He opened the case and I waited patiently and intently, knowing that what was in that case was power in itself. "What do you think of aliens." I paused and laughed a little. "You mean E.T. or the short green guy with the big eyes." He smirked and continued "well yes and no. Let's just say Steven Spielberg was no where near the nail." He took a folder out and passed it to me. "Open it and you'll see what I mean." I grasped the folder and took a breath and exhaled deeply. I opened it and read and then I read again and again.
Planet: Cybertron
Title: Prime (Supreme Commander)
Designation: Optimus
Vehicular mode: Long nosed Peterbilt truck
Vehicular mode color: Red flamed royal blue
Bipedal mode estimated height: 32 ft tall
Bipedal mode estimated weight: 40 tonnes
I wanted so badly to say call him out and say it was a joke but, you can't fake these pictures and it's not even April fool's day. Other reasons that proved this to be reality was this was Sec. Def. not just anyone, and really someone this important wouldn't waste their time on a joke. Though by god, this I guess you would call Cybertronian was huge. I could ride his thumb with little to no problem. "This isn't a joke, is it." He knew I was in shock of the whole situation like who could guess aliens look like everyday machines. I digested this and all that happened and turned serious quick, this wasn't a joke and I wasn't going to treat it like one. They wanted or needed me for something concerning these beings and I wanted to know what. " The reason why we are asking for you is because, they themselves have a C.M.O. named Ratchet who has been working with a classified team called N.E.S.T. and needs human hands to help repair where his can't. For a while he has been working with a mechanic named Mikaela Barnes but she is not official and although they work well together, we want to keep the knowledge of her help to a minimum. Government doesn't like civilians working in the classified." He paused and continued "Your job if you accept it, is to help him repair them as the being you just saw is a military combatant and leads many more against our joined foes, you will be completely debriefed if you accept it." I thought about the decision good and hard and decided that I will live with no regrets this could be the chance of a lifetime. I could learn from and about a race this planet has never seen or ever even heard of, why say no. "Yes, I accept" He smiled and stood up with his hand outstretched and said "On behalf of the team, welcome to N.E.S.T."
Three days later…
I was in my quiet little one bedroom apartment finishing my packing and waiting for the government issued movers to help me take my boxes which I do admit were not as much as most people. I heard a knock at the door and went to answer it, "Ms. Lennox, right.", "Yes thats me, you're the movers right." He answered with a "Yup, is that everything?" There was no way to explain how happy I was that he went straight to the point, I am not going to lie and say I'm a social butterfly, when I'm the exact opposite. "Yes, that is everything." He paused for a second and then answered with. "Okay, good, we will be out of your hair in an hour and all of your boxes will be shipped to your new apartment." He wasn't lying when he said it would take an hour, with him having four other people with him. After they were done I got in my current year Mustang Boss Laguna Seca edition car, which I admit was my baby and I love him very much. I was so excited, you could not believe how fidgety I was and let's just say I haven't been excited in years. After I drove to the designated checkpoint which was a private airfield, I called "I'm here.", "Alright Lennox, E.T.A. twenty minutes." I ended the call and waited until I saw the military issued cargo plane, which will be taking me and my car to the new apartment. The plane landed smoothly and the rear opened up for me to drive up the ramp, when I finished I exited the car to surprisingly see a familiar face. "Epps. No it can't be." He paused and to then turn directly at me. "No way, Charlie?" Since we first met he gave me the nickname Charlie claiming that not only was it too long but too girly for my personality. I jumped at him and started laughing. "I cant believe its you, how did you get here." He started laughing too after he hugged me and said "Will, told me that we had a new medic working with Hatchet but, he never told it was you, I guess he didn't know either." I paused and the smile went away so quick that you would have thought it was never there. "Wait, did you say Will, like as in my Will, William Stronghold Lennox!?" He looked away as if he was trying to look for something to say. We knew each other so long that it was a joke to even try to lie to each other. I knew when he went quiet that Will was there and I was beyond pissed. Let's just say shit went down from there.