Chapter 2
(Medical bay)
Sam woke up with a hiss; he glanced around seeing Optimus in a transformer size chair in recharge. Ratchet had only allowed Optimus to stay in the medical bay, not that he could have gotten Optimus to leave the boy's side. He was sticking to him like glue.
"...O... Optimus..." Sam whispered.
Optimus onlined quickly and was beside the boy within seconds. Optimus' joints hissed as he got to his foot pads and walked toward the berth where Sam was lying.
"Sam, how are you?" he asked.
"Shaky, but okay I guess." Sam said softly.
Optimus ran a finger over Sam's face; as Bumblebee and Ironhide came into the medical bay. Bumblebee knelt by the berth Sam was lying on, clicking and whistling sadly.
"Hey Bee, hey bro..." Sam replied, as the scout perked up slightly.
"Sam, what happened; do you remember?" Optimus asked.
Silence...
"Well, I was unpacking some clothes, and the sweater jacket I had on during the battle at Mission City. Well a piece of the Allspark fell off, I hadn't worn that since the battle." Sam replied.
"You kept it something which would remind you of almost dying?" Ironhide remarked gruffly.
Sam glanced at the weapons specialist, he smiled sadly then.
"Yes, my life changed for the better after meeting all of you, especially you and Bee." Sam said gripping Optimus' finger, making the leader make a soft keening sound.
"Sam..." Optimus said softly.
Silence... Then Sam continued.
"The shard was hot and it fell onto the floor, when it did after it moved on its own to my palm and disappeared slowly into my palm." Sam explained as Optimus looked up at Ratchet.
::::... Will he be alright...:::::
::::... I will monitor him, and we'll watch to see the effects it causes; that's all we can do...::::::
Sam glanced up at Ratchet then.
"I guess that's the best bet to do then huh?" Sam asked.
"What is...?" Ratchet asked.
"You know, waiting and watching to see, if there are any side effects from the Allspark shard disappearing into my palm." Sam replied as the room went silent.
::::... What's he talking about...::: Ironhide commed to Ratchet and Optimus.
Sam tilted his head at Ironhide.
"I am talking about what Ratchet and Optimus were talking about; you didn't hear them before, Ironhide?" Sam asked.
The four Autobots were silent; Sam was hearing their private commlink conversations, which was obviously a side effect from the Allspark shard.
(One week later)
Sam would wake from terrible nightmares, where he would be sweating and panting heavily from fear. It had gotten so bad, that he asked Optimus if he could sleep close to him. Naturally, the Autobot leader would never deny the boy anything; he agreed and let the boy come into his quarters. He would sleep on Optimus' chest plates, while Optimus had gently moved his hand over the boy protectively.
Sam still had the nightmares, they just weren't as often. Sam never told Optimus what he saw. It frightened him to the core of his being. The images showed Optimus being tortured by Megatron, while someone hid in the shadows; Megatron referred to him only as his master.
Most of the time during the day, Lennox and Epps would take turns training him. They figured if he had a busy day of learning self-defense and or weapons; it would make him so tired he would sleep right on through the night. It never happened the way, they tried to plan it though.
(Sam's dream world)
Optimus struggled against the chains, reinforced with dark energon. Megatron walked up toward Optimus, that awful fanged smirk on his face. He snarled at Optimus, as he grabbed Optimus' face forcing him to look at him.
"Now, where is the boy, he is the key only he can get what my master needs?" Megatron demanded.
"...Go to the pit, Megatron; I will never tell you where my human youngling." Optimus snarled.
"I figured you'd say that, enjoy brother." Megatron whispered into Optimus' audios, as he touched a button on the wall.
Optimus lurched, and screamed; as he was suddenly bombarded with shocks one after the other hitting his flamed body. Optimus snarled, as he coughed up energon and spit it onto the floor.
"Ready to answer..." demanded Megatron.
Silence...
Megatron chuckled then, and not in a nice way.
"Suit yourself." Megatron remarked, as he slammed something into Optimus' optic shattering it.
Optimus grunted in pain.
(Sam's dream world ends)
"NO, LEAVE OPTIMUS ALONE, MEGATRON!" Sam screamed, gripping Optimus' windshield wiper twisting it in his sleep.
