.".".".".". A week Later .".".".".".
The sun peeked through the horizon, a cold breeze swept across her face. Lucy had woken up early to watch the sunrise, it's orange colors greeted the skies that were accompanied by a warm rose pink. She smiled at the scene through her bedroom window, it opened outwards as she greeted the rays of the sun with her slightly pale skin along with her freckles. Closing the windows, Lucy exited her room and made her way down the stairs. She slipped on a cyan color converse while on opposite side of her hands: she held her house keys and her phone. The rest of her clothing were over the knee light blue pants, with a medium sized cyan colored sweater, and underneath was a white-collar shirt that is stitched together with the sweater.
Exiting her home, she strolled down the sidewalk and noticed a familiar figure from afar. It was Raf, waiting on the other side of the road for the sign to turn green for him to be able to cross. As the boy made it to the other side she walked up to him and greeted him, "Good morning Raf."
His face transformed into a kind of joy that she will never forget. Raf gave her a quick hug, and in response, she patted his spiky hair gently, "Lucy! Morning to you too.", he chimed, cheerfully. She giggled at the cute sight before her, "How has school been treating you lately? Anything new happening?", the boy simply shook his head as they walked beside each other.
Lucy accompanied Raf in front of the school entrance, where he sped up the stairs. He abruptly stopped mid-step, swiftly turning around as he now faced her. "Thank you for your company, Lucy.", she smiled warmly at him, "You're most welcome, Raf.", with that, the boy left leaving a content looking girl behind. 'I'm glad we both meet.'
As she was about to turn around, the girl accidently bumped into someone. Their books fell onto the floor, papers scattered across the pavement. Lucy covered her mouth with both hands, gasping softly at the mess she made, "Oh! I'm sorry! I should have been more careful on where I go.", the brown haired teens gaze landed onto her, a sincere smile appearing on his lips, "Hey, don't worry about it. Accidents happen."
She shook her head as she kneeled down to the floor, gathering up the fallen papers, "Nonsense! I should have been more attentive to where I was going.", once the items had been gathered she stood up, handing it over to the teen. She lowered her head apologetically with her hands clasped against the other onto her chest. "I'm truly sorry for my clumsiness."
He simply smiled, kindly. "Don't sweat it. Besides, we all have our imperfect moments.", Lucy's expression softens releasing a sigh. "Say, do you attend school here? I never saw you before.", he asked curiosity filled his voice.
She blinked before shaking her head. "No. I graduated high school long ago.", Lucy outstretched her right hand to the boy, "My name is Lucy. Pleasure to meet you!", he gladly accepted her hand, shaking it. "Jack. Jack Darby, it's nice to meet you, Lucy.", he raised his brow as he proceeded to ask her something, "Hey, aren't you Raf's friend?"
"I am. You are one of his friend too right? You must've been the one calling him from time to time when he was with me.", Lucy pulled a strand of hair that hung around her neck, as she moved it over her ear. He nodded in response, "You were the one who defended him from Vince.", her eyes widen slightly, 'Raf must have told him.', She nodded, "Yes. That boy won't be snooping around for quite awhile now."
Jack exhaled with relief, "Thank you for protecting him.". Lucy waved her hand back and forth, "He is my friend. I simply couldn't bare to witness him getting hurt by a person who's ego is certainly questionable.", she clasped her hands in front of her chest. "I must go now. It was good to meet you, Jack. Take care.". Lucy bid her farewells, waving at the teen before departing.
Jack sighed deeply, rubbing the back of his neck. The silence was interrupted by a female voice emanating from the teen's motorcycle, "She was nice.". The Autobot named, Arcee, spoke in her vehicle mode observing at her partner, who was staring off into the distance. The boy became flustered as his cheeks redden, although Arcee couldn't distinguish if it was from embarrassment or simply being attracted to the girl. She may never know.
"Y-yeah, well, people like her are always nice.", he stuttered his words, though his eyes kept from glancing at the bike who's rearview mirror was staring at him. "Not all people like her are that nice Jack." The female pointed out which earned a slight groan from the teen. "Your point, Arcee?", Jack's eyes landed onto the bike next to him.
"My point is that she was kind enough to pick your things from the floor and apologize repeatedly." Jack chuckled softly with a smile upon his lips. "Yeah… your right.", "The girl is well mannered, unlike Sierra.". This caused Jack to blush a pink hue across his cheeks. "Com'on. Sierra is… nice.", "Keep on dreaming Jack.". The teen turned around, his back facing the bike. "Well, I'll see you after school."
