Sidestreaker

Chapter 9-Checkpoint, Orion's belt, The Tomb of The Primes and The Matrix

We all headed to Bee or Sunstreaker, got from the road, and heading away from the village. I stared out the window as Sam and Simmons tried to figure out what the message that was in our head meant from the other car. "When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, the Three Kings will reveal the doorway," they said together. "That's what he said. You know what it means?" Simmons asked. Sam shook his head. "No, what does it mean?" he replied and Simmons shrugged. "I have no idea," he answered. He turned the walkie talkie on to talk to me. "Hey, Little Lady! Any ideas here?" Simmons asked me. "When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, the Three Kings will reveal the doorway, No, I don't. I'm still thinking of what that means. But I have to think about the Egyptian history." I said, frowning and Simmons let out a groan. "Like I said before, we're porched," he complained. 

A few minutes later, they reached a checkpoint. "Oh my God," Leo muttered. "Oh my God. Checkpoint. Checkpoint. I don't have my passport." Leo said scared. "None of us do, idiot," I snapped through the walkie talkie. "We'll have to wing it. Does anyone have a plan?" Simmons said. Outside, a man shouted something in Egyptian. "Pass-port!" he ordered in a strange accent, causing I to start cracking up. But had to bite my lip but couldn't hide my shaking shoulders and the merriment in my eyes. "They got cameras at the top," Sam reported, looking out the window concernedly. "Don't show your face, then," I hissed at him as the man started walking towards the car. Soon I realized that the man had been standing on a crate before and was about four and a half feet tall. I started cracking up again. The man finally reached the car, and Simmons started talking. "Ashu-fanah," Simmons said. I raised an eyebrow in speculation when I heard Simmons say whatever he said. 

"The Dagger's... Tip? Right? Egypt, Jordan. We want to go there. Me and my family. This is my family. This is my son, This is my other son, and one of my daughters. My other daughter is in the gold Lamborghini with her boyfriend. We're tourists, from New York." he said, throwing his arm around Sam. "New York?" the officer asked and Simmons nodded. "Fifty kilometers." The officer said and Simmons grinned. "You look like the guy that runs my falafel stand, Thank you. Thank you very much." he told the officer. "New York!" the officer said happily. Bee started rolling forward, Skids, Mudflap, Sunstreaker, and sideswipe following. Sunstreaker had to bring out his holoform to keep Simmons story real for the officers. "I know. I know you from somewhere," Simmons told the officer. "Go Yankees!" the officer shouted as they pulled away from the checkpoint. I rolled my eyes again for the third time today. "If all Egyptians are into Yankees as much as that dude, we should be able to meet the President," I commented, then I frowned. "Does Egypt have a president?" I asked confused. "You were the one in the AP classes," Sam reminded me and I glared. "I don't remember that stuff," I stated. 

After a few hours, we reached Giza. I spotted an old building, generated some lockpicking equipment, picked the lock, and I pulled open the doors. "C'mon, guys," I said, entering the building. "Shh? Undercover, yo. You got to blend in with your surroundings. You know, you got to be part of the landscape." Skids muttered and Bee bumped into Skids as he walked by. "Ow!" Simmons, meanwhile, started talking. "Awesome!" he exclaimed. "I think aliens built that. Yeah! Yeah, yeah. Come on." He entered the building behind me. Soon night had fallen. Sam and Mikaela had grabbed a spot outside on the scaffolding, Simmons and Leo stayed inside the building. I sat as far away from the human part of the group as I could and ended up on the scaffolding on the other side of the building. I looked up at the stars as my feet dangled over the scaffolding. I started thinking about Optimus. Did I dare to get my hopes up that I might be reunited with him, only to possibly getting them crushed again? 

I missed Optimus more than I had ever missed a father in my life. I started thinking about how easy it had been for me to open to him and tell him all my problems. It had been so effortless to be with him... There was a noise behind me, I turned around, seeing Sunstreaker and Sideswipe sit down next to me. For a few seconds, they didn't say anything. I looked from the stars to them and both glanced at her. "You all right?" Sunstreaker asked me. "I With all this resurrection business and all? The hope? I guess so," I replied and shrugged. I took a deep breath. "I just want someone to talk to like I used to talk with him. I could tell him everything I wanted, and I knew that he would listen, beside you two. He took care of me, too. He always made sure that I was completely happy." I said and glanced back at the stars. "And when he was too... overwhelmed with being a Prime, with being strong, I tried to at least help him. But... for some reason I feel like I failed. I never knew what I was doing half the time when he needed comforting." I said almost crying.