Authors Note: The character of Causeway belongs to deviantart user HellboysLady (formerly LadyElitaOne). I do not own the character of Causeway or any other character in this fanfiction. All other characters aside from Causeway are owned by Hasbro.
Chapter: -1
Many Stellar Cycles Ago before the incident of Archa Seven
On the planet of Cybertron, there is a large institution that looks like a university. This university is called Autobot Academy. An institution of great prestige where the most skilled autobots are trained in tactics and other fields in preparation for the Cybertron Elite Guard, the pinnacle of autobot defense.
As we take a closer look, we see a familiar robot clad in the color combination of red and blue walking down a path. Named by his drill sergeant Kup minor for his optimism.
"Hey Optimus!" a big chinned autobot yelled out
Optimus groaned. "Hey Sentinel, what do you want?" he asked, clearly happy to see his friend but not in the mood for his teasing. "
"So I saw your combat simulation!, Looks like you got your skid-plate handed to you again. You even died!" Sentinel said, clearly wheezing and laughing at the last part.
"Very funny Sentinel, thanks for making me feel better." Optimus said with fatigue and mild irritation clearly evident in his tone.
He remembered in the combat simulation he was stabbed by megatron even after surviving for a considerable amount of time. However supreme commander Ultra magnus, encouraged him due to higher scores than anyone else in autobot history
"I expect great things from you, young bot". Ultra magnus said.
Optimus smiled a little bit after remembering this event.
"Hey Optimus!" a seductive female voice said.
Both mechs looked in the direction of the one who called optimus. A yellow and turquoise bot who shined was approaching with a swaying of her hips that caught the attention of the mechs around her. All except her target to impress of course.
"Hey Hey Hey Elita!, looking gorgeous as ever!" said Sentinel. Elita looked at Sentinel and smiled, she liked sentinel but only as a friend. She had a crush on Optimus, but he never reciprocated it or so she believed.
The truth is he used to. But as time goes by and changes bots. So doe their feelings. Optimus had feelings for Elita, but he ignored them due to thinking she deserved better. Besides she never showed her feelings or gave him signs anyway.
"Hey Elita, it's nice to see you," Optimus said with a polite smile. Elita felt a small feeling of warmth.
"So congratulations on your high score! You may become a great bot in the elite Guard later on." Elita said with a smile on her face.
"Yeah thanks," Optimus said, feeling much happier in the process.
"That is, if you don't get killed in the process." Sentinel said, laughing even harder.
Optimus shot a slight glare at him.
"We should go to maccadam's oil house and get a few drinks." Sentinel continued looking at Elita in the process, as he also wanted to date her. She looked hot after all and had a great personality to boot.
"Come on! Optimus, let's go" Elita-1 said, as she wrapped her arm around sentinel, trying to make Optimus jealous.
"No thanks I'm good, maybe next time but take care of yourselves okay?" Optimus said, walking away, oblivious to Elita's strategy.
Elita-1 frowned slightly, wanting to get closer to optimus, but continued with Sentinel as they made their way to Maccadam's oil house for a drink, well more of a date.
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A few megacycles later.
It was already nighttime, mechs and femmes were either going home or some on patrol for the unlikely decepticons. After all, they were defeated in the great war. The students of Autobot Academy were all hanging out.
Walking out from a building was A fembot with red paint and flames with a fembot body style. She looked quite similar to Optimus with a helmet appearance albeit more suited for a female bot. She had teal optics, stood on high heels, and had black tinted windows on her breastplate. She was also holding a few data pads.
"Hey causeway!" a green fembot called
"Oh hey moonracer!" Causeway replied, happy to see her old friend again.
"We're going out to have some fun! Do you want to come with us?" Moonracer asked her friend.
"Maybe not tonight, I need to analyze the data on these devices." Causeway replied with her tone clearly wanting to go with her friends despite being unable to.
"Aww, come on! I know you want to be an intelligence officer, but you gotta learn to unwind every once in a while you know. Otherwise, you'll never find your sparkmate or conjunx." Moonracer replied with a teasing voice.
Causeway gave a slight glare. "I'm not really interested in finding a mech for myself, you know, i'm too swamped with work".
"Well, anyway you should enjoy yourself every now and then." Moonracer said before hugging her red femmebot friend. "Goodbye Causeway!" moonracer said before running off.
Causeway continued to walk down, for a few more minutes (cycles) until she accidentally stepped on a rock and lost her footing.
"Whoah!" Causeway exclaimed. But to her horror, the data pads were about to hit the ground and shatter.
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Optimus continued walking home, saying an occasional hello to some of his friends which included a green robot named Springer. He was pondering about what his future would be.
