Chapter 1
Darkness Rising Part 1
Under the searing heat of the Nevada sun a few moving trucks could be seen driving up to four houses while some smaller cars could be seen driving up behind them. Then once all the vehicles stopped several people exited the cars, the first of which was Paul Argo and slung over his back was a duffel bag.
"Finally after so long we made it to our new home" Paul said looking over his new home
"At least it's roomier then our old home" a voice said on Paul shoulder
On it was the same black dragon he met a year ago, his Bakugan partner Dharak. Then out of the other cars came Paul's friend, Leia Spark and her Bakugan partner Lumagrowl.
"Leia, Lumagrowl I'm glad you guys moved here as well" Paul said as Leia smiled
"Glad to be here…but it would have been smoother if someone didn't bark at every fire truck we came across" Leia said, giving a side glance to her shoulder which held Lumagrowl
"Hey, for the record those sirens hurt my ears you know!" Lumagrowl snapped back
Then two boys then walked up to the two of them as one of them wrapped his arms around Paul and Leia's shoulders. This was Marco Bluster and Flynn Bluster, the samurai twins everyone liked to call them, and their Bakugan partners were Pyrus Krakix and Ventus Strikeflier.
"What's up guy's!" Marco said with a huge smile
"Were doing just fine thanks for asking Marco" Leia said
"Glad to know we'll be neighbors now, sure beats are old way of communicating" Flynn said
"I agree, it's hard fitting on one screen" Strikeflier added
"Oh come on it could've been that bad" Dharak said which got a scoff from Lumagrowl
"Of course you say that mister plasma flat screen" Lumagrowl said which made Leia chuckle
"Heads up dude" a female voice said
Turning to it everyone caught a water bottle that was thrown at them; the one who did it was another one of their friends. The wild girl of their group Ruth Fisher and on her shoulder was her Bakugan partner Aquos Lythirus.
"What's up everyone, the party animals have arrived?!" Ruth announced
"Hahaha, and her little psycho too!" Lythirus called out with his signature deranged laugh
"Glad to see you Ruth and thanks for the water, it is hot here" Marco said, as he and everyone else took a swig
"Well we are in a desert what did you think it would be like?" a voice said
Turing around to meet the voice they saw the last member of their friends group, Tristian Argo and his partner Bakugan seated on his shoulder, Subterra Sabator.
"Well I guess the whole gang is here" Paul said as everyone gathered around
You're probably wondering how these teens knew each other and how they got together. You see after the six of them got there Bakugan partners, Paul created a special Discord so that he can find some answers about what was going on and what these Bakugan are, so once he made the Discord server he already was contacted by the five others that had Bakugan. Once they were all connected they all started talking about their first contact with these strange creatures, over time the six of them bonded and became close friends both human and Bakugan and it was then that there new partners told them why they were here. Once they did the six teens greatly opened there arms in friendship too them and promised to help them get better on their path to redemption. Thus during those times the six of them would talk to each other online discuss bits about their life, training with their bakugan so that they can learn how to fight together and thanks to Leia's smarts they were able to create there baku-pods in order to activate a…special feature for their partners and to communicate with each other.
Things were going smoothly for the six of them but the only problem was that they all lived in different parts of the world so they never meet face to face. But one day all six of their parent's decided to move to a place called Jasper Nevada, all of them were so happy to finally meet each other at last and even attend the same school together. So that brings us to here where the six of them were in a group hug and enjoying the fact they are seeing each other IRL for the first time ever!
"Hey you kids!" a voice said
Looking at who said it they saw Paul's mom walking out of the car. This was Linda Argus, single mother, successful doctor and a bit of a worry wart. As for her looks she had long black hair that reached her back, blue eyes and tan colored skin. When the friends saw Linda coming towards them the Bakugan then sifted back into their closed ball form and hid in their partners pockets, purses or backpacks.
"The movers will take some time moving our things so why don't you all take a look around town" Linda said
"That doesn't sound like a bad idea; okay guys spilt up and look around?" Paul asked as everyone nodded
"Sure, we'll all meet back here at sunset" Leia said
With that said everyone then split up and went around their new hometown. As they walked away from each other Dharak then jumped back on Paul's shoulders and unfolded.
