Above Earth
Four giant meteors began to fall victim to Earth's gravitational pull as the outer shells broke apart, revealing the internal robotic pods that lay beneath the surface. Unlike most of the "meteors" that had come to Earth as of recently, the 4 had a different purpose.
"How does it look right now, Bumblebee?" A red pod inquired. "I'd sure hate ta' have come all this way on a wrong hunch."
"Easy, Ironhide," A silver pod said, "This ain't the Taurus canyons of Eukaris,"
"Quiet!" The white pod exclaimed, "Do you see that?!" Each of their scanners showed that something big was coming out of the planet they were entering.
"Is that?" The silver pod, designation: Jazz, wondered as he focused his scanners on the object.
"It can't be…" The yellow pod, Bumblebee, whispered as they witnessed history being unfolded.
"A Titan!" Ratchet, the white pod exclaimed. "The fact that one is here and being risen can only mean one thing."
"What're we waitin' for?" Ironhide questioned, "Let's go an' help Prahme!" With that, they all began to propel themselves into Earth's orbit.
Bethany's POV
"Put them down now, con," I growled. "Or else I send you to the afterspark." I had enough of these giant rust buckets always coming here and destroying Fresno.
"Or what?" Buritcus mocked, "You think us Decepticons are afraid of some pathetic organic like you?"
"Get out of here, Anime" I heard Solus say. "They'll kill you without a second thought."
"I love a game of risk, Solus," I replied. "Don't tell me you've never felt alive like this before." A silent response revealed the truth.
"Me bored," Monstructor commented. "Me want to have fun!" He then started to walk toward me, saying, "Me like a fleshy plaything."
"One more step and you'll regret it, Frankenstein," I growled, squeezing the trigger, ready to fire when they looked up and their optics widened in surprise. I looked up and saw a meteor heading right toward us. I dodged the meteorite to save myself but gave the Decepticons a chance to escape.
"Just to make sure you don't follow us," King Poseidon said. He pointed his gun at me and hit the building beside me.
"Gah!" I screamed dodging the blast only to hit for a piece of debris to hit my head. All I could remember before I blacked out was a portal opening, the Decepticons leaving…..
I was in some kind of void that was alive with blue and green orbs whizzing everywhere. I touched an orb, causing it to pulse brightly.
"Welcome," a voice spoke. I turned around and saw a giant golden robotic being that resembled Optimus Prime.
"Who are you?" I asked, covering my eyes to protect them from the brightness. "Are you one of the Primes?"
"I am Primus," the being replied. "I am their creator."
"Creator?" I wondered. "They're not human?"
"They are reincarnations of themselves," Primus explained. "To make it more difficult for Unicron to locate them." He smiled at me. "You seemed to be close with one of them, Ogawa…."
I was about to say something when I found myself slipping away…..
"She's coming around!" I heard a familiar voice say. I opened my eyes and saw Optimus Prime standing above me. "Can you hear me?" he asked, genuinely concerned about me.
"Yeah," I replied, "Where were you when they needed help?" I slowly got up from where I was laying and scanned the room. I was inside a hospital room, my bed being hooked up to a bunch of monitors and screens. "What was that anyway?" I asked, getting up slowly.
"Why?" Optimus questioned, getting my attention. "Why did you go and try to be a hero?" I looked at him all confused. Why was he asking me this?
"I did it to help people, Optimus," I replied. "I'm sorry if that makes you feel a little competitive."
"You shouldn't have gone there," he said, turning his back to me. "Because of that, you've got nearly all of the Primes caught!" He turned towards me and looked me in the eyes.
"I'm sorry," I began, growling at him, "I was just trying to help, Optimus."
"You gave the Decepticons an advantage!" he screamed, "Your 'help' has gotten every Prime's life forfeited from them!" He caught himself and toned down his voice.
"I'm still going to help," I said, "Whether you like it or not, Optimus, I'll always help people and I don't care if that makes you look bad!"
"You don't get it!" he growled, pinning me against the wall, smoke coming out of his smokestacks. "It's not about looking good or bad! It's about everyone's lives here!" He sighed. "I want you to stop crime-fighting." I couldn't believe it. My inspiration, telling me that I couldn't be a hero because of one little incident.
