Author's Note: I'd like to begin by thanking my review-ee/er's. You guys really got me motivated to start on this chapter!
'HURRICANE'Hannah: You know, I thought about explaining her appearance when I was putting it up, but I figured it was too late. So, I'm going to include it in this chapter! Thank you for pointing out the mistakes part, I figured I would have some; I was just too excited to go back and proofread. Blurr is my favorite character from Armada, so you'll be seeing a lot of him in this one. Thank you!
DarkMizar: Thank you! I kinda came up with the whole idea in the middle of History class, and the whole 'Alexis should have a sister…' ordeal popped up in there with it.
blood shifter: Do I really have you hooked already? Yay! That makes me proud, and tells me I'm at least doing a decent job, haha! Blurr win, in my opinion. He's so awesome! Thanks!
Mistress Megatron: I'll be trying to update as soon as I can. Generally it will be almost every night during the summer if I can come up with something and/or am inspired…if I'm too tired or get home too late I'll most likely update the next day or so. Don't be disappointed if I miss updating often – you'll be reinforced with a big, fat chapter when I update! Thank you!
I can only hope that I'll keep all of you interested. If I'm dragging a bit, let me know! Some of the facts might not be too accurate, if you know what I mean…but I'm probably going to introduce Blurr later on in this chapter, if not in the next one. Hopefully this one, though!
Oh, and let me mention one thing: the plot is going to include some of the main things from Armada, like battles, meetings, etc. I'll probably skip time a lot this chapter to make way for the Blurr-liciousness! xD
So now, without further adieu…here's chapter two! (rhyming completely accidental)
P.S.: I do not own Transformers! Even though I die a little inside every time I'm reminded of that.
Saber felt her knees give way to water once two, no, three more of the giant robots came into view. Her hazel eyes fogged over for the briefest of moments and she could swear she heard something pop in her brain, causing her to malfunction. Her lungs contracted and she felt her bottom hit something cold and hard, which she registered to be the metal floor they stood on.
Locks of her straight dark brown hair fell before her eye vision and she blinked, flinching a bit at the way they had suddenly obstructed her view. She let out a much-needed breath and reached up, her hand trembling uneasily to tuck a few strands behind her ear.
The commander, or the one she assumed to be the commander, stepped up then and brought himself to be at her eye-level. Which, to be honest, wasn't any less intimidating. His golden eyes connected with hers and he spoke up, clearly despite his facial mask, "Welcome, Miss Anderson. I know you must be feeling slightly overwhelmed right now, but please, take a deep breath and allow yourself a moment to calm down." He watched her, noticing the significant decrease of her heart rate and smiling behind his mask, "We are autonomous robotic beings from the planet Cybertron. We came to earth after following the signal that a Mini-Con had been activated, and now we are seeking the rest. I can assure you that no harm will come to you or Alexis as long as you are in my care." He paused a moment, watching the information sink in before straightening up and turning back to his soldiers, waving a hand for them to introduce themselves.
A yellow mech stepped up first, waving a large hand at her and bringing himself down to her eye level. "Hey there! I'm Hot Shot, self-proclaimed Optimus' right hand."
Saber managed a weak smile, her head swaying in what could be called a nod. She reached a hand out nervously, not realizing yet that his hand would engulf hers, and gulped. "Saber Anderson, pleased to meet you." She managed to croak out, surprised when he reached a finger out and used it to shake her hand. This action caused a quiet chuckle to escape her throat and she watched as he straightened up, flicking a thumb in her direction and turning to look at another one of his companions.
"See? Already making progress." He stated boldly, seeming to puff his chest out in a proud manner.
An orange mech stepped up next and grinned at her, holding his finger out and following Hot Shot's example to shake her hand. "A pleasure to finally meet you, Miss Anderson. I'm Smokescreen; Alexis has talked a lot about you."
"Nothing bad, I hope." Saber shook his finger, glancing at her sister and giving her a playful glare. She then turned back to Smokescreen, her lips curling up into a feeble smile. "My pleasure, Smokescreen."
At her previous statement Optimus spoke up, allowing the last mech to step up from the cover of the others. "Oh no, not at all. I think you could be of great assistance to us Miss Anderson. That is, if you'd like."
Saber hesitated a moment, allowing herself to think and blinking at the sudden blue and white mech that stepped up in front of her. She looked up at his massive figure and followed his face as he lowered himself to her level, shaking his finger as well. "This is getting pretty bad. I wish I was as tall as these guys so I wouldn't feel intimidated…" She sighed inwardly before grinning up at the mech. "Let me guess. You're the medic of the group, right?"
