Transformers

Summary: The Autobots and Decepticons, two warring factions locked in a war for control of Cybertron, fighting since before life has we know it today existed on Earth. After years of fighting both sides were in a deadlock, with no one holding an advantage. However, the ongoing war is draining both sides of energy, and in an act of desperation both sides send out scouting expeditions to look for energon. An energon rich planet is discovered by the Decepticons, and they quickly head for the planet to strip it of all its resources. However, the Autobots get their first, and after landing on Earth, hide their ship and wait for the Decepticons to arrive.

Characters

Autobots

Optimus Prime: Optimus Prime is the leader of the Autobots. Has the leader of the Autobots, Optimus is very charismatic, decisive and brave. Where Megatron is ruthless and cunning, Optimus is benevolent and tactful. Despite being an excellent military leader and fighter, Optimus prefers only to use fighting as a last resort when all other options have been exhausted and will often offer his opponents the chance to surrender peacefully. Because of this, Optimus is very reluctant to fight the war between Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, and wants to keep the humans from getting involved. Transforms into the cab of a semi truck. His trailer unfolds into a mobile base. Leader of the Autobots.

Ironhide: Transforms into a S.W.A.T. van. Optimus's second-in-command. While Optimus is generally kind and benevolent, Ironhide is gruff and sometimes even harsh towards the other Autobots. This stems from his long experience has a soldier and the bloody battles he was witnessed. Being an expert tactician, Ironhide is the first one Optimus will go to when it comes to devising a strategy. Being the tough military commander that he is, Ironhide has little tolerance for lack of military discipline.

Ratchet: Transforms into an ambulance. The Autobots chief medic, Ratchet generally performs maintenance on the other Autobots but at times does fight when it's needed of him. When he's not out in the field battling Decepticons, Ratchet is probably doing routine maintenance on the Autobots HQ or repairing a damaged Autobot.

Jazz: Jazz is one of the Autobots most elite soldiers. Back on Cybertron, he was the commander of the Autobots Special Forces branch. Despite this Jazz is suprisingly good natured. He is always the first to make a joke, and is friends with practically every Autobot. However when its required of him he is an extremely skilled into a Porsche 911 Type 997.

Outback: Outback is the Autobots demolitions and heavy weapons expert, and has such has an almost disturbing passion for weapons of all kinds. Despite this Outback is a very outgoing person. However he has a tendency to do things the way he thinks they should be carried out, which leads to plenty of clashes with the strict and disciplined Ironhide. Transforms into a 2008 Hummer H3T.

Wheeljack: Despite being the Autobots chief science officer, Wheeljack is also a superb fighter. However, Wheeljack prefers working in a laboratory or machine shop to fighting. He's almost constantly working on some new gadget or device to help in the fight against the Decepticons. That is, when he's not bickering with Outback. Transforms into a 2008 Ford Mustang Bullit.

Sideswipe: Sideswipe is the youngest of the Autobots, and the most reckless. Because of this Sideswipe is always eager to prove his worth to the other Autobots, resulting in him making decisions that may result in his own death. Like Jazz, Sideswipe is good natured and is also somewhat of a practical joker. Transforms into a Ferrari FXX.

Prowl: Prowl is an excellent scout. He is an expert at utilizing stealth to his advantage and is capable of moving around virtually undetected by the Decepticons. Because of this he is often employed to spy on the Decepticons. Prowl is also a master swordsman and utilizes two heat swords in battle. Transforms into a Ford Mustang Police car.

Decepticons

Megatron: Transforms into a Cybertronian Tank and a Cybertronian Jet. The leader of the Decepticons, Megatron is a ruthless and cunning leader who desires nothing less than total galactic domination. Megatron cares little, if any for his followers even the ones that are the most loyal to him.

Starscream: Transforms into a F-35 Lightning II fighter jet. Megatrons second-in-command. Although appearing to be a loyal follower, Starscream intensely hates Megatron and secretly plots to overthrow him one day to become the leader of the Decepticons. Although possessing Megatron's cunning, Starscream lacks the tact and foresight that Megatron has.

