My name is Destiny Black. I live in Vegas, well, I lived there when all of this began. I am 27 years old, and I am a police officer. Even though I'm a cop, I've had a rather boring life so far. At work, people still see me as the rookie. So I get to practice a lot (you know, not spending a lot of time out on the field). Pfsh, if they only knew what I am capable of… I mean, I can win from anybody at the precinct. Whatever. I guess that's all you have to know about me, so here's my real story.
Saturday morning, 6 am. Everyone knows how a person gets ready for work, so let's skip that part. Or the part where you drive to work and try not to get to irritated by the worst drivers ever. Seriously, where did these guys get their driver's license? A cereal box? So I get there, at the precinct, and I asked if there was something I had to do.
"Yes, see that pile of documents over there? Those are unpaid parking tickets. I need you to sort them, and send the people a reminder e-mail" Telma said. Telma is the one that tells everyone what to do, even though she isn't really in charge.
"And since when do we take care of parking tickets?" I asked.
"We don't, you do" she said. She turned her head and continued working.
Great. I started sorting the pile, and it took me hours. Almost finished, and Telma called me.
"What is it?" I asked.
"You need to go check something out. Remember those calls about strange noises, just outside of the city?"
"Those which are always false alarm?"
"Yeah, those" she said. "We just got another call. We need you to check it out. It's right … here" she dais while pointing to a location on the map.
I left immediately. Hey, it wasn't the action I expected when I became a cop, but I'll pick anything over a pile of parking tickets any day. I got in my car and drove as fast as possible, without breaking the speed limits. Enough parking tickets for me today. When I got there, I saw the strangest thing. Giant marks crossed through the sand, leading to a bit further away. And that was where the noises came from. I decided to leave my car behind, so I walked there. Okay, not really walking, more like running. Behind a hill, there were three, no wait, four giant robotic… uhm… beings fighting. Three who looked the same, and one other, red and blue. Three against one, not really fair, is it? I tried to hide, stay out of sight, but one spotted me. Damn! He started shooting at me, and I was terrified (nope, still an understatement). I ran for my life, but it only took a few steps for him to catch up with me. I fell, but kept crawling on my back in a desperate attempt to get away. The red and blue one saw this, and ran towards me. He pushed away the one that was about to shoot me. Apparently, the other two had already been knocked out.
"Are you alright?" he asked me.
Oh. My. God. That VOICE! He had to be great, with a voice and appearance like that.
"Y-yes, thank you" I quietly said. "W-who are you? Who are they? What…" I couldn't finish my stream of questions, because I saw one of the other three appear behind him, pointing his gun at us. "Watch out!" I yelled, and I pulled my gun and shot him in his face. Whoops, reflex. I was surprised by my own action, and so was he. He lost his balance, and the red and blue one punched him in the face. He fell on the ground, and the other two awakened. The three of them transformed into cars (What the…!) and drove away.
"Good reflexes" the red and blue one said. I couldn't say anything because I was still in shock. "Allow me to introduce myself" he continued. "I am Optimus Prime. Can I know your name as well?"
"D-Destiny Black" I said. He sat down next to me (I was still on the ground), and started to answer my questions from only a minute ago. A few minutes (and a lot of explaining) later, he asked me why I was here. "I'm a police officer. Your actions around here have been noticed lately. At the precinct, we get a lot of calls about strange noises. We had another a few minutes ago, and I was send out to check it out".
"Without backup?" he asked.
"Well, the other calls had been false alarm, so they thought it would be nothing" I said.
"Hmm, I see. I should probably get back to base. And I really don't want to push you, but the odds are that the Decepticons are looking for you. You might be safer if you come with me" he said.
"Uhm, sure, I guess. Just give me a second". I grabbed my phone, and called the precinct. "Hi Telma, it's Black. … … Nope, you were right. False alarm. … … Yeah about that, I sprained my ankle, and it's a bit swollen. I think I'm going to see a doctor or something. … … … Yes, I'll do my best to come in tomorrow, and finish that lovely pile of yours. … Yep, bye." I hung up, and said to Optimus: "my car is standing a little bit further ahead. Do you mind if I go get it, and then follow you to this 'base'?"
"Sure", he said, obviously amused about how easy it was for me to lie to Telma. When we got to my car, he said: "oh, one little thong, we're not driving to base". I tuned my head and frowned. "you'll see" he said. I got in my car, started it, and looked at him. He touched his uhm… ear, and said something I couldn't understand. Only a few seconds later, a giant green circle of light appeared. Optimus signed me that I had to follow, right before he ran into the circle and disappeared. Not the first strange thing I saw today, and certainly not the last.