AN: So, I know I've got Kira's Adventures to work on, but I needed a little change of scenery so to speak. Plus I've had a huge obsession with Transformers lately. So I decided to take a brake and write this out. I'll try and update it, and Kira's Adventures a bit more often then I had. I've found some extra time between classes to sneak off to the open computer lab so I can write, so hopefully updates will be a bit more of a common occurrence.
I suppose I should note that this is AU. The story will focus more on the bot's then the humans like the movies did, and the Bot's are gonna be a bit more developed then in the movies. Also, Wheeljack will be Wheeljack, not 'Q' like they made him in the movies. There will be a few more changes like that. I haven't decided what pairing I'd like to see in this story, but it will be a OCxBot story, so if you don't like that then don't read. Please R&R and enjoy!
Prologue: Sparked
Hidden deep within the Hoover Dam was a large cube. The cube thrummed with an unknown energy that countless scientists tried to harness without success. It was on one, dark, quiet, night that the energy began to gather within the cube. The monitors surrounding the cube began to beep erratically, screaming to the empty room that something was changing within the cube.
Ellie jumped in surprise when the monitor set to record the cube's behavior started beeping. She glanced at the security monitor with confusion. All the cameras in the 'Cube Room' seemed to be broken. With a shrug she stood from her seat and made her way towards the 'Cube Room'. It wasn't unusual for the cameras to go out every so often. It seemed that the radiation from the cube scrambled the delicate inner workings of the security cameras. It's part of the reason most of Sector 7 worked using walky-talkies. Ellie made her way to the 'Cube Room' with a slightly rushed pace. The pit of her stomach twisting and turning for some unknown reason; making her worry.
When she finally made it to the room, Ellie rushed in without hesitation. She was stunned to see the giant alien cube sparking with the unknown energy it seemed to radiate on a daily bases. She watched in stunned awe as the energy arched from one end of the cube to the next like lightening. Ellie was jostled from her shock by a bolt of energy arcing from the cube and hitting the floor only 3 feet away from her current position. With a startled yelp Ellie ran away from the cube as fast as her clumsy feet would take her; the act forcing her further from the door. Her heart racing when she glanced back and saw more tendrils of energy aching from the cube and scorching the floor behind her. She ran towards a nearby computer desk and she practically threw herself under it in an attempt protect herself from the strands of energy that seemed to follow her path.
Ellie sat huddled under the desk for an untold amount of time before the cube finally started calming down. She waited with a bated breath for a few minutes, listening closely for any activity from the cube. Once Ellie was certain that the cube stopped its random attack she slowly and carefully exited her little sanctuary; her body tense and ready to jump back under the desk at the first signs of distress from the cube. With her eyes glued to the cube Ellie slowly walked made her way towards the door; jumping in fear when she'd bump into something. It wasn't until she was half way there that the cube suddenly started acting up again.
The ancient alien artifact sparking with repressed energy for a second before a strand of energy shot out from the cube and right towards her. Ellie turned around and attempted to jump out of the way; instead jumping into a nearby desk. She let out a loud shout of pain as the edge of the desk dug into her stomach and her body bent forwards from the force of her jump. Her hands unintentionally gripping the laptop someone had left on the desk.
Ellie took in a quick, shallow breath of shock when she felt the strand of energy connect with her back; enveloping her and the desk underneath her. Her back arched as pain overwhelmed her senses. The energy shooting right through her back and into her heart. The pain in Ellie's heart seemed to slowly spread throughout the rest of her body. The energy spread for what felt like hours, slowly setting all her nerves on fire until the pain settled into a dull ache. The energy began to retreat back into her heart, leaving her body numb in its wake.
Ellie lay on the desk in a daze, her mind blank as her vision swam. She focused on taking deep breaths as she waited for the pain now centered in her heart again to leave. Once she was sure that she wasn't dead, and that her body wasn't burnt to a crisp, she slowly forced her muscles to work and push her up off the desk. She slid off the desk and collapsed onto the floor, gasping as the jolt sent a blinding flash of pain to travel up her spine and settle in her head. She groaned and slowly settled herself on the floor; curling in on herself and taking deep breaths as she waited for the pain in her head to leave. Before long the pain began to settle into dull thud before disappearing altogether.
Ellie kept herself curled up on the floor, scared that if she moved again she'd have to suffer through another bout of intense pain. It wasn't until she heard the sound of shifting metal that she slowly uncurled herself from her little ball. Her curiosity making her seek out the mysterious sound. She carefully pushed herself off the floor, sighing in relief when she was able to stand without much issue. She slowly surveyed they area, noting that the cube was no longer sparking as it had before. Finally her eyes settled on a little bot sitting on the desk she was collapsed on only moments ago.
The little foot tall robot was sitting on the desk and watching Ellie with large curious green optics. Making the woman momentarily forget her encounter with the cube and focus all her attention on the bot it seemed to leave behind. The little robot had a mask covering most of his face with little antennas settled on the side of his helm. The ends of the antenna lit up a curious purple color as the bot cocked his head to the side. The mechling shuttered his optics a couple of times before he let out an excited trill. Before Ellie had a chance to blink the mechling had jumped from his spot on the desk and rushed towards her in a silver blur.
