It seems like forever since I last update. Well, you got to blame school for keeping me way from my story... And my laziness.
So here is the new chapter you've all been waiting for. Enjoy!
Chapter 15: Darkness Rising, Part Five
It's morning in Jasper, and at the KO Drive In, Jack arrives in his bike. He parks his bike on the bike rack and began chaining it up. He looked up at the KO Burger sign and sighed sadly. Already, he's beginning to regret of ever leaving the Autobots. He doesn't even know what was he thinking back there. He only said all of that because he was angry. Angry at Miko, because of her, Sam was almost killed. Yes, Raf was there too and he too was almost killed, but Sam is the most important person in his life – second to his mom – and he'll never forgive himself if anything bad happens to Sam.
Just looking at the KO Burger restaurant made him sigh in boredom. He's really starting to miss the others. He could still see Sam, Raf and Miko at school, but he can't hang out with the Autobots or be near them. During those past few days, he grew to like the Autobots. After all, they are Sam's family. He could see why Sam loves them so much.
His ears perked up when he heard a familiar motor engine getting closer. He turned around and saw Arcee and Sam as the two parked beside him. "Sam? Arcee? What are you guys doing here?"
"I sort of skipped breakfast this morning and Ratchet is after my head right now." Sam replied sheepishly. "So I came here to get some breakfast. So chop-chop and get your butt moving. I'm hungry."
Jack smiled as the two went inside the restaurant. He served Sam his breakfast and watched as he began to devour the food. He must be really hungry, Jack thought to himself. He decided he should get right to business. He left the cash register and sat on the same table Sam is sitting. "Alright, I know why you are here." He said seriously.
Sam looked up from his food and stare at Jack. "Duh, of course you do. I told you why I came here."
"Yes, but that's not what I'm meant."
"Then what?" Sam asked as he continues to eat.
"You came here to convince me to come back to the Autobots. Isn't that right?"
Sam stopped eating and slowly placed his fork on his tray of foods. He look up and had a serious expression on his face. "That's what I came here to talk about as well. To tell you the truth, I didn't come here to convince you to come back."
Jack felt a bit hurt from that. He was sure that Sam would be the one to pester him to come back to no end until he gives in and rejoins the gang. That is what he actually hopes for Sam to do. "Then what did you come here for, besides eating here?" Jack asked nervously.
Sam sighed. It really hurts for him to say it, but there is no other choice. He wish it didn't have to resort to this. "I came here to end our friendship, Jack."
Jack felt his heart stop at those words that came out of Sam's lips. He hoped to God that he heard it wrong. "Wh-what?" He asked, wanting to make sure he heard right.
Sam gave a sad sigh. He doesn't want to repeat it again. It hurts to say it. "I said I'm here to end our friendship."
"But why? Did I do something that made you say that?"
"Actually...you did."
Jack was a bit shocked. Since when did he do or said anything that might end their friendship? He tried to remember anything he might've done for Sam to declare that their friendship was over.
Sam could see the confusion in Jack's eyes and began to explain. "It's because you decided to leave the Autobots is because I have to end our friendship."
"What!?" Jack yelled out in anger, catching some unwanted attention from costumers. He smiled apologetic at the people before turning his attention back to Sam with an angry glare. "So you're saying that our friendship has to end because I left the Autobots? Is that it?" Jack quietly yelled at Sam, feeling hurt that Sam wanted to end their friendship just because he left the Autobots.
"You didn't let me finish." Sam spoke calmly, but doing his best not snap back at Jack for that accusation. "The reason why is because it's for your own safety."
"My safety?" Jack asked confusingly.
Sam nodded. "You see, you no longer have an Autobot guardian to protect you from the Decepticons. And without an Autobot by your side, you will make an easy target for the Decepticons to capture."
"Ok, but why would the 'Cons want me if I am no longer part of the Autobots?"
"They will use you to get to me."
Now that clear things up. Jack remembers that the Decepticons are still after Sam because of his ability to have Energon in his veins. And what better way to capture him is by using one of his human friends as a hostage. And since Jack is no longer protected by the Autobots, they will come to him and use him as hostage to get to Sam.
"But will I be able to see you in school?" Jack asked, hoping that he could at least see him everyday in school.
