Hello everyone, I am so very sorry for the long wait. Things have been kind of crazy here lately and I do hope that you all forgive me. To make up for it I give you this shiny new chapter with the hope that you will like it and forgive me.
Other then that I have nothing much to say so I will let you all run wild on the chapter.
The moment his feet touched solid ground they collapsed from under him. Instantly Sam rolled onto his back as a massive wave of pain radiated from his chest. The faint smell of burning fabric reached his nose along with the sensation of something burning on his chest. He had been through this experience enough times to know what was going on. He began to rip and pull at his shirt that was quickly burning away from the heat of his glowing spark and the metal that surrounded it. The fabric ripped to shreds easily and before too long the whole thing was off and in a pile a few feet away burning away to nothing.
The pain was showing no signs of weakening and it slowly began to spread over most of his chest and down his abdomen. Sam could feel tears falling from his eyes and every muscle in his body was stretched past there limit. While the experience was a normal thing now, the pain was a lot more intense than in the past. Try as he might, Sam wasn't able to keep himself from yelling out in pain. He screamed until his throat was raw and even then he screamed some more.
To Sam it felt like hours before the pain finally stopped, but in all reality it was only ten minutes. When it was finally over he laid on the ground panting, sweating and shaking violently. His eyes were closed and his mouth was open as he tried to get as much air into his lungs as possible. He felt as if all the bones in his body had been removed and all that was left was a pile of goo that had at one time been Sam Witwicky. He let out a very small sigh as he felt a gentle whisper of wind ghost over his heated body.
With his eyes closed and his body so weak it didn't take long for him to pass out. His breathing slowed after a time and slowly the heavy coat of sweat on his body dried up leaving his once heated body cool and comfortable. The blue spark in his chest pulsed constantly and glowed brightly as he lay there. When he finally opened his eyes the first thing he saw was the pale blue sky that was starting to mix with the many different colors of the fading sun. Slowly and with great effort Sam forced himself up into a sitting position. The muscles in his abdomen yelled in protest at the sudden movement.
Gritting his teeth in pain, Sam forced himself up the rest of the way. He sat there for a moment panting at the effort it took to sit up. Once his breathing was back to normal he began to work on standing up. The first few times he tried he fell back down onto his rear, but he was finally able to stand and balance. He didn't try walking just yet since he didn't trust his body enough at the moment. Instead he slowly turned his head from side to side trying to see where he had ended up. It didn't take him long to figure out that he was standing on the hill of the Look Out just outside of Tranquility.
The sloping hill that led down to the city and the single tree that sat on the very top of the hill where all to familiar to him. He spent as much time as he could at this point, he didn't know why but he always felt at peace there. Blinking a few times Sam tried to remember how it was that he had gotten to the Look Out. He didn't see Bumblebee or the rest of the Autobots around so he knew that he wasn't driven there. He had never bothered to get a new bike so he hadn't peddled to the hill. Closing his eyes he raked his brain hard trying to remember something that he was sure was important.
It felt like a light switch clicking on when he finally remembered, and when he did he was horrified.
"Oh my god... I ran out on Optimus!" He thought. "I ran away from him!"
Sam could feel a large ball of guilt role into his throat as he remembered what had happened in the Prime's office.
"How could I just run off like that? What Optimus must think of me..." He thought.
Sam could feel the hot tears welling up under his eye lids, a few dropped down the side of his face leaving cold trails on his cheeks. Rubbing his hands over his eyes and face Sam tried hard to stop the flow of tears. He knew crying wouldn't solve anything.
"I have to go back... I have to tell Optimus how sorry I am and beg him to forgive me." He decided.
Sam patted his pants pockets for a moment before he realized that his cell phone wasn't in them. He groaned as he remembered that he had left it in his room back on the base before he had gone to the med bay. Letting out a small sigh he figured that he had two choices. One was to sit there until the Autobots locked in on the energy he let out, or two he could walk into town shirtless and try and call the base. He didn't like either one of the options but figured that option two was better than just sitting and waiting. Although he realized that he had no idea how long he had been there anyway.
His internal debate was cut short as a loud high pitched whine started to fill the air. Looking up into the slowly darkening sky Sam's eyes widened in horror as he saw the gray jet with the clear black alien markings running along its body. His heart/spark froze and he wasn't able to run from fear. As the jet came closer Sam saw small plates of its metal starting to shift position. As it reached the Look Out it changed direction and shot straight up into the air. It flew up a few hundred feet before the jet broke apart completely and re-formed its self into the large form of Starscream.
