Never touching this again

Moment ruined.

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Optimus slowly twisted a bullet shell from his chest, flicking it away when he got it out.

" Cade. Why are you so willing to help me? "

" I guess maybe because you trust me to. " he activated his torch, careful with the flames. He looked over to his still sleeping daughter, she kept tossing and turning.

" Would you mind waking her up? She's been asleep for a while. She needs to eat, and take her pain meds. " Optimus nodded at the simple request. He turned to face her, her face in a slight grimace. He nudged her with his index finger, making sure to to push to hard.

She slightly growled, pushing his finger away with what strength she could muster, and rolled over. Cade had a hard time holding back his laughter.

" She tends to "talk'' in her sleep. When she wakes up, she won't remember anything that's about to happen. Naomi! Where's Tessa?. " he lightly yelled over to her. Optimus was obviously confused.

She raised her arm up and pointed to the wall, in the direction of the house. She then placed her arm above her head.

" Where's the door to the barn? " she then pointed at it, quickly putting her arm back.

" Where's Lucas? " she flipped him off. Cade stopped holding back his laughter, accidentally turning off the torch. He soon stopped and returned back to what he was doing.

' Humans can be quite odd... she and Sam are good examples. ' Optimus thought to himself. He lightly pushed on the pack of her head, not moving his finger. She slowly came too, when Optimus moved his finger, she rolled over to look at him, her tired eyes open. She took a moment to look around herself, remembering she fell asleep in the barn. She raised up stretching her arms, and rubbed her sore neck, slouching over, not ready to stand. Optimus reached his hand out to her, palm slanted up, not enough to say 'get on'. She placed her hand on the end of his middle finger, using it to raise herself to her feet, and gaining her balance.

Lucas pulled up to the barn, driving like a madman. Tessa, who was on the porch working on homework. Lucas stumbled out of the car.

" I'm back! "

" Took you long enough! " She looked over to him.

" My head hurts. I had to go to the doctor. I got a welt on my head that makes me look like a fricking Star Trek character. " he walked towards the barn door.

" Whatever. " Tessa shook her head at his childishness.

Tessa soon looked up, hearing the sound of several engines roaring closer. She stood up to see many black vehicles approaching the house.

" DAD! " she raised her voice, everyone in the barn could hear her, then the noise of their visitors quickly followed.

Cade told Naomi to stay in the barn with Optimus, this didn't sound good and at the moment she couldn't even think straight, let alone deal with what's outside. Cade and Lucas ran out the barn door, having a pretty good idea what is about to happen.

" We have to hide! " Optimus grabbed Naomi in his hand, gently holding her to his chest as he climbed down into the only place big enough to hide him. She realized what might be going on, and that the safest place to be right now is with Optimus. Cade approached the entrance, the cars swerving around him, blowing dust and dirt into the air. The sudden guests parked randomly, as quickly as they arrived, several men dressed in black clothes exited the vehicles. Cade and Tessa shared a look, ' Don't say anything. '

" Mr. Yeager, my name's James Savoy. I'm a federal agent. My men and I are trying to track down an abandoned truck. " he paused for a moment to take in the surroundings. A taller man stepped up towards Tessa, failing at not making it obvious.

" It's a nice spread you got here. Too bad she's for sale. "

" Well thanks. She's not. That truck you mean? " he points to his truck.

" Afraid not. You know Mr.Yeager, we received a call from someone concerned about this truck. "

Lucas slightly stepped out from his horrid hiding spot. " Oh no. "

When this reached Naomi's ears, she almost lost it. Her anger was boiling up, she should be steaming.

' I will kill him if he lives through this. ' Cade almost sharing this thought.

" That wasn't you? " Cade shook his head.

" The only thing I'm concerned about is you being on my property without permission.-" the man scoffed, "-Ya'know we got a rule about people messing with people from Texas. And I don't know what truck you're talking about.-" he walked towards him.

" The kind that cost American lives. " he snapped his head to Cade, "- Search the property! " he yelled to his men, who were already spread out.

" What do you mean " Search the property" ? You don't have a warrant. " Cade fought back.

" My face is my warrant. " he stands real close to Cade, pointing at his own face.

" Wait. But if you guys do find a truck, we get a reward, right? " Lucas had his hands raised above his head while backing out of the TFR's way. A few man stormed into the barn, guns raised, expecting to find Optimus around any corner.

" Five in. Five in. " Optimus and Naomi could hear them talking, and walking around above them, saying certain things that Naomi could only understand as codes. She and Optimus tensed when one aimed down at them, not seeing them at all.

A small mystery car appeared in the field next to the house, unnoticed by anyone. The men left the barn, saying it's clear, a few staying just in case. A TFR member pointed to something in a trash bin, Cade noticing immediately, if they haven't found that. They probably would have left.

" There's no signs. We got nothing. " said the men coming from the barn.

" Sir, we got a live armed missile in the trash. "

" Live?! I carried that to the trash! You told me that was a dud, dude!-" Lucas panicked, quickly realizing that was a bad idea, "-I could be dead, right? "He asked as if to ease any tension.

" Look. Okay, yes, I found a truck, alright.-" Cade tried to save them from this, "-I towed it back for the parts. I left it here last night. This morning, it's gone. When? Where? I don't know. I swear to God.-" he sounded rather convincing, "-That's as much as I know about him. "

" " Him. " He said him.-" he tossed his apple in the trash, "-He knows where the sun of a bitch is! " he caught on the the smallest thing.