the time will pass, how will they escape.
chapter 5
It's been three long month. It feels like forever. The people, are still out shouting, crying, trying to escape. But as the days went by innocents die. The people, are descreasing numbers rapidly. Now, there is not much noise, but silent. Sometimes you are hear loud shouts, gunshots, sometimes it's complete silence.
Prime wakes up by that an hour before the daily. alarm. He groans, and he looks at his family. He goes to the living gets ready. For Prime's family, they are hanging on. Nothing major happen, just everyday, staying in the room day. But it's getting worse. They are running out of food. Arcee only pack for the week, maybe a little more. so about two weeks. But for three months, they didn't plan for. They try to eat at least once a day. Prime is stilling eating once a day, but Bee, they are letting him eat twice, maybe three. Arcee also tries to eat once a day, but there are days when she goes weak, so Prime feeds her more. She begs him no, but he just gives her food. She notices that Prime is getting smaller, his face, his eyes, are losing color. She cries for him to eat more, but he wants them to have the food, and he is fine. What is he getting ready for? He puts a mask on, he goes out to the balcony. He jumps to a pipe, and he starts climbing. He goes to each window, on the way. He marks, the ones that are empty. He goes to the fifteeth floor mark. He stops as he tries to look for a hole. The rooms are covered, shielded. He growls as he keeps climbing, he finds a spot. He looks in. His eyes widen, the agents, they look like they are having the time of their lives. He shakes his head, he keep climbing. He makes it to the last floor. He tries to look for an opening. He climbs to one pipe, he jumps over to land on the balcony. He gasps, he's been climbing for five days, He finally sees one room that is open. He jumps to it and looks inside. He sees six people sitting on the couch, they look like they are laughing. He tries to look further, but he sees lot's of tv screens, all had cameras. Someone of them are pitch black, with a big x on it. That means that the people staying there are gone.
"So boss...what next?" Prime tries to listen
"There are still so many people left" says the other.
The boss shrugs, "We all know why we are doing this? We are trying to kill are main guy"
"But who is it? What if we already killed him?" ask one.
The boss shakes his head "If we did, the head master would have killed us already"
"Who are we trying to get?"
"Listen...Red..." says the boss "The Master didn't tell me anything, so I don't know. He said this whole thing is for revenge"
"But...if it's just one man, why go through all this trouble?" says the one in blue
"He likes to cause a scene."
"Umm...why doesn't he tell us. We can go out and search for him and then bang...he is dead" laughs the yellow. The one in purple mask laugh.
"And didn't he says he wants the girl?" says the purple
"Yes...because of her, he is trying to kill the man. I wonder what she did but she is paying for it"
Prime shakes his head, who are they talking about. He has to find out who the master is. He jumps to a pole, and starts sliding over the rooms. He stops when he sees another room not shielded. He sees that it is empty. He sees one man just standing there. It looks like he is holding a picture. Prime needs to get closer, maybe that is the man they want. Prime can find him and take him to them, so save his family. He doesn't care about anyone anymore. He wants to take his family home. The man also had a mask on. The mask looks like a lion. He presses a bottom. The alarm goes on. Prime gasp, he needs to go back. Before they notice that he is gone. Prime goes to one pole and he slides down to his floor. He goes in, he finds Arcee staring at the floor.
"Breakfast time" She smiles
Optimus walks to her and hugs her. "How are you?"
"Good..."she whispers. She is tired too, three months. Its all starting to fall on her. Prime is trying his best, to help her, to let her know that everything is okay. "Well...i'm going to cook"
"Just for you and Bee today..." Prime says "I can eat later"
"Optimus...please...don't"
"No." He says "You know what to do, what I will say. I'll be fine"
She nods. "okay..."
As she is cooking, they heard slow footsteps. Prime looks to his son, he becomes worried. Bee looks at his parents.
"Mom...dad...I-I I don't feel good" he says. He drops to his knees and falls to his side.
"BEE!" Prime yells as he runs to him. He picks him up. He checks him. Arcee kneels next to the Prime. She does the same, and she leaves her hand on his forehead.
"He is burning up"
Bee starts coughing, he wheezes. Prime picks him and takes him to the bed.
"Get some water. Get a bowl of water and a rag, we have to control the fever" he says. Arcee did just that. She places the rag on Bee's head, trying to cool him. She pats his head.
He starts coughing again.
"What is it?" she whispers
"The flu..." Prime whispers "Those are the symptoms. But since we hadn't been eating healthy, we've been starving. Bee's health is not strong enough to fight it"
Arcee shakes her head "What should we do?'
Optimus looks at Bee.
"Dad..." he whispers "It hurts...my throat hurts"
"Don't worry...You will get better. I promise" he says "Now get some rest"
Prime and Arcee head to the living room.
