Chapter 9

Sam had never been so happy before she was having so much fun, running as fast as she could Sam concentrated on the blue dot that was less than 1 minute away. Her attention was then focused on a large door in front of her, she tried slowing down but she couldn't she seemed to be running faster and faster. Quickly looking down at her feet Sam was shocked at what she saw.

She was flying.

Her legs were no longer moving but the base around her was, she flew forward towards the door but she didn't know how to stop.

"Red Alert" shouted Sam

He saw her cutting through the air at tremendous speeds but she was about to crash into the door. Red Alert didn't know how to stop her and she was way out of his reach. He lifted his hand to his comlink.

"Wing Saber open the door. QUICKLY" he yelled

Now Red Alert was running, he had to try and keep up with Sam but she was too fast. Up ahead Wing Saber opened the door to the room, his optics widened with the sight of Sam flying right at him.

"SAM"

Yelling for help Sam saw Wing Saber step sideways from the door so he was out of sight but he put his hands out and within moments of doing so Sam crashed in to them and the door closed behind her.

Everyone had heard the loud crash and within seconds they all gathered around the closed door where Red Alert stood worried and frightened. He was about to open the door but Wing Saber beat him to it, they all gathered around the white bot with Sam held in his hands. Red Alert quickly scanned her to reveal that she wasn't damaged, her broken arm just hurt.

"OUCH" yelped Sam

Everyone smiled as they looked down at the human.

"That's something we won't be doing for a while" laughed Wing Saber

Sam just looked up at him with a little giggle.

"Sorry, I really don't know how I did that" she apologized

Wing Saber lifted his hand up to his shoulder where she climbed on and sat.

"It's understandable that things like this will happen, coz you're new to it all. Right Red Alert?" said hot shot

He just nodded and looked towards Scattershot

"Maybe we should keep your powers inside the training room and not out here" he said.

They all headed back to the training room laughing about what just happened. When they got there Wing Saber placed Sam on the ground where Red Alert was able to record data of the progress she was making. Sam grabbed her bag after going through what had happened with Red Alert, she took her phone out and looked at the time.

"Oh no, I gotta go guys if Emily sees me gone then you can say good bye to me seeing you again" she protested

Bumblebee nodded and quickly transformed allowing Sam to jump into the passenger seat and drive off.

"What's the rush Sam?" asked bee

Sam started explaining hoping that they would arrive soon.

"Remember when we were about to leave, Emily knocked on my door saying that she'll check on me in an hour well that was at 5:30. And the time now is 6:25, I've got 5minutes before Emily realises I'm gone."

Bee understood what she was saying and whenever he got the chance he sped up but a load of traffic lights kept getting in the way. Once they were at Sam's place bee quickly transformed with Sam in his hand. He placed her in the window and then transformed again. Looking out her window Sam saw bee parked on the road like he was before they left. A knock came from her door which scared Sam to death. She quietly closed her window and sat on her chair next to her desk.

"Come in" she yelled

Looking at the door a head peeped round and asked if she could come in. Sam nodded and rose out of her seat. Emily walked in with a drink and a plate of cookies, she placed them on her desk and walked over to her wardrobe.

"You better get ready Miss, the ceremony starts in 10minutes"

Sam couldn't say anything as she was eating a cookie but she did smile and walk over to the wardrobe. Emily's hand went in rummaging around until when it came out it drew out a beautiful blue dress with sequins at the top and velvet at the bottom.

After Sam finished her snack Emily helped Sam get ready for the event, hair, makeup and shoes. Sam looked like a princess with her brown hair curled and her shoes glistening. Outside a black limo awaited her and as Sam stepped out the front door and saw it she felt really excited that she couldn't help but smile. Before she got in Sam looked around but couldn't see bee anywhere.

"He must have gone back to base" she whispered

Climbing in Sam set eyes on a sparkling dress inside, looking at her face Sam saw her mum sat down with open arms. Sam went over to her and gave her a big hug while the limo drove off towards the big event. Both talked to each other catching up on things that have been happening. Only Sam wished she could tell her mum everything like the transformers and the all spark but she promised not to tell.

When they arrived fireworks were set off police were placed everywhere, the press were hoping to get interviews and photos were being taken. It was like all the capital cities in the world put in to one. Sam walked down the red carpet slowly occasionally stopping for photos and questions but she was pushed on by her mum time from time. At the end a drink was handed to Sam and her mum and they both were greeted by the major and many other people. It was night that no one would ever forget.

"So when do I get to see dad, mum?" asked Sam

"Soon he has just recently finished a movie and will obviously want you to go to the premier"

Sam didn't quite follow her mum.

"What about you?"

"I won't be able to make it I'm flying to Australia to make a more episodes to my cooking channel then I'm visiting a famous restaurant there to see if I can make it better" replied her mum

The smile began to fade from Sam's face, she knew it was too good to be true. At that moment Sam ran away she needed to think.

"Sweetie, come back"

Sam ran to where she knew no one would be. A little fountain far away from the commotion where no press or photographers or police would be. It was a small circle with a fountain in the middle, hedges around the outside. Tears swept down Sam's cheek as she sat on a bench. Sam's feet where hidden by her dress so she pulled the dress up a little to see her phone clipped on to her strappy shoes. She took it and was about to speed dial the Autobots number but didn't.

She put her phone back and looked up at the sky. It was pitch black and the stars twinkled at her with such happiness that it made Sam smile for just a second. She stood from the bench and walked away from the ceremony hearing the fireworks boom in the distance as she never looked back. She walked and walked and walked until eventually Sam reached the park not far from her house but she didn't want to go home she wouldn't be happy with Jeeves and Emily on her back all the time. Sam only felt happy and safe with the Autobots. She sat behind a bush opposite to the road.

