This is it. The day I'm gonna fuck all the Transformers lives. At least their canon ones.
Okay, so Mikaela and I are woken up at about five, and we're hustled out of the building and into cars. I made sure Mikaela had her purse, and I even had mine returned to me. Not that I had anything of worth in there. I also tied my hair back into a braid as tight as I could, though I figure it will be all over the place by noon.
We're driven to an airport, where we meet up with Keller's group, including Glen and Maggie. We're put in the helicopters and flown away. Mikaela and I are with Glen and Maggie in our chopper, and we fly in silence for a little while.
"So," I finally say, taking a deep breath.
"What'd they get you for?" Maggie asked me.
"Uh, bought a car, turned out to be an alien robot," I answer. "Who knew?"
"Wow," Glen said, looking at Mikaela. "You with her?"
"I was dragged into it," she said. "Literally."
"You did follow me," I point out, then ask Maggie, "What about you?"
"Stole a copy of a signal from the NSA and got him to help me find out what was on it," she said, pointing to Glen, then extending her hand. "I'm Maggie."
"Alison." I shake, then gesture to Mikaela.
"Mikaela," she said.
"Glen," Glen finished the introductions.
Shortly afterward, we landed and were taken to some more SUVs, again Maggie and Glen joining us. It was a rather short drive actually, and we were at Hoover Dam in maybe an hour.
At the dam, Maggie and Glen went forward with Keller's group, while Mikaela and I were stopped on our way in by Simmons.
"Hey kids," he said. "I think we got off to a bad start, huh? You must be hungry? You want a latte? Ho-Ho? Double venti macchiato?"
"Where's my car?" I asked. "Where's Bumblebee."
Banachek comes up to us. "Young lady," he said. "I need you to listen to me very carefully. People can die here. We need to know everything you know, and we need to know it now."
Right, like you could handle all my knowledge of the multiverse. Still, I know to use this to my greatest advantage.
"Okay," I say. "But first, I'll take my car, the yellow and black striped Camaro known as Bumblebee, my parents and dog, Mojo, he's a little Chihuahua with a broken leg. Maybe you should right this down, Simmons." I throw him a look. "Oh, and Mikaela's juvie record. That has to be gone, like forever. My partner in crime does not need a real record."
Banachek nodded. "Come with me. We'll talk about your car."
I turned to see Mikaela and she smiled at me for the first time since before S7 showed up. "Thank you," she said to me before walking past me. The pair of us followed Banachek and we ended up with the rest of the group. I did smile to myself when I saw Lennox and Epps. Those two are always in my good books, they're just awesome.
We were taken down to the base of the dam, Simons leading the group. "All right, here's the situation" he announced to us. "You've all had direct contact with the NBEs."
"NBEs?" Epps asked.
"Non-Biological Extraterrestrials. Try and keep up with the acronyms."
You don't have to sound so condescending about it, Simmons.
We entered a tunnel with gates on the inside, and we were all checked before we went farther. It was there I realized Mikaela had left her purse, and Frenzy was inside. But, that means that everything's following the movie, so I know what to do here. I stopped thinking as we were led past the gates.
"What you're about to see is totally classified," Banachek informed us as we left the tunnel for the large room beyond. Oh, sure, it was at least the size of an aircraft hangar, but the cube room is bigger. But then all our attention was drawn to the rigging at the back holding Megatron. I could feel Mikaela tense next to me and I opened my hand for hers, which she accepted.
"Dear God. What is this?" Keller asked as we got closer.
"We think when he made his approach over the North Pole," Banachek said, "our gravitational field screwed up his telemetry. He crashed in the ice, probably a few thousand years ago. We shipped him here to this facility in 1934."
"We call him NBE-One." Simmons said.
I cleared my throat. "So sorry to correct you on everything you think that you know, but this autonomous robotic organism, or non-biological extraterrestrial as you call them, is Megatron, leader of the Decepticons." I look up and wave at him. I'm pretty sure he heard and saw me, so I'm just making sure he knows who to go after.
Simmons glared at me and Banachek continued. "He's been in cryostasis since 1935. Alison, your great-great-grandfather made one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind."
"Fact is, you're looking at the source of the modern age," Simmons said. "The microchip, lasers, spaceflight, cars, all reverse-engineered by studying him. NBE-One. That's what we call it." He got in my face about it.
Keller went up to Banachek. "And you didn't think the United States military might need to know that you're keeping a hostile alien robot frozen in the basement?"
"Until these events, we had no credible threat to national security." Banachek answered.
"Well you got one now." Keller threw his hands up in exasperation.
Lennox, along with the other soldiers, had been staring up at Megatron. He asked "So why Earth?"
