Life as many knew it was simple, life as very few knew was chaotic and one wrong choice away from the end of the world. Following the path her father had left behind led Trace down a lot of rabbit holes, ones that left her digging herself out no mat...
I ignore the sound of Leo and Sam bickering. The Decpticons clueing in the world of their existence and opening up a worldwide manhunt for Sam, gave them an opportunity to seize control. I stare down at my phone waiting for Lennox to call, but nothing has come. It could only mean the government is shutting down operations to feel as if they have control of the situation, and the bitter truth is they don't.
"Yo, Le-yo!" Mudflap calls, the now green mech and his twin having upgraded from an old ice cream truck after the mission in China. "This thing's gonna give me a heart attack, I swear." Leo, previously known as the roommate, whispers in hysteria. "That's 'cause yous a wuss." The green robot continues to tease, "You guys forced me into that car, right, so-" Leo starts, I roll my eyes and hop off of Bee's hood. "Ooh, I think he's scared." Mudflap snickers to his twin, "Hey, Mudflap, what are we gonna do with this shrimp taco?" Skids calls back to his brother. "Let's pop a cap in his ass, throw him in the trunk and then nobody gonna know nothing, know what I mean?" The green robot offers, "Not in my trunk." His brother scoffs.
"Yo, bumper cars?" Leo snaps, oh boy, "Bumper cars?" Skid questions. "Cut it out. I'm hearing you. Okay? 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 complains, Mudflap blows a raspberry like a toddler, "Why don't you get a haircut with your bitch ass?" Skid calls, "Go whine to your boyfriend!" Mudflap added. "You two better cut it out!" I finally snap, both robots turn to me as I cross my arms. "Whaddya' gonna do about it." Mudflap huffs, I quirk my eyebrow.
I flex my wrist and point my cannon at the two of them, "I can have Bee hold you down while I shoot you in the ass and treat you like you're a human toddler?" I question, "Yo Bee, are you gonna let her say that to us?" Skid questions, and angry rawer of engine revs at the two and they flinch. "Behave." I demand, "Yeah, yeah." Mudflap waves off, Bumblebee's engine revs loudly, "Alright! Yes ma'am." He corrects himself as he throws his hands up. I can still hear Leo and Sam still going at it behind me, just as I turn to address them Sam is already screaming at the kid.
Leo turns and quickly walks away and out of sight, before I get the chance to go after him my phone rings. I pick it up instantly, not even bothering to look at the I.D. "Kid? Kid? Don't answer just listen, you and the boy have to find a safe place okay? The Liaison just came back with a presidential order that gave him the ambassador title and he just seized operations. He's shutting us down and ordering us back to HQ, whatever you do, do not get caught alright. We'll figure something out." He whispers into the phone. My eyes blow wide at the news and an angry boil starts up in my chest, "Please be careful." He begs right before he hangs up. I hang up the line and not a second later I threw the phone at the nearest wall, if I make it out of this alive that fucking Liaison is a dead man.
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I stare into the fire, feeling completely and utterly defeated. Sam and Mikaela whispering to one another as I sit on Bee's leg, the robot having transformed in order to comfort me. "Bee, if you hate me, I understand." Sam mumbles over to the car, Bumblebee lets out a few sad electronic whirls. "I messed up. I'm sorry." He apologizes, "Young fella—you are—one of the people— I care about most in my life—If there's anything you need— I won't be far away." Bee responds. I look up and sent the yellow robot. "He's dead because of me. He came here to protect me and he's dead." Sam grovels, "There's some things you just can't change—So, his sacrifice for us would not have been in vain—Hallelujah!" Bee comforts.
"I'm gonna make it right. I'm going to turn myself in." Sam mumbles, I let out a sigh, "We- we've got to stick together." Bee urges, "He's right." I agree. "You're not going to do that." Mikaela adds, "Yes, I am." Sam argues. "Everything we worked for will be wiped out. In one day!" Bee cuts in, "And all those little migraine attacks will be fucking pointless." I scoff. Sam perks up at my words, "Trace do you have those symbols?" He questions, "Yeah?" I mumble. "Give them to me." He orders, I hold my hands up and walk to the pile of things by the fire, picking one of the three notebooks filled with the wacky symbols. "You two." Sam calls, the twins hums in response, "Hey, you know the glyphs?" Sam questions as he takes and opens up one of the notebook.
The two lean down and look at my messy symbols, "Uh..." Skids mumbles, "These? The symbols that have been rattling around in our head?" Sam points between me and him. "Whoo, that's, that's old school, yo. That's, that's like... that's Cybertronian." Skid realizes, "Oh, that's some serious stuff, right there." Mudflap adds on. "They gotta mean something, like a message or like a map. Like a map to an Energon source! Can you read this?" Sam questions, "Uh Sam, the twins... well they don't really, read." I mutter with crossed arms. "She knows?" Mudflap points out. "I found you and downloaded your data, of course I know." I scoff.
"What about you Trace?" Sam questions, "I recognize a few of them from my studies of the cube, but I was never able to translate any of it, even with the information rolling around in my head now it's like reading a book in a language I don't know." I shrug, "If you can't read it, we gotta find somebody who can." Sam sighs. My eyes turn to the figure walking in the small square, "Look who came sashaying back." Skids mocks, "Hair growing like a Chia Pet. Look at him. Look at that." Mudflap added. "I had a bit of a mild panic attack earlier, right?" Leo excuses, "That's 'cause you're a pussy." Mudflap laughs.
"Boys." I warn as both the twins giggle to each other, they're both promptly silenced by my warning, "Thank you Trace, and you know 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 offers. "Who?" Sam questions, "Robo-Warrior." The kid answers. Oh great another wild goose chase.
