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They can't have her, they can't I thought desperately why is this happening to me

I was sitting with my knees brought up to my chest, very nearly hyperventilating. I couldn't stand this anymore, everyone I cared about was either evil, dead or captured. I choked on a sob that I had been keeping back for the past few minutes. Yep, my life totally sucked.

The soldiers were busy preparing to leave, looking after the people who had been hurt in the attack and talking nervously to the Autobots, whose holos were helping pack away the guns and other gear. Not really caring I buried my face in my arms.

"Ally" I jumped slightly and looked up, as Optimus's Holo sat beside me. I hadn't heard him approach, but then again, he was only a visual representation so I had hadn't really expected to hear anything. I stared at him for a few seconds before a low buzzing drew my gaze over to where Ratchet was busy treating Bumblebee. Jazz was standing nearby asking Bee what had happened.

"He blames himself for this" Optimus said following my gaze "But from what I can gather there was more than one Decepticon. There was nothing he could do"

"I don't blame him" I whispered, shifting my eyes back to the Autobot leader. His short brown hair danced slightly in the breeze that whistled around our little spot. I had never noticed how young he was until now "Is there any hope for her?"

Optimus nodded "Of course. There is always hope" He sighed gently "The Decepticons will have captured Abbie for one reason alone and that is to get to you. They will not kill her because they know that that would only enrage you and make you less cooperative"

"So it's like they're holding her to ransom. If I don't do what they want they'll kill her" I sniffled and whipped my eyes with my shirt sleeve "I wish that the All Spark had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened"

"Nobody wishes for these kinds of things to happen. To be pulled away from what you know as natural and forced into a position where you have power and control over people is something that sounds good in words but once put in practice is not something that you want" Optimus said softly

"You sound as if you know about this sort of stuff" I watched as Lennox and Ironhide spoke to each other earnestly. Ironhide made a small gesture to us and Lennox nodded.

"As a matter of fact I do" Optimus shifted his position. My head snapped up to look at him and I must have looked really inquisitive because he chuckled "I wasn't always known as Optimus Prime, in fact when I was young I was simply an ordinary mech, then when the war started my, well I guess you could say my true heritage was discovered, and I was forced into a position of power that I had never wanted. This lost me my brother and my family"

"Who was your brother?" I asked quietly

"He was not my real brother, but I was so close to him that he might as well have been. He turned to the Decepticons for reasons unknown" Optimus looked away and inhaled deeply "Megatron was the name he took"

"Megatron was your brother" I gasped in horror.

"Yes. Why he turned to the Decepticons is completely unknown but once he did our side began to lose again. Being the Prime I was the one who had to make all the decisions about what we were going to do. It was clear to us what the Decepticons were after" His glowing eyes focused on me

"The All Spark" I said catching on quickly.

"And they were very close to retrieving it when I made the decision to release it into space. It was probably not my best idea but anything was better than the Decepticons getting hold of it" Optimus eyes had dimmed in the memory. He shook his head to clear it "Anyway, after I did that our home planet was all but consumed by the war. Our whole race fled our dying planet to seek refuge among the stars. Myself and a few of the other Autobots pursued the All Spark with hopes of retrieving it before the Decepticons. We had very nearly given up hope when we received a transmission of the Spark being on Earth. We followed the transmission and that is how we met you"

Silence enveloped us as I absorbed what Optimus had just told me.

"So you do know how it feels to lose someone close to you and what it feels like to be put on the spot then" I glanced at the Autobot who was simply staring blankly at the horizon. His eyes had dimmed down substantially. I felt a small comfort that he knew how I was feeling. On impulse I reached down and wrapped my fingers around his. Optimus jumped, startled and looked down at our intertwined hands then back at me.

"Everything will work out in the end" He promised me gently, squeezing my hand. I sighed and rested my head on his shoulder feeling relaxed and comforted by his presence. My heart gave a little jump as he released my hand and wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

"Thanks Optimus" I murmured. We remained in this position in a comfortable silence.

"Ally, Optimus, you ready to go?" Lennox called up to us a few minutes later making me jump and spring away from the Autobot leader.

"Come on" Optimus stood up quickly then reached down to help me to my feet. Once I was up, his holoform disappeared.

"You alright?" Lennox asked as I made my way over to the cars. Ratchet had done a very good job of fixing up Bumblebee, he still needed a new paint job and windows but the damage was minimal compared to what it had been.

"No, I'm not okay but I'm better than I was" I shrugged before climbing into Optimus. Starscream had gone and was currently circling our position waiting for us to start to move. The other soldiers piled into the other vehicles, though most of them went for Ironhide.

"Will the Decepticons attack again?" Lennox asked as he pulled himself into the cab with me.

"I don't think they will, not now that they have Abbie" I clicked my seatbelt into place, refusing to look at the major. "This is going to be majorly complicated"

oOo

Abbie slowly opened her eyes and looked around at her surroundings. It was too dark to see anything more than a bunch of grey blurry shapes. Her head ached something rotten and her stomach was flipping around like a fish out of water because of the drugs she had been given.

"Bee? Are you there?" She called terrified. She couldn't remember anything except last seeing the yellow robot fending off two much larger cons.

God I hope he's alright Abbie thought. There was a loud thunk behind her which made her head spin round to face what she thought was the door.

"Bee, is that you?" The petrified teenager asked. She jumped as the door swung open, bathing her in light. Shielding her eyes Abbie watched as a small human figure made its way over to her. From the way the person walked Abbie decided that it was a male.

