A Different Kind of Family Chapter 1

I do not own Transformers Animated or any of its characters or Transformers or any of its characters

*Blackarachnia is an Autobot and is fully Cybertronian while Powell is Professor Sumdac's brother

It had been nearly two months since the Autobot's awakening on the planet known as Earth specifically Detroit. They had made a name for themselves while there. They had become heroes to most of the citizens of Detroit. The key word being most. To others they were nothing but a nuisance or an interference in general. But they were about to become something more to a certain family with the last name Sumdac.

Currently they were in their new base that made been supplied to them by a man named Isaac Sumdac. They had learned that he was the mastermind behind the city's technological advancements as well as one of the wealthiest men alive. Despite this though he had been proven to be very humble as well as accepting of the Autobots.

This group of Autobots was small but nonetheless they were a force to be reckoned with. There was Optimus Prime, the leader. Blackarachnia, the weapon specialist. Ratchet, the medic. Prowl, the cyber-ninja. Bulkhead, the muscle. And Bumblebee, the scout. There was their ship as well, Omega Supreme, but that's a story for another day.

Their new headquarters had proven to be a fixer upper but with a little time it was up and running. It was a good place to call home for the Autobots not to mention that it wasn't that far from Professor Sumdac's company and home. During their time on Earth they had learned which humans they could handle dealing with and which ones they couldn't, meaning that there were some humans they rather avoid altogether. Professor Sumdac was one of the humans they spent most of their time around… but he wasn't the only one. There was another human they enjoyed seeing and spending time with as well. That was the infant named Sari Sumdac.

Optimus was busy looking over the city's traffic cameras just to make sure that there were no signs of any criminal activity. So far nothing, that made him happy as did the rest of the Autobots. They barely had any time for themselves lately due to frequent crimes occurring. They always ended up being petty criminals who were looking for new ways to get money. Optimus had to admit that some of those ways were creative but nevertheless they had always managed to catch the criminal.

"Optimus," a voice called out.

Optimus smiled at the sound of that voice, for it was the sound of his mate calling out to him. Blackarachnia started to walk over to her beloved and gently wrapped her servos around his shoulders. Optimus placed one of his hands on her arms in response.

"How's everything?" Blackarachnia asked.

"So far so good," he responded. "No signs of any criminal activity."

"That's good to hear," Blackarachnia stated. "It seems like we're always the one to call whenever there's crime now."

"True but we are programmed to protect all life."

"I know I just wish some of that life was a little more grateful to us."

Optimus let out a sigh once he heard that. As said before not everyone was as accepting of them as Professor Sumdac and Sari. To be honest most of those people were the criminals they had caught and to be more specific they were the repeat offenders such as the Angry Archer, Headmaster, Professor Princess, Nanosec and Meltdown and his experiments. But there was another. He was the person who would try to convince the public that they were nuisances and led to more destruction rather than safety. That was Porter C. Powell and ironically he was the older brother of Professor Sumdac. The reason for the different last names was because Powell had wanted to make a name for himself on his own terms so he legally had it changed from Sumdac to Powell.

There were other humans who had accepted them though. Captain Carmine Fanzone, head of the Detroit police department, was one of the humans who were grateful for the Autobot's service but not at the damage they had caused sometimes during those times of service. But he didn't hate them for it though; it was more like he hated things due to the fact that he couldn't understand them rather than just plain hate. There was also the Witwicky family, Spike and his wife Carly were loyal employees to Professor Sumdac and their two children, Daniel and Nancy, adored the Autobots. Daniel was four while Nancy was a year old. Optimus smiled at the memory of the family.

"Accepting them is what makes us different from the Decepticons though," he said.

"That is true," Blackarachnia responded. "Decepticons wouldn't have the amount of patience we have towards humans. They probably would have flatted Powell already at this point."

"Blackarachnia!" Optimus playfully gasped.

"What? Aren't we both thinking that?" she questioned.

