Chasing Rainbows chapter 2

Chapter title: Join The Club

A/N: Hey everyone! Okay so he is the next chapter! I'm gonna do my best to keep up with this fic as I believe it has potential plus I just love transformers and I wanna write about them all day! Anyway so here we get to meet a couple of the Autobots but they shall remain in their holoforms for the next couple of chapters because well Miya isn't supposed to know anything about them and Lennox needs to test her skills before deciding if she is good enough to complete the task. If she is then that's when the big reveal comes in so hold onto your hats. The reveal will come eventually. But not this chapter so I'm gonna stop rambling and let you read. Oh! one thing. If you wanna know what some of the holoforms look like then there is a link in my profile so I recommend you go check it out so you can get an idea for how I see them. But of course if you wanna picture them differently, then by all means do so.

The blindfold blocked out her vision completely, however the beautiful hum of the Peterbuilt eased a little of her tension. As beautiful at the truck was, it didn't quite succeed in shutting out that nagging feeling in the back of her head. If you really thought about it, everything in the situation screamed danger. Yet, even though things could've gone wrong; Miya felt somehow compelled to follow them. Like something was drawing her in. It wasn't the sanctuary away from a life in prison, it wasn't the idea of a dream job, it was the things she didn't know. She never heard about this N.E.S.T. team on the news but she had come across the name during her hack and that made her want to follow them even more. There's so many questions she needed answering.

Even though this was a strange set of circumstances, Miya couldn't bring herself to be scared, sure she was tense and nervous but definitely not scared. The men who rode next to her seemed honourable and she was pretty sure that there was more to them than meets the eye.

Sliding to a stop, the trucks hydraulics sounded and the windows seemed to have been rolled down as the sounds of soldiers conversing filled her ears. She could hear Lennox asking for entry onto this top secret base which was granted. Smoothly, the Peterbuilt continued on its journey once again.

This slow journey had been quite pleasant until the truck jolted to a stop sending both passengers flying forward. Miya and Lennox swore at the sudden shock, even some strange foreign sounding noise came from the cars radio. Reflexively, to stop herself from flying through the windshield, Miya gripped at the arm rests, digging in her nails to support herself. Her actions seemed to provoke a shiver from the car seat? Ok that's definitely weird. She thought.

"FUCKING WATCH IT! Jeez..." Lennox shouted, slightly out of breath with shock, at the obstruction that was unknown to Miya, she felt sorry for whoever was on the opposite end of the soldier's wrath.

Finally, the truck rolled to a stop, for what Miya hoped was the last time. She was proved right as Lennox reached behind her to untie the blindfold "sorry about all this. You alright?" She gave a firm nod to the soldier and jumped slightly as Rian opened the door for her to get out.

As her feet hit the ground she thanked Rian and began to take in her surroundings. The walls were barren and steel grey, much like a warehouse. A strange scaffolding type contraption stood tall in the centre of the room, it had to be at least 20ft tall. Soldiers and other N.E.S.T. members were milling about upon the contraption without a care in the world, just doing their jobs. It was strange to say the least. Slowly, Miya did a complete circle, trying to take it all in. "Nice place you got here." She said to the pair, the awe clear in her voice. Lennox smirked as he looked over at the young woman
"Oh yeah, it's lovely and cosy." He and even his companion chuckled "Rian and I have a few things to sort out so we will introduce you to the team you will be working with and one of them can give you the tour." The soldier nodded at her and gestured for her to follow him as Rian fell in step behind them.

A maze. That was one way to describe this place, the amount of corridors was astounding. And just when Miya thought her day couldn't get any more... Different - it did. "Holy shit..." she breathed in disbelief. Sitting in a perfect line were a gorgeous collection of cars ranging from a monstrous pick-up to a sleek and stylish sports racer. She knew Lennox and Rian were looking at her smugly but she couldn't care less in that moment. "they're beautiful, what the hell do the military need with these vehicles? Bloody hell I've never seen so many dream cars in one place and oh god Is that the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray 2009 concept?!" she was talking a mile a minute as her feet carried her towards the magnificent pieces of engineering.

Slowly and carefully, as if it were the most fragile thing in the world, her hands graced the hood of the silver concept whilst the pair walked up behind her "yeah, this team are a part of Pax's special division." she laughed at that

"I'll say" a new voice caught her attention. A smirking, young man no older than 18 was making his way over to the small group. His matte black hair spiked out from underneath his grey beanie, a black military jumpsuit was unzipped and tied around his waist revealing a grey cotton t-shirt, his dog tags hung loosely around his neck, his silver cross earing caught the sunlight and his piercing, blue eyes shone bright much like Rian's. He finally reached them with his hands in his pockets. For a soldier he was very carefree. "so I'm guessing this is the newbie, I'm Shawn, Shawn Strife" he flashed a smile, which seemed to sharpen his cheekbones even more, and removed his hand from his pocket so Miya could shake it.

Rian spoke up for the first time in a while "Shawn I require you to show Miss Scofield around the base and introduce her to the rest of our unit" his baritone voice held that commanding tone very well, it was obvious that Rian was this guy's superior as Shawn nodded and did as asked without question.

"Sure thing Pax, I'll do the rounds" Shawn replied to his leader
"Alright well we best get going. I know this is all moving pretty quickly, but you understand why, so if you need to take a breather just let someone know and you can have a break or something. Today you just need to meet a few people and not freak out. But tomorrow is when the real work starts so I hope your ready. Alright well, hopefully Shawn here won't get on your nerves too much. "Lennox directed at Miya, he then turned with Rian and left her alone with this soldier she barely know.