"I'm going..."
"Where..."
"I'm going to get some medicine. There's got to be medicine around the tops floors"
"But how?"
"Arcee...I've been watching the agents. The morning is up, right at eleven, they switch agents. As they switch, they go down the same way" Prime explains. He has been watching for at least two months. He's been counting, he's been listening. He knows their changes. He tells what he can do, what he found out. "I've been climbing too. I reached the top floor. I heard something, terrible. They are trying to find one man, I don't who...but they are doing this for revenge" Prime did mention that no one watches the outside in the morning. Once the alarm hits, agents comes dashing out to gaurd the outside.
"Those bastards!" She cries "Why would they?"
"I don't know" He says
He looks at her. He drags to the room to sit next to Bee. He is barely breathing, his nose is running, his color, pale. Prime holds her hand. "I have a plan"
He notices that another time the agents switch is during the evening. It was almost seven. Prime is listening to the door. He needs to get one, and disguise himself as one of them. He hears footsteps. He opens the door and grabs the agent, before the other walks by. He drags it to the living room, so Arcee can tie him up. He grabs the gun, and hits him on the back of the head. He falls down. Optimus and Arcee start undressing him. Once they get the suit off, they tie him up and toss him to the closet. He sighs as he goes to get dress. She stops him.
"Wait...I..."
"Don't worry. I'm coming back. I'm going to get the medicine and come back here" he says
"But...it's too dangerous, what if they find out..."
"Don't worry about me." he whispers "Bee needs help, medicine...I'm going to get it. No matter what:"
"Please...come back to us...to me"
"I will..." He kisses her.
He puts on the mask, and he gets the gun. She hugs him one last time.
"I love you"
"I love you too"he says
He goes out the door. As he did he bumps into one of the agents.
"What happen?" he ask
"He...was causing trouble" Prime lies "I had to handle it"
"Okay...come let's go...I'm starving" he says.
Prime nods and he marches with them to the end of the hall. He notices that they are waiting for the elevator. It opens and it goes up. He wonders, how is the elevator working. Doesn't it need to go floor to floor to pick up the agents. He then realize, that the hotel is huge, it has more than thirty elevators, or something. He goes into the elevator, and he goes up. He stares at the others, none are moving, all are just staring forward. The elevator dings, once the doors open, they relax. All walk down the hall. Prime follows them and they turn to see a big room, full with tables, tvs, computers, and food, tables full of food. All are removing the mask, all are relaxing. Prime just keeps moving but he bumps into someone. He gasps, the guy, he has a purple mask on.
"Where to agent?" he says
"Umm...sorry. I'm not feeling well, I just wanted some medicine."
"It's not this way" he says
"Oh right...sorry. The fever is getting to me. I'm not thinking straight. Which way was it again?"
"Other side, just follow that hall" purple says
"Oh right...right"
"Agent, remove your mask, it will be better for you" he says
"No...I don't want to get you all sick"
"Agent, remove your mask..." he says
"I will...just let me get medicine first"
The man grabs him by the collar. He is about to remove it but yellow call to him.
"Purple, come on...we have to check the floors now"
"Okay..."
Prime moves away quickly and goes to get medicine. That was close, what luck. He sees a big room, full with medicine. He searches. He finds medicine for kids. He grabs those, then he grabs some for the adults, just in case. He grabs it all, tylenol. ibuprofen, vicks, motrin, he got mostly for the flu. He fills his jacket. He goes back to the room. He hears a sound. It's time to swtich agents. It is midnight. He sneaks into the line. He follows the rest.
"Hey...you don't start your shift til tomorrow" says one
"What...?" Prime says
"This is the midnight shift. You have the mid-day"
"How...how do you know?" Prime ask. He is getting worried, he might of miss something.
"You suit, its has 11-7. We have 12-6"
The suits, Prime didn't look at the suits. He thougth they were all the same.
"Um...I'm covering for someone" he says
"Right...we don't cover shifts" says one
Optimus is trying to think of something to say.
"The purple mask told me to meet with him. He is on the eigth floor." Prime says. The agents nod.
"That's odd, He probaly wants someone killed. Very well"
Prime sighs in releif.
"But...Purple isn't on the eigth, he is on the seventh floor"
oh no. Prime thoughts. What should he do now.
"That is where we are going?"
"Um good" Prime says
"You are packing..."
"Yes, like you said, he wants someone dead" Prime lies, He can't find out that he has medicine for his son.
"Um...right"
The elevator opens on the seventh floor. The Prime gasps, the floor, it's all messy. There is blood, bodies, a lot of things are broken. He wonders if there is anybody left here. The agents go out and start marching to thier spots. One of them grab Prime and drag him. He tosses him in front of Purple mask. Prime gasps as he sees the man standing before him.
