A/N: I just made a new story again. God, I really must get myself together. I also deleted my old stories because I'm starting fresh and new. One story at a time. No distractions, just pure focus.
Good news, my laptop's backlight has been fixed. Bad news, my friend has moved away with her family as she is the one who corrects my mistakes so expect a little messy plot.
I will also re-post my other stories after I'm done with this. Anyways, this story is based on Transformers Prime and I do not own anything except my OCs and songs I've written.
Also, I need reviews to keep me motivated or else I might get bored again. They help me so much because I can learn where I went wrong, what part should I improve, or if the chapter is just right.
Positive reviews are appreciated while negative ones will be considered except for those which are really harsh and insulting to me. Let's get on with the story.
?'s POV
It was just another day in Jasper, Nevada. Still the same quiet town as it used to be. Just tumbleweeds rolling around. Heck, there were even street lights that aren't useful. What's the point in having them if this town is almost like a ghost town? It irritates me so much to the point I could just strangle myself.
Oh? My apologies, I haven't even introduced myself. My name is Jade Richard but you can call me Jade or J.R. I know I have a family but I haven't met them yet since I grew up in an orphanage. Now that I can live on my own, I left, made some money, and bought my own house.
The neighbors were friendly. They even help me put my things, gave me support in times of need, and even invited me to come and eat with them. I wonder if my family was just as kind-hearted as them.
Hell, I'm their son and they just throw me out for unknown reason. Every time I hear someone talk about their family, I could feel my blood boil with rage. What did I ever do to them that made them leave me to some orphanage? I just don't understand families anymore.
I took a deep breath and let out a relaxed sigh. I don't want my neighbors to think I'm crazy, getting mad at something they have that I don't. When I was calm enough, I put the things I needed for school today in my bag and dressed up neat and clean like always.
I rode on my bike on the way. I didn't have to worry about traffic or anything that can delay me from getting there on time. The town's quiet as it is. But before that, I made a quick stop to a friend of mine. He's a part-time working student but he arrives on time.
His name is Jack Darby, son of June Darby, and currently working at a burger shop. I know his job sounds lame but I don't have the rights to judge anyone. He's just like me – working hard to earn enough money for something his life needs.
"Hey Jack," I called out to him. "ready to go to school today?"
He was in the middle of changing to his usual clothes. "Yeah, I ended my shift early today." He smiled. "I can't help but think why we always meet up at the same time."
I shrugged. "Who knows? Enough talk, let's go." I let him hop in to my bike and we were off. On the way, we both shared laughs and jokes along with some school-related stuff to catch up on what we've been missing.
Don't think that we've been cutting classes. No, we are not that kind of students. There are times where we can't fully understand the teacher so that is why we let ourselves help each other to learn.
Also, there's this Japanese girl named Miko Nakadai. I swear that is the first time I hated girls especially her. She just keep on talking about rock bands which some I've heard of and listen to their music and other stuff which are plain nonsense to me.
Then came Rafael Esquivel and he's one of my friends. He's short, friendly, and really smart. I mean REALLY, REALLY smart! Dude, the kid's a professional hacker while I'm just an advanced one. We also share our knowledge on technology and its wonders.
There is one problem, though. He's vulnerable to bullies. One time, when we haven't known each other, he was about to get bullied by Vince whose taller than him. I don't know what came over me but I stood in front of him and deal with the mess.
Of course, the bully didn't back out and tried to punch me. Luckily, I learned karate when I was 8 and dodged it. I used my moves on him and ended up winning without a scratch. On the other hand, Vince's face was so messed up, his nose started to bleed and he retreated.
That was the day when we became friends. Wow, it feels so good to have wonderful memories. Okay, we're now in front of the school, I parked my bike next to a sign. Jack and I went to separate classrooms and another day at school began.
Somewhere in Jasper, Nevada (Normal POV)
A red Dodge Challenger with bull horns on the hood was driving on its own. It was none other than Cliffjumper, searching for Energon.
"So, there I am, on a look-out when out of nowhere, these high beams light up my rear end. And then it hit me, I'm illegally parked." He was talking with his partner on the comm. link.
On the other end, a blue Kawasaki Ninja 250R was scouting for Energon too. "Another parking ticket?" She asked.
"Better. The boot." Cliffjumper answered.
"Big metal tire clamp, impossible to remove."
"Bingo, the local police did their thing. I let them get all the way down the block. That's when I kicked off my new shiny shoe and BANG!"
"New York's finest soiled themselves." The motorcycle guessed.
"You know me, Arcee. You mess with Cliffjumper…"
"And you get the horns." Arcee finished. Cliffjumper let out a somewhat evil laugh. "Not sure how that complies with Autobot rule no. 1: Keep a low profile."
"What can I say?" He asked. "Patrolling for Energon out here dulls me the most. Almost makes me miss the Decepticons."
"Like Jasper, Nevada's a party? "She asked. "We're alone wherever we travel on this rock, Cliff." Just then, 4 beeps emanated from Cliff's radar.