They laughed a little before the one of the screens Optimus was looking at changed. It changed to the image of an image ringing with the name Professor Sumdac shown below it. Blackarachnia and Optimus straighten themselves out before Optimus answered the call. The image of Professor Sumdac appeared on the screen. As soon as he saw the robot beings he smiled. The two Autobots smiled at him as well but they quickly noticed how the organic's physical appearance didn't look healthy.

"Greetings my friends," Professor Sumdac greeted.

"Hello Professor Sumdac," Optimus replied.

"Good to see you," Blackarachnia added.

"It's good to see you both too," Professor Sumdac said. "I was just calling to see how things are going and if you're having any troubles with the holoforms I designed for you."

About a month ago Professor Sumdac had shown the Autobots one of his competed projects: the holoforms. Apparently the professor had started working on the project not too long after they settled down. He came up with a way for them to venture out into the city without causing too much attention or using their vehicle modes. They were called holoforms and they gave the Autobots a human appearance. Each one was different and they were almost identical to their robot and vehicle modes. They had helped him with blending in and with learning more about human culture. Another great thing about them was the fact that they felt real. They felt like real humans whenever they activated their holoforms, a hologram with mass.

"They've been working fine Professor Sumdac," Blackarachnia assured.

"No malfunctions or anything of the sort?" he questioned.

"None at all," Optimus said.

"I'm glad to hear-"

Professor Sumdac was cut off as he started to cough. Optimus and Blackarachnia looked concerned as they watched him do so. Professor Sumdac stopped coughing after a minute and regained his composure.

"I apologize for that," he said.

"You don't need to apologize Professor," Optimus responded. "Are you okay though?"

"Yes I am fine it's just a little cough I've acquire about some time ago," Professor Sumdac stated. "No need to worry."

Just then he started to cough again but it was shorter this time.

"Are you sure there's nothing to worry about?" Blackarachnia questioned.

"Yes don't worry I'm sure it will pass soon enough I just need to rest," he reassured. "If the holoforms are working fine then I'm glad."

"Yes they are and thank you for that again Professor," Optimus said.

"The pleasure was all mine-"

This time Professor Sumdac was cut off the by the sounds of crying coming from the background.

"Oh excuse me one moment," he said as he left the screen view.

The two Autobots couldn't help but chuckle as they knew who those cries belonged to. The cries soon stopped and Professor Sumdac came back into view with a baby in his arms. The baby had dark skin similar to her father's, maroon eyes and red hair. She was wearing a light orange onesie and had two clips on her bangs. The Autobot's smiled as they recognized the little baby as Sari, daughter of Professor Sumdac.

"Hi cutie," Blackarachnia cooed.

Once Sari saw who her father was talking to she started to giggle and coo at them. She motioned for them with her little hands, opening and closing them as if greeting them. The two Autobots waved back at her which made her giggle some more. Professor Sumdac chuckled as well and he caressed her hair then started to gently pat her back.

"It's time for her to eat," Professor Sumdac commented with a small laugh. "She was just reminding me of that."

"She's a smart girl," Optimus commented.

"Yes she is," Professor Sumdac replied. "Only four months old and she's already got me wrapped around her finger."

The Autobot mates simply chuckled at his comment, they saw the love in the professor's eyes as he stared down at his little girl. When they had first met the two organics they could tell how protective the father was of his daughter. It was not hard to see why; on their planet Cybertronian parents were just as protective over their young as they were here on Earth. Professor Sumdac turned his attention back to his robot friends.

"Well that is all I wanted to see, have a good day Autobots," he said. "Tell the others I send my greetings and so does Sari."

Sari giggled and waved her small arms in the air as if she was agreeing with him.

"We will Professor and have a good day too," Optimus replied. "Goodbye you two."

"Goodbye Professor," Blackarachnia added. "And bye little cutie."

The two Autobots waved goodbye to the two organics, both Professor Sumdac and Sari waved back as the screen faded to black. Optimus stood up from his seat and stretched a little and then turned to put his arms around his mate. The spider bot put her arms around Optimus as well.