"So Dharak what do you think of our new home?" Paul asked the Darkus dragon
"Hmm, quiet, secluded and not a single noisy city for miles…I think this place is perfect" he said as Paul smiled
(******)
Among the many plateaus and canyons, there standing atop one such was a group of large robots, five in total. Who are these robots? None other but the Autobots, a group of beings from another world called Cybertron who fled their home due to civil war. In their long journey they found this planet to seek refuge from there sworn enemies, the Deceptcons. Among the members there was Bulkhead a large robot, with bulky arms and legs, with dark green metal plates like that of an army uniform. He was the warrior of the group and a skilled one at that, but although he is mighty he not very smart and a bit clumsy but loyal to a T.
Then there was Bumblebee, the team's scout and warrior in training, with his body adorned by a bright yellow paint and black stripes like that of a muscle car. Bumblebee may be young by cybertroinen standards, he is far from helpless having taken out many Cons in the past but his courage costed him dearly in result he lost his voice and can only talk with a series of beeps.
Next is Arcee, the lone female of the group evident by her slender framework, adorned with a dark blue color that looked to be almost like black with pink accents to go along with it. Like Bulkhead she was a warrior as well and fought in the war for Cybertron but payed for it by losing her partner.
Then there was of course the Medic of the group known as Ratchet, he had a white and orange color to him and had designs on him that was like of an emergency vehicle. He was the oldest of the group and the smartest as well, handling most of the science and technology that the Autobots own. Although the doc has been known to be quite grumpy and … tightly wound you could say.
And last but not least is the leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, and the last of an ancient race of warriors known as the Primes. Like Ratchet, Optimus has been in the war the longest and was by far the wisest of them all. With a noble spark and cool demeanor he has been leader for quite some time and the most formidable among them all.
Currently the Autobots were in the middle of grieving over the loss of one of their fellow comrades named Cliffjumper. Optimus then gave a speech about they should not let their anger over Cliffjumpers demise cloud their minds, that they still had to protect this planet and human kind from the Decpitcons…as to honor Cliffjumpers memory.
"…and we owe it to the memory of our fallen comrade to survive" Optimus said finishing his speech
Arcee then placed a small silver horn on a small stone altar that they created, as a way of paying their respects to Cliff. Once she did however Arcee then started to walk away which made Optimus worry about the female Autobot.
"Arcee" he called out to her but said bot kept on walking
"If Cliff's gone standing around here sulking won't bring him back. So unless anyone minds I think I'll get back to protecting humankind" Arcee said in a rather emotionless voice right before she turned into her vehicle form, that being a motorcycle, and drove off into the sunset.
"Optimus, helping humans will only result in more tragedy" Ratchet said, hoping his friend will listen to his pleas
"Your opinion is noted old friend" Optimus said
(*****)
Back in Jasper, Paul was at the local fast food joint call K.O Burger to get a bite to eat having walked all day today, exploring their new home. As he entered in Paul couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, having walked all around town to see what the town held, all in all the place was nice…boring but nice.
"Well that was fun" Paul said standing in line to get some food, "What did you think Dharak?" he asked his Bakugan
Said Bakugan then jumped out of Paul's back pocket and landed on his shoulder, unfolding himself as he did.
"Well after years of constant battle and living underground, I think this quant city is exactly what we need to relax" Dharak said, Paul nodding in understanding
The line then moved meaning it was Paul's turn to order; at least he would have if someone didn't just shove him aside and cut right in front of him.
"Out of the way shrimp" the guy said with a smirk
Seeing this Paul then let out growl and narrowed his eyes at the line cutter.
"Um excuse me, you cut in front of me" Paul said to the guy making him turn around and face Paul
The person in question was a teenager like him and was the same height as Paul, with short messy red hair, a freckled face and "oozed" bully vibes.
"So…what are you going to do?" he said, thinking Paul was going to back down from him…boy was he wrong
Paul then grabbed the bully by his shirt and brought him to his face, which honestly freaked him out. Guess he wasn't use to people standing up to him.
"Listen here jerk, I came to this town to get a fresh start and I don't need your slimy attitude ruining it for me" Paul said
He then let go of the bully's shirt which caused the freckled teen to scamper out of the line and rush right out the door. Once he was gone Paul then took a long deep breath to relieve himself of the anger he gained from that encounter.
"You okay Paul?" Dharak asked
"Yeah…just bad memories" Paul replied as moved to the register to order
(*****)
As the sun set on the town of Jasper, a lone motorcycle is seen riding through town and in the driver seat was what looked like human female in a leather jumpsuit and a black helmet. This of course was Arcee and with her was a holographic projection to have the illusion of someone ridding her.