"I'm getting a signal." Cliffjumper confirmed.
"Do you need back-up?" Arcee asked with worry in her tone.
Cliffjumper was as boastful and reckless as always. "Do I ever need back-up?" He took a left turn that led him to an Energon-packed area. Unknown to Cliff, a mech with blue-green paintjob just happened to be on the trail with him.
Said mech quickly hid behind the trees in case of an enemy. He had an Autobot symbol imprinted on his chest, much taller than the red muscle car, and transforms into a long-nose semi-truck. Also, he likes to attack with weapons rather than bare hands. His designation is Skyblaster.
"I just found a whole lot of Energon." As Cliff said that, a huge shadow towered above him. It was the Nemesis.
"Decepticons." Was the only word he said as he transformed into his bot mode. Just then, a cannon fired at him, throwing him off the edge and landed into a spot surrounded by Energon. He turned around and several Vehicons were deployed from the ship.
The mech from earlier witnessed the whole thing. He was enraged as he knew that Decepticons were up to no good again after 3 years. He readied his cannons and waited for the right moment to attack.
But to Cliffjumper, he was outnumbered and that meant trouble. He opened a comm. link to Arcee. "Arcee, about that back-up…"
Just when he found an area full of Energon, the Decepticons just made their first appearance and move. Of course, Cliffjumper was not about to back out like a coward.
"I'm warning you, boys. I'll put a few dents on ya." He went back into his alt mode and headed straight towards the Vehicons. He flew upwards, transformed again to his bot mode, and threw punches at them.
Somewhere, a blue and red long-nose semi-truck was scouting the area. Then he received a comm. from Arcee. "Arcee to Optimus, the cons are back. Cliff might be in deep scrap."
"Understood." Optimus replied and opened comm. links throughout the rest of the team. "Ratchet, do you have Cliffjumper's coordinates?" He asked.
On a snowy road, a red and white ambulance, known as Ratchet, replied back. "I'm locked on his signal, Optimus, but our team is scattered across different time zones."
"Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, rendezvous back at base and prepare to groundbridge." The mentioned Autobots headed from where they were back to the Autobot base.
Meanwhile, back at the fight, a Vehicon went tumbling down as Cliffjumper faced the rest. Just as the Vehicon behind him was about to throw a punch, Skyblaster left his hiding spot, activated his battle mask, readied his cannons and attacked the con before it did.
Cliffjumper was surprised by the sudden attack and regained his senses when he saw Skyblaster as an ally. Even outnumbered, Skyblaster's accurate shooting and Cliffjumper's powerful fists left the Vehicons with huge dents and numerous scratches.
After defeating every Vehicon, a new wave arrived. Both of them were getting tired from all that fighting but neither of them didn't care. Cliffjumper's servos were hurting and he needed to counter fast so he used his cannons instead.
"You want the horns?" He asked with his cannons warming up. "You got 'em." Cliffjumper started shooting at every Decepticon he could see.
Skyblaster, on the other hand, was getting a bad feeling. "Careful, the Energon around here are unstable and could cause explosion." He warned but the muscle car wasn't listening.
Three Vehicons got hit through their spark chambers, killing them instantly. Others dodged and started to retaliate. Cliffjumper did his best to dodge but one of the shots hit the unstable Energon and triggered a massive explosion. Skyblaster got injured along with the Vehicons.
Few of them were lucky and took cover from it. Once the explosion was gone, the Vehicons spotted the muscle car's battered body and decided to take it with them to the Nemesis. Back at the area, Skyblaster was still conscious but his body wouldn't budge.
He saw the Decepticons dragging Cliffjumper. That made him really angry. He let out a loud battle cry and did his best to fight back. Just then, a portal with the same color as him appeared out of nowhere and out came the Autobots.
They arrived just in time to witness what Skyblaster saw. As soon as they aimed at the Vehicons holding Cliff hostage, Skyblaster got out his katana and, in a quick motion, sliced the Vehicons into half.
Inside the Nemesis, a silver seeker witnessed everything. Like his character, Starscream became terrified now that all Autobots were present. He decided to retreat and the Nemesis was out of their sights.
The Autobots couldn't believe their optics that there was another bot on Earth besides them. Bumblebee clapped and whistled at the amazing move earlier, getting Skyblaster's attention.
This time, it was his turn to freeze as he also couldn't believe what his optics are seeing. There stood in front of him was Optimus Prime and it was none other than his, "Sire?" He asked.
Optimus was surprised to hear that voice. He hadn't heard that since the war started. There was only one name that came out of his mouth. "Skyblaster?"
The others didn't know the history of them but decided to let it slide. Bulkhead stepped forward to pick-up Cliffjumper but Skyblaster mistook it as an attack. He aimed his katana at Bulkhead, causing the Wrecker to step back.
"Whoa! Easy there. We're not going to hurt you." The husky warrior assured. He noticed the symbol on his chest. "Hey, we're Autobots too."
That didn't help, though. Skyblaster still didn't trust them except Cliffjumper. He stepped back further as Arcee tries to help her partner stand up. Skyblaster couldn't do anything besides watch. He was still cautious as ever.
