I am so sorry for missing not only one update but two. Things got out of hand, school is now hounding on me and the election got the best of me. I was freaking out on who would win. I'll post a second chapter this week on Friday as a make up. Thank you all for waiting patiently or impatiently!
Gore warning
Snap! A stick breaking off in the distance caught my attention. Danger droned in the back of my head. I immediately got to my feet and awaken all of my senses to search what was near. The rolling odor of multiple humans overwhelmed me for a few moments. Not good.
The kid mumbled from being rudely dragged out of her sleep and turned with her back facing me. Nope, not going to work. I lifted Anna by her wrist without another thought and threw a snowball to wake the giant robot. He jerked with a start and glared down at me. The girl squirmed to get out of my hold but failed to do so.
Before he could get a word out, I motioned sharply for him to shut it and pointed in the direction of the noise. Sunstreaker stopped his movement in confusion and stared to where I directed. Another sound of a large group of humans traveling could be heard. Dread boiled in my stomach. We needed-no-we had to get away from here. Now.
Sunstreaker got the idea and got to his feet. His joints barely making a noise this time. He took the girl from my grasp and we began heading away from our base.
Something internally stopped me though. Their footfalls had quickened. Had they heard us making an escape? It was trouble in general.
The trees were too dense for a fast escape for the tin can. "Keep going. I'm going to divert them. I'll find you after," I ordered and took off into the sky towards the humans. They weren't your normal group humans though, the scent rolling down wind to me. Jasper was coming.
My wings barely made a sound as they carried me just above the top of the trees. To ensure they couldn't see me, I camouflaged into the surroundings. Element of surprise.
Excitement bloomed inside of me. Unlike before at the Jasper data center, I was ready to rip my claws into these measly humans. This time, I was protecting two beings besides gathering information on foreign and energy ground. It was different and held purpose, something I would use as an excuse for killing a good twenty or more Jasper soldier.
What did Rue and Cyrus think they were doing? Twenty people stood no chance against me: the killing machine they both knew oh-so well. Unless they were strictly hunting for the girl and robot. This meant, I definitely had the element of surprise. Perfect.
Jasper soldiers littered the ground below me. Guns raised to fire anything on the verge of dangerous, AKA me if they knew I was there.
Behind them though, stood the same robot from the Jasper data center. That's why they didn't send as many soldiers as they usually do. With it here, that meant double trouble for me to divert them.
Two icicles formed in my hands, sharp and deadly to anyone on the wrong end of them. I threw one of them down at the robot to take it down first. The icicle hit its mark, digging deep in exposed wire between its neck and shoulder. It grunted in pain and fell down to its knee. I took the given opportunity to hurl the other one into its back.
The ice expanded where they sat lodged in the robot, causing as much damage as possible. Its sudden movement and noise scared the soldiers. They wildly pointed their guns in every direction, searching for the one who it. Once place they forgot to look was up.
I dove down and latched my talons on a soldier shoulder on the outer edge of the group. She screamed fearfully and scratched violently at my digitigrade legs to get me to let go. The gun that was in her hands fell back down to the ground. Her nails did nothing to pierce the thick scales covering my body.
Gunfire sounded below us as the soldiers shot blindly up into the bright sky. Every bullet meant to hit me was blocked by the human shield in my talons. Idiots.
Once far enough in the air where a human couldn't survive the drop, I release the woman. Her screams continued as she fell a good two hundred feet from the ground. I wasn't done though. Time for round two.
Every human below watched the woman fall to her death with no sign of the attacker. Distracted, perfect for me. I went in for two soldiers this time and lifted them high above the trees. Both were men this time, shouting and screaming for me to let go. One still had his gun in hand and tried to use it one me. Main word: tried.
Ice grew where his hand connected with the gun, frostbite immediately starting. His shouts turned from fright to pain as the ice expanded up his arm. This man wasn't going to die by the cold. I opened my talons once more and let them fall to their death as well. Their screams did echo throughout the forest though.
Down below, the robot was getting back to its feet. I controlled the ice already inside of it to swell more and forced it back on its knees. My energy was starting to thin, meaning I needed to wrap this up. I dove once more and landed in the middle of everyone.
Without wasting a second, fire danced from my fingers over to the humans to the left of me. I turned my attention to the other eight and lunged at the nearest. The soldier never saw it coming, literally.
The gun in her hand was knocked to the ground and she was left with no chance to defeat me. That didn't deter the soldier though. She raised her fist to try to defend herself but didn't stand a chance against me once-of-ever. I swiped swiftly passed her defenses. My deadly talons slashed her throat, deep and fatal.
She wasn't the only soldier there, I had many to defeat and return back to Anna and Sunstreaker.
