"If the Decepticons find the AllSpark before us, they will use its powers to build a new army," said Ratchet, his fist clenched tightly as he stared at Sam and Mikaela with his blue, glowing mechanical eyes, trying to convey the seriousness of the situation they faced.
"The human race will be extinguished," Optimus said as he stepped back from Sam.
Bumblebee, Optimus, Ratchet, and everyone else looked at Sam, a grim atmosphere surrounding them as a slight fog roamed around.
Optimus delivered his final words to Sam, "You hold the keys to our species' survival and your own."
Sam's eyes flickered between the towering Autobots, flabbergasted by everything he was hearing.
Mikaela spoke with a slight shake in her tone, looking towards Sam with desperation in her eyes.
"Please tell me you have the glasses." Hearing Mikaela's words and seeing all the Autobots looking at him as if he were their last hope or some kind of savior, Sam felt a knot tighten in his heart.
His throat dried up as he opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.
Gritting his teeth, he thought back to earlier in the day when he was desperate to find those glasses and felt like punching himself.
As he looked upon the towering figures of the Autobots and the hopeful eyes of Mikaela, a sense of desperation washed over him.
He gulped and finally spoke, "I sold those glasses."
Silence. That was the response to Sam's statement.
"Damn, bro, you messed up for real," Jazz said with a slight chuckle, staring at Sam, but quickly quieted down when Jazz glanced at the silent Optimus.
"Optimus, these two know too much. Please allow me to exterminate them to keep our secrets away from the humans," Ironhide said, his cannons instantly warming up at a moment's notice and aimed at Sam and Mikaela.
Sam instinctively extended his arm in a futile attempt to cover Mikaela. "Wait! I can lead you to the person I sold it to!" Sam shouted without considering the logic behind his words.
He knew he didn't know much about James, other than his phone number, which didn't seem like a proper way to contact him.
But he had to survive.
"Sam, who did you sell it to?" Optimus asked with a hint of disappointment in his tone. "We would appreciate any information you can give," Optimus said.
"First, don't kill us," Sam demanded.
"Ironhide," Optimus said, lowering his raised palm and signaling Ironhide to put away his cannon. "We are not here to harm you humans. We simply want to save the AllSpark from falling into the wrong hands," Optimus said, stating his intentions without any hidden resolve.
"Okay," Sam said, feeling his chest relax slightly. Mikaela looked down at Sam's arm that had tried to protect her and felt a slight blush appear.
Ignoring it, she tapped Sam's arm, causing him to realize and remove his arm from her chest.
"Tell us, Sam," Optimus asked.
"Okay, his name is James Dunphy. I only have his phone number, but I know he has a lot of money," Sam said as he grabbed his bag and started rummaging through it when suddenly a loud explosion was heard in the sky, followed by a large ring of dust clouding the night sky.
Although Ironhide didn't know who it was, he had a sneaking suspicion that it was Starscream, and his cannons were charged up again.
It would only be within the Decepticons' capabilities to travel at such a
speed, and if it was heading towards them, it wouldn't be able to slow down fast enough to land on them, something Starscream was capable of.
"Autobots, spread out, and be prepared for battle," Optimus commanded as the other five Autobots instantly moved and found vantage points to attack from.
Bumblebee equipped its battle mask and readied its blaster, along with the other Autobots prepared to attack upon Optimus's orders.
Sam and Mikaela looked around, worried, but they didn't move as Optimus stood in front of them, facing the direction of the noise with an ion blaster that emerged from his arm, glowing with a blue light, showing its readiness to fire.
Optimus silently stared at the sky in the direction of the noise for a few seconds before his advanced eyes caught sight of exactly what was causing the sound.
It appeared to be a completely blacked-out, human-sized machine that emitted large amounts of flame to propel itself towards them.
Optimus, although confused, didn't let his guard down. In fact, his guard was now heightened even more.
"Sam and Mikaela, hide," Optimus commanded. If it was Starscream, he knew its capabilities and trusted in his own abilities and those of the other Autobots to protect and fight off Starscream. However, this humanoid-shaped machine was completely unknown, its threat level uncertain.
The being inside the Iron Man Mark Armor, none other than James, flew towards the location marked on his map. Within seconds of flying, Optimus came into view a little further away, so James began to slow himself down.
He flew slower and slower until he was at a safe distance from Optimus, both standing in front of each other.
James observed Optimus with his blaster charged up and aimed at him, but Optimus didn't shoot. Instead, he looked towards James in silence.
James tilted his head slightly to get a better view and saw five other Autobots standing behind Optimus, weapons drawn.
Taking a sharp breath, James exhaled with a sense of relief. "This is a hot mess of a situation," James muttered, staring at the charged-up, glowing blue Ion Blaster that was ready to blast him at a moment's notice.