Please note that these characters belong to their original creators as do any songs used in this fiction, not me, this is just my take on what might happen enjoy and let me know what you think.

also i am still trying to fix any mistakes that i might have missed in past chapters (i.e spelling, grammar and so on)

The drive to mission city took a more than a day to make with only a few hours pause at the side of the road where they all grabbed some much needed rest. Simmons for the most part had kept the drool off of Sam's seats thought he knew that the young Autobot would have made him sleep in the dirt if he caused any damage to his interior. After a stop in a small town for some essential supplies for the mission both Sam and Bumblebee arrived outside the impressive gates of the Eternal Meadows Cemetery while Apache kept watch for any possible threats from high above. They waited outside the the aging wrought iron gates that were the only access point in the high white walls that surrounded what was supposed to be the final undisturbed resting place for many people. As Simmons spoke through an intercom that was mounted to a small wooden post by the side of the road Sam though about how this peaceful place had been twisted by a company with out the knowledge of it's owners. From what he had been told Mega Tech had infiltrated the a network of old mines beneath the cemetery and had built their facility with out telling the owners of the Eternal Meadows. Though the people who ran the place had no idea it would be foolish to assume that there was not someone in the cemetery who reported anything suspicious to the people guarding the facility below.

After a few minutes of speaking into the intercom Simmons got back into Sam's passenger seat and said "it worked their letting us in", "I cant believe your doing this it seems way to creepy" said Sam as he slowly moved past the now open gates. "look they only let you in to places like this for a few reasons and this is the most plausible one I could create on such short notice" said the former S7 agent, the Avatar sitting next to him looked at him as Sam asked "aren't they going to get suspicious when you don't buy anything?". Simmons looked back at him and replied "oh I'm really buying it they have great prices right now and I don't want to miss out on the deal their offering", the young Primes Avatar looked shocked for a moment before he faced forward again as his whole alt shivered slightly. "what?" asked the former S7 agent "it was bad enough as a cover but doing it for real is even worse" said Sam as he tried not to think about what Simmons was planing. "you need to learn that in this game your cover has to be convincing no matter what you have to do" said the gray haired man, "there are limits" replied the young Autobot "and buying a burial plot and coffin for you mom as a present is one of them". "I have to agree with sam on this" said Bee through the radio "it a little creepy to be buying something like this a a gift for someone you love while their still alive". Simmons looked at the radio as if he were looking at Bumblebee's Avatar and said "the best gifts are practical ones and lets face it one day she is going to need this and other than the secret facility underneath it's a nice place, I may even get a plot picked out for myself while I'm here".

From that point on Both Sam and Bee remained silent as they drove past rows of perfectly aligned headstones all of which looked like they were brand new even though the dates marked on them went back almost a hundred years. Simmons finally broke the silence when a white building came into view "that's the main office for this place, they pride them selves on keeping tight security for all their residents", "please don't call them that it creeps me out" said Sam as he slowed to pull next to a set of gold trimmed doors. The former S7 agent got out and whistled at the building before he said "classy". Sam Avatar shivered at the comment as Bumblebee's came over and wrapped his arm around him pulling him into a tight hug, "we'll be done here soon enough, once we have what we came here for" said the blond Avatar. Both glanced at a security camera that was keeping a close watch on them as they entered the white building, it had been decided earlier that there would be no direct references as to why they were there in case the someone was listening in. Beyond the gold trimmed doors lay a room with a black marble floor and white marble ceiling. The walls of the room were draped with deep red velvet that looked more expensive than anything they had ever seen in their lives. But what caught the attention of everyone was the large oak coffin sitting in the middle of the room it's sectioned lid open revealing the white silk interior.

