This story segment is input to the 2001 Robots in Disguise a few weeks after the beginning of the series and then in between episodes. Needless to say, there can and will most likely be major continuity issues.
"Hello you gorgeous beauty!" Said a blue sports car named Sideburn as he pulled up next to a pink and white painted Silver arrow which just pulled away farther. "Hey, where you going?!" Asked Sideburn as he followed suit.
Suddenly the space bridge opened in front of them and the pink and white car drove right in before the portal closed behind it leaving Sideburn to just keep on driving. "Hey, that car just went through the space bridge! Optimus, we got a problem" said Sideburn. "Go on Sideburn, but you had better not be about to complain about a car ditching you on the road again" said Optimus. "That's just it, a cute pink car just went through space bridge. Is there some new addition to the team you haven't told us about?!" Asked Sideburn. "Return to base. Tai, call back the other Autobot Brothers. I have to tell them about this" said Optimus.
Meanwhile on the other side of metro city, the car in question pulled out of the space bridge and landed on the top of a parking garage. Down below, Xbrawn pulled into the command center. "So that's the Autobot base huh? Nice tech for this planet. Terminal Velocity, Transform! Camo mode activate!" Said the oddly colored 'Silver' Arrow as it transformed into a robot with loops in its arms and legs, and a wraparound windshield on its back. It has an Autobot symbol on the center of its chest. It had several blue or red glowing lines on the inside of the loops, and the backs of its arms, as well as the sides of is's legs. It vanished from sight before silently jumping down from the roof and following Xbrawn Into the base before it sealed off behind it.
"So there's somebody who's just used the space bridge? And they're not an Autobot?!" Asked Prowl. "Not likely Prowl. I doubt it's a cybertronian to be honest!" Said Optimus. "You guys do know it's not nice to make assumptions about others, especially without proof!" Said a voice.
"Whose there?! This is an Autobot base, no outsiders allowed!" Said Sideburn. "Oh, that's too bad then. And I thought you liked me!" Laughed the voice. "I don't even know you…you freaky disembodied voice!" Said Sideburn. "Oh don't you? Look up here!" Said the voice.
Everyone looked around. "Hey, whose that?!" Shouted Prowl as he pointed to a large crate. Sure enough the bot from the parking garage was sitting on top with her legs hanging off the edge, smiling and waving at them. "You found me. But can you impress me enough for me to talk? That's a good question! Let's find out the answer, shall we?" Laughed the new bot as it pushed itself off the crate and landed on its hands, one foot, and one knee. "So you want to fight?! "You got your wish!" Shouted Prowl. "You seem Trigger happy, prowl was it? You get me wrong. I'm not here to fight. In fact, I came all the way from Cybertron to help You guys in my own little way" said the new bot.
"Very well then. What is your name" said Optimus. "Terminal Velocity, but I prefer T" said the now named T. "Optimus, are you sure you want to trust her? She just infiltrated our base!" Said Xbrawn. "She may be a valuable asset to our team" said Optimus. "Yeah, but what does she transform into?" Asked Sideburn. "I'm sure you can piece it together" said T.
"Tick tock times up! Terminal Velocity, Transform!" Said T as she changed back into a silver arrow. Her arms and legs shortened, then her hands folded in to form blade esk parts while her arms went down in front of her. Her legs meanwhile lined up behind her on the ground. Her head folded into her midsection which fit perfectly in between her upper arms and upper legs. Finally, Any plates that were separated fit together like a puzzle to make a sleek seamless pink and white silver arrow. "Wait a minute, your that adorable car from before!" Said Sideburn. "About time you figured it out little bro!" Said Xbrawn. "Yeah, I kinda feel sorry for you" said T nonchalantly.
"What's that supposed to mean?!" Shouted Sideburn. "I'm just saying your slow, got a problem with that? If you are, I can just…disappear!" Laughed T as she vanished. "She's like Mirage, I swear my spark to Megatron!" Said Prowl.
"Hey, if you liked my paint job so much. You can just say so. And please don't do that. The last thing I needs another con. I hate those guys with a burning passion!" Said T as she reappeared in robot form. Suddenly, TAI appeared. "Optimus, there is a predacon sighting in metro city! Gasskunk, and Skybite are breaking into a museum said to house an ancient history exhibit" said Tai. "Well T, here's your chance to prove yourself. Let's go!" Said Optimus as he and the Autobot brothers transformed into their respective vehicles and drove out. "Hey wait up, no one leaves me behind!" Said T as she did the same.
As they were driving, T drove up next to Optimus. "Hey Optimus, want to know a secret?" Asked T. "What is is Terminal?" Asked Optimus. "You ever hear of the matrix of dimentions?" Asked T. "Yes, it is a powerful relic similar to the matrix of leadership that elevates the chosen holder to almost the stature of a prime. It looks like the matrix of leadership but instead of blue it is red due to the red energon within unfortunately it was lost in battle and remains on earth to this day buried in the planets crust" said Optimus. "Well do you know how I'm so fast and smart?" Asked T. "You don't mean?!" Asked Optimus. "Exactly. I was chosen by it when I landed here. The ship I was on unearthed a cavern and when I woke up, I found it and it opened and entered my chest" said T.
"That is not something to joke about Terminal!" said Optimus. "Am I really joking? Watch this" said T as she changed golden and unleashed a pillar of energy around her, then returned to normal as the pillar vanished. "By the all spark…." Said Optimus. "Don't doubt something important yet unbelievable. I thought that was in the so called wisdom of the primes" said T. "…..shut up" said Optimus.