My Life as a Teenage Robot copyright Rob Renzetti
Transformers copyright Hasbro
War For Cluster Prime
Chapter 02: Friend in Need
[Tremorton, Morning]
a young woman with short blonde hair calmly fixed breakfast in the kitchen.
as she hummed a pleasant tune to herself, she saw Alex walk into the kitchen.
he yawned loudly, stretching his arms.
"morning, son."
Alex looked at his mother.
"morning."
Alex finally sat down at a table.
his mother smiled as she brought him a plate of eggs, bacon and sauage.
Alex smiled, then calmly ate his breakfast.
"So...how are things going with you an that Vega girl?"
Alex looked at his mom.
"uhhh...Great."
Alex's mom grinned.
"have you asked her out yet?"
Alex nearly choked as he drank his Orange juice.
"MOM!"
Alex's mother chuckled.
"oh, lighten up, Alex...i'm just kidding."
Alex scowled as he took another bite of his food.
"mostly."
"huh?"
"Nothing."
Alex finally finished his breakfast.
the boy grabbed his backpack, got up and began to walk out the kitchen.
"Later, mom."
"Bye, son...have a Good Day!"
Alex smiled as he walked out the front door.
he strolled down to the driveway and approached a Black Camero with two yellow racing stripes.
the door "miraculously" opened on it's own with a BEEP.
Alex got inside (to which the door closed on it's own)
"take me to school." said Alex
the car made a few beeps, then drove out of the driveway and, drove down the road towards Tremorton High School...all on it's own.
[Tremorton High School]
the Black-and-Yellow sportscar drove up to a parking lot.
Alex opened the door, then closed it.
he then looked at the "car" with a stern look.
"stay alert...Vega may still be in danger."
(("Beep-BEEP!"))
Alex smiled.
"great, see ya' at three."
(("Beep."))
Alex turned and walked off, approaching the school.
he smiled as he was a robot girl with golden skin, a dark pink hair-like helmet
and, wearing dark pink metallic clothes, as well as a dark pink-and-green, striped skirt.
"hey, VEGA!"
Vega looked over at Alex...then, smiled.
"hey, Alex!"
Alex approached his robotic friend.
Vega hugged him (but, not TOO Tightly...so not to crush him) then, smiled.
"you sleep well?"
Alex shrugged.
"more-or-less...sorry about last night."
Vega smiled.
"it's okay.
i'm your friend, so i'm ALWAYS here for you."
Alex smiled, blushing a bit.
he then spoke to Vega again.
"say, Vega...i was wondering."
Vega looked at him.
"what?"
"after school...if your not doing anything, can we-"
"i'd love to do Anything with you, Alex...but, i can't.
i REALLY need to catch up on my "Earth Studies", or else Mrs. Wakeman will FLIP."
"oh...r-right.
sorry, i forgot."
Vega shrugged.
"maybe next time."
Vega gave Alex a quick hug.
"BYE."
Vega walked off towards the school.
Alex sighed sharply as he watched her leave.
the sole reason Vega came to Earth was to learn more about Humans and their culture and, during that time...she was living at "Dr. Nora Wakeman's" house.
with Jenny Wakeman, Alias "XJ-9"
a robot girl that Nora constructed to protect the Earth (whome Vega considered a "sister")
But, lately...Vega spent MORE time with Jenny than with him.
Alex understood this, being a Girl Robot: she needed Female friends.
Still...Alex missed hanging out with Vega.
between her Earth Studies, her "Girl Time" with Jenny and, her own responsibilities as QUEEN of Cluster Prime: the two BARELY had any time to be together.
But, Alex wasn't one to complain.
he still had ONE Male Friend that he spent time with when Vega wasn't available.
"HEY, ALEX!"
Alex turned and smiled.
"Hey, Sheldon."
a teenaged boy with messy black hair approached him.
Sheldon Lee was a resident "Geek" at Tremorton High.
though not very "popular", he was a Genius (so smart, that he built his own Mobile Mech suit)
Alex was ALSO one of the few people who knew his "Silver Shell" secret.
the to touched their fists together with smiles.
"hows it going, man?" asked Alex
Sheldon smiled.
"pretty good...that Tech you gave me is Amazing!" said Sheldon
"i'm almost done with Silver Shell's upgrades.
when i'm finished, it'll be an Exo-skeletal suit...JUST LIKE IRON MAN!"
Alex smiled at Sheldon "Geek Out."
"glad i could help, "Shel."
Sheldon looked at Alex.
"where DID you get that Impressive Technology!"
Alex shrugged.
"sorry...that's a Secret."
Sheldon eyed his friend...then, shrugged.
"okay, Fine...i can roll with that."
RIIIIIIIIIING!
"Whoops!, school's starting.
we'd better get going before we're LATE."
"yeah, Agreed."
the two boys then ran inside the school building.
[Meanwhile, Somewhere in Space]
a scary looking spaceship flew thru the endless void of space.
the warship soon slowed down as it approached an area littered with Space Junk and Trash.
Inside the ship, three robots sat in the "Bridge."
Metalikhan grinned as he looked at the View-Screen.
"so...THIS was where that Garbage Planet once stood."
Smytus nodded.
"yeah...it is."
the bulky robot then shuddered.
"LONG have i hoped never to return to this place."
Krakus shrugged.
"eh, it ain't so BAD."
Smytus slapped at Krakus, knocking the old robot down.
"OW!"
"SILENCE!" snapped Metalikhan
Smytus and Krakus quieted down.
Metalikhan then pressed a button, activating an InterCOMM.