He slipped his katana back to its place and de-activated his battle mask. Now, everyone could see the resemblance. They looked from their leader to Skyblaster a couple of times before reality hit them.
"So he … and Optimus … are?" Bumblebee was stuttering, unable to form words.
Then Skyblaster transformed into his alt mode and drove off. Optimus didn't stop him, he saw the pained expression on his mech's face and remembered the horrible mistake he made that day.
"Ratchet, make a groundbridge back to base." He ordered. The medic nodded and did what he was told. A blue-green portal appeared in front of him and they walked towards it.
Bumblebee helped Cliffjumper and Ratchet attended to his patient once they got back to the base.
Meanwhile, at school (Jade's POV)
Finally, school was done and I'm outta here. As expected, my bike was moved again for how many times. Oh well, no matter, I'll just wait till someone asks me. Then something caught my attention, a few blocks away, I spotted a blue-green semi-truck.
I texted Jack that I would go home early and he replied 'No prob. I'm heading back to work.'. Perfect! I rushed towards the truck and checked it out. It was wicked! I looked around to see if someone was watching me.
I let myself get in and closed the door. Strangely, there was this some symbol in the middle of the steering wheel. It was cool, though. I couldn't find the keys anywhere and I should make a run for it in case the owner comes back.
The truck started by itself when I was about to get off. The door slammed shut and took off. I shouldn't have done this. This vehicle is haunted. Wherever it's taking me, please let it be my home. I want to get off this cursed truck.
For how many minutes have passed, I noticed the truck stopped and when I peeked at the window. I was in front of my house. Who knew? Maybe it wasn't cursed. It must be the latest technology. Sweet!
I stepped out of the truck and the door automatically closed. I admit, I love technology!
"Well, uhh … thanks?" I didn't have the words to show my gratitude but I think a simple thanks would do. The engine rumbled and the truck drove off.
I watched it go with a smile. I shook my head and decided to watch some TV before visiting Jack at his work. It really was an exhausting day and I can't help but get a feeling about that truck. It's like I started a friendly relationship with it without noticing.
Ah, who am I kidding? Me having a truck as a friend? I should get a little rest before I really turn into a crazy person.
Skyblaster's POV
Wow, two weird things have happened today. First, meeting my sire who abandoned me after the war started. Second, a feeling I kept getting about that human earlier. Seriously, just what is up with that guy?
I feel strange for some reason.
It's like I should help him in any way even though I planned on ditching him off somewhere in the desert. But I'm not that kind of mech. Anyways, I've been roaming around these planet for years and the thing that made me survive till now is scouting for Energon.
I would go miles just to find them. Heck, I should've grabbed some earlier but I was stupid to just disappear like that. Now, my energy is slowly depleting. I better find some fast. Luckily, my radar picked up a signal ahead.
That's what I'm talking about! Another area surrounded with Energon. This should last me for months.
Oh yeah, you see, I hate my sire because before the war started, he just took off without notice. I panicked that day and searched everywhere for him. When I couldn't find him, I just gave up and I started to get depressed. I wonder what went into his processor to leave me just like that.
By the time the war started, I took cover. Most times, I got injured but I took care of them myself. There were times I was lucky because I get caught and break free a couple of hours after. I was fighting for my life without weapons, imagine that!
One day, when I was looking for some shelter, I stumbled upon an Autobot who gladly helped me get into their base and patch me up. They even let me eat with them, sleep with them but not in a weird way, and talk with them. But whenever I ask for the location of my sire, they just went silent and tried to change the subject.
I feel sad because I know they were hiding something from me and I don't like it. That's when I decided to join their forces, most of them were shocked by my sudden declaration. I hate it that they always think of me as a sparkling that needs care all the time. Well, I'm not!
I began training and they were impressed with my skills. I received missions ranking from easy (i.e scouting, collecting information, etc.) to hard (i.e saving allies, acting as a spy, etc.). Without breaking a sweat, I finished them unharmed.
Due to my progress, they had no other choice but to assign me on a planet to gather intel, scout for Energon, and other stuff that required stealth and wits. After a few years, no missions have been given and it was starting to get suspicious.
I decided to head back to base when suddenly, my ship was attacked with several shots. It took out the engines and before I knew it, I crash landed on this planet. And now, I've been stuck here for so long that my sire just showed up. I'm starting to hate him more.
About that human, though, I feel like his life was the same as mine in a way. I could tell by the way he lives – alone but still everyone else gives him support. Maybe I should return the favor for making me realize that not all bots or humans can get everything they ever wanted.
But first, I need to refuel. My Energon level is really low to the point I might shut down instantly. I can't thank him if I'm running out of energy.
Normal POV
At the Autobot base, Cliffjumper was in stasis after his wounds were taken care of. Arcee stood beside him, feeling guilty for her partner's injuries. She blame herself for not being there sooner.
"I'm sorry, Cliff. I should have been at your side." She rubbed his arm. "But thanks to that Skyblaster or whoever he was, you're safe." Still, it pained her and decided to ease it by taking a break.
