Hidden Spark on Earth (TFP)

Chapter 9

She widened her eyes as they could see the satellites locking onto Cybertron. That was not good. Saphira did let her mind wander to Optimus, wondering how he and the other autobots were doing against the decepticons. She has yet to even see a decepticon.

"They're locked onto Cybertron." She shakes herself when she heard Raf and looked at the boy, seeing the determination on his face. "But not for long." She watched Raf type on the computer to override the system command, turning the satellites away, making her smile because it was a small victory. However, it seemed it was short lived as the dishes began turning back and he widened his eyes in concern. "The dishes are heading back to Cybertron, I'll just undo that again."

"What happens once the cons realize they're being punked?" Jack asked with a worried expression.

"It's only virtual combat," Raf responded, keeping his eyes to the computer screen in his response. "You know, like online gaming."

"Yeah, Jack," Miko said with a smile. "What are the cons gonna do? They're probably a thousand miles away."

Saphira glanced down when she noticed a light filling the room and turned to see a long, black and purple, armed tentacle. "Oh, how wrong you are, Miko," She said nervously. "My bad feeling was right!"

Jack and Miko turn to see the tentacle, it lunged down and grabbed Jack. He screamed as it moved him and grabbed Miko, Saphira jumped back avoiding the long tentacle with wide eyes as Raf kept typing nervously on the computer. The tentacle threw both Jack and Miko into the wall, turning the claw towards Saphira. She shrieked a little before attempting to stamp onto the length of the tentacle to hurt it as it snatched her from the ground.

"Youch!" Saphira yelped, the claw held her tightly and squeezed on her bruised body. "That hurts! It's crushing me!"

"Let her go!" Jack yelled at the tentacle.

"Bad CALLLL!" Saphira screamed as she is thrown into the wall as well, she gasped as she felt a pressure give slightly in her ribs before landing on her backside. She placed a hand on her side with a grimace. "Ow..." She glanced up as the tentacle turned its attention on Raf. "Get out there Raf! Your life isn't worth losing!"

Raf looked at it with worry before grabbing the USB and jumping over the computer to avoid the claw. The tentacle broke the computer as Raf jumped off the desk, running over to Jack, Miko and Saphira to regroup. Miko grabbed the emergency axe from the wall, turning with a smirk. Saphira was surprised that Miko grabbed the weapon, running at it to try and cut it. The girl was crazy, and stupid as the tentacle avoided her and hit her back into the wall, making her drop the axe.

"Oh, wonderful!" Saphira said sarcastically, forcing herself to stand and brace herself. "It has your axe!"

The kids stare at the tentacle with wide eyes, however the con wasn't interested in ending there lives. In fact, it began snaking out of the room. They run after it to see where it would lead to. They follow it to a blue, double door and Jack threw them open as they ran into the room. They stop, Saphira gasped as she saw the saw, lean decepticon. It had no face, but it still seemed to see them. The axe had been used to cut a cord, and Saphira felt another sense of dread, it could mean they couldn't do anything now.

She barely paid attention to Miko taking a photo of the bot while she ran to the axe. "Raf, which of these lines cut the power to the satellite dishes?" She asked, looking at the lines with a frown. "I will..." She yelped as something punched her in the stomach, sending her flying into a door.

"SAPHIRA!" Jack yelled out to her, watching her body slam open a door.

Saphira groaned loudly, clutching her stomach as she saw up, shaking her dizzy head. She wrinkled her nose as she caught the smell of blood, this time a lot stronger. However, as she looked around, she realized why. She screamed and ran out of the closet, her jacket was slightly stained in blood and she tore it off, throwing it on the ground.