Rated M for possible violence, blood and sex scenes(In later chapters)
Disclaimer: The Transformers doesn't belong to me but to Hasbro and Michael Bay only the plot is mine.
Howdy folks this is my new Transformers story with some old characters and new ones.
The plot takes After the Chicago Invasion and after Transformers Age Of Extinction, when Optimus left Earth, and life returns to normal for the humans or this is true?
Right now Joana is passing through hard times, you know? Forgive me for Killing Jazz ok?
During the story will exist some songs, and the first one belongs to Carminho a Portuguese Fadist singer.
By the way the story will focus a bit on my profession, I am a Educational Assistant. You Know Joana is a Teacher, works with children and the ages are 4/5 years and is hard work with these ages, that's why she has a Educational assistant helping her.
Lets the plot begin!
My Soul my Keeper
Mourning the dead
"This seed belongs to our Creators, whoever they are.
I still have a price on my head. I'll put you all in danger if I stay.
I'm going to take it where it will never be found. " Optimus spoke to those who are surrounding him, but a human in particular stands out asking, "When we will to see you again?" Optimus looks to the small human male while holding the seed, "Cade Yeager, I do not know. But whenever you look at the stars, think of them as being my soul. " Cade look to the Autobot leader while he recommends to other Bots to protect them, then get out of there going straight to the heavens never to be seen again.
Months have passed since that day in Hong Kong and life was taking its normal course, but not for a lonely soul.
Sadness invades her heart, spends nights staring at the sky hoping to see a familiar presence to erase her pain.
She lost too many people who loved on the attack in Chicago, Ironhide, Skids and Mudflap, then lost her great grandmother who died from a cardiac arrest, couldn't take it knowing that there were beings from another planet who wanted kill her great-granddaughter.
She fought alongside the Autobots since she met them long ago and when happened the Chicago incident, showed what was courage to all the humans who fought alongside the Cybertronians. When the invasion was repelled began the arduous task of burying the dead and rebuilding the city.
Joana returned to Tranquility with Jazz to start a life together, with ups and downs but happiness lived in their house during the next five years, and the family can see that both complemented each other harmoniously, then tragedy strikes the couple, she at that moment just wants to forget how horrible it was. "My God he didn't deserve that." And a tear rolls on her face.
Later she heard that due to certain interests certain people started putting prize at the heads of all the "Decepticons" without making distinction who was friend or foe with the help of a neutral Cybertronian, it was a Bounty Hunter called Lockdown and both sides had profit.
The first to be killed off was Barricade, then Jazz , the Wreckers and recently Ratchet, all of them were persecuted and killed as criminals, why?
They had helped so many times the human authorities to solve problems and prevented by 3 times the invasion of Earth, and in the end are betrayed by whoever gave them asylum in the planet.
She also heard that Optimus had been helped by 3 humans who lived in Texas, to escape with life and they were persecuted by human authorities. But managed to avoid human extinction by corrupt humans and Decepticons, they wanted to explode a kind of bomb that could turn organic life into metal.
And that these 3 humans helped him defeat the bounty hunter and the human who was behind all that scheme that claimed the lives of Jazz and the rest of her friends.
She knew that Megatron revived with a new body and a new name, Galvatron, he was bent on killing every human allies who helped the Autobots during all these years, all due to the manipulation of a human entrepreneur Joshua Joyce.
Sigh of relief to know that everything is back to normal, but will be so?
She is completely devastated, because nothing will bring back Jazz, bringing a great emptiness in her heart.
On top of that Optimus is not with her to help her through this ordeal, and he knew how to help, estimates that he heard what happened to Jazz and the others, but didn't come to her, "That Prime, will listen when I catch him here on Earth." And outlines a little smile, but knows he has to put the "Seed" in safety, away from evil hands, Galvatron.
She continues watching the stars waiting for him to return, as well seek answers.
Graça sees the suffering of her daughter, but doesn't know what to do, because Joana is not the same and because of this, the work doesn't pay, "Daughter you gotta put yourself together." Joana look with vacant eyes, "You never sang or anything." And puts her hand on Joana's shoulder, "You want to go back to Portugal?" Joana only responds, "No, mother, I have so much to do, the Christmas is approaching and I have to organize the Christmas party there on the kindergarten." Graça sighs, "Daughter, I know you loved Jazz, but he would not like to see you like this." Graça knew that Jazz was a Transformer, but accepted it as if it were family, as well her father, he made no objection.
