'Thoughts'
'Bumblebee'
"Talking"
"Communications link"
Normal POV:
Her eyes flutter before opening. Her gaze lands on a picture across the room, a picture of her family. A small smile appears on her face as she sits up. She reluctantly gets out of bed and crosses the room to her full length mirror. She looks over herself, she has long black hair that ends at her waist, bright blue eyes that always held people captivated, she has an average build with a height of 5 ft.
She walks away from the mirror and heads downstairs. Her younger brother, Jack, is sitting at the kitchen table. "Mornin' Jack." She says, still half asleep. Jack chuckles. "Morning Cal," She smiles at her nickname her family gave her when she was younger, her full name is Calypso Rose Darby.
She sits down at the table, across from Jack. "So, what are you planning to do today?" Cal asks as she pours herself a bowl of cereal. Jack shrugs, "After school I have to work until 8:30." Jack works practically works every weekend at the KO Burger and it really annoys Cal because she doesn't get to spend much time with him on the weekend.
Cal nods and they finish their food in silence, then head to school. After school was over Jack goes to work while Cal spends time with her friends. Slowly 8 rolls around and Cal says goodbye to her friends and makes her way to KO Burger.
Cal's usual outfit consist of black shorts, black ballet shoes and a orange tank-top that ends just above the bellybutton. She makes it to the KO Burger at 8:20, 10 minutes to spare. Thats
A few moments later Jack walks out looking a little grumpy. Suddenly Jacks phone rings. "Hey mom, just got off." Cal rolls her eyes as she walks over, their mom is always worrying. "No, I'm not going to the dance. Experience suggests that I should never cut a rug." Cal raises an eyebrow but says nothing as they start their way home.
"Unless I'm installing carpet. Be careful, seriously. This is Jasper-" Jack notices the motorcycle and completely forgets about mom being on the phone. "I love you." Jack says as he stairs at the bike. Suddenly he remembers mom, "Oh, yeah! I love you too, mom. Gotta run." Jack hangs up and takes a closer look at the bike.
"Hello beautiful." Jack says, Cal rolls her eyes at the way her brother is acting. "Where have you been all my life? Nice…" Jack says as he feels the leather seats. "Ummm… Jack? Maybe that isn't a good idea." Cal says, Jack ignores Cal and hops onto the bike.
"It may take a few KO paycheques, but I am going to own a ride like you someday." Jack says, obviously talking to himself. "Are you talking to your motorcycle?" Cal and Jack look up and see Sierra, a girl from school, and her friend laughing at Jack."My motorcycle? Eh… No!… I mean, y-yes, yes its my motorcycle but I was ah… talking to my sister." Jack says, gesturing to Cal.
Sierra and her friend roll their eyes. Suddenly lights from two cars across the street are shining directly at Jack. The motorcycles engine turn on, "Cal, get on!" Jack yells, Cal was able to jump on before the bike takes off. "Jack what are you doing!" Cal yells, "It wasn't me!"
Cal looks around and notice the same cars following us. "Whats going on?" Cal finally asks. "Don't let go!" Says a female voice from underneath Cal and Jack. "Who said that?" Jack yells while Cal stares at the bike in bike quickly darts into an alley and Cal and Jack jumps off.
The bike turns to us, "What are you?" Jack asks. "I don't exist. Tell anyone about me and I will hunt the two of you down." Before Cal or Jack could answer the bike speeds away. Jack grabs Cal's hand and they start running in the opposite direction.
Cal looks behind them and notices one of the cars following her and Jack. "Jack!" Cal yells, you could hear the fear in her voice."I don't even know her!" Jack yells, Cal watches as the car gets closer. The motorcycle from earlier jumps over the car and pulls up beside Cal and Jack.
"Hop on!" The bike hisses. Jack jumps on then Cal jumps on behind him. They speed out of the alleyways and onto the freeway, the other cars not far behind them. The cars pull out guns and start shooting at the motorcycle and its riders.
Calypso's POV:
I scream as the bike swerves, missing another shot. "Why are those guys shooting at us?" Jack asks the bike. "There's no us kid, and their no guys." I quickly become confused at her words. I glance behind me and see the two cars still following.
