Authorz Note:
Hey mah fellow readerz! I hope you're all doing good. If you've just come from bio, well, I want to say thank you for taking the time to read about me and what I have planned! It means a lot. If you've just come by just to read a Transformers story, that's cool too! To start off, I just want to say thank you, again, for taking the time to read the first chapter of my very first story posted on this website! That also means a lot to me. If anything about the story seems off to you, the grammar could be improved upon, or anything like that, then just let me know by dropping a review or messaging me personally. Like I said before, I'm new here so I'd appreciate if you'd cut me some slack. Or you could just go the crazy ghetto route and be like "YO, WHAT IS UP WITH THIS STORY!? IT'S STRAIGHT GARBAGE, MAH BOI!". I'd prefer you to choose the more civilized route though, lol.
About the Plot:
As you've (hopefully) read by the summary, this story is about two Autobots who survived the battle now known to all as "the Battle of Chicago" and are on the run from a military subdivision led by humans. So, this tells you that this particular tale takes place after the events of the Transformers: Dark of the Moon film and before the events of the Transformers: Age of Extinction film. As the story progresses, the friendship between these two will be expanded on, you'll find out what military organization is after them, and also, what the identity of the "dangerous Cybertronian" is and why they're also chasing after the two robots in disguise. Who knows... There could also be a couple of Transformers easter eggs riddled throughout the story... Be sure to read carefully if you're on the lookout for them!
IMPORTANT NOTE: The Transformers; Dark of the moon video game (Xbox 360 and PS3 version) is in fact CANNON to this story.
That's why you may find some unexpected things if you haven't played that game or have played it but just don't remember it's story. You DO NOT need to understand the plot of that game in order to make sense of mine but I just wanted to make that clear to avoid confusion. It's basically just a prequel to the DOTM movie. Also, some characters have been renamed for personal preference. If you're a Transformers fan, you'll most likely know who was renamed. If you're not, I'll explain who was renamed at the end of story.
So without further ado, I'll finally shut up and allow you to finally read upon my very first fanfic! I hope youz enjoy!
Chapter 1 - Hiding and Reminiscing
"Calling all Autobots! We are under targeted attack! Cease all contact with humans!"
*Detroit, September of 2013, 8:40 AM, two brave Autobots, Mirage and Sideswipe, are following the orders of a distress message sent by their leader and are hiding out in the parking lot of an abandoned housing project.*
Sideswipe: "Your sensors pick up anything?"
*Sideswipe asks Mirage, who is knelt down by the right side of the building. His position is right next to the entrance/exit to the parking lot.*
Mirage: "No, not yet but don't get too comfortable. Those humans are out for Energon... Our Energon. I know for a fact that, they won't stop until we're a pile of dead metal on the ground."
*Mirage peeks his head out, monitoring for any potential threats nearby.*
Sideswipe: "Tsk! I'd love to see them try and take me!"
*He deploys one of his swords and begins waving it around.*
Sideswipe: "I'll slice them up if I have to! There's no way I'm going down! Not without a fight! If they want a piece of me, then they better come and get me!"
*Mirage looks back at him.*
Mirage: "Don't get too ahead of yourself. If we've spent enough time with those fleshes, we both know that they're extremely resilient. They see us all as a threat now. Factions don't matter to them anymore."
*The stealthy Autobot explains to the swordsman.*
Sideswipe: "Grrr!"
*Out of frustration, he kicks an abandoned car up in the air and slices it in half with his sword.*
Mirage: "Sideswipe, you idiot! Calm down! You're going to attract unwanted attention!"
*Sideswipe clutches his fists, and retracts his sword. He relaxes himself right after doing so.*
Sideswipe: "Ugh. Sorry. It just... Pisses me off that, after all we've done, humans are hunting us. Even if you're the good guy, they still don't care. They'll cut your head off just to make sure you're not a potential threat to this planet."
*Mirage tilts his head with curiosity.*
Mirage: "That's a dark way of putting it. Also... Pisses you off? Is that a human phrase?"
Sideswipe: "Yeah. Learned it from Lennox when N.E.S.T was still around. He said that Charlotte Mearing lady was starting to 'piss him off'."
