Author's notes (short story)
Orion " Hey Sub I'm back." I said
Sub " Welcome back, so how did you like the city?" He asked.
Orion " It was awesome. Hey everyone sorry for the wait but I had some trouble coming up with this chapter. You, mechs know what it is like with writers block. Anyway, I hope that you guys are excited about this next part so I won't keep you waiting. And once again you mechs are awesome." I said.
Lunch with a Bot
Three weeks later
" Hey, Alex." called my dad from downstairs. " Isn't it time for you to go and meet with that pen pal of yours?"
" Ya, just give me a sec. I am just finishing up some homework." I said.
I logged off the computer and went downstairs to find my dad reading the newspaper.
" So where are you meeting this individual at?" he asked.
" The Jukebox," I said.
The Jukebox is the one stop shop for teens looking to hang out, play games, do group assignments, or to just sit back and listen to some cool tunes like Skillet or classical music depending on which area of the Jukebox you are in. The Jukebox is shaped like Blaster who can transform into one of those big stereo tape players, and is colored the same way as him too.
" Really?" my dad said. " Well, at least you're hanging out with people more your age."
" Ya well… Oh man, I'm late." I said while rushing out the door.
Time jump
Inside the Jukebox
" Now coming to all you cool cats out there, Skillet and their new hit song " Feel Invincible" at the Jukebox, station A133." went the radio DJ who is infect Blaster.
" Target on my back. Lone survivor lasts. They got me in their sights. No,surrender, no trigger fingers go. Living the dangerous life."
The door opens and Blaster walks in. Everybody turns their heads and Blaster says with a grin on his face.
" Don't stereotype me dudes." everybody laughs at his joke.
Blaster is a tall bot that is painted red all over his body except on his torso, where he is colored yellow where his mini-cons come out of his chest. He transformers into a regular sized tape player that you see people carry in movies set in New York City.
" Where on Mars did you here that one Blaster?" I asked him.
" Why I heard it from a tour guide at the Alpha Trion Museum of Human-Cybertronian History. I wonder how she came up with that one Alex." He said while wiggling his metal eyebrows at me.
" And here I thought that I could use that one on you, Blaster," I said through fits of laughter.
" Now, what are you doing here on a beautiful Saturday when you could be outside watching those new jets take off from the runway." He said.
" I am waiting for somebody," I said.
" Really. Is she cute?" He asked
" Not that type of somebody. And she is a he. His name is Atlas and that is all I know about him."
" Atlas. Hmm. I think I know this bot. But I would need to see him, to make sure. In the meantime how about I get us something to drink and we can wait for him." He said.
" That sounds almost like a plan Blaster," I said. " Careful who you make plans around. You might get Prowls job." I said with an evil grin spreading across my face.
Blaster's face went ghostly white ( if that is possible for a robot).
" Primus save us. Don't give any bot that idea. Now what will you have to drink?" He asked after he got his color back.
" Ultra Brew," I said.
Ultra Brew is the number one Root beer on Mars. It is a mix between soft drink and energy drink. And as gross as that sounds you would need to taste it to know how it is so good.
" Right one Ultra, and one Cube to table 5 room 8 please." He said
A spotlight came on over us and from the ceiling came a circular tray holding a purple Energon cube and a bottle of Ultra Brew.
" Thanks, Blast," I said while popping open my bottle.
" Hey, hey, hey. Every day when I wake I'm trying to get up, they're knocking me down. Chewing me up, spitting me out."
The door opens again and everybody turns their heads again.
A green bot that has the look of a seeker and a cockatoo's head feathers walks in.
I groan. " Oh no, it's that bot from the museum." I thought.
" That's Atlas," said Blaster. " Come on let's go and see if he is the bot you are here for," he said while getting up from the table.
I groan again and think " Please let this bot not be the Atlas I am here to see."
We walk over to the new bot and Blaster asks " Hello Atlas how are you doing today?"
" I am good. Hey has anybody named Alex Alexander come in today I am supped to meet him here." Atlas said.
" That's me," I said. " You must be Atlas." I put out my hand and he took it.
