Chapter 9- Visitors
A short time later Bumblebee pulled off the highway, and headed down a short pathway towards a gated area. Bee easily pushed open the gate and drove up to a majestic looking building, slowing to a halt as he did so. As he killed his engine Bee chuckled to himself as he heard the sound of Sam's gentle snores from the driver's seat, and he felt his spark flutter protectively as he watched Mikaela sleeping softly, her head resting gently against the window. Bee gently blew cool air through his vents to wake the two sleeping teens, and felt his spark race as he watched Mikaela awaken first, blinking the sleep out of her eyes, before they focused and she realised where she was, "Please tell me there is a good reason I'm awake big guy". Bee chirped softly, before the radio quietly flared, "Time to meet the family". Mikaela smiled, and looked over to where Sam was still snoring, despite the fact that Bee was almost blowing a gale through the vents, "Leave this to me". Bee chirped curiously and Mikaela just chuckled as she leant over and pinched Sam's ear. As Sam awoke with a yelp, Mikaela couldn't help giggling uncontrollably which only increased when she felt the whole car shake with silent laughter. Getting out of the car, mainly so she didn't have to listen to Sam's grumbling, Mikaela stretched to rid herself of the last of her sleepiness, sighing contentedly as she rested her head on Bee's roof, feeling the night air blow through her hair.
Sam finally got out of the car, and as he saw the look of contentment on Mikaelas face, Sam patted Bee on the roof, "Just a quick heads up for you, never seen her that chilled before, like ever". Bee felt his spark swell with pride as he chirped at Sam, which caused Mikaela to look over at Sam, "What are you two whispering about?". Sam shrugged, "Nothing, just guy stuff". Bee chuckled inwardly as he saw Mikaela raise her eyebrows as Sam shot an innocent look back at her, before shaking her head disbelievingly, "I'm not convinced. Anyway now you've finished your 'guy time', why are we here?".
"Time to meet the family... Look up to the skies".
Raising their eyes to the skies, Sam and Mikaela watched as a bright flash of light lit up the sky, followed by four glowing orbs of light. Sam inched closer to Mikaela, "Getting weird again". Mikaela reached for Sam's hand and squeezed it reassuringly, "It's okay Sam, I'm pretty sure our guy here wouldn't let anything hurt us". Bee gently moved forward and bumped the back of Sam's knees, before quietly revving his engine as he too watched the glowing orbs of light soar over their heads. Mikaela rested a hand on his hood, before quietly speaking to the Camaro, "You've missed them haven't you?". Bee chirped a quiet response, he had missed the other Autobots and now they were finally here, Bee felt like his spark was finally complete. As the earth below their feet trembled slightly, Bee felt a stirring over his comm-link and he realised Optimus and the others had finally landed on Earth. Bee sighed with relief as he got confirmation that everyone had landed, before chuckling as he heard Ironhide's grumbling at landing in something wet.
Mikaela felt the Camaro shaking as if it was laughing, "Whats so funny?". Bee sounded the noise of something splashing into water through his speakers, before voicing a stream of grumbling. Sam laughed, "Unhappy landings?".
"Yes".
Sam then noticed the cloud of smoke rising from the hills nearby, and looked at Mikaela before turning back to his car, "Hey can we go see?". Bee chirped a response and they both jumped in, before Bee drove off.
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A few miles further down the road, Bumblebee pulled onto a dirt track which ran alongside a neatly tended field, or at least what had been until the landing pod had hit it. Sam gazed round at the destruction the pod has caused, before looking at Mikaela who was gazing at the field with the same sense of wonder, "Well you know how to make an entrance, I'll give you that". Bee chirped as the two teens headed towards the edge of the roadway to get a closer look into the field. Sam then tapped Mikaela on the arm, "Hey look over there". Mikaela looked over to where Sam was pointing and saw the smoking metal pod, which was slowly opening with a series of mechanical sounds, before another mechanical giant stood up and after briefly looking in their direction, ran off into the dark. Ignoring Sam's excited exclamations, Mikaela turned to gaze at the Camaro which was still parked on the road with a smile on her face, "Friend of yours?". Bee chirped happily in response, before opening his doors for them as they headed back towards him.
