Endlessly, She Said

Transformers FanFic

SideswipexOC

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Alaina was about as confused as she could get. Sideswipe grabbed her arm and was dragging her through the throngs of rushing soldiers to what he told her was a "safe place" when she asked.

"What the fuck?" She shouted over the roar of the explosions.

"I need to get you to the safe room so that I can go fight." He told her as they passed another large group of people. Alaina was still extremely confused, but she followed after him nonetheless, figuring she could ask her questions later. "Stay in here and don't move!" He told her, shoving her into a room that already held four other people before disappearing.

"Who are you?" A man of about 20 years old or so that had curly brown hair asked her.

"I can ask you the same thing." She shot back at him.

"My name is Sam. Sam Witwicky. This is my girlfriend, Mikaela." He pointed to the brunette that was sitting beside him. "And that's Maggie and Glen." He gestured toward a blonde girl and a black man that were talking quietly with each other in a corner.

"My name is Alaina." She told them quietly after another explosion rocked the base.

"It's nice to meet you." Mikaela said, shaking her hand as if everything was nice and dandy. Maggie and Glen followed suit.

"Yeah, I'm sure it is." She waved off their greetings. "So, what the fuck is going on here? I heard 'Sides say something about Decepticons?"

"Well, I guess we have no choice but to tell you, now." Sam said, plopping down on the floor. "You might want to take a seat, this may take a while."

Reluctantly, Alaina sat cross-legged on the floor across from everybody else. "Alright, explain."

"Well, a few years ago, Bumblebee came to Earth as a scout, in order to look for what is pretty much all of the Cybertronians' life force, the All Spark. You haven't seen their true forms yet, but this base is home to the Autobots." Seeing her extremely confused look, he elaborated. "Basically, they're really high tech robots, but they have feelings and emotions exactly like humans. They came and fought with the Decepticons, same thing just evil, and decided to stay after their victory in order to protect the humans."

"That and the fact that Bumblebee is Sam's guardian." Mikaela said with a large grin on her face.

"Guardian?" Alaina questioned.

"I don't know the technicalities of it, but basically 'Bee's spark – aka heart – chose me for him to protect, and now he pretty much can't leave." Sam explained, and then reconsidered what he'd just said. "Well, he can leave, he just really doesn't want too."

"Wait a second." Alaina said, remembering when she had met Bumblebee. "I met 'Bee, and he was as human as you could get." She told them.

"They have these things called holo-forms, which allow them to pretty much be human. They're solid, and have flesh and blood, and the only drawback is that they can't get too far from their real bodies, which are some type of motor vehicle." Mikaela explained. "I think that the limit is a mile before they fizz out and are back to their metal bodies." She said. By then, Maggie and Glen had joined their little discussion group.

As Alaina absorbed all of this new information, she and the others waited nervously for the fight to end. Explosions and gunfire shook the base and was merged with the screams of pain and triumph of both human and Cybertronian soldiers alike. Try as they might, the small group of humans couldn't stop the screams from echoing in their ears. It was a sound that Alaina knew she would never forget.

A short while later, the bangs and booms that had covered the base stopped. With a sigh of relief, Sam stood up quickly. "Alright, Optimus should be here soon, and he can explain more to you." He told Alaina. Nodding, she stood up and stretched, wondering just how many of the 'people' she had already met were truly Autobots in their holo-forms.

Sure enough, it wasn't five minutes later and the large door that was in their hideout swung open soundlessly. A robot-like figure that towered over all of the humans walked through. He was blue, red, and silver in color, with broad shoulders that tapered into long legs. Kneeling down onto one knee, he leaned his face down close to Alaina's.

"Hello, Alaina. My name is Optimus Prime, and I am the leader of the Autobots." He told her. She stared up at him in astonishment. Never in all of her 23 years did she imagine that something like this would be happening to her of all people.

"Umm, hello." She muttered.

"You are a part of our war now, Alaina, no matter how much I wish it wasn't so." Optimus told her. "And that means that you cannot go back to living on the streets, ever. You will be housed here with the rest of the Autobots and the soldiers that are a part of our operation; and you are to never tell anyone of our existence." He informed her, letting her process everything as much as she could before continuing.

"So…I'm pretty much stuck here for the rest of my life?" She said, glaring up at him. "I refuse to be kept here like some sort of fucking prisoner!" She shouted.

"On the contrary," The Prime said, "you will have a home here, and be granted as much as we can offer you. We will protect you against the Decepticons, because as soon as they find out that you know of our existence, they will try and use you against us. "

"What just a second," She put her hands on her hips. "Who the hell are these Decepticon guys anyways?"

"Their goal is to wipe out the entire human race." He explained. "We have eliminated Megatron so far, and he was their old leader. Unfortunately, they have since re-grouped and are causing even more chaos."

"Oh…okay."

"So, will you allow us to keep you safe?"

"I guess I have no choice, do I?" She sighed with a small smile. "Of course."

"Thank you." Optimus said before standing up.

"Umm, just one more thing, before you leave?" She looked up at him as he stopped and turned to her. "Where is Sideswipe?"

"I believe he is in the Med Bay." He told her.

"W-what?" She stuttered, imagining what kind of damage he had taken and not liking any of the images that soared through her mind.

"Take me to him."

A/N: I'm sorry it's so short, and that it took so long for me to update! A ton of stuff is going on in my life right now, and I've been sick for the past week. Please, review and tell me what you think! I know there will be some mistakes, 'cause I haven't read it over, but I'm far too tired to do that right now.

Thanks a bunch for reading, I really appreciate it!

-ZH