Summary: An incident with an AllSpark fragment sends Blitzwing through a void and ends up... back on Earth?! Confused, the Decepticon attempts to find his way back to Detroit but finds himself in a perplexing situation. Stuck in an alien world that holds some unnerving resemblances and difference, will the triple-changer survive? Actually, no, will the new world survive now that Blitzwing has stepped foot? What madness will one (or three) dysfunctional mech(s) unleash?
Author's Note: Oh man, I'm so sorry guys! Man this chapter is late! And sorry to all my reviewers for me not replying back, college has been a hassle lately and the workload has bogged me down. I'm actually surprised I managed to finish this chapter right no Sunday. But anyways, great thing is that now you can enjoy the fourth chapter of this fic!
To… (my reviewers)
Scorpling-No-Okami: Maybe, who knows? Yes, Random being who he is. Thanks for your review!
Shadir: Blitzwing never fails to make us happy! Thanks for your review!
9aza: In time they will. Thanks for your review!
TheCrazyArtist: Hahaha, thanks for your review!
TyLeeChan: Seeing as they share the same space but are different personality-wise, I guess they might consider each other to be brothers. Thanks for your review!
ersay123: Oh in time, but I'm planning for Blitzwing to play a significant role in something. After all, every story needs a plot.
Krazifreak: Yea, he is. That's why we all love Random. Thanks for your review!
Yuro-Faita911: Yea, when is Blitzwing not amusing and hilarious? Oh boy… Hothead is just too attractive. Thanks for your review!
GrimlockX4: That's Random for you! Now you'll find out what happens next! Thanks for your review!
Koi: Thanks! Was fun making them!
Tugera: Whoa! Three reviews from you in a row?! Thank you! Like with all the others, I read through all of them and each one of them made me happy. Again, thank you!
RulerofFire: It's kinda sad really… I don't see a lot of fanfics with Blitzwing as the main character. He needs more love. Really? Thank you so much for you review!
renegadewriter8: It's okay. Yes, unfortunately that song does exsist. Hahaha, don't be greedy. Everyone else wants to have Random. Thank you for your review!
Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers!
Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots, shook the stiffness from his limbs. He had spent the past hour in a conference with the Secretary of Defense, John Keller, and was relived to take a break. With their recent activities on Earth; the battle in Mission City, and the destruction of the All Spark, the Autobot party found themselves staying on the organic planet. Of course that raised many issues that needed to be discussed; many of them had to deal with the newly acquainted alien robots. Being Secretary of Defense, Keller placed the safety of his country (and possibly the world's) first and Optimus was fully aware of that.
But the Autobot also took the safety and well-being of his comrades and friends seriously. The death of Jazz was a rude wake-up call even though Optimus had seen many mechs die on the battlefield. The loss of his First Lieutenant was a hard one; Optimus couldn't help but feel a twang of guilt for not noticing the dire situation Jazz was in before Megatron terminated him.
Added in the fact that the All Spark was no more, it made it even more clear how precarious the status of their race was in. With no All Spark, there was no means of creating sparklings and ensuring the survival of their species. Every bot that offlined would just simply hasten their extinction. Even with their victory and the war finally over, another heavy burden had placed itself on the shoulders of the Autobot leader.
Optimus turned, his Spark warming, as he watched the sight of Bumblebee sitting in front of their human friends, Sam and Mikaela. The three of them were talking about the difference and similarities of Cybertronian and Earth culture. Bumblebee was the youngest of the party; it was somewhat of a miracle the yellow bot survived through the entire war when older mechs fell before him. Full of determination, bravery, and youthful energy, the post-war peace was well-deserved for the young Autobot. Optimus approached the three, as he neared he could hear their conversation.
"So you're saying that once you guys are created you have a job and act like adults?" Mikaela asked.
"Well… not exactly. See, when we are created we go through a premature stage. Those in that stage are called sparklings and have to be cared for because their protoforms are extremely vulnerable and fragile to the outside world. As time passes, they strengthen and are able to care for themselves. But yes, even as spraklings we already have the coding and necessary programming to do our chosen jobs," Bumblebee answered back with his newly repaired vocalizers
"That's a little sad when you think about it," said Sam.
"Why?" Bumblebee inquired.
"Well for us it takes time and a lot of caring on the parent's part for us to grow up. We aren't like machines and have programs we can just download into our brain, we learn, trial and error," Sam replied.
"But wouldn't that require a large amount of materials and effort?"
Both humans nodded.
"Humans are so strange; wouldn't it be better to just simply have everything the moment you are created?"
"Personally, I think there's more to growing up the slow way than just a lot of hard work," said Sam. "There's always new experiences, sure when we fail we feel bad but when it pops into our brain we feel crazy and stuff. It's hard sometimes, but there's always that reward."
Bumblebee gazed at the human before chuckling.
"There's much to learn from humans,"
"Indeed there is," Optimus smiled at the three.
Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee turned to the leader and returned the smile.
"How's it going, OP?" Sam asked.
"Everything is fine, Sam," Optimus replied.
Within the week after Mission City, the Autobots, with the help of their human allies, had found a secluded place to call a temporary base. Tranquility was only a few distances away, convenient in case Sam or others in connection with him were threatened. The Autobots were, after all, in debt to the human for vanquishing Megatron when others couldn't, that and Bumblebee liked being Sam's designated guardian.
