Asking Too Much
Chapter 5
Disclaimer: I don't own the Transformers. What I DO own though is a couple of OC's.
Pairings: Optimus X Sam, Ironhide X Will, Bumblebee X Mikaela, Ratchet X OC Autobot femme, Megatron X Huntress
Notes: I am now using, with permission of course, Mrs Bumblebee's OC character Huntress.
The REAL chapter.
Things finally started looking up for the people in Diego Garcia until ominous sounds of two Military choppers bearing American flags came flying to Diego Garcia. It seemed that one chopper was trying to gain on the other. Once the first chopper landed out came Director Galloway. The man's face was twisted in sadistic glee, behind him from the chopper came down men in lab coats and other in suits. The Diego Garcia's occupants looked on calmly as the NEST soldiers held on tightly on to their weapons. The 2nd chopper landed hastily, Sec. Def. John Keller hurried out and brisk walked to get in front of Galloway.
"Hold it right there, Galloway. What do you think you're doing? First you go up to the President asking for as much leeway as the NSA for the next few days as you've reasoned quote and unquote, "For the sake of the World". Then I heard that you prepped groups of scientists promising a good specimen to examine. How many times do I have to tell you; you're only a liaison to the Autobots from the President."
"Who says I'm touching the aliens, Keller? What I've promised, to these very nice gentlemen here, is a very good science experiment specimen, one that comes from our planet, from EARTH." Galloway said as smug as he could.
At first everyone of NEST was quiet, confused. They couldn't understand. That is until one of Arcee's components and Sideswipe who were both with them, gunned down the airstrip back to the Autobot's part of the base that everyone finally understood. Sounds of gunfire and explosions sounded through the small island. 3 military jeeps mounted with guns were being chased down by the Autobots, with Prime and Bumblebee in the lead. Lennox and his men readied their guns, ready to shoot at a moment's notice.
Guns poised, men dressed in Marine fatigues got out of the jeep holding Sam and Mikaela hostage.
"Now, now; lower your weapons; we wouldn't want the brats to get hurt now do we?" That terrible and horrible sneer and smug voice said. The Autobots were angry, deadly angry.
Optimus charged his energon swords even hotter as he watched Sam being threatened. While Bumblebee powered up his cannons. There was a tinge of fear that was on Galloway's visage as he gazed upon giant sentient machines that had emotional attachments to the 2 hostages he has. Still he was stubborn and relentless. "If any of you fire upon or even act against us it will be seen as an act of rebellion for the humans and a violation of the treaty for the aliens."
"You've gone overboard Galloway. I am the Secretary of Defense and you've gone over my head and made a decision that normally goes through my department. What you're doing is, in fact, it's inhumane." Keller said as some NEST and Autobots nodded.
"Inhumane? What do you know of humanity? Those THINGS are poisoning your brains and these 2 brats and that Major are the best examples." Galloway said pointing to Lennox while grabbing hold of Sam's still injured arm, making Sam cry out in pain. Mikaela struggled more as she saw how tight Galloway's hold on Sam was and knew that with the burns there, it had to be painful, and aside from her only Ratchet knew about it. It was of course obvious that Ratchet got even angrier and it was obvious with his saws spinning ever more powerful.
Then Lennox made the order.
"Fire!"
The NEST soldiers made sure not to hit anything major. Galloway was on the ground, kneeling and bleeding having had been shot with several shot wounds on his arms and legs. Sam stood to the side unscathed and clutching at his arm that was held by Galloway. Optimus picked up Sam while Mikaela was held by Bumblebee. All the men that Galloway had brought with him were on the ground, bleeding.
"Maybe we weren't clear enough. We'd do anything to protect Sam; even risking Court Marshall and getting killed. That kid saved all of our collective asses just last week." Epps said for everybody. Most of the troops nodded their agreement and others voiced it.
"You know, I was once like you. Acting all high and mighty; thinking that I could do anything just because I was part of Sector 7. These men here proved to me wrong the first time and that kid hit the final nail on that coffin." Simmons said coming out of Skids.
