Legend:

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~SOUND EFFECTS~

Thoughts

SHOUTING MENACINGLY or just speaking in a menacing tone

{information that isn't really common}

-----Team Prime's Base -----

Dustraker transformed and pointed his energon arrow at the ground bridge as the other drove through. Bumblebee transformed, carrying Michael to a table as Agent Fowler and Mrs. Darby arrived in a blacked out SUV. "Who's hurt?" Mrs. Darby asked as she got out of the car, "Is it Jack?" "Mom, I'm fine," Jack said as Bumblebee set Michael on a table, "It's our friend Michael, I'm not sure what's wrong." "The lad's been shot." Dustraker said, "I'm going to get his father, down in North Carolina, Ratchet, gimme a ground bridge up an' runnin', I'll type the coordinates in." "Dustraker, shouldn't you stay here with Michael?" Raf asked as the ground bridge opened. "I think his father should know." Dustraker responded transforming and driving through the ground bridge. "Who was that?" Agent Fowler asked. "A friend, and new ally." Optimus Prime said as the ground bridge closed.

----- North Carolina -----

As Dustraker left the ground bridge, he saw his and Michael's home, but the Police Crown Victoria that was used by Michael's father was gone. "Hey General!" Came from behind Dustraker as he turned around seeing a rusty white pickup pull into the driveway, "Were's Michael, we could use some help 'round the farm." "I, uh, left 'im back in Nevada." Dustraker said, "I need to find his father, do ya have the time?" "Yeah, it's 'bout seven PM." the young boy driving the truck said, "Thanks lad, he'll be home soon." Dustraker said as the boy drove off and a police car pulled in.

"Wayne, come with me, now. Michael's been shot, by a 'cepticon." Dustraker said transforming and opening a door. "Where are we going?" Wayne said entering the '69 Dodge Charger, "Nevada." Dustraker said leaving the driveway and turning left, away from the main road, "Ratchet, make a ground bridge 20 yards front'a me." "You got it Dusty," Smokescreen said as clicks could be heard over the radio, "Just be sure humans don't see you." "They know me 'ere," Dustraker said driving down the road, "An' don't call me Dusty." A few seconds later a ground bridge opened up. "What is God's name is that?" Wayne asked as they drove through.

----- Tem Prime's Base; Nevada -----

"Just stop yer complainin'." Dustraker said stopping inside the base and letting Wayne out before transforming. "Welcome back Dusty." Smokescreen said typing away at the terminal. "Great, more humans." Ratchet said in his normal aggressive tone. "I'll only be a while doc." Wayne said noticing that Ratchet was an ambulance, "I'm only here for my son." "At least let the boy rest." Mrs. Darby said walking down the stairs followed by Agent Fowler. "I take it you're the boy's father." Fowler said shaking the officer's hand, "Your son is incredibly brave." "Thank you sir," Wayne responded, "He also has a bit of a foul mouth." Mrs. Darby said walking down the stairs. "It's the pain." Wayne said jokingly, "Can I see him?" "Be my guest, he may be a little out of it though." Mrs Darby said as Wayne walked up the stairs.

"Hey son," Wayne said walking up to the bed, "How ya feeling?" "Good," Michael said sitting up, "I wanna get back in the field, take out the 'cepticon that did this to me." "Son," Wayne said setting his left hand on his son's shoulder. "You're more stubborn than an ox." "I know," Michael said, "But I get that from you." "Are we intruding on anything?" Jack said walking up with the other kids and Agent Fowler. "Naw," Michael said, "Unless seein' a healin' mancounts as intruding." "I don't!" Miko said running to a chair next to Michael. "Son... what happened over the three days you were here?" Wayne asked, "Other than gettin' shot?" Michael joked, "Just fixed a voice modulator, took down a bully, an' taught a kid how to use a gun, that's 'bout it. She likely wants to know what happened in the battle." "Nooooooooo," Miko said darting her eyes around, trying to think of an excuse, "Okay, maaaaybeee I am." "Told ya." Michael said with a smile.