"It's the AllSpark," I answered.
"AllSpark? What is that?" Keller asked
"So, on his home planet," I point up at Megatron, "There was a cube of great power called the AllSpark. Your NBE-One, true name Lord High Protector Megatron, started a war trying to gain control of it. It was sent away from the planet, so he went after it, and now he wants to use the AllSpark to transform human technology into an army to take over the universe. That's their plan." Not really, of course. They were going to raise Cybertronian sparklings into Decepticons
"How do you know all that?" Maggie asked me.
"My car wasn't the only alien robot I met," I said. "There's another one, Optimus Prime, who led the fight against Megatron and he told me and Mikaela all about all of that."
Mikaela nodded beside me, though she did give me a look of to explain myself later. I give her a covert nod as Simmons asked "And you're sure about that?" Simmons asked.
"Yes." I said. "You guys know where it is, don't you?"
Banachek looked thoughtful for a moment. "Follow me."
We were led out of Megatron's chamber, though I did look back over my shoulder for a second. In less than two hours, he'd be trying to kill me. And I was going to try to save his life. Life is insane in a transformers world.
Simmons led our group up a set of stairs. "You're about to see our crown jewel," he said, opening the door to the observation room. As I walked in and saw the AllSpark for the first time, I couldn't help up gape.
The AllSpark was huge, easily the size of my house times by seven. The Cybertronian glyphs on the sides were rich and deep, and I could just feel the power it held. Oh Primus, was I seriously thinking I could contain that much power. Sari was naturally half Cybertronian, not a stupid human trying to pull a crazy stunt. But I have to try, or I might as well just be Sam.
I was so absorbed in my thoughts that I missed Banachek's speech about the AllSpark. I was brought out by Maggie asking "Wait, back up. You said the dam hides the Cube's energy. What kind exactly?"
"Good question," Banachek said, and we left for the sparkling chamber. No, that's not its real name, but that's what I consider it to be. Once we were all inside, we were sealed in, and I dreaded what was going to happen next.
Glen and Epps noticed the claw marks on the walls. "What's that?" Epps asked. "Freddy Krueger done been up in here or something?"
"Oh, no, man. Freddy Krueger have four blades, man. That's only three. That's Wolverine! Hrr!" Glen started laughing. "Right? That's Wolverine!"
Blackest black guy ever, meet whitest black guy ever.
We all stared at Glen, and he shut up when Simmons said, "That's very funny." He looked around us and asked "Anybody have any mechanical devices? BlackBerry? Key alarm? Cell phone?"
"I got a phone," Glen said, pulling it out and tossing it to him. We were all handed goggle to put on as Simmons put the phone in. "Ooh. Nokias are real nasty. You've got to respect the Japanese. They know the way of the samurai."
Maggie looked confused. "Nokia's from Finland."
"Yes, but he's, you know... a little strange. He's a little strange," I heard Keller say. Little strange didn't cover it. I have to admit though, second movie him wasn't too bad.
"We're able to take the Cube radiation," Simmons went on, "and funnel it into that box."
He pulled a switch and a little light went into the phone. We heard the transformers sound and the phone suddenly sprang up as a little robot. He rammed into the side of the glass and everyone else jumped back, but I leaned forward.
"Hi little guy," I said, following him with my eyes as he moved around. Mikaela pulled me back and clearly gave me a "what the hell" look.
"Mean little sucker huh?" Simmons said.
"That thing is freaky!" Maggie exclaimed.
"Kind of like the little energizer bunny from hell, huh?" Simmons added.
The Nokia bot discovered his weapons, and he pulled out his mini-gun and rocket. He fired them off and I had to force myself not to close my eyes as I heard Simmons say "Ah, he's breaking the box." I watched as the electricity arched inside the box, frying the little bot to bits. I felt tear well up, but I quickly wiped them away before anyone could see them besides Mikaela.
As we were getting ready to leave the chamber, we heard an alarm going off, and the lights flickered in the room. Keller put together what was happening immediately. "Gentlemen," he said. "They know the cube is here."
Banachek went over to a phone. "Banachek. What's going on?"
"Well, the NBE-One hangar has lost power," the agent on the other end said.
"What!?" Banachek asked, but the agent kept going.
"And the backup generator is just not gonna cut it."'
"Do you have an arms room?" Lennox asked.
"This way," Simmons said, before leading us through the halls. Banachek called for the S7 agents to go to Megatron's room for containment. I don't bother saying that's not going to work, they were dead anyway.
Once we reached the arms room, Simmons, some S7 agents and the Rangers started loading up, Lennox calling out for the Sabot rounds. Mikaela, the other civilians and I hung back out of their way. There was a sudden groaning coming from the ductwork and the lights flickered again. Simmons dropped the round he was loading.
