Saphira stared out the window as Bumblebee drives along the road back to the house. Saphira did not know if she should be nervous right now or not. If the government found out about Optimus Prime and the other autobots…Saphira did not want to think about that. Nonetheless, she was having a hard time wrapping her mind around all of this. After all, she still could not believe Archibald Witwicky met one of the giant beings, and did something stupid that caused his glasses to be imprinted. She wondered if that was the reason why he went insane. It would explain it, but the man had died long ago, so there was no way for Saphira to ask him. She did ponder her grandfather's words too, considering he told her there was an important secret for her to carry for the rest of her life. If that meant something to do with the autobots and decepticons, how did he get involved with it?
Argh! So many questions and no answers to give!
She sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead in frustration. "You look stressed." Came the sentence from the radio.
"Stressed? He, I'm a bit way beyond stressed Bumblebee." Saphira crossed her arms across her chest and frowned at the dash. "I mean, how can anyone expect to be calm and collected when they literally just got told by a giant robot that the world depends on them and some stupid glasses? I don't know how my grandfather got them in the first place."
"Destiny has a way of showing itself when we least expect it."
"Oh…if this was to be my destiny, I wish I would have known. Maybe I would have gotten rid of Witwicky's files and glasses when I was given them." She glanced at the side mirrors, Optimus was right behind Bumblebee following him through the city back to the house. "I suppose I can say I got to meet you…that's the bonus."
"It most certainly is. I too am glad to meet you."
Saphira did hope that they would not just disappear once she gives them the glasses. They would end up on her list of people who have used her and vanished, and she definitely would not be happy about that. She didn't know if she could be friends with them or not, but right now, saving the world appeared to be more important.
"Curious though…if Witwicky found Megatron in the ice of the Arctic many years ago…would that stand to reason that Megatron is still there?" Saphira asked curiously, wondering if that decepticon truly would be a threat right now. "If he is, it means we don't have to worry about him right?"
"I cannot answer that properly I am afraid. Megatron may still be frozen, but he can be thawed and revived."
And maybe by that time, it would be too late for him. Saphira hoped that was the case because it made sense. She didn't know if anyone else has come across Megatron in the Arctic yet or not, but as far as she knew, that was unlikely. But if the government found it, they definitely would not tell the world about it. So it really could be either way.
"Ma'am, prepare for arrival."
She blinked as she saw Bumblebee turning right into the alleyway behind the row of houses that were the neighbours of her parent's house. She breathed in and out deeply, it was now or never. She just had to remember where she put those glasses. When she came home with Bumblebee, she had placed the bag in her room and taken everything out of it, including the glasses in their case. As far as she knew, it was sitting on her desk in her room. It should be as simple as running up to her room and handing over the glasses out the window. At least, that is what she hoped for.
Bumblebee came to a stop and Saphira stepped out of the car, turning to face all of them. "Give me five minutes, I remember what I did with the glasses so I should be in and out very quickly. Please, just stay put."
"Just hurry Saphira!" Came Optimus's rough voice through his own speakers from inside the Peterbuilt.
She rolled her eyes as she turned away and ran towards the house. She shakes her head as the outside lights were not on again, but her parents were still awake. She could see the light on in the living room. She ran up to the back door and stopped for a moment, dabbing her face with her jacket to wipe off any sweat she might have before stepping inside.
"Oh, Saphira, you're back!" Jack yelled from the living room as he heard her footsteps. "Did you see the news about those asteroids?"
"Yeah, but I saw them myself," Saphira responded quickly as she walked towards the stairs briskly. "That is better than anything the news would say."
"I bet…why are you in a hurry?" Jack looked at Saphira as he saw her pass by the living room and she stopped with a slight gasp when he asked the question. "You're never in a rush like that."
"Um…I just need to use the bathroom," Saphira responded after thinking of a quick alibi and looked at her parents, moving her body like she really needed to go. "I need to go or I'll pee everywhere."
"Alright, alright, go use the bathroom!" Lisa snapped, frowning as she was irritated that there was so much talking in the room. "God, can't we just have a quiet night tonight?!"
She widened her eyes in surprise, wondering how much her mother had to drink before Saphira ran up the stairs to her room. She also needed to change her shirt and redress her hand. She was not surprised her parents did not even seem to notice the fabric around her hand with blood stains on it. Once she reached her room, she slipped off her jacket and pulled out a purple skivvy to change out of her shirt into. While she slipping on the skivvy, she heard the sound of heavy footsteps approaching and ran to the window to see Optimus approaching with the other autobots behind him.
"I told you to wait five minutes!" Saphira hissed, gesturing with her hands as they scrape the grass with their massive feet. "You're making a mess of the yard!"
"We must have those glasses!" Optimus snapped, narrowing his eyes slightly. "You had enough time to change, and you have not bothered to look for them!"
"Oh my god!" Saphira huffed, storming away from the window to the desk. She saw the Witwicky files were still on the desk, but she frowned as she lifts them and moved them around, she could not see the case. "Hmm…I swear they were here!"
