Updated - 30~07~2019

Pan Pacific

Cybertron, 21st Crystaline 3215, Crystal City

When first Terrorcon made land, I got shocked. No one never expected to be stricken like we were. We couldn't imagine how such a creature could cause that amount of damage. It had a huge impact on all of us. That was the beginning of the disaster, as I saw it.

By that time I was at school, as any other day, until a friend of mine texted me from Polyhex, showing the monster in a video. That was the first time I could see a Terrorcon. It was... Gigantic. Six days later, I knew, thanks to the media, that the monster was down. Unfortunately, never again had I news from my friend.

Immediately, I started getting more information about what happened, what was that creature, and of course, where did it came from. Not only that, I also kept studying everything I was interested in, maths, physics, engineering, chemistry, biology..., but this time, I did it harder. I gathered such a knowledge that I became almost an expert in any science fields and I got degrees and awards for my inventions. What I never expected was that one day all that knowledge was gonna be proven as useful.

And that day happened to be almost two years after the attack.

Cybertron, 14th Paxian 3217, Crystal City, 10:00 am

I was giving a lecture in my former school about neuroscience and processor Interneural connections when a pair of mech showed up looking for me.

"... So, the internal network, which contains neurotransmitters, is capable of..." I was interrupted by someone who had opened the door behind me. I turned around as I looked at the mech quite unsure about what was going up.

"Knockout Sky?" A black and white mech with an orange visor said emotionless.

"Yes, that's me. What is it what you want from me?" I asked, aware of the murmurs of my once classmates.

"You are requested by R.R.D.C." He said shortly. "Son, your world needs you."

I nodded as I walked towards them, waving a silent goodbye. I walked in front of them, like if I were a prisoner. If that made me felt uncomfortable, two more policemech where waiting for me in the playground. As soon as we appeared, a green vortex was opened, and I was escorted through it. I don't know why did I required so much protection, but I was surrounded by them.

When we finally made it through the ground bridge, I could see, that I was outside Crystal City. And an aerial transport was waiting for us. Now, that was strange. Why an aircraft when we could drive? Where was I been lead, to be so secure and so secret?

Once we were into the craft and up in the air, the same mech who previously had talked, presented himself, this time more animated. "I'm Prowl." He shouted over the wind directly into the microphone his helmet had.

"Nice to meet you!" I replied back, with a smile. "I would present myself, but I think you already know me."

"Your documentation says that you're just 16. Tell me son, is it true?" He said retrieving his visor, intrigued.

"Yes, sir. I'll be 17 the 21st in five months now." I said enjoying the amazed gazes they all gave me. "Before you ask it, I'm exceptionally gifted." I explained.

"Good! That will make it in our favour." Prowl grinned.

Soon the aircraft landed, and I got out. I recognise the place quite vaguely. I think I was in Iacon's outskirts. I didn't have much time until I was guided into a the huge building, or better said a bunker. A bunker with gigantic gate. What were they hiding inside, a Terrorcon?

I was about to mention it when a mech approached me, I was giving my back to him. "Knockout, welcome to Pan Pacific, the Iaconian base of R.R.D.C." I turned around sharply, almost falling to the ground. There were some snickers behind me, but I just ignored them recovering the little dignity I had at that moment. "Is good to see you again."

I immediately recognised him. "Missed me, Alpha?" I said giving him a hand shake. He was the librarian of Iacon, and now he was in charge of the Pan Pacific. He gestured me to follow him. "So, could you tell me what is this and what I'm doing here?" I said, inspecting the place. "I mean, what does Rust Rim need me for?"

"Well, we needed someone with your abilities to improve the project." He said gesturing around as we went through the corridor.

"Wait. Are you talking about... The Jaeger program?" My optics lighten up in excitement. I was gonna be part of one of the most important projects in all Cybertronian history, and even better, I was gonna help saving lives.

"Yes, Knockout. You will help us to get a better efficiency in the robots as well as in the pilots." He said as we entered the main chamber. For me that was like entering the paradise. "You will work on robots designs, weaponry, energy field and consumption... But I want you to make them resistant, stronger and what's more, faster. You will start with the Mark I." He explained as we walked towards one robot, blue and yellow. "You will also be in charge of making the connection between pilots and the robots safer. For that you will work along other scientists, and, if you don't mind, under Shockwave's supervision in this last field."

"Wow, are you telling me that I'll be modifying this beauties along side Shockwave!?" I would have sworn I was dreaming and that I would wide awake into the reality. Shockwave was one of the most intelligent and brightest scientist of Cybertron, who had a brilliant mind, he invented the psychic cortical patch that allowed the Jaegers to be piloted.

Alpha let me enjoy myself by taking a good look at the mecha we had in front. "Oh, Primus! It's Romeo Blue!" I said raising up my gaze to look at the immense robot. "Trans-Tao 3 series power system, Crocus Ultima Energy Core, Gatling Chest weapon... Released in 3216 by Iacon and took two Terrorcon down." I said like an sparkling.

I turned my gaze to the right as I saw the white robot. "Oh, that's Tacit Ronin!" I ran across the whole base, which was a bit crowded, until I was in front of it. "The fourth original Jaeger, built up in 3216 as well, by Tarn."

"Don't forget Cherno." Alpha said approaching me. "It's heavy, but it's a good robot." He added signalling the heaviest robot ever.