I went up to Simmons. "You have to take me to Bumblebee," I said. "He's an Autobot, he'll know what to do with the AllSpark.
"Your car?" He barely looked up from loading. "It's confiscated."
"Then unconfiscate it."
"We do not know what will happen if we let it near this thing!" Simmons argued.
"You don't know-" I still couldn't believe what he said.
"Maybe you know, but I don't know."
"You just wanna sit here and wait and see what happens?"
"I have people's lives at stake here, young lady," Simmons shouted in my face.
Lennox grabbed him and pushed him down onto the hood of a jeep. "Take her to her car!" he ordered. The S7 guys pulled their weapons at Lennox, but he and the army rangers drew theirs and took down S7. Go Army!
Banachek put his hands up to try and calm the situation. "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!"
"Drop your weapon, soldier," Simmons tried to order. "There's an alien war going on and you're gonna shoot me?"
"You know, we didn't ask to be here," Lennox said.
"I'm ordering you under S7 executive jurisdiction."
"S7 don't exist," Epps said.
"Right. And we don't take orders from people that don't exist." Lennox nodded.
"I'm gonna count to five," Simmons said.
Lennox put his drawn pistol onto Simmons chest. A shot at that close range, that thing he calls a body armor vest won't work. "Well, I'm gonna count to three. Mm?"
"Simmons?" Keller drew the agent's attention. "I'd do what he says. Losing's really not an option for these guys."
Simmons looked at Keller, then at Lennox. "All right. Okay. Hey, you want to lay the fate of the world on the kid's Camaro? That's cool."
We finished loading up and went deeper into S7, where they had Bumblebee. He was held down on a table and the icing guys were there. Banachek and I ran up, telling the agents to let him go. They held off on the ice and Bumblebee was able to sit up.
"Bumblebee, are you okay?" I asked.
He responded by snapping down his battle mask with a growl and powering up one of his blasters, holding it out at S7.
"Bee I am so sorry," I tell him, walking up and placing a hand on his leg. "Bee, the AllSpark is here, and so is Megatron. The Decepticons are coming and we need the bots' help. Your help. We're going to go to the AllSpark now. Okay?"
Bumblebee nodded, retracted his mask and we led him back to the AllSpark room. Seeing Bee next to it impressed the size and might of it. Again, I wondered if my plan would work, but I pushed it aside to focus on Bumblebee shrinking it down.
Lights flowed over and through the glyphs on the sides, the energy making the lights flicker and spark, and it started collapsing down eventually it was small enough for Bumblebee to hold one handed. He turned to us and played ~Message from Starfleet, Captain.- Let's get to it.~ He then handed the cube to me.
"He's right," Lennox said. "We stay here, we're screwed with Megatron in the other hangar. Mission City is twenty two miles away. We're gonna sneak that Cube out of here and we're gonna hide it somewhere in the city."
"Good! Right!" Keller said.
"But we cannot make a stand without the Air Force," Lennox finished.
"This place must have some kind of radio link!" Keller turned to Simmons. "Shortwave, CB!"
"Right! Yes!" Simmons said.
"Sir, you got to figure out some way to get word out to them," Lennox said, then looked to his men. "Let's move!"
We all started moving out. Bumblebee transformed and Mikaela and I got in, dropping the cube in the backseat. We rolled out of the dam, and Mikaela buckled the AllSpark into the back seat. Then she turned to me.
"What's going to happen?" she asked.
"What?" I asked back.
"You said you've seen what's going to happen today. What happens next?" She fixed me a pointed look.
I sigh. "Megatron has already broken out, and will be on his way to take us out. We'll be running into Optimus and the others any time now, and they're going to join the convoy. Some Cons are going to attack and Optimus is going to drop back. Jazz and Coppertone are going to face off Megatron to give us time, and a Con called Starscream is going to attack us. After, I can't say, it's too dangerous."
"Too dangerous? How?"
"If I say what will happen, then someone could go against it and then my knowledge is useless." I sighed. "I'm sorry."
"No, it's fine," Mikaela said. "So we just focus on getting the AllSpark to safety."
"Yes," I said, then I looked ahead to see some familiar shapes. "The bots!"
Optimus and the other bots swung around and joined the convoy. Maybe fifteen minutes later, we merged onto the highway and five minutes after that, Barricade, Bonecrusher and Brawl showed up. Wow. All the cons have B-names except for Megs, Star and Scorponok. Weird.
