Chapter 4
Optimus tiredly turned his head, and there on the floor was Samuel James Witwicky.
Mikaela struggled to her feet, until Sam shot another laser at her.
"STAY DOWN..." Sam snarled, as he used the lasers to destroy the stasis cuffs on his sire freeing him.
Then he used them to hit the code box on the backdoor, letting Ratchet out.
"Ratchet, help my sire." Sam replied, as Ratchet went over to Optimus helping him up.
"Stay where you are, Optimus; I am not finished with you." Mikaela remarked acidity.
Then it was like she realized what Sam said about Optimus being his sire. She spun around her eyes narrowing with hatred, she glared at Sam. Then her eyes shot to Optimus hatred shimmering in those eyes of hers.
"That's disgusting Sam, he's a machine; he can't feel anything and he sure as hell can't be a father. He's a useless machine, which needs to be put down." Mikaela snarled, as Optimus narrowed his optics at her then.
"Mikaela, I cannot stress enough, how badly you need every square inch of your ass kicked right now." Sam remarked.
"Really, and who's going to do it, little boy...YOU?" she snapped as Sam gave her a smile, and it wasn't a nice smile either.
Had Mikaela been smart, she would have surrendered. But she wasn't smart, if she had been she wouldn't have joined the Cons; nor would she have tried to murder Optimus.
Mikaela dove for her duffle bag, but Optimus used his energon blade on the duffle bag. Mikaela snarled at him, like she was some mad insane crazy creature.
"YOU DESTROYED EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE, OPTIMUS PRIME...!" she screamed.
Optimus glanced over at her; he winced at the pain in his chest.
"Hurts, doesn't it; well good!" she snapped.
Sam growled.
"No one hurts my sire and gets away with it." Sam replied, with a deadly calm tone.
Mikaela smirked.
"Your disgusting Sam." she retorted with such venom as Ironhide, Lennox, Epps and Graham came in. "Oh, look the gang is all here." she sneered.
Sam ran toward the berth and flipped up startling her. Mikaela looked rather shocked at his strong violent stance, he took against her.
"You're going to pay for trying to kill Optimus, and you poisoned Mojo you scheming bitch!" Sam yelled grabbing her by the throat.
"She murdered one of our soldiers as well..." Epps said.
"The penalty for attempted murder or even killing a Prime is serious. There is no trial; the punishment is immediate offlining of the person or persons responsible." Ironhide snarled.
"We need to interrogate her first, Ironhide." Lennox replied as Mikaela snorted in annoyance.
"You Autobots will never kill me, you don't have the balls." she snapped, as Optimus grunted and leaned down toward her.
"Don't bet on that, femme." Optimus snapped, as Sam pushed her down; while Lennox threw up handcuffs.
Sam snarled in her ear then.
"You will wish you never ever touched my sire, Mikaela." Sam snarled as Lennox and Epps took her way.
"Thank you, Sam, I owe you my life yet again." Optimus replied as he winced once more.
"Here lie down here and let me check over your spark." Sam said.
Optimus obeyed his human youngling, while Ratchet watched curious as to what Sam was planning to do. Sam's hands shined a pinkish color, as he jumped into his sire's chest plates. He ran his hands all over inside Optimus' spark making him fall into recharge.
(Interrogation room)
Mikaela sat on a chair with her feet up on the table, while Lennox, Epps and Graham sat across from her. She smirked at them, and then made a sneer.
"Take a picture, boys; it lasts longer..." she snapped as Ironhide walked in.
The black mech stared holes at Mikaela, she watched as his cannons whirled to life.
"What's wrong, Hide?" she asked innocently.
Ironhide snarled at her, she merely laughed.
"Mikaela you need to tell us what the Cons have in store for their next plan of attack." Lennox remarked.
Silence...
"I do not think you get it, Mikaela; you're going to die you tried to assassinate Optimus Prime; and they have their own set of rules." Epps replied.
She laughed then.
