What's this? Two chapters in one week? And they're only two days apart? What sort of sorcery is this?

Lol, let's just say, I was excited to write this. It wraps up the five-part beginning episodes. After this we move on to regular episodes! Yay! Enjoy the chapter!

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Chapter Five:

Previously:

"Optimus, with all due respect, you said it yourself, this is bigger than the safety of four humans." He spoke boldly. I nodded in agreement. "The whole population of Earth is at risk. This is our home, Optimus. If we could do something to save it, then we'll do it. You would've done the same thing back on Cybertron."

Miko added, "Yeah! If we let the cons win, we're fragged, along with everyone else on our planet."

Optimus seemed to think about what we were saying before asking Raf what he wanted to do. All four of us exchanged looks, silently conversing. I knew it was what we all wanted. "I want to give it a shot." He finally replied.

Ratchet typed in the coordinates before activating the space bridge. "Be careful." He said, and I blinked in surprise when I realized he was mostly directing it at me. He was staring into my eyes, pleading with me to do as he said. I nodded, promising to do my best. "There could possibly be many securities on base."

"We'll be fine." I promised, and the others nodded in agreement. Then the four of us entered the Groundbridge, knowing there was a chance it could be our last time.

When Miko, Jack, Raf and I stepped into the other side of the Groundbridge, I couldn't help but laugh at my friends. All three of them were clutching their stomachs, their faces pale. It didn't bother me in the slightest. I guess I just have a stronger stomach, most likely because of the Allspark.

"That'll take some getting used to." Jack groaned, and the other two agreed with him. I just shook my head in amusement.

"You guys wait here, I'm gonna scout ahead and see if there's any security or Cons ahead." I ordered them. They all nodded and I silently went forward. I opened the door, peeking in. Seeing no one, and no Cons, I gestured them forward.

We walked cautiously down the hallways looking for the computer room. I was on high alert, praying that no one was near. The final door we came to was the one we needed. After we all piled into the room, Raf began typing on the computer. I watched him curiously, though unable to keep up with what he was doing. I was not a tech genius.

Miko walked back to the door and poked her head out. She brought it back in and shut the door. "Security sure is lax in this place." She commented. I bit my lip nervously. "I don't think we should jinx it." I warned her. She shrugged.

"I'm in." Raf informed us. He didn't look away from his screen though, instead he continued typing. "And so are the Decepticons." He gulped. We gathered around the screen.

"What?" Jack whispered, terrified. "How can you tell?"

"Schematics, with the same alien math's we saw on the ship." He replied. I recognized the Cybertronian symbols, mostly from dreams I've had. "But this time I can download it." Raf smiled slightly. He stuck a memory stick into the computer.

"It's got to be the spacebridge." Miko rationalized.

"The Decepticons are syncing it to their dishes, but I can sync to them." Raf explained. Jack laid a hand on his chair and asked Raf if they would know. "Even if the Decepticons see that I'm in the system, they will have no idea I'm in the house." He replied.

I grinned to myself. Tricking the cons, huh? Imagine the look on their faceplates if they knew three teenagers and a young adult were sitting here, hacking into their systems. I'd pay to see that. From behind a glass, of course. Cons are scary. The glass would need to be a two-way mirror. With something to jam their systems so they couldn't sense me. And now I'm getting way too into this.

"They're locking onto Cybertron, but not for long." Raf grinned. There was a live video feed of the satellites on the screen of Raf's computer. We watched as they moved away from the position the Cons had had it. Jack asked Raf how he had done that, his voice awed. "Years of practice." Raf replied proudly.

I chuckled, and looked up. That was when I noticed the camera for the first time. "Hey Raf, you don't think anyone is watching us. Do you?" I asked, pointing it out. The others looked at it, and became slightly uneased.

"Don't worry Jess, I'm sure there's no one watching us at this moment." Miko tried to assure me. It didn't help. Instead, my dread increased. "The dishes are heading back to Cybertron; I'll undo that again." Raf muttered as he typed away on the computer.

Jack then asked a question that I had been wondering the entire time. "What if the Cons realize they're being punked?"