'I know what I said to Optimus and he hasn't steered us all wrong…but protecting humans seems like a waste of time, after all there weak and fragile and…uh forget it' Arcee thought
The only reason she was thinking this way was because of the loss of yet another partner, she thought after losing her first she thought the pain would be less…turns out it hurt more. So of course her thoughts went to a dark place that was filled with negativity.
'Arragh, I need something to punch!' she thought
It seemed she might get her wish when suddenly two cars came up behind her, two identical cars at that, which usually means one things…Cons.
"As much as I would love to scrap these guys…I can't put the humans in danger" Arcee said to herself
So she then accelerated ahead and quickly pulled into a parking lot, easily losing the Cons for the time being.
"Take five Sadie" Arcee said, turning off her hologram and putting her kick stand down
Just as she did this, none other than Paul walked out of the Fast Food joint having finished his meal and just finished the last of his soda. Once he threw the cup away into a trash can, he then got a call from his mom.
"Hey Mom" Paul greeted as he answered his phone, "Just got finished eating and I'll be heading back soon" Paul said through the phone
"Be careful? Mom we now live the middle of nowhere, what do you think is going to happen?" Paul asked
Suddenly Paul's eyes then landed the motorcycle form of Arcee, making him gawk at her and the sleek and slender frame.
"I love you" Paul said with batted breath, only to realize the phone was still next to his mouth, "I love to you mom, I'll see you soon!" Paul quickly said hanging up the call
Once that was done Paul then started inspecting the motorcycle, admiring it from front to back.
"Where have you been all my life?" Paul said running his hand over the leather seat
This of course caused Arcee the shiver inside, not used to someone one touching her in such a manner. Of course someone else had a different thought as he jumped up on Paul's shoulder and unfolded.
"I don't think you should be touching someone's bike Paul" Dharak said which made Paul roll his eyes
"I'm not going to steal it, I'm just admiring it…a maybe going to sit on to" Paul said sitting on the motorcycle, which made Dharak sigh in disappointment
"Humans" Dharak said as he folding back up and jumped into Paul's pocket
Paul then placed his hands on the bikes handles, enjoying the feeling of it on his palms.
"It may take some time…but one day I'll own a ride just like you" Paul said fantasying about owning such a motorcycle
"Are you…talking to your motorcycle?" a voice said, snapping Paul from his daydreaming
Looking at the owner of the voice he saw it was two high school girls and were giggling at him, which made him blush in embarrassment.
"What, no I'm not…that's just crazy" Paul said trying to play it off which only increased the embarrassment of it all
"So are you new around here?" the red haired girl asked which surprised Paul
"Yeah I am, how to do you know?" Paul asked
"Small town, pretty much everyone know everyone" she replied
Unbeknownst to the humans the same identical cars that were chasing Arcee were now approaching her and she was stuck with this boy on her, meaning she couldn't move on her own.
"Come on smooth operator, wrap it up' Arcee whispered looking at the approaching Cons with her mirrors
"So…if you're not busy maybe we can hang out?" Paul asked
The red head was about respond until suddenly the two twin cars then light up there headlights causing the three humans to be blinded.
"Scrap!" Arcee shouted as the Cons then barreled at them
The two girls then hightailed it and ran but as for Paul he was frozen with shock and fear until he was jolted out of it when suddenly the motorcycle he was sitting on revved up and took off down the road, with Paul shouting in terror and holding on for dear life.
"Do not let go!" female voice said, surprising Paul
"Who said that!?" Paul shouted as he held on tight
Paul and the disguised Autobot then barreled down the street, trying to escape the twin cars. The motorcycle then swerved into alleyway and stopped allowing Paul to get off the bike and slowly walk away from the bike.
"What…are you?" Paul asked
"I don't exist, tells anyone about me and I will hunt you down" the bike said in a threating tone
Not wanting to see if the sentient bike will go through with the threat, even though if worse comes to shove him and Dharak could take them, but didn't want to make a scene so he decided to turn tail and run.
After the human was out of her sight, Arcee then turned around and drove out of the alleyway with the Cons on her tail. Her plan was to lead them away from the human, after all it was what Optimus would want her to do, but as she watched the two Cons in her rear view mirrors she saw one of the cars then change direction…and headed down the alleyway the human ran!
