TRANSFORMERS: The Beginning

The Roof

Mission City, Nevada
2007

Matsuri and Sam rushed down the street with Ratchet and Ironhide keeping pace with them. They had already encountered Blackout and then Starscream, who had wounded the two mechs. Right after, Sam had slammed into a truck with Megatron following and the Allspark released a wave of energy, causing a game system, vending machine and the truck to come to life. The two made it through the fence opening and into the abandoned building.

"You're not gonna get me. You're not gonna get me!" Sam chanted as the two made their way to the stairs and onto the second floor. They could hear glass shattering from the entrance and a roar that sounded just a moment later.

"I smell you, boy!" the gravelly voice of Megatron snarled. Matsuri surpassed a shiver and kept running beside Sam. It was quiet for a moment before Megatron's head and shoulders burst from the floor right behind them, making the two humans speed up. They quickly went to the nearest stairwell and began to run up it, ignoring the burning in their lungs and legs.

The two burst onto the roof before climbing up the ladder to the highest one. Sam took out the flare from his pocket and lit it, continuing to run. They could see the choppers heading their way and as they got closer to the edge, a third one rose up in front of them, a soldier reaching out with both hands. Sam skidded to a stop at the edge and leaned forward, holding the cube out for him.

"WATCH OUT!" Matsuri shouted as she saw Starscream aiming in the corner of her eye. Sam quickly reeled back just as the seeker shot, the missile hitting the chopper a mere second later. The siblings hit the deck as the tail started to pass over then. As the tail moved on, the two stayed there, breathing heavily.

"Hang on, Sam! Matsuri!" They heard the baritone voice of Optimus shout. They couldn't pinpoint where he was but they knew that he was coming. They carefully stood up and ran towards the statues when Claws punched through the roof feet away from them. Sam was quick to climb up and behind the corner statue of the building, the cube secured under his arm. Matsuri, however, stayed close to Sam, watching as Megatron climbed out from the hole he had made.

"Is it fear or courage that compels you, fleshlings?" Megatron mocked asked as he straightened up.

"Wouldn't you like to know?" Matsuri shot back, raising her gleaming arm and her body tensing. Megatron looked down at her and smirked, his metal fangs gleaming in the setting sun.

"That's no way to talk to you Master."

"Fuck you! You are not my master buddy!"

With a swift move, Megatron flicked a claw at Matsuri, causing her to fly back and collide into the stature that Sam hid behind.

"Matsuri!" Cried Sam.

"I...I'm fine." Matsuri groaned as she slowly stood.

"Give me the AllSpark boy, and you may live to be my pet." Megatron all but purred as he gripped the statue but letting go when a chopper passed by him.

"I'm never giving you this AllSpark!" Sam said back definitely.

"Oh, so unwise." Megatron sneered as his claw transformed into a mace and swung. Matsuri, seeing this, quickly reacted and jumped, grabbing and tearing Sam from the statue just as the mace hit. The two was sent spiraling down towards the streets below. Sam was quick to wrap his free arm around Matsuri and bring her close, the cube in between their bodies as the fell through the air. Their descent was suddenly jolt to a stop.

"I got you two." Optimus reassured them. "Hold on to the cube." He brought them to his chest, hand covering them, and began to make his way to the street below. Megatron was not far behind him. The decepticon leader jumped off of the roof and fall, grabbing Optimus and ripping him from the building as he passed. The two giants slammed into the ground hard, Megatron was the first one to recover quicker.

"Sam, Matsuri," Optimus pulled his hand away from the two, his facemask sliding back. "You risked your life to protect the cube."

"No sacrifice," Sam started.

"No victory." Matsuri finished.

"If I cannot defeat Megatron, you must push the cube into my chest. I will sacrifice myself to destroy it." Optimus told them.

"But the Autobots need you! We need you!" Matsuri stated, causing Optimus to look at her.

"You all are strong, much so that you can keep on fighting for me. Now, get behind me."

Sam grabbed Matsuri and dragged her down from the mech's chest and to the pavement before taking cover.

The fight between leader was about to begin.