My Life as a Teenage Autobot

Chapter 19: Evacuation

A/N: This will be the last chapter, but don't worry. I will continue the story in the sequel that I mentioned earlier. Thank you to everyone who read this and gave it praise. You have no idea how much I appreciate your support.

From his perch on the Nemesis's flight deck, Megatron began to deliver a speech to a massive armada of Jet Vehicons. The Omega Lock energy created that created them gave them silver armor and red Decepticon emblems. Megatron immediately placed these elite soldiers under Starscream's command, after which he dubbed them: Seekers.

"Fellow Decepticons, it is truly a tragic day…" Megatron began. "For all hope of restoring Cybertron is lost thanks to the treachery of Optimus Prime and the Autobots!" The Vehicons stood in silence and waited for Megatron to continue. "However, we have a chance to rebuild Cybertron here on Earth. Decepticons, transform and rise up!"

"I thought he'd never ask!" Starscream exclaimed. "Launch my armada! Attack! Attack! Attaaack!" he commanded as he leapt off of the flight deck and transformed into his vehicle mode. The Seekers followed suit, diving down on the Autobot base like a swarm of angry locusts. The Decepticon formation unleashed a storm of laser and missile fire at the Autobots standing on top of the roof.

The blasts tore into the rock and the metal elevator door as the Autobots returned fire with all the strength they could muster. Just then, Agent Fowler arrived on the scene in his Bell UH-1 Huey helicopter. Bulkhead noticed his arrival and asked "Agent Fowler, what are you doing here?" To which Fowler replied: "My job, two ton." He steered his helicopter toward the Seeker formation before opening fire with his 30mm chain gun.

Jenny and Jetfire gave each other a quick glance before taking to the skies themselves. They used every weapon, every maneuver, every trick they knew to down the Decepticons. Unfortunately, for every Seeker they shot down, two more took its place. The Autobots on the roof tried to assist from the ground, but the Seekers either moved to fast or maneuvered evasively to avoid fire. Optimus downed groups of six at a time with the Star Saber, but again, the Seeker's numbers more than made up for their losses.

Meanwhile, Fowler picked up two Seekers who seemed intent on making sure that nothing remained of his aircraft once they finished. He leaned hard on the control stick, causing the chopper to strafe left, but the Decepticon jets could more than outmaneuver the Earth helicopter. One of them landed a shot on the starboard side door which vaporized it instantly. Miraculously, Fowler retained control and none of the aircraft's critical systems received damage. That was too close. He thought in relief.

Still attempting to evade his assailants, Fowler contacted NORAD. "Air Defense Command, this is Special Agent William Fowler. I am under stack and requesting immediate air support." No response came as red laser blasts streaked past his windscreen. "Come on Air Defense Command." Fowler urged, wishing that Jetfire or Jenny could assist him. Unfortunately they found themselves wrapped up in a fur ball of Jet Vehicons. Just as Agent Fowler thought the Cons would do him in, the two Seekers suddenly exploded.

When Fowler spotted the cause of his rescue, he could hardly believe it. "Well I'll be triple dipped." He said in surprise. The Jack Hammer broke away from Fowler's aircraft and blew two more Seekers out of the sky. "Did you really think I was going to let you guys have all the fun?" Wheeljack teased.

"Yeah! Jackie's back!" Bulkhead exclaimed. Ratchet could believe this turn of events either. "Wheeljack, why…" he began. "We're on the same team Doc. Always have been, always will be." The Wrecker cut in. Despite Wheeljack's arrival, the battle still leaned in the Decepticons' favor. Exhausted, Jenny and Jetfire returned to the roof, leaving Fowler and Wheeljack to deal with the Seekers.

Realizing their position, Optimus decided on retreat. "Autobots, into the base!" The Autobots complied as they rode the elevator back down to the command center. Ratchet turned away from his station. "Optimus, what is going on?" He wondered. "Megatron is invading Jasper. We have no choice but to abandon the base." Optimus replied.

"Bulkhead, Arcee, Bumblebee, you will depart with your human companions first." Optimus continued. "Each of you will bridge to different coordinates." Jenny flew up to Optimus's eye level. "We're splitting up?" she questioned. "Shouldn't we stick together?" Jack concurred. Optimus shook his head."The Decepticons have almost every advantage now.

"Only by splitting up will we have a chance at survival." Ratchet activated the ground bridge and keyed in the coordinates for Bumblebee and Raf. "There is little time but I will try to remain brief. To serve with you has been the greatest honor and the greatest privilege I have ever known. I bid you all safe journeys."After Bee and Raf departed, Ratchet keyed in a new set of coordinates for Arcee and Jack. Bulkhead and Miko departed after them, completing the human-Autobot pairing evacuation.

Next came Jetfire. He requested his own coordinates. "Till next time Optimus." Jetfire said. "You too Little Sheila." Jetfire added with a wink. Jenny gave a small smile at the scientist before he departed. Ratchet decided to leave next. "I… never thought it would end like this." He lamented. Optimus met his gaze. "Neither did I old friend." Ratchet ran through the Space Bridge. Optimus walked over to the Space Bridge control panel and keyed in the coordinates for Jenny's dimension.

