Hello I'm back again. Wow this story is going quite well. I have got so many ideas.
Just a warning, this chapter may be sad (depending on how well I write it) so please don't hurt me.
It was past ten thirty by the time we pulled up outside my house. Abbie had dozed off in the seat beside me and was snoring contently. She woke with a start when Optimus hit the brakes.
"Oh we're here" She yawned, stretching.
"Yeah" I was busy observing the blazing lights in the front room. My mum never stayed up past ten so the fact that the lights were still on worried me. "Oh man, I am in so much trouble" I groaned.
"Relax, you've faced Giant, evil, alien robots and lived. This is your mum we're talking about here" Abbie peered past me at the open door.
"My mum is far scarier than any alien robot when she's mad" I sighed "Oh well, let's get this over with" I slid out of Optimus's cab and dropped to the ground wincing at the pain in my ankle.
"You need help?" Abbie asked.
"Nah" I waved away her concern "I've had a sprained ankle before. I'll walk it off" I began to limp down the path to my house.
"Okay well, give me a call if there's any trouble" The door closed again and Optimus fired up him engine.
"Thanks again Optimus, for, you know, saving me" I thanked him as he pulled away.
"Allison Jane Shorecoat, where in God's name have you been?" I cringed at my mum's high raised voice and the use of my middle name. I turned to face the form in the doorway.
"Hi mum" I waved sheepishly.
"Don't 'hi mum' me young lady. You are in deep trouble" She grabbed my arm and pulled me in through the door "Get inside right now"
Once inside she slammed the door and turned to face me. If looks could kill I would be dead about a million times over.
"I don't know what you think you are doing running off for two days without the courtesy of telling me where you're going. Abbie called and said you were staying at her place but I'm not sure I believe that"
"I did stay at her place. We were working on some homework together" I insisted.
"Of course, I believe you, why wouldn't I?" My Mum drew in a deep breath ready to start the next rampage "Allison how stupid do you think I am? Half of the back of your shirt is missing, as is your shoe and your ankle is strapped up. I don't know anyone who looks like that after doing homework"
Ummm…" I had no explanation. Zilch, nein. So I lied "We were, um, climbing a…tree after we finished and I…er…slipped and fell" Okay, crap cover story I know but what am I supposed to say? Oh hi mum, I was just kidnapped by giant alien robots who want to use me to resurrect some major bad guy because I apparently am something called the All Spark. Oh and just to let you know Dad might actually be alive and working for these bad guys.
Uh, no. Loony bin here I come much.
My mum was still glaring at me but she had lost the edge of her anger revealing just how worried she was. I guess I knew that and that was why I hadn't wanted to go with the Autobots in the first place. But I had no idea just how, worried she would get if I disappeared, even with an explanation.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was going. I didn't think you'd mind" I watched her face carefully
"When you didn't come home yesterday, you have no idea how worried I was. I thought that maybe you had been hurt or…" She didn't finish her sentence but I knew what she meant.
"I promise I won't do it again" I said but even as I said it I had no idea how well I would be able to hold to that promise. I now had no idea what would happen, I had no idea what lay around the next corner. My life would be so uncertain from now on.
"Well I trust that you mean what you say but I am now grounding you for the next two months" My mum ran a hand over her face "Go to bed. We'll talk more in the morning"
Nodding mutely I began to head back upstairs to my room. Little did I know that that was the last conversation I would ever have with my mum.
The explosions came so suddenly and so unexpectedly I had no time to prepare. The first sent me flying forward onto my stomach, the second sent rubble and sparks flying everywhere.
The top of the staircase glowed with flames that were rapidly spreading across the landing so I staggered to my feet and thumped back down the stairs.
"Mum" I yelled then began coughing from the dust and smoke. "Mum where are you?"
I dropped onto my belly and began wriggling along the floor to stay below the sinking smoke. The flames were growing quickly, hungrily eating away at my house.
"Mum" I tried again when there was no answer. She's just unconscious I told myself or she's outside already. She's not dead
Yeah but this is my life. Nothing ever goes right. Through the thick smoke I saw a limp figure sprawled across the ground. Her legs were trapped beneath the fallen bookcase, her neck twisted at a weird angle.
"Oh God no" I screamed and flung myself to my knees beside her. My fingers fumbled over her lips searching but I found nothing. No warm breath. I pressed my ear to her chest listening for her heart but instead of that strong steady beat I heard nothing. Complete silence.
It took a few seconds for that last piece of information to sink in before I finally began to realize that my mum wasn't unconscious or anything else. She was dead.
She can't be dead I thought hysterically she's my mum she can't die. This isn't happening, this is just a bad dream and I'll wake up soon
A sudden cracking sound made me look up. I yelped and leapt aside as part of the roof collapsed inward. I had actually forgotten that the house was burning. Survival instincts took over then, pushing the searing pain of my mum's death aside for the moment. I searched blindly for an exit, smoke causing me to suffer coughing fits several times a minute.
The cruel flames had more than doubled in size and had devoured the blue polka dot curtains which I had grown up and the dolphin pillows and the purple rug. Then I saw something they hadn't devoured. I swiped the photo frame, which contained a picture of my mum and me at the mountains, from the shelf and shoved it under my shirt for safe keeping.
I jumped as another section of roof collapsed blocking off my route to the door. I searched wildly for another way out but every other path was blocked by flames or more rubble.
A sever coughing fit dropped me to my knees as the smoke finally began to take hold. A terrified thought flicked across my mind. I was going to die here. I couldn't find any way out and even if I could I didn't think I had the strength to move.
"I'm sorry" I said to no one in particular.
There was another cracking sound above my head but this time I didn't try to move. I waited patiently for burning rubble to bury me. Instead long, sharp finger hooked around my waist and I was lifted up and up and up, away from the smoke and the unbearable heat of the flames into the cool, clean night air.
"Allison, are you alright?" I recognized Starscream immediately. He hadn't been kidding about coming the next time I was in danger. I focused on those concern filled red optics and sniffled. I then hurled my arms around his neck and began to cough and sob at the same time.
"She's dead. They killed her" I managed to say between coughs.
"Who's dead?" Starscream asked gently.
"My mum" I sniffled and began coughing again. "Put me down, I'm gonna be sick"
Starscream placed me on the ground at the bottom of the garden away from the flames and stood back as I emptied the contents of my stomach onto the grass. Afterwards I merely sat there staring at the still burning ruins.
"Why?" I asked "Why did they do that?"
"The Decepticons are ruthless. If they cannot get you to cooperate then they will destroy you" Starscream held out his hand for me and I hopped on.
"But I thought they needed me" I said
"So did I. But it may be that they have found another way of resurrecting Megatron" I nodded "Any way, they will soon figure out that they have not managed to kill you so they will try again"
I didn't say anything but merely looked at the photo in my hands. The glass on the frame had been cracked by the heat the picture itself was undamaged. I hugged it to my chest and closed my eyes.
"Where will you take me?" I asked quietly
"The one place I know you'll be safe" I looked up in confusion "I'm taking you to the Autobots"
Oh my god it's finished. Please review. Sorry I know it's sad but it goes with my plot and it helps with character development. I promise it gets happier just bear with me.
TTFN (Ta Ta for now)