Sorry I'm posting this so late! Woke up and discovered I'd actually been abandoned. I may be 23, but I am autistic and dependent on my Dad, who left before I woke up, to move into another place without me. I cannot get him to answer me...


The Battle In LA

Epps and the other soldiers are outside a pawn shop waiting. Lennox runs out carrying 800 radios.

"Come on, let's go! Mount up!" Lennox says.

"Move out! Move out! Go! Go!" another soldier says.

"Here, I got shortwave radios." Lennox says.

"Wait. What am I supposed to do with these?" Epps asks.

"Well, use them! It's all we got!" Lennox says.

"This is like RadioShack dinosaur radios or something, man. I'm only gonna get 20 or 30 miles out of these things. Are there any aircraft orbiting the city?"

"F-22 at 12:00. All right, I want planes for air cover and get Blackhawks on station to extract that Cube. You got it?"

Everyone parks.

"Air Force has arrived! Pop smoke!" Lennox says.

"Raptor, Raptor, do you copy? We have you visual. Green smoke is the mark. Provide air cover and vector Black Hawks for extraction."

Ironhide lets me out and transforms. "It's Starscream!" "Please tell me you copy." Epps says.

"Back up! Take cover! Bumblebee!" Ironhide says.

The two run and pick up a Furby truck.

"No, no, no, no, no! Move!" Lennox says.

"Back up! Back up!"

"Retreat! Fall back!"

"Incoming!" The blast hits the truck and causes Ironhide to slam into the wall and Bumblebee to fly across the street and into another building. The soldiers, Sam and Mikaela fall to the ground.

Sam and Mikaela reach for the other's hand.

"Anybody hurt? Everyone okay?" Lennox asks.

"Clear the area!" another soldier says.

Bee tries to pull himself from the rubble.

"Oh, my God. Bumblebee? No. Your legs! Your legs. Here. Here, back, back, back, back!" Sam pushes Sire's vehicle mode out of the way.

I'm still standing, having deflected most of the rubble. I growl and hit Sire. "Jerk!"

"Wha'?"

"Ya need ta transform! Ya should have been defending Bee!"

"You all right? Please get up. Bumblebee? Get up! Ratchet!"

"What the hell was that?" Lennox asks.

"What are you talking about?" Epps asks.

"What do you mean, what am I talking about? They shot at us!" Lennox says.

"F-22 pilots would never fly below buildings. That's alien. That ain't friendly!" Epps says.

"You got to get up. You're okay. You're okay. Come on!" Sam says.

I run to Bumblebee and try to hug him. "He' not 'kay, Sam. He' hurt. Hurt bad." I look down. "An' I hit my Sire. I can't believe I hit my Sire."

"Army Blackhawk inbound to your location. Over."

"Alpha 273 degrees, 10 miles. November Victor, 1.2 clicks north." Epps says.

A tank starts firing. Sire drives up with Ratchet behind him.

"Move out! Let's go! Let's go! Move!"

Mikaela glances over and sees a tow truck while Sam runs to Bee. Bumblebee crawls over to Sam.

"I'm not gonna leave you." Sam says.

Bee picks up the All Spark and lays it in Sam's hands.

"Keep it safe." Sam looks at it nervously.

Ironhide transforms, flips over two bullets, fires his cannons, and lands on his feet. He rolls, missing two more, then transforms back into the Topkick. Sire rolls over, transforms before jumping onto the tank.

"Come on, Decepticon punk!"

The tank transforms. Sire kicks a gun off of Brawl's right shoulder before getting thrown into a building.

"Oh, my God!" a lady screams as he makes impact.

Ratchet then runs over and cuts off his arm.

"Concentrate your fire!" The soldiers start shooting at Brawl.


Mikaela smashes a hammer through the driver's side window of a tow truck, then reaches in and opens the door before starting to hotwire it.

"Come on. Come on."


Megatron flies in, transforms, and slides down a building to land.

"Megatron!" Megatron says.

