Well, I'll try and update as soon as possible. Right now school has cracked down on me and with the surprise weather canceling school, I will try and update fast.
I want to thank kaitamis and Kitcat from the sky for being my very first reviewers! This means so much to me!
I don't own Transformers only my OCs.
EDITED CHAPTER!
No ones POV
The last bell of the day rang and every student started piling out the door or headed for their practices. Others had clubs or detention or even tutoring with their teachers. One girl in particular ran out the front doors of the school with a large smile on her face.
"FREEDOM!" Wendy shouted out to no one in particular.
Those around her gave her weird looks, laughs, some hoots and shakes of the head. Almost everyone knew how weird the Outcasts were and they did their best to respect that.
Wendy didn't have to wait long for her ride. Wendy watched as her social worker, Frank Summers, pulled up in his red station wagon. Wendy walked over to the car and got inside.
"Hey, Frank." Wendy greeted as she buckled up and closed the car door.
"Hey, Wendy." Frank returned the greeting and drove out of the school parking lot. "How was your day?"
"Eh, same old, same old." Wendy answered with a wave of her hand. "But we did get news about an upcoming play. The rest of the Outcasts agreed to meet up at the clubhouse to practice for auditions. Is it ok if you drop me off?"
"Sure, but call me when you're done so I can pick you up for dinner. We're having your favorite: chicken pot pie." Frank said and smiled as Wendy smiled. "Who all's gonna be at the clubhouse?"
"Me, William, Kathy, Michael, Anna, and Zach are gonna be there." Wendy answered. "There would be more Outcasts, but they're busy today."
Frank headed towards the direction of their clubhouse. The Outcasts' clubhouse is an old firehouse building that was abandoned when a new one was built. Other than pulling a few strings with his uncle, William managed to get the master key to the building and they practice whatever songs or dances they needed. At one point they had used the building to host a few parties and a haunted house. Still to this day, the Outcasts used the building to their advantage and Frank approves.
Frank knew Wendy was special. Wendy has been an orphan ever since she started middle school and has been under Frank's care. She had to be moved to the next town over to the orphanage where she was separated from the other Outcasts. With the traumatization of being both orphaned and separated from her friends, Frank had agreed to move her back into town to finish school. Frank did his best to find a foster family or adoptive family in Troy for Wendy. He knew that the most important thing in a child's life is to be around those she loves and happiness.
"You know, hopefully I'll get Sharon to drive while I come get you. She needs more daytime hours now." Frank told Wendy, mentioning a fellow orphan who had her learner's permit.
"Oh God, we're gonna die." Wendy joked with mock horror and Frank chuckled.
"And I'll be saying the same thing about you when you start driving." Frank joked with a smirk and Wendy laughed.
"Don't worry, you have another year before I start driving." Wendy reassured Frank.
"It almost feels like yesterday when you were brought into my care. Where did that time go?" Frank asked.
"I can hardly believe it, either, especially now that I'm a sophomore in high school." Wendy said and out a hand on Frank's shoulder. "But don't worry, you're still technically my guardian now matter what."
"I know. Here's your stop." Frank said as he stopped in front of a building with an old spray painted sign in the parking lot that once said Troy Fire Department.
"I'll be sure to call you once we're finished here." Wendy promised as she gathered her stuff and got out of the car. "Bye Frank."
"Bye, Wendy." Frank gave a little wave as Wendy closed the door.
Wendy quickly waved back and Frank drove off. Wendy looked around and it seems that no one else has arrived yet. She got to the door when another car came up and parked in an empty parking space. Both Zach and Anna got out of the car.
"Whaddup?" Anna greeted as she and Zach walked towards her.
"Nothing. I just got here." Wendy said as she opened the door. "Please tell me it's just rain and not a storm coming."
Dark clouds were looming overhead and the wind softly blew through the trees.
"Has anyone else seen storm clouds that color before?" Zach asked as everyone looked up at the clouds.
The clouds did seem to have a purple hue to them. No one noticed a blue car pull up and drop off Michael and William before driving off again.
"Why're you guys looking up at the clouds?" Michael asked as he and William walked up to the small group and they snapped out of their stupor.
"Don't you agree the clouds look weird?" Anna asked as she pointed to the clouds. "I've never seen clouds that color."
