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❝ CHAPTER 20 ──
BATTLEFIELD ❞
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      ━━━━━ STEPHANIE AND HERO watched as Daisy drove behind Bee heading towards Prime and the rest of the autobots. Stephanie watched as a flare was sent out letting them know where it was.

"You see it Daisy?" Stephanie questioned the autobot.

"Yes, I do." Daisy replied.

Missiles came rushing towards them causing them to deviate from the road they were on. "We have to fight like hell." Stephanie said, looking over at Hero.

"Even if it means we die." Hero replied, looking at her.

"But that's not gonna happen, not today."

"No it's not."

Stephanie and Hero watched as Starscream landed down transforming and continuing to shoot at them. Daisy came to a stop, Stephanie grabbed their guns from the back and handed it over to Hero.

"I'm so glad you came prepared." Hero told her, sending her a quick smile. Daisy drove through the dust soon coming to a stop next to Bee.

"Me too."

The two exited out holding their guns to their chest as the dust from the dirt started to settle down. Hero and Stephanie ran over to Sam and the other's, listening to the conversation but keeping a watch out just in case.

"We've got to split up. Bumble, Daisy, you're the decoy." Sam said, switching eye contact between the two autobots. "You lead the Decepticons away, all right? I'm gonna get Optimus."

"I'll help draw their fire with Huey and Dewey there. You get to those soldiers." Simmons told him. "I hope that dust works, kid."

"Thank you."

Sam, Mikaela, Stephanie and Hero took off running in the opposite direction leaving the other's behind. Eventually Bee and Daisy also took off, to be the decoy that Sam would need. After a long run, they made it to the edge coming to a stop just as a few more flares went up.

"Look. There it is. We got a couple of miles." Sam said.

Sam grabbed a hold of Mikaela's hand, and took off running down the hill. Hero and Stephanie soon followed behind the couple. Even though they had been running they were still looking around to see if anything had been following them. They ran down another hill eventually coming to the village.

"We still have a mile that way."

Stephanie looked around the area holding her gun in the air as she briefly caught her breath. Eventually she took off running with Hero next to her, the two still following behind Sam and Mikaela. Stephanie held her gun in front of her looking around at what surrounded them. Then they continued moving forward through the small city. They all stayed low to the ground but continued to move as fast as they could.

A ball of fire flew right above them, and in that moment Stephanie knew that the Decepticons were ready to fight and stop them at whatever cost. They made it into another section of the city, Stephanie and Hero came to a stop. They were low to the ground, the blonde could see Starscream, he was still searching for them. Luckily they hadn't been found yet. Mikaela and Sam were ahead of them, and she knew at this point it would be best if they stayed outside, while Sam and Mikaela went into one of the small houses.

"Do you think it's the best idea to stay out here?" Hero asked her.

"No, I don't. We should go in now."

Hero nodded his head, the two went into the house that Sam and Mikaela were in and as they did something jumped down, causing the four of them to jump. Stephanie and Hero stayed low to the ground. The blonde watched her brother pick something up from the hole and then rip it apart. Seconds later the roof was ripped off from the house, Mikaela and Sam screamed moving to the other side where Stephanie and Hero stood.

The wall that they were leaning against collapsed and the four fell to the ground. Sam and Mikaela stood up and took off running. Hero picked Stephanie up, the two turned around but had lost sight of Sam and Mikaela. The blonde took off running out of the house, before Starscream could destroy it. Hero followed behind her, the two ran in the sand periodically turning back around to shoot their guns at the Decepticon.

The two eventually caught up to Sam and Mikaela, both had been blown off one of the houses. The four once again took off running. They came to a stop in an abandoned house, Sam pushed the chickens out of the way so he could see meanwhile Hero and Stephanie lowered their guns to the side, while catching their breath.

"We got a half-mile. I don't think the soldiers know we're here." Sam said.

"They might." Stephanie replied, looking at her brother.

After the small break they had they continued to move on, eventually moving out of the houses. Sam jumped onto a car and slid over the hood, looking back at Mikaela. Meanwhile Stephanie and Hero had started to run past the two of them. They ran up another hill, and then ran down it. Stephanie and Hero held their gun in front of them searching for any enemies in the process.

"Sam! Stephanie!" Judy shouted out for her two children.

"Sam!"

"Dad!" Both Sam and Stephanie called out, coming to a stop.

However, their distraction was thrown off the blonde looked up as a red Decepticon jumped over the building and landed into the sand causing the four to move out of the way. He then proceeded to shoot at Mikaela and Stephane, who pulled their hands up in front of them to block the sand out. Hero dropped his gun to the side and moved over to Stephanie, in a protective stance.

