Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, however I do own Nanno, Neruoblock, Slipstream, and the plot. Any similarities between actual events and or persons are purely coincidence. And no animals or mechs were harmed during the writing of this story. Yes, there will be explicit robotic profanity.
Writer's Notes: Sorry if a few of you got really confused about Slipstream's death. I figured if Jazz died now, then how would he of made the trip to Earth with Optimus and the team? It would of left a huge gaping hole in the story. But no worries everyone to all those Jazz-fans out there, he will make his appearance again in future chapters. But I'm not telling. No matter how much he begs. I still have not decided if the human boy, Gavin., will be a premanate charactor of the story or not. We will just have to see how things pan out for him.
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Small Packages: Nanno's Story
Chapter 4: A Strange New World
The silvery lights of the jeep peered across the empty expanse of the Sonora Desert where a large Cactus that a few yards off shattered to pieces and smoking were the meteor had struck. Two figures appeared before the headlights half blotting out the light shining down into the smoldering 20 foot wide crater, one short, one tall. The taller figure stepped forward climbing down into the hole as he looked over the strange smoldering rock-like object laying there motionless. Reached a hand out gingerly till he felt the heat radiating from the slowly cooling rock.
" Son, toss me the canteen in the floorboard! " called the man as he looked up toward the smaller figure as it disappeared from the headlights for a second.
" What is it, Dad? " called the boy from the jeep as he soon returned a second later with the canteen tossing it to his later.
" Not sure..." he spoke curiously, remembering all those strange stories he had heard about people finding rare meteorites fallen from the heavens and making millions. Here he had on fully intact and unharmed, not a single mark on it.
He leaned over the rock as he undid the cap, pouring the water lightly over the meteor watching the steam rise from it in great goats.
After waiting from a few minutes, he reached a hand out again gingerly to scoop up the now cooled rock. Blinked up in surprise at it's surprising weight. It weighed almost nothing. This only left him more curious as he ran his fingures over it's smooth, oddly metallic feeling surface. Grinning to himself inwardly at the money he would get for this. Climbed out of the crater, letting his son have a brief glimpse of it before stuffing the rock into the back seat safely. Headed back for the house.
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One Week Later...
Gavin quietly sat across the table from where the meteorite sat on it's perch where his dad had placed their prized find, his head resting atop his folded arms atop the table. Tilting his head a bit, his dad was still at work. He sighed remembering how his dad had told him not to touch it, frowned. Kicked the leg of his chair a bit in frustration.
A sound harmonic sound almost unnoticed by the boy till it came again. This pricked the boy's interest, looking about the room with a deep frown wondering where it had come from. The radio was off and so was the TV so that wasn't it? They were too far from town for it to bee the neighbors, so what could it be?
He slowly moved over toward the rock, curiously reaching tentative fingures out as he heard the sound again, this time easily pinpointing the odd tones. Gently picked up the rock. Turned it over slowly in his hands examining it curiously. Then the tones slowly growing in pitch till suddenly something happened. The rock suddenly shifted in his hands.
Gavin yelped in shock as he dropped the rock as it split in half, then parts of it began to rotate and contort in odd shapes and directions. Soon taking on an oddly robotic-like shape. The boy blinked on in shock at the sight before him as the small seemingly frail form lay motionless before him at first.
He looked it over from what he preconceived to be head to toe? Frowned a bit at how fragile the little robot seemed as he nervously reached a hand out to touch it. There came a twitch, dim what he precipitated to be eyes or optics came online weakly gazed up at him.
The pair just stared up at each other in utter silence. Both curious, both fearful of the other. The boy flinched a bit nervous, causing the little bot before him to flinch as well in turn. Gave a small frightened yet weak squeak. It was a comical sight of action and reaction for a good ten minutes before the boy finally caught on. Wiggled his fingures, blinked in utter suprize when the little bot then looked down at it's own hands then back up at him and did the same thing in return.
He grinned, giving a little giggle as he continued this odd game, till they both seemed to grow bored. Gavin running out of ideas quickly, frowned a bit as he thought out loud," I wish I knew what you were or where you came from?"
The little bot tilted her head a bit at him, giving him an odd expression as if it were trying to figure out what he had said. Then an odd burst sound erupted from the little creature in an excited burst of electronic sound, an assortment of buzzes, clicks, and chirps.