The Seeker dropped back down to the Earth and landed with a loud crash on the top of hill. The shock wave sent Sam falling back to the ground and he groaned in pain from the impact. By the time Sam was able to push himself up onto his elbows Starscream was standing over him bent down low so that his large head was dangerously close to Sam. His red optics narrowed in and Sam knew that he was looking over the plates of metal and the spark on his chest.
"So it's true!" The Seeker screeched. "The insect has the AllSpark power within it."
Sam pushed himself backwards along the ground trying to get away from the horror above him. On instinct Sam lifted his hand up trying to draw out the power of the AllSpark. He could feel it running wild inside his body but he wasn't able to pull it out like before. Only the tiniest of sparks ran along his palm before fading to dust.
Starscream chuckled and shook his head. "Is it your fear or something else that holds you back fleshbag?"
Sam didn't know where the sudden boost of strength came from but he suddenly found himself on his feet and running off in the other direction. He prayed that what little speed he had would help him to get away from the Seeker. His luck was not with him as he felt the ground shake and then suddenly something clear and hard was blocking his escape. The only reason he knew something was there was because he had run into it. The hard contact with the clear surface sent him falling to the ground. He heard Starscream laugh loudly as he picked himself up off the ground again. His eyes where wide as he looked around him and saw just what it was that had happened.
"Do you like your new cage?" Starscream taunted looking down at Sam through the clear sections of the cube he had slammed down around him. "I hope so since you will be in there for a long, long, time."
Sam's spark was pulsing fast as he took in the prison he was inside of. The cube had six sides of clear glass or something much like it, they where all held together by large metal edges and bars that ran between them. Sam was instantly reminded of the cube that had been the AllSpark.
"Let me out!" He yelled wishing that the power inside him would listen to him.
Starscream laughed again as he picked up the cube in one hand. He shook it slightly sending the boy inside tumbling around on the smooth surface.
"I don't think so whelp." The Seeker said. "Do not attempt to use any of the AllSpark power to try and escape... the surface you are on will absorb any and all power that is generated by your body. Even now it is absorbing the small amount of power that you constantly leak out."
Sam would have tried to argue with Starscream but another violent shake from the Seeker sent him tumbling head over heels and he bashed the back of his head against one of the glass walls. The back of his head exploded in pain and he thought that he could feel the warm trickle of blood running down his neck. He tried hard but Sam could feel himself starting to slip into unconsciousness. The last thought that ran through Sam's head before he passed out was that he wished that he had never ran away from Optimus.
Optimus sat behind his desk, his optics fixed on the two small dents that marked the spot that Sam had vanished from. The events of hours before continued to play in his processor. He watched as Sam's face slowly twist from that of discomfort to a look of horror mixed with guilt. Optimus sighed as the image of Sam vanished in a flash of light and the memory ended. Shuttering his optics a few times Optimus let out a sigh as he pulled himself out of the memory and back into the real world. He couldn't help but hold on to a few ill thoughts about Ratchet for forcing this situation on him and Sam. He had been doing all he could to keep his emotions in check and not to force any of them onto the boy. He feared that if he confessed his feelings to Sam then he would run from him. He couldn't help but see the irony in the fact that he had been right to hold onto his feelings.
Optimus sat there trying to think of a way to fix the mess he was in but his thoughts were interrupted as he got a comm signal telling him that someone was outside his door wanting to come in. Taking a moment Optimus sent a data burst to the door telling it to open. Once it was up the Prime saw Ironhide standing on the other side. His face was set in its normal scowl showing that he was once again annoyed with something or another. Optimus shook his head a little forcing his thoughts on Sam to the back of his mind for now.
"Ironhide... is there something that I can do for you?" He asked.
Ironhide shook his head as he walked into Optimus's office. "Tellitran 1 has just got a lock on Samuel's location. I was just about to go and collect him..."
Optimus nodded his head. "Very well, be careful when you get to him. He might be a little... emotional."
Ironhide knew that he wasn't the best when it came to reading other mechs, but not even he missed the sadness in the Prime's voice.
"In that case would you like to come along?" He asked. "I am not the best mech when it comes to emotions."
Optimus shook his head sadly. "No... no, I have some reports that I need to go over."
Ironhide sighed heavily. "Prime..." He didn't finish his sentence; he just shook his head before turning and walking out of his leader's office.
