Kumagawa woke up to the sunlight hitting his face, he got up, made up his bed, cleaned his room, took a bath, fixed his clothes, looked in his small refrigerator for something to eat, getting cookies and milk, and finally with everything ready Kumagawa left the room.
Observing several people stuck with huge screws in the walls
"[Good morning!]" Kumagawa greeted the bleeding, crucified corpse of a robust man. "[How did you wake up today?]"
There was only silence
"[Yes, I slept very stiff too! That pillow is very hard]"
After Arcee left him at the entrance, Kumagawa came to his room and found a group of people digging through his things, thieves, and Kumagawa had no problem killing them and decorating the corridor with their corpses. There were few residents in this building, about four or five, living mostly on the first floors, so Kumagawa had the entire third floor for himself, so no one would notice what was going on upstairs. Still, he would remove them before the corpses stunk.
Going down while buttoning the buttons of his black jacket, Kumagawa arrived at the outskirts of the building with a big smile. Sighing deeply, he looked at the landscape in front of him
What was he supposed to do in the morning when Miko and Raf passed classes?
Without having anything in mind, Kumagawa just walked aimlessly in the boring streets of this town, maybe he can find something interesting, just like the first time !. Kumagawa had initially moved to Jasper to take a vacation from boring Japan and be the protagonist of a new story abroad, his destination being this town, since Yabumi Juunichou was also here, thinking that perhaps next to the Special a new entertainment would unfold. Unfortunately when he arrived at the place, he only found Normals and a Yabumi being a boring director, after their first meeting, he thought about leaving the place, but to his surprise Kumagawa met beings from another world.
The Autobots were interesting creatures, conscious mechanical beings with all human characteristics, finding similarity in the types of mentalities that housed society, but only Normals and Minus, with the Normals being the Autobots at the base, and the Minus being the unfortunate Vehicons, the cannonballs of war. Maybe in the future you will find Specials, Abnormals and who knows, maybe even a Not-Equal in the Cybertronian civilization.
Thinking about mindsets, Kumagawa was curious if maybe Optimus Prime is more than just a Normal, maybe he isn't, but it would take a little longer to analyze what kind of mindset belonged to the Autobot leader.
Kumagawa's blue eyes traveled around him on the streets, coming to be in a place where there were not many people. Thinking that something interesting might happen, Kumagawa kept pacing around looking for something out of the ordinary, but after a few minutes he had found nothing.
Until the black and orange color caught his eyes.
Across the street, there was a sleek, shiny black sports car with flaming orange and yellow paint decoration, the car was very eye-catching on these boring streets, and Kumagawa suspected such an interesting vehicle. Maybe the car is an Autobot or Decepticon under cover! Kumagawa thought his bored streak was ending, so he decided to cross the street to check his suspicions.
Upon reaching the car, he noticed that it was very well kept and very beautiful, but taking all the glitter out, there was no alien life in the car. Kumagawa had circled the car and had not found a single badge, and when he touched it, he also did not feel a sign to realize if it was a vehicle with a conscience.
"Hey!"
Kumagawa turned and met the green eyes of a tall young teenager with white skin, striking orange hair, and plain clothing.
"What are you doing sniffing my car !?" The orange-haired boy exclaimed.
Kumagawa smiled childishly "[I just admire the beauty of this car!]" He replied happily.
The boy put on his suspicious expression "You won't be a thief, huh?"
Kumagawa denied with his smile
The boy's green eyes sharpened. "Whatever ..." He walked to his car and leaned against it to get something out of his pockets and smoke.
Kumagawa cocked his head "[Aren't you too young to smoke cigarettes?]"
"Aren't you too weird to use square brackets?" The boy said.
Kumagawa's blue eyes blinked and then he moved closer to the boy. "[Oh, sorry for being so rude, maybe you're in a bad mood for not introducing myself.] He said smiling and showing his hand" [I'm Kumagawa Misogi, nice to meet you!] "
The boy blew out the smoke and then looked at Kumagawa's offered hand with critical eyes.
"... Vince" The green-eyed man introduced himself, and ignored the other boy's hand. "Kumagawa Misogi, huh? You are not from around here, but your face sounds familiar to me"
Kumagawa lowered his hand and leaned against the car "[I doubt it! It is true that I am not from around here, I am from Japan! I came to take a vacation here]" He said observing the landscape in front of him.
Vince laughed "Here? In the city of entertainment?" He asked sarcastically.
"[Yep]"
The green-eyed boy made a mocking sound.
"Oh, I remember! Your face ..!" Vince pointed the cigarette at him and a cheery look.
Kumagawa cocked his head with his confused smile
"You're that boy who comes out of the Japanese director's office!" Vince said "I saw you come out of that office a couple of times when I was in detention, but I don't see you in class. You've been missing, haven't you?"
Kumagawa smiled broadly "[And you? Shouldn't you be in class right now?]"
