Hey guys! I decided to be nice and put up the next chapter! Yeah! Don't you guys just love me? Haha, after this, I probably won't post for a few days. I'm sorry! But I promise to get it up ASAP!

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Alright so we have officially reached the end of the first movie. This next chapter will probably take about a week to release. The reason being is that I'm completely rewriting it. The whole reason I decided to just archive the other one is because from here on out, there will be some major changes. I don't know just how different it will be, but I have an idea on what I'm doing. So please, stick with me. I wouldn't have uploaded these first eight chapters if I didn't intend to stick with it. See y'all soon! Enjoy.

Chapter 8:

When we entered the city, things got complicated. I knew there'd be people but it didn't hit me just how many there'd be. If the Decepticons wanted to fight, all these people could end up in danger. I swallowed nervously. No, I knew there was about to be a fight. I could feel it in my bones. People would die and I knew I could be one of them.

But now was not the time to worry. I needed to stay focused on the mission at hand.

My eyes drifted back to the blue and red flamed peterbilt that followed close behind us. Seeing Optimus again made my heart soar with joy. However I couldn't help but feel nervous as well. The last moment I saw him, I'd confessed my feelings but I did not know his reaction. I had closed my eyes to brace for my imminent death. Thankfully that hadn't come to pass but I was still in the dark on Optimus's feelings.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw a familiar police vehicle approaching quickly. "Shit, Bee it's Barricade!" I warned my brother. Bee beeped in acknowledgement and sped up even faster, weaving in and out around the other vehicles.

Barricade suddenly transformed and went to attack, but Optimus transformed at the same time and tackled him off the side of the interstate. "Be safe Optimus." I whispered to the window. I knew he could take care of himself, but I still couldn't help but feel anxious as he battled a Con.

Bee pulled over when the rest of the soldiers did. People were panicking in the streets now. I imagine the sight of the U.S. Army didn't help too much. They knew something bad was about to go down. I wish we didn't have to worry about civilians but it was too late to evacuate the city. We would just have to make the most of a very bad situation. Now wasn't the time to worry, it was time to react and do what was necessary to protect the Allspark and the people of Earth.

I got out of Bee's alt-form and had barely taken a step when I was suddenly tackled in a hug. The blonde strands that suddenly attacked my face told me it was Mandy. "Oh my god, Jenny, I thought I'd never see you again!" She practically cried as she attempted to break my ribs.

"I'm okay, Mandy. However I might not be if you don't let me breath!" I managed to gasp out. Mandy jumped back and smiled sheepishly, murmuring an apology. "It's cool, I missed you too."

She then slapped my arm and glared at me. "I can't believe you did that! I was so fucking worried about you." She practically screamed at me.

I threw my hands up in disbelief. "It's not like I wanted to nearly fall to my death and then get captured by some government assholes." I shouted back. My sparking poked her head out, confused by the commotion and probably annoyed after being squished against me. "Sorry sweetspark." I spoke softly and gently rubbed the top of her helm.

"Oh my gosh, is that a baby Cybertronian?" Mandy whispered in awe.

I nodded. "Yeah, she is. I saved her and now I've adopted her as my own." I smiled lovingly at her. When Mandy asked what her name was, I paused for a moment. The sparkling looked at my curiously, tilting her head as if to ask the same question. I thought of her optics and how they had burned like the sun when she'd first came into existence. "Sunfire. Her name is Sunfire."

"F-22 at 12:00." Someone shouted, reminding me that we were in the middle of a war. Sunfire sunk back into my shirt while I looked to the sky. I got a bad feeling when I saw the F-22, something was right about it.

"All right, I want planes for air cover and get Black Hawks on station to extract that Cube. You got it?Air Force has arrived! Pop smoke!" I heard the orders being given but my attention was on the war plane that was flying too low through the city. The realization hit me like a ton of bricks.

"DECEPTICON" I screamed.

"It's Starscream!" Ironhide shouted, confirming my fears. The Autobots, minus Optimus who was not here, had all transformed. I watched as Starscream released a missile.