A bullet tore through my leg, blood splattering the ground. My gaze snapped over to the humans who foolishly did that and lunged at them the second after. His body fell to the ground quickly but his wasn't the first, nor was it the last.
Blood and human bodies littered the ground. Said blood dripped off of my talons and was soaked up by the earth. The smell of smoke stuck to anything it could reach, including my suit. It wasn't your normal camp fire smoke but of burning bodies.
The same robot from before tore the icicle in its shoulder out and roughly stood to its feet. Rage clearly evident in its glowing red eyes. "You! Megatron and Jasper have plans for you," he, sounded like a male, declared and went to grab me.
Bad move, bucko.
He forgot about the deadly shard of ice in his back. I used that to my advantage and controlled the ice to cover him neck to toe. This stopped him in his tracks as he was completely stuck. I raised my hand to off him like the humans around us but something internally stopped me. "You're lucky," I hissed before taking off into the sky to find where the two had escaped to.
Wait a minute… The tingling was barely noticeable right now. What happened? I shook off the thought as a sign of my insanity and quickened my pace. The quicker I can get to Anna and Sunstreaker, the sooner in know they are safe away from Jasper and the Decepticons.
Bright yellow armor could be seen peaking through the trees, weaving swiftly through the dense trees. I used two fingers to whistle loudly and catch Sunstreaker's attention. Said being stopped in his tracks and glanced all around him until his gaze found me. I dipped my head to silent tell him him everything was okay and motioned for the two of them to continue. There was a road a little off in the distance we could gather ourselves.
Sunstreaker nodded his head, understanding what I was wanting and followed through. Ha, that was something new. He seemed very adamant of not listening anything I said, including comments about my humanness.
I also took off and quickly made it to the road before he did. The buzz of danger was gone even though that Decepticon still lives, barely. I glanced down at my hands, dried blood stuck to them and flaked a little when I curled. To get rid of the dried blood, I created a small amount of water and washed off all the blood.
His yellow metal body pushed passed the tree line of this back road of a random city, about fifty or so feet down the road. I flew over to him and hovered close to him.
Anna sat, curled up in his hand for protection, fear evident in her eyes. "Hey, it's alright. They're gone." Saying that I killed would frighten her even more. "I diverted them and sent them away from us." Not a real lie; diverted to never taking another step or breathe. "Sunstreaker, there was a Decepticon with them."
Confusion grew on his face. "Who is them? Depending on them, it wouldn't be too surprising that there was a Con with them. Give me a description," he questioned and lowered the kid to the ground.
"Jasper, remember? I saw him at the Jasper data base. He looks like an evil cop, transformed from a cop car I think."
A dangerous growl came from him. "Barricade," he spat out with distaste and glared deeply at the ground. "Did you offline him?"
"No but before you have a hissy-fit, I injured him enough so he couldn't follow me. But we need to continue going on, Jasper will be suspious if none of their soldiers report back." Sunstreaker luckily didn't argue with me on the point.
"Fine, but I think it's time to try if my hip gear is well enough." Something within told me to move back and so I did.
In front of me, the bot folded on himself passively and changed his shape into a vehicle: a Lamborghini. It reminded me of the three jets from the war ship. That feels so long ago now even though it wasn't. Anna ran up to him, excited about his transformation.
The newly formed Lamborghini opened up his door for her, it folded up instead swinging outward. She slipped inside the vehicle and disappeared after the door closed. Wow, a gentleman I must say. The driver side opened, inviting me to join the young girl. I landed next to the door and shook my head to decline the other. "You still need the guide of a tracker up in the sky. And-" I leaned down to look closer into the interior-" a little too small for a twenty-four wing span."
"Alright, makes sense," he responded, his voice coming from the speakers, and closed the door. The kid waved excitedly in her seat. The seatbelt for her side slithered in front of her and clicked in to place. Safety first. "A day at most, right?"
"Of straight driving and flying. We are probably in Mississippi right now after how much we have traveled but no promises. Follow the speed limits and we should arrive in Washington by tomorrow night. And be careful with the girl with you, 'kay?" All I got from him was grumbling before he took off in the direction he was facing. Luckily for him, it was the right direction of heading northwest.
I sighed, a little irritated by his actions, and subconsciously rubbed at the middle of my chest before taking off after him. My powerful wings able to easily catch up with the speeding Lamborghini. What did I say about following the speed?! We did not need the entire state's cops on our tail. It seemed to have gone through one ear and out the other. Did his kind have ears? Well, he could hear clearly. Probably not called an ear since he's mechanical. Maybe it's the large fins on the side of his head.