The usually quiet mech smiled then and gave her a courteous nod. "You are correct in your assumption, Miss Anderson. My name is Red Alert; it is a great honor meeting you. From what young Alexis has told me, you are quite the remarkable woman." He pulled back, settling into the small huddle the four Autobots had formed.
"Weeeell..." Saber spoke up, uneasily, "My sister sometimes exaggerates." She smiled, winking at them and scrambling to her feet. She brushed a bit of dirt from her jeans, but soon after realized it was pointless – the base was clean as could be.
She looked up after a moment of consideration, her gaze traveling to meet Optimus'. "Alright. I'll help you guys out."
At her words, two of the mechs – Hot Shot and Smokescreen – touched fists, and the young teens behind her whooped.
Saber turned around suddenly, pointing at the youngsters and setting her free hand on her hip. "However…" She paused, earning a few groans from the three, "You all have to keep me updated whenever I don't come here. Although I do have a feeling I'll be here quite a bit." She smiled slightly, "Don't make me worry about you guys, okay? And make sure to listen to Optimus – when he says no that means no." The three teens frowned a bit but nodded nonetheless; Saber knew that they'd be eager to be out in the battlefield with them, but something told her that she could trust Optimus with his decisions. He did lead the Autobots, after all. She doubted she'd ever be able to do that.
Optimus stepped up then, causing Saber to flinch a bit, not too used to the giant footsteps. "My apologies, Miss Anderson."
"Call me Saber. That goes for all of you."
"Alright. Now kids, how about we show Saber around the base?"
Saber found herself in quite a predicament. Not too long ago a self-proclaimed drifter joined their ranks, designation Sideways, and shook up the base by bringing the kids some motorcycle-induced fun. However, not much time passed until he betrayed them, leaving Hot Shot behind in a crumpled mess and siding with the Decepticons. And now, he had betrayed the Decepticons and claimed that he was working for a higher power – not to mention he would randomly tap into the base's mainframe and cause total chaos.
Something interrupted her musings in the form of A.D.A.M. She looked up from her thoughts, blinking twice and staring at the hologram in front of her, who had his arms crossed.
"Uhwha…?"
The hologram narrowed his eyelids at her, moving his face closer to hers and causing her to flinch back. She nearly fell out of her chair at the move, but his following words caused the girl to let out a yelp of surprise and fall to her bottom on the clean, soft carpet.
"You're hiding something."
Saber looked at him innocently, blinking her curled lashes before giving a soft grunt. She rose from the not-so-comfortable position she'd been in and set her hands on her hips, giving him a gentle glare. "And what makes you say that?"
"You've never acted this odd before. I may be just a program, but my sensors indicate that you are indeed keeping a secret."
"Uh oh." Saber thought; whenever A.D.A.M. spoke of himself in that way and used terms such as 'sensors' or anything within that nature, he meant business.
"Uh…I don't know what you're talking about?" She questioned, waving her hand at him and turning around, glancing out of the window in front of her. Rather than have a wall there, there was glass that allowed her a clear view of the city.
She turned around when she heard no response, and blinked when she realized A.D.A.M. was nowhere to be found. Her eyes grew wide when she heard a familiar chuckling, "…Sideways?" She called out absent-mindedly, glancing around the room until something appeared at the corner of her eye. She turned to look at the figure, staring at the Sideways hologram who, surprisingly, was not much taller than her.
"Wow. You sure have downgraded." She mumbled, crossing her arms and glaring at him. "What are you doing here?"
Sideways glared at her for her previous comment before responding, approaching her slowly. He watched as she moved further and further back, until her back was touching the reinforced glass; she let out a soft cry, suddenly jumping forward and closer to him.
"If by downgraded you mean taking full advantage of your primitive hologram system then yes, I have." He smirked at her, reaching a hand out and seemingly offering it to her to take, "I've got a proposal for you, Miss Anderson. Join me now and my master will be sure to reward you bountifully, " He halted, muttering, " - although I myself don't know why he wants a fleshbag like you –, but that's not the point. If you join me now you will not suffer; refuse and you, as well as your other fleshy friends will suffer greatly, not to mention you'll end up serving him anyway. It is your fate."
Saber stared at him awestruck; was he really being serious?
