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Shane and I managed to sneak away before we had to go to the man's office. Bee had given us a ride from where we were to where the Autobots were being kept. Shane ran from the passenger's side and into Drift, where Tessa was safe. I stayed in Bee for a while longer, thinking over what I'd seen.

KSI was creating man made Transformers. I swallowed thickly. Getting out of Bee, I gave him an absent-minded pat on the hood before I leaned against a nearby wall.

After about a five minutes to gather my thoughts, I decided to go sit with Ironhide. I suppose Optimus was expecting I'd be with him, but I wasn't in the mood for his company. I hadn't spent as much time with Ironhide and the others since they arrived in Texas; I wanted their company.

Closing my eyes, I sighed.

After about half an hour, Ironhide's radio clicked to life, but it wasn't the weapon specialist's voice, it was Cade's.

"I'm in. You see my camera?" A screen came up on the roof of Ironhide. I looked up. "They're melting Jazz."

Jazz's head was perched on a mantle, half-melted. Men in hazmat suits with torches, robotic torches melted the metal.

I had told Cade about Jazz, about how Optimus's late first lieutenant had been killed by Cemetery Wind. I felt Ironhide's frame rattle with anger. I could sense the others getting angry as well. Humans were melting down Autobot parts and turning them into man-made machines.

Hearing the sound of metal shifting, I saw Optimus transforming, looking genuinely infuriated at what he'd seen and heard.

"They slaughtered Jazz!" he exclaimed, slamming his fist on the ground, knocking over a street lamp. Bee revved his engine before turning and driving off somewhere. "I'm going to tear them apart!"

I got out of Ironhide, watching as Optimus stomped around, cursing to himself in Cybertronian. I never saw him look so angry before. It was terrifying. Before the others took off, Sideswipe activated his Holoform, those blue eyes blazing.

"We're going to drop you guys off at a safe location," he said, his voice empty of all emotions. "Nearby, so we know where to find you."

I nodded. Climbing into Hound, they all sped toward the KSI headquarters.

The moment we were dropped off at the safe location, the Autobots went on to start their raid on the corrupted business.

Saoirse and Eden ran out of Abby's grasp and to me. They hugged me tightly. I felt physically numb. They just showed us the aftermath of the Autobots they killed. Jazz, Arcee, Skids and Mudflap...every Autobot they hunted, they melted down to make their "better" models.

After five years on the run, my emotions hadn't hardened, I didn't become someone who was emotionless from what I'd gone through. I tried to keep myself calm for Saoirse and Eden; for Optimus.

But, honestly, I didn't like feeling the pain, the regret. It was easier to shove them down...shove everything down and lock it up.

I hugged the girls back. Trying to comfort them. Aside from what we just saw, Optimus and the others would be leaving once they figured out a way to stop KSI. Leaving and never coming back, and I wondered which one would was worse. What I saw, or what I expected.

When the Autobots came back, in vehicle mode and everything, Cade was with them. We all piled separately into an Autobot, knowing they'd be in a bit of a rush.

While we were speeding down a highway, I felt an uneasy feeling in my stomach. Looking out the windows, using the rear view mirror, I saw a large grey and black car speeding toward us, a pink, black, and silver one trailing behind. There wasn't an Energon Signature, and I knew they weren't the original Transformers.

The grey one started swerving before it split into thousands of small, cube shaped pieces and became its artificial Transformer. It skidded into the other road, ramming into oncoming cars. Activating a sword on its arm, the artificial sliced a car in half. It was doing what it pleased, apparently that wasn't something that was supposed to happen.

It kept attacking other vehicles, until it suddenly stopped and came into our road. Activating some missiles, they were launched at us.

We all swerved off the road, driving on the grassy land, trying to avoid being hit. Once there were no more missiles, we were back on the road, distancing ourselves.

I held the girls close to me, hoping to protect them the best I could.

A high pitched sound came behind us. Looking through the rear view mirror, I saw that Stinger model driving after us, emitting some high pitched sound the closer it came.

I bit my bottom lip.

With Stinger right behind us, and the grey one transformed back into its big form, they shot more missiles at us. The Autobots did their best to swerve out of the way, avoiding as much damage as they could.

It seemed those artificials weren't meant to think for themselves. Humans wanted make their own, control it on their own, and if their precious creations developed a conscience, their whole plan could fall apart.

Because they dodged the missiles, it caused a truck to lose control and crash into some other cars. With us speeding to get away from Stinger and companion, we didn't have time to react to the crash. Bee had transformed beside us in a split second; jumping over the wreckage and over a bridge, catching Cade, Tessa, and Shane while he did so. Optimus transformed split second as well, doing the same as Bee. He held the girls and I close to his chest.

Optimus protected us as he crashed through the back end of a truck. Bee tossed the three humans he held to Optimus before he crashed with us, Bee dangling from the bridge upside down.

When he shot missiles at the grey artificial (Optimus had transformed back, trying to drive off as quickly as possible), it split off into those small cubes and came back together as its vehicle form, leaving Bee there alone, stunned.

Shane and Cade peered out the windows, Tessa, the girls and I were in the back of the cabin, anxiously sitting there.

"Come on, Optimus!" Cade exclaimed.

The Prime sped up, trying to put as much distance between us and them. I hoped we'd get out of this alright. We suffered enough from Cemetery Wind already, we didn't need anything else to get upset over.

QUICKY A/N:

I HOPE THIS UPDATE IS TO YOUR LIKING. AFTER I FINISH THE AGE OF EXTINCTION ARC, AND A FEW FILLERS AFTER THAT, I WAS CONSIDERING TAKING A BREAK FROM WRITING FOR A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW, I'M JUST NOT FEELING IT AS MUCH ANYMORE. IF I DO TAKE A BREAK, I PROMISE TO COME BACK SOMETIME LATER.

SORRY FOR MY RAMBLING. I DON'T OWN ANYTHING THAT'S IN THE TRANSFORMERS MOVIES. NOR DO I OWN THE FOUR OC'S, WHO WERE GIVEN TO ME BY THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS FOR THIS FANFIC. I HOPE THEY TURNED OUT TO YOUR LIKING.

HAVE A GREAT REST OF YOUR WEEK, EVERYONE!

THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL.

READ, REVIEW, ENJOY!

YOURS TRULY,

~SMITHY