"Ratchet, I'll be out for a walk." She said before transforming into a motorcycle and drove off. The Autobot base got quiet again.
Bulkhead and Bumblebee were out, searching for any trace of Decepticon activity.
Optimus was in his quarters, happy that he saw that Skyblaster was still alive but his face didn't look like it. He was still regretting the decision he made back on Cybertron.
Ratchet was in the middle of cleaning his tools. His mind was occupied with the encounter earlier. Many questions filled his processor and all of them were unanswered so he decided to talk with their leader.
He headed straight towards Optimus' quarters, knocked on his door, and let himself in.
"Mind telling me what happened back there?" He asked. Optimus knew what he meant but kept silent. For a second, the medic already knew that their leader wouldn't say anything about it so he sighed. "If you're not going to tell me, at least let me know your history."
Optimus thought about it for a while. He could trust Ratchet since they knew each other for a really long time. He sighed.
"Skyblaster is my mech." He stated. Ratchet wasn't surprised to hear that. "Back on Cybertron, Elita and I were intimate one night. After she told me that she was carrying, I was really happy that I had started a family. But that didn't last long. When I heard that Megatron was about to declare war, I left without telling them. It must be hard for them but it was harder for me. I was angry at myself when I didn't came back to check on them and let them know I was okay."
"When the Cybertronian war started, I became a Prime after Primus bestowed the Matrix of Leadership upon me. I became the leader of the Autobots while carrying the guilt of leaving my family behind. I never knew what happened to them. After years of fighting the Decepticons, I received a report of a newcomer and I was surprised at the details. It was Skyblaster joining the Autobots. I felt glad that he was okay but guilt filled me again as I never came to watch his progress or even see what he turned out to be."
"I was about to come and see him but I was too late when he was assigned to another planet and took off. I started to worry as he could be in danger but all of that disappeared when reports came from him. One day, the base was attacked but Skyblaster's reports were still coming and not one mission was ever given to him again. We protected the base with the best we could and successfully prevented any more attacks."
"That's when his reports stopped coming, I started to worry again until we managed to get a signal on our radar. It was his ship but then it was heading the wrong way. Something must have happened, the signal kept getting weaker until it was out of range. I asked someone to get the coordinates of his ship and it was located here on planet Earth. I never saw him until that day. I finally managed to see him but I know he wasn't happy to see me. I saw the pain in those optics and I couldn't do anything to ease it. I am a horrible sire, am I not?"
Ratchet didn't knew he had a lot on his mind. He sighed. "You're not, Optimus. From what I see, he must have mistook you for the reason that he thinks you abandoned him." He patted his shoulder. "Why don't you tell him the truth once we encounter him again? Maybe he'll understand and forgive you."
Optimus was glad to hear that from Ratchet. It gave him hope that he can still get his mech back. "I supposed you're right, old friend." He stood up. "Ratchet, please get the coordinates of Skyblaster if you can."
"I'll see what I can do with it." The medic headed off to do what he was told. Optimus smiled at the thought of Skyblaster with him again. At least, they could re-built their broken bond.
It was afternoon in Jasper, Nevada. Jack Darby was at his work, serving customers as usual. Jade was at his house asleep.
Jack was happily cleaning up the drive-in window while humming a tune. So far, there were no rude customers, only nice ones until …
"Welcome to K.O Drive-In where every patty is a knock out. May I take your order?" He spoke through the mic.
"Ah, two super combos with extras fries."
"Okay, dos numero twos. Anything else?" He asked while preparing the food for the customer.
"Yeah, some advice: How do I get an awesome job like yours?" The customer mocked then there was laughter on the other line.
Jack scowled at the mic. "Okay, so that's two 'we're not as funny as we think we are' combos with a side of 'fight me'." He put two brown bags at the window.
"What did you say?"
"5.99, sir, at the window." He turned around and cleaned up but a car stopped in front, the customer took the bags, and drove off without paying.
It was too late for Jack to catch them. "Hey! I have to pay for that!" He balled his fist while watching the customer get away.
Outside Jasper, Arcee activated her hologram and headed to where Jack was. She was still easing the pain she had. Then, two Vehicons came out of nowhere and started following her.
She adjusted her side mirror. "Twins." She said before speeding up to lose them. She parked in front of Jack's workplace, adjusted the mirror again to keep a look-out for the cons, de-activated her hologram, and took a break.
Jack just finished his shift recently. He walked out the door then his phone rang. It was his mother calling and he answered it. "Hey, Mom. I just got off. No, I'm not going to the dance. Experience suggests I should never cut off work unless I'm feeling something."
"Be careful? Seriously? This is Jasper." He noticed the motorcycle. "I love you." He whispered then realized he was still talking to his mother. "U-uh, yeah. I love you too, Mom. I gotta run."
"Hello, beautiful." He said, Arcee adjusted her mirror at Jack. "Where have you been all my life?" He touched the seat to feel its fine quality. "It may take a few K.O paychecks, but I am gonna own a ride like you someday."
