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Chapter 2: The Meeting of Human Boy and Robotic Girl
(Jack's side)
The year is 3517X AD. The War of Autobots and Decepticons came to an end as peace was restored to Cybertron, home planet of the Transformers, and life was restored. Earth, birthplace of the Human race, soon became a second home.
In the final battle of the War, the Decepticon leader, known as Megatron, was finally defeated. But the victory didn't last, for it came at a great price. Optimus Prime, Leader of the Heroic Autobots, sacrificed his live to protect both Earth, and Cybertron.
Over the following years, the Transformers built space stations, satellites, space colonies and special bridges orbiting Earth's atmosphere to help with the planet's over population, as well for Cybertron. Peace continued for both worlds, as they continued to coexist and work in harmony.
Meanwhile on Earth itself, in Jasper, Nevada, a series of events would soon unfold for two beings who's path will soon cross. Jack Darby, a typical seventeen year old teenager in his Junior year at Prime High, wakes up in the confines of his room, while a robotic cat walks in and jumps up on his bed to greet him, as it soon purrs by softly rubbing is head against its owner.
"Mmmnh... Morning, Gingerbelle..." moaned Jack, as he stretched out in his bed, soon petting his robotic cat. Gingerbelle just continue to purr with each gentle stroke that Jack made, as well as meowing just a little. "I had that same dream again... I wish I knew what they meant."
Jack soon stretched once more and sat up in his bed looking out the window, seeing it was going to be a bright, beautiful day until he looked away from it to some equipment that was laying across his room, as well as a group photo that was sitting on his desk.
Jack soon lifted the covers and walked out of bed in his pajamas. Gingerbelle jumped down from Jack's bed and followed him out of his room, as they both made there way down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Morning, kiddo," Said a feminine voice that soon got Jack's attention that belonged to his mother, June Darby, at the stove making breakfast of eggs, bacon, and hot pancakes. "Your father got an emergency call this morning, so he had to leave early," She said as she poured some batter onto a frying pan. "By the way, how to you like your eggs? Over-easy, or Scrambled?"
"Scrambled, please!" He said happily, taking a seat at the table, followed by Gingerbelle suddenly hopping into his lap, making him chuckle a bit, "Gingerbelle, you silly cyber-kitty."
"So you got any plans after school today?" asked Jack's mother. She started cracking a few eggs over a heated pan.
"Just game practice later this afternoon. We've got to be ready for the match next week." he replied, petting his robotic cat that was sitting on his lap.
"We'll don't practice too hard. You know I worry about your condition, and I'm not saying that just because I'm your mother and a nurse." said June with some concern in her voice.
"I know, I know. I'll be careful not to overdo it. I promise." said Jack, patting the left side of his chest with his right hand.
Sometime later after Jack had his breakfast, he left the house fully dressed in some everyday clothes and backpack, walking to the school of Prime High. Along the way, he encountered a few of his friends that were in the group photo on his bedroom deck. One was a big, green robot that was about Jack's height, but he was a little bigger in a few areas, while two more robots that look the same, but in different colors, stood next to each other. One was in Yellow, and the other was in Red.
"Yo, Jack! How's it hanging?" Called out the big, green bot. Jack knew him as Bulkhead.
"Nothing but bringing in the trophy for Prime High," Exclaimed Jack, sharing a laugh and a chuckle with his friends. "You guys still coming to practice?"
"Can't. I've got to take Bee in to the Hospital after school today." Said the Red bot, Cliffjumper, who pointed to the Yellow bot, Bumblebee.
"Why?" asked Jack, raising an eyebrow looking confused at the two. Bumblebee gave out a few bleeps and bloops to give out his explanation. Jack was still confused, turning his eyes back to Cliffjumper.
"He says his vocal processor got ripped out yesterday by Vince from the Decepticon Gang," He explained, "They ambushed him on his way back home from after school practice and our folks had to take him in for a temporary repair."
"Ouch! Sorry to hear that, Bee," said Jack looking concerned for his friend. Bumblebee nodded in return while waving a hand in front as a sign not to worry so much.
It wasn't long until Jack got sneaked up from behind as a pair of arms grabbed around his neck, strangling him in surprise. "Guess who, Jackie boy!" came a high pitched voice.
"Miko!" cried Jack as he turned his head and narrowed his eyes in annoyance, looking at a black haired Asian girl with some pink highlighted streaks, who was roughly about Jack's height. "How many times do I have to tell you not to get the drop on me? Bulkhead! Help..."
"Ok, Miko. You've had enough," Said Bulkhead, grabbing the collar of Miko's shirt, lifting her up gently, but with a firm hand.
"Hey, this is domestic violence here! Put me down, or I'll scream," cried Miko, dangling from Blukhead's grip and swinging her arm and legs about.
"How can you call it domestic violence when he hasn't even physically hit you yet, or even threw you across town for that matter?" asked Cliffjumper.
Miko took a moment looking at her current position from Bulkhead, to Jack, and then to Cliffjumper. She twitted her index fingers and blushed in embarrassment, looking down from her friends. "You have a point there."
They shared a laugh and a chuckle among one another.
