[TF+ FanFiction] The Art Of Making Decisions · Chapter 1
THE ART OF MAKING DECISIONS
By Silverlight & Nightstorm
Disclaimer: All recognizable Transformer characters, settings, etc. are property of their respective owners. We just borrow them for our plot (don’t worry, we’ll return them… eventually). Our OCs as well as the majority of the plot belong to us. No copyright infringement is intended in any way. WE’RE NOT GOING TO REPEAT THIS EVERY CHAPTER, SO YOU BETTER READ IT!
Authoresses’ Notes: This story was created from our full-of-randomness role-playing, so it has a bit of everything, humor, drama, action, dark stuff etc. even mature content, therefore its rating. The story takes place after the 2007 Transformers Movie, and even though we will not follow the plot of RoTF absolutely step by step, we will use some of it as a base, so there will be some spoilers, and the same goes for DotM.
We do appreciate comments and constructive criticism (especially about grammar corrections or so, since none of us is English), but if you’re just going to rant about something you don’t like, or some character that’s OOC or some similar trash, you can keep it to yourselves, thank you. It’s our story, not yours, if you don’t like it, don’t read it.
Story Notes: Written in 3rd person (there might be some short parts told from certain characters, though).
Any names (except main official characters and main OCs) were chosen randomly from name websites or invented, so any coincidence is not intended. We will briefly introduce our OCs at the beginning of the chapter they first appear in (introducing them all now would spoil the fun, now wouldn’t it?).
Main OCs: · Kyra Lilianne Ayron - Age 27 - Judge/Graphic Design & Programming as hobbies.
Appearance: Medium height, pale skin and slightly strong complexion. Vaguely exotic features and serious appearance in general. Deep black eyes and waist-length curly dark crimson hair.
Dressing Style: Since her hair color already stands out enough, tends to use soft colors combinations, especially likes combining black with either white or various shades of green, mint green being her favorite. Strongly dislikes any neon-ish color.
Other: Always carries a small black shoulder bag with a lot of stuff. Likes to be always prepared.
· Aurora Leah Rhodes - Age 26 - Computer Engineer.
Appearance: Medium height and slightly tanned skin. Always cheerful and friendly. Chocolate brown eyes and slightly long, wavy chestnut hair with golden highlights.
Dressing Style: Her main condition regarding to clothing is for it to be comfortable. Likes jeans and shirts as long as they’re not too baggy, and loves the color blue, preferably pale or sky blue. She’s not very fond of any kind of dresses or skirts, especially short ones, and since she’s a bit obsessed with her height, almost always wears at least medium heels.
Other: She always has her laptop with her.
Fonts Meaning:
“Speaking” ‘Thinking/Mind Speaking’ ≫Transmissions≪ “Cybertronian” //Bond Speaking// -Radio/Lyrics-
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AND THE STORY BEGINS…
Chapter 1 - A very special birthday
“That’s been awesome!” Leah said happily, stretching. She was feeling a bit numb after a 6 hour movie marathon “So, were they worth seeing again or not?” she then asked the red-haired girl sitting next to her.
“I’m not saying they’re not good, they’re well made and the special effects are pretty nice… but we could have seen some other movies, ones we haven’t memorized as well as these, if you know what I mean” Kyra answered, and before her friend could retort, added “But you were right, I enjoyed seeing them again” she smiled “which reminds me…” she said then, and turned to search something inside her bag, while her friend observed her “Aha, got it”
“Got what?” Leah asked curiously.
“Whaddya mean what? Your birthday present, you silly” Kyra joked smiling and giving her a small wrapped box, which Leah took and began to open. It was one of those jewelry boxes, and she looked at Kyra, who just waved a hand, encouraging her to open it, so she did. The moment she opened the box and saw what was inside, she was astonished; inside the box there was a pendant made from a strange metallic-looking mineral held inside a metal spiral that united it with the fine chain. Within a few seconds she threw her arms around her friend.
“Thank you! It’s lovely!” she chirped happily.
“Yeah yeah, it’s nothing” Kyra laughed “Come on, turn around and I’ll help you put it on” she said, and Leah quickly complied. Once she had, Kyra took out another pendant almost identical to the first and put it on herself.
“Wow… seriously, it’s beautiful” Leah said looking at the stone, now in her hand “Hey, wait a sec…” she muttered examining it closely “What a weird mineral, it looks like it has engravings in it… Where’d you find it?” she asked.
Kyra just shrugged “I found both of them last week while hunting, they were like stuck in some pine’s roots… I though they looked nice, so I took them to my friend the jeweler to make the pendants” she explained “The design was his idea actually, he told me it was the best way to make the pendants without damaging the minerals.”