"Are you talking to your motorcycle?" A voice asked. Jack looked at where it came from and saw Sierra with his little sister. They laughed at Jack's idiocy.
"Yah, m-my motorcycle? Ye-No, I-I mean yes." He stuttered. "Yes, it-it's mine but uh n-no, I-I-I'm not talking to it. W-well, t-to you, I am." He facepalmed himself. "Uhh, how's things, Sierra?" He asked, trying to change the subject. "Take you for, uhh, a spin sometime?"
However, the cons were back and Arcee was getting a little annoyed with Jack's flirting. "Come on, smooth operator. Wrap it up." She muttered.
Sierra had a confused look. "You know my name?" She asked.
Jack felt his heart breaking but continued. "We were, we're in homeroom together. I'm Jack. Jack Darby?"
Then, the sound of engines rumbling came from the cons and high beams lighted the three of beam. They covered their eyes to prevent blindness from those harsh lights.
Arcee knew she was already caught. "Scrap!"
The cons were heading towards them. Sierra and her sister ran away as fast as they can while screaming. Jack, on the other hand, was trying to keep his grip as Arcee began to drive by herself and get away from them as soon as possible.
"H-h-heyyy! W-wh-whoaa! WHOA! Holy!" He screamed as the Vehicons were getting close. "WHOAAA!"
Arcee managed to slip between them but the cons were faster to react. They made a quick U-turn and followed the motorcycle. It was a high speed chase.
"Do not let go." She warned.
Jack was too afraid to let go yet he was surprised at the voice. "WHO SAID THAT?" He screamed.
As the cons were getting closer by the minute, Arcee slowed down, making them crash into each other. That's when she took the opportunity to speed up and make a right turn.
"Commander Starscream, target sighted." The con said over the comm. link.
"Accompanied by a human youth." His twin added.
Starscream, on the other hand, was infuriated that the cons couldn't do even a simple task. "Destroy them both!" He shouted.
Arcee made a quick stop and Jack hopped off.
"What are you?" He asked, stepping away from the motorcycle.
"I don't exist." She answered. "Tell anyone about me and I will hunt you down."
Jack was even more terrified at the threat. He ran wherever he can go and Arcee made sure that the cons were still following her. However, one of them followed Jack instead.
"Scrap!" She cursed. Arcee turned around, sped past the other con, and followed where the human went.
The second con was still fast to react and was on her trail again while the first one that followed Jack. He was running out of breath but that didn't stop from escaping danger.
"I don't even know her!" He protested but the con just went after him.
Arcee sped up even more and when he was on her side, she motioned for him to hop on and off they go again for another high speed chase.
"WHOOAA!" Jack screamed as they entered through the highway.
The twins were getting tired from all that chasing so they got out their cannons and started firing at Arcee and Jack. He ducked and covered his ears from the deafening sound of the firing cannons.
Once they were in the open, Arcee drove past the other cars with hopes of losing the Decepticons.
"Why are those guys shooting at us?" Jack asked.
Arcee was getting annoyed with his never ending questions. "Look, there's no us, kid. And they are no guys." She sped up some more.
As the cons were on the trail, Bumblebee appeared behind them. He slowed down the cons, giving Arcee enough time to spare.
Jack asked again. "Friend of yours?"
"Family." She simply answered.
Bumblebee continued to block the cons' path to prevent them from getting in contact with Jack and Arcee but one of them outsmarted and turned the tables on him.
Below the open highway, Rafael was playing with his toy car (similar to Bumblebee's design) as his favorite past time. He imitated the sound of the car. While he was doing that, his phone rang.
"Hi, mama." He greeted. "Racing, right at the street. Kay, just five more minutes?" He hang up and continued playing while imitating the car's sound.
Jack and Arcee were still being trailed by the Vehicons and there was a road end sign just up ahead. He thought that was suicide until Arcee made a turn and they were below the highway. Unknown to them, they were just above Rafael.
The nerd was amazed at that stunt and made him let out a surprised "Whoa!".
"You have no idea." Jack shook his head and got off the motorcycle.
Just then, the cons came back. They were heading straight towards them. The humans thought that something's about to happen and they were right. Once the cons were in mid-air, they transformed into bot modes.
During Arcee's transformation, Jack and Rafael were out of her way.
"This ends here, cons." She snarled before zooming towards the Vehicons. Arcee dodged every shot fired, landed a high jump kick, and threw punches at them.
The humans witnessed everything. The transformation, weapons, merely everything they know.
"What are they?" The nerd asked even though the answer was in front of his eyes.
Jack answered for him. "Cars that turn into robots, or the other way around." He was getting worried.
As the fight went on, Arcee remembered the state of Cliffjumper during his last battle and her blood boiled with rage. She punched the con's face multiple times until it got pissed. She noticed it and started to backflip away from them.
She was hit during one of those backflips, causing her to lose balance. Bumblebee came to her rescue. He stomped on one of the con and landed a hard punch to the other.