"Sam, wake up you're dreaming!" Optimus exclaimed concern washing over him.
Sam's eyes opened quickly, as he scrambled up to Optimus' face. Optimus felt the boy nuzzle his face against his, and he couldn't help but feel his spark tighten with fear now.
"Sam..." Optimus whispered. "It's alright I'm right here with you."
"...H...He was torturing you, you were dying I could feel it." Sam cried.
"Who was torturing me?" Optimus asked, but he already had an idea who it was.
"Megatron... He was doing it for his master he said, he wanted to know where I was; but you wouldn't tell him." Sam cried. "You can't leave me, you promised me you and the others would never leave; YOU PROMISED!" Sam cried as he held onto Optimus tightly.
"Shhhh Sam, I won't go anywhere; he is dead and even if he was brought back I would watch my back." Optimus said as Sam glanced up at Optimus.
Sam's tiny hand ran all over Optimus' face, which he could reach only so far; Optimus gently rose to his foot pads. He walked over toward the medical bay and found Ratchet deep in recharge. However, upon hearing his door slide open, he onlined seeing Optimus with Sam on his shoulder smiling sadly at the medic gave him reason to think something was not right.
"Another nightmare...?" Ratchet asked.
"Yes, it seems he can't recharge peacefully without having one." Optimus snarled.
Ratchet got a potent sedative, and gently injected it into Sam's arm. Sam gently fell into a deep sleep, while Optimus stayed by his side talking to Ratchet about the nightmare Sam had.
Neither Optimus nor Ratchet had any idea Sam was meeting some rather important beings from Optimus' past.
(Sam's mind)
Sam knew right away this was different, he was right there he could feel things. He wrapped his arms around his body, while he walked around as several beings walked up toward him. They were huge, they would have towered Optimus any day.
"Where am I, who are you?" Sam asked.
"We are the Destiny of Primes or more to the point the first Primes." the one being said.
"Primes...Like Optimus Prime...?" Sam asked.
"Yes, Optimus is our descendent, and he is the last of the Primes." he explained.
Sam was silent taking everything in.
"You have awakened something in our last descendent something he thought he'd never have. He loves you like a youngling."
"I have felt that, and I would love to have him and the others as family. He means the world to me; Mikaela wanted me to just leave him and the others just like that." Sam said snapping his fingers. "I wouldn't do that to him, I care for him." Sam said with a bitter laugh thinking of how cruel Mikaela was. "Mikaela thinks she's so smart, she wouldn't know anything about love any kind of love; if it ran up and bit her on the ass." Sam replied bitterly.
"Samuel, before you, Optimus and the others can be truly happy together; there are some hurdles which must be crossed. Your family will be tested; we cannot tell you what will happen. All we can say is trust your feelings for Optimus and the Autobots, and do not let what happens destroy it. He and the others will need you, Starscream will try and destroy him and the others with his new scheme with Mikaela's help." the first Prime replied, as Sam's anger knew no bounds then.
"Who does she think she is trying to hurt Optimus?" Sam roared.
"She is beginning to think like a Decepticon, and Megatron will turn her completely into a hate filled human Decepticon bent on killing Optimus. You are the only one capable of stopping her, or she will succeed in destroying not only Optimus; but the other Autobots as well." the prime replied.
"Not while my heart beats she won't get away with it." Sam snarled. "She will not win; I won't let her get away with killing or taking Optimus and the others from me." Sam remarked.
"We will be in touch with you from time to time, Samuel." he said and then added. "We know you will fight but should Optimus fall; there will be a way to save him always know that." they replied, as Sam was brought back to reality with a fire in his heart to protect Optimus.
When Sam opened his eyes, he saw Optimus. He didn't say anything at first; he let them talk freely against themselves watching silently.
"You really love the boy like a son, don't you?" Ratchet asked with a curious smile.
"Yes, I would do anything for the boy; he means so much to me." Optimus whispered his optics dimming.
"What's wrong?" Ratchet asked.
"There will be humans who will doubt I can love and care for him as a Sire, because I am a machine. They will say I am not capable of giving affection or love to another much less to Sam; but I can." Optimus remarked sadly his voice processor getting statically.
