Are we so different?

chapter 22

Chapter 22

Sam and I were running through the desert with Mikaela hot on our heels. We had the Matrix, there was a problem though. It had turned to dust. I just hoped that the Primes would see fit to give it to us. If we couldn't help Optimus, I didn't know what we would do. I hadn't been so attached to someone since I was a little girl. As a little girl, I learned really quickly not to get attached to any living thing. It only brought pain. As I ran I started to pull ahead of Sam and Mikaela. I needed to get to where Optimus was. "Allison slow down, we can't keep up," Sam called. I stopped and turned to look at the couple several feet behind me. I reluctantly waited for them to catch up. As soon as they caught up I was running again.

As my feet flew over the burning sand, I felt a part of myself trying to come out. A part that I had locked away for years. This side of me could be dangerous. If I let the wall down I could quickly get to Optimus, but how would the wolf view the humans around me? Would I hurt them? What about the Auto-bots? Would they recognize me? Would I get shot just because I looked like a wolf? I decided not to risk it. I pushed the wolf back down, promising her a run later. We came up on a hill and saw two more flares fired into the sky. "We have a couple miles," Sam said. Below us was a village that we would have to pass through to get to our destination. Once in the small village, we saw Decepticons heading towards the soldiers in front of us and coming up from behind us.

"Great," I murmured. We needed to hide for a while. Right now we could not get through this village without being seen. We took cover in a small house, hoping that we could wait for a path to clear. "As soon as it's clear we run for Optimus," Sam said.

"What if it doesn't work?" Mikaela asked.

"It's going to work," Sam said.

"I did not come this far to give up now," I said as Mikaela made to argue. "I am supposed to do something about this. I won't give up!" If we couldn't bring Optimus back, I wasn't sure I would ever completely heal from losing him. I hadn't been this attached to another living being since I was a little girl. I had learned that attachment brought pain. I would get attached to the family pet and my father would kill it. Simply because I showed more affection to the pet than him.

 So by the time I was six I stopped attaching myself to anything. It just caused too much pain. And here I was in that situation again. I had allowed myself to become attached, the pain was just too much to bear. I couldn't lose anyone else that I cared about. I could barely handle this. I became aware of a sound that sounded like a sword being pulled from its saber. I looked to see Sam pulling a sword from the dirt wall. "What are you doing?" I whispered harshly. "Put it back!" I whispered again.

"I want to look out," Sam replied.

"They have cons small enough to get through that hole. Put it back before we are found." Before anyone could protest further Sam pulled a little insect con from the hole. He looked at it confused before quickly dispatching him by pulling his head off. Suddenly the roof of the small building was ripped off. Starscream was once again in our faces, and he was slobbering. We made a run for the roof of the building we were in. We managed to jump across to the other building just as the one behind us blew.

We rolled off the roof and into the alleyway below. I pulled Sam and Mikaela to their feet. "Run!" I said pushing them ahead of me.

"Get back here girl. Megatron has a special interest in you!" Starscream drawled as we ran.

"Not the time, if he wants to talk to me he's going to have to wait. And if he hurts any of my friends I will kill him," I said. Since Starscream didn't continue, I ran to catch up with Sam and Mikaela. I very quickly caught up. I could hardly believe that I had stopped to talk to a con. I must be fucking nuts.