My heart jumped to my throat. I was too close to it. "Bee!" I squealed, he was the closest bot to me. He quickly grabbed me, causing me to feel whiplashed, and shielded me protectively to his chest. The missile exploded. I felt Bee fly backwards and crash into a building. Luckily Sunfire and I were unscathed.

Bee made a whining noise and gently lowered me back to the ground. I gasped out loud when I saw that his legs had been blown off. "Oh my god, Bee!" I squealed. Then I remembered that Mandy had been right behind me when the attack happened. "MANDY!" I screamed while whipping my head around in a desperate attempt to find my friend.

"Jenny, over here!" I nearly wept in relief when I heard her voice. Ratchet bent forward and set a waving Mandy down beside me. He must have grabbed her the same time Bee had grabbed me. "Are you okay?" I asked her this time. She nodded mutely and wiped a tear from her eye.

"Anybody hurt? Everyone okay? Clear the area!" Lennox was shouting. Sam began freaking out, having noticed Bee's condition. Mikaela was close beside him, her eyes were watering and mouth covered in disbelief. "What the hell was that?" A pissed off Lennox yelled at Epps.

"What are you talking about?"Epps asked, frustrated.

I turned away from their argument and looked over at Sam and Bee. "You got to get up. You're okay. You're okay." Sam was trying to reassure him. "Come on!"

You know in movies when everything seems to be going in slow motion? That's how it felt at that moment. I could hear my blood rushing in my ears. My breathing became labored and I could feel the incoming panic reaching towards me.

It seemed to finally hit me that I was part of a war. I'd allowed myself to be dragged into a battle that had nothing to do with me. I had zero special skills, no training, and no chance against these monsters.

I was a child pretending to play soldier, only the stakes were so much higher. This was life or death.

I took a ragged breath and tried to calm my racing thoughts. Sunfire chirped at me and I looked down at my little girl.

"Mama."

The voice was like a whisper in my thoughts. She stared into my eyes and I felt an overwhelming amount of love and compassion sent to me in waves. I knew in my heart that she was communicating with me. I didn't know how, but I knew it was true.

I closed my eyes and counted to ten. My breathing returned to normal. While my heart still raced with fear and anxiety, I knew I could do this. I had to do this.

For her, my sweet Sunfire.

I glared with determination and looked around the street for Ratchet. He was looking Bee over. Mandy and Mikaela were nowhere to be seen and I hoped they were okay. They could take care of themselves though. I ran over to Ratchet and called out his name.

He looked down at me curiously. I gestured for him to come closer and he did so, bending down so he was close to where I stood.

"I need you to take care of someone for me." I informed him as I gently detached my baby from my bra. When I brought her out from under my shirt, his optics widened in awe.

"A sparkling? But where did you-" he started to ask but my nervous chuckle cut him off.

"It's a long story, Ratch. Can you take care of her though? I don't have a protective hatch like you guys do. My shirt isn't armor. " I asked him with a tired smile. Ratchet was more than happy to take her and I gently transferred her from my palm to his servo. She looked back at me and chirped sadly. "I know sweetspark but Uncle Ratchet will protect you better than I could. I love you."

Ratchet opened his chest plates and gently set her in his nursery compartment. My heart clenched when I turned away and ran to Sam and Lennox, but I knew she'd be safe with Ratchet.

"Megatron!" I heard someone yell. For a moment, I felt panic building up inside me but I quickly shoved it down. I needed to concentrate and stick to the task at hand.

"It's Megatron! Retreat! Move! Fall back! Fall back! 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!" Lennox ordered everyone.

Mikaela and Mandy finally made an appearance with a tow truck and some rope. "Sam, Jenny help me with this." Mikaela asked. We immediately got to work helping them. After we almost had it all up, Lennox approached us.

"Sam, where's the cube?" He asked and Sam immediately pointed it out. "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." Lenn8xl explained. I watched as horror overtook Sam's face. He immediately began protesting but Lennox continued as if he didn't hear him. "Signal the chopper and set the flare."

"No, no. I can't do this!" Sam cried out, his face was as white as a sheet. I knew he wouldn't be able to do it alone. He would need someone to go with him and I intended to be that person.

"Listen to me! You're a soldier now! Alright? 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." Lennox practically demanded.