"How on this Earth is someone like that related to someone like Powell?" Blackarachnia questioned.

"It's anyone's guess," Optimus answered.

"Personally if I was a human I would rather be related to Captain Fanzone," she remarked.

"I think I would too," Optimus replied.

They both laughed a little before kissing and then they started walking back to their version of a living room. Along the way Optimus recalled the day when they first walked out of their stasis mode after fifty years of being in that state. The only reason why they had to enter stasis mode was because their ship had been attacked by the Decepticon leader Megatron and his group.

Before the fight they had located the Allspark and had taken it on their ship. Just when they were about to report back to Cybertron that's when they ran into the Decepticons. They fought a little using their ships but Megatron managed to jump aboard their ship and the fight over the Allspark broke out. During their fight the ship the Allspark started to flow and somehow that activated the space bridge they had been working on. But just before they entered the space bridge Optimus was able to kick the Decepticon leader out of the ship. But the damage was done and they had no choice but to land somewhere safe and away from any sort of life. That was Lake Erie and there they stayed in stasis.

In all honesty they probably would've stayed in stasis longer if it hadn't been for the fact that Teletran-1 set off the intruder alarm. Their ship had been beached when a strange puddle of goo worked its way into the ship; they would find out not too long later that goo was a part of an insect that had been infused with microbots. They had Teletran-1 scan them alternate modes and they entered the human world. That's when they saw the monstrosity that had caused them to awaken and it was attacking the city. Not only that but it had its first hostage… baby Sari.

They watched as the tiny organic was caught in one of the creature's arms, they had no choice but to transform and reveal themselves. They fought off the creature and Bumblebee managed to catch the tiny baby in his hands before running off to a safe location. Unfortunately Bumblebee didn't know what to do with the little one couldn't speak nor was there anyone to tell him what to do with the organic. Him getting blasted by some of the patrol bots didn't help either, he didn't know whether or not those patrol bots were friends or foes. As a result, he felt threatened and he wanted to protect the baby as well. He transformed into vehicle mode with the small organic carefully secured inside. Once they defeated the creature they left before anyone could questioned them however the others weren't aware of Bumblebee's new little passenger until they entered the ship. He had explained to them why he had done such a thing.

"Are you out of your processor Bumblebee?" Ratchet yelled. "You brought an organic into our ship!"

"Aw take it easy on him Ratchet," Bulkhead said. "He didn't know what to do."

"Yeah I was trying to get this organic to safety and that's when these small bots started shooting at me. And the organic didn't tell me where to put it and by that time I panicked and did the only thing I could do."

"Alright let's all settle down for a nanoclick and get everything situated," Optimus said as he had his hands in the air trying to settle his teammates down.

"There is nothing to get situated Prime! In case you've forgotten we aren't prepared to handle situations like these because we've never been in one before!" Ratchet shouted.

That's when the small organic started to wail and squirm around in Bumblebee's hands. The giant robots had no idea what to do as tears leaked out of its eyes.

"What is that noise? Why is it leaking?" Bulkhead asked while frantically waving his servos in the air. "What do we do? What do we do?"

"Bulkhead calm down, panicking won't solve anything," Prowl said.

"But what do we do then?" Bumblebee questioned while holding onto the crying baby.

The two young Autobots were still panicking despite Prowl's warnings, Prowl had his palm on his face plate, Ratchet was rubbing his helm and Optimus and Blackarachnia were sighing at the situation. The little organic was still crying and moving around. Blackarachnia's optics made contact with the baby's eyes. She felt a strong wave of emotion as she did so and she walked to the yellow Autobot.

"Give her to me," Blackarachnia said as she held out her servos.

"Her?" Bumblebee questioned. "How do you know it's a her?"

"I just do."

At that Bumblebee gave the spider bot the crying organic. Blackarachnia held the organic gently as she brought her up to her chest plate. It whimpered as it saw the giant form in front of her. Blackarachnia started to rock the little organic back and forth in a soothing manner.

