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Chapter 2
The Wanted
Jazz laughed.
He was laughing at him through the comm. link.
Jazz laughter subsides after a few earth minutes. .:You're becoming more and more paranoid like Red!:. He said, chuckling.
Sideswipe felt insulted and worried at the same time. .:Stop laughing, Dumbaft! This is serious! I don't want to get lectured again by Prowler!:.
.:Fine, how 'bout we go and spy on 'er instead? To see if she really is a spy or not.:. Jazz suggested, turning on his turn-signal to the right. He drove through the busy streets. His hologram flickered on, just in case someone decided to look inside. It wasn't perfect. It sometimes glitches and would disappear if he doesn't want it to, so he has to be careful not to be pulled over for speeding..:But I still say that she isn't.:. He added.
.:Well, you can't be too sure.:. Sideswipe replied, following Jazz from behind.
.:She's a sparklin' for Primus' sake, Sides.:. Jazz emphasized.
.:A sparkling that can be a spy.:.
Jazz vented heavily. .:Ladies and gents, we have another Red.:. The first lieutenant mumbled under his breath. It wasn't long until he found the human girl he was looking for. She came out of a Kodak Store, holding her funny looking camera. A few minutes later, she started to take pictures again. For about two hours, the two Autobots followed the small girl everywhere. Starting from the streets to the local park. All the time, Sideswipe kept his distance.
.:You see Sides? There's nothin' for you to be worried 'bout! She's just loves to take pictures..: Jazz said as he watched the girl walk around the small park, stopping for a minute or two to take a picture. .:Now can we please go back to base? My joints are killin' me!:. He complained, anticipating the large space to change back into his bi-pedal form.
.:…I guess you're right.:.
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Zoe perked her head up when she heard the roar of powerful engines. She turned her head to the park gates, catching a glimpse of the same silver Pontiac Solstice and Corvette Stingray. She blinked, staring at the spot where she saw the two expensive cars before turning her attention to the butterfly she was trying to picture. The lens focused on the beautiful blue wings. She pulled down the trigger and stood up straight, closing the viewfinder.
The fourteen year old was aware that she was being followed. Who wouldn't notice? She could hear the cars' engine from a mile away. It was obvious that she was being stalked by two silver sport cars. But she didn't mind, she couldn't care less about being stalked. She's a laid-back girl, who doesn't worry about anything. That kind of personality she has sometimes worry her brother.
She went over to the empty swings and sat on the seat, slowly swinging herself back and forth. She looked up to the sky, watching the clouds move above her. The sun drowned in the horizon, it rays of light glimmering in the darkness of the clouds. The warm orange glow canvased the sky. A few stars glowing faintly were already seen, scattered throughout the endless sky. The park was no longer noisy as everyone have left. The only sounds that were heard were the squeaking sounds made from the swing.
Zoe stood up when she felt her cell phone vibrated. She flips open her cellphone and read the text. It was from her brother.
Going out to take Jade to her next photo shoot with Mom. Dinner's in the fridge.
P.S. Don't worry about Mom, she still believes you're still in your room. Unbelievable, right?
—Aiden
The young girl sighed. Texting back an 'I told you so' to her brother. She stood up from the swing, pocketing her black and white cell phone. She began to walk back home before the sky completely turns black.
Zoe stopped when she saw a police car. At first she dismissed it as some lazy-donut-eating-policeman's car, but after walking closer to it. The motto was rather unusual and so was the logo. The logo looked like a bird's face while the motto was 'To Punish and Enslave' written in white letters. Her green eyes kept staring at the motto on the rear quarter. She opened the viewfinder and looked through it, finding the right focus. This was probably one of those gag cars. She pulled the trigger down.
Click
It was a rather slow afternoon in the streets. There were less cars in the road and not many people were walking in the sidewalk. A Saleen S281E police car drove slowly around the quiet part of town, 'patrolling' the streets. It parked on the side of the road and the policeman turned the engine off. Every human that pass by it didn't pay any attention to the police car, dismissing it as a mere patrol car. They didn't pay attention to the details when they should. This wasn't any ordinary police car.
This was a Decepticon.
Barricade has been cruising around the town, scouting. He had to be careful. He was alone in this good for nothing planet. The coward Starscream has left him to fend for himself after seeing what the humans are capable of. They killed a Cybertronian by using a puny firearm. Blackout was exterminated by a mere filthy human and so was a few other Decepticons. Lord Megatron was also defeated by a human who goes by the username, ladiesman217.
Now, the humans have formed an alliance with the Autobots to eliminate the remaining Decepticons on Earth around the globe, including Barricade himself. He was now a refuge, hiding from the Autobots while gathering information as much as he can till the day his Lord is revived.
Just a few hours ago, he saw the Autobots' scout along with the Lieutenant and the Warrior speeding through traffic. He was forced into hiding for a few hours. For some odd reason, his scanners detect the Lieutenant and the Warrior haven't left the town like the scout did. But it was fine for him to drive around now. His scanners detected no Autobots were around to hunt him down.
"—really! It's true! He really did—"
"Ew! That's so gross!"
Disgusting. Barricade thought in utter disgust as he overheard the human females' conversation. He dislike the human kind inhabiting the planet as well as the creatures in it. He found them more disgusting than the Autobots. They weren't as intelligent as the Cybertronian race and they were twice as annoying as the cassettes Soundwave has.
Click
Barricade almost transforms when he heard the click. It was a small human girl, staring at the rear quarter of his alt-mode with a weird looking camera in her tiny hands. The Decepticon scout relaxed a little. It was just a human. He didn't even feel the human coming close. He let his guard down for a few seconds and a human was already taking pictures of him—wait, pictures?