"Wow, that's weird." Michael observed the clouds.
"That's scientifically impossible! Clouds are only dark when storms come and the only other time they're purple is at sunset or sunrise!" William ranted and Wendy put a hand on his shoulder.
"Calm your ass down. Let's go in and wait for Kathy." she said and William noticed everyone but her had already went inside.
"Oh, damn." William muttered and Wendy laughed at him as they went inside.
"Does anyone know where Kathy's at?" Anna asked as she checked her phone and set her stuff down.
"Nope." William and Michael say at the same time.
"She needs to hurry her ass up." Anna huffed. "I'm getting impatient."
"Is she not answering her texts?" Zach asked.
"Nope. I hope she isn't driving with her grandma. Her grandma usually takes the longest to get here." Michael said.
"Wait, I think that's her now." Zach said as he peeked out the window. "Yeah, here she comes."
The door flew open as a large gust of wind blew Kathy inside.
"Jeez, Mother Nature must hate us or something." Kathy said as she set her stuff down. "The wind's blowing hard enough to nearly carry me away and the lightning's turning purple."
"I guess the wind isn't that bad if it's blowing hard enough to carry you away, short stuff." William joked and Kathy scowled at him.
"Shut up, bean pole." she said and stood beside Wendy.
"Wait, did you say the lightning's the same color as the clouds?" Michael asked and Kathy nodded. "Ok, now that's definitely creepy. I've never heard of a storm with purple lightning. Or any lightning for that matter."
"Well, let's hope that this storm doesn't last forever. So, does anyone know anything about the play?" William asked.
"Nope." the others answered in unison.
"You don't think it's the one Sabrina wrote with Allie and Ethan that's all Johnny Depp characters, do you?" Kathy asked.
"I dunno. It'll be cool if Mrs. Maske let's us do that one year." Anna said.
"But won't that call for male actors instead of female actresses? Or are they gonna change some of the characters' genders?" Wendy asked.
"That'd be-" Zach didn't get to finish his sentence before a giant clap of thunder interrupted him.
"That was loud!" Kathy said as she uncovered her ears.
"It got dark really fast." Michael examined as he peeked out the window.
As everyone started to look out a window when the thunder got louder, Wendy's phone started to ring.
"Hello?" Wendy answered.
"Wendy...stor...are...kay?" Frank's voice came through the other end, static jamming the signal.
"Frank, can you hear me? Hello?" Wendy said, only to receive no answer. "I got cut off."
"Oh shit. Oh shit! Guys, I think a tornado might be forming outside!" William announced.
"WHAT!?" the girls shouted in disbelief.
Everyone by now has scrambled to a window and looked outside to see William's right. The dark clouds were forming a funnel-like shape that was so close to the building. Purple lightning struck the ground and lit up the funnel in an eerie way.
"Jesus! We're doomed! I don't wanna die like this!" Kathy freaked out.
"Kathy, pull yourself together! We have to find a safe place to take cover!" Michael said as he grabbed Kathy by the shoulders and shook some sense into her.
"What do we do now!?" Anna asked and tried not to freak out. "This building doesn't have a steel roof like the school, does it?"
"We need to get to the lowest place possible! William, do you know where that is?" Zach shouted above all of the chaos.
As everyone started to move, a large clap of thunder echoed around the building and lightning hit at the same time. As the lightning hit, a loud noise made all of the Outcasts fall to their knees with their hands over their ears. The ground shook like there was an earthquake and thunder echoed throughout the place. Lightning once again struck the building and this time the force knocked out all of the Outcasts with a loud clap of thunder. Then, everything was quiet.
Wendy POV
I opened my eyes and groaned as a headache made it's way to my head.
"What the hell happened?" I asked as I sat up and rubbed my ears.
I looked around and noticed everyone scattered on the floor out cold. The firehouse is a mess, but then again it always looks like this. Other than us out cold on the floor, nothing looks broken or out of place.
"Weird." I said and crawled to Kathy since my legs felt like Jell-O. "Guys, wake up! I think the storm's over."
"Dafuq just happened?" Kathy groaned as she rubbed her head.
"I honestly don't know." I answered and everyone else got up with groans of pain.
