Chapter 7- Rescues
Mikaela watched and listened in amazement as Sam's Camaro suddenly transformed before her eyes through a series of complex moves. As she glanced at Sam, Mikaela frowned as she saw he didn't look nearly as surprised, or scared as she thought he would have done. Belatedly her brain remembered the message on her phone from last nite and she realised Sam had meant every word. However her gaze was soon drawn back to the metal giant that was now crouched protectively in front of them, its headlights blazing brightly. The first thing she noticed with a smile after its size, was that it was still the same shade of yellow as the Camaro, the second thing she noticed was the way it turned to look at both her and Sam. As its bright blue optics focused on them, for the second time that evening Mikaela was aware of the same sense of calm she'd felt earlier, and a complete absence of the fear she'd felt when looking at the red eyes of the monster from earlier. Mikaela felt a sudden and inexplicable urge to reach out and touch the giant, but as she leant forward, Sam pulled her back with a shout and Mikaela saw the police cruiser executing the same movements as their Camaro had done earlier, but as it had transformed mid-air, it hit the Camaro with a solid force, sending both the metal giants flying over their heads, the noise of the collision ringing in their ears. Sam resumed usual business by letting out a girly squeak of panic, but Mikaela found herself watching and hoping the yellow giant would get back up from where it'd hit the ground with a shower of sparks. The larger of the two giants regained its feet first and growled menacingly at the two teens, before a small chamber opened in its chest and a small metal creature flew out at Sam and Mikaela chattering maliciously. Sam had already begun to run, and as Mikaela watched the smaller creature pursue him like some twisted Energizer Bunny, she knew Sam needed her help and she couldn't give up on the promise she'd made to herself all those years ago to keep Sam Witwicky safe. However as she chased after Sam, she couldn't help but feel relieved when she looked over her shoulder and saw a yellow shape charge at the bigger giant.
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Bumblebee had almost been afraid to turn and look quickly at the two teens who were huddled behind him, but he'd been glad he had. Sam was now gazing at him with a resigned look of acceptance, and Mikaela was looking at him with a look of complete fascination. However the thing that made Bee's spark soar the most was the smile he saw on her face as she looked at him, in his true state, and he could feel no traces of any fear coming from her. "You really are amazing", Bee thought to himself as he gazed down at her. Although as he heard the sound of Barricade transforming mid-air, Bee's mind instantly switched to protecting the two teens. As Barricade hit him, the force of the collision knocked him off his feet and Bee felt himself scrape along the hard road surface. Taking a moment to regain his breath, Bumblebee watched as Barricade loosed Frenzy at Sam. Sam not for the first time that day raced away, with a smaller Decepticon on his tail this time but one that was just as determined as his larger master. Bumblebee pushed himself up from the ground and charged at Barricade, just in time to see Mikaela race after Sam and Frenzy. Bee only just had time to see her flick a concerned look in his direction before he hit Barricades larger bulk with his own.
Barricade however was ready for Bumblebees attack and chuckled darkly as he caught the smaller Autobot with his blade wheels, sending Bumblebee flying back into one of the large upright storage containers after the second attack with them, another shower of sparks lighting up the night sky. Bumblebee quickly sprang back to his feet, his smaller size an advantage over the slightly larger Decepticon, as he grabbed hold of Barricade, using his smaller size and speed as an advantage as he twisted Barricade around before throwing him up and over his shoulder, slamming him into the roof of a small building. However the roof collapsed under the weight of the two robots, and through the cloud of dust and sparks, Bumblebee lost his footing allowing Barricade to gain the upper hand again. As Bee fended off the blows, he hoped Sam and Mikaela were faring a little better against Frenzy.