Optimus let his head fall forward until it rested on his chassis. He had no idea what he was doing, he knew that he should be the one to go and get Sam but he was afraid of facing the boy.
"Primus... what should I do?"
A fresh wave of pain shot through Sam's head as he slowly came back to the waking world. He instantly curled in on himself and clutched at the back of his head as he waited for the pain to fade. His chest heaved as his breathing came in sharp gasps. Slowly the pain began to fade until it was only a slow faint throbbing at the back of his head. Slowly Sam opened his eyes and blinked a few times to clear his fogged vision. Forcing himself up Sam leaned his back against the hard vertical surface behind him. He didn't need to look to know what was behind him, or where he was. He could clearly remember the odd cube that Starscream had trapped him in. Gritting his teeth, Sam tried to push himself up to his feet but a wave of weariness washed over him and he was forced to sit back down. His breathing got hard again, he felt as though he had just ran a mile.
"What is going on?" He thought.
A violent shake rocked the cube and Sam was just able to keep from falling over and sliding across the glass floor. With a tired moan Sam gave his head a slight shake trying to clear his double vision. His eyes went wide as he saw several long metallic tentacles sliding up the sides of the cube. His panic began to rise as he watched the metallic tentacles wrap around the cube tightly. They stopped for a brief moment before a hard jerk came again and Sam watched as the whole cube began to be lifted into the air.
"Subject has awakened." A deep monotone voice said. "Cube containment secure, threat level none... continue reanimation."
The voice sent a shiver down Sam's back. It felt cold and void of anything that might be considered an emotion. Sam caught a glimpse of burning red optics past the cubes walls, unlike the optics of the other Decepticons these ones where cold and empty hidden behind a dull glowing visor. They seemed to pierce into his very soul and he felt like he was drowning in ice water. The majority of the feeling faded once the optics where out of sight, but the lingering sense of dread was still there. The dread turned into pure terror as the cube stopped moving and Sam was able to look down and see what was going on below him.
"Nononononono!" He yelled as he looked down on the empty silver/gray form beneath him
Black optics stared back at him from the lifeless body. Its face permanently set in a fierce scowl that would send any sane person running. While he was transfixed with the sight below him, Sam failed to hear the moving of metal plates from all around him. He was snapped back to attention when he felt something cold and metallic clamp down around his left wrist. A second later another clamp came down on his right wrist. The same thing happened to both his feet, the clamps setting around his ankles and pulling him up off the floor. Pulling against the bonds Sam quickly tired himself out and he couldn't help but hang suspended in the middle of the cube. His eyes fixed on the terror bellow him.
"AllSpark power contained. Energy transfer: begin." The cold voice said.
A harsh humming began to fill the cube and Sam could feel a hard vibration shake his bonds. He threw his head back and yelled as he felt something long, hard and sharp pierce his body from under the clamps. They sank in deep before settling. Panting hard with tears sliding down his face, Sam began to feel something being drained from his body. He could feel himself getting weaker and weaker, but that wasn't the worst of it. A fresh blossom of pain erupted on his chest and expanded down his abdomen, he could feel the same thing moving along his back and slowly crawling up his neck. His head hung down on his collar and his eyes shifted from the body bellow him to the plates of metal that where quickly burning away the flesh on his body.
"No..." He gasped weakly as he watched more of his skin burn away into ashes. Each new plate that emerged seemed to bite at his humanity.
A bright blue glow began to run along the metal bars of the cube as it built in intensity. The humming of the cube was drowned out by the sound of a high pitched whine and the grinding of gears from the body below. The dark black optics of the lifeless body suddenly burst with an intense red glow which made them look as if they where portals straight to hell. The metal teeth ground against each other making sparks fly as the body continued to come back on line. A violent jerk from the cube around him sent a massive wave of power into the body causing it to jump almost a foot in the air. Smoke began to pour from vents in the body and the clawed hands gorged the surface it was resting on. The sneer on its face grew with pent up hate and anger and finally a deafening roar rang out. Even with all the noise and Sam's quickly fading senses, he was able to hear what the Decepticon holding him said.
"Welcome back, Lord Megatron."
Well as I said I hope that you liked the chapter. We have something that looks like an actual plot going on, lets see where it leads us.
Now obviously there are a few things that need to be explained, and before you all leave reviews pointing out these questions let me say that things will be explained more or less in the next chapter.
Now with that said, I do want your opinions on the chapter so please, review and let me know your thoughts on it.