Transformers Prime: Miami
Hey readers! I'm throwing in this special chapter to celebrate the win of the Miami Heat over the Oklahoma City Thunder. This chapter takes place before the current storyline and shows Team Elita out for a team building field trip. Also in this chapter is a special shout out to HyperionSeeker and his story Echelon! It's an awesome read and I highly recommend you all check it out!
SPECIAL CHAPTER: If you can't take the Heat…
American Airlines Arena Game 5
Pre-Game
Elita-One and the Autobots arrived at the American Airlines Arena at least an hour before the game kicked off, Just like Verity Carlo asked them too. They were able to find the four parking spaces reserved for them in the parking garage. Elita-one had received an invite for her and her team to enjoy a Miami Heat game , and a game that was for the NBA world title.
April Sullivan and Yuri Makarov got out of Mirage, They were dressed in proper Miami Heat fan attire, April wore a red shirt with the team logo on it while Yuri had a hat and a Heat jersey on. They looked to see Elita one and her team activate their holomatter avatars. They were a special technology the Autobots used to maintain their cover identity. They could use hard light to form a human avatar that could operate from their robot form several hundred feet away even through thick walls.
Each Autobot had a avatar they used, Elita one used the form an older looking woman that she took from the actress Sigourney Weaver, While Mirage used and older gentlemen with black hair with grey pepper all over it, it had a striking chiseled chin and resembled another actor named Bruce Campbell. Perceptor used the avatar of an older human male with white hair and clear blue eyes. He wore an all-black suit, and spoke with a British accent. April once told him his avatar reminded her of Malcom McDowell, whoever he was. Sunstreakers avatar was tall, he had olive skin and was bald, He wore a peach shirt with beige slacks and sunglasses. Of all the avatars his was hands down the most handsome. Like his car form, Sunstreaker took pride in making sure his Avatar was no different.
"Let's do this!" Sunstreaker said with a huge grin, He was a big Miami Heat fan and practically accepted for Elita one when they got the invite.
"You know I have always driven by this arena but never once went in!" Elita said "It's impressive!"
"And this is just the parking garage!" April quipped" You should check it out inside!"
"Where is GreenLight?" Yuri asked looking around.
"Greenie, did you find a place to land?" Elita one asked over comms.
"I found a spot at the RV park across the street!" Green Light said over the radio " Let me lock onto your position and I'll transmit my Holomatter avatar there."
Within seconds, Green Light's avatar appeared next to them, her avatar was young about 19 years old with long black hair, She wore a dark red sundress with a Miami Heat pin on it. She smiled as she joined her team. Within moments they moved inside the arena, At the entrance to the West side of the arena they were greeted by Detective Verity Carlo and standing next to her was Prowl in his holomatter avatar, He too wore a black suit with a dark red tie. He was a white male with short black hair and light blue eyes.
"Verity!" April said as she happily hugged her" Was all this your idea?"
"Nope!" Actually all this was Agent Greene's idea!" Verity said to surprise looks.
Verity pulled out an envelope and passed out tickets to everyone, "She actually got us a luxury suite too!" She said as she handed a ticket to an emotional Sunstreaker. "It's ok…It's ok…" She patted him on the shoulder.
"P-Private suite? I-I think I'm gonna cry!" He said as his voice squeaked.
They made their way to the upper levels they found their luxury suite and inside was Agent Tabatha Greene already waiting for them. The suite was large and had various furniture and couches in it. There was a small spread of food and drinks in the table by them kitchenette, and there were three large windows overlooking the arena and the court.
"Hey guys! So glad you could make it!" She said as she rose to greet them.
"Agent Greene we have you to thank for this?" Elita one asked shaking her hand.
"Don't look so surprised Elita, After what you all have been through and what you've done for our country, I wanted to thank you all with a small token of appreciation!" She said sincerely.
Sunstreaker raced forward and hugged Agent Greene tightly" And I thank you so much! I am taking back everything I ever said about you!"
Agent Greene looked surprised and oddly weirded out " Y-your Welcome Susntreaker!"