"Hey, I'm just skipping arts classes, they're so boring" Vince said dramatically, and then smiled "But at least I'm not missing weeks of classes."
"[And I'm not going to smoke in a desolate small square.]" Kumagawa replied, looking straight ahead.
"Yes? At least I'm not a skinny guy who uses brackets"
"[And I don't have such feminine hair]"
"At least I'm not a dwarf"
"[And I don't have a boring life]"
"And I a sad life"
Kumagawa and Vince looked at each other for a long time, until they burst out laughing. Why? They didn't know, but they knew this conversation was very funny and they both couldn't take the insults seriously. For the first time since arriving in the United States, Kumagawa felt comfortable, and Vince had been so tolerant towards such a rare boy.
"[You are funny and cool]" Kumagawa said making his laugh disappear little by little. "[You are the first Normal being totally Normal that I see so interesting]"
Vince raised an eyebrow at those words, but shrugged, "And you're the first weirdo not to hit."
"[Oh, I would have liked to see you trying]" Kumagawa said calmly. "[A Minus and a Normal talking quietly without killing or getting bored, this is a miracle!]
Vince shrugged, thinking it was just a weird comment from a weird person.
"[In Japan I never spoke to a Normal for more than a second, my negativity always depressed them and made them walk away. Although Zenkichi-chan was a Normal, it doesn't count as one anymore]" Kumagawa muttered.
Vince was so distracted smoking and his sense of hearing had to choose between silence or listening to Kumagawa's comment, so he unconsciously listened and responded.
"And I hadn't felt comfortable with a weirdo until now, since it shows that you're as lazy as I am, and that also ..." Vince smoked "You're a loser"
Kumagawa turned to see him and noticed that he was being targeted by Vince's cigarette, who was also smiling at him, showing his teeth.
"But it shows you are even more of a loser than me" He laughed "Like a minor character"
By the time Kumagawa realized it, Vince had already driven away with his elegant vehicle.
A simple Normal and a Minus chatting together, huh?
"Optimus, I found the location of the Megatron portal, it is ... in Earth orbit"
That's not good news
About half an hour ago Kumagawa had reached the base, alone, since Arcee did not come to pick him up, so he had to walk and cross the desert to get there. He did not hold a grudge against Arcee, since he knew that she hated him or had a feeling close to that, perhaps Arcee went after Jack to ask for comfort and that the human returned, it did not matter, anyway the other Autobots ignored the fact that Kumagawa had reached the base alone, minus the humans.
Raf and Miko were concerned when Kumagawa came smiling and only in his half-dirty clothes, and Kumagawa didn't mind telling them the truth. Miko commented that Arcee was unpleasant in some way for not taking over and letting Optimus scold Bulkhead. Raf was more empathetic, commenting that Kumagawa was important to them, and Kumagawa responded with a dramatic cry over concerns.
Now all three were near the Autobots to listen to the news.
Optimus approached Ratchet "He is out of our reach"
Miko jumped "Hey!" It caught everyone's attention "I know they don't fly, but what about the GroundBridge ?!" He pointed at the distant machinery.
Ratchet growled "The GroundBridge has a limited range!" He exclaimed as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "Stretching it could break the vortex, it would launch us into the stars!"
Miko imagined the situation, finding it funny and amazing.
Optimus spoke in a heroic voice. "As Megatron must be on its way, I fear we must take that risk." He turned in the direction of the GroundBridge. "Getting to the portal first will be the only way to stop it."
Kumagawa almost fell asleep from that little sermon trying to give hope, until he heard the sound of a horn. Everyone turned to the entrance and found Arcee approaching with someone riding on it, and soon Jack took off his helmet.
"Hi!" The young teenager greeted them "See who came back!" He spoke with joy to the group.
However, the young human was ignored by the majority, only receiving happy faces from the other human children. Kumagawa laughed when he saw that his thoughts about Arcee and Jack were true, Arcee went to retrieve her stuffed animal.
"Autobots! Prepare to leave," Optimus ordered, ignoring Jack's arrival.
The young man deflated at not receiving a welcome, but decided to hide it and look at Arcee in confusion.
"Where?" She asked.
Miko calmly stepped forward "The final frontier"
Jack understood what the girl said and sighed in surprise, "into space !? I thought they couldn't get there."
Bumblebee gently lowered Raf and Kumagawa to the ground.
"So is!" Raf replied, confusing Jack further.
"[The Autobots will try!]" Kumagawa continued with a smile.
Arcee and Jack looked at each other, so the young man spoke "See you later ...?"
The blue motorcycle answered with a smile and drove away.
"[Hello Arcee!]" Kumagawa greeted, intercepting the Autobot. "[So does this mean that our time as mates is over?]"
She grimaced, and looked at Kumagawa's dirt-filled shoes, realizing that the human had had to walk to the base for not picking him up.