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"Mikaela help. Its got me". Mikaela listened to Sam's panicked screams, and as she saw Sam struggling with the small mechanical demon that was tugging at his legs, she knew she needed something that was going to help both her and Sam. As she looked round for something that would do the job, her eyes lit upon a tool chamber just ahead of her that had been left unlocked. Sprinting over to it, Mikaela reached the chamber and focused on getting some of her breath back as she decided which of the tools would work best against the little metal demon. As she tried the power saw, her heart leapt in relief as it fired into life, and for one of the few times in her life Mikaela was thankful for her upbringing, unconventional as it had been. Switching the saw off Mikaela cut the power and hefted it to her shoulder, before heading back out into the poorly lit yard. As she listened to Sam's yells for help, she tried to find him as her eyes adjusted to the dark, which was being broken up by the showers of sparks coming from the battling giants. As a particularly loud bang echoed through the night sky, accompanied by yet more sparks and a cloud of dust, Mikaela forced herself to concentrate on helping Sam, "Don't even think about that, I'm sure our big guy is holding his own". Finally her tired eyes fixed onto Sam and saw he was still being attacked by the psychotic Energizer Bunny. Mikaela took a deep breath and ran in the direction of Sam, who had tumbled down the dirt bank and hit the fence. Running round the edge of the fence, Mikaela finally reached Sam, who was doing his best to fend of the evilly cackling little monster, "Sam, watch out".
Sam turned and his heart filled with relief as he saw Mikaela heading towards him wielding a power tool of some kind. The little metal critter however wasn't expecting the second earthling, which gave Mikaela the chance she needed. "Sam stay still". As Sam froze as best he could, Mikaela swung the saw, and took off the little demons arms. Mikaela ignored the squeals it made as some of the days tension slipped through her control and she let loose with the saw. "Uh, Mikaela". She swung round to face Sam, who had taken his usual approach to any situation; hide behind whoever was likely to keep him safe, her blue eyes still blazing fiercely, "Yeah?".
"I think you got it". Mikaela switched the saw off and inhaled heavily as she looked to the twisted pile of metal, where the head was still trying to move. "Not so tough without your head are you?", called Sam before he walked over to it and kicked it as hard as he could, wincing as he listened to the high-pitched squeal that echoed through the air, before huffing triumphantly. Mikaela couldn't help but chuckle at Sam's attempt to reclaim some pride, and her chuckle only grew as she realised that for some reason, Sam was pantless. As Sam turned and saw Mikaela doubled over with laughter, he looked down and flushed bright red, "Quit it, the little psycho pulled them off when I fell over okay, and its not like I had time to stop for them". Mikaela nodded, not trusting herself to keep from laughing and hurting Sam's feelings yet further. However their attention was soon diverted as a loud bang reached their ears before a silence finally settled over the yard. They shared a worried look before Sam tugged at her arm, "Come on" and they ran back round the fence to where they had left the two giants battling.
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"Not so brave now are you, puny Autobot", snarled Barricade as he continued to rain punches down on Bumblebee, "When I'm done with you, I"ll exterminate those two irritating little fleshlings. The girl first, as I need the boy for the glasses, though once I have the glasses...". Bumblebee dodged a particularly vicious punch, that demonstrated clearly Barricades plans for Sam and Mikaela. It was this knowledge and the pain it caused Bee's spark when he thought of any harm coming to either of them, that gave him the extra surge of power he needed to push Barricade off him. Bumblebee's optics glowed an angry dark blue as he plowed into Barricade, the training that Ironhide had insisted upon finally paying off as he delivered a series of solid blows to the Decepticon knocking him to the floor, before transforming his arm to his cannon and firing into Barricades chest armour. As he saw the shock in Barricades red eyes, Bee glowered at him fiercely wishing he could tell him he would destroy every last Decepticon that tried to hurt Sam, or his Mikaela, but as he couldn't he fired another plasma shot into Barricades chest, causing his circuits to shut down, temporarily off-lining him. As Bumblebee watched the Decepticon shudder and suddenly still, he felt a sense of accomplishment before he sank to his knees as the battle finally took its toll on his spark; as although Bee could fight and fight well, he couldn't feel the same sense of joy in it that a warrior such as Ironhide could. Inhaling the cold night air through his vents, Bee slowly calmed himself. However when he heard a high-pitched squeal ring through the night sky, Bee raised his optics and inwardly chuckled as his saw Frenzy's head fly through the air, before wondering how on earth Sam and Mikaela had managed that feat. Pushing himself to his feet, Bumblebee slowly headed up onto the ridge and tried to calm the feeling of nervousness he felt as he looked down and saw Mikaela and Sam gazing up at him.
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A/N: Shorter chapter this time! Hope u still enjoy though, and think you'll like the next chapter as Bee gets a bit more confident with Mikaela ;) xx