Chapter 3 - A New World Part 3
After the siblings are paired up with their respective guardians everyone begins to go their separate ways. During this time Jazz offered to give a proper tore of the Ark and better introductions to the rest of the crew, Prowl was the first one who was sitting by himself. He was known as a military strategist and Optimus's second in command.
Next, they met up with Sideswipe and Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Hound, and Bluestreak. Hound was most interested in their world and the other version of Earth. The twins (Sideswipe and Sunstreaker) showed interest in the pokemon and wondered what else they can do. Bluestreak and Trailbreaker found the humans cute and wished they stay a bit longer.
Mirage had no interest in the humans or their 'pets' and Ironhide simply enjoyed them, especially Jon. They met up with Arcee who was with Windblade - one of the few Autobots who could fly.
Once they were done getting to know the bots they took the lift to the fifth deck and into the Engineering room where Wheeljack, Jetfire and Perceptor were at. They were talking about finding Energon - their fuel and lifeblood - to power up the ship without using pokemon, eventually the four left.
"Hey... um, Jazz let's stop here for today," Daisy said awkwardly.
"Yeah, I have to get back to Driftveil," Jon said.
Daisy turned her head to Jon, "Oh yeah, your gonna battle Clay today right?"
"Yep, this will be my fifth gym badge!" He cheerfully said.
Jazz and Bumblebee had a look of confusion and concern on their face.
"I thought you explained the concept of pokemon to them?" Jon whispered.
"I did... just not all of it."
Two heavy footsteps could be heard down the hall.
"I heard something about battling, what's going on?" Sunstreaker asked as he and Sideswipe enter their view.
The humans and their pokemon fell silent as Bumblebee explained the situation to them. The twins looked down on them curiously but serious at the same time.
"Right, I'mma say this now to clear misunderstandings: Gym battles are a way for trainers to prove their strength and pokemon. When the challenger wins they are given a gym badge which enables them to the next gym; in total there are eight badges a challenger needs to collect in order to enter Champion League and possibly become the next Champion."
"So you're telling me that trainers, such as yourself, put pokemon against each other for sport?" Sunstreaker asked crossing his arms not liking the idea.
"Well...-" He cuts her off, "Please don't tell me you let them fight to the death."
"NO! That's illegal and is literally pokemon abuse! People can go to jail for that and have their license revoked! She yelled unsettle. Daisy took a deep breath to calm herself as Eliza rubbed her head against her leg. "What gave you the idea?" She asked calmly this time.
"It just sounds similar to Gladiator pits back on Cybertron."
"I a sure you, it's nothing like that in fact why not see for yourself?"
He raised his hand to his chin thinking about it. Well, it's a good thing they have holomatters, that way they can easily blend in.
"Come on Sunny," Placing his arm around his shoulder, "We'll get to determine if it's really similar or not, plus we get to document this for boss bot," Sideswipe encourage.
"Ugh!" Throwing his arms in the air making Sideswipe remove his, "Alright, and stop calling me Sunny!"
"T' Driftveil City we go!" Jazz cheered.
During the ride, Jon and Daisy continued asking questions about the other earth; they told them it was similar to theirs just without the pokemon and the landmarks are placed differently. They also proclaimed that their timeline was set differently, being from the early 2000s. Sunstreaker remarks that humans are un-creative when it comes to naming planets.
The siblings began asking about the alliance they had with other humans. Bumblebee told them that they had an alliance with the UN to protect their Earth and that he had a human friend name, Spike. Daisy scoffs in her mind 'A war you brought to them' realizing that her planet is next.
A cold sensation went down her spine, 'My planet is next!' she mentally screamed.
"Dais' you alright?" Jazz asked concerned.
"Yeah! ... yeah..." as she turned her head towards the window while petting Vaporeon.
'I got to be strong for the both of us, more than ever,' looking at her brother through Bumblebee's window.
This time around the girl began asking how the war began which brought in different points of view and based opinions on the war itself. The two humans began to worry about their future.
