AN: Sorry so long had this started almost as soon as I had the last one up, but my sister needed my computer and it was the only one with this chapter. Karon Wagner's name is from UTHEMAN because she is my awesome friend. Oh there is a few name jokes in there see if you can spot them.

Language of the Dead

"So what will we be looking for," the string bean man said. Bud just rolled his eyes at the fresh blood.

"Kid we're looking for the Knight," Bud said curtly walking away from the young man. "You have heard the stories of the Knight right kid."

"All personal must evacuate immediately! This is not a drill, military transport trucks are stationed outside." a computerized voice said over the PA system

"Sir," String Bean questioned.

"Military, we don't need to stir up trouble with them, or The Bishop will have our heads faster then you can lose money in a casino. Kid, the ghouls will have to wait." Bud said falling in line with all the other people in their "operation" evacuate.

String Bean also followed, got into the military truck. He looked out the back as the truck speeded away from the dusty little town; there was a huge metal tower that had not been there when he arrived. Nothing on earth could have built that in less then two hours; String Bean's eyes went wide. They were not alone in the universe, and the aliens had invaded. If only his roommate was still alive, he would have loved to see them.

"Sir," String Bean started, "Can you remind me the story behind the Knight."

Bud sighed, the story would just sound like some old fable but if the army muscle told the right people. The Bishop would cut the lose ends; she was even less patient then her mother before her. "The knight is one who is always destined to protect the king. It is unknown if the knight is a man or maiden, their sword is the sharpest implement known to man.

"The knight is always to take a squire; the squire is to be of the royal line. The knight is the second most powerful member of the kingdom of course the king being first. The knight is bound to the king be unknown means, the knight is under the complete command of the king."

"Ok I think I remember, the knight is also the commander of the army. They are the really leader and the king is like the Queen of England and just a figure head," Sting Bean said then it was silent between the two men. "Sir do you think," String Bean's voice went to just above a whisper "there are aliens?"

"Kid with what I've seen, I don't doubt it for a minute."

"Mongoose, I don't care if Beast is chasing you around with a boa, I'm busy man. I am trying to contact Whirly Bird, there has been a military evacuation of Jasper. You know our main objective resides there and if we lose him." Jacqueline growled over the phone.

"Yeah, yeah Pumpkin Beast and I got this "Swam monster". But you'll be handling the Screech alone when you get there." The man called "Mongoose" said, "You don't mean it about the snake do you? You'll talk to Beast won't you Pumpkin?"

Jacqueline ground her teeth, sometimes she wished she worked alone. "If you just do your job I might," She slammed her cell phone down and looked at her desk phone. Picking up the receiver she dialed "Whirly Bird's" number again.

"You have reached ..." an answering machine started. She laid the receiver down till the greeting was over.

"Hey Whirly Bird it's me Pumpkin, I heard there was an evacuation of Jasper. I need to know if my objective was part of the evac, get back when you can." Jacqueline hung up the phone, she was half tempted to call again but that would the twelfth time in a row. She rubbed her forehead, then the door opened. She looked at the young agent that had come into her solitude office.

"Agent Skelton, the Director would like to see you." he said, "He seems pissed just wanted to warn you."

"Thanks, Walker but when it comes to me and my team the Director is always pissed." She told the young agent as she got up and walked down the long sparsely light hallway. It looked like something out of a B rated horror film. Heck her whole life felt like a badly directed horror/romance flick. Right down to the ruggedly good looking but cursed boyfriend, and dorky best friend who's afraid of everything scaly.

"Skelton what were you thinking?" The director yelled spittle flying from his mouth. Jacqueline sat there like a shamed school girl getting yelled at by the headmaster at school. "We have civilians trying to play 'Ghost hunter'." His face was red with rage as he continued to bray the woman with her teams few but significant short comings and failures.

She simply looked away, G.R.S was not just civilians. They had some countries military strategies, but most were hobbyist or nerdy teens and adults. Jacqueline had done a mass search on the style of army mass, it was a cross between ancient Greek and as she feared ancient Egyptian.

