Extraterrestrials Book 1

Chapter 26

A beat-up pod crash-landed on an unknown planet in a wooden area, hidden deep inside it where no one could find it. The pod was beyond repairs with a small stuck inside, forced into recharge because of the damage the astroids had also done to her. Over the years the pod was covered with natural camouflage proved by the planet but over time that area of the woods became very popular for hikers. As if given a second chance to live the femme had awoken but she was never the same.
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+ Arya pov

"Holy shit!" I scream as I'm falling and trying to grab at the air hoping it would save me. Unfortunately I land flat on hard metal and hear a pained whir erupt from what cushioned my fall.

I slowly and shakily sat up with a groan of pain and took in my surroundings. I'm in the middle of Bum-fuck-Egypt; Surrounded by sand and shout of pain. I look down and realize I had landed on Bee. More importantly I happened to have landed in the worst spot possible for a man... robot..man. I landed right on his robot genitals.

"Oh my god Bee. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to land... there, are you ok?" I ask and he waves it off like it's no big deal but he quickly turned away from me holding his genitals and whining.

"Really, I'm so sorry." I ramble on awkwardly but he just gestures that he's fine and ushers me to follow him

'Great, nice going Arya. You practical just body-slammed his robot dick, awesome.' I thought to cringe at the thought

"Sam!" I heard Mikaela shout

"Where are we? Simmons! Arya!" Sam shouts

"Hey! Yeah!" Seymour shouts waving at us

"Sam?" I questioned since Bee and I were too far from him

"You guys ok?" Seymour asked us

"Yeah" Mikaela shouted

"Hey, I think we're in Vegas!" Leo shouts

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I question him

"That really, really hurt. You're just lucky that I didn't get hurt!" Seymour lectured Jetfire "People could have gotten killed, okay? And if I would have gotten hurt, you would have heard...."

"Shut up," Jetfire said walking away," I told you I was opening a space bridge It's the fastest way to travel to Egypt."

'Hey, I was right, we are in Egypt'

"This guy is the literal definition of old and senile," I say to Bee

"You're not wrong, honey." Bee agrees

"What did you... When did you tell us? You didn't tell us anything." Sam shouted once Mikaela finished wrapping his hand "You didn't tell us anything. Why are we in Egypt?"

"Don't you get snippy with me, fleshling? You were duly informed!" Jetfire said

"Can you just stop for a second? Can you focus? Can you tell you why we're in Egypt, so we can all have a little bit of semblance of peace of mind?" Sam snapped

"This planet was visited by our race once before, by our earliest ancestors, millennia ago. They were on an exploratory mission to harvest Energon, the lifeblood of our race. Without it, we'll all perish, oxidize and rust, like my wretched self! Do you have any idea what it's like to slowly fall apart and die?" Jetfire shouted

"....No?" I answer awkwardly

"Let's not get episodic, okay, old-timer?" Seymour says "Beginning, middle, end. Facts. Details. Condense. Plot. Tell it."

"Somewhere buried in the desert, our ancestors built a great machine. It harvests Energon by destroying suns." Jetfire said

"Destroy suns? You mean like blow them up?" I asked nervously

"Yes, you see, in the beginning, there were seven Primes, our original leaders," Jetfire said

'Just like Sector Seven, what is it with the beginning seven for these clubs?'

"And they set out into the universe, seeking distant suns to harvest. The Primes set out with one rule, never destroy a planet with life, until one of them tried to defy this rule. And his name forevermore was the Fallen. He despised the human race and he wanted to kill you all by turning on that machine. The only way to activate it is with a legendary key called the Matrix of Leadership. A great battle took place over possession of the Matrix." Jetfire said

'As they always do.' I think sarcastically

"The Fallen was stronger than his brothers, so they had no choice but to steal and hide it from him. In the ultimate sacrifice, they gave their lives to seal the Matrix away in a tomb made of their very own bodies, a tomb we cannot find. Somewhere, buried in this desert that deadly machine remains. The Fallen knows where it is." Jetfire said

'Of course, he does' I think sarcastically

"And if he finds the tomb of the Primes, your world will be no more." Jetfire finishes

"Fantastic, now that we're all inspired let's go get this Dagger Tip or whatever," I say smacking my hands together and rubbing them together

"Okay, so how do we stop him?" Mikaela asked ignoring me

"Only a Prime can defeat the Fallen," Jetfire said and I felt my heart sink in my chest

"Optimus Prime?" Sam questions

"So, you've met a Prime?" Jetfire said getting close to us "Why you must have met a great descendant. Is he alive, here on this planet?"

"He sacrificed himself to save us," I say stepping up to stand next to Sam with a guilty look

"So, he's dead. Without a Prime, it's impossible. No one else could stop the Fallen." Jetfire announced

"So, the same energy that's gonna be used to reactivate the machine, could that energy somehow be used to reactivate Optimus and bring him back to life?" I ask looking up at Jetfire

"It was never designed for that purpose, but it's an energy like no other," Jetfire answered

"So, then how do you get us to the Matrix before the Decepticons get to me?" Sam asked

"Follow your mind, your map, your symbols." Jetfire answered tapping his temple "What you carved in the sand, it's your clue."

"When dawn alights the Dagger's Tip, Three Kings will reveal the doorway!" Jetfire said, "Find the doorway!"

'I'm sorry what?'

"Go now! Go!" Jetfire shouted ushering us away "That was my mission. It's your mission now. Go before the Decepticons find me and find you."

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