Arcee sighed and caught up with the human. "Unfortunately, your guardianship is now returned to Ratchet."
Both caught the shudder of the doctor who was operating the controls, earning a small and silent giggle from both.
"[Well, at least it was good while it lasted]" Kumagawa said with a smile.
Arcee smiled at him softly "It was hell to be your guardian, Kumagawa"
The young man returned the smile, but more childish "[I say the same]"
Both understood that they did not manage to please each other enough to be friends, but for themselves to be companions with mutual contempt, and with that feeling both could work.
GroundBridge was heard activating
"Optimus, if you leave me stranded on a planet teeming with humans, I will never forgive you." Ratchet said threateningly.
Optimus smiled slightly at him "We'll see each other again, old friend"
The Autobots put themselves in their places
"Autobots, Roll out!"
They transformed and sped up to the GroundBridge, disappearing from view. Ratchet looked concerned as he watched his friends leave, but he had some hope in store for them, as did the other humans, who knew that the world was in the hands of the Autobots right now, except for Kumagawa, who had already passed by. something similar in these situations.
Fortunately, the Autobots reached this portal safely, and Optimus communicated the situation to them through the command console.
:: The Decepticons appear to have suffered extensive damage to their interstellar navigation system ::
:: That was my doing! ::
:: Well done Bulkhead. Without the antenna, Megatron will not be able to point the SpaceBridge towards Cybertron:
Raf cocked his head "But they don't know where their planet is?" I ask
Ratchet sighed annoyed "Of course I do, but Cybertron is many light years away." He replied observing the children "His aim must be astronomically accurate"
Kumagawa raised both eyebrows "[So that sounds like a difficult situation for the Decepticons, but as the villains they are, they must have found another way to get there already, right?]"
:: Kumagawa is right, Ratchet, perhaps they have gotten an alternative system ... remote control ::
Ratchet thought about it, and with some contempt said "Hump, knowing the ground technology, I doubt there is a single telescopic radio antenna with enough power to locate Cybertron."
Raf, being the Special he was, had already searched for the possible system that the Decepticons would use.
"And what do you think of radio telescopic antennas?" He asked smiling, showing an image "Like the big chain in Texas."
But what the boy received was a very upset Ratchet rising above them.
"No, no, no! This is not a human child's game!"
:: Well thought out, Raf. Ratchet, have Agent Fowler warn staff about security:
The doctor growled annoyed and humiliated
"You soldier, you don't have a uniform! Put on a pair of pants!" Agent Fowler stood up with a yelp, before falling back onto his stretcher unconscious.
Well, at least he wasn't as humiliated as the agent
"[That is going to be difficult ...]" Kumagawa muttered with amusement.
Raf ignored the unfortunate comment from the agent and went to work on the computer, looking frustrated after a few moments.
"I can't see your information, it's encrypted!" Raf hit the table in annoyance.
Ratchet decided to ask without sounding annoyed, "Could you sabotage the Decepticons?"
"Maybe ... but if I could enter" Raf replied with some hope.
An idea crossed Jack's mind "Hey Raf, what if we could take you inside? To the building itself?"
Raf understood what the teenager was saying "I would enter the network by skipping his protections!"
:: The risk is great, the Decepticons will see it. Even they could be there! ::
Kumagawa sank into place "[So much to stop a cliché villain ...]" the young man muttered.
Jack went through an internal conflict, but in the end he pushed his doubts and said "Optimus, c-with all due respect, you said so, this is beyond the safety of three humans."
Miko nodded "It's true, if they win they will annihilate us, along with all the human species!"
Kumagawa thought of a scenario where the Kurokami family and their other friends would face this problem.
There was silence
:: Raf ...? ::
Judging the tone, Raf sighed and replied "I want to try."
"[What exactly did we come to?]"
Jack sighed "Look, really Kumagawa, I've explained it to you five times! Do you ever listen to me?"
"[Do you ever hear yourself?]" Kumagawa laughed "[I was just joking, I know what we came for, we are Raf's bodyguards!]"
The aforementioned boy was busy sitting in front of a computer displaying complicated number graphics, but moments later he jumped out of his place.
"I'm in!"
Miko approached them "Hey, did you realize that security is nil here?"
"[Hahaha, it's as if a Decepticon had come before us to eliminate security and take over the telescope radio they need.]"
Jack hit him "Stop kidding, Kumagawa"
"... I entered, but just like the Decepticons"
Jack looked surprised at the boy in glasses
"How do you know!?" Miko asked running to see the computer.
Raf showed them the screen, where complicated diagrams and symbols were displayed.
"There are schematics with the same symbology that were on your ship" he replied, and then smiled "But this time I will download them!" He showed his Pendrive.
Kumagawa was bored, technology had never been his thing, so he leaned against the wall and crossed his arms.