Thundercracker: Thundercracker is perfectly at home in the skies, liking nothing better than to soar throught the air at high speeds. Thundercracker outwardly appears to be a loyal grunt but secretly has his doubts about the Decepticon cause. However, due to his fear of Megatron, he tends to keep these thoughts to himself. Transforms into a A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Skywarp: A psychotic and somewhat dim-witted Decepticon, Skywarp is the type of soldier who likes to shoot first and never ask questions. Generally Skywarp is quite loyal to Megatron, has long has there's a battle to be fought. When he's not fighting he's usually playing a nasty practical joke on one of his fellow Decepticons. Transforms into AH-64 Apache attack chopper.

Soundwave: Transforms into a satellite truck. Megatrons loyal intelligence officer, Soundwave specializes in stealth and spying on the enemy. He does this using several small transformers which he stores inside him. They are Ravage, Rumble, Laserbeak and many others. In addition to these human-sized mini-cons, Soundwave also houses advanced sensory equipment, and is capable of detecting anythin within a large area. He is also capable of intercepting enemy communications with ease.

Overkill: Transforms into an M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank. An aggressive and brutal Decepticon, Overkill likes nothing more than to blast the enemy with every weapon he has available to him. Essentially he is the muscle of the Decepticon team, but does possess brain has well as brawn.

Scourge: Both irritable and arrogant, Scourge is Megatrons scout. Often he will be in the company of Overkill and Rampage, although he is perfectly capable of acting on his own. Scourge is perfectly suited to be a scout, and performs the function excellently. However he does have one flaw. His arrogance and belief that he is superior frequently causes him to make mistakes. Transforms into a LAV-25 Armored Car.

Rampage: Although he may appear to be composed most of the time, Rampage is a rampage waiting to happen. Unlike Overkill who has a rather short fuse, Rampage let's his rage slowly build up until it explodes. This usually results in a battlefield getting leveled. This makes Rampage a very brutal fighter, even more so than Overkill and also much more dangerous. Transforms into a Stryker Mobile Gun System.

Human Characters

The Kids

Three friends who accidentally get themselves involved in the war between the Autobots and Decepticons.

Willis Cody: The 16-year old son of a prominent scientist, Willis spent his childhood growing up on military bases where his father did research. Despite this, Willis is a very carefree person who often acts recklessly and without thinking things through first.

Lindsey: Willis's best friend, Lindsey in one word is a nerd. She's in the top of her class and is an all A student in school. Unlike Willis she isn't careless and plans everything out thoroughly. Despite this her and Willis are like brother and sister.

Hector Rodriguez: Another one of Willis's best friends. While Willis is generally careless, and Lindsey is more mature and down to earth, Hector is downright lazy. He's the type that would rather take a nap than do even the most simple tasks like waking up.

Speed Demons

The Speed Demons are a gang of street racers. The gangs main activity is street racing, however they do participate in other criminal activities to finance themselves. They have been known to steal and commit armed robbery among other things.

Trent Barker: Leader of the Speed Demons, Trent is a 19 year old who never graduated high-school, having dropped out midway through his senior year. Despite this, Trent is incredibly smart. In addition to being an excellent quick thinker, Trent is also very resourceful and ingenious enough to modify his cars to the levels above and beyond that of racecars. Trent is a very sarcastic, somewhat arrogant and almost psychotic character, leading some to believe he's not as smart as he really is. Trent is headstrong and reckless almost to the point of being suicidal. Trent drives several cars, only one of which he actually bought and paid for: A heavily modified 1966 Impala SS, a Chevy Avalanche, and a 2009 Chevy Camaro. All of these vehicles have been heavily modified for street racing and have a number of illegal upgrades.

Darius Parker: Barkers best friend and fellow street racer. Darius, or Parker has he's usually called, is much less reckless and impulsive than Trent. Often, Darius will plan things out ahead of time while Trent will do them on the spur of the moment. Darius is also the one member of the Speed Demons who acts as the voice of reason. Drives a 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT.

Marcus Owens: Like Parker, Marcus is the type of person who will plan his actions out before actually doing them. Generally Marcus is a person of few words, and rarely speaks sentences that are longer than one or two words. Drives a 2009 Pontiac G8.

Aimi Nemura: Aimi Nemura is a first generation Japanese-American, her parents having been Japanese immigrants. Aimi is a very serious, determined individual. She is almost Trents polar opposite, and this leads to plenty of clashes with him. Where Trent acts mostly on impulse and is an excellent quick thinker, Aimi rarely if ever runs into a situation headfirst without examining other alternatives. Drives a 2009 Nissan GT-R.

