DISCLAIMER: FOUND ON THE FIRST CHAPTER
A/N: Thank you for reviewing…..
Well anyhow last chapter was a flashback/back-story kind of thing with Radon and her rudeness to Keller. Well this chapter is basically a little (hopefully plot filler) to the story.
By the way I've only played Halo and Halo 2 never played Halo 3 yet and waiting for the game to come out so I can play it with my cousins
Sorry it is so slow….
THE LOST CHILDREN OF CYBERTRON
Chapter 4: The Student Exchange
After that talk with Kamaka, Radon found herself in the living room with her twin brother, Sonic and Artemis playing a game of Halo 3 in multiplayer mode.
"Ah Slag! That bastard took my damn med kit!" shouted Rodan.
They played as a team the twins were Elites and the other two Spartans.
Music was blaring from across the room with Stitch attached to the sound system playing a mix that he and Sonic have been working on. Those two loved to come up with new music mixes and were pretty good at it. And for the hell of it one of the locals gave them a D.J. system that they were planning on getting rid of for a new one. Stitch and Sonic repaired it for good measure and placed new parts in it to make it work even better.
The sound of something crashing and cursing came right from another part of the room where the kids were working on homework. It seems as if one of the kids the one called Kyouji was cursing as he spilled Soda all over his homework.
"Ah Shit! That was three hours worth of math work!" he swore.
"You will watch your language young man!" a metallic voice said and Kyouji cringed at the sight of the hologram above him.
"Sorry Nanobite," he said
The computer only glared at him while he went to clean up his mess, and grabbed some more paper from his room to start on his homework again.
All the while the other two occupants of the study group a young woman with dark curly hair and slightly Asian looks. Her dark skin made her look more like one of those Exotic women from the Middle East like Egypt or something. And what makes her look more exotic was her lithe form like that of a dancer so basically she could knock out a boy with just looks, (or other parts of their bodies).
The girl across from her was a slightly chunky Asian girl with dark curly hair, and also dark skinned, but her reptilian green eyes made her appear as if she was related to a dragon. The boy however looked like the typical Asian with spiky straight black hair and fair skin. His athletic build and medium physique made him someone that would kick your ass with just a look.
All three kids or cousins are trying to finish their homework.
In the mean time….
"Ah Shit!" yelled Sonic as he threw down his controls. They had been playing the new Halo 3 game online with other players and Sonic just got himself killed by a Hunter – Elite. "Damnit!" he growled and the other three laughed.
"Hey Sonic you're about to respawn hurry up!" yelled Rodan as Sonic got up to get a cube of Energon.
As he sat down to play again Rodan smirked as she caught up to one of the grunts. "Alright Pit-Spawn eat rockets!" she said and blew a grunt out of the sky.
That same grunt was splattered all over the virtual wall.
It was then that the door to the living room opened and a short round Asian Woman entered. "Hey guys!" She said.
"Hey grandma!" was the reply.
"It is time for your lessons," she said and all the kids turned off what ever video game, T.V. show, music, and other wise turned towards the woman before them.
"Alright meet me in the training room in about ten minutes," she said and turned from them.
-----Training-------
Obun Pakele was the matriarch of this clan of Cybertronian children and her own flesh and blood. And as Matriarch it is her sworn duty to pass on the family's traditions and fighting styles. In this case it was a mixed style of Chinese Martial Arts. As teacher she made sure to teach her pupils discipline.
The children all gathered into the room that had been made like a training room of sorts. The floor was covered in what appeared to be mats and she was dressed in her traditional Gi. The other kids (except the bots) were dressed the same way. They all bowed to their sensei as she did in return.
"Alright you all know the drill I want ten laps for the humans and lubricant check on all bots." She said
They did as they were told and many did various stretches as well.
All the while Obun watched and taught as they did various exercises even the bots did as she taught them. Some of them looked kind of off doing it but they have been doing it since they were sparklings.
Obun was a master at many forms of Martial Arts including, Jeet Kun Do (Spelling anyone?), Tai Chi, Northern Shaolin, Hun Gar, Ba Qua, Karate, Judo, Kendo, and various other versions of Martial Arts. This is what happens when one hangs with the elders back home in Japan. You learn stuff of their travels.
Obun was now teaching her grand children and surrogate grandchildren the same. (Cologne from Ranma ½ anyone)
"Alright we will be doing our weapon's practice today so I want everyone to pick a partner (different from last time) and start practicing." She said
Being as the Cybertronian children don't have their battle computers online (Due to the damage that Nanobite suffered millions of years ago) they never knew how to fight like Cybertronians or how to summon a weapon from subspace. Hell even morphing a gun was impossible to them. Without that battle computer online or any sort of weapons such as a plasma rifle the children were stuck.
Not if Obun had anything to do with it.
The old woman remembered when she first learned of this flaw in the control room many years ago.
--FLAHSBACK—
"Greetings Obun," Nanobite said as she materialized in front of the Japanese woman.