"Hello Abigail" He said kneeling down in front of her. Instinctively she recoiled away from him. "My you have grown. The last time I saw you, you had only just thirteen" She recognised that voice. That was the voice that had offered her ice cream when she had been over at Allys house, and that was the voice that had called out to her in the playground to say he would take her home when her parents were busy.

"Mr-Mr Shorecoat?" Abbie squinted, struggling to make out his face. Sure enough, it was her best friend's father. "So it's true, you really are alive"

Mr Shorecoats hazel eyes crinkled in a smile, the exact same as Allys. "Of course Abbie, I thought you knew. Didn't Ally tell you? Speaking of which, how is my lovely daughter?"

"I can tell you right now that she is gonna murder you when she comes" Abbie snapped, anger lending her courage. Here was the man who had pretended to die and deceived his own family, alive and well working with the creatures that were trying to destroy the planet.

"Oh-ho, is she now" Mr Shorecoat laughed, standing up stretching his small frame "Somehow I can't picture my little girl having the guts to do anything like that"

"Then you need to re-think that picture sir" Abbie growled "Al has changed a lot since you last saw her. When she's mad she has the guts to do just about anything"

That made Mr Shorecoat laugh again. Slowly Abbie pushed herself onto her feet. She was taller than her friend's dad but somehow that didn't make her feel better. This man had a very scary feel about him and more likely than not, a giant robot waiting outside for him.

"Yes I do believe she has changed. The All Spark will have made significant changes to her" He looked thoughtful for a second "Oh the things she could do if she used her power correctly"

"Al's only ever gonna use the All Spark for good. She would never give it to the Decepticons if that's what you want" She brushed a stand of black hair out of her face and fixed him with a glare.

"I think she might, if we persuade her well enough" Mr Shorecoat smirked "You remember that pathetic excuse of an Autobot you were traveling with?"

"If you've hurt him I am gonna kick your traitorous ass" Abbie hissed, hands clenching into fists.

"Oh no, we haven't hurt him that bad. We left him functional enough to locate the rest of his companions and my daughter. I dare say that they know about what has happened"

"Then they're gonna come for me" A small smug smile crept onto her lips.

"Which my dear, is exactly what we want" Mr Shorecoat clapped his hands gleefully "You see, once I make a threat against your life then I'm sure Allison will be begging to give me the All Spark, just to save you. I may not have seen her for four years but I do know how my little girls mind works. And plus she won't want to risk anyone else getting hurt on her behalf"

"Her mum…" Abbie trailed off as Mr Shorecoats expression changed to a cold sneer.

"Oh yes, my beloved wife. Yes those missiles were meant for one purpose and one purpose only. To show my daughter whose boss"

"So you killed her mum. That makes a lot of sense?" Abbie piled on a huge amount of sarcasm.

"Watch it Abigail. You just remember that I have the upper hand in this one not you and if you do not do exactly what I say then I can make your life very miserable indeed" Mr Shorecoat growled

"I'm quaking in my hot pink gum boots" Abbie exaggerated her tremors even though she was absolutely terrified. Just think, what would Ally do? Abbie thought for a second oh yes, be an absolute idiot

"Were you listening to me just then?"

"Nope, you lost me at 'you just remember'" Abbie smiled sweetly. "I think you might have forgotten what a scatterbrain I can be at times"

Mr Shorecoat blinked a few times, then shook his head and grabbed her arm "Come with me. Let's see if we can find something that will make you focus"

Abbie followed willingly; glad to be out of the room. That was until she saw what was outside.

"Holy flying monkeys" She gasped and dug her heels in when she realized where Mr Shorecoat was taking her. "Hey, I am not going anywhere near that thing"

The huge silver robot snarled and crouched down so its blood red optics were level with her. Sharp metal made up its face and body making it look really mean and very scary.

"Hi there" Abbie squeaked

"Who is this?" It growled

"The solution to a rebellious daughter my lord Megatron" Mr Shorecoat released her arm and bowed slightly. Abbie took a tiny step back from Megatron. She remembered Ally and Optimus talking about him when they had first rescued Ally. He was a bad guy, that was for sure but she had only seen an image of him. In real life he was probably the scariest thing that she had ever seen.

Megatron peered at her, and she could have sworn she saw curiosity in his optics.

"This is the All Sparks friend?" He asked doubtfully, as if not quite believing it.

"The one and only" Abbie tried to put on a brave face but failed miserably. She was just too scared now to do anything more along the lines of being annoying.

She jerked in surprise as Megatron suddenly stood to his full height (A terrifying forty feet) and pressed a button on the side of his head.

"Go ahead Soundwave. What have you got?" The Decepticon asked

"The Autobots have moved on. Location they are going to: Unknown" A deep voice answered Megatron. Whoever this Soundwave was he sounded very mechanic and rather lifeless.

"What about the girl?"

"Girls location: Known. Being protected by Optimus Prime"

"How many Autobots are there?"

"Autobots numbers: Five. Starscream protects the girl as well"

"Starscream is working with the Autobots?" Megatron sounded so shocked at the idea that Starscream had betrayed him; Abbie had to stifle a giggle.

"Reasons for betrayal: Unknown" Soundwave sounded more computerised than ever when he replied.

"Keep me informed Soundwave" Megatrons face plates had twisted into a malicious snarl as he dismissed his informer.

"Soundwave acknowledges" The line went dead leaving the robot and two humans standing in a very tense silence. Abbie really didn't like the look on Megatrons face.

"Well it appears my second in command has changed sides. He is going to regret that decision bitterly" Megatron drawled, claws fingering his cannon. "I'll deal with him first, and then I'll take out Optimus"

Ally where are you? Come and get me out of this

DUN DUN DUUNN

Ahh the sweetness of plotting. Okay yes I know, this chapter was awful but hey.

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