Episode 1: Darkness Rising Part 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers (Prime) in any way...or the song 'Survivor' by Destiny's Child. I just own my OC =)

No One's POV:

Vrooooooooooooom! A small, yellow toy car sped by two humans, the youngest one imitating the rumbling sound made by a speeding race car. He was twelve years old and had chocolate brown hair and matching dark brown eyes that were covered by dark red rimmed glasses, looking more like his father. He wore a cream collared shirt underneath an orange vest; he also wore blue jeans and white shoes. He sat propped up against the wall with a remote control in his hand.

Beside him, was one of his older sisters. She was the only one in the family that looked after and cared for him, not to mention who listens to him. She was sixteen and had long red hair and blue eyes, something that she inherited from her mother. She was wearing a red tank top with a knitted white cardigan on top. She had jean shorts and red converses. She was reading a book that she had gotten hooked up on while having an eye on her little brother.

"Gee Raf, I'm pretty sure that you could break the world record for the fastest toy car ever," she joked.

Raf looked up from his racing and grinned at her. "Well, I did some small modifications to the battery supply, and it made some major changes to the speed. But Rose, can't you join in too? I mean, you do have your race car with you," Raf looked up at Rose with pleading eyes as he said the last sentence. Rose sighed. She knew that there was no way to get out of this one, after all she had promised him.

"Alright, let's race." Rose's toy car was of similar make as Raf's, but was a red Aston Martin with detailed white outlines. She would've gotten a yellow Urbana 500, like Raf, but she feared that they might mix theirs up. Rose didn't mind, but Raf liked to experiment and improve his toy cars, so it would be best to have different colours.

They drove the cars into starting position, and started a countdown.

"Three, two, one-"

I'm a survivor,

I'm not gonna give up,

I'm not gonna stop,

I'm gonna work harder-

Rose sheepishly answered her phone while sending a 'I'm sorry' glance at Raf. Raf just smiled back, giving a soft nod.

"Hello?"

"Hello Rose. How are you and Raf doing?"

"Hi Mom! We were just starting to race,"

"Okay. Dinner will be done in another hour or two. Don't you think that you two should come home now?"

"Um," Rose looked towards Raf's direction before giving her answer, "in ten more minutes, 'k?"

"Fine, but no more," And then she hung up.

"Okay Raf, we have ten more minutes, so...let's race!" Rose exclaimed, pumping a fist up into the air. Raf just laughed at his sister's anticipation. She was easily excited.

"Tree, two, one-"

A dark blue motorcycle of unknown make jumped over their heads and landed a few feet away from them.

"Whoa," they said, in unison. The rider just exhaled deeply, and turned his to look at them.

"You have no idea," he puffed out, leaning slightly on the motorcycle for support.

Rose's POV

He dismounted as Raf and I made our way over. That was just so cool, but at the same time, it looked scary. As we reached the guy, a faint rumbling sound from above made our heads turn to look up at two cars at the top of the hill. Something about them gave me the chills. My thoughts were confirmed when they raced down the hill and transformed into...robots? Okay, I must imagining things. But then I heard a whirring sound coming from behind me and I swear that I could have died. The guy's motorcycle turned into a robot as well, a female one. Her eyes were what captivated me the most, a mixture of purple and blue rings.

"This ends here, Cons," was all she said before running forward and attacking them while we ducked for cover. They shot an array of beams at her, and she dodged every one of them. Once she was close enough, she kicked one of them and sent him flying backwards. The other one tried to avenge his fallen friend, but was kicked down as well.

"What are they?" Raf questioned to nobody in particular.

"Talking Cars that turn into robots, or the other way around," Motor-cycle guy said. Okay, I really need to get his name.

"What's your name?" I asked, looking directly at him. He jumped a little, not expecting me to speak to him.

"Um...Jack. Jack Darby. Yours?"

I smiled at him. "Rosalie 'Rose' Esquivel, and this is my brother, Rafael,"

"But you can call me Raf," Raf piped in.

I heard a muffled shout and was shocked to see the motorcycle robot had been hit square on the chest. She skidded backwards on her back for quite a distance before screeching to a halt, unmoving. A set of tires from above alerted me that there was another car above, a car that looked very much like Raf's toy car. A Urbana 500, I think. I'm not that good with car brands, but I know everything about my dream cars, such as a Urbana 500 and an Aston Martin. It didn't surprise me as much as before when it jumped off the bridge and turned into a robot too. This one seemed to be siding with the motorcycle robot since he punched the attackers with no mercy.

As the blue robot came to, the yellow 'bot was just about to finish them off. He took a step backwards, and then I heard this crunching sound. He lifted a foot, and there underneath were our toy cars...or should I say, crushed toy cars. The bot whirred a sad sound, but somehow I understood what he said.

"I'm sorry," he said,

"It's okay, really," Raf and I said simultaneously. While the yellow bot looked away from the attackers, he was shot down by one of them. As he tried to get back up, a heavy metal foot was pushed down to his face. He rolled over, only to have guns...laser beams...whatever those weapons are...pointing straight at his face.