After driving for twenty minutes they finally made it to Driftveil gym.
The humans and their partner pokemon hop out of their respective guardians.
"I'm excited to see what their human form looks like!" Jon said with glee.
The holomatters fizzled into existence: Jazz had dark skin and long black hair that sported sunglasses, Bumblebee had a female avatar who had fair skin and blonde hair, and the twins looked like young boy band members from a faraway region.
"That's so cool!" Jon squealed.
"No kidding, "
The 'bots walked over to their human companions, as they got close, Daisy noticed how tall Jazz and the twins avatars(although the twins an inch shorter than Jazz) were while Bumblebee was only two inches shorter than her.
Without further stalling, the group entered the gym, and walk up to the receptionist.
"Are you all gym challengers?"
"They're not, I am!" Jon said handing in his trainer card. The receptionist looks at it and gave it back to him. "This way challenger Jon, the rest of you can head that direction."
"Woo"
"Impressive right?" Daisy gushed as they exited the elevator.
Everywhere they looked was covered in rocks, it was also very spacious, in the middle of the range lay the arena. Vaporeon dash out in front of them and headed for the bleachers. They all sat down waiting for Jon to arrive.
"Definitely different," The Autobots simultaneously said.
"You know..." The four look towards her, "Not all gyms are like this one. Each gym is specially made for a gym leader who specializes in a certain type. Can you guess what typing Clay uses?"
"That's easy, it's rock!" Sideswiped smugly said.
"Actually, it's ground," Bumblebee chimed in.
"Huh? How can you tell?"
"Well, my guess is since we are underground and not above, and also because the badge he's getting is called the Quake badge which sounds similar to earthquake."
"Bee's right, Clay specialized in Groud types," Daisy applaud.
Vaporeon barked when Jon showed up in the arena. The group draw their attention to the boy as he stands waiting for Clay to get to his position.
The mechs jump at the girl's outburst when she and Vaporeon started cheering for her brother.
The referee or battle judge began announcing, "This is a three-on-three battle, if a pokemon faints or is unable to battle the winner goes to the other team. Let the battle begin!"
Back at Autobots base, also known as the Ark.
Red Alert informed Prowl about the leaved of a group of Mechs and their human companions a breem ago. The Mech vented, similar to that of a human sigh. While Jazz and his small group left for Driftveil City the rest of the Autobots are searching for Energon with no luck. Unlike E-84 (They now refer to their Earth) which was rich in Energon, this Planet had none to begin with as far as they know.
Trying to find another way of getting resources they will have to rely on human's fossil fuel and convert it into Energon. They only have thirty minutes before the power in the Ark shuts down and the closes energy output is the Driftveil City's power station.
Jazz watched as Clay recalled his Krokorok and Jon recalled his Inteleon. They release their second pokemon Palpitoad and Corviknight and began their next attack.
The saboteur felt a ring in his 'ear' and answer the comm, /Prowler you need somthin'?/
/The Ark is running low on power, there is a power station on the outskirts of Driftveil. I need you and your group to collect some of its energy./
/Now?/
/Yes./
There was a moment of silence.
/'Bout that.../
/Where are you and the humans?/
/We're at Driftveil's City gym. Jon is challenging the gym leader to earn his fifth badge. I'll get the power source once we're done./
/And how long would that take?/
Jazz watched as his charge howled at her brother's pokemon winning against Palpitoad. Clay recalled and then release Excadrill.
/How long till the power goes out?/
/Within ten Klicks/
/Then we have time, the battle is 'bout to end, I'll tell the others and brin' the humans back to base/
/Understood/
"Did something happen?" Sideswipe asked.
"Prowl comm, sayin' we have ten Klicks before the power outage. Bumblebee will take the humans back to base."
Their eyes glance at the referee as he's about to speak, "And the winner goes to Corviknight!" The referee announced. Jon ran up to his pokemon hugging it.