"Scarp!" Arcee exclaimed
Quickly she did a U-turn, jumping over the Con that was chasing her and speed down the alley. As with Paul as he was running, he then looked behind him and found one of the two cars chasing him making him speed up slightly.
"I don't even know her!" Paul shouted, hoping to deter the person behind the wheel but had no such luck
Dharak then jumped up on Paul's shoulder and even though in his current state didn't show it, he held great concern for his partner.
"Paul, why don't you use me? I can take them down easy!" Dharak shouted
"And create a scene and risk locals getting hurt I don't think so man!" Paul replied
The car was about to run him over until the same talking motorcycle speed right through a gap between the purple car and the alley wall and rode up beside him.
"Hop on!" she shouted
Of course not wanting to argue with the talking motorcycle, Paul then hopped onto the motorcycle which caused it to accelerate down the street. Paul and the motorcycle then drove on to the highway, the twin cars still chasing them but behind them the two cars then opened two slots on it's hood and out of them popped two futuristic guns. Then just as the guns popped out, they then started firing energy blasts at the duo, causing Paul to put his head down to avoid his head being lost.
"Why are those guys shooting at us?!" Paul shouted over the howling wind
"There's no us kid, and those are no guys!" the motorcycle replied
The cars were soon gaining on them, getting close enough to ram the duo until suddenly a yellow and black muscle car then burst off the entrance ramp and rammed into one of the cars causing it to swerve.
"Friend of yours?!" Paul shouted
"Family" the bike replied as they continued down the highway.
(******)
Down in a dried up ravine, just under an unfinished portion of highway, was young Leia Spark sitting on the side of a wall taking notes in a notebook she brought with her. About what you may ask…not surprising for her she was writing about mineral samples she found in the area, evident by the small pile of rocks she had besides her ranging from sedimentary to volcanic. Of course not everyone was happy about cataloging rocks evident by her Bakugan partner Lumagrowl.
"Ughh, are you done yet, this is worse than watching paint dry!" Lumagrowl snarled which Leia just rolled her eyes at
"It not all bad Lumagrowl and don't worry I'm almost done just one more minute" Leia said as she continued to write, much to the wolf Bakugan's dismay.
(******)
Back on the highway, Paul and his living motorcycle was still racing down the highway. Paul then saw that they were heading to an unfinished part of the highway, causing Paul to scream in terror even more so when suddenly the bike then jumped off the road and started to go down the side of a hill until jumping into the air and landing in the dried up canal. Paul then let out a sigh of relief now seeing that he wasn't going to lose his life but when he heard a notebook fall he then saw he's friend Leia standing there surprised.
"Paul? What in the world happened?" she asked as Paul groaned
"Trust me, this is one story you would not believe" Paul replied getting off the motorcycle
Just as he did however he then heard the rumble of two car engines causing the humans to look up at the top of the hill. There at the top were the two cars that were chasing Paul; they then drove down the hill as well going extremely fast until jumping into the air. Then much to their shock, the two cars then shifted their parts around like giant jigsaw puzzles until the cars then transformed into two giant sized robots standing several feet tall, almost the size of their Bakugan out of ball form. Both robots had purple colored armor with tires on their shoulders, silver chromed heads with angular visors for eyes and sharp metal claws and a blaster for their other hand.
But it seemed the surprises didn't stop there, because soon enough the sound of shifting gears and metal caught the human's attention making them turn and look at the motorcycle that Paul rode in on. Just like the two cars, the motorcycle had turned into a tall robot with blue armor and an agile looking frame.
"This ends here Cons!" the female robot said
The motorcycle then ran at the "Cons" as she called them as they started to fire laser blasts at her, as she dodged them. She then started to deliver a multitude of punches and kicks at her opponents all while Paul and Leia looked at the scene with amazement and confusion.