Ratchet put his servo on Optimus' shoulder armor.
"I know dear friend, you can take care and love him with your entire spark, of that I am sure." Ratchet said with a smirk. "We all think of him as family."
"I know he loves me like a sire; I trust him with my life and my heart, and I always will." Sam said, as Optimus looked startled for a minute, but then looked at his boy making a soft keening sound as he reached for Sam.
(Optimus' POV)
My boy... I felt that those little human hands on my face, and I suddenly nothing else mattered I had my human son.
(Normal POV)
Sam glanced at Optimus with a smile.
"What do you have planned today?" Sam asked.
"Meetings are most of the day, then after that if you wish we can do something together." Optimus replied.
"Good, wanna go for a drive?" he asked.
"Sure, I will come and get you at your apartment after the meetings." Optimus replied.
"Okay, big guy..." Sam said.
Sam watched Optimus head out of the medical bay; it was then however that Sam felt a sudden pull to the back room. He slowly walked up to the door, which led to the back. He knew where the door led too, the body of the offlined Autobot Jazz.
Sam climbed up to where the body was lying; he knew he had to try to help. He could do it for his Autobots, he smiled at that His Autobots he loved the sound of that.
Sam bit his bottom lip not sure what he should do, but he started by climbing on top of the bot's body. He placed his hands-on Jazz's chest plates, and not sure what else to do. He simply went with his gut feeling like something, or someone was guiding him and his actions.
It was then his hands glowed and burned like unnatural fire. Then sparks hit all around the area, and suddenly Sam was propelled against the wall like a wind gust picked him up and slammed him against the wall. He crumbled to the floor and everything went Black.
(Jazz's POV)
I could feel my systems rebooting up, but that was impossible, wasn't it? I was offline, Megatron offlined me. The slagger tore me in half, miserable pit spawned glitch; I remember trying to protect my comrades and humans. Oh slag, and then the awful searing agony of being torn in half by Megatron.
My optics onlined and I glanced around at what appeared to be a medical bay. They focus on the human, and not just any human... Our human friend Samuel James Witwicky...
I slowly got up just as Ratchet came into the medical bay; the expression on his face was unreadable. I held my servos at Ratchet; he looked like he might grab a wrench. I did not want my helm whacked by the medic no sir nothing doing!
"...Jazz...?" Ratchet whispered. "How are you functional?" he asked slowly.
I glanced down at the human; it had to have been this little human who somehow brought me back.
"The human... Sam; he was lying on the floor when I onlined, could he have done it?" I asked.
"Anything is possible, I must contact Optimus." Ratchet said.
:::... Optimus, its Ratchet come in...::::
:::... Optimus here, what's wrong is Sam okay...:::
:::... Sam is fine; I believe Sam just did something wonderful for us...::::
:::... What did he do...:::::
:::... Come down to the medical bay and find out...::::
"I will need to check your systems; after I get Samuel onto one of the berths." Ratchet told me.
It wasn't long before my leader, Prime and friend entered the medical bay. He watched me so strangely, like he was watching a ghost or something.
"Jazz...?" he asked.
"Hey boss bot..." I replied with my famous smirk.
"I...I do not understand how is this even possible?" Optimus asked.
Ratchet moved out of the way from the berth, where he was tending Sam at.
"I believe Sam did it." Ratchet replied as Optimus looked over at the boy.
I watched as Optimus walked over toward Sam, the look in his optics was different. It was like the way a mech or femme would give a sparkling or youngling. It was very apparent to me then my leader loved our human like a son.
"You really care about this little human, don't you Optimus?" I asked.
He turned to look at me then.
"Yes, I really do, he means more to me; than anyone really knows." Optimus replied.
I didn't doubt that not for a moment, the way he looked at Sam and the expression in his optics. We heard the soft moan as Sam was waking up; Optimus knelt by the boy's side.
"Samuel...?"
"...O..Optimus, hey..." Sam whispered.
Silence...
"You brought back Jazz for us..." Optimus answered as he gently touched Sam's face.
Sam shrugged.
"I felt led to go back to where Jazz was; I mean Ratchet had used the metals to put his body back together. I just was being led I wasn't even sure what was going on." Sam replied.