"You've got to be kidding me. Look, I don't know who your so-called master is, but I honestly don't give a damn. Tell your master that he can shove the idea of me serving him up his grand ass, and while you're at it, shove this up yours: GET THE HELL OUT OF MY OFFICE!" She screamed, pointing at the door and stomping her feet on the ground like a child, to get the point across. What the hell was Sideways thinking? "Pfft. Like he's going to get my ass into serving anybody. Even Vlad doesn't act like that, and he's my boss…"
Sideways stared at her, appalled by her suggestion. When her words sunk into his mainframe his optics narrowed viciously, and he approached her, snarling. "You just wait, fleshling, you'll suffer your fate! How dare you speak to me in that manner! I will personally make sure that my lord makes you suffer, and if he offers me the chance I will gladly take it. Your time will come, Saber Anderson. You just wait."
Saber resisted the urge to attempt strangulation, knowing very well that her hands would simply go clean through him. Instead, she settled for the best method she figured would injure his pride.
"Well Sideways, I'm sure you're good with acronyms, so to spare you some time…G.T.F.O." She pointed at the door, waiting for his CPU to look up the meaning. She let out a laugh when he simply glared at her, disappearing from the room. "It's not always great to have the internet at your disposal, especially when you're looking up an insult." She grinned, her smile suddenly fading when A.D.A.M. stood before her, his hologram flickering. She watched as his image flickered once more before disappearing completely, and a male voice spoke up, dwarfing any other noise.
"Data corrupted. Initiating system boot up in five minutes.
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Estimated repair time: three hours. Initializing reformatting sequence."
She fell onto her knees suddenly, putting her hands in front of her on the carpet and shutting her eyes. She took a few deep breaths, the gravity of the situation finally sinking in. "So…some extreme power dude wants me to join him. I didn't. Now he's coming after me and everybody else, and he plans to make us suffer…not to mention freakin' Sideways corrupts my hologram system." She paused, letting out a sarcastic chuckle, "Yup. Sounds like a great day."
"Hey, sis!"
Saber paused when she heard her sister's voice. She was currently tinkering with one of the computers in the Autobot base; she was glad that her gut had told her not to look up, otherwise she'd be knee-deep in pain from the blow to the head she would have received after her forehead met that disturbingly ominous steel wire…
"What's up?" She called after a moment, attempting to squirm her way out of the human-sized hole on the front of the protective metal cover.
"There's a new Autobot that's joined us. They're headed back this way now! Come on!"
"WHAT?" Saber called out, sitting up suddenly and hitting the oh-so-lovely wire she had been trying to avoid. "Oh – my – GOD!" She screamed, kicking her feet while her upper half was still inside the hole. "That hurt so much!" She could feel a small tear forming at the edge of her right eye but she blinked it away quickly, finally edging out of the hole. Her left hand reached up, resting on her throbbing forehead as she made her way to the hangar where the warp gate resided, uttering a few quiet curses on her way. "Man, I try so hard to avoid that friggin' wire…" She mumbled something aloud, finally arriving and settling herself in the 'human huddle', "And yet, I—" She lifted her gaze to look at the arriving Autobots, noticing that she was no longer part of the human huddle but rather, stood an unconvincing fifteen feet or so away from the mass of boys that had formed at the base of the newcomer.
She lifted her gaze a little bit more, suddenly meeting the optics of the mech that she faintly heard Optimus introduce as Blurr. There was a brief moment of tension; the boys stopped chattering and asking him questions when they realized that not only was he not going to answer, he had stopped paying attention to them and instead stared at the small human female in front of him.
Saber gulped, feeling her cheeks redden under her caramel complexion. "Um…Hi?" She asked, raising a right hand in greeting and suddenly feeling the weight of everyone's gazes on her.
The proud blue, white, and orange mech hesitated a moment before suddenly moving forward, his footsteps interrupting the silence that had accumulated and breezing past everyone, including Saber, without as much as a hello.
Saber lowered her gaze to meet her sister's, her lips curling into a small frown as she began to reassess the situation.
"…was it something I said?"
Blurr stood outside defiantly, arms crossed over the chest that bared the Autobot insignia. He could still feel the aftereffects of his spark reaching maximum potential, and even so he refused to believe that what this meant was true.
"Primus, my spark cover is still radiating heat from the event…" He mused grimly, turning his head to the side and letting out an arrogant scoff. He didn't even notice the soft footsteps approaching him until it was too late, and he turned his head to find himself staring straight into angry hazel orbs.
He flinched back; how had he not heard her coming? His processor must've been too busy regrinding the fact that his spark actually had achieved maximum potential, and it hadn't been just a malfunction in his programming.
"Look, Blurr…"
He noticed the anxiety in her voice, as if she was trying to hold herself back from saying something,
"I don't know what I said to upset you or anything, but…"
He watched her curiously, relaxing when she released her lock on his gaze and looked at her feet instead, grinding the ball of her foot into the innocent grass.
