An idea that I'm toying around with and I want to see what kind of reaction it will get. I have only a rough idea of what I want to happen in this story and I might take forever to update since I really have other stories I must do…

Well anyway, this won't be a cross over since I'm not going to use Cooro and the gang in this fanfic, at the very most they will be mentioned in passing. This story is set during and after 'Return of the Fallen'.

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers.

It's well known that there are those in this world who, while being human, also have the abilities of animals. There are those who can make parts of their body beastlike… and others who can change almost their entire body…

Sam knew he was dying. Everything was fading, the fierce heat of the desert sun shining down on him, the burning rough texture of Egyptian sand he was lying on, the warm and yet cool hands that fluttered across his broken body, and Mikaela screaming at him. Sam didn't understand what Mikaela was saying anymore, her words have stopped making sense a long time ago.

Distantly he heard an inhuman roar followed by a loud blast and the sand around him shuddered by the force of the impact. Sam knew, he wasn't sure how, but he just knew that it was Bumblebee who had caused that explosion. That it was his Bumblebee who had probably went on a rampage at his apparent death. Sam wanted to, so badly, to tell them that he would be ok. That Mikaela didn't have to cry anymore, that he was perfectly fine and would be up soon, but he couldn't because this time he knew for certain that he was going to die.

They come in various forms… snakes, wolves, bears, ECT.…

How can these people transform into animals? It is still inexplicable. Nevertheless, I will call these people who have mastered these animal abilities "+ Anima."

Aaron Newt, Research Department 8,
Astaria National Research Facility
Astarian Year 337

Sam could see again. Well ok, 'see' wasn't exactly the right word. Sam wasn't entirely too sure what word could fit this situation. He had 'woken' up to find himself in some sort of misty world where the most prominent colors where blue and black. It had taken him a while but Sam eventually realized that there had been other 'people' there with him.

Not entirely too sure what was going on, Sam had stood there listening as the 'Primes' told Sam about his destiny and how 'The Matrix of Leadership was earned not found.' Still not entirely too sure what was going on, Sam wasn't prepared when the Primes suddenly declared that they were going to bring him back to life and that 'everything was going to be fine.' Well they really didn't saw that but Sam left with the feeling that was what the Primes were really trying to tell him the first place. Just in a really confusion and long winded sort of way.

There is a theory that + Anima originated from Kim-un-kur blood… But is that really so? + Anima that aren't Kim-un-kur aren't necessarily born to other + Anima… So we can't say for certain that it's genetic. There are few who have witnessed the moment a person becomes a + Anima… and from those few cases, two commonalities have come to light.

Sam woke up with a gasp. This time he was sure that he was really awake and not in some sort of 'death trance' or something of that nature. How did he know he was truly awake this time? Well for one thing the harsh desert sun was back again and nearly blinded him when he opened his eyes. Another was that his body was screaming at him, apparently it did not like being burned, shot, and having a missile launched at it, and was now complaining very 'loudly' at the abuse Sam had been forcing it through these past few days.

He realized with a start that the people around him where congratulating on a job well done and Mikaela had thrown herself on top of him and was not letting go. As much as he would have loved to hug her back and never let go, a shining object caught his attention and he found himself holding a complete matrix in his hands. With a jolt Sam remembered everything and despite his protesting body, and Mikaela, he pushed himself to his feet, clenching the matrix in his hand, he stared in dismay at the distance between him and Optimus

Sam knew that he needed to get the matrix to Optimus if they ever wanted to stand a chance against the Decepticons and the Fallen. Sam also knew that he didn't have much time until the Fallen realized that he had the matrix and when he did, he would kill Sam to get it. But Sam knew that he wouldn't make it to Optimus in time, he could barely stand, yet alone run across a dessert under heavy fire.

The first concerns the age at which + Anima is made to manifest—almost all of them are children ages fourteen or younger…

Sam leaned heavily on Mikaela as he watched Bumblebee launch himself into the battle with ferocity Sam had never seen before. Sam noticed Major Lennox had been standing close to them but after he caught the Major eye, Lennox had nodded at him and then ran out into the battle field. It was then that Sam realized just how bad the battle was going, how hopeless this entire situation seemed and it was made even worse when Sam noticed a small figure in the distance. Again Sam wasn't sure how he knew, only that he did, the Fallen has arrived.

