
shippolove844 - I know, poor Bee was in denial.
grapejuice101 - well, there's a lot more coming =)
kurounue13 - Hah! I love the cliffy I put here. XD
unknowingly'inlove - Well, I can't say that for sure.
Mistress Bumblebee - thanks for the review.
warriorkat21 - although I live by the beach, we don't get many really bad storms. Last night kinda freaked me out. The lightning lit up the entire room when it was like midnight. (not including hurricanes lol)
GaarasMyBoyzz - exactly XP um...you'll have to find out.
freeprincess - I'm in school, yes. College actually. I'm going to be a junior at UNCW (University of North Carolina at Wilmington) studying Creative Writing. I'm glad you guys like the Bee story so much since it helps me practice for my several orignal stories, too. =D
Ryn of Magic - lol the next chapter will be the last one for this movie and then we move into some original stuff.
AMETHST PRIME - lol thanks for the review.
crusherccme - lol! No, there's this car that goes to my school that is an exact replica of the ROTF Bumblebee. It's so cool, but I wish it were him, too...so you're not alone =D
Lunar Mist - I know right.
Bee4Me - I know. I wasn't exactly expecting it to have so many fans, but I appreciate every one of you! Oh! Even though those three are not in the poll - I will do stories for them! Red's story should be interesting...considering the fact he has like uber paranoia.
Han's Angel - lol thanks for the review.
HogwartswitchXD - Aww, thanks!
Ninja Star Light - I shall! Thanks for the review.
thablueGRRL - thanks for the review.
bee-roxs98 - lol! That's true. I think Judy is enough to instill fear upon anyone.
BANEHiwatari - lol thanks for the review.
Lalaith Quetzalli - I know. I think he made up for it in this chapter, he just had to get his butt into gear.
Snow246 - damn straight!
Chapter Twenty Four
One shall Stand, One shall Fall
"Is it fear or courage that compels you, my pet?" the loud and gravelly voice of Megatron cackled as he prowled after the two helpless teenagers. She shuddered, not liking the fact that he had called her a pet.
The two of them continued to run up staircase after staircase, but they could tell when Megatron was coming after them. The floors underneath them exploded as the large Decepticon ripped through the concrete and Arianna's heart started to pound harder than ever.
She felt Bumblebee's desperation and helplessness and Silvershot's fear. The poor mech was only a sparkling. She should have done something more to protect him, but the red haired teenager had the utmost faith in Bumblebee. A small smile formed on her lips as she suddenly felt Bumblebee's emotions start to change. He was still terrified – for her and their sparkling – but he was now feeling a bit relieved. His pain had lessened and that, in turn, calmed both Silvershot and Arianna.
She nudged the bond as she continued to run, asking Bumblebee what had happened, and he sent her a series of short pictures of what had happened. Mikaela had gotten a tow truck and, with the help of Lennox, had gotten the yellow and black mech had gotten him secured to the back of the tow truck. He was no longer sitting on his legs – they had been gathered by the soldiers and tucked safely away, but then a spike of fear escaped through his end of the bond caused her to shudder.
He nudged her, wanting to know what was going on, and she couldn't help but to oblige. She concentrated and let her memories, short images of what happened in the past couple of seconds, flow through their bond. She felt bad about sending the images, but she would feel even worse if she didn't do what Bumblebee asked. The red haired girl winced when she heard Bumblebee's voice in her head. It was faint, but his voice held nothing but concern for her. She had a feeling that if Bumblebee could cry, he would be doing so right now.
Little Princess… he softly said in a chocked voice, I… he trailed off as if not knowing what to say.
'I love you, Bumblebee. Never forget that.' She sent back to him, tears welling in her vision as Megatron continued to crash through the layers of the building behind them. His growl echoed through the halls and she could hear the labored breaths of her brother.
My Princess…my love for you has no boundaries. I will do whatever it is you desire, but please…just don't offline… she heard the yellow and black mech plead with her. She felt Silvershot's pleading emotions through their bond, but he was still too young to speak with her over the great distance. She felt Bumblebee's emotions change from despair to determination as he sent pictures of Mikaela helping him take down a Decepticon. This time, however, he felt no satisfaction of the death of the Decepticon. Instead, he was still concentrating on the one who had captured his spark.
'I can make no promises, Bee. If I have to die to keep the Allspark safe, then so be it.' she replied in a soft tone. She was ashamed to know that she would willingly leave Bumblebee alone with Silvershot, but if this was what it took to keep them save…so be it. Arianna knew that if Bumblebee were in her position, he would be doing the same thing.
Frag the Allspark! Arianna let out a short gasp – this was the first time she had ever heard her sparkmate curse, If keeping you safe means letting the Decepticons take the Allspark, I would give it to them! The Autobots can find another way to defeat Megatron! We've been doing it for eons! Bumblebee cried out in frustration, finally letting his emotions fade from being useless to becoming angry.