The human girl took a picture of him. Barricade growled. If that human girl shows that picture she has taken of him to anyone, his mission would be jeopardized! He knew that words spread out like wildfire here on Earth. He just can't risk the Autobots knowing of his existence in Tranquility. His rear-view mirror moved to see the girl walking around a corner, disappearing from his sight. His engine roared to life. The police car turned around, following the girl.
He was waiting for the right time to confront the girl alone.
Zoe was actually getting the feeling of being followed again. She glanced sideways to pretend to look at the merchandise displayed behind the large shopping window. The reflection of a black police car coming to a halt came to view. The brunette sighed. It was just the police. She continued her way home, ignoring the feeling of being watched.
The fourteen year old stop on her tracks when she realized that she was the only one walking in the neighborhood's streets. The sun has already set and the moon took over. The skies were painted inky black with stars decorating the sky. Her stomach growls in hunger. She let out a small sigh before walking again. Her footsteps echoed in the empty street, along with the sound of crickets chirping.
She stopped when she heard a ruckus coming from a house across the street. Yelling and wood being crushed was heard. The young girl wondered why all of the other neighbors didn't come out to check where the noises were coming from. Her eyes widened in surprise when something yellow peeked out of the wooden fence. It looked almost humanoid with the body and head. It was a giant robot.
"Bee! Off my grass please!"
"Dad! Not so loud!"
"Ups... sorry."
"There goes my birdhouse. Sammy! Tell your psychotic alien friends to lay off my backyard! And my house!"
"Ma!"
Bumblebee kneeled down to his charge's level, making whirring and clicking noises as his door-wings dropped a little. He changed from station to station to make out the right words to apologize to Sam's parents. The scout and the lieutenant were sent to guard Sam together for reason of a Decepticon was lurking around in Tranquility. It wasn't technically their fault that the Witwicky's backyard weren't enough room for them to walk around, especially there was a rule of 'keep on the path' by Ron.
"Chill. I ain't gonna destroy your house." Jazz said coolly, sitting on the roof near Sam's room. He crossed his servos behind his helm and crossed his legs. This was actually the only place he could sit. It was either the roof or the grass since Bumblebee took the driveway. He glanced around and his electric blue optics widened slightly in surprise. He jumped down from the roof, stepping on the lawn, making Ron yell out complains.
Bumblebee tilted his helm before turning around. He let a whirr of shock when he saw a human girl no older than Sam was staring at him with wide eyes. His sensitive audio-receptors picked up a soft click. His optics moved down from staring at the girl's face to the small camera, hung around her neck by a leather strap.
"Oh shit!" The yellow scout heard Sam curse under his breath. "She saw you." He whispered to him, keeping his eyes on the small girl.
Judy crossed her arms before she turned to face the small girl. She furrowed her eyebrows down, "Who is that?" she asked, leaning to the side a little. A sudden realization hit her as she remembered the familiar face. "Oh hi! How's your brother?" she asked cheerfully, waving her hand as if nothing happens.
The small girl waved her hand back slowly as she backs away, speed walking down the street while tucking her head deeper into her cap.
"What a sweet little girl!" Judy exclaim, smiling.
Her son turned to her. "You know her, Mom?" he asked, an eyebrow raised.
"Oh pssh! Sure! We meet at the supermarket. Zoe and her brother helped me carry my groceries to my car while someone finds the discount gardening tools more interesting than helping his wife." Judy rolled her eyes, giving the 'eye' to her husband who gave her a look. "That's right cheapo, I'm talking to you."
Bumblebee pressed a key beside his audio receptor, comm. liking the Prime. "Houston we have a problem…"
Barricade came to a screeching halt when he felt the presences of two Autobots in the same street the girl has walked into. A low growl was heard as he slowly backs away from the street. Stealthily, he turns around, searching for another route to reach the human's house unit. He ran a quick data check for the girl's profile. He overheard the girl's name. Zoe.
Thousands of people named 'Zoe' in Tranquility pops into his memory. He searched through the faces, looking for the apathetic looking girl in the pictures. In a matter of seconds, he found the girl's profile. It showed him her school profile, starting from her full name to her address.
The police car turns his engine off when he was in front of the girl's house. He detected life inside the house in the room on the second floor. It was a neighborhood, he would cause a scene if he transforms and grab the girl, especially when her house is near the annoying Witwicky's. The Decepticon scout has to be careful if he didn't want to attract attention from those Autobots.
Zoe sighed deeply when she closed the door to her room. She went over to her desk and turned the CD player off, cutting the violin music. She pulled the chair and sat on it, placing her Blackbird on the desk. The girl rested her head on her left hand as her right hand staring at her camera. A lot of things had happened today and some of those things were captured in her Blackbird. The slides the film lock on top of the camera, opening it. She took the 35mm film, rolling it between her finger and thumb.
A picture of a giant yellow robot alien was in one of the last frames.
She wasn't hungry anymore. The brunette's mind was filled with unanswered questions. There was another life in outer space and a robot alien was living in her neighborhood! She was always the one who believes that myths do exist. The sound of her phone vibrating on the desk snapped her out of her thoughts.
She flipped the phone open. It was an e-mail from an unknown sender. Curious, she clicked read.
"You have something I want."
The brunette raised an eyebrow and she strolled down.
"Give it to me before I take it from you."
Finally, she e-mailed back. "Who are you?"
A reply was send, "I'm watching you."
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