Heeeellllloooo everyone! I am back and better than ever... At least I think I am better than ever, I guess it's up to all you good people to decide that^_^
My moving is all done, thank god or Primus whichever one you like I personally thank and swear by both of them. My only problem is that for some reason my computer won't connect to the internet I have someone who is going to look at it soon so for now I will be updating from the family computer.
I would like to also take this moment to introduce you all to my shiny new Beta. Please give a round of sound for..... AngelicCrossplay! Got that new Beta smell^_^
Anyway now it is that special time where I update my story and I am hoping that you all like this new chapter.
Soooo... I guess there is nothing left to say so let's just get to the good stuff.
They had been driving on the high way for about an hour. During that time, Bumblebee had fun zooming along at speeds that would put a NASCAR driver to shame and swerving between all the slower cars that looked from Sam's point of view as if they were standing still. Soon they arrived at Will's house at around 8:45 p.m. Before Bumblebee could even open the driver's side door to let Sam out, Sam was all but dragged out of the open window by a very disgruntled Will who looked like he had aged five years in the short time since they had seen him at the lookout.
"What the hell Will?" Sam shouted as Will started to push him off to the house.
"No time for questions kid. Sarah's on a rampage and the only thing that will calm her down right now is a human sacrifice, and seeing as how you're the one who set her off its only fair that you are the one whose head goes on the chopping block." Will said, forcing Sam up the steps onto the wooden porch.
Sam tried to look back at Bumblebee who had already transformed and shouted,
"Bee, if I don't make it, tell Mojo I love him."
Whatever reply the Autobot was going to make was cut off as the screen door slammed shut. All too soon Sam found himself inside the Lennox's kitchen and staring into the face of an upset looking Sarah. Her hair was pulled back in a bun with a few strands hanging loose in her face. Her eyes which where normally soft and warm where now cold and hard. Her lips where pressed into a tight thin line and her arms where crossed over her chest.
'Oh my god I am so going to die. I lived through Megatron, only to die by the hands of an army wife. Good job God, I never would have thought about dying like this.' Sam thought to himself.
Before Sam could say anything he was shoved into a chair by the upset wife. He looked around and noticed that Will had escaped as quickly as he could. Sam sat in silence as Sarah placed a plate in front of him and began to pile it full of food. When she was done his plate was over flowing with a giant piece of steak, mashed potatoes, steamed carrots, green beans, and peas. Set to the side was a smaller plate with a large helping of banana pudding with what must be half a can of whipped cream on top.
"Look... Sarah." Sam hesitated. He wanted to say Mrs. Lennox but the memory of what happened last time he called her that was still fresh in his mind. "I am sorry that I am late but..."
"Don't Sam. You don't need to say anything. Will told me why you would be late, but still don't think that it will get you out of having to eat what I made. Cooking is not one of my strong points so when I do decide to make something for someone they are going to eat it and there is nothing anyone can say or do that will change that." She interrupted. "So just eat and then once you're finished we can all go back to being good friends and have a good night. Okay?"
Sam hesitated for a moment but he figured that it would be in his best interest to agree with whatever the crazy woman said.
"Y...Yeah alright."
The answer seemed to cheer her up and she got up and left the room as Sam started in on his plate of food.
It had taken nearly 30 minutes for Sam to finish and by the time he was done he had to practically crawl out of the back door.
"I won't be eating for the next week and a half." He said to himself as he stumbled down the steps that led to the back yard.
Carefully he made his way over to the large barn that served as the garage and also Ironhide's room. This is where they always held their movie nights. They would hang several large sheets from the side of the barn and then would use one of toughest home theater projectors to play the movies on the side of the building. Will even borrowed several large speakers from one of his cousins who used them for his band. The whole set up made Sam feel like he was at a drive in theater. He only then realized that with all the Autobots there it kind of was.
When he finally made it over to where everyone was, he was immediately pounced upon by Bee; who lifted him up close to his face. He had wrapped both hands around him, bringing him as close as he could- an Autobot version of a hug. Slowly Bee moved Sam away a little and Sam could feel his skin tingling telling him that Bumblebee was scanning him.
"I was worried when you where taking so long. I would have come in to check on you but Sarah had threatened everyone not to disturb you," Bee said.