We watched, as Optimus picked Sam up; and brought him toward his face. He nuzzled the boy; Sam seemed to enjoy the closeness, especially when Optimus started to purr.
"You sound like a big cat..." Sam replied with a giggle.
"I am happy and content, I sometimes purr when I feel that way, Samuel." Optimus replied, as he nuzzled the boy more. "You have made such a difference for us, boy; you just have no idea how much so. My sweet human son..." Optimus replied.
(Normal POV)
Optimus smiled to himself, as Ironhide came into the medical bay looking for him.
"Optimus, the humans are waiting for ya, thought I would come get..." Ironhide stopped in mid-sentence staring at Jazz. "...Jazz...?" he asked suddenly. "You're back online, but how?" Ironhide asked.
"It was our boy's doing, he brought him back." Optimus replied with a tender smile tugging on his lip plates.
Sam absentmindedly remembered about the talk with the first Primes, he wondered if he should mention it to Optimus. But then he didn't after, thinking maybe he shouldn't it would only worry Optimus.
(The Decepticon base)
Mikaela sat on Barricade's shoulder armor, watching the little spider like bot type out things Mikaela told him about Sam's manners, the way he walked, the way he walked. She mentioned everything leaving nothing out, one of the Cons named Sideways handed her a package with human fuel inside.
"Mmmmmm thanks Sideways..." she replied as he nodded.
Mikaela sat down on the floor and ate her food.
:::... Do you think she suspects anything...:::: Sideways asked Barricade.
::::... No of course not, she is stupid like all humans. She has no idea, once we are finished with her; Megatron will probably kill her...::::
:::... What if he doesn't, what if he keeps her around to help kill his brother...::::
:::... What good would she do against his brother...::::
:::... Never throw away a possible way to rid ourselves of that wretched Optimus Prime...::::: answered the ancient evil prime.
The other grew silent but didn't dare say one thing. The Fallen's word was law even more so then Megatron's was. He had been listening into their private commlink regardless of the fact he wasn't there on the planet Earth. His powers amazed all of them at times, stunning most Cons into silence.
(Autobot base)
Sam had gone back to his apartment, while Ratchet checked Jazz over. Sam unfortunately had another sad thing to endure when he got into the apartment. He found Mojo on the bed and the little dog wasn't breathing.
"Mojo...?" Sam whispered picking up the tiny dog in his arms.
Sam collapsed onto the bed holding his mom's dog, another reminder of his human parents being gone. He started to cry, and never realized his tears were brightly colored blue. Or that when he looked up his eyes glowed ice blue like the seas, no Sam had no idea what was going on with him now. All he thought about was Mojo and the fact; he had lost another friend once more. Sam remained on the bed holding Mojo; energon tears were running down his face. Still, the boy had no idea of the strange effects taken over his body.
Suddenly Sam just screamed out in pain, landing on the floor.
"What have I done, why are you taking everyone from me!" Sam cried.
Sam heard the frantic knocking at his apartment door, until two soldiers unlocked the door coming in.
"Sam...?" Lennox replied, as he and Epps stopped dead seeing Sam was crying glowing blue tears; and saw his eyes were now glowing bright blue.
"What the hell...?" Epps mumbled.
"Kid, what happened?" Lennox asked.
Sam was in a daze, he lifted Mojo up.
"He's dead, Mojo is dead I don't understand why, why am I losing everyone I love. I can't lose Optimus please; I can't take losing him too, please..." Sam cried his body shaking.
"Get Optimus and Ratchet ASAP..." Lennox ordered, as he gently took the dead dog from Sam laying him on the bed.
Lennox pulled the boy into his arms trying to comfort him; until Optimus and Ratchet got there. Optimus and Ratchet used their holoforms and came into the apartment. Sam looked up at them and held his arms out toward Optimus and Ratchet. Optimus and Ratchet didn't hesitate to gather the boy in their arms, while Ratchet also ran scans on the boy.
"It's energon, Prime." Ratchet said in a shocked tone.
Graham walked up to Lennox and Epps; he had a disk in his hand.
"Check this out, I think we just found out how Sam's dog died." Graham said, as he put the disk into the computer playing it.