"No." I said, "I'm not giving up crime-fighting," Optimus looked at me for a moment. "You were my inspiration for being a hero in the first place, Optimus." I got up from my bed and started walking towards the window. "And if you can't accept that, then sorry." I opened the window and jumped off the ledge, landing on the sidewalk.
Thank God for those gymnastics classes. I thought as I ducked into an alleyway, switching identities. Optimus would never suspect that Anime was secretly Bethany Ogawa. I put my costume in the bag before exiting out of the alleyway...only to bump into Optimus Prime.
"Optimus!" I exclaimed in fake surprise, hoping that he saw nothing.
"Ms. Ogawa," he replied, "What are you doing here?" he inquired, looking behind me and seeing a filthy alleyway.
"I... was looking for Leo!" I lied.
"Leo?" Optimus inquired, confused by what I said.
"A cat that my Aunt Sadayo owns!" I continued. "She came into town this week and was staying with us. She brought her cat Leo along with her but that darn rascal got out and I've been looking for him since!"
"What does this Leo look like?" Optimus pressed on. I didn't think that far ahead!
"He…." I looked behind Optimus and saw an old, orange Maine Coon walking down the street. "Hey look there he is!" I exclaimed, grabbing the cat and snuggling it. "There you are, Leo!" I exclaimed, "You gave Aunt Sadayo a fright!" The cat didn't like being held, because it started to try to squirm its way out of my arms. I turned towards Optimus. "I'd love to stay and interview you," I began, grabbing my bike, "But I've got homework, and Aunt Sadayo is worried sick about Leo!"
"I won't stop you, Ms. Ogawa," Optimus responded. "Just be safe." I nodded and rode home hoping that Optimus wouldn't follow me.
I lost track of time I thought as I steered my bike into the driveway. Dammit! I threw my bike into the garage. "Don't think I forgot about you, 'Leo'" I said as I picked up the cat and walked into the house. As usual, my mom was at her office doing her work while Dad was cooking dinner as usual. Brielle was minding her own business, fixing up her Gunpla models.
"Hey sis-" she went, before noticing the cat in my arms.
"Don't ask," I spoke before she could say anything. "I am so not in a good mood right now." I walked upstairs to my room and closed the door, letting "Leo" go before plopping myself onto my bed. I looked at my Optimus Prime poster that was on the wall opposite my bed. I picked up the badge that I bought. It was in the shape of the symbol on Optimus Prime's shoulders.
"I want you to stop crime-fighting…" I heard Optimus' voice say in my head. I growled and threw my badge on the poster.
I heard the door open and saw Brielle with a concerned look on her face. "You need to see this!" I looked at her in confusion before getting off my bed and going out into the living room.
The TV was on the news channel, and what was on was not good news. It had a man with a buzz-cut in a military uniform. "Good Evening." The man said, "I am Silas, leader of M.E.C.H." he said this as he began walking, the camera following him. "For those of you who don't know what is happening, I'll tell you."
"What's he doing?" I whispered as he continued.
"Earlier today, 3 Decepticon Combiners came to Fresno and took nearly all of the Primes except for Optimus Prime. Or did they? " He motioned the camera to turn. I gasped when I saw them.
All of the Primes I had encountered earlier save for Optimus were all in confinement in some way or another. Solus Prime had her arms and legs contained to keep her from using her hands. Nova Prime was strapped to an operation table, trapped in Vehicle mode (His t-cog was standing on a pedestal). Onyx Prime was trapped in beast mode while in a cage, constantly being jabbed with cattle prods at what appeared to be above the normal 9 volts. The new Prime was inside a container, bombarded with loud sounds. Sentinel Prime hung upside down with his back cannons missing. Nemesis Prime was in a tube filled with liquid, and out of the all Primes that were shown seemed to be in the most pain. He was constantly being jolted and injected with what I hoped were sedatives.
What was even worse was that I saw Bruticus Maximus, King Poseidon, and Monstructor all walk into the area they were in, separate, and open the chests to reveal people coming out of them. They weren't Decepticons. They were drones!
"Oh my God…" I heard Brielle whisper.
"As you can see, the Decepticons you saw today were just drones that were made by us. You can thank Optimus Prime's fights with Menasor and Predaking for giving us the materials needed." he smiled cruelly.
"What does he want?" I repeated, knowing that someone like him wouldn't just do this for attention.