"[Talk to me when something interesting happens]"
Jack looked at him disapprovingly "If you're so bored, why did you come with us?"
"[Why not? Maybe something interesting happens, it is an American cliche when the small group walks away and leaves on their own]" The young man replied with a smile.
"Those cliches are from horror movies!"
Kumagawa ignored Jack, and frustrated Jack turned his attention to Raf and Miko.
Kumagawa thought of these Normals, Raf was a Special, and he fulfilled his trait of Special by hacking a network which would save the planet, instead Miko and Jack were boring and insignificant, and the only thing that did not make them stay away from him was not show his true nature, just a moment ... Why was he hiding in the first place? The Normals were pathetic and simple, who cared what happened to the extras in this story? There was no Normal that was worth ... No, wait, if there was one, Vince. The half-idiot boy with flashy hair acted as he wanted, surely causing harm to the rest and being a jerk, those kinds of people in the Normals were always disposable, but Vince was minusculely different, thinking about it, he looked up at the ceiling.
The moment he looked up at the ceiling, Kumagawa noticed the camera turned on, and heard as the camera made a faint ping, someone was spying on them.
"They're targeting Cybertron again!"
Raf had apparently achieved his goal
"I'm going to disconnect them" the boy with glasses proposed.
Jack leaned in. "And what happens when they see that we cheated on them?"
Raf looked at him "It's just virtual combat, like an online game!" The boy smiled confidently.
"It is true Jack!" Miko exclaimed. "
Young Minus watched as the door to the room opened silently, and something like a long and dangerous cybernetic tentacle entered it, surely a Cybertronian work.
"What could they do being thousands of miles from here?"
A great roar sounded behind them, and the three children quickly turned around, meeting Kumagawa's back.
"W-What was that sound ...!?"
Jack, however, saw something more strange, just on the wall outside the room there was a kind of tentacle that squirmed and caused squeaks, but the strangest thing was that the tentacle had been pierced by an object that kept it nailed to the wall.
A huge screw
Kumagawa raised his arm pointing in the direction where the screw had pierced, and the only thing the other humans couldn't see was Kumagawa's grim and happy expression, an expression that would have made them shiver just from seeing her.
"Kumagawa, what happened !? What is that !?" Jack yelled backing away, as the screw had appeared out of nowhere to apparently attack the tentacle.
Kumagawa squinted at them with a thin smile. "[We are not alone]" He replied. "[Raf, I recommend you continue what you were doing, I'll take care of this!]"
Raf did not hesitate to do what the young man said, so he cleared his mind of the thousands of questions about that scene, and decided to focus on the most important thing. Instead, Jack and Miko were still gaping at the tentacle writhing and trying to break free of the wall.
Smiling, Kumagawa left the room. "[Stay here my friends! I have work to do]"
"Wait!"
"Kumagawa, no—!"
The door closed behind him, and Kumagawa looked at the tentacle a few moments before preparing to run at a high speed that characterized it, following the path of the tentacle. In the end, the young Japanese man came to a spacious room nearby, where he was fortunate enough to see a Decepticon, a real dark and huge Decepticon hunched over large machinery.
This Decepticon was different from the Vehicons, this one was thinner, with dark purple paint, long limbs and an intimidating aspect, since it did not even show a face, but a pointed and dark visor that covered the entire face.
Kumagawa smiled at him as the Decepticon moved, and he felt that he was looking at him now.
"[Hi, I'm Kumagawa Yuki!]"
Soundwave had been on earth for several years, and his responsibility was to know everything about the dominant species and the technology that might be useful to them. Through the Internet, Soundwave had found out everything, from the parts of the human body to knowing all the limits of these, and he could classify them as simple and primitive earthlings. They were not individually and unarmed, but Soundwave was a gladiator in their past, and he knew that even the weakest and most insignificant can be a mortal warrior if underestimated.
Which still amazes him, as through the camera in the human children's room, Soundwave had seen the moment when the dark-robed boy had brought up a screw, considerably large for a human, and thrown into his tentacle to go through and stick it to the wall.
Without weapons or anything, this human had managed to 'hurt' him
And he was more surprised to see when seconds after leaving the room, the little human was standing near the doors, looking at him with a false smile.
Presenting as Kumagawa Yuki
"[Nah, I was kidding, I'm not Kumagawa Yuki]"
Or maybe not
"[My name is Kumagawa Misogi! Nice to meet you!]"
Soundwave moved slowly, trying to face the small human.
"[Well, it's not a pleasure, since you tried to attack us a while ago.]" He said inflating his cheeks childishly and raising his arms forward "[So I have no choice but to kill you!]" From one second to another , the teenager's expression changed to something sadistic.
Then Soundwave personally witnessed how screws appeared out of nowhere in the human's hands.
"[Goodbye, Decepticon!]"
Knowing not to underestimate him, Soundwave quickly raised his arm and the blaster formed to charge and fire.