"It is time for you to return to your home." Optimus said. Jenny started to walk toward the Space Bridge, but stopped just before the entrance. She turned around and asked "What about you?" Optimus hesitated for a moment because he knew how Jenny would react to his answer. "I will stay and ensure that the Decepticons do not follow." He answered.

"No. I'm staying with you." Jenny refused. "Jenny, we do not have time to argue." Optimus countered. A nearby explosion rocked the base and underlined Optimus's statement. Jenny turned back toward the Space Bridge. "Thank you for everything Optimus." Jenny said. "You've become something of a father to me." Jenny revealed before beginning her walk into the vortex. Every step made her feel worse inside. Leaving Optimus to his fate completely went against her altruistic nature. You've already spent too much time here. Jenny reminded herself. You need to return to your home, back to your friends. Back to Mom.

After what seemed like eternity, Jenny crossed into her mother's lab for the first time in months. Nora was using a blow torch for an experiment when Jenny returned. She lifted up the welding mask and ran over to her daughter. The two shared a long embrace. "Hey mom." Jenny greeted. She proceeded to tear up. All of the feelings she'd suppressed during her walk through the Space Bridge flooded her mind at that point. After the embrace, Nora noticed the Autobot emblem on Jenny's arm. "Young lady, where did you get that?" she asked in annoyance. "It's a long story." Jenny replied. Nora's expression softened with realization.

"I know you kept me informed from the other dimension, but what exactly did you find on the other end of the portal?" Nora wondered. Jenny started from the very beginning when she first met Starscream and told Nora everything that happened to her during her time with the Autobots. The scientist's expression changed only slightly during parts of Jenny's story and she never interrupted. Jenny waited anxiously for her mother's response.

"I am immeasurably happy for your safe return and for the help you've provided to these Autobots." Nora began. "However, I have much work to do if I am to send you back there." Jenny's eyes widened. "What?" Jenny gasped. Nora adjusted her glasses and stood up straight. "From what you've told me, you have formed a strong bond with the Autobots. More importantly their current situation indicates that they will need all the help they can get." For the first time in the past few hours Jenny smiled from cheek to cheek. "Thank you, mom, but how do you know what you need?" she wondered.

"Ratchet sent me a parts list for a Space Bridge just before you arrived." Nora answered. "I'll have to pull some strings, but I should have the required parts within a week or so." Jenny wanted to return the next day, but decided that she could wait that long. Besides, she still needed to tell Brad, Tuck, and Sheldon about her adventure. So despite the pain of leaving Optimus, Jenny reminded herself that now she was safe. Now she was home.

Optimus's situation could not have been more opposite. His home remained barren and the entire Decepticon Army closed in on him. He let out a sigh that he realized he'd been holding in. For the second time in his life, Optimus found himself uncertain of the future. His team… no… his friends departed to different corners of the Earth, and he was about to take the full brunt of Megatron's fury.

Optimus quickly put these feelings aside. The Autobots faced eradication once and Optimus comforted himself with the belief that his friends would prevail again. They had to. The last of the Primes raised the Star Saber and brought it down on the Space Bridge control panel and finally on the Space Bridge itself.

Up on the surface, things turned from bad to worse. Starscream forced Wheeljack to retreat and the Nemesis maneuvered into position over the Autobot base. A large beam weapon deployed from a ventral compartment and aimed straight down at the weapon charged for a few seconds before releasing a devastating beam that enveloped the base in a ball of flame.

Fowler witnessed the scene from his helicopter. "Damn." He swore. After the smoke cleared, the remaining Seekers disengaged and flew back to their respective warships. Though he seriously considered ramming his aircraft into the Nemesis just to spite Megatron, Fowler took the opportunity to fall back to Nellis Air Force Base.

Speaking of which, the Decepticon leader and Starscream touched down near the wreck were the Autobot base once stood. After spotting the Autobot emblem on the ground, Starscream smiled wide. "This is the place." He joked. "No Starscream. This was the place." The two began to search the rubble for anything that might be useful. Not far off, hidden by twisted concrete and steel, Optimus Prime's hand jutted out from the ground.

After Jenny talked to her friends, she recorded a message in the privacy of her room.

"The time I spent with the Autobots will stay with me for the rest of my life. The friends I've made and the lessons I've learned taught me all over again what I'm fighting for in my dimension. Still, I can't wait to join them again and help them destroy Megatron's new fortress. Despite the long odds, I believe that the Autobots will survive this hardship, because they know the values of loyalty, teamwork, and most importantly: family. I am Jenny Wakeman. And I send this message to the Decepticons. Enjoy your victory, for it will be short lived."

THE END

A/N: So there you have it folks. Wow. This was such fun to write and, for me, fun to read. I'm going to put the sequel on hold for a while to focus on other priorities, but trust me, I will write it. In the meantime feel free to check out my other stories. I'll most likely continue Mark II in the coming weeks if you are interested. Thanks again for all your support and thank you to ImWithTheBand121 for tolerating my presence and proofreading my stories. Thank you for reading.