A Journey's Voyage

Chapter 2

"No fear. No hate. No anger."

I try to mimic Drift on my own set of dull blades but just fall flat on my ass like always. "Damn it."

"Rise and shine! Top of the morning!" Crosshair shouts. "Another glorious, boring day."

"Oi! Try to be more positive will yea?" I call out standing back up, "I'm trying to focus over here and your negativity is starting to rub off on me!"

"You almost have it." Drift spins on his katanas to face me. "Just keep practicing. No fear. No hate. No anger."

With a sigh I get back up and try again. "You got it sweetspark!" I laugh and wave at Ratchet and Ironhide who are a few isles over watching me.

Getting back into position I slowly rise up onto the katanas. Once I'm balanced on both of them, I hesitantly start to raise my left one off the ground. I balance for a total of 3 seconds before falling. "Did you see that?!" I spin to face an upside down, grinning Drift before turning to shout over to Ironhide and Ratchet. "I did it! Did you see?!"

"Whoo hoo! That's my girl!"

"Good job sweetspark! I told you you could do it!"

"Well done, Melody." Drift lowered himself down. "Now, if you practice a bit more, you'll be able to balance just like me."

I laughed, "I don't think anyone will be able to balance on a sword like you Drift."

"Cade. Uh, that... uh that code." I look up at the speaker upon hearing the Chief's voice. "There's somebody coming!"

"Scrap."

Cade runs out and hits the alarm, "Sixty seconds to evac! Let's move!!" The bots quickly begin running around. Ironhide and Hound grab the best guns, Crosshairs hides the small attack ship he rides, Ratchet grabs his emergency medical kit and Cade, Jimmy, and I run for the hidden weapons. "We're blown guys! We gotta roll out, now!" Bee and Drift quickly help Crosshairs before transforming down. I run and strap on the alien rifle I took from Lockdown onto my back. I shove Mellow in my boot and grab another pistol to put in my waistband before finally grabbing a blaster.

I snatch up my bag and whistle loudly, "Wheelie!"

I watch Wheelie quickly roll out of the shop, "Oh! Ah, I'm coming Cybertronian Princess."

I lower my bag to the ground and let him hop in before running up to the waiting Bumblebee. "Bee let's move!" Cade hollers, loading up into his Jeep with Jimmy.

"Uh, gimme this one." Hound peers into Ironhide's pile and snatches up a shotgun blaster. "Oh, definitely give me this one."

"No, that one's mine." Ironhide snatches it back. "Here take this one." He tosses Hound a small grenade launcher.

"Roll outta here Cade, we're gonna buy you some time."

"Don't be heroes' you guys! We're out of here now!"

"Wait! Wait!" I see the kid from earlier run out of the trailer and after Cade. "You're not leaving me! You leave me, they take Squeaks!"

"Ratchet?"

"Already on it." Ratchet pulls up to the girl and opens his back doors, letting the two in.

"Alright now let's roll out!"

We drive over to the abandoned town and Cade's voice sounds over the radio, "Tactical positions, let's go!" Cade and Jimmy go to the abandoned store, Ratchet ushering the girl and Squeaks in after them.