Transformers Prime – A New Life
Chapter 2: Demons of the Past
MJ tossed and turned in her sleep, continuously repeating the word "no". She then shot up as she woke up with a gasp. She looked around and saw that she was in the guest room at the Darby house. It was just a nightmare, but it was the one she had been having for the past eleven months. She dreamt about the night Peter died when the Green Goblin had attacked his home. It was a horrible dream that constantly reminded MJ of what she had lost, the love of her life.
MJ then heard the sound of a baby softly crying in the same room. She looked and saw her son, Petey, in his crib, crying. She quickly got out of bed, went over to the crib, lifted her son up, and cradled him in her arms.
"It's okay, sweetheart," MJ said soothingly to her son, "Mommy's here. Mommy's not gonna let anything happen to you."
"You really care about your son, don't you?" came a voice from the hallway.
MJ looked to find June standing in the doorway.
"Oh, hi June," MJ said, "Yeah I do."
"He's beautiful," June commented.
"Yeah, he is," MJ said as she began to tear up, "He looks just like his father."
June looked at MJ with an expression of uncertainty. "If it's okay MJ, could I ask you why you left New York?"
"Sure," MJ replied wiping her tears, "But… can you keep it secret… please?"
"Well, I can't promise that unless I know what the secret is."
"Okay," MJ said, before taking a breath, "I'm on the run."
June's eyes simply widened in a bit of shock. "On the run? From who? The baby's father?" she asked.
MJ just shook her head. "No, not the baby's father," she said with a small sob, "Petey's father is actually dead."
"What!?" June lightly exclaimed, "What happened to him?"
"He died protecting me and his aunt," MJ continued, "It happened two nights after our night together. He gave his life to save mine."
"Oh MJ, I am so sorry," June said.
"Thanks," MJ said wiping more tears from her eyes.
"So, if it's not Petey's father that you're on the run from, then who is it?"
"It's my father I'm trying to run from," MJ said, "He blamed me for everything bad that's happened to him in his life, and he abused me for it. After Petey's father, Peter, had died, I was forced to move back in with my father and he continued to abuse me. And after I found out that I was pregnant, it only got worse. I ran away to protect myself and my son from him," MJ said before turning back to June, "June, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone other than Jack."
"Okay MJ," June nodded, "Jack will be the only person I'll tell, I promise."
"Thank you," MJ said with a sigh of relief.
"No problem," June replied, "However, since you're going to be in Jasper for a while, would you like it if I asked Jack and his friends to show you around town tomorrow?"
"Sure," MJ said, "I'd like that."
The next morning, MJ was introduced to Jack's friends, Raf and Miko. Raf was a twelve-year-old boy with red hair and glasses. He sort of reminded MJ of Peter when they were his age. And Miko was a Japanese exchange-student with pigtails and a pink stripe in her hair. They were all at the KO Burger, the local burger joint where Jack worked when a seventeen-year-old boy with orangey blonde hair and a dirty jacket walked up to them.
"Hey Darby," the boy said obnoxiously, "You on break, or were you fired?"
"I'm not working today, Vince," Jack responded with a slight edge to his voice, "My friends and I are showing someone around town. Now buzz off."
Vince then suddenly noticed MJ and started acting flirty. "Well hello, beautiful. How about you ditch these losers and come hang with a real person."
MJ just glared at Vince's remark. "I think I'll pass. Besides, I have a baby with me."
Vince then looked to see baby Petey sleeping in MJ's arms. After a moment, Petey woke up, looked at Vince, and suddenly started crying, very loudly.
"Hey! Shut up, you little brat!" Vince shouted as he got ready to hit the little baby.
But before he could he could even touch Petey, Miko grabbed Vince's arm, stood up, and flipped him onto his back.
"Get lost, creep!" Miko shouted.
Vince got up off the table and started backing away. "You'll pay for this one, Darby!" he shouted, "You and your stupid friends!"
After Vince left, MJ looked at Miko with a thankful smile. "Thanks, Miko."
"No problem, MJ," Miko said before turning her attention to Petey, "Anyone who would try to hurt that little guy, has got to be the scum of the Earth."
Suddenly, they all heard the rumbling sound of car engines. They looked to see two sinister-looking purple sports cars with the same strange symbol mounted on their front bumpers. MJ was confused, but Jack and his friends looked terrified.
"We gotta get outta here now," Jack said.
"Why?" MJ asked.
"No time. I'll explain later," Jack said, "But right now we gotta move."
Jack then grabbed MJ's arm and the four of them ran off. The two cars then took off after them. MJ was confused as to why the cars were chasing them, but she could tell that Jack, Miko, and Raf knew something that she didn't. But right then, the most important thing on her mind was getting her baby to safety.
A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter. Please review. I don't own either of these franchises.