"I think Mother Nature had a mouse up her pants." Michael said as he walked over to me. "Are you ok?"
"I'm ok, just Jell-O legged." I said and stretched my legs.
"That's the most weirdest storm I've ever lived through." Anna said and leaned on the wall. "I dunno how we're still alive. That storm was major."
"Maybe we had a stroke of blind luck." Kathy said.
"HOLY SHIT!" William shouted from the front door as he peered outside.
"What is it, William?" I asked as we all walked towards him.
"You might wanna take a look at this." he said withut turning. "If you don't see anything, then slap me. I'm hallucinating."
"Hallucinating about...?" Zach didn't even finish his sentence as we all took a look outside.
Outside is different. Really different. Instead of seeing trees and green grass, there were old buildings and parked cars where it all used to be. The sun blared down and made it hot as I continued to stare outside.
"What the shit just happened out here?" Zach asked and broke me from my thoughts. "And where's my car!? I have the keys! Whoever did this is gonna die!"
"Calm the fuck down, dude! We need to figure out what the hell's going on." Anna said to calm him and I noticed a sign by an old building.
The sign had a reality name on it and the thing that really caught my attention was the location. Jasper, Nevada. Oh fuck. I can't help what I'm about to say next.
"Guys, I don't think we're in Oregon anymore." I said and pointed at the sign.
"Angelica's Reality and Homes. Jasper, Nevada? No...th-that's impossible!" Michael stuttered as he read the sign in shock.
"Someone's gotta be pranking us. Really good I might add." William said, still flabbergasted.
"No shit, Sherlock." Kathy said as she put her hands on her hips.
"I've never heard of a Jasper, Nevada, have you?" I asked as I went inside with the others.
"No, but these guys took my car!" Zach moaned.
"We couldn't have crossed the state like that. This is fucking insane." Anna said and threw her arms in the air. "Can anything else go wrong!?"
"I'm gonna call Frank back and say the storm's gone. I seriously hope this is a prank." I said and dialed Frank's number, only to find out I didn't have signal. "What? No signal? The storm's gone, how can I have no signal?"
"What? I don't have any either." Michael said and everyone else started checking their phones to have the same answer as us. "What're we gonna do? It's starting to get really creepy."
"I dunno what's going on, but we'll get this straightened out." Zach said as he hugged Anna. "When I find out who's pranking us, they won't be able to walk! Especially since they took my car!"
"Guys, as impossible as it seems, I don't think we're being pranked." Kathy observed as she peered out a window. "No one's around and nothing's changing. Maybe this is real."
"Dudette, if this were real, how were we able to get from Troy, Oregon to Jasper, Nevada?" William asked. "This doesn't make any sense! It almost sounds like we're in a horror movie."
"Does anyone else hear that?" I asked as a weird noise filled my eardrums.
"What's that?" Kathy asked as she strained to hear the noise.
"I know that sound." William said as he walked to the door and looked out. "It's a jet."
"Jet as in military jet?" Zach asked as he followed William.
The rest of us followed them outside. Suddenly, a jet flew over us and behind the firehouse. It flew low enough to touch the building itself and I covered my ears at the sound of the engine.
"Whoa!" Anna exclaimed as the jet flew farther away. "I've never seen a jet that close!"
"Looks like we have visitors." Anna claimed as she pointed at two purple cars that stopped in the road.
"Who're they?" Kathy asked as the cars just waited there.
"If these bozos stole my car, they're asking for it." Zach growled and walked towards the cars. "Hey, buddy! What you did wasn't cool!"
"Zach, wait!" Anna called and went after him.
The cars still didn't move from their spots and no one got out of them to confront Zach. Something just doesn't feel right about this. Before any of the rest of us could call for Zach to stop or go after him, the impossible happened: the cars transformed into giant robots. I gasped and clamped my hands over my mouth in shock as Zach fell backwards at Anna's feet.
"Oh fuck!" Zach exclaimed and scrambled to get up with Anna helping him.
"Everyone back inside!" William yelled and I turned to run.
I took only 2 running steps before hearing another shifting metal noise and something very big and grey hit the ground in front of me. I stumbled forward in a halt and looked up at what landed in front of me. Another large robot stood there with high-heeled feet, wings on it's back and had some red on it.