Sam shook his head sadly. "I'm sorry, Jack. The Autobots have decided that it would be best to pull me out of school after Spring Break and have me home-schooled. Or not go to school anymore since I'm already at university graduate level." He stood up and walk over to Jack. "I wish it didn't come to this. Us no longer being friends. But it's for your own safety and your mom's." He leaned down and gave a peck on Jack's forehead. "I'm gonna miss my knight in shining armor." He jokes sadly, remembering what Jack said to him just yesterday. He picked up his tray and threw his food away in the trash before leaving the restaurant.
Jack stared at Sam's retreating figure, and with each walking steps, he could feel Sam walking out of his life. But he wasn't worried. He knows that once after the war between Autobots and Decepticons are over, Sam will come back and they'll be together again. But how long will that be? Days? Months? Years? Maybe never? Oh, hell no. He is not having any of that. He can't live one day without Sam. He needs Sam to be by his side at all time. He made it his job to protect Sam. Making up his mind, he went after Sam to tell him his decision... Not before he goes to tell his boss that he's taking a day off.
"How did he took it?" Arcee asked as Sam walked out of the restaurant.
"I don't know." Sam sighed as he got on Arcee.
"Why don't you just tell him? He's right there."
Sam looked up from Arcee and saw Jack coming out, heading in their direction. "Jack, what is it?"
"I have decided that I should come back." Jack smiled at Sam and Arcee.
"Really?" Sam asked and Jack nodded back. Without thinking, Sam jumped on Jack – legs wrapped his waist, and kissed him on the lips.
Jack was caught off-guard when Sam latched himself onto him and then kissed him. Truth be told, he was liking this. He had dreams of kissing Sam and now his dream came true. He wrapped his arms around Sam's waist and kissed him back.
It took a few seconds to realize what Sam was doing. Sam pulled away from the kiss and looked away shyly. "I'm, uh, sorry, Jack. Guess I got carried away when you said you're coming back."
Jack chuckled. "It's alright, Sam. And besides," Jack rested his forehead against Sam's, "I kind of like this side of you." Jack smiled, causing Sam to blush even more. Before he could say anything, Arcee interrupted them.
"Hate to break the lovey-dovey moment," Sam and Jack stiffen, having completely forgotten that Arcee was with them, "but we need to head back to base."
Jack carefully let go of Sam and regained his composure. "Sure, Arcee. Let's get going." He made his way to Arcee and got on. "Sam, you coming?" He called as he noticed Sam hasn't moved an inch.
Sam snapped out of his stupor and looked at Jack with sheepish smile. "Sorry there, Jack. I was thinking about something." He quickly got on and sat behind Jack.
"Thinking about the kiss, eh, Sam?" Arcee asked teasingly as she revved up her engine and pulled out of the parking lot, heading in the direction of the base.
Sam blushed and hid his face behind Jack's back. "Shut it, Arcee. And you better not tell anyone about what happen today."
"Whatever." Arcee plans to tell everyone about this, including Optimus. She could imagine how livid Optimus will be when he finds out that Sam was kissed by Jack, even though Sam was the one who initiated the kiss. It's a shame that Optimus doesn't lose his cool. But if it has to do with a male flirting with Sam, then it becomes quite entertaining to see Optimus going all possessive over Sam.
Jack smiles at Sam's predicament. He felt happy that he gets to be even closer to Sam. All these years of being friends with Sam, he never this close to Sam. Perhaps it's because he has to keep a secret about the Autobots that prevents him from knowing more of Sam and his life.
At any case, he was glad that he decided to stay with the Autobots. It means that he gets to know more about Sam and his robotic family. Not only that, he gets to protect Sam at all cause. And of course that includes Miko and Raf. But he'll always protect Sam. He is the knight, and Sam is the princess, who is in need of protecting. He laughed inwardly at calling Sam a princess. If he would have said it in Sam's face, he was sure he would be blushing mad.
His broke out of his musing when he heard the entrance to the base opened. He must've been in deep thought that he didn't noticed that they arrived at the base. Arcee honked her horn to get the attention of others of her arrival and the two boys.
"Hey, guess who's back!" Jack called out as he and Sam got out of Arcee, allowing her to transform back into her robot form.
"Autobots, prepare for departure." Optimus commanded, not giving a glance or a 'hello' to Jack. Guess he's still mad about what he did to Sam – carrying him like a bride. That's his job, not Jack.