"Leave him alone!" I turned to face Raf with big eyes. Not that I object, 'cause hey, they should but, what if they turn on us? My theory was proved correct when all eyes were focused on us.

"Please?" I whispered. Jack crouched down to Raf's height and said, "Bad call."

The two attackers looked at each other, and nodded. Before I could figure out what was going on, one of them started coming towards us. Raf and Jack started running out of instinct, but couldn't move. These beings were scary, yet really intriguing. I wonder if there are more of them out there? I wish that my future car , or motorcycle, was like them. I was yanked out of my daydream when I felt Jack grabbing my arm and leading me away.

"Run!" he cried. We ran over to this opening in the wall, a tunnel of some sort made out of a large pipe. As we jumped inside, we were still running like crazy because the robot was reaching in for us. Just as it was about to grab us, his arm was pulled back out. I heard some crashes and clangs outside, only to see the yellow robot's face peering in at us.

"Run" he said.

"Thank you," Raf replied,

"Yes, thank you," I agreed.

"You're welcome"

As the robot retreated and we continued walking deeper into the pipe, Raf asked, "What did we just see?"

"No idea, and I'm not sure that I wanna find out," Jack said as he lead Raf ahead.

"Why not? They seemed to be...fascinating," Jack just shook his head and carried on ahead.

Next Day After Class

Urgh! Why did I apply for advanced Social Studies? I have a major head ache from all the detailed rituals from every religion. Though today I did find out that Jack was in some of my classes! It was a bit awkward when I found out that Jack was actually in my English, Science, Math, Homeroom and gym classes, and I hadn't even noticed. Raf was in most of mine since he also took advanced classes, but he was there in the classes with Jack and I too. I walked outside and saw Raf waiting for me under a shady tree. I walked up to him with a huge smile on my face.

"What's up, Raf?"

"Nothing much. Funny that we had classes with Jack and didn't even notice it! And here I thought we knew the names of every kid in school!"

I laughed openly at that. I saw Raf waving to somebody behind me and saw that he was actually calling Jack over.

"Raf, Rose, hey. Look, let's just keep this between us and forget anything ever happened, okay?"

Beep, Beep-Beep!

A yellow Urbana 500 with black racing stripes pulled up beside us.

The doors for the passenger seat in front and the driver's seat opened up automatically.

"No! Not again!" Jack groaned. I rolled my eyes at his reaction and stepped closer to the car.

"Raf and Rose, hop in"

"It...wants us to get in," Jack said, gesturing at the open door. I blinked and looked at Jack for a moment. Didn't he understand?

"No, only me and Rose," Raf contradicted.

"How do you know that?"

"It said so," I said calmly.

"What?" Jack baffled.

"Your ride's over there," Raf pointed to the bike stand, where the dark blue motorcycle was parked. I saw that one of my closest friends, Miko, was portraying the motorcycle. I stifled a giggle. Oh, she would freak if she knew about this. But it's our secret, so I can't expose anything.

Raf climbed into the passenger's side of the car while I made my way over to the driver's side. But I wasn't certain if the car...um...robot wanted me to or not, so I was a little hesitant. I think the robot noticed this because it chuckled.

"Climb in, I won't bite"

I looked at it gratefully before shutting the door behind me. As soon the door had closed, the car took off. Raf and I shared a nervous, yet excited, glance at each other before focusing on the robot...car...whatever! Raf looked over at me pleadingly, so I guess that I would have to start.

"Um..." I quietly tried to clear my throat. "...hello. I'm Rose, as you know...somehow. What's your name?"

"Oh, sorry, how rude of me. My name is Bumblebee, or Bee for short. Our leader, Optimus Prime, as requested your presence,"

At the last sentence, I shared a scared and restless look with Raf. Their leader? That's what a villain would say, you know, the whole 'Take me to your Leader!' kinda thing.

Again, Bumblebee seemed to understand the silence. I promise you, he's psychic or something.

"I don't mean it as in a Decepticon-like way, I mean he is the one who guides us and tells us what to do." Silence. "That didn't come out right either, huh? He's...well, I could tell you about his personality if that helps any?"

Raf just shook his head. "No, no, Bumblebee. We get it...sorta. But who or what are Decepticons?"

"A Decepticon are the opposite of an Autobots." Nothing. What are Autobots? "Uh...not helping right? Let's see... equivalent to your world's 'villains'. Clear things up? I'm sorry, just wait till we reach base, then Optimus can explain everything."

"Hey don't be so hard on yourself; we understand what you're trying to say," I said soothingly to the alien life form, stroking its steering wheel.

"She's right, Bee," Raf agreed, smiling at the dashboard. "It's the fact that you tried your best; 'Always give 110%' that is one of our mottos, actually." Raf chuckled.

~A message has arrived~

"What was that?"

I wondered what he meant, but then it clicked and I pulled out my phone.

"Oh, just my phone. Somebody messaged me, but I'm sure that it can wait till later," I explained.