I stepped forward and laid a hand on my friends shoulder. "You won't go alone, Sam, I'll go with you." I assured him and he smiled at me in relief.

"Thanks."

"Sam, Jenny we will protect you." Ratchet informed us as he and Ironhide shot at decepticons. "Okay." We said it together. I think we both felt better at that.

"Sam!" Mikaela yelled. I watched him run up to her while I walked over to Mandy. She gave me a tight hug. "Be careful out there, okay?" She whispered in my ear.

"I will. You should be careful too." She nodded as she released me. We went our separate ways. I prayed she would be okay out there. I hated to leave my best friend in the middle of an actual battle, but I needed to.

"Sam, Jenny! Get to the building! Move!"

Sam and I practically flew. We ran as fast as we could while weaving in and out of screaming civilians. It wasn't an easy task. More than once I found myself colliding with some stranger. I simply picked myself back up and ran beside Sam.

I never once looked behind me but somehow I knew Megatron was following us. "Give me that Cube, boy!" Megatron's voice boomed, confirming my suspicions.

Sam looked at me and I saw the rising panic in his eyes. "Come on, Sam. We can do this." I encouraged him. He nodded in affirmation before frowning forward with determination. A car appeared, seemingly out of nowhere but it had been there the entire time. Sam and I hadn't been paying attention, both of us kept glancing backwards where Optimus had tackled Megatron.

We slammed into the hood. I grunted in pain before pushing myself off. The cube lit up and released some kind of energy surge. I watched in horror as a nearby vending machine was hit by it. It transformed and immediately began shooting cans of soda at people.

"Jenny, come on!" Sam grabbed my hand and pulled me away from that mess.

We finally made it to the building. The ground shook and a quick peek behind me showed Megatrons' approaching form. We flew through the door and towards the stairs. "I smell you, humans!" Megatron called out.

We ignored him, instead we started taking the stairs two at a time. Adrenaline pulsed through my veins, which was probably the only reason I hadn't collapsed with exhaustion yet.

At the top of the stairs, we had to run through a series of hallways to get to the roof door. The floor shook beneath our feet when there was a sudden explosion. Megatron had burst through the floorboards almost directly behind us. "Shit, shit, shit! Sam, run!" I screamed in terror.

"What do you think I'm doing?" He returned sarcastically as we finally reached the door to the roof.

We looked around wildly for the helicopter. I tugged on Sam's jacket when I spotted it and we took off towards it. Sam held the Allspark up to hand it to the soldiers inside.

I heard a whistling noise and looked up in time to see that Starscream had shot at the helicopter. "Sam!" I yelped and grabbed a fist full of his jacket so I could pull him backwards. The helicopter exploded and I could feel the heat of the flames licking at my skin.

"FUCK!" I couldn't help but scream in despair. Sam pulled me back up and we quickly looked around for an escape route. Megatron would soon be here.

We didn't see anything, so, resigned to our fate, Sam and I climbed around a pillar and clung to it desperately. There wasn't a lot of space, Sam and I stood side to side with our arms basically interlocked. I heard another crash and I knew Megatron had made it to the roof.

"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshlings?" Megatron asked, almost sounding amused by his question. He was close now. Sam and I exchanged fearful looks, knowing that it was most certainly the end of the line for us. "Give me the All Spark and you may live to be my pets." He laughed.

Neither of us had any intention on doing that however. "We're never going to give you the Allspark." Sam shouted resoundly.

"Oh, so unwise."

The next thing I knew, I was airborne. For the second time in under thirty-six hours, I was falling to my death. The air whistled around me, debris falling on all sides. Sam was screaming somewhere nearing me, but I was simply paralyzed.

And then I was stopped. Once more I had been plucked from the sky by my Cybertronian heroes, saving me from my fate. My breath caught when I saw who my savior was.

It was Optimus Prime.

"I got you." He assured us and his voice was like music to my ear. I looked up into his beautiful bright blue optics and allowed a tear to fall. "Hold on to the cube." Optimus warned Sam. We began falling again, but this time Optimus controlled the speed.

I'd never felt more safe while falling haphazardly down a skyscraper.