Jon shines his badge in the air above him, it glimmers in the sunlight. He then put his arm down and places it in a display box with his other four badges. Just three more gyms from here. Bumblebee and Sideswipe tower over him admiring his ongoing collection. The seven of them stand in the parking lot by the Autobots alt modes.
"Guess this is where we part ways again," said Daisy
"Yeah," Jon replied.
The Mechs looked at them as if they had gone mad.
"What?"
"What do you mean 'part ways'" Sideswipe inquired.
"And 'again'? Have you part ways before?" Bumblebee asked in a questionable tone.
They were all looking intensely. Daisy step back a bit to provide a gap between them only to bump into Jazz. His avatar placed his hands on her shoulder, gripping them ever so firmly. "Back off mechs, yer scaring them."
They back down slightly.
"Now Dais', tell us why you're parting ways with Jon?"
The girl looks down at the ground trying to put words into play, "He's strong enough to be on his own... I... I want him to be independent of me. I've helped guide him when he started out as a naive trainer and," Now facing her brother, "I want him and his pokemon to grow strong together."
They all spun their head around when Lycanroc barked nudging his trainer's arm, Jazz spoke again, "That doesn't give you an excuse to leave him alone. You can't just leave a child on their own. What if someone tries to kidnap him or do somethin' worse?"
The teen turned her head away distraught, remembering a memory she wished she didn't.
"For Primus sake, don't tell me it happened before!?" Jazz sweat. "We'll talk 'bout this later, Bumblebee take them back to base. Sideswipe, Sunstreaker you're with me."
The Mechs Holomatter erased out of existence. Bee opens his passenger doors for the trainers. Daisy wanted to ask where her guardian was going but decide against it. Inside Bumblebee, Vaporeon rests her head on her trainer's lap — Jon sat opposite to them.
Outside the city skirt, Jazz and the twins drove down a dirt road. The drive was silent; his charge actions rattled him. The sun brighten as it made its way into the middle of the sky. As the Autobots closed in on the power station, they spotted two familiar-looking 'Cons.
They slowed down and proceed with caution. The Mechs they spotted had wings: one was blue and white that had bits of black on their forearm, and the other was black and purple.
"Slag," Sunstreacker muttered a curse.
By this time the Autobots already transform. /What now?/ Sideswipe comm.
/We wait, don't engage/
Behind the 'Cons were stacks of pink-purple-like liquid that were in cubes. It's better that they don't charge in head-on, or else there would be a devastating explosion.
The black and purple robot stood still looking around the supposed area. "Something the matter Skywarp?" The blue and white robot asked.
He gave a small chuckle, "Remember what Megatron said about the chances of coming across any Autobots on this Earth?"
"Shoot on sight?" Trying to figure out what the-now-dub Skywarp was on about.
"Looks like we have company," Shooting energy plasma at a large tree breaking it in half.
"Autobots!" The blue and white yelled.
The three Autobots began shooting their enemy but it seemed like the two Decepticons weren't alone as a handful of drones appeared out of nowhere. The three Autobots were now in a tight position as they had nowhere to hide for cover. This put them at a disadvantage making it easier for the two seekers to gather the purple substance and make their escape.
When things were about to get heated the sky above them darkened. Clouds formed on top of them become darker the bigger it gets. Heavy rain started to pour over the Cybertorians as thunder roared through the air.
"The frag?" Skywarp looked up at the sky, nothing on his instruments warned him about the weather.
The Autobots took this opportunity to start fighting the disorganized drones.
"Any idea how this happened? Clouds don't form out of thin air, there wasn't any strong wind to indicate that a storm was coming!" Sideswiped yelled.
To answer his question a feminine voice shouted across the discord that was happening, "Thunderbolt!"
A quick flash of lightning struck two drones frying them in the process. Everyone looked at the sky revealing a giant raven whom the Autobots recognized.
As The Journey Continues...
A/N: Funny story, I actually have drawings of the Autobot's holoforms. If you go on Wattpad and scroll, you'll also find drawings of my OCs too!