The red haired teenager and her brother finally made it to the roof. They had several floors on Megatron since his armor kept getting caught on useless things so they were able to smash the flare on the side of the guard building. The two rushed forward and the red haired girl looked over the edge of the building, shivering when she realized exactly how big a drop that was.
'Bumblebee…you know as well as I do that if Megatron gets the Allspark…everything we have fought for will be for nothing.' she did. She knew that she sounded wise beyond her years, but she just chalked that up to years of talking to several of the wisest mechs she had ever known. Prowl, Optimus Prime, a mech named Jetfire (she had only met him once and he looked very confused when he was talking to her), but the one voice she had always remembered was the gentle hum of a small glowing orb. At first she had thought it was just a ball of light, but then she realized that not all was what it seemed.
Please, give Megatron the Allspark and save yourself. I don't care what happens to me – I'll do whatever he wants to keep you save. Bumblebee had resorted to pleading once again, but she just stayed silent this time.
A Blackhawk descended from the sky with the side door open, revealing a few people who were to take the cube from the two teenagers. Arianna stretched out as far as she could despite her uncomfortable feelings towards the edge of the building. Sam was behind her, holding onto her waist while she leaned even further over the edge of the building as she tried to deliver the cube to the soldier. He was leaning out the open door to the Blackhawk, attached to the sturdy metal with a thick cable.
The red haired teenager continued to send updates to Bumblebee and Silvershot, relaxing slightly when Bumblebee began to calm down. A relieved grin spread across her lips as her sparkmate told her that Optimus had arrived and was headed in her direction.
Hold on, Little One. His deep voice echoed through her head, giving her the comfort and security she needed.
The Autoscum can't help you now. Megatron cackled and what little security she got from the Autobot leader's voice. She shuddered and tried to hand over the cube, but Sam's panicked cry caused her to jerk back, hugging the cube protectively to her chest.
"Watch out!" the brunette teenager screamed as the Decepticon on top of the opposite building – Arianna thought it was Starscream, but she couldn't be absolutely sure – shot some sort of missile at the Helicopter. The explosion happened in slow motion in her eyes. The missile hit the helicopter's rotors, causing the Blackhawk to spin out of control. Sam grabbed his sister around the waist and sent them both tumbling to the harsh concrete. Arianna curled up around the pulsing green cube while her brother flattened himself to the cruel surface behind her. One arm came up to cover her head as the Blackhawk's tail destroyed the concrete guard on the edge of the building, sending debris scattering everywhere befoe the helicopter skidded across the roof and over the edge of the building.
"Holy shit…" the red haired teenager mumbled into the cube, heart feeling like it was about to burst from her chest. Sam pulled her to her feet as his eyes frantically scanned the area around them.
Arianna! Bumblebee's voice echoed through her head as Sam tugged her to one of the statues on one of the surviving corners of the building.
"I'm so sorry, Bee. I don't know if I can come back after all." She whispered in a broken voice. She heard a very faint cry of despair and her eyes widened when she realized that the cry didn't come through their bond.
No! Bumblebee cried in denial. She frowned as her bottom lip started to tremble. You can't do this! Think of Optimus and all of the other Autobots you've spoken to in your dreams! He pleaded with her, trying as hard as he was able to change her mind.
"I am, Sweetspark." She whispered back, stepping up behind the statue. Sam climbed up behind her and hid her body as she pressed the Allspark to the statue. "I will do anything to keep you all safe from harm."
You can by giving Megatron the Allspark! Optimus is strong enough to fight him for it! Arianna's mind churned over the possibilities of handing the Allspark over to the Decepticon leader. Megatron cackled in pleasure as he broke through the roof of the building, sniffing around for the two organic fleshlings.
"I can smell your fear, youngling, and the fear of your brother." He growled in glee. The Decepticon leader lived off such emotions. Finally, Arianna came to a decision. It might not be the best one, but it was the one her heart told her to choose.
"I am not afraid of you, Megatron. I am afraid for the lives of my friends and family." She spat back at him, feeling a newfound sense of determination and acceptance. She shared a look with her brother and nodded her head. He nodded back and glared at the ruby optics of the Cybertronian.
"Give me the cube and that mech of yours can be our servant. Your brother can be Starscream's pet, but you are mine." Megatron hissed, changing his arm into a mace. He reared his arm back in a threatening manner, awaiting the answer of the two organic teenagers.
"We are never giving you this Allspark, Megatron!" Sam shouted out, closing his eyes and tightening his hold on his sister and the statue.
It was a futile effort.
