Chapter 4
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Optimus patrolled around while Barricade stayed closer to Gabby while she was with her mother at her father's grave. Gabby losing her father was a big blow to her, but her mother was excited to see her even though Gabby made it clear that it would only be for a short time as they had to head back to Arizona and find the others to go from there.
When Optimus was looking for Gabby he was able to finally make peace with June as he went to see her. She cried over her granddaughter, and Gabrielle missing, and told Optimus to find her and bring her granddaughter home. She kept asking why they were doing this to them, and Optimus had no answer.
Optimus would keep that promise to his human mother-in-law, so to speak.
He was still really weak, and Gabby had done the best she could to fix him while they made their way across the country. He was still not able to activate his holoform, which was killing him, because he could not touch his mate in a humanized way.
Optimus was starting to sense low energon readings in the area, but could not pinpoint where they were coming from.
"Arrgggh…..I am sensing energon readings. We need to get moving. I knew it was a bad idea to come here," Barricade said coming through the commlink.
Optimus sighed asking Primus for patience with the Decepticon.
"I dare you to tell Gabrielle that," Optimus shot back smiling.
Barricade scoffed, but was quiet.
"I thought so. Give her a signal, and she will get moving," he said.
"I am still on the other side of the cemetery, but I will do that," Barricade answered.
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Gabby stood with her mom, and both wiped tears away at her father's gravesite.
Gabby could hardly contain her overwhelming sadness knowing her father and her mentor was no longer with her. She was glad she was finally getting some closure, and was able to talk to her mom again.
Though something was at the back of her mind as her mother and her continued to talk. She looked around and spotted Barricade still circling with Optimus on the outside barriers of the cemetery.
Something wasn't right. There was a gravedigger off in the distance, and he kept turning towards them.
Another maintenance worker kept driving by on his golf cart in the big military cemetery. Gabby was well aware they were watching her.
"Your father only had one regret," her mom said.
"What?" Gabby asked trying not to choke up again.
June smiled at her daughter, and answered, "He never got to meet his granddaughter."
Gabby scoffed slightly and wiped away her tears, but was still watching the two men in the area.
It was the middle of fall, so she had a heavier coat on, and her guns were ready underneath.
"I barely knew her myself, mom," Gabby answered sadly.
"I think she will come back, Gabrielle," her mother said.
Gabby smiled. Her mother, always so positive.
Michael was still with his family, and Gabby got to talk to him for a few minutes before she went to her parent's house to pick up her mom.
June shook her head in thought. "I never expected my daughter to be caught up in all of this. I never knew an alien could be the father of a child. But the Lord works in mysterious ways."
Gabby smiled again slightly. "Neither did I, but I want you to know that one day everything will go back to normal. I promise you that."
June laughed a little. "As normal as it could be."
Gabby laughed. "Very true."
"When Optimus came to me after your father died, I had so many doubts. It even took some convincing for me to let him in the house, but he promised me he would find you, and here you are safe and sound," June said. "How can I hate that? How can I still say the things I said?"
"He can hear you, mom," Gabby said giggling a little.
"Oh! Oh dear. I didn't insult him, did I?"
Gabby shook her head, and mother and daughter embraced.
"No, of course not."
"I will never get used to that," June said still smiling.
Gabby looked at her mother and smiled widely. "He wouldn't expect you too."
Mother and daughter embraced again, and Gabby looked up.
Everything happened in slow motion as the two men got together, and started walking towards them.
"Gabby! Get out of there!" Barricade suddenly yelled into the portable radio in her ear.
Gabby breathed in a little, and hugged her mom tightly despite her protests.
She could see the glowing yellow of the men's eyes as they approached, and gasped knowing who they were.
"Gabby!" Her mother protested as Gabby pushed her behind her back.
Gabby grabbed her father's gun, and still holding her mom behind her took two perfect shots into the chest of the two "men".
Her mother began to scream as Gabby continued to unload bullets into them.
Both men fell to the ground, and Gabby grabbed her mother's arm pulling her to Barricade who just came around the corner.
"Gabby! My God, you…you just killed those two men…..Oh my God!"
Gabby didn't say anything as she began to run with her mother through the cemetery.
"Gabby! Stop! Why did you kill those two men?" Her mother asked incredulous to what her daughter just did.
"They weren't human, mom," Gabby told her mother.
Gabby then spotted the black Chevrolet Tahoes speeding around the corner outside of the cemetery.
Barricade transformed into robotic mode making June scream in terror.
"Mom! He is helping us!" Gabby yelled as they got to the road of the cemetery.
Gunfire began to ring out and Gabby ducked covering her mother's head and trying to calm her as Barricade began to shoot at the cars coming in.
Suddenly, Optimus appeared, and opened his doors.
"Come on!" He yelled.
Gabby pulled her mother and told her to get into Optimus.
"Go! Go! Go!" Barricade yelled holding off the vehicles that were shooting back at him.
Gabby helped her mother into the passenger seat, and Optimus made sure she was strapped in when he took off.