"It's alright buddy." Sam put his hand in front of his mouth as he tried to muffle a burp. "Ugh. I just don't think that I will be able to move much for a while."
"Do not worry. Will and Ironhide have already set up everything." Bumblebee said walking back over to everyone.
After a moment Bee placed Sam on the ground, and then shifted into his Camaro form. His holoform flickered to life next to Sam and guided him until he was sitting on his hood with his back propped up against the windshield.
"Bee, what are you doing?" Sam asked as Bee's alt form started to vibrate a little more than normal.
"My research shows that the vibrations combined with your position will help the digestion process and ease your discomfort." Bee murmured as he removed Sam's shoes.
"And why are you taking off my shoes? I am no expert but I am pretty sure that my shoes have nothing to do with digestion." Sam asked, raising an eyebrow.
Bee paused for a moment before letting Sam's shoes fall to the ground by his front right tire.
"I... would like to avoid any marks my paint would get from the dirt on the bottom of your shoes." Bumblebee said, with an embarrassed tone to his voice. Sam just smiled and shook his head.
"You are really vain, you know that buddy?" Sam told him.
Bee laughed. "Wait until you meet Sunstreaker. He spends hours polishing his armor."
"How is that much different from you?" Sam asked slyly.
"It's because he does it himself. I have you to do it for me- it's not as bad." Bee said in his defense.
All Sam could do was laugh at his friend's remark. Sam's laughter was interrupted by Mikaela's voice coming over from where they had set up the projector.
"Hey Sam, it's about time you finished! Now we can finally start."
"Yeah." Will chimed in. "Who gets to pick the first movie?"
"How about we do rock, paper, scissors? The winner gets to pick the first movie then they choose who picks next." Sarah suggested.
Sam, Will, and Mikaela nodded in agreement. The four of them gathered in a circle around Bumblebee's alt mode and were about to start when Sam shouted,
"Hey guys! Come on over! We can't do this without all of you."
Optimus, Ratchet, Ironhide, Jazz, and Bumblebee all looked at Sam with confused looks on their face plates.
"Sam is right. This is a group thing and you guys are part of the group." Mikaela said with a grin on her face.
Bee's holoform stood next to Mikaela as the rest of the Autobots came as close as they could.
"What is the purpose of this 'Rock, Paper, Scissors?'" Ratchet asked as he stood next to Prime.
"It's a game we play. It can be done just for fun but also to help decide something." Will said while looking up at the medic.
"It helps us pick things fairly." Sarah added.
"How does this 'game' work?" Optimus asked with curiosity in his tone.
"Well there are three choices." Sam started. "Rock (he held his fist out showing it as the symbol), Paper (he held his hand out again only this time it was flat), and Scissors (he held his hand out so that only his pointer finger and middle finger weere sticking out.)"
"We all start out holding our fists out. Then someone says Rock, Paper, Scissors. After they say scissors you hold your hand out in either the shape of rock, paper, or scissors." Mikaela informed them.
"Rock beats Scissors. Paper beats Rock. Lastly, Scissors beats Paper." Will said.
"If your choice gets beat then you're out. The winner is the last one left after everyone else has been beaten." Sarah finished.
"Do you have to use the same choice each time?" Jazz asks.
"It's up to you. You can keep using the same choice or you can change it. Go with the one you think will win you the match." Sam said.
"Normally it's done in pairs. But one match will have to have three since we are uneven." Will explained.
"I don't see the point of this 'game'." Ironhide said roughly.
"The point is to have a little fun, and help pick who goes first." Mikaela told him.
"It's better than just flipping a coin." Sam added.
"Alright now that, that's all settled, so let's get this thing going!" Sarah exclaimed.
"What will the parings be?" Sam asked.
"Let's see..." Will started. "Mikaela you go against Jazz, Sarah will go with Ratchet, I'll go with Ironhide, and Sam you can go with both Bumblebee and Optimus." Will finished cheerily.
Everyone nodded and moved next to who they were paired with. Sam slid off of Bee's hood and moved over to where Optimus stood. He was soon followed by Bumblebee who had transformed back into his robot form. Bumblebee placed his hand on the ground next to Sam so he could climb on and be on the same level as the two bots. Once every one was where they needed to be, Will shouted from his spot in Ironhide's hand;
"Everyone ready?"
