AC: Here's the beginning of the next mini arc when the vehicon will have his name.
The following one will be the relationship development between Albert and Eve, with the help of the vehicon who somehow knew more about woman and charming than Albert himself.
Chapter 10: Spotted
Two weeks have passed since the moment they were reunited and their life was starting to become a routine. A routine that they both loved and don't want to change it.
The routine was simple. When they day come, Albert started with his usual breakfast while the Vehicon continued recharging or consuming some energon depending on what he needed the most. Albert then talked with his father for a while before the garage opened. Then, Ema came five minutes in advance and she prepared herself for the job. When they were ready, they started working on the cars that needed to be fixed with the best of their ability and also with the best of their knowledge.
Ema and Albert were very complementary in their job and even the vehicon noticed it. He saw Albert who had the practice knowledge on how to fix a car and the manuals method learned by his father. Ema possessed more theory knowledge with some practice. She had developed a strong observation when fixing cars and she could see some problem that Albert and his father failed to see sometimes.
Sometimes, the hands of Albert and Ema touched and they both turned a little shy suddenly. The vehicon noticed it when it happened in front of him and he searched on the internet what that meant, and he would smirked if it was possible. It wasn't since he wore a mask and he was also in his car form. He couldn't smirk even if he wanted too.
During that time, the vehicon, with the help of Albert, manage to help him with the connection of the internet and he often watched some show that he loved and also some cartoon and anime. He wasn't interested in cartoon or anime with too much violence, his real life and his past with the deception was far enough for him for a few vorns. He watched mostly romance anime that had a strong plot and some cartoon with mostly humor and try to contrast with his more careful and cowardly personality. He tried to watch mostly Shoujo in anime. He always tried to manage to evade some show where some character die, he found it too much traumatising. When he watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica, he was trap by the opening when he reached episode 3. It didn't make him sad when he saw them; it made him shiver in fear. He was afraid of death itself and he wasn't sure if he would get over it one day.
When it was time to eat; Albert was always with the vehicon, when they weren't alone they were just enjoying the moments to be with each other's. When they were alone, they talked about a few things. It was then that Albert talked about something the vehicon didn't want to talk about
Albert talked a little about the afterlife a few times when they were alone; the vehicon always changed the subject. He knew that he had no place with the Allspark. He had an artificial spark and it didn't give him a place for when he will be offline. He will surely disappear...Although, deep down, if he couldn't join the Allspark, he would want to follow Albert to heaven and be forever with him.
After this, it was back to the usual business until they were closed. Ema returned to her home, since she wasn't living in her own house or apartment yet before waving good-bye, and having an awkward look at Albert who was also nervous. The vehicon felt love in the air. He wasn't too sure what to think of it, but he knew he couldn't intervene in any way in this. It was just the beginning; without the oversize body changing like in anime and the weird eyes. It might work out the same way as him and his lovely Mustang he only saw during the race. Shining with her renewed paint and even cleaner than before. He thought that Mustang was a little naughty, which he liked.
It was then supper for Albert and his father. Then, it was Albert and the vehicon time together in exclusivity. The nights, it was their nights. It was the moment he loved the most. He rolled with Albert inside of him in the street of the city and sometimes watching a movie together at the Open Theater when there was something good.
When the vehicon was over the kidnaping situation, he started to participate in the races once again with Albert as the driver. He was glad that the sheriff was punished by his wife...Which seemed worse than Megatron himself...Somehow.
After this, it was the best moment for the vehicon when he didn't need to obtain energon, they move to their spot. He was in his robot form and he was lying on the ground, watching the stars shining in the dark blue sky with Albert on his chest plate, always just over his artificial spark. It was his best moment because every time, his artificial spark felt so warm in him and made him believe that he had a real spark. The stars were always beautiful and they were never at the same place as the Earth moved around the sun. It was also perfect since it was their moment of true intimacy and where he was his real self...Physically of course. It was also the moment he moved his body and walked. They never talk at those moment; words were useless unless it was time to return home. This night was an exception.
"Vehicon...I have a question." Said Albert on his chestplace. He moved his head backward to look at his friend faceplate when he lifted it.
"What is it?" Asked the vehicon.
"I was wondering if you have found out what will be your name?" Asked Albert.
"...My name...Not yet." Said the vehicon. Now that he thought about it, he knew that he wanted a Latin name that meant something to him. He needed something he will be important to him so he would hold his ground to protect his name and his identity. He closed his optic and he thought about it. "I'm getting closer. I think I'll have one eventually. I hesitated on a few...Too much to enumerate."
"That is good. Once you will have your name, I know how I'll call you my friend." Said Albert.
"Yeah." Said the vehicon chuckling a little.
They both looked in the sky. The moon was full that night and they couldn't put their gaze off it. The moon was at the moment where it was the bigger and shined the stronger on this desert.
The next day was a day off. They didn't know what the next day will break this routine.