"HOLY FUCKING GOD!" I yelled in surprise before William's arms appeared in my vision to yank me away from the robot and then they had guns aimed at us.
"Well, well, well. Six humans and a building are where the signal is coming from?" the grey one spoke with a raspy voice. "Very peculiar."
"Holy shit, they talk!" Anna squeaked from Zach's arms.
"We're fucked." Michael said.
"I don't have time for games, fleshlings! Tell me what's inside that building you're hiding and why you all have a signal!" the grey one demanded.
"How the fuck should we know!? We just woke up and I think we're tripping!" I spat at him and he aimed his gun at me.
"Watch your tone with me, human!" he growled and Kathy grabbed my arm. "Do you know who you're talking to?"
"Wendy, I love you, but shut the hell up before we turn into ashes!" Kathy said and tried to push Michael in front of her.
"Don't you dare threaten Wendy!" William said bravely and kept me behind him as I rolled my eyes.
"William, don't antagonize the giant soda can! I see a good place to RLH." Zach said and with body language, I noticed how he was leaning more towards the left where there was heavy tree line to disappear into.
"What are you talking about?" the grey one asked.
"If you mean RLH, then I'm glad you asked because RLH is an acronym for RUN LIKE HELL!" Zach shouted the last part and we all took off for the tree line as fast as we could. I jumped over the small bushes and followed the rest.
"Get back here, puny humans!" I heard the grey one shout and their loud footsteps not too far behind us.
"C'mon, this way!" William shouted as he turned to the left and we came back out of the tree line.
Not knowing where exactly to go or where to hide, we kept running forward. Zach and William are the fastest guys and they ran a great deal ahead of us while Anna and Michael ran ahead of us by a few strides. Kathy and I ran behind them, bringing up the rear. Being the shortest really has its problems.
"How're we gonna outrun these guys?" Michael gasped for breath and started to slow.
"I don't have to run faster than the robots, I just have to run faster than you!" Anna shouted and quickened her pace as Michael gaped at her.
"Nice to see you care!" he spat sarcastically as he tried to catch up with her.
"Get back here, pests!" came the robot's voice, not too far behind us as Kathy and I started to slow.
"Guys, there's a fork in the road! Make like a banana and split in two!" William shouted.
I seen a large, abandoned building come in view. Beside of the building on one side was a small alley and the other side headed back into the trees. Michael finally slowed to mine and Kathy's pace and grabbed my hand. He pulled me to the trees with him and I seen William jump/run into the trees with us. I panted as I tried not to fall over fallen trees and looked behind me. The grey robot followed us through the trees as the other robots went after Kathy, Zach and Anna.
"You can't keep running forever!" the robot shouted.
Shit, he's right. My legs started tiring out and it hurt to breathe. William and Michael each grabbed an arm and practically dragged me along to keep from stopping.
"Don't stop, Wendy! Keep going!" William ordered.
"I'm trying!" I panted as falling trees hit the ground behind us. "I'm...one of the...smallest...remember?"
"Augh! Stupid nature!" The robot shouted as the ground shook.
I looked back to see him starting to get up off the ground and I guess he fell thanks to the fallen trees. I finally managed to yank the other two behind a large tree to hide and catch my breath before I keel over.
"He won't...keep up...with us...if we split...again." I whisper-panted.
"I'm not splitting up with you!" William and Michael declared very loudly and I tried to shush them, but it was too late.
"There you are!" the robot shouted as he popped up outta nowhere and swiped at us, but we all scattered at the last minute.
"Guys, go!" I yelled and ran the other way towards a small field out of the way of the trees.
"Wendy, no!" I heard William shout as I looked back to see him and Michael running and fall down a steep hill. "Jesus!"
I was gonna go back to them, but the grey robot started looking around and I took off for the safety of the trees at full speed. Christ, why does it hurt to run!? I didn't dare look back in case I fell or if the grey robot's still chasing me. I saw the top of a building and I knew I was close to civilization. I heard screaming coming from the other side of the building. Holy crap, that's Anna!
"Anna!" I shouted and ran towards the direction of the scream. "Guys! I'm here!"
I ran as fast as I could past the building and heard Zach crowing for some reason down in this storm drain thing. I slid down to the bottom and then followed where the noise was coming from to the left. I followed it to the end where a small clearing was and I could hear them more clearly.