"Stupid mum, stupid dad… I…..I don't need any of them" she cried "They don't understand how I feel about all this"

"You can tell me you know" came a voice

Sam was shocked to hear a voice come from behind her, she recognised it but was sure it was a decepticon it had to be. Night time is the perfect time to try and take her. Sam peeked a look around the bush and saw a blue tank on the road with its engine running.

"Scattershot?"

"That would be me yeah" he said

His passenger door flung open and Sam quickly hopped in. Scattershot was worried about Sam and why she was crying but he didn't it was his place to ask.

"Are you on patrol Scattershot?" she asked

"Yep I heard you when I was going to go right so I went left instead. So why are you crying?"

Sam couldn't help but weep more but she eventually explained to him about her parents and what they do for a living, especially the many times they have broken their promises to visit her.

"So I got upset when mum told she wouldn't be there and I ran. Something tells me that she won't visit me soon like she said."

Although Scattershot didn't understand the bond parents have to their children it was clear to him that Sam's parents were the best parents in the world. He felt bad for her but he couldn't do anything to help.

"Your mother will be worried sick about you, shouldn't you go back or at least go home and ring her"

Sam knew what Scattershot was going at but she didn't want to go back or go home she wanted to be free, she wanted to ride the wind.

"I'm not going back Scattershot or home, I feel alone enclosed there" she said

At that moment a big explosion was heard near the ceremony, looking out the passenger window Sam saw a massive black cloud. Something told Sam that it was the award ceremony. Scattershot knew immediately to report this in to the base. Sam opened the door and climbed out she watched the black smoke take up the sky and hide the stars.

"Okay Optimus, Sam we gotta stay here and wait for backup"

But when Scattershot had finished talking he saw Sam running in the distance towards the explosion.

"Optimus come in, Sam has run off should I follow" he requested

Then Scattershot drove off even though he hadn't been given an answer yet. Sam ran as fast as she could past the little fountain towards the black smoke. As she edged nearer she found it was the ceremony that was blown up, police were making sure no one got through to where it hit. She stopped and saw people running away crying because loved ones were lost, people going towards the police demanding to be let by to look for people.

Behind the police barrier was thick black smoke you could see in to where it all happened and Sam had a feeling her mum was in there. She didn't know what to do police and emergency services were evacuating the place pushing people away from the disaster area. Sam quickly hid behind a tree before the police could see her she waited and waited for them to walk past her. She looked over to the road and saw Scattershot, bee and Optimus parked up.

"Samantha come away from there" Optimus shouted

Sam just ignored him and saw the police walk past in a circle formation, they hadn't seen her. She moved around the tree and ran in to the black smoke, it was thick but Sam didn't need to breathe so it wouldn't affect her.

"MUM" shouted Sam

She felt someone walk past her but didn't see anyone.

Outside the black fog Bee was getting worried about Sam and he or any of the others couldn't transform and go get her.

"What do we do Optimus" questioned Scattershot

No reply came in a time of need even Prime didn't know what to do.

"MUM….. WHERE ARE YOU?" cried Sam "MUM"

Sam heard a noise but she couldn't see anything, Sam thought it would be alright as no one could see her in there so Sam made the projection come up again it revealed a large blue dot in front of her and 2 orange dots either side of her.

"This means that there are 2 humans in here and 1 Cybertronian" she said

Now she was scared it can't be an Autobot in here they wouldn't risk it. Only one thing entered Sam's mind then. Decepticon.

The projection disappeared and Sam didn't know what to do. She just looked up and there staring right at her were 2 giant red eyes. They glared at her in a gloomy way, Sam looked back at the eyes for a while and knew something bad was going to happen soon.

"You did this didn't you, you…..you creep" she shouted

The smoke began to clear and Sam could just make out the face of the bot standing before her. But as she looked saw who it was Sam wished she listened to Prime.

"So what if I did this, I am leader of the decepticons I can do as I please" he yelled

Sam's eyes widened and looked as if they were about to pop out, she needed to find her mum not get kidnapped or distracted by this creep.

"Megatron" she whispered

"Oh so you've heard of me then all spark, then will know that I will destroy mountains and planets if I have to, to get the all spark"

As he rambled on Sam knew this was her opportune moment he wasn't looking at her or paying attention to her. Sam ran left hoping that one of the two people in there was her mum. The projection appeared again and she followed it right up to a man on the floor it was the major, he was breathing but unconscious.

"I can't leave him here" she whispered

Sam grabbed his arm and put it around her neck, she then followed the map to the other orange dot. Sam could just make out a woman's figure so she faded the map and walked over to her.

"Mum" she murmured

The woman turned round on the spot to show her face but it wasn't Sam's mum. The lady seemed pleased that she found somebody but she seemed disappointed when it was a little girl with a broken arm supporting an unconscious major. At least she was alive and conscious, even though she was coughing.

"Hi there, follow me I know the way out" Sam said

She led the lady out of the smoke into clean air where both of them could breathe properly. When they were out Sam noticed it was the major's wife she also saved, but it wasn't her mum. Police and medics came over to them and Sam had to pretend that she was choking on the smoke. The major's wife explained to the police that Sam Saved herself and her husband but Sam wasn't paying attention she looked back into the smoke thinking of the horror that has happened. An ambulance took the major and his wife to hospital and Sam was just left standing there, crying.

Her mum was missing and she had met the darkest of Cybertronians, Megatron.