It showed Mikaela Banes sneaking onto the base, and the tattooed mark on her shoulder was clear as day... the Decepticon insignia.
"That little..." Lennox growled as Ironhide walked into the hanger. "Hide, come here; check this out." Lennox said as the weapons specialist walked up.
Lennox played the footage once more, and Ironhide lost it.
"I do not find the fact Sam's little animal friend's death a coincidence; the same time that little glitch shows up. Optimus needs to see this immediately Major Lennox." Ironhide said, as his fury rose knowing that little pit spawned Decepticon in human skin had been on the base.
(An hour later – medical quarters)
Sam was sound asleep thanks to a powerful sedative from Ratchet.
"Is the Allspark shard doing this to him?" Optimus asked.
"It's so hard to tell, but it could very well be." Ratchet answered.
"What else can we expect from this?" Optimus asked.
"That's just it, this is unknown territory for us as well, I have no idea what will happen. He is with us so I can monitor anymore changes that happen to him." Ratchet said as there was a knock at Optimus' door.
"Come in..." Ratchet said, as Bumblebee and Jazz came in.
"How is he?" Jazz asked.
"Sleeping finally..." Ratchet said as he turned toward Jazz. "How are you, dear friend?" Ratchet asked.
"I couldn't be better; it's nice to be back with the living." Jazz said with a chuckle.
Bumblebee chirped and knelt by Sam, he was concerned for his charge. Bee glanced up at his leader, his optics sad; as both Jazz and Optimus put servos on Bee's back by his wing doors.
It was then Ironhide came in, his optics flashing with hatred and anger.
"Pit spawned glitching little slagging human femme, you need to see this Optimus." Ironhide said, as all the mechs followed Ironhide out to where Lennox, Epps and Graham were.
(Optimus' POV)
I stared at the images on the screen, and my anger knew no bounds; that femme not only betrayed Sam, but us now as well. She also had to be behind the death of Sam's animal friend and for that she would pay.
Our boy did not deserve this; he was a kind human, strong and loved. Lennox walked up to me, I saw for the first time since fighting alongside this human. There was hatred shining in his eyes for the human femme.
"General Morshower contacted me and said we need to move our base, he suggested Diego Garcia; because it's isolated. However, he also mentioned an underground base in Nevada. It would actually be safer for you and your Autobots as well." Lennox said.
"Very well, Major; but Mikaela needs to be found and captured, she is clearly the enemy now." I remarked sourly.
(Medical quarters - Normal POV)
Sam opened his eyes, he could hear their conversations. He listened intently hearing his sire's voice over in the hanger. He wasn't sure how he heard them, he just knew he did. He heard them talking about Mikaela, she was behind Mojo's death. The first primes also said she would go after Optimus. He would never allow Optimus to die; no way in hell would he allow her to take his sire from him or any of the other Autobots.
Sam didn't realize his hands were glowing, the angrier he became the brighter they glowed. He had to find her, he had to stop her from ever hurting Optimus and the others.
Sam had to figure out where she'd be, he heard Lennox say she had the Decepticon insignia on her shoulder. So, she sided with the Cons, did she? Well, she would learn the hard way, he wouldn't tolerate anyone hurting Optimus or the other Autobots; but especially Optimus.
Sam suddenly growled, and when he did; blue laser balls shot from his palms bouncing all over the walls returning back to his hands. Sam didn't even seem to notice; his eyes were bright blue with anger.
Optimus walked into medical quarters, stopping when he saw Sam's glowing hands and eyes.
"Sam...?" Optimus replied, as the boy glanced up, his anger momentarily forgotten at the sight of his sire.
Optimus lowered his hand to the boy, who gladly scrambled up and nuzzled his face against Optimus.
"Sam, I am so sorry about what you've gone through; we are going to a new base." Optimus replied.
"I don't care as long as I am with you sire and the others, it doesn't matter." Sam said Optimus smiled, and ran a finger down his back.
Those words hit Optimus right in his spark, to hear that made him feel so special.
"She won't hurt you, never will she hurt you." Sam whispered.
No, if there was one thing Samuel James Witwicky was going to do, it was keep his sire online and happy.