Jack walked away from Arcee as he entered the school doors. The teen made his way through the halls and stood in front of his locker, placing his textbooks inside. He sighed once more, before closing the locker, "This is going to be a long day."
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A young boy skidded across the grassy field, as he chased around to tag his parents. He squealed with delight, as he caught his father and tackled him to the floor. The mother walked over to them and laughed at them cheerfully. Lucy had been quietly watching the scene from afar on a wooden bench. A smile spread across her lips as she sighed to herself. Her eyes drifted off into the sky above her. Peacefully enjoying the afternoon as a cool breeze swept throughout the park. The leaves rustled loudly before slowly dying.
'I wish you could see this. It could be like before now, wouldn't it?... I miss you all… ', her thoughts had lingered upon the last sentence, frowning slightly. She misses them dearly. If only she could see them one last time, but it is impossible. They were gone, and she was still here. She was happy. Lucy knew she was never alone in this world. Indeed, she had worked hard to get where she is currently at, but that does not fill in the emptiness inside her heart. It will always leave an aching feeling that will linger on.
Her ears overheard a soft hum of an engine running that emanated from behind. Turning her head slightly, so she could glance at the red and blue semi truck that parked itself near her. The truck's engine died down and the semi stood there motionless. Curiously, she stood up from the bench and walked over towards the truck. Standing next to the passenger door, as her eyes studied every detail about it. Her eyes shifted towards an imprint of a strange looking symbol. Once again her curiosity got the best of her and began to trace a barely noticeable mark with her delicate fingers.
To her astonishment, the truck shivered from her caressing the symbol. Her eyes fluttered, and her face held a look of confusion. Did it just? But, how? More questions had enveloped her mind as she tried to comprehend the situation. The girl stepped closer to the side of the bumper, pressing her right side of her face onto the surprisingly warm metal surface. Her ears were greeted by a strong pulse of a gentle rhythmic thumping sound that emanated from inside the engine; it was a heart beat.
There was simply no way that an engine could produce a pulse such as this one. It baffled her completely, yet the more she listened to it the more peaceful it sounded. Shutting both her eyes and continued to listen, although she was not aware that underneath her sweater was her necklace; shining intensely with each passing moment she remained motionless.
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Flying high above the clouds was a spaceship, infamous of being occupied by many Decepticon soldiers on board: The Decepticon Warship. A slender, yet scrawny looking jet strolled outside the dark corridors of the ship making its way into the main control room. Upon entering, there stood a large Decepticon. His spiky armor, along with his cannon located on his right forearm can cause absolute fear to those who dares to cross paths with the gladiator.
The jet halted a few feet away from the intimidating gladiator, whose back was turned. He bowed slightly as he placed his sharp metal claws upon his chest, finally announcing his presence. "Lord Megatron, pardon to intrude, but there is something that you must know.", the mechs' shrill voice echoed throughout the room: which was filled with Decepticons. He then proceeded his conversations towards his master. "There appears to be a strong signal that our sensors had detected just a few moments ago. But the signal is far from being that of an Autobot, yet it's not from a Decepticon either."
The gladiator turned around as he now faced his second in command. His crimson eyes focusing onto the scrawny jet before him. "And yet you didn't send out any of my servants to investigate the signal?", his menacing voice rose slightly with irritation causing the jet to flinch. "Ah! My sincere apologies master. I shall be the one to depart, and investigate the source myself."
"No!", he lashed out at him causing his second in command to stumble on his heels. Megatron snarled before speaking, "I've had enough of your offers for one day. Send in the ground troopers, and allow them to capture the source. Do I make myself clear for you Starscream?". He raised his brow-ridge, as his expression darkened towards the seeker.
Starscream collected himself from the floor before nervously clasping his servos together. "Yes, of course, Lord Megatron."
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The silence was interrupted by two purple vehicles passing by them. Lucy stepped away from the truck, as her gaze followed the two cars. Though, the longer she stared the closer they became. The vehicles came to a halt as they stood motionless from afar. She somehow could feel their stares penetrating through her very soul. The girl took a step back only to be greeted by the sounds of their cannons, ready to fire.
