Chapter 11

Optimus went to Mia immediately regardless of how she recently felt about him now.

"Mia, are you functional; please answer me?" he asked as Mia glared at him; which caused him to shrink back away from her.

"Forgive me; I was concerned about your well-being." Optimus answered.

"Sue is here," Mia said softly.

"What, I do not understand." he asked.

"Sue is here I see her; and she spoke to me." Mia replied clearly annoyed with him.

Silence…

"But… Sue is offline….." he started to say until Mia cut him off.

"No, she is right here with me," Mia insisted.

"Mia….." Optimus started to say.

"No, what would you know about anything, Optimus; you're a machine made for war you're not capable of anything else." Mia snapped as her words sent Optimus swirling into a frenzy of emotions he couldn't help.

He unexpectedly appeared pained by her words of all the humans he thought she'd never say such a thing to him.

"Very well," he said as he rose to his full height and walked away energon rolling down his face as he transformed into vehicle mode and parked away from her.

Sue glanced over at Optimus; and her heart went out to him. He never deserved Mia's vicious words spoken to him.

"That was really harsh, Mia." Sue snapped.

Mia glanced at Sue's ghost; and then walked into the woods while Sue followed close behind her.

"What's wrong with you, Mia?" Sue asked as she followed her. "You always loved Optimus Prime." Sue added as Mia sighed then.

"Yeah, and then because of him you were killed; I just wish none of this ever happened and he never came into our lives." Mia replied.

"Are you serious?" Sue asked shocked at her best friend's words.

Mia glanced up at her then.

"Yes," Mia said as Optimus was listening in and suddenly started his engine after he had his holoform write a letter to Mia.

He had planned on saying goodbye to the human femme he had started to trust; and started to like. He had lost another friend. He was so tired of losing friends and family. He just wanted it to end now; he wanted peace just peace now and contentment. Optimus' holoform left the letter by Mia's purse; and he revved his engine and sadly pulled away from what could have been a special friendship he had hoped at one time.

He planned on luring Cemetery Wind and Lockdown away from Mia; if he lost his spark it wouldn't matter anyway no one would miss him certainly not Mia.

No one cared about him anymore; he had lost everything now. "Goodbye Mia," Optimus whispered as he pulled away.

Xxxxxx

Mia looked at Sue's spirit in shock; it was what Sue had said to her that shocked Mia.

"What did you say to me, Sue?" Mia asked.

"I said he needs you and cares about you; why do you think he looked so upset when you said those things to him. Mia you lost me alright I understand that pain; but he lost everything his home, family, friends, a second home and now you!" Sue remarked a bit loudly as Sue looked toward where Optimus had been and saw he was gone.

Silence…

"Oh no, Mia; he is gone!" Sue exclaimed as she and Mia came running from the woods.

Silence…..

"Well maybe it was for the best; he is gone now." Mia mumbled as Sue found his note.

"Really, then read this and look me in the eyes and then say that." Sue snapped as Mia reached for the letter which was in Sue's hand.

Mia,

I am deeply sorry for coming into your life; and causing you such stress and grief. I started to trust you; and something else started to happen I would've liked to investigate what that was. I know now that will never be as you said I am a machine incapable of understanding such things. I will lead Lockdown and Cemetery Wind away from you. Please take care because I probably will not see you again; I do not expect to survive this encounter after. So, as I mentioned earlier in the letter, please take care and lead a wonderful life in whatever you choose without my presence hindering you in any way.

Optimus

Mia stared at the letter and found herself starting to sob; she tried to angrily brush the tears away.

"What have I done?" she whispered. "I-I wasn't thinking, Susan alright; but you were right he lost everything." Mia said as she sobbed.

"We need to find him." Sue said urgently.

"How this version of Age of Extinction is all wrong; he said all the Autobots are gone. He was the last of the Autobots?" Mia asked as both she and the ghost of her friend jumped when they heard cannon fire and gunfire.

"No!" Mia exclaimed as she took off to try and help him.

She had to make it right with him; she just had too. He never deserved what she said to him and did to him. He had been her hero all her childhood life; and now she had a chance to have a wonderful friendship with him. However Mia suddenly thought for a second was that it; was that all she wanted from Optimus Prime his friendship? She was terrified she'd never have the chance to know that for sure. She didn't want him to be captured or worse killed; she had to protect him she had promised him.

She made a promise and never went back on a promise….. NEVER!