A short while later Bumblebee arrived back in the city and headed back towards yet another part of Tranquility's industrial areas, chuckling to himself as he heard Sam and Mikaela commenting on the amount of time they'd spent in these areas just recently. Reaching a deserted parking area, Bee slowly rolled to a stop and before either Sam or Mikaela had chance to ask what was going on, the alleyway to the parking area was filled with light from the four vehicles heading towards them from different directions. Sam got out of the car, and slowly walked round to the front of it, surprising both Mikalea and Bee. "Well guess he's finally found his sense of destiny", Mikaela chuckled to herself as she rested her chin on the dashboard, and felt a surge of pride as she watched Sam nervously walking forward. Bee shared Mikaelas pride in Sam, "He's doing great". On hearing the radio flare, Mikaela smiled and in what was quickly becoming a habit, traced a pattern on the leather with her finger, before nervously raising her voice, and asking the question she'd been thinking about now for hours, "Is he gonna be okay with whatever you guys have planned for him?". Bumblebee felt his spark jump as he heard the concern in Mikaelas voice, "We will keep him safe... we promise", before adding a reassuring chirp. Mikaela smiled and gently patted the dashboard before climbing out to join Sam, "Thanks big guy, but just promise me one more thing?" Bee chirped at her questioningly, and Mikaela smiled at the sound, before replying softly, "Promise to keep yourself safe too, wouldn't want to lose you either". At her words, Bumblebee's spark did a little jig inside his chest. "She's worried about me too", he thought to himself with a smile as he reversed back from them slowly as the other vehicles finally reached them.
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Although Sam had indeed decided to 'accept his destiny', that didn't mean he wasn't feeling a sense of unease as the huge Peterbilt drove down the alleyway towards him. As he turned to look for the reassuring sight of his Camaro, Sam felt the nerves lessen slightly as he saw that it was still parked and somehow looked to be waiting expectantly. 'Great now I'm thinking robot', Sam thought to himself as Mikaela reached his side, grinning to herself; 'And my car is flirting with my best friend, who seems to be flirting back'. As he heard the blip of a siren from behind him, Sam felt a momentary flare of panic recalling the earlier events of the day, but breathed a sigh of relief as he saw that it was a search and rescue Hummer, not a crazed police cruiser. The Hummer was followed by a silver Pontiac Solstice and a large black GMC Topkick, and as they all rolled to a stop, Sam saw his Camaro reversing back towards them, which he took as a good sign. Mikaela turned to look at the newly arrived vehicles, and he saw the impressed look in her eyes. The sound of metal scraping and changing shape soon brought Sam back from his thoughts however, as the Peterbilt began to transform into the same bi-pedal being that his Camaro had earlier, although with one major difference, the Peterbuilt was much taller. Mikaela had watched with the same sense of amazement, but she had turned to watch the other vehicles transform behind them. When they were all in their bi-pedal modes she couldn't help but smile when she noticed that the Camaro was now one of the the smallest of the bunch, and seemed to be deep in conversation with what had been the Topkick. Bumblebee had watched and as he'd seen the look of amazement on Sam's face when Optimus reached his full height, he'd chuckled softly to himself, "And Mikaela calls me big guy". Ironhide had noticed the smaller 'bot shaking with silent laughter, and had asked him what was wrong. Bee then quickly filled the other Autobots in on the days events, pausing as he felt Mikaela gazing at them, before silencing as he heard Optimus questioning Sam.