Jack frowned at the lack of greeting. He thought that they might welcome him back, saying stuff like 'glad to have you back' or 'we missed you'. But instead, he got the cold shoulder. Well, it matters not to him. As long as he's close to Sam, then that's fine.
"Where to?" Arcee asked.
"The final frontier." Miko answered.
"Space?" Jack asked surprised. "I thought they didn't have any way to get there." He told Sam.
"They don't...really."
Jack sighed before smiling at Arcee. "Be seein' you?" Arcee smiled at Jack before joining with the others.
"Be careful, Bee." Raf told Bumblebee. Bee buzzed at Raf as he joined with Optimus.
"I'm so jealous." Miko stated.
"Don't even think about following me." Bulkhead warned her before she could attempt a stowaway again. From what he learned from Sam, is that humans can't breathe in space. And if they can't breathe, they die. But he's sure that Miko knows that and won't following him this time.
As the Autobots preparing for their departure, Optimus walked to Sam, who was now preparing the Sickbay, just in case. Sam heard footsteps heading his way and looked up to see Optimus coming. He smiles brightly at him. "Hey, Optimus."
Optimus kneel down in front of Sam. "I'm trusting you to be at your best behavior while I'm gone, okay."
"I'm always at my best behavior." Sam pouted at him.
Optimus noticed something is bothering Sam. His eyes says it all. "Sam, is something bothering with you?"
"Of course not. What made you say that?" He asked, trying to sound innocent and convincing.
"Sam." Optimus's voice and look was stern. "I known you for a long time now to know something is bothering you."
Sam gave a smile of surrender. He shouldn't bother hiding anything from Optimus. He could read him easily like a book. "It's just that... I'm afraid, Optimus. Afraid that I might lose you. I don't want to lose you or anyone, just like I lost Cliffjumper." He spoke softly, not letting anyone hear their conversation. He clutched his heart as he continues to speak. "The pain of losing Uncle Cliff still hurts. I can't afford to lose any more of my loved ones. Please, make sure you guys come back. Make sure you come back to me. I'll be completely devastated if you don't come back. Don't leave me, Optimus." Sam said pleadingly.
Optimus remained quiet for awhile, taking in on what Sam had said. It pains him to see Sam still suffering of losing his uncle. And now, he's afraid. Afraid of losing more of his loved ones, afraid of him leaving Sam all alone. With his blazing blue optics filled with determination not to let Sam down, he scooped him up and pulled him close to his spark chamber. "I promise you, Sam, that I will come back safe and sound. I will make sure the others arrive back here safely from this mission." He will do what ever it take to keep Sam happy.
Sam smiled and tipped-toed to give Optimus a quick peck on the cheek. "Go kick some aft, big guy."
Optimus felt his spark pulse real fast from that small kiss. He too gave a small kiss on Sam's cheek before activating his battle mask. "I'll be back before you know it." Optimus's lips quirked in a small smile at Sam's flustered face. He placed him back to the ground before moving to join his Autobots. "Autobots, transform and roll out!"
The four Autobots transformed into their vehicle form and drove through the GroundBridge. Upon arrival in space, they transformed back into their robot form and Optimus instructed them to activate their gravitational magnet as soon as they made contact to the giant, circular SpaceBridge on space. When they looked behind, they spotted the Nemesis ship arriving as well.
"So Megatron's packing enough Dark Energon to raise Cybertronian's dead?" Arcee asked.
"And since we don't possess ready means of disabling the SpaceBridge, nothing gets in... or out!" The Autobots readied their weapons and took aim at the ship, waiting for them to make the first move.
Megatron chuckles as he sees the Autobots aiming their weapons at the ship through the monitor. "Optimus Prime never disappoints. Unlike you, Starscream." Megatron snarled at Starscream.
Starscream chuckles nervously. "No need for concern, Master. Soundwave is locking on to Cybertron's coordinates... per my instructions."
After a few minutes of no action, Arcee broke the silence. "Well, what are they waiting for?" She asked with impatience.
Optimus withdrew his weapon and narrowed his optics, zooming onto a broken dish. "It appears the Decepticons have sustained serious damage to their interstellar navigational system."
"Huh, that's my handiwork." Bulkhead stated proudly.
