Please Note: I do not own Transformers. I do, however, have my own OC, Reese Shields.

Chapter 1

All events in this series transpire after the episode "Metal Attraction"

Reese was driving home from her full time job at a computer software store in Jasper, Nevada. She lived on her own in a small house outside of town. Both of her parents had died in a car accident when she was sixteen. Now, three years later, the nineteen year old was driving in her old, beat up, used pickup truck, and thinking about what she was going to end up eating for dinner. "10:00 p.m. is a little late to be eating," she thought to herself as she glanced up in her rear-view mirror. She was partially blinded by a dark car with bright headlights riding on her tail. She ignored its obnoxiously bright lights; she was far too tired to care about anything except getting home. She had worked the closing shift and really just wanted to take a hot shower and go to bed. Suddenly, she felt her truck jerk to the right. "What the," she screamed as she yanked the steering wheel strongly in the opposite direction of the pull on the car! Despite her best efforts, the truck swerved off the road and she could feel it lifting off the ground. "Whoa, what is going on?" She screamed as the truck quickly gained speed. There was a loud crunch of metal and she thought she could faintly hear voices, but she was in too much pain to call out for help.


"Starscream, what do you want now?" Optimus Prime, accompanied by Bulkhead, Arcee, and Bumblebee, questioned the seeker mech standing in front of him. Starscream was flanked by Knock Out and Break Down along with about eight vehicon troopers.

"I just want to make a trade." Starscream said in what he was trying to make sound like an innocent voice. "We heard that you were running low on energon, so we decided we would trade you some in return for polarity gauntlet. If you were wise you would make the trade. Opportunities like this don't happen every day." Starscream sneered at the autobots with a sinister look in his eye. It was quite obvious that he was not actually going to give the autobots any energon.

"We both know that you are not one to keep your word Starscream," Optimus responded. "It would be irresponsible for me to allow such a weapon to fall into decepticon hands."

"Very well Optimus, I suppose you leave me no choice," Starscream snickered. He signaled the decepticons to rush at Prime, who was holding the gauntlet. Arcee and Bumblebee teamed up and took out a couple troopers and Bulkhead side slammed Knock Out before going after Break Down, leaving Starscream and Optimus to fight one on one. Knock Out, slightly dazed but fully conscious, slowly got back up to his feet, snuck up behind Optimus, and stunned him with an energon prod. Optimus slowly sank to the ground loosening his grip on the gauntlet. Starscream took his opportunity and quickly yanked the gauntlet out of the Prime's servos.

"You see Prime," Starscream sneered, "The 'good guys' don't always win". Starscream prepared to use the gauntlet on Optimus, but Arcee tackled him, causing him to miss. The magnetic force shot out into what seemed to be nothingness as Starscream struggled to get up and regain full control of the gauntlet. It quickly became evident, though, that the magnetic beam had not shot out into complete nothingness like everyone had at first thought; it has shot out and happened be magnetically pulling a truck straight towards The seeker second in command. The truck slammed into him and he fell over backwards with a pathetic scream. Two vehicon troopers quickly jumped to assist their commander, and while Starscream was down, Bumblebee swooped in and grabbed the gauntlet out of his grasp. Optimus was just about to call for a ground brigde so the autobots could retreat with the gauntlet, when a faint but audible moan came from the inside of the car. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" sneered Starscream, who had just regained his balance. He reached inside the car and pulled out a young human female, about the age of 19. She was conscious but was pretty shook up. "It appears that fate has smiled upon me today." Starscream held the poor girl tightly in his grasp as he laughed to himself. He knew that this was just the leverage he needed to get the gauntlet from the autobots. Holding the girl firmly in one servo he reached out his other towards Optimus. "Hand me the polarity gauntlet, and I let the femme live." He tapped his pede a couple times with impatience. Arcee, Bulkhead, and Bumblebee, exchanged worried glances, but Optimus didn't take his eyes of Starscream. The girl tried to wriggle out of Starscreams grasp, but it only made him squeeze tighter.

"Please stop, you are hurting me," the girl cried out in pain as she tried to adjust her position so she could breathe more easily.

"So what will it be Optimus, the gauntlet or the pathetic fleshling femme?" Starscream slowly placed one of his sharp metal digits under the girl's chin. She flinched in fear and pain.

"Let the human go Starscream!" Optimus stepped forward holding the gauntlet. "There is no need for humans to be endangered because of our battles. Let her go, and I will give you the polarity gauntlet."

"Wise choice Optimus, wise choice," Starscream snatched the gauntlet from Optimus's hands and dropped the girl to the ground. "Soundwave, we have what we want, send us a ground bridge."The seeker commanded. Within a few seconds, a ground bridge opened behind the cons and they retreated back to the Nemesis with their prize. Once the cons were gone, the autobots ran over to where the young girl lay unconscious on the ground. Optimus gently picked her up and then called for a ground bridge back to base.


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