"You must find them!" She jumped slightly hearing the sharpness in Optimus's voice, but she did not look at him. "Time is short."
Yeah, yeah, yeah…don't they know the meaning of patience?
Saphira opened the drawers of her desk, pulling out books and her diary to see if the glasses case was in there. They were not. She looked over her bookcase, thinking she might have placed the glasses on there accidentally, but she could not see the case at all. She looked away from the shelves and crouched down for a moment to go through another shelf full of boxes she had with items inside. It was unlikely they were there, but she had to check.
"Well?"
Saphira moved to stand, only to bump her head suddenly on a shelf and fall onto her butt, holding her head. "Ouch…that hurt…"
"Did the girl hurt herself already?" Ratchet's annoyed voice asked, she heard footsteps walking up to the window and she looked up, only to grimace when he shines his light at her. "Do you require some assistance?"
She pushed herself off the floor and storm to the window with her hands on her hips. "Can you please be patient Optimus? I am looking for them. I thought they were on my desk, but they are not!"
Optimus rubbed his forehead in frustration, his eyes grimace as he did not hide that frustration at all. "Just keep searching." His blue eyes look at her with a stern expression, waiting for her to give him the glasses.
"I am, but you talking to me and pressuring me is not going to make me find those glasses anyway quicker. I am asking, no begging, that you be patient and stay quiet please?" Saphira pressed her hands together as she spoke to him. "I don't know if you even know what that is."
"Of course we do, but this is of the upmost importance." He grumbled a little and exhaled loudly, shaking his head slightly. "Alright, alright, I will not pressure you any further Saphira. But we don't have all night."
"And you need to hide! My parents might actually care this time who I am talking to." Saphira turned away from the window, skidding back to the floor to keep searching. "It has to be here somewhere! It can't just vanish!"
Optimus blinked as he processed her words and looked to Bumblebee curiously. "What did she mean regarding her parents?"
Bumblebee just shrugs and whirls casually, shaking his head like he did not know what Saphira was talking about. Optimus did not know if Bee was telling the truth or not, but he looked back at her curiously as he watched her search for the glasses. He had thought that humans referred to buildings such as this as home. She did not. She referred to it as just a house. He pondered if that meant she did not feel like it was her home. Nonetheless, he gestured for his autobots to transform to hide.
Saphira heard the sound of an airbrake and ran to the window, widening her eyes when she saw all five cars sitting in her backyard. "Oh my…this isn't hiding…this isn't hiding! This is my parent's backyard, not a truck stop! You really think you must be invisible…"
She scoffs, not believing this was happening. They seemed like really advanced robots, and they were not able to follow simple instructions. It was driving her nuts. She turned away from the window to grab her school bag to go through, it was the only other place she thought it would be. After all, she did not really know where else it would. She hoped that no little decepticon found it and took off with it, because that would be really bad. However, she did want to know if she would get to go with them once she finds the glasses.
She jumped when she heard an exhaust hiss and looked up, seeing Optimus peering through the window, Ironhide peering through the other along with Ratchet and she rolled her eyes. "I told you, be patient!"
"Have you found them yet? Or even any evidence of the glasses?" Ratchet asked in a calm, gentle voice. He sounded patient. "I apologize for my old friend, Optimus just wants to save your world."
"And I am sorry that I can't find it right away." Saphira shakes her head and looked up at Optimus. "But I want to know something. When I find the glasses and give them to you…will our communication end here? I just want to know if I will know you for longer than a couple hours."
The commander was silent for a moment, processing an answer to give back to Saphira. "I do not know Saphira. You are still a child, I do not wish to put you in any harms way. We are just lucky that we got here before anymore decepticons show up."
I don't feel like a child.
"I'm pretty independent Optimus…I have been for a long time." She threw the bag onto the bed as she was not successful finding the glasses. "You would not find any trouble from me. I'd rather do something that matters than read books all day."
"You are doing that right now." She frowned slightly at Optimus, she did not feel that way. "If you come with us, what about your parents?" She scoffs loudly and rolled her eyes with a groan. "Would they not be worried for you?"
She looked at him with a slight smirk. "I can definitely guarantee if I was lying in that back alley dying, they would not make one little peep until they realize I am dead. They don't care, they love me…but I have never felt it. Especially since I've had to fight my battles all on my own, they stopped cooking food for me when I was eight and stopped coming to anything I was involved in since I was four. So…if I was in danger right now…they wouldn't bat an eye. Especially since they are not getting the inheritance from my grandfather."
This definitely was not something he expected to hear. Optimus thought he was doing the right thing by letting Saphira know to think about her parents, but it seemed they stopped thinking about her a long time ago. "I am deeply sorry for you. Is that why you do not refer to this house as home?"
"Yeah. They do say home is where the heart is, and well…I can agree. I don't feel that here." Saphira paced in front of her bed as she thought about where the glasses would be. "Okay, think, think…where would the glasses be…"
"Uh oh, we might have company boss." Ironhide's voice made Saphira look at them in surprise. "I see multiple black cars coming our way. We should hide."