Well, they started reaping havoc, or specifically Bonecrusher. He transformed and Optimus dropped back to deal with him. Bonecrusher tackled Optimus and we lost sight of them as they fell off an overpass.
We managed to make it into the city and lose the cons. Lennox found a pawn shop and got radios for Epps and the soldiers. Then we drove around until a jet passed overhead and Lennox had us stop. I jumped out and helped Mikaela out, but I kept a hold of her hand. I hadn't realized until then that I'd been shaking and holding her helped me. She seemed to understand and just squeezed back.
"Raptor, Raptor, do you copy?" Epps called on the radio. "We have you visual. Green smoke is the mark. Provide air cover and vector Black Hawks for extraction."
Suddenly, just before the jet made another pass, Ironhide transformed. "It's Starscream!" he shouted.
The other bots transformed, Bumblebee running to help Ironhide with the truck. Mikaela turned to look at me, and I held her gaze until Lennox called for us to move. I tightened my grip and pulled Mikaela with me as we ran, until the shockwave knocked us down.
Once we recovered from the blast, I turned and saw Bumblebee. "Bumblebee, no!" I shouted. Yes, I knew he'd lose his legs, but it was very different seeing it in real life. The movie cut out the energon leaks that came from the lines in his legs. And they really cut down on the pain I could just feel he was going through.
"It's okay, Bee, it's okay. RATCHET!" I called, though I knew he was too far to do anything. A shot went off and Mikaela and I looked up to see Brawl coming down the street. Lennox called for us all to move out, but I ignored him and knelt on a torn up piece of asphalt. I kept encouraging Bee to crawl toward me.
"It's okay, buddy. I'm not gonna leave you." I say, holding a hand out and touching his helm, right where his Autobot symbol was.
Bumblebee made a sad noise, then held the AllSpark up to me. I took it, and set it down next to me.
"Don't worry, Bee," I tell him. "Megatron won't get it. But I need you to trust me. Okay?"
I just hold his face until I'm interrupted by the sound of Mikaela pulling up next to us. I jump up as she hopped out and said "Help me with this."
We help Bee maneuver so he's leaning against the truck and hook him up. We're nearly done when Lennox and the team show up. I only spot Ratchet and Ironhide, so Coppertone and Jazz were either fighting Megatron, or one or both were dead. I seriously hoped it was the former.
"Alison! Where's the Cube!" Lennox asked.
"It's right here!" I tell him, not looking up from my work.
Lennox ran off and came back within a minute. "Alison." I looked down at him. "All right, I can't leave my guys back there, so here, take this flare." He handed it to me. "Okay, there's a tall, white building, with statues on it, Signal the chopper and set the flare-"
"Set the flare and get the AllSpark into military hands." I nod. "I think I can do it."
"You better! You're a soldier now, alright!" He grabbed the AllSpark and put it in my hands, the turned to Mikaela. "You got to go. You got to go."
"No, I'm not leaving," Mikaela said.
"You need to go. No, get out!" Lennox ordered her.
"No, I'm not leaving till I get Bumblebee out of here, okay?" Mikaela said.
Ironhide bent down closer to us. "Alison, we will protect you."
I nod. "I got this." I jump down and start moving out.
"Alison!" I stop and turn in time for Mikaela to come up and grab the lapels of my flannel. She looked into my eyes. "No matter what happens, I'm really glad I got in that car with you."
This was my one chance. With a surprising amount of courage, I closed my eyes, leaned in and kissed her. Not very hard, not very long, but enough she knew this wasn't an accident. I pulled back and saw the surprise in her eyes. Her hands had also let go of me.
"I am too." And with that I took off with the AllSpark, just as Ironhide and Ratchet called for me to go.
I was racing down the street, and I could hear Ironhide and Ratchet fighting behind me. I didn't look back, but I was still able to tell when Ironhide was gonna jump over me and ducked. I stayed low until Blackout flew overhead, upside down and nearly taking heads off.
Ironhide lopped beside me. "Keep running Alison!" he called. "Don't stop!"
Blackout landed on the street in front of me and swung his helicopter blades at me. I managed to duck and run past in time to avoid the car he rolled into the deli.
Then Starscream transformed and landed on the street in front of me. I dropped and rolled, barely managing to get behind a car before he started attacking. I didn't look up, but I could hear his attack and Ratchet and Ironhide's cries.
AllSpark, if this is gonna work, could you start turning into a stake or something!?
Okay, well I guess it did work, cause the AllSpark started shifting in my hands, becoming a little slimmer and flatter.
I then heard the sound of Starscream's transformation and he flew away. I got up and looked back on Ironhide and Ratchet, very obviously recovering from the attack.
"Alison!" Ironhide called. "Get to the building! Go!"