"What are they?" Leia asked to which Paul shrugged
"Talking cars that turn into robots…or the other way around?" Paul said just as their Bakugan jumped onto their shoulders
"Whatever they are, they are unlike anything I have seen before" Dharak said
"I think the better question is, who do we root for?" Lumagrowl asked
There focus were then pulled back to the battle as they saw the female robot back flipping away from the Cons as they fired at her. One of them got a luck shot and landed a hit on her chest making her go flying back and land her back with a shout of pain. Both Paul and Leia looked concerned for the downed robot, hoping she was okay but there focus was then caught by the sound another car engine up above them, just as they looked up they saw a yellow and black muscle car flying off the overpass until, just like the rest, it transformed into another giant robot. The new bot then landed and landed a punch on one of the Con's faces making it stumble back from the pain. Then as the new bot was settling back into a fighting stance he's foot accidently stepped on something that made a very loud crunch making him stiffen. The bot then lifted its foot and saw it stepped on Leia's writing utensils and notebook. Looking at the two teens the bot then let out a series of beeps that sounded like he was speaking and although they didn't understand what he was saying they got the message.
"It's okay, I have plenty back home" Leia replied
Unfortunately that small distraction caused the bot to be blasted by one of the Cons and made him fly back with a beep of pain. The yellow bot tried to get up but the two Cons then loomed over him and pointed there blasters at him, humming with power and ready to fire.
"Leave him alone!" Leia shouted, thus gaining the attention of the Cons
"Leia! What was that?!" Paul shouted
"You weren't seriously going to let them get hurt?!" Leia asked which shocked him
"Of course not!" he replied
"Then grab Dharak and let's get ready to battle!" Leia said
"She's right, we've trained months for a time like this" Lumagrowl added
"He's right, the time to fight is now Paul" Dharak said
Paul then scratched the back of his head until letting out sigh and smiled.
"Well when your right, your right" Paul said which made Leia smile as well
"Glad you agree and good timing too because here they come!" Leia said
True to her word, the two Cons were approaching the two humans, blasters primed and ready.
"Well now or never, you ready Dharak?" Paul asked his partner as his Bakugan floated in front of him
"I'm ready as ever, let's go" Dharak replied
Dharak then folded up into his ball form as Paul grabbed him and wound his arm back.
"Bakugan…Brawl!" Paul shouted as he thrusted his arm forward and threw Dharak from his hand
"Bakugan Stand!" Paul shouted
Once Dharak landed on the ground his form then opened up, causing his eyes to glow and be surrounded by purple energy.
"Let's go, Darkus Dharak!"
Then out of the purple glow raised a furious purple dragon, this was Dharak's true form in all of his dragon Bakugan glory. Dharak then let out a mighty roar, causing the two Cons to back away from the new opponent, one that was several feet higher than them.
"Ha, it feels good to spread my wings again" Dharak said, enjoying the feeling of being released from his ball form
"Alright our turn now, ready Lumagrowl?" Leia asked
"Absolutely, I'm ready to pounce!" Lumagrowl said folding up and being grabbed by Leia
"Bakugan…Brawl!" Leia shouted throwing Lumagrowl with a back handed throw, "Bakugan Stand!"
Just like Dharak, Lumagrowl then popped open and glowed a bright golden light, then out of the glow was Lumagrowls true form that being a six tailed wolf with pure white fur.
"Howl, Haos Lumagrowl!"
Lumagrowl let out a loud howl, causing him to shine with brilliant golden light causing the Cons to over their eyes from the glow.
"Time to tear some tin cans to shreds!" Lumagrowl snarled
The Cons then raised there blasters at the Bakugan, ready to fight…or at least try too. Unbeknownst to them the other bots had recovered and were getting back on their feet, when they did they were shocked to find the two giant creatures facing down the Cons.
"What…in the Allspark!" the female exclaimed looking at the scene before them
Back with the Bakugan they were staring down there robotic opponents, waiting for who will strike first, making the air tense and uneasy.
"So you take the one of the left I take the right?" Paul asked as Leia nodded
"Sounds fair" Leia replied turning back to the Con in front of them, "Lumagrowl…sic him" she said making the wolf Bakugan smirk
"With pleasure mistress!" Lumagrowl said and charged
The Con then reacted and started to fire at the approaching Bakugan but Lumagrowl was too fast and easily dodged the laser blasts. Leia then pulled a card out of her pocket and held it up in front of her.
"Ability Activate, Fang Dome!" Leia shouted causing the card to glow with golden light
Lumagrowl was then covered in golden light, causing him to speed up greatly thus becoming a flash of gold and white to the Con.
"I'm about to teach to you a very painful lesson!" Lumagrowl said
Then extending out his claws, Lumagrowl then started tearing the purple robot to shreds, leaving deep claw marks on the Con's armor until ending it with a swift strike to it head, easily cutting it off and causing it's body to fall to the ground in a heap.