"So Miss Scofield, care to take a tour" he smirked at her
"What is with you guys and your formalities. Miya –my name is Miya" she rolled her eyes and walked ahead of the soldier who fell in step with her. "Nice accent you got there, Miya" he winked at her "so saw you took a liking to my car back there" wow this guy had an ego the size of Texas, this should be fun.

After a little bit of talking the soldier announced where they were going "I guess I better take you down to the mess hall to meet the rest of the team" she was guided through a small opening in a much larger door? Again more strange stuff in this place.

CHASING RAINBOWS…

Once again she began to take in her new surroundings. All the rooms in this place looked the same. It's the furnishings that separated one room from another. The mess hall, as Shawn called it, had a few black fabric sofas scattered around, a rather large and modern computer station, probably where I'll be spending most of my time she mused. Tables, a TV, games. I guess even soldiers need a break from their strict and busy lives.

Shawn gave a whistle from beside her. "HEY! DINO, BEE! COME MEET THE HACKER!" two men sitting in front of the TV turned around at the call and began walking over.

Stopping in front of them, Miya looked at the pair as Shawn introduced her "Guys, this is Miya Scofield." The nicely tanned brunette, who seemed to be the same age as Shawn, looked her up and down before taking her hand and kissing her knuckles "è un piacere conoscerla" Shawn and the young blonde both rolled their eyes and smirked
"English Dino" Shawn informed his friend with a laugh. "Well since he's trying to be charming I'll just introduce you. Miya this is Mirage Berardi but we call him Dino, for obvious reasons." she just chuckled
"Nice to meet you Dino"
"The pleasure is mine" his Italian accent was strong but undeniably charming. Shawn walked up behind the other soldier and placed his hands on the boy's shoulders in a brotherly motion. These soldiers had obviously known each other for a long time and had built up a strong family bond.

"And this here is Cameo Beeson, strange name and a mouthful to say so we call him Bee." The young blonde, who looked around 16, innocently smiled and waved at Miya. The question playing on her mind was how could such a symbol of youth and innocence be a soldier? The young boy looked as if he should be at home making banners for his peace rally instead of training to defend his country.
"nice to meet you Bee." He nodded at her and Shawn spoke up again
"Bee's kinda shy, not to mention he's kinda lost his voice, so I'll translate for him too. He says same to you." she smiled at him before he and Dino took off to return to whatever they were doing. A small smile was set on her face as she turned back towards Shawn
"You lot really like your nicknames." The man just chuckled before continuing his tour.

CHASING RAINBOWS…

It was such a strange environment, one she never could imagine she'd end up in. The steel coloured walls gave the place a cold feeling, yet it was pleasantly warm. The people around her were completely different to anyone she had ever encountered before, yet there was a strange sense of familiarity. It was as if she somehow belonged, it just seemed… right. Like she was meant to be there, which scared the hell out of her considering she hadn't even been there a day yet.

They carried on walking until they got to a small medical bay. It was simple with basic equipment. Two men were talking, the more muscular man started laughing whilst the other just scowled at him. Shawn walked them over there and cleared his throat to catch their attention. Both men turned around to look at the new arrivals "Miya I'd like you to meet our weapon's specialist Aaron Hyde." The muscular man nodded at her, now he was looking in her direction she noticed a scar running across his right eye, from his eyebrow down to his cheekbone. This guy was definitely a long time, battle hardened, soldier. "And this is our medic, Richard Hatchet. You'll hear us call him ratchet, or if we've pissed him off then 'The Hatchet'. He's got a gruff bedside manner but it's just to hide that he cares." Shawn smirked at said medic who glared back at him.
"I'll remember that next time you're in my med bay." Richard then gave an evil grin to the brunette next to Miya, who gulped nervously. Aaron just chuckled at the whole thing.

It was pushing into the evening when the tour finally came to a close "And that's about it." Shawn had shown her the basics of the base. They'd done a full circuit and ended back in the wreck room with Dino and Bee.

Exhaling softly, they both took a seat on the black sofas. Ratchet and Aaron were also present, along with three female soldiers who had been introduced as Darcy, Mia and Ellie Tawan, which sounded kind of like a star wars name if you asked her. The trio of girls were standing with Rian, Aaron and 'Ratchet'. She started pairing the men with the women, in her head when Shawn tapped her on the shoulder "You alright?"
"Yeah. So what are we talking about?" she leaned into the conversation and spent the rest of the evening chatting away with these soldiers. It'd been a long time since she socialized properly. In this place she wasn't the freak of nature that was younger and more vulnerable than everyone else. They needed her, they didn't care about what she had done in her past, all that mattered was her skills.

Lennox said something about tomorrow being when the hard work comes in and she'd be lying if she said she wasn't excited. She lived for coding, the frustration of when it didn't work was one of her favourite things, she fed off it, it drove her to her goal even more. But the best part was when she got the program to work. The feeling she got at the end was something that nothing else could recreate. Finally, after all those months in prison she was going to be back in her element.

The more time passed, the more she was glad she took Lennox's offer, maybe this place won't be so bad. After everything life had thrown at her, she'd stayed strong so maybe this was her reward because it sure as hell felt like an answered prayer.

A/N: thanks for reading. If you have any time then a review would be greatly appreciated, they inspire me to write! Anyway thanks and see you next chapter.