Soundwave is stalking me and plot bunnies are in my head.. oh joy… Anyway! I was thinking about an anime I watched called Sword Art Online. I'm hoping you've watched it but if you haven't, it's basically about a future world where helmets are worn in order to be a part of the game. Your mind acts out the movements and you're basically IN the game.. Anyway, I was thinking about it and I thought, "It would be really cool if there was a Transformers game that allowed us to be a part of the world and the lives of the NPCs… unless we got stuck in there with some kind of time lapse maybe?" Thus, the amazing stalking plot bunnies attacked me and I just had to get this down on paper XD hope you enjoy :D. Oh, and this is an AU where technology is a little more advanced than it is in actuality (aka we actually have the technology to place our consciousness into video games).

Time Lapse: Chapter 1 – A New Beginning

7:00 AM Saturday morning, August 25, 2013

*Beep beep beep beep beep*

With an alarm blaring next to my head and sunlight streaming through the windows onto my face, I slowly stumbled out of bed and landed in a heap on the floor. Grumbling softly, I slowly got to my feet, reached out to my alarm clock and pulled its cord from the outlet. Sighing angrily I looked through blurred contact lenses to check if I had gotten any messages on my phone. After seeing nothing I slowly walked through my apartment, grabbed a bowl of cereal and turned on the news.

Before I continue though I should probably let you know who I am, right? I'm Lukiya Kelle, a nineteen year old female. I'm a student at a community college in Livermore, California and have been known to have a soft, shy personality. I've had to grow up a lot since my parents made me promise to grow up and start doing what I need to do to become an independent individual. Otherwise, they promised to kick me out of the house. Why, you might ask? I've always been a reclusive girl. I'm an introvert and, not naturally wanting to get out of the house and do stuff, have resorted to video games and harboring a love for my favorite TV show Transformers. Transformers Prime, my favorite, just recently ended with a new video game coming out in the near future. Anyway, more about me I guess:

I have shoulder-length black hair and soft, hazel eyes. I don't consider myself pretty although in technicality I'm physically fit and in the range of what society calls "attractive". I'm 5'4" and 120 pounds. There is so much more I could probably get into right now but seeing as though I wrote this "Story of My Life" after a huge life-changing event, I would probably not be perfectly accurate.

Anyway, where was I? Oh yeah, I was turning on the news. Political stuff? No. Celebrities? No. Transformer's video game? No. Food Network? No…. Now wait one slagging minute! Transformer's video game?! I switched back to the channel as fast as I could and listened to the announcer read from his report that a new Transformers video game with Consciousness Connectivity was coming out in a few months! I can't believe it! A little backstory here: I signed for this game a few years ago as a Beta tester, and was accepted, but was told it was going to be just like any other video game. This just takes the cake! Back to the story XD! I'll just let you know what the announcer said…

"As of today, new information has been revealed about the Transformers video game that was set to be released next month. From what we can tell this game will be one of the Consciousness Connectivity games where the player can literally transfer his or her consciousness into the game and into his/her character. Nothing has been set in stone but it was also revealed that the Beta testers will be receiving their copy throughout the next couple days. In other news... blah blah blah." The announcer continued to ramble on about whatever political slag he could get his hands on. Me? I'm sitting here in shock. The next couple days?!

"Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" I shouted for joy and stood up rapidly, dumping my entire bowl of cereal onto the kitchen floor in my excitement. It was coming in the next couple days! Would that mean I would be getting to play it first?

Ding dong… I wasn't expecting anything in the mail… oh wait..

Running towards the door and almost tripping myself on the carpet, I squealed with the possibility that this was the game I was just listening about. I composed myself as I got to the door and opened it slowly as I saw the UPS man with a large package through the viewing slot. "Hello?" I asked.

"Is there a Lukiya Kelle here?" The UPS man asked looking at me.

"That would be me."

"Alright, I need you to sign here miss." I signed the parcel almost shaking with excitement. "Thank you and have a nice day" As he turned and walked away I closed the door and sat down on the floor right where I was. Luckily my parents were at work and I didn't have any homework so this was an opportune time to open the package. As I ripped open the package my excitement, already bursting through the roof, rose higher and higher until it burst into fireworks when my eyes found the trademark logos of Hasbro and the helmet company, Consciousness Connectivity. Running to my room I began setting up the equipment and getting a place ready where I could lie down and play the game without injuring myself.

After everything was connected and my game was hooked up I slowly laid down and put the helmet on. The screen glowed with a beautiful blue light that reminded me of an Autobot's optics with a small loading bar in the middle that was taunting me and forcing me to wait for the game to load.

95% … 96% … 97% … 98% … 99% … 100%

Transformers: Unlimited

Please log in:

User name: Shockstrike

Password: TransformersRule

Enter.

Welcome Beta Tester. Would you like to start the game?

Would I? Oh frag yes! With a grin and flick of my eyes the game began to load and my consciousness was sucked into a world of blackness. I would have never guessed that that my bedroom ceiling would be my last glimpse of reality for millions of years…. However, I did remember just as I was sucked in that my bowl of cereal was still lying on the floor…