"Oh please, Optimus Prime and his lame ass Autobots are not going to kill me, they don't have the balls and you know It." she remarked, as Ironhide's cannons warmed up. "Prove me wrong, go ahead and shot me!" she roared.
Mikaela looked away from the three soldiers, and the Autobot weapons specialist; when there was a knock at the door. Ironhide opened the door and was shocked to find Bumblebee there. The scout walked in glaring at Mikaela, and immediately a song blared to life 'The bitch is back by Elton John'.
Mikaela smirked.
"Is that the best you can do, Bumblebee; call me a bitch?" she snapped. "Because you're as worthless as Optimus Prime is with your annoying talking through the radio." Mikaela snarled as no one saw the next move at all.
Bumblebee's cannon was out, and he glared at Mikaela and he spoke in his real voice.
"I... can talk in my real voice, it just hurts still. You hurt my brother, you tried to kill my leader, Prime; who is like a creator to me. The penalty for what you did is offlining to be carried out now; Mikaela Banes you have been found guilty of crimes against Cybertronians." Bumblebee said as Optimus, Ratchet and Jazz walked in.
Sam was sitting on Optimus shoulder his eyes glowing a bright blue.
"Oh of course, it would be more convincing if you didn't have Bumblebee pretending to kill me. I'll tell you one thing though, the new Con with them has plans for you Optimus, plans as in making sure you pay." Mikaela remarked as no one flinched when Bumblebee's cannon went off.
What remained of Mikaela was a scorch mark on the floor, everyone was quiet until Lennox broke the eerie silence.
"If they figured this new Con was going to be bringing the hurt why did they figure she would deliver on bagging you?" Lennox asked.
"Because that was not their objective, they were after something else." Optimus replied, as Bumblebee turned around to face his leader and his human brother.
"Sir, forgive me for taking her out too soon; I just..." Bee started to say and stopped.
"Bumblebee, you did what had to be done; she broke our Cybertronian laws and had to be punished for it. It is regrettable that she chose the path of evil, but our laws are clear." Optimus replied, as he put his servo on Bumblebee's.
Optimus was concerned about exactly what the Decepticons were after, and if they did somehow manage to get what they were after.
Unfortunately, for the Autobots and some of the soldiers, they didn't see what appeared to be a remote-controlled toy vehicle hidden and watching, as it suddenly took off snickering to itself.
Wheelie snickered, as he hacked into the computer retrieving all necessary information for Soundwave.
:::... I have the information, Soundwave...:::::
:::... Affirmative Wheelie, what of our human femme...::::
:::... Taken prisoner by the Autobot scum...::::
::::... Did she terminate Optimus Prime...:::::
:::... No sir, she didn't; you really didn't think she was going to be able to pull that one off, did you...::::::
Silence...
:::... Barricade will pick you up, wait at usual spot. I will be sending Ravage for shard retrieval, then we will send group to revive our leader...:::::
:::... Who is going to handle offlining Prime...::::
::::... Our leader will personally handle his brother now...::::
Silence...
::::... Will do..::::
Wheelie noticed soundwave didn't even acknowledge a thank you or nice work, it annoyed him; but he knew better than to challenge him or say anything.
Wheelie transformed and started to leave, until he was intercepted by Jazz.
"Leaving so soon little guy?" Jazz snapped
"Hey, let go!" Wheelie ordered as Jazz chuckled and headed for his leader.
Optimus, Ratchet, Bumblebee and Ironhide were coming out of the room; when they spotted Jazz with his prisoner.
"Who's that?" Sam asked.
"A spy, I caught him leaving the ramp where the computers are, I believe he was looking for something." Jazz replied.
"Too late, Autobots; Soundwave has what Starscream wanted you're way too late now and too stupid." Wheelie said, snippily as Optimus stepped forward in an intimidating way.
"What is your designation?" Optimus demanded.
Silence...
"When a Prime asks a question, you answer, little slagger!" Ironhide growled.
"It's Wheelie..."