"It's Megatron! Retreat! Move! Fall back!"

"Fall back!" Lennox repeats.

Sire gets hit and falls on his back, groaning in pain.

"Get our guys out of the way! Get out of here! Go! Get them out of the buggy! Move out!"

"We need air cover down here now!" Epps says.


Mikaela drives up in a tow truck.

"Sam, Mari, help me with this." We run over to help.


Megatron flies to the top of a building with Sire clinging to him.

"That all you got, Megatron?" Sire asks.

"Come here, little cretin." Megatron says.

"Ya wan' a piece of me? Ya wan' a piece?" Sire asks.

"No! I want two!" Megatron then rips him in half.


I have to fight back tears, and a scream from the pain in my chest. The last thing Sire heard from me was an accusation. Now I may never get to apologize. I pull my baby blankie closer to my chest and climb into the tow truck. I'm scared, Sire's dead, and I'm alone. I need to hide.


"What's going on?" Lennox asks.

"Sir! That tank thing's getting back up."

"Oh, these things just don't die." Lennox says.

Blackout lands on top of a roof.

"Oh, we're so dead." Lennox says.


Sam's POV

"Wrap it around the head." I hand the chains to Mikaela.

"Sam!" Lennox runs over. "Where's the Cube?"

"Right there." I point to the cube.

"Okay." Lennox says, looking up from the intersection.

"And take that and wrap it around the base and then put it around his neck. Okay?"

"Epps, get those Black Hawks here! That building."

Mikaela checks a cable as she finishes strapping Bumblebee to the tow truck.

Lennox runs back. "Okay."

"What?"

"All right, I can't leave my guys back there, so here, take this flare. Okay, there's a tall, white building with statues on top. Go to the roof. Set the flare."

"No."

"Signal the chopper and set the flare." Lennox says.

"No, no. I can't do this!"

Lennox grabs a handful of my hoodie. "Listen to me! You're a soldier now! All right? I need you to take this Cube. Get it into military hands while we hold them off, or a lot of people are gonna die."

I take off running to the building, carrying the cube.

"You got to go. You got to go." Lennox says.

"No, I'm not leaving." Mikaela says.

"You need to go. Go." Lennox repeats.

"No, I'm not leaving till I get Bumblebee out of here, okay?" Mikaela says.

"Army Blackhawk requested. Immediate evac for civilian boy with precious cargo. Headed to rooftop marked by flare."

"Sam, we will protect you." Ironhide says.

"Okay."

"Epps, where are those planes?" Lennox asks.

Mikaela runs over to me.

"Sam!" Mikaela runs the few steps to my side. "No matter what happens, I'm really glad I got in that car with you."

"Sam! Get to the building! Move!" Ironhide says.

"Decepticons, attack!" Megatron commands.

"Hit it!" a soldier says.

"Cover fire!"

"Move to cover!" a soldier yells.

"Watch out!" Ironhide runs ahead of me. He uses a car to block a decepticon from firing at me, and falls backwards.

"Girl, get that tow truck out of here!" Lennox says.

"I'm going! I'm going!" Mikaela hooks the last chain.

"Get out of here now!" Lennox says.

He looks down the road and sees Blackout coming toward them.


Normal POV

Optimus pulls up and transforms before turning to the two of us. "Mikaela, I want you to keep Mariposa Prime safe." We pull around the corner and out of sight.


With Optimus, Third POV

Optimus then activates his battle mask and stands in a fighting position. "Megatron!"

"Prime." Megatron says from the top of the building.

He transforms and flies down, trying to ram into Optimus.

Optimus grabs hold of his wings and they fly around a corner and through a building before coming to a stop on the other side, Megatron on top of Optimus.

"Humans don't deserve to live." Megatron says.

"They deserve to choose for themselves." Optimus pushes Megatron's face away from his.

"Then you will die with them!" Megatron shoves his hand away before picking him up and throwing him onto the ground.

Megatron rises back to his feet and activates a weapon by slamming his hands together.