However, before launching the attack, the screw hit the tip of his blaster, destroying and frying his weapon, causing him great pain, but he did not have time to sink, as he quickly dodged the other screw thrown at him, managing to hear as the screw hit the wall behind him hard. Then he noticed that the young human had now made a great leap and launched himself at him with a happy, bloodthirsty expression. Soundwave was also fast, so he managed to raise his other arm and push the human away, and at the same time managed to pull his trapped tentacle and bring him into the room.
The young human crashed into the wall and bounced off the ground, but nevertheless he got up instantly and threw another screw at him, but Soundwave was faster, managing to dodge the screw and taking advantage of his tentacle to catch the human.
The young human was not writhing or trying to escape his tentacle, he just stayed calm as he was brought up to Soundwave's viewfinder level.
"[Don't look at the face, look at the hands]"
Soundwave's tentacle broke when cut by two huge screws, freeing the human, but before falling to the ground, more screws were thrown in Soundwave's direction, and Soundwave covered himself with his arm but the screws had pierced through its thin plating. . Surprised by the damage he received, he lowered his arm with three nailed screws, and looked at the human, who was on the ground smiling maliciously at him.
Knowing that he lacked time to kill the human and pursue his mission, Soundwave had to prioritize what to focus on. Normally Soundwave was not the Decepticon type who liked to murder the youngest members of a species, but there were always exceptions ...
Unfortunately not today, so he sent the order to Laserbeak to activate.
His faithful minicon listened to the order and quickly set out to finish off the human while his master was busy locating Cybertron. Laserbeak soon saw his target, staring at him with those disgusting organic eyes filled with curiosity and awe, he lit his little blaster and shot the target, unbelievably the human dodged it with unusual agility and swiftness, the minicon would admit he was shocked but This was not the time for that, so he kept shooting.
Soundwave watched sideways as Laserbeak took care of the human, analyzing the behavior of the young man, the Decepticon was concerned to discover that the human only played with his minicon. Not knowing how to react, Soundwave had to choose to focus.
Moments later he had reached Cybertron and reported to Starscream.
:: It was time! Lord Megatron will be furious at you, Soundwave! ::
Ignoring the message, Soundwave cut a nearby cable and knew it was time to face the human. Turning around, he heard and felt something break, then his hidden optics widened.
Laserbeak was nailed to the wall with multiple screws going through his wings and his spark chamber, spilling a large amount of vital Energon all over his body, leaving a large puddle on the ground. Puddle in which the human stood on his back with a screw in hand.
"ZdAaeJSISNjFoqklsK_SKbzjSLiIIiilLllL ... !"
The Soundwave vocalizer couldn't adjust to all the piercing scream the Decepticon was letting out, only a static screech was heard all over the place. The Soundwave spark was crumbling, a burning consuming him, filling his vision with warning panels, his processor could not bear all that suffering. His old bond with Laserbeak now sang quietly, Soundwave being left alone in cold darkness.
Suddenly Soundwave was able to cope with the sad agony of anger
"YOoUuu!"
Then Kumagawa Misogi turned around, showing him an innocent smile "[I hope you remember that I was the one you attacked]" The rest of the Laserbeak Energon soaked the young man's face "[I am the victim!]"
Soundwave lunged at the human with murderous intent, the only thing on his mind was to destroy him, make him suffer, and give him the worst torture and death to avenge Laserbeak.
However, in that fraction of seconds before putting his hands around the human's body, he saw those full lips move, recorded the prayer.
"[Hey, hey, why are you attacking me? If nobody hurt anyone here!]"
Then he mercilessly crushed him in his hands, listening to the creak of the human's weak bones shatter as the young man exploded in red blood that spattered all over his plating. The Decepticon stood motionless looking at the shattered and crushed corpse of the young human in his hands, where the entire upper part was ground, making it impossible to decipher what the human's appearance was.
Then Soundwave felt warm again, looking up, he observed that the destroyed body of Laserbeak was there, healthy and clean, without any scratch and observing him with live optics.
There it was, Laserbeak was alive
Laserbeak was alive ...
He dropped the human's corpse to the ground, where only a splash was heard and a pile of flesh and bones landed on the solid floor.
His minicon flew back to his master and Soundwave wrapped him in a desperate, awkward hug, the Decepticon's body trembling hotly. The link checked, Soundwave could feel the emotions explode from his minicon, where confusion, joy and fear were fighting to dominate him, surely Laserbeak is also listening to all his storm of emotions, but it did not matter, here it mattered that Laserbeak was alive ...
"AAAAHHHHHH !"
So focused on his moment that Soundwave did not notice that the small door to the room opened and three small humans appeared. Finding the origin of the scream, he saw that there were three human children looking at him with horror and fear, where one of them had fallen to the ground in shock and horror. Knowing that his mission was over, Soundwave had to leave.