"We're here,"

I looked out and started freaking out when I noticed that Bumblebee was heading head first...hood first towards a gigantic cliff face. I cooled down when I realized that a secret door opened up as we drove through it. We drove through a long tunnel before the tunnel opened up to a large opening where Bumblebee could easily fit. But what shocked me was the gigantic robot that stood in front.

I'm taking a big guess on that he's Optimus Prime; the aura of leadership simply radiated from him, along with loyalty, bravery and wisdom.

"Cool," I heard Raf drawl.

My eyes were as big as saucers, and my mouth went slack. The only response I could give was a "Uh-huh,"

I saw the blue motorcycle from yesterday behind us, along with Jack, in Bumblebee's rear-mirror. Maybe I was delusional, or was extremely tired, but: are those arms around Jack's torso I see?

I brushed it off and climbed out of Bumblebee as he transformed into his usual form. A red and white robot approached us as we looked around curiously. He peered down at us before looking up at the blue female.

"I thought you said that there were only three?" He enquired, but I did catch a hint of annoyance in his voice. What's his problem?

"Haven't you heard? Humans multiply." She stated bluntly before walking off. I snorted.

"Not that quickly," I mumbled to myself. The robots apparently heard me as they looked down at me. I blushed and looked up at Bumblebee who was smiling widely. I lowered my head down to the floor, finding it interesting. No seriously; there was a huge mark on the floor with one of the face-brands that Bumblebee has on his steering wheel.

Raf walks up to me and smiles. He then turns up to face the robots. "I'm Raf,"

"I'm Miko!" I heard another voice say. I gasp and turn to see Miko there. How come I didn't see her? From the looks of it, she hasn't seen me either.

"Miko?" I half screamed. She turned her head towards me, and her eyes popped out their pockets (not literally!)

"Rose!" she mimicked my tone. We stared at each other for a while before we noticed that everybody was looking at up. I mouthed 'later' at her, and she nodded in understanding. She turned her attention to the bulky, green robot and ran over to him...her...it.

"Who are you?"

"Bulkhead," answered a deep, masculine voice. Suits him too, not in a mean way, but for him in general; He seems to have the strength of a bulldozer or something, overall really strong, like a bulkhead girder.

Miko gave a short gasp. "Are you a car? I bet a truck! A monster truck! Do you like heavy metal? How much do you weigh? Ever use a wrecking ball as a punching bag?" I had to cover my mouth to stop myself from laughing. Miko was firing questions at him as if there was no tomorrow.

Then Raf spoke up. "If you guys are robots, then who made you?"

The red and white robot simply scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Puh-leez," he exaggerated. I gave him a small glare. No one, and I mean NO ONE, messes with my little brother. I opened my mouth to speak my mind when Miko covered my mouth with her hand. I rolled my eyes. Sure, Miko may be my best friend, but sometimes I think that she's more like the sister 'who cares about me and notices Raf and I exist' I never had 'cause she knows me so well. Don't get me wrong, I have older, and younger, sisters, but they're not...my type of company. I took Miko's hand off once I reassured her that I wasn't going to say anything.

A loud thudding noise made its way over to my ears as the ground started to vibrate a somewhat. I looked up and saw who I think is Optimus Prime making his way over to us and stop right in front of us.

"We are Autonomous Robotic Organisms from the planet Cybertron, also known as Autobots," he explained. Even his voice showed authority.

Jack stepped forward. "Why are you here?"

"To protect your planet from the Decepticons,"

"The jokers who tried to bump us off last night?" Arcee cut in.

"Okay," I said slowly, stepping up to meet Jack's side. "Why are they here?"

Optimus Prime kneeled down in front of me and looked my straight in the eye. "A fair question, Rosalie. In part, they are here because our planet is uninhabitable, ravaged by centuries of civil war,"

"Why were you fighting a war?" Raf asked, his brows scrunching together in confusion.

Optimus turned his attention to Raf now. "Foremost, over control for our world supply of Energon. The fuel that gives life to all Autobots and Decepticons, alike. The combat was fierce, and endured for centuries. In the beginning, I fought alongside one whom I considered a brother. But in war, ideals can be corrupted. And it was thus, Megatron lost his way."

I shivered. For a second, I felt as if was there myself. How horrible. To lose someone you consider family to the opposing threat. Of course, Miko just had to ruin the moment.

"Is there going to be a quiz?" She asked while twirling her braid in one hand. Jack and Raf glared at her while I nudged her in the ribs, oh and I glared at her too.

"So what does Megatron, or any of this, have to do with us?" Jack questioned after reeling in from the information that had been presented to us.

"Megatron has not been seen or heard from for some time, but if his return is eminent, as I fear, it could be catastrophic. And now since you know of our existence," Optimus continued, raising up to his full height. "As of last night, I fear that the Decepticons now know of yours."

Cut! Thank you for reading! If you're interested, please review! The first few chapters aren't gonna be so interesting, that's why they're going to be put up quick, but the major change happens from episode 6 and onwards! :D Hope you like this!

Forest Rose