CHAPTER THREE
Fly
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Meg: The song Fly, by Hilary Duff is my ice-skating song. *Imagines self as girl from Ice Princess movie*
Ratchet: Yeah, well…if you injure yourself prancing around on the ice, you know who to call…
Meg: Ghost Busters?
Sideswipe & Sunstreaker: XD
Ratchet: Aurgh – you've been hanging around with those twins too long, haven't you?
Meg: At least they're faithful. *Remembers where that line came from in the movie* Yikes!! No, wait, scratch that last line!! Scratch it out, I say!! *Runs off screaming*
Sideswipe & Sunstreaker: o_o What was that all about?
Ratchet: Never you mind…
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Megatron's P.O.V:
The feeling of the All-Spark's energy rushing through my circuits, numbing every logical sense within me, was almost enough to completely short-circuit me.
All around me, my Decepticon minions were falling to the ground, unable to hold themselves together.
I knew then that there was only one possible explanation for this – that human Emma had known we were coming. She had warned the others, and now they had used their element of surprise…and the All-Spark.
My optics flashing angrily, I pulled myself up above the range of the All-Spark shield, and just watched.
The Autobots had the element of surprise alright – and the humans had apparently joined forces with them, because I noticed many of them in heavily armoured machines, aiding the Autobots as they brought down my minions.
And that Autobot weapons specialist, Ironhide, was right on the front line of things.
I growled angrily. They were going to pay for this!
I knew I could attack Emma directly – she would be too heavily guarded.
But, I also knew that she would break free of everything and come after me herself…if her beloved White Fire was in danger.
Smirking, I headed towards where I knew I would find her.
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"What is the army doing here!?" I called to Bee, as we stood over Perth. My arms were tired, but they would have been a lot more tired…had Bee not been holding them up for me. The shield had been up for over an hour now, and it looked like our side was winning.
"They're here to help," Zikya explained, and then she gasped.
"What!?" I asked, turning my head towards her. The eye-mask I wore felt strange and familiar at the same time. I couldn't really see out of the corners of it, but I didn't have to.
It was weird.
"Something just happened to Jack'!" Zikya sounded scared to death for the first time since I'd met her. "He's…oh my Primus, I have to go to him! Right away!" She looked ready to bolt.
"Bee!" I yelled. "Go with her – get her to wherever Jack' is but keep her safe!"
Bee glanced at me.
"Go!" I ordered him, and he did so, transforming into the Camaro and Zikya leapt in before they sped away towards the road.
My arm felt like lead weights were attached to them, but I kept them up, until I felt something change.
Panic shot through me so fast that I staggered back, and immediately I felt both my shield and Bianca's shield fail – but hers failed first.
"Bianca!!" I shouted, and started running. I spread my beautiful butterfly wings and leapt into the sky, flying over Perth city and, you know what?
I had Fly, by Hilary Duff, stuck in my head – or maybe I was hearing it somehow, with my newfound powers. Whatever the reason.
Also, I don't know why, but I couldn't open up a dimensional gate like I had before.
I began to wonder things. I began to wonder…
And then I heard Zikya scream, a scream that was cut off by the sound of cannon fire.
I veered off course, and went speeding towards the rural part of Perth.
I saw a huge Decepticon standing there, overshadowing the ones who were fighting it.
I didn't even think – I just went straight through him, ripping out his spark and killing him, before hurtling towards the ground, which I hit at a run.
Wheeljack was crouched over a body, and I could read the shock radiating from him. I ran towards them, knowing that it was too late.
I flung myself to my knees beside Zikya's body, and I could only stare.
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Emma: Zikya – noooooooo!!
Meg: You don't know me very well, do you? XD