Here we are with the next chapter of this little story...well not so little XD.
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Orion grumbled as he woke up to the sound of the phone. Kat had been kept overnight for observation at the hospital so that left him home alone. He half expected the call to be from a friend asking if he was alright, but he knew better when his eyes glanced at the number. Reaching over, he picked it up and pressed the talk button.
"This is Orion." He yawned.
"Glad to see that you're picking up." Ms. Carter's voice came over the other end. Orion grumbled and pinched the bridge of his nose; of course it was going to be her.
"I have been trying to get in contact with someone in your group about the "accident." She continued. "I'm assuming that everyone is ignoring me for unknown reasons."
Orion developed a mental list in his head of reasons why someone wouldn't want to talk to her. It turned out to be a rather large list.
"It might have to do with it being very early in the morning..." Orion thought out loud. He heard the sound of an angry "humph" on the other end.
"I don't appreciate that type of attitude." She said in a warning tone. Orion rolled his eyes and stiffed another yawn.
"I had to leave my group in order to come back and field this whole mess." Ms. Crater's tone began to sound rather harsh. Orion however had gotten himself used to her tones. She angered very easily if something messed up "her system."
"What do you want me to tell you?" Orion sleepily asked.
"What happened on the mountain, and were those students hurt?" She said angrily. Orion rolled his eyes before pausing.
"Only Kathleen was hurt; due to her being the one that feel into-" She cut him off before he finished.
"Is she alright?"
"She has a sprained ankle, broken wrist, and several bruises and cuts." he said nervously. "She should be fine within a month."
"Once she's able to work let me know; I think it's time that we had a talk." She said rather coldly. Before Orion could question or even respond to that comment, Ms. Carter had hung up.
Orion stood still for a moment, the phone still up to his ear. He felt a deep pit open up in his stomach. He had no idea what Ms. Carter meant by that, but he could tell it wouldn't mean anything good for his wife. However he was currently unable to do anything about the matter. With a sigh he fell back into his bed.
He and Kat would have to resolve this issue when the time came.
Canada.
For the past few days, residents of the towns near the mountains had been hearing a lot of strange noises. They sounded like machines working tirelessly in the distance. They also thought they spotted military planes in the area but no one could get a good look. There were no signs of construction, and they never heard about anything going on.
Checks of the mountain reveled nothing as well; the residents were spooked until someone told them of a construction crew in another town nearby. The sounds they were hearing were probably just them. Satisfied with the explanation the town returned to normal.
Had they checked though, they would have discovered that the sounds were coming from underground. They also would have discovered that the machines were not working tirelessly. The sound of Barricade's gears grinding and his com planning could attest to this.
"Stop you're whining Barricade and keep working!" Megatron barked. Starscream, Soundwave and Barricade had found themselves stuck working all the dirty jobs on the ship. Due to their limited energon stores; Megatron was intent on only having them online. Currently he was having them clean the halls of any and all derbies
Barricade grunted as he shoved away a large rock blocking the hallway. As it rolled, Soundwave opened fire and blew it to bits.
"Can Starscream be the next one to push this stuff?" Barricade asked. "I've been doing it all day."
Megatron snarled and back handed Barricade. Barricade stumbled back before Megatron punched him in the chest.
"Stop whining and do as you're told Barricade!" Megatron stroke off not a second later, leaving Soundwave and Barricade to continue their work.
"He wasn't like this back on Cybertron, wonder what changed?" Barricade grumbled to himself. From the side of the wall came a chuckle. Starscream had been watching the whole thing and was enjoying watching Soundwave do the dirty work for once. Though Barricades whining had currently done a lot on his nerves.
"Back on Cybertron, Megatron had all that we could have wanted and more." He explained. Barricade and Soundwave turned toward him with quizzical looks. Starscream walked over and placed a hand onto Barricades shoulder.
"Do you know what he rules right now Barricade?" Starscream asked. Before Barricade could answer, Starscream turned and blasted another rock to bits. As chunks of the rock flew everywhere, Starscream grabbed one expertly.
"As of right now, all that Megatron lords over is dust." He said before crushing the pebble in between his fingers.
Normally Soundwave would have jumped to the defense of his leader. He would have beaten Starscream into the ground and then some in the defense of Megatron's name. Down his spark however, Soundwave knew that he had a point. A fact that he hated admitting to even himself.