Roy Burton: Out of all the Speed Demons, Roy is the one most like Trent. However, Roy is a much more mean spirited and cutthroat person than Trent is. Unlike Trent, Roy possesses a violent temper and is very irritable, prone to fits of rage over seemingly small issues. Drives a 2007 Dodge Charger.

Sector 7

A shadowy government agency, Sector 7 is a top-secret counter-terrorist unit. It was developed specifically to deal with unusual threats to national security.

The Woman: The one who seems to be in charge of Sector 7. It's not clear if she's a military officer or a high-ranking politician. Whatever the case, she appears to command much authority with Washington and the Pentagon. Enough to make certain things disappear.

The General: A high-ranking U.S. Military general that reports directly and only to the Woman.

The Colonel: A seemingly young U.S. Military colonel and the General's second in command. Often sent in first to gather intelligence and report to the General his findings.

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Episode 01: The Beginning

Setting: Center City, California, Earth. 2008 May 3rd 12:15 P.M.

Boy what a day! I remember it all has if it just happened yesterday. I mean, how could I forget the day I met, wait, I'm getting ahead of myself aren't I? My names Willis, Willis Cody. At the time I was 16 and just bought my very first car. Even better, summer break had just started so I had plenty of time to have fun and hang out with my friends. It was the time of my life and I didn't have a care in the world.

But little did I know, that Summer something would happen that would change the lives of me and all my friends. That summer I met the Transformers.

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I guess you could say it started sometime that afternoon. I slept in really late and I don't think I woke up until around noon. When I woke up I had the house all to myself. Dad had gone to work and my little sister was probably hanging out with her friends, which left me alone. Which was perfect for me.

I pulled on some clothes, a white T-shirt, some jeans, and a light blue button up shirt that I left unbuttoned. I walked downstairs and grabbed a pop tart before heading into the garage where my car was parked. It wasn't anything fancy, but I didn't care. It was a '93 Honda Accord. It was slightly battered but other than that it was in mint condition.

I hopped behind the wheel and started the ignition. After quickly backing out of the garage, I sped out the driveway and towards Lindsey's house. Lindsey was probably my best friend. We had known each other since second grade and were pretty close, even though she was a nerd and I was your average teenager. It took me about ten minutes to get to Lindsey's house. I pulled up to her house and honked the horn a few times, knowing that would get her attention. On the second floor Lindsay angrily stuck her head out the window.

"You know you could knock!", she said obviously irritated.

"Come on!", I called to her, "let's go pick up Hector!"

"Not now, I have to study", she replied.

"It's summer break! What could you possibly be studying for?"

"Unlike you Willis, I actually want to get accepted into a good school"

"So are you coming or not?", I asked her, "you know you want to"

We both knew that she eventually would. Lindsey always hung out with me. Even if she was a bookworm, Lindsey took any opportunity to get out of her house. A few moments later Lindsey was out the front door and sitting next to me in the passenger seat.

Lindsey, was about 5'3", and had short brown hair. She had black-rimmed rectangular glasses which she wore over her green eyes. She had on a red T-shirt and white pants. I sped off down the street towards where Hector lived.

"So how's life?", I asked her casually.

"Pretty good", Lindsey replied, "nothing exciting though"

"Don't worry, summer just started"

"Willis is excitement all you ever think about?", Lindsey asked, "don't you ever worry about anything?"

"Sure I do", I said has I drove, "I worry about a lot of things"

"Sure you do", Lindsey said has she leaned back in her seat.

A few minutes later we were at Hector's house. I parked the car in front of his house and got out of the car. Lindsey followed has I walked up the steps to the porch and to Hector's front door.

"Oh, so you're actually going to knock this time?", Lindsey asked.

"You know Hector", I said, "knowing him he's probably still asleep"

"Yeah you're right", Lindsey said.

I stopped when I reached the front door, knowing that the doorbell wouldn't wake a dead sleeper like Hector up. So I knelt down and found the spare key that I knew was hidden inside one of his Mothers flowerpots. I unlocked the front door and stepped into the house.

The house was clean, and by clean I mean almost sterile. Hector's Mother was a neat freak, and was obsessive about cleaning. She wasn't home during the day though, and Hector's Dad worked alot leaving Hector home alone all day.

"You know this can be considered breaking and entering", Lindsey said has she followed me up the steps to Hector's bedroom.

"Only if somebody finds out", I reminded her smugly.

