Chapter 73

Three days ago, Sam Witwicky could never have imagined that so many things would happen to him one day.

"Sam, thank you, you were so brave just now..."

A sexy female voice full of gratitude came from beside his ear. Sam, who had not yet regained his senses, was about to turn his head when he felt a slight dampness on one of his cheeks.

This youthful touch, which he had never experienced before, immediately brought him back from his previous daze and lingering fear. He turned his head to look, and his heart couldn't help but flutter.

What met his eyes was a tan, sexy face, overflowing with youthful vitality and a touch of charm and affection; it was none other than his high school classmate and secret crush—Mikaela.

Seeing the shyness that could not be hidden on Mikaela's smiling face, Sam, who had never had such an experience since birth, felt his mouth go dry.

Heaven knows, as a poor little virgin, this was the first time he had been kissed by a girl his own age, and a goddess he had a crush on at that.

Thinking of this, Sam couldn't help but feel a bit proud, and even his gaze toward the Chevrolet sports car he was riding in became much kinder.

The past three days had been not only turbulent but unexpectedly exciting for Sam.

It started with him pestering his extremely stingy father for months after getting his driver's license, until he finally agreed to buy him one.

Then Sam was taken to a used car dealership in Duluth, where they spent four thousand dollars on a very dilapidated used Chevrolet sports car.

But what no one expected was that on the very night he got the Chevrolet, Sam discovered the car had been stolen.

The subsequent encounters became increasingly bizarre; the car drove itself without a driver, and it even transformed into a giant robot in the suburbs, seemingly projecting unknown patterns into space.

Later, Sam was arrested for calling the police and was nearly framed by the police for drug use.

Not long after, the stolen car ran back on its own; it seemed to have other motives and kept following him.

Sam fled all the way, and when he saw a police car coming, he thought his savior had arrived, never imagining that it wasn't a savior at all, but a more terrifying evil robot that wanted his life.

In a panic, Sam met Mikaela, and the two were saved by the robot that had transformed into the Chevrolet sports car while escaping the police car's pursuit.

Then, that same night, several meteors streaked across the sky and landed in Duluth, but they weren't meteors at all, but a group of robots like the sports car Sam had.

According to a guy who called himself "Optimus Prime," they were Mechanical Lifeforms from a planet called Cybertron, and they hoped Sam would call them Autobots. The Autobot Warrior that had turned into the Chevrolet sports car Sam bought was called Bumblebee, who was said to be his protector.

Optimus Prime told Sam that the reason they came to Earth was because an evil Decepticon named Megatron had come to Earth, attempting to find a cube called the 【AllSpark】.

And once Megatron found the 【AllSpark】, he would use the infinite power of the 【AllSpark】 to transform all machines on Earth into evil, warlike Mechanical Lifeforms—Decepticons. By then, not just Earth, but the entire universe would be threatened by war.

What made Sam even more skeptical was that the other party actually told him that the key to saving Earth and even the entire universe lay in a pair of glasses left behind by his great-grandfather, who was an adventurer.

Regardless of how much truth there was in Optimus Prime's words, Sam was hot-headed at the time after being incited, so he took Mikaela and went home with these extraterrestrial visitors, preparing to help them find the glasses left by his great-grandfather that were enough to save the world.

But what he didn't expect was that not long after, a team of agents claiming to be from a government agency—Sector 7—forcibly broke into his home and arrested Sam's family and Mikaela. Bumblebee was captured by humans while trying to rescue him, and the group, including Bumblebee, was taken by several military helicopters to the location of Sector 7—Hoover Dam.

Before the group arrived at Hoover Dam, they received an emergency distress signal from Sector 7; suspected Decepticon Mechanical Lifeforms had attacked Las Vegas first and were advancing toward Hoover Dam.

After landing, they realized the situation was even worse than expected.

The temporary military base built by the United States government in Las Vegas, a few dozen kilometers from Hoover Dam, had been almost completely destroyed, losing its ability to protect Sector 7 entirely.

Even more terrifyingly, the Sector 7 staff stationed at the base told them that at least two Mechanical Lifeforms had already broken into the depths of Sector 7, and they had lost contact with the Laboratory housing the 【AllSpark】, the Pandora's Box.

When the Defense Minister, who arrived at Hoover Dam almost at the same time as them, revealed that reinforcements would take at least half an hour to arrive.

