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Miles had thought this school camp thing was a great idea. No school, and yet he got to spend just over a week with Sam and Mikaela.
Whilst he had at first been reluctant to befriend 'Miss Popularity', Miles soon came to realise she meant a lot to Sam and he would have to befriend her for Sam's sake.
After a few weeks of mere acquaintance, he came to realise that she wasn't as shallow as he had originally thought. She in fact, could hold her own, and had a brain to boot. Not what he had expected.
All he was doing was watching the campfire when the rumble of an engine caught his attention. Turning he saw a cop car approaching. 'Must be some sort of patrol thing' was the only thought that ran through his brain.
If given a few more moments, Miles might have had time to wonder what a car would be doing patrolling this far from 'civilisation', but before another thought could form, a whirring and grating brought his attention to Sam's car. Although it was no longer a car. And he was not the only one to have noticed.
There were varied reactions to the appearance this giant robot who had positioned himself in what looked like a fighting stance. Some, (including Trent) screamed, whilst others like him just watched silently as Sam and Mikaela quietened the group, before turning their attention to the 'cars'.
'I am never going camping again,' he heard someone next to him mutter, and he couldn't help but agree, as the second car also transformed into a robot, before dropping some weirdly shaped things on the ground.
Miles could have sworn he heard the yellow car/robot speak, "You're defecting?"
Defecting from what? He couldn't help but wonder. And why are Mikaela and Sam standing right next to that Robot? And talking with them?
Miles noted that he was now not the only one silent. In fact, the only noise came from the conversation the two giant robots were having with two of his best friends. His concentration returned to the robots, where it seemed the 'Police Cruiser' was trying to explain himself to Sam, Mikaela and Sam's 'car'.
"Before the War, before the factions were created, I was a Warden. Not like your jail wardens, but a warden of the sparklings that spent time in, well I guess in your language it would be called a nursery. During the war, it became common knowledge that the Autobots had the Allspark - "
The conversation continued for nearly half an hour, a half an hour in which Miles learnt more amazing things then he had in his entire life.
He came to realise that these robots were aliens, had suffered through a massive war, with what seemed to be two sides called 'Decepticons' and 'Autobots'. He also learned that some Megatron guy ordered the women and kids from their planet - Cybertron - to be slaughtered. Although when it came to what the Robot meant when he said that he was compatible with Jazz – how was he compatible to music? - Miles was lost.
All he knew was his best friend of 13 years had been holding out on him – his best friend knew about these aliens and even had one as a chaperone and had not told him a damned thing.
Yes, Miles was pissed, to say the least.
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Finally Miles found his voice, "So what you are telling us is although you have been fighting alongside evil for the past few centuries, (here he glanced at Sam who nodded) you are actually one of the good guys?"
The Police Cruiser cocked his head to study Miles with his freakishly red eyes "Who are you?" he asked.
"Miles. What's your name?" He replied, whilst the constant mantra of, 'I am talking to a giant robot, I am talking to a giant robot', repeated in his head.
"My designation is Barricade." Miles got the feeling that the Robot was scanning him, and a shiver passed through him. "You were not at the battle." Barricade stated.
"What battle?" At Miles's response, the robot turned his red eyes toward the Yellow Robot.
He sounded confused when he asked, "They do not know?"
Sam was the one to reply, "No, no-one here knows of Cybertron, the war, the Allspark, any of it," He paused as his gaze swept over his lingering classmates and teachers, "Well they didn't until you showed up." He looked at the two robots and then Mikaela. "Will is going to be so pissed."
"Speaking of Will … Bumblebee, have you told him or any of the others about Barricade?" Mikaela piped up, looking at the the yellow and black robot character.
"I have alerted them. Optimus, Ironhide, Captain Lennox and Sergeant Epps are on their way," the yellow robot (No, 'Bumblebee' - Miles had to remind himself) replied, before continuing "Although, Barricade, I would like to know what you know about Jazz. And how you know it."
There they go with the music again. Miles thought.
"I would rather wait until both your leader and Ironhide are hear to listen too."
From in front of him Miles heard Janet speak up "Ok. So let me get this right. The red eyed one is" she shook her head " – was – a Decepticon, and is called Barricade. The blue eyed one is Sam's car, an Autobot and called Bumblebee? You are enemies and Aliens from a planet called Cybertron." At the assent from the two robots and humans she continued "And why didn't you tell us any of this stuff? What if one of the Decepticons attacked us?"
"It was decided that if the public knew, it would only heighten their risk." Bumblebee told her awkwardly.
"I don't mean any disrespect Bumblebee, but I am asking my friends." The way she spoke left no doubt of her feelings of being kept out of the loop. Miles stepped up to join her crossing his arms, to show his support, and his agreement with Janet.
"We were made to sign a disclosure agreement." Mikaela began.
"Come on Miles. Do you really think I would willingly hold out on you that my car is actually a huge transforming robot from another planet?" Sam pleaded, but for the time being, Miles was to hurt and angry to listen.