"Very well, Wheelie; I will not tolerate spying; so, I suggest you tell me what you hacked into... Or I shall simply let Ratchet go through your memory banks one by one and retrieve it..." Optimus replied in a dark tone. "I am not usually a mech, who is cruel, but I am sick and tired of my brother's warriors corrupting those who are weak or weak minded." Optimus stated.
"Where is the warrior goddess?" Wheelie demanded.
"What...?" Ironhide snapped.
"Mikaela our...Well my warrior goddess she's..." Wheelie remarked getting interrupted by Ratchet.
"She has been offlined, you little slagger for attempting to assassinate a Prime." Ratchet snarled.
"You killed my warrior goddess?" Wheelie demanded looking at Optimus.
Bumblebee stepped up then.
"No, I did..."
Wheelie looked shocked.
"You...? But you're only a scout who are you to kill prisoners?" Wheelie snapped.
It was Sam's turn to say something, he walked down Optimus' servo; and the expression on his face was anything but kind.
"You tell your Con buddies anyone who messes with my sire and my Autobot family will get knocked in their asses. No one and I repeat no one touches them; or they answer to me." Sam remarked firmly.
Wheelie laughed then.
"No offense, human, but you're a wimp so you killed Megatron big deal; you only did it with the help of the Allspark." Wheelie snapped as Sam walked onto Optimus' hand over to Jazz's hand.
Sam tilted his head to the side, and for some reason the look in Sam's eyes scared Wheelie.
"Then try me, if I am such a wimp try me; I should be able to beat then right?" Sam asked.
Wheelie shrank back; he didn't like what he was reading off the human. Sam smirked at Wheelie, and then walked back over to Optimus' hand.
"Perhaps our young prisoner should be placed in the brig, and then interrogated." Optimus suggested, as Wheelie watched rather carefully the way Sam interacted with Optimus.
It was almost like they had some sort of family relationship, it was then Wheelie smirked at them both.
::::... Wheelie to Soundwave, come in...:::::
:::... Acknowledged, what do you have to report, Wheelie...:::::
::::... Samuel Witwicky has a family bond with Prime; I repeat a family bond with Prime...:::::
Jazz saw the way Wheelie's optics shuttered and realized he was sending a private commlink to someone. He quickly offlined the little troublemakers commlinks, but naturally not before he sent information; which Soundwave relayed back to Starscream and the Fallen.
(The Nemesis)
The fallen was pleased with most of the plan; however, he was not pleased that Mikaela had not returned.
"This new news is interesting the child has a family bond with Optimus Prime, he also contains power I want it I could crush Optimus Prime once and for all." the fallen sneered.
"Yes master, perhaps Megatron will have some ideas for the boy's retrieval. He knows his brother best, and how he thinks to decide how to approach this situation." Starscream replied.
The fallen sat back he was not accustomed with waiting; he was the type of mech to get things done. However, seeing as they had to wait for Megatron's revival he dealt with it.
(Autobot base)
Everyone was getting ready for the move to the new underground base; the humans got a trailer for Optimus to haul Sam's things. Sam felt odd though with Optimus hauling his junk.
"Why would you feel badly?" Optimus asked.
"Because you're my sire, and you shouldn't be hauling my junk." Sam said as he sat in the driver seat.
"I do not mind, Samuel." Optimus answered as Optimus chuckled then.
Silence...
(New Autobot base)
Optimus pulled down into the long and winding underground entrance, which seemed to go on forever. Sam glanced out the window but could see nothing except for lights on the side of the walls.
"Wow, it seems to go on forever, huh?" Sam asked.
"Affirmative, it does; doesn't it?" Optimus answered.
"You mentioned some new arrivals were coming, didn't you?" Sam asked.
"Yes, I did." Optimus stated. "They are Arcee, Flare-up, Chromia, Sideswipe and his brother Sunstreaker, Jolt and finally the twins Mudflap and Skids." Optimus explained. "They are coming in tonight; Ironhide and Jazz along with some NEST troops are going to meet them." Optimus said.
"Would you like to unpack now or later?" Optimus asked feeling the pull of being exhausted from the drive.
"Optimus...?"
"Yes Sam, what is it?" he asked his tone very tired.