"So what you're saying is that he's mad with power?" Barricade asked.
"Not quite; I fear that Lord Megatron has gone made losing his power." Starscream said with a small grin.
"Correction: Megatron still had power." Soundwave stated. Starscream shook his head and then walked over to Soundwave.
"Soundwave, Soundwave, Soundwave." Starscream tutted. "What power does Megatron have over you; over all of us right now?" Soundwave stared toward Starscream coldly. Once again he knew that he had a valid point, but Soundwave also knew that Starscream was a notorious back stabber. If he said anything against the leadership of Megatron...
"I would rather serve Lord Megatron then you." Soundwave said. Starscreams face feel from one of confidence, to that of anger.
"Why is it so difficult to admit that Megatron is a flawed leader?" He asked.
"Megatron lead us to near victory over the Autobots, what is your track record?" Soundwave asked. Starscream stepped back as though as if he'd been slapped. He scowled once more and stood tall.
"My battle record is flawless, every time I have entered battle the Autobots run screaming!" He declared pompously.
"Then explain you're failures at Yuss, the fourth battle of Tagan Heights, and the destruction of Pellechrome." Soundwave stated.
"Pellechorme was the fault of that moronic Sideways not marking where he wanted an airstrike!" Starscream snapped, almost screeching at Soundwave. If he was able to, Soundwave would've laughed his aft off.
"I thought that Sideways was already committed by the time of that battle." Barricade pointed out.
"Wreckloose then, but it wasn't my fault."
Suddenly they heard the sound of some of the ships wiring crackle to life. Starscream and Soundwave stopped their arguing as Megatron's voice boomed through the ship.
"Soundwave, your presence is demanded at the bridge!" Megatron bellowed. "Right now, if you're aft is not here within five cycles I will blast you into atoms!"
Starscream chuckled at how the other two had jumped. Soundwave shot him a dirty look through his visor. Starscream flicked his hand in the direction of the bridge and pointed toward it.
"Better hurry Soundwave, best not to keep Lord Megatron waiting." He said.
Soundwave pushed past Starscream angrily, once again giving him another look. Soundwave began to shift his body but this time with a catch. He transformed into the form of a jet. Starscream let out a terrified yelp as Soundwave blasted his after burners directly toward Starscream. He let out a yelp as the heat scorched him slightly before Soundwave rocketed down the halls.
Barricade was beside himself with laughter while Starscream growled in anger.
It didn't take long for Soundwave to reach the remains of the bridge. He soared into the room and transformed into robot mode. As he slid to a stop, he could see Megatron starring at the half repaired monitor.
It had taken them a week in order to get the computers back online, so Soundwave hoped that Megatron wasn't about to smash it. Megatron had his back turned to Soundwave, but he turned his head and gestured it toward the screen.
"Soundwave could you explain this to me." Megatron said icy venom in his voice.
Soundwave found himself having to stop short before he approached Megatron. He could sense that he was angry, he sounded livid. Soundwave knew that something was off but before he could figure out what Megatron face him again.
"Do I have to drag you over here myself Soundwave; or are you going to come here?" He growled.
With a respectful nod, Soundwave made his way over to Megatron. Megatron gave him an ugly sneer before he pointed at the monitor. Soundwave eyed the screen with confusion. It showed the scan of the planet they had done, and much to his surprise, he could see a Cybertronian life signal.
"Is all of the crew counted for Soundwave?" Megatron asked.
"All crew accounted for and in stasis except for us, Starscream, and Barricade." Soundwave droned.
"So if all of my Decepticons are on this ship, and all are accounted for," Megatron tapped his finger to the signal on the screen. ", what does that make the little signal?"
"That would make it an Autobot life sign..." Soundwave felt his energon go cold. Megatron faced him once again before slowly advancing toward Soundwave.
"So how did the Autobots find us in the first place and aid in the take down of our ship?" He began to march toward Soundwave and balled his hand into a fist. Soundwave stepped backwards and prepared for the worst.
"Could it be that perhaps Shockwave leaked out the details, could it have been a traitor in our midst, or could our communications have been intercepted?" He asked as he advanced on Soundwave.
"Either way Soundwave, all of those options fall on your shoulders, you were the monitoring expert, and you should have caught it all!"
"I detected no such transmission-" Soundwave was cut off as Megatron swung his arm and bashed him across the face. Soundwave fell to the side and Megatron kicked him.
