American Flag Alarm

Dawn Montgomery shook with fear as she stared up at the huge red, mostly white, and blue form. No, this wasn't an American flag. It definitely wasn't even American. Did it even come from this planet? As the strange being seemed to look down at her with huge blue lights that seemed to be eyes at her, she answered with an emphatic no.

It had been a typical, calm night on guard duty. It was quite a large area and there were two other guards usually. Tonight they had decided to get off early without telling Dawn. She had only found out when she was supposed to have met up with at least one of them within thirty minutes. Then a blazing ball of fire landed in the field near a brick warehouse. Then American Flag robot came out.

Why, of all the times to be on duty alone, did THIS have to happen? She could have handled a rabid dog or a gun wielding maniac better than whatever THIS was. She scrambled backward when the enormous robotic…thing bent down closer, scraping her hands on the rough gravel as she did so.

She saw a white hand come down at her and she yelped and tried to back up more, but a brick wall stopped her. Dawn started to hyperventilate. She didn't want to die. She gave a sort of gasping bark of a terrified laugh. What would the obituaries say? Cause of death, gigantic robot. No. The government would cover it up until they could investigate.

A tiny whimper came from her throat as she gasped, "I don't want to die!"

Suddenly, the robot stopped its hand only a foot away from where she was trying to dart away. Startled she stared fearfully up at the nightmare that she couldn't wake up from. She heard the rumble of a huge, rocket-like engine.

Then a voice spoke. A deep, gentle, calm voice that would have made Dawn relax had it not come from a huge robot.

"You will not die. You do not need to fear me. I am sorry I have alarmed you."

"Alarmed?" she squeaked. More like terrified me to the point I would throw up or pee in my pants.

The huge robot suddenly scooped her up. She curled up tight in his palm as she felt the rush of air as he raised her to his eye level. Dawn felt a tingling sensation. Terrified it was some sort of poison the robot had stuck in her when she wasn't watching, she snapped open her eyes, only to feel something run down her back, stop in the middle of her back, and start again. She peeked over her shoulder, shivering, when she saw it was a finger of his other hand. She watched as his finger moved back and forth. What was he trying to do? Lull her to sleep to kill her?

Against her will, she relaxed a bit. It was strangely soothing. No wonder pets liked it. Pets? Oh no, was this thing planning on making her its pet?

Just then, she heard vehicles pulling up. A gasp of relief escaped her. It was probably government or some coworkers. She would be free of this terrifying robot, even if he wasn't trying to kill or kidnap her. She peaked downward, but what met her eyes caused her to revert back to panic mode. Instead of police cars, there was a blue and red semi, a silver Pontiac, and a navy and black Jaguar. She stared in horror as they began to change into robots similar to American Flag who was holding her.

Of course no of the government officials or coworkers appeared. She was practically in the middle of nowhere, and she didn't want to get on the bad side of these robots who could squish her like a bug.

"Hello Skyfire, I'm pleased that you have reached Earth safely. Now what are you doing with a human in your hand?" the blue and red semi was very tall, but not nearly as tall as…Skyfire? Dawn stared up at the blue eyed robot. So there were more of these around? Why didn't anyone know…duh. They seemed to be able to hide in a vehicle form. She let out a huffy breath.

"This… femme seemed to have a very negative reaction to my arrival. I was merely trying to calm…her?" Skyfire replied with respectful tones.

A snort that sounded very feminine caught Dawn's attention.

"Skyfire, that poor girl probably has never seen us or heard of us. I'm surprised they didn't put Will on duty," the navy blue one with a black stripe sighed.

"Will was busy with his family, Electrostar," the silver one seemed to say with a grin.

"Please put the human down, Skyfire, she's terrified," the semi said with a leader-like tone.

Dawn curled up tighter as she felt the air go past her on her way down from such a great height. She felt his hand stop, and she opened her eyes, blinking owlishly at the lights the other three robots were shining at her. She quickly scrambled off the giant one's hand and promptly backed into the brick wall.

"Hey girl, you don't have to be afraid," the silver one told her with a gentle, friendly tone, "We're here to protect you, but later on that. What's your name?"

"D-Dawn…" she stuttered, flipping some red brown bangs out of her eyes and licking her lips nervously. Then she exploded with an exclamation.

"What in the world are you?" she squeaked.

"We are robotic beings from a planet called Cybertron," the semi told her, "I am Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots."

"Jazz," the silver one claimed cheerfully.

"You already know my name," Electrostar said calmly, "And the shuttle you have already met is Skyfire. He just landed and didn't know the protocols. Now, he should."

"I have received your data packet, Prime, I apologize for the inconvenience, Miss Dawn," the huge shuttle, nodded to her, sighing.

"I-It's ok…b-but why…Earth?"

"That would take a rather long explanation, and we must be getting back to our place," Prime told her, "I trust you to keep this a secret until we can explain more fully?"

"Y-Yes…as long as I don't break any government rules…"

"The government knows of our existence," Electrostar added.

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Skyfire saw the human femme start and sort of shiver, before muttering to herself something about knowing the government would hide this sort of thing. He could hear her clearly with his advanced audios though. Poor Dawn, he hadn't meant to scare her. He was merely curious about this new, rather frail and fearful organic species.

"Prime, would the Cons go after her?" Electrostar looked to Prime, speaking in their native tongue so as not to frighten Dawn with information that she would not need to know.

"They might, and they might not. It would be a risky move on their part," Prime frowned, speaking in Cybertronian also, "It wouldn't be wise to take her with us though either. She is a guard for this area. I believe she will be fine."

Electrostar nodded and stepped back. Skyfire looked back at Dawn, curious. He knelt before her and held out his hand.

"Nice to meet you, Dawn. Again, I apologize for scaring you," he told her gently. Dawn stared at his hand as if it were going to bite her. She looked up at him, unsure yet also curious. She shakily stood and moved a little closer.

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"I-its ok…" she bit her lip, then reached out and cautiously touched his hand. They would have killed her already if they had wanted to. Besides, this giant robot seemed very nice and polite. These beings seemed to have emotions like humans, and it fascinated her. She stared up at his eyes. They were such a bright, pretty blue. It mimicked the sky on a clear day. No wonder 'Sky' was in his name. But what about the 'Fire' part?

She sighed. She supposed it was just a name. Sometimes names didn't always fit to the person.

"We need to get back to base," the robot called Optimus Prime told the group gently. Dawn stepped back yet again, wondering if she would see these creatures another time.

"Good bye Dawn, you might see us again," Skyfire told her quietly, standing to his full height again. Dawn nodded and smiled faintly.

The group changed into various forms again, and this time, she saw Skyfire's alternative form. It was a large shuttle. No wonder he had landed near the space center. It would be easier to blend in since he was so large. Then, the beings drove off, with Skyfire taking off and flying high above them.

"Bye," Dawn said quietly, practically to herself.

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Vivi- This is just a one shot for now, but if there's interest in a continuation, let me know. I have ideas. ;)