Shadowfire

Chapter 14

::They're coming, there's an attack planned at Sam's college:: I startled, the unexpected transmission, unable to reply in time before the connection was cut off. I established a connection with Optimus, telling him that I'd seen a few Decepticons among the students and they seem to be scoping the place out for an attack. He told me he'd be here soon, but that Bee and I should take Sam somewhere safe, away from other civilians. 

"Alright Sam, come on" I said, grabbing  him and shoving him into the passenger seat of Bee's alt form.
"What's going on?"
"There's going to be an attack, Optimus told me to get you out of harms way" although Bee had no evidence of my claim he quickly closed the door, allowed Kayla to climb into his interior.
"No way am I getting left behind" Leo said, trying to force himself in after Mikaela. I grabbed him roughly by the collar, I had no idea why Sam hung out with him, the boy was a weasel.
"If there's going to be an attack do you really want to waste time arguing with me?" He asked and I sighed, grudgingly releasing him.
"Alright, let's go" Bee took off and I followed him in my own alt form. He was headed for a wooded area at the border of the campus but we didn't make it.

Two Decepticons landed on the strip of road in front of us and I transformed instantly.
"Go Bee!" I yelled, charging the two, weapons at the ready. I almost stalled as I got closer and recognised one of the 'Cons as my sire, but I steeled myself. I wouldn't kill him but I would I do my best to incapacitate him, I wasn't going to risk him killing my friends.

The other 'Con fired on me as I approached but I avoided the volley. I launched myself at the unknown cybertronian, getting in a few good shots before the mech forced me off him. My sire joined the melee, in the confusion of the fight delivering a few blows to the other mech himself. So he was on my side, I reasoned, until he grabbed me and rolled me off the other 'Con, pinning me to the ground.

Bee had just reached the relative safety of the woods when Optimus arrived, the humans stumbling from the transforming 'Bot as Bee went to aid me, but Optimus stopped him.
"No, get them to safety, I will deal with Megatron and Soundwave"
Bee transformed again and Kayla and Leo got into his interior, Sam headed towards the alt form but a missile hit the ground just in front of him and he was throw backwards. I twisted my helm to see Soundwave firing on them.
"Go" Optimus ordered and Bee took off "hide in the trees Sam"

Optimus raced towards us and Soundwave intercepted him. Megatron hoisted me and threw me into an outlying building, reducing it to rubble. While I was dazed from the impact he quickly buried me, twisting metal supports around my limbs and covering them in rubble. I struggled against my bindings but they held fast.
"Stay here, you'll be safe, I'm sorry" he said quickly, hurting back towards the brawl that had developed between Optimus and Soundwave. I tried to free myself and, finding that impossible sent out a call for help
::Calling all Autobots, I need backup. Optimus is engaged by two Decepticons, one of which is Megatron:: I broadcast my latitude and longitude and received responses from my team. Having done all I could I focused on the fight again, Soundwave and Megatron were attacking Optimus, and though he was fighting back valiantly he wouldn't last unless backup arrived.

"There's is another source of Energon hidden on this planet, the boy can lead us to it" I recognised this as my sire's way of trying to stop the fight, trying to show Optimus that it wasn't his call, but my uncle didn't understand the message "is the future of our race not worth a single human life?"
"You'll never stop at just one" He declared, launching a renewed attack on the two Decepticons.
"No!" I yelled, trying in vain to free myself.
"Optimus!" Sam screamed, as Soundwave shot him.
"Stop!" I pleaded "stop this!" Megatron didn't bother even spare me a glance.
"Sam? Where are you?" Optimus asked, looking around as Soundwave ran him through "run!"
"No!" I screamed as his optics dimmed, spark fading "no!"
"Autobots attack" Ironhide ordered as they arrived on the scene. Too late. They were too late. The Decepticons withdrew. I stopped struggling against the rubble and twisting metal that held me, where my sire had trapped me, kept me safe and out of the fight as he slew my uncle. I was in too much shock to realise that my sire hadn't dealt the killing blow, had barely given Optimus more that superficial wounds. He hadn't saved him, had let him be killed at The Fallen's command.