Laserbeak knew it was not a time for questions or comfort, so he latched onto his master's chest and waited for them both to leave.
Soundwave leapt onto the ceiling of the room, but before leaving, he turned around and snapped a photo of the Autobots' three human allies. Looking down a bit more, Soundwave stared at the pile of flesh that was the human now, feeling the link from Laserbeak and how his reality about life and death had been distorted; Now that he guaranteed that the human would not come back to life as Laserbeak?
He transformed and flew to heaven with that overwhelming question on his processor.
Jack felt his stomach churn in revulsion and disgust, trembling and feeling cold from the shock. He didn't want to believe it, Jack didn't want to believe that those legs in those black pants were those of a certain person he recognized. In the background, Jack heard Miko on the ground shaking and crying inconsolably, while Raf had backed away until he hit the wall and slid down the floor with tears on his horror-filled face.
Right in the middle of the room was a pile of meat where only a couple of limbs were recognized.
Jack couldn't stand the sight of those loose intestines anymore and turned to vomit.
"KUMAGAWA !" The Japanese girl cried heartily.
Kumagawa was dead, the Decepticon had killed him.
"Time we don't see each other"
Kumagawa's blue eyes flickered, and he noticed that in all the cloudy feeling, he was in that empty classroom, where a young woman in a pink dress, pink bows and long hair was waiting for him sitting at the teacher's table.
"[Anshin'in-san ...]"
Anshin'in, the Not Equal, his old love was in front of him.
"Kumagawa-kun" The beautiful young woman greeted with a smile.
Young Minus settled into his desk and smiled at him "[Anshin'in-san! So much so that we don't see each other, you've gotten a little fat!]"
Najimi showed a small relaxed smile "It's rude to say that to a friend after so long."
"[Yes! I was great too, by the way, your new dress is very cute, the pink fits you!]" Kumagawa replied, ignoring the Not Equal's answer with a happy smile. "[What else did you do after graduation?]"
Najimi leaned back and replied with his smile "I just dedicated myself to observing the other Normals, Minus, Specials and Anormals around the world. You know? Spain and Bolivia are the places with the most Abnormals in the world." He replied smiling "And what can you tell me?"
"[I think you know I have to tell you, Anshin'in-san]"
Something flashed in Najimi Ajimu's brown eyes
"Ah ~ The Autobots and Decepticons."
Kumagawa suspected that someone like Najimi Ajimu and Hanten Shiranui had some knowledge of the existence of Autobots and Decepticons on Earth, as they were both possibly the oldest of humanity.
Kumagawa returned the innocent smile "[Then you knew it]" He spoke.
She nodded "Um yes, they were here a long time ago and they got to be interesting. I remember even when they got to Earth, in fact it wasn't that long ago, it was just over a century ago."
Kumagawa would lie if he didn't say he was surprised, since that was such a short time.
"But it seems like they finally had contact with civilian humans, great, as it was starting to get boring that they only talked to the US government." she said quietly "Do you think you can defeat one on your own?"
Kumagawa smiled at him
"I thought so" Najimi swung her legs and in a calm voice said "but I hope you don't endanger our existence to the simple mind of the Normals ... or aliens"
The young human rose from his desk "[Don't worry Anshin'in-san, I assure you that I will expose her!]"
Najimi sighed "Do not give spoilers to our readers"
Everything went black
"AHHH !"
Miko was shocked when she looked at the pile of meat and legs on the ground, where an unimaginable fear covered her for the first time when she saw the huge Decepticon stained with the blood of Kumagawa's remains. She fell to the ground from the horror that consumed her, and began to cry when she saw that a friend of hers was dead in front of her, but nevertheless, minutes later she heard a gasp from Raf and looked up with tears to see what instead of a pile of flesh and blood, someone was safe and sound.
Kumagawa was alive
Miko screamed terrified
"K-K-Kuuuma — Kumagawwa?" Jack stammered, as his hands trembled and he sweated cold, believing that his eyes were deceiving him.
Kumagawa's body was clean, completely healthy and intact, even his uniform was without any scratch. None of the children could believe it, believing that they were crazy, however, when they turned to see each other and realized that it was not a collective madness, they were seriously seeing Kumagawa lying and healthy a few meters from them.
Then Kumagawa's eyes widened and he stood up.
The three children jumped from their places, trembling and not wanting to believe what they saw.
"Oh, G-God ... A- A Zombie ...!" Miko stammered, breathing hard and with horror on her face.
However, Kumagawa's resurrected body did not approach them with its rotten skin and an urge to eat a brain, but instead got up and stretched like someone waking up in the morning. Then he turned and looked at them with a calm, smiling expression.
"[Guys! Hello!]" Kumagawa greeted
The three backed away
Kumagawa noticed that and giggled "[Oh come on! You won't believe I'm a zombie, right?]"
All three were still in place. Reality surpassed fiction at the moment.
