I am so so so so so so so sorry! I have no excuse for taking so long to update. My internet was down, but only for a couple weeks. I simply suffered from an unfortunate bout of laziness. Thanks to the wonderful reviews, I decided I needed to stop being lazy and give you all what you wanted. As always, I would be very grateful for suggestions, constructive criticism, or pointing out of mistakes.
"How could you have possibly lost to a group of weak, inferior fleshlings?" Megatron snarled at the returning Decepticons. "To lose to the Autobots would be bad enough, but to a mere four HUMANS! Disgraceful!"
"In my defense," Barricade spoke up "I was up against both Prime and Ironhide at once."
"Was that before, or after that blonde squishy kicked you aside like a football?" Skywarp smirked. He quickly leaned back as Barricade took a swipe at him.
"That's enough!" Megatron snapped, ending the argument before it could escalate. "Soundwave, explain how exactly something like this happened on your watch."
Soundwave simply stepped up to the computer and started playing the recording of the battle.
They watched as first the building was destroyed, followed by the strange humans confronting the Decepticons. Barricade winced as he saw himself get kicked, it really did look like he was punted like a football. They could also see Skywarp spinning out of control, at the edge of the screen. A few seconds later the image exploded into static, ending the recording.
Shockwave explained that their opponents did not seem to be humans. They were far stronger than even the most powerful human. After describing their abilities, the group waited for their leader to speak.
(Meanwhile...)
Optimus and his team followed Robin's directions to a hidden bay, where a large, colorful ship was docked. It was red, white, and yellow, with a smiling lion figurehead. They all pulled up, letting the NEST soldiers out before transforming. The humans stared at the odd ship, and an even odder crew began to disembark.
"Hey, you're here! Finally, come on you guys, introduce yourselves." Luffy called, jumping down last.
"I'm Nami, the ship's navigator." Said the orange haired girl.
"Zoro." Muttered the strangely green haired man. He glared at the Autobots with his good eye, clearly not trusting them.
"Ignore the moss-head's attitude, i'm Sanji, the cook." The blond man, who had been with the first group stated, ignoring the glare and threats he received.
Everyone stared in shock as a living skeleton, dressed like a rock-star, laughingly introduced himself as 'Soul King Brook'. He then proceeded to ask the lone female on the team if he could see her panties, who came out of her shock to punch him into the ground. Brook's pained groan gained him no sympathy from anyone.
Next they met Usopp, who seemed scared of them. It didn't help that Ironhide chose that moment to show off his assortment of weapons.
"Super!" Franky yelled. "Are those photon cannons? What's the recoil and firing rate on those things?" He asked excitedly.
Ironhide stared in surprise for a moment, before gleefully launching into a discussion about weapons design, arguing the finer points of photon vs solar or plasma. Everyone else just shrugged, going back to introductions.
"That's Franky, our shipwright." Robin informed them. "As i said before, my name is Nico Robin. I'm an archaeologist."
Luffy bounced to the front of the group. "I'm Monkey D. Luffy, and I'm going to be king of the pirates!" He declared.
"Like HELL you will!" Snarled the red haired men standing off to the side. "The one that finds the One Piece is gonna be ME, once I kick your ass at the end of the Grand Line!"
Somewhat surprised by the sudden threat, Will turned to the last two people. "I'm sorry, I don't believe I got your names."
The man scowled at him, "Eustass Kidd, captain of the Kidd Pirates. This is Killer, my first mate." he gestured to the blond masked man standing silently beside him. "The only reason we're here is because we were separated from our crew, and we made a temporary truce with Straw-hat until we can meet back up with them." Kidd explained.
Suddenly, a small furry creature wearing a hat ran out. "What do you think you're doing! I told you, you should be resting!" It skidded to a stop in front of the group. Looking at Kidd, it suddenly grew huge and yelled "You took your bandages off too! What will it take to make you morons listen to me? You broke 2 ribs after all!"
Kidd didn't look the least bit repentant. "I don't need them; they make it hard to move." He snarled, crossing his arms. The strawhats seemed to be enjoying the exchange, Luffy was laughing his head off.
"That's Chopper, our doctor." Nami explained to the confused autobots. "Why is he not listening to his medic then, surely he would heal faster if he rested?" asked Optimus. Nami shrugged, "We have the same problem with Zoro, they're stubborn, and don't want to feel weak by needing to rest. They'd train until they dropped if you let them."
Kidds' last statement made Chopper snap. "That's the point of the bandages!" he screamed, grabbing Kidd by the arm to drag him back to the infirmary.
Once the two were gone, Nami turned to the Autobots, "So you know who we are now, but we don't know anything about you?"
Optimus stepped forward. "My name is Optimus Prime, Leader of the Autobots." He gestured to the large red mech who had terrified Usopp, "With me are Ironhide, my weapon specialist," He then indicated the yellow and red mechs,who looked identical save the colors and helms. "This is Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, two of our best front-liners." Sunstreaker just scowled at them while Sideswipe grinned. Lennox introduced himself, as well as the soldiers who were with him.
Optimus explained how the war had started on and destroyed Cybertron. "We came to earth in order to recover an artifact known as the Allspark"
"What's that?" Luffy interrupted, "Is it a kind of meat? Can I eat it?" Poor Optimus looked confused as several of the strawhats cracked up.
"Have you even been listening to a word of this, Luffy?" Zoro demanded.
Luffy shrugged "Not really. A big war happened, and now the're on earth right?" he asked, getting the basics.
Optimus nodded "The Allspark is a cube of pure energy, The life-blood of our race. We had hoped to use it to restore our home planet, but until the Decepticon's are stopped, we will not be able to use a ship to take it back to Cybertron without being shot down."
"So who were those Decepticons that attacked us anyway, and what did they want?" asked Nami.
"They were likely tracking the same energy reading we were; The black and purple seeker was Skywarp, a teleporter. His trine-leader, and the Decepticon SIC who showed up near the end was Starscream. The other two were Barricade, the cop car; Soundwave, the other flier and Decepticon TIC, and Shockwave." Optimus looked thoughtfully at Robin. "You mentioned being pulled through an unknown portal before coming here. That was probably the energy reading we detected."
Will stepped forward. "Looks like your stuck here until the portal can be reopened. You're welcome to stay at NEST until you find a way home." He liked the strawhats, and wanted to help them. The fact that it would most certainly piss off Galloway was just a bonus.
Not having any other options, or reasons to distrust the soldier, the strawhats agreed;on the condition that the Sunny would be taken care of. Leaving two soldiers behind to handle the transport of the ship, the group headed back to the NEST base.
(Back with the 'Cons)
[After describing their abilities, the group waited for their leader to speak...]
Megatron gave a bloodthirsty smirk. "These human pests seem to have access to some kind of new power. If we can make one of them reveal it to us, we will finally be able to destroy those pathetic Autobots once and for all!" He turned to his most trusted subordinate. "Soundwave, track them, and wait for an opportunity to separate one from the others. Make sure to bring it back alive."
Soundwave bowed, he would not disappoint his leader.
I just noticed I have been posting long chapter, short chapter, long chapter, short chapter...I will try to stop doing this, and just do 1000+ word chapters. I also have a few surprises planned for the future, that should make for longer chapters.