Okay, so I know those two chapters were a little underwhelming since I've been gone so long, but I have been crazy busy since I moved and am now finally getting settled enough to where I can sit down and write. I am hopeful I can start writing these chapters on my days off from work and get them uploaded when I go into town next. I appreciate you guys being patient with me.

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Chapter 4

It was the day of the launch and Nova was getting herself ready to go when Optimus walked up to her. "Nova, are you sure that you want to come with us? Maybe you should go see how Sam is doing" he suggested while Nova was adjusting her cannon. She looked up and smiled at him while he was trying to be protective. "Dad, you know as well as I do that the concerned parent act is not going to work on me. I'm going because someone has to keep you and Ratchet out of trouble while you're up there. Besides, my sources seem to think the captain of the Ark is an Autobot betrayer." She said while wiping off some dust from her armor. Optimus took her hand and stared at her concerned. "The primes spoke to you? When did this happen" he asked and she smiled. "It was when I was knocked out. They told me that the ship had an Autobot betrayer in it and to give you a word of caution. I'm just passing along the message." She said and walked away while giving Optimus much to think about.

Hours before launch

Optimus approaches Nova, again, who was in her Holoform mode, and kneels. "Nova, I do not want you coming on this mission." He said matter-of-fatly and Nova rolled her eyes. "Really, are you treating me like a child right now?" she asked crossing her arms over her black suit jacket, pencil neck skirt, white blouse and badge. She was wearing low pumps and they clicked as she walked by a group of soldiers who stopped what they were doing to watch. "Nova, it is all for your protection. If your message is true, than I do not think that being up there would be a safe place for you." Optimus defended as she walked up to the platform so she could be eye level with her dad. "Look big guy, I understand you're worried about your daughter going on some dangerous mission to the moon, but you don't have to worry. I have been running through enemy fire twice in my life and died once already. I am pretty sure I can handle a little space walk." Nova stated but Optimus was firm. "I am ordering you as your father and as your commanding officer to stay here, where it's safe." "So what you're saying is your grounding me?" she asked and Optimus nodded. "In simpler terms, yes, Nova Prime, you are here by grounded to base until I get back with sentinel. Do you understand young lady?" he asked getting closer to her face and she huffed. "I understand." She said and he nodded before standing and walking off. "I hate being grounded" she groaned and random soldiers started sniggering until she turned around and growled. "Don't you have work to do?" and they scattered.

A couple hours later

She watched them launch the Xanthium and disappear into space. "That should have been me on board with them" she whined and Lennox looked at her funny.

As soon as they got back that night, Nova watched them load all the cargo from the ship into a large concrete vault while Sentinel was being brought into the Medical Bay.

She looked up from her game of Angry birds on her phone when she heard a loud engine speeding out of the base and looked up just in time to see a yellow blur race by her on the platform. "Now where is Bee going?" she asked and shrugged her shoulders before getting back to her game. Iron-hide walked up to her ten minutes later and tapped her shoulder. "Looks like your brother's here with his new girlfriend" Hide said and she looked up from her game to see Sam and Carly walk in with Colonel Lennox in motorcycle gear.

She turned off her game and hurried down to him in her more relaxed outfit of light wash faded jeans with a dark red jacket over a white t-shirt with a Captain America shield on the front. "Hey Sam!" she called and he caught her in his arms in a hug before letting her go. "Hey, so why haven't you come over at all?" "How come you're here?" Nova asked back and Carly giggled. "Sam got attacked at work by a Decepticon." Lennox explained as they walked. "So this Wayne guy recognized me and told me to warn you, he was talking about the Dark side of the moon, and then they killed him." Sam explained as they walked. "Wait a minute, you said the moon?" Nova asked and she had this look of fear on her face. "But why would Decepticons kill humans? I thought their war was with the Autobots?" Carly asked and Nova was thinking about what they had just brought into the base.

They go up to a room where Mearing was talking to a bunch of brass when she spotted them.

"Excuse me Colonel Lennox?"

"Director Mearing, this is Sam Witwicky…."

"I know who he is I wanna know who gave him clearance."

"Who gave me clearance, how about Optimus Prime, when he touched down in suburbia looking for our house? Isn't that right Nova" he asked and Nova nodded. "This is the National Intelligence director. In case you…." Lennox started and Sam had this weird look on his face. "Hi" he said. "Disrespecting a federal officer, maybe that'll get you somewhere. Who's this?" Mearing asked looking at Carly.

