Chapter 19
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Optimus could only watch helplessly as the super weapon was activated, and came to life in front of his optics. It was from his energon that it was able to come to life. Yet, there was one thing the super weapon did not have, that was a soul.
He could tell by the blank white stare that this monster created by these humans was nothing more than a weapon, and would destroy anything in it's path if ordered to by a push of a button.
One thing gave him consolation, and that was it was nowhere near organic like Orianna was. It was just steel, and iron with nothing more and nothing less.
Optimus was weak from the energon loss, but he still had enough bearings to see that Dr. Lockwood was still not happy with the results of what he wanted from his experiment. He had wanted Gabby to give this monstrosity life, and it did not work.
Lockwood had told Optimus that all of his experiments had failed, but they were still successful in creating the super weapon from the knowledge they had, just not the specifications they were looking for.
They had been smart with him, and had deactivated his holoform while he was being drained. He could not get his processors to re-enable it. They had also shut down part of his cerebral processor so he could not move. They had studied the Transformers and studied them well.
They were keeping him alive, but unable to move or fight back. He had to admit that he let this happen to see what was to become of the super weapon, and now it was ready for testing.
He had to somehow get activated again. At least his holoform to do something to get this thing shut down, and destroyed.
He could also not believe how much it looked like Orianna in robotic mode. He remembered seeing their printed pictures of her and how they modeled it after her.
He hoped he would be able to destroy it before Orianna would set optics on it, and spare her.
He looked around to see people cheering as the super weapon came online though they were only partly successful.
He watched carefully as Lockwood turned away and spoke with some scientists, but frowned the whole time.
The super weapon just stood there and stared straight ahead. He had never in a million years thought that humans would come this far, this fast, but he had to admire their inventiveness.
Lockwood finally walked over to Optimus, but did not smile.
"You and Gabrielle were right. I try not see this as a failure, but a work in progress," he said.
"You will use it for more than just threats to this planet, you will use it for your own gain," Optimus said angrily.
Lockwood looked around and smiled. "Yes, and with the countries that have cooperated with me will be spared, but those that opposed well, that is a different story."
Then Lockwood said something that made the rest of Optimus's energon run cold.
"We have received word that Gabby and your friends are planning their attack on us. What a perfect way to test the super weapon. I will keep you alive long enough to watch your human lover die along with your friends," Lockwood said.
Optimus felt the rage race through his sensors. He knew Lockwood would know they were coming for him, but he did not except the threat with the super weapon.
"If you even touch her…." Optimus threatened lowly with an added hiss.
Lockwood sneered at the Autobot Prime. "I still have use for you Optimus, and besides, what better way to lure your daughter back here than the death of her mother?"
Optimus struggled against the chains holding him down, but he was too weak this time to break them. The humans had used Cybertronian steel to make them, and that was like their version of kryptonite.
Lockwood sneered again at Optimus' struggling, and said, "I have come to the conclusion that it is ultimately your daughter I need. Neither you nor Gabrielle will be any use to me anymore. I will kill Gabrielle right away, but I will let you live long enough to see your daughter taken under my command."
Optimus shook his metal head and said, "I have not heard from her, I don't even know if she's alive."
Without a word Lockwood ordered something brought to him. The assistant brought over a table with a huge screen in the center of it.
With a few presses of a button the screen lit up and Optimus almost lost his cerebral mind when he spotted the satellite image on the screen.
"This was taken near Mars not two days ago. There are also rumors she has been circling the moon. So, you didn't know she was alive?" Lockwood asked turning to Optimus with a smile.
Optimus rolled his metal head around, and did not speak anymore to the evil doctor. He had to get a warning out to Orianna or she could be in grave danger even if she did not land on the Earth.
He could only hope that Gabby was successful in telling Orianna to stay away until they resolved this whole thing. Yet, he knew his sparkling would be just like both his parents, and want to come help. His sparkling was the new Prime, and she was also a healer. She would never be able to stay away for too long.
He had to make a plan and soon. He eyed the super weapon, and knew that if he could deactivate it that would give them a fighting chance.
He knew the place emptied out during the night as the scientists assigned to this project went home. The guards were everywhere, and they were cyborgs so they could do some damage to him.
"I have nothing more to say to you, Lockwood."
Lockwood smirked, and walked away. Optimus tried to struggle against the chains holding him, but he was locked down pretty tightly.
Optimus sat there for a moment, and then he heard something that made his energon run cold again.
The screeching of metal upon metal resonated through his hearing sensors. He turned to see the super weapon begin to walk around the facility.
He was repulsed, but at the same time fascinated by the modern piece of machinery that the humans invented.
Each step almost made the whole facility shake violently, and some of the ceiling began to fall from the movement. It was a sight to see as the machine did as it was told, and Optimus had spotted a control room when he was first brought into the hidden facility.
It was given robotic commands, and moved its arms up and down, left to right.
Its head moved in a circular motion as the tests continued.
Then Optimus heard a buzzing sound that made him want to cover his hearing sensors.
The white eyes on the super weapon began to glow and lit up the whole facility in a bright light. An arm moved up and fingers pressed against something on its head.
Optimus noticed the humans in the facility had put on protective gear and goggles.
He heard a countdown from a speaker, and then the super weapon pressed a button on the side of his head.
Optimus watched as the laser beams shot from its eye and hit a target perfectly on the other side of the facility.