"Join them in extinction!" Megatron says.

Optimus runs forward two steps before firing his cannon at Megatron, who whirls around and fires again. Optimus slams into a building and falls to the ground, groaning softly.


Sam's POV

"Keep moving, Sam! Don't stop!"

Blackout tears apart a taxi, slamming part of it into the building. Starscream lands in front of me, causing me to turn so fast I almost fall. Starscream throws several cars.

Ratchet and Ironhide run over to assist. "No!"

I hide as close to under a car as I can, and watch as the the two take rather serious hits.

"Sam, get to the building!" Ironhide says.

I take off again, this time, alone. Megatron flies down and transforms before throwing a car behind him.

"Give me that Cube, boy!" Megatron starts to chase me.

In his flight, I manage to run into a car, activating the All Spark.

"Did that jerk just dent my car?" Said car's driver says. She screams when the steering wheel comes to life and transforms.

A man tosses an X-box as it to, transforms.

A Mountain Dew machine jumps out of its casing and starts shooting.

Meanwhile, I make it to the building and run inside, Megatron still in pursuit. "You're not gonna get me. You're not gonna get me!"

"I smell you, boy!" Megatron yells.

I make it to the second level and find the stairs before starting up them.

"Maggot!" Megatron yells.


Normal POV

Mikaela pulls into an alley and leans her head on the steering wheel, feeling guilty about leaving the battlefield.

I bury my face into my baby blankie. I can't help but cry because of Sire, and what happened to Bee. I'm just a little kid, after all.


Sam's POV

I keep running up the stairs.


With the Soldiers

"Oh, no!"

The soldiers are still firing at Brawl, but they're losing fast. One of the tank's shots hits a building, causing the soldier in front to duck fast.


Normal POV

Mikaela sits up and looks out the back window at Bee. The two then look at me, my teary-eyed face encouraging them to act. Bumblebee nods, seeing the unasked question in Mikaela's eyes. We pull out and stop.

"I'll drive! You shoot!" Mikaela starts driving backwards as Bumblebee starts shooting.

"This isn't going well!" Lennox says.

"Shoot! Shoot!" Mikaela says.

Bee fires one last shot and takes down the tank. Mikaela pulls to a stop outside the building they're hiding in. Bumblebee lifts his battle mask warily before retracting it. Mikaela climbs out shakily as Bumblebee retracts his cannon.

"Nice shot."

Mikaela turns to help me down. "Good job, Bee!"

"Thank you."

"That tank is definitely dead now." Epps says.

"All right, let's go! We got business!" Lennox says.


Sam's POV

I make it to the top of the building and start running across the rooftop. I activate the flare against a brick wall and keep running.

"Hey! Hey! I'm over here!"

The helicopter comes up beside the building. "We've got the boy."

I move to hand them the cube as Starscream lands and fires a missile.

"Watch out!" I fumble the cube slightly before pulling it back quickly.

"Missile!" The missile hits the helicopter and it crashes into the building. I cling to a statue as Megatron reaches the roof.

Optimus runs along the top of the buildings himself. "Hang on, Sam!"

"No! No!" I walk around the other side of the statue.

"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling?"

I'm barely hanging on, and Megatron's standing on the building. "Where do I go?"

"Give me the All Spark and you may live to be my pet."

"Oh, no, no, no, no." I slip slightly as two helicopters fly past. "I'm never giving you this All Spark!"

"Oh, so unwise." Megatron slams a wrecking ball into the corner of the building, breaking off the statue I had been clinging to.

Optimus is bracing himself, standing on the side of the building. "I got you, boy." Optimus cups me in one hand as he activates his battle mask. "Hold on to the Cube!" He leaps between the two buildings, sliding down them to the ground. Megatron jumps off the building and grabs him, slamming him to the ground as he falls. People run screaming in fear.

A human is way too close to Megatron. "Oh, no. Oh, no!" Megatron flicks him away. "Disgusting."