"Sir...did you send for him" says one agent. "He said you called for him"
"Oo...did he?" pruple smirks
"Yes. He says...that you have someone to kill"
"Oh right...right..." The purple goes up to Prime. He starts looking him over. "Aren't you suppose to be on break. This isn't your time. What are you doing out here?'
"Um...I-I" Prime tries to say
"You know how we are about the rules. The rules also apply to you agents" he laughs "What are you doing out here!?"
"I came to work. Look, I wasn't feeling well, I guess I got confused and..."
Pruple man grabs his jacket and he stops. He checks the pockets and finds Tylonel. He growls "Medcine, were you giving someone medicine without permission. No one here, is allowed to get medicine. Not ever you!"
"Look, I wasn't feeling well, you told me...where it was, and I found it"
"Oh right...right. I remember."he punches Prime on the gut. "I forgot you ask for medicine. I also forgot that you aren't allow to carry medicine around here"
He picks up Prime. He goes to remove the mask. Prime pushes him back.
"What are you doing eleven?" says the purple mask
"Stay back" Prime says
Purple gasps, "You are not one of us...you are..." The other agent grabs Prime arms and brings him behind his back. Purple goes up to him and removes the mask. They both gasps as Prime glares at him.
"You are not one of us" he says "Who are you?" He punches Prime "How did you escape your room?" He punches him again "Where did you get this suit..?" He punches Prime again, busting his lips. He grabs his chin to make him look at him "How did you escape...what did you do to the one that wore this?" Prime didn't answer. "very welll" He punches him again. "Let's kill him"
Prime eyes widen, he can't die. He needs to get to his son. The purple mask gets a knife, and aims at his throat. Prime headbuts him. Purple yells as he stumbles back. Prime runs back to hit the agent to the wall. Prime turns and kicks his head. He is about to run when he felt his ankle being grab. He falls down. He turns around to see Purple already about to stab him. He knees purple, making him roll to the side. Prime gets up and tries to run again. He notices that they are many guards here. Maybe, not a lot of people are alive. Pruple jumps on him and wraps his arm around his neck. Prime stumbles, and tries to get him off. He twist him around, making him fly to the wall. He checks his jacket, he still has the medicine. He sighs in releif. He keeps running to the elevator. He needs to get to his son. To his wife.
Purple gets up and tackles him down. Prime and him start fighting, getting hit here and there. He punches, kicks, blocks. He needs to win this. He knocks out purple man. He starts running again. He stops cold when he sees three guards aiming at him. He lifts his hands up to surrender. What does he do? He hears yelling and he turns around but gets stab on his shoulder.
"AAHH" Prime yells as he felt the knife go through his shoulder. Purple pulls the knife out and stabs him again. Prime yells out in pain.
"You think you can stop me" he yells "I'm one of your boss."
Prime punches him. The purple man didn't budge. He removes the knife, and he goes again but Prime stops it. He kicks him off.
"I am the greatest. No one can beat me" Purple says
Prime gets up, holding on to his wound. He can't feel his right shoulder. "Oh great..." he whispers
"I'm going to kill you" he yells. He charges with his knife. Prime grabs his hand, and brings it up. They are fighting for the knife. Prime brings it down, and he makes him hit the wall. He drops the knife. Prime punches him right on his chin. He stumbles back. He growls as he grabs another knife. Prime grabs the one on the ground. The gaurds step up to shoot but purple tells them to stop.
"I'm going to kill him. You guys stay back" he yells
Prime sees him running to him. He gets tackle down. He swings the knife, but Prime blocks it. He stops the knife, inches from his eye. He growls as he tries to move the hand away.
"You are going to die! You are dying right here!"
"Optimus...please come back to me"
Prime yells as he swings his hand that had the knife. He slashes the purple mask off. The man stumbles back. Prime crawls away and he stops. He is staring with wide eyes.
"No...No...it can't be..." Prime whispers
The purple man removes his mask. He is yelling out in fustration. He turns to face Prime. "Well, well well...I guess you know who I am?"
"But...but...We are...we worked together...we..."
"That's right Optimus. But like always you always win. You forgot all about me"
"Prowl...I would never"
"Shut it PRIME!" he yells "You know you did."
"But why?" Prime cries
"For money, for power. I kept losing, and losing, and losing, but then I got this job. What made it even better is that you are here. I didn't expect you to be here"
"Prowl...this isn't right...so many people have died, lots are suffering, my son...he is sick..." Prime stops.
"Your son? Oh Bee, you know, I always hated your family. They had everything" he says
"Stop"
"I wish I could kill Bee. He gets what he wants."
