Sparkmate

The Loss

The silence was deafening. Sam, Mikaela and Leo all looked at each other in silence. Y/N just stared out the window watching the trees move past at a rapid speed. Your mind races back to Optimus's death over and over again. This was impossible... Optimus isn't dead... He promised to be there for me... He promised that when I finish college, he will be waiting for me... Now... I have nothing... No one... And Megatron is going to pay! You thought to yourself. Still pissed that Bumblebee and the team arrived late to save him.

Though it wasn't their fault, you couldn't help but feel angry at Bee, who was there during the battle and left straight after. All you wanted was to run away... Run back to Optimus, to tell him everything you wanted to say to him deep down within your spark... But you also wanted to find Megatron and kill him for what he did to Optimus. Bee could feel the tension in the air as he drove in silence, a few long beeps which sounded like sad signs filled the silence.

Upon arriving at N.E.S.T. base, you step out of the car and stand by the Autobots who waited. Sam, Mikaela and Leo did the same as a helicopter flew towards them carrying what looks like Optimus by ropes. Upon arriving, they cut the ropes making Optimus's body fall. You look away, unable to look at the sight just in case you might cry in front of everyone. Walking away, you leave towards a bunker. Optimus crashed onto the ground as all the soldiers and Autobots stood around him in shock and sadness. Sam watched, but turned to where you left to... Feeling responsible for hurting everyone. Including you. After a fight between the soldiers and a council spokesman, the night was near and everyone... People and Autobot returned to their stations to rest. Sam sighs sadly and walks around looking for you with Mikaela and Leo following behind.

You sat upon a broken down car, staring at the ground as two Autobots started to mess around and joke, trying to get you to smile. Twins you never met before. Mudflap and Skids.

"Come on, smile." Mudflap tried to force your lips into a grin with his fingers but you looked away not wanting to talk to them.

"I don't think she wants to... Man, I never thought that a Prime's death could end up making a girl like her this troubled?" Skids spoke making you glare at them.

Just then Bee steps forward and pushes them apart gently, he sat upon another car, making it squeak from the pressure. Sam, Mikaela and Leo all walked towards where you were hiding, with such sadness and pain.

"There you are, Y/N..." Sam sighs sadly as Leo looks through his phone in fear. "I was looking everywhere for you..." You don't reply. Sam was about to continue, when Leo spoke in fear.

"Hey, bro, you need to listen to this, man. You gotta check this out."

Leo rushes over and shows Sam a video of the news.

"They have a traffic-camera spotting Sam and-" the voice of a News reporter began only Leo's voice cuts the whole sentence.

"They have a picture of me, man. We're dead, bro. FBI, CIA, we are wanted fugitives now! I just need you to focus for one minute, man."

You rolled your eyes.

"Just stop." Sam avoids Leo and looks at you with worry.

"This thing has blown up to a whole other level, all right? You-" Leo started again looking at his phone, showing Bee and Mikaela. Sam now have had enough walks over to him and snatches his phone.

"You know what? Give me this thing. They can track us. Do you see this?"

"What? They can track us? Like, satellite track us? Okay, I'm not even with you guys! Technically, I'm like a hostage. This is kidnapping! Enough is...."

"Yo, Le-yo!" Mudflap called out.

"This thing's gonna give me a heart attack, I swear." Leo sighs

"That's 'cause yous a wuss." Mudflap teased making Skids do a fist bump with him, loving the banter.

"You guys forced me into that car, right, so..."

"Ooh, I think he's scared." Mudflap laughed.

"Hey, Mudflap, what are we gonna do with this shrimp taco?"

Mudflap thinks and beams. "Let's pop a cap in his ass, throw him in the trunk and then nobody gonna know nothing, know what I mean?"

Skids shakes his head, backing away as if hiding his trunk. "Not in my trunk."

"Yo, bumper cars?" Leo called out trying to harass them.

Skids took offense by the words.

"Bumper cars?"

"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!"

As the loud conversation between the two twins and Leo, the wimp, starts Sam turned to face you again. He steps forward and leaned against the broken down car.

"Y/N... You... Ok?" Sam asked looking up at you.

"...you... Seriously asked if I was OK?!" You said with coldness in your voice. "No, I'm not... Optimus is dead..."

Sam flinched and felt bad, turning to face Mikaela in hope she might help.

"There's nothing that you could have done." She said in a whisper in hopes her words might reach your and Sam's heart. But as Sam gone up to Bee who made high pitched sighs from his radio, you finally snapped.

"Bee, if you hate me, I understand. I messed up. I'm sorry." Sam sighs feeling bad.

"I hate you all!" You stood up in anger. Bee's optics widen in shock as did Sam's. "If you didn't have those goddamn strange symbols we wouldn't be in this fucking war!" You point at Sam harshly, then turned to face Bee. Giving him the same treatment. "And if you came sooner, Optimus would be alive! Where the hell was you?!"

Bee looked down.

"Young friend, you are the person I care about most in my life. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away." Bee replied through his radio.

"Bullshit!" You swore, your eyes turning red. "You are Sam's guardian not mine! And we are not friends! He's dead because of you! He came to save us and dead!"

"There's some things you just can't change. So, his sacrifice for us would not have been in vain. Hallelujah!" Bee replied as Sam nod his head slightly.

"I'm gonna make it right... I'm going to turn myself in..." Sam said as if turning himself in will bring Optimus back.

"We- we've got to stick together."

"You're not going to do that." Mikaela stops him.

"Yes, I am."

"Everything we worked for will be wiped out. In one day!" Bee spoke through his radio.

"Forget him! Just let him go. We don't need you, traitor!" You spat out with rage as you jumped down from the car and picked up a rock and started throwing it smashing the car's windows with anger. You walk right past Leo and into the darkness.

Sam watched in sadness, seeing his best friend, a caring and kind person, to change in an instant. He had to do something. Then he had an idea.

"You two." Sam steps towards Mudflap and Skids.