The surrounding mountains provided them natural cover from curious eyes. With the help of the President of the United States and Secretary Keller, the both of them had set up a restricted perimeter and fence around their base to turn away unwanted wanderers. With the help of the few Cybertronian technologies the Autobots had, they were able to cloak the base from satellite imaging and GPS's. Fortunately, for both the Autobots and humans, there was no need to send in building supplies to build shelter for the Autobots. Already there was an abandoned military hangar high and spacious enough for all four Cybertronians to reside and work. Overall, the Autobots had quickly settled into their new home smoothly and quickly.
"Everything okay with Keller?" asked Mikaela.
The Autobot leader nodded to the female.
"It seems everything will run smoothly from now on," said Optimus.
"What about the Decepticons?" Bumblebee inquired.
Optimus' optics furrowed slightly as he heard the name of their archenemies.
"With Megatron offline, the Decepticons may possibly dissolve," Optimus replied to the Autobot's question. "But… there are problems. The first being Starscream."
Bumblebee nodded, remembering that Starscream's body was unaccounted amongst the dead Decepticons. Barricade's was also included. With the Second-in-Command still online and running about, there was no doubt that Starscream would take leadership over the Decepticons. The Seeker was probably already at Cybertron and fitting into his newly acquired position comfortably.
"Do you think the Decepticons might try something?" Sam, worried, wanted to know.
"I highly doubt it. With the All Spark destroyed, there is no reason for the Decepticons to continue fighting," Optimus shook his head to the boy.
"But sir, these are Decepticons we are talking about. Even with the war over, they might attack us when we least expect it," Bumblebee voice hardened as he voiced his opinion.
"True, but there is a possibility we can reason with the remaining Decepticons to defect," Optimus replied back.
Bumblebee nodded silently, but Sam suspected that the yellow Autobots wasn't too keen on talking with the Decepticons. Despite his recent, near-to-death, encounter with the other faction, Sam felt that trying to make peace with the Decepticons might be more ideal. The boy had recently grasped how long the war between the Autobots and Decepticons had waged. With such a span of years in conflict, surely both sides desired an end to it all. Sam hoped that the Decepticons shared the same mindset as the Autobot leader.
From the corner of his optics Optimus could see Ironhide, his Weapons Specialist, approaching him with Will, the human soldier, following him. The Autobot leader turned to greet Ironhide but noticed that his Weapon Specialist had concern and exasperation all over his face.
"What troubles you, Ironhide?" the Autobot leader asked his Weapons Specialist.
"Is it the Decepticons?" Bumblebee jumped right to his conclusion, fearing the worst.
"We're not sure," Will spoke before Ironhide.
"I think you should see this, Optimus," Ironhide continued as he turned back to the hangar where Optimus had come out of.
Curious and worried, the Autobot leader followed the black Autobot. Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela followed after the group into the main hangar. Stepping inside, Optimus could see that Secretary Keller, Ratchet, and Epps were waiting for them. Behind the group was a custom sized flat screen built for the Autobot's convenience of watching it.
"You called for us, Secretary?" the Autobot leader greeted the human politely.
"Keller, please, no need for formalities," he replied. "And yes, I believe this may concern you."
Ratchet turned and began to use the control panel at the foot of the large television screen. Moving the mouse cursor around, the Autobot medic accessed the Internet and entered the site of a well-known video sharing site.
"This had been brought to our attention while we were looking through the Internet for any evidence of your existence," Keller spoke as he turned to the screen.
The quality of the video was quite sharp, obviously recorded with a camera rather than a cell phone. In the video, the camera holder had just gotten out of the car and was recording…
"The slag is that?" Bumblebee asked.
A large, shadowy figure had taken up most of the camera's field of vision as it seemed to stare down at the camera holder and his friends. The thing kneeled down and the camera adjusted itself as the thing's features became clearer and brighter. Optimus, Bumblebee, Sam, and Mikaela all watched in stupefied silence as thing appeared more like a giant robot. It appeared to be a giant robot, judging by the gears and cables they could see on its neck and shoulder joints. The robot's face was the most peculiar as it was coal black. Its eyes and mouth, both resembling that of a jack-o-lantern, were a deep crimson red. The giant robot grinned cheerfully at the humans in the video and proceeded to amuse them, Optimus was slightly amused at the robot's antics as it acted like a human child.
The robot didn't seem to be of Earth design, neither was it of Cybertronian nature. While the Autobots were blocky and bulky in form, the body of the robot held a certain fluid and human-like form as the metal plating of its frame were curved and molded in a flexible fashion. The robot continued to play with the humans in a harmless manner. Optimus was about to ask the others if they believed the robot to be of threatening nature. Fortunately the Autobot leader's question was soon answered as the robot seemed to pause for a moment; its facial expression seemed distant as if conversing with someone else, and stood up. Optimus' spark jolted slightly as he recognized something familiar on the robot.
"Decepticon…" Optimus could hear Bumblebee mutter darkly as he too spotted the Decepticon insignia on the robot's chassis.
With a few words from both the humans in the video and the strange looking robot, the robot had rolled down its weapon and had them pointed at the humans. The video began to shake erratically as the camera holder rushed, desperately, back into the car. With all the screaming from the other humans, it was impossible to hear what the robot was saying. But it was obvious that it meant harm on the humans as they fled and were followed closely by a stream of fire. From there, the video ended.
Secretary Keller turned to Optimus, as did the other Autobots and humans. The Autobot leader was speechless, there were too many thoughts going through his processor as he thought about the strange robot. But one thought was apparent, a Decepticon had shown himself and they needed to track him down.
Again, I'm sorry for making you guys wait. I hoped you enjoyed reading the fourth chapter. Is there anything good or bad about this chapter or the whole fanfic? Just give me a review or some feedback!