The second… is that they are having a near-death experience.

Aaron Newt
Research Department 8
Astaria National Research Facility
Astarian Year 337

As impossible as it seemed, with all the roaring guns and various explosions, a sound cut through the chaotic noise of the battle field and caught Sam attention. It was a shrieking high pitched cry that ended in a rough yet dull coughing noise, it sounded as if it was coming above them and Sam found himself tilting his head back to get to stare at the sky. It was then that Sam saw it, a bird flying high above the battle field, it was beautiful. A deadly looking black a yellow beak shined in the sun light, its glossy brown feathers glinting in the harsh light. Its wings were topped with brown but ended in black feathers edged with white.

Sam wasn't entirely too sure what it was about the bird that drew his attention. Nor did he realize the he had started running, ok more like stumbling, his way towards Optimus. He hadn't even realized that the Fallen was heading straight towards him. He did notice when he suddenly jumped into the air, didn't have a clue as to why, and he absolutely noticed when he suddenly sprouted wings and instincts suddenly took over.

Clumsily Sam flapped his wings and shot forward in the air, he stumbled when his feet touched the ground again but he still couldn't help the laugh that escaped from him. It had felt wonderful, that brief moment in the air, eager to return to that feeling Sam pushed his wings again and yelled in joy as he shot up into the air. Flapping his wings eagerly, Sam rose and headed towards Optimus. Fly past a startled Will and his team, Sam couldn't help but flash them a cocky grin before landing clumsily on top of Optimus.

Kneeling down, Sam quickly ran his hands over Optimus chest, searching for the clasp that would pop open Optimus chest to him and reveal the spark that gave Optimus his life. Finding it, Sam flipped it quickly and tumbled off of Optimus when Optimus chest swung open swiftly. Groaning, Sam picked himself up and glared at Optimus open chest plate before climbing wearily back up. Looking at the dull crystal that Sam knew once glowed with his friend bright life force. Glancing at the matrix in his hand, Sam desperately wished that he was doing the right thing, and then plunged the sharp corner of the matrix into Optimus chest.

Power arced from the matrix and straight into Optimus chest, pure power surged through Optimus body causing him to rock violently and throwing Sam off. Sam surprised by the sudden movement snapped his wings out and brought himself to a hover right above Optimus face. He watched warily as Optimus blue optics shuttered open and quickly scanned his surroundings. Optimus eyes were blank for a few seconds, staring right at Sam, before understanding suddenly dawned in then and then turned into confusion.

"Sam, what in the world…?" Optimus asked and Sam gave him a small smile.

"I have no clue, but you need to hurry up and get better. The Decepticons are winning and we could really use your help!" Sam yelled over the noise but he never got an answer.

Sam suddenly felt himself being hit by a large metal hand and barely even got a glimpse of the Fallen face before he found himself hurled away from Optimus and crashing into the ground. Memories of the landing from teleportation suddenly flashed through Sam mind and Sam heard himself screaming as he rolled along the hot desert ground. There was a loud snap and Sam screamed again as he felt his wing crumple underneath him. When his rolling slowed to a stop, Sam found himself lying on the ground, oddly enough his wings seemed to have disappeared and a strange tiredness over took him, then again the tiredness was probably the result of the past few days finally catching up. Sam lost consciousness then, he missed the fight between Optimus and his brother, he missed Jetfire sacrifice, he missed the destruction of the Sun Harvester, but more importantly he missed the forming of two black tattoos that suddenly appeared on his shoulders.

It was only minutes after the battle that Bumblebee found him, laying in the sand covered from head to toe in injuries and surrounded by black feathers tipped with white. It was Bumblebee who first noticed the strange markings that had suddenly appeared on Sam body and it would be Bumblebee who would be the one to take away those markings.

So there it is… not sure where this is going to go but oh well.

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