Authors Note: If You Were Wondering Why Optimus' Eyes Are Yellow And Not Blue. It Is Because I'm Basing This Optimus Off Of Transformers: Armada, Just Like Most Of The Transformers In This Fan Fiction. I Just Thought I'd Clear That Up.
And Now With Great Glee, I Proudly Present…
Chapter 3!
Chapter 3: Autobots
We were silent for what seemed like forever, I watched out of the passenger side window at the passing by cars and trucks, while Optimus drove without a driver. It was surreal how I, of all people, came across an alien Robot...Autobot, I mentally corrected myself. But inside, passed the shock was thankfulness, because if I had not have, I would have been dead by now. I shivered.
"You OK?" Optimus asked concerned.
I looked up at the radio where the voice had come from and nodded slowly "Just thinking of what would have happened if it had not of been for you" I said getting a few images in my mind which made me cringe and a knot form in the pit of my stomach.
Optimus saddened inside at my reaction "Well at least it didn't, so there is no reason to dwell on it" he replied in a soft tone.
I smiled and nodded.
"So, where do you live?" he asked.
"A few more blocks up, you'll see a library, take a left on the street right before you get there" I informed him.
He did as I said and there was a long drive way with trees on each side of it. Down further was a red cottage that was surrounded by thickets of trees, in the front yard of the cottage was a loop in the driveway and flowers surrounding it. I laughed.
"What?" Optimus asked.
"Oh, just how much my grandma likes to garden" I said.
"Oh, well it is a nice place" he whispered..
"Yeah" I said dreamily.
Optimus pulled off into the trees so he was hidden and pulled up near the side of the house, still hidden.
"What was that all about?" I asked.
"I don't think your grandparents would appreciate a big truck in their driveway" he replied.
"Yeah true" I said thinkingly "You can stay here a while if you want, better than that Junkyard don't you think?" I told him.
"Well..." he started "What if you grandparents find me?" he asked.
"They won't" I laughed "they never come out here or go anywhere near the woods"
"Why?" he asked.
"They think it's haunted, bunch of bologna if you ask me, I go out here all the time at night, haven't seen anything haunted or the likes at all" I told him.
"Ah" was his only reply.
"So sit, relax, and enjoy the great beauty of nature" I said laughing as I opened the passenger side door and hopped out. I started to walk away and as if a bullet struck me in the head I stopped and turned around quickly making the truck jump slightly "Oh, I remember now!" I said, a smile on my face.
"What? What did you remember?" he asked.
"My name"
"And What is it?"
"Jody"
With that I spun back around and walked back up to the house. I could not go through the front door, less I dirty up the perfectly nice and white carpet my grandparents had just put in a few days ago. I also could not take the chance that my grandparents were up and them seeing my attire, or what was left of it.
I stopped and looked up the ladder like thing that my grandma used for her grape vines to wrap around and took a hold of it to see if it was sturdy. Seeing that it was I put a foot up and then the other, ascending up the ladder like structure. I reached the attic window and pushed it open, sliding inside stealth like.
There came a knock on my door. 'Oh shit!' I screamed in my head. I looked around quickly and dived into the covers of my bed and pretended to sleep, making sure no one could see my clothes. My door opened and there stood my grandma. She walked over to me and looked at my flushed face, my pale skin and my unruly hair that had frizzed when it had dried.
"Jody" she said. I knew that it took more to wake me up. "Jody, wake up!" she said shaking me vigorously.
I jumped awake. 'Wow' I thought, 'she was not going to stand there saying my name and telling me to wake up and wait for me to wake up on my own, was she?' I looked up at her.
"Yes Grandma?" I asked trying to act tired as I faked a stretch and yawn.
"You look sick, and where were you last night?" she asked in a stern tone.
"Why grandma, I was here" I lied.
"You were?" she asked.
I smiled, knowing how easy it was to manipulate old people into thinking what you wanted them to "Yes grandma, right when you sent me to bed last night, honest" I said still lying in my sweet good girl tone.
She looked at me for a moment and nodded "OK, well get dressed and head down to breakfast, or are you sick today?" she asked putting her hand on my forehead "Pumpkin your burning up, let me go get the thermometer" she said jogging for the door. I sighed 'Great' I told myself.
Grandma came back in with the temperature gadget. I opened my mouth and she set it in under my tongue, I closed my mouth knowing the routine and waited. It beeped and grandma snagged it from my mouth. She looked at it oddly as it read 94.2.
"Well that's not right, you shouldn't be 94.2 that's below human temperature. Dog gone technology, always screwy" she said going into a rant about technology and how back in the old days...blah blah blah. I sighed.
"Can I get up now, grandma?" I asked plainly, interrupting her about the part of how back in the day they had to walk a mile in the snow that was up to their hips.
She looked at me with shock "Well if your sure" she said and left the room, shutting my door behind her.
I sighed 'finally' I said mentally, kicking off the covers and jumping off the bed. I stripped off my torn clothes and stood naked in front of my dresser, bending over to look through a drawer for some pants. I heard a sound by my window and looked around and saw, to my horror, Optimus looking at me through the window.
"Holy Fucking Jock Straps!" I screamed at the top of my lungs.
I tried to cover myself with my hands. This startled Optimus and he put a hand over his eyes quickly and moved away from the window. I twitched a little, still in shock. I took a deep breath and calmed myself, going back to looking for clothes to wear.
I took a quick shower and soon arrived downstairs where my grandparents sat eating breakfast. I wore a white t-shirt and black leather pants my grandma got me for my birthday, my long dark brown hair that reached for my thighs, washed and brushed until it was soft and knot free. I sat down at the table, sitting up straight, elbows off the table out of habit and grabbed the milk pitcher and poured some of its contents in my glass. I drank that and ate some bacon and toast.