"This is Carly, my girlfriend" Sam stated and Nova giggled.

"What is this, like, a date?"

"She knows all about the Autobots, she knows Nova, and Bumblebee. And she comes from a military family. I can vouch for her." Lennox defended and Same stepped in. "Hey, I have an idea, how about we get back to the important topics, like the fact that I almost had my face cut off by a Decepticon? As a taxpayer I'd like to lodge a complaint as a matter of fact." Sam ranted and Mearing had this look of "I don't care" all over her face. "One of the Software engineers at Sam's office was murdered today. He was involved in NASA's lunar mapping probe….." before he could finish, Mearing took the papers out of his hands and interrupted him. "Here's the thing Colonel Lennox. We cannot entrust national security to teenagers. Unless I missed a policy paper (looks at assistant) are we doing that now? No. (Turns back to group) good, I don't care who you are, if you breathe a word of what you see here, you will do time for treason. Do you understand me?" Mearing said. "I take my orders from the Autobots. I know them, I don't know you." Sam said confidently and Mearing smiled. "You will" was all she said before they walked off.

They walked further into the base and spotted Sentinel Prime being tilted up on a metal gurney while Optimus walked up with the matrix. Nova stood with Lennox and Mearing while watching the event unfold. Mearing turned to her as Nova had a dark look on her face. "Shouldn't you be down there with the rest of them?" she asked and Nova smiled. "When Optimus reanimates Sentinel's spark, he's gonna flip out and react on instinct to his surroundings. I do not want to be down there when he wakes up" Nova said crossing her arms over her jacket and Mearing turned back to Lennox.

"These things run on Energon, and he's out of it. He's in a sort of sleep mode." Lennox explained the best he could. "He's in stasis. From the looks of it, he's been out since the Ark landed on the moon." Nova said looking at a tablet in her hands. She looked up to watch her dad remove the matrix from his spark chamber and she cringed when she felt a wave of pain wash over her. She braced herself on the wall next to her and Lennox looked at her concerned. "I'm fine" she said and stood fully again.

"The great Matrix of leadership, He holds the only thing in the universe that can repower a Transformers spark" Lennox said before Optimus pushed the matrix into his spark. There were lights and Sentinel jolted before tackling Optimus and holding his sword to his helm. "HOLD YOUR FIRE!" Lennox yelled and he rushed down the stairs to the ground level with Nova close behind him. As soon as she hit the floor, her holoform disappeared and the red and blue Lamborghini transformed next to an unsuspecting soldier who jumped because he was leaning against it. She smiled at his shocked expression and hurried to the other bots. "STOP, Sentinel, it is I, Optimus….Prime. It is alright…..you are safe" Optimus said and the bots gathered behind the bed that was lowering. "There is nothing to fear." Ratchet said and Sentinel stood to look around and put his sword away. "We are here, you are home Sentinel." Optimus said from the floor. Nova moved to help him up but Hide stopped her by grabbing her arm and pulling her back. "The war….the war" Sentinel exclaimed. "The war was lost (Optimus grabs the matrix off the floor and stands up) Cybertron is now but a barren wasteland. We have taken refuge here on Planet Earth. Its human race is our ally." He said fully standing up and Sentinel turned to him. "My ship, we came under fire….the pillars, where are the pillars?" he asked a little too eagerly and Nova looked at him knowingly. "You saved five of them, including the control pillar." Optimus answered. "Only five, we once had hundreds!" "Excuse me gentlemen? May I ask, what is this technology you're looking for?" Mearing asked interrupting them.

"It is the ability to reshape the universe…together the pillars form a space bridge. I designed and I alone can control it. It defies your laws of physics, to transport matter through time and space." Sentinel said and Mearing got worried. "You're talking about a teleportation device aren't you?" she asked. "Yes, for resources, refugees" Optimus started but Mearing interrupted again.

"Refugees, or troops of soldiers, weapons, maybe bombs! A means of an instant strike! That's its military function isn't it?" "It is our technology and it must be returned." "Yes if humans say so. You can't just bring weapons of mass destruction into our atmosphere…" "Usually I disagree with the director, but she has a good point. You are not getting those pillars. End of story" Nova said walking in-front of the Prime and putting herself in-between him and Mearing.