Lucy stood there unsure of what to even do. If she ran they could easily get to her within moments. Every possible scenario she could think of would all turn into her imminent capture. Just when all options seemed lost, the passenger door of the truck swung open leaving her dumbfounded for a moment. What happened next truly sent chills down her spine, and a deep voice spoke through the radio of the car.
"Get in.", she gazed inside the truck realizing no one was occupying the driver's seat. Her mind couldn't wrap around from this situation. She couldn't even think properly, as she only stared at the truck more. Although, her stare was shattered from the sounds of blasters, one hitting near her.
She yelped as she stumbled sideways, and held onto to the door for support. The girl couldn't help but take in consideration to the trucks offer. She swiftly entered inside the cab, taking a seat. That was when the door closed itself and the engine of the semi roared to life. She watched in awe as the seat belt came down on its own, wrapping itself onto her figure. Whatever was happening before her, by all means, the truck wanted nothing more than to protect her from harm. The truck sped off from the park as the two vehicles followed behind, yet the truck gains enough momentum out running the hostile vehicles, for now.
Her fingers gripped onto the bottom seat tightly unaware that her nails dug into the seat, and caused the truck to wince. "The bloody hell is going on?!", she exclaimed. The girl did not expect an answer from the truck as his deep voice echoed throughout the cab, "Do not worry young one. Explanations can come later.". His voice, calming and reassuring. She exhaled to calm her rapid heartbeat, nodding slightly in response.
Her gaze drifted out the window as the truck drove onto a bridge. The silence between them was unmoving and none dared to speak. Although, it didn't last long and the sounds of gun firing echoed from behind. The truck swerved to the left as to avoid getting hit, yet Lucy was not anticipating this and held onto to the door to keep her in place. She raised her gaze towards the rearview mirror and could see the purple vehicles firing at them.
'This cannot get any more troublesome than it is.'. The girl had spoken too soon. One of the vehicles drove next to the truck to her left and began to forcefully push him off the rail. She screamed from the forceful impact from her side that made contact with the railing. An unpleasant sound of metal being in contact with the railing screeched awfully loud through her eardrums, as she covered her sensitive ears with her hands. "This can't be real!". She exclaimed once more with her eyes closed shut.
The hostile vehicle pushes the semi, but with much more force as the railing gave in. The truck was falling. Her eyes shot open, and her pupils had shrunken. It's as if time had slowed down, and her eyes had shut themselves once more. She couldn't die like this. There was so much life had to offer her and now she is falling, yet is this really how things would end? She waited for the impact of the ground below, yet it never came. It simply didn't make sense. How was she still breathing? Lucy slowly opened her eyes and was now staring at the window before her. She blinked in confusion.
How is she able to be staring at the window? Looking at it closely there was a red hue underneath, along with other pieces metal mushed together beneath it. Her mind couldn't grasp what she was seeing. She felt something that cradled her protectively. Curiously, raising her head as her eyes widen in pure shock. A giant robot stood before her, holding onto the edge of the bridge with his left hand as he tried to hoist himself up. He held her small figure close to his chest protectively as he proceeded to pull himself back up.
'He saved my life.'. Lucy gawked at her savior observing him in silence. His face was shielded by a mask with a symmetrical rectangular shaped blue hue on either side. Her eyes caught another robot that stood before them, yet this one didn't look too friendly. It's silvery and purple armor was menacing as it towered above them. The robot's cannon pointed at her protector who was defenseless, yet he didn't fire. Instead, his metallic foot stomped onto her protectors' hand making him yell out in pain. His fingers began to slip, and his gaze landed on her. His aqua blue eyes piercing through her lilac ones. "Hold on tight."
Nodding in response. She wrapped her arms onto one of his fingers. He then proceeded to let go of his grip from the ledge as they now began to fall at an alarming rate. Her heart sunk down into her stomach as the wind howled loudly through her ears. The sentient being landed onto the bottom without any problems as he kneeled down, and his gaze landed onto the small human femme on his servo. She lifted her head to stare at him, and his hand shifted gently so that she was able to sit upon his palm. And she did. His optics scanned for any signs of injuries, and the femme must have noticed his concerning stare. She tilted her head to the side. His mask retracted as he spoke with concern. "Are you alright?"