"Great job, Bulkhead." Optimus complimented. "Without the dish, Megatron would be unable to aim the SpaceBridge at Cybertron."
"Don't the Decepticons know where their own planet is?" Rafael asked Ratchet.
"Naturally." He replied. "But Cybertron is many light years away. To reach their target, their aim must be astronomically precise."
"If Megatron went to the travel of rendezvousing with his SpaceBridge, he must have an alternate targeting system. A remote one." Optimus said with suspicion.
Ratchet hummed in thought. "From what I know of Earth's technology, I doubt there exists a single radio-telescope dish on this planet powerful enough to pinpoint Cybertron."
"What about a whole bunch of linked radio-telescope dishes? Like the giant sized array in Texas?" Rafael suggested as he showed Ratchet the giant dishes on the computer.
"Good thinking, Raf. Ratchet, have Agent Fowler alert the array staff to the security hazard."
"You, soldier!" Fowler yelled which got the attention of others. "You're out of uniform! Put on some pants!" He ordered before passing out again.
"That may be a challenge." Ratchet commented.
"So what should we do?" Sam asked. "I know we could hack into the array's system, but it's no use. Their firewalls are too thick. I couldn't get in." Sam noticed all eyes are on him and he knew what they are thinking. "What? I was bored and had nothing else to do." He once tried to hack into the dish few years ago due to boredom, but their system has very strong firewalls.
"Wait, Sam, what about getting you all the way in? Like 'inside-the-building' in?"
Sam hummed in thought before face lit up. "I could log into their internal network on the other side of the firewall. Good thinking, Jack."
Optimus immediately stepped in and decline the idea. "The risk is too great, the Decepticons would be there. Perhaps even on sight."
"Optimus, with all due respect... you said it yourself, this is bigger than the safety of us three humans."
"Yeah," Miko stepped in to help Jack convince Optimus, "if we let the 'Cons win, we're fragged, along with everyone else on our planet."
"Sam?" Optimus awaits for Sam's answer. He was hesitant on letting Sam go on this mission. He is worry that the Decepticons might be there, waiting to ambush them and take Sam away again.
Jack, Miko and Rafael looked at Sam, waiting for his decision. After a few seconds, he smiled. "Let's get right to it." He said determinedly.
Ratchet set the coordinates to the array and activated the GroundBridge. The four humans ran through the GroundBridge as they hear fighting through the comm link knowing that the battle against the Decepticons began. The kids arrived at the array safely, but it would have seem that Jack, Miko and Raf are having trouble keeping their balance as they moan in sickness.
"I hate you right now, Sam." Jack groan in discomfort. "You're used to going in and out of the GroundBridge, that you became immune from getting sick."
"Yeah, well, suck it up, you three. We have a job to do." Sam began running towards the building, knowing that they don't have time to lag around. The others saw Sam running towards the building and they followed him, not wanting to get lost or anything.
The kids found a small, unused room with a computer in it and Sam quickly sat down and began typing while Miko looks around the empty hallway before closing the door. "Security sure is lax in this place." She commented.
"I'm in." Sam announced with a smile before frowning. "And so are the Decepticons."
"What!?"
"How can you tell?"
"It's the same schematics for the SpaceBridge we saw on their warship." He said, showing them the data they saw on the warship. "But this time, we can download it."
Taking his cue, Rafael took out his flash drive and insert it on the PC and Sam began downloading it to the flash drive.
"It appears the Decepticons are synching it to the dishes. But I can synch to them."
"Will they know?" Jack asked nervously.
Sam scoffed before reassuring them. "Even if the 'Cons see that I'm in the system, they'll have no idea I'm in the house."
Little do the kids know, Soundwave is in the very next room, plugged into the computer system as well. He aligns the array to Cybertron's coordination, causing the SpaceBridge to hum actively.
"Lord Megatron, the SpaceBridge is ready for activation." Starscream announced.
"Finally!"
Sam growled as the screen indicates that Cybertron is locked on. "They're locked on to Cybertron, but not for long." Sam smiled deviously as he works on realigning the arrays back to their original position.
"Starscream! What is happening?" Megatron growled out impatiently.
Fearing Megatron's fury, Starscream quickly contacted Soundwave. "Soundwave! What is happening?"
