This is kind of a useless chapter, but…oh well. Thought it would be a nice little time waster until more things start to happen.

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Carly quickly had fallen asleep as Sam began to drive back to NEST, that was, before he had received a call from Lennox.

"Sam, where the hell are you?" Lennox questioned.

"On my way back with Carly, why?..."

"Don't bother. We've got word tonight that they're shipping the Autobots out tomorrow night. Just meet us down in Florida. Can you make it in time?" Lennox questioned.

"Lennox…I've got Bee…of course we'll make it. We'll see you there." Sam replied as he hung up his phone while Carly woke up from the sound of his voice.

"What's going on Sam?" Carly asked, though groggy from just waking up.

However, Sam hesitated before he answered her.

"They're shipping the Autobots out tomorrow." Sam answered in a low voice.

"WHAT, NO! Go back to NEST!" Carly demanded.

"I-I can't…"

"Why not!" Carly questioned while she began to panic.

"Because…t-they've already left." Sam replied as he watched Carly's jaw practically hit the floor of the yellow and black Camaro.

"What do you mean they've already left!" Carly questioned as she glared over towards Sam.

"I mean…they've already left for Florida. We're driving straight through so we can make it in time." Sam began to explain.

Unsure of which emotion she felt at this point, Carly sank against the backrest. But what she was most concerned about was the fact that she had a Decepticon attached to her wrist. If the Autobots already left for Florida, how in the world was she going to get the information that Dylan, and the Decepticon's wanted? But most importantly, what would happen to her if they didn't make it down to Florida? Carly couldn't help but to question as she frustratingly raked her fingers through her hair.

"Sam…you've gotta get me to Florida before they're launched out of our atmosphere!" Carly demanded as she grabbed Sam by the shirt.

"I will, don't worry. Bumblebee can drive faster than any other car on the road. We'll get there." Was all Sam told her, even though she didn't feel too confident.

Sinking back into the backrest, Carly brought her gaze away from Sam to out through the window as the scenery seemed to go by within a blink of an eye. Knowing that Bumblebee had taken over and seeing how fast they were driving, she knew that they would make it and maybe she felt a sliver of relief. Relief of knowing that she wouldn't get killed by the Decepticon that was attached to her wrist, or by any other Decepticon for that matter. She couldn't help but to think as she stared at her wrist.

"You know, I never thanked you for coming to my rescue." Carly told Sam.

"I didn't really do much. You still have that Decepticon attached to you…"

"True, however…you still got me out of there. I don't know how I would have gotten out of there if it weren't for you and Bumblebee." She explained.

It had seemed as though she had triggered a thought in Sam's mind as he let out a sarcastic little smirk before he began to speak.

"You know, I bought a 2nd gen Camaro about five years ago…turned out it happened to be an alien robot…"

"Then I met you, became a part of this whole alien civil war through my acquaintance through you, then…fell in love with the leader of the Autobots…"

"Who knew?" Both Sam and Carly said in unison, almost as if they finished each others thoughts.

As they looked at each other after finishing their thoughts, it was almost as if Carly's life had flashed before her. She thought about the first time she met Sam, and then after that she was introduced to the Transformers. And then just recently her and Optimus Prime had become one. He was everything to her and she was everything to him. Although because she was thinking about the Autobots and Optimus, she felt the Decepticon go off ever so slightly and it hurt like hell as it tried to tap into her thoughts…therefore she decided to stop thinking. Carly couldn't help but to think as she could feel the Decepticon ease its pressure on her wrist.

"Who would have thought all this would ever happen?" Was all Carly questioned as she looked over at Sam.

"I know right…" He agreed with a huge yawn.

They had been driving straight through since seven o'clock with an occasional break so that the three of them could rest. And as they came across a rest area near Savannah, Georgia, they decided to pull over. And while Sam went to the bathroom, Carly decided to contact Optimus no matter if the Decepticon attached to her started to go off.

"Carly?" Optimus questioned as she contacted him.

"Its me Optimus…"

"Where are you?" He couldn't help but to question.

"Somewhere in Savannah, Georgia at a rest area." She told him.

"Really? We're just coming up to Savannah as well." Optimus explained.

"You are!..."

"Wait, I think I see you next to Bumblebee. We'll be there shortly." Optimus told Carly as Sam walked back to the yellow and black Camaro.

"Optimus and everyone else are meeting us here. And speaking of…" Carly explained to Sam as she caught sight of Optimus and the trail of Autobots and specialty vehicles pull into the parking lot of the rest area.

It was no sooner Optimus parked that she joined up with him.

"Optimus!" Carly squealed as he transformed down into his human form in which he couldn't help but to take Carly into his arms.

And by now the Decepticon had a good grip on Carly which hurt worse than the last time it went it went off. But she knew she had to take it if she wanted to stay alive. And with that thought in mind, Carly hoped that she could hide her pain the best she could from Optimus. Carly couldn't help but to think as they finally pulled apart.

"How could we both be at the same place at the same time? You guys left earlier than we did." Carly couldn't help but to question.

"They humans needed to eat and make quite a few rest stops…and they had to fill up their cars along the way…"

"Ah…that would make sense." Carly agreed as she couldn't help but to sink deeper into his chest as he had his arms around her.

"Optimus…are you ready? We need to go." Optimus heard Colonel Lennox call out over to him as he came back from the bathroom.

"Do you want to ride the rest of the way with me?" Optimus asked as he brushed the palm of his hand against the skin of her check.

'YES, YES of course I do!' Carly wanted to cry out but couldn't because of that damn Decepticon attached to her! Carly couldn't help but to think as she tried to fight back the pain and tears.

"I'm sorry Optimus but…I think I'll ride the rest of the way with Sam and Bumblebee." She told him as she bit her bottom lip.

"Alright, if you wish. I will follow Bumblebee…"

"Alright." She told him as she took Optimus's lips into hers

However, their kiss didn't last long as they were practically running against the clock.

"I love you Carly…" She heard Optimus say to her before he transformed into his vehicle mode.

"I love you too Optimus." Carly told him as she looked over at the truck as she made her way towards Bumblebee.

Once her back was turned towards Optimus, tears started to flow out from her eyes as if someone had turned on a faucet. Ever so badly did she want to finish the rest of the trip with Optimus, but she knew if she did the Decepticon on her wrist would continually go off. Time was precious now as they were running against the clock and she wanted to spend the rest of the trip with Optimus…but she just couldn't. She just couldn't and it killed her inside. She couldn't help but to think as she finally made herself as comfortable as she could inside the yellow and black Camaro while she never took her eyes off of Optimus as she closed the passenger side door.

"Autobots…roll out." Optimus softly ordered as the specialty vehicles drove out first, then the rest of the Autobots and then Optimus was right behind Bumblebee as he took up the rear as they took off to finish the rest of the trip to Florida.