"Well son," Wayne said pulling out his phone, "I can call off to make sure you're fine," "Don't they'll need ya at the school," Michael said as his dad laughed, "I may as well head back," Wayne laughed, "Don't get into too much trouble." "I make no promises." Michael responded, hugging his dad. "Hey General, mind using one of those portals to take me home?" Wayne asked walking down the stairs. "Alright." Dustraker said as he typed on the terminal, "Your son should be fine in a few days," Mrs. Darby said as a ground bridge appeared, "but I want him to stay out of conflict for the first week after he heals!" "I AIN'T STAYIN' IN A BED LONGER THAN I HAFTA!" Michael shouted from the bed. "Yes you will." Wayne said as he walked through the ground bridge. A few seconds later the ground bridge closed and Agent Fowler took Mrs. Darby home.

"I ain't gotta stay in bed do I Optimus?" Michael asked getting up and making sure the coast was clear. "Yes." Optimus Prime said closing his optics, "But I do think you can find a way to prevent something like this happening again." "What if we made some armor?" Bulkhead suggested, holding up some scrap Cybertronian parts. "Bulkhead," Ratchet said, "I needed those!" "Hey Bulkhead," Wheeljack said, "let's go wreck us a Vehicon and we'll bring back the body." "I'll tag 'long," Dustraker said activating his combat visor, "The vehicons got a little tracker in the cranial region that needs to be destroyed 'fore removal." "Then we destroy the cranial region entirely." Wheeljack said. "The cranial region does have some important parts that could be used in a type of armor." Ratchet said grabbing his chin. "So that seems like a bad idea." "I know how to remove one," Michael said leaning against the railing, "an' I got the precision to boot." "No Lad," Dustraker said, "Yer sittin' this one out." "I'll take your place Dustraker," Ratchet said creating a blade from his left servo as Dustraker raised his combat visor, "I already have a medical background, it's been a while since I've fought, and they know who you are." "I CAN STILL FIGHT, IT'S ONLY A BRUISED SHOULDER!" Michael said slamming his hands down on the railing, "OW!" "Lad, just stay back 'ere." Dustraker said using a digit to rustle Michael's hair, "Prime an' I'll work on makin' a forge for the armor." "Fine." Michael said as he went back to the bed. "Now," Dustraker said, deactivating his visor, "y'all'll need to cause a disturbance in their 'munications system or encrypt it, that way the 'cepticons won't find us."

Bumblebee had walked over to the ground bridge terminal and started typing away "Ground bridge is ~Cough~ open." Bumblee said as the bridge opened, "Good luck." "Prime, we'll be back." Ratchet said as he, the two wreckers and Smokescreen walked through the. "Dustraker," Optimus Prime said walking up to the orange Decepticon, "What can I do to help you make a forge." "Follow me," Dustraker said walking away, "this ain't somethin' the populase needs to know 'bout. Not even the other Autobots, we never know if one of 'em'll be captured an' tortured." "Know about what?" Optimus Prime said as the two Cybertronians walked into a large room. "The Cybertronian Relics." Dustraker said as he created a hologram on the floor, "False Relics can be forged if certain criteria're met. The first bein' is a large supply'a materials to make it. Ya also need a more powerful Relic to act as a foundation." "Then why haven't the Decepticons been making the False Relics?" The Autobot leader asked. "How do you know all of this."

"When Megatron first planned his assault on y'all Autobots, I was 'signed to look inta the Relics," Dustraker said, "I asked 'im why 'fore I looked into it, he wanted to make weapons, so after I learned the from the keeper, I told 'im to send 'em all away, I didn't want Megatron gettin' hold of 'em. The Cybertronian also needs to have a pure spark, and wants the best for the Cybertronian race. Megatron only wanted to make the False Relics fer himself." "That only leaves one question," Optimus Prime said holding his chin, "Where do you plan on getting a Relic?" "Don't cha have the Matrix'a Leadership?" Dustraker asked. "It's one'a the strongest Relics ever made."