Responding to Starscream's request to know what's going on, Soundwave taps into the installation's security systems and have located the four kids. He despatch one of his tentacles to stop the kids from interfering.
"The dishes are heading back towards Cybertron. I'll just undo that again." Sam sighed tiredly.
"What happens when the 'Cons realize they are being punk'd?" Jack asked Sam nervously.
"Relax, Jack. Everything is going to be fine." Sam reassured Jack as he continues to type on the computer.
"Yeah, Jack, what are the 'Cons gonna do? They're probably like a thousand miles away."
The door behind them opened quietly and Soundwave's tentacle slithers behind them. Jack slowly turns around and let out a surprise yell as the tentacle threw Jack and Miko aside and wrapped itself around Sam. The tentacle began retreating with Sam, but Sam quickly placed his feet on the door frame.
"Raf, you need to stop the Decepticons from locking on to Cybertron!" Sam struggled between breaths.
"You can count on me, Sam!" Raf rushed to the computer and began to virtually combat the Decepticons. "I won't let them lock on again." He swore determinedly.
Jack and Miko went to try to pry Sam free from the tentacle. Soundwave noticed Rafael is monitoring the dishes and threw the three kids to the wall and went after Rafael. Rafael quickly jumped on the table to dodge the attack and pulled out his flash drive before he jumped off the table and Soundwave's tentacle destroyed the computer. Miko grabbed an axe and charged at the tentacle, but only to get smacked back to the wall. Soundwave's tentacle grabbed the abandoned axe and raised it up.
"You handed it an axe!?" Jack shouted in disbelief.
"Not good."
Though the kids believed it's about to attack them with the weapon, the tentacle withdraws. Sam began to gave chase and told the others to stay put. But Miko being Miko, she follows him with Jack and Rafael behind her tail.
As Soundwave finished locking on to Cybertron, he used the axe he picked to cut the hard-line. Sam, Miko, Jack and Raf barged into the room where they saw Soundwave about to leave. Miko took out her cellphone and took a photo of Soundwave. Soundwave also took a photo of the four humans with his vizor before transforming into his jet mode and left.
"Why is he leaving?" Miko asked in confusion.
Raf's eyes followed a bunch of wires leading to the main system until he saw a familiar axe. "He cut the hard-line. The dishes are locked on to Cybertron. For good." Rafael proclaimed sadly.
The screen shows that Cybertron is locked on and ready for the SpaceBridge to activate. "Now, Starscream?" Megatron growled impatiently.
"Now." Starscream pressed a button and activated the SpaceBridge.
Megatron arrived at the outer hull of the ship with a huge chunk of Dark Energon on his back. and threw it towards the SpaceBridge. The Dark Energon crashed into Cybertron like a meteor and with that impact, the planet began to glow purple. "Arise, my legion!" Megatron bellowed aloud. In response, the dead warriors of Cybertron began to arise from its burial.
"Optimus, I'm registering a rapidly expanding mass in their SpaceBridge vortex. One with a peculiar energy signature." Ratchet informed.
"Dark Energon." Optimus said knowingly. "Ratchet, we must destroy the SpaceBridge. There's enough live Energon cursing through it to achieve detonation. But we lack the firepower to ignite it."
"If I knew how the SpaceBridge was engineered, I might find a tactical way of accomplishing that feat."
"Um... would schematics help?" Raf questioned as he raised up his flash drive.
"Optimus, I must say... the SpaceBridge is our sole hope of ever returning to Cybertron. Are you certain it's destruction is the only option?" Ratchet asked.
"I am afraid so." Optimus replied. As much as he would like to return to Cybertron, he has someone waiting for him on Earth. And there is no way is he ever going to break his promise to Sam. He will not be the same without Sam.
Ratchet could tell Optimus would not want to go back to Cybertron without Sam, and he smiled a bit so that the humans wouldn't see. He could understand Optimus. Even he would not leave Sam behind. "Then by all means... let us light our darkest hour."
"Autobots, take your positions, and follow Ratchet's lead." Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee nodded before leaving to take their position. Optimus looked up and spotted Megatron in his jet mode. "While I make my stand."
Megatron transformed and landed few yards away from Optimus. "Your fellow Autobots are wise, Optimus. They know when to retreat."
"I hold no illusion about engaging your army, Megatron. But I might derail its objective... by removing its head." Optimus took out his sword, ready for battle.