Seeing that human power alone could not protect the 【AllSpark】, Sam got hot-headed and requested that Senior Agent Simmons, who was very rude to him, release Bumblebee so he could protect the 【AllSpark】.

After some arguing, what Sam didn't expect was that not only did the team of special soldiers he had never met support his opinion, but the Defense Minister also agreed very much.

Thus, the current scene unfolded: Simmons reluctantly released Bumblebee. After a brief standoff, Bumblebee, who had long sensed the signal of the 【AllSpark】, learned that two suspicious Mechanical Lifeforms had broken into the base shortly before and headed straight for the 【AllSpark】. He immediately agreed to cooperate with the humans and took Sam and Mikaela to the Pandora's Box Laboratory where the 【AllSpark】 was kept.

"... Buzz..."

The atmosphere inside the car was heating up because of Mikaela's passionate kiss, when suddenly a low-frequency ultrasonic wave was emitted from Bumblebee.

Although this low-frequency ultrasonic wave posed no threat to humans, it startled Sam and Mikaela, who were stealing glances at each other inside the car.

Sam was clearly taken aback and asked Bumblebee in surprise: "Bumblebee, what's wrong?"

"There are scouts, Decepticon Insect Scouts (Bumblebee's vocal system wasn't fixed yet, but it's too much trouble to keep finding radio lines, so let's just assume it is)..."

Bumblebee replied irritably, "You'd better get out of the car immediately. I've captured two sets of Decepticon frequencies. It's very bad; there is one that even I am no match for. Besides the boss, only Ironhide should be able to handle it!"

"What?"

Sam and Mikaela's faces changed drastically. They had witnessed the fierce battle between Bumblebee and Barricade with their own eyes; such a powerful Mechanical Warrior was eventually taken down by him. If Bumblebee hadn't been restraining himself and not fighting back during the previous conflict with Sector 7, he would never have been captured.

Now that they heard even he admitted he might not be a match for the intruders, how could the two of them not be alarmed?

Just as they were panicking, they suddenly heard Bumblebee shout urgently, "Fasten your seatbelts!"

Then, before the two could react, Sam and Mikaela felt Bumblebee's car accelerate sharply, and immediately, dense gunfire began to fall all around the car body.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

"Boom!"

Although he tried to dodge the shots from the front, because the base corridor was not very wide, Bumblebee kept dodging, but more and more bullets hit him densely.

"Damn it..." he shouted angrily, and then the car body leaped and immediately transformed back into human form. Bumblebee first grabbed the panicked Sam and Mikaela, threw them carefully behind him, and then raised his hand to transform his Laser Cannon, aiming at the Decepticon Warrior who was popping out to strafe him at the end of the corridor, and fired a shot.

"Boom..."

The Laser hit the wall, leaving a deep hole in it.

Bumblebee didn't let up, dodging the other's shots while rushing forward. Although the opponent's weapons could also cause him some damage, it was clear that the opponent was more wary of his Laser Cannon, so he was also constantly dodging his shots.

The two kept firing at each other, one advancing and one retreating. Relying on the fierce firepower of his weapon, Bumblebee soon suppressed the opponent and rushed into the Laboratory where the 【AllSpark】 was located.

Seeing a giant cube not far away and feeling the violent energy permeating the Laboratory, Bumblebee excitedly sent a communication to all Autobots who had arrived on Earth: "Found the 【AllSpark】, coordinates xxxx, xxxx."

Raising his hand for a shot, he hit the machine the Decepticon Warrior was using for cover in front of him. Bumblebee was still wondering why only one person was stopping him, but after scanning for a moment, he quickly saw a burly Decepticon Warrior standing in a corner under the 【AllSpark】, touching the 【AllSpark】 with his hand. His heart sank, and he hurriedly raised his hand and fired a shot at the Decepticon Warrior.

"Boom!"

A huge explosion came from behind, suppressing even the sound of the shelling here.

Bumblebee was stunned, and immediately heard a harsh warning sound from the speakers around the Laboratory: "Highest-level all-hands alert notice, NBE-1 has lost control, all base personnel must immediately take cover and wait for support. Repeat, highest-level all-hands alert notice, NBE-1 has lost control, all base personnel must immediately take cover and wait for support."

The next second, Bumblebee felt an astonishing Decepticon frequency rushing toward him. The familiar fluctuation made his face turn gloomy to the extreme: "Megatron!"

PS:

Thanks to readers "Nan Ru Cheng Xian" and "Bu Ding Zhai" for their tips.