Chapter 2
The four Autobots had returned to the Ark and, quickly, closed the hatch and reactivated the cloaking device before anyone could detect thm. Inside the bridge, Optimus, Wheeljack, and Ironhide transformed into their robot modes; however, the three noticed something off.
"Bumblebee, why have you not transformed?" Optimus inquired, arching an optic at the young bot; Bumblebee was still in his alt mode and he wasn't changing any time soon.
Rotating left and right, the yellow bot looked at the expressions on the other bots' faces. He tried to explain as best as he could, "Well…you see…the reason is…" but all he could do was mumble as he was thinking; then, he sighed and finally confessed, "You're going to be made for what I'm going to show you." He transformed with the human, Zachary Wong, falling down onto the metallic floor, landing on his legs and managed to regain his composure, but was taken aback by the sight of the other Autobots.
Staring at Bumblebee, they looked mad as they glared; Ironhide was the first to step up, shouting, "You made contact with the locals!" his tone of voice shifted from soft to aggressively loud. "What in the name of the Allspark is wrong with ya soldier! Prime gave a direct order not to interact with the indigenous life form, meaning you ain't suppose to bring them here!"
Bee trembled a bit while he waved his arms, defensively, stating, "I know, I know, I broke protocol, but I had no choice; this human was being attacked by two other humans, so I had no choice but to help him! I, also, had no choice but to bring him here and explained everything to you, Prime!" his tone and expression was sincere as he looked at his superior.
"Why I outta court marshall ya for yer insubordination, private, and have yer hide smelted down fer…" right before Ironhide could finish, he was interrupted when a hand waved in front of him. He looked and saw that it was from Optimus.
"Bumblebee, I understand that your actions were honest and just, but it nearly blew our cover; next time, be sure to think before you act," advised Prime, having a straightforward tone of voice throughout his sentence. Hearing that, Bumblebee nodded in understanding; he turned his attention to the boy and asked him, "What is your name, human."
"M-my name is Zachary Wong," the boy introduced, albeit stutteringly.
"My name is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots," he greeted without hesitation.
Next, the others introduced themselves, as well:
"I'm Ironhide, security lieutenant and weapons specialist."
"Name's Wheeljack, scientist and mechanical engineer."
"And I've already introduce myself as 'Bumblebee', but I didn't explain my function; I'm the scout of the group."
"What are you guys?" Zachary inquired, still retaining his shocked expression.
In a firm tone, Optimus answered the human boy's question, saying, "We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron." He knelt down, attempting to be in the same eye level of the human. "We came to your world in an attempt to elude our most feared enemies, the Decepticons!"
Arching an eyebrow, Zachary exclaimed with, "The what?"
Pressing the side of his temple, a flash of blue light emitted from Optimus Prime's forehead; background change to an unknown environment with large, metallic skyscrapers and roads, yet patches of dirt and gravel around certain areas. In every corner were robots of all different shapes and sizes, moving around and socializing on every corner.
"Eons ago, we Cybertronians were once a unified, progressive race, were prosperity and peace spread across the surface. One day, that all came to an end." Suddenly, a loud explosion occurred; people ran, hysterically, as buildings were set on fire. Looking up at the sky, Zachary looked at the sky, seeing an armada of fighter aircrafts that resembled jet fighters, firing at every building and person in their sight, he even saw tanks that transformed into giant robots that fired lasers from their hands and an even larger ship deploying more infantry men. "The Decepticons attacked and the Great War began; banding together, we Autobots resisted the Decepticon absorption and did whatever we could to end the war, but no matter what attempt we made, the war continued and we could never prolong the inevitable." The background shifted to a battlefield with both the Autobots and Decepticons fighting each other and firing their ammunition at one another; just then, on the enemy's side, Zachary saw a large robot with a cannon on the side of his arm, waving his hand authoritatively as the Decepticons advanced. "All because of one mech…Megatron." Just then, the holographic projection ended when a loud beeping sound started emitting from Teletraan 1. "Warning! Stasis pods activated; all Autobot personnel have begun awaking from suspended animation," announced the computer, speaking in a monotonous, feminine tone of voice.
"Well, it was gonna happen, sooner or later," remarked Wheeljack, sardonically; shrugging his shoulders, the scientist turned and sauntered to the door on the left, adding, "Come one, let's greet the others before they start complaining about the side effects of stasis."
Nodding their heads, the other robots followed the scientist through the door; Bumblebee snapped his head to Zachary as he asked, "You comin'?" Zachary arched an eyebrow; however, he complied and ran to catch up with the giants. Right before he could proceed, the boy looked up and question, "So, who are the others?"
"They're the rest of the crew that got put into stasis lock while Prime, Ironhide, Wheeljack, and I got stuck driving the ship; can't always trust autopilots," explained the yellow robot as he ended the sentence, sarcastically. "You're going to love them, as long as you don't get on their bad side."