"It's only virtual combat, you know, like online gaming." Raf explained. I frowned, still feeling like something wasn't right. "Then why do I feel like something is about to happen?" I commented. My heart was pounding in anticipation.

"Come on Jack, Jess, what are the Cons gonna do? They're probably like, a thousand miles away!" Miko exclaimed. I couldn't help but look behind me, the feeling of unease having groan to strong. That was when I saw the tentacles. "Scrap." I gasped.

The tentacles flung me, Jack and Miko into a wall. We landed in a heap, groaning at the sudden pain. Raf jumped up when the tentacle began destroying his computer. Miko grabbed an axe and rushed the offending menace, but it simply swatted her away and took the axe from her.

"You handed it an axe!" Jack and I shouted simultaneously, while Raf gulped. "Not good."

The tentacle swung threatenly at us. I pulled the other three behind me and rushed them out of the room. I looked up and saw a Decepticon on the roof. It was purple and had a sort of monitor for a face. Miko took a picture of it, catching its attention. It looked over the four of us, it's gaze on me the longest. I felt a weird tingle go through me and gasped when I realized what it had done. It had scanned me, which means it probably knew I had Allspark energy in me.

It then transformed into what looked like a drone, and flew away. "Why is he leaving?" Miko asked, but I just shrugged. I couldn't understand why it had gone.

Raf walked over to this thick wire, which the Con had chopped through with the axe. He glared in frustration. "It cut the hardline." He replied, voice grim. "The dishes are locked onto Cybertron." He looked at the ground, sadly. "For good."

Our first mission, and we blew it. Great. That was a great self-esteem boost. I sighed and called Ratchet for a Groundbridge. The familiar portal opened and we went through it. Ratchet was waiting expectantly om the other side, but could tell we didn't succeed by our dejected faces.

"Are you alright?" He asked us, though his gaze was directed at me. I looked into his strikingly blue optics. They were the prettiest blue I had ever seen, and it was pretty easy for me to get lost in them. However, now was not the time for me to act all weird.

"We failed." I exhaled. Ratchet's gaze softened. "It's alright. We'll find another way. Not every mission is a success." He assured me and I was grateful. I smiled softly back at him, before joining my friends. They were seated on the stairs.

Miko was bouncing up and down on the balls of her feet, clearly anxious. I understood, feeling the same way. I wanted Cliff to be back, safe and sound. We might've only been friends a couple days, but he already meant a lot to me. They all did. "Let's play a game." Miko finally said, fed up with the silence.

"What kind of game?" I asked, a little suspicious. Miko grinned, and that only raised even more red flags. "Truth or dare?" She replied/ asked.

"Is that really a good game to play here, Miko?" Jack asked, not all that enthused by the idea. I chuckled, but I couldn't help but agree with him. Miko pouted. "Come on guys, I want to get to know you more! We've been friends for like, what, two days? We barely know anything about each other!"

"Well, why don't we play something like twenty questions. That way we can get to know each other, without doing dares that might make Ratchet blow a gasket." I suggested, and my attention once again shifted to the white and red mech.

"Fine, I guess that's okay." Miko agreed, but I could tell she wasn't as happy. That frown quickly turned upside down when we started the game. Miko tended to ask the more personal, and embarrassing question, while the rest of us genuinely tried to get to know one another. It was frustrating and hilarious at the same time. Ratchet was half paying attention to us, while also listening to the other bots as they fought in space.

"What was your old home town like?" Raf asked me. It was the fifteenth question asked, but it was only directed at me. About twenty or so minutes had passed since we started the game. Our worry for our bots was in the back of our minds while we played.

I frowned at the question, immediately growing uncomfortable. My old life wasn't something I liked to think about. My old town was full of horrible memories, from being committed, to becoming the town freak. After I had been released, no one wanted anything to do with me. It was another reason why we moved to Jasper. The others were watching me expectantly, and I even noticed that Ratchet had even perked up.

"I don't really like talking about it too much. My memories of that place aren't very good. We moved here for a reason and I'm glad for it." I replied, refusing to go any further.

Everyone looked at me concerned, and I knew they wanted more information. However, I just wasn't comfortable sharing more than that with them. It was hard enough telling them what I did. My past was better left unsaid.