(Arcee's side)
Meanwhile, at the gates of Prime High, a Female Robot that was about a teenaged human sized stands just outside looking towards school grounds. Pink, polymer metal like skin all over from head to toe, blue top and skirt went from her shoulders down to her knees in an appearance of a Japanese schoolgirl's uniform, blue low heeled shoes, her eyes glowed a blue indigo, and black hair made of polymer fiber metal tied in a pink bow, placing it into a ponytail, holding a backpack just over her shoulder.
"I've finally here after transferring... So long Middleton, and say hello to Arcee's new life in Prime High," She said, soaking in the scenery with awe, viewing the landscape.
It didn't take long after walking through the gate, just after a few steps she saw a group of humanoid-robots picking on a human male student. She could see they had him hung upside-down in a nearby tree tied by his feet.
"Come on guys! Quit it! You do this to me everyday!" he cried. He wasn't liking what they were doing to him.
"Why? You gonna cry to your mommy?" Called out the sliver bot, smirking in amusement. The other robots within the group laughed.
"I'm serious! You know what will happen if someone from the student council catches you doing this? Even the teachers will-" Replied the boy, only to have his red hair pulled by the sliver bot.
"The Teachers... won't know this ever happened. Besides, you're a human, not a robot, so you've got no evidence against us." He sneered. Arcee continued to watch, but couldn't take it anymore at what was happening. She walked over to them until she was just a few feet away.
"Leave him alone! Why don't you jerks pick on someone your own kind?" Cried Arcee. The group of bots soon slowly turn to see her with annoyed and curious looks, each with a raised brow.
"What?" Said the sliver bot, "What did you just say, Femme?"
"I... I said leave him alone." Arcee repeated. Her hands balled up into fists at her sides, trying to hide her nervousness. "Besides, I saw everything."
"So what? It's not like some school-Femme-bot is going to do anything against us." Snorted the silver bot, until another Femme that was much darker that Arcee stepped a little closer to him.
"Hold up, Starscream, in case you didn't hear her, she said she saw everything that we were doing."
"So?"
"So not only did she see it, but she recorded everything in her internal memory bank!"
"Scrap! And that means she's got evidence!"
"I also happen to be a transfer student and the principal's daughter of this high-school." exclaimed Arcee. The entire gang that was picking on (and including) the Human red-headed boy all went wide-eyed.
"Scrap! Scrap! Scrap! Decepticons, Scatter!" yelled Starscream, as all of the gang members that were present ran in different directions.
Arcee soon looked up to the boy that was hanging. "You ok?" She asked.
"Yeah, but I wouldn't mind a hand on getting me down from here. Staying like this for so long makes me kinda sick." Said the boy. Arcee walks over to a rope that was tied to a metal stake in the ground and started untying. "By the way, you said that you were a Transfer Student and the Principal's Daughter?"
"That's right. I'm Arcee. Just transferred here this morning from another school."
"I'm Rafael Esquivel, but my friends call me "Raf" for short. What brings you here?"
"Oh, some terrorist placed a bomb in the boiler room and blew the place to kingdom come. Luckily the dorms weren't affected," Arcee explained, but soon sighed as she continued as she finished untying the knot and gently lowered Raf down, "But everyone had to pack up and evacuate the grounds."
Arcee started to help undo the ropes around around Raf's ankles, but before he could make another sentence, the school bells suddenly rang. ~DING-DONG-DING-DONG~... ~DING-DONG-DING-DONG~.
"Oh no! Class has started!" Yelled Raf in a worried manner. The rope was lose enough to slip his feet out from them and stand up. "I love to talk some more, but I've gotta run to homeroom. I'll probably see you during lunch or after school! I'll introduce you to my friends later, Whenever that will be!" And before Arcee could say goodbye or even another word to him, Raf ran straight towards the main building.
Just before Arcee started walking, a hand that was unknown to her placed itself on her shoulder. "Excuse me, Ma'am..." She turns to see a person who appeared to be the groundskeeper. "But classes have started. Didn't you hear the bell ring?"
"I did. I just transferred here." Arcee explained.
"Ah! In that case you should head to the main Administrations office to get checked in."
"Where is that?" Asked Arcee.
The groundskeeper pointed out, "Go through the main doors of the building, turn right at the first hall, and left at the third door. Talk to the receptionist when you walk in."
Arcee sighed with relief, "Thank you. I better be going now." and she walk towards the main building of Prime High.
The groundskeeper, however, gave a friendly wave in return as he saw Arcee walk. "You're welcome!" he said.
Moment's later as she enter the administrations office, she the first person she bumped into was holding a stack of papers and forms that went falling all over the floor.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't know you were there." cried Arcee as she knelled down to pick up some of the mess.
"No, no, it's quiet alright. I wasn't looking where I was going." Said a males voice who also knelled down to pick up the mess.
"Well, let me help you, it's the least I could do to make it..." said Arcee, as she took a few glances to the person she was talking to, but soon stop in sentence as she saw who it was. For a moment, she felt her spark skip a beat, and one word in question slipping past her lips. "Jack?"
Jack turned to look at Arcee. His eye's narrowed with curiosity as they gazed at each other. "Do I... know you?"
Author's Notes: What got me for this chapter were at 2 sides that I wanted to meet up in a way, and later on these 2 are more connected then they know. ZX crossover part will come in the next chapter or 2, depending on how this will turn out.
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