Arcee sooner regained her balance and stood up. Bumblebee still stomped on the con but accidentally crushed Rafael's toy when he stepped back.
"Sorry about that." Bumblebee apologized.
Rafael nodded in understanding. "It's okay. No problem. Really."
The scout was focused on the human that he noticed the con he stomped earlier stood up and shot him. While he was down, the con stomped him and aimed its cannons at him.
The nerd was getting angry at the unfairness of the fight. "Leave him alone!" He shouted but that made the cons target him and Jack now. "Please." He gulped.
"Bad call." Jack stated, dragging Rafael by the arm towards a sewer pipe.
One of the Vehicons chased after them. They rushed inside until the con got beaten up by Bumblebee.
"Don't worry, you're safe now." Bumblebee assured. Rafael thanked him. "You're welcome."
Jack took the lead and said, "Don't look back.". Rafael asked him why but simply answered, "No idea, and I'm not going to find out."
Once they were safe, Bumblebee continued to beat the crap of the con but its twin made a foul play, throwing off Bumblebee, and kicked him hard. The scout landed next to Arcee.
Both of them were getting drained from all that fighting. The cons had the advantage until a green Lamborghini LM002 and transformed into Bulkhead.
"Who's ready to rumble?" He pumped his fists together.
Feeling outnumbered, the two Vehicons retreated. Both Bumblebee and Arcee were glad now that Bulkhead but angry at the same time for showing up too late.
"What took you?" She asked.
The cantankerous bot replied, "Traffic."
"Should we go after them?" He gestured to the retreating cons.
"Ain't worth it, kiddo. Let's just head back to-" She got cut off when sounds of a cannon firing were heard.
Not far from them, the cons had holes where their spark chambers are located. They instantly died at the hands of …
"Hey, isn't that … Oh, what's his designation?" Bumblebee tried to remember the bot's name. "Oh yeah! Hey Skyblaster, how'd you been?" He asked.
The blue-green bot didn't answer. Instead, a human called out. "Sky, let's go." It came from Jade. The bot transformed into his alt mode and Jade got in. They took off, leaving the three dumbfounded.
Once they were back at their base, Arcee and Bumblebee were giving their reports to Optimus who was busy in tracking Decepticon whereabouts.
"And the cons would have been scrap metal if I wasn't distracted by the human." Arcee spat out.
The Prime raised an optic ridge. "Human?" He asked.
"2 boys."Bumblebee raised his two digits then remembered something. "I mean, 3." He held up three digits.
"3 boys?" Optimus repeated.
Arcee continued. "I guess the second one caught us in action? I don't know." She shrugged. "Was a little busy at that time." She glared at the scout.
"Also, the third one is with Skyblaster." Bumblebee added.
Optimus stopped typing. "Skyblaster?" He asked. The scout nodded. "If the Decepticons are targeting us, anyone perceived as an ally will be in grave risk."
"What about Skyblaster?" Arcee asked.
He called the medic. "Ratchet, have the coordinates of Skyblaster already identified?"
"Not yet, Optimus. It seems his signal is cloaked, much like the Decepticons' ship."
Then the Prime looked at the two. "Arcee, bring the humans here for their safety. That goes for you too, Bumblebee."
Jade's house (Jade's POV)
You might be wondering how I knew Skyblaster. Well, you see:
After I woke up, I heard the sound of an engine rumbling. I peeked out of a window and saw the same truck that gave me a ride back to my home.
I looked at the clock. Shit! I was supposed to be up 10 minutes ago to help Jack get home. I took a quick bath, dressed, and left. It was stupid of me. I am the one helping only to be one who comes late.
As soon as I got there, I briefly saw Jack riding on a blue motorcycle while being chased by two violet cars. I guess I was a little late after all.
Good thing is the truck seem to know where I have to go and we followed them. Once they were in the freeway, the truck headed to the streets instead.
"Hey, name's Skyblaster. What's yours?" A voice came out of nowhere. I looked around to find no one and realized it was coming from the truck. Awesome!
I got to give respect to this vehicle. "Jade. Nice to meet you, Sky." I gave him a short name. He seemed to like it.
"Sky, huh? Has a nice ring to it." He admitted. "Say, why don't we take some cons out of the bag?"
Cons? As in disadvantages or maybe something else? "Sorry, dude. Don't know any cons." Was all I can say.
"Right. You don't know anything about Cybertronians."
"Cyber-what-now?" I'm getting confused.
Then he talked to me about their planet, their people, their technology, his family, I mean everything about them. Also, how his father became the leader of their faction, who the leader of the other faction was, what were the factions called, how the war started, the result of the never ending war on their planet, and suddenly he just stopped.
I got out and he transformed into a robot. How cool is that! But I didn't miss the pained look on his face, I could tell that he had an awful past or maybe how all of those things he said about the war affected him.
"Hey, what's on your mind?" I asked.
"Nothing. Just forget what I said about my sire."
"You really do hate him, don't you?"
"I guess. He just abandoned his family before the war started. His own family!" He punched the ground, leaving a crater. "Why didn't he take us with? I mean, families stick together, right? So why did he vanish like that?"
