Chapter 14

Bee drove taking us away from the fight. Mudflap and Skids following close behind. Everyone in the car wanted to comfort me, but I wouldn't let them touch me. Right now I wanted to run, run and not stop until I could run no more. I had to settle for sobbing until I had no tears left to shed. Later that afternoon I was aware that Bee was no longer driving but I did not move. When sunset came around I climbed out of Bee's back seat and wondered off to be on my own for a while. I was barely aware that we were in an abandon prison. I climbed onto a roof and walked to the far end and sat. "You promised me, you promised me Optimus," I whispered. "I could have handled him Optimus. Starscream is a coward." Then some part of me became angry, "YOU PROMISED ME!" I shouted into the empty air.

I looked back behind me and could see the light of a fire and Bee in his bipedal form. I sighed and headed back. I couldn't stay by myself forever and I also knew we couldn't stay here. When I arrived I sat down next to Bee. "Bee if you hate me I understand, I messed up," Sam said.

"Young fella, you are the person I care about most in my life. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away," Bee said and I could hear the emotion in his voice.

"He's dead because of me. If I had been braver like Allison maybe he would still be alive."

"Every sacrifice for us would not have been in vain, hallelujah," Bee replied using a piece of a sermon.

"I'm going to make it right, I'm going to turn myself in," Sam said.

"We have to stick together," Bee said transforming.

"You're not going to do that," Mikaela said moving to sit in a chair that was in the yard.

"Yes I am," Sam said.

"NO! You're not!" I shouted. "This isn't over. The Primes want me to change how this ended. We are supposed to do something!" I yelled. It could not end this way. I could read and understand Cybertronian, I also had some weird power to throw things away from me when I screamed.

Bee drove up behind Sam and gave him a small bump. "Everything we worked for will be wiped out in one day," Bee said.

"The symbols! Allison what do they say?" Sam asked.

"When dawn alights the dagger's tip, three kings will reveal the door away," I said sounding tired. I was exhausted. I had been running, adrenaline pumping through me, and I had experienced more emotion today than I had for a few years. I had become quite practiced at bottling up my feelings and hiding them from the world.

"What does that mean?" Mikaela asked.

"I don't know, but I think I know someone who can help us figure it out. Hey Leo!" I called. He came to stand between the twins. "Where can we find Robo-Warrior?" I asked.

"How do you know about him? And what makes you think that I know where he is?"

"Let's just say I have met him in person some time ago and he doesn't like to do his own foot work if he can get someone else to do it for him," I said.

"Yeah, he's in New York City," Leo replied.

"Good, we leave tomorrow. Let's try to get some sleep," I said. Leo settled down near the twins, Sam and Mikaela slept near the fire snuggled together. I started to wonder away to sleep on my own, not completely sure that's what I wanted. I knew I was going to have nightmares tonight. When I had nightmares I had gone to Optimus. Now I couldn't even talk to him over the Commlink.

"Hey, Allison," I heard Bee say. I turned to look at him and he opened his passenger door.

"Thanks Bee," I said turning around and moving toward him. I climbed into the back seat and curled up. "I can't believe he's gone Bee. The Primes have been warning me since last year, but I still can't believe it."

"I'm having a hard time believing it too. Don't feel guilty Allison, there was nothing that you could have done. He was impressed by your bravery Allison," Bee said using pieces of talk shows and songs. I finally got myself settled and closed my eyes, hoping against hope a peaceful sleep would come.

Megatron's POV

I went back to my base camp somewhere out in the forest of the North Eastern states of what the humans call the United States. I was thinking about the female insect that had tried to help Optimus. She had taken on Starscream on her own. This little disgusting insect thought she could bring something so much larger than her down. There was something about her, something that set her apart from the other insects.

The Fallen had ordered that I leave her be, we had a more important mission. We had to find the sun harvester, and the key to turn it on. Once that was done she along with the rest of her species would all die out. But when she screamed this afternoon, how had she done that? I would like to find out, to examine and study her. For an insect she was interesting, though I would never admit it to anyone. They would think I had a few sparking wires in my processor. I would study her later, when the sun was destroyed and her friends and family were all dead. And I would get my chance soon. We were so close to finding the machine, and the key.

Allison's POV

I woke with a start, covering my mouth to stifle the scream that was starting to rip through my throat and a sob was trying to break out of my chest. I had seen the day's events play out yet again in my sleep. "Allison?" Bee asked. I didn't answer right away; I was trying to calm myself down. "Allison, you all right?" Bee asked.

A few moments later I was able to answer. "I'm a long way from okay Bee. I'm going to be having that nightmare for a long, long time." I looked out the window and saw the sun starting to peak over the horizon. I sighed, might as well get up now, we would be leaving here in an hour or so.

"It will get better, with time," Bee said trying to be comforting. I climbed out of his back seat and opened his car door. I needed to stretch my legs. A few hours later the sun was well into the sky and the others started to stir. Within the hour we would be heading for New York City and I had no clue where we were now.