So I meant to upload this chapter a lot sooner, but while some people were fixing one of our water pipes, they accidentally cut the phone and internet line. All is well now but I want to let everyone know that it may be a little while until I post again.
Anyways, I've decided to keep Jazz (for now) and I REALLY, REALLY hope you all enjoy!
Chapter 9
"You...a Prime?"
I stared blankly at Megatron. What was that supposed to mean? Was he talking about how Optimus was my guardian? Or something completely different? Deep down, I completely understood that the answer was option two. That's what scared me the most. Still, I wanted to know exactly what option two meant.
"Wha-" I started to ask, but I was interrupted when Optimus literally flung himself at Megatron, and they both went hurling down the streets. I stood up in a daze and took a few deep breaths. What was I supposed to be doing again? I stared as some people ran in different directions, and some huddled together in fear. Luckily, that sparked my memory. I ran past a few cars and started to direct people out of harm's way. Someone flashed by me, and something silver gleamed in their hands. I whipped around to see what it was. I hissed as I realized it was a phone. An actual phone. The owner...he had to have been a couple of years older than Dylan. This dude was actually thinking about recording the fight. Was he serious. I raced towards him, still ignoring the pain in my foot. I caught up to him and grabbed his shoulder, spinning him around.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" I hissed at him. "Two alien robots are fighting to the death and your priority is to record it?"The kid shrugged.
"You're here, aren't you? You're tinier than me. Between us, you should be the one to leave."
I glared at him. "I work for the government." So yeah, that was a lie. "This is my job. Now if you want to get killed trying to get close ups, I will gladly help. Would you like me to call over Megatron?" The kid's jaw dropped.
"You know these things?" I rolled my eyes but nodded. "Awesome!" He yelled. "Can you call the red and blue one over?" My glare disappeared and shock replaced it.
"Tell me you can't be that stupid," I snapped. The guy shrugged.
"Megatron. Is that the red and blue one? I totally want closer footage," he whispered. "Could you really get them to come over?" My look of shock just kept getting deeper and deeper.
"You have got to be kidding me! I already told you that they were fighting to the death. You are a freaking idiot. Get out of here. NOW!" He sized up how serious I was, decided he wouldn't take the chance of disobeying me and ran off. I rolled my eyes. What an idiot. I diverted my eyes to the group of people in front of me, and I sighed. This wasn't going to work. I needed to find Sam. I wrinkled my nose in thought. So I knew that Megatron wanted that cube thingy that Sam had. With that in mind, if I followed Megatron, I'd be able to find Sam. Finding Megatron would be very simple. All I had to do was listen for the sound of buildings being obliterated. Yeah… that was easy enough. I followed the loud sound of glass shattering as I set my pace at a run. Once I saw Megatron, I realized another issue. Where in the hell was Optimus?
I hissed softly but kept my pace the same. I glanced at the building and took notice of the different entrances. I ran through the opposite door that Megatron used. Well, Megatron didn't exactly use the door. He more or less crashed through the building. I silently prayed that the building was vacant. I rushed up the stairs and almost let out a sigh of relief. Sam was just heading up the fourth flight of stairs. My legs pumped with adrenaline as I caught up to him.
He gave me a small smile before panting, "So that evil idiot chasing us is Megaton."
I quickly panted back, "Yeah...we've met." He gave a quick nod and we continued our race against time, and maybe even worse...Megatron. All throughout the race, I anticipated the point in time where Megatron would come crashing through. I wasn't sure how exactly we were to survive that. Time seemed to fly as we continued our dash to the top of the building. My eyebrows narrowed when I heard a small creaking noise. I frowned and looked back. At that moment, Megatron crashed through the floor. I pushed Sam forward and stumbled backwards. I slipped down the massive hole and held on with my fingers, already pulling myself up. Sam turned around and looked at me, his eyes wide in fear.
"Keep going!" I screamed. "Don't look back!" He momentarily paused before giving a quick nod. The look of fear remained on his face. He pushed himself even harder and I continued to pull myself up. My adrenaline pumped in fear of Megatron grabbing me and I finally slid onto the floor. I jumped up and dashed for Sam. It was only moments until we had made it to the roof. Sam smacked a flare against part of the building and it sparked to life. We both shouted to get the navy's attention. We made it to the edge and on cue, a helicopter rose up from what seem like the depths. Sam hurriedly tried to pass the cube to what seemed like our savior in the helicopter. I nervously hopped from one foot to the other. Come on. It was so close. A loud shot rang out and Sam screamed, "watch out!" I was to late as the helicopter swung forward and sent me flying into the air. I hit the ground with a thud and my ears rang.
"Hang on Sam!" I heard a familiar voice say.
"Rose!" Sam screamed. I coughed.