"Sir," Jacqueline started.

"Go Skelton! Don't mess it up, it's both our necks." Jacqueline resisted the urge to roll her two toned eyes. Her family's wealth funded her team, just as it did her father and grandfather before her. She nodded and spun on her heel to face the door, she started marched out of the shady office. "Wait Skelton, there is a newbie."

"A Squid," she questioned. The last "squid" had a nervous breakdown, not all her fault. Jacqueline had not been at her best and the young girl lost it.

"A new agent for your crew, Skelton try to keep his sanity intact. Why do you guys call them "squids" anyway?"

"They play it by the book, whatever is written in ink. What's his name?"

"Um Karen or was it Karon Wagner, I am going with Karon because it is a man." Jacqueline sighed, another one to teach the ropes to this was going to be fun.

"Hello, you must be Agent Skelton, I have heard so much…" Karon said leaning against a nice sports car. She looked at the "squid" he was about six feet with a broad stature, almost unnatural pale skin.

"Stop talking we are going on a time sensitive mission, get in." Jacqueline said coldly, opening the driver side.

"Ma'am maybe I should drive, the fastest way…."

"You know how to drive though there with control?" Karon nodded, Jacqueline smiled and tossed him the keys. "Maybe you won't be a squid well for long that is."

"Ma'am if,"

"I just noticed a joke, your last name, Wagner, is that of a legendary Dagon king."

"Is that the only play on names you found in mine?" Karon said starting the car and grasping the wheel with gloved hands. Then a large blackish hole opened in front of the car. The car peeled out and went though the hole.

Jack felt the wind at his back, he and Arcee had been on the road for two days now. "Jack you ok, you've been really quiet."

"My mom she was still in town, I don't know if she is ok. My dad, he left for something I don't know if he got to the evacuation trucks. He was very sick so, he would give up his spot to another."

"I understand that you are worried about your family Jack, but to find them we need…"

"I know we need to find the others, Do you think you know?"

"Prime, has made it though a lot. I want to stay hopeful, but we don't know if he got out." Arcee said, pulling over on to a side road. Jack got off, she transformed and starched her arms. Being transformed for two days straight put a kink in ones cables.

"If he is gone, Arcee, Then who," Jack stuttered looking up at his partner. Who pulled her knees to her chest then sighed.

"Here I am his second, so with the team I would with Ratchet. However there are others if…"

"If they what Arcee?"

"If they are alive and can find us here, when the war hit its climax there was an exodus of most neutrals and those who could not or would not fight off Cybertron. Soon after that most Autobots left leaving us scattered among the universe just as our team now is scattered across this world." She said letting dust be blown from her hand. "Well we should continue moving Jack climb on." Arcee transformed back into her alt mode, jack put on his helmet then threw his leg over.

"Do you think Map will find me, she was gone for so long once dad came back? I think she might be mad that he lied to her."

"Tell you the truth, I would too. I mean if I thought my creator died, then suddenly came back to life to see another of his creations but made me think he was died. I would be enraged, just give her some space. Have you even tried to talk to her?"

"No, I mean with everything going on. The Omega keys to the trip to Cybertron and the destruction of my home town. It can't hurt to try can it, only problem is I don't know how to talk to her if she is not right here." Jack said to his ride as they continued down the road. Then a strange looking plane flew over. Arcee pulled over into an abandoned gas station then transformed to investigate. Jack pulled out his phone, he had to know. "One little text won't hurt."

What happened here? Map hissed coldly looking over the destroyed town that her half-brother called home for the sixteen years of his life.

They happened, the decepticons my people's enemy. Cliffjumper said pointing to a huge building that humans could not have made.

Are they like you, Harley and Quinn said together almost dreamily. The Autobot looked at the once human twins, he didn't know to be flattered or worried that they took such an interest in him.

