I'm back! Woo! This is exciting. This story has been my most successful so far and I'm only on chapter four! It's cool! Ha, here's chapter 4!
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Yay time to meet Optimus! Do I have anybody here who read the original? What are your thoughts so far? Is it better than the first or do you miss that one more? Let me know in a review!
Chapter 4:
We had to stop long enough for Mikaela to grab her purse and cell phone. Once that was done, we set off for the meeting point. I couldn't believe the time had finally arrived!
However I couldn't enjoy it as much as I wanted to, not with both Mikaela and Sam glaring suspiciously at Mandy and I. I wasn't sure how to even explain everything, it would sound bizarre no matter how I worded it. They deserved the truth, so I knew I needed to figure it out.
"Well, like I said, it's kind of a long story. This is Bumblebee." I gestured around. "His people are called Cybertronians and they're from a planet known as Cybertron. Bee is an Autobot, that's basically the good guys in their war." I pulled at a stand of my hair. "I think it'd be better if you hear that story from Optimus though, he tells it better."
"Who's Optimus? How do you know all this and how did you meet them?" Mikaela asked, her face scrunched in confusion. Sam looked just as lost as she did.
I laughed nervously. "See that's where it gets kind of complicated. I've known about these guys since I was about five years old. That was the first time it happened." I paused for a moment, partly for dramatic effect and partly to gather my thoughts.
"When what happened?" Sam prodded.
"I dreamt about them. Or something like that. I fell asleep and woke up on their ship. Think astral projection but I was actually physically there while my body was still here on Earth." They both still looked uncertain. "Yeah, I know. It all sounds crazy but it's true. Basically every night for the past eleven years I've dream visited these guys. Optimus, who's the leader of the Autobots, was the first one I met. I've also seen Bee many times, and there's three others I've gotten to know. However it's mostly Optimus that I get to visit."
"That's just insane, if we weren't currently sitting in one of those, what did you call them, Autobots? I would honestly think you've lost your mind." Mikaela said, shaking her head in disbelief.
I huffed out a laugh. "Yeah, well, that's why I've never told anyone, except Mandy. She's been my best friend for a long time now and she's the only person I've ever trusted with the truth."
"So you've known aliens are real basically your entire life and you've only ever told one person?" Sam interjected. I nodded. "Wow, I- I don't even know what to say to that." He paused for a moment before giving me a weird look. "Wait did you know my car was an alien this entire time?"
I shook my head. "I found out that Bee was your Camaro last night when Optimus told me. I suspected that it might be him at the lake but I didn't know for sure."
"Oh okay, good i guess. " Sam and Mikaela shared a look, before they both turned back around.
I guessed that they needed a moment to process what I'd just told them. I knew this had to be a lot so it was completely understandable. I had a hard time believing it was real for a good part of my life. However as all the bots became more important to me, I realized I would never be able to go on if they weren't real. They became everything to me, especially Optimus. So no matter how crazy it seemed, I've believed in the impossibility that they were really out there somewhere and that one day I'd meet them.
And now that day was here, and I honestly couldn't be happier.
Mandy had been quiet for most of our adventure, so I decided to check in with her while Sam and Mikaela conversed quietly in the front seat. "So Mandy, how are you doing? You okay with all this craziness going on?"
She gave me a reassuring smile. "Yeah, I'm good. Not gonna lie, this is all a little overwhelming but I told you I believed you when you said they were real. While I honestly never expected to meet them," She laughed nervously, "I'm glad I could be by your side. You're my best friend, Jenny."
"Aw, you're my best friend too." I sniffed and leaned forward to hug her.
We had barely released one another when Bee suddenly slammed on his breaks, tires squealing in protest, and opened the passenger door. I frowned in confusion. "Bee? Guys, what's going on?"
"Oh, see? No. Get... No, that doesn't work. See?"Sam was telling Mikaela as the two of them got out of the vehicle. I heard someone shout at us to move it before Bee slammed his door and peeled away, doing a sharp u-turn.