She nodded in response. His expression changed from that of concern to a warm one as he smiled warmly at her. The girl was surprised as her eyes fluttered wildly. He noticed her cheeks began to change into a light shade of pink. This confused the prime, yet the moment didn't last long as a loud thud was heard a few feet away from them. The two enemies were now glaring at them with their guns ready to fire. The prime held the young femme protectively around his chest and his left forearm transformed into a silvery-blue cannon. The enemy didn't take this action lightly and began to fire at him.
He too fired back at the enemy as he kept the femme close to his chest. One of them were aiming at the femme and their blaster shot towards her. The prime saw this, and he swiftly turned his back towards the upcoming fire. Hitting him in the back. He cried out in pain as his cannon transformed back into his left hand, which was now supporting him above the ground. The girl clasped both her hands onto her mouth, gasping silently. The prime set the femme down, as she stumbled onto her footing before staring up at him with a worried look in her eyes.
"Blimey! are you alright?". The femme exclaimed. She took a step forward but was stopped by his giant servo that slightly pushed her back. His optics pierced through her own as he huffed out sternly. "Hide.". It was all he needed to say. The girl hesitated, before nodding and took off. He watched her run off as he slowly stood up, and faced the two enemies. Summoning his blasters and began to fire.
Lucy ran as fast as her legs could carry her. Hearing the gun fires from the enemies as they tried to blast her away. She dodged their poor aiming easily and continued on running. The prime summoned his blade and charged at the enemy who aimed their blasters at her. She ran into a nearby sewage drain pipe and hid from plain sight. Watching the scene before her. There stood her savior fending off the enemy single-handedly, but there was only one. Where was the second one? And there it was. Standing near her hiding spot, although it didn't seem to take notice of her presence. But the trooper had evil intentions. Charging up its gun as it aimed towards the red and blue bot.
'You arsehole. I won't let you hurt him!'.
Lucy outstretched her right arm as she aimed it at the trooper before her. A blue hue began to shine from her hand and her eyes began to glow as well. Her lilac orbs had altered themselves into a cyan color, along with her necklace as it emanated a gentle shine within her sweater. Suddenly, he began to struggle and swung his claw-like hands around his neck cables, yet nothing was there. Lucy slowly began to close her hand, simultaneously crushing the robot's metallic head as he wailed out in pain. She swiftly closed her palm into a fist and the troopers head was flattened like a pancake within seconds. Its limp corpse fell onto the ground.
She came out of her hiding spot and walked around the lifeless husk of the bot next to her. Her eyes landed onto the primes figure as he threw the dead soldier onto the ground. The girl sprinted her way across the field. His optics caught a glimpse of her and turned around to face her completely. She approached him a few feet away from his legs as the bot kneeled down to her eye level.
"Thank you for protecting me.". The femme clasped her hands together that laid onto her chest. The prime simply nodded. "My name is Lucy, and yours might be?". The girl raised her brow curiously. "My name is Optimus Prime. It's a pleasure meeting you, Lucy, but I fear that the Decepticons will undoubtedly be searching for you.". He disclosed the information to Lucy who was fiddling with her fingers nervously.
"There's more of them?". The tone in her voice was soft spoken. Optimus nodded. His eyes softening, which made her tense shoulders relax, "You needn't worry Lucy. I will not let them harm you, that I can promise you.". He reassured the girl. She responded with a smile. "Perhaps we should leave. I fear that more of them may come if we stay here longer.", she said softly to him. Nodding in agreement.
Optimus stood up making room for himself as he began to transform into his alt-mode. His passenger side door swung open for her to enter, and she made her way inside the cab, closing the door. His engine roared to life as he drove away from the field, and made his way back onto the road. Lucy gazed out from the window as she silently watched the moving background in front of her. Her eyes drifted off above the orange and pink hue sky, her eyes halfway open. She enjoyed admiring the world around her. It reminds her of how much we all look forward to living our lives in serenity. Her train of thought was interrupted by Optimus's voice. "Is everything alright Lucy?" The prime asked, uncertain as to what the girl was wondering about.
A soft hum emanated from her vocal cords before speaking. "Hm? Yes. I'm quite alright. I was only in deep thought is all.". Lucy's eyes landed on the wheel, staring at the symbol imprinted in the middle. "Might I ask what was on your mind?". The prime asked. She pondered for a moment as she then spoke again. "I am a little perplexed. Sentient beings from another world living amongst us, yet I can't quite grasp this completely.", The girl placed her hand on her cheek. "It all happened so fast."