Optimus could only watch as the laser melted the steel target within seconds of launch. Never in the millions of years of his existence had he seen anything like it.
"Let's take it outside for a test," Lockwood said over the speaker.
The doors of the facility creaked open and the super weapon began to move by the direction of the control room.
Many of the humans began to follow in their protective gear along with many of the cyborgs.
The steps of the super weapon began to pound on the ground as it moved outside.
Lockwood then stopped in front of Optimus as he followed it and said, "This is the ultimate weapon. It will do what you have continuously failed to do."
Lockwood walked away and up the ramp before Optimus could say anything.
Optimus realized he was almost alone in the facility. There only had to be a handful of cyborgs and other assistants still inside.
He began to pull against the chains, but he was still too weak.
Then something caught his eye. He realized one of the cyborgs had been staring at him for a while, and then he realized something else.
The cyborg was in full battle gear, and was shorter than the others. The eyes…..
It did not have glowing yellow eyes!
Who was it?
The cyborg gave a quick nod to him, and Optimus tried to figure out who the human was.
The fake cyborg continued to move ever so close to him without trying to be spotted.
Finally, the fake cyborg lowered his face gear, and Optimus almost cried out as he spotted Seymour Simmons under the mask.
Optimus wanted to ask him how he got in here, and how he was able to fool everyone. However, he knew he had to keep his faceplates shut.
Simmons put the mask back on, and Optimus had to wonder how he got in here, and how long his disguise would last.
Simmons was able to get close enough to Optimus after a few more minutes.
"How did you get in here?" Optimus asked as low as he could.
"When I was arrested, it was on purpose," Simmons answered. "I was hacked out, and here I am."
Simmons made his way around the huge gurney that Optimus lay on.
"Can you make a holoform?" Simmons asked in a hiss.
"No. I can't in this mode, and they deactivated it," Optimus answered. He looked around, and no one seemed to notice them.
Simmons cursed, and said, "Looks like we are fighting our way out."
An assistant finally noticed Simmons hovering around Optimus and began to walk over to them.
Optimus knew Simmons was trying to get to the gurney's control panel to release Optimus.
The assistant walked to Simmons and asked, "You! What are you doing over here?"
The assistant looked over at Simmons and realized that his eyes were not yellow. He froze for a moment as Simmons stared him down. Optimus almost groaned and thought Simmons was a goner when he heard a slight scuffle underneath him.
He heard the obvious sound of a body hitting the ground and sighed.
Then he heard buttons being pushed, and suddenly the chains that were holding Optimus began to fall to the floor.
Optimus knew him and Simmons only had seconds to get out of there.
Gunfire began to ring out around him. The alarms in the facility began to blare as Optimus rose from the gurney.
Simmons was shooting at everything he could aim at with the gun, and the people in the facility began to scatter like rats.
"We need to get out of here!" Simmons yelled.
Optimus stood and activated his cannons and began shooting at the walls to bring them down on the cyborgs.
Other cyborgs began to run back into the facility, and Optimus transformed as quickly as he possibly could.
He thanked Primus that the main door was still open, and as he made himself into vehicle mode he opened the door, and Simmons jumped in. He barely closed it as he began to speed through the underground facility as fast as his wheels would let him.
Simmons tried to right himself, but decided to stay down as Optimus crashed through tables and pieces of equipment.
The gunshots continued to fire, and as he made his way up the ramp leaving chaos, explosions, and sparks behind him.
"Do you have a plan?" Optimus asked Simmons.
Simmons dared to look over the dashboard, and said, "I didn't think this far ahead."
Optimus came to the end of the ramp, and could see the outside. They were so close that he could feel the air on his sensors.
He would just have to plow through the crowd and hope he could get by the super weapon. That was all he could think of right now. He had a human with him, and knew he also had to keep Simmons safe.
The noise of cyborgs crushing their bodies against his semi made Simmons hold his ears.
Before he knew it they were outside, and Optimus revved his engines as much he could. He was a little slower from low energon, but he could still get them to safety.
He looked around and did not see the super weapon, he began to speed up and then something happened that rang him to the core.
The white streak flew past him, and it was so close he could feel the heat of the propulsion.
"Oh dear God," Simmons muttered as the jet flew past them again.
Optimus knew he had to face this super weapon, and he knew it was time to destroy it once and for all.
Off in the distance he could see military sized vehicles making their way towards them. He was going to have quite the fight on his hands.
He screeched to a halt along the road almost throwing Simmons through the window.
"Get out," Optimus said lowly.
"Are you crazy?! You can't fight that thing alone," Simmons argued.
"Simmons….get out," Optimus snarled.
Simmons eyes widened in fear, and the door opened. Optimus practically pushed him out.
Simmons ran into a cornfield, and Optimus was satisfied that he was out of the way and hidden from danger.
He looked off in the distance and the huge jet began to turn and come back his way. Then he began to see the organization of the cyborgs and their commanders coming towards him.
Optimus transformed into robotic mode. His matrix was going crazy in his chest, but he ignored it. He had a mission and that mission was to destroy this thing once and for all.
When he finished transforming something small and metallic dropped into his hands. He looked down and realized it was what Gabby called rosaries in his huge metal palm.
He smiled through his faceplates as the Orianna clone landed perfectly in front of him and began to transform. He gripped the rosaries tightly before securing them again. He was ready.