No most are cruel and would kill over mercy, he said. They also are not as good looking, most have clawed hands and shifty eyes. The twins frowned then looked past him.

What about them? Quinn said pointing to a large winged mech and another relatively large mech with a hammer for a hand.

The one doesn't have claws, but he is corrupting." Harley noted as both mechs meandered their way toward the group.

I said most not all, don't you listen.

We don't make a habit out of it, what do you think they will try to do to us? The twins hissed in unison.

Kill us or try to stop us from finding out what happened here.

Map knelt to the ground, looked at the two mechs. Stop, she bellowed getting startled glances from everyone but Rome who ruffled his feathers. We don't need to fight, what do any of us gain from it. You, Map hissed pointing to the winged mech. Where once an honorable soldier, yes? I see it on your face. Who orders you to come after us, or aside from Cliffjumper have we done to provoke your rage.

You, yourself human have done nothing, your perception is correct someone has ordered us to stop you from finding the boy called Jack. Skyquake hissed stopping his progression to the deceased human and autobot company. We are just soldiers following orders.

Soldiers or puppets? If the one I think is commanding you then you are not soldiers anymore, just puppets that will have their strings cut and burned. Map hissed standing up. Skyquake and the other mech where before her, Map still could not see their faces.

Skyquake lower to a knee to look at the human in armor, you dare to say that I am not my own. He bellowed and tried to crush Map, she started to roll out of the way but was too slow. Her lower body was stuck under the large hand, the pressure crushed her legs into the ground. She could not move, the other mech was going to finish the job with his hammer. Then Cliffjumper jumped him causing the mech to recoil and lose his equilibrium.

You're not getting rid of her that easy, Breakdown. Cliff hissed as he started to pound on Breakdown's face plate. Breakdown growled and threw the smaller mech off of him. Map used the distraction of the two mechs brawling to fully submerge herself in the ground. Her legs would not regain functionality for at lest an hour, she hoped the others could figure out this curmdum on their own. Who was she kidding the twins avoid using their brains as much as possible, they enjoy playing the ditsy flirts.

Harley threw the chain to Quinn as they wrapped it around the winged mech's legs. They knew that there was no way that they could hope to win against the metal men. So if they could keep them off their backs for the time it would take Map to heal right. No too long, she would have to move on hurt legs. The metal man trashed throwing the twins though a near by rock. Both came back out very angry, they threw the chains again. Only this time using them like weighted whips, they cracked at Skyquake's joints.

Anything to bring the giant metal man down, Cliff had gotten back to a very angry Breakdown. Cliff was no expert on Cybertronian anatomy, based on his experience the neck cables under the audios were most sensitive and could cripple a Cybertronian for a time. He struck them causing Breakdown's legs to grown unstable and crumble underneath him, now for Skyquake.

Jacqueline rolled to the side as the screech sent out a sonic wave at her. She was growing tired of this battle, touching the eye like amulet around her neck a large greenish avatar of a hawk man swirled around her. She fell to one knee as the avatar pulled at own physical strength.

"Horus, but how, you are not a Pharaoh." The screech rasped bewildered.

"I am one's descendent now it is time you stopped bothering mortals screech." Jacqueline said grabbing and squishing the screech spirit in her hand. The avatar rippled like jell-O then swirled back into the amulet, Jacqueline fell down. Karon looked at his superior, then walked over to her and picked her up. Gently the huge man picked her up and placed her in the car. Got in himself and started to drive as a large black vortex appeared and he drove thought it.

Agent Fowler rubbed his forehead, luckily most of the evacuation went smoothly. He was somewhat happy to have caught Ms. Darby before she made it to the base considering what had happened. However the nurse seemed more worried then ever about Jack, sitting down at his desk he noticed he and a few messages.

The man picked up his phone to hear an old friend that he had not spoke to since the kids got introduce to the bots. That was nearly a year, but she was a even busier agent then himself. After hearing the message, Agent Fowler knew why June was more worried then ever.