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The two bots stood on Earth's moon, looking down upon the earth. "Well Red, this is where we heard Primes message. Do ya think he's actually here?"
"Yes." The voice was firm, and Red Alert's optics were unwavering. "Prime used a special coding that only he uses. Be careful though, we must enter the atmosphere at a certain rate or risk being damaged."
Inferno laughed easily. "Don't worry Red, it's not like I'll jump in without checking."
"You haven't even started to determine the coordinates." Red Alert pointed out. Inferno shrugged.
Red Alert sighed as he moved closer. "Do you suppose the Decepticon's are still after us?"
Inferno shook his head, and one arm wrapped around his spark mate. "Even if they were, I'm not letting them get close. We need to find Prime first. And tell him the entire crew is coming soon."
Red Alert nodded, and silently they waited until the continent labeled 'North America' was coming into view. Then, silently they stood up and got ready to go to earth.
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The man stood at the window, unable to rest for some odd reason. He was unremarkable in every way, brown hair, brown eyes. He was thin, with a lean, wiry strength. His face was part of the mass that a person could see every day and forget about it as soon as seeing it.
He was dressed lightly for northern Washington in the winter. Only blue jeans and a light t-shirt was all that he had on, and his eyes were dark. He looked up at the sky, and saw two meteors streaking towards earth. He sighed, and turned to go back inside. He didn't see the third meteor come after the other two, in an almost stealthy way, but he did feel the ground rock as the two 'falling stars' slammed into the ground nearby.
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The female was another average. She had light brown hair that hung nearly to her waist. Her green eyes pierced the darkness was that of a person long used to being on the streets. She moved boldly and brashly, not caring that she was in dangerous territory. She would take on any guy and win. Of that she was sure.
She shivered slightly as she pulled the coat closer, wishing that she was somewhere warmer. She flinched as a boom echoed, and the ground shook. "Wha-what was that?" She asked out loud, startled into talking.
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Inferno growled as he changed into his bot form. He could hear Red Alert's pained gasping, and fear made him move fast. Hurriedly he sprang to Red Alert's side, checking for wounds. There was nothing except for a pulled wire that would quickly heal itself. "Alright Red, I guess we should have checked those coordinates before we left." Inferno said softly. Red Alert fixed him that I-told-you-so look.
Inferno looked around, and saw the fire raging nearby from their crash landing. "We gotta get out of here Red." He breathed softly, helping Red Alert up. "We can't put the fire out ourselves—" The distant sound of sirens and wailing reached them. Inferno cursed softly, and together they escaped into the night.
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The man watched as a roaring inferno began building up in the building nearby. Below, he could see a girl's shocked face as she stared up at it. The sound of a fire truck called out across the city, and beyond that he could hear the sound of police cars.
He was about to move away, and go down to help when he thought he saw two dark shapes. For a split second it looked like two giant robots were silhouetted by the moonlight, but then it vanished as fast as it came. Leaving him shaken.
"Wow." He breathed softly, then shook his head. Giant robots were the stuff of science fiction. They weren't real.
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Inferno paused as they looked at the cars gathered around the fire. He changed into one of those that were helping to put out the fire, whispering to Red Alert, "I'm going to go help."
Red Alert was about to say something, then gave it up for useless. His optics scanned the gathered cars slowly, and at last he too changed into a lamborghini countach. "Let's go then."
Inferno glanced at Red Alert, and grinned, glad that Red Alert would agree to do such a thing. "Wow, Red, you certainly picked one nice alt-form."
Red Alert said nothing, but his wheels drew slightly together in embarrassment.
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The man who had watched the Autobot's land, rushed out to help fight the fire. He didn't notice the two cars that pulled up, nor did he notice that the humans that piled out of the fire truck all seemed to look the same. He was more concerned with the teenaged girl who stood in front of the building with the same look of shock.
He rushed up to her, and gently pulled her away from the fire. "Are you alright?"
She nodded distantly, and said slowly, "Now what am I supposed to do? Everything is in that building! All my money, all my possessions!"
"Calm down. What level are you on?"
"Third."
"The fire hasn't gotten there yet. With luck it will be put out before then."
She nodded, and then flashed him an uncertain smile. "I'm Michelle Morgenstern. I only just recently got here, but it looks like Washington already has it in for me."
The man nodded as he kept backing her up, out of the way of the rushing firemen and police. They got to the edge of the crowd where he murmured, "Yes, Washington is known for it's oddities. Like giant robots."
"What?" Michelle gave him an odd look, and suddenly he felt obligated to explain.
They paused by a lamborghini, not noticing how the headlights flashed once, even though no one was inside. "You see, just after the fire started, I thought I saw two giant robots. Must be that the heat waves made a sort of mirage. It's happened to me before."
Michelle shot him an odd look, and laughed. "You too? Oh well, I suppose I better go and crash out at a friend's place."
"WAIT!" he snapped as she turned to go. "You haven't been interviewed by the police incase this is arson. Moreover, don't you want to make sure that all of your items are still here? Robberies are common."
Michelle shook her head. "I have a really big job interview tomorrow. I have to rest."
"Job interview? But you should still be in high school." He said, puzzled.
Michelle was off like a rocket. "Great." He muttered, finally dawning on him. "She's another one of those stupid runaways. She must be squatting here." With an angry mutter, he retreated into his house.
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"Inferno, I have just determined that at least two organics have seen us." Red Alert said softly.
Inferno grunted as he moved to better angle the fire. Several of his holograms began to inch closer as the fire was beaten back inch by inch. "And?"
"Prime did order us in his message not to reveal ourselves to the organics. And if we did, to bring them to the Autobot base. Besides, we're going to need directions."
"What? Why?" Inferno asked as he once again shifted position.
"My coordinates for where we are supposed to go are scrambled. I know its somewhere in Nevada, at some sort of look out point, but we have to go over several mountains and across long distances. And we still have to get these humans, even if I have no idea what we are supposed to do with them…"
Red Alert stopped for a few moments, his auditory receptors hearing something only he could hear. "It sounds as if someone is in trouble."
"How so?"
"The femme of this species is screaming."
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First chapter in, and already a cliffhanger. I'm being unusually cruel, aren't I? Anyways, thanks to all those that reviewed for my last story to give me information. I needed it.