Lennox and I walked our way to the control room where we could read the file. Once we entered, there was an explosion of life. People in uniform were bustling and running around. There were various stations with computers with people sitting in front of them. Tables were scattered across the room, some with files and papers, others with weapons. Really not something they should leave lying around. I thought. I saw Jazz and Prowl and I waved. Jazz smiled and waved back. Prowl nodded in greeting. Lennox lead me over to one table with a single file. The same file that I had found earlier in my house.
Project Anastasia.
I reached for the file and hesitantly opened it. The first thing I saw was the letter I had read earlier. My jaw clenched and I swallowed air. I looked underneath the letter and saw more papers. Putting aside the letter, I looked at the remaining papers. One had unique drawings of the Allspark with notes under each one. I stopped when I reached a familiar drawing. It was a drawing of these strange symbols and a round glowing, well, I didn't know what it was actually. The drawing I saw before me looked like something a 4 year-old doodled. I turned to Lennox.
"Lennox? Did my parents ever show you these?" I showed him the pictures. He stared at them for a minute before nodding his head.
"Yeah, they told me that you drew them one day from a dream. Your folks were worried about you when that happened." He answered. This got me thinking. I drew those pictures from a dream? What dream did I have? I picked up the pictures and held them up to Lennox.
"Did I draw these before or after I came with my parents to work that day?" I asked.
"Before. What has that got…wait…If you drew these before, then the prophecy that Optimus and Ratchet were talking about…" he trailed off.
"That means it was when I was picked by the big bot upstairs. It was before I touched the cube and got my powers. The prophecy…Do you think the Decepticons know already?" I wondered. Lennox shook his head.
"I hardly think so. We've made sure there have been no bugs or breaches in our security."
I continued to look through the file. After a few minutes, one of the computers started to go off. It beeped in alarm and a voice from the far side of the room shouted to Lennox.
"Major Lennox sir, we have a several hostiles coming right at us!" Lennox ran over and peered at the screen.
"At the base? Are they 'Cons?" He asked.
"Yes..." the man didn't get to finish his sentence as suddenly there was a massive explosion, ripping through the side wall of the room where we were. I screamed. Everything seemed to go in slow motion after that. The explosion took me by surprise so I wasn't able to throw up a force field. I felt my body being thrown in the air and hitting the ground. My vision became blurred as I could barely see the fire from the explosion and twisted metal everywhere. I couldn't see Lennox. But I could see a massive figure with no color to his frame step into my line of view. The only color I could see from it was its glowing red eyes. I tried moving to get away but my prosthetic was caught in between a table. My head was painfully pounding and my hearing was muffled. It took me a few seconds to realize that the figure in front of me was a Decepticon. Even though I couldn't hear myself, I called my guardian's name. Was he okay? What about Prowl? I heard muffled voices. Something about the Allspark and Cybertron? My brain wasn't thinking straight. I lost consciousness and blacked out.
3rd POV
The Decepticons had initiate a surprise attack on the base and they left a trail of damage. A mere 10 minutes beforehand, there was nothing. Emily and Lennox went to where Jazz and Prowl were to review the file while Optimus and the others discussed their next move. The Prime was speaking with Ironhide when they heard an explosion emanating from the control room. They heard a deafening scream. He immediately com'd Jazz as he and the others raced toward the room.
:: Jazz! Are you alright? What happened? ::
:: Yeah. Ah'm all good. The 'Cons have decided to pay us a visit. ::
:: Is Emily alright? ::
There was a brief pause before Jazz answered.
:: Ah don' know! She was thrown back from da blast. Oh scrap! :: Optimus heard gunfire on the other end of the comlink before the connection ended. His spark raged against his chassis at the thought of the Decepticons bombing the base and getting the one thing they most likely came for: Emily. Optimus relayed the information to Ironhide and Ratchet.
"Those fraggers." Growled Ironhide and he quickly activated his cannons as they neared the control room. Once they reached it, they were almost immediately taken down by gunfire. Optimus took note of who they were up against. One notable Decepticon was towering over a spot in the room.
Megatron.
"Ah Prime. Always fighting for the weak. I'm surprised you still walk among these pathetic creatures." The Decepticon tyrant taunted. He grinned evilly as he stood before them.
"It is the strength of their sparks and their will power that makes the humans worthy of themselves." Prime replied. Optimus glanced sideways, something glimmering caught his optic. He saw the still form of Emily. Her face was covered with cuts and scratches. Optimus's spark almost stopped pulsing at the sight. He performed a quick scan and noticed that she was unconscious, not dead. Megatron saw the Autobot leader's gaze and spoke.
"Ah, yes. For someone that holds great power, she is not able to control it."
"State your business, Megatron." Optimus ordered firmly. He was in mood for small talk.
"You and I both know what we want. But we want it for different purposes, Optimus. I need her to get it." Megatron explained as he took a step toward the fallen girl. Ironhide loaded his cannons and almost charged at the tyrant.
"Don't you dare touch her." He snarled and then felt a gun being pointed his head.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you, Autobot." A high-pitched voice spoke behind him.
"Starscream." The weapons specialist snarled. The jet grinned evilly at the sight of the surrounded Autobots. Barricade had Bumblebee at gunpoint and Soundwave had cornered Jazz and Prowl. The Autobots were stuck in a sticky situation. They couldn't rescue Emily without being taken down by the Decepticons. But they did not want to do nothing and watch their human friend and only hope for peace get taken by the Cybertron's most feared tyrant. The Autobots looked to their leader, silently asking him "What do we do?" There was nothing they could do. If they tried to stop them, then the Decepticons would kill her. With no other way out, the Prime holstered his weapon silently. At the sight of this, the others sadly followed suit, each knowing that this was the only way. Granted, no one liked the idea but Jazz was the one who despised it the most.
Megatron slyly smiled and turned to Barricade, who then "gently" picked up the unconscious girl and transformed, leaving his comrades to follow him. Once the Cons had left, Jazz stalked up to Optimus. Jazz's spark flared with anger and concern. His charge had been in the crosshairs and in danger again. Jazz continued to let this happen. Why did the Whitefield's believe that he could protect their daughter? He couldn't save her parents and now, he wasn't able to save her.
"Optimus, we gotta get her back." He stated, face expressionless. But at the moment there was nothing the Prime could do. Optimus shook his helm.
"We do not know where they have taken her, let alone launch a full rescue."
"So, we're just gonna let them kidnap 'er? Let them hurt 'er?" Jazz asked with an angered and exasperated look. There was silence, as no one dared to answer the question. At that, the silver saboteur picked up a charred piece of metal from the explosion and threw it across the room in anger. He transformed and sped away from the rest of his comrades, leaving them to discuss the fate of their special human friend. No one had dared to follow Jazz. They all felt the same toward what had happened. Their human allies of NEST had already started to recover soldiers that were caught in the explosion. Lennox thankfully had only received some minor injuries. He had been able to get to cover by the time it was over. Others, on the other hand, had not been so lucky. Optimus then look among his team and said
"We will get her back, no matter the cost."
"What's the plan, Optimus?" Ironhide questioned. He was equally angered by the fact that the 'Cons decided to waltz in and take Emily. They all feared this would happen, but they didn't expect it to be so soon. The Decepticons knew about her, most likely from Barricade. Now, they wanted Emily for their plan. Whatever it was, it was bound to involve Earth's destruction.
"We must find the Decepticon's base."