“Cool” Leah said “You and your artisan friends… what a crew” she laughed.
“Yeah, I’m the weird one, since I’m not into crafting… well, unless you consider graphic design as crafting, then yes, and I’d be the only modernized one of the group” Kyra said, and they both laughed.
“Well…” Leah said after a while, looking at her watch “It’ll be dark soon, we should be getting ready, we don’t want to be late for the party, right?”
“Certainly” Kyra said, also looking at her watch for a second.
When both girls were prepared to leave, they gathered their things and went outside, but once in the doorway to the streets, the building’s lights went off and something caught their attention; both their pendants seemed to glow dimly in the poor night light. They took them in the palm of their hands and brought them closer to examine them, when suddenly the glow deepened into a blinding flash that forced the girls to cover their eyes. The flash lasted just a few seconds, and once it was gone, it left nothing behind, neither the pendants or the girls holding them…
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At the same time, in a remote road in an arid and mostly deserted area if not for the old light poles, probably out of use, a very particular convoy of vehicles circulated calmly, however it did make a rather strange picture, since no vehicles like those were commonly seen in such areas. Only a few days had passed since the battle at Mission City, and now, Sam and Will Lennox were on the way to the new assigned base for the Autobots along with them.
“-I have sand even in places I didn’t know existed-” echoed a man’s voice through Bumblebee’s speakers. Sam just had to laugh at the comment, but had to admit that he also had a point; the road, though paved, was so abandoned that it was almost completely covered by sand.
“Don’t worry Bee, I’m sure once we get to the base you all will be able to get a nice wash” Sam told him with a smile.
“How much longer ‘til we get there, bah th’ way?” Ironhide asked Will, who supposedly knew the place.
“Shouldn’t be too long… just a few more hours or so” Will answered. Ironhide sort of grunted, but said nothing more.
“I’m kind of curious” Ratchet spoke “They said the place would be suitable for us, but they didn’t specify much.”
“I heard it’s an old military base that’s now out of use, but they are going to reform and adapt it so it can serve as our base of operations. And one thing’s for sure; the place is huge” Will told him.
“Ah’ll tell ya whether it’s good ‘r not once we get there…” Ironhide commented, not so confident about the suitability of the place. Will had to smile at the tone of his guardian.
They drove in silence for about an hour, a time Sam used to reflect on his situation. Truth to be told, he knew very little about the Autobots, except for Bee… he wondered if Will had gotten to know them better, being their contact with the Government and such.
“Sam, you are very quiet…” Sam almost jumped upon hearing Optimus’ deep voice through the speakers “How are your wounds?” he asked.
“Uh… better, I guess” the boy answered, sounding kind of nervous. He didn’t know why, but since the constant life-threatening situations were over, he was having confidence problems when communicating with the mechs… it felt strange to speak to them like he usually did “Just a few scratches and tiny scars now… Prime” he answered, trying to sound respectful, and for a second he could have sworn Optimus was laughing softly.
“There is no need for you to be so formal, Sam” he said, sounding slightly amused “You can just call me Optimus, as you always did.”
“Sure… Optimus” Sam answered, still a bit tense. He doubted for a moment whether or not to ask a question that had been on his mind for a while now, but finally decided to speak “Um… Optimus? What happened to… Jazz?”
There was a brief silence, and Sam was starting to regret asking such a question “We managed to retrieve his shell before the humans tried to claim it along the Decepticon ones” Optimus replied, his tone now sad “It’s inside the trailer” he added, also quenching Sam’s curiosity as to why did Optimus have that trailer.
Sam didn’t know what else to say… he had been told about how Jazz had been killed by Megatron, and thinking about it still gave him chills, but even though it made him sad, he couldn’t think of anything reassuring to say to the rest of the Autobots…
Suddenly a beam of white light flew across the sky at full speed, landing right in front of them with a blinding blast, causing everyone to put to test the effectiveness of their braking systems; Bumblebee stopped almost immediately, skidding a little, Ratchet managed to evade the collision by swerving and stopping beside him, Ironhide slammed on his brakes, screeching to a halt a few inches from Bee’s bumper, and Optimus had to swerve out of the road to avoid hitting Ironhide, but almost overturned due to the added weight of the trailer, from inside of which came a resounding clang.