The five entered the lower parts of the ship and watched as six other robots, groggily, exited out as their pods opened. The first robot was short with a yellow and purple color scheme; on the sides of his forearms were exhaust pipes and on the sides of his forelegs were a pair of wheels on each; on the back of his shoulders, there were wheels and, on the front, he had the Autobot symbol branded while he had a hood over his head; his chest plate had two exhaust vents with the center of it purple and with a red light on it while his lower torso was yellow with two horizontal stripes; lastly, his helmet was purple and smooth while his eyes were shielded by dark blinds.
The second robot was about the same height as the first, having a green and yellow color scheme; his entire upper torso was yellow with the Autobot symbol branded on his chest with the sides of his waist having wheels; he had green shoulders and forearms with the middle area exposing the joins and wires; his legs were the same, having green upper legs and forelegs with the middle part exposed; on the back of his shoulders were two exhaust pipes with a hood over his head; lastly, on his head he had a helmet that appeared spherical, yet bulbous on the sides with the Autobot symbol branded on top.
The third robot was tall, yet robust, with a white and red color scheme; on his chest, he had large window the autobot insignia on his stomach; his upper arms and lower arms were white with the middle exposed, having a white cross in a red circle on the front of his shoulders and having red, slightly rusty, hands; on his legs the upper and lower parts were white and red with wheels on the side and the middle exposed; lastly, on his head, he had a red helmet with a silver headpiece with the pointy ends on the front, pointing upwards.
The fourth robot was tall and had a black and white color scheme; he had pointed-edged shoulder blades while his forearms were smooth, yet formidable; his forelegs were heavily armored with wheels placed inside of his ankles, instead of heels; his chest plate was black with the collar silver and a white star with the Autobot sigil on the front, on the top of his shoulders, he had a rocket on each while, on his back, he had two white car doors that protruded like wings and a pair of wheels next to them; lastly, on his head, his helmet was black with the front of the top silver and a red, pointed-edge headpiece placed, inversely.
The fifth, and last, was about the same height as the fourth one, having a similar black and white color scheme as well. On his arms, he had a pair of white arm guards and a tire on each of his shoulders while a pair of white car door wings with blue windows protruded on his back. The front of his legs was exposed with exhaust vents acting as shin guards while the back was covered by the wheels and trunk for protection. On his chest was the front of a white car with blue headlights and a dark metallic shielding covering his abdomen and the Autobot sigil on the front of his blue collar. On his head was a black helmet with small antennae and a blue visor shielding his eyes.
"Uh, by the wrath of Mortilus, that was the most uncomfortable stasis nap I've ever taken!" stated a short, blue robot with a hood over his head.
"Ah, cram it, Huffer, this isn't the worst experience we ever had; did you forget that, during the early days of the war, we barely had any time to sleep with every damn thing blowing up around us?!" retorted a white and red robot whiling arguing with the short, blue one.
"Yo, Ratchet, take it easy and leave the lil' dude alone, alright? We're all a little whack from the trip, ya dig?" stated the robot with the blue visor, placing a hand on the red and white robot, Ratchet's, shoulder. He then turned around to the black and white robot and continued: "Ain't that right, Prowl? Ain't cha feelin' a bit groggy from too?"
However, the black and white robot, Prowl, merely shook his head and replied, "Negative! As an officer of the Autobot Enforcement Squad, I've been train to stay focus and keep my wits active!" he stood on the side straightly like a soldier.
"Oh, what planet did we crash land on this time? Probably not a good one," stated the other short one, Brawn.
"You are on Earth."
The recently active autobots turned to see their leader walk into the stasis room. Along side him were Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Wheeljack. Zachary was also present and was amazed from witnessing other giant robots among the ship.
"Earth, Prime?" repeated Ratchet.
"Come…there is much to explain," ordered Prime. With that, they all proceeded up to the control center.
Meanwhile, above the earth's atmosphere, another gigantic construct began to fall towards the planet's surface. The Nemesis fell closer and soon fell into the Atlantic Ocean, into the Bermuda Triangle.
"Soundwave! Status report?!" ordered Megatron authoritatively.
"Analyzing! Minor casualties! Diagnostics: repairable!" Soundwave affirmed monotonously.
All of the Decepticon subordinates regained their composure, recovering from jetlag as their groaned irritably.
The warlord smiled proudly as he looked around. He remarks to his second-in-command, "Excellent! Everything and everyone is still intact. Once we have our ship fully operational, we will hunt down Optimus Prime and his accursed Autobots! In the meantime, we will also initiate the conquest of this primitive planet, absorbing it for the glory of the Decepticon Empire!" when his lecture came to an end, all the Decepticons cheered, albeit groggily and disoriented.
A/N: Hey, sorry for the late update. had a lot to do and to come up with, etc. hope you like it and give me a review.
I also came up with a DC fanfic called "DC: Re-imagined" which features slightly edgier, weirder, and realistic iterations of the DC heroes and villains,like batman being a shadow kinetic college graduate named Michael Riqshaw who's the estranged son of crime lord John Riqshaw and the twin brother of Sabrina Riqshaw, aka the joker, who fights crime in Los Angeles, dedicating himself of suppressing crime after witnessing his mother raped and murdered in front of his eyes when he was young.