*Sideswipe states, referring to the overbearing and strict U.S. Director of National Intelligence.*
Mirage: "Oh... I think I heard Ironhide mention that one time. When Optimus was 'pissed' when the humans didn't tell us about the engine part that belonged to the Ark."
*Mirage adds, mentioning the Autobot starship that was shot-down by the Decepticons and later discovered on the Moon by NASA.*
Sideswipe: "Hehe. Did he? I don't think I was there at that moment. Probably doing recon around Washington."
*He says, crossing his arms.*
Sideswipe: "Say... Whatever happened to that old 'Bot? I haven't seen him since we escorted that... Traitor... Back to the old base."
*Mirage faces away for a moment and then hesitantly looks back.*
Mirage: "He's... he's dead, Sideswipe. After the battle, Bumblebee later explained to me that our former 'leader' shot him with one of those Cosmic Rust cannons and he... Joined with the Allspark."
*Sideswipe looks at him in shock and puts his arms down.*
Sideswipe: "... What? H-How didn't I know about this!? The old lug is... Dead!?"
*Mirage slowly nods his head.*
Mirage: "You didn't know about it because we were told to go back on recon shortly after we escorted that disgrace back to the old base."
Sideswipe: "So... While we were out searching for Decepticons, our former 'leader' killed one of our greatest allies and became the real threat to us all."
Mirage: "Unfortunately... We've lost a lot of friends over the years."
Sideswipe: "No kidding... Jazz, Arcee, Chromia, Elita 1, that old 'Con turned 'Bot; Jetfire, Jolt, the Aerial-Bots, Warpath, the Twins, those little guys that used to be 'Cons, Wheeljack..."
Mirage: "Wheeljack... Poor old spark."
Sideswipe: "He's never caused anybody harm... He's never even fought in the battlefield before."
*As he remembers the destruction of his friend, Sideswipe starts shaking with anger and deploys both of his swords.*
Sideswipe: "If Barricade managed to slip from the N.E.S.T's grasp, I'll find him and slice him apart! Limb from limb! Mark my words! You hear me, Barricade!? You're fragged for what you did to-"
*Mirage stands up and smacks Sideswipe in the face. As he's causing too much noise by shouting and is putting them both at risk of being discovered.*
Mirage: "Shut up! I'll slice YOU apart before those humans catch us again! Mark MY words!"
*Mirage affirms... Or so he made it seem. Sideswipe stares at him for a bit, retracts his swords and pushes him back.*
Sideswipe: "Hmph."
*Mirage turns around and goes back to monitoring for Cemetery Wind, as he kneels down, they both hear a loud, high-pitched engine sound nearby.*
Mirage: "What!? Humans!?"
*Looks around, scanning frantically.*
Sideswipe: "Man, this whole area is abandoned! Why would there be humans here?"
Mirage: "They're searching every spot on this planet for Transformers! It would be no surprise that they'd be here, looking for us."
*Mirage, as quietly as he can, climbs up the project, kneels down on top the roof, and scans the area."
Sideswipe: "You see anything outta the ordinary?"
*After scanning the area for a good amount of time, Mirage shakes his head.*
Mirage: "... Nothing. Hmph."
*The red Autobot jumps down and confronts the silver Autobot.*
Mirage: "You got off lucky, hot-head."
*He points his finger at him.*
Mirage: "I get that you're upset, we both are, but you need to control that temper of yours! It'll get us both killed!"
*Mirage cautions Sideswipe. The swordsman nods his head in agreement.*
Sideswipe: "... My bad... I know I should but, well you know..."
*Mirage nods his head as well.*
Sideswipe: "I think we should be good for now though. Besides that noise, there hasn't been anything suspicious for hours. Let's just power-down for a bit."
*Mirage reluctantly concours with Sideswipe.*
Mirage: "Fine... But only for a little while. I don't want us to let our guards down for too long."
*He walks to the wall next to him and sits down against it while Sideswipe seats himself next to him.*
Sideswipe: "So... Do you wanna talk about anything?"
*Mirage looks at him, annoyed.*
Mirage: "That's exactly what we shouldn't be doing. We should be as quiet as possible to avoid detection."
*Sideswipe flails his hands out.*
Sideswipe: "Oh, come on! Like I said, there shouldn't be anyone around. A little chit chat doesn't hurt anyone."