"There, there, it's okay little one," Blackarachnia soothed. "It's okay. We're not going to hurt you."

She stared at the giant robot and then looked at the others. The new beings fascinated her and she cooed a little before turning back to the one that was holding her. She gave Blackarachnia a big smile and giggled a little while waving her arms at her. Blackarachnia felt her spark become warm at the sight of that and he smiled.

"There we go that's better," she soothed then she turned to look to her fellow Autobots. "Now we can all calm down a little."

Bumblebee and Bulkhead let out a sigh of relief and stopped panicking. Prowl and Ratchet looked more relaxed now that their teammates were calmer. Optimus smiled at his mate as he watched her hold the tiny organic with such gentleness. He walked over to her and the baby. As he did he noticed how the organic looked up and him and cooed while smiling. Blackarachnia chuckled a little.

"I think she likes you," she commented.

"You said it's a femme," Optimus replied. "How do you know?"

"I don't know but it seems like these organics are almost similar to us Cybertronians when it comes to appearance since she looks like the femme protoforms and sparklings," Blackarachnia stated. "That's why I know she's a femme. She sure is cute though."

Optimus looked closely at the little organic and saw what Blackarachnia was talking about. The little one had adorable features and her overall deposition was welcoming and friendly. She was accepting of them even though she was very young. The little one saw the other giant robot was next to her, she cooed at him. Optimus couldn't help but smile at the tiny organic, he placed one of his digits in front of her and she immediately grabbed onto it. Her tiny hand barley wrapped around Optimus's digit. He marveled at how fragile the little organic was and how small she was compared to the giant robotic beings. Sari giggled as Optimus wiggled his digit a little while her hand was still on it.

"Awww how cute," Bulkhead commented as he got a little closer with Bumblebee.

"She… she's so small," Bumblebee added.

Ratchet and Prowl couldn't help but gather closer since everything was now calmer than it was before. All the Cybertronians were now gathered around Blackarachnia and the small organic. They could tell that she was enjoying the attention she was receiving from them. After all they were so tall and looked different from the organics. But at least she didn't appear to be scared of them.

"Given how young this femme looks I'd say that she's still in the protoform stage rather than the sparkling stage as it looks like she can't speak yet," Ratchet deduced.

"Well that certainly makes a lot of sense," Prowl commented. "An organic protoform."

Bumblebee's curiosity got the better of him as he got closer. He heard his teammates comments about how the little organic was similar to a protoform. He had only seen them a few times throughout his entire life but he had never seen one up close like this. He saw how she held Optimus's digit and wasn't bothered with being held by Blackarachnia. An idea came to him and he started to make funny faces at the little one. She saw this and immediately started to giggle as well as clap her hands. Bumblebee smiled over the fact that he made the little organic protoform happy. The other robots smiled over this as well. Bumblebee then placed his hands over his optics.

"Where am I?" Bumblebee playfully asked.

The tiny organic titled her head in confusion.

"Here I am!" Bumblebee exclaimed as he uncovered his optics.

Her expression looked shocked but she soon giggled. She did the same thing as Bumblebee did and made cooing sounds as she did so.

"This is fun," Bumblebee commented as he let out a chuckle.

"You seem to have a way with organics Bumblebee," Optimus stated. "It looks like she's fond of you."

Bumblebee placed his servo behind his helm and sheepishly smiled. Prowl walked closer until he was next to Bumblebee, he saw how small the little one looked in Blackarachnia's servos. This little life fascinated him just as much as she was fascinated with them. The organic protoform looked straight at his optics and gave him a big smile, he smiled back at her.

"What a fascinating little life," Prowl commented.