"Yeah man! Like, it's cool that you're curious cause I sure the hell was but kidnapping Sammy and Miks there? Hell's to the no man! Major bad juju you're doing." said Leo as well after coming out of Mudflap.
"This will serve as your last warning. Do not do anything to Sam or Mikaela or anybody in this base or you will face what the Decepticons fear the most about us." Optimus held Sam close to him, to his spark.
"Leave now. Not even the President and Prime Minister would help you with the video that the Autobots are going to provide me. NSA, CIA or whatever agency goes through proper channels, like me." Keller said, uninterested in the blood of the people he's talking to covered in.
"I don't understand it. They're aliens; they don't deserve anything from us. You and these kids are freaks if those things are even half-way as emotionally attached to them, if they actually DO have emotion." Galloway said, even in pain, he managed to make an asshole of himself.
"Let me tell you then." Lennox said. "I almost died in Qatar because Scorponox decided that it was fun to hunt us down. I almost never ever saw my baby girl then. Then came the battle at Mission City. Many were the casualties but much more were saved. So much more. We all owe the Autobots our lives since then."
"You'd never understand that Galloway because you've never been into a battlefield, not even mentioning Decepticon battles. You'd die by the first shot, THAT is how weak you are and useless you are. In fact, you should have been grateful that we threw you off the plane before anything came down on us. Our men died, leaving families behind but made sure that their lived by doing so. Have you faced death and spitted at it? We have, we all have had and lived to tell the tale, but you? None, you've done nothing but sit there behind your desk whining how we're not doing our jobs while we lose precious blood and metal TOGETHER. And Sam? He's been there. He's faced death, went through it and spit upon it. You? You'd run away screaming." Epps said for everyone."
"For what it's worth, you are lucky; very lucky actually. To not feel losing of someone, someone so close to you that he/she is your brother/sister or to even just witness it. I have, Galloway, I have and it's the most heartbreaking sight to see. As the battle weary soldiers battle once more, this time against tears to not betray the death of a comrade. Tell me, have you ever seen that? The face of despair? I've seen that in my own mirror as every time I relive the moment Sam died. Death is the great equalizer but it doesn't mean the ways they die are. Had you walked my shoes or Sam's then maybe, just maybe, you'd understand. But you didn't and won't listen. Now you're paying that price." Mikaela said from her perch on Bumblebee's protective hold.
Galloway said nothing as the wounded were all placed back into the choppers and support choppers arrived from Galloway's team to pick up their fallen comrades.
Things were about to either get better or worse for the occupants of Diego Garcia.
Time Skip
After days of serious talks and convincing video feeds of Galloway's biased attention towards the Autobots, it was decided that Keller would be the new liaison and that a new Sec. Def. would be instilled.
Also after that, it became apparent about the base the tension between two humans and two mechs. Will and Epps were exasperated at the two pairs. Even more so with 2 certain saviors. You'd think after facing death, living it and coming back, they'd get it and live life. But NOOO they're wasting their time.
"In all my years, I've never seen sparkmates as stubborn as those four." said Ratchet one day in the presence of most of the Autobots sans Prime and Bumblebee and certain humans.
"Well we all can't be like you and Red Cross, Ratch." said Sideswipe.
"I told you don't call me Ratch!" sounded from Ratchet alongside a heavy clang and loud "Ouch!"
"Easy on the wrenches Hatchet. Throwing those things around ain't gunna help." Ironhide interjected. "Has everyone forgot how hard it was for me and Will?"
"Yeah considering how hard headed we both were, this is basically cake walk." Will added.
"Oh is it?" Ratchet said ominously.
Plan 1
Place Sam and Mikaela and different places and tell Bumblebee and Optimus they ran away.
FAIL!
Plan 2
Have Optimus and Bumblebee somewhere malfunctioning slightly and tell Mikaela and Sam where they are.
FAIL!
Plan 3
Trap in one place.
FAIL!
Plan 4
Mistletoe in the middle of October.
FAIL!
Plan 56
Never have I ever stripping style.
FAIL! Though it was interesting how Ironhide stole Will away immediately after the game and... Never mind
Plan 100
All that could be said was Chocolate.
