A Change Of Pace
Chapter 1
This is in honor and of Giriko-99's TFP A New Life. As they don't have the time to continue their story, I'd like to make my own, but similar. Please check out his story at this link if you'd like to read his: s/12105512/1/A-New-Life Now… on with the show. If you want to know a bit about me I am Otex, I'm a beginner writer, with no knowledge of mow own language that just wants to make stories. As I do create them in my head and get twitchy thinking about them. Now an update schedule…. All over the place my friends. I'm in college and have a full time job as a mechanic so I'm always tired. Don't worry, I'll be sure to try to update in a timely fashion. With that said… I do have a life so chill. If you're reading, this story is a two way street. Suggestions and constructive criticism are fine, getting on my head isn't. About this story, there might be a change in ships, characters, drama, and definitely G1 related content as that is what I grew up with. Though this is TFP, so… we'll stick to that train and A New Life. So.. Why don't we get started.. Shall we? Hope you enjoy the ride.
[M.E.C.H Secret Lab… Location:... Alaska…]
The sound of boots striking the ground with a heavy menacing weight to it grew closer and closer to four unconscious bodies that lied down on lab tables strapped down. They looked cold, pale, and lifeless. The armed guards split as their leader, Silas stepped forward between his soldiers and admired the bodies that lied before him.
"A perfect success" Slipped through the lips of Silas as an evil grin grew on his face before he backed up and looked up a four Cybertronian bodies that seemed offline. The four bodies, wires implanted into the heads of the four bodies to different areas of the Cybertronian bodies. From the looks of the bodies, two were mechs and two were femmes.
A sudden explosion rang out through the base causing it to shake. A trooper cried out "They got in!" the sound of blaster bolts and large metallic footsteps advanced on Silus' position at an astonishing pace. A growl grew from the leader's throat as he stepped back "Evac the base. Make sure all data from the experiment are secure…" He said in a defeated tone before walking away from the danger that was closing in. M.E.C.H scientists were scrambling to gathher all data and research papers on their experiment before quickly taking off with their leader. Sparing only minutes before the first heavy knock hit the armored door that sealed off the lifeless corpses of Jack, Raf, Miko, and Ms. Darby.
A dent appeared on the door as the first fist hit it. "Come on Bulkhead harder!" A familiar female voice anxiously cried out. A second dent formed as a second fist hit it, but the third hit caused 4 autobots to barrel through the armored door, arm cannons at the ready. Quickly after taking in the scene, arms fell, bodies froze, and a bloody cry of pain screamed out as a blue femme bot, Arcee, fell down to her knees "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" She cried, tears forming in her eyes.
[Autobot outpost: Omega-One…. Location:... Jasper, Nevada… 30 minutes Prior]
A sudden beeping of Ratchet's computer cried out through the base, an unknown message was being transmitted to the secret base. Thumping footsteps of an old, groggy, and annoyed medic stumbled to the computer and pressed the button "Agent Fowler I-" A moment of shock settled into the medic as he saw Silus on the screen, confusion grew through Ratchet as he stared down the menacing leader of M.E.C.H.
"Greetings Autobot! Where's Optimus?" Asked the leader as his eyes narrowed, the psycho sounded almost enthusiastic towards the medic answering… and seeing the autobot leader. The red and blue prime, along with other autobots approached the scene staring down the enemy transmission. The warriors were noticeably furious, but the leader stayed calm. Before the prime could speak Silus began talking "I wanted to show you something" He said moving to the side revealing their human friends tied to lab tables, tilted up presented for the autobots. With tape over their mouths their screams and cries for help were cut off, just mumbles for the autobots to absorb. They looked tired and in dire need of help. The autobots growled as Silus kept talking "I need to keep in the race if I am to battle both the Decepticons and Autobots… I think your human friends here would be perfect test on becoming the first of my super soldiers." Silus explained with an amused grin.
"Silus you dirty worm. I'll crush you if you lay a hand on them." Yelled the green brute Bulkhead, following with him smashing a fist into his hand. Beeps and wirrs followed by Bumblebee who raised a fist, though he couldn't be understood his point was made. Ratchet turned to a second monitor out of view and began tracking the signal as quickly as his old fingers could move. Optimus stepped forward towards the transmission "Silus if you harm the humans… There won't be a-" Silus didn't care about what the Prime had to say and raised a hand to him "Prime.. The war is about to change… I hope you enjoyed your last moment with these four… It will be your last…" Silus said before cutting the transmission. The screen went black and Bulkhead's fist slammed down onto one of Ratchet's table, but this time the medic didn't comment for once about his damaged equipment. A green portal opened and Ratchet spun around "Alaska! Go!" He yelled pointing towards the ground bridge he opened. Prime, Bee, Arcee, and Bulkhead spun around without question and ran towards the spiraling bridge. "Autobots.. Roll out and get the kids back!" Optimus yelled transforming into his semi truck alt mode and floored it into the snowy wasteland with his team, beginning their assault.