Everyone nodded to show that they were ready.
"Okay here we go... Rock... Paper... Scissors!" Will said.
Sam looked to see what Prime and Bee had chosen. Both of them had their hands out in the symbol of rock. Unfortunately for them, Sam had picked paper which meant that he had won the match. From off to the side he could hear the shouts of joy coming from Mikaela telling him that she had won her match with Jazz. He saw that Sarah looked a little disappointed which probably meant that she had lost to Ratchet. Looking over at Will and Ironhide, it appeared impossible to tell which of them had won because they both had the same look on their faces. Sam turned back to Optimus and Bumblebee.
"Sorry guys, but you didn't stand a chance against me. I am the king of this game." He said with a proud grin on his face.
Optimus let out a chuckle and bowed his head slightly.
"If that is the case then I bow to you, your 'Majesty.'" Prime said.
Sam stared at him in mock surprise.
"Oh my god! Did you just make a joke Optimus?" Sam asked.
"I am a bot of many hidden talents Samuel." Optimus said with a smile.
Bumblebee chirped in agreement and lowered his hand back to the ground so Sam could get off. Sam walked over to where Mikaela was standing and she smiled at him.
"Nice to see that you don't let winning go to your head." Sam said to her and got a light punch on the arm.
"Shut up Sam." She said with a grin.
They were soon joined by Ratchet and Ironhide. Ratchet was looking really pleased with himself and Ironhide had his trademark scowl on his face. The four of them split into two pairs Sam went with Ironhide and Mikaela went with Ratchet.
"I got twenty dollars on Ironhide!" Will shouted, waving a twenty dollar bill.
"Thanks for the confidence boost Will," Sam ruefully said while shaking his head.
"Enough chit chat boys let's get going." Mikaela said from next to Ratchet.
Sam faced Ironhide and got ready. He already had his choice in mind. It was Mikaela who started the countdown for the match. As she shouted Scissors Sam put his fist out in the sharp of rock as Ironhide brought his out as scissors. Sam let out a breath of relief and gave Ironhide a small smile. It wasn't that Sam didn't like the bot; it was just that Ironhide was a little more intimidating then the others. He never knew what would make the mech want to pull out his cannons and point them in your face. As it was Sam could hear the sound of gears spinning and metal plates rubbing against each other telling him that Ironhide was close to doing just that.
"Aw man! I can't believe it; I never lose at this game." Mikaela said in disappointment.
Sam looked over at her and saw her stick her lips out in a pouting way. She suddenly lifted her head up and a smile came across her face.
"Well if I am going to lose I am glad it was to you." She said to Ratchet with amusement in her eyes. She then turned and walked over to where everyone else who lost was standing.
Sam moved over to stand in front of Ratchet with a grin on his face.
"Well it looks like it's just you and me now." Sam said looking up at the medic.
"It would appear so Samuel." Ratchet said crossing his arms over his chest, the picture of attitude.
"This is cool; all we are missing now is some kind of dramatic music." Sarah said from her spot next to Will.
"MORTAL KOMBAT!"
The theme song came blasting out of Bumblebee's radio making everyone jump a foot in the air. Sarah ran up to Bee's leg and slapped it a couple times until he shut it off.
"What are you trying to do? We just got Annabelle to sleep an hour ago!" She hissed. "Will, where is the baby monitor?"
Will jogged over to the table that had the projector on it, picked up the small white monitor and handed it over to his wife. There were a few moments of silence while everyone listened to see if the child had been woken up. After a short time, Sarah let out a sigh and lowered the monitor away from her ear.
"That was close… Sorry for snapping like that. But she only just started sleeping through the night." Sarah said.
Bee let out a small chirp and nodded his head.
"Ok... Well now that, that little bit of drama is out of the way let's get back to the matter at hand." Will said. "My next twenty's on the Hatchet!"
"Mine is on Sam!" Mikaela said, pulling the money out of her pocket.
"Alright, alright. Let's get on with it. I want to start a movie already." Sarah said, tapping a foot on the ground in impatience. "Are you two ready?"
"Yeah, I am good to go." Sam said cracking his knuckles and immediately regretting it as pain shot up his right arm.
"I am prepared as well." Ratchet said.
"Ok here we go. Rock... Paper... Scissors!" Sam chanted and brought out the symbol for rock.