But it was a big shock to both when she introduced him in robot mode, but quickly the Mech put them at ease, but there was another factor, the good he did to humans, especially to his daughter, Joana smiled remembering her parents faces.
Joana also doesn't want to return to her native country because she senses something, "I'll stay here, as much as I want to go back, and like I said there is a lot of work to do." And listen her mother, "like I said you have to move on with your life, smile a little, go out with friends." Joana grab the bag, "But how he died is etched in my memory, and it hurts my heart." Remarks Joana while puts the hand on her chest, "I couldn't do anything." Graça embraces her daughter, "go home and get some rest." The Portuguese girl goes home which is at the other end of Tranquility, when she arrives, enter closing the door, falling on her knees crying until no have tears.
In another spot on the globe, Galvatron and the new Decepticons conspire against the Autobots and humans, they have denied them the seed and total domination of the planet, he knows that his day will come, but first has to take revenge of the humans that they did in Chicago.
"I want you to make disappear the allies of the damned Autobots, they ruined everything with everything, they ruined my rise to power.
DESTROY THEM! " Send their minions find and kill without mercy all these humans, and each of them will spread to all continents to search and kill humans.
In Tranquility…
Several days passed and Joana continues with her life, colleagues noticed that she works until exhaustion, they know she want to forget her pain through work, but everything has its limits and she is hitting hers, and they are noticing that is fairly slim, because barely eats and sleeps, "Any day it falls of exhaustion." Comment one of the colleagues sighing, "I don't know how she stand." Both the Boss and his wife agree quickly, she's wasting away in front of all, someday she will end up in the hospital, "ladies instead of just commenting on the life of Miss De Vasconcelos, we should support her in this hard period of her life.
She lost family members and many friends within 5 years, and some of them died in the invasion of Chicago. " He scolds them all, the colleagues drop their head full of shame, but the boss is right, "is true, any day, she will going crazy." With that comment all go to their Classrooms thinking about how they should help a partner in trouble.
Joana continues to rehearse her children for the Christmas party, because the day is almost upon them, and in her lunch hour works on some details, and continues to do it at home till she's sleepy.
But she doesn't knows that's being watched by the enemy, who found her makes about two days, and at that moment is studying her routines and weaknesses, had heard from Galvatron that she's a though human being and can be a very formidable opponent.
At Joana's house…
"You mean that you need the copies of my portfolio John?" The other side reads, "Yes, you know that Social Security is going through all schools that do not have the projects defined and exposed." Joana look to her papers, "The fines are high John, and we don't want that.
I have everything in order, it's all posted at Bulletin Board that is at the door of my Classroom, there they shall not involve. Right now I'm filling out the forms that you gave me, so later I post. "
She hears the stirring of papers through her cell phone, "you're right Miss De Vasconcelos, actually I have the copies that you gave me." Joana just says while looking at the forms that is to be filled, " I'll make copies of these after I fill them." John looks at the watch very worried, "Miss De Vasconcelos, are nine of the night and you still fill the forms I gave you?" She sighs, "Yes I am, I only left 2 for print." John's voice denotes concern, "you need to stop this." She raises an eyebrow admired, "Stop what John?" He swallows in dry, and even by phone Joana feels his employer's concern, "working to exhaustion." He expects her to be mad, "you're incredible John, you have no idea what's going on." After all says, "Tomorrow we talk, because I don't want to be rude with you." John can tell by the lusa's girl voice tone, that she's making an effort not to shout at him, "Okay, go to sleep." Either turn off the phone, John thinks, "That went well."
On the other hand Joana rises from the chair looking at Jazz's photo, "is being so hard to be without you." Then go to the kitchen where makes a cup of Verbena tea, moments later go outwards stargazing as it does every night.
The Decepticon sees Joana's figure staring at the sky, and communicates straight afterwards, "Galvatron I have the human at my mercy." The Decepticon leader asks, "what did you find out about her Stinger?" He reply, "she lives alone, the Autobot who was living with her, was eliminated by Lockdown." Galvatron is very pleased with the news, "Perfect! Now there's no one who can save her. " The Decepticon who is watching her suggests, "at least I can kill her?" Galvatron gets pensive, "Hmm ... without the Autobots or Barricade around there won't be anybody who can help her." The other question, "can I go to do the task entrusted to me?" The Decepticon leader responds, "no, continue with your surveillance."