"You mean the world to me, you are everything to me." Sam said kissing his window shield.
Sam knew Ratchet would want to check Optimus again so he made sure he made him go.
(The brig where Wheelie is)
Sam found himself down in the brig, what Sam didn't know was the brig had a lot of cameras. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, and one of the humans from NEST were watching the cameras and could hear what was going on. Sam started to leave the brig, when Wheelie started to talk to him.
"What is up with you, you're different now?" Wheelie asked as Sam stopped.
"What's it too you, Con?" Sam snarled.
"You better enjoy your time with Optimus now, kid; because he has a bounty on his head. The fallen wants him tortured badly; and then killed slowly." Wheelie remarked, with an evil snicker; that Sam didn't care for.
"Like I said to that bitch Mikaela no one touches Optimus Prime, and most definitely not some Con scumbag." Sam remarked.
"Say Whatcha want, Witwicky; Optimus is going to be offlined."
Sam raised his hand and a blow torch flew to his hand, and a smile touched his lips. Wheelie did not like the look in the human's eyes, which glowed blue rather brightly.
"We're going to play a game, Wheelie." Sam said.
"W... What kind of game...?" Wheelie asked with a stutter.
Sam put his finger in the lock using the lasers he opened the door, and then closed it. What Sam didn't know was he had an audience watching the monitors. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were glued to the monitors; they had already been briefed who Sam was to the bots; but especially their leader.
Sam circled Wheelie like a lioness stalked her prey, and suddenly Wheelie felt like the prey.
"The game is you are telling me everything I want to know, or I use this here blow torch on you." Sam said in an unkind manner.
"I already told you too much; please I am just a little piece of scrap metal." Wheelie begged.
Sam's eyes glowed brighter then.
"And I am your worst nightmare come true..." Sam sneered as joining Sunstreaker and Sideswipe were Ironhide and Ratchet with Lennox and Epps after being alerted by Sideswipe.
"What's going on?" Ironhide demanded.
"Watch the kid..." Sideswipe said motioning toward the monitors.
"You don't understand they will whack me if I tell you their plans..." Wheelie mumbled in fear.
"They aren't here, but I am; and trust me what they would have done will be a party compared to what I'll do to you. Now, who is the fallen and what's his problem with my sire?" Sam demanded as Wheelie remained silent.
Sam's anger knew no bounds then; he abruptly torched Wheelie's optic making the little Con scream out in pain.
"What the hell, that slagging hurt you bastard!" Wheelie growled.
Sam grabbed Wheelie and slammed him against the cell wall his eyes flashing anger even then.
"If you don't talk so help me I will turn you into scrap!" Sam roared.
"Okay, okay, okay; I give..." Wheelie stammered. "He's one of the first original Primes; it seems hidden on this planet are too ways to harvest energon. So much so, it would be enough to bring back Cybertron or so I am told anyway. The fallen knows only where the one way is, that would bring destruction to this planet. He doesn't care about that; he hates Earth and all you humans on it. The other Primes, who didn't want him to use the key to destroy this world, they hid it by sacrificing their own lives. Your sire is their descendant to them, he is powerful and the only one who can destroy the fallen. The fallen knows that, he wants Optimus destroyed, but he wants to kill him by his own hand. He can't come to Earth; while Optimus is living so he knows the only one strong enough to take Optimus on and weaken him is..." Wheelie explained until Sam finished the last part.
"Megatron... But he's dead, I killed him." Sam remarked.
"Yeah, but they have the shard and his location, I kind of hacked into the computers while Mikaela distracted everyone with her attempt on Optimus' life." Wheelie muttered.
Sam snarled then.
"Kid, they know about your family bond with Optimus, I kinda told them that too." Wheelie remarked.
Sam went ballistic, he knew what that meant; they would use him to get to Optimus.
"Look, you have no business having a family bond with Optimus to begin with, consider what I did a helping hand." Wheelie remarked as Sam's eyes stopped glowing and his heart sank with despair.