I sighed. This problem is just too damn familiar. Almost the same as mine. Abandoned and left to grow up on my own. Looks like I'm not the only one.
"Hey, I'm sure your father didn't mean it. I mean it must have been harder for him than for you and your mother." I assured. "Look, there's no other way to know the truth than to talk to him. He's your father after all. At least give him a second chance."
That calmed Skyblaster some. "You really think so?" He asked, looking at me in the eye.
"I know so. Now, how about we beat some Decepticons while we're at it?" He smiled and transformed back into a truck. I got in and we resumed where we started.
Once we got there though, two of those evil Decepticons were running towards us. Skyblaster transformed back into a robot and hid me from plain sight, saying it's for my own good.
I just waited and waited until I heard the sounds of something firing. When I looked back, the two were lying on the ground in the puddle of their own blue blood.
But that's not all. There were three more robots on the other side although one had the same paint as the motorcycle Jack rode earlier. They didn't look threatening to me but I could feel Sky getting uneasy so I called out to him.
"Sky, let's go." He transformed again into a truck, I got in, and we took off. It wasn't long before we reached my house.
And that's pretty much of what happened recently. I was in my house, listening to my songs while answering my homework. Damn you, calculus! After I was done, I put them back in my bag only to find my thing missing.
Where did I put it? I kept searching everywhere until the answer came to me. I facepalmed myself. Oh right, I left it in my desk again. I'm pretty sure no one would ever tamper with it.
It was getting dark and I have to sleep early. I wouldn't worry about Skyblaster. He can take care of himself. Plus, he's a cool robot. He has weapons to defend with.
I made myself comfortable in bed before the lights went out. In all the times I slept, I haven't snore even once because I'm not like any other person who does their work really late. Well, tomorrow is another day.
The next day …
After school was done, I'm glad that my thing was still there. It was a weird looking box of some sort. I use it as a night lamp sometimes because it glows whenever I press it. I found it on the land before my house was built.
A worker noticed the box, asked me if it was mine, and I just nodded. He gave it to me and I started fiddling with it. So far, all it does is glow, make weird noise, and change its size.
I was about to use it when I spotted Jack outside. I hid the box in my pocket and rank up to him.
"Hey Jack." I greeted, scratching the back of my head. "Sorry if I didn't come to pick you up yesterday." I apologized.
"No problem, I just took a cab and-" He cut off when we saw Raf waving at us.
I patted his shoulder. "Go, we'll talk some other time." I saw Miko doing one of her sketches. "Hey Miko, what'cha sketching?"
Normal POV
Jack went to Raf, his mind occupied with the things that happened yesterday.
"Raf." He waved. "Hey, look. Let's just keep this between us and forget everything that ever happened."
Suddenly, a yellow and black Urbana 500 arrived. It was the sports car that transformed yesterday.
"Oh, not again." He stepped back.
Jack looked horrified like a ghost was slowly haunting at him. He wanted to forget that cars can turn into robots or vice versa, but it came just back.
"Get in. Tell the other one his ride is over there." Bumblebee opened the door.
"I-It wants us to get in." Jack guessed.
Raf shook his head. "No, just me."
"Well, how do you know that?" Jack asked, confused as to how Raf was able to understand what the scout was saying. To him, it was just a bunch of beeps.
"Because it said so." Raf simply answered.
'Okay, now I'm getting more confused.' He thought. "W-what?" Jack asked again.
"Yours is over there." The nerd pointed at the blue motorcycle.
The teen had a bad feeling going on. "W-wait, I-I don't think it's a-a good-" He was cut off by Raf getting in the car.
"How's it going?" Raf asked the car.
"Raf?" The teen called out but Bumblebee took off, leaving him alone with no choice but to ride with Arcee. "Wait, STOP!"
He glared at the blue motorcycle. 'Unbelievable, I'm with her again.' Jack tried to walk on his own, ignoring the vehicle.
Miko was still sketching Arcee. "Coolest bike ever!" She admired while drawing hearts. Her phone rang. "Host parents? Ignore" She rejected the call and went back to her drawing.
Arcee took the opportunity to bail once the Japanese girl wasn't looking and followed the teen. She activated her hologram to prevent the Japanese girl from getting suspicious.
However, the girl wasn't easy to fool with so she followed the vehicle quietly. Jade stood there dumbfounded, he figured Miko would ignore him but didn't actually expected to be ditched by her.
He mumbled something insulting about her. Then spotted a familiar truck right across the street. Jade smiled as it was the day where Skyblaster would re-unite with his father.
"Ready, Sky?" He asked.
Skyblaster revved up his engines. "I was born ready."
"We should keep a look-out for Jack." Jade had a suspicious look. "I have a feeling the motorcycle and the femme, female or whatever you called it that we saw are the same.
Out in an alley, Arcee found Jack walking by himself. She stopped in front of him.
"Relax." She assured. "I want to talk to you."