" OH! Wait! " The boy suddenly jumped in surprise at the little bot's suddenly burst of chatter. Waving his hands suddenly to silence it with a deep frown." Is that your name? "
Another burst of electrical buzzes came his answer. This only made the poor boy sigh in frustration. Till he heard the familiar sound of the back door open from the kitchen, he squeaked in freight as his head shot for the door. If his dad saw the meteor was gone he'd kill him. But if he saw the little robot he might kill it.! He quickly dove for it, snatching the small foot long robot into his arms as he heard his dad's heavy boots crunching across the kitchen tile talking to his mom. Ran for his room as he tried to conceal the wriggling little form in his arms, protesting at the rough treatment it was receiving.
Quickly closing his bedroom door behind him with a deep sigh, glad he went unnoticed by both his parents. Looked down at the little bot in his arms, it's curious optics staring right back at him in bewilderment. He held a fingure up to his lips to shush it, the little being nodded as if it at lest understood that gesture. Was instantly silent and still.
He let out a long deep sigh as he moved across the room, setting her down on his bed, held up his hands in a gesture as if to tell it to stay. Feeling a bit foolish as if he were commanding a puppy or dog. This only rewarded him with blank stared and a curious looks, but it complied as instructed anyway. He smiled as he slipped from the room and out to talk to his parents, hoping this would go well.
Back in his room Nanno let out a long deep nervous blast of her cooling unit, collapsed back on the bed. Optics dimming a bit as she briefly enjoyed the squishiness of the blankets and sheets. She did a slow full systems check, frowned at the sad results they brought up.
Report Read Out: Navigation: Offline, Transmission Frequencies: Damaged but intact, Energon Reserves: depleted.
It all was bad news for her, with other minor damage reports that would eventually repair themselves. With another soft sigh of her cooling units, felt herself slip back off into recharge. Smiling to herself that she had made it, but where she was still eluded her prosseccor. But for now her recharge deprived prosseccor clouded over the more she fought it quietly slipped off to sleep.
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Days passed, the boy she had now learned was designated Gavin, would sit for hours in his room or an old shack at the edge of the property Gavin used for his secret club house. There the two would spend hours playing, the boy teaching her human words, even teaching her a few human games.
" Do you have a name? " Gavin asked her one day while they were in a heated game of checkers. The odd board game had fascinated her, along with the strange black and red plastic pieces. It had not taken him long to find out the little bot was a girl, or fem as he found out she insisted on being called.
She tilted her head a bit in thought, causing him to giggle a bit whenever she got that odd look that told him she was in deep thought. Checking over each of the long list of human words she knew. Brightened suddenly as she squeaked in delight, remembering a TV show they had both seen one Saturday morning," My name... " a strange burst of electrical buzzes and chirps burst forth.
Gavin blinked a bit in bewilderment for a moment at the odd sounding name, frowned a bit as he shook his head. " No, I can not understand you when you speak in your language. You need to speak mine." Trying to help her understand.
She frowned a little, seemed to shrink a bit in disappointed. Gavin reached a reassuring hand out to her, smiled. " Try again, this time in human talk."
She nodded softly as she concentrated hard as she looked over the words, smiled to herself as she slowly spoke again." My name...Naaa...nooo. "
Gavin brightened at this, though still felt mildly confused as he titled his head a little to piece together the words," Nanno? "
The little bot nodded to him softly, watching the boy's face cautiously. He giggled at her confusion. " You have a cool name Nanno. Ms. Michel, my teacher says that it means little or small. "
Nanno tilted her head curiously at the idea behind the name, giggled. Till he moved over offering her one of his school books she had been looking over for the longest time. Bright icy-blue optics flashing as she curiously looked over the colorful pages like a toddler with a new toy.
She had been reading many of his books over the last few days as she learned how to read. Though Gavin found it odd that for two straight weeks she read the Dictionary as if it were the bible. Testing out new words she learned, often getting corrected when she used them in the wrong terms, causing the boy to burst into fits of laughter.
Little did the pair know a mile away a small figure circled high over the crater of the landing site. Scanners working over the site and surrounding area. " Landing Site: Confirmed. Negative for signs of life . There is nothing here. Not so much as a single shred of scrap metal. Maybe the fool did not make it? "
" Confirmed " came that deep monotone voice, a blast of those cooling unites as he read over the information streaming to him from the scans of the surrounding desert. " Keep searching, the bot might be hiding somewhere masking it's signature."
With a chirp of confirmation the figure moved on from the site, moving off in the direction of some buildings he spotted in the distance to check them out.