Chapter One
It was just like any other night; she lied in her bed and let the sun set over her. It was her normal routine, it was how she got focused before it was game time, she would block out the world and think of the task at hand. Yet again another college punk wanted to show off to his friends and try to take her title. But no man took her title. She was the best there was in racing because unlike them, she had a passion for it, something more than money drove her to be the best, and only something more than a man could beat her. She understood a car better than anyone, most drivers were so busy trying to beat her, yet they failed to realize that no skills got no bills. Her car and her were one, she knew when to push it and when not to. Hearing her cell phone's alarm go off she got out of her bed and looked out the window. Finally darkness had taken over the skies and it was time to play. Tossing her feet over the edge of the bed, she grabbed her car keys off the table and picked up her jacket. Almost out the door, she was stopped by her mother at the entrance way. They shared an intense stare before her mother finally spoke,
"You're going to drive to your death. Just like your father." her mother stated, Aliya only stared at her for a moment before she turned to walk off. Her mother stood in her way and stopped her, "Why the hell are you doing this?"
"I don't see you complaining when I drop a grand in your hands every month." Aliya replied, once again leaving her mother lost for words because it was the truth. Aliya moved past her and headed out the door. Just as she walked outside she looked at her car before unlocking the doors. A red 2008 Ford Mustang GT Deluxe Coupe, her better half. Putting her key in the ignition, her car and her became one again, just before she drove off, she saw her brother standing by the door. She looked at him closely, he always did that. Looked at her as if to ask" why are you leaving again?" He was too young to understand but from what their mother probably told him, she was doing something bad. Half smiling at him, she drove off in the direction of the next drag race. Unknowing to her someone else would be on the way to the race as well. After being on the road for a few minutes, Aliya saw something that looked like a shooting star pass by in the corner of her eye. She carefully looked towards it and wondered what it was, but ignored it as suddenly her chest started to tingle; it wasn't necessarily pain, but it was definitely something that made her jump a little. Continuing to drive she shook off the feeling and started to get focused on her destination.
In the distance
An asteroid went tumbling across the ground as he landed. After a few moments the stasis pod opened up and Hot Rod slowly pushed himself out of it. Almost flinching from the impact, he stretched his metal chrome body and realized that there was now an obvious problem. He was a giant alien robot in a forest clearing that wouldn't cover him from the public very long. Hot Rod needed to find a form to hide himself, before he could get down to the real business at hand. Slowly moving towards the roads, he saw it. The perfect car to his likings; 6.0L V12, 48 valve, 620 hp 7600 rpm, 6 speed automatic transmission,11 mpg city / 15 mpg hwy (a red 2001 Ferrari 360 MODENA), of course he would do a few modifications on the specs, but it would do just fine. Transforming into the car, he turned the car emblem on the front to the Autobot symbol. Hot Rod revved his engine and headed for the road. Before he could even start tracking his fellow Autobots, two cars speeded past him putting him in the middle of them for a second; a silver 2008 Acura TL and a black 2008 Cadillac Escalade EXT. Hitting the breaks he realized something about them, they weren't normal cars owned by humans, they were Decepticons, Drag Strip and Dead End. Turning around Hot Rod decided to follow them, if they were in that much of a hurry, they were definitely up to something. They both appeared to be slowing down, Hot Rod did the same and cautiously kept his distance as he turned to break off from them and find a place where he would be able to watch them discreetly. He noticed that they hid themselves amongst a crowd of people with other cars. Trying to understand what was going on, he searched the internet and discovered what was considered drag racing. It was easy for them to blend in as all the cars were either there to compete or just watch the races. He continued to watch them for a little bit more until a fast red car caught the attention of the two Decepticons and then his as well. What the heck was so special about that car? It's not a Decepticon or a Transformer for that matter. Then Hot Rod saw it, the driver stopped the car and stepped out.
"Sweet Primus……" Hot Rod thought as he looked at the girl that was now walking towards a human male. She was about 5'3-5'5, long flowing black hair, hazel eyes, athletic build, and nicely tanned skin, dressed in black fitted jeans, black sneakers, a pink tee, a dark blue denim jacket, "When did humans start looking like this? She's beautiful." His optics never left her as she was talking to the guy in front of her. Focusing on them he listened closely to their conversation.