Megatron laughed evilly. "Highly unlikely, Optimus, as I am infused of their very might!" Megatron boasted.
"One shall stand, one shall fall."
Megatron took out his own blade and with a battle cry, he charged at Optimus and the two began to fight, each blocking each other's move and delivering a punch or two. Megatron punched Optimus in the face and slashed at his abdomen which made Optimus to stagger a bit. He raised his blade in attempt to block Megatron's next attack, but at cause, the blade broke in halve. Megatron gave Optimus a powerful uppercut, grabbed him by the leg in midair, slammed him down and threw him few yards away. Megatron arrived in front of him, raised his blade to deliver the final blow, but was interrupted by a voice through his comm link.
"Master?"
"Starscream, what is it!?" Megatron snarled angrily at Starscream for interrupting.
"I do not wish to question your all-seeing wisdom," Starscream said, adding a pinch of sarcasm in his voice, "but I believe the Autobots are up to something again. Beneath your bridge this time."
"Ah, misdirection, Optimus. You would have made a fine Decepticon." Megatron said with an amused grin.
"I chose my side." Optimus retorted. He pushed Megatron away and drew out his blaster and blast him away.
Megatron transformed back to his jet mode and flew to find the rest of Optimus's team. "Starscream, my army approaches. Rendezvous with the SpaceBridge for pick-up."
"Now follow the line from the flow regulator to the Energon pump. There should be a valve." Ratchet instructed Arcee.
"I see it." She announced as she pressed a button.
"Good. To turn all that power against itself, all you need to do is reverse the current."
Arcee did as she is told and grabbed the two levers and turned it. "Current reversed." She reported back.
"Yes!" Fowler cheered, scaring the kids by surprise of his outburst. "...Right?" He asked Sam, not understanding some bits.
"I'll ready the GroundBridge."
The Autobots spotted Megatron heading their way and began to shoot. Megatron in return fired back which blasted Arcee off into space and falling into unconsciousness. Megatron arrived back again at the entrance of his SpaceBridge, seeing his army of Terrorcons almost arriving and his bridge beginning to detonate.
He looked back, expecting to see his ship, but saw nothing. "Starscream! Where is my ship!?" He demanded.
The reading Starscream's getting from the monitor began beeping flashing of potential danger. "We would never make it, Lord Megatron! Don't be a fool! Take flight and retreat!" Starscream urgently yet fruitless tries to get Megatron to flee the detonating SpaceBridge.
"Optimus, the GroundBridge is ready and waiting." Ratchet informed.
"Autobots, jump!" Optimus jumped off the SpaceBridge and into the GroundBridge. Bumblebee jumps to collect Arcee before he and Bulkhead jumped into the GroundBridge.
Megatron watches in despair, seeing that his legion of the undead was almost close to crossing through the SpaceBridge, but fast enough as the SpaceBridge began to explode. Overcome with regret over the loss of his army of Terrorcons as they begin to come through, the SpaceBridge implodes, taking Megatron with it.
Inside the ship, Starscream has his back on the rest of the Decepticons as he began to tell them the terrible news. "Decepticons, it is with deep sorrow, that I note for the log... Megatron's spark... has been extinguish. All. Hail. Starscream." Starscream declares with a grin, feeling happy for Megatron's death as he takes on as the new leader of the Decepticons.
Everyone watched the tunnel of the GroundBridge in apprehension as they waited for their Autobot friends. "Do you... think they're...?" Rafael started to ask, but didn't want to finish.
Ratchet looked down at his wrist which reads the signal of each Autobots. "Four life signals. One very faint..." He reported gravely.
Worry for their Autobot guardian being the one very faint, they waited for them to come back safely. Optimus was the first one to appear and Sam quickly rushed to side. "Optimus!" He cried happily as he jumped on the awaiting hand which bought him closer to Optimus's spark chamber. "You came back." He whispered tearfully.
"I did promised you that I will always come back to you." Optimus pulled Sam a bit closer. Truth be told, Optimus was a bit frighten at the thought of not seeing Sam ever again.
Next to appear was Bulkhead, which Miko ran up to him. "Bulkhead!" She screamed in happiness as Bulkhead kneeled down, allowing Miko to hug his hand.