"No..."
"I always wanted to hurt you, and Bee. And..." He stops "Wait...if you are here, then Bee is here too"
Prime froze
"Your wife too...Arcee. The most beautiiful girl there" he says "Once I'm done with you. I'm going to kill them!"
"NO"
Prowl charges and fights him again. Prime feels a hand on his wound and squeezes, he yells out in pain. Prowl then goes to stab Prime on the chest. Optimus manage to stop it. He swings Prowl around and slams him to the ground. Prowl yells out pain. Optimus gets on to and places the knife on his neck. Prowl smiles "Go ahead...kill me..."
Optimus didn't move. He can't, he can't kill him. He gets stab on his leg. Prime yells out, he rolls over. Optimus feels Prowl on top of him.
"I'm going to kill you!' he yells "THEN I'm going to KILL BUMBLEBEE!"
"NOOOOOO!" Prime yells as he swings his hand and stabs Prowl. He freezes. He sees the knife, stuck to Prowls neck. He gasps as he falls over, gasping for air. He looks at Prime with anger, while Prime looks at him in shock. "no...No...Prowl!' Prime tries to stop the bleeding, but it's too late.
"Th-they...wi-will-will kill you!' He spits out "You an-and yo-your family!"
Prime shakes his head
"They will all kill your family. You won't be able to see them" he smirks. His eyes are slowly fading. "They will avenge me"
"Prowl...enough, you are defeated, come on...stay with me. I can help you...stay"
Prowl is already gone. Prime feels tears forming, he just...just killed someone. He killed him. He yells out.
"There!"
Prime looks at the gaurds all are charging. Prime grabs a gun from Prowl. He breathes in, and starts running.
Arcee is pacing back and forth. It is almost four in the morning. Prime hasn't come back yet. She did her best to keep comfortable. She can't sleep, she wants Prime, she needs to know that Prime is safe. She heard loud noises, but she hopes it wasn't Prime. She hugs her legs, trying to think of positves things. Her hearts grows heavy, she can't stand this. She is about to run off to save him, to get him. She opens the door to see a man standing there. He is bleeding out, he is trying his best to keep himself up. She backs away, getting ready to fight.
"Babe...it's me" he tries to say "Ar...arcee..."
He removes his mask. She gasps and runs to him before he collapse. She helps him in and shuts the door.
"Oh MY! Optimus! You are bleeding!"
"Don't worry...it's not my blood" he says.
"You're hurt" she cries "Come on..."
Prime sits down on the couch. He goes for the medicine. He gives it to Arcee.
"Give it to Bee. I'll be fine" he whispers
She looks at him, but she sees something different in his eyes. She nods and goes to give Bee the medicine. Prime tries to remove his suit. He growls everytime he moves his body. All he feels is pain. He yelps in pain, as he moves his shoulders. Arcee goes in and runs to him.
"Optimus...wait...you are hurt" She kneels in front of him. She already has the first aid kit. She helps him. She sees the big cut on his right shoulder. She carefully caress it. She goes to work, cleaning his wounds, patching him up. "Optimus...are you okay?"
He is silent. He hasn't said a word. He shakes his head "I killed him Arcee."
"What...?"
"I killed Prowl" He tries to hold back his tears. "I don't kill...I'm not a murderer. I tried to save myself, and you...he threaten Bee and I got scared. I didn't mean to kill him I-"
"Prowl...He tried to kill you"she says "Optimus...stop. You were defending yourself...it was self-defense."
"He didn't deserve to die...he was only a kid" He says "He..."
"Optimus...I'm glad you are back" she says "That's all that matters. You came back to us"
Optimus just keep staring at the ground.
"Optimus...you are here with me, it's all over." she says
"I...wanted to come back to you...to Bee. I did everything" He says "I killed...Arcee. I killed everyone...on floor seven. I killed every single agent"
She hugs him. "Shh...don't." She moves to the couch to bring Prime with her. His head on her chest, and she starts rubbing his hair, comforting him. He hugs her tight close to him. He leans up to look at her. He goes to kiss her. She kises him back. "I was so worried..." she whispers. He kisses her deeply. "Optimus..." He moves, to lay between her legs. He kisses her, he moves his hand down to her. "Optimus...wait...you are hurt" Prime moves to removes thier clothes. He goes back between her legs. He kisses her, and he enters her. She gasps, and he takes her. He makes love to her, thrusting with all the love he has. "Ahh...Optimus..."
The morning comes. The alarm sounds on. This time, it sounded different this time. Prime growls as he gets up, but he feels Arcee on top of him. Her arms wrap around him. He looks at the screen. His eyes widen.
Warning...change of rules, the tv read, we are hunting.
more to come.