Kumagawa thought that it would be a normal reaction for some Normals, since those who did not know their Minus were only surprised in silence and then thought about how to kill it.
Sighing, the young man said "[Okay, I'll explain.]" Then he sat down on the cold floor "[How about you take a seat?]"
After a couple of minutes, the children also sat cautiously.
"[Well, where do you want to start?]"
:: Optimus! I detect an expanding mass in the portal, it has a very peculiar signal ... ::
About a few minutes ago it was that the children had arrived at the base with the news, where they reported that a certain Decepticon on the premises ruined their plans, and that they were fine, of course Ratchet did not care about the condition of the human children and he only commented on bitter things about failure.
The three human children only exchanged glances, very pale, Kumagawa being the only one with a smile across the entire base.
The young teenager had explained everything about different types of people's Mentalities, which were classified as Normal, Special, Abnormal, Minus and Not Equal. Giving the news that in the world there were certain types of people who possessed superhuman and almost magical abilities, in addition that Kumagawa belonged to the category of Minus, a sad and smiling boy at his defeats. The children were speechless upon hearing the explanation, until Raf asked about Kumagawa's ability, where the young Japanese man replied explaining his ability, upon learning what Kumagawa was capable of, the three children trembled. Jack, fearfully, decided to ask about what happened to the Decepticon, learning that Kumagawa had killed the Decepticon's pet and had taken revenge, but not before Kumagawa brought him back to life again. Imagining what the terrifying ability of "All Fiction" could do, the children trembled, but understanding the situation, they decided to return to base, feeling nauseous from just remembering everything that had happened.
:: Dark Energon, Ratchet, we must destroy the GroundSpace ::
Dr. Autobot listened carefully
:: There is enough active Energon inside to achieve its detonation, but we need something to turn it on ::
Ratchet growled :: If I only knew how they designed the GroundSpace, I could find a solution. ::
"Ah ..." Thanks to Primus that Raf had heard that last comment amid the mess of fear and worry in his head "Schemes s-do they serve?"
Ratchet looked at the Pendrive with concern and then spoke :: Optimus, I must say, GroundSpace is the only way to get to Cybertron, are you sure destroying it is the right option? ::
:: I'm afraid that's the way it is ::
Ratchet closed his optics and then expressed determination "Well, whatever happens, let this hour of darkness light up"
"Kumagawa?" Jack watched the young man walk away once Ratchet had finished speaking, but before going after him, Miko touched his shoulder.
She looked at him with wet eyes "Are you sure ...?" He asked referring to the young man.
Jack still felt Miko's trembling on his shoulder, and then he watched Kumagawa walk away, finally looking back at the young woman.
"Miko, he is still our friend ... he, he saved us today" Jack reminded him.
Miko wrinkled her eyebrows remembering when she saved them from that tentacle, so she released the young man's shoulder, Jack then walked away.
Kumagawa lay down on a nearby sofa, looking relaxed and calm.
"Kumagawa ...?"
Young Minus looked to the side, meeting a Jack with a somewhat worried expression and smelling of a little fear.
"[Hello Jack! What's wrong?]" He asked smiling.
"Y-You ... are you okay?"
Kumagawa cocked his head without understanding
"[Sure! I already told you that with All Fiction I can turn my death into nothing!]" He replied in a cheerful tone.
Jack nodded heavily, still trying to digest the matter of the Japanese superpower "Yes, B-But ... But you died, that is, is ..." He shook his head "Are you okay?"
Kumagawa slightly raised his eyebrows "[Are you worried?]"
The taller boy nodded "Yes, I am, since you-you died" he spoke "That is not normal and much less something unhealthy, something must happen to you"
Young Minus then understood the other boy's behavior, causing him tenderness "[Aww, how nice to care about me, but I'm fine Jack!]"
"Kumagawa!" Jack moved closer, with an uneasy expression "You died! Understand, you died ... you were b-butchered by a Decepticon, I saw your remains throughout the room, I saw y-your bones and meat ... w-was. .. "
For that reason he did not like interacting with the Normals, they tended to fall into despair faster, lacking some ability or having no knowledge of mentalities, they were more difficult to make believe than those around them.
Sighing, Kumagawa raised his hand and gestured
"[Jack, worse things happened, this was nothing. So you shouldn't worry, I just accept those nice dialogues from the girls ~]"
Jack changed his expression to an annoyed "Do you think everything is a game !?"
Kumagawa snapped his fingers with a big smile "[That's the way I like guys to talk to me!]"
The dark-haired young man approached faster "What is going through your head !? You don't realize what just happened !? You died! Not only that, we are in the alien base! The bad guys could go to our houses and kill our families! The world could end! Please Kumagawa, react! "
There was silence, only Ratchet's voice was heard speaking with Raf in the background
"[...Do you feel better?]