Why was I thinking about that? In less than forty-eight hours, they'll be returned to their families and I'll be on my way on saving other lives. I still need to somehow get a message to Mia for another watch or just to tell her I was fine.
The sun had finally ducked below the horizon but its rays still reached out in desperation to stay alit. Sunstreaker had stopped at a gas station to refill up his tanks since he couldn't before. I landed on top of the cover of the gas pumps to watch out for anything. There were two cars parked at the convenience store, both had a passenger sitting on the right side.
At the sound of the powerful sounding engine pulling up to the place, the two humans glanced over. Their eyes snapped up once they noticed me, shock and fear clearly evident on their faces. I rolled my eyes and gave a short wave to acknowledge them.
Anna got out of Sunstreaker's vehicle form and limped over to the pump. Did they kid even know how to do it? The kid pushed the supreme button, took the thing off the holder, and stuck the nozzle into the gas tank. His form shivered visible but didn't do anything to stop her.
This little stop didn't just included filling Sunstreaker's vehicle form up but a bathroom break for Anna. After ensure the nozzle won't fall out, she hobbled over to the back of the building. I glided over to the door and waited on the roof. Those two humans also watched my movements, amazement growing in their eyes. The fright had been washed away. Weird.
While waiting for Anna to finish, a black SUV pulled into the parking lot. Not unusual for a gas station like the place we are at. Yet something told me this wasn't your normal vehicle. It didn't feel dangerous on any level but held an underlining tone to it.
A growl rumbled deep in my chest as the scales covering my body camouflaged for protection. With no symbol on the side, it couldn't have been Jasper. They love to show their power and strut their name all across the states. Aztec keeps to the shadows and uses the darkness as an advantage. Something I learned from them and it has kept me free. Better to play it safe than sorry.
Two humans stepped out, both on look out for something. Thick body armor protected them from gun fire and held other weapons. They stared at the vehicle form of Sunstreaker, reorganization passed over their faces. One of them made his way over to tin can while his partner scanned the surrounding area where she stood. What was going on here?
I stood on the edge of the building, ready to pounce to protect Sunstreaker if need be. Wait what?! What was I thinking? The bot could easily defend himself from two humans. By the gods, he was fifteen feet tall and weighed a ton. The buzz in my chest pulled, frightening on the foreign feeling. I shook it off and waited impatiently for Anna to hurry up.
My eyes wandered back over to the male soldier circling the Lamborghini then over to the female. Surprise filled me as her brown orbs were locked on my form. How? The two must be specially looking for me then for her to spot me. This wasn't good, crap.
The female brought out a smart phone. Then, miraculously, my eyes found the Aztec symbol on her uniform. Relief passed through me at the thought of them being part of Jasper.
Dread washed away any relief the moment after. She was going to contact Aztec, Zayden, of my whereabouts. Definitely not good on any terms.
Instinctively, my body sprang into action and rushed over to where she was before she could do anything else. I wrapped my talons around her shoulders and pushed her roughly into the SUV they arrived in. Shock grew on her features as she tried to fight against me. A grunt escaped her lips from the force of the impact.
The scales on my body shifted their color to be seen. I released the female to land on the ground before wrapping a deadly hand around her throat so no noise came from her. This solider must be a newbie for Aztec since I didn't recognize her. "What are you doing here?" I grounded out and loosened the hold just in the slightest so she could talk. Anger-fear clear on my features.
She clawed at my hand to get me to release her. "Zayden-," was all she was able to choke out. My talons tightened at the mention of the leader of Aztec's name. I wasn't afraid of him, there was no reason to be but more afraid of him finding me. My presence endangers those around me, including family.
When will he learn to let me go? He couldn't keep me safe at all times. I sighed with irritation of the situation growing. "Azar, what are you doing?!" an unfamiliar male voice called and used my real name.
I whipped around to face whoever said my name and glared daggers at the male soldier rushing over to us. Heat racing to my fingertips. To deter the human from coming any closer, I bared my deadly canines at him. "Come any closer and I will spit acid on you."
This gladly stopped him in his tracks. At least this human was somewhat smart. Zayden needs to pick better soldiers to join his team. "I'm going to leave and you two will never speak about seeing me. Zayden must stay far away from me. I don't care if he is family or not."
Finally, Anna appeared around the corner of the building but stopped in her tracks at the sight. I motioned with my head for her to go to Sunstreaker. The kid listened to my command and reentered his vehicle mode. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have a kid and robot to return. Do not follow me." With that ended for, I released the female soldier and took to the sky.
For both of their sake, they didn't try to follow me. But that didn't stop the female from picking up the phone she dropped and push some buttons on it. Her eyes were locked onto me as she held the phone up to her ear, seriousness washing over her face.