He held his breath before looking up to see what Ratchet had chosen. He threw his hand up in victory as he saw Ratchet's hand in the shape of Scissors. He heard Mikaela laughing and Will's moaning as he was forced to hand over a twenty dollar bill. Sarah clapped her hands and rushed over to give Sam a hug.
"Good job Sam." She exclaimed.
"Indeed well played Samuel." Ratchet commented.
The sound of clapping came from Bee's speakers. Sam laughed and gave him the thumbs up.
"Come on Sam." Will egged him on. "Pick a movie already."
"Alright. Let me think for a second." Sam said putting his finger on his chin. About a minute later, he spoke up: "alright, I got one!"
He made his way over to the stack of movies that were sitting next to the projector. He rummaged through the pile for a few minutes until he found what he was looking for. He held it up and shouted in victory.
"Ah ha! I found it." He declared with a smile. "I hope you guys can't have nightmares.... Can you guys have nightmares?"
"Yes Samuel. During our recharge cycles we can have dreams, nightmares, or review old memories." Optimus informed him. "But I do not understand. Why would you be concerned with if we had nightmares or not?"
"It's because anybody who watches this movie won't be able to have any good dreams for a night or two." Sam told him.
"Sam! Please tell me you didn't pick what I think you picked." Mikaela stated, her face grim.
"I don't know do you think that I picked 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' because if you do then you are right." Sam replied with an evil grin on his face.
"SAM!" Mikaela shouted. "You know I hate that movie."
"Oh I know- I hate it too." Sarah said while grabbing Will's upper arm. "I could never get past the first half hour of it."
Will laughed and patted his wife's hand.
"Sam, I swear if you put in that movie I will beat you. I am not even joking." Mikaela threatened.
From off to the side Sam could see Bumblebee move a little closer to him just in case Mikaela actually did try to hurt him. He was a very protective bot, that's for sure.
"Come on Mikaela. I think that you are old enough now to handle a little scary movie." Will said trying to calm her down.
"Don't worry Mikaela; you can watch it with me." Jazz said with a grin. "I'll protect you." He added with a wink.
Sam wasn't sure but he could have sworn he saw Mikaela blushing under the mech's gaze. Sam gave himself a little shake and pushed the thought away not wanting to dwell too much on it.
"Fine! I guess it's only fair anyway. You did win after all." Mikaela reluctantly gave in, throwing her arms in the air.
With that done everyone moved around the sheet that the movie would be playing on. All the Autobots shifted into their alt modes, and Sam settled down on top of Bee's hood as his holoform popped into life next to him. Sam jumped a little at the sudden appearance of the kid so close to him.
"I am sorry for scaring you, Sam. Would you prefer it if I turned my holoform off?" Bee asked sounding a little sad.
"No no Bee. You just startled me. I need to get used to you popping up like that." Sam said trying to reassure his friend.
Bee's holoform gave him a smile and Sam was amazed at how quickly the bot had picked up on human emotions. Sam turned away from the projection of his best friend and looked over at Mikaela who had settled down on Jazz's hood much like how Sam was on Bee's. She was saying something but Sam couldn't hear her. Suddenly there was a flicker of light next to her and then a tall man appeared laying on his back with his arms behind his head. Sam could only guess that this was Jazz's holoform.
Sam stared at the form Jazz had taken. He knew that he had chosen a famous actor but the guy's name escaped him at the moment. It took him a moment before he realized that Bee was talking to him.
"Sorry Bee. What were you saying?" Sam asked.
"I was saying that the movie is getting ready to start." Bee said.
"Oh, right. Thanks Bee." Sam said turning to look at the screen.
As the night went on everyone picked their favorite movies, or in the case of the Autobots who picked the ones that they thought looked or sounded the most interesting. After Sam's movie was done he picked Ratchet as the one who could pick the next movie. Ratchet scanned the pile of movies before settling on the first SAW movie. As the movie came to a close and the secret at the end was revealed Sam was sure that he heard a few sounds coming from the Autobots that usually meant they were surprised.