"Well, if you ever want to talk about it, we're here for you." Jack assured me. I smiled tightly at my friend and nodded. "Thanks. But I think some things are better left unsaid."

They dropped it after that. We continued the game and I had to admit, it was a lot of fun. I discovered that we all had a lot in common, even more than I originally thought. Miko and I seemed to have the same taste in movies- though, unlike Miko, I didn't care much for gory horror movies. Jack and I both loved reading, while Raf and I enjoyed the same music. All in all, it was a pretty educational day.

We were distracted from the game when Ratchet's computer began to beep. All of us walked over to Ratchet, who was typing away at the computer. Even Fowler joined us, having finally awoken. "Optimus, I'm registering a rapidly expanding mass in their space bridge vortex! One with a particular energy signal." Ratchet informed the Autobot leader. He was wearing a frown as he looked over the data.

"Dark energon." Optimus informed him gravely. I gulped, remembering the effects of dark energon on Cliff. I could only imagine how he was feeling right now. I really wished I could be with him in that moment. "Ratchet we must destroy the space bridge." Ratchet vented and looked down. "There is enough live energon coursing through it to achieve detonation, but we lack firepower to ignite it."

I felt bad for them in that moment. I knew the space bridge was the only way to get them home. This probably really hurt them. "If I knew how the space bridge was engineered, then I might find a technical way of accomplishing that feat." Ratchet informed him.

"Um, would schematics help?" Raf asked. He helped up the memory stick from earlier. Ratchet looked at it, before hesitantly turning back to the screen. I didn't like the look in his optics. It showed all the pain and despair that he'd been going through since the beginning of the war. It was no wonder he was so grumpy. Every time he got close to any sort of victory, the cons took it away. This war has ruined so many lives and I just couldn't imagine being in his place, in any of their places.

"Optimus, I must say, the space bridge is our only hope of ever returning to Cybertron. Are you certain its destruction is the only option?" Ratchet asked, his words dark. I wanted so bad for there to be another way.

"I'm afraid so." Optimus replied desolately. My heart shattered for Ratchet in that moment. Ratchet looked down again and I knew he was trying to gather his strength to continue on. "Then by all means, let us light our darkest hour." Ratchet spoke, now determined, as he lifted his head up.

Raf walked over to the computer to help Ratchet set it up. I walked over as well, and reached out to lay a hand on Ratchets arm. He looked at me, but didn't say a word. He didn't need to. I understood what he was trying to say with his optics.

That's bad right?" Fowler stood beside me, and gestured to the computer with his thumb. These things are getting closer. "Well, that's Megatrons army of the undead, so I would say so." I answered. He frowned at the screen.

"Ratchet, we're in position." Arcee spoke up.

"Arcee, pay close attention." Ratchet began to explain what she needed to do. I only have paid attention to what he was saying. For the most part though, I was lost in my thoughts. I completely ignored what he was saying until he told her to turn all the power against itself by reversing the currently.

"Current reversed."

"YES!" Fowler exclaimed, startling everyone. I looked at him strangely. "That's a good thing, right?" He asked. I rolled my eyes slightly and nodded.

"I'll ready the Groundbridge." Ratchet muttered. He walked over and activated it. "Optimus the Groundbridge is ready and waiting."

Everything was silent. We watched the portal expectantly, waiting for our guardians and friends to walk through. "Do you think they're…" Raf trailed off, unable to finish the sentence. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and hugged him to my side.

"Five life signals, one very faint." Ratchet told us. He was looking on the panel on his arm. I bit my lip and watched expectantly. I prayed my guardian was okay. Cliff and I had so much stuff to do still, and I just brought him back from the dead. I needed him to be fine.

Optimus was the first one to walk through. I was relieved to see him. I knew Optimus was very important to them and the war. Following Optimus was Bulkhead. Miko cried out his name and run down the stairs to greet him. I followed after her, Jack and Raf right behind me.

Bumblebee was the third bot. Raf grinned and took off. "Bumblebee!" He practically squealed. It was really cute.

Finally, Cliff came in, supporting a limp Arcee. I was torn between excitement that my guardian was okay, and fear that Jacks was not. Jacks face fell, and the two of us quickly approached them. Ratchet also walked over. "We lost one this week, by the Allspark, don't let it be two." Ratchet whispered, his words heavy.