While this was going on, Miko had decided to try and cheer Michael up, seeing as he was bedridden for the next day at least. She decided that to try this, she would use her love of music. "Hey Michael." Miko said walking up, trying to hide her guitar behind her back, "What are you doing?" "Just layin' in bed." Michael said looking at the young girl walking up the stairs, "Why're ya hidin' a guitar 'hind yer back?" "How did you know?" Miko asked with a smile. "I was a band kid back 'ome," Michael said, "I think I can still play a few chords, I focused on the Sax line." "Cool." Miko said as she sat in the chair and handed him the guitar, " Give it a try."

"Let's see how she goes." Michael said as he sat up in the bed and placed the guitar in his lap. He then started strumming a set of chords he knew by heart. "What song is that?" Miko asked, mesmerized by the music coming from the guitar. "It's called Hurt," Michael said, stopping the music, "it's the version by Johnny Cash, and honestly it's my fav'rite song." "Do you mind if I hear it," Miko said, entranced by the music she had heard, "I'm not familiar with the song." "Sure, if ya don't mind bein' depressed." Michael said with a smile before singing, "I hurt myself today, To see if I still feel, I focus on the pain, The only thing that's real. The needle, tears a hole, The old familiar sting, Try to kill it all away, But I remember everything. What have I become, My sweetest friend, Everyone I know, Goes away in the end. And you could have it all, My empire of dirt, I will let you down, I will make you hurt. I wear this crown of thorns, Upon my liar's chair, Full of broken thoughts, I cannot repair. Beneath the stains of time, The feelings disappear, You are someone else, I am still right here. What have I become, My sweetest friend, Everyone I know, Goes away in the end. And you could have it all, My empire of dirt, I will let you down, I will make you hurt. If I could start again, a million miles away, I would keep myself, I would find a way."

"Wow." Miko said after hearing the depressing song. "I should have guessed that would be a sad song." "Yeah, it's really sad." Michael said with a faint smile, "Wonder when the 'bots'll return." "I don't know." Miko said as the sounds of metal clashing and construction echoed throughout, "Guess they're workin' on somethin'." Michael said getting out of bed, "I wonder what it is." Miko said as the two walk over to the railing.

----- Mojave desert -----

Ratchet, Smokescreen, Wheeljack and Bulkhead were driving around, looking for a vehicon, they found two patrolling behind them. "Ratchet," Wheeljack said, "We've got two behind us, prepare the communications disruptor, or whatever Dustraker said we needed." "Alright, it's up, the Decepticon frequency is encrypted," Ratchet said, as they turned off the road, "we'll fight out there." "Let's kick some Decepticon tail!" Smokescreen said transforming. The vehicons and other Autobots transformed and a battle ensued. Bulkhead transformed his hands into wrecking balls and punched the vehicons, sending them back to Wheeljack and Ratchet who used their blades to decapitate the vehicons. "Bulkhead, transform to take the bodies away," Ratchet said, "I'll get to dissecting the cranial region." A few moments later Ratchet had removed the tracking device and called down a ground bridge.

----- Team Prime's Base -----

"Hey, the bot's're back!" Michael said as he and Miko walked down the stairs to greet the autobots who returned from the field. "What'd ya bring us?" Dustraker said as he and Prime walked out of the room. "Two vehicons," Wheeljack said pointing at the headless vehicons Bulkhead threw on the ground, "now 100% tracker free." "Thanks guys." Dustraker said as he picked up the Vehicons and carried them into the building. "Lad, I want ya to stay 'ere so I can work on yer armor, wait 'ere, should be done in 'bout an hour." "Fine!" Michael shouted as the sound of clashing metal could be heard throughout the base. "I wonder what the armor will look like." Miko asked

So I know I haven't put out a chapter for almost any books this week. Since it's been the week of July 4th, I've been with my family and haven't had time to write, I've made it maybe halfway through the chapters, but they ain't complete yet, so they won't be out yet. I only finished this 'cause I started it weeks ago 'fore I planned the schedule. Either way, I'm likely gonna work on some actual covers for my books instead of writing an extra chapter, I had an idea while I was tryin' to sleep. Either way, God Bless y'all and good luck with life.