Okay, for the record…I had a BLAST writing this chapter! :)

Again, hope this chapter made sense. I'm trying NOT to recite 'Dark of the Moon,' too much (although this chapter I did), as I'm trying to make this my own "fic." And if you've seen 'Dark of the Moon,' you know what happens anyway.

I'm not really getting into a lot of the mumbo-jumbo that goes on in 'Dark of the Moon.' Its just a plain simple fanfic.

And for the record, I have to idea if the Decepticon who's a watch has a name or not or if the woman with the short white hair has a name or not either. So, I just refer to them as the Decepticon, or Dylan's assistant. I'm unsure of their names…but…you'll know who I'm talking about.

And…I'm getting close to the end…I can't wait to write the ending…its gonna be killer! :)

I do not own any part of the Transformers franchise. Transformers belongs to it's sole producers, companies and franchises.

Enjoy! All reviews are welcome!

XOXOX

It was the next morning when Optimus woke up early, way earlier than Carly. Even earlier than the sun would rise. He just couldn't lie there in bed anymore. But that didn't mean he could have left Carly. No, he couldn't…not after their night together. Optimus couldn't help but to think as he brought Carly into his arms, even though she was still sound asleep. It was just that he just had to hold her in his arms because he hated the fact that it had come down this…even though this is what he was trying to avoid. Even he had to agree with Carly that they couldn't give up like this…not without a fight. It wasn't in his blood to let Megatron take over this planet as well. Optimus couldn't help but to think as he just laid there with Carly in his arms trying to come up with a plan to make their leaders understand that they need to be there to protect them from the Decepticons. But his thoughts were quickly broken as Carly slowly started to open her eyes.

"Optimus?" She couldn't help but to question.

"Shhh, go back to sleep. Its still pretty early, its only like 5:00 in the morning…"

"What are you doing up so early?" She questioned as she made herself comfortable by propping herself up more in his arms.

"Just couldn't sleep, which you need to do yourself…" He told her as she didn't even bother arguing with him as she just seemed to fall back asleep.

And as she fell asleep in her arms, a piece of her hair fell down across her eyes as Optimus just couldn't help but to brush it back behind her ears. Even though she was asleep, even though she was completely naked in his arms…she was still just so beautiful. Optimus couldn't help but to think as he bent down and lightly brushed his lips against her forehead. And she was everything he knew she was, always known she was and she was one of the many reasons why Optimus was not going to go without some sort of a fight. Even though he knew people had a hard time seeing the good in people, he knew it was there…ever so slightly he knew it was there. He knew the human race was a young spices, with much, much to learn…but like Carly, his beautiful Carly…there were more to the human spices than met they eye and it wasn't in his blood to forsake one human life for their civil war…for he wouldn't be a Prime if that was the case. And he was going to try his absolute hardest to keep this planet from ending up like Cybertron. Optimus couldn't help but to think as he found himself falling back to sleep himself…

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After Optimus had gone to return to NEST, Carly decided to get ready for Dylan's company party…even though she DID NOT want to go. If she had it her way, she would have gone with Optimus back to NEST to await their fate. But she also knew she needed a job, those bills weren't going to pay for themselves. She frustratingly thought to herself the entire time she got ready. And after she looked in the mirror, she finally decided that she was ready and walked down to the garage and got into the Mercedes.

And when she arrived at Dylan's place, she was stunned to see how extravagant of a place he really had. The grass was perfectly trimmed, there was a huge fountain in the middle of the yard just as the stoned driveway arched by the front door. And needless to say the place was enormous, Carly couldn't help but to think to herself as she pulled the Mercedes up near the front door and just sat there for a moment.

She watched as guests made their way inside and everyone was formally dressed in black tie attire. And in a way, she almost didn't recognize the people who were walking through the front door. In fact, she didn't recognize anyone at all and she started to notice that none of her colleagues were there. Perhaps this was a company dinner for the CEOs or something like that.

"What am I doing here? I should be with Optimus." Carly couldn't help but to think as she proceeded to put the Mercedes back into drive. However, when she started to pull away, she heard Dylan call out to her from the front door.

"There she is, there's my Carly." She overheard him say to someone.

"Good evening Mr. Gould." Was all she could bring herself to say as she approached him and a woman he was standing with.

And the woman he was standing with was the only person she recognized. She's seen her before roaming around the office and it was nice to see someone she knew. Carly thought to herself as she greeted her as well.

"Might I say Carly…you look ravishing tonight." Dylan mentioned to her as he couldn't help but to check her out in the red dress she was wearing.

The dress itself was extremely plain. It went down to the ground and pretty much covered everything. The turtleneck collar was about 3 inches wide in which there was no need for a necklace as there was a nice size slit that cut right in between her breasts. It didn't show much, however just enough to leave Dylan drooling on the inside. She had on red high heels to match and she let her light brown hair hang loosely and to Dylan, she looked absolutely beautiful and he hated Optimus Prime. He couldn't help but to think to himself as they made their way inside.

"Can I get you anything to drink Carly, a cocktail, a martini…wine?" Dylan asked.