"So all of this is on Uncle Sam's dime? " Mirage said as he looked out over the crowd and beamed a look of approval.
"Well it's not who you know, it's how you know them!" Greene smiled "There are snacks for the humans, I'm not sure about you Autobots but you'll find the necessary ingredients you need to make you Energon Mojitos by the bar."
That perked Mirage up "Off to the bar I go!"
"Perceptor ? What is this basketball?" Green Light asked the scientist.
"Ah yes! It's a popular sport among the humans, I believe the purpose is to try to pass a round rubber ball through that metal ring with a net attach to it!" He pointed out "See this game began in 18-" He was then interrupted by Sunstreaker as he put his arm around GreenLight.
"Look all you gotta know is you cheer for the guys in the white jerseys! And boo the guys in the blue jerseys!" Sunstreaker said as he patted her on the head. " Oh and Dwayne Wade is NOT overrated!"
Soon the Arena grew dark as the crowd exploded in cheers as the music and the voice of the announcer filled the arena.
"AAAAAAND NOW! STAAAAAAAND UP! AND MAKE SOME NOIIIIIISE, FOR YOUR MIAMIIIIIII HEEEEAAAAAAT!"
1st Quarter
Electricity was in the air as the crowd exploded every time the Heat scored a basket. Elita one enjoyed seeing her human friends getting into the game. April and Yuri sat next to each other as Yuri enjoyed a hot dog and nachos. April instead had a plate of veggies and greens, Elita-one had heard her mention she was a Vegetarian, and understood that she didn't eat any meat and only chose to eat vegetables.
"What a country!" Yuri exclaimed as he saw the dancers on the floor "I love this basketball!"
"Have you ever played the game?" April asked him
"Only in the gyms in our off time, When we weren't training we were exercising." He said "In Russia , we would never have something like this!"
Verity smiled as she saw the Autobots were enjoying the game, Prowl liked the Miami Heat but preferred to go to a Miami Dolphins game. She noticed Prowl and Sunstreaker were actually talking and connecting over this game. When Prowl left the Autobots it was on such bad terms, Verity wondered if he would ever talk to them again.
"This is interesting" Elita One said as she sipped her Energon Mojito
"What is? How a large group of humans can come together for a single cause?" Verity smiled as she asked Elita She knew it was her first time attending a basketball game in this Arena."
"No, What's interesting is how the Thunder think they can double team Lebron James when he is in the clutch and not think to cover Bosh from the three point line. I mean Durant is good but he gets lazy if he has to hustle down the court and then guard against the screen! I mean clearly one team has shown up to play and it's not the Thunder!" Elita one said surprising Verity with her freakish knowledge of basketball.
3rd quarter
Sunstreaker and Prowl both shouted and high fived each other as Lebron James hit a three pointer. "YES! YES! YOU GO YOU HUMAN! YES!" Perceptor shouted, He then stopped to see the surprised looks of his team . He cleared his throat "Ah I meant to say good show!"
Verity, April and Agent Greene were oddly enough discussing past boyfriends when Greene received a text, "Excuse me I need to take this." She said as she exited the room.
April saw Verity eye Greene as she left the room, "What do you think something is up?" April asked her. Verity looked at April and smiled a little " Huh? Oh nah. I'm sure it's nothing.."
Greene went to the service elevator and flashed her government ID to the door guard. She took the floor to the arena level and went into one of the empty hallways by the locker rooms. The hallway was dimly lit as she sensed someone was here waiting for you.
"It's good to see you again Tabatha.." The man in a suit said.
She turned to see her old acquaintance, a man who went only by the code name of The Commander. He had short cropped brown hair and average features; He was someone who could blend in easily into his surroundings, something he was well trained to do. During her time working in Black ops she had worked with him many times. He had dropped off the radar a few months back which is why she didn't hesitate to answer his call.
Greene got closer to look at him better in the dim light. "Interesting place you chose to meet." She teased.
"It's great cover, plenty of escape routes and everyone is pre-occupied with the game, what are you complaining about?" The Commander said.
"It's good to see your well, "Greene touching his arm.