*Mirage rolls his optics at Sideswipe's insistence.*
Mirage: "Fine..."
*The silver swordsman nods at his red spy friend's response.*
Sideswipe: "So... What should we talk about?"
*Mirage shrugs.*
Mirage: " I don't know... I'm too pressured by this whole situation to process clearer."
*Sideswipe thinks to himself for a bit.*
Sideswipe: "Hm... Wanna talk about past missions we've completed?"
*Mirage takes a moment to make a decision.*
Mirage: "Um... Alright, sure. Keep your voice at a low. We're in hiding, don't forget that."
*Sideswipe nods his head.*
Sideswipe: "Hm... Oh. Remember when you first came to Earth? Prime ordered me to help you search for a vehicle mode?"
Mirage: "... Can you consider that a... Mission?"
*The spy questions the sword-wielder's query.*
Sideswipe: "Well, there was an objective, wasn't there? To find you a vehicle mode."
*Sideswipe explains.*
Mirage: "... I suppose you're right."
Sideswipe: "Yeah, I'm right!"
Mirage: "Hehe. Yeah, I remember that."
*Mirage recollects that journey."
Mirage: "On my way to Earth, my asteroid form was hit by an incoming 'satellite' headed in my direction and I was set off course from where you all were. I think I landed in... Italy? I believe that's what the humans call that place."
Sideswipe: "Yeah, I think so. I ended up having Stratosphere take me to where you were at. It was a long flight, I'll tell you tha- Oh man. He's another one I forgot perished."
*Mirage, saddened, looks away for a moment."
Sideswipe: "Sorry for killing the mood... Won't happen again."
*Sideswipe holds his shoulder-piece with guilt.*
Sideswipe: "... But anyway, you remember the place where we found your ride at?"
*Mirage looks back and thinks for a second.*
Mirage: "Hm... Yeah, yeah. In the parking lot of this giant, expensive looking mansion. I think the owner was having a party or something."
*Sideswipe nods his head.*
Sideswipe: "Yup. Remember when we were hiding behind those trees? At one point, you were about to scan a white and blue... Formula One race car? That was on display? I'm not that familiar with human car brands."
*Mirage chuckles and nods his head.*
Mirage: "Until we saw this flashy red beauty driving up to the mansion. The second I saw it, I fell in love with it and instantly scanned it. I still love it to this day."
*He lightly bangs on the headlights on his chest with his right fist.*
Sideswipe: "The driver of it was freaking out so bad, that he got outta the car and started actin' crazy. Hehehe... Man... I remember it like it was yesterday."
Mirage: "Time goes by fast... Too fast."
Sideswipe: "You could say that again, bro."
*Mirage once again questions Sideswipe's vocabulary.*
Mirage: "... Bro?"
Sideswipe: "Heh. Human talk. Short for brother."
Mirage: "Oh. Hehe."
*The red Autobot deploys his blades and begins to sharpen them on each other.*
Sideswipe: "Hm... I'm trying to think of another mission we were on."
*Mirage attempts to reminisce about other commissions completed in the past, as he messes around with his weapons.*
Mirage: "What about.. Oh! Haha."
*Sideswipe looks at him with curiosity."
Sideswipe: "What? What's so funny?"
*Mirage faces toward him and laughs again.*
Mirage: "What about the time you got captured by those Decepticons in that jungle? Bee and I had charge through a hoard of cannon fodder to find you."
Sideswipe: "Huh? What you talkin' about? I don't remember that..."
*Looks away, acting like he doesn't remember.*
Mirage: "Hehe. Yes, you do. You were trapped in a cage on that Mayan-built temple. We had to fight this beastly Dread that came outta nowhere just to break you out. He wasn't so tough."
*Sideswipe shakes his head."
Sideswipe: "You sure you ain't going crazy, bro? I don't remember anything like-"
Mirage: "I remember the exact words you said once we released you. Something like..."
*Mirage imitates Sideswipe's voice.*
Mirage: "Feels good to be outta that thing!"
*Sideswipe nervously rubs his head-gasket and laughs.*
Sideswipe: "Ok, ok, you got me. I remember that. But hey, 'least we got to kick a certain Air-Commander's turbine right after you broke me outta jail."
Mirage: "Oh yeah... Starscream."