He kept walking until he set his sights on a beautiful fembot who wore the red and orange flame design while holding datapads in her hand. He was taken away by her beauty, her slender figure as well as her teal colored optics. It was enough to make him stare at her.
For the first time in his entire life. He was actually attracted and entranced by a fembot. He never felt like th
"She… she's beautiful!" Optimus thought to himself. "I wish she would notice me." Optimus said, as he was considered a nerd and a quiet bot, who rarely intermingled with bots other than his two friends.
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"Whoa!" Causeway exclaimed, as the data pads were in the air and threatened to break. She would be expelled from the academy if they broke.
All of a sudden, as fast as lightning, she saw a red and blue mech move fast enough with his stabilizing servos to catch all of the data pads before any of them could hit the ground.
Causeway took a gaze at the mech who helped her. For the first time in her life, she felt a feeling of warmth. Like she wanted to know more about this mysterious mech.
"Excuse me, m'am are you alright" Optimus said, as he gently placed the data pads down, before lending a servo to her. Causeway blushed in the process before taking his servo as he helped her to her feet.
"Y-Y-Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for helping me!" Causeway said while stuttering as she stared into the red and blue mech's eyes, and felt herself heat up on the inside.
Optimus, on the other hand, was also feeling nervous inside. This was the first time he ever interacted with another fembot aside from elita one. The difference being that he only ever felt feelings of friendship towards Elita. This was different. He wanted to know the fembot more on a personal level, get closer to her more than a friend, perhaps as a .. lover?
Optimus desperately tried to keep the conversation going, "What are you doing out here, in the late hours of this solar cycle?" He asked, clearly nervous.
"Oh, I-i need to get back to analyze the data on these devices." Causeway stated, wanting to keep the conversation going with a mech, for the first time rather than politely replying and then walking away.
To her joy, Optimus decided to keep the conversation going, as well. "Oh, that looks like a lot of data to process. Are you an academy student?" Optimus asked.
"Oh yes, I am! I want to be a high ranking intelligence officer in the elite guard." Causeway replied with a smile across her face.
Her smile is adorable, Optimus thought to himself.
Causeway then thought for a moment. Only academy students are allowed in the school grounds. Wait, then the mech in front of me must be an academy student as well! "Wait, are you an academy student as well? Um.." She wanted to ask the mech's name.
"Oh I'm so sorry! W-Where are my manners? My designation is Optimus, I'm a cadet in the autobot academy. I want to become an elite guard commander". Optimus replied while stuttering, and blushing at the same time.
He looks adorable! Causeway thought to herself, before replying quickly "Oh my designation is Causeway! I'm an academy student".
"So an elite guard commander huh? That could score you a lot of fembots, you know?" Causeway replied with a giggle.
'I'm not like that!" Optimus replied while waving his servos in the air.
"Oh, I'm just kidding Optimus!" Causeway replied, giving a louder but more hearty laugh.
Optimus sighed in relief and then smiled. He was having fun talking to Causeway.
Both mech and fembot stood in silence for a few seconds, wanting to keep the conversation going.
Causeway checked the time. "Oh I have to get going. I'm so sorry, I really want to talk more with you." She got the data pads, but was feeling sad because she really wanted to talk more with Optimus. As she got the data pads, she almost dropped them again.
"Maybe we can" Optimus said.
"Huh". Causeway replied clearly curious but open to being able to talk more with the cadet.
"I'd like to help you bring these devices home, unless you dislike my company of course." Optimus said in a teasing manner and a smug face..
you sneaky little! Causeway thought to herself. "Yes, please I would actually like some help" with said, handing the data pads to Optimus.
The two began walking. "So Optimus, why exactly do you want to become an elite guard commander?" Causeway asked.
"I've wanted to see some action. Like how the auto or veterans fought in the Great War. I guess I've wanted to be out there rather than secluded." Optimus replied.
"That's quite an admirable goal, Optimus," Causeway replied with a smile.
"How about you? Why did you choose to be an intelligence officer?" Optimus asked.
Causeway paused and looked up to the night sky
Before replying "I want to be one because I love knowledge and the pursuit of it. I want to learn as much as I can, and use the information I receive for the benefit of the autobots."
"Hmm wow, that's even more admirable than mine!" Optimus said.
Causeway blushed, "Optimus, I want to thank you once again for helping me with this."
"Oh it's my pleasure, I'm just trying to do the right thing." Optimus replied.
All of a sudden, a group of bots approached the two, the leader being quite as big and bulky as a sentinel. "Hey hottie, why don't you ditch the loser and hang out with us." The mech said, with arrogance in his voice.
