Transformers Prime AU (Book 1) (Wattys 2017)

Chapter Fifty

Boulder helped Chase get the injured man out of the building, and to an ambulance. Heatwave sat on the bumper as the paramedics worked on his injuries. He was quiet as he watched the officers take his brother away. They stared at each other for a long time until the con was taken to the prison. Heatwave stared at the ground and wondered about his little brother. They heard an alarm going off and watched as people inside panicked. Chief Burns yelled at the officers to surround the building and grab anyone that tried to escape. They saw the big metal doors slowly lowering to the ground.

"We need to brace it!" Burns yelled. "We've still got men inside!" He shouted and the officers frantically tried to find something to stop them. They used the ballistic shields to hold them up, but they knew it wouldn't last long. They quickly and frantically helped the others out as they came through. Burns sighed in relief when he saw Ironhide.

"Blades!" He shouted and a young pilot looked at him as he spoke with Boulder.

"Y-Yes sir?" He asked as he watched the chaos. Boulder went to help try and brace the doors.

"I need you to take Ironhide to the facility and see if you can help Ratchet." He said seriously as he looked at his men.

"Oh phew... I thought he was going to ask me to fly somewhere." Blades muttered as he smiled nervously and rushed off with the others. Chief Burns furrowed his brow in confusion but wasn't going to ask. He heard something groan and he turned around as the shields started to break.

"Get out of the way!" He yelled and the men moved away just as the shields snapped and the metal door fell.

He looked around and saw a mafia member laying just outside. The door barely missed him and had come down on his shoe lace. The con blinked in surprise and they heard someone bang against the metal doors. Burns looked around frantically as some men helped the con up.

"Wheres Optimus?" He asked quietly as he scanned the men. He heard more banging on the door then walked to the con.

"Was there another officer in there?" Burns asked. The man didn't say anything and almost looked guilty. The chief narrowed his eyes and shoved the man against the metal.

"What did you do?" He seethed angrily through gritted teeth. The man stared at him in surprise and looked at the others.

"I just wanted to get out before the bomb went off and I thought the officer would get in my way." He said quickly. All the cops glared at him, and he realized it would have been better to stay inside the building.

"Get him out here." Burns muttered and shoved him away. The officers grabbed the con and pulled him away. The banging had stopped and he wondered if it was his friend. He turned on his com and stared at the ground.

"Optimus... please tell me... you got out." He mumbled as he thought. The father smiled sadly and rested his head against the metal doors as he stared at the ceiling. He listened to the men inside starting to fight each other.

"I'm afraid not friend..." he responded and closed his eyes. He didn't know what to do and he wasn't sure how to get out.

"Don't worry... we'll get you out..." Burns muttered as he looked around. The fathers eyes suddenly shot open and he glared darkly.

"The bomb." He said seriously and stood up straighter. He looked around for a moment as he thought.

"Optimus we can't-"

"Charlie." He said seriously and the chief stopped talking. "You need to get everyone at a safe distance in case this doesn't work." He muttered and ran to the stairs. The other man was silent for a few minutes then started yelling at people to move back to a certain point.