I flinched from the static shock that jumped from his offered hand.
" Nice to finally meet face to face," he said.
" Ya um, hey Blast don't you need to go and change songs now?" I asked while giving him a can you give us some privacy look.
" Ya. Thanks, Alex."
He walked out, but I knew that he would be listening in on the conversation.
" I'm getting a weird deja vu vibe right now," I said.
" Um, what is deja vu?" asked Atlas.
" It is this weird feeling you get when you think that you have seen something before."
" That's freaky. Humans are so weird." He said
We walk over to the table and sat down and Atlas says " One cube to table 5 room 8 please."
Again the spotlight shines on us and the ceiling opens again and a circular tray comes floating down with an Energon Cube on it.
" So." I started. " Why do you look like a seeker?"
Atlas sighs and gives me a sad expression like he gets that question a lot.
" I am sorry if that is something too personal," I said quickly.
" Ya, well the thing is, it is really personal. So I am just going to say that it kinda runs in the family." He said before taking a swig of his cube.
The door opens again and we turn our heads as the two B brothers come in. The B brothers are Blades of the Protector bots, and Blades of the Rescue bots.
" Look who's here Atlas. It's the B brothers." I said in a low enough voice for only Atlas to hear.
" Do you think we should go and say hi?" He asked with a wicked grin on his face.
" You mean to cause some trouble," I said grinning back at him.
Atlas made one of those Holly Wood shocked faces at me but just couldn't hold it without making a grin, then he said.
" I would never cause trouble to an unsuspecting, respectable, and commonly known pair of bots just for the sake of having a little fun."
" Now that sounds as if you were already planning to do some trouble," I said after I took a swig of my Ultra Brew.
" Oh, well maybe I was, but I was only going to show the guy who made all those funny jokes at the museum how funny I was." He said.
" You should have heard Blaster do his own version of the joke," I said. " Blaster walks through that door and says loud enough for everyone to hear. " Don't stereotype me dudes." and everyone just bursts out laughing." It was so funny that I think that I saw someone rush to the bathroom." I said.
" So." Atlas starts. " How do you know Blaster and the B brothers?"
" Are you kidding everyone knows the B brothers because they are always arguing over the city. And Blaster I met when my sister was doing an assignment on him for her music class when she was in her first year of college. One day I and my little brother begged her hard enough where she finally brought us on the condition that we will not bother her again on one of her assignments." I said
" I wonder how long that lasted." He said while stroking his chin like he had a beard.
" Well, it has worked so far," I said.
" Would Alex, and Atlas in room 8 at table 5 please come to the radio room please, I need some assistance with the changing of tunes," said Blaster
" Blaster never asks for any help changing the song unless he is in real trouble," I said then added. " We need to hurry, and I am the only one of the two of us that knows the way," I said while rushing out the door.
Time jump
Outside Blasters music room.
I open the door and I hear Blaster shout " DUCK!" and then I see a giant music disc flying towards me. I ducked and in the nick of time too. I got back up and saw the disc lodged in the wall opposite the door to Blasters music room.
Atlas and I took up positions on either side of the door to Blasters music room.
" Blaster, what is going on in there?" I shouted.
" Deceptigliches are what's happening." He shouted back.
" Deceptigliches?" I asked Atlas.
" Deceptigliches are these things invented by the Decepticons to interfere with Autobot machines during the war for Earth. Nasty little creatures those things." He said.
" Well if those things are throwing Blasters giant music discs at us then we are going to need some protection," I said while reaching for my subspace.
Since humans came to Mars the Autobots have been increasing the human races technology to match their own, like giving us a human version of a subspace.
I grabbed my magnetic gauntlet and my circular shield. I put on my gauntlet and turned on the magnets and the shield came to my hand and settled on my wrist Captain America style.
" Dude!" Atlas said. " Where do I get one of those?" He asked.
" I made it in tech class this year in school. But I am sure that you could get somebody to make one for you." I said. " But we have other things to worry about right now," I stated.
" Right." He said. " We go in on three?" He asked.
" One. Two. Three!" I said then we both rushed in there.
