Are we so different?

chapter 5

Chapter 5

Optimus had fallen behind to deal with a few Decepticons; I believed it to be Barricade and Bone Crusher. Moments after arriving Ironhide took out a couple of missiles jumping over a woman who screamed as he leapt over her. Suddenly Ironhide and another Auto bot picked up a semi and turned it to be used as a shield. As soon as it was in position there was a very loud explosion that threw some of the Auto bots back. Then I heard Sam yelling for Bee. I found him and he wasn't in good shape, his legs had been blown off.

"Over here!" I called. Sam and Mikaela came over and Sam was arguing with Bee about staying with him instead of taking the Cube to safety. "Sam, I don't want to leave him either, but one of us has to take the Cube or we're all sitting ducks." Mikaela then walked away and came back a few moments later with a tow truck. Getting what she was planning, I started helping her get Bee up on the tow truck.

 Lennox then came over to us telling Sam he had to get to the building with statues on the roof, giving him a flare. "I can't," Sam said.

Grabbing Sam's shirt he said, "You're a soldier now," explaining that he couldn't leave his men.

"Sam! I'll help you, now move!" I said as Ironhide came up beside us to help clear a path for us. Lennox looked at me in worry, "I'll be fine, I have the best shot in all of New York," I said. I suddenly heard Ironhide yell.

"It's Starscream!" I grabbed Sam's wrist pulling him in-between two buildings. "Sam, Allison get to the building!" I pulled Sam out of our hiding place as Optimus appeared on the scene. Sam and I had been running about a block when I saw Jazz, he was in trouble.

"Sam, I'll catch up. Just keep running," I said as I turned off into an alleyway. I didn't recognize the Decepticon that was on him, but I didn't care. I fired upon him drawing his attention to me. "Hey down here ugly!" I shouted. Then I realized it was Megatron. When he looked at me I took out one of his eyes, causing him to cry in pain. Jazz then managed to give him further injury before Megatron left.

"Thank ya' little lady," he said coming down off the building.

"No problem Jazz. Now I got to go find Sam. I'll catch up with you later," I said running back out of the alley. I was dodging debris, and gunfire from Auto bots, Decepticons, and the military. I found Sam hiding in a groove in the ground while Optimus battled Megatron. I took cover where I would be able to shoot at Megatron. As soon as Megatron started heading towards Sam and I, I opened fire, taking out Megatron's other eye. Optimus taking advantage of the situation threw Megatron back and on the ground. Megatron knocked Optimus down. I'm not sure how since he was now effectively blind. Sam and I stood between them.

"Sam put the Cube in my chest. Now Sam!" Optimus said. Sam moved toward Megatron and shoved the cube into his chest. "No Sam!" As the Cube disappeared I felt, weird, like I was getting some kind of power-up. I was brought out of my trance when I felt the ground shake underneath me. I looked up to see Megatron dead. "Sam, you saved my life, I owe you my life."

"I'm not sure how things work where you're from Optimus, but here friends don't owe each other." I was out of breath from running and the fact I hadn't slept properly since I was taken from my home by S-7 last night.

"I would like ta thank ya again little lady," Jazz said.

"You're welcome Jazz," I replied handing my gun over to Lennox, but I was being really fancy about how I did it. I used the same moves that the military used to hand their gun to their superior. My father had been in the military. I then pulled an extra magazine out of my pocket and handed it over.

"Why is he thanking you?" Optimus asked.

"She saved my life," Jazz answered. When Optimus looked at me I nodded. All the Auto bots looked shocked.

"What, was I supposed to let my friend die?" I asked. I felt Ratchet running a scan on me, but I ignored it. I was still waiting for an answer.

A few minutes later Optimus spoke, "I would like to thank you, Allison. We owe you a debt."

"You owe me nothing," I said sitting on a part of a building that had fallen. I needed to sit before I fell.

"You need recharge youngling," Ratchet said. I nodded in agreement, too tired to answer.  A few moments later I heard Ratchet say something that I was giving off the energy of the Allspark, then everything went dark and silent. When I woke up I had the sensation of being very high up. I looked around to see white and gray walls with a high ceiling. I was too exhausted to move so I lay back in bed only to be swallowed up by the darkness again. This time when I woke I found myself in a desert. I looked to some mountains and felt myself being pulled in that direction. I pulled myself up onto my feet and started walking that way.

When I reached the mountains I saw several bots that were at least as tall as Optimus. "Holy shit," I breathed looking up at them.

"Allison Edwards," The tallest, and I assumed the oldest said. I just kept looking at them waiting for more information. "We are the original Primes; the Allspark now resides in you and the human boy, Samuel Witwicky."

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"The Allspark cannot be destroyed, only transformed. Its power, its knowledge now lays within you, and you must use it to help the Auto bots and defeat Megatron once more and one day bring peace back to Cybertron."

"So I am now this Allspark, won't that draw the attention of the Decepticons?" I asked.

"That is why it is in two individuals." I nodded as the Primes continued to speak but I didn't hear them say I would be in danger, I already knew that. "Hey, are you listening? Time is short youngling," the tallest said.

"Sorry, sir it's just a lot to take in," I replied.

"We need to show you something, and know that you can't prevent this, but you can change the ending."