"I give up! These four are THE worst pairs to pair, EVER!" Epps shouted. "I mean when I was still in the academy we got some of the pretty hardcore soldiers there to pair up and it didn't take this much effort."
"We've still got a chance, they're staying here remember?" Will reminded Epps of the memory.
FLASHBACK
Two days after the start of the negotiations of that little debacle with Galloway, Optimus sought to talk to Sam, Mikaela and even Leo.
"What is it that you wanted Optimus?" Sam asked from his perch on a Transformer high table.
"We'd like all three of you to stay here on base, if you'd like we'd transport your family with you. Simmons has already decided to stay as unfortunately his mother died of a heart attack on the day we fought on Egypt." Optimus said in a calm voice.
It was an obvious choice for Sam but Mikaela and Leo still had a life outside the base. Leo, more so, as he didn't want his family brought into the war that was literally out of this world.
"It's not like I have a choice now do I, Optimus? I don't belong in that world anymore. I belong here…" alongside you was left unsaid as Sam and Optimus tried to avoid the subject as much as possible no matter how many times the others tried to set them up.
"I'd like to stay as well, Dad won't mind; he can take care of himself now and he knows I can take care of myself too." Mikaela said with resolution. "I'm staying with you Sammy, no matter the consequence."
They all looked at Leo, who looked a little more than hesitant.
"Look big guy, I've got a family outside this and I don't wanna pull them into this but if Keller is ok with it, I'd like it if I was able to stay here in extended amounts of time but still live in the outside world." Leo said
"That is fine."
End Flashback
"Yeah but what else can we do? We've exhausted every single idea we've yet to come up and I gotta tell you I'm just glad that Mikaela and Bumblebee already succumbed." Leo stated tiredly turning his head to look towards the newest Autobot – Human pair. Mikaela sat on Bumblebee's lap, leaning to him while Bumblebee tenderly held her.
"Those two remind me of us when we first got together Ironhide." Will looked up to his partner.
"Wouldn't say we are already past that stage." Ironhide said as he lowered his upper servo for Will to climb up on, once up Will perched himself on the black mech's shoulder.
"I totally agree with you." Will said, sneaking in a kiss on Ironhide's helm.
Then sounds of alarms blared through the base, the alarms were colored blue. Everyone just looked to each other, then the Autobots transformed into their car forms letting the humans board them and raced to the Autobot main operations room where they set up Teletraan Beta.
When they got there, the human analysts were already typing away on their consoles triangulating and calculating.
"Optimus sir, we've got 8 Cybertronian signatures entering the system, ETA six days." A Private at one of the main consoles reported to the boss bot.
"Can we estimate where they will be landing?" Optimus asked. The rest of his team kept quiet and let their leader work his magic, taking control of a situation like the born leader he was. Sam sat on his shoulder as was normal nowadays. Sam already restarted his education that was peppered with some Cybertronian lessons as well. Mikaela and Leo was going through the same treatment though they were not going through the same lessons, Mikaela geared towards being a medic/mechanic while Leo was leaning towards becoming a field agent like Simmons. Leo was kicked out of school with Sam as they were blamed on the damages wrought on the school.
"Sir, if our calculations are on the spot they will be landing in the Gobi Dessert." Said another analyst.
"Can we confirm any kind of identification?" Sam spoke up from the spot he was on. Having been announced to the other mechs that he basically had the AllSpark's knowledge in his head, he practically knew every single Cybertronian that ever lived and more.
"Teletraan gave us the translations and they are allies. From what we can translate they are: Red Cross, Prowl, Wheeljack, Perceptor, Sunstreaker, Bluestreak, Red Alert and Inferno." Just as the private said that more alarms blared from the computer.
"Sir, another set of Cybertronian signatures are close to our system. They're too far away to read their signals correctly but they are Autobots from what we can read, ETA is two weeks." Another private announced.
"Looks like the base would be much more crowded now." The statement made everyone turn around to see General Morshower enter the hanger. "It's a good thing that we finally got approval from the President and Prime Minister to build that underground City we've been planning for some time now. It's a good thing that we've already have the basic buildings done already. Hopefully, they would not be too angry that we went ahead even before their approval."
