"Jackson Darby. A voice called out, as the boy opened his eyes to see he wasn't in the Trans-Am but somewhere else entirely. It was like a room but at the same time it wasn't. Jack looked down to see a sphere connected to cables that leads to the side of the walls. "Who are you?" he asked, wondering what the hell is going on.
"I am Primus, I have heard your plea to help Optimus Prime. Is this correct?" he asked. Jack was stunned because the God of all Cybertronians was talking to him. "Y….Yes. He got injured badly in a fight against Megatron. I did all I could to help him. But he's running low on Energon. What should I do?" he asked, hoping that Primus would have an answer.
It was a few minutes before he got an answer, "Jackson Darby, you are a brave young warrior. You have helped the Autobots in their fight with no hesitation, you've risked your life to journey to Vector Sigma to restore the Memories of Optimus Prime. For your bravery and sacrifice, you were bestowed gifts to help aid in their fight against the Decepticons." he said as Jackson looked at the Cybertronian God and smiled.
"Thank You! It's been hard but we got through it." he said.
Suddenly a small ball of light formed in front of Jackson, "Jackson Darby, I will bestow you the knowledge of the thirteen Primes and the knowledge to help repair the last of the Prime's and restore the Energon he had lost. But be warned, the power to restore Energon is only temporary." The Cybertronian God warned as Jack nodded.
"I understand." he said just then he was engulfed in a bright light, "Good Luck Jackson." was the last thing the boy heard before everything went dark.
—-
When the boy woke up, he looked to see that he was back in the Trans-Am. He couldn't believe that he had met Primus. The God of all Cybertronians, he thought to himself as he sat up and looked to see Michael was still driving as the boy rubbed the sleep from his eyes, "Hi, glad you're awake. Perfect timing, we're about to stop for a break and then it's back to Vegas." Michael said as Jack nodded.
"Sounds good." he said as they pulled into a gas station and they both got out to stretch their legs. "How much further is it?" he asked as Michael sighed, "Oh about a few hours." he said as Jack nodded.
"Well I'm gonna hit the men's room before we leave. Are you good?" he asked as the boy nodded. "Yeah, I'm good." he said as Michael nodded and left to go to the store.
Once he was inside, Jack walked back to where Optimus was and crouched down and was relieved that the leak was still contained. He nodded as he stood up to see Michael coming, "Everything alright?" he asked as Jack nodded. "Yep, just checking on Opt…..I mean my dad's truck." he said, silently cursing himself for the slip up.
The stranger nodded as they both got back into the Trans-Am as they pulled away from the gas station.
–XxXx–
Foundation For Law and Government- Las Vegas
"Michael you can't just kidnap a child, what if the boys parents comes looking for him?" Devon asked as Michael stood in front of Devon's desk and sighed, "Look Devon, I wasn't just gonna leave a kid, alone in the middle of the Nevada Desert." he said as Devon sighed and nodded.
"I understand Michael. Now what of this truck that Kitt mentioned having a…a heartbeat?" He asked, skeptical as Bonnie scoffs, "That's impossible, it can't have a heartbeat." she said as Michael rolled his eyes, "Why don't you listen?" he said as he brought his watch to his mouth.
"Play it Kitt." he said and a second later the sound of a heart beat could be heard through the watch, making Devon and Bonnie's eyes widened in surprise. "Believe me now?" he asked as Devon bit his lip in thought before sighing.
'What about the boy? Kitt said there was something about the boy that was confusing Kitt's scanners?" Devon asked as Michael nodded. "That's what Kitt said." Michael replied. Bonnie crossed her arms,"Something strange is going on here Devon." she said as the man nodded in agreement. "I agree." he said as he came out from behind the desk.
"I think it's time we introduce ourselves to Mr. Darby." he said as the three walked out of the office.
Foundation Garage
Jack was in the back of Optimus' cab, with a panel off to the side, checking on Primes diagnostic system when suddenly he heard footsteps. "Scrap." he whispered as he quickly put the panel back on and looked out the windshield to see Michael and two strangers. He got out of the cab and smiled. "Hey, I'm Jack." he said introducing himself.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Jack. My name is Devon Miles and this is Bonnie Barstow." the elderly man said as Jack nodded. "You too. Look, I'm sorry if Michael brought me here if he wasn't supposed to." he said as Devon smiled.
"It's perfectly alright. We're used to it, but I'm afraid I'm gonna ask you to not tell anyone." he said as Jack nodded, "Okay. I can do that." he said. Just then he tensed up when he saw Bonnie approach the truck with interest, Devon and Michael saw this and looked at each other. "Y….you know if it's okay with you, I would like to get back to fixing my dad's truck. That's if I can use your tools? If I may?" he asked, letting out a sigh of relief when he saw the female backing away from the truck.
