It’s 10 am and the Sun was already up. In a parking lot, a red truck sees Crown City slowly began to regain life after a quiet night. Optimus feared Megatron has been preparing for his next move. He and his Decepticons were not famous for being quiet. Every time the Autobot looked to the people of the town, he started to remember Cybertron before the war destroyed it. His kind may have been the most advanced one in the galaxy and Universe, but, to him, the humans were the most impressive race that he ever seen in his entire life. It’s true that humans have their wars for power and control, but they still have managed to save their planet from their villains unlike the Autobots, who have failed to protect their home planet. If Autobots and Decepticons could leave in peace once again...Suddenly, a yawn draw Prime’s attention. He look to the driver seats and saw Twilight Sparkle waking up. Last night, she told him that she and Sunset Shimmer, who was still sleeping, were not humans, but equestrians, aka ‘Ponies’, a small kind of colored equines with genetic powers like strength, flying, telepathy and other abilities, from a planet in an alternate dimension called ‘Equestria’. Twilight said that she is a Princess in her world, which means that she represents and protect her kind like the Primes did since the beginning of time.
“Good morning, Princess Twilight Sparkle.” greeted Optimus.
“Good morning to you too, Optimus Prime,” greeted Twilight while rubbing her eyes “and just call me ‘Twilight’. I don’t like when my friends call me ‘Princess’.” she said while stretching.
“My apologies, Twilight,” said Optimus “but I always show my respect in front of the members of the nobility.” he said “Just call me ‘Optimus’, by the way. Only Hound and my Autobots call me ‘Prime’.”
Twilight chuckled a little. Humor...Another thing that Optimus lost since Megatron’s wrath had brought darkness to the empire of peace of the Transformers. In that moment, the Autobot noticed that the purple girl started to recon the place. He was taking her and Sunset Shimmer to her home yesterday, but after the rescue mission and the battle in the dam, they felt a little tired and decided to sleep with Optimus.
“We sleep right here, didn’t we?” asked Twilight while rubbing the back of her head with a smile.
“Affirmative.” answered Optimus “After you and Sunset Shimmer started to sleep, I decided to remain in this location and watch you till was morning.” he said while turning on my engine.
“Y-You watch us all night?” asked Twilight while blushing “You...You didn’t need to do that, but thanks.”
When Optimus heard that words, I decided to decline what Twilight as said. He was a Prime and an Autobot. It’s was his duty to protect every innocent life from those who want to destroy peace, even if he has to gave up his spark to do such thing.
“Forgive me now, Twilight,” he said while driving off the parking lot “but your safety is my mission now. After all, it's the least I can do after we brought the Decepticons and our war to Earth.”
“Don’t be hard on yourself.” said Twilight “I know how hard it is to rule a kingdom or a planet.”
“I never rule Cybertron before the war.” replied Optimus “I was a clerk in Iacon’s Library and student of Alpha Trion, the oldest cybertronian of all.”
“You worked in a library?!” asked Twilight with a smile “I was a librarian Ponyville too! Tell me more about your past.”
In that moment, Prime understood that Twilight Sparkle and himself were equal. We both may look different, but we like the same thing and we are both leaders. In short, the little purple girl was surely more than meets the eye.
“I will,” he said “but first you need to wake up Sunset Shimmer while I make a little stop here before we go to the Ark.”
After saying those words, Optimus stopped a few steps away from a cafe. Through the truck’s window, Twilight saw many people entering in the cafe and some of them were eating some delicious croissants and drinking some milk or coffee.
“But why?” asked Twilight while raising up her eyebrow.
“I believe that the humans began their day with a special food called ‘breakfast’, am I wrong?” asked Optimus, making the young Princess to chuckled once more.
“GOODBYE, MAUD!” yelled Pinkie while opening the front door “I SEE YOU LATER!”