The next to appear was Bumblebee, carrying the unconscious Arcee. Sam let out a shock gasp at the scene. He motioned Optimus to put him down. Once he did, Sam quickly rushed to Arcee, only to stop in front of her out of fear. Jack, Miko and Raf went to Sam's side for support, knowing that he's being affect the most out of the three. Optimus watch as Jack brought Sam into his arms. For once, he'll let it slid, knowing that Sam is in need of a comfort.
Sam removed himself from Jack's arms and went up to Arcee, placing his head on her hand. "I lost one this week," Sam's voice quivered with shed tears, referring to the loss of his uncle, Cliffjumper, "By Primus, don't let it be two. I'll suffer through any torture, but please, don't take my sister away from me." He felt a twitch from her hand and he looked up with those hopeful eyes. "Arcee?" He spoke quietly.
Arcee's optics opened and smiled weakly at Sam. "Sam, really...? There are other motorcycles in the world." She joked.
Sam sighed, placing his head down at Arcee's hand, letting her thumb stroke his cheek to wipe off the tears. "Yeah, but, none of them will be as awesome as you."
"And Megatron?" Ratchet asked Optimus.
"Not even he could have survived ground-zero."
"Prime!" The said 'Bot looked over his shoulder to see Fowler ready to leave. "I didn't get to thank you 'Bots for the save. I owe you one. We all do." Fowler enters the elevator and leaves.
Miko realized something and walked over towards Optimus. "So... is this the part where you say goodbye and... tell us we need to forget we ever saw you?" She asked sadly, not wanting to depart Bulkhead and the others. Jack and Rafael joined her as well, not wanting to leave their Autobot guardian and the rest.
Optimus thought a moment before looking at Sam. "What do you think, Sam?" It's better for Sam to decide and not him. He doesn't want his decision to sadden Sam.
Sam looked into the pleading eyes of Jack, Miko and Raf. Within a heartbeat he replied, "Yes."
The three cheered happily as they went and hug him tightly out of happiness. Sam laughed as he hugged with back with equal force. As Miko and Rafael finished hugging Sam, Jack swooped down and stole a kiss from Sam which left him blushing mad from embarrassment.
"Sorry, guess I got carry away in the moment." He teased, reminding Sam of what he did back at the restaurant. Everyone laughed – minus the glaring Optimus – at Sam's embarrassing predicament as he hid his face against Jack's chest.
"I'm so going to kill you in your sleep." Sam muttered in Jack's chest, in which Jack just laughed it off at the empty threat and wrapped his arms around Sam's waist.
"That reminds me of the time when Sam was the one who jumped on Jack and kissed him with full force." Arcee stepped in, teasing Sam as well.
"ARCEE!" Sam squealed unmanly, his face burning even more. "You were suppose to keep it a secret!"
"Sorry there, kiddo, girls gotta gossip on the juicy things." She smiled innocently.
"You traitor!"
"I'll take that as a compliment."
Sam groan out loud in dismay, keeping his face buried in Jack's chest while everyone around him laughed at him. While everyone is laughing at Sam, Optimus was glaring at Jack. How dare he for stealing a kiss from his Sam, and then pulling him closer to him. He has the urge to GroundBridge him to a isolated jungle so that he can never get near his Sam. Sam was his to kiss, to touch. He belongs to the great Optimus Prime and only him.
"Without a means of leaving this world, we Autobots take strength in the bonds we have forged with our four young friends – true warriors. If not in body, then in spirit. My name is Optimus Prime, and I send this message. Though we did not choose to be of Earth, it would seem that we are here to stay. If you approach this planet with hostile intent, know this: We will defend ourselves. We will defend humanity. We will defend... our home."
Alright, I have somewhat bad news. The bad news is I'll be putting this story on hold. Reason for this is that I got my muse back to right the next chapter of my other story.
For those of you who don't know the story: it's a Transformers: Prime story. Optimus/Sam pairings. Starts mid-season two. Long story short: it's about Sam getting revenge on the Autobots for abandoning him when the Decepticons came and 'killed' him, three years prior to the series. I suggest you read the story because it will be getting intense from now on.
In any case, if I happen to take too long on updating this story – maybe like a month or so, do not hesitate to PM me or review for a new chapter. I will get on writing on the new chapter ASAP.
Hope you enjoyed this story and review please. See ya soon :-)