"hello sir" said a voice from behind them causing the group to spin round in shock as they had not heard the approach of the short man who now stood before them. Sam was almost rendered speechless by the fact that this man had moved so silently neither he or Bee had heard him with their enhanced hearing and to move so soundlessly on marble was no easy feat. After the initial shock wore off Sam was able to take in the appearance of the man standing before him, he was small of stature and the top of his head stopped just below the eyes of Sam's Avatar. Thought Sam could tell that he was old due to the gray mustache and bald head he looked lively, a strange word in the place they were now standing. Like the room around him he was dressed to impress and the black suit he wore looked tailor made of the finest materials. "hi" replied Simmons as he stepped forward "I'm seymour simmons and this is my nephew sam and his partner ben, we spoke on the phone yesterday". "ah yes mr. simmons, of course you are a little early but that makes a change as most of the people who come here are late" the man grinned at the small and slightly weird joke. "I'm mr. jacobs the director here at the eternal meadows please let me show you round" said Mr Jacobs as he herded the group further into the building.

"now I understand that you looking for a gift for your mother, something to take her mind of the worry of the inevitable and to provide her with a suitable place of rest where she knows that she will be well taken care of" said the bald man as he guided them into a casket showroom. "and I thought he was creepy" whispered Sam as he gestured towards Simmons who was looking at the large selection on display. Mr Jacobs clenched his hands together as he started he sales speech "here at the eternal meadows we pride ourselves on full service to our residents both before they come to us and after they move in" Sam shivered at the comment and it was not missed. The bald man looked at the Sam's Avatar and said "it's nothing to be concerned with young samuel this is all a natural part of life and the sooner you get the arrangements out of the way the more time you and your loved ones have to enjoy your lives together". "this guy just went from creepy to super creepy, did you hear how much he enjoys all this stuff" commed Sam to his bonded, "sorry I tuned him out so I could get to work on the hard line that runs underneath this place" replied Bee. "it's ok I almost forgot that were were on a mission, how's the progress so far" commed Sam. it took a second for Bumblebee to reply "I just breached the outer sheath of the cable and I'm starting the interface with their systems now it shouldn't take to long to get past their security". The Avatar smiled gently as the young Prime thought that they could get out of there very soon and hoped that the name they were looking for would be easy to find amongst the large amounts of data that would be present in the system.

As Bumblebee started to search for the information in the computer for what they needed Sam was forced to allow his attention to return to Mr Jacobs who was now talking shop with Simmons. "as you can see mr simmons this is our latest model" said Jacobs as he gestured to a large casket in the middle of the showroom. "it is available in a choice of colors and beneath the hand finished exterior there is an aluminum shell which seals with an airtight lock that preserves the body for countless years preventing the nastier side of decay that normally destroys the body in a few years" explained the bald man. "this looks nice" said Simmons "and I think I would like a rosewood finish with purple silk inlay". "a very nice choice mr simmons, I'm sure that you mother will like it but should either you or she change your minds then you can change the outer shell and inlay to what ever you want right up to point when you need it" replied Mr Jacobs. "now you said full service does that include a headstone along with the casket or is that extra?" asked the former S7 agent, "with our gold service you get everything you need so there are no worries that you have to deal with when the time comes" replied the bald man. "ok so lets look at what you have" said Simmons as Jacobs lead them into another room that held an arrangement of headstones and a few statues with name plates fixed to the base.

As Sam and Bee walked past a headstone that sat to the left of the room a voice issued form it causing them both to jump to the side and back away startled. A moment later they realized that the voice was coming from a small unit built into the headstone it's self "welcome to the future of memorials, where words can fade and loose meaning the vidstone will keep the memories of those lost alive for years to come" said the disembodied voice of a man. "with a vidstone the most important memories and words of wisdom you have can be shared with those you love for countless years and the meaning will never be lost as your own voice will carry every emotion and feeling you have in your own private message" the man carried on. "oh I do apologize" said Mr Jacobs "it's set in demo mode and I cant figure how to turn it off, this is one of our new lines not really in my taste but we must keep up with the times". Now realizing that they had been scared by a video set to go off when ever someone walked by both Sam and Bumblebee looked at each other sheepishly as they had allowed them selves to become distracted and frightened by an electronic jack-in-a-box. "any way as soon as we leave it alone it will stop playing" said the bald man as he headed towards some of the more traditional grave markers. Simmons was looking at the statue of an angle that was seated above large carved block that held another Vidstone in place of words. "yes this is another one of our new line mr simmons though I must urge you to to think about this carefully as I find that many of our clients prefer a more timely marker for their final resting place" said Mr Jacobs as he gestured towards a similar statue with no screen. "no" said Simmons as he got to his feet "I think this one will look a lot better and with a video all the family will be able to meet her in a way for years to come".

