The Energonic Werewolf: Friends and Foes {Book Three}

{Chapter Five: God Can't Save You Now}

~I let the bullets fly, I let them rain. My life, my love, my drive, they came from pain~

Believer - Imagine Dragons

~3rd Person POV~

Optimus is walking away from the ship where Bumblebee is wishing Sam farewell. Jessica isn't the only one who's against this whole fiasco but she expresses it much more emotionally.

"Jessica's here," Sam says quietly to Bee. "You might want to say goodbye," Sam walks away as Bee runs back to the hangar in search of the girl.

"Jess?" He whirs. A soft blue glow comes from the same corner she's been in for the past hour, watching everything get packed onto the Cybertronian ship. Bee's holoform appears in front of her in the dark corner, only to see the horrible state she's in.

"Don't go," she whispers again as she turns to Bee. "Don't leave me."

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"Optimus," Ironhide pulls the Prime to the side, speaking in Cybertronian so the humans can't understand what they were discussing. "We cannot leave Jessica here alone to defend the humans."

"We cannot disrespect their wishes, Ironhide," Optimus answers, also speaking Cybertronian to ensure the humans can't understand their conversation and spark any trouble.

"Sentinel thinks me dead," Ironhide argues. "What would the difference be if I went or not? He wouldn't know," a loud and panicked whir sounds off from the hangar.

As Ironhide and Optimus turn their heads, they see a few soldiers dragging a large furry figure away from Bee who is trying his best to stand in their way and prevent them from moving forward. His attempts at stopping them, however, are in vain. Ironhide growls and as he goes to take a step forward, Optimus stops him.

"We're not leaving," he says. "This planet needs us."

"Then let me go," Hide grunts.

"They need to believe we are gone," Optimus finishes in Cybertronian before walking away. Ironhide fires a shot in front of the soldiers, successfully stopping them in their tracks.

"What is the meaning of this?" He asks.

"She's been shot!" Bee uses the radio to explain.

"It's a tranquilizer," one of the soldiers gripes.

"And she's staying under a heavy dose until further notice," Mearing sneers as she stands in front of both Hide and Bee.

"It didn't work... last time," Bee explains, shifting through the channels to find the right words.

"What do you mean?" Mearing turns to Bee when suddenly a blast of fire hits the ground, causing Mearing to stumble backwards and fall. A high pitched screech fills the air as Teagan lands roughly on the ground, Keiko following close behind. Keiko growls loudly as Teagan sends another gust of flames at the soldiers, causing them to turn tail and run for their lives.

"Since when could she breathe fire?" Sideswipe asks as he rolls into the scene. Every other soul has their eyes glued to the incident playing out. Teagan lets out another screech before gently taking Jessica in her jaws and she spreads her wings to take flight. Keiko looks down at Mearing, his skeletal build seeming more intimidating as the blue aura he emits thickens and dances like a wildfire.

"You have made a grave mistake," he growls before jumping into the air and flying after Teagan who is headed for the city.

"That's what... I mean," Bee says as he watches the two beasts fly into the distance.