"Present," I whispered hoarsely. Even in the volume of my voice, sarcasm still leaked through. He ran over to me and hauled me up.
"We've gotta go okay? We've gotta go." I nodded and followed Sam. We ran to Optimus as fast as possible but as Megatron scaled the building, I realized that we weren't going to make it. I pulled Sam in another direction and jumped onto one of the statues. He took the hint and swiftly followed. "
Is it fear or courage that compels you fleshlings?" Megatron asked. When in doubt, be sarcastic. That was my motto.
"Maybe it's a bit of both. But I could ask you the same Megatron." Megatron chose to ignore my comment and he moved on to Sam.
"Give me the Allspark and you may live to be my pet." Sam yelped as his foot slipped.
"I'm never giving you this Allspark," Sam said defiantly. I smiled.
"Oh...so unwise." Megatron said as his eyes gleamed. I spit out the most common thing ever.
"Perhaps you should pick on someone your own size. Maybe then it wouldn't look so pathetic when you lose." This time my comment was not ignored. Megatron whirled around. "Silence," he yelled as he blasted the statue I clung to. My grip only tightened as the statue rocked backwards. I closed my eyes and screamed. I heard glass shattered and then… it was over. Don't get me wrong, I wasn't safe. However, the status was wedged between the building and the window of another building. In all other circumstances, I would've just slid into the window. There was only one problem with that plan. I was upside down. I know. Just my luck right? I clung to the statues elbow as I heard a crash. Debris fell down as gravity helped make it a twisted hailstorm. I closed my eyes and looked down as rock and concrete battered against my head. Once the flying rocks ceased to hit me, I cracked an eye open and looked up. Suddenly, the building began to rock. Another chunk of rock careened down. Unfortunately this time, I wasn't so fortunate. The rock smashed into my hands and I slipped off my life buoy (figuratively of course). I whipped through the air as I desperately searched for something, anything that could save me. I noticed the other part of a building had a window that had been shattered. If I could grab onto it, I'd be able to get in through the window.
I glanced down and kicked the building that was closest to me. I flew forward and my hands caught the windowsill. I gasped in pain as glass dug into my fingers. I pulled myself up and looked around. A light fixture was only a few feet away from me. I could definitely be able to slide down it. I took a deep breath and lunged out of the window. I was barely able to catch the pole, but my hands tightened around it and I slid down, wincing in pain. There was no way I was hiding my hands from the wrath of a medical professional. Or worst...Ratchet. I almost shuddered at the thought. I watched Sam dive into what seemed like a sewage ditch, and I contemplated on which friend I wanted to follow. I frowned and quickly chose Sam. No way was I facing Megatron again. I crawled, unnoticed, by the feuding bots and swiftly rolled into the ditch. Sam spotted me and his eyes lit up. I motioned for him to stay quiet, and I hurried over to him.
I was just in time to hear Optimus say, "One shall stand. One shall fall." I slightly smiled, but the moment was short lived when chunks of rock were kicked loose. Sam and I hurried to take cover. I pulled him back towards the middle of the ditch. Now it was just a waiting game. Though the fight remained somewhat in our general area, Optimus and Megatron shifted spaces before returning, and it seemed to follow that pattern in an ending loop. I watched my guardian being kicked through the air and I bit my lip. Optimus wouldn't want me to interfere. I knew this. He'd want me to be safe. However, I couldn't just sit here and watch him be killed for a war that he didn't even start. I- what? My thought cut off suddenly. How in the world did I know that the planet was in war? Or no. Was in war. I began to panic, how did I know that information too?
I breathed in and out for a few minutes. Of all times, now was not the time for a panic attack. That could wait till later. Optimus smashed into the light fixture I had slid down, and I growled. Sam looked at me, and I stared back at him. We both nodded slightly, in unison, and we both began to rise. It seemed that I only one who had was done with this whole fight. Sam crawled out of the ditch, rising as he did so. I quickly followed him out and joined him on his right side. Suddenly I heard a loud whoosh of air. It was safe to say that I heard the jet engines before I saw them. But then, there they were. Like a beacon of light in a darkened tunnel. It was a glory in the terror. It was a- 'okay that's enough Shakespeare,' I cut myself off. As if on cue, every jet and soldier let hell rain down on Megatron. He was being blasted from almost all angles. He quickly recovered and made a break for me and Sam. As soon as he reached down to grab us, Optimus reached out, grabbed his leg, and pushed him so he went hurling over us. I looked up to see Megatron whip through the air in almost a slow motion. Megatron made yet another quick recovery and it was then that I noticed Sam had fallen over.