Jack dropped onto the sofa "No"
"[I understand that this is difficult to digest, perhaps a little more than aliens with a strange appearance similar to ours, but you will have to accept it soon, I am not your enemy ... For now]"
Tired of making his mind work, especially to reassure himself about the possible end of the world and erase the image of Kumagawa's corpse, Jack looked at the ground with empty eyes.
"Enemy ..." He laughed lightly "Maybe that doesn't matter in the future, maybe today the Decepticons will win"
Kumagawa clicked his tongue "[They won't, the Autobots will always win, the good guys always do]"
Jack released his fear and nerves, and replaced them with sadness and anguish.
"Yes ..." Then his eyes flashed, turning to see the other young man "... Or could you win for them"
Kumagawa returned his gaze "[What—? Oh! Oh ...]" The young man understood "[Do you want to use me as a Deus ex Machina?]"
Jack didn't understand, but kept talking. "Listen, Kumagawa, you said that with that power of yours you could turn everything into nothing, you- you could turn the ... the Decepticons into n-nothing?"
The young man looked at Jack with a calm expression "[If I could]"
"So-!"
"[But I will not]"
Jack opened his eyes "What !?"
"[It's not my war, Jack]"
The teenager growled "Kumagawa! It is also our war, it has become our war since they came to Earth, and if you can do anything to help them, do it!"
"[Oh, Jack, don't you realize?]"
Jack growled "From what?"
"[The Autobots will win, because this time they get help from someone with a better ability than mine]" He looked at the bottom "[Raf will get it]"
Jack narrowed his eyes
That was impossible
"Yes!"
Agent Fowler's voice echoed, drawing everyone's attention.
"... Right?" Apparently the Agent had already woken up.
"The portal is ready" Ratchet reported.
Miko jumped for joy and turned to show her happy face to her other friend, who returned an incredulous expression.
Jack was surprised to hear the news from Ratchet "Did they do it?"
Kumagawa showed a big smile "[Have a little faith in others]"
Hearing that, a small part felt guilty for not believing that Raf would actually do it, but no one could blame him for wanting to save their planet in any way ... right?
"Optimus, the GroundBridge awaits you!" Ratchet exclaimed in the communications.
They would be back soon, Jack couldn't help but get up from his place.
Kumagawa stood up "[How about we go see which of them died?]" He asked cheerfully.
Jack growled and walked away quickly, being followed by Kumagawa, both boys soon came close to the other humans, who piled up and walked away from Kumagawa, including Agent Fowler, who upon recognizing him did his best not to flinch at the negative aura that enveloped the young man.
Raf showed a worried face, even more than when he was close to Kumagawa "Do they think they ...?"
Ratchet looked at his arm with the vital signs of each Autobot "Four signs of life, but one is very weak ..."
The children exchanged looks of concern, hoping that none of their companions was seriously injured.
When the first figure passed through, relieved many in the room, Optimus appeared safe and sound, followed by Bulkhead just as healthy, to the delight of Miko, who couldn't help but run towards her friend, leaving the two other children distressed. Finally Bumblebee and Arcee appeared, freezing Jack, who saw his friend's injured body being carried by the yellow Autobot.
Miko and Raf approached Jack to offer comfort. The young man looked down, with a terrified and anguished expression, before lifting his face and turning to look at the boy who was next to Ratchet.
The anger and sadness were in his gaze
"Relive it"
Kumagawa understood the message, narrowing his eyes with a sinister smile, while the other Autobots in the room looked at him confused, making the other two children shudder.
"Revive who ...?"
The children returned their gaze to Bumblebee, who was now holding an awake and weak-looking Arcee. Jack quickly approached, taking the motorcycle's hand.
She laughed tenderly "Really, Jack? There are other motorcycles in the world ..."
Jack's lips trembled, but in the end he smiled faintly
"But you were the first"
"[Awww!]" Kumagawa scoffed in the background.
Ratchet nudged the teen into silence, until he turned to see Optimus.
"And Megatron?"
Optimus turned his attention to his doctor "Not even Megatron could resist that explosion"
That news jumped Miko and Kumagawa, who turned their attention to the Autobot leader. Miko ran in front of the largest Autobot and asked
"So ... Does that mean it's all over? Will you order... us to go and forget everything?" She asked fearfully not to see Bulkhead again.
Optimus looked at the four humans, stopping at Kumagawa, who was still smiling relaxedly. Without much thought, he knew his answer by knowing the noble actions of these humans.
"No"
Agent Fowler would have been offended that he hadn't been consulted for that decision, after all, human affairs were his, but he would let it pass this time to take a closer look at the one who made him tremble and back off.
Kumagawa, no? Fowler would find out who this boy really was.
So he left without saying anything, and thinking about the words that the other boy said to his friend.
"Relive it ..."
I had a hard time putting the cap on, I fell asleep every now and then erased everything written :(
I liked Vince from the show, don't blame me