Jack was getting jealous by the new rider of the motorcycle. "Don't you mean you and your new friend?" He gestured to the hologram.
"Kid, there's a lot that you don't understand." She deactivated her hologram.
The teen was making a hasty retreat. "Okay, I get it, I get it. The first rule of robot fight club is you don't talk about robot fight club." He backed off. "What you need to understand is that I don't want a bunch of crazy talking vehicles following me around, trying to get me killed."
Arcee was getting fed up with his stubbornness. She transformed into her bot mode. "Look" Jack turned around startled. "Jack, is it? Your personal safety is exactly why Optimus Prime has requested your presence."
"W-wait, O-Optimus who?" He asked, confused as to who the robot was referring to.
"You may be in danger because you are one of the few." Arcee stated. "One of the only who have ever seen us."
A voice butted in. "Dude, what are you waiting for?" It was Miko, snooping on them. "Go with!"
Arcee felt like this was her fault. Now, another human knows their existence. "Scrap!" Was all she could say.
On their way to the Autobot base, little did Arcee and Bumblebee know that someone else was secretly on their trail. Skyblaster and Jade were relying on stealth.
"WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!" Miko shouted.
"And why exactly are we taking her?" Jack argued.
Arcee simply answered, "Rules."
Both Autobots just headed straight towards the big rock. Jack screamed, thinking they were going to crash until a metal door opened. It closed once they were in and led to a huge bunker.
The humans were fascinated by how it looked even bigger on the inside. Miko was amazed at everything she saw, thinking it was all but a dream.
"I thought there were two." Ratchet implied.
"Haven't you heard? Humans multiply." Arcee stated with a sway of her hips.
Raf was happy that there was another one who knows about the robots. "I'm Raf." He introduced but Miko just went past right him.
"I'm Miko. Who are you?" She asked, looking at the green Wrecker.
The cantankerous Autobot replied, "Bulkhead."
"Are you a car?" She asked again. "I bet you're a truck. A monster truck." The Japanese girl was too excited. "Do you like heavy metal? How much do you weigh? Ever used a wrecking ball for a punching bag?"
"So if you guys are robots, who made you?" Raf cut in, saving Bulkhead from Miko's non-stop interrogation.
The medic let out a low growl. "Puh-lease." He rolled his optics.
Then loud thuds came from behind and they turned around to find a tall blue and red robot.
"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron, also known as Autobots." Optimus informed.
Jack took a step forward despite his fear. "Why are you here?" He asked.
"To protect your planet from the Decepticons." The Autobot leader replied.
Arcee clarified, "The jokers who tried to bump us off last night."
"O~kay." Jack understood now. "Then why are they here?" He asked again.
Optimus kneeled to optic-eye level. "A fair question, Jack." He motioned for the other two to come forth. "They are here because our planet is uninhabitable, ravaged by centuries of civil war."
"Why were you fighting a war?" Raf asked.
"Foremost, over control of our world's supply of Energon, the fuel and life-blood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike." Optimus continued to remember the past events. "The combat was fierce and endured for centuries."
"In the beginning, I fought alongside one whom I have considered a brother. But in the war, ideals can be corrupted and it was, thus, that Megatron had lost his way."
Miko yawned, interrupting the story telling. "Is there gonna be a pop quiz?" She asked. Both Jack and Raf glared at her for being ignorant and rude.
"So, what does Megatron, or any of this, have to do with us?" The teen asked for clarification.
"Megatron has not been seen or heard from in some time. But if his return is imminent, as I fear, it could be catastrophic." Optimus stated, unintentionally dodging the question.
Outside the Autobot base
Jade and Skyblaster had witnessed everything – from the transformation to the metal door opening. Although, the latter was feeling a bit uneasy for what was about to happen next.
"I don't know, Jade." He looked at the human. "Are you sure this is going to work?"
"I already told you it won't unless you talk to him."
The swift mech calmed down and deactivated his cloaking device. He transformed into his alt mode with Jade staying by the driver's seat.
Inside the NemesisA lithe violet mech approached Starscream with an ongoing transmission appearing on his visor.
"Soundwave, those transmissions are emanating from deep space. I would hate to waste the Energon." The seeker turned around. "Unless you are absolutely certain."
Soundwave nodded.
Starscream let out an annoyed sigh. "Then lock on transmission coordinates and activate the space bridge." He ordered to a Vehicon.
Somewhere in deep space
There was a huge machine of some sort. A portal began to appear and out came a silver and purple jet. It was Megatron returning from his three-year exile.
He transforms into his bot mode and let out a cry. "Decepticons!" He screamed. "I have returned."
To be continued…
A/N: That's the end of Chapter 1. If anyone worries that I will no longer update, fear not! My updates will only take 4 or 5 days because I have downloaded every episode of the series to serve as my reference.
Okay, for my OCs, just imagine Skyblaster as Optimus with different color scheme but a little shorter and Jade as any teen you can think of. I'm horrible when it comes to describing appearances of characters.
I guess all has been clarified. See you next time. Headmaster Enoshima Junko is out, peace!