Driven to Murder

The Beginning of the End: Part 2

A/n: Please listen to the song, Devil Trigger by Casey Edward's ft. Ali Edwards. Trust me its awsome and it works with this chapter and the ending to come! 😏

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~One day later~

Late at night, I was awoken by Knockout. His face was of pure horror, even the kids were there with him and fearful. We felt the house shake and there was an eerie, orange glow coming from the outside world. I kicked the sheets and rushed over to the windows. I parted them and I was greeted with an inferno.

"It's everywhere Crystal, the authorities have no clue who has caused such a blaze like this." Knockout said in a hushed voice.

In the corner of my eyes I saw the children huddle closer to knockout, I knew some part of this was my fault. All those years ago, I should have fixed my mistake of yelling at him, then he wouldn't have left base and none of this would have happened.

"This is my fault Knockout... I can't keep running anymore, nor can he..." I said staring at the burning town of Jasper Nevada.

"What do you mean, Crystal? How can this apocalypse be your doing?" Knockout asked hastily.

"I yelled at Optimus, and he broke his leader like stature and yelled at me. After realizing what he has done he left base. After that night he was never the same..." I said recalling the whole thing.

~Flashback~

"Can I come with?!" I asked excitedly.

"No Crystal, I don't want you to get hurt" He said keeping his leader like stature.

"Why!?" I cried, starting to get angered.

"Crystal, I care about you, and I don't want you to get hurt." He said.

I closed my eyes and clenched my fists, anger rising within me until I snapped my eyes open. My face red with anger, I yelled at him.

"OPTIMUS! ALL YOU EVER DO IS MAKE ME STAY BEHIND! WHEN YOU KNOW I CAN FIGHT TOO! I HATE YOU!" I barked out in anger.

Optimus' eyes widened in shock at my sudden outburst. Then he retaliated in an angered tone.

"CRYSTAL I AM ONLY TRYING TO PROTECT YOU! I CAN'T LOSE YOU!" He roared.

I winced and fell back, in on myself. He scared me, I couldn't face him now. I feared him, so I ran.

Then Optimus clenched his fists, transformed and left base.

~Flashback ends~

"Knockout, take the kids and leave Jasper." I said as I still stared out at the burning inferno that is Jasper.

"Crystal, I can't leave you. You need my help to have any chance of stopping this." Knockout protested.

"What about the children? They can't be left here in the mess that is Jasper?" I reasoned with him.

"Fine, but you better have Megatron or Starscream with you. Even the Autobots." Knockout said as he left the room with the kids and helped get them ready to leave the mansion.

'Be safe little ones..' I thought, praying to god that they will make it out of Jasper safely.

I then grabbed my com link and pushed it in my ear, then activated it. I waited for either Megatron, Starscream or one of the Autobots to receive the SOS.

Suddenly, I heard the revving of Knockout's engine and then the opening of the garage. I look out to see the red ex-con leave the mansion. Then I got a message from Megatron.

'Crystal, I know why your calling. I saw a building blow up and then a whole line in a chain reaction!' Megatron said.

"Knockout woke me due to the raging fires out in the town." I said as I ran down to my weapon vault.

'Speaking of him, where is he? I'm not picking him up at your domicile?' Megatron said.

"I sent him to take the three away from Jasper. I'll send you his route so you know where he is." I said as I grabbed two pistols, two katakans, a revolver, and a fire extinguisher.

'I hear guns cocking what are you planning to do?' Megatron question.

"I am gonna finish this, even if it means killing him. I am gonna be the one to stop his rampage of mutiny and carnage." I then rushed to my room and dropped my weapons on the bed.

I rushed around my room grabbing clothes then a small device that Ratchet made for me. I pinned it to my clothes,then i remembered what Ratchet said about it.

'It can only be used in the most dire of situations,and the only way to activate it is by the touch of a Prime...'

"In the darkest of times.."

"One shall stand..."

"One shall fall."