"BLITZWING!"
a holo-screen appeared.
it fizzled, then showed an image
a robot with blue skin and red optics (one that looked like a monicle)
looked at Metalikhan, Smytus and Krakus with a plain expression.
(("yez, Commandant Metalikhan?"))
"Fly to that wreckage and perform an Energy Scan."
Blitzwing's "face" roated rapidly.
when it stopped, his face hade RED skin, and wore a Red Visor.
he also looked "aggressive"
(("at ONCE, COMMANDER!"))
before long, the three Cluster Robots saw what looked like a Cream-Colored Fighter Jet flying from the ship and towards the junk.
with a shifting sound, the jet transformed into a Giant Robot with hovered in space.
Blitzwing shot a beam from his visor and scanned the entire area.
once done, his face rotated rapidly again.
Blitzwing switched back to his blue face again.
he pressed a button against his helmet.
"I am detecting numerous energy signatures, Commadant."
Blitzwing's face rotated again now looking like a Crazed Black-and-Red "Jack-o-Lantern."
"I can check ALL of them...if your willing to wait another Ninety Years or so, HA! HA!"
Metalikhan growled, clawing at the metal surface of his console.
"well, so much for THAT plan." said Smytus
Metalikhan drew out a gun and blindly fired at Smytus.
he then pressed a button, signalling Blitzwing's InterCOMM.
"Isolate ALL other energy signatures from Queen Vexus on record.
scan for HER signal, block out All Other...DO IT NOW!"
Blitzwing switche to his "Icy" face.
"at once, Commandant."
Blitzwing shot another beam from his optics, scanning.
after a few minutes...Blitzwing switched to his "Hothead" face and smiled.
"I HAVE A TRAIL!"
"then, Follow It." replied Metalikhan
Blitzwing transformed into Jet Mode and blasted off into space.
Metalikhan then looked at Krakus.
"KRAKUS, track Blitzwing and FOLLOW HIM!"
"at once, Commander."
the old robot typed some button with his "crab claws"
the warship soon blasted off and followed Blitzwing.
[Earth, Later That Day]
Alex sighed sharply as he sat in his Black-and-Yellow Camero.
looking out the window as the car drove thru town at a steady pace.
Alex then looked at the "driver" at his side.
"Goldbug?"
the "driver" looked at Alex (revealed to be a Hologram due to it's "fizzling")
"am i...selfish?"
(("Beep-Beep?"))
"i mean...i like that Vega and Jenny are good friends and all.
and, i understand that being Queem of Cluster Prime...she has responsibilities."
Alex then exhaled sharply.
"but, me and Vega never spend as much time as we used to...it's almost like we're Strangers!
is it Wrong to want Vega to ditch everything just to spend more time with ME!"
(("Beep-Beep, Beeeeeeep."))
Alex sighed, then laid back on his seat.
"maybe I'M the one who needs to get-a-grip.
i've been in this town TOO LONG, i really need to get back to-"
suddenly, an alarm sounded.
Alex saw the on-board radio shift into a monitor.
"what is it, G.B.?"
(("BEEP-BEEP, BEEEEEP!"))
"you detected an injured "bot?"
(("BEEEEEEEP!"))
Alex sat up, a stern look on his face.
"well, what are we waiting for?...ROLL FOR IT!"
the car's gas pedal pressed down and Goldbug sped off.
after several minutes, the car finally came to a stop near an Alley.
(("Beep-Beep!"))
"you saying it's in that Alley?"
(("Beep."))
Alex opened the door and walked out.
he closed the door behind him, then looked back at his Car.
"stay here...we can't risk anyone seeing you."
(("Beep-Beep."))
Alex looked into the Alleyway.
he exhaled, then carefully walked into the narrow walkway.
he kept darting his eyes around, ready for ANYTHING.
it wasn't long until he head a "crackling" sound.
"hello?...is someone there?"
Alex got No Response.
he kept walking forward as the sound got louder.
Alex saw what looked like a "boot" beside a dumpter.
he quickly ran over to the other side and looked.
he gasped in shock at what he saw...
Alex saw a Teenage Robot Girl with Cream colored skin
a light green helmet with a gold pinstripe that resembles a "ponytail"
she wore Green, metallic skirt
and, a Yellow short sleeved shirt with "pom-pom" shoulders
her legs were black (like pants)
and, her boots were gold and green.
she "almost" looked like Vega (indicating she was from "Cluster Prime")
and, looked badly damaged (like she'd been in a Fight of some sort.)
"oh, my gosh!"
Alex knelt down to the robotic girl.
"hello?...HELLO?
miss?, Miss, Can you hear me!"
the robot slowly opened her optics which were full yellow with green, cat-like puples.
she looked at Alex.
"ehhhh...h-heeelp meeeee."
the girl finally passed out.
Alex immediatly picked her up, holding her by her back and legs.
"don't worry...i've got you."
Alex turned and ran out of the Alley and to Goldbug.
the "car" immediatly opened his door, to which Alex laid her down onto the passenger seat.
Alex then ran to the other door and got into the Driver's Seat.
"Home, Goldbug...we have an Emergency Situation."
(("Beep-BEEP!"))
Goldbug sped off at top speed towards Alex House.
Author Note: in this chapter I establish that Alex's relationship with Vega isn't very Strong at this point (Vega is VERY busy, almost Too Busy for him) and that he is close friends with Sheldon Lee.
and, to those who have seen the MLAATR Episode "Designing Women", you probably know who the Robot Girl Alex recued is.
For Transformer Fans, I included Blitzwing (the TFA version with the Multiple Personalities) and "Goldbug" (the reformatted version of "Bumblebee" from the G1 series, whose character is based on the Mute Bumblebee from Transformers Prime and the "Bayverse")