"May I be excused?" I asked my head bowed.
My grandpa looked up at me from his morning paper and nodded silently. My grandpa was not much of a talker since he was in world war two. I nodded back and scooted my chair back and walked around the table to the front door and walked outside.
I walked out to where I had saw Optimus last and did not find him. I looked around the edge of the woods and when I found nothing I turned around. I felt myself hit something hard and looked up to see that I ran into Optimus' leg. I looked down and took a deep breath then looked back up at him in a scolding manor.
"You peeping Tom!" I yelled.
"I am sorry, I got worried and I had something to tell you" he told me.
"Oh, and I suppose that gives you the right to peek through my window and watch me get dressed is that it?" I asked him, teasing him.
"No, I mean..." he started but did not know what else to say "I'm sorry Jody" he said.
I laughed and patted his leg "It's OK Optimus, now what was it you wanted to tell me?" I asked.
"Well you see I scanned this forest and found that it is very large" he said.
I looked at him with disbelief "That's it?" I asked.
"Well, no I was actually wondering if, perhaps, that I could make a base here with the other Autobots" he asked.
"Why?" I asked.
"Well, seeing how large the woods are would be perfect for us to live in, also the thick grove of trees would give us a great place to hide from the world but keep an eye on any trouble that may be caused by any kind of Decepticon or tell us if there's a new Autobot coming into the atmosphere" he explained.
I looked at him with an odd expression "And you can do all this with trees?" I asked confused.
He laughed "No, we would have to build the actual base underneath the ground, but that will be simple, and since no one comes out here, except you, it will be completely unknown" he said.
"And where are you going to get the metal?" I asked crossing my arms over my chest.
"The Junkyard back where you found me" he said quickly, as if he knew the answer right off the bat.
I laughed "Alright, but you better be quiet, otherwise my Grandparents will freak" I told him then raised a fist at him "and if that happens I will have to listen to their screaming and for that I will have to kick all your metal butts, Savvy?" I said and punched his leg playfully.
He nodded and saluted me "Yes Jody, I understand"
"Good" I said and thought for a moment "So where are the other Autobots?" I asked.
He smiled and pointed behind me. I frowned and slowly turned around to see what the hell he was pointing at and nearly screamed but gasped a "Oh shit" instead.
There stood four other beings just like Optimus but looked different. One was yellow and gray with a tad bit of red, one that was black and gray with cannons on his shoulders, one that was green and white with red connected eyes, and a blue and white one that had red connected eyes as well, but this one also had a red cross looking symbol on his forehead.
I took a deep breath and closed my eyes putting my hands together, wrapping all the fingers except the index fingers which stayed pointing at the sky. I laid my index fingers on my forehead and breathed calmly, trying my best not to freak out. I twitched slightly and kept my position.
"You planned this all out before you even went to ask me didn't you?" I asked Optimus.
I heard a nervous laugh and then silence. I removed my index fingers but kept my eyes closed "Excuse me" I told them.
I walked down deeper into the forest, the Autobots watching after me. I waited until I knew I was hidden from their sight, then stopped. To the Autobots displeasure I let out a long, high pitched scream of frustration. They put their hands over their ears and yelled in pain. After about 5 minutes I came back completely calm, looking exactly as I did when I left. I gave them a smile which confused them.
"Right then, the forest is all yours, just don't mess it up to bad, for that I will also make you pay with your Robot asses, if you do" I said completely happy.
"Autobots" The whole group said in unison, correcting me.
"Whatever" I said, going back to being angry at them then looked Optimus "What? Aren't you going to introduce me?" I asked impatiently tapping my foot on the ground, my arms folded over my chest.
"Oh, yes" he said a little embarrassed that he had not done so sooner "Everyone, this is Jody" he said gesturing to me. I nodded.
"Hey, I'm Hot Shot" said the gray and yellow one with the hint of red, who I noticed had pretty blue eyes. He must have been young because he sounded and acted that way. I nodded to him in acknowledgment.
"My name's Jetfire, pleasure to meet your acquaintance little lady" said the white and green one with connected red eyes, who knelt down and took my hand with his metal index finger and bowed his head over it. I noticed that he had one of the those mouth masks like Optimus did. I nodded, blushing slightly by his charming flattery. He pulled away.
"I am Red Alert" said the one that was white and blue with the red cross symbol on his forehead. I nodded to him smiling.
I looked at the last one, the one that was black with green eyes and cannons on his shoulders.
"Ironhide" he said, and to my horror his cannons swung around and aimed at me. My eyes went wide and nearly screamed. But Optimus interfered and stopped him. The one known as Ironhide put his cannons away. I took a sigh of relief then glared at him.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled at him "You could have shot me!"
"I was just showing you my guns!" he yelled back.
"You didn't asked if I wanted to!" I yelled louder.
"I shouldn't have to, meat bag" he retorted.
"Yes you do, bucket of bolts!" I said getting right in his face.
"Stupid human!" he roared and got right back in my face.
"Dim witted bazooka truck!" I screamed.
The one known as Ironhide stopped and stared at me. He got out of my face and turned around in a huff. I smiled knowing I won.
"I am not a dim witted bazooka truck" he grumbled.
I laughed slightly and shook my head.
Optimus patted Ironhide's back "It's OK my old friend" he told him.
Ironhide only grumbled. The others looked at me with slight amazement. I looked at them.
"What?" I asked as they stared.
They realized I saw them staring and looked away whistling like they had done nothing.
I rolled my eyes and walked back up to the house.
"Good luck" I called waving my arm, not looking back. I smiled 'this truly has been an eventful 24 hours' I told myself. I walked in through the back door and shut it.