Pinkie Pie closed the door and turn her attention to a white sports car waiting for her. This car was her new best friend from another planet and his name was Wheeljack. Jumping towards it, Pinkie stopped in front of the car.
“Good morning, Jackie!” she said “How was your night?”
“Well, I stayed up all night watching you from being killed by a Con, so it was good.” he said while opening the door “Why the heck you, humans, would like to have a rock as a pet?” he asked while the pink human set inside of him.
“You mean Boulder?” asked Pinkie “Only my sister, Maud Pie, do that, you sily. She loves rocks and knows everything about them.”
“And they say that Blitzwing is crazy…” said Wheeljack while drove away.
“So what was your work in Cybertron?” asked Pinkie “I bet you had the best job of all time!” she said.
Wheeljack sighed. She didn’t know, but he hated his past and he would do everything to forget it. Wheeljack was going to denied telling his story, but Pinkie Pie’s puppy eyes and smile has changed the Wrecker’s ideas. Wheeljack and his old team could face an entire Decepticon army, huge warships, Insecticons and other worst things that he fought in Cybertron, but he couldn’t resist to a cute pink human girl?!
There goes my dignity…, he thought “Well, Pinkie, I, in times, was a...mechanical.” hesitated Wheeljack “I repaired every ship and train in my city like everybody in Cybertron.”
“Cool!” she said with a smile.
“Not cool, Pinkie.” he said “I hated my job and I wanted to give up,” said Jackie with his voice started to crack “but my sister insisted to keep going for her. My sister…”
Pinkie Pie’s smile began to disappear. She started to get confused when he said those words. Sense when robots have sisters? Maybe his possible for the Transformers, since they are robotic life forms.
“The Cons have destroyed my city along with my sister while I was out in helping to build an new space cruiser.” continued Wheeljack “She beg me to take her with me, but I say that she would be fine in our home.” he said with a sad sigh “I am a big glitch…”
“I don’t know what do you mean with that, but is not your fault, Jackie.” said Pinkie Pie.
She couldn’t not tell, but Pinkie Pie couldn’t make Wheeljack happy. Like she said to her friends before, it’s a hunch. Then she had a idea. From nowhere, the pink girl pulled a blue cannon with two pink wheels. When the Autobot saw the cannon, he gasped, almost crashing into another car.
“What the?!” he shouted “W-Where the heck did you get that?!” asked Wheeljack.
“Oh! This?” asked Pinkie “It’s just my party cannon. I use it only to shoot confetti.” she said with a smile.
“How can someone carry a gun that...big...” said Wheeljack before falling into his thoughts “Pinkie Pie, you just gave me an idea!” he yell with an happy voice.
“I did?” she asked.
Rainbow Dash couldn’t believe that she was awakened at 10 am by Arcee’s engine. Lucky, Dashie lives alone. The Autobot girl has received orders to take the human to the Ark so that Optimus Prime and her team, including the Rainbooms, could prevent another Decepticon attack or prepare an assault to an Energon mine controlled by Megatron. During her driving, Arcee could heard Rainbow Dash growling. She would never understand the humans. They are very funny in many ways. Strangers, but funny. In that moment, the Autobot decided to break the silence between her and Rainbow Dash.
“Don’t worry, Rainbow Dash.” she said, attracting Dashie’s attention “You can watch your cartoons in our base with Bumblebee and Sari.” said Arcee with a giggle.
“Hilarious…” said Rainbow Dash as she rolled her eyes “For a robot, you have an strange sense of humor.”
“First, does ‘robotic lifeform’ mean you something?” asked Arcee “Second, I learn with the best.”
“The best?” asked Rainbow “You mean Optimus Prime, right?” she asked.
“Not really.” answered Arcee “He’s more the kind of ‘serious bot’ then a ‘funny bot’.”
“I see…” said Rainbow Dash, losing interest in the Bot’s chat.