"Greetings Nanobite," the old woman replied
"What brings you here to this part of the ship? And why are you trying to translate some of my records?" Nanobite asked,
"I was merely trying to find out more of your history especially about this war." Obun replied
"Ah I see," Nanobite answered back as she moved to the monitor.
"Why did you not ask?" she then said
"I did not want to disturb you," Obun replied
"You are not disturbing me if you ask nicely," the hologram replied
"I know Nanobite but seeing as you are busy with the children I was just wondering about it," Obun asked
"I understand Obun and I will explain. You see I was heavily damaged from when the Decepticons had hit the main hyperspace engine causing the navigations systems to go offline and for our ship to end up here. It was intentionally supposed to go to another star system but that is not the case. I fear when we landed that further damage was done and that some of my systems will be permanently erased unless another mech from Cybertron comes and repairs it," Nanobite said.
"What sort of things were erased Nanobite?" Obun asked her cane clicking the ground
"The names of Radon and Rodan's creators for example are lost. Along with the programming to bring online the children's battle computers when they become of age. It is necessary for when the time comes the Decepticons will find them. It is only when they do that I fear the most," Nanobite replied.
"So by battle computers what do you mean?" asked Obun
"The Battle computers are what enable Transformers mainly Decepticons to think of battle strategies and combat simulations. Of these they can defend themselves by activating their weapons systems for combat usage," Nanobite replied
"So in other words without these 'Battle Computers' the children are defenseless?" Obun asked
"Yes, even in unarmed combat they would not know how to defend themselves," Nanobite replied.
"Well I can fix that!" Obun said
"How do you intend to repair the system?" asked Nanobite
"Not repair it train them in a different type of unarmed combat techniques only found here on Earth. I just so happen to know a few styles," Obun replied back at the hologram her chest puffing out.
"And how are you going to teach them?" Nanobite asked
"The old fashioned way," was the reply
----END FLASHBACK---
As the students practiced Obun was lost in her thoughts thinking about that day that she told the hologram about her plans on teaching the bots how to fight. It was also when said bot appeared that Obun turned her head.
"Greetings Nanobite," she said to the hologram.
"Greetings Matriarch Obun I see the training is still going well," she said
"Yes, as you can see they are nearly done with the brown belt and ready to become black belts. Once they reach black belt level Nanobite they will be ready to face the world," she said and the hologram nodded in approval.
It was after the said lesson that Nanobite turned to Obun.
"They have learned much haven't they?" she asked
"Yes they have learned and soon the time will come when they have to learn for themselves the horrors of what awaits them." Obun replied.
"I know Obun but that is not the reason why I am here," she said,
"Oh? What is the reason you are here Nanobite?" she asked
"You have mail," was the answer.
SOMETIME LATER AFTER LESSONS
"Man grandma was intense," said Kyouji as he rubbed his shoulder with a muscle relaxer.
The others were pretty much banged up with dents here and there that can easily be taken out with a plunger or a sledge hammer. But all the same Alex was very quiet as she held an envelope in her hand.
Student Exchange Program
The program had been fairly simple at least. Students from different parts of the nation are to travel and spend a good semester in another state. Well for Alex that was an opportunity that she was not going to pass up.
She ripped open the letter to find the results of her survey into the program.
Dear Alexandria Pakele,
We are pleased to announce that after your many trials to get into our program you are finally accepted into the National Student Exchange Program.
"YES!" she shouted
You are after careful selection to be placed in Tranquility High School in Tranquility, Nevada and housed in Tranquility Community College Dormitory building number 334. Your tickets are enclosed inside the envelope, so please be at the airport at 12:30 Hawaii time to board the plane for Los Angles. There you will meet with the person who will take you to your dormitory.
If you have any vehicles you wish to send to California please make sure they are sent a week ahead of time, and that they meet California Vehicle standards.
If you have relatives in or near Tranquility that you wish to stay with please reply to this letter at the address shown with the name, address and phone number of the person you wish to stay with.
If you have any questions please have your parents respond before June 23
Thank you
Nicole Marshall
Department of Student Exchange
"Awesome Alex!" said Kyouji as Alex read to letter to everyone.
"Cool,"
"Congrats,"
Alex blushed as she received many congrats and other things from the others until…
CRASH…
WHO THE SLAG WENT INTO MY ROOM!!!!
The other bots looked at each other till finally they all turned to Skeeter and Stitch and both bots ran for their lives as an angry Radon came charging from her room. She held in her hand a very large rod and they both knew that messing with the seeker was not a good thing.
The others quickly ran to Radon's room and found to their horror the walls painted a bright pink.
Something that Radon despised more then anything.
They all turned to the seeker to find herself covered in pink paint and could not help but snicker at her dilemma as she chased the other two around.
The said little bots ran laughing as Radon gave chase that is until.
"ENOUGH!" yelled a gruff voice and all activity stopped.
There at the door was none other then Kamaka along with two other adults.
The children immediately sent greetings to the adults.
"Skeeter! Stitch! Get over here right now!" the person on Kamaka's right yelled and the two smaller bots ran up to the man.
"Yes sir!" they said in unison.
"What did you do to Radon's room?" he asked with a stern voice.
"Um nothing…" Skeeter tried to defend himself.
