I'm BACK, AND THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY SAD CHAPTER SO GET YOUR TISSUES READY!
Forest
Optimus and Megatron started tackling each other and Sam ran with Nova behind him. "Hide Sam, protect Nova" Optimus said and they hid behind a fallen tree. As fists were exchanged so were insults like "Junkyard scrap" being my favorite and Nova giggled when her dad used a cuss word. Sam looked at her and she shrugged her shoulders. "He never says cuss words. It's funny when he does it." She said as she watched the smack down.
Eventually Megatron called in reinforcements and then she got mad. "Now that's not fair" she said and her altmode drove up. "Nova you can't. You'll get hurt. Optimus told me to protect you" Sam said. "Sam, I'm an Autobot and a Prime, it's my job to protect other species from tyranny, and that's exactly what I'm gonna do" she said and she transformed her hand into a cannon. "I forgot you could do that" Sam said a little shocked and she winked. "I don't know how much damage you're going to do" Sam yelled as she ran off into the battle.
Star-scream started running after Sam, and so did Megatron until Optimus sidelined him and rolled the other way. Optimus and Megatron hit each other for a few minutes until Star-scream interrupted. Nova wasn't helping anything by shooting off random sized plasma bursts so she started running with Sam and getting him out of the way of the giant metal beings. "You're going to get squashed if you don't move!" she shouted. Optimus kept on fighting with Star-scream and Megatron while he lifted Star-scream up in the air as he shot off rounds at a time. "There is another source of energon hidden on this planet; the boy can lead us to it." Megatron shouted and then kicked Optimus in the head. Sam and Nova just kept moving so they wouldn't step on them. "OPTIMUS!" Sam yelled and Nova froze while she watched her dad get surrounded by cons. They tossed him around and shot him all the way over to the other side of the clearing. He spit out something metal and then Megatron started talking again. "Is the future of our race not worth a single human life?" Megatron asked and Optimus got up. "You'll never stop at one. I'll take you all on!" he said getting his blades out.
He had a second wind so he started hacking parts off, cutting rotor blades of the helicopter, using Star-scream as a shield, and ripping parts off of Megatron while beating him up and while cutting of Star-scream's arm, and using his hooks to rip apart a con's face. He jumped off, hooked onto the back and said "Piece of tin." He let go and ran off only to look for Sam and Nova. "Sam, Nova, where are you?" he asked and Megatron came up behind him and stabbed him through the chest. He switched his weapon and blew a hole in the spot where his spark was. Nova froze and felt sick to her stomach. Their bond, their father daughter bond was severed and it hurt like someone had stabbed her through the spark. She screamed and Sam had to pull her back by wrapping his arms around her waist. She kicked and screamed as much as her lungs and legs could let her and crystal blue tears came rushing down her face. "NO! LET ME GO! I COULD HAVE SAVED HIM. I NEED TO SAVE HIM! LET ME GO SAM!" she screeched until Sam threw her into Bee's altmode while the other bots got there to help fight off the cons that were left.
When she was in, Bumblebee's Holoform appeared next to her in the back seat and she curled up in his arms and sobbed her heart out.
Sam pulled out his phone and called a secure number. "Please patch me through to Major Lennox?" Sam asked.
"This is Lennox"
"Lennox, it's Sam, Optimus is dead" Sam said with a catch in his throat.
"I understand, how's Nova?" Lennox asked. "She watched it happen, she's traumatized" Sam said quietly but Nova heard him anyways.
Later that day
They pulled into an abandoned warehouse and Nova's car parked beside Bee's. Everyone filed out but Nova didn't want to move. "Nova, come on, you gotta get up" Bee said and she shifted. "I don't wanna your warm" she said and he smiled. "Come on, once we get settled, you can curl up all you want" Bee said and she climbed out. Bee transformed and stepped into the warehouse courtyard with broken cars, trash and garbage cans all over the place. "Oh this is so lovely" she said. "It's better than nothing." Bee said and then she heard a reporter's voice.