"You may not have "detected" it but somehow they still found us!" Megatron's hand wrapped around Soundwave's throat and he pinned him to the wall.
"I want this problem dealt with permanently; no one can interfere any further with this operation." Megatron said. He let Soundwave slip out of his fingers and fall onto the floor. He walked back over to the computer screen and stared intently at it.
"Currently there is only one signal; but no doubt more will be following it." He said. Soundwave got to his feet shakily.
"I want that Autobot terminated before it can bring anymore here; and since you failed in keeping them off our track." He glared at Soundwave for a brief second before smirking.
"You get to be the one to destroy them." He said. "Do I make myself clear Soundwave?"
Soundwave stared up at Megatron with angry optics before he looked down again. Every part of his body was telling, no screaming at him to fight back. But he knew that it was suicide to fight Megatron. Soundwave bowed his head and sighed.
"I understand Lord Megatron; your will shall be done."
Hound sat inside the garage silently. After all that time in stasis he found it hard to actually sleep. He had decided to browse through the human's online database, referred to as the Internet. Hound was fascinated by the humans and all of their information, he was also slightly horrified with some of the information he came across.
In a way it reminded him of his own species. In fact the general makeup of a humans body as akin to a Cybertronians as well. With the exceptions being subspecies. But it seemed that Earth has species akin to some of Cybertrons as well.
While he was pouring over this information he noticed the door slowly rising up. Sunlight rushed into the garage as Anthony and Bre walked in. Both of them holding coffee cups, Bre was gripping hers like her life depended on it.
"I still can't believe you let me actually have coffee." She said with a grin.
"Well we both have to be wide awake for this little venture." Anthony walked over toward Hound and then back at Bre.
"So how exactly do you wake this guy up?" He asked.
"I'm already awake." Hound said. Anthony jumped and nearly spilled his cup.
"Geez do you never sleep when you're awake?" He asked.
"You mean stasis? We only do that when we're low on energy." Hound explained. "I've been "sleeping" for a few hundred years so..."
"Talk about sleeping beauty." Bre laughed.
The siblings climbed into Hound and took their seats; Anthony sat in Hounds driver seat. For a moment he fumbled around, looking for a key until Hound started his own engine.
"I need to get used to this." He muttered. Bre and Hound shared a small laugh at Anthony's expense as they drove out of the salvage yard. Hound drove along the highways, through the town, and then out into the mountains once again. Anthony provided the directions as needed, Hound processing everyone in case they needed to make multiple trips.
As they neared the road to the park, Anthony made Hound turn down an older road. It was rather bumpy and not as well kept as the main road. They rumbled along, passing several campgrounds and some small trailer parks. They soon dipped low and came across a set of railroad tracks, which ended at the side of the road, and then continued on the other side.
"Okay, we need to turn right here." Anthony said.
"But there's no road going that way." Hound said, staring down the tracks.
"Well yeah, normally I wouldn't think about driving down train tracks; but these are abandoned and lead right into the valley." Anthony explained. Hound turned onto the tracks and imminently the ride got very bumpy. Bre held onto her coffee as they were bounced around within Hound.
"Are you sure that this is the best way?" Bre shouted at her brother.
"Positive sis, we won't be long it's just another couple miles." Anthony said.
"Joy!" Bre said as they were both thrown upwards by a broken tie. Hound however was having the time of his life. They had attractions like this back at Six Lasers over Cybertron. But those required a high number of credits to use. But humans could do this sort of thing for free?
The group bumped along the remains of the railroad for a while, until they hit a tunnel leading into the side of a hill. Anthony reached and flicked on Hounds brights. Hound raced into the tunnel, having the time of his life. As they drove out the other side and into the valley, Hound became awed at what he saw around him.
"By the matrix; I never knew that organic life could be this spectacular." He said.
"Well thanks for the compliment." Bre said with a small laugh.
Hound pulled off of the railroad and onto one of the trails of the valley. He came to a gentle stop and both humans got out.
"If that's someone's idea of fun then keep me out of it." Bre said.
"You get used to it around the seventh time." Anthony chuckled.
"Yeah I don't want to do that again." Bre said. Hound split apart and transformed into his robot mode. He scanned the area with his optics. He looked up toward the area where the humans found him not too long ago.