Devon smiled, "Of Course. If you need any help, let us know." he said as Jack nodded, "Yeah."he said and watched as the three walked away. He let out another sigh of relief and looked towards Kitt who was sitting beside the Semi. If the car is alive and saw what Jack was about to do, would the car report it to the three humans?
He didn't know, but let out a sigh as he got back in the cab and reached underneath the seat and retrieved the onboard repair kit. He opened it to see a welding torch and a few other supplies for humans to use if anything ever happened to the Autobots during a mission.
He got out and went to the passenger side of the truck and got down as he scooted underneath the undercarriage, he slowly untied the shirt and carefully took it off and was pleased to see the leak had stopped. He nods as he opens the torch and begins to seal the cut that was made by Megatron.
All of a sudden, helt something, like he was being watched, he focused on the feeling and traced it back to the black car. He closes his eyes and he takes a deep breath and concentrates, he manages to get into Kitts systems and turns off his surveillance systems, when the feeling was gone Jack opened his eyes and continued his work.
–XxXX–
Devon, Bonnie, and Michael were in the next room watching through Kitts surveillance systems, watching the boy work on the Semi. "You might be right Bonnie. Something strange is going on with the boy." he said as Michael nodded.
"Yeah, like the way he tensed up when you got close to it. He's hiding something and me and Kitt thinks that it has something to do with that….that….god I can't believe I'm saying this….that heart beat. '' he said as Bonnie sighed.
"What I don't get is, how can a car much less a truck have a heartbeat?" Bonnie asked as the others nodded. Just then the video cut out. "Kitt, what's going on?" Michael asked through the watch.
"I don't know Michael. But my surveillance system seems to be…..offline, I can't get it to turn back on. But, I did feel a presence other than my own within my systems." he said, stunning the three humans. "How is that possible?" Devon asked as Bonnie shrugged.
"Maybe it's the truck or the kid, I don't know. But we have to do something about this." she said as Devon nodded. "But not now. Let's wait until the boy proves that he's a threat to us." Devon said as the others sighed.
–XxXx–
Back in the garage, Jack had just got done welding the cut as he smiled and stood up. He put the torch down as he looked to see there was nobody around before he placed both hands on the side of the truck and closed his eyes as he concentrated on the Energon within his body that was granted by the Cybertronian God.
Just then he felt a rush of energy as he gasped and his eyes snapped open, a bright blue color now filled his eyes as blue lines started making its way down his arms and into the truck. Jack can feel the Energon rising within Optimus.
He closed his eyes as it suddenly stopped, Jack re-opened them and got inside the cab, bringing up the Autobot leader's Energon levels and smiled when he saw they were above 85% "You're gonna be okay Optimus." he said as he patted the dash.
For the rest of the day, he used the knowledge that was given by Primus to repair Optimus by using the Foundation's tools. It's a good thing they were made for technology or Optimus would never have a chance.
Later that Night
Jack was sleeping in the guest room that Devon had arranged for him to use during his stay. Suddenly he felt something, a presence waking up, Jack snapped his eyes open and sat up. Optimus? He asked through the link.
Jackson, where are we? The Prime replied as Jack smiled. "Thank Primus," he whispered.
It's alright Optimus. I got us someplace far away where Megatron won't find us.He informed, as the Prime hummed. Don't worry they don't know anything. But Optimus, I think you were right, there's something strange about that car. I felt a presence within it. He explained as he felt the Prime tense at the information.
It was a few minutes before he got an answer I will check it out. But first tell me everything that has happened. He asked as Jack nodded. It'll be better if we do it in person. I'll be down shortly. Jack replied as he got out of bed and carefully snuck out of his room and towards the garage.
–XxXx–
When Jack entered the garage, he didn't notice a red scanner turning on and swishing back and forth as the boy made his way over to the Semi and got into the cab. "Optimus, are you okay?" he asked, it was silent for a few minutes. "Jack, shut the door, we are being watched." he said, and that's when Jack felt it, the feeling again of being watched and closing the door.
"Scrap!" He said, "It's the car. Somehow, it's always watching." he said. "Jack, I did a scan of the vehicle beside me and there is no doubt that there is a sentient being inside that car, unlike Cybertronians but this was made by humans." he revealed as Jack was stunned.
"You'r saying that I really have been feeling the presence of something in the car?" he asked the Prime humm, as if he was saying yes. "This place is filled with cameras, it was hard enough to not get spotted trying to fix you, much less restoring your Energon." he said.
He felt something from the Prime, curiosity and concern. "Jackson, what has happened? How does Energon get into my systems?" he asked as Jack sighed and explained the dream he had, and how Primus had given him the ability to restore the leader's Energon but it was only temporary.
"Thank You Jackson, and to Primus." he said as Jack nodded. "Now tell me about these humans." Prime asked as Jack nodded and started explaining everything that has happened since the Prime went into Emergency Stasis.
Note: That's it for this Chapter. Until Next time!