"I am pleased to announce that we have also obtained Optimus Prime as of now." He turned the camera and showed Optimus in that weird berserker mode, only he was contained in some kind of see-through prison that prevented him from escaping.
"I would like to thank the public for allowing me to capture these Primes. You have my sincere gratitude" His face then changed into something of realization, "Before I forget if anyone tries to come and rescue them.." he then pressed a button, which caused all of the Primes to go into berserker mode. "You can expect a beastly welcome." The video shut off as soon as he finished.
We didn't eat that night, as everyone was too upset to even eat in the first place. All I could think about was how it was my fault as to why M.E.C.H. was able to catch the Primes in the first place.I then decided that a late-night patrol as Anime would help me clear my head.
It was just a normal patrol, stopping a few muggers and a convenience store robbery. Then there was getting a cat out of a tree. Other than that, it was pretty uneventful. Well, some guy bought me a churro for my troubles. I was sitting on top of a building ledge, eating that churro when I heard a trashcan fall.
I turned my head and saw a red GMC pickup truck driving down the street. Normally I would have just dismissed it but I noticed a face on where the GMC sign normally would've been. I picked my badge and lifted it and found out that they matched. It was the sigil on Optimus Prime's shoulders. An Autobot? I thought as I jumped off the ledge and stalked it from behind.
I followed the truck until it had reached an abandoned junkyard that was about an hour away from my house. As soon as it entered the junkyard, I immediately ducked behind some debris to see what would happen next. I did not expect a Nissan Cherry Vanette SGL Coach ambulance, a blue, black, and white Pontiac Solstice GXP hardtop, and a yellow 2009 Chevrolet Camaro to enter the junkyard. While this wasn't my first time encountering giant alien robots, what I saw shocked me even more: they began to transform.
The pickup started it. First, a pair of red forearms made up of the truck's sides sprang out and slammed the ground as if to help the robot while it was shifting forms. Its back end then transformed into a pair of legs as the being stood up and did a 180 turn, showing that its front window had become its chest and the grill of the truck had become its lower torso, revealing the Autobot sigil on it. Its head was a red helmet with a mini mohawk on it, glowing blue optics burning into the night.
The ambulance was the same in terms of body frame. The only difference was that it had a black upside-down arrow on its head.
The Pontiac was an odd one. The arms and hands came out from the wheels which caused the car to do the equivalent of a head spin as it transformed. The back end became legs before it jumped into the air and landed on its feet. The head of this robot had some sort of fins that stuck out like a cat's ear. Its optics were covered by a blue visor.
The Camaro jumped up into the air, not even giving me a chance to watch it transform. When it came down I saw a yellow robot with the doors sticking out of its back as if they were wings of some kind. The chest was the top of the Camaro while the front end was its feet. The head had two horns coming out of the top of it.
Whoa...I thought as I hid behind a giant pile of scrap metal. That's some heavy metal… I climbed up the pile to get a better view when one of them began to speak.
"What're we going to do?" the yellow robot began. "We can't just hide in plain sight forever!"
"Easy, Bumblebee," The visor robot went. "According to what Ratchet said, this town was where Orion lives."
Who's Orion? I thought as I leaned in closer.
"That was thanks to the residual DNA traces that were left on the Titan, Jazz." the white robot, Ratchet, said. "That was the easy part. The hard part is finding Orion himself."
"I thought we already found him?" Jazz wondered as he jumped and landed on a beat-up car.
"I said I found his relative location," Ratchet replied. "His absolute location is difficult to pinpoint because, being a sentient individual, his location changes constantly."
"An' jus when Ah thaht that our situation couldn't get anymore dahre," the red robot commented, "Ah see this," he then pointed to a small screen that was playing what Silas had shown the world earlier. "Looks like these humans are worse than we thought." I was about to lean closer when I accidentally slipped and fell. This caused the entire pile that I was one to fall over, making a really loud noise.
"Speak of the Cronus," Jazz said. "I know someone's there." He called out, "So you might as well come out right now." I carefully weighed out my options and saw that I had 2 ways out of this predicament: I either show myself and we can talk it out peacefully or I try to fight them and get obliterated by their weapons. Me being the person that I am took the logical route.
"I'm coming out." I said, "I won't do anything stupid as long as you don't try anything."
"A human?" Jazz inquired. "What's a human doing out here?"