"Guys, I lost..." I stopped mid sentence at what I seen.
Zach and Kathy are standing by a huge red and blue robot and a slightly smaller yellow robot. Anna's currently being held in the red and blue robot's hand and then it gently set her down. Zach scooped Anna up in a hug and Kathy joined in for a group hug. One of the purple robots were lying on the ground with smoke rising from it's body. The other had stood up, but then it fell back over, either dead or just fainted.
"Wendy!" Zach and Anna yelled and I waved as I panted from all the running.
"Wendy, move, move!" Kathy shouted with a point somewhere behind me.
I turned around in confusion and my eyes widened when I seen the jet from earlier transform into the grey robot. It landed some feet away from me before my legs finally started working again.
"Crap!" I gasped and ran as fast as I could towards the other robots.
I never got far once I stumbled forward and long fingers appeared in my vision. Everything went blurry as I got yanked harshly by the waist off the ground.
"I've got you now, human!" the grey robot shouted as I shrieked in fright.
"No, Wendy!" Kathy screamed and ran forward, only to be blocked by the yellow robot's hand.
"Wendy!" Zach and Anna yelled and Zach held Anna back to keep her from running forward.
"Starscream, put the human down!" the red and blue robot ordered in a surprisingly deep baritone voice and this Starscream robot just held me tighter until it felt like I'd pop.
"I don't think so, Optimus Prime!" Starscream laughed and shook me around. "Unless you want her dead, surrender the other humans and yourselves before I squeeze her to death!"
To prove his point, Starscream squeezed me before I could shout out and I squeaked in surprise. Starscream kept his grip on me until Optimus Prime and his friend raised their arms in surrender. Starscream finally loosened his grip on me and I got my breath back.
"No, don't do it! Don't do this for me!" I yelled and did my best to glare at Starscream. "Put me down, you overgrown tin can!"
"Shut up, puny human! If you value your life, stay quiet!" Starscream threatened.
"Does it look like I'm afraid of dying?" I asked with a glare.
"GUYS, WE CAN'T FIND WENDY!" William shouted as he and Michael ran out of the trees close to the others.
"Is she here!? Michael panted as they took in the sight of more robots.
"Guys!" Anna called and William and Michael ran over to them.
"Look who just joined the party! This will make surrendering much easier." Starscream said and I struggled to get out of his grip.
"Seriously, asshole! Put me down!" I yelled at Starscream.
"Oh shit! Wendy!" William shouted and tried to run towards us, but he got stopped by the yellow robot. "Put her down right now!"
"William, don't! He'll get you, too!" I pleaded.
"I never knew your boyfriend could be so protective of you." Starscream said and it really ticked me off.
"Seriously!?" I yelled.
"What?" Starscream asked with a raised eyebrow.
"William's not my boyfriend! We were at one point, but now we're not! Now everyone thinks we're dating anytime he makes a move, but we're strictly friends! We're never, ever getting back together!" I ranted and crossed my arms. "Oh, no offense, William."
"None taken. Used to it." William said and raised an arm.
"I'm damn tired of it and would really like to smack some sense into some people. I'd love to backhand you in your ugly mug, but I can't reach." I glared back at Starscream and my air supply cut off.
"How dare you!" he growled and then loosened up.
"Starscream, hand over the girl and you may leave without a fight." Optimus Prime tried to reason with Starscream.
It's useless to try and get out of Starscream's hand, so I carefully observed the other Outcasts. Kathy looked like she was gonna start crying, Anna looked pissed and worried and the boys looked beyond pissed. The robots were glaring at Starscream and sneaking slight glances at me.
Just then, a bright green swirling vortex of some sort opened near Optimus Prime and out came a large green robot and a small blue robot. I heard Starscream gulp and his grip on me lightened a lot. But he held the scruff of my shirt in his fingers and held me out in front of him as I squeaked in surprise.
"If you Autobots want her, then catch!" Starscream said and then I felt nothing but air.
I let out a terrified shriek as I flailed around before closing my eyes, waiting for impact. Instead of hitting hard ground, something warm caught me and I opened my eyes. Staring back at me was Optimus Prime and I couldn't help but to stare into his blue eyes.