[M.E.C.H Secret Lab… Location:... Alaska… 10 minutes prior]
M.E.C.H troopers stood by their posts, walking around the base perimeter slowly. Though they wore heavy winter gear, the cold was overwhelming, being put on guard duty in the middle of nowhere in below freezing weather was almost torture to them. Two guards approached each other "I hate the cold" one mumbled annoyed at his current position. The other guard nodded "Yeah.. but it's better than being the experiment down inside" He joked with his friend who laughed "Yeah, I'd hate to be down there too" he added before his laugh started dying down and he began to peer over the shoulder of his friend, seeing something in the distance before jumping up shocked.
Turning around, the other soldier's eyes widened at the sight at four vehicles, familiar vehicles approached rapidly with no chance of stopping. Suddenly the red and blue semi truck transformed quickly and began firing towards the base, following along Prime's team members did the same. The soldiers scrambled to their defenses if they were still up, but quickly they were being tossed around, their bodies being thrown from the autobot ammo exploding on contact in the ground. The blast shield door was closed as the attack started, the last soldier fell and Bulkhead smashed through the door as if he were a battering ram.
Running down the halls, being tight and close quarters, the autobots were slowed down to a fast walk as they kept their sudden pressure on the M.E.C.H soldiers. The soldiers attempted to hold their ground, but the autobots in need of their human friends. "Where are they?!" Arcee yelled out in anger of the kidnapping. She shot a bolt into a barricade with soldiers behind it, causing them to get thrown back like ragdolls. Their lifeless bodies hit the ground and the Cybertronians pressed on. As they got deeper into the secret lab the soldier's numbers began to thin out, they weren't prepared for such a blitz attack against the autobots, their ammo bounced off the hard armor even of the thin Arcee. The M.E.C.H soldier's numbers began to thin out over time as they were being wiped out upon deploying themselves to the frontal defense of their base.
Around the corner the autobots were nearly at their destination of the base. They were moments away from wiping out the last team of soldiers when they suddenly turned around and ran through a human sized door. Upon Silus' orders they were retreating with him, escaping with their lives for this day. Without hesitation, the escaping soldiers weren't on the autobot's to do list, Bulkhead ran to the last armored door, creating a dent. On the other side of the door lied their friends, where they laid lifeless. On display now for their cybertronian friends to see.
Quickly the autobots rushed in and were overwhelmed with pain from the sights they saw. Each walking to the side of their fallen partner's side looking down in agony. Arcee fell to her knees, Bulkhead was noticeably upset, but turned his head in an attempt to hide his pain, and a small depressed buzz slipped through Bumble bee's damaged pipes. The only one that seemed unphased was Prime, but he had seen so many friends fall it was a familiar wound. "Miko… You were a great wrecker…" Bulkhead said softly before gently picking up her lifeless body. He frowned at the sight of her cold and pale body. Bumble bee crouched down wirring at Raf in disbelief, as if he were attempting to wake Raf up, but had no luck. Arcee was on her knees crying, the past few years with Jack had broken down some walls with the femme bot, she had gotten so close with Jack, and like before it has been taken away from her. Arcee's faceplate dug into her palms with sorrow, until a beep sounded out in the room.
The group looked at Bee, thinking he had beeped over Raf, but the yellow and black bot shook his head that it wasn't him. Another beep rang out and the bots kept looking, standing to investigate the source of the noise. *beep* Bulkhead's eyes widened "Guys look! It's the monitors to the cybertronians!" He yelled shocked that the bodies were alive, still unknown to him of who it could be. Prime turned to the bodies and quickly contacted their medic back at base "Ratchet we need a ground bridge quickly… and make room for injurned cybertronians" He said to the medic, not revealing the current status of their friends to him.
"On it sir" The grumpy medic replied quickly.
Their green ground bridge had opened up in a swift reaction to their call for it. Each bot took one of the bodies that they could carry and began huddling through. Bulkhead was strong enough to carry two of them, so Arcee could bring back the bodies of their friends never to be forgotten.
Entering their base back in the hot desert of Jasper, Nevada, the medic awaited on the other side for the injured, but was shocked to see what was being brought through. Bodies of their friends, and unmarked cybertronian bodies. He thought they could be neutrals caught in the crossfire of the war on earth. Pain shook his expression of his dead human friends, but he wanted to take care of the ones that could be alive then. Ratchet began barking orders directing where he wanted each body. The medic looked at each body and took a deep breath "I want you all to wait and give me some space as I work" He said turning to them nodding as they walked off feeling weak. Prime stayed with the medic stepping forward to see the cybertronian bodies slowly start booting up "What do you think it could be old friend?" Optimus asked, his head turning down towards Ratchet. "I'm… not sure" Ratchet said shaking his head, completely confused at the current situation.
The medic stepped forward and began taking out tools that could assist him in solving the mystery. Applying sensors to different parts of the cybertronian's bodies and trying to insert fresh energon into their system. On the last bot he heard groaning which caused him to stand up quickly, alarmed by the awakening. Optimus stepped forward watching carefully as Ratchet ran towards the first bot that was holding his head. "My head… What is going on.." The mysterious bot asked looking over at Prime tilting his head "Optimus when did you get… shorter?" He asked turning his head over to his own body. A sudden shocked face sprung onto the bot's face "That's… Me!" He said looking at Jack's body.
That is end of chapter one, I hope you enjoyed and hope you're ready for more. I have a lot planned for this and a lot to show. Any changes you'd like to see or any additions the community. I hope to see you around