I made it to the top of the stairs and headed to the first door on the left, Hector's room. I opened the door to find Hector lying on the top of his bed, wearing a pair of gym shorts and no shirt.

"Jeez what a slob", Lindsey said when she saw him.

"That's Hector for you"

Hector and I had been friends since he moved here in my freshman year. He was 5'11", just slightly shorter than me and had jet-black hair. I walked over to the side of his bed and kicked him lightly in the ribs. When he didn't do anything I bent down next to his head.

"WAKE UP SLEEPY HEAD!!!", I yelled directly into his ear.

Hector jumped and I laughed at the shocked expression on his face.

"What was that for man?", Hector said annoyed.

"It's one in the afternoon Hector", Lindsey said, "most people are usually awake by now"

Hector yawned and stood up. He ran a hand through his hair and grabbed a blue T-shirt off the floor and put it on.

"So what are we doin' today?", he asked.

"I don't know", I replied, "maybe we could head to the mall or something"

"Sounds fine to me", Hector said.

And so the three of us hopped into my car and headed to the mall. Little did I know, that that was where our lives would change forever.

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Setting: In Earth's Orbit 2145 Hours on board Nemesis

"Are you sure this is where the Autobots are hiding?"

"Yes Megatron. Their ships ion trail leads directly to this planet"

"Excellent Soundwave", Megatron said, "have you pinpointed the location of the Autobots?"

"Yes Megatron, I have acquired the coordinates", Soundwave responded.

"Good. Starscream, prepare a landing party. We're going down to Earth"

Setting: Earth, Autobot Headquarters

"Optimus, Teletraan 1 just picked up something in Earth's orbit!"

"What is it Wheeljack?", Optimus asked.

"I think it's a ship", Wheeljack answered, "hold on, I'll hack into one of Earth's satellites to get a better look"

Wheeljack typed in a few commands on the keyboard and a few moments later he had hacked into a satellite. The image displayed on the screen was that of a huge spaceship heading straight towards Earth.

"That's Nemisis,Megatrons gotta be on that ship!", Wheeljack said.

"Keep monitoring them Wheeljack", Optimus said, "I'll scramble the rest of the Autobots"

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Setting: Center City, California, Earth, 10:15 PM

It was dark outside by the time we started to leave the mall. We had hung out there all day, not really buying anything, but still having a great time just being together. By the time we started to leave the mall was pretty much empty and so was the parking lot when we stepped outside.

"We should probably all head home now", Lindsey said, "it's late"

"Yeah man, I should get home too", Hector said.

"Come on we can't go home now, the nights just getting started", I protested.

"Um, yeah we can", Lindsey said leaning against my car.

"OK fine", I said pulling my keys out of my pocket, "I'll take you home".

I was just about to unlock my car when suddenly I heard the roar of a car engine and my eyes widened.

"Oh no", Hector said, "not these guys"

I turned my head towards the edge of the parking lot just in time to see a trail of headlights speeding towards us. They ignored any speed limit that was posted and started driving through the parking lot like mad men. They circled us like a pack of wolves circles its prey before it closes in for the kill.

"Not these jerks again", Lindsey said, a hint of fear in her voice.

The cars stopped moving. There were ten of them in all, but I only knew five of the Speed Demons. The Speed Demons were a gang that ran the streets of the city. Mostly they were just street racers but I'd heard nasty rumors about some other stuff they'd done to. The car in the front, a blood red '09 Camaro with black racing straps, stopped and the door opened. The doors to the other cars opened too and the drivers came out of them as well.

"Well, well, well", the leader said in his gravelly voice, "looks like somebody's got some new wheels. Where'd you get that at a junkyard?"

"Leave us alone Trent", I said to him, "I'm not in the mood to deal with you right now"

Trent Barker, boy where do I start. He was the leader of the Speed Demons and stood exactly six feet tall. His spiked hair was black and had blood red highlights in them. He wore a black muscle shirt with Red Tripp pants on and a pair of black Vans on his feet. His bare arms were full of tattoos. Generally he was a guy I tried to avoid, even when we went to school together before he dropped out. The nicest way to describe him was has a reckless, headstrong jerk.

"Aww what's the matter Willis? You scared of something?"

"Definitely not of a loser like you Trent", Hector snapped at him.

Trent's eyes narrowed into slits has he stared straight at Hector.

