I don't own Transformers or OC.

I am slow. Don't blame me. Exam week is coming up, which equals sad face for me.

Military

William Lennox, Robert Epps, Graham, Freearia

"Come on men! Wheels up in twenty minutes!" Lennox shouted so that his message carried throughout the base. NEST members scurried around as Epps, Graham, and Freearia came up to Lennox, armed and ready. Lennox smirked; his team was reliable, of course.

"So Lennox, what's up now?" Freearia asked.

"Autobots aren't responding to our calls. They're heading towards Washington, and they sent us a S.O.S.," Graham explained in Lennox's place when the Major walked away to get his weapons.

"Then why the heck are the Arcee Triplets and Jolt staying back?" Freearia demanded. Everyone shrugged.

XxXxX

Freearia twitched in place, as the seemingly long plane ride went on forever. Lennox, however, received a call from one of the Autobots, and everyone held their breath to see what they were going to say.

"Major, Optimus has been offlined. Bring in air support to help carry his body."

It was Ratchet.

Everyone froze, and Lennox put his head between his hands slowly, as he let that information slowly sink in...

"Wait...does this mean we have to go back all the way to base just to get a helicopter?"

Everyone shot her a look.

XxXxX

Everyone stood on the platform, waiting for the copter to bring in Optimus' body, while the Autobots were seen in the distance. They saw the helicopter, and it oh so gently dumped Optimus onto the ground, letting out an unpleasing screech.

William Lennox...he didn't know what to say. What, it's been two years since he first met them, and he worked in NEST for two years, alongside the Autobots, so should he be sad? Would being sad help Optimus anyways? Tears threatened to prick his eyes, but he stood firm like a real soldier.

Robert Epps...he did want to cry. Men didn't cry, of course. He's worked alongside NEST and the Autobots for two years, he felt there was a strong friendship bond there...but can tears bring back a dead robot?

Graham...he really didn't know. He had to go greet Galloway, so he didn't see Optimus just yet.

Now Freearia, on the other hand, there were no tears whatsoever. In fact, she had attempted to lighten up the mood with all sorts of cracks, jokes, and stupid comments. On the outside, it seemed as if she had not cared about the Autobot leader at all. But what was on the inside was a whole different world. Inside, she was sobbing like crazy, begging the Autobot leader to come back to them. Some people cast glances at her, and she stood firm too. However, if you looked closely, if you were a close friend of hers, you would see she was trying not to break down.

Of course, a certain human has to ruin the mood in a very bad way, when he holds up papers that said NEST was deactivated.

"What now?" Epps hissed. A fight was about to break out, between human and Autobot. Galloway didn't care. He ripped off the Major badge off of Lennox and stormed into his car with a smug look on his face.

"Sir, whatever the Decepticons are after, this is just the start," Graham had stated, nodding over to Optimus' dead body.

That's right. You will fear of what's to soon come. You're just military dogs, and now you're nothing without a leader. Optimus Prime is weak. You dogs were too slow to try to rescue him.

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