"Are you Samuel James Witwicky? Descendant of Captain Archibald Witwicky?". Sam quickly shared a glance with Mikaela, who whispered "They know your name" at him before answering in a shaky but clear voice, "Ye.. Yeah?". The larger robot seemed to smile before answering, "My name is Optimus Prime. We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron"
"But you can call us Autobots for short", called the Hummer from behind them. Sam heard the information, and mumbled "Autobots" under his breath, but not once did his eyes leave the giant in front of him. The giant then gazed at Mikaela, who felt her own heart start to race, "And you must be Mikaela, we have heard a lot about you too". Mikaela was sure she could hear disguised laughter in Optimus's voice, and replied "Thank you, I think", before she turned to look at the yellow robot who was giving her what definitely looked like the robot equivalent of an innocent look. Raising her eyebrow at him, Mikaela couldn't quite hide the smile that crept over her lips as she saw the Camaro's optics glow at her.
"Whats cracking, little bitches?". Both Sam and Mikaela turned in time to see the Solstice do a somersault. "My first lieutenant. Designation Jazz".
"This looks like a cool place to kick it", Jazz replied before jumping back and landing on a rusted car parked nearby. Mikaela fought back her giggles, and Sam looked back at Optimus, "How'd you learn to talk like that".
"We've learned to speak Earth's languages through the world-wide web". A noise behind them made Optimus look up, "My weapons specialist, Ironhide".
"You feeling lucky.. punk". Sam whimpered when he saw the giant robot that had been the Topkick aiming two huge arm cannons at him, causing Optimus to tell Ironhide to go easy, but Mikaela laughed delightedly as she recognised the quote. Next up to be introduced was the Hummer, whom Optimus called Ratchet, and finally he got to the Camaro.
Mikaela laughed as she watched him bouncing on the spot, shadow boxing as Optimus formally introduced him, "Sam, you already know your guardian Bumblebee, as do you Mikaela". Again Mikaela heard the laughter in Optimus's voice, and she found herself blushing slightly as she gazed up at Bee, "That's your name? Bumblebee". Bee nodded and chirped shyly, causing not only Sam to cough back a laugh but Ironhide and Jazz to nudge each other, smirking as they did so. Sam recovered enough to look up at Bee himself, "So you're my guardian?". Bee continued to bounce for a second longer, a cheerful tune coming from his speakers as he did so, before nodding at Sam with an affirmative chirp. Mikaela then gazed at Bee for a second longer before looking up at Optimus, "If you guys can all speak, how come Bumblebee can't?".
"His vocal processors were damaged in battle". Mikaela turned as Ratchet answered the question for her, firing a laser at Bee's throat, "I'm still working on it". Bee coughed a couple of times before chirping angrily at Ratchet, thinking "I wish he'd warn me before he did that" to himself as he rubbed his throat. However as he saw Mikaela's concerned look, Bee chirped softly at her and was pleased when he was rewarded with a smile.
Mikaela then turned her attention back to Optimus, before asking him "Why are you here". Optimus looked down at Mikaela, and as he saw the look of protectiveness in her eyes as she flicked them towards Sam, he found himself realising why Bumblebee had fallen for the earthling. Her desire to protect the ones she loved was almost as strong as the one in Bee's spark.
"We are here looking for the All Spark, and we must find it before Megatron".
"Mega-what?", replied Sam, sounding confused. As Optimus fired a holographic image onto the floor, Sam and Mikaela somehow found themselves looking at the Autobots home planet of Cybertron. Sam let out an impressed whistle, as Optimus explained the story of the All Spark, the battle for Cybertron and just how Sam's grandfather fit into the scheme of things. As Sam confusedly asked how they knew about the glasses, Mikaela and Optimus both answered "e-Bay"; before Ratchet began to speak again, "If the Decepticons find the All-Spark first, they will use its power to transform Earths machines and build a new army".
"And the human race will be extinguished", added Optimus gravely, "Sam Witwicky, you hold the key to Earths survival". Mikaela heard the sharp intake of breath from beside her, and turned to see Sam looking more than a little shell-shocked. As she nudged his side, Mikaela whispered to him, "Please tell me you still have those glasses?".
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A/N: Well everyone's here now, and even the rest of the family have twigged before Mikaela ;) Enjoy as always x