Optimus looked down with sadness quite evident in his voice.
Causeway replied "I don't tolerate anyone insulting my friend Optimus . The only loser here is you."
The mech suddenly looked very angry. "No fembot says that to me and gets away with it!" He attempted to take her by force with his servo, when all of a sudden he noticed optimus' blue servo grab it before he could lay a digit on Causeway.
"It's rude to touch a fembot without her consent." Optimus said with venom in his voice.
"Why you gli-" the mech said before getting a powerful fist across his faceplate. Energon was leaking from his face.
"That's it!" Both bots said before attempting to throw a fist to Optimus' face. But Optimus ducked and did a flip kick sending them flying before they hit the ground. They were down for the count.
Meanwhile the Mech who was bleeding looked pathetic. "P-Please don't hurt me" he said.
"You will leave the Causeway alone. Got it?" Optimus said with a tone that was serious.
"You got it!" The mech said before running off.
Optimus looked back to Causeway. "I'm sorry if I got too violent" he replied, feeling a bit ashamed. But to his surprise she was blushing even harder.
Sweet cybertron, he looked so hot when he did that! Causeway thought to herself.
As they continued walking they eventually reached the causeway's home.
Optimus handed the data pads to her. "Thank you for helping me with these Optimus. You really are an interesting and great mech." Causeway replied with a smile across her faceplates.
Optimus smiled but he also felt sad because she probably wouldn't remember him the next day. After all there was nothing special about him. All fembots want heroes. And although he was a good boy, he was no hero.
"Would you like to hang out with me sometime, Optimus?" Causeway asked.
Optimus perked up. "What?"
She walked over to him while swaying her hips. Obviously trying to tease him.
"I said. would. . to. hang. out. with. me" Causeway replied while poking a finger at Optimus' chest plate.
Optimus began to blush again. He did want to hang out with causeway. "S-Sure!" He said while stuttering.
Causeway asked for his frequency. He gave it to her and she gave him hers as well.
"Okay! See you then, after all you and I are friends already." Causeway then took the data pads and walked inside.
Optimus smiled to himself. He met an interesting fembot one who was even more beautiful.
He walked away that night experiencing a feeling of warmth and tenderness.
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The next solar cycle, Optimus was still thinking about Causeway with a wide smile on his face
Sentinel all of a sudden came out and scared him as a prank. "Boo!"
Optimus was startled. He almost jumped. "Not funny sentinel." He said.
"It was kind of funny. Stop being so serious all the time, Optimus."
Optimus sighed to himself once again. His thoughts still centered around Causeway.
Elita-1 then entered the room noticing that Optimus was thinking about something. "Hey Optimus"
"So what are you thinking about old buddy. You certainly have a big smile right now."
Optimus didn't notice himself smiling. "Huh, im not thinking about anyone." He said, an obvious lie.
"Oh come on! Oh are you still thinking about the simulation yesterday?" Sentinel asked, "Oh no, definitely something else." He replied.
"I'm just thinking about my future". Optimus was technically thinking about this. Just not the way one may think As a living conditions.
Suddenly a smile adorned sentinel's faceplates. "Oh..OKAY who's the fem?"
"What I'm not thinking about anyone." Optimus denied, another lie.
I hope it's about me. Elita thought to herself.
"Is it about Elita? We had a good time yesterday, but you can't think of her anymore, because we are dating already." Sentinel said.
Elita then suddenly reacted quickly and emotionally "No sentinel we are not!" She honked him on his head. "Ow!" Sentinel exclaimed.
"I am not thinking about the Elita-1 sentinel." Optimus replied. Elita frowned a little at this.
All of a sudden Optimus received a sudden message, Dear Optimus, please meet me at the intel building.
Optimus was curious. Who sent this encrypted letter? It was only done by intelligence officers. Others typically replied via com frequencies.
"Sorry Sentinel and Elita, I have to go". "I'll meet you two later". Optimus then walked off.
"He is hiding something." Sentinel said.
Elita one watched as he walked away.
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Optimus was outside the institution of intelligence, or the building of intel. Still curious of who sent him the encrypted message.
"Why hello there Optimus!" A familiar voice said to him.
"C-C-Causeway!" Optimus said, taken away by her beauty once more. Her armor was shiny. Almost as if she wanted to impress him.
"Well, like what you see?" Causeway replied in a teasing tone. "Uh… you look great." Optimus replied.
"So it seems you got my encrypted message." Causeway replied.
"Wait, that was you? Why didn't you just use my com instead?" Optimus asked.
"It's a secret!" Causeway replied "You wanted to hang out right? Then let's have some fun!"