"Wait, wait!" Sam called out, standing up in front of them and holding his hands out. The Decepticon held a gun to their parents.

"Please listen to me! I want you to run! Run!" Ron said, looking at his son.

"Dad, just stop! They don't want you, they want me!"

The Decepticon threw a piece of metal down in between them causing Ron to panic. "Oh, God!"

"Wait!"

"Sam Witwicky." Rampage said, looking at the human.

"Don't hurt them." Sam proceeded to pull the sock out of his pocket and hold it up. "This is what you want. You don't want them."

"Go! Go!" Judy called out.

"Please, stop! Stop!"

"Listen to your father!"

"Just get out of here!"

Bumblebee whistled, catching both Sam and Stephanie's attention, along with Hero. The three turned their heads and looked to see Bee and Daisy, hiding but ready to attack.

"Just don't hurt them. I know what you want."

"Just go! Just go!"

"And I know that you need me because I know about the Matrix."

"Don't do it, Sam..."

"Please, Dad."

"They're gonna kill us all anyway!"

"Hey, hey... Here's what you want, right here." The Decepticon moved around. "Bumblebee!" Sam shouted.

"Daisy!" Stephanie shouted soon after.

The two Autobots flipped over the building and crashed down into the Decepticon. He fell back down to the ground, but got up and proceeded to fight the two Autobots.

"Mom! Dad!" Stephanie shouted looking over at her parents.

The blonde picked up her gun and started to shoot at the Decepticon as it moved around fighting off Bee and Daisy. However she stopped knowing very well that the two had a handle on things. Bee kicked the Decepticon, causing it to fall to the ground, he then ripped a piece of metal off the Decepticon and then stepped on him. Another Decepticon came out from the side of one of the houses.

The Decepticon started to shoot at the two Autobots, but ultimately jumped on Bee trying to tear him apart. Bee got a hold of the Decepticon and ripped it apart. Hero picked Stephanie up and moved her over to where the others were. Both Bee and Daisy worked together, eventually pulling the arms off the Decepticon; killing it. Bee turned to them, lifting his head gear. Stephanie placed a smile on her face as she looked at Daisy.

"Bee?" Sam questioned.

"Yeah." Bumblebee replied.

"Good job Daisy!" Stephanie said, apprising the Autobot.

"Thanks." Daisy simply replied.

They all took off running heading down another part of the town, they came to a stop by a rusted car. Stephanie and Hero kneeled down holding their guns to their chest and looking around ready to attack should something try to attack them.

"Hey!" Sam called out.

"I don't know what's going on, but we've got to move!" Ron said, looking at his son and then at his daughter who briefly looked back at him.

As he said that a missile crashed down behind them and not far from them. It caused an explosion which in turn caused them to move out of the way. Stephanie and Hero stuck together but ran forward.

"There's got to be a way out of here!"

"Welcome to the battlefield Dad. This is what it always looks like." Stephanie replied.

Her parents went to go in the opposite direction but were stunted backwards when another missile came down and exploded. Stephanie and Hero stopped, Stephanie pulled out the extra ammo clip she had and handed it over to Hero so he could have it just in case. As her parents caught up to them another missile was once again fired, causing another explosion.

"Against the wall! Against the wall!" Sam shouted while Stephanie looked over at Hero.

"That's all I got, plus what's still in the gun." Stephanie told him.

"Do you think they brought us some weapons?" Hero proceeded to ask her.

"I don't know, I kinda hope they brought something."

"Bee! Bumblebee!" Sam shouted. Bee appeared and looked down at the humans. "You get them somewhere safe, all right?" Sam asked him. Sam turned back and looked at his dad. Stephanie stood up and held her gun to the side looking at her parents. "You've got to get in the car and get to safety." Sam told him.

"No, no, this isn't up for discussion!" Ron replied.

"Dad, you have to do it." Stephanie said, looking at her father.

"You're my son! And you're my daughter! Alright! You're my kids!"

"I know. Dad..."

"We all go together!"

"Listen..."

"We're all going together!"

"Dad, stop, okay? Get in the car. He's gonna get you to safety. You know, you run. You don't stop, you don't hide, you run. You hear what I'm saying, okay? Steph and I will find you when you're safe."

"No."

"You've got to let me go, Dad. You got to let Steph go. You have to let us go. You have to."

"Ron." Judy called out moving over to her husband. "Ron. Ron, let them go."

"You come back! Both of you! Come on."

"Ron! Mikaela! Mikaela!"

"Go with our parents."

"I'm not gonna go without you." Mikaela said. Shortly after the four took off running.