Optimus hummed softly as the girl was once again in deep thought. Everything about this young femme was all too peculiar, and it was certainly worth knowing her more. All humans are unique in their own special way, yet this girl didn't act like the other three. She was more collected and thinks rationally before making the right decisions. Although, her strange accent was something he had never heard before. Her voice was soft and welcoming, yet it seems as if the girl was a little eccentric. This baffled him. Lucy was truly a remarkable being.
"Allow me to finally explain our reason as to why we are here on earth." Lucy listened intently as he began to clarify the missing piece of information to her. His explanation was a bit longer than expected, but she enjoyed hearing through all of it. The most extremely heart-wrenching part of his lecture was that of his planet called Cybertron had been poisoned and was slowly dying. Along with many fallen warriors who were defending their home world, as well as, the opposing threat that poisoned their planet to its very core. It was saddening to imagen that the only way for their kind to survive is to leave their precious planet. Their home that now rests deep within space as an uninhabitable place for any living creature to occupy.
Lucy hadn't realized her surroundings as the prime drove around the streets of Jasper and slowly came to a halt in front of her home. She raised her gaze out the window and stared at her two-story home. A smile appeared on her lips as her eyes drifted off towards the wheel. "Thank you for bringing me home Optimus." Her hands landed on her chest with an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry for gripping the seat before. All the excitement was all too much for me to handle!" She jokingly exclaimed, her eyes then softened. "Thank you for saving my life."
"We Autobots are here to protect your kind. Such harm that is inflicted upon you would mean that I have failed my promise." She then cut him off in a gentle tone. "Yet, you didn't." Lucy unfastened her seat belt and then exited the cab. "Oh!" She hushed to herself and held onto the open door. "Optimus, would it be alright if I gave you my number. I would like to stay in contact with you. Well, If that is alright with you, of course." She shyly curls the strands of her hair with a single finger, blushing a little.
Her actions amused him in a way, and he found it quite attractive. The prime smiled inwardly as he spoke softly. "I do not mind." She perked up. A smile appearing on her lips and began to hand over her number to him. Lucy closed the door and strolled over towards the front door of her home. She swiftly turned around and faced the semi truck. Waving her hand towards him before he drove off down the streets.
The girl stood there for awhile seeing him disappear in the distance. The necklace had left her feeling more warm-hearted, as the warmth lingered a little longer. She soon made her way inside, yet her smile never faded as she closed the door behind her.
Meanwhile, at the Autobot base, Jack and Miko had been playing video games for awhile now. Raf had been a little preoccupied with his homework, yet he still watched them playing on the game console. Bumblebee stood behind the railing next to Raf and watched the two teenagers upon the couch. Along with bulkhead who was cheering for Miko to win. Ratchet, on the other hand, was occupied on the other side working on the monitors and tried his very best to ignore the obnoxious noises to no avail.
The medic mumbled under his breath and continued analyzing the unknown signal that appeared an hour ago. He was surprised. The signal didn't belong to an Autobot, nor from a Decepticon. It certainly left him with many questions, and sadly they cannot be answered without proper evidence. He only had the information across the screen which wasn't all too helpful, considering the fact that this 'thing' was not even real. Yet, there it was on the screen with no solid explanation as to what it was. His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of an engine emanating from the tunnel to his right.
The prime came to a halt next to the controls to activate the ground bridge and transformed. He stood next to the medic, as his optics drifted towards the three humans. Optimus smiled, not noticing the medics raised brow-ridge, confusion written across Ratchets face. "Optimus?" The prime glanced towards the medic beside him. "You seem awfully loose. Did something occurred?"
He wasn't fond of keeping secrets from his team. Although, he had other plans to introduce their newest member to their "Science Fiction Club" as Jack Darby would put it. It was somewhat of a surprise for all of them to find out for themselves. "Nothing had occurred, Ratchet," Optimus replied to his friend's question. The medics expression had eased into his usual grumpy manner. "Well, then, there is something you must to see."
The prime stood behind him as the medic showed him the unrecognizable signal. His optics widen slightly, but not because of the signal but the location where it was present. The park. His mind swiftly thought about the girl. Was it simply a coincidence? Or could it have been something else? Whatever it could be, it was certain that the young femmes safety was its main priority. He simply will not allow her to be harmed. It had only been an hour he had met the girl, and already he felt a strong connect towards her. The universe can work in mysterious ways.