There were several barriers and construction equipment surrounding the hole. But the site currently unoccupied by humans.
"Looks like they closed off the trail until they have this filled in." Hound said. Bre and Anthony peered up the mountainside to try and see what Hound could. Unfortunately they were not giant alien robots so they couldn't see it that well.
"Okay, that makes what we're about to do a little easier." Bre said.
"That all depends if it's just Bee and Wheeljack." Hound said. He walked over to the cliff edge and placed a hand on it.
"If it's someone as big as Ironhide then we're going to need help." He said.
"Well...how many robots can we hide in the shop bro?" Bre asked.
"Depends on if they're house broken." Anthony chuckled. Bre rolled her eyes and Hound looked down toward them.
"Do you two want to come up with me or wait here?" Hound asked.
"Well our options are sit and wait down here or sit and wait up there..." Anthony mused.
"Do we get to ride on your back?" Bre asked.
"I'd more go for my shoulders..." Hound trailed off. Two large grins spread across the siblings faces.
"Count us in!" They said in near unison. Hound smiled and placed his hand down near the two. They climbed on and Hound placed them both near his head.
"You two might want to hold onto something." Hound said as he began to climb. Both Bre and Anthony gripped different sections as Hound ascended the mountainside. Anthony was grinning like a lunatic and cheering. Bre looked out over the valley with a smile, for the first time since she came here she felt a sense of joy.
Hound soon reached the top of the cliff. He shifted his body so that way Bre and Anthony could hop off. He then pulled himself up and over, stepping onto the side with ease.
"Okay, so should I hot wire the diggers?" Anthony asked. Bre shot her brother an accusing look.
"I don't steal cats, sometimes they just forget to leave the keys in!" He said.
"I don't think that'll be necessary." Hound stepped toward the hole and hopped down into it. "I just got to know where their spark chambers are."
Less than a hundred miles away, the residents of many small towns and communities were alarmed to hear a roar over their towns. Several looked up for a brief moment to see a blue x-15 soar overhead at top speed.
Since the military were prone to doing their own thing, many chose to ignore it. Some rearguard it with curiosity but eventually just went back to their routine. For Soundwave it was pleasing to know that the inhabitants didn't seem to take much notice.
He had taken on this altmode after reading it was the fastest on the planet. Soundwave knew that many a Cybertronian could fly faster than this, but it helped not tip off the local life forms. He found said life forms to be rather interesting.
Where Megatron saw insects that needed to be put down, Soundwave saw life akin to Cybertronian. These humans had tamed a world similar to how they had tamed theirs. Soundwave pondered if it was the fate of this race to fall into chaos like his own. He didn't have time to dwell on that matter for long as he flew into Washington State.
The Autobot energy signal was getting closer and closer. The computers in the Nemesis hadn't been exact but Soundwave knew he was in the general vicinity. He soared over the valley and scanned the area, which began to go wild. A quick glance down below told him all he needed to know, for he could see Hound dragging Bumblebee out of a hole.
He circled around and began to double back toward Hound, from under his nose cone came a gating gun. Down below the sound of Soundwave circling hadn't gone unnoticed.
"Was that a jet?" Anthony looked up to where Soundwave began to bank around.
"If it is then we're in trouble..." Bre said. "Anyone got any ideas how to explain our giant robots?"
Hound looked toward the jet and his optics went wide. He ran a quick scan of it, and spotted the Decepticon insignia on the tail fin. He dropped Bumblebee in alarm and sprinted toward the humans.
"Get down, get down now!" Hound shouted. The two humans were stunned by Hounds shouting. Even more so when Soundwave began to open fire. A spray of bullets came down on the site. Hound scooped the two up in his arms and dove to the side. Soundwave soared past, preparing to fire again.
"What on earth was that!?" Bre shouted.
"That was a Decepticon." Hound said. He set the two humans down and turned back toward Soundwave. There hadn't been a sonic boom, so that ruled out it being Thundercracker. He stood tall and tried to activate his weapon systems.
Hounds arms shifted slightly, and his rocket launcher half formed...and that was it. Hound tried once again with a scowl only to get the same results.
"No, No primus frag it no!" He shouted.
"Hound what's wrong?" Bre asked.
"My weapons systems aren't online!" Hound shouted back.
