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Chapter Twenty-Two: Pandemonium

I was back in the Food Hall. Lennox, Epps, Jenna, and Sideswipe were all there, laughing and conversing. Strings of sunlight slipped through the blinds on the windows, and the voices of conversations filled the room. As if everything was normal…

I stared down at the spaghetti on my plate, before glancing at Sideswipe again. Lennox had said something, and he was chuckling loudly, his handsome grin curled around his lips as his cobalt eyes lit with amusement. In fact, everyone was laughing, while I just stood there.

"Sideswipe," I said, "What's going on?"

I was supposed to be in Washington. I was supposed to find my family.

"Sideswipe." I said again, this time shaking his strong shoulder.

He just kept laughing, as if I hadn't said anything at all. I then turned my pleading look to Jenna, who was laughing along with the rest of them. Everyone was laughing, just kept acting like there was no care in the world. It was confusing, it was insane.

"Jenna! Lennox! Epps!" I called their names, waving my arms frantically around their faces.

They just kept laughing.

The laughter started to rise to an unbearable pitch, and that feeling came again. I winced as I felt something brewing in my stomach, like as if I knew something horrible was about to happen. Honestly, this turmoil was starting to become frightening.

"Charlie..." A foreign, deep voice was in my head, and the sudden presence of it was so overwhelming that a splitting headache formed at the spot. I groaned, massaging my temples and trying to shake the dreadful feeling out of my system.

"You are falling into Darkness." The voice suddenly spoke up, much louder then it was before and had my head ringing.

The laughter began to swirl into the ringing inside my head, and I let out an muffled shriek as I slipped from my seat and fell to the ground. But instead of hitting the tiled floor, I crashed through it, like glass and the Food Hall began to disintegrate. The scene of soldiers eating and talking loudly disappeared, until I was surrounded in utter darkness.

This wasn't an ordinary darkness. I was talking 'so pitch-black-I-can't-even-see-shadows' darkness. I was scared out of my mind, fear constricting my chest, and it felt hard to breathe. Whispers ran through the air, but they were talking so fast it was hard to understand them. The horrible feeling in my stomach was so exigent that it was starting to physically hurt.

What the heck is happening?!

"What's wrong with me?" I cried out into the darkness.

"Beware." A voice so monotoned I couldn't tell what gender it was answered, and I flinched back in surprise. "Beware of the darkness...it is coming for you."

My eyes widened. The darkness? What was that? And when did my life suddenly turn into some script for a supernatural movie?

"Only the light can save you now. You must hurry, before the darkness consumes you whole."

The pain in my stomach was becoming agonizing. This was all becoming too much, I think I was going insane. I need-

"Argh," I moaned uncontrollably, clutching my stomach as searing pain throbbed inside of me. My head felt like it was spinning, and the whispers intensified, giving me the world's most wicked headache. I squeezed my eyes shut, and screamed.

When my eyes opened again, I was back in the Food Hall. Soldiers were conversing and laughing as they were before, and I glanced back and forth frantically, my mind still racing. My hands were balled into tight fists, my nails digging into the insides of my palm. My breaths were heavy and short, and my heart was racing. I was starting to hyperventilate, and my chest constricted as my ragged breaths became faster.

I grabbed Sideswipe's arm, latching on to him like a lifeline. An a way, he kind of was. But when he turned, I wasn't welcomed with his familiar soft blue eyes. Instead, they were a terrifying purple, and his normal handsome grin was replaced by a fanged sadistic smirk. He had four sets of eyes instead of two, and his hands gripped me roughly by my shoulders and threw me to the ground.

I let out a cry, that was stopped by him as he landed right on top of my. His fanged mouth so close to my face, and he leaned down and hissed in my ear.

"I'm coming for you."


I awoke with a scream bubbling at the back of my throat. My hands went to my chest as I tried to calm down my erratic heartbeat. My vision was blurring in and out, before it finally refocused and I wasn't in the Food Hall. I was in a large, dark warehouse.

The warehouse was huge, and I could tell it must've been an old automobile shops from all the rusty old cars piled on top of each other. Discarded tools littered the floor, and bright sunlight escaped from the open windows, and dust particles could be seen everywhere.

It was silent.

I then examined myself. Heavy white bandages were wrapped around my arms, they were on my legs too, but for the most part I was relatively okay. My heart was still settling into place after the delirious nightmare I just had. But what had me on edge was how silent it was. The last thing I remember was being in a Decepticon's claws, and now I wake up here?

Something wasn't right.

The sound of heavy footsteps startled me, they were approaching this warehouse. I tried to stand up, but the sudden pain that washed over me had me groaning and sitting back down again.

I was vulnerable with theses injuries.

The large warehouse doors were pulled apart by large, metallic black hands, and I silently readied myself to face this robot. A loud, screeching metal sound filled the warehouse, before two legs were visible, and then the face.

My eyes widened to the size of saucers as I just stared at him, and croaked loudly, "Sunstreaker?"

His bright blue eyes snapped down to me, and a frown was on his lips. Better than a scowl. "Oh great, you're alive again."

I wasn't sure how I should take that. So instead, I just kept gaping at him, "H-How did you-"

"I saved your aft from being killed, your welcome." He spat with utmost animosity, before stalking over to the other side of the warehouse.

I stared down at the bandages on my arms and legs again, and let out a sigh. "Thank you for saving me. And the bandages."

He just scoffed, before going over to a rack of tools and looking through them. It was silent for a while, I just stared at him while he examined the tools, shake his head and mutter something under his breath, before putting the tool back. I didn't know what else to do but watch him warily, he might be slightly kind now, but one wrong move and he'll kill me without batting an eye. I was sure of it.