We were nearing the bottom when Optimus was suddenly tackled. His fist enclosed around us, protecting Sam and I as he crashed onto the ground. When he stopped, Optimus opened his fist and gently set us on the ground. "You two risked your lives to protect the Cube." Optimus stated, pride shining in his optics.

"No sacrifice, no victory."Sam said and I nodded in agreement.

"If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the Cube into my chest. I will sacrifice myself to destroy it." Optimus informed us, resigned. I felt a flash of irritation at his words

"Like hell you are."I snapped, much to his surprise. I'd never sounded that nasty when talking to him so I'd imagine it was quite a shock. "In the past 36 hours I've been shot at, chased, kidnapped by government assholes, nearly fallen to my death, not once but twice, and ran so many miles through a battle zone that I probably won't need to exercise for the rest of the year. I did all of that so that I could finally be with you, Optimus Prime, because I'm desperately in love with you. Screw the height, age, and species difference. It's always been you. I can not lose you when I finally have you in my waking life. If you die, I'll die right along with you. You are not allowed to leave me Optimus Prime."

By the time I ended my declaration, I had tears running down my cheeks. I needed him to understand that I couldn't do this without him. Optimus was the one thing keeping me afloat in my ever sinking universe. Without him, I would drown.

Optimus seemed frozen in front of me. Several moments passed and I began to fear I had said too much. Maybe he didn't feel the same as I did. What if his silence meant that he was disgusted by my declaration. The thought had my insides freezing in fear

Suddenly an unfamiliar tan-skinned, black haired man with very familiar looking blue eyes appeared in front of me. In my heart, I knew it was Optimus. Ratchet had once explained how, ever since they'd met me, he'd been working on a project called holoforms. Think holograms but actually solid. They had wanted a way to interact with me on my level and that had hopefully been their solution. Seeing it now startled and amazed me.

"Jenny, my beautiful angel, I love you too. How could I not, when you are truly the center of my universe. My spark has called for you, to protect you when you were just a child and then to love you when you finally reached maturity. I will fight to my last intake of air so that I might return to you at the end of this." Optimus swore to me.

I grabbed the side of his face and kissed him. I put everything into that kiss, all of my hopes and dreams, the love I felt for him and my need to always have him. I wanted him to know just how much I passionately and irrevocably I loved him.

I wasn't sure if Cybertronians kissed or not, but Optimus returned it with just as much passion as I did. In that moment, I knew nothing could ever stand in our way.

An explosion went off close to where we stood, breaking us from our moment. I lovingly caressed the side of his holoforms face. "Please Optimus, come back to me. I need you more than you could ever truly know."

He kissed me one last time. "I promise, my love, I will do everything in my power to return to you." He swore before his holoform blinked out of existence.

Optimus's true form stood up and he gestured at Sam and I. "Get behind me, both of you." He ordered. We quickly did what he told us to do. "It's you and me, Megatron." Optimus growled as he approached Megatron.

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

"At the end of this day, one shall stand, one shall fall."

And just like that, they began to fight. Sam and I tried our best to stay out from under them for fear of being squished. It wasn't an easy feat though and there were numerous times we'd nearly become pancakes. "You still fight for the weak! That is why you lose! You fell in love with a disgusting fleshling. This is why you will not make it out of here alive." Megatron laughed as he threw Optimus around.

I felt fear gnawing at my insides. If there was any Decepticon who stood half a chance at defeating Optimus, it was Megatron. However I knew my mech wouldn't go down easy.

"Mine! All Spark!"Megatron growled when he suddenly launched himself at Sam and I. Optimus scrambled forward and pulled him back. I knew his hold wouldn't last long however. I looked into Optimus's optics and noticed how defeated he looked. I frowned, heart clenching in fear when I realized what he was about to do.

"Sam! Put the Cube in my chest! Now!" Optimus shouted, though he never took his optics off mine. He seemed to be silently begging me for forgiveness.

My vision became blurry as tears poured down my cheeks. I looked between him and Megatron, an idea forming in my head. "No, Sam." I growled and snatched the Allspark from his hands. Then I ran towards Optimus and Megatron with a determined glare. Vaguely I could hear Sam calling my name, but I ignored him.