Soundwave turned himself around and prepared a missile. He locked onto Hound and fired it. Hound spotted the missile and turned back toward the humans, shouting for them to run. Bre and Anthony didn't have to be told twice and they sprinted away.
Hound turned back and jumped aside as the missile impacted where he had stood. Its blast threw him, parts of ground, and Bumblebee into the air. Hound landed hard on his side as the sound of transforming filled the air.
Looking up he saw Soundwave transform and land where he had been standing. As Hound got to his feet he stared into Soundwave's visor.
"Soundwave, I didn't expect you to be doing Megatron's dirty work." Hound said.
"I didn't come here to chat Autobot." Soundwave said. "I came to get answers for Lord Megatron." Hound stared at Soundwave for a moment and then looked at where Bumblebee lay.
"I don't know where the others are, and even if I did I'm not telling you!" He spat.
"I do not need that information; you just need you to go offline." Soundwave said coldly. He threw himself toward Hound and slammed into him. Hound fell backwards but twisted his body and punched Soundwave in the head. The two staggered back from each other.
Hound was quick to get this feet as Soundwave's arm shifted into a cannon and opened fire. Hound ducked and threw himself at Soundwave's knees to tackle him. Soundwave was faster though, and drilled his knee hard into Hounds' face. Hound cried out in pain and fell hard on his back.
Soundwave took the chance and opened fire again, but Hound managed to roll aside and spring to his feet. Soundwave threw a punch toward Hound; but Hound managed to catch his fist. Hound hurled himself into Soundwave and knocked him off balance, before cupping his hands and performing a hay maker. From the trees and bushes, Anthony and Bre watched.
"Well today's gone completely off the rails." Bre said.
"Go for the eyes Hound, if he has any...!" Anthony shouted.
"Really?" Bre shouted. Her brother claimed up as he realized his mistake. Lucky for them Soundwave was too occupied to notice their presence. Even if he did it didn't matter. His mission was to eliminate the Autobot threat; not chase after some humans.
Soundwave was already scanning Hound before he even touched down. Energon levels were low, so he had no weaponry. His joints were stiff, as were his movements at times. Soundwave mentally kicked himself for allowing this Autobot to get even the smallest hit in. With a swift moment he uppercut into Hound's chest before he punched Hound in the side of the head.
Hound crashed into the ground, near the edge of the cliff. His systems screamed at him, telling him that he was low on energon. He tried to stagger to his feet but Soundwave stomped onto his chest.
"Facing me while your energy's low was a foolish move Autobot." Soundwave said.
Bre barley had time to comprehend what she was seeing before the roar of an engine filled the area. When Hound had gone down Anthony had run over to a CAT vehicle parked nearby. He had used his hot wiring skills and now it was charging toward Soundwave at full throttle.
"Come and get some you faceless freak!" Anthony shouted. For a moment, Soundwave was stunned, not just by the human but also the proclamation. A quick scan of himself showed that he still had a face.
He sighed and turned to face him, as the CAT drew near; Soundwave grabbed the bucket and held it in place. Anthony looked up in surprise and confusion as Soundwave bent downward toward him.
"Insect, what do you think you're doing?" He asked. His response was Anthony gripping his ears and letting out a scream. Soundwave stepped back in confusion as Hound rose up.
"They don't understand Cybertronian that well, but I know everyone can recognize this!" Hound said. As Soundwave turned all five of Hounds knuckles impacted into his face plate. Soundwave fell back and Anthony raced the CAT forward, crashing it into him. Soundwave didn't have time to react before he found himself shoved over the cliff edge. There was hardly time to even compute before he crashed into the trees below.
"Whew!" Anthony cheered as Soundwave crashed. "Score one for humanity!"
"Okay, that was one of the most reckless things I've ever seen." Hound said.
"Do you even know who...wait of course you don't; that was Soundwave, head of Decepticon communications!" Hound exclaimed.
"So I helped take out one of the big wigs of the Decepticons?" Anthony asked as Bre jogged over.
"I'd say more like you probably cheesed him off..." Bre peered over the edge as Soundwave began to try and stand. Hound saw this as well and grabbed the energon cubes from his subspace and ran toward Bumblebee.
"We need to get Bee and Wheeljack online and get the frag out of here!" Hound said. Bre and Anthony rushed over to him as well.
"Wait, I thought that I knocking him over helped you." Anthony said.
"It will help us for about two minutes, because making Soundwave angry is second to making Megatron himself angry!"