He rolled over and backed up in attempt to get away from the Decepticon leader. The leader himself made an advanced and in a desperate attempt, Sam flung the cube at me. I reached around and grabbed it, yet I slipped on a loose rock and landed on my back. Of course Megatron had changed his course and I noticed that Sam had managed to get bit of distance from Megatron. Sam watched my every move and I threw the cube back to him. Megatron growled in annoyance, no doubt, and kicked me a few meters away. I winced at my already messed up foot. I stood and made my advance back to where Sam, Optimus, and Megatron were.
"Sam, put the cube in my chest. Now!" Sam looked back and forth between Optimus and I. He got a determined look on his face that I was used to having. It seemed to register immediately his plan of action. Suddenly, I was aware of more information that I had no clue to how I knew. The cube. It was called the Allspark. It was almost life and death itself. My brain scanned the information and I became distant. It was almost like a dream. Or no. It was a vision. When I came back to what I would refer to as reality, Sam had already began to push the cube into Megatron's chest. He turned and gave me a look of desperation. He needed my help. I quickly ran to his side. I was a lot shorter than him and I squatted to gain more power within my jump. Just as I was about to release the energy, Optimus spoke.
"Rose. Please do not do this. It could kill you both." My eyes flashed between my guardian and my friend who was willing to sacrifice his life to save earth. I took a deep breath and smiled slightly at Optimus.
"I'm sorry," I whispered. "But this is our fight too." As soon as the words escaped my mouth. I pushed myself and smashed my hands into the cube. At that moment, time seemed to freeze for a few seconds as the cube dissipated into Megatron's chest. He fell to his knees, agony clear even on his face. He seemed to seize before he collapsed to the ground almost crushing me. I quickly dodged because the thought of Megatron being on top of me creeped me out. For quite a few reasons. I stood up and limped beside Sam. We both stood in shock as we stared at our fallen enemy. I looked back and noticed that all of our teammates had joined us.
"You left me no choice, brother," Optimus said sorrow ringing through his voice. I looked at the ground and noticed that a chunk of metal had fallen off of Megatron's recently deceased body. I quickly grabbed it and stuffed it into my back pocket. "Sam we owe you our lives. We are in your debt." Optimus then turned to me. "And the same goes for you. Not only are we in your debts. Our whole planet is. Thank you." Sam and I looked at each other smiling slightly and then back at Optimus. We both nodded in unison. The sound of a vehicle distracted us and we turned our attention to the noise. It was Mikaela, Bumblebee and Dylan. Dylan stared at me and smiled before shaking his head in belief.
I turned my attention to Ironhide who held the body of Jazz. My heart clenched.
"Prime. We couldn't save him." Ironhide said with remorse. Optimus gently pulled Jazz into his arms and sighed.
"Oh Jazz. We lost a great comrade, but gained new ones. Thank you. All of you. You honor us with your bravery." I had zoned out again, as new information flew through my head. My eyes widened in realization.
"Rose," a voice said, interrupting my thoughts. I looked up.
"Huh?" I wasn't even sure who had called me name. By the look on the Autobots faces I could tell at that point. Optimus looked at me, a hint of worry touching his features.
"Are you alright?" I nodded slowly. I finished my train of thought, and then I bounced up in a small bout of excitement.
"Jazz! I think we can save him." Ratchet crossed his arms. "His spark was ripped in half. There is no fixing that." I sighed. He was not getting the point.
"But we can put it back together." I said in a matter-of-fact voice. Ratchet huffed.
"That is nearly impossible. That hasn't happened in almost two million years. The last person to to accomplish that was a mech named Hill-" I cut him off.
"Hillmender, yes I know. But if we use his technique, then we should be able to fix Jazz." I wrinkled my nose and was distracted in my thought. Distracted enough not to realize the incredulous looks I was getting from the Autobots. I looked back up at Ratchet. "So then all we have to do is- wha- what'd I say?" I looked at the Autobots with a confused look on my face blushing slightly.
"It isn't what you said," Ratchet started. "It's what you know. Care to explain how you know?" I shrugged.
"Not really," I mumbled. Ratchet gave me look and I threw my hands up in exasperation. "I don't know! I don't know why I know this stuff. I just do. I promise when I figure this out, you all will be the first people to know." The Autobots seemed only a little satisfied with my answer though they allowed me to change the subject back to Jazz.
"C'mon. If we find out one day that we could've saved Jazz, wouldn't you like to know that we took the opportunity to try. If it doesn't work, then it'll be the end of this. We can bury him or do whatever you guys do. But let's just try. Please."
Ratchet sighed. "Fine. We will try" he said. I smiled. It seemed that while my conversation with Ratchet continued, Bumblebee got permission to stay with Sam.
I secretly wondered if Optimus would stay with me.
Something told me that he would.
So I know, I left this chapter off at kind of a crappy ending.
Even so, I hope you all enjoyed!