"Indeed General." Optimus said in an amused tone. Sam had a small smile on his face, he knew about the secret project.
"Red Cross, well aren't you a lucky mech." Ironhide ribbed Ratchet and the femme bots were all making cooing sounds.
"Ratchet." Sam called the less irate medic.
"All I can say is that be ready." Sam said with a wink and turned his attention back to Optimus, who was talking with the soldiers on the raised platforms still in front of their consoles.
After a short while everybody was dismissed and Optimus walked away with Sam still on his shoulder.
The others didn't leave immediately looked to each other and cast meaningful looks to each other.
"How about we stop Operation: Get the Two Saviors Together and let them be." Will said on his perch from Ironhide's shoulder
"Then, how about we make a bet?" Leo said conspiratorially, his partner Mudflap nodding enthusiastically.
"50 says they're already hooked up." Leo followed up his challenge.
"I say 50 on that they'd get together in a month." Will put up his bet.
"40 that they need TWO months." Epps said with confidence.
"I bet on one and a half months, 30." Simmons joining in.
"Well, I bet that they'd be pulling their heads out of their afts in 3 weeks." Mikaela spoke up from her place on Bumblebee's hand.
Then they all exited the building looking forward their prize after everything goes down, though it was already obvious to all of them, sans Leo, that Leo already lost.
Back with Optimus and Sam
Optimus and Sam quietly sat under the shadow of one of the hangers enjoying the peace. Sam held in his hand the Matrix, the thing was glowing with power. Optimus carried it with him after the Battle in Egypt, hoping to hold a part of Cybertronian Heritage in safe hands. They have discovered that Sam was able to better control the flashes (1) that the AllSpark gave him when he had the Matrix. It was Optimus that broke the peaceful silence between the two.
"Could you refresh me why did you choose the subjects that you chose?" Optimus asked.
"I though as sentient Mechs you'd remember all of that and more." Sam said goodheartedly.
"Oblige me."
"I took International Law to better understand human law to further help Autobot – Human relations. I'd like to think myself as useful to you guys. I took Astrophysics because that is the course I started with and I want to finish it as a tribute to my parents for even considering putting me into Princeton when I could have chosen a less pricey University. I'm taking Cybertronian lessons from you guys because no matter how much the AllSpark tries to ease the way I could access of information and how much the Matrix helps with it, I want to understand it not just take it all in, in random flashes."
"I understand. But do not think for a moment that we are not 100% behind you because we are."
"I know Optimus, I know." Sam looked deeply in Optimus' optics and Optimus looked deeply in Sam's as well. Optimus was lowering his head ever so slightly but almost immediately, the two sprang apart, their sudden almost bout of intimacy jolted them awake and made an awkward aura between the two.
"I think I better go back to the barracks now." Sam immediately jumped off of Optimus' stabilizing servo.
"Of course, I still have paperwork to do." Optimus says and transforms and leaves. Sam watched the truck that was Optimus speed away. A lone tear cascaded down his cheek. 'Was that dream even true? Will it ever come true? Optimus…'
Time Skip
Optimus and the others arrive in the Gobi Desert about 20 miles in the desert. The humans waited beside their Autobot compatriots and looked to the sky only to see 8 large hurtling objects fall out of the sky and crash land in different parts of the desert. Optimus turned to his men and the NEST soldiers and said, "Split up and find one Mech each, we'll be bringing them back to the drop off point and go back to Diego Garcia."
Ratchet raced off as soon as Optimus finished his orders, inside him contained three NEST soldiers. Ratchet raced to find his mate, Red Cross and there she was, just exiting her pod. The humans inside him got out so that Ratchet could transform. Ratchet hugged the smaller femme tightly, he had an aura of immense joy at seeing his sparkmate once more. The humans turned away, respecting the couple's privacy. The couple shared a sweet but short kiss their derma plates still tingling at the sensation even after they kissed.
Well at least Ratchet's happy; maybe the humans wouldn't be subjected to the weekly physicals Ratchet enforces… How wrong they were.
(1) I got the inspiration from my new favorite series… Chuck.
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