(please see previous disclaimers)
Aquaformer, now that she was on earth, decided that she would travel this new planet in her ground vehicle mode, which was a small crossover type vehicle. She didn't care for it, as it wasn't fast or elegant like her stealth bomber aerial mode, but it was the only ground vehicle that she could find that would fit her size and wasn't too lame either. She had seen sports cars whiz by, but she knew that just wasn't her. She hoped this crossover mode would allow her to blend in well, though her coloration was unusual for a crossover, as her given coloration was a bluish-green like earth sea colors. She drove on, unaware she had attracted attention – not bot attention, but human attention.
"Hey man, check out that vehicle" one young man stated as the passenger in a car that was next to Aquaformer at the traffic light that they were stopped at.
"So, what, lots of people paint their cars crazy colors" replied the other young man in the car who was driving it.
"Yeah, but I've never seen that color" the passenger said.
"Well, with those new alien bots on earth, maybe it is one of them" the driver replied. That piqued Aquaformer's attention. The humans knew of the Transformer's existence? She had to acrefully find out if there was more to know.
"Excuse me" a tomboy looking femme hologram asked the pair. It was a human hologram Aquaformer created to look human. "Alien robots?"
"Yeah, girl. Two groups of 'em. The Autobots are the good guys. The no-good Cons are the bad guys. I can't believe you haven't heard of 'em."
"I am new to the area" the young woman hologram responded. She didn't' care for the young man's attitude, but he was giving her good information.
"I am just glad the Autobots are around or earth would be toast" the driving young man uttered. Then the conversation ended as the light turned green. The car with the two young men sped off, or so Aquaformer thought. Aquaformer was a bit puzzled. She always thought that they tried to keep their identities a secret, but apparently, Optimus had decided otherwise here.
It was only as Aquaformer continued on that she sensed something – as Starscream was flying overhead. Figuring it would be okay, right in the middle of the road Aquaformer changed from her car mode to her aerial mode, revealing the truth to all the humans who saw her. The only question in their minds was – was she an Autobot or a Decepticon as her symbol was not visible like the other bots.
Aquaformer drew closer to the con who was flying overhead. Aquaformer knew of this con, as she had been blasted by him before. She wasn't going to hold back as she saw him, and feeling that he was a threat to the area, she blasted him from behind and below. Starscream was caught off guard. "Who dares?" He screeched, transforming midair.
"I do, you foul bot" Aquaformer revealed herself to the seeker. Starscream smirked, as he had longed to fight this femme once again, as she had bested him before.
"Looking forward to it" Starscream replied, preparing his null rays. HE fired a couple times, but missed each time. Aquaformer then made her move and ended up blasting Starscream and defeating him again, driving the seeker off his target and causing the seeker to retreat.
And once that skirmish was over, Aquaformer left the area where the sky battel had taken place, as she sensed the other Autobots coming to the area and she wasn't quite ready to face them, even though she longed to hopefully bond to one of them. She didn't want them to see her yet, as she wanted more time to observe them and things on earth as well as prove she was just as good as any other bot. She didn't realize that Optimus was accepting of all bots who joined the Autobot cause hence she had been made a commanding officer.
Optimus and the other Autobots soon rolled into the city with Spike and Chip in tow. None saw Starscream, which was unusual. Spike and Chip exited Bumblebee and looked at the scene. "What do you think happened?" Spike asked.
"Not sure, Spike, as Starscream isn't easily deterred" Optimus replied. Not sure what had happened to cause the seeker to turn tail and retreat.
"Hey, you guys, we saw a new bot, I think" one of the young men who had seen Aquaformer at the stoplight.
"A new bot?" Ironhide asked, curious as to who it could be, as most bots didn't come to earth alone.
"Yeah, the bot was bluish green and color and changed into an aerial bot from a crossover right in the middle of the road" the young mad answered.
"Anything else you can tell us?" Prime asked, his own curiosity piqued.
"Yeah, some tomboy type chick was driving the bot" the passenger young man said, obviously not that keen on the hologram that had been portrayed by the bot.
"You are dense, bro, that had to be a hologram" the driver of the car said.
Now all the Autobots were curious. "So, a new triple changer bot is here on earth? Is he friend or foe?" Bumblebee asked, not realizing that this bot was not a mech, but a rare femme.
"I'm not sure" Optimus stated. He had heard of one Autobot matching the description but he figured she was either dead or back on Cybertron. He had no clue that said femme that he was thinking of was not only alive but also had just arrived on earth.
"You have that look on your face, Prime" Ironhide stated, "What are you not saying?"
"I know of only one bot who matches that description, but…" Optimus started saying.
"But what?" Spike asked.
"But she is either dead or on Cybertron" Optimus finished.
"SHE?" Bee asked, confused.
"Yes, there is an Autobot femme that meets these descriptions, but I can't believe that she is alive and here. Last I heard, she was in a distant quadrant fighting Cons and I never heard if she made it out alive" Optimus revealed, unaware that Aquaformer had survived and was coming to earth looking not to fight, but for love.
"Well, all we can do is wait to see if the strange new bot shows up again" Spike said and the others agreed.
"Affirmative, and until then, we will watch for anything new and unusual" Prime replied. "Alright Autobots roll out." The Autobots soon left, having never known that they were close to finding Aquaformer. She just wasn't sure if she could trust them to accept her just yet, and so she would bide her time. She hoped that while she was in hiding she could prove that she could be accepted and trusted by the Autobots.