Morning had come for the group of Autobots, plus one, as they gathered around a observatory. Their massive figures lingered here and there, anyplace that was big enough to hold their weight. Bumblebee was on the dome like top, where the telescope would poke through, if the roof was open. Saffron sat on his knee, fingers moving across the keys of her laptop with amazing speed. She hadn't been awake to long, the events of the night before and stress, made her exhausted. She had fallen asleep as soon as she sat in the mustang.
Bumblebee didn't have it in him to wake her. Things would only be getting harder as the days passed, until the threat of Decepticons were handled. And rather she, or the Autobots liked it, she had a part in this war. For now, they would stick together until it came apparent they needed to separate.
"Please, let this work." Optimus' mumble made her glance toward him a moment, seeing the object of her stress between two fingers. He lifted them skyward.
"Fire it up, Optimus." Rachet nodded.
A light came from the big bots eyes, shining right through both lens On the other side, somehow, a planet map popped up. It was silent, as all stared at the map and Optimus calculated the distance to the cube. "The code...the on these glasses indicates the all spark is 230 miles from here." the light cut off.
"I sense the Decepticons are getting ready to mobilize." Rachet informed them, looking around.
"They must know it's here, as well." Ironhide surmised and for a long moment, no one made a sound. The bulky, black bot turned to Optimus and crossed his arms. "Are we really going t do this? Fight to save the humans? Humans that are so primitive and violent."
His comment made Saffron tense, a scowl coming to her face. Dude, 'violent and primitive' human...right here!
"They're also young, Ironhide." Optimus sighed. "We weren't much different. Humans are a young species with much to learn." Optimus took over. "But we've seen goodness in them," he made a gesture toward the brunette. "And freedom is the right of all sentient beings. There's only one way to end this war, we must destroy the cube."
"Look, Ironhide, I'll be the first to admit humans are full of flaws." Saffron sighed, running a hand through her hair. The fact that she spoke, first time since last night, made them look to her. "But your race was once as young as ours and with youth comes arrogance. 'We are strong. We need no one because they can not hurt us.' You think the first couple hundred generations on Cyberton weren't violent? That the peacefulness was there from the start?" she never looked up from what she was doing. "We've only been around for, maybe, 200,000 years. Babies compared to other life forms." finally, she met the bulky black bots stare. "What more do you expect?"
"she's right. Optimus agreed and turned from the others, walking a bit away. "If all else fails, I will unite it with the spark in my chest." his chest opened to show a pulsing light.
"Yo, the cube is raw power. It could destroy you both." Jazz shook his head.
It's suicide then., Saffron frowned. No, she wouldn't let it come to that. There had to be a way to end this without sacrificing any unnecessary lives. Any Autobots life. The question was what. Something she would have to dwell on. A flash on the screen of her laptop drew her eyes back and suddenly smiled. Bingo!, she found Mick and he was...230 miles out. The Hoover Damn? Wait, wasn't that how far Optimus said the cube was? Frowning, she glanced up to the boss bot. "Optimus?"
"Yes?"
"The cube, is it southwest of here?"
"I believe so."
If the cube was there then what about the damn? Unless...the damn is built around the cube. From what Optimus said, the cube is huge. Something like that, it would be hard to dig out., was that why the damn was made so thick? To conceal any readings of the cube. It made sense, at least to her. "Huh...I think I know where it is then." she muttered.
"We already know it's 230 miles out." Jazz voiced, hopping to the stand on the roof as well, beside her and Bumblebee.
She shook her head, turning the screen to show the other bots. Their sight was way better then anyone else. "And I mean where it is. Not it's coordinates. It's the Hoover Damn." she gestured toward the point on the screen. "Well known piece of American history. Always a lot of people around. I think they built the damn around the cube, maybe the concrete walls were made thick enough so no one could pickup any readings."
"You might be right." Rachet muttered.
The phone in a back pocket began vibrating, startling the brunette. Reaching back, she pulled out the slender device and stared at the screen a moment. 'Mick' flashed. No hesitance, she answered. "Mick?"
"The cube is here!" first thing she heard.
"I know. Optimus tracked it and I tracked you. We put two and two together."
"Saffron." uh oh. This was serious. He never called her by her full name. "This is so bad. Megatron is here as well."
Saffron swore she stopped breathing for a moment. "WHAT?!" the sudden screech startled the Autobots. "What do you mean he's there?!"
"He's fucking here, Ronnie! In a hanger...right fucking beside the cube! They're keeping him cryo-frozen." he cursed.
"Oh god, oh god...this is so bad." one hand ran over her face. Bumblebee clicked curiously. She looked to him then the others. "Mick's seen the cube...but they also have Megatron there." there were multiple gasp and curses. "Who was the douche that took you?"
"Simmons."
"Put me on speaker phone."
There was silence then a click. "Alright, you're on."
"Saffron!?" Sammy cried.
"Sammy?!" there was a sense of relief at hearing his voice. "Is mama and daddy there?"
"Yes we are." Ron was heard in the background. More relief.
"I love you guys." she spoke softly into the phone. "I'm sorry you all got pulled into this. Everything will be fine, we'll be fine. I swear.
"We love you to, baby." Judy cried back.
"Isn't this all touching." snorted a new voice.
"Are you Simmons?" she snapped the name out.
"Yes, Ms. Witkitty."
"It's Witwicky!" Ron ground out in the background.
"Listen here Simmons, I'm sure Mick filled you in about Megatron. Harbinger of death and all that."
"Bet your ass I did!"
"Having him and the cube, in the same place is very bad. You don't know what you're doing-"
"Look girlie, I don't take need you to tell me-"
"Shut the fuck up!" she cut him off, like he done her. "Look, asshole, you're putting everyone in danger there. Having the two so close when it is exactly what the Decepticons want so badly. He will wake up, I'm sure of it and when that happens...you're all fucked. And if anything, and I mean anything happens to my family because of your incompetence...I'll come after you personally." the last sentence was added in a near, deadly whisper.
"Are you threatening me? That's a federal-" he was cut off, a muffled thud and cry.
"...Mick, you just punched him, didn't you?"
"He was getting on my nerves. Fucking cocky asshole."
Saffron snorted. "We're coming to you, get ready. I have a feeling this won't end well."
"You and me both, babe. Be careful." the line went dead.
Standing on the metal knee, she looked to the others. "So, ready to hit the Hoover Damn?"
"...you seem to be a very intimidating, little femme." Ironhide cocked a brow ridge.
"I get it from my mama."