Chapter Four
Optimus onlined with a jolt, and he groaned; which caused Claire to wake with start. She opened her eyes, and her hand moved toward his face.
"Shhh, it's okay; you're safe," Claire whispered, as she ran her hand over his face.
Optimus' optics misted once more, he was confused.
"Why are you being so nice to me, Claire?" he asked softly.
"Why shouldn't I be nice to you, I want to help you," she said.
"B-Because I cannot do anything to please anyone anymore, m-my team does not like me anymore; I r-ruined our chances to go home. Now Megatron won, and my team does not need me, I am not worthy of being leader or prime." He said as energon finally fell once more.
Claire felt her own tears in her eyes; she felt his pain so strongly. This being had lost his way, and he was so depressed and lost.
"I am going to prove to you, that you are wanted, Optimus Prime," she urged, while his optics watched her.
"Why do you care about me?" he finally asked.
"Because we are the same in so many ways, you're trying to do the best for your species and family; so am I for my brothers." She said pausing.
"Our parents died, I had to take my brothers and run, I had a dead beat job. The only money I had to take care of them with was what our parents left us. I am not married so the government would take them away from me, and Stewy would not survive in those places. He is different; he sees things differently than others." She explained, as Optimus glanced over at the sleeping boys.
"B-But did you ever destroy your home…" Optimus asked her.
"Does taking off count making it look like we just disappeared?" she asked.
Optimus glanced back at her; she had a sad expression on her face. She started to sing of all things once more, her hand running over his face.
"I break down, fear is sinking in. The cold comes, racing through my skin searching for a way to get to you through the storm you. Go, giving up your home. Go, leaving all you've known You are not alone With arms up, stretched into the sky With eyes like, echoes in the night Hiding from the hell that you've been through Silent one, you...Go, giving up your home Go, leaving all you've known. You are not alone Go, giving up your home Go, leaving all you've known You are not alone You go, giving up your home Go, leaving all you've known You Go, giving up your home Go, you are not alone You are not alone You are not alone You are not alone…"
Optimus could not help the sobs, which hit him with such a force. He tried to cover his optics, but she gently stopped him.
"There is no shame in crying, Optimus, it shows you have a heart," she said as he slowly moved his servo down.
"Thank you," he said softly.
"You are more special, and then you even realize, Optimus Prime," she said.
"Have you ever flown?" Stewy asked Optimus.
"I can't fly, I am a grounder," Optimus said.
Eddy and Stewy started to laugh at that, Claire smiled and she looked up at Optimus.
"They are good at tinkering, Optimus, I think they want to build you something with the wings from that Dreadwing." She said.
Optimus lowered his optics toward where Dreadwing laid offlined. He was so tired of death and everything that came with it. Why couldn't the war just be ended?
He sighed.
"Okay, you may build the flying tech, Eddy and Stewy," Optimus said.
(Jasper Nevada – Megatron's fortress)
Predaking snarled his tail thrashing in irritation, Knockout watched; he didn't like the overgrown Cybertronian lizard anymore than the others did.
"What's wrong with your slagging pet?" Knockout demanded.
Predaking slashed at Knockout scratching his finish.
"Hey, watch the paint!" Knockout yelled, while Megatron rolled his optics in annoyance.
"He smells an Autobot," Shockwave merely said.
"If it is Optimus pay heed to what I ordered, or I will offline you and that creature!" as he fingered his dark Star Saber.
"It is fortunate it is not Optimus Prime he smells, it is a Wrecker." Shockwave hissed.
"WHAT, I killed the Wrecker!" Starscream yelled.
"Apparently not, Screamer," Shockwave said with a laugh as he and Predaking left the fortress.
"I despise him," Starscream snarled.
Megatron merely ignored Starscream, it was better to do that in many cases.
(Where the Jack Hammer was hidden)
Wheeljack finally fixed the ship, while Fowler and June were inside the waiting for him. Wheeljack had sealed up everything, when he heard a sound and went to investigate it.
Wheeljack grabbed one of his bombs; he circled the area, and jumped Shockwave who was standing alone.
"Bot too bright, are you Shockwave?" Wheeljack asked sarcastically.
"No, you're not, Wrecker," was all Shockwave said as a spiked tail shot out impaling Wheeljack.
Wheeljack opened his comms on his ship; he had to get the Jack Hammer out of there with the two humans.
:::….F-Fowler hit the autopilot I showed you, it will take you to Utah to the signal warn them Predaki….::::
"What did he say?" June asked.
"Hold on to something," Fowler ordered as he hit the button Wheeljack showed him just earlier in cases of an emergency.
"What are you doing, who's that he mentioned?" June demanded as the Jack Hammer suddenly took off startling Shockwave as the ship took off.
"T-Till a-all are o-one….." Wheeljack slurred as he slowly offlined.
"Let's go back into the base, Predaking," Shockwave ordered.
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The song used is by Linkin Park called not alone – I do not own the song in no way, the song was needed for the mood and the words fit Optimus very well.