Soundwave groaned as he got to his feet. The fall hadn't done any damage to him, except for his pride. He stumbled to his feet and looked up the cliff face; anger began to cross his mind. The fact that an Autobot and an insect had managed to beat him was embarrassing enough, but they had managed to push him into the ground.
His scanners began to go off like crazy as he got an energon reading. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what was going on. Clenching his fist in absolute fury, Soundwave slammed his arm into the cliff face. Soundwave's chest plates slid open and three minicons shot out.
"Bout time you woke us up boss, it was getting crowded in there!" Rumble complained. Laserbeak and Ravage both made growling/chirping noises in agreement.
"Forgive me, but right now we have a bigger problem."Soundwave pointed up the cliff face. "We have some Autobots to take care of."
"That's the best news I've heard in years!" Rumble laughed. Laserbeak flew up the cliff face; Rumble began to climb it, drilling his arms into the rock. Ravage went dashing up the trail nearby.
It was going to be an attack on three fronts and Hound was going to be in the middle.
Bumblebee grunted and shook his head. His mind was a bit fuzzy, but he could remember certain things. Crashing, fire, flames, screaming- all the stuff he usually found on the battlefield. He could hear a voice, faint, near, and yet distant. His optics tried to adjust to the alien light that shined upon him; it was like that of a star.
"Come on Bee, wake up we got to move!" The voice shouted. For a brief moment, it sounded like Sari; but as his optics came into focus he saw Hound shaking him.
"Thank the Matrix that you're online Bee." Hound said with a smile. Bumblebee stared back at Hound, only offering a blank look in return.
"Is something wrong with him?" A voice said. Bee looked down to see two creatures standing near Hounds foot.
"Bee's never been much of a talker...or anything since Darkmount." Hound said. Bumblebee shot Hound a look as the shorter of the organics spoke up.
"Did his voice box get damaged or something likes that?" Bre asked.
"No he just doesn't like to talk..." Hound said.
"More than we can say for you Autobot!" Rumble shouted. He vaulted over the cliff face and activated his pile drivers. Before anyone could even react to his presence, he was on Hound and slamming down into him.
"Death to all Autobots!" Rumble shouted.
"That the heck is that?" Anthony screamed.
"The world's tiniest giant robot?" Bre offered. It was right then that Laserbeak decided to open fire on them as well, the ground exploding around them. The humans let out twin cries and began running.
Rumble activated a small pair of claws and slashed into Hounds back. Hound screamed and reached back, only to be shot by Laserbeak yet again. With a loud roar, Ravage leaped onto the scene and charged toward Bumblebee. Bumblebee rolled aside as Ravage landed where he had just been. The panther growled at Bumblebee and began to circle.
The two Autobots were cornered and they knew it. Once they had finished, no doubt Soundwave would finish them off. Bumblebee and Hound exchanged glances and then Ravage pounced toward Bumblebee. Bee ducked, and Hound turned so Rumble was facing Ravage. Ravage crashed headfirst into Rumble. Rumble lost his grip and fell off Hounds back.
As he fell, he moved to dig his claws into Hounds leg, but Hound kicked him upwards. Rumble found himself flying right into Bumblebees out stretched hand. Bee then wound up and hurled Rumble at Laserbeak. Laserbeak squawked and pulled upward, forcing Rumble to hit the ground again.
"Aw, sorry Bee you missed the goal." Hound said. Rumble shook the stars from his optics and growled at the two.
"I'll show you two a missed goal!" He shouted. His arms shifted slightly and then began to slam into the ground. The earth around them began to shake and move. Bre and Anthony both let out screams of terror as they felt the ground shift. They watched as cracks began to form and they took off running from the battle. Rumble laughed as both Hound and Bee toppled over.
"This will teach you to mess with Rumble!" He laughed.
Bumblebee looked to his left; Ravage had recovered and was now circling them once more. From above, Laserbeak hovered, ready to strike should they get up. Hound glanced toward him.
"Got any ideas Bee? because I'm fresh out..." Hound looked toward Rumble and noticed that the ground around the cliff edge was starting to give a little. Bee quickly rushed toward the edge and looked down. At the bottom of the cliff stood Soundwave, waiting for the moment to strike. Bee looked toward Hound and then pointed toward Rumble.