My optics couldn't go wider. "Cherno... Alpha...!" I murmured. Now that was a majestic work. It is impossible to match heavy with efficient in the same sentence, but Cherno was the exception that put those two words working together perfectly fine. "Wow, I really admire those Tesla fists." I said looking at that huge blinded tank with a pair of pedes. "The newest Mark-1, released the Nexian of 3217, by Kaon." I whispered almost out of speech.

"Well, if you're so excited with this ones, then I might not show you the Mark-II, other ways you will have a power down." Alpha joked. I turned around almost pleading, but instead, he just smiled and guided me up stairs. "I've got a better idea. Why not looking at those titans at the same level?" He said as we climbed up to the Con-Pod level, into the platforms around the base.

Alpha gave me some data pads each one with the information of each robot, so that I could start working, while we had a look at the other mechas. It was great. No, it was awesome.

A while after, we walked into the Loccent, the command station. "Now, this is where the Terorcons are located and classified, and there where the Jaegers are directed. Prowl, the mech that has bring you here, he is the main controller and our tactic planer. He finds the best location to intercept the Terrorcon and cause less damage to cities."

"Hey, wasn't he the pilot of Romeo Blue?" I asked silently to Alpha.

"Yes, he was, but we needed someone like him in the base, more than in a Jaeger, and he accepted to be in the command room." Alpha explained briefly. "Now come with me, I'll show you the lab."

He guided me to another room, which was labeled with big and black letters, Laboratory. When we entered, I found two mech arguing between them and a third one working on a Terrorcon's CPU, or what was left of it. Three of them looked towards me and the silence was set in the room. "Well, this is your new teammate. He will work on the robots along side you." Alpha was gonna introduce me to them, but I already knew two of them. "I've gotta go kiddo, but you'll be well cared." He added before leaving.

"Ratchet! Good to see you again!" I said greeting my fellow hospital college and mentor, with a handshake. "So you now work in here, eh?"

Our relationship was quite strange between us. Ratchet was the medic who helped by mother giving birth to me, but I didn't have a real contact with him until I met him in a conference about medicine, when I was 13. I get to talk with him and finally he incorporated me into the medicine classes. I turned out to be a brilliant students, so he taught me until I became his best pupil. I got my license and I continued career in Crystal City, were I continued studying other things and working on my own, always keeping in touch with my beloved mentor.

"Yeah, I conduct researches about the effect the Jaegers have on pilots, as well as investigate about the effects of the Terrorcons in society. I'm also in charge of healing people around here, where there's an accident or else." He resumed.

"Dr. Shockwave, I'm honoured to share the lab with you again, sir." I said as I greeted him formally.

I once had the opportunity to work with him in a similar project back on Kaon. At the really beginning he was thought to be the typical mad scientist, but it was proven his invention to be a great advantage. Not only that. When I worked side to side with him, I discovered that he was moved by logic and the well being of every Cybertronian, not their destruction. He was a formidable scientist, but more important, he was more Cybertronian that what anyone could imagine.

"I think that R.R.D.C. has taken a logical decision by incorporating you to this team." He states as usual, but I knew that he was glad of it. "Welcome Dr. Knockout." He paused before continuing. "What will be your work in here?"

"Well, they assigned me to work on the robots themselves, I mean, I'm gonna improve the Jaeger systems, connections and physiology." I said, this time focusing on the third mech. "Who's him?" I asked curiously.

"Oh, he's Pharma." Ratchet said as we three looked at him. "He's..."

"...The specialist in Terrorcons." The white, blue and red bot finished. He raised his gaze to look at me directly, examining me. "Aren't you too young to work on the Jaegers?" He asked rising an eyebrow.

"Maybe." I replied shrugging my shoulders.

"Good! Welcome, mech!" He said standing up and walking towards me, his servos full of Terrorcon fluids. I tried to back up, as my fellow comrades laughed at my situation. "Oh, come on, don't be shy, come here and let's have a mech handshake!"

"Aeeeeh... I would prefer not being touched with that... Stuff." I said with panic and disgust written all over my face plates.

"Ah, don't tell me you're one of those how care too much about their look." Pharma said still trying to hug me as we run through the lab.

"But he does!" Ratchet explained. "He doesn't care getting all covered in dust or oil, as long as he can clean it out later. But... with unknown stuff... Well, he has that little... Fixation." Shockwave and himself laughed about it, just when the third one blocked me the only way out from there. "Believe me Pharma, do not never ever mess with his paint job."

"I find that fixation... Illogical." The purple mech said expressionless. He might have being laughing at me for sure.

I had no choice but shook his hand. "Ok, let's let things clear, I do appreciate you, but not that thing." I said signalling the CPU and the fluids all over the floor were he had been working on. Unfortunately, soon were all over me as I was trapped into a really tight hug. "Aeeh... Never mind."

"Good! Whenever you want you can give me a servo on it!" He grinned side to side. "But now, welcome to Pan Pacific."

"Well, I thank you all. I'm honoured of being part of this great scientist team. And even more to work with three of you to save our planet." I grinned enthusiastically. "And covered in Terrorcon fluids... This wasn't in the pamphlet." I giggled.

That was going to be a great chance for me to learn from all the different areas, as I thought. After all, long days were waiting for me in there, inside the laboratory, which was fantastic for me. But it turned out once more that I was wrong.