The bald man's face took on a sour look as he gave the statue with the display a death glare. "well with our gold plan you can also change the marker right up to the last minute so we'll leave it with this for the moment, now about the plot" said Mr Jacobs "the gold plan gives you access to any available on our grounds regardless of position, but I do advise that you take advantage of our more resplendent views and positions". Simmons looked at him questioningly the asked "do they get looked after better than the others or something?", the bald man quickly replied "no,no, mr simmons all our plots receive the same amount of care and respect I just meant that with this plan you might want to choose one of the better views before their gone". The former S7 agent nodded slightly then said "well we'd better take a look, sammy why don't you you and ben come along so you can get a look at where your grandmother will be laid to rest". As Jacobs lead the way out side Sam pulled along next to Simmons and said "call me sammy again and I'll come after you like christine only worse". The former S7 agent looked at the threatening look in the blue eyes of the Avatar and put a little distance between himself and Sam's Avatar until the young autobot calmed down a little. Bee for the most part just followed along wordlessly though he grinned at the look on Simmons face when he had used a poorly chosen name.

Once outside they followed Jacobs who lead them further into the cemetery towards a section that had huge sweeping views of the surrounding area. "as you can see there are several plots still available here in this highly desirable section, I'm sure that your mother would be very happy to be interred in such a beautiful place as this" said the bald man. The former S7 agent strolled around taking all the empty plots in and inspecting the views from each as well as those buried nearby. "man he's hamming this up" thought Sam as he watched Simmons stalk round some of the graves, "done it" commed Bumblebee as he tapped his Bonded on the shoulder. "you have the name" asked Sam relieved that they could now leave this place "the name, all the information they stole and I left a small present that will erase all the data they took on this and their main system's" replied Bee. The young Prime looked Simmons in the eye and gave the smallest gesture possible as an indication that they were finished with their work. "well I've made my choice mr jacobs, I'll take this plot right here" said the former S7 agent as he pointed to the ground he was standing on. The small man lit up with the news then said "well if you'll follow me back to my office I'll hand you the paperwork so we can get the details finalized". "why don't you two head back to your cars while I finish up here" said Simmons as he pointed to Sam and Bee's alt forms sitting out side the main doors. Once inside Sam's alt and shielded from anyone who might be listening in Sam asked "so who is behind all this?", Bumblebee looked at him and said "the files don't give an exact link but I'm sure that this is the guy, according to the files I copied the man were looking for is called adam leach, he received a large payment right before the ticks were planted in the city". Sam let out a sigh and said "once we're out of here I'll inform optimus and let him take it from there,lets just hope that simmons was right about them thinking this was a recon-op before we make an attempt at the data or they'll get their guy out before the others can get to him". "ops like this aren't usually done with out at least one scouting mission so we should be in the clear at least until my virus kills all the data in their systems" replied Bee. A few minutes passed and Simmons appeared through the doors with a set of papers in his hands, he climbed into Sam's passenger seat as Bee's Avatar got back into the drivers seat of his own alt, "drive" was the only word the former S7 agent said as the convoy headed out. They drove for minutes as the miles mounted between them and the Eternal Meadows, "I'm sure that they spotted us there but the fact that we managed to get clear means that they though this was a recon mission" said Simmons at last. "ok you guys have the name so get it sent so the big bot can get this guy before his friends get him out" said the former S7 agent as he looked at Sam's Avatar. The young prime nodded at him and commed Optimus with the news.