I winced as another wave of pain ran through my, and my chest ached. Something, small but hard, hit me right on the head, and I yelped before rubbing my head. In that tiny bottle was a couple of white pills, and I inspected them carefully before looking back up at the golden transformer.

He rolled his eyes, leaning causally against the wall, "They're painkillers, human." I raised an eyebrow, and his eyes narrowed, "Take the pills, or I'll force them down your throat."

There's the Sunstreaker I knew.

Quickly, I took the pills, and was relieved when the pain in my chest began to fade. "What happened to me?"

"You're suffering radiation poisoning from having direct contact with Energon." He answered simply, before pushing himself off the wall.

My eyes widened, "W-Wait! Radiation poisoning? Where are the other Autobots?"

Sunstreaker stiffened, his burning blue gaze slid to me, "I don't know."

"What do you mean you-"

"Why do you ask so many questions?" He snapped, his gaze turning furious.

I immediately shut my mouth and gazed at the ground. Tread lightly, Charlie, you're walking on thin ice. The screeching sound of the metal door opening happened again, before it was slammed shut. I looked up, and Sunstreaker was gone.

Sighing, I laid back on the make-shift pillow he made out of a bunch of old cloths, and pulled up the brown blanket that laid at my feet. I wondered about a lot of things; if my family was safe, if Sideswipe was safe, and where the rest of the Autobots could possibly be. It was clear I wasn't going to get anything out of Sunstreaker, and I needed to hurry up and heal so I could get back to my family.

My family...I missed them so much.

I closed my eyes, feeling a single tear roll down my cheeks.


(Sunstreaker's POV)

I hate humans.

Not only are they a primitive, weak, and stupid race, they always felt the need to put their grimy, greasy, hands on me because I was a Lamborghini. That annoyed me more than that fragging femme. She talks too much, and is completely oblivious to how close she was to starving. I searched the quickest way to get human food, and started up my smooth engine.

"Welcome to McDonalds, what would you like to order?" a female voice came from out of the speakerphone.

I glanced at the human food laced brightly on the board beside the speaker, and had to hold myself back from purging. Human food looked disgusting. Quickly creating a holoform, I rolled down the window and spoke.

"I want the fastest thing you can make."

"Uh...sorry, sir?"

I narrowed my optics, "Are you deaf, human? I asked for the fastest thing you can make."

"Everything is already prepared, sir. You just pick something from off of the menu." This female was quickly starting to annoy me.

"Fraggin' humans," I muttered as I glared at the bright menu, "Why the slag is it so bright?"

"Excuse me?"

"Nevermind. I want...that thing right there, what's it called?" I quickly looked it up, "A burger."

"A hamburger or cheeseburger?"

"Doesn't matter." I grunted.

"Alright, and would that be a meal or just the sandwich?"

"A meal?"

"What fountain drink would you like?"

"Why do you drink water from a fountain?"

A loud honk came from behind, and I turned to glare at the human behind me. "Hurry up man!"

"Speak another word to me and I'll splatter this wall with your organs, human." I snarled darkly.

The human male's face paled, and he stayed quiet. I then turned my attention back to the female speakerphone.

"So, I have a hamburger and a fountain drink, will that be all sir?"

"Yes, that is all." I grumbled.

"Okay sir, your total is $6.50. Please pull up to pay at the next window."

"Whatever." I muttered speeding off to the next window.

The human female slid open a door, and I created the currency before handing it to her. I had to pull up to another fraggin' window before I could actually get the disgusting food. It was greasy and oily, just like these trivial humans. I placed a small blanket out on the front seat, and carefully placed the greasy vittles on there before speeding off.


(Charlie's POV)

I awoke at the sound of the metal door opening again, and in stepped Sunstreaker. It was the first time I noticed that he had a slight limp to his walk, favoring leaning on his right leg instead of his left. I rubbed my tired eyes, and an 'oof' sound came out of me as something was suddenly hurled at my stomach. Widening my eyes, I stared up at him before looking back down at the familiar bag in my lap.

Sunstreaker got me...McDonalds?

I was more or less expecting him to just starve me.

"Eat it." Sunstreaker commanded, and I nodded before unwrapping the sandwich wrapper and biting into the hamburger. It was dry, but it was better than nothing. "And here's your drink they gave you from a fountain." He muttered, uncurling his fists so that a small drink sat on his palm.

He lowered his hand to me, and I gratefully took the drink, "Thank you, Sunstreaker."

He just grunted, before transforming down into his beautiful golden Lamborghini which I couldn't help but stare at in awe.

"I'm going to recharge now, don't wake me unless its an emergency. If it isn't, I'll squish you. Understand?" The radio from inside the Lambo crackled.

I nodded as I swallowed a large gulp of soda, "I understand."

He didn't reply, which I assumed meant that he was recharging now.

I sighed, looking up at the windows. The sky was painted with streaks of orange and violet, the sun was soon going to come down. I was reminded of when Sideswipe and I used to watch the sun go down and stare into the night sky.

Sideswipe…

I frowned at the thought of his name. If he ever knew I escaped the base to try and find my family, he'd be furious. But I hoped, wherever he was, that he was okay. The sun soon went down, and darkness spread into the large warehouse. I pulled my blanket up to my shoulders,and was lulled to sleep by the faint hum of Sunstreaker's engine.


Well, what do ya think? I especially liked writing the McDonalds scene. I hoped you liked it, feel free to rage on me about how late the chapter was, I understand ;)