Meanwhile Joana continues watching the stars putting her hand on her chest, having the same feeling that she has for some time, sketching a little smile, minutes later enters going finish her work.
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The next morning goes to the kindergarten and when John appears, "I need to talk with you." The Lusa girl follows him and when enters on the Office, "How you feel?" The Portuguese girl take a deep breath, "John I am fine, and I'm sorry if I was rude with you." He puts his hand on her shoulder, "You weren't rude, and don't worry." Then it gets more serious, "I think you should stop for a while, I know you're going through a very delicate period." She only shoots, "Spent almost a year since my partner's death at the hands of a robot called Lockdown, I almost get killed too!" Then take a deep breath, "He was killed in front of me John, this Lockdown had no mercy on him." He is realizing the real reason, but doesn't know that her mate was a Cybertronian. "Joana,I know it's tough, but you have to let go and start a new life." She puts a lock of hair behind an ear sighing, "He always said that to me, to move on! I've known him for about 3 years when I decided to live with him, and I can tell you that were 5 wonderful years.
During our time of courtship has always been that special someone, our relationship was solid, but sometimes we had fights like all couples, but always solved everything. " John is realizing that she didn't deserve what fate did.
Joana takes the forms from her folder delivering them, "Here it is, the printed copies of the forms that you gave us to fill." John accepts, "not bad." After she gets up, "I have to go to my Classroom." Then smiled, "thank you for letting me vent." She receives another smile, "it was a pleasure."
Joana goes out there going to her Classroom and shortly after children begin to arrive as well as her Education assistant that arrives an hour later.
Joana's day is going well, did lots of stuff with her kids and their ages are 4/5 years old, that's why she works hard with them on the rehearsals. When her day of work ends goes towards her parents' restaurant, "Hi daughter how was your day?" She hugs them warmly, "Very well, thank God." Emmanuel question, noting the daughter put her things in the closet, "How you are really my daughter?" She sits in a chair, "I'm living one day at a time." When Emmanuel was going to answer, enters 3 customers, 2 men and a girl out to dinner. Joana rises going quickly to serve them, "good night, gentlemen, is place for three?" The older man stands out, "Yes." She guide them to the respective places and then give them the menu to choose what they want eat, "be right back with the entries." And get out of there going to take care of the entries.
Emmanuel look for his daughter, "I didn't have time to give my response to what you said before, but I just say, I'm glad you're getting up from the ashes, remember the moments you spent with that Autobot." Joana outlines a little smile, "Thanks dad, I really needed this advice." She prepares the entries with all the care and dedication and the father notices that finally she runs the table of 3 customers putting everything as it should be, including drinks, then take a pad and a pen, "have you decided?" The three waves with the head, and she begins to write down what they want to eat.
While she takes down the requests, the older man look at her necklace, which has the Autobot insignia, "Has a very unique necklace!" She puts her hand on the collar, "Was the leader of my companion who offered me." The man is suspicious, but praises her, "is very unique." Joana distrusts of his praising, but smiles taking the requests to be made.
They begin to nibble the entries that were very well prepared, "Both of you should try this, it is very tasty." The other two taste the chorizo, cheese and olives, along with bread, and without noticing they devour everything.
Joana approaches, "I see you ate the entries." The older man eat the last piece of chorizo, "not bad..." She takes the lead, "Joana De Vasconcelos." The other just says, "Cade Yeager, this is my daughter Tessa Yeager and her boyfriend, Shane." She extends her hand, "nice to meet you." Cade look for the brunette girl, studying her and knew right away, "I've heard a lot about you Miss De Vasconcelos." She is dumbstruck, "W ... who told you about me?" Cade notices that she's nervous, " A friend who at the moment is not here." Something clicks in her mind, but her thoughts are interrupted by the ringing of the Bell to warn that the food is ready, moments after Emmanuel appears with the dishes, "enjoy gentlemen."
