Chapter 22
Stepping up
Sam was telling Director Mearing about Sentinel Prime and Thunderbolt Prime being the keys.
"Jolt! Jolt! Its Crosshairs. Sentinel is under attack, we are en route." Crosshairs said over his comms.
"Jolt, Optimus is missing. NEST stands ready to follow you." Lennox said. Lena was next to him, armed.
As if by instinct, Jolt led his team of Prowl,Hound, and Drift out the door. Ironhide followed him, followed by all the femmes, disguised as motorcycles. The NEST team was running behind them.
Jolt found his grandfather outside of NEST. "I hereby discharge you from duty." As he pointed his weapon at Ironhide. Without thinking, Jolt put himself between the injured bot and his grandfather. "Grandpa no. Don't kill him."
"Get out of the way, Jolt." Sentinel snapped. "No. I wont let you kill him." Sentinel lowered his gun. "Be thankful I didn't kill you." He said, walking away. He destroyed the NEST base, and took off with Thunderbolt and the pillars.
Jolt stayed with Ironhide. Ratchet was doing what he could. "Ratch. Look after my father. Optimus and I need to talk."
Optimus had returned to the base. Ge was blindsided by Jolt. "Give me the matrix." He snapped. "Jolt. Calm yourself." "He shot Ironhide. I will not calm down. My mother is the exact energon match. She can save him."
Optimus handed him the matrix. "I will go with you."
Jolt held the matrix in his hand. "Uncle, I know that this is rightfully yours. But Ironhide. He raised me. I must do this myself." Jolt said. Optimus understood him.
Jolt pressed the matrix into Tesla's chest. She awoke calmly. "Optimus?" She said, seeing him. "Yes Tess." "Optimus, please tell me that my son made it off Cybertron. I never wanted to leave him, Thunder made me." She said, somewhat upset.
"He is here. He stands before you, a young adult." Optimus said. Tesla shifted her eyes to Jolt. "My handsome sparkling. I owe you a thousand apologies and a very long explanation." She said, hold his face in her hands.
"That can wait. I need your help." Jolt said calmly. "I will help you in any way I can." She replied. "Mother, it's not me who needs your help. Its Ironhide."
"Ironhide? He lives?" "Not for much longer. He needs energon and you are a match. If he dies, I will not forgive myself." Jolt said looking back at the medical bay.
Tesla walked by Jolt toward the med bay, and saw Ironhide. "My old friend. You, who raised my baby. Ratch, hook me up."
Jolt returned the matrix of leadership to Optimus. "He might make it." He said to the elder Prime. "I'm going to look for Sentinel. Stay here with him." "I'm coming with you, and so is my crew." Jolt said.
Lena was in the med bay with Ratchet. She was inside Tesla, hooking up the lines for transfusion. "Ratchet. Watch over her for me. Both of them."
Jolt walked outside, and activated his com link.
"Listen up. Drift, Crosshairs, Sideswipe, Dino, Prowl, Hound, and Sunstreaker. I, Jolt Prime, now call upon you to fulfill your oath of lifelong service to my family."
Within minutes, the named autobots sat in front of him. "Jolt. I'm with you my friend." Drift said.
The seven autobots were behind Jolt and Optimus as they left the base.