Bulkhead and Ratchet smiled at Prowl's comment and understood why he would say such a thing. They were fascinated with this new small being too as well as their teammates reactions to her. Bulkhead stood beside Blackarachnia while Ratchet stood next to Optimus. All the Autobots were intrigued with her; the small organic protoform had the attention of all of the giant robotic beings. She just continued to smile, giggle and clap her hands. Just when the Autobots were enjoying their time with their new friend Teletran-1 showed them what was going on outside. They saw that there were small bots flying throughout the air while flashing bright lights. It looked as if they were searching for something…. or someone in this case.

"Hey, those are the same bots that were bothering me!" Bumblebee exclaimed.

"It looks like they're looking for something," Prowl deduced.

Optimus and Blackarachnia then looked at the small baby.

"Or someone," they stated in unison.

The other Autobots looked at the small organic and realization hit them.

"So maybe she has an owner or something?" Bulkhead questioned.

"That could be the case Bulkhead," Optimus replied. "If that's the case then we have to return her to where she belongs or who she belongs to."

"But how are we going to do that?" Bumblebee asked. "Ratchet said she can't even talk yet so she can't tell us who she belongs to."

"Maybe we can find out in other way," Ratchet said as he looked at the screen. "Look."

The Autobots looked at Teletran-1's screen and saw that there was another organic wearing a lime green lab coat with black gloves, pants and shoes. The organic had black hair with a streak of white and dark skin, it looked frantic. It was running back and forth between other organics and patrol bots. The giant robots noticed how similar it looked to their small friend.

"That organic looks like it's looking for something too," Bulkhead stated.

Bumblebee turned his attention towards his teammates.

"Do you think?" Bumblebee asked.

"Seems like more than just a coincidence," Prowl responded. "That organic must be related to her in some way."

"It's just like a Creator's relationship back on Cybertron," Blackarachnia added. "The organic looks to be like a mech which would it's a him. So it could be her father."

She was referencing when mech's or femme's became parents or Creators. The spider bot had seen several pairs of Creators in her lifetime and she recalled how protective they were over their protoforms and sparklings. She understood that it was no different here.

"We have to return her Optimus," she said. "If that organic is one of her Creator's then we must return her. It's a Creator's worst nightmare to not know where their little one is."

Optimus looked at his mate, he knew what she was saying was true. As Autobots they had a duty to protect all life, they had managed to protect one so far and now it was time to return her to her proper home. However, his main worry came from going out in public again. The first time was an unexpected event but this time they would have to reveal themselves in order to return the little organic. He didn't know whether or not the other organic would trust them. What if they thought that they took her on purpose? Then what would they do? Optimus took a step closer to the screen and observed the organic who was looking more scared as time went by. Optimus could see that the organic was leaking in the same matter as the little one. While he didn't understand these new small beings at the same time Optimus recognized the look on the organic's face. It was the look of a broken Creator. He had seen those looks in on the old footages he would play on Teletran-1… during the Great War. Many Autobots, both young and old, had given up their sparks in order to ensure the safety of their planet and fellow bots against the Decepticons. However, those who lost their sparks weren't the only ones that had suffered…. the families and civilians did as well. Broken looks… broken sparks. That's what Optimus saw whenever he watched those footages. It seemed like these organics were capable of feeling the same things as they were.

"Blackarachnia is right," Optimus stated. "This organic needs her Creators and if that organic is one of them then we must return her to him."

"But how are we going to do that?" Bumblebee asked. "Those organics and bots might think that we might harm them."

Optimus considered the yellow minibot's statement; he knew what he saying was true. The organics would most likely fear them as they didn't know anything about them. Much like how they didn't know anything about the organics. Not to mention there were the patrol bots that had attacked Bumblebee. He was deep in thought over what to do when Prowl cleared his throat.

"I might have a suggestion on our next course of action," he calmly stated.

"And that would be?" Ratchet questioned.

"Look," Prowl said as he pointed to the screen.

They looked to see the same organic going in a direction that was isolated from both organics and bots.

"Maybe if we can get one organic to trust us then the others will as well," Prowl said. "Especially when they see that he haven't harmed this little organic."

