Chapter 4 - Epilogue
(Where Megatron and the Trine are)
Megatron smirked, when he picked up on his brother's energy signals.
"My brother is rather foolish; he didn't close off his energy signal. We will find him, and I will rip his spark out for everything he has done." Megatron snarled.
Megatron transformed, and took off heading for the sky followed closely by Starscream and his trine.
(The cave where Optimus and the others are)
Abruptly however, contentment was shifted violently; as cannon blasts were heard from outside. Optimus and Barricade got to their pedes, and ran outside seeing Bumblebee had taken out Skywarp and Thundercracker. This however did not set too well with Starscream; he was on the little scout screeching at the scout.
"You will pay for that, Autobotscum!" the Seeker snarled, as he rammed his claw into Bumblebee's chest wrapping his claw around the scout's spark chamber.
"BUMBLEBEE...!" Sam screamed looking around for a weapon.
"Run...Sam..." Bumblebee forced out as Starscream crushed the scout's spark chamber offlining the little scout.
"Doesn't that seem familiar boy...?" Megatron snarled.
Sam tried to run, until he heard Optimus' voice ring out in anger.
"MEGATRON...!"
"Optimus... Ah and my ex Shock Trooper looks like we four are the last Cybertronians left online for now anyway. I plan on ridding myself of you two next, and then that boy at my leisure." Megatron growled.
"You take Starscream Megatron's mine..." was all Optimus said.
:::::: Watch your back::::::::: Barricade commed.
:::::: Same with you::::::::
Barricade snarls, and challenges Starscream the two ending up in a deadly lock down brawl. Megatron and his brother fighting one another, taking shot after shot from each other.
Sam watched almost like in slow motion, when Optimus rammed his energon sword into his brother's chest; and used the other blade to slice his head off.
Starscream saw his leader fall, he snarled at Optimus then.
"You might have killed Megatron, but I will take something from you as well." Starscream snarled as he whipped around smashing his claw into Barricade's chest.
"Barricade...!" Optimus roared, as he transformed his arm into his gun and fired at the Seeker taking him out.
Optimus dropped next to Barricade; he was barely clinging to life.
"Barricade, please hold on..." Optimus begged. "Slag it, hold on they are gone now you have to live... Please, I do not want to be the only Cybertronian online... Please don't leave me, Barricade..." Optimus pleaded. "You were a true friend to me." Optimus begged.
"O...Optimus, k...know this...I...I found peace... Because of y...your... friendshippp…." Barricade whispered, as his claw dropped from Optimus' hand.
"Barricade...?" Optimus whispered. "No...ONLINE PLEASE!" Optimus yelled as the most God awful sounds emitted from Optimus as Sam covered his ears from it.
"No, no, no, this isn't supposed to happen; what point are you trying to prove. You said he suffered enough, then what's this why is he losing Barricade and Bumblebee? What the hell does this prove now?" Sam demanded as the sounds from Optimus only got louder. "You got so mad at me, but look at him now." Sam yelled as he saw Optimus try to hold Bumblebee and Barricade against his chest plates.
"Optimus, I am so sorry..." Sam said softly, as Optimus glanced at the boy merely nodding.
Optimus just collapsed onto the ground, like everything inside of him just broke into a million pieces. Sam sank toward the ground, while Optimus' one hand reached for him bringing Sam closer against his body. His free hand he put over his optics as he let loose with violent sobs, Sam had never heard him cry before.
"I am alone the only one of my kind now." he cried. "I have no other Cybertronians... all gone." Optimus cried.
"Please you have to calm down..." Sam begged.
That didn't stop his violent crying; if anything, his tears became more violent.
"You were right it was my entire fault, I am a pit spawned monster, you should have killed me Sam; you should have killed me." Optimus cried.
"Calm down Optimus please…You're all I have now; you can't die on me okay? Please calm down for me?" Sam asked him.
He looked at Barricade's body and then Bumblebee's, the war was ended but at what cost everyone was dead, but him and his human friend.
The two head for the cave together Optimus was lying on his side just staring at the wall of the cave; Sam gave him extra fuel trying to keep his strength up. Optimus cried a lot, Sam did too.
Sam had to admit seeing Optimus like this scared him; he was so used to seeing him calm and collected. This was worse than he was before, and it scared Sam it really did.
"I am sorry Sam, I am so sorry….. Please forgive me please, please." he would cry over and over again.
He was back to blaming himself once more, it was heartbreaking for Sam to see.
He would recharge off and on, he only seemed to recharge fully when Sam was near him. Sam would snuggle down close to him; his one hand would be protectively over the human boy.
(Sam's dreams)
Sam was brought before First Primes once more, they looked slightly intimating then.
"What did I do now?" Sam asked. "You took Barricade from him and Bumblebee that wasn't smart." Sam remarked sourly.
"So, change it Samuel James Witwicky, you have the power to change the outcome of their lives." one of them replied.
"I don't understand..." Sam replied.
"Samuel, you are the Allspark vessel now; you have the power to not just bring back Cybertron but bring back the fallen comrades of Optimus as well."
"Why do I feel a butt coming on?" Sam asked.
"Once you bring the Autobots back, your life will end and the Allspark will be reformed once more. Your friends especially Optimus and Bumblebee will know the Sacrifice you gave for them." the prime replied.
"No Sacrifice, no victory..." Sam whispers, as he wakes up and heads to where Optimus had placed Barricade and Bumblebee's bodies in the cave.
Optimus onlined and he watched, as Sam brought back Barricade and Bumblebee online. Sam ran to where the other Autobots were. He one by one brought them all back online saving them, while Optimus was momentarily silent with shock.
Sam walked up to Optimus after his body now on fire with golden light, Ratchet scanned the boy knowing what was happened but finding it hard to accept now.
"You have a chance to save your world now; don't let that chance slip away No Sacrifice No Victory." Sam says then turns to Bumblebee first. "Never forget Bumblebee you were my best friend..." Sam said turning toward Optimus next. "And you...You were always my hero..." Sam said, while his body started to glow brighter; as his body started to fold all different ways.
Until all that remained was a square cube with Cybertronian symbols on it, while Optimus fell to his knees tears running down his face. Barricade stood in back of Optimus his clawed servo on the leader's shoulder armor, when Ironhide went to go after Barricade thinking the worst Ratchet stopped him.
"Don't…... I do not believe he is a threat." Ratchet said.
The other Autobots walk up seeing what just had happened, what Sam did for them and they all are stunned into silence.
"H-He gave up his life so our race could live?" Sideswipe asked.
"His own race was gone; I guess he didn't want to see another race lose either." Jolt replied, as a ship of an enormous size started to appear.
"Omega Supreme... You're alive?" Ratchet whispered as the ship broke apart making the enormous Autobot Omega Supreme.
"I am Omega Supreme, my prime I am here to serve." Omega said as he transformed back into the ship and the Autobots boarded with the Allspark.
Optimus took one last look at Earth; before going into the ship and finally heading home.
Cybertron…..

The End