It actually took Carly a minute to decide rather or not she should have anything. Ever since she became a Transformer, she pretty much stopped eating and drinking all together since the only thing she depended on was Energon. However knowing this, she had to take something because she didn't want Dylan…or anyone else for that matter to think otherwise. She couldn't help but to think to herself.

"You know…wine sounds good…"

"Sure thing Carly." He replied as he took off.

"Why don't you take a seat at the dinner table dear. Dinner should be ready shortly." The woman that Dylan was with who happened to be his assistant replied as she pulled out a chair for Carly to take.

In which she did as she sat down and waited for Dylan to return.

"Here you are my dear." Dylan replied as he handed Carly the wine and had a drink himself.

"Thank you Dylan…"

"You know…if you were mine…I wouldn't let you out of my sight…you just look absolutely stunning tonight Carly." He couldn't help but to say as he admired her in that red dress.

However, Carly was starting to feel a bit uncomfortable in how Dylan was talking and acting. She was used to Dylan complementing her, but she knew he was checking her out and with what he just said was sort of uncalled for. Carly couldn't help but to think as she seemed to be tensing up a bit while she sat there.

"So, just out of curiosity…what made you decide on Optimus Prime?" Dylan just flat out asked out of the clear as a server brought their dinner to the table.

However feeling uncomfortable by Dylan's intruding question, she placed her napkin on her lap and rolled her eyes as she searched for something to say. But of course nothing came to mind.

"Would you excuse for a moment…I really have to use the restroom…"

"Sure thing Carly, its down the hall and to the left." Dylan replied even though he knew she was trying to escape.

"She's not going anywhere." Dylan replied to his assistant who sat at the same table with them as he annoyingly rolled his eyes at Carly's lame attempt to escape.

'Sam, please text me back. I never thought I'd need you but…I desperately need you NOW!' Carly shakingly texted him.

And to her surprise, he texted back right away.

'Carly, where are you?'

'I'm at Dylan's company dinner. I don't feel right being here. Sam, you've got to bring Bumblebee and get me out of here!' She cried.

'Okay, okay, okay…try to calm down. I'll see if I can sneak Bee out of here. Don't worry Carly…we'll be there…'

'Thank you Sam!' She texted as she felt a sense of relief as she placed her phone back into her purse.

And after she texted Sam, she tried ever so hard to gather herself together as she tried not to make it obvious that A: she was terrified in being there, and B: that she called for help. She couldn't help but to think as she gracefully and naturally walked out of the bathroom as she brushed the palm of her hands against her dressed as she tried to make it look as if everything was fine.

"I'm sorry to have cut you off like that Dylan…"

"Oh, not a problem Carly. Now…let's eat before our food gets cold. We have a loooong night ahead of us." Dylan explained as Carly caught on to the fact that he had drawn out the word long.

She watched as Dylan began to eat, which meant that he wasn't necessarily paying all that much attention to her. And noticing this, she acted like she ate a couple of bites of food when in reality…she was terrified in putting food in her stomach. She had no idea what the reaction would be like with the Energon, therefore she didn't want to eat anything. She couldn't help but to think as she thought to excuse herself again…even though she knew Dylan would suspect something after a second excuse. But she didn't care, she just wanted to get out of there because she didn't have a good feeling about tonight at all.

"I'm extremely sorry Dylan, I'm not feeling too well tonight. Would you be terribly upset if I went home?" Carly asked as she held her stomach and acted like she was extremely sick.

"Oh, no…not at all Carly. Are you alright?" He asked as he acted concerned, even though he could have cared less.

He was just playing along with Carly until it was the most perfect timing.

"Thank you Dylan. I really appreciate it. I just don't feel all that well." Carly replied as she excused herself from the table, even though Dylan was right behind her and she knew he was.

And in reality, she knew she wouldn't escape. But…at least she knew she tried.

"Good night Mr. Gould. Sorry I couldn't have stayed." Carly replied as she walked over to the Mercedes.

"Good night Carly." He replied as he watched her climb into Mercedes and knew she wouldn't be going anywhere.

And as she tried to start the Mercedes, it wouldn't start. She tried numerous times, but it just wouldn't start. She couldn't understand why, considering she just drove it…but it just wouldn't start. And after trying after so many times, she went to flip open the drivers side door when the door wouldn't open either. As she tried to unlock the door, she was totally unaware of metal tentacle like arms jetting towards her from all angles around the car. And finally after trying to unlock and start the car, she realized that tentacles were coming towards her and began to panic. Then she realized what Sam and Optimus were talking about. The car that Dylan had given her was a Decepticon and she never knew it…until now.

"Let me out of here Dylan!" Carly screamed as she felt the tentacles rake through her hair, almost as if the Decepticon were trying to 'touch,' her in a sense.

And just then by some miracle, she caught sight of Bumblebee racing towards her.

"Carly!" Sam cried in terror as he poured out of the yellow and black Camaro and ran towards Carly as he realized she was in the Mercedes.

"Not another step, or she gets it!" Dylan ordered as he raised his hand towards Sam.

"Sam, just stay back!" Carly cried to Sam.