"Why don't you go back across the border Rodriguez? That way you don't have to worry about me kickin' your ass".

Hector took a step forward but Lindsey grabbed his arm, stopping him. Trent and his gang laughed when they saw this.

"Tell you what Willis", Trent said taking a step towards me, "we're heading over to that new shopping center that's being built on the east side for a little fun. Beat us there, and I'll replace that toy car you're riding around in with a real one. You game?"

I knew full well that all Trent wanted to do was to get me into trouble. We both knew that I couldn't actually beat him or anyone else in his gang in a race, and that he would never give me anything for free.

"Willis don't listen to him", Lindsey said, "he's just trying to get you into trouble"

"How cute", said Roy, another of Trent's gang members, "he's letting his girlfriend do all his talking"

"Willis, don't tell me you're going to let Lindsey fight for you. Last time I checked you were the one with the balls. Something happen overnight?", Trent said chuckling.

I felt my fists clenching. Trent and I used to be best friends before he started hanging out with the wrong crowd. And he knew all the right buttons to push to get me angry. Despite the fact that I knew I was making a mistake, I couldn't hold back.

"Alright Trent. I'll beat you"

"Willis no!", Lindsey said.

"The man's already made his decision Lindsey", Trent said, "why don't you be a good little girl and run a long now? The big boys have a race to win don't we Willis?"

I ignored his jibe, and started to get into my car. Lindsey grabbed my arm.

"Willis don't do this!", she begged.

"Yeah man, don't listen to these punks"

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Setting: Earth, Autobot Headquarters

"Target acquired, Optimus, just say the word and I'll blast the Decepticons out of the sky"

"Do it", Optimus ordered, "we can't let the Decepticons come to Earth"

"Alright Prime", Outback said, "opening fire on the Nemesis".

Setting: On board Nemesis

"Alright Shockwave, while the eight of us are on the planet, you're in charge of the ship", Megatron said.

"Understood Megatron. You can count on me", the Decepticon said.

"Good. Now on my command activate the warp gate and send us down to Earth", Megatron ordered.

Inside the warp gate on one Nemesis's lower decks, Megatron and seven other Decepticons waited to get transported down to Earth. Starscream, Thundercracker, Skywarp, Soundwave, Overkill, Rampage and Scourge had been personally handpicked for the assignment. The eight Decepticons watched impatiently has Shockwave reached over to press the button that would send them to Earth, when suddenly alarm bells started ringing.

"Bridge to Megatron, Bridge to Megatron! We're under attack!"

"What?", Megatron yelled, "take evasive action you fools!"

The ship suddenly shook violently knocking several of the Decepticons to the ground.

"Megatron, we've been hit! We've lost all port side engines! We're going to crash!", the Decepticon on the bridge yelled.

Megatron could feel the ship starting to lose its orbit has it started its fall towards Earth. "This ship is going down. And I'm not going down with it!", he thought to himself.

"Shockwave! Warp us to Earth now!"

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Setting: Center City, California, Earth

"Come on Willis, don't do this!", Lindsey begged has I started to open the door to my car.

"Will you shut up already", Trent said has he leaned against his car, "hey Willis I don't have all night you know. Hurry up and start your engine already"

I was just about to get into my car when one of Trent's gang members shouted something.

"Hey Trent check it out", he said, "up in the sky"

We all looked up and I remember my eyes widening at what I saw. It looked like a comet or a meteorite, at least that's what I thought at the time.

"Damn look at the size of that thing", another gang member said, "it's friggin' huge"

And he was right. It was massive, and it was also falling apart, fragmenting into smaller and smaller pieces until there was only one part of it left.

"Uh, guys, why does it look like it's heading straight for us?", Hector asked.

"Don't piss your pants", Trent said, "it won't land anywhere near here"

Has it turned out, Trent was 100% wrong. The meteorite was heading straight towards us! My first instinct was to get into my car, and get has far away from that spot has possible.

"Lindsey, Hector, get in the car we're getting out of here!", I yelled has I practically leapt into my car.

"Willis this isn't over yet. Just because some flying rocked saved your ass don't think I won't forget about you", Trent said has he jumped into his car and sped away, his gang following him.

Has soon as Lindsey and Hector were in my car, I practically stood on the gas peddle and sped out of the mall parking lot not looking back.


PKendall317: That was the first chapter of my story. I hope you all enjoyed it because there will be more coming soon.