Ellie let out a yelp as the force of the mechling knocking into caused her to fall onto her butt. She slowly glanced down at the little robot that had his arms wrapped tightly around her stomach. Ellie carefully shifted positions so she could settle her hands on the mechling's back in an attempt to return the hug he was giving her. A smile slowly stretched across her face when she saw the happy orange that flashed on the ends of the little robots antennas. Her heart thrummed with feelings of happiness that made her smile soften. The mechling stopped cuddling into her stomach and glanced up at her with wide, loving, optics and let out a little chirp. Ellie laughed as she moved one hand from the mechling's back to settle on his helm.
"Well hello there lil' guy." Ellie greeted. Her natural southern accent tinting the neutral one she'd forced herself to learn. The mechling antenna flashed brighter for a second as he started snuggling his head into her stomach again.
Ellie's smile widened as she felt an odd sense of belonging overtake her. She could just tell that the mechling was as happy to be with her as she was to be with it. Her fear of the cube died as she looked into the happy green optics. Ellie had a gut feeling that the cube had a plan, and it didn't involve roasting her alive in some random light show. Ellie was brought out of her musings when she heard loud footsteps growing louder by the second. She glanced towards the door that she was running for not an hour ago with wide, fearful eyes. She wasn't sure why, but she was terrified at the thought of others finding her little mechling. Especially others from Sector 7.
Ellie had worked for this 'secret organization' for years now. Having been recruited right out of college for her achievements in her field of study. Ellie was stuck working for people who regarded alien life with distrust. She flinched every time she was asked to examine a sample from N.B.E 01 or the 'Cube', but she couldn't do anything to stop it. She'd tried many times before to no avail. So she worked diligently, making sure her displeasure was known; not that anyone cared. But she knew the horrors they'd do to the mechling in her lap, and she would not sit by and watch as they tortured the poor bot. She wrapped her arms around the mechling and pushed herself to her feet, turning and running towards the desk she had hidden under earlier.
Ellie slid under the desk only moments before the door to the room slammed open. She felt the mechling in her arms shiver and felt a flash of fear pierce through her heart as multiple feet rushed into the room. She took deep breaths and tried to herself down. It wouldn't do her any good to panic now. Ellie forced happy thoughts through her mind in an attempt to calm her racing heart; letting out a silent sigh as she felt the fear subside slightly. It was still there, but it was manageable now.
Ellie glanced down at the bot and gave him a reassuring smile. The bot looked back up with wide, thoughtful, optics. She frowned in confusion as the bot slowly separated itself from her, seeming reluctant but determined all the same. Ellie's eyes widened in surprise when she saw the bot shift, the metal on his armor moving from one place to another. The bot seemed to fold in on itself in a slow and deliberate fashion until a laptop was sitting on her lap where the bot was only moments before. With a hesitant hand Ellie reached out and picked up the computer. She was relieved to feel a steady and familiar thrum of energy from the laptop. Confirming that the portable computer and the little robot were one in the same.
Ellie's relief was short lived as she heard heavy boots slowly walk towards her hiding place. She took a deep breath, the plan that had formed in her head quickly changing now that she knew she could get out without Sector 7 knowing she had the bot. She hesitated only a moment, gripping the laptop to her chest as she steeled her nerves before quickly jumping out from her hiding spot, a look of fear and shock overtaking her face as she ran to the nearest agent.
"Oh thank god ya'll are here! I heard a beepin' and I came to check on it when the cube started sparkin'! It was a full on light show! I'm tellin' ya' I'm lucky I was able to jump under that desk in time. I didn' think I was gonna make it. But then the sparkin' settled and I just sat under that there desk waiting for someone to come 'cause I wasn' about to risk leavin' that desk." Ellie rambled, letting her accent shine through in an attempt to show just 'how scared' she was. She continued rambling as the agent she'd ran to quickly led her out of the room, mumbling assuring nonsense to her to try and calm her down.
Soon she was ushered into one of Sector 7's more comfortable interrogations rooms and she sat there with the computer still clutched to her chest. Ellie 'nervously' rocked back and forth in her chair as she tried to keep up the act of 'scared and confused scientist who has no idea what's going on'. She slowly let her 'nervous' rocking subside as she took deep breaths to 'calm herself down'. Once she was 'calm enough' the door to the interrogation room opened and one of the head agents, a Seymour Simmons if she remembered correctly, walked into the room with two cups of coffee in his hands and a recorder held tightly under his arm.
He paused at the door and shifted a bit before kicking the door closed behind him and giving Ellie a small smile. He sat in the seat across from her, setting one of the coffee cups in front of her before grabbing the recorder and setting it on the table. He turned the little recorder on and Ellie watched the green light on the side flashing brightly to indicate it was working. Simmons took a drink of his coffee before leaning forward and giving Ellie another small smile full of pity. Ellie gave him a small 'thankful' smile in return and subconsciously clutched the computer closer to her chest. Simmons quickly glanced at the computer for a moment before looking back up at Ellie. Ellie tensed as she worried that he'd try and take the computer from her. She didn't want to think of what might happen if they tried to take her little mechling; she just knew that she'd never let them take him. He studied her for a moment before giving a little nod, letting Ellie keep the computer without question. Ellie gave him a slightly more genuine smile this time as she relaxed slightly into her chair and waited for Simmons to start questioning her.