I took off and was almost halfway down the street when Megatron appeared behind me. "Give me the Cube, girl!" he shouted.
I risked looking back, and let me say that I was actually terrified. Fucking Megatron barreling after me and I have absolutely no way to defend myself. That's fucking terrifying!
Since I wasn't watching where I was going, I ran into the SUV and bounced to the ground, the AllSpark hitting and releasing a burst of energy. I rolled to my feet and took off, ignoring the extra terrified screams behind me.
I finally made it to the building. Like for Sam, the gate and doors were open, allowing me to run right in. I made straight for the stairs, not looking back, and just made it to them when Megatron burst in the window.
"I smell you, girl!" he roared, which only encouraged me to run faster.
I had to cut across the second floor to reach the rest of the stairs, and I'd just made it to them when Megatron burst through the floor. I risked looking back for a second, then made my way up the stairs.
I was nearly dying by the time I reached the top. Cardio is not my strong suit. But I get to the top and I run over the roof, spotting the Black Hawks. I pull the flare out of my pocket and slam it against a wall, screaming "Hey! Over here! Heeeeey!"
One of the Black Hawks came up over the edge of the building and I ran towards it. The soldier inside stretched and reached for the AllSpark, but before I even started to pass it, I yelled "Look out!" and backed away. Just in time for Starscream to fire his missile.
I dropped down and managed to avoid the tail as it passed over my head. As I recovered, I faintly heard Optimus call out "Hang on, Alison!" from down below. I raced for a statue, and just in time. Megatron started busting the roof to get out of the building. I barely managed to get on the statue and then I remembered one big difference between me and Sam. I'm terrified of heights.
"Oh my god. Oh my god!" I can't help screaming as I see the ground far, far below.
"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshling?" Megatron asked. I pressed myself as close to the statue as I could, trying to keep from Megatron as he came closer.
"Give me the AllSpark and you may live to be my pet," he said. Yeah, pet to that guy. I've read fanfics of that. Do not want.
"I'm never giving you the AllSpark!" I shout instead, and brace myself.
"Oh, so unwise," was all Megatron said, then he growled and the roof exploded from under me
I scream as I fall, and I swear my life started flashing before my eyes. Until Optimus caught me and cradled me to his chest.
"I've got you, girl," he said. I grabbed whatever armor I could as I realized how high up we still were. "Hold onto the Cube!" he said, and that was my only warning before he dropped and started hulk sliding down the buildings, jumping from one side to the other to keep momentum and avoid most of the debris. He didn't anticipate Megatron dropping down and clinging to his back, flipping us. I screamed even as Megatron let go and fell himself. Thankfully, Optimus still landed on his back and I was still cradled in his servo.
I heard the M Bay scream as Optimus unwrapped his servo from around me and I sat up.
"Alison," he said, retracting his battle mask. "You risked your life to protect the Cube."
"No sacrifice, no victory," I said simply, looking into his optics.
"If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the Cube into my chest," Optimus said. "I will sacrifice myself to destroy it. Get behind me."
I do as he said, dropping down into the broken ditch. Once I was in there, I held the AllSpark in both hands, closed my eyes and concentrated, drowning out the sounds of the battle.
Okay AllSpark. This kind of worked before. Please, please, please, turn into a stake. Please. I held a mental image of what I wanted, a sort of thin metal rod that I could easily stab into something,
I felt the AllSpark start to shift in my hand, but didn't open my eyes until I was certain it was done. I look and the AllSpark was now a thin prism shape, about a half inch in diameter and the length of my forearm. I smiled and gave a small laugh. Part one is down. Now for part two.
I climbed to the edge of the ditch and watched how the battle went. I faintly heard a war cry, and I knew Blackout was dead, that had to be Lennox. Then Megatron was blasted by the planes, and I managed to run up out of the ditch, sliding over the ground toward Optimus.
Megatron saw and came after me, but Optimus tripped him and he flew over my head. I rolled and was still on the ground when Megatron loomed over me. I started crawling away, as fast as I could. "I'll kill you!" he growled, crawling after me.
"Alison!" Optimus called out. "Put the Cube in my chest! Now! Alison!"
I got to one knee, and looked up at Megatron, then down at the AllSpark wand in my hands. I had only two options then. And I knew which I would take. I took a deep breath and held it out in front of me.
"This better fucking work!" I cried out, before pulling back and feeling the end of the rod break through my ribcage to my heart.
Cliffhanger, Hanging from a cliff~ So yeah, here is Alison's big "Fuck canon, I'm fixing shit!" moment. Will she live? What will happen to her if she does? And how will everyone react? Find out next time on The AllSpark Changed My Life.