"What we're hearing from the German government is that the world broadcast was a Satellite hacking." "I knew it!" Nova declared and then everyone looked at her funny. "Ahem, sorry" she said and walked to bee. "The military has just told us that they have just assumed condition delta; which is the highest level we have been at since 9/11. President Obama is being flown to a bunker somewhere in the middle of the United States in the face of the worst simultaneous attacks from around the globe. The aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt goes down off the east coast, all hands lost. Worldwide casualties are in the neighborhood of 7,000, but that number could climb. It's still too early to tell. What we need to ask is "Who, and Why?" The FBI is still trying to locate the boy Samuel Witwicky and his sister Nova.
"We believe they have information about the attacks. The FBI, the CIA, and Interpol are all seeking cooperation of worldwide law enforcement."
"You need to listen to this man, you gotta check this out. They have a picture of me man, were dead bro, FBI, CIA, we are wanted fugitives now!" Leo said while Sam had his head in his hands.
Leo followed Sam outside and started freaking out. "I just need you to focus man; this thing has blown up to a whole new level." Leo said. "Just give me this thing…..they can track us, do you see this?" Sam asked and crushed his phone. "They can track us, like satellite track us?" Leo asked. "Whoa, I'm not even with you guys! Technically I'm like a hostage and this is kidnapping, enough is…." "YO LEO" Skids yelled and scared the crap out of him. "This thing's gonna give me a heart attack I swear!" Leo said. "That's cause you a pussy" Mud-flap said while they sat on the wall. "You guys forced me into that car right?" "I think he's scared" Mud-flap said. "Hey Mud-flap, what are we gonna do with this shrimp taco?" Skids asked. "Let's pop a cap in his ass and throw him the trunk and then nobody gonna know nothing know what I mean?" Mud-flap said. "Not in my trunk" Skids said. "Yo, bumper cars, I'm hearing you. I'm right here and I can hear you. No one's popping any caps in any asses okay; I've had a hell of a day!" Leo yelled and Nova walked up.
"You have no idea what a bad day is. How about having the dad you've only known for a few short years get suddenly ripped away from you in a single day and have to be a wanted fugitive of the world. So don't go telling me that you had a bad day because you don't have the right to." Nova said and Bee pulled her away by her arm. His Holoform hugged her close and she cried even more. "Listen Sam, I know what I'm gonna do man, I'm gonna go to the authorities and tell them the truth. Like I had nothing to do with this" Leo said and then Sam snapped. "Hey you wanted this right? You wanted the real deal? That's what this is, wake up you're in the middle of it. You wanna run, go ahead no one's stopping you! Stop complaining!" he said and walked off.
Back at base
The sun was just rising when the army chopper flew in with Optimus hanging from the straps. The straps came un done and Optimus hit the tarmac. All the officers walked over and Lennox looked at his boots. "Man, Nova must be in pieces by now" Lennox said while Epps nodded beside him. The bots drove up just in time for a caravan of army jeeps drive up with guns on-top of them. The jeeps circled the bots protecting Optimus' body and they had their weapons out and ready to use them. "What is the meaning of this? You dare point a gun at me? You want a piece of me, I'll tear you apart!" Iron hide bellowed in his British voice. All the soldiers were running around telling the soldiers to drop their weapons when the soldiers in the jeeps were telling them to lower the bots weapons. "I can't do anything major, talk to him" Lennox said and turned to see the cocky grin of Director Galloway. "Your nest team is deactivated major. You are to cease anti-Decepticon operations immediately, and return to Diego Garcia pending further orders." Galloway said. "No we take our orders from Chairman Morshower sir." Lennox said.