Suddenly a yellow muscle car with black racing strips speeds into the freeway and rams into one car, blocking the other car. "Friends of yours?" Jack asks, "Family."I watch as the muscle car attempts to keep the other cars from passing him but one manages to get through and knock the muscle car into the barriers of the freeway.
I look ahead and finally notice the construction signs telling everyone that the road isn't finished being built. I scream as the bike jumps the barriers. She land on a slightly sloped ground and finally comes to a stop when we reach the road underneath the bridge.
I scramble to get off, thats when I notice the young boy, no older then 12, standing there, watching us. "Wow…" He mumbles. "You have no idea." Jack says after he catches his the two cars from earlier reach the road. They stop 100 ft. away before transforming into giant purple, robots, standing about 20 ft. tall.
I hear a sound behind us and I turn around, the motorcycle had transformed into a blue robot about 15 ft. tall. "This ends here cons." We move out of her way as she starts running towards the other robots. "What are they?" The kid asks. "Talking cars that turn into robots, or the other way around." I say, obviously fascinated.
Jack nods beside me. "This is for Cliff." The blue robot says as she attacks one of the purple robots. "Cliff?" I mumble to myself. The purple robots manage to hit the blue robot and she was blown away from the hit. She landed face down on the pavement. The yellow muscle car finally appears and transforms into a yellow robot around 18 ft. tall with black strips. He attacks the purple robots but when he steps back he ends up crushing the kids toy car.
He turns to us, 'Sorry.' I stare at him, 'How can I understand him,' I thought. "No problem, really." The kid says. I look at him, "You can understand him too?" I asks I hear a clang, I look over and see the yellow bot laying face down, with the purple robots standing over him, aiming what looks like a gun at his head.
"Leave him alone!" I yell suddenly. Jack looks at me like I'm crazy while the other kid looks relieved. One purple robot looks at us. I yelp and hide behind Jack, "Please." I plead. "Bad call." Jack says as one of the purple robot head towards us.
We run over to a pipe and duck inside. We run because the robot had bent down and was reaching for us. Suddenly he is pulled watch the entrance for a few moments before they yellow bot appears. 'Go home." He says in his language.
"Thank you." The kid says. 'Your welcome.' He says before disappearing. "Don't look back Jack orders as we begin our way home. I look down at the kid beside me was we exit out of the other side of the pipe.
"Whats your name?" I finally ask. "Raf, Raf Esquivel." I smile, "I'm Calypso, but just call me Cal, and thats my brother, Jack." Raf drop Raf off at his house before heading home. Once we make it home I quickly grab a bite to eat and run upstairs into my room.
Our mom isn't home because she's a nurse at the hospital and works late shifts. I change into my pyjamas, orange, baggie pyjama bottoms and a white shirt with the saying, 'Medic in the room' in bold, orange letters. I lay on my bed, many thoughts filtering through my brain. 'Who are they? What are they doing here? Why are the robots fighting? Are there more of them? Will I ever see them again?' My eyelids become heavy and I let them drop, submerging me in darkness.
The next day started out pretty normal. Get up, get ready for school, eating breakfast at the table. Jack stops me just as we were leaving the house. "Um… Lets just forget everything that happened yesterday." Jack says and leaves. "How can I forget!" I say in a angry mumble, luckly Jack doesn't hear me.I close the door and follow Jack to school.
Throughout the day my mind kept wondering back to what happened yesterday. Unfortunately my teachers noticed my strange behaviour, I was a straight A student and always paid attention in class, and kept asking if I was alright.I was so happy when it was the end of the day.
I rushed out of the school with my books and find my brother waiting for me at the bottom of the school stairs. I walk over to him, "Hey," I mumble. Jack looks at me funny before focusing at something over my shoulder. I look over and see Raf waving us over. "Hey Raf," I say softly, he smiles at me.
"Raf, look, lets just keep this between the three of us, and forget it all happened." Jack says. A horn honks and the muscle car drives up. 'Hey,' he says.I smile and look at Jack. "Oh, not again." I shake my head and turn my attention to the car. 'You two can ride with me since the older boy already has a ride waiting for him.'
