Chapter 6: Autobots
Bumblebee and Arcee returned to the secret Autobot base, each taking a specific human with them, but in Arcee's case, she took one more human than she was supposed to, a girl.
Miko Nakadai is a very energetic and rebellious girl of Japanese origin, with a somewhat complicated personality, but still a person of good character, even if she sometimes has little sense of responsibility.
Bumblebee and Arcee ran at high speed through the sand toward a mountain, but before they could collide violently with the rocks, a camouflaged gate opened, revealing an entrance to the mountain.
Raf, Jack and Miko were as impressed as they had never been in their lives, impressed by the gigantic humanoid robots that gave them so many sensations when they saw them.
The first robot they saw was a white and orange Autobot, a grumpy old war doctor, also known as Ratchet, and the other robust robot is one with a predominantly green color with black details on his shoulders, representing the concept of brute force, not to mention his past as one of the soldiers of a group called the Wreckers, his name is Bulkhead.
As the humans disembarked from the vehicles, Arcee and Bumblebee finally transformed into their true forms, but the presence of the Miko girl did not go unnoticed by Ratchet.
"I thought there were three boys." Ratchet was confused by the girl who had just arrived.
"I'll explain later." Arcee said, a little frustrated that Miko had seen her and made her feel like an idiot for not being able to hide her alien identity.
"Hi, I'm Raf." Raf introduced himself as if it was a daily routine for him.
Miko quickly walked over to Bulkhead, since it was the biggest of the 4 robots in that place."I'm Miko, who are you?"
"Bulkhead." Bulkhead replied, uncomfortably as he was not used to communicating with humans.
"Wow! You must be a huge truck! How much do you weigh? Do you like heavy metal? Have you ever used a wrecking ball as a punching bag?" Miko asked a series of questions that managed to stun the large autobot.
"Sorry to ask, but if you are robots, who built you?" Raf asked, not noticing that the way he said it seemed offensive to Ratchet, a worshipper of the ancient legends of Cybertron.
A small tremor was caused by heavy footsteps approaching the three humans, causing them to look back and see a robot about ten meters tall, with predominantly blue and red colors.
"We are autonomous cybernetic organisms from the planet Cybertron, also known as Autobots." Optimus Prime said, surrounded by a mystical and confident aura.
Jack's eyes widened for a second as he realized that Lux's words matched the giant robot's. [So he was telling the truth.] Jack thought, but his curiosity took over completely. "Why are they here?"
"To protect your planet from the Decepticons." Optimus replied.
"Those are the idiots who shot you and your friend." Arcee added.
"If we're all here now, where's Lux?" Jack asked, catching Raf's attention, who was asking himself the same question. "Raf and I witnessed your fight with those guys, why isn't Lux here?
"Unfortunately, we found no trace of your friend." Optimus said, concerned for Lux's safety. "The reason I want you to stay with us is because I fear the Decepticons may have captured him."
"Why would they capture him?" Raf asked, realizing the danger he was in.
"Anyone associated with the Autobots is considered an enemy of the Decepticons, and they will not hesitate to spread destruction for their own benefit." Optimus crouched down to get a better view of the humans. "What I intend to do is ensure the safety of humanity, for freedom is the right of all sentient beings."
"If Lux has been captured, we need to find him." Jack said.
"I've been looking for information on the boy named Lux, but to my surprise, he doesn't exist in the human government's records, like he's a ghost." Ratchet said, using his computer to search for the missing boy. "Whoever this human is, there are only two possible situations: He could have been captured, or he is miraculously hiding somewhere."
"When Lux and I were being pursued, he said something very similar to what you said." Jack looked at Optimus, who looked surprised and confused.
"Are you saying Lux was aware of our existence?" Optimus asked, since there were few humans who knew of the Cybertronians' existence on the planet.
"I'm not the right person to answer your question, but Lux seemed to know what she was doing." Jack replied, as puzzled as Optimus Prime.
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In space...
A space bridge, secretly orbiting a few thousand kilometers from Earth, a massive object capable of transporting ships and troops through space and time.
Its shape, resembling a giant ring, begins to glow brightly, opening a portal in its center, so that after a few seconds of waiting, a Cybertronian fighter jet flies out of the portal.
The Cybertronian fighter transforms into a robotic form, revealing a being that embodies evil itself.
"Decepticons! I have returned." Megatron says malevolently.