"That was too easy" Lumagrowl said as the glow dissipated, ending the ability
"Tell me about, what a letdown" Leia said
With Dharak and Paul, the large dragon was walking toward the small Con, firing blasts at him but none were affecting the Darkus Bakugan.
"Is that all you got?" Dharak said, mocking the small robot
Trying to be brave, the Con then threw a punch at the dragon's chest but of course it did nothing, causing Dharak to chuckle at the Con's misfortune.
"Paul, what do you say we end this, this is getting quite boring?" Dharak asked his partner as Paul smirked
"Sure thing Dharak" Paul said as pulled out a card of his own, like Leia, "Ability Activate, Evil Blow!"
Dharak then opened his mouth and out it shot a beam of pure darkness energy and once it made contact with the robot it easily blew the top part of the Con's body off easily, leaving nothing but its legs left.
"Ha, that wasn't even worth my time" Dharak said
"Geez what a letdown" Paul said crossing him arms
Of course with the Cons defeated, the humans turned to the other bots, seeing there surprised faces.
"So…now what?" Leia asked
"I think we've had enough crazy for one day" Paul said as Leia and their Bakugan agreed
"Lumagrowl, Flashbang" Leia said
"Cover your eyes" Lumagrowl instructed
Then with a howl, Lumagrowls body emitted a huge burst of light, like a giant flashbang, easily blinding the two bots. Once that was done, the two Bakugan then returned to their ball form where they were caught by their Brawlers and ran off out of the two robots sight.
Once their vision returned both the bots looked around for the humans only to find that they were gone, making the female sigh in frustration.
"So…what do we tell Optimus?" she asked her friend
(*****)
The next morning all six of the Brawlers were gathered around the front of their new school, Jasper High and were telling them about what they saw and what had happened but once they did well…
"Sorry guys I have hard time believing this" Ruth said making Paul and Leia groan
"Come on guys it's the truth!" Paul said as Dharak jumped up
"I can vouch for him, I saw them with my own eyes" Dharak added
"Sorry guys, Bakugan is one thing but transforming motor vehicles…sorry man" Marco said making Paul and Leia sigh
The two then got from there spot under the shade of a tree and walked out on the sidewalk, grumbling about their lack of results.
"I don't understand, we convinced them about the Bakugan why is this any different?" Paul asked confused
"Well with lack of evidence minus from our word, it's hard to convince people" Leia said making Paul sigh
"True, so how are we supposed to gain evidence about what happened?" Paul asked
It seemed the answer came to them when a car horn went off; causing the two to look and too there shock it was the same yellow and black muscle car that saved them.
"Huh, that works" Lumagrowl said, dumbfounded like the rest
The muscle car then opened its doors and let out some beeps, as if it was speaking to them.
"It…wants us to get in?" Paul asked which Leia shock her head
"Nope just me" she said surprising Paul
"Uh how to do you know that?" he asked to which Leia smirked
"Because he said so…and before you ask I can understand him because I understand Morse code" Leia replied shutting down Paul's question before it came out of his mouth
"Is my mistress great or what" Lumagrowl said with a bit of pride
"She's something alright" Dharak replied
"Oh and also he says your ride is over there" Leia said pointing behind them
There parked in the school parking lot was the same blue motorcycle that Paul rode yesterday, making him stiffen up.
"Um are you sure I can't…" Paul asked
But Leia had already jumped into the muscle car and drove off leaving Paul and Dharak behind. He then looked at the bike, contemplating if he should engage the sentient bike but decided not to and walked off down the sidewalk.
Back with the other Brawlers they were discussing what Paul and Leia said.
"Do you guys think that Paul and Leia were telling the truth?" Tristan asked as everyone shrugged
"Maybe, I mean our Bakugan are proof that the impossible is possible" Flynn added just as he's Bakugan Strikeflier jumped on his shoulder
"He is right, the universe is a big place" he said
"I don't know dude, it still sounds farfetched to me" Ruth said
"Not as farfetched as Paul getting tailed by a lady on a motorcycle" Lythirus said causing everyone to turn around and sure enough a leather cladded woman was following Paul on a motorcycle
"Well…you don't see that every day" Marco said as everyone agreed
Worried and curious they then started to follow the motorcycle to make sure that Paul was okay.