"Okay where do you want to go?" Optimus asked.
Causeway walked up to Optimus and wrapped her arm around his. This caused Optimus to blush intensely.
"Surprise me" Causeway replied
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Optimus and Causeway had been walking for several cycles before they found someone selling energon delicacies. He seemed familiar with the cadet clad in red and blue.
"Oh hey Optimus! Ooh you have a nice lady there." The seller said.
"Thanks, hey causeway you have to try his delicacies." Optimus replied
Causeway nodded
"I'll have two please." Optimus replied. He then took a bite out of his dish.
Causeway also took a bite out of hers. In a nano-click, she experienced a burst of flavors melting in her mouth. It was like she was in the well of all sparks.
"It's so good!" Causeway replied while taking a bite out of her delicacy more.
"I know." Optimus said. "Where else do you want to go?" He replied.
"Hmm, Oh I know!" Causeway replied. She saw a . She saw a .
Causeway pointed in a direction. There was a large carnival nearby, filled with rides and roller coasters. "Let's go there!" she then dragged optimus there.
They were at the biggest roller coaster in the carnival. While Causeway was in awe, Optimus was feeling very anxious, that you could almost imagine sweat bullets running down if he was human. "Ready to go, Optimus?"
Optimus stood there almost very still. His idea of fun was more mellow. He was anxious to get on the roller coaster.
Causeway noticed the feeling of fear in Optimus' optics. She was good at reading others.
She put a hand on his chest plate. "Hey it's going to be alright. I'll be beside you."
That gesture made Optimus blush. Before they even noticed. They were next in line for the ride.
Optimus decided to keep his optics closed, at least until the ride was over. Everytime Elita and the sentinel dragged him to do things like this. He would always just close his optics until it was over.
The ride was starting off slow. While the causeway was keeping her optics open, she noticed The closed optics of Optimus. She giggled a little. Although Optimus did not hear this.
Oh my, he really looks adorable when making these faces. Wait, am I falling for him? Causeway blushing, grasped Optimus' servo.
"Optimus, open your eyes, I am here so please try to open up for me, please be happy" Causeway said, making a cute face.
The ride was starting to go fast as Optimus started to open his optics. He looked at his servo and noticed his own wrapped around Causeway.
At last, the ride was already going fast. Other bots on the ride were enjoying themselves. Optimus, strangely enough was enjoying it too, he kept his optics open throughout the ride, letting out an occasional "WOOOO HOOOO!". An action that made Causeway giggle again.
It was a strange feeling. Normally he didn't enjoy these kinds of activities. Everytime he was dragged out by his friends he was groaning inside as he wasn't as fun loving as other bots. This time, he was actually enjoying himself. He felt like he entered a state of euphoria.
Eventually the ride ended, with a photo of them together with the caption of "the lovely couple". The other bots did an "Awwww" at the two of them. Some were feeling proud of the couple. Others were jealous that Optimus had scored a fine fembot. Optimus was blushing
I think I've fallen for her. *sigh* Even so, I don't think she will ever fall for me. Optimus thought to himself. As fembots only approached him when they had a question about academics. He was considered a workaholic after all.
Optimus turned to Causeway, expecting a look of disgust or sadness due to not actually reciprocating. He thought that she only did those gestures to make him feel better and that everything was platonic.
To his surprise. He found Causeway staring at the photo and blushing. She looked at Optimus and blushed even harder.
Looking at the crowd, the tension was so thick it could be sliced.
"Let's get out of here, Optimus." she grabbed his hand and bolted with him so fast that Optimus almost fell on the hard ground.
They continued running until their stabilizing servos began to ache. Causeway was laughing and so was Optimus who was feeling even happier than when he was on the ride.
"Hey Optimus?"
"Yes?"
"I- I really had a fun time with you, no mech had ever treated me like an actual friend before and you are the first one I ever made friends with." Causeway replied while twiddling her digits.
"I-uh a haha, really had fun with you too. I've never felt so happy in my life. I suppose I have you to thank for it." Optimus replied.
Both looked into each other's optics, getting lost for a few moments.
Optimus was feeling hungry again. "Hey do you like Maccadam's Oil House?" Causeway asked.
"Um yeah, I like it." Optimus replied.
Causeway began to smile again. "Then let's go!" She transformed into her vehicle mode. A cybertronian truck mode. It was smaller, but looked very similar to Optimus. With tank treads in the back.
Optimus looked at her clearly attracted to her even more, his mouth slightly agape.
Causeway noted this. "Like what you see Optimus?" she teased.
Optimus snapped out of his trance and transformed into vehicular mode. Something that looked great to the fembot as well as she thought looked so good.