"I followed you guys here," I replied, "It wasn't that hard to follow you since Ironhide there," I pointed toward him. "Wasn't really keeping a low profile with his sigil on his grill and no driver."
"Who are you and what do you want?" Bumblebee inquired, pulling out his weapons.
"I can't tell you who I really am, because I am a superhero," I replied, "So just call me Anime."
"What do you want, Anime?" Ratchet asked.
"I want to know why there are 4 robots with the same symbol as Optimus Prime," I demanded. "What is your connection to him?" That wasn't the right thing to say, because the 4 robots pulled out their weapons. Ironhide pulled two cannons from his forearms, Bumblebee's arm turned into a blaster, Ratchet pulled out a shotgun, and Jazz pulled out a shield that had a bunch of gun barrels inside it.
"How do you know that name?" Ironhide spoke as I nearly peed my pants.
"He told me that was his name!" I exclaimed, "He told the whole world to call him that!" The Autobots looked at me and then at themselves.
"What do you mean he told the whole world that was his name?" Jazz pressed.
"He just appeared one day, fighting this giant Decepticon combiner called Predaking, then declared that his name was Optimus Prime!" I exclaimed, recalling what he had said that day.
"That doesn't sound like Optimus.." Bumblebee commented.
"Don't Shoot the Messenger, alright?" I growled. "I'm just telling you how it is!" Come on Bethany, I thought as I saw my life flash through my eyes. Think of something! "You can't shoot me anyway, even if you want to!" I exclaimed.
"An why not?" Ironhide asked.
"Because…" Think of something, you dumbass! My brain exclaimed. "I'm a member of Optimus Prime's Elite Guard!" I flinched, prepared to be reunited with my ancestors when- nothing happened.
"You're a member of his Elite Guard?" I heard Ratchet ask.
"Y-yeah?" I continued, somewhat surprised by their reaction. "He appointed me and 7 others to be his Elite Guard!"
"And who are these 7 others?" Jazz pressed.
"Um…." My mind quickly raced through memories of anybody who might have been part of Optimus' "Elite Guard". Then my mind raced to the Shadow Dragon incident. "There's a guy named Cat Noir who wields something called a miraculous. A girl who has a split personality called Frisk…" I struggled to remember who else I saw before I fell under their control. "A guy named Mata Nui…" I was running out of names fast, so I just started pulling names out of my butt. "A girl named Butterfly," I remembered Isaiah talking about how one of his cousins (Was it Chunky or Marco?) had taken in some magical princess girl with weird powers. "A famous thief called Neopolitan…"
"Who's the last one?" Bumblebee inquired. I then remembered how my Aunt Sadayo had mentioned one of her students supposedly being a "Phantom Thief" What was his name? Ren or Akira? Wait!
"The last one is called Joker!" I said, not truly knowing if that was what he was called. "That's all I know I swear!" The four looked at each other for a moment before putting their weapons away.
"Call them," Ironhide said.
"What?" I asked, unsure of what he said.
"Call them," he repeated," If you and these other people are members of the Elite Guard, then you should be able to contact them, right?" Crap! I didn't expect them to believe me! What do I do? I had three options: 1. I tell them I'll be right back, only to leave and never return. 2. I try to fight them and end up being blasted to Kingdom Come, or 3. I do exactly as they suggest and be exposed.
Behemoth's POV
I stood in orbit around my new home, Earth. So much had changed in 15 years. Though I am saddened by the loss of mi familia, I hope that with my awakening I can bring Mexico's culture back.
Upon my awakening, several protocols that I had been programmed with were established right away. My first Protocol was to leave the ground and orbit Earth (to prevent potential usurpers from obtaining me). My second Protocol was to establish connections with every single method of communication on the planet. I could hear and see everything that was going on on Earth. No conversation could hide from me.
Sometimes I even entertain myself with this planet's media. So much interesting form of entertainment. There was one film that I was fascinated by. "Alien Planet" I believe it was called. Such an interesting scenario, where they believed that even if there was life out there, it wouldn't be advanced as they were. That probably is the case in some worlds, where the natives are barely crawling out of their primordial soup and just beginning to take their first steps on land...