With Paul he was walking down an alleyway until the motorcycle stopped in front of him making him stop dead in his tracks and Dharak to jump on his shoulder, ready help his partner at a moment's notice.
"Relax, I just want to talk to you" the bike said, Paul frowned at the bike and women ridding her
"Don't you mean you and your new friend here" Paul gesturing to the girl on the bike
"Kid, there's a lot you don't understand" the bike said as the girl disappeared revealing the girl was a hologram
"No, I get it, I get it. The first rule of robot fight club is you don't talk about robot fight club." Paul said turning around and walking away, "What you need to understand is that I don't want a bunch of crazy talking vehicles following me around trying to get me killed!" he added
Then the sound of shifting gears and metal caught his attention, making him turn around and just like yesterday she then turned into her robot form thus making her much taller than Paul but not enough to beat Dharak's Bakugan form.
"Look, Paul, is it? Your personal safety is exactly why Optimus Prime has requested your presence" the female robot said confusing Paul
"I'm sorry Optimus who?" Paul asked but he's question was ignored
"You may be in danger because you are one of the few one of the only who have ever seen us" Arcee said getting up his face
"Dude, are you kidding me? Go with!" a voice said from the alleyway entrance
Looking at who said that, Paul and the female robot were greeted by Paul's other friends making Arcee groan.
"Scrap"
(*****)
Not to long after, after a quick call to the muscle car, all six of the teens were riding the transformed robots into the desert. On the motorcycle, she was carrying Paul and Ruth while the muscle car was carrying Leia, Marco, Flynn and Tristian.
"Uh, why are you bringing us all?" Paul asked
"Rules" the bike replied
Soon the pair of vehicles then made it to a split in the road but instead of going left or right they went off the road and was heading to a giant plateau and didn't seemed to be slowing down at all. Everyone expected the vehicles to crash into the rock formation but to their surprise the rock face opened revealing a secret entrance. The two vehicles then drove into the tunnel and once they exited it they were greeted to a large room that was miles high and filled with tons of advanced tech but the most eye catching thing was the two other robots in the room. One was white and orange and seemed to be like an ambulance and another robot that seemed to be super bulky and tall. Soon the vehicles stopped causing the six to get off or out as their transportation transformed back into robot form.
"I thought there were two?" the white and orange asked shocked by the additions
"Haven't you heard, humans multiply" the female remarked as the Brawlers marveled around them
"Um hi everyone" Paul said nervously, "Um I'm Paul" he said
"I'm Leia"
"Flynn"
"Ruth"
"Tristain"
"I'm Marco, who are you?!" Marco asked, running up to the large bulky robot which took him by surprise
"Bulkhead" he replied
"You must be the fighter here, what's your best fighting style boxing, wrestling or sumo wrestling considering your…" Marco ranted until Flynn slapped his hand over his mouth
"Bro, stop it your making him uncomfortable" Flynn said dragging his brother back to the group
"So…if your all robots, then who made you?" Leia asked making the white robot scoff
"Please" he said
Suddenly the six humans then felt the ground shake underneath them, making them turn around. In front of them was another large robot, one with red and blue armor and large shoulders.
"We are autonomous robotic organisms from the planet Cybertron. Also known as Autobots." The large robot said
"Why are you here?" Paul asked, voicing everyone's thoughts
"To protect your planet, from the Decepticons" he replied
"The jokers who tried to bump us off last night" the female added
"Okay, so why are they here" Paul asked as the large red robot got down on one knee
"A fair question, Paul. In part they are here because our planet is uninhabitable. Ravaged by centuries of civil war" he said shocking everyone
"Why were you guys fighting a war?" Leia asked
"For most, over control of our world supply of energon. The fuel and life-blood of all Autobots and Decepticons alike." The red robot said as looked off, reliving an old memory, "The combat was fierce and endured for centuries. In the begining 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"
Everyone listened closely to the story both intrigued and worried for what these robots had to go through before coming here.
"So what is Megatron or any of these have to do with us?" Paul asked
"Megatron has not been seen or heard from in sometime. But if his return is imminent as I fear, it could be a catastrophic" he said glaring hard, already dreading what may come.
Meanwhile in Paul's pocket, Dharak groaned already not liking this. He wanted to get away from war…but now it seems he must fight again…much as he didn't want too. But to protect his friend then he must, if Code Eve bid it so.