Immediately, Sam and Will got out and ran to the front to find out what happened. They had to look twice, not believing what their eyes showed them; right there, in the middle of the previously empty road, and right where the beam had landed, there were two unconscious women. Will approached them, while Sam stood back a little. They were two young women, a brown-haired one, lying face down, and a red-haired one, lying face up and, apparently, starting to awaken. Will kneeled beside her to see if she was injured, when the girl opened her eyes slowly.
The first thing Kyra saw when she opened her eyes was the blurry, shadowy figure of a man hovering over her. She abruptly opened his eyes in fright, and with an almost karate-like scream, launched her fist at the man’s face, who fell on his ass to the floor as she crawled back away from him while blinking several times, trying to clear her vision.
“Kyra!” She heard Leah’s voice nearby, and turned her head to see her friend half sitting beside her, looking scared “What the hell are you doing? You just punched a soldier!” she said almost screaming.
That was when Kyra noticed the man's uniform, who now had his hands over his nose, because apparently it was bleeding, and immediately tried to apologize “Oh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m terribly sorry, I didn’t mean to” she was saying “It was a reflex reaction, I swear… you kind of scared me”
“It’s okay, I understand, don’t worry” Will said trying to soothe her “Ouch… nice punch by the way… I think you broke my nose…” he added with some humor, then with a quick and painful gesture snapped it back in place. After that he looked at his blood-covered hand, only to wince slightly at the mess “Here’s where a tissue would come in handy…” he said.
“Oh, I have one” Leah said rummaging through her pockets until she found it “Here you… go” she said when he handed it, but froze upon seeing his face, having recognized the man in front of her.
“Thanks” he said as he took the tissue and used it to wipe the blood off his face.
“Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!” Leah shrieked suddenly, pointing at him “you… you… you’re…” she stuttered, earning a confused look from everyone present, including her friend.
“Uh… it’s not that bad, it’s just a little blood…” Will said, trying to calm her down.
“You’re Major Lennox!” Leah finally shouted, regaining her ability to speak properly.
“What? I’m not Major, I’m just Captain…” Will corrected unconsciously, but then he realized something “but wait a second, how do you know my name?” he asked, looking confused.
Leah totally ignored his question “Then those back there…” she turned to look at the convoy “Aaaaaaaaaaaah! No way!” she screamed again, then brought her hands to her head and began muttering at an incredible speed “ohmygoshohmygoshohmygosh…”
“Leah? Mind telling me what’s going on?” Kyra finally asked her friend, sounding completely puzzled.
“What’d you mean what’s going on?? Don’t you recognize them??” the brunette half-shouted in exasperation, pointing at the group of vehicles in front of them.
Kyra considered her words for a moment, trying to understand what she meant, then suddenly froze, her eyes wide. She didn’t shout, but only stood there looking at them wordlessly. She closed her eyes and shook her head, then opened them again ‘Okay… they’re still there…’ she said to herself, 'Do not freak out… do not freak out…’ she repeated.
“Uh… Kyra? You’re saying that out loud” Leah informed her friend, suppressing a chuckle.
“Oh, sorry” the other answered, still facing forward.
“Is something wrong?” Will asked looking carefully at them, a glint of suspicion in his eyes while he finished wiping the blood off his face with the tissue.
“You’ve got a gift for acting dumb” Leah told him with a hint of sarcasm “Isn’t is obvious that we recognized them?”
“You mean you know who they are?” Sam asked in astonishment.
“Thanks, Sam, you just confirmed it” Leah said with a smile “Kyra, you can stop hallucinating, it’s really them” she then told her friend, nudging her arm slightly to bring her out of the stupor effectively, for Kyra seemed to return to normal after shaking her head.
“What do you mean by ‘it’s really them’?” Will asked cautiously, for the situation was becoming increasingly strange, every word the girls said making clearer that they were not normal, and seemed to know things they definitely shouldn’t.
“It’s not possible, there’s no way for you to know that” Sam told them after recovering from the impression, having been called by his name when he hadn’t even said it.
“Believe it or not, we know who they are” Leah insisted “I can even name them one by one.”
“Prove it” Sam said, thinking it was just a bluff, while Will sighed, almost not believing how naïve the boy was.
“Look, the red and blue truck with flames is Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots” Leah began, pointing as she spoke “the black pick-up in front of him is Ironhide, weapons specialist; the H2 Hummer Rescue is Ratchet, the chief medical officer, and the yellow Camaro is Bumblebee the scout, and your guardian, if I remember correctly” she recited, looking smugly at Sam’s astonished expression as if saying ‘Take that!’ “Oh, and I forgot the silver Pontiac Solstice, first lieutenant Jazz, who’s… well, sadly missing…” she said, not being able to said the word ‘dead’ out loud.
