Partnering Up

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Characters: @ironhide
Location: Jasper Desert
Content Warnings: N/A
Plot Summary: While out in the desert doing research, Cal attracts some very unwanted attention and meets the aliens he’s been looking into.

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The day Cal met the aliens was not unlike any other day for him. Or at least didnt start out any different.

He’d been out in the desert doing his research as usual. So far he hadn’t found anything of note yet, even when he went near the mountains that Dylan often hung out around. But as he stated time and time again he was not giving up. If Dylan was a real alien maybe he was finally close to figuring out what happened to his parents! Not to mention it was a discovery that would shut up every person who ever questioned him, every sceptic who told him he was crazy!

Well today he found what he was looking for.

Or so he assumed by the fact he was currently being chased down by three hulking robots. Of course he’d heard something about these too, people whispered rumors now and again. But this? This was crazy! At the time he could only guess the vehicons were government experiments, sent to keep him from getting too close to the truth. That cave with all the glowing stuff was probably like an Area 51 or something and now... Crap!

He scrambled along as he rushed across the mountainous terrain. His equipment in his backpack was bogging him down but he wouldn’t let it be the death of him. He wa so close now, he was sure of it! He slid along, hiding behind a rock quietly as he tried to labor his breathing - thankful not for the first time that he was a fast runner.

God he was so screwed he thought to himself. He didn’t want it to end like this! It wasn’t meant to end like this he told himself. What did he do to deserve this. “I swear if they sell my research to AlienDude617 I’m going to be so pissed!” He murmured under his breath as he looked over his shoulder.

There had to be a way out of this, right?

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Damn, they were getting closer. It seemed like there were more and more 'Cons showing up in the area around Jasper, and that was worrying. Ironhide would just about bet his Heavy Iron that Soundwave had picked up on the sheer amount of Autobot activity in the are and was sending patrols that way.

The red truck roared across the desert, jouncing over rough spots and rocks. He was barely aware of the rough terrain, focused as he was on the three signals he was tracking. He burst into a path between two rocky formations, gunning it as the signals grew closer.

The Vehicons had turned to face him, undoubtedly drawn by the loud growl of the truck's engine. They immediately began to fire on him, likely having seen the red Autobot crest born proudly on his front grill. The plasma fire stung when it got too close to his seams, but, otherwise, was no match for his thick armor.

With a loud bark of laughter, the truck changed, plating shifting back, sideways, and up in a chaotic whir of movement. As soon as his legs had formed enough, he jumped, the final shifts of his transformation occurring in midair as he fired a blast from his plasma cannon. It blew through the spark chamber of one Vehicon, sending him to the ground in an offlined heap. Even as he began to descend, he fired again, a blast of superheated lead fatally melting the helm of another Vehicon.

The old timer landed in a roll, coming up on his pedes as the final 'Con fired frantically at him. The roll brought him up a very short distance away, the final discharge of his plasma cannon devastating. As the last one fell, he scoffed, cannons powering down.

"Decepticon punks," he muttered in distaste, kicking at one with his pede, "None of 'em know how to put up a good fight anymore."

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The sound of a battle for his attention.

Cal peeled up from behind the rock in time to see Ironhide showing up. And to say he was amazed, well that was an understatement. He noted the tech of the cannons on his arms, the look of him - the seemingly more sentient nature. Holy cheap, they WERE aliens. Real life, giant robot frickin’ aliens and he was seeing this. He watched with bulging eyes as the mech made quick work of his pursuers. Dang that thing was strong! Crap Cal, get a picture he reminded himself

He scrambled with his phone and began to record. Allowing for the attack to all get captured as he bounced on the balls of his feet. Yes, yes this was his moment. He had proof that everything he’d said was true! Ha! Take that everyone who had said otherwise! Finally, the fight ended and rather than be quiet, Cal did the opposite.

“Oh my god! Wow! That was so awesome!” He stated as he jumped out from his hiding spot. “Oh my God, I knew you were real! I mean I didn’t know YOU were real but I knew alien life was out there! Wow! You’re an alien right? Tell me I’m not wrong!”

Man he really hoped he didn’t step on or shoot him right now!