The two drove to Maccadam's side by side.
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At Maccadam's Oil House
On a nearby table near the counter, we see a blue, silver, and orange bot with a mountain sized chin and a turquoise and yellow fembot on what looks like a friendly date.
"You know, Elita, I really think we should date. I mean we're tough bots, we're determined and make a good team. We should try it out, don't you think? Optimus will get so jealous." Sentinel said.
Elita-1 was thinking of something else. Her thoughts focus on Optimus.
She had been great friends with the bot clad in red and blue for a long time. At first she didn't have a crush on the bot, but noticed his crush on her. As the stellar cycles passed however, the feelings were reversed with her having the crush but him falling out of his feelings for her. She was attracted to him due to his integrity and optimistic outlook.
That wasn't to say Sentinel was bad as she liked him too, but only as a friend. But perhaps she can get together with Optimus, by making him jealous.
But that would only hurt Sentinel's feelings.
"Sentinel, I-."
The door opened, catching both Sentinel and Elita's attention. To their surprise they found Optimus walking in. They thought to themselves, "was he going to drink alone?"
"Hey Op-" Elita said before her optics widened. Sentinel's jaws and eyes dropped open wide as well, as they noticed what they assumed to be Optimus' date with a lovely red fembot.
The other fembot who stepped in was one clad in red with orange highlights as flames. She looked quite similar to Optimus except more slender and shorter.
"WOW! Optimus sure scored me a new girlfriend". Sentinel thought to himself, forgetting about Elita-1, he was attracted to Causeway and he was thinking of taking whom he thought to be Optimus' girlfriend, clearly thinking of her as a trophy.
Elita on the other hand was burning with jealous rage. I should be with Optimus, not that fembot glitch! She was thinking of several ways to take her offline.
Both decided to watch them from afar, spying on them, to come up with strategies to break them up and steal the other for themselves.
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Optimus pulled out a chair for her like a gentleman. Causeway sat down, slowly becoming more attracted to the mech that stood before her.
All the mechs in the bar were looking at her. Optimus gave a glare that scared them off.
"Don't worry Optimus, I'm only yours tonight." Causeway teased while wrapping a servo around him, making Optimus blush.
Elita was close to racing towards her and taking her offline.
"Hey macadam!" Causeway greeted.
"Why, hello there Miss Causeway, I see you with Optimus as well. By the way, Optimus I saw your friends a while ago. They were in that table over the-" Macadam replied they were gone.
Optimus and the causeway looked to where Macadam was pointing, but found no one. "Hmm I guess they left, without paying the bill…" Macadam said with anger at the last few words.
"I'll pay for them, don't worry Macadam." Optimus said.
"Okay then, you really are a humble bot optimus. Enjoy your date." Macadam said l. Optimus and Causeway blushed hard. "We'll have two small sized cubes of energon, and a chrome-alloy pie. Please cut it in half."
"Sure thing, you two enjoy yourselves."
"Who are these friends of yours?" Causeway asked with irritation in her voice as she believed that friends should not treat others as scapegoats.
"Their names are Sentinel and Elita. They're also in the academy. They're great bots, trust me." Optimus replied.
"Okay, but don't let them take advantage of you." Causeway replied.
Meanwhile Sentinel and Elita were hiding under the table. Still spying on Optimus and Causeway.
"Taking her from Optimus is going to be harder than I thought. Sentinel thought to himself.
That glitch! I'll take Optimus back for myself. Elita thought.
"Sentinel can be obnoxious but he's a good friend." Optimus said.
"Do you have any other friends?" Causeway replied.
"Not really no, I'm what you call the quiet bot. I don't talk much with other: and bots only talk to me when they want something." Optimus replied.
"I understand how you feel Optimus. Believe it or not I'm also the quiet bot. I have a lot to do. So I don't interact with others. My only other friend is someone named moonracer." Causeway replied.
"It gets lonely sometimes" both said in unison.
The pie eventually came and they ate it. They paid the bills and left.
"Again Optimus thank you so much. I feel much happier when I'm with you." Causeway replied.
"I feel the same way." Optimus replied.
Causeway was about to transform and leave. But before she did she gave Optimus a kiss on the cheek causing him to blush.
Giggling at his reaction "I'll call you again!" She said. Before transforming and driving off.
Optimus blushed before driving off as well.
Sentinel and Elita got out of their spots.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Sentinel said.
"Separate the two?" Elita replied.
"Yup." They shook servos on it. Agreeing to separate the two. To take causeway as Sentinel's lover. And to separate Optimus from Causeway to take the former as Elita's lover.