"Are you alright?" Optimus Prime asked as he stood up and Starscream's jet form flew away.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thank you." I thanked him. "Just a little out of breath from running."
"Wendy, are you ok?" I heard William ask from below.
"I'm alive." I said and Optimus Prime set me down on the ground.
Next thing I know, I'm scooped into a group hug by everyone.
"That scared me, Wendy. Do that again and I'll kill you!" Kathy fake threatened as she hugged me.
"I'm ok, Kathy." I reassured her.
"What the hell were you thinking when you split from us!?" Michael chastised once the group hug ended and he shook me by the shoulders. "You had me and William scared shitless! Don't do that again!"
"Hey, dude!" Anna interrupted and punched Michael on the arm. "Don't get all bitchy over it! Wendy got away, but that flying fucker caught her by surprise before she could run to safety! It would've been the same way with you!"
"Guys, guys, it's ok. I'm fine now and you don't wanna get into a bitch fit here." I reassured them and then I noticed the robots staring at us. "Um, hello."
"How did you all manage to get in this mess?" the green robot asked.
"Hey, I honestly think we're trippin' and someone stole my car. Either that or the storm just knocked us silly." Zach said.
"The storm?" the blue robot asked and it sounded like a female. "So the energy signature is from the storm? Is that why Starscream came out here?"
"He kept yelling at us about why we had energy signatures or something." Kathy said. "I dunno what he's talking about. That's just about as weird as waking up in a different state."
"May I ask why you all have crossed paths with Starscream?" Optimus Prime asked.
"We were just practicing our act for auditions for the play in school at our personal 'clubhouse' after school. It'd started to storm after a while and I guess the building got struck by lightning, but that was the last thing I remember before waking up here. We thought it was all a prank because we seen a sign about Jasper, Nevada and the pranksters wanted us to believe we traveled states." Michael explained. "Please tell us we're still in Troy, Oregon or at least near it and not in Jasper, Nevada. I honestly don't think my nerves can take much more of this shit."
"I have never heard of a Troy, Oregon." Optimus Prime said.
"Well, we all live there! It's probably not on some maps, but it's a small town that lies along the highway." Zach said.
"I've just contacted Ratchet and he said that coordinates for Troy, Oregon don't exist." the blue robot said.
"Hold on, what!?" William all but yelled.
"B-But we live there! How can it not exist?" I claimed.
"I don't trust any of you." the blue robot said with a cold glare.
"But we do! I mean, what could've happened? We traveled to another dimension like Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz?" Anna asked in a sarcastic way before it practically clicked.
"Holy shit..." we all muttered at the same time.
"We're dreaming, we're all dreaming." William muttered in shock. "We got caught up in some storm like Dorothy and now we're in another dimension. It doesn't make sense and we're all dreaming."
"We're all dreaming the same thing?" I asked and he shrugged.
"This is confusing! Dimension hopping is impossible!" the green robot said and rubbed his head. "How could that've happen?"
"We can discuss this back at base." Optimus Prime said. "I fear the Decepticons will come back."
"Wait, won't Ratchet have a fit when he sees that we have more humans at base?" the blue robot asked. "And what about Fowler?"
"There's others that know about you?" Kathy asked.
"Only three other human children like yourselves and our liaison." Optimus Prime answered and the same green swirling vortex opened behind him. "Let's roll."
Optimus Prime transformed into a big rig, the blue robot turned into a motorcycle, the green robot turned into a large bulky car, and the yellow robot turned into a muscle car.
"Oh my God." Zach marveled at their vehicle forms.
The motorcycle disappeared first before anyone could get on her and I saw how no one decided to ride with Optimus Prime.
"Can I ride with you?" I asked him.
"Yes, you may." Optimus Prime said and opened the door for me.
"Thank you." I said and climbed in. "Everyone else is going with the others and you looked a bit lonely."
"I assure you that I am not lonely." Optimus Prime said.
"Well, you have company now. Thank you for saving me from Starscream earlier, Optimus Prime." I said.
"You are welcome. And you may call me Optimus." he said.
"Alright." I said and noticed that the others had disappeared already through the vortex.
Looks like we're stuck meeting the rest of his team here. And now to figure out how to go home.
EDITED CHAPTER!
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