Chapter 2: Love at First Sight

POV Megatronus

I was walking to my apartment late at night when I heard someone singing. I stopped for a moment to listen. The voice came from a young femme who was singing softly but also so sweetly. I continued walking down the sidewalk as the femme's voice grew louder and louder with each step. I finally reached the end of the block when all of a sudden I bumped into something.

"Oof" said a femme's voice as she fell down.

"Oh, I am so sorry!" I exclaimed. I put my servo out in front of her so that I could help her up. "Here, let me help…" I said before I stopped in mid-sentence.

I stared at the femme in awe at her beauty. She was a vehicular bot with black armor with sea blue coloring on her wheels, doors, and chest plate, and glacial blue ice color on her arms, legs, servos, and face plate. Her optics shone a dark maroon color with a light blue pupil in the middle.

Then the femme's optics looked up into mine as I couldn't help but stare right back into hers. My faceplate started to heat up at little from this feeling from deep within my very spark. I felt my spark skip a beat as it pounded against my chest plate. What is this that I am feeling? I would ask myself when I look into her optics. A few seconds had gone by before she finally broke the still silence.

"Uh, I'm ...uh should have really watched where I was going" she said shyly as she grabbed my servo as I lifted her up on her feet.

"Oh, no I should have watched where I was going, uh…ma'am" I said to her as I stumbled for words to otter out of my mouth.

She giggled softly before replying, "Maybe we both weren't paying attention to our surroundings."

I couldn't help but smile a little before I replied while rubbing the back of my head nervously, "Yeah."

She looked at me nervously before she said, "Well, I better get going. It's starting to get late."

"Yeah, me too" I said before I saw her walking past me and down the sidewalk.

I was about to walk away when I saw something peculiar. I saw three obnoxious mechs walking across the street towards her. I sneered at them as I followed them.

Femme's POV

I was walking down the sidewalk by myself when I heard footsteps behind me. I turned my head slightly to see three mechs tailing me from behind. My spark beat faster as fear started to enter my mind. I heard them mumbling to each other before they started to snicker in delight. I tried to just look ahead and ignore them but I couldn't.

Then I hear one of them whistling at me while the others just laughed. I started to get really nervous that I ducked into an alley. I was a fool to go into an alley that had a dead end.

"Oh scrap" I said to myself as I saw the metallic wall in front of me.

I turned around to see the three bots coming into the alley that I was in. They began to laugh at me while circling around me like a pack of wolves.

"What do you want from me?" I asked with concern for my own safety.

The tall mech with blue optics smiled before replying, "We're not looking for any trouble ma'am. We just want you to give us your money."

"Yeah, hee, no trouble" said the smaller mech with devil red optics.

My spark was pounding with fear in my chest plate as they continued to circle around me. "I… I don't even have any money with me" I replied nervously.

The leader looked at me evilly before he said sinisterly, "Oh, come on sugerbot. Don't play that 'I don't have any money' game with us, dear."

The smaller bot laughed evilly before he said, "Yeah, you don't want to mess around with us, little girl."

I started to back my way up against the cold metal wall in fear of what they are going to do to me next.

"But I'm serious. I don't have any money" I said as my eyes grew larger with fear.

"I don't believe you. Boys, search her" the leader said while snapping his metal fingers together. The two mechs advanced towards me as I tried to look for a way to escape.

I tried to make a run for it when the bulkier mech grab both my arms behind me and twisted them behind my back. I struggled in his grip while trying to break free.

I started to scream, "Someone! Help me!"

The leader started to laugh as he replied, "Ha, sorry to disappoint you babe, but nobody's gonna hear you."

"Let the femme go" said a harsh voice.

We turned to the entrance of the alley to see a big mech standing boldly to intimidate the three crooks. It was the mech that I bumped into from earlier.

"This is none of your business" said the leader as I continued to squirm in the mech's grip.

The mech's metal brows narrowed in anger as he retorted, "You made it my business when you attacked her."

My eyes widened in awe at his courage to protect someone like me from these lawless crooks. My spark started to relax a bit from the fear of these mech trying to hurt me to a calm steady normal sparkbeat.

"You wanna fight me?" the crook asked as he narrowed his optics at the grey mech.

The grey mech looked at him curiously before replying, "Do you know who I am?"

The tall mech huffed before retorting, "No, and I don't care."

The mech smirked before replying, "That's too bad. But if it's a fight you want... "He paused for a moment, "then let me enlighten you." He then got into a fighting stance while giving the three mech the 'come at me' hand gesture.

"Smart guy, huh" said the leader as he commanded his two lackeys to attack the mech with a simple snap of his fingers.

The bulky mech made a charge for the grey bot, but the grey mech grabbed him by the arm and flung him hard towards the ground. The two mechs were shocked at the grey mech's fighting skills that the leader and the smaller mech came at the grey bot with everything they got. The smaller bot tried to hit the grey mech from the side, but the grey bot out maneuvered him and then delivered a crushing blow in the crook's faceplate. The bot flew a few feet back before falling down flat against the ground.

"Why you!" shouted the leader as he made an attempt to hit the grey bot. The grey mech grabbed his servo in midair and delivered a big punch in the abdominal plate, which made the leader sink to the ground in pain.

"I hope you remember this lesson the next time you try to challenge a gladiator in a fight" the mech said while looking at the punk, who was coughing up a bit of energon.

The punk got up slowly and said to the others as they were starting to get up, "Let's get the heck out of here, boys!"

He started to run out of the alley as the bulky one followed close behind him with the small mech tailing behind the two while crying, "Mommy."

The grey mech watched the three running away before he turned towards me. His optics soften a bit before he asked me, "Are you alright?"