"Well I'll see your chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and raise you one president of the United States. I have operational command now. An alien blood feud has been brought to our shores for which our soldiers are paying the price. The secret is out!" he yelled. "This is our war now, and we will win it as we always have; with a coordinated military strategy." Galloway said. "This fool is terribly misinformed." Ratchet said. "You need every asset you got right now" Lennox said. "What we need to do is draw up battle plans, while we explore every diplomatic solution." "Like what handing over the kids" Lennox asked. "All options are being considered. Plus, that thing that you call Nova, is US property anyways" Galloway said and Lennox's hand rolled into a fist real fast but Epps held him back. "Nova is as much part of this team as all the bots here, she's just younger." Epps said and Galloway laughed. "Yeah okay, the minute we get ahold of her, were taking her apart so we can see how all those pieces fit in such a tiny shell" Galloway said just to egg Lennox on.
"Whatever the Decepticons are after, this is just the start." A soldier said. "There is no negotiating with them." Lennox said. "I'm ordering you to stand down. You won't be needing this anymore (rips badge off of Lennox's uniform) get your assets back to base, and take that pile of scrap metal back to Diego Garcia." Galloway said as he got in the Humvee. "You wouldn't say that if Nova was here." Lennox said. "I really don't like that dude, he's an ass hole" Epps said and Lennox nodded. "Yeah, I still can't believe he said those things about Nova" Lennox said and the soldiers agreed. "Autobots, report to hangar for transport." A voice said over the intercom. "Iron-hide, we should leave this planet" Ratchet said. "That's not what Optimus would want. Besides, I promised him a long time ago that I would protect Nova" Iron-hide said and he nodded.
Back with the gang
Nova was sitting by the fire pit with her legs folded against her chest and her arms wrapped around her knees. She fiddled with a necklace around her neck smiled at the day Optimus gave it to her.
Flashback
Nova was in her office on her 18th birthday and as she filled out paper work, she heard a knocking on the door beside her. "Come in" she said with a sigh and Optimus walked in with a blue and red box. "Nova, why are you in here on your birthday?" Optimus asked in blue jeans and a plaid shirt. "I have paper work to catch up on" she said not even looking up. "You're relieved of any responsibilities on your birthday. Come on, open this" Optimus said and she looked up curiously. "You got me something?" she asked confused. "Yes, I made it myself" he said and she opened the box to see a medium sized blue crystal on a silver chain. "Whoa, it's beautiful" she said and immediately put it on. "The chain is metal from my armor, and the crystal is a rare crystal that's only found on Cybertron" he said and she smiled. "Cool, I'll be able to carry you with me everywhere I go" she said and hugged him. "This is the perfect present. Thanks Dad." She said and he smiled. "You're welcome; Happy 18th birthday my Nova star" he said and she giggled.
Flashback over
Nova sighed and held onto the crystal that shined a little in the dark. "Hey sis" Sam said sitting beside her. "I can't believe he's gone" Nova said and Sam draped his arm around her. Mikaela sat on the other side of her and smiled. They hugged and Nova choked on her tears. "There's nothing you could have done." She said and Nova nodded. "I know. I had to follow orders." She said sadly and Sam squeezed her shoulder. He got up and walked over to Bee crouching. "Bee, I understand if you hate me. I messed up, I'm sorry."
"Young fella, you and your sister are the people I care about most in my life…if there's anything you need, I won't be far away" Bee said.
Sam sat down on a beat up car and Nova changed into her other form. She stretched her limbs and sighed. "He's gone because of me. He came here to protect me and now he's dead." Sam said. "There's somethings you just can't change….so his sacrifice would not have been in vein Halleluiah." "I'm gonna make this right, I'm going to turn myself in" Sam said and Nova kneeled down to his level. "Look stupid, Optimus did not die for freedom from the cons just so you could give up. All that work protecting the world would have been for nothing if you just turn yourself in." Nova said and Sam looked at the ground. He looked up and looked at the twins.