Prowl gestured to the tiny being as he said this as Blackarachnia continued to rock her gently in her servos. Optimus looked hopeful at Prowl's idea. At this point what choice did they have?

"Well anything is worth a shot," he said. "But we have to be quick if we want to get to this organic in time."

The Autobots nodded their heads and waited for their leader's command.

"Autobots, transform and roll out!" Optimus exclaimed.

The group of robots started to transform into their vehicle modes. In a matter of seconds they were ready to go back out into the world. Blackarachnia had the little one strapped securely in the front seat as they drove outside of Teletran-1. They locked onto the coordinates where they saw the organic heading to and headed there. They had to get there before the organic did if they wanted to be seen as trustworthy. Throughout the drive their new little friend just giggled and clapped her hands much to Blackarachnia's enjoyment. There was something about the small organic that made her spark pulse faster as well as make her smile. When they finally arrived at their destination they waited for the organic. They were silent and hid in the shadows until they heard the footsteps. The saw the organic walk slowly toward their destination but looked distracted. The organic didn't pay any attention to them until the sounds of their engines filled the air. He let out startled sound and stopped walking. Once the organic saw that the Autobot's had surrounded the area a fearful look appeared on his face.

"What in the world?" the organic questioned.

That's when Optimus's form started to revert back; the other bots followed his lead. Once they revealed their giant forms fear appeared on the organic's face.

"Giant…. robots," he stuttered.

It looked as if he was about to run away until Optimus nodded his head to his mate. She understood what he meant and held out her servos to reveal the organic protoform. The organic let out a gasp as Blackarachnia gently placed the tiny protoform on the ground. He didn't waste any time in scooping her into his arms. The organic started to leak in a similar matter that the protoform did earlier only it was quieter.

"Oh Sari thank goodness," he cried. "You're safe, thank goodness."

They saw that the organic protoform only cooed in response and it looked as if the organic remembered the situation he was in as the fear returned. Just when the organic was about to run again with the little one in tow Bumblebee quickly appeared before them and covered his optics with his hands.

"Where am I?" he playfully asked. "Here I am!"

When Bumblebee said that he uncovered his optics then he repeated his actions.

"Where am I?" he asked again. "Here I am!"

The organic looked confused as to what Bumblebee was doing until the little one giggled and copied Bumblebee. Once he saw that the fear disappeared and was replaced with calmness. He let out a sigh of relief as he looked at the Autobots. Optimus kneeled down and looked at the organic.

"Do not fear we mean you no harm," he said.

The organic seemed to relax a little as he heard Optimus speak. He looked at the other giant robots. He continued to hold onto the small being as he did so.

"Are you aliens?" he asked.

"What's an alien?" Bumblebee questioned.

Optimus didn't pay attention to the yellow Autobot's comment.

"We are Autonomous Robotic Organisms," Optimus stated. "But we also go by Autobots."

"Autobots," the organic replied. "I remember… you're the same robots who stopped that creature today and…"

He stopped to look at the little one.

"And saved my daughter," he said then he turned back to them. "My name is Isaac Sumdac; I'm a professor and head of Sumdac Industries. And this is my daughter, Sari Sumdac."

Sari cooed at the giant robots and waved.

"My name is Optimus Prime," Optimus introduced. "This is my mate Blackarachnia. This is Bumblebee and Bulkhead. And those two are Prowl and Ratchet."

Optimus pointed to his teammates as he introduced them to the professor.

"It's a pleasure to meet you all and thank you for saving my daughter," Professor Sumdac said.

The leader of the small group of Autobots smiled at the organic.

"You're welcome Professor Sumdac; your daughter certainly is something special."

The professor smiled at Optimus's comment and he felt his daughter snuggled into his chest. He stared down at her and he can see that she was dozing off. The professor brushed her bangs a little before turning back to the large robots. Just when the organic was about to say something else the sounds of sirens could be heard.

"Oh no!" Professor Sumdac exclaimed. "I forgot that Captain Fanzone and the police department are still looking for Sari."