I felt warm lubricant starting to form in my optics before I ran to him and wrapped my arms around him. He was surprised that he just stood there like a statue as I started to cry. I kinda felt awkward for a moment because I was hugging a stranger, but at the same time I kind of felt safe when I'm around him.

I felt his servos gently touching my metal shoulder plates before he said, "Shh shh, it's alright now. They won't bother you again."

I opened my optics slightly before I looked up at him. Our optics met again as I felt my spark skip a beat like it did when we first met each other. His optics shone gently as he looked back at me. Then I felt his servo on my faceplate as he wiped away my tears.

"Uh….thank you for saving me" I said as we slowly broke away from the embrace.

He smiled at me before replying, "I couldn't just leave you there like that. It would stain my honor to let something like that to happen to you."

I giggled a little before replying, "I guess it's a good thing that we bumped into each other."

He laughed and replied nervously, "Yeah."

"I should get going. My father must be getting worried" I said as I started to walk out of the alley.

"I'll accompany you" he said as I turned around to look at him curiously. "I mean I'll make sure that you get home safely in case those mechs ever come back" he said timidly while blushing a bit.

I smiled before replying, "Well, looks like I have my very own knight in shining armor."

His optics looked down shyly before I said, "My house isn't that far away from here."

I started to walk out of the alley and down the sidewalk with the grey mech walking behind me.

POV Megatronus

I walked with the femme to make sure that she got home safely. I cleared my pipes and asked her, "Um, could I ask what your name is ma'am?"

She stopped and turned around to look at me before she smiled and replied, "My name is Neonna."

I nodded as I said, "Please to meet you Neonna. My name is Megatronus."

Her optics widened as she asked, "You don't happen to be the gladiator Megatronus from Kaon would you?"

I nodded as I replied, "Yes that's me."

"Oh, I thought you live near the arena then here in my neighborhood" she said as we continued to walk.

"I do live near the arena, but I was visiting my parents that live here" I replied.

She nodded as we continued to walk. Occasionally we would have small conversations while getting to know each other. I found out that she is a florist, artist, and a dancer.

"Wow, how do you have time to do all of that?" I asked her.

She laughed and replied, "Easy, I multitask, but I still can't believe that you took on all of those mechs with ease."

"I was trained to fight at a young age" I replied.

"I see, but you're not like most gladiators are you?" she said couriously.

I shrugged my shoulders as I replied, "Yeah, but not all of my fellow gladiators are ruthless."

"Oh?" she said with interest.

I nodded before replying, "Yup, most of us have this code of honor that we all follow."

She nodded in reply before we turned right on Floral Ave. Then we came to a house with a beautiful garden in the front lawn. I stared in amazement at the beauty of the place.

"Well, we're here" Neonna said.

I turned to her and asked, "This is where you live?"

She nodded and turned to me and said, "Thank you for escorting me home safely, Megatronus."

"No problem, Neonna" I replied to her.

She was about to go into the house when I asked, "Um… will I see you again?"

Neonna turned around and looked at me curiously. I swore my faceplate felt hot when she looked at me like that. Her lovely maroon eyes softened before she replied, "Maybe we'll bump into each other again someday."

I nodded before I said with a meek smile, "Maybe if you want to you could come and watch me in the arena tomorrow night at 7."

She looked down at the ground before she replied, "I don't know. I'm not much of a femme who likes to watch bots fighting."

My smile disappeared as I look down sadly as I replied, "I see, but maybe if you can come" I paused for a moment, "I would greatly appreciate it if you come to support me when I'm fighting tomorrow night."

She looked at me and smiled sincerely as she replied, "I will think about it, okay."

This gave me hope I smiled and replied, "Okay. Then I'll probably see you tomorrow night then?"

She smiled as she opened the door before replying, "Maybe. Well, goodnight Megatronus."

"Goodnight Neonna" I said as I watched her disappear into the house.

POV Neonna

As I walked into my into my house, I went to the window to see Megatronus one last time. I saw him looking at my house one last time before he turned and started to walk away. He then transformed into a cybertronian jet and took off into the starry night sky.

I let out a sigh as I thought about him. Then I turned to see my father coming down the staircase.

"Neonna? Is that you my dear?" my father said.

"Yeah, just got home, dad" I replied while coming to the staircase to greet my father. My father is an old mech with light blue armor with gold and silver color designs in and around his armor. He has a silver-white beard that is half way down his chest plate.

"Ah, I was starting to get worried Neonna" he said as his dull navy blue eyes looked at me worriedly.

"Yeah, sorry that I came home so late" I said as I gave my old man a hug.

"It's alright my little flower, I'm just glad that you made it home safely" he said as he returned the hug.

I broke away from the embrace as I was going to head up stairs to go to bed when my father asked, "By the way, who was that young mech outside with you?"

I blushed a little before I replied, "He's just a friend that...that wanted to make sure I came home safely."

My father nodded before he said, "What a gentleman. You don't see that many of them today. Haha I wonder how long it will be before you two start courting and then maybe become sparkmates."

I blushed furiously before I turned around to face him and said annoyingly, "Dad!"

"What?" he replied innocently.

"We are not courting! We just met okay" I said while my faceplate was steaming up from embarrassment.

He laughed jollily at me before replying, "Whatever you say, dear. But I still think that you two make a cute couple." He pause for a moment to rub his chin and mumbled, "I wonder if I'll have any grandchildren soon."

I just rolled my optics as I went upstairs to power down. As I power down, I thought about Megatronus' offer. I sighed as I played back the memories of what happened tonight. Then I drifted off to sleep at the memories of Megatronus and how heroic he was in saving me from those crooks. Ah, he truly is a knight in shining armor.