Sam wondered if Wheelie had a point, Optimus would always be put into danger because of him. Maybe he should just leave and go where no one could find him.
Ironhide glanced at Ratchet knowing, it looked like Sam was considering Wheelie's words.
"This will destroy Optimus, if Sam leaves him." Ratchet snarled as Optimus came into the room onlining early from the medicated forced recharge.
"Why is everyone in here?" Optimus asked, as he turned his head in the direction of the monitors; when he heard Sam's voice.
Sam didn't want to leave Optimus; Optimus was his sire now.
"Kid, you know I am right, you don't belong here with Cybertronians." Wheelie said.
Optimus was silent then, while he waited for Sam to prove that wretched little Con wrong. Sam looked at Wheelie then, his eyes once more glowed with anger as he threw the little Con against the wall.
"Nice try, Con; but understand this Optimus is my sire and the other Autobots are my family and no one not even Megatron or the fallen will destroy what we have!" Sam roared. "If they want to try, then they better know one thing I will bring the pain to anyone who tries." Sam growled his hands glowing now as well.
Optimus' spark raced when he heard those words.
"The human's alright..." Sunstreaker remarked.
"Looks like you have a very protective human youngling there boss..." Sideswipe replied.
Optimus could only smile with pride at the words.
"You won't be able to stop them, kid; Optimus is as good as dead." Wheelie snapped. "There is someone else pulling the strings with the fallen and Megatron, you don't understand someone more powerful." Wheelie replied.
Sam backhanded the little Con, sending him flying against the cell door.
"I liked you better when they said you were a wuss." Wheelie snapped.
Sam's hand lit up once more.
"One shot, I want a name who is it?" Sam said.
Silence...
"ANSWER ME, OR SO HELP ME!" Sam snarled.
"I can't give you a name, all I can tell you is someone from Optimus Prime's past; someone who he trusted from Cybertron is with the Decepticons. He wants Optimus dead too, but he wants Megatron and the fallen dead too after they do his dirty work."
"Wait how do you know this?" Sam demanded.
"Kid, I know who the traitor is I just can't remember his name."
Sam didn't like that his sire was in danger from someone from Optimus' past. Wheelie looked at Sam and decided to hurt the boy with an interesting idea.
"Do you honestly think Optimus will want you as a youngling if Elita-1 ever showed up?" Wheelie asked cruelly, as Sam looked at him.
"I know about Elita -1 from Ironhide and Ratchet, she was killed by Megatron." Sam replied.
"No one found the body, human; she could be in stasis. But either way if she comes back, your history." laughed Wheelie as Sam's lighted eyes shined with fury.
Sam looked back at Wheelie; he wanted to offline the little troublemaker.
"They were spark mates, and true spark mates; when one dies so does the other. So, I would assume since Optimus is still alive and kicking so is Elita-1, in which case you would be replaced if she returned." Wheelie replied as Sam. "Because she hates humans and there would be no way she'd want you as a youngling."
However what Wheelie didn't know was Optimus had found her body, and while Optimus didn't offline from her death. He was close to it, he was sick for a long time. It was by Ratchet's miracle care that he survived.
However, Sam wasn't falling for Wheelie's lies; he had it with the little Con. Wheelie watched as Sam's one hand lit up brightly.
"I don't know what you're trying to prove, but I can assure you of one thing; you will NOT get away with it. I love Optimus Prime like a Sire, and I will rip out any Con's spark who messes with him, do we understand one another?" Sam demanded.
"You're a very scary human, do you know that?" Wheelie remarked, as Sam merely smiled.
"You better believe I am scary, so do not forget that." Sam remarked.
Wheelie watched as Sam left the cell, slamming the door shut and locking it once more.
Sam headed out of the brig, when he did; he was surrounded by Autobots. Then he saw his sire, Optimus walked slowly up to Sam lowering his hand for the boy.
"Optimus... I was looking for you, I wanted to apologize for being so..." Sam never finished.
Optimus had pulled him close, and Sam found the leader hugging him.
"All is forgiven, my boy." Optimus whispered.