Arcee noticed that her human was getting bored again. Humans were really weird. Suddenly, the Autobot had a idea. Rainbow Dash let out a gasp when the motorcycle started to increase the speed. In that moment, Dashie hold with all her strength to Arcee when she began to do a wheelie. Arcee landed her front wheel in the ground and decreased her speed. In a few seconds, a smile started to appeared in Rainbow Dash’s face.
“THAT! WAS! AWESOME!” she shouted “Let’s do that again!”
“Are you sure?” asked Arcee “I bet that you will not handle my speed for five seconds.” chuckled Arcee.
“Oh yeah?” asked Dashie “Bring it on, Cee!” she yelled while the Autobot increased the speed once more.
“I can’t believe that you need two hours to choose a simple dress!” growled Ratchet “How can your sister survive with you?”
“Excuse me, darling,” protested Rarity “but I couldn’t go to your home with a simple dress. Better perfect than simple.”
“You just look like Tracks.” growled Ratchet “To be honest, you are worst than Tracks...”
A silent moment fell between the both human and the Autobot. Ratchet understood that he may have hurt the girl’s feelings. He know this creatures are more sensitive than Autobots, but...Ratchet felt guilty for growling to Rarity.
“I’m sorry, Rarity.” said Ratchet “I looked just like Whirl a few nano-seconds ago…”
“It’s okay, Ratchet.” said Rarity “Unlike you, I have my home and you losted yours. I should have more respect for you…”
If Ratchet was in robot form, he would be smiling right now. A traffic light in front of the ambulance turned red, forcing Ratchet to stop while humans began to walk across the street in front of him. One human female with a baby in her arms have caught the Autobot’s attention.
“I still don't understand…” he said.
“Huh?” said Rarity “What is it, Ratchet?”
“I’m supposed to be a medic and know everything about life, right?” asked Ratchet.
“Yes?” replied Rarity.
“So how do you can create this little organic creatures?” he asked.
“You mean the babies?” said Rarity while blushing “Well…”
Rarity approaches to the ambulance’s radio and whispered something into it. Suddenly, Ratchet’s sirens turn on by itself. Rarity giggled a little after the sirens were turned off. The medic felt a little sick. He never heard such horrible thing in his entire career.
What a nice view that Hound could see while driving out of Sweet Apple Acres. This location belonged to Applejack’s family and their job was taking care of an organic food called ‘apples’ from the trees. With this food, as AJ said last night, they could do other food called ‘pie’ and drinks that they called ‘juice’.
“You got a nice place here, Applejack.” said Hound “Earth looks like a nice planet to live.”
“Thanks, Hound,” said Applejack “but tell me more about Cybertron. Ah believe that is a good place to live too.”
“Well...” started Hound “Before the war, it was a place of peace and joy like Optimus said. Both Autobots and Decepticons lived together with each other.”
“Do ya miss that old days, partner?” asked AJ.
“Sometimes.” answered the Autobot “All the time, to be honest. Being an Constructicon was the best thing back in Cybertron.”
“A what now?” asked the girl.
Hound remembered that Applejack don’t know many things about his home planet. Unlike her kind, the Transformers were the most advanced race in the galaxy or in the Universe. After all, Cybertron was the first planet to send his explorers to the stars.
“The Constructicons were the ones who built everything in Cybertron.” he said “Our cities, statues, streets...Even our Guardians.”
“So they-Ah mean ‘ya’-were the architects in your home.” said Applejack before a word gets her attention “Hum...What’s a ‘Guardian’?” she asked.
“Long story,” said Hound “but since our journey will be long, I think I will tell you.”
This was the most wonderful morning of Fluttershy’s life. She never know that Bumblebee was so much sweet and gentle. Even with his big hands and foot, Bee was very careful with her animals. He said that when he saw the Earth for the first time, her kind and the animals were very interested to him. Now they were in the middle of nowhere, watching cartoons in Bee’s screen. Fluttershy thought that was so much fun watching it with Bumblebee. Last night, he told her the tragic destiny of his voice. He said it was something called ‘Battle of Tyger Pax’, where that evil Megatron destroyed his voice.