"No, Jenny!" Optimus yelled when I slid past him and underneath Megatron's grasping servos. Then I shoved the cube into Megatron's spark chamber.

Waves of heat nearly suffocated me as the cube exploded into energy. Energy that burned through Megatrons' spark, destroying him from the inside out. The power tingled at my fingertips, and I felt the after shock of it completely disintegrating. It felt like someone had shuffled across the carpeted floor in socks and then touched me, times ten. It vibrated my bones and I closed my eyes, gritting my teeth. It took everything in me to hold strong until the Allspark was completely gone.

I collapsed to my knees when Megatron's eyes finally flashed and then completely dimmed. He was gone. Sam rushed to my side and wrapped an arm around my waist to help me stand. I felt the aftershocks of pain, but the worst of it was in my right hand. I looked at the scar there and nearly gasped. It was glowing brightly again but this time it was not fading.

Sam did gasp. "What's that?" He asked but I just shook my head and closed my fist. I didn't have an answer to give him.

"You left me no choice, brother."Optimus had knelt down beside Megatron. He looked sad as he looked at the Decepticon warlord. I knew they'd been close once so seeing him offlined was probably not easy. Then he looked down at me, his optics brightening with happiness and love. "Jenny, I owe you my life. We are forever in your debt." He told me.

I smiled tiredly. "Just don't try to get yourself fucking killed next time and will call it even."I managed to say. He just chuckled at that.

"Prime, we couldn't save him." I looked up at the sound of Ratchet's voice and instantly felt my heart break. He was holding Jazz, but he'd been ripped in half. The gruesome sight caused bile to rise up my throat. I swallowed it down though and looked away. For what felt like the millionth time today, I cried.

"Jazz." Optimus sighed, both with despair and exhaustion. Then he turned to address the soldiers who now surrounded us all. With the fall of Megatron, we had won the battle. But I knew the war was far from over. "We lost a great comrade but gained new ones. Thank you, all of you. You honor us with your bravery."

"Permission to speak, sir?" Bee had spoken up and I was surprised to hear his voice instead of the radio. I knew talking caused him great pain so whatever he needed to say must be very important. Sam was just as surprised as I was. Optimus granted him permission. "I wish to stay with the boy."

"If that is his choice." Optimus smiled softly. Sam didn't even hesitate to agree. I knew the two of them would be the best of friends.

Mikaela and Mandy rushed into view. My best friend ran for me while Mikaela ran to Sam. "Jenny!" She cried and tackled me into a hug.i returned it, squeezing her just as much as she was me.

"Still happy you came with me?" I asked her when she pulled back. Mandy wiped a tear from her eye and lightly punched my shoulder. "Are you kidding? My best friend is a badass. I'll never regret being here with you. I'm so proud of you."

My bottom lip trembled and I couldn't help but pull her in for another hug. I then felt a tap on my shoulder, so I pulled back to see who it was. Optimus's holoform stood there, a bright smile on his face. "Mind if I cut in?"

I threw myself into his arms. He hugged me tightly to his chest. I sniffled, but I think I'd run out of tears cause none fell. "It's okay Jenny." He whispered into my ear. "I love you, my angel."

"I love you too, Optimus Prime." He kissed me once more. And for just one moment, everything felt right in the world.

However it seemed my perfect moment wasn't meant to last. It was shattered when I felt a strong flare of pain in my right hand that shot up my arm. I grimaced and took a step back from Optimus.

"Jenny? Are you well?" He asked me in concern. I was not able to answer him, however. Black spots began appearing, distorting my vision. I shook my head, that just caused me to lose balance and I fell to the ground. "Jenny!"

I looked up at Optimus's holoform, but I could hardly make it out. Then my eyes rolled to the back of my head and I fell backwards onto the ground, sinking into a dark void.

(Some final battle huh? Haha. Well, I needed something more to it! I just wanted to leave you on a cliff before I left for a few days! Love you all and R&R!)

And that is that! Now it's time for a short hiatus, a week or two at most. Like I said, I have a basic idea on where to go from here. I just have to get it written. Just stick with me guys! And in the meantime, feel free to leave me a little review. It boosts my spirit and makes me want to write more. Bye for now!