Transformers Rise of the Beasts

Chapter 27: Ray

As terrified as I was of Scourge I was not going to let him take me prisoner again. No way Jose! I mean he was so mean-and he had almost killed me! Like come on, it was not fiar for him to go around killing and kidnapping people!

Agrilly I banged my fists on his hand. "Let me go you frickin metal head!"

"You heard the girl," Optimus spoke up angrily through his metal plate. He jumped down from the hill in front of Scourge. "Let her go."

"Ah but then I would be breaking my promise," Scourge smirked. "I-"

I had enough of him and his smooth words. Gritting my teeth I made fists with my hands and banged again on his metal fingers "Let....me....GO!"

All of a sudden a flash of light shouts out of my necklace like a laser-burning right onto Scourge's hand.

"Arghh!" he cried out-shaking his burning hand and dropping me in the process. My eyes widened as I began to plummet to the ground-apparently the necklace Mirage gave me was also a laser weapon. I had not thought this idea through. Now I was about to die by smashing face first into the ground.

A blue meal hand caught me though and I looked up thankfully into the optics of my savior. "Thanks Optimus."

He nodded hastily, steering me on the ground. "Now run Ray, run!"  Whirring his hand into a gun he shot a blast of energy at Scourge-throwing the leader back.

I didn't hesitate a moment as I took off heading in the direction of the forest.

"Ray!" over the shouts of the fighting I heard my name called.

My eyes widened as I saw Alex and Amy running towards me from the forest.

"Thank goodness you're okay!" Amy squashed me in a hasty hug.

"We're not safe yet," I grabbed her hand and began tugging her after me towards cover. "Come on!"

"This way," Alex, ever the nimble footed, took the lead. In a few minutes we arrived at the river. Noah and Elena were standing at the edge on the sandy beach.

My eyes widened at the Transwarp Key which Noah was holding up above his head. "Now's our chance, we have to destroy it." He told Elena.

"No!!!" Running forward I shouted at him. "Noah, don't!"

At my voice the boy froze. He looked at me-was it an expression of regret in his eyes. "Ray, I have to. We can't let Scourge get it." he raised the key up to throw it onto the ground. I knew it would shatter and be broken beyond repair-the autobots would lose their home...forever!

"No, please!" Optimus' deep voice pleaded as he stumbled into the clearing.

Once again Noah hesitated.

"Noah," I spoke softly, imploring. "Please. Would you want to lose your home?"

It seemed as if all time had stopped.

Noah was unmoving-the key held up in his hands. His face was expressionless as he looked from Elena to Alex to Amy to Optimus to Me.

Then...he sighed and slowly set the key on the ground.

Elena picked it up, clutching it against her chest while Amy put her hand on the woman's shoulder.

I was relieved. Now the autobots still had a chance to save their world-to go home.

My relief was cut short when there was an abrupt loud squawk.

     I jumped in surprise as Airazor shot down among us. Within one second she grabbed Elena's shoulders with her claws and took up into the skies.