The Nemesis (Day)
"I thought Earth creatures couldn't combat Cybertronians." Starscream said as he reviewed the footage, displeased. "Clearly, our information was incorrect."
"[Like Jasper, Nevada's a party? Face it, with us having to stay hidden AND keep Donkey and Diddy secret, we're alone no matter where we go on this planet.]" Sounwave responded, replaying Arcee's words from earlier.
"Hmm. So it would appear that those particular Earthlings are outliers." Starscream said to himself, contemplating. "Soundwave, send a team to Jasper, Nevada. I want Arcee captured so she can tell us more about these strange Earthlings, as well as the location of their base."
Jasper (Day)
Jack Darby was not having a good day. "Why are those guys shooting at us!?" he screamed, trying to avoid getting blasted away.
"There's no 'us', kid. And they're no guys." Arcee said as she weaved through the Vehicons' laser fire. "Now hang on!" she yelled as she drove onto the highway. Suddenly, a loud rumbling noise coming from behind the Vehicons alerted Arcee and Jack to Bumblebee and Donkey Kong, with the latter driving the Dark Barrel Blaster. DK used his Spiked Barrel Mines, ramming his vehicle into the Decepticons to detonate them.
"Friends of yours?" Jack asked, ducking out of the way of a stray piece of wood.
"Family." Arcee corrected, a fond tone in her voice. "You might want to close your eyes."
"Why?" Jack asked. His answer was given in the form of Arcee driving off the bridge and landing in a drainage channel.
"Whoa." a young boy leaning on the wall of the channel said in awe.
"You have no idea." Jack said, getting off Arcee as fast as his legs would allow.
The two Vehicons quickly arrived in the channel as well, transforming before arming their blasters. Arcee, furious from the day she had, transformed and ran through the enemy fire before jumping into the air and kicking one of the Cons in the face. The other Vehicon shot at her in retaliation, only for the attack to graze the Autobot before she dodged and kicked its face as well. The wound, while not serious, made Arcee fall to one knee. As the Cons made their way to her to finish the job, a familiar black and silver projectile was thrown at one of their faces, sending the Con flying several yards.
Donkey Kong landed on the ground after striking the Vehicon, with Diddy Kong and Bumblebee following suit from the overhead bridge. The mute Autobot reeled his fist back and punched the remaining Con before taking a step back, accidentally crushing a toy car. Apologetically, he turned to the younger of the two human bystanders.
"No problem. Really." the boy said, relieving the bot until he was shot in the chest, launching him back. The Cons aimed their blasters at Bumblebee's head at point-blank range, hoping for a kill. "Leave him alone!" the boy yelled, gaining the Cons' attention. "Please?"
"Bad call." Jack said before pulling the younger boy away from the giant robots until they reached a drainage pipe. The Vehicon that was following them reached its arm into the pipe, and just before reaching them, was yanked out by Cliffjumper.
"You okay in there?" he asked.
"Yeah. Thanks." the younger human said.
"Don't look back." Jack said, dragging the boy further into the pipe until they escaped Cliff's view.
Meanwhile, Donkey Kong managed to climb onto one of the Con's shoulders, and took the opportunity to crush its head with a barrel. As for the other Vehicon, it now had a gaping hole in its chest, thanks in no small part to Bumblebee shooting it.
"Nicely done, DK." Cliffjumper said, crouching down to give the big ape a high five.
The deep sound of a humvee made everyone present turn around to see Bulkhead arriving. He transformed before stopping, taking notice of the two Vehicon corpses. "Seriously!? First Decepticon activity in three years, and I'm the only one who hasn't seen action!"
"That's what happens when you choose power over speed." Cliff said, a smug look on his face.
"Wow, you call that a fight scene? It looks like it was written at 2 AM with the author running on three cartons of chocolate milk. Honestly, why is anyone still reading this piece of garbage?"
-Cranky
Autobot Base (Day)
Optimus Prime was not having a good day. "Human?" he asked, turning to face those present in the channel.
"Two kids. They got caught up in a little scuffle with Cons." Cliff explained.
"If the Decepticons are actively targeting us, then anyone perceived as our ally will be at great risk. Arcee, Bumblebee, bring them in." Optimus said, prompting the two Autobots to transform and exit the base.
The next day, they returned with Jack, the younger boy from the channel, and a Japanese girl.
"I thought there were two." Ratchet said.
"Haven't you heard? Humans multiply." Arcee responded.
"Not that quickly." Cliff whispered to DK and Diddy, who were both perched on the bot's shoulder.
"I'm Raf." the younger boy introduced.
"I'm Miko. Who are you?" the girl asked, running toward Bulkhead.
"Bulkhead." the Wrecker said, feeling nervous.
"Are you a car? I bet you're a truck. A monster truck! Do you like heavy metal? How much do you weigh? Ever used a wrecking ball as a punching bag?" Miko asked quickly in succession, stressing the Autobot.
"So, if you guys are robots, who made you?" Raf asked, to which Ratchet scoffed in annoyance.
"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron, also known as Autobots." Optimus said as he entered the room.
"Why are you here?" Jack asked.
"To protect your planet from the Decepticons." Optimus answered.
"The jokers that tried to bump us off last night." Arcee explained.
"Okay, why are they here?" Jack asked.
"A fair question, Jack." the Prime said, kneeling down. "In part, they are here because our planet is uninhabitable. Ravaged by centuries of civil war."
"Why were you fighting a war?" Raf asked.
"For most, over control of our world supply of Energon. The fuel and lifeblood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike. The combat was fierce, and endured for centuries. In the beginning, I fought alongside one who I considered a brother. But in war, ideals can be corrupted, and it was thus that Megatron lost his way." Optimus explained.
"Is there going to be a quiz?" Miko asked, yawning.
"So, what does this Megatron, or any of this, have to do with us?" Jack asked.
"Megatron has not been seen or heard from in some time. But if his return is imminent as I fear, it could be catastrophic." Optimus said.