"I do not need your apology." He said suddenly, sounding colder than he had intended to. If his scans were right, then the young woman in front of him was his spark mate…but how was that possible? True, he had never had a mate back in Cybertron, but what were the chances that his mate was here, in this planet called Earth? Not to mention she was so small…so fragile…one wrong step and she would be gone forever.
"Primus, why me?" He thought sullenly, her voice suddenly bringing him back to his current situation.
"Why are you being such a jerk?!" Saber asked angrily, throwing her hands into the air before they moved to settle at her strong hips. Her hazel eyes set on his red optics and she swore she heard herself growl for a moment.
Blurr raised both of his optic ridges in surprise before looking up the term, suddenly looking defensive.
"A jerk?"
"Yes, a jerk! I'm sure you know what it means by now, you've had plenty of time to look it up…" She paused, letting out a breath and calming down a bit, "Look, I know you must find it hard to leave your home and come here to this alien planet, but…you really haven't seen anything! I'm sorry the kids were so annoying earlier, but they're kids, y'know? Even so, that still doesn't make up for the way you left us all back there when you first came…without even saying hello? I'm sure even in Cybertron that would be considered rude." She halted, catching her breath and shaking her head, waving her hands at him. "Just…nevermind, don't worry about it. I bet you think I'm on my period or something." She thought for a moment, "Do they even have those?", before continuing and staring back toward the base.
"Optimus sent me out here to get you. He wants to talk to you…something about Cybertron?" She added, pointing to where she assumed his spark to be before giving him a small smile. "Me and my mood swings. He probably thinks I'm crazy…" Her train of thought was interrupted when he stood, and she glanced up at him before walking back towards the base.
Blurr stared at her back as she began to walk, taking smaller steps so he wouldn't pass her completely. He caught up with ease, and managed to trot alongside her, keeping quiet and sometimes glancing at her from the corner of his optic.
Blurr stepped into Optimus' office, which was located close to everyone's resting quarters. He shut the door behind him without saying a word, and nodded at his leader when he turned around.
"Ah, I see Saber found you." Optimus spoke warmly, causing Blurr to straighten up before speaking.
"Yes, she did, Optimus sir. She told me you wanted to speak to me about Cybertron?" He asked, his last words sounding unsure.
"Yes…I did. How was the situation back on Cybertron when you left, Blurr?" He asked, pausing to listen to his field commander give his stats. When he was done, Optimus paused a moment, causing Blurr to hesitate before turning around.
"One more thing." He stated, watching as the mech turned around slowly, standing up straight. "Blurr, you know that we have formed an alliance with these humans. Now, I would like you to get to know them better, starting with your charge, Saber Anderson."
Blurr stared at his leader, his optics widening slightly. "Ch-Charge?" He managed, hoping he hadn't heard his leader right.
"That's right. As of now I am entrusting you with the human female Saber Anderson. You shall be her guardian, and keep her and Alexis safe while you're at their home. Saber received a threat not too long ago from Sideways…" He hesitated, uneasy before continuing, "I want you to get out and explore the planet a little bit more, maybe you'll learn to appreciate it." Optimus smiled behind his faceplate, "You'll like their home, Blurr. From what Alexis has told me they've got quite a bit of land, and seeing as you have already acquired your alternate form, I'm sure you'll be safe from any outsiders seeing your true form if you decide to transform."
Blurr stood, shocked by the sudden news. His mainframe kept whirring, as if refusing to take in the command. After a moment, however, it stopped and continued to run as smoothly as before.
"Yes, sir." Was all he managed to say before turning around and heading out the door. He managed a few uneasy steps to his quarters, and stumbled inside, sitting down on the floor with a large, metal thud.
"So not only is she my spark mate, she is also unavoidable. My plan of avoiding her completely has gone 'out the window' as the humans say…now I've got to be with her almost all 24 human hours of the day. A mech and a human? It's unheard of!" He thought brashly, pulling out one of his guns and studying it half-heartedly. His audio preceptors picked up a loud 'What?!' coming from the opposite direction, and he recognized it as Saber's voice. She must've found out the news.
His vents released air in the human equivalent of a sigh. "Slag…"
Author's Note: Woo! And there you have it, Chapter two. I decided to bring in Blurr so the chapter wouldn't be unbearably short. Sorry if there's any mistakes/typos/etc., I just finished writing it and I don't have time to proofread it, seeing as how I've got to get up early tomorrow to go to some mentor training…
So how does everybody feel about Blurr's little dilemma? Haha, I thought it was kinda funny…but anyway, this chapter was kind of a fill-in and dull, you'll see more SaberxBlurr action in the next one!
Until then, everyone!