*He crosses his arms.*
Mirage: "He got what he deserved in the end. The things he's done to Autobots in the past... Absolutely horrific."
*Mirage tilts his head down.*
Mirage: "I hate to mention this but... I heard that he was the one that blasted Stratosphere and the Aerial-Bots outta the sky..."
*Sideswipe looks down for a bit, as he's heard of that news as well. He sighs and looks back up.*
Sideswipe: "Plus, didn't you say that one time he tried to destroy you by throwing you off an old bridge? Heh... Good to know that you're made of sterner stuff."
*Mirage softly chuckles at Sideswipe's comment. Afterwards, he sighs and lifts his head back up.*
Mirage: "... Optimus. I hope he's alright. He sounded worried in that message."
Sideswipe: "Yeah. I haven't seen him since 'they' raided N.E.S.T back in Washington. And that was awhile ago."
Mirage: "Same here. After the betrayal of that... Coward and the invasion, he's had it with about everything."
Sideswipe: "I know... But you have to remember, this is Optimus Prime we're talking about! The last of the Primes, the keeper of the great Matrix of Leadership, the leader of the free galaxy... The Leader of the Autobots! The High Council didn't turn him into a Prime for nothing. He wasn't awarded the most powerful artifact known in existence just for kicks. He got that stuff because his words moved others. Because he knows what's right and what's not. When to fight and when not to. That's why he sports the mighty name that he's well-known for..."
*Mirage stares at him for a bit, astonished by his... Oddly intelligent monologuing.*
Sideswipe: "What? Oh. I may have... Studied a little bit about him back on Cybertron."
Mirage: "Ha! You? Studying about someone? Scratch that, you studying at all!? That's unheard of. Considering how much of a loose-cannon you are."
Sideswipe: "Yeah, well. Prime's worthy enough for me to study. Only people I ever study are 'badasses'. As the humans would say."
*Mirage rolls his optics.*
Mirage: "Hehe... You're right though. Optimus is our leader for a reason. And we can't forget that. No matter what happens."
*Sideswipe looks at him and smiles a bit.*
Sideswipe: "Heh. Whatever you say, bro."
*The red spy responds the way his ally would.*
Mirage: "Uh huh... Bro."
*He stands up.*
Mirage: "I'm gonna get back to monitoring for fleshes. If you wanna help, be my guest."
*Sideswipe nods his head in agreement.*
Sideswipe: "I'll watch our backs from above. You cover the entrance."
*Sideswipe stands up, climbs the project, kneels down and watches for Cemetery Wind. While Mirage kneels down and leans against his usual spot at the entrance/exit to the lot.*
Mirage: "Hopefully we'll be out of here soon and finally get the chance to meet up with our brothers again. If they're still alive..."
*To be continued...*
Authorz Note:
Well, that concludes the first chapter of "A Mirage of Trust, a Sideswipe of Betrayal, and the Shutdown of Hope". So, we saw a lot of bonding and tension between Autobots Mirage and Sideswipe here. That's what I mainly wanted to focus on in this chapter. In my opinion, they're two of the most coolest but unfortunately underutilized characters in the Michael Bay live action movies. These two have such cool designs as well as abilities. Unfortunately, they're limited to being background characters with not much impact to the plots of their respected movies. With this story, I wanted to do just that. Make them into actual characters with their own personalities and give them purpose to the plot. When it comes to how they act, I actually took inspiration from the DOTM video game which, as I said earlier, is cannon to this. I really like how their voice actors portrayed these two. Mirage is the fairly level-headed spy while Sideswipe is the hot-headed warrior. Which I feel is fitting for them. Despite their differences, they work well as a team and have a sort of "Brothers-in-arms" relationship. Which will be more evident later on...
Characters Renamed: These character were renamed for personal preference. Why? I felt as if their original names don't sound very "Transformer" like, so I gave them names from the original G1 series. Why? They both take inspiration from their G1 forms and were also named that way in the DOTM video game.
Dino - Mirage
Que - Wheeljack
Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and (If I get enough people wanting this), I will post the second chapter this Friday! Be sure to leave a review to let me know what you thought so far! Keep it civil though. For now, take care mah fellow readerz!
Transformers and all related characters belong to Hasbro. This story was written solely for entertainment and I do not make a profit off it.