Time Jump
Back in room 8 table 7.
" Blaster next time you try to do three things at the same time again make sure that you use some of your mini-cons, OK?" said Atlas.
" Don't worry about that Atlas I won't be making that mistake again, but there was a Deceptiglich in there, that is the only reason why those discs went flying," Blaster said.
" Well, at least I got to use this magnetic gauntlet that I never thought I would use except for a Halloween costume for Captain America," I said.
" Really? Is that who were trying to be like?" Blaster asked. " I thought you were trying to be more like one of the old Sentinels of Iacon." He said.
" If that is a what I looked like to you then I guess that I should be honored," I said.
" But where did you get the shield and magnetic gauntlet?" Blaster asked.
" The shield I got from a friend of my dad's who works in one of the 10 iron factories. The magnetic gauntlet I made this year in school during tech class. I am glad that I paid attention in class that day." I said.
" Ya it sure came in handy today," said Atlas. " Hey, Alex want to go see the new 1041 Jet take off? It is almost time for its first official flight."
" Sure just let me call my parents real quick to let them know that I will be getting back home later than expected," I said.
I pulled on my visor phone and pressed the home button.
The visor phone is a pair of goggles that allow you to see the person you're talking to and also has a microphone attachment that hangs by your mouth that allows you to talk to the person and has a single earpiece that allows you to hear the person's response.
" This is Thomas." said my dad.
" Hey, dad it's Alex and I am calling to let you know that I am going to be a little late getting home tonight," I said.
" OK, Alex thanks for letting me know. Love you and see you when you get back." He said.
" Love you too," I said. Then hung up and put my visor phone away.
" All ready to go Atlas," I said.
" Have fun you two and come back anytime." Said Blaster. "It is always interesting seeing how the day will go with people like you two around."
" Thanks, Blaster." Atlas and I said.
Time Jump
At the Airfield.
" That was awesome Atlas how we did that? I mean rushing into Blasters room with nothing but a piece of rounded metal and our bare hands." I said.
" Ya, I know. I just wish we had that on film." Said Atlas.
" I am pretty sure that Blaster has cameras set up everywhere in that building so that he can catch all his awesome moves, so I am sure that he will send the video of us doing our rescue and of us saving him tomorrow," I said.
" Sweet," Atlas responded.
" I know that you don't like to talk about looking like a seeker but I really want to know, and I promise not to laugh or make fun of you either," I said
Atlas sighs and says " OK, you see my family is descended from a tribe of seekers and as a rule for every generation there has to be one kid that is a seeker or green, but I am the first one born that has both the characteristics of a seeker and the tribe color green. It was my father's idea to reincorporate the family tradition and make me a seeker." He said.
" That is awesome. Why would you be ashamed of that?" I asked.
" It is because during the wars for both Cybertron and Earth the seekers fought for the Decepticons and that is why I am afraid of sharing that secret." He said not looking me in the eye.
" Dude being a seeker is not something to be ashamed of it is something to show off I mean come on if I had something like that in my genes I would totally be proud of it and not hide it," I said.
" Well, I guess. I'll think about it and talk about it to my family."
"Hopefully, this is a start to a bright future," I said.
" And one that has both Cybertronians and Humans having better relations and better understandings of each other," Atlas said while holding out his hand.
I took hold of it and there was that deja vu feeling again but I ignored it. Today had become the day the Atlas and I became friends. The day that we met, saved Blaster from his own music and made a deal for the future.
Authors notes ( short story.)
Orion " Hey you mechs I just wanted to say again sorry for how long I took to write this chapter and to say that if any of you mechs has a particular transformer that you would like to see in this fanfic just let me know and I will try to incorporate them into my fanfic. And also don't try anything you read in this fanfic at home."
Sub " Ya, we are what you would call experts."
Orion " Sorry, a little Myth Busters thing going on there, but seriously do not try this at home. Also, I forgot to mention earlier that the Ocs of Atlas and his family are originally AlloraStar217's creations. I got permission from her for both them and the Deceptiglitches to be used in this fanfiction. Thanks, Allora."