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Optimus POV

The Prime and the other Autobots finally reached their destination, and Optimus felt himself getting anxious. Desirée's emotions had been filling his processors since he'd left the Yeager residence. He desperately wanted to finish his mission so he could return to Desirée and be there for her, he wanted to know what was causing her such emotional turmoil.

She seemed calmer than before, but he still couldn't handle the bombardment of emotions he'd felt.

It was clouding his processors, and Optimus needed to keep himself focused on the mission in order for it to be successful. If Galvatron was attacking Memphis, he couldn't afford to keep himself distracted by his Sparkmate, despite his deep need to worry. He felt his Spark rattle with frustration - frustration with himself. His Spark, in a sense, was trying to get him to focus on Desirée's unsettling emotions, but his processors were trying to tell him to focus on the mission long enough to when Galvatron's taken down and then he would allow himself to become fully focused on his Sparkmate.

Protecting the humans from the reincarnated Decepticon leader needed to be handled, and Optimus needed to keep telling himself that.

"We will need to split up," Optimus said, via ComLink. "When you find Galvatron, report it immediately over the ComLink. Don't try to fight him on your own."

The other Autobots agreed before splitting off to find Galvatron.

Optimus had driven carefully around the streets of Memphis, keeping watch for the man made Transformer. He was quick to catch on to how there were parts of the location that seemed slightly damaged - cars that looked like they were severely wrecked, some buildings that looked a little damaged, but it didn't seem severe enough for Galvatron.

But Optimus couldn't just push that aside.

Optimus kept himself alert, checking his surroundings as thoroughly as he could. The task was difficult, since Galvatron didn't have an Energon Signature, and it was also very dangerous. Since Galvatron didn't have an Energon Signature it would be near impossible to accurately find him. Optimus remembered what Galvatron's vehicle form looked like, with great detail, but the one thing Optimus was wondering was if the man made Transformers could change their appearance just like the Cybertronian ones.

No, they couldn't, Optimus thought gravely. They were designed by humans to look that way. They couldn't change their appearance like us.

Optimus felt himself getting more frustrated.

He felt anger that he didn't take Galvatron down those times they fought before, when the Autobots were trying to take down KSI and hide the Seed. Optimus could've taken Galvatron down, but the humans had made so many changes to him...

Optimus's Energon sword was destroyed because of the hole in Galvatron's chest. Optimus knew that trying to take him down through the chest would be ineffective, so he would have to think up other solutions to eliminate him. Whatever the humans had done to Galvatron to make him stronger, it would definitely be difficult to eliminate him. He didn't fear anything, from what Optimus ad been told.

That frustrated Optimus even more.

"Optimus, I think I've caught sight of Galvatron," Crosshairs said through the ComLink.

Optimus immediately turned himself around and went to Crosshairs' location.

When the Prime reached Crosshairs' location, the big, silvery truck form of Galvatron was speeding in front of them. Crosshairs had stayed on his trail for as long as he could.

Optimus felt his earlier worries for Desirée disappear for a moment when he saw Galvatron.

His mission was in front of him and he was determined to finish what he started. Galvatron would be taken down, like he should have been long ago.

Luckily, if the minimal damage Optimus saw in Memphis was caused by the man made Transformer, Optimus thanked Primus that there wasn't too much damage. But if their battle was led back to Memphis, then there was going to be significant damage and human casualties.

Optimus felt his Spark rattle.

"Has he tried anything yet?" Optimus asked over the ComLink.

"No. He's just been driving. If he noticed me, he would have tried something by now."

Optimus didn't respond for a moment.

They drove in silence for a little longer, keeping their sights on what was in front of them. Nothing happened, they just kept driving.

"Contact the others," Optimus told Crosshairs. "Tell them to block any possible exits for him to try and go through. We can't afford to lose him."

Optimus was slowly starting to lose his patience. Whatever plan Galvatron had in store, it was obviously to try and get them to act out without thinking. That wasn't like the fight before. Galvatron acted out on his own, attacking defenseless humans without hesitation then attempting to take down Optimus.

When they reached a point in the road, they all came to a slow stop when Bee and Hound were parked in the road up ahead.

After a moment of a deafening silence, the silvery truck in front of them suddenly erupted into smaller cubes, transforming into Galvatron.

Optimus and the other Autobots transformed, getting their weapons ready.

Desirée POV

I sighed. After the talk with Elita, I started to feel a little worse. I'd get constant headaches, every once in a while I would throw up, and I would get hot flashes and cold flashes.

I tried brushing it off as the unwanted stress of having to deal with Elita and all the drama that was thrown in our direction.

But Cade and Tessa were quick to notice. Even Drift noticed.

Drift hadn't received any messages from Optimus or the others, so we didn't know if their Tennessee mission was successful or not, and that made me worry. What would happen if Optimus died fighting Galvatron? Optimus and I were Sparkbound, how would that affect me? I knew that if I died, it would break Optimus's Spark, but I didn't have a Spark...

Drift tried telling me that Optimus was probably handling the situation the best he could, and couldn't send out any messages at the moment. I tried to accept that, but it was getting difficult.

I didn't have Optimus with me; Drift hadn't received a single message from Optimus or the other Autobots; and I was starting to feel terrible.

I just hoped that the whole Tennessee fiasco finished soon, and Optimus and the others made it out alive.

QUICKY A/N:

I'M SO, SO, SO SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED IN SO LONG! I WAS GIVEN A LOT OF HOMEWORK OVER MY SPRING BREAK AND I'VE BEEN TRYING TO FINISH THAT UP.

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