"What is going on!..."

"Sam!" Carly wailed as the tentacles got even closer and closer to Carly's body and her flesh. She could feel fear overwhelm her as she felt the metal of one of the tentacles touch the bare skin on her arm. She just couldn't help but to wonder what Dylan was up to, to be doing this.

"Let her go!" Carly heard Sam beg.

"Soundwave, that's enough now…could you please…" Dylan instructed as Soundwave finally retracted the metal tentacles from around Carly's body and unlocked the doors.

And at the sound of the click from the doors coming unlocked, Carly frantically flipped opened the gullwing door and practically rolled out onto the stoned driveway. At first she thought Sam helped her up from the ground, but she should have guessed differently when she saw that Dylan held her against Soundwave.

"What the fuck is going on! Who are you! I would sure love to know who the hell I've been working for!" Carly angrily questioned as she stared right into Dylan's eyes.

"Oh Carly, you're so young…you've got much, much to learn…and yet…you're one of them! Please do tell me how that is even possible! Perhaps lets say unless you're dating Optimus Prime?…Prick! Lucky bastard!" Dylan retorted out of jealousy.

By now Carly had become furious with him. This wasn't the first time he had grilled her about Optimus. She couldn't help but to think as she kneed him right in between the legs. Dylan flinched however, he wasn't about to let her escape.

"Now…is that anyway to treat someone who has been your employer for so many years?" Dylan couldn't help but to question as he tightened his grip on Carly in return.

"Just tell me what you want…you sick bastard!..."

"YOU…its you that I want Carly. You're the one person that I've ever known who is close to the Autobots…"

"You sure know a lot about them. How?" Carly questioned.

"Because…of these two…" Dylan started as he motioned his arms to introduce Soundwave and Laserbeak to Carly.

As she was finally freed from Dylan's grasp, she cautiously looked at the car that she had been driving and leaning against and saw Laserbeak fly towards the fountain that was in the yard. And even though she wanted to start questioning things, she just couldn't bring herself to say anything as she was just too stunned to even open her mouth.

"They came to my dad who worked for NASA at the time and asked him to do a little creative accounting. They had the U.S. and Russia space programs shut down so that they could possibly return to their planet…or could possibly bring Cybertron down here to Earth…and they've been our clients…ever since…"

"I don't understand." Carly replied as she was trying to put two and two together. But she was just extremely confused, and maybe…it was better off that she was.

"You don't need to understand Carly. Just do as I ask…and you'll be safe." Dylan replied as he got close to her again.

Getting scared again, but not like she hasn't been scared all night, Carly tried to break free of Dylan. But she just couldn't as he had a powerful grip on her right wrist that she just couldn't break away from.

"You dare so much as try to get any kind of help from anyone, they will turn to YOU…and they will turn to me! I know what you're thinking Carly. Relationships have consequences…I am here because of my father…and you are here because of your precious Optimus Prime. Now…if you cooperate with me, this part…will go by a lot faster. Give me your wrist!" Dylan demanded, as if she had a choice.

Unwillingly Carly surrendered her wrist over to Dylan. Again, fear kicked in as she saw the watch that was on Dylan's wrist begin to transform. Equally terrified, Sam just stood there and watched as there was nothing he could have done without getting Carly hurt even worse.

"You are the one human being that I have been able to find who is close to the Autobots…especially Optimus Prime. You are to find out his plans to fight back, because as leader of the Autobots…I know and they know that he's not going without some sort of a fight." Dylan demanded.

And Carly watched as the Decepticon was now fully transformed and crawling up towards her wrist, she bit her lip out of anxiety. Anxious as to what was about to happen, she continued to bit her lip out of fear as the Decepticon attached itself to her wrist. And…within seconds, Carly collapsed hard on the ground. She tried to move, but the Decepticon zapped her as she just painfully laid on the ground until Dylan picked her up.

"Hurts…doesn't it? Its extremely high tech. It taps into your nervous system. It lets us see what you see and lets us hear what you hear. Like I said, if you so much as squeal that you have that on your wrist…they will turn to you! Do you understand me!..."

"I'll kill you!" Carly vowed as she somehow found the strength to speak.

"Oh Carly, your so young. Just do as I ask and you'll be safe…and so will your precious Optimus Prime…"

"You dare so much as lay a hand on him I'll!..."

"You'll what!" Dylan questioned as Sam finally had the chance to rescue Carly.

"Just get in the car Carly." Sam told her as he the shut the passenger side door to the yellow and black Camaro and turned around himself to face Dylan.

"This isn't over." Sam vowed as he walked around to the driver's side.

"You're right…its far from over." Dylan retorted as he started to walk towards the front door and never looked back.

"Was I too straight forward, or was that just me?" Dylan couldn't help but to ask the woman who was his assistant, who stood there and watched the entire thing.

"Of course not…definitely not you sir." She replied as she played with her necklace.

"Good night Mr. Gould…"

"Good night…its been a fun night…"

PS: For those of you who were wondering…for the last chapter, I had no idea what to call them so I just called them zombies. And I hope this chapter made sense…