"What do we do Prime now Prime?" Bulkhead questioned.

"Come with me," Professor Sumdac replied. "Please, they need to know that you're not going to hurt anyone. You're heroes… you saved the city and my little girl."

Bumblebee and Bulkhead gave their leader a worried look over his suggestion. Blackarachnia wrapped a servo around Optimus's and gave him a hopeful expression. He smiled at her before turning back to the two organics.

"We will follow you," Optimus stated.

"Excellent," Professor Sumdac responded. "Stay behind me while I talk to Captain Fanzone."

The robots nodded their heads and started to follow the father and daughter out into the public view. There waiting for them were a large group of organics and small bots. Once the group caught sight of the large beings and Professor Sumdac and Sari they gasped and held out their weapons.

"Stand down!" Professor Sumdac shouted.

"Professor Sumdac!" an organic with blonde hair and moustache called out. "You found your daughter?"

"They are not our enemies! They saved the city from that creature and they saved my daughter! They're heroes… please put away your weapons," Professor Sumdac stated.

There was some hesitation but eventually they were ordered to stand down. Everything was calm now. Professor Sumdac turned to the Autobots.

"Autobots," he addressed. "Welcome to Detroit city."

Optimus smiled at the memories. Professor Sumdac was a good man; he had done everything in his power to make the Autobots feel right at home here on this new planet. They had learned so much more about the organics or humans. Ever since then Professor Sumdac would stop by often to visit them and he would always bring Sari along much to the joy of the Autobots. She was a treasure to have around. Optimus noticed how she brought out a different side to every bot. His mate especially adored the little baby and even he found himself very protective of the little life. She had grown a little since there first encounter but she was still the same Sari. He hoped that Professor Sumdac would be able to come by with her soon. He also hoped that the professor would get well soon as well.

Meanwhile at Sumdac Tower the professor was currently looking through some paperwork with a sleeping Sari next to him. He had taken her crib into his office, it served as an easier way of watching over her. Lately he didn't have the strength to walk all the way to her room then back to his office. He didn't know why though. He was also having trouble with his brother, Powell. His brother was asking him to sign over Sumdac Industries to him. He knew the main reason why he was asking him to do so: money. It was always about money when it came to his older brother. He didn't understand why though, Powell had made enough money already on his own did he honesty need more. Another thing that had him worried was taking care of Sari. Being a single parent wasn't easy and the fact that he had lost his beloved wife during childbirth didn't ease the pain either. He loved his daughter very much and it was for that reason that he had to do what was best for her. He couldn't lose her as well! He let out a sigh as he rubbed his forehead. He had been experiencing serious headaches as well. He then coughed a little before feeling a little dizzy.

"Oh dear not again…" he moaned as he stood up.

He tried to walk to get his office's restroom but everything started to get blurry. He found it difficult to breathe as a sharp feeling in his chest suddenly appeared. He was brought to his knees.

"No… no…" he groaned as he couldn't stay conscious anymore.

He tried to stay awake and pick himself off the floor but he couldn't. He lost consciousness and in the process he hit his desk before hitting the ground. The sudden noise caused Sari to awaken and she started to cry as the noise scared her. Seconds passed before someone responded to the commotion. Carly Witwicky was about to turn in his some finished reports to the professor when she heard the noise and Sari's wailing. She quickly ran to his office.

"Professor Sumdac?" she called out. "Professor!"

She saw her boss lying on the ground, consciousness. She also saw her boss's daughter, crying. She quickly ran to her boss and turned him over, she checked for any signs of breathing. It was faint but it she could feel it. She spotted the office phone and dialed the hospital.

"Professor Sumdac stay with me! Professor!" she gasped. "Come on stay with me! Professor Sumdac!"

Professor Sumdac didn't respond. He just laid there and he could faintly hear the sounds of someone calling out to him and his daughter's cries. His daughter… Sari. He couldn't lose her.

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