"Arcee?" Jack whispered questioningly. Arcee said nothing for a second, but finally her optics fluttered on weakly. "Jack, really? There are other motorcycles in the world." She joked softly. I chuckled, and allowed myself to tear myself away from my friend to greet my guardian. "But you're my first." I heard Jack.

"Well, partner, you're looking mighty proud of yourself." I giggled. Cliff kneeled down and grinned back at me. "Well, I did just help defeat an army of the undead, so I think I have a reason to be." He snickered, much to my amusement.

"Is that so? Well congrats." I winked, before putting on a more serious face. "Are you okay, really. I can't imagine it was easy facing them. Especially after what you went through."

"Well, it helped that we didn't actually engage them. But yeah, I'm fine. Believe or not, I'm pretty tough." He assured me, also serious. I smiled softly. "I know; I just worry about you. If there's one thing I've learned in our brief friendship, it's how reckless you can be."

"Ha-ha." He quipped back. I giggled again before turning back to Ratchet. He was looking at Optimus hopefully. "And Megatron?" He asked the leader.

"Not even he could've survived ground zero." Optimus assured us. I think we all took a breath of relief at that. I knew that there were other Decepticons out there who would cause just as much, if not more trouble. The war wasn't over. But finally getting rid of Megatron was certainly a huge victory.

"PRIME!" Fowler suddenly shouted, scaring me. I glared at him in annoyance. Was that really necessary? "I didn't get to thank you bots for the save." He spoke as he tidied up his uniform. "I owe you one." Fowler stepped into the elevator and turned to face us. As the doors closed, he said one last thing, "We all do."

I looked over at Miko, smiling brightly. It changed to a frown when I saw the look on her face. She looked upset about something and I wondered why. "So is this the part where you say goodbye and tell us we need to forget we ever saw you?" She asked, and I was surprise to see a few tears in her eyes. I felt the same way though. I really didn't want to say goodbye to my new friends.

Optimus shook his head. "We have all gained strong bonds with the four of you, how could we break that? You are welcome to stay as long as you desire." He replied. Miko cheered and I smiled in relief. Moving to Jasper had actually been a good idea.

For the rest of the day, we spent the time with the bots, chatting and getting to know them. It was incredible just how similar they were to humans. Our races really were a like; the only difference was our biology. They loved and lived just as we did. It made me wonder if one day our two species could coincide. I certainly hope so.

The hours passed quickly and soon enough it was time to head home. I said goodbye to all of my friends before climbing inside of Cliffs alt mode. The drive was relatively silent; neither of us had anything to say because we had been talking for the past several hours. But it was a comfortable silence, and I felt as if I was gonna fall asleep.

"Jess, can I ask you a question?" Cliff asked through the radio. I opened my eyes and looked curiously at the dash. I told him of course he could. "Why did you not want to talk about your home town?" He asked.

My heart clenched and I looked down at my lap. "I guess you heard us talking about that, huh?"

He didn't reply, but I knew the answer was yes. Cliff was my guardian and I knew I could trust him, but talking about my past was so hard. "It's a really long story." I finally muttered. I could already feel tears prickly in the corner of my eyes.

"I have time. You can tell me anything."

I hesitated for a minute more, before taking a deep breath. "Okay. I grew up in the small town of Crusted Butte, Colorado. It literally one of those everyone knows everyone kind of towns, the population was somewhere in the thousands. It's located at the base of a mountain. Growing up, I loved it so much. However, that all changed when I was about eight." I started and launched into the story of what happened with Kyle. He listened intently to my tale.

"My parents were so scared when the fits started. They told me I would go into this trance like state. My eyes apparently would glow bright blue and I'd begin speaking a weird gibberish language. I don't remember them, but I do remember seeing weird symbols in my mind.

"Here's the kicker, those symbols look a lot like Cybertronian symbols. I can't read them, but it looks almost exactly like that. Anyway, after about two weeks of having these fits at least once a day, and also waking up every night from nightmares that I don't remember, my parents decided to have me committed at this place called Midwestern Colorado Mental Center. They thought I had some sort of mental illness." I shuddered when I thought about that place. It was a cold, horrible memory.