"You two!" he said and they looked at him. "huh?" "Hey you know the glyphs? These, the symbols that've been rattling around in my head?" he asked. "That's old school Yo, that's...Cy..Cybertronian" Skids said. "Oh that's some serious stuff right there." Mud flap said. "They gotta mean something, like a message or a map, a map to an energon source. Can you read this?" he asked. "Read? No we don't do much reading" Skids said. "No kidding. It's a wonder you can get your monthly reports done on time" Nova said looking at her hands. "if you can't read it, we gotta find someone who can" Sam said. "Oh look who came sashaying back, hair growing like a chia pet." "I had a bit of mild panic attack earlier alright?" "That's cause you a pussy" Mud-flap said and that earned a smack from Nova. "Say that again and I'll rip out your vocal chords." Nova said and the twins stopped talking. "I think I'm allowed that considering what I've been through. I heard you have a problem, I think I know someone who can help" Leo said. "Who" Sam asked "Robo-warrior" Leo answered and they all looked at each other.
They all drove out to New York while Nova Played "New divide" by linkin park on her phone while Bee drove. His arm was across the back of her seat and she leaned into his shoulder while they cruised down the road. "This guy Robo-warrior, everything there is to know about anything alien, he's supposed to know." Leo said. "One time we revenge hacked his site, and maybe I saw some of your alien drawings or whatever." Leo said and they pulled up to this corner deli.
"Bee and I will wait out here" Nova said and they walked in.
They walked in and saw a man with a white uniform and a white hat. "Take a number young man" he said after scolding an older man names Sal. "Robo-warrior" Leo said and the look on his face was priceless. "Never heard of him" the man said. "Have you ever heard of ?" Leo asked. "Oh you must be talking about that amateur-hour blog operation with Gameboy level security." The man said. "Robo-warrior" Leo said and the man smiled. Sam walked in after convincing Nova to come with him and Leo spazzed out. "It's him! It's him! That's the guy right there, that's him" he said and the pair looked at the man and it was none other than Seymour Simmons, former Sector Seven. "No" Simmons said. "You gotta be kidding me!" Nova exclaimed and Simmons threw down his knife. "All right meat store's closed! Everybody out right now! That means you lady, go" he yelled. "Wait a minute, you know this guy?" Leo asked. "Yeah, were old friends" Sam said and Nova snorted. "Old friends, you're the case that shut down Sector Seven. And you (points to Nova with a knife) you're the one that got me fired. All because of the little incident in the cube chamber; my superiors got on my case because I never brought you in for examination" Simmons said and she smiled. "You would've had to deal with my dad then" Nova said with a smirk. "That's not the point. You got the Kibosh disbanded. No more security clearance, no retirement, no nothing. All cause of you, your sister and your criminal girlfriend. Look at her so mature" Simmons said.
An elderly lady came from the freezer and yelled. "Moron! Where's the white fish?" she asked. "Hey, don't touch me with the Pig!" one worker yelled. "Yakov!" Simmons yelled. "What!" he yelled back. "You don't get a Christmas bonuses by standing around. You want those new teeth you saw on sky mall?" Simmons asked. "It's my dream!" Yakov said. "Help her out" he said and he turned back to the teens.
"You live with your mama?" Nova asked. "No, my mama lives with me there's a difference. They have your face all over the news alien boy" "Yeah I know" "So NBE One's still kicking huh? How did that happen, don't answer. I don't know what you're hiding but I don't want any part of it. So good bye, you never saw me, I got bagels to shmear, vanish!" he said. "Look, Can you give me five seconds. Look I need your help," Sam said. "Really, you need my help?" "Look I am slowly losing my mind. I just had a little crab bot plunge a device deep into the soft tissues of my brain and started projecting alien symbols like a freakin home movie. And on-top of that, I'm a wanted fugitive so you think you've got it rough" Sam said and Simmons just looked at him. "You said it projected images of your brain?" he asked and Sam nodded. "Meat locker, now!" he yelled and they looked at him funny. They followed him and Nova rubbed her arms. She looked up and saw a dead pig. "Yuck" she said and he crouched down. "What your about to see is top secret, do not tell my mother." He said and they climbed down.
Hahahahahahhahahahaha, sorry about the cliff hanger, I figured I would leave it here before it got too long. Next chapter might be up tomorrow or Tuesday after school.
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