"Oh, how very foolish." Megatron purred, letting loose and taking the statue down. Both Arianna and Sam screamed as the blow completely destroyed the statue they were clinging to. They fell, but, strangely enough, Arianna was calm. She didn't see her life flash before her eyes. her terror and panic was not her own. the only thing she really felt was peace and acceptance.
"I've got you!" came the deep voice of the Autobot leader as he caught the two plummeting teenagers. He gave Arianna a brief smile before activating his battle mask. Perhaps this was why she felt so calm? She knew that Optimus and the other Autobots would rather offline themselves than willingly let harm fall upon the humans. Optimus' blue optics hardened at the thought of danger befalling the little red haired femme pressed snugly against his chassis alongside her brother.
He tried to fall as gracefully as he could to protect them from the falling debris, but the rocks and chunks of building fell all around him. He was halfway to the ground when Megatron attacked him from behind, causing him to lose his balance and drop Arianna.
"Ari, no!" Sam screamed as he struggled to hold onto Optimus' armor. The red haired girl was in shock – she was falling again and this time it seemed like fate was against her. That was, until a familiar black and grey mech streaked underneath her, catching her at the very last minute. They screeched for different reasons. Arianna was surprised that someone had caught her before her body was broken by the pavement. Ironhide was cursing Megatron for attacking Optimus while he was holding the one he considered his own.
Megatron would pay.
"Arianna, are you alright? Youngling?" he questioned while holding the red haired teenager close to his spark. He held his other arm – the one with the bigger cannon it – threateningly over his head as he let the small red haired teenager climb down from his chassis. He had landed on his back when he had caught the girl.
"I'm fine, 'Hide. I have to do something…" she replied as she watched the fight between Optimus and Megatron unfold. She spotted her brother in one of the craters that the two made and she sprinted towards him, Ironhide's protest falling on deaf ears. She slid into the crater with her brother in it, hugging him tightly to her despite she was still holding onto the cube.
"Oh, God, Ari – I thought you were gonna die!" he exclaimed, face flushed and tears forming in his eyes as he thought about the possible fate that could have been waiting for his loved one.
"Not yet, Sam. Who knows what fate has in store for me?" Arianna replied with a tilt of the head and a smirk on her face. They turned back to the battle and it wasn't looking too good for Optimus.
"Arianna! Put the cube in my chassis!" Optimus called out to her once he realized that she was there. She was about to respond, but Megatron kicked him away from the two small children.
"Optimus!" she cried out, heart hurting as she watched her brother-figure be beaten up because he didn't want the two teenagers to become hurt.
"It's just you and me, Megatron. Leave the children out of this!" Optimus growled as he kicked Megatron's feet out from underneath him. The Decepticon leader retaliated and that was when Arianna turned to Sam, knowing that she had to do something.
"Optimus wants us to put the cube in his chest, right?" she whispered to her brother. He looked at her, shaken and confused, and nodded his head. She thought for a moment and then had an idea. "Well, what if we put it into Megatron's chest?" Sam fell silent for a few moments, but when he spoke up, it was full of determination.
"Do you think it'll work?" Sam questioned. She nodded and he gave her a half-grin. "Then I'm all for it."
"Together?"
"Together." Her brother nodded his head. They waited as the two Cybertronians fought it out and, as Megatron was coming for them, the two teenagers were ready.
"Give me my Allspark!" Megatron shouted, but what he didn't expect was for Arianna and Sam to slip through his fingers and shove the cube into his chest.
What Arianna didn't realize was the fact that since the cube was being destroyed, the energy from the cube needed somewhere else to go. The shard in her shoulder started to glow as Megatron stumbled back and the terrible pain from before – when she had first touched the Allspark – flared to life. This time, she could barely even breathe as she fell to the ground. She couldn't move – all she could feel was the pain.
What she didn't know was that the shark of the Allspark was moving. It was protecting itself from any outside sources and burying itself deep within the girl's heart. Arianna could barely hear any of the screams going on around her. She felt Bumblebee's agonizing cries as he felt her pain – she shut herself off completely from him then, much to his panic and displeasure – and coughed as she felt something wet and sticky, with a coppery taste, come bubbling up her throat.
Her eyes widened as she turned her head to the side, stretching her hand out as far as it would go just as someone picked her up in their grasp.
"Ratchet!" it was Lennox. Sam wasn't strong enough to hold her bridal style. She looked up at him and he gave her a worried look. He rushed her to the Cybertronian medic, who was now tending Bumblebee (and having a very hard time of it, too, since all he wanted to do was get to his sparkmate), and she gave him a slight smile.
She looked up into Bumblebee's eyes as he tried to break free from the chains restricting him to the tow truck and uttered two words.
"I'm sorry…" she whispered and after that she knew no more.