Armageddon Z

[A little bit disappointed that the last chapter didn't get any reviews, a lot went into that one. Still, that's not why I wrote it. Although it may be confusing, I hope it is apparent that virtually every other chapter is a flashback to past events, like the last chapter, which means this chapter, while shorter is "current."]

"We're nearly back to the scrapyard," Bumblebee said, he was part of the Dreadnok convoy that had just crossed back over the bridge from Crown city.

"It's always a relief to get back from the city," Denny said.

"Is that smoke?" Rusty asked, looking out the side window.

"What's over that way?" Bumblebee asked.

"The Farm," Denny said, "We gotta to check on it. If whoever hit the city colony hit the farm too…"

"Well then, Bots, we have a new destination," Bumblebee said. He accelerated pulling alongside and in front of the Thunder Machine, and flashed his lights for them to follow, before veering off on a side road that would lead the convoy to the Farm.

-0O0-

The fields were smoldering, whatever food had been growing there was now either taken or lost, the barbed wire fence surrounding them now protecting nothing.

The main gate to the farm was swinging free, allowing Bumblebee, the Thundermachine and the rest of their convoy free access to the compound.

The humans exited the vehicles to look around, while Bumblebee, and Strongarm transformed and similarly looked around.

Jack and Zartan knelt down and examined the dirt, conferring with each other, before Jack stood and made the discovery official, "Whatever happened, they put up a fight."

"Sir, look at this, If they put up a fight, they were outgunned," Strongarm pointed to a blast mark that clearly looked to be the work of a Decepticon weapon.

"At least they didn't leave any dead behind," Bumblebee said, "That gives us something to hope for."

"I hope so, Bee," Miko said, "because this is not the sort of thing I expect to see left on the battlefield." She dropped a pair of blue jeans down on the hood of the Thundermachine.

"Those look like Hank's" Rusty said.

"Hank is a girl?" Miko asked.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

Miko pulled a pair of panties out of the jeans. "Sorry, but it looks like your girlfriend is half naked."

Zartan elbowed Torch to head the nok off from making an inappropriate comment.

"She's not my girlfriend!" Rusty insisted.

"That sounds familiar," Jack said. "Anyway, look around for anything helpful."

"Yeah, cause without the Farm, it's going to be very hard to complete future trades," Denny looked around in dismay.

Strongarm approached Bumblebee, "Sir, we cannot overlook this Decepticon activity."

"We won't," Bumblebee said, "The situation on this planet is obviously more dire than we originally thought. Decepticon interference cannot be permitted."

[Events at the farm were originally going to be shown in a more graphic fashion. This way was easier to write, with the missing details to be filled in later.]