I was snapped out of my thoughts when I intercepted a transmission from a junkyard located in Fresno, California. Something about the Primes in danger and needed rescue. This merits some investigation I thought. I listened to more of the conversation, realizing that Optimus Prime and his fellow primes were in danger. Then when one of the people speaking mentioned those who were involved in my awakening I realized that this was an essential piece in creating the Circle of Light. I then activated the beacons on all of the Circle's future members. I then decided to notify them before kidnapping them like last time.
Shibuya, Japan
"That's effen crazy!" Ryuji exclaimed as Ren explained everything. "So you're saying that the dinosaur robot that we just saw was responsible for what happened?"
"Yeah," Ren replied, a little unsure if what he had just experienced was true at all.
"And you got to meet Cat Noir and Optimus Prime too?!" Futaba screamed. "You should have asked for their autographs!"
"Couldn't, since I was fighting for my life against a xenophobic and racist robot overlord," Ren replied before hearing a beeping on his phone. He took it out as every other Phantom Thief member in the room read his screen.
Titanus: Pardon me Ren Animaya, but I require your services.
"Titanus?" Morgana meowed, "Who is this guy?" Ren said nothing as he replied to the text.
"Hang on!" Ryuji chimed in, grabbing the phone from Ren, "We don't even know who this guy is and-" Ryuji never got to finish his sentence as a green portal opened under Ren, sending him to Behemoth.
Paris, France
"That's an interesting story, Chaton." Ladybug, Cat Noir's partner in heroics said as she was listening to Cat Noir's explanation about why he suddenly disappeared during an Akumacon attack. "But somehow I don't believe you…"
"I'm telling the truth, milady," Cat Noir protested as they jumped from roof to roof during the patrol. "How else do you think there's a giant robot thing in orbit around Earth?"
"I was wondering about that…" Ladybug mumbled before hearing a beeping from Cat Noir's stick.
"Sorry that's me.." Cat Noir said as he pulled out his communicator and turned it on. "This is he," Ladybug wondered who he was talking to. What really got her attention was the fact that the voice was speaking in a language that only Cat Noir could understand. "I'm not doing anything right now, so I guess I'm up for it." Cat Noir continued. "So I'll be there." He then closed it, turned to Ladybug, and said, "I've gotta go, I promised a friend that I'd help them." He was clearly lying about that.
"How about you take some time off," Ladybug suggested, getting her partner's attention. "I'll deal with whatever it is that you're about to head into." Cat shook his head.
"I'm sorry, milady," Cat Noir replied, "This is a personal matter.."
"I see," Ladybug replied, though she didn't really see. After waving goodbye to each other, Ladybug silently followed Cat Noir to see what he was up to. She heard a beeping noise and saw Cat Noir answering it, this time in Spanish.
What's he saying? Ladybug thought as she saw him suddenly change direction. He knows! She realized, but if she had been paying attention to what was in front of her, she would have noticed the green portal that she ran into….
And not ended up in a dumpster…
"What was that?!" Ladybug exclaimed as she got out of the dumpster, "How did I get here?!" She grabbed a banana peel off of her head.
Meanwhile…
"Thanks, Behemoth," Cat Noir said as he leaped into an alley, "I was beginning to think that she'd find out about you."
"Nonsense, Cat Noir," Behemoth replied, "Even if she managed to follow you, I would have simply opened a Ground Bridge in your room."
"You know where I live?" Cat Noir replied, somewhat nervous about this new information.
"Indeed I do, Adrien Agreste," Adrien stopped in his tracks immediately, "Do not worry, all information regarding identities is prohibited from leaving my body."
"And if they tried?" Adrien inquired, looking at the sky and seeing Behemoth in his ship mode.
"Let them try," Was all Behemoth had to say. Without saying another word, Cat Noir walked into the Ground Bridge that the Titan had activated for him.
Echo Creek, California
"Star, get outta town!" Marco exclaimed, "You mean to tell me that you fought alongside Optimus Prime, Cat Noir, and a Phantom Thief?!"
"Yep!" Star said, "I also managed to help raise one of those dinosaurs from the ground!"
"You mean a Titan?" Janna inquired. "Don't ask," she said when Marco and Star looked at her in confusion.
"Things got so intense that the Dinosaur had to shield us from Magnaboss' attacks and-" Star stopped in mid-sentence when she heard a knock at the door.
"I'll get it," Marco said as he opened the door only to scream when he saw a robotic Chupacabra in the doorway.