“Is very impressive that a robot like you loves cartoons, Bumblebee.” she said while cleaning a tear from her eye after laughing so much.
“Bzzt-brpdo-brpzt” said Bumblebee.
“18 earth years old?” she asked “Oh my...I never saw a teenage robot in my life. Is always good to know.”
Fluttershy felt her cheeks were starting to burn. She never thought he was soo young. How can he that young after fighting eons in Cybertron? And being cute?
“Boop-zzt?” said Bee, broking her thoughts.
“M-My cheeks?” said Fluttershy said while putting her hair in front of my face “Oh! It’s n-nothing, Bee! D-Don’t worry…” she said “Hum? Bee? Did you...had someone special in Cybertron? Like a best friend or...a girlfriend? If you, Autobots, can love, I mean...”
“Bzzt-brpdo-brpzt…” answered Bumblebee.
Fluttershy’s heart stopped. She couldn't believe that Bumblebee never saw or lived in Cybertron before the war. He also said that he and other Transformers were born before something called ‘Allspark’ was lost in space. The shy girl started to think. What a horror it should be to born in his home during in such a bloody war that may have killed many Autobots or Decepticons.
“I-I’m sorry knowing that, Bumblebee…” she said while rubbing his steering wheel “We...should get to the base, d-don’t you think?”
Sari was a little busy working in Teletran-1’s system. Since the crash on Earth that the computer was having some problems. That is why Wheeljack created her. Clicking in the keyboards, Sari was making many cybertronian words appearing in the screen.
“How do you feel this morning, Teletraan-1?” asked Sari.
A glowing Autobot logo appeared in the screen. As the computer started to talk, the logo blinked every word he said.
“System still needs to be repaired,” answered Teletran “but half of my program is online thanks to your help, Sari.”
“No problem.” she replied with a smile.
Suddenly, a sound of a door being opened was heard behind her. Sari turns her head and saw a purple dog with green eyes and green long ears. Sari recognize the dog as Spike, Twilight little assistent.
“Good morning, Spike.” said Sari with a big smile “Sleep well?”
“Well...I couldn’t find a bed for me,” he said while rubbing his back “so slept in the ground.
Sari chuckled a little “My apologies, Spike,” she said while turning her attention to the computer “but Autobots don’t sleep that much.”
“Yeah...I noticed that. I heard you talking to someone.” he said while walking towards Sari “It was Lennox?”
“No at all.” answered Sari while pressing the keyboards “I was talking with Teletraan-1, the Autobots’ computer. Say hello, Teletraan!”
“Greetings, Spike.” said the computer “I am Teletraan-1, Autobots’ artificial i-i-intelligence created by Percept-t-tor to help the A-A-Autobots to win the war against the Decep-p-pticons.”
“What’s wrong with him?” asked Spike.
“It’s just a little problem in the system that appeared after the Ark crashed.” answered Sari “Wheeljack created me to help him to recover from the damage.”
“So you are really Wheeljack’s robot after all.” said Spike “I’m impressed that a guy who only thinks in blowing up or cutting up every Decepticon in the galaxy has created you.”
“Yeah, but Wheeljack is very smart too.” said Sari while walking towards the dog “He created many things to help Optimus Prime against Megatron’s forces. It’s like humans say: Do not judge a book by its cover.” she said while kneeling in front of the dog.
She raised her hand and rest it in Spike’s head, rubbing it at the same time.
“Woah…” said the dog while staring to the ground “That was deep.”
Sari chuckled “Now excuse me, Spike” she said “but I need to rest a little before I get overload.”
After stepping up, she walked towards the big door that opened for her. Spike was alone in the middle of the Ark’s bridge. The others were in their way to the base, so he wasn’t going to be alone for much longer. Suddenly, a smile appeared in his face.
“I like her already.” said Spike.