"I was in there for most of my childhood. I got in at eight, and wasn't released until I was about seventeen. Nine years in that awful place. The only reason I got out is because I somehow learned to control my fits. I still have them, but I'm able to wait until I'm alone before truly allowing them to affect me.

"Anyway, after being gone for so long, I got a really bad reputation. The kids I would've grown up with thought I was a freak. They wanted nothing to do with me. So for the next four years, I was stuck in a town where people shunned me. I guess that's why my parents jumped at the opportunity to move here. They want to give me a better chance of having a real life, with actual friends." I finished. I was slightly out of breath from my story.

Cliff didn't say anything for a few seconds. I was slightly nervous to hear what he had to say. However, I trusted Cliff. He wouldn't just abandon me. "That sounds horrible…" He finally muttered with disgust. "Why would people treat you like you were some disease when you clearly needed help?"

I laughed sarcastically. "Because people are cruel, Cliff. Humans are flawed and dysfunctional. We don't trust what we don't understand, and we blow things way out of proportion. So many people are greedy, power hungry morons. It's so hard to find a decent human anymore. That's why I didn't trust Miko, Jack, and Raf with my story. I know deep down that they're not like that, but I can't help but not trust them. I've never had a good experience with people."

"I just can't fragging imagine it." Cliff whispered, sorrowfully.

"Oh Cliff, don't take it hard. It's true that I don't trust people, but one day I might be able to again. Something tells me I'll have a much better life here in Jasper. I already have the best guardian and friend. With you, the other bots, and Raf, Miko, and Jack, I know everything is gonna be okay." I assured my guardian.

I knew I hadn't entirely convinced him. "Just remember that you always have me, okay. I know that humans who feel alone tend to do horrible things. I don't want anything to happen to you." Cliff told me, my heart melted.

I smiled at the dash softly. "Don't worry Cliff, I'm not going anywhere. These past few days have been the happiest of my life and something tells me it's only going to get better from here."

I truly believed that too. Everything would work out in the end. It just had to.

Nemesis: Undisclosed location

Starscream was standing in the Nemesis computer room, a dark and sinister smile on his face. Megatron was finally gone and he would now rule over the Decepticon army. It was something he had always dreamed about and know it had come true.

Behind him, Soundwave was typing away at a computer. Soundwave didn't know what he was up to, but it didn't care all that much. He would find out soon enough, no doubt.

He looked out the window, into the dark sky. His wings flinched, making him aware of his need to fly. However, now wasn't the time for such pleasure. So much needed to be done and it was only a matter of time before he ruled over the world.

The computer beeped, drawing his attention to Soundwave. On the screen, he saw the image of a human girl with long dark red hair and green optics, err eyes. Starscream frowned, he did not understand why Soundwave put the image of an insect on the screen. "What is this, Soundwave? I don't understand why you're showing me this squishy." He snapped.

Soundwave stared blankly at him. He gestured to the screen once more. Starscream sighed in frustration. "I don't see what this has to do with any- "He grumbled before finally seeing what Soundwave was trying to show him. He looked at the quiet mech in surprise. "This insect has Allspark energy within her?" He asked in disbelief.

Soundwave nodded.

"Interesting." Starscream grinned. He could use this. "Keep an eye on her Soundwave. As soon as she is alone, see to it that she is captured. I don't know why a human would possess power as strong as the Allspark, but I know it would give us a great advantage."

Soundwave nodded and returned to the computer. Starscream grinned menacingly at the picture. The name on the database said Jessica. Starscream began chuckling darkly.

"Jessica, soon you will be in my possession."

Alright! So this chapter is really short compared to the others. But I couldn't think of anything else to add. Next chapter should be back in the five thousand though! Hopefully you enjoyed this chapter just as much as the last four! I certainly enjoyed writing it!

The town I mentioned does actually exist. I'd like to add that I've never been there before. I just researched it a little. If there's anyone from or around there, know that I mean no disrespect. In fact, it looks like the kind of town I'd love to live in!

Anyways, remember to review, my loyal followers! I love you all!