Chapter 9 - Present

They ran through the tunnels towards where they were keeping Bumblebee. Anna began to run faster as she heard cries of pain coming from the room up ahead. She was the first through the door and it took her only a second or two to reach the first man.

"Stop! Enough!" Anna shouted, disarming the man with the nitrogen ice hose and turning it onto the others that weren't listening to her. Sam had followed her example and now the two of them were standing in front of the black and yellow Autobot, protecting him as best as they could from the scientists and agents.

The agents and scientists didn't stop until Banachek ordered them to. "Stop! Let him go! Let him go!"

Sam turned to Bee as his cries died off. "Are you okay?"

The Autobot sat up and turned his blue eyes onto his charge. Bumblebee couldn't help but notice that an adult femme that had entered the room with his charge was standing in front of him to protect him from her fellow humans.

"They didn't hurt you, right?" Sam asked.

At his question, Bee nodded and his battlemask fell over his face as he examined the other occupants in the room. He began to sit up slightly and when he did so, he armed one of his arm cannons and swept it back and forth across the room at the strangers in the room… well except for his charge, his charge's mate, and the adult femme that had tried to protect him. The others in the room he didn't know if they were friendly or not.

Sam knew he needed to get Bee to calm down and his mind onto the task at hand. "Listen to me. The Cube is here and the Decepticons are coming."

Bee moved into a sitting position and didn't seem to have heard Sam's words as he was still searching for signs of attack.

"No, no, don't worry about them. They're okay. Right? They're not gonna hurt you." Sam said as Bee finally got off of the bench that he had been on and onto his feet. Anna decided to give an order to try and help calm the robot.

"Everyone, just back up a little bit. He's a friendly. He's just been tortured, for goodness sake! He's going to be wary of humans for a little bit until his nerves are calmed." Anna turned to Bee to see he had his eyes locked onto her like how the little bot that was hiding in her pocket had done earlier. "Hello, Bumblebee, it's nice to meet you. My name is Anna Stark, Lietunant of the United States Armed Forces, under the command of Captain Lennox."

Bumblebee disarmed his cannon and his battlemask and kneeled down to examine this human femme more closely. Anna, perfectly calm, held out a hand towards him. Bee didn't move for a second, searching the Internet to discover what this human action meant. After finding out, he extended a large finger and placed it beside her hand. Anna smiled up at him and grasped his much larger finger in her own hand and shook it.

"It is… nice… to meet… you too." Bumblebee said. Anna didn't comment on his way of speech, because even from here she could see that something about his vocal processors wasn't quite right.

Sam rolled his eyes, kind of jealous that Bee was obviously getting quickly attached to Anna. "Okay, come on. Come with me. I'm going to take you to the Allspark."

They entered the large room where the cube was being held, Bumblebee's eyes locked onto it. As he touched it, something happened to Anna. It was like an electrical charge went through her body… and she assumed it was from the cube. But why would she feel something like this from the Cube? She shook her head, clearing her thoughts away as she heard Epps speak.

"Okay, here we go. He doing something. He doing something." Epps said nervously.

The Cube began to condense into a small version of the Allspark, making it easy to transport.

Mikaela whispered in awe, "Oh my god."

"Message from Starfleet, Captain… Let's get to it." Bumblebee said, turning to the humans. Bee looked down at Anna who was standing beside him and placed the cube into her arms to let her examine it. As soon as the Cube was given to her, Anna felt a stronger pulse of energy run through her body than the one a few seconds ago. It wasn't just one though, it was several… like a heart beat. The pulses had regular beats spaced evenly apart and in the rhythym of her own heart, Anna realized. And she also realized that any exhaustion, aches, or pains that she had, were gone and she was completely energized now.

Anna's mind was taken off of the cube as her Captain began to speak. "He's right. We stay here, we're screwed with Megatron in the other hangar. Mission City is 22 miles away. We're gonna sneak that Cube out of here and we're gonna hide it somewhere in the city."

John agreed with his plan. "Good! Right."

"But we cannot make a stand without the Air Force."

John thought quickly and turned to Agent Simmons. "This place must have some kind of radio link! Shortwave, CB."

"Right, yes!" Agent Simmons responded.

"Sir, you got to figure out some way to get word out to them. Let's move!" Lennox commanded. Anna nodded and paused to give the Allspark to Sam, ignoring how she almost immediately missed the feeling of it in her arms. They began to run to the garage, Anna saw out of her eye Bumblebee transform into a black and yellow sleek Camaro. "All right, Sam, get it in the car! Mr. Secretary! Get our birds in the air. When we get to the city, we're gonna find a radio, and I'll have Epps vector them in, okay?"

"Affirmative!"

"Set up a perimeter around the yellow vehicle!" Lennox shouted as he and the other soldiers hopped into vehicles with machine guns mounted on the top.

Anna patted her pocket, and felt the little Nokia robot in her pocket shift a moment, as if he was restless before settling down and burrowing deeper into her pocket.

Don't worry, little guy. Everything's going to be alright. She thought. And imagine her surprise when she heard a deep, masculine voice sound in her head.

Anna Stark, I have been watching you, for a long, long time. the voice said in her head.

Great! I'm going crazy now! Anna thought. A chuckle rang through her mind.

No, Anna Stark, you are not losing your mind. I am Primus, creator of the Cybertronian race, creator of the Allspark. I have witnessed your compassion for all, whether they be machines, animals, humans. the voice responded.

Anna was completely focused on the voice in her head and ignoring everything around her. So she didn't notice when their convoy had new additions. These new additions were a blue and red Peterbuilt Semi, a Pontiac Solstice, a Medvac, and a Topkick truck. She hadn't even noticed that Lennox and Epps were trying to get her attention as the two of them had noticed that her eyes were glowing.

So you are to Cybertronians what God is to humans?

Yes.

Well, this is certaintly different.

I do not have much time, Anna Stark. One of my main connections to the physical world, I feel, will be destroyed in the coming battle. But, as a scientist, you know that something with that magnitude of power cannot be completely destroyed. It can only be transformed. I would like to ask you to become the holder for the power and knowledge of the Allspark.

Why me? Why not one of the Autobots?

Because it is part of your destiny for this to happen, for you to accept. And you will have power that you will ever know.

What will happen if I don't accept?

Primus sighed. Then that will be the beginning of the end of the Cybertronian race, Anna Stark.

Okay, no pressure or anything. Just the future of a whole race on my shoulders. Anna thought about it, thank Primus he left her alone in her thoughts. She took a breath, coming to a decision. I will do this, Primus. I will accept the burden of being a human Allspark.

Good. I would, however, like to tell you a benefit of doing this, besides having the knowledge of Cybertron. Taking in the power of the Allspark will make you an enhanced human. You will be able to transform into an Autobot, and from the Autobot form to a car alt mode and to a flying alt mode. As soon as the Allspark is destroyed, the power will enter you, and it will be painful. Thank you, Anna Stark.

You're welcome, Primus.