"Bee, what's happening."
"Take a look at yourself, then make a change." Michael Jacksons, 'Man in the Mirror', played on Bee's speaker. He suddenly tilted and there was a flash of green light.
"Whoa!" I gasped as the seat beneath me shifted and changed into something new. He had changed his vehicle from its older, slightly broken down camaro to the current year camaro. "Holy shit, Bee! You look amazing!" He revved his engine. "Thank you, thank you very much"
He pulled back up beside Sam and Mikaela and they both got back in. "This is amazing." Sam grinned at the three of us. He was not wrong.
Bee continued on, driving us clear across town. He finally stopped at an open field and allowed the four of us to get out. "Look guys!" I grinned while pointing towards the sky. Four balls of fire were falling rapidly towards the ground. I knew in my heart that they were my Autobot friends. One of them actually landed close to us. When the Autobot transformed, I nearly started to cry. It was Optimus.
He looked back at us and made eye contact with me. A soft smile graced his lip plates before he turned and ran off to find a vehicle form. My vision blurred with tears of happiness and my heart was pounding in my chest. He was here.
Mandy grabbed my hand and I looked at her with a watery smile. "That was him, Mandy. That was Optimus." I practically whispered. She pulled me back towards Bee. "Well then, let's go meet him." She giggled. Let's just say I basically threw myself back into my seat. I was ready to go.
Luckily our next destination was pretty close. We pulled into yet another warehouse, it seemed like those were the places to be tonight. The four of us exited the car and walked in front of Bees hood. It wasn't that long before we heard the rumbling sound of approaching vehicles. The first to enter was a Search and Rescue Hummer that I had no doubts that that was Ratchet. Following him was a black GMC Top Kick that practically screamed Ironhide. The third vehicle was a silver Pontiac Solstice, that couldn't be anybot other than Jazz.
Finally, the one I'd been waiting for all along pulled in and parked right in front of us. The sight of the blue and red flamed Peterbilt semi practically took my breath away. I took a step forward and hugged my chest tightly. He was almost beautiful… no he was beautiful. I shivered at the thought. I had never felt this attracted to a truck before, but damn was he good looking.
The Autobots all transformed but my eyes never left my best friend. When he was fully changed into his bipedal mode, my eyes couldn't help but check out every inch of his form. The familiar longing I felt in my dreams came back tenfold. Everything in the warehouse all but disappeared completely. I stepped forward once more and he bent down on one knee.
"Optimus." I breathed and reached out to touch him when he offered his hand. I felt a spark of electricity at contact. My face flushed with warmth and I noticed his optics darkened.
"Hello, my angel." He spoke his familiar greeting and it was the sweetest sound I'd ever heard. I crawled into his still offered hand and he straightened back up. I hugged his thumb, both as a hello and a way to be stable as he moved.
Optimus then turned his attention to Sam, much to my disappointment. I knew there would be plenty of time to finally be together in person now that he was here. However, right now they had a mission to get to.
"Are you Samuel James Witwicky, descendent of Archibald Witwicky?" Optimus asked him. Sam just stood there kind of stunned before he nodded and said yeah. "My name is Optimus Prime. We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron." He explained what I had already told them.
"But you can call us Autobots for short."Ratchet added.
"I told them some of your story but I figured it would be best if you told them everything. Besides, you always tell stories the best." I smiled shyly at Optimus.
He returned my smile. "Thank you."
"What's cracking, little bitches?" Jazz said as he kinda did a flip and sat down on a car, folding his arms. I snorted in amusement. Jazz was basically like an older brother to me as well. He and I usually got up to some kind of trouble whenever I visited him. There was a point in time where I visited him everyday for a week and we caused so much mayhem on their ship. I think the others were relieved when I was switched to other bots for a while.
"My first lieutenant. Designation, Jazz."Optimus explained to the others.