"Do not give me that explain to me why Radon's room is splashed pink with the words 'I love to play with myself,' written all over the walls?" this time the man was very angry.
"Umm…." Was the reply
"And why is Radon covered in pink paint?" he said sounding even angrier.
The two cringed knowing that they have been caught.
"Both of you will spend the next recharge cycle in there cleaning the mess up. As for you Radon you are to clean yourself up and spend the next recharge cycle in the hanger is that understood?" he said and the seeker nodded.
"Good, you two start cleaning NOW!" he shouted and the Nextel phone and the laptop computer scrambled out of the living room and towards the room that that seeker normally would hang out.
"Daddy, Daddy look I got accepted into the student exchange program!" Alex shouted as she approached.
She held the letter up high for her father and her mother (the other person next to Kamaka) to read.
"That is wonderful news Alex! I thought you would have given up after the forth time," her mother said
"Nope I never give up that is my motto," Alex said triumphantly.
"You have been watching too many cartoons Alex," Kyouji said as he ran up to the people at the door.
"Well I better get going or else my dad is going to give me dirty lickins!" he said smiling as he ran out the door an up the shoot.
Radon in the meantime had just come back in from taking a bath and proceeded to the television. Since it was turned off with the others doing other things she decided to watch her favorite cartoons. At the moment however she was watching Avatar the Last Airbender.
---LATER THAT NIGHT---
As everyone went to their separate homes and rooms Radon was left in the main hanger in her alt form. She sighed as she heard the waves pounding not too far above her. The hanger itself is underground and thanks to the designs of the base was equipped with launching mechanisms the let them get catapulted out at maximum velocity if they so wished.
But right now Radon sat in the main hanger in her alt mode sulking while the other two misfits she called siblings cleaned up the mess they made of her room. Sometimes she often wondered what being a Decepticon was like (besides the bad stuff she's heard during lessons on the war.) but she also wondered what it would be like to live the old ways of the Decepticons before the war.
They were protectors back then; not destroyers and conquerors Radon thought as she sat there.
She had gone through reading one of her favorite quotes on the internet, and that was from the code of Bushido.
I have no parents; I make the Heavens and the Earth my parents.
I have no home; I make the Tan T'ien my home.
I have no divine power; I make honesty my Divine Power.
I have no means; I make Docility my means.
I have no magic power; I make personality my Magic Power.
I have neither life nor death; I make A Um my Life and Death.
I have no body; I make Stoicism my Body.
I have no eyes; I make The Flash of Lightning my eyes.
I have no ears; I make Sensibility my Ears.
I have no limbs; I make Promptitude my Limbs.
I have no laws; I make Self-Protection my Laws.
I have no strategy; I make the Right to Kill and the Right to Restore Life my Strategy.
I have no designs; I make Seizing the Opportunity by the Forelock my Designs.
I have no miracles; I make Righteous Laws my Miracle.
I have no principles; I make Adaptability to all circumstances my Principle.
I have no tactics; I make Emptiness and Fullness my Tactics.
I have no talent; I make Ready Wit my Talent.
I have no friends; I make my Mind my Friend.
I have no enemy; I make Incautiousness my Enemy.
I have no armour; I make Benevolence my Armour.
I have no castle; I make Immovable Mind my Castle.
I have no sword; I make No Mind my Sword.
I wonder if I can make this my code of honor Radon thought as she sat there awaiting for her systems to slowly get her into recharge.
It was then that the door to the hanger opened and she turned her sensors to who had entered and found Kamaka standing at the doorway to the hangar.
He walked in his cane tapping the ground as he approached the Decepticon seeker.
Radon quickly transformed and allowed Kamaka to climb onto her hand.
"What brings you here Papa?" she asked
"It is about Alex," he said
"What about Alex?" Radon asked
"I wanted to let you know who was going with her to the mainland," Kamaka said.
"And what does this have to do with me?" Radon replied
"You are one of those going with them," Kamaka replied
"WHAT!" Radon nearly shouted
"You heard me young lady, you are going with them to the mainland," was the reply
"But why?" she asked
"It is about time you learned about the outside world. The others have done it even Goliath and Artemis have done so and so has your brother. It is about time that you my young seeker do the same." Kamaka explained.
"But Alex does not need an F-22 following her. I mean who else is going?" Radon asked
"Besides yourself, Skeeter, Stitch, Sonic, and Zenith," was the reply
"Zenith? I thought he was too afraid to go anywhere and besides what about my brother," Radon asked again holding Kamaka up to eye level.
"He went to Japan last year. And you have not gone anywhere," Kamaka countered.
"Oh alright I will go to Nevada with Alex but the question remains how will we get there?" she asked
"Arrangements are already being made with your Aunt Marie who lives a few miles away from the main city at an old Air field." Kamaka said
"An air field? Aunt Marie? We get to see Aunt Marie?" now the seeker was more then excited.
"Yes you get to see your Aunt now off to bed with you now," he said laughing. As he walked out the door.
Radon was more then happy as she switched back into Alt-mode and went into bliss full recharge.
TBC