"And you too Tabatha, did you bring what I asked?" He asked hesitantly.
Agent Greene pulled a chain from around her neck and attached to it was a small flash drive. She held it up before him. "I did as you asked, I gathered the files of the recruits you wanted me to get, on it it's everything, past history, family history psych profiles."
As he reached out for it she pulled it back and placed her other hand on his arm, " Look before I give to you I have to know something, Because I've heard some disturbing rumors. That you're in league with MECH? Please tell me it's not true…"
He paused before looking at her in the eyes "How could I be a part of MECH when I'm still working for the company?"
Greene let a long moment passed before finally deciding to take his word, "She handed him the flash drive. He took it and placed it in the inside of his jacket.
"You know they are just children," Greene pointed out to The Commander." What could you possibly want with children?"
He looked at her with soft eyes, "I'm not going to tell you, so if your ever asked you won't have to lie."
Every instinct in her mind was screaming at her that this was wrong, that he had turned against his country that she needed to stop him. He then cut her with his next words.
"Look I called in my favor, remember Iraq? How I helped you? This makes us even I swear." He said in a silent manipulation.
Greene remember that mistake she made, It was a lack in judgment that should have buried her for good, But this man known only as The Commander, swept in and covered for her. He gave her another chance when she knew damn well she didn't deserve one.
"Please don't make me regret this…." She said holding her emotions in check.
He came closer and touched her cheek "Are you lonely tonight?"
She looked at him and pulled his hand away "That was a long time ago, a lots changed."
"Well I'm staying at the Setai Hotel in South Beach, Come by if you want to do something mindless." He said as he gave her a key card with a room number on it. He gave her a small salute as he melted back into the dark hallway.
As Agent Greene left the corridor she turned the corner to see Verity Carlo. She stopped as the two women sized each other up.
"How much did you see?" Greene finally asked.
"Enough to know It's not my concern…yet" Verity retorted.
"He's just an old boyfriend." Greene tried to cover up "It's not who knows you it's how they know you…"
"Look I don't care who you shared your bed with, I just want to know. Was tonight sincere? Did you really mean for us to get together to relax or was it just another one of your grand schemes? "Verity accused.
"Believe what you want Carlo, you're not the only one who has mistakes to account for!" Greene said bitterly as she started to walk past the Detective.
Instantly Verity knew she was out of her bounds." Tabatha wait, "She called out as Greene stopped and looked back. "Look I'm sorry ok, I know we've had our differences but in the end we're on the same side. C'mon let's go to the bar and just talk, I'm buying!"
Agent Greene for the first time smiled genuinely at Verity and accepted her offer.
End of Game.
Team Elita cheered loudly as the Miami Heat won the game and the championship, Team Elita cheered as the court was flooded with reporters and players and staff. Red and white confetti flew in the air as the celebrations began.
"Where is Agent Greene and Verity?" Elita asked looking around; she was worried they were missing this moment. April quickly texted Verity and got an answer.
"They're at the bar….THEY'RE at the bar!' She realized as she looked at Yuri who was also confused. "I thought they couldn't stand each other!"
"Well regardless, I had a blast! " Elita smiled a she knew her Autobots did as well; She wanted to thank Agent Greene for this much needed outing. She then looked around and noticed someone else was missing. "Hey where is Sunstreaker?"
Mirage then saw Sunstreaker " Woah look I think I found him!"
Team Elita then looked to see Sunstreaker was already on the court celebrating with the winning team, He already had on a championship shirt and cap and was smiling and hugging players left and right. He posed with the team as they took pictures with the Larry O'Brian trophy.
"Wow he's good…." April said astonished.
CONGRATS TO THE MIAMI HEAT 2012 NBA CHAMPIONS.
A/N : This was a special chapter to commemorate the win of the Miami Heat, Hey this story takes place in Miami I had to do something! I will kick back up with the battle of Miami this week, as I said this story takes place BEFORE that arc. This story also is a shout out to an awesome story I am currently enjoying by HypersonicSeeker called ECHELON. It's an awesome read I highly recommend. The character of The Commander belongs to her not me. Thanks again to him for his blessing!