"This looks like a cool place to kick it."Jazz smirked. I stood up from Optimus's palm and waved enthusiastically at him. "Jazzy! I'm so happy to finally meet you while I'm awake. Are you ready to create all kinds of chaos here on Earth?" I smirked mischievously.
"Oh you know it, lil lady." He returned with his own grin.
"You better include me in this chaos planning Jenny, or I'll kick your ass!" Mandy shouted up at me, cupping her hands to her mouth to amplify her words.
"Um yeah of course I have to include my best friend." I looked back at Optimus and beamed. "That's Mandy. She's the one person in my waking world that's kept me sane all these years. I'm so grateful she gets to meet you guys with me."
Optimus nodded in greeting. "It is an honor to finally meet you."
"Wait so if you're really aliens, how is it that we can understand you? Is English really that universal?" Sam asked curiously.
I laughed loudly. "Definitely not. You should've seen it when we met for the first time. Optimus and I had to figure out how to communicate despite the fact that we had no clue what the other was saying. He picked up English a lot faster than I did Cybertronian. Hell, I still barely know how to speak. There're so many different dialects that just the speed of how you say something could change its meaning." I stopped talking and scratched the side of my head. "Sorry, I'm rambling."
Optimus just smiled warmly at me before he finished answering Sam's question. "While I did learn a lot from Jenny, most of what we know has come from the world wide web." He then turned to the next bot to introduce. "My weapons specialist, Ironhide."
"You feeling lucky, punk?"Ironhide asked, pointing and powering up his cannons at Sam. I laughed, already knowing that 'Hide meant nothing by it. He just took pride in his weapons. The other humans did not know about this and they cowered slightly.
"Easy, Ironhide." Optimus told him, noticing my friend's uneasiness.
"Just kidding. I only wanted to show him my cannons."Ironhide replied before he turned off his cannons
"Our medical officer, Ratchet."Optimus continued while gesturing towards the final bot that needed an introduction.
"The boy's pheromone level suggests he wants to mate with the dark haired female."Ratchet informed us after he sniffed the air. I snorted loudly, drawing confused looks from the Autobots. Sam and Mikaela both awkwardly avoided one another's eyes.
"Ratchet, humans aren't very comfortable with those kinds of observations. Even if they are obvious." I provided an amused wink. Ratchet just frowned. "Yeah, culture shock is going to be fun for both our species."
"And you already know your guardian, Bumblebee." Optimus broke the odd tension that had settled after Ratchet's comment. It worked thankfully.
"Bumblebee, right?" Sam turned to Bee, who began playing a song on his radio and dancing to the lyrics. "So you're my guardian, huh?"
Bee nodded. However before he could play anything else on his radio, Ratchet scanned him. This caused him to jump in surprise. "His vocal processors were damaged in battle. I'm still working on them."Ratchet relayed.
"Why are you here?"Mickaela stepped forward and asked after a second of silence.
"We are here looking for the All Spark. And we must find it before Megatron."Optimus explained. Sam asked what that was. "Our planet was once a powerful empire, peaceful and just, until we were betrayed by Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. All who defied them were destroyed. Our war finally consumed the planet, and the All Spark was lost to the stars. Megatron followed it to Earth,where Captain Witwicky found it."
"My grandfather."Sam said, finally starting to understand.
"It was an accident that intertwined our fates."Optimus continued. "He accidentally activated his navigation system. The coordinates to the Cube's location on Earth were imprinted on his glasses."
"How'd you know about his glasses?" Sam asked. He turned to me. "Is this why you wanted to buy them? Did they tell you in one of your dream things?"
"Ebay." Optimus replied simply, while I just nodded to his question that had been directed to me. "If the Decepticons find the AllSpark, they will use its power to transform Earth's machines and build a new army. And the human race will be extinguished. Sam Witwicky, you hold the key to Earth's survival." Optimus told him gravely.
"Please tell me that you have those glasses." Mikaela turned to Sam, her face serious. Sam returned her gaze and gulped before nodding. Looks like we were on our way to his place.
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