Oh, NOW they want to hide? Fantastic.
However, black vehicles approaching the house in her street, that was not good. Saphira looked back at the desk with the files on them, thinking for a moment before she ran over to it and pulled the chair away. She rolled her eyes and dropped to her knees, crawling under the desk and grabbing the glasses case from under the desk. It was there the whole time!
She ran back to the window. "Optimus!" She stuck her head out and looked around with wide eyes. They had gone! "Come back! I have the glasses! You can get them and leave before those cars arrive!"
However, she heard the sound of someone ringing the doorbell like crazy. She widened her eyes and glanced at her hand for a moment before stuffing the glasses case into her bra. The last thing she needed was for some government agency to take it from her in case they had some idea what the autobots were looking for. But she did not know how they knew they were even here anyway. That was the strangest part. Saphira walked out of her room and ran down the stairs, stopping a few steps before the bottom floor, widening her eyes in shock as she sees multiple men around the house wearing suits, gloves and they appeared to be taking samples.
"What is going on?" Saphira asked out loud, looking around in disbelief of what is happening.
"How you doing honey?" She looked at a man with wide eyes. He was clean shaven with short, black hair, brown eyes and his smile seemed to be very fake while trying to seem polite. "Is your name Saphira?"
She frowned at him and glanced at her parents, they appeared to be both angry and furious at the same time. "What the hell have you been doing Saphira? This guy said they're here for National Security reasons?" Jack glared at her. "What did you do?"
"I did nothing, I don't know why they're here," Saphira said, opening her arms out innocently. "I go to school, work and come home, with some study groups during the week. That's it. That has nothing do with this."
"Unless, you've been lying to us!" Lisa put her hands on her hips. "So start explaining young lady?"
"Like you even care!" Saphira snapped and looked at the man who seemed to be enjoying this little family feud. "Sir, I don't know what you want from me, but I promise I've done nothing."
"Maybe that is what you think, but I need you to come with me," The man said, stepping towards her, his eyes trailed over her body as his did so. "Come peacefully, and you will not be harmed."
"Who are you anyway?" Saphira walked down the last few stairs as she looked at the man, not knowing who he was.
"Agent Seymour Simmons missy, Sector Seven." She definitely did not know what that was, but it must be a classified part of the government. "I need you to come with me young lady."
"But…what have I done?" She glanced around at the men around the house and her parents. "Explain to me why I am being spoken to by some man from the government?"
Simmons frowns at her and huffs, stepping closer to her, making Saphira step back slightly. "You saw them rocks falling from the sky tonight didn't you?"
"Uhh…yeah, I did…so what? Many other people did. That doesn't mean nothing."
"Maybe not, but we have reason to believe those asteroids held something you came in contact with. In the old industrial site I believe it was, we detected strange anomalies and a human teenager was among them. That was you." He points to you with a smug expression.
"You met some kind of drug dealer or mafia Saphira?!" Her mother shrieked, making Saphira groan and roll her eyes. "What the hell are you thinking!"
"Ma'am, I assure you, your daughter did not speak to any drug lord or mafia," Simmons said, looking at the woman with a stern look. "But she might have met someone else, someone far more interesting than those kinds of people."
Saphira had no idea how they would know, the old area was abandoned, as far as she knew there were no cameras there. Unless someone had seen something and followed the autobots, she did not know. But if that was the case, the autobots were not being careful enough. Then there was also Bee and Barricade's fight at the wharf…that was possible too.
A man in a grey suit with a strange meter reader walked over to Simmons and spoke to him in a soft voice, but Saphira could hear him. "I think, direct contact."
Simmons looked at him in surprise, but he smirked slightly as he glanced between her and the man a few times before grabbing to reader. "Missy, I need you to step forward please." Saphira stepped forward nervously as Simmons holds up something close to her. She glanced at the box as she hears a noise coming from it, it sounded as though it had scanned something and it was going off the radar, especially as she read Simmons' shocked expression. "Fourteen rads. Bingo! Tag them and bag them!"
"What!" Saphira shrieked. "What is going on?!"
"Oh, you are so in trouble Saphira!" Jack yelled at her as her parents are forced into handcuffs.
She gasped as a man grabbed her wrists, pulling them behind her back to cuff them. "But I did nothing!"
"If that were true, none of this would be happening right now!" Jack snapped at her as he and Lisa are forced to their feet by the agents. He glanced at all the agents. "Go ahead, take her! She's not welcome in our home anymore!"
Saphira was a bit surprised! They have never mentioned kicking her out of the house before. However, Saphira was not entirely upset by that because she only came to the house to sleep anyway. She was happy to sleep at the garage if she needs to for a short time. She had the copy of her grandfather's will there so her parents could not do anything with it when it came to her eighteenth birthday. She is forced out to the house and walk towards a black SUV separate from the car her parents were forced into. They were giving her very angry expressions anyway and Saphira looked away from them as she is forced into the backseat of the car. Saphira glanced out the window towards the house, wondering where the autobots had gone. She had the glasses now, and she was upset she couldn't find it in time.