"Gabby, my guns are still damaged. I only have one cannon," Optimus said as they sped out of cemetery.
Gabby's mother continued to scream as the helicopter appeared overhead and began to fire on them.
"Mom! Calm down!" Gabby yelled as she brought out her rifle from her bag as Optimus fired back as best he could.
Gabby looked in Optimus's rearview mirror, and made sure her gun was fully loaded.
She leaned out of the window not listening to her mother's protests and held onto the handle of the hauler as they made their escape.
She began to fire back at the vehicles while Optimus continued to try to outrun the helicopter.
Gabby was jerked around as a missile hit the ground around them making her mother scream again and try to duck.
"Mom! Keep your head down," Gabby said as she continued to fire on the Tahoes behind them.
She smiled as she took out the tires of the two that were following them.
"Where is Barricade?" Gabby asked as she reloaded the rifle.
Optimus came through the speakers. "I don't know. June, brace yourself."
Gabby's mother did as she was told, and braced as Optimus slammed on his brakes and made a sharp turn.
He faced the helicopter that lowered itself in front of them with guns ready.
Gabby and her mother screamed as the shots came fast and furious right at them. Gabby grabbed her mother and put her body over hers.
"I get one shot," Optimus said angrily.
Gabby didn't see it, but heard the explosion realizing that it wasn't them that had just been blown to smithereens.
Just as Gabby thought they were clear two more Tahoe's came out of the smoke making her mother duck again.
Optimus growled and began to gun his engine. Gabby knew what he was going to do.
She leaned out of the window one more time, and took her shots.
Then Optimus sped off throwing Gabby around a little.
He plowed through the Tahoe's like they were nothing even though he was still disguised in other colors for the hauler.
Gabby could hear the sickening metal scraping upon metal as they flipped from the impact.
Then Optimus stopped in the middle of the road as things began to calm down.
June and Gabby rose from the floor, and looked around at the carnage. Thankfully, there was not a lot of traffic, and Gabby began to see people exiting their cars.
She thought she saw lights flashing in the distance.
Then she was relieved as she spotted Barricade come around the corner. He was smoking, but he seemed to be all right.
He sped by, and Optimus suddenly turned again, and they took off down the road.
Her mother sat up finally, her blue eyes wide with adrenaline.
She looked over her daughter and said; "I think that is enough excitement for me for one day, Gabrielle."
Optimus snickered through the speakers though he was wondering who those guys were and what they wanted.
He could not get a good reading on them. They had signs of energon, but he wasn't sure what they were.
"Story of my life," Gabby muttered answering her mother.
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They drove out of town and took Gabby's mother to Gabby's aunt's house.
"I think you should stay here for a few days till things calm down," Optimus said to June as Gabby's aunt Mary stood staring wide-eyed at the transformers from her doorway.
June nodded still trying to fix her hair, and trying to get the dirt and debris off her face.
Gabby was quietly speaking to her aunt and trying to reassure her they were safe.
Barricade stayed in the street still looking around still in vehicle mode.
Optimus bent down, and June touched his finger reluctantly and then smiled.
"I will. Please keep Gabby safe. What am I saying? I know you will, you have always kept your promise," she said.
"Not good enough, I fear, but I promise," Optimus answered his optics blinking in regret.
"Find my granddaughter, too," June commented.
"That will never stop," he answered his faceplates smiling slightly at the thought of his sparkling.
June smiled again and wiped back tears as Gabby came down the steps.
Optimus watched as mother and daughter embraced for the last time.
He then transformed back into vehicle mode, and Gabby said goodbye to her aunt who just waived in shock.
Then they drove off and everything was quiet. They were finally heading towards where he suspected the other Autobots were hiding.
Gabby was quiet as Barricade and Optimus continued to watch for any other danger.
"Gabby…..who were they? I think it's time you told me what is going on," Optimus said.
Gabby rubbed her face with her hands, and groaned a little.
"I didn't think they would create them that fast," she commented more to herself than to him.
"What are you talking about?"
Gabby pursed her lips, and said, "They are me, Optimus."
"What?"
Gabby sat there for a moment and gathered her thoughts.
"I know who is behind this, and I know what they want. This is why I am wanted so bad," she said.
"I don't understand what you mean," Optimus was getting flustered with his mate's reluctance to answer his questions.
Gabby finally looked at him sadly, and said, "They were trying to create another Orianna, and they used me to do it. I guess they are succeeding."
Optimus could not contain his shock. Optimus and Gabby never knew how Orianna was created…..well…. not how an alien and human could reproduce. Ratchet had racked his cerebral processors for months trying to figure it out. It was declared impossible by so many scientists that Gabby agreed to studies about it. Though the information had been kept classified.
Now, the humans were attacking them to get to Gabby and make her try to reproduce another Orianna. For what?
"For weaponization," Gabby answered.
"Tell me everything," Optimus said trying to hold in his temper.
It was going to be a long night.
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I'll admit it. This is loosely based on Age of Extinction, but my own twist.