I blink, I look around and notice the motorcycle from yesterday parked a little ways away. I smile and climb into the car when he opens his doors. "It wants us to get in?" Jack asks, Raf shakes his head no, "Only me and Raf." I say. Jack gives me a weird look.
"H-how do you know that?" Jack asks. "Because he said so." Raf says as thought it was the most obvious thing in the world.I point to the motorcycle, "Your ride is over there." He looks over and finally notices her. "Look, I really don't think that-" I shut the door, cutting him off.
"How's it going?" Raf asks from the passenger seat. 'Good.' I smile and we start driving away. I put my hands on the wheel so it looks like I'm driving. 'So, what's your names?' "I'm Raf," "Calypso, but everyone just calls me Cal." 'Cool! My names Bumblebee.' "Can we call you Bee?" Raf asks, 'Sure.' I smile, "Well, its nice to meet you Bee." I say.
I look behind us and notice that the bike has two riders. "Okay then…" I mumble to myself. "Where are we going?" Raf finally asks. 'Your going to our base, Optimus Prime has requested that you are brought to the base because you might be in danger.'
"This is about what happened yesterday?" I ask. 'Yes, what you witnessed has placed you in grave danger. You are safer with us.' I nod, suddenly it gets darker. I look around and notice that we're not outside but inside a tunnel leads into a room, big enough for the robots to stand comfortably in.
I quickly notice a orange robot standing in front of a giant computer, staring at the motorcycle as we arrive. The next robot I see is big, bulky and green, he is looking around and seems to be at unease about something. I couldn't help but stare in wonder at them. The muscle car's doors open and Raf and I quickly jump out.
I walk over to Jack as he climbs off the bike. Both the bike and the muscle car back up and transform into the yellow and blue robots we seen yesterday."I thought there were three?" The orange one asks the green one. I feel my heart skip a beat, his voice was smooth, like velvet. "Haven't you heard, humans multiply." Says the girl robot. I smile at her response.
Raf turns to the mystery girl, "I'm Raf." "I'm Miko." The girl answers. She runs up to the green robot. "Who are you?" Miko asks, "Bulkhead." Says the green robot. Miko gasps, "Are you a car? I bet your a truck, a monster truck! Do you like heavy metal? How much do you weigh? Ever use a wrecking ball as a punching bag?"Raf cuts Miko off, "So if you guy's are robots, who made you?"
The orange one snorts, "Pul-leez…" "I like him." I whisper to Jack. Foot steps alert us to another presence. I turn around and fine myself staring at a very tall red and blue robot. "We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron. Also known as Autobots." He says, "Why are you here?" Jack asks.
"To protect your planet, from the Decepticons." He answers."The jokers that tried to bump us off last night." Says the girl robot. "Okay… Why are they here?" Jack asks, again. The blue and red robot kneels down in front of us. "Fair question Jack," 'He knows Jacks name?' I thought to myself.
"In part, they are here because our planet is uninhabitable. Ravaged by century's of civil war." The blue and red robot continues. "Why were you fighting a war?" Raf asks.
"For most, over control of our worlds supply of energon. The fuel and lifeblood of all Autobot's and Decepticon's alike. The combat was fierce, and endured for century's. In the beginning, I fought along side, one whom I considered a brother. But in war, ideals can be corrupted, and it was thus, that Megatron lost his way."
Miko yawns. "Is there going to be a pop quiz?" She asks. I glare at her, "So, what is Megatron, or any of this have to do with us?" Jack asks. "Megatron has not been seen or heard from in some time, but if his return is eminent, as I fear. It could be catastrophic." He says, finishing his mini-speech.
"So, who are you all?" Miko finally asks after a few moments of silence. "My name is Optimus Prime." Says the tall, red and blue one. "Arcee," Says the female. "You already know me." Bulkhead says. "They yellow one is Bumblebee, his vocal cords were damaged in battle so he can't speak and I'm Ratchet."
I glance up at Ratchet through the corner of my eye. I liked him the best so far. "I don't believe we've caught all your names." Arcee says. "I'm Miko!" Miko yells, "My names Raf." "Jack," "Cal, short for Calypso." And that's how it all began.