Joana smile going to the counter going to talk with the mother who in the meantime had to drink a glass of juice, "mother ..." Graça look at her daughter, she's nervous, "What is happening daughter?" Joana pass her hand through her hair, "They know the Autobots." Graça puts his hands on Joana's shoulders, "May be just a coincidence." She looks for the trio that's dinner, "I don't think so, he recognized the Autobot insignia that Optimus offered me!" Then take a sip in her water, "How do they know me? Only the Autobots did know me, and I suspect that they met the other people who worked directly with them! " And continues to look towards the trio, "I'm curious to know what they know."
However on the table ...
"Optimus didn't wrong about Miss De Vasconcelos, she is suspicious of the three of us, she knows that we know him." They noticed that her conversation with another woman in a foreign language, "I don't know if you've noticed in her English, If you noticed she is here on US for a long time, but never lost the accent of his native country." Tessa looks out of the corner of her eye, "She's looking at us, I bet she want answers." Cade Yeager gives a mouthful of food, "as soon as we're finished dinner we can talk some more."
At the bar. ..
"I think I'm going to sing Fado." Graça smiled at her daughter, "Very well, you chose the theme?" Joana responds, "a theme by Carminho. " "Then asks her father as he headed for the stage," you can call the music? " And gives the CD with the song for her to sing.
The trio who are at the table see Joana to put a black shawl on her back, and then hear the chords of a Portuguese guitar followed by a melodious voice:
Quando eu canto e a chuva cai
Uma nuvem de incerteza
Paira em mim de quando em quando
Cada gota lembra um ai
A rimar com a tristeza
Dos versos que vou cantando
E na doce melodia
De que o fado se reveste
Quando o meu olhar embaça
Vejo a estranha melodia
Da chuva que o vento agreste
Faz murmurar na vidraça
Então dou no meu lamento
Ao fado que me prendeu
Rimas tristes pobrezinhas
Cai a chuva, geme o vento
São as lágrimas do céu
Que fazem brotar as minhas
The three are glassy looking for Joana who sings in his mother tongue, and she realizes by singing with more feeling.
"She's incredible dad, Optimus said she sang very well and it was a pretty formidable adversary.
And that had a very special affection for one of the Autobots, Jazz doing life with him. " Shane wonders, "How is that possible?" Cade just nods, "I'm curious do you know?" Without realizing Joana approaches, "So you enjoyed your meal and music?" Tessa takes a bite on her duck rice, "we enjoyed immensely, and the rice is delicious." Joana continues to meet the trio, which however they watch her carefully, finally walked out of the restaurant.
Inside the restaurant.
"I'm going to lift the table mother." And then begins collecting the dishes, and notices a small folded paper in two, reading:
"We know who you really are, we're friends, if you want to talk, here's our phone number."
She holds the ticket getting pale, Graça pick the note reading it, "holy God daughter they know the Autobots!" Joana shows her the phone number, "they want to talk to me." Sighs the Lusa girl , "Daughter relax a little, and when you feel better you can talk to them." She agrees straight away.
Joana ends to do her work going to the bar, finally, "Well I have to go, mother, I've stay a little with you and was fun.
I need to prepare the rest of the things for tomorrow. " Graça recommends, "Don't bury yourself with work daughter, it's not good for you." Graça knows what she's talking about, see that her daughter lose weight before her eyes, barely sleep and eats working to exhaustion, "Jazz wouldn't approve of what you're doing to yourself." Tears roll by the face of the girl, "You don't want ruin that little good you did during these days right? He wanted you to follow ahead if something happened to him. " And wipes her tears.
Outside...
"That girl is in a wreck." Comments Tessa, and Drift listened, "Time will heal her wounds." He says adding later, "Optimus was ideal to support her right now, on these hard times." Hound suggests, "What she needs is to unload her rage on a firing range." Cade's getting a bit boring, "Came from Texas to know her not to get bored with such foolishness." The Bots who are with the trio shrugs their shoulders, and followed them to the Motel.
None of them suspects that a known Soul will get back to them soon and help Joana to bear her pain, and it's getting pretty close to Earth, "Miss De Vasconcelos hang on, I'll be by your side." And continues straight to his destination, Tranquility City.
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I will put a chapter with Optimus Prime next time, 'til next time folks!
I appreciate constructive criticism thank you very much.