From Ratchet it went to Mikaela, who picked A House on Haunted Hill. From her it went to Optimus Prime who chose 13 Ghosts, he then chose Will as the next one to pick. Will went with Hostel which had to be stopped in the middle so that they could reassure the Autobots that this kind of thing wasn't actually happening in Europe. Will passed it on to Bumblebee who picked Friday the Thirteenth, then said that Sarah could pick the next movie. Sarah had chosen the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre which ended in a short conversation that the movie was in fact based on something that had actually happened.
Sarah passed the torch onto Ironhide who picked SCREAM saying that a movie that had the same name as the sound humans made when they were scared would be a perfect choice. Finally it came to be Jazz's turn to pick the movie and it was well past midnight. He ended up picking Halloween. By the time the movie had ended Mikaela had fallen asleep on Jazz's hood and had moved so that she was curled up next to him with one of her hands resting on his chest. Will and Sarah were lying on a blanket by Ironhide's right front tire. Ratchet and Optimus were keeping their optics on everything.
Sam was starting to get really tired and was having a hard time keeping his eyes open. Finally Bee suggested that everyone should go to bed. With a yawn, Sam slid down Bumblebee's hood until his butt hit the dirt with a soft thump.
"Oh... Okay bad idea." Sam said, slowly standing up.
"You should be more careful Sam." Bumblebee said. "Would you like Ratchet to examine you?"
"No I'll be fine... Although now that you reminded me I should have him look at my arm. Do you think he would be willing to do it now or should I just wait until tomorrow?" Sam asked.
"Why don't you ask me yourself and find out Samuel." The voice came from behind Sam making him jump a foot in the air.
Sam turned around to see Ratchet standing right behind him in his robot form. How he had managed to transform and sneak up behind him was a mystery.
"Oh sh... Dang Ratchet don't do that! You scared the hell out of me." Sam said holding his hand over his chest where his heart was beating frantically inside.
"I apologize for startling you Samuel but I overheard you and Bumblebee talking about a scan and thought I should lend you my advice on it. Now then what or who has been scanned or is need of a scan?" Ratchet asked.
"Oh... I was just hoping that you could take a look at my arm. It has been hurting like crazy for almost two weeks now. At first it started in my right hand but it's been moving up my arm and now it's starting to go over my chest." Sam said holding his arm up to show Ratchet.
Ratchet bent down to look at Sam's arm, his optics narrowing.
"Hmm... I am sorry Sam. I cannot do much right now. I am afraid that I have temporarily taken my more advanced scanners offline for the moment so that I can upgrade them while I have the chance. They will not be active until tomorrow." Ratchet said standing back up.
"Okay, that's cool. I mean it isn't that important right now. It can wait." Sam said smiling up at him.
"Don't worry Sam; I will be more than happy to take a more detailed look at your problem when they are back online. My systems tell me that they will be back up at one o'clock tomorrow afternoon. We can do the exam then." Ratchet told Sam.
"Thanks Ratchet." Sam said with a grateful smile.
"Has anyone else been experiencing pain like this?" He asked.
"Yeah. Mikaela has been having the same kind of problem with her left leg." Sam told him.
"Interesting. I should examine her as well. To be safe I should look at Will also." Ratchet said with a long look over at the military man who was heading inside the house caring Sarah.
"I guess that would be a good idea." Sam said looking over at Will too. "Well then... I guess I'll just get going to bed." Sam said turning in the direction of the house.
"A very good idea Samuel." Ratchet said before transforming back into his search and rescue mode and slowly driving off.
"Will you be alright Bee?" Sam asked.
"Yes Sam I will be fine. Now please go to bed." Bee verbalized, deactivating his holoform when he was done.
"Alright, alright I am going. Good night Bee." Sam said walking off to the house.
"Good night Sam." Bee replied.
Sam walked across the lawn until he got to the screen door and pulled it open. Stepping in, he took off his shoes then moved into the living room. He sat down on the couch and grabbed the cover off of the back that had been set out earlier. Sam always slept on the couch when he came over to the Lennox's house, while Mikaela always took the guest room. Settling back with his head resting on the armrest, Sam closed his eyes and was asleep in seconds.
Alright new chapter is done and I am really happy about it. I know that I spent a little too much time on the whole Rock, paper, scissors thing but I wanted to show that the bots could have fun with simple earth games and they don't get much more simple then that. Thanks to my new Beta for checking this for me.
The next chapter will be up in a little while maybe next week or so. So until then ya'll have fun.