"Cool," Janna commented as she noticed the mecha Chupacabra approaching Star.
"I require your services as of now Ms. Butterfly," the Chupacabra spoke in a familiar voice.
"Behemoth?" Star said. "What are you doing here?"
"You know this guy Star?" Marco questioned. "Wait," Marco realized, "This doesn't happen to be Behemoth, Star?"
"Not my true body, but rather a drone that I can speak through.." Behemoth continued. "I'm sorry to have to call on you once more but the circumstances are rather dire, to say the least."
"If by dire you mean the Primes?" Marco inquired. "We all saw that broadcast made by that Silas guy earlier."
"Indeed," the ancient Titan replied, "I fear that should Silas ever gain access to the power of the Primes…"
"He'll use it to try to control you!" Star exclaimed.
"While that is a possibility… I fear it's not his true objective.." Behemoth said. "He may try to use the Power of the Primes to create an army of mechs to fulfill his plans."
"What does have to do with me?" Star pressed on.
"You are an essential piece in creating the Circle of Light…" Behemoth replied. "The Primes are not immune to magic as well. That is all I can tell you." Star thought about this before answering.
"I'll do it."
Vale, Brazil
"I still don't believe you Neo," Roman said as he puffed some smoke from the cigar, "As much as I'd like to believe you, there's no way you helped that Optimus Prime fellow raise a thing that big."
I'm telling you what I saw and did! Neo motioned. I almost ended up being sliced in half! Guns were suddenly heard going off outside of the hideout.
"Don't let her get near you!" A goon exclaimed, "She'll -GAH!" A loud thud was heard as more guns went off before Roman and Neo realized that they were under attack.
"Neo, get behind me!" Roman exclaimed as the door to their lair was being riddled with large dents. "I know you can protect yourself, but I still want you to be safe!" Roman growled when Neo tried to protest. The door then fell off its hinges, revealing… a ginger-haired girl?
"Do not worry," the girl said, "I am not here to arrest you, but rather to give you an opportunity…"
"W-what?" Roman inquired. "You're not going to arrest us?"
"Despite this body's appearance, I am not affiliated with the Atlas military…" the girl continued, blinking her eyes, causing them to shift from green to blue.
"Then who're your associates?" Roman inquired.
Behemoth? Neo motioned, Is that you?
"Behemoth?" Roman said, "Awfully masculine for a feminine look…"
"I chose it for my rather impressive size," the girl replied.
You wanted me for something, Neo motioned What is it?
"I assume you watched the announcement by the human Silas, correct?" Behemoth inquired.
"Yeah," Roman replied, "Wait," He realized, "Don't tell me you want Neo to help you bust those guys out?"
"That is correct, Senor Torchwick." Behemoth replied.
I'll do it, Neo motioned. We'll need something in return though.
"What would that be?" Behemoth asked. "If it is money, I can assure you that-"
"No, no," Roman interrupted. "I want her." He extended a finger and pointed at Behemoth himself. Or, at least, his current body.
"I see," Behemoth replied, "You may have this body when I have left this place with Neo."
"Pleasure doing business with you," Roman commented as a Ground Bridge opened and had Neo walk into it. The girl's shifted from Blue to Green as Behemoth left it.
"W-where am I?" the girl wondered, "How did I get here?"
Bethany's POV
I was scared beyond all logic. I was about to book it when my phone rang. "Ya gonna answer that?" Ironhide inquired. I pulled out my phone and saw that the caller was by the name of Titanus.
"H-hello?" I said, answering in an unsure tone.
"Greetings Anime," the voice on the receiving end replied. "The Elite Guard is at your full
disposal and standing by."
Hey Guys! I am so sorry for not updating for a while. I've been caught up with school work and as result, didn't really have a chance to work on this. In case any of you didn't know, this story is set in a G1 style format. So just imagine the G1 Autobots mentioned here having G1 Evergreen robot modes with Bayverse Alt-modes.
Next Chapter: Bethany and the Autobots along with the "Elite Guard" try to find the Primes, with the help of every ally at their disposal. The Decepticons, meanwhile, will team up with Mech and Salem's Inner Circle to unleash chaos on Earth. More and more secrets will be revealed as the "Elite Guard" begin their quest of rescuing the Primes….
Till All are One!