"Who is this sparkling?" Sentinel asked glaring at the girl with her arms crossed over her armor. "I am Nova Star Prime, Daughter of Optimus Prime and Elita-One. By order of the Primes I am forbidding you access to those pillars." She said as her optics were glowing a dark blue. All the bots and humans watched as the taller bot stared down the youngling and he laughed.

"I will overlook your condescending tone if you head the gravity of mine. The Decepticons can never learn the Space Bridge is here, for in their hands, it would mean the end of your world" Sentinel said and Nova smiled. "Who's to say they don't already know. Isn't that right Sentinel?" she asked and the bot growled at her.

"Nova, stand down" Optimus warned and she glared at Sentinel a little longer before walking away. "Fine, when the world comes crashing down around you, don't come crying to me" she called as she disappeared out of the room. Dino watched her disappear and leaned over to whisper to sides. "What was that all about?" and Sides shrugged his shoulders before they all dispersed.

Later that night Nova was driving with Bee while taking Sam home and she hopped out in her holoform before riding up with Bee. "Hey handsome" she sighed sitting in the seats as they conformed to her shape. His holoform came on and he smiled at her under yellow and black hair. "What was that all about earlier with Sentinel?" Bee asked and she laid her head on his lap. Bee wore dark wash jeans with yellow high tops, a white muscle shirt and a black leather jacket under that. "I got this nasty vibe coming off of Sentinel and I didn't want him getting his hands on those pillars." Nova said as he played with her hair. "Don't worry, whatever happens I'll be by your side the whole time." Bee said and she sat up and smiled at him. "Thanks babe." She said and they kissed. Bee held her waist and Nova started giggling against his lips. She shrank back and Bee smiled. "Stop doing that. It's really hard to kiss you when you're trying to torture me" Nova said and she started kissing him again. The elevator stopped a few minutes later as they were snuggling and she groaned. "Ugh, that means I actually have to get out now huh?" she asked and Bee smiled. "I'll get out with you, if that will make you feel better." Bee said and she nodded. "Yep." And they climbed out to see Carly and Sam sitting on the couch.

Nova looked over at the patio and groaned. "Sam, how dare you treat Brains and Wheelie like that; throwing them out on the balcony like some animal" she said before smacking him upside the back of the head. "Ow, Nova what is your issue!" he screeched and she turned and growled at him. It wasn't a normal growl you would give someone that made you mad, no this was a deep throaty growl like an angry lion. "My problem Sam is the fact that you say that treating the Autobots like machines is horrible and yet you treat these bots like their some common animals. Sometimes, I don't know whose worse, you or mearing" she said before storming off upstairs to the guest room and slamming the door.

Bee sighed from where he was standing and shook his head at his friend. "Sam don't worry about Nova, she has a lot to worry about and it's really hitting her full force this time. Just give her a little space and she'll cool off." Bee said before walking to the stairs. "Hey Bee, where's Silver?" Sam asked and Bee smiled. "She's staying with Mrs. Lennox. She liked the horses so much that she wanted to stay there. Also, Nova thought it was safer having her there than have her at the base when things are getting so busy, and she doesn't want her getting underfoot." And he walked up the stairs to Nova's retreat.

Later that night

Bee was sitting in bot mode in the middle of the living room fine tuning his cannons when Sam walked up and smiled. "Bee… (Holds mouth piece) you miss hanging out? Yeah me too. (Grabs a gallon of milk out of the fridge and closes the door.) That woman, she called me a messenger. After everything I've done, I'm a messenger." He said while the mini-bots climbed through the window.

"Oh I believe it. I tell you Sammy, we feel the same way. The disrespect on this rock is criminal." Wheelie said.

Unknown to them, Nova was coming out of her room and watching the whole scene unfold. "We should do something about it…..Bee; I need to know why they're killing humans. I say we call in the expert." And Nova rubbed her head. "You are not calling that psychopath Simmons. I swear I will smack those curls straight if you do." She said and Bee looked at her with those baby blue optics. "Don't look at me with those eyes Bee. We are not calling him" she said adamantly and he kept looking at her.

Wow, this was five pages…..impressive.

Anyways, I really hope you guys are enjoying the story so far. I am working really hard on getting updates in.

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