I Found An Autobot

Escape attempt 5

Edited 6-23-19

My wife screamed on the other end of the line. I punched the dashboard of my car trying to speed up. I was already going almost 90 miles an hour. Ironhide and the bots were right behind me. We were already on the road, headed to the base until she called. They didn't know what was going on, but they knew it was something bad the way I suddenly veered off the road in the other direction. They just followed.

"Sarah!! " I yelled as I heard her scream again and her breathing heavy, as if running away.

"Will! " She screamed crying in horror.

"He- he oh my god! "

"Sarah! "

"No! " The line went dead.

"Damnit! " Another five minuets of speeding later I saw a car stopped in the road with its flashers on and my wife's car in the ditch. I came to a screeching halt.

I ran from my car looking into the ditch. The bots transformed and looked through the dense trees. "My wife and three kids. We have to find them. "

I said quickly. Optimus nodded. "Autobots, tread carefully. They could be anywhere in the dense forestry. Watch where you step. And be vigilant. Drift is still on the loose. "

Optimus spoke. They went into the woods looking for them... Bee went and investigated the abandoned car where two bloody puddles and clothes and crushed bones.

"Shit..." I said seeing that it used to be people. Please tell me this isn't my wife or anyone with her.... I followed the bots into the trees.

"Sarah?! " I yelled. I cupped my hands around my mouth and yelled louder. "Sarah! Annabelle! "

I yelled louder.

"Might want to go easy on the yelling. " Ironhide spoke wearily.

"If Drift truly isn't right in the helm right now, he'll be hunting us and your yelling will bring him right to us. "

I sighed in annoyance, but I knew he was right. I walked behind the Black mech and looked through the trees.

Still no sign of anyone... then I heard crying.

"Annabelle?! " No answer but the crying stopped.

"Annabelle! Where are you? "

"DADDY! " I heard her scream. She ran to me full speed holding her arm. I hugged her tightly but she whimpered.

Her arm... it looked bad. I remember my wife telling me it might be broken in the crash. "I'm sorry baby. I'm sorry I hurt your arm. Where's mommy? "

"She- she went that way. She took the bad robot that way. Follow me daddy. They still need help. "

She ran back to her hiding spot under some rocks and shrub where two kids laid. A boy and girl.

I recognized the girl as Ivory Willows. She was so much older now. I last saw her back when Lockdown was still around.

Wow. Time flies... but I could reminisce later. For now, I checked her pulse. It was there, but hardly.

"Prime! " I yelled not caring about Drift possibly hearing me. I watched him kneel down.

"Oh no... Ivory. " He said taking her into his hand.

"What about the other kid? " Ironhide asked.

"He's alive. Just unconscious. No serious injuries from what I can tell. "

He started coughing up blood. "I take that back... damnit, he's not okay! They need help and they need it now! "

Bumblebee took the boy cautiously. "Autobots. Stop Drift. Put him into stasis and bring him to base. We will lock him up until Ratchet can find a way to fix him. "

Optimus and Bumblebee left with the injured kids and Annabelle. Ratchet in suit since he was a medic and could possibly help. I continued the search for my wife with Ironhide.

In the dirt, I found a show. Specifically my wife's shoe... I choked back a sob.

"God no... please! " I yelled grilling the shoe tightly.

"We'll find her, William. " Ironhide tried to reassure.

"Yeah maybe.... but the question is if we'll find her dead or alive..."

"Don't say that. She'll be alright. "

"How do you know? For all we know, Drift could've torn her in half or stepped on her like those people back on the road. "

I let my head hang low as tears flowed like a river down my sweaty cheeks. "William..."

Ironhide said quietly kneeling down and placing a digit on my shoulder. I wiped my eyes with my sleeve and looked up at him. Only, his gaze was somewhere else. I followed his eyes and froze, my eyes widening.

There above of us in the trees was Drift, holding my beaten bloody wife upside down by her left leg, which was missing the shoe I was holding. "S-Sarah! "

I pulled out my gun, not that it would do much but I felt I had to do something. Ironhide readied his blaster. "Drift, let the woman go. Come with me. I can help you. We just want to bring you back. " Ironhide tried reasoning.

"Back? What do you mean! I don't need any help! I feel great! In fact, I've never felt better! But you know what would make me feel even better? The satisfactory feeling of human bones  cracking under my pedes, the sound of their screams echoing in my audio receptors, their warm red blood sliding down my frame and- "

"ENOUGH!! " I yelled. Drift chuckled and swung my wife back and forth.

"Ooh~ did I hit a nerve there little soldier? "

I shot my gun unexpectedly and hit him in the optic. He yelled and stumbled. Ironhide took this chance to charge and punch Drift several times.

He caught my wife and turned back to me. He quickly picked me up in his other hand and took off. "Wait! I thought Prime wanted us to put him in stasis so we could fix him? "

I said looked up at him. He smirked. "Oh we are. Don't worry. "

Ironhide transformed leaving me with my unconscious wife in the back seat. I held her tightly... "I'm here Sarah. I'm here now... just hold on okay? You'll be alright soon..."

I whispered in her ear. "Don't you leave me and Anna just yet. It's not your time. Not now. Not today. Not tomorrow. Not for a long time Sarah Lennox. " I saw Drift emerge from the trees, very pissed off now. He ran at us full speed.

"Uhhh Ironhide?! " I said as he shut off his engine while the deranged Autobot charged at us. "Ironhide! "

I yelled when he was so close but he suddenly stopped and roared in pain, he fell to the ground.

"Boom. " Ironhide said calmly and victoriously. He peeled off down the road, leaving my team with several helicopters to bring the stasis locked Autobot to base. "The hell was that? "

I asked. Ironhide chuckled. "I never reveal my secrets. "

I shook my head. We arrived at the same hospital Annabelle, Ivy and Casey were taken too and I was finally left to myself. They took my wife in immediately and I sat alone in the waiting room.

Horrifying thoughts and images that ran through my head like they were running a marathon... damn it's been one long ass day...

and it's only noon.