The next day
Both Albert and the vehicon were rolling in the city and they watched the life in the town. It was a calm and sunny day, a little cooler than usual in this town and everyone enjoyed it, with suns cream or their skin turning red. It was a tranquil day in Jasper.
That was until the vehicon felt some energon coming at his direction. He knew now that there was something following him. The speed it was moving only told him that it was a Cybertronian. He didn't know if it was an autobot or a decepticon, but he knew he wouldn't want to know. He'll be offline in neither case. Although, he preferred it was an autobot, he knew they wouldn't attack in plain sight and with a human with him. He didn't plan to use Albert as a hostage, but it was just because they were together. He watched behind him for a while until he saw the source of it.
It was Cliffjumper in his car form rolling discreetly after him. The vehicon didn't panicked since it was rolling at a slow pace. He knew he was only watching him in case he did something wrong. He knew he had nothing to worry about until they are in a quiet zone with no human. That was until the moment they quit Jasper. The vehicon looked to his right and he passed in front of a house. He didn't know back then, but it was the house of June and her son Jack. For him, it was an ordinary house, but in the future, those two will be involve in the war.
The vehicon looked behind him and he saw that he was still after him.
"Albert...We have an autobot on our tail." Said the vehicon.
"Which one?" Asked Albert.
"Red Dodge Challenger with the horns on it." Said the vehicon.
Albert looked in the mirror and he saw it following in a safe distance.
"Do you think he'll try something?" Asked Albert.
"Not now." Said the vehicon. He then detected another energon source. He didn't know which the other one was.
"There is another one in front of us." Said the vehicon. "Hang on. I'll try to evade being spot by the other one or caught up in the middle."
Albert nodded and the vehicon turned to the left and he accelerated a little. He was still at the speed limit, but he didn't slow down anymore when he was turned to the left or right with a good control on the street.
"You're good at driving." Said Albert.
"True...I don't see the autobot anymore...But the other one is now after us." Said the vehicon. He looked behind him and he saw what he looked like. He was identical to him. "Another."
"Another what?" Albert.
He looked behind him and he saw it. It was another car identical to his friend rolling after him.
"Another vehicon." Said Albert.
"You can say one of my thousand twin brothers...Minimal. He's a troopers type." Said the vehicon. "He will not let me go. I'll go outside of the city where I'll try to talk this out. Albert...I'm sorry for the trouble we are in now."
"Do not worry." Sad Albert. "Do...Do you think he communicated with his base?"
"No...The decepticon doesn't care about us unless we are numerous or we are traitor." Said the vehicon. He didn't know he was even more right now that Starscream was in command.
He continued rolling until he exited the town and he reached the desert. He rolled to an isolated place. He accelerated and he stopped near a place he could hide.
"Albert...Get out now before he saw me and hide behind the rock." Said the vehicon to his friend.
He opened the passenger seat and Albert moved out as fast as he could. When he was out he hid behind a rock while his friend transformed into his bipedal form.
The other one did the same. Albert looked at it and he was 100% identical to him. The difference he saw on the vehicon is that his body didn't show any expression compare to his friend even when he first saw him. He appeared lifeless like a real machine.
He walked closer to his friend and he stopped at a certain distance.
"Why didn't you answer my call?" Asked the vehicon with a similar, yet different voice to Albert now that he knew his friend. His vehicon friend had a very light accent when he spoke that gave him more personality than this neutral one who had no accent. He could tell the difference easily between those two identical vehicon.
The vehicon knew why the other and lifeless one was speaking in English. No vehicon know how to speak the Cybertronian since no one was interested in showing them the way. They only program them with the knowledge of English since it didn't ask time and effort for the vehicons who will anyway day faster than real Cybertronian...And they didn't have a real spark and it was easier to let them be offline.
"My communication system is broken." Said his friend to the other one. "I can't contact anyone." He tried to be like the other one, but his body showed emotions and also that he was nervous.
"Why didn't you try to communicate sooner?" Asked the vehicon.
"..." The vehicon had to find an answer fast.
The two vehicon and Albert didn't notice, but Cliffjumper was near there and he was watching them. He knew something was going on and he had to figure out what is going on right now. He looked at those two and he decided to wait and see what was happening.
"I couldn't find a way." Said the friend of Albert.
"I know you were absent for a while. I also know that the chip you had is broken...How did it happen? Tell me the true...Because you know what a lie means." Asked and warned the other vehicon.
Albert friend was now venting a little nervously. He didn't know what to do now and he was only winning time by speaking to his twin. He wondered how it will end now.
AC: Waouh. I made this chapter in two hours. I'm impressed with myself. The last 1 000 words were done in 40 minutes. I was motivated with this chapter.
I'm starting to love my characters and especially the vehicon. I know that he will have a companion/pet eventually, but that will be when I reach season two of the show.
Chapter 11: Hard fight.
Chapter 12: MY NAME IS...