With Optimus, Third POV

Optimus moves his hand away, revealing Sam, safe and intact. "Sam?" Optimus retracts his battle mask. "You risked your life to protect the Cube."

"No sacrifice, no victory."

"If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the Cube into my chest. I will sacrifice myself to destroy it. Get behind me." Optimus sets Sam on the ground and reactivates his battle mask. "It's you and me, Megatron."

"No, it's just me, Prime." Megatron says.

Sam runs through the trench the two had made while falling, determined to help Optimus.

"At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall." Megatron throws Optimus into a building before walking over to him. "You still fight for the weak! That is why you lose!" Megatron throws him back. Rocks fall in on Sam.


With the Soldiers

Blackout lands and transforms in the street as the soldiers run down and alley.

"Fighter jets in 60 seconds. We got friendlies mixed with bad guys. Targets will be marked."

"Hey. Bring the rain. All right? All right, let's kill these things."

"Move, move, move!"

"Remember, aim low. Armor's weak under the chest." Lennox grabs a motorcycle.

"Target marked. Still waiting." Epps says.

"Time on target, 20 seconds." The pilot says.

"F-22s, we're still waiting." Epps says.

Blackout suddenly notices the laser and the soldiers' location, and aims a gun there.

"Move out! Incoming!"

Lennox rides closer, aiming the bike to go through Blackout's legs.

"Weapons armed. Status green." The pilot says. Lennox discards the bike and slides on his back, firing up, and killing the con. He laughs maniacally as it falls.

"Run! Move!" Lennox gets up and runs.


Third POV

Megatron kicks Optimus in the face. He flies backwards and lands on his back, Megatron approaching.

"Second wave's on approach." The pilot says.

Starscream suddenly transforms in their ranks.

"What is that? Break off!" a pilot asks.

"Copy. It's either a massive amount of…"

"Two, get a lock! Pop that guy! Stay on him. Keep him in your sights."

"Take him out!" Lennox yells.

Everyone starts firing on Megatron.

"Two's down!" a soldier says.


Sam's POV

Optimus sticks out an arm, too weak to do much else, and trips Megatron.

Megatron starts coming after me. "I'll kill you! Mine! All Spark!"

Optimus struggles and manages to get into a semi-kneeling position, off his chest and abdominal plating. "Sam! Put the Cube in my chest! Now!" Optimus says.

I look up at Optimus. I can't kill him. I know we'll be in danger if I do. I sigh and run for Megatron. He wants the All Spark so bad, I'll give it to him!

"Sam! No, Sam!" Optimus yells.

I shove the All Spark into Megatron's chest. Megatron stands, growls, falls to his knees, rears back and growls, then falls to the earth, dead. I step back, the full weight of this action hitting me. I just killed someone.

I look back to Bumblebee and see sadness in his eyes as he looks at me. Sire had been a friend to him, and I know that he misses him. Besides that, Megatron is his brother, too.


Normal POV

Optimus pulls himself up and walks over to Megatron's body as Mikaela drives the tow truck with Bumblebee and I up to the group.

"Hold up." Lennox holds a hand up.

"You left me no choice, brother." Optimus pulls the All Spark shard out of Megatron's chest and rises back to his full height, closing his hand around the shard. I slide out of the tow truck and walk over to him. "Sam, I owe you my life. We are in your debt." He kneels to me before holding out the shard. "Mariposa Prime, this is your responsibility."

"I know, Optimus." I glance to the soldiers. "It would be safer in the Hoover Dam than it would with me."

Ratchet walks over with Ironhide. "Prime, we couldn't save him."

"Jazz." Optimus stands, then takes the two halves of his saboteur. "We lost a great comrade, but gained new ones. Thank you, all of you. You honor us with your bravery." He hands the halves back to Ironhide.

"Permission to speak, sir?"

Optimus nods. "Permission granted, old friend."

"You speak now?" Sam sounds skeptically happy.

"I wish to stay with the boy."

Optimus glances to Sam. "If that is his choice."

Sam looks up at Optimus. "Yes."