Bee then made a motion for the cliff, and a person standing at the bottom. Hound watched as Bee had the "cliff" fall on the "person"
"So you're saying that someone's at the bottom of the cliff... is it Soundwave?" Hound asked. Bee confirmed with a nod and Hound looked toward Rumble.
"On my count, we rush him" Hound whispered. Bee nodded and got ready as Hound counted to three. The hill shook as more and more cracks formed in the side. Ravage and Laserbeak saw the two getting ready and prepared to dive/jump in.
Bumblebee eyes the two minicons as they prepared to jump. Hound smirked as Ravage drew closer, his subspace slipped open and he looked at Bee.
"Three...two...one...now!" He shouted.
"WOO HOO!" Came a familiar shout. Sari leaped from Hounds subspace, weapons at the ready. She flew through the air and crashed into Ravage.
"Come here you naughty kitty!" She said with a laugh. Bumblebee's optics went wide and his jaw went slack.
"What did you think I was going to leave her out?" Hound asked.
"Why the sub space?" Bee asked.
"Well...that was just so that way she wasn't cramped in my interior." Hound said before he looked toward Rumble, who had stopped using his pile drivers. He was now running toward Ravage and Sari.
"Hey get off Ravage you little-" He was cut off as Hound and Bumblebee dashed forward. Their feet slammed into the weak ground and it began to shift toward the cliff. Rumble let out a startled cry as Bee slammed his fist into the ground.
At that moment, the entire cliff face shifted to the left and it began to break apart. Hound and Bumblebee both dove for solid ground as it turned into an avalanche. Rumble let out a scream as he fell with the rubble. Ravage and Laserbeak turned and watched with horror as he feel. Soundwave barley had any time to react before he found himself buried under a mountain of earth.
Laserbeak and ravage both shrieked at the site of their master being buried alive. Forgetting the Autobots, they ran/flew toward the site where their master fell. From the woods, Bre and Anthony walked over and stared at the destruction.
"Woah...what the heck was all that?" Bre asked.
"Where the heck did the three tiny robots come from?" Anthony asked. "Did that...Soundwave guy shrink down and split apart?"
"No those are Minicons, like Sari."
"Wassup?" Sari said as she walked over, starling the siblings.
"He launches them out of the subspace in his chest and-" Hound paused as he noticed the humans now were looking pale. "I'm sorry...did I say something wrong?"
"No...Let's just get Wheeljack out and get home so you can explain there..." Bre said.
"Right, it'll probably be a bit safer that way." Hound said. He and Bumblebee walked over to the crater and began to dig out Wheeljack. They soon were hauling him out of the hole, and both of them had concerned looks.
They hadn't gotten a good look at Wheeljack before the crash, but right now he looked terrible. His armor was torn up in paces, scorch marks ran across his frame, and his left leg was almost completely stripped of armor.
"Sweet Jim Dale, what happened to him?" Bre asked in alarm.
"He got ambushed by the Decepticon warship on the moon...damage is worse than we thought." Hound said as he picked Wheeljack up.
"We can't get him transformed, even if we could neither myself nor Bee are equipped for towing..." Hound said. Anthony stared at the condition Wheeljack was in. It would be a huge gamble trying to get back to the shop on foot. His mind raced, and then Bre tapped his arm.
"Orion has a truck; do you have any really big tarps and a flatbed?" She asked.
"Yes but I don't see how that he-oh..." Anthony said and smiled at her. "Good thinking sis!"
"First let's put some distance between us and Soundwave." Hound said as he looked over the ruined cliff. Laserbeak was blasting at the earth with his signature laser.
"He won't stay buried for long so we need to move." He said.
"Kat told us about some little used trails so we could go down those." Bre said.
"Lead the way." Hound said. Sari climbed atop Bee's shoulder and the Autobots followed after the humans. Getting deeper into the park, closer to the road, and away from Soundwave.
By the time Soundwave had dug himself out of the rubble, his targets were long gone. Low on energon and disappointed he had to fly back to the Nemesis empty handed. All the while fearing the wraith of Megatron.
YAY WE FINALLY GOT THIS PLOT KICKSTARTED! I know that this was a longer chapter and I really hope it wasn't rushed.
Events in the story should pick up from here on out, in the meantime I got to reorgiize my outlines because of a new focus I want to do with this story.
Until next time!. I would very much like Feedback on this story so if you can Read and Review!