Will got up quickly, now in full alert mode, and violently grabbed Leah’s arm “How do you know all this??” He barked at her “You’re with the Decepticons, aren’t you?? Ow!”
He was forced to let go of the girl when the redhead did some kind of disarming move on him as well as delivering a hard blow to his arm. He turned to look at her, only to receive a full-force glare from her “Watch your actions, Lennox” she warned in a dark tone that almost made him shudder “Dare to do something like that again, and I'll break more than just your nose, and without any remorse.”
“I’m starting to think you really are dumb” Leah told him, rubbing her arm “Of course, we’re with the ‘Cons because they just love us fleshlings and are thrilled to have some of them around” she added with exaggerated sarcasm “Smartass…”
“She does have a point there…” Sam admitted, earning a just-who’s-side-are-you-on? look from Will.
“I think it’ll be best if you come with us to the base, we’ll be able to interrogate you better there” Will then said in a commanding tone, making a gesture for the girls to follow him.
“Are those manners to ask for anything? Don’t you know the magic word?” Kyra retorted with a small smirk, crossing her arms and not moving from her spot. Will turned to face her, looking totally lost “You do know the word, don’t you?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.
At that exact moment they heard a radio clip of a child’s voice “-Please, please, pretty please?-”
“Aww… charming” Kyra said, her voice now suddenly soft, looking at the Camaro with a tender smile, and then turned back at Will, looking serious again “See? Bumblebee is way more polite than you. And smarter” she reprimanded.
Will sighed, frustrated “Could you come with us to the base, please?” he said, empathizing the last word.
“That's better” Kyra said, sounding satisfied.
"Okay, we'll come” Leah replied “but I’m riding with Bumblebee!” she added, and almost hopped happily up to him, followed by Sam, who still looked dumbfounded.
“You’re coming with me” Will then said to Kyra, implying an obvious ‘to keep an eye on you’. The girl just shrugged and headed towards Ironhide.
Will went to help the girl up, since Ironhide was not exactly small in his alt form, but Kyra completely ignored him and easily climbed into the passenger seat without any effort, with an almost graceful jump, and sat elegantly. She looked extremely calm, but the look in her eyes denoted that she was still alert. Will half-glared at the girl as he climbed into the driver’s seat. Once back on their way, the redhead took the opportunity to inspect carefully and secretly the interior of the vehicle, since it wasn’t shown in the movie and she was curious. Suddenly she caught wind of a strange background murmur, and immediately found its source; the radio. It was very low, so she focused on it and listened, trying to make out the words, a small frown forming on her face.
“Hey!” she suddenly bellowed indignantly, scaring Will, who jumped in his seat, and possibly Ironhide as well “If you have something to say to me, at least have the decency to say it to my face!” she shouted at the radio.
Will looked at her in confusion “What are you talking about?” he asked.
“I’m not talking to you, Lennox, but to you!” she spat at him, directing the last three words at the radio, poking it with her index finger repeatedly “I’m not deaf, damnit! You’re talking about me as if I wasn’t here, and talking bad about me right under my nose!” she continued angrily.
Just then they heard Ironhide’s voice coming from the radio “But-”
“Don’t you dare to deny it! I heard you perfectly!” Kyra interrupted him, threatening to poke the radio again with her finger. At that Will spoke again, asking what the hell was all that about, causing the girl to direct her anger towards him instead, and to stop paying attention to Ironhide and the murmur of the radio.
‘What th’ slag’s wrong with that human?’ Ironhide thought angrily, his annoyed muttering interrupted. He hadn’t expected her to be able to hear him. ‘‘n’ Ah didn’t even speak ’n her language!’
≫Did I hear what I think I heard, Ironhide?≪ He heard the voice of Optimus in a low whisper.
≫‘Fraid so Prahm… looks like th’ human understands Cybertronian≪ Ironhide concluded.
Meanwhile, oblivious to the situation of the others, Leah was happily curling up and gently rubbing her back against the seat like a cat “So soft…” she almost purred, smiling happily, causing a slight tremor and the radio to make a strange rumbling sound that sounded like a mechanical laugh. Leah paused for a moment before smiling mischievously “So this tickles you, eh?” she said, and began rubbing against the seat like a cat again, causing the radio to go crazy and Bee to rock slightly from side to side, trying to make her stop, while Leah laughed merrily, spreading the laugh to Sam, who could not help but laugh as well.
TBC...
Next Chapter ---> Chapter 2: Problems and disclosures
AN: Starts off as a regular role-play with weird OCs, but we assure it gets way better as it goes! =)