Sing for the Moment (Open)

[Bloodshock]

Bloodshock frowned slightly in thought, looking at Jack with neutral eyes now as he took every word said. Yes it was a choice, but for some it was easier to take it slow and not rush such a chance of redemption, but he had already made a bad impression on one Autobot and now it already seemed to him he had made another. Unless this man was much more different then the Autobot...Sideswipe was it? He didn't exactly take the chance to remember but he knew the mech was a good friend to the femme he loved.

Resting a hand on his partly faded insignia he let out a soft sigh,"Look autobot I'll give it a chance alright? But I can't guarantee and immediate change with what I've known since I came from my pod but I'm a reasonable mech, I'll go along. That's if you don't mind me tagging along, after all I see Newt as a friend as well and it would be rather rude to just up and leave."He said trying to be polite but his mind kept flashing to how Sideswipe reacted and it made him a little uneasy to be turning up and meeting the silver wheeled mech.

[Wheeljack]

Jack smiled at Newt and gave her hand a gentle squeeze to reassure her. "Most just call me Jack. I'm an engineer and something of an inventor, really. Stunt racer too actually." he offered at the prompt for a name, clues the other man would pick up by reputation alone that would identify him as Wheeljack. He turned his gaze to Blake then and nodded. "We were all brothers once, and we can be again, if you're willing. I'm probably a bit more optimistic than I should be, but you didn't hurt Newt, so you deserve a chance to prove yourself. We all deserve the chance to change for the better. I realize there are some who will never change, and I accept that, as much as it bothers me." he admitted, then turned more fully towards Blake and stepped towards him, extending a hand and letting Blake meet him half way. "For the one you love n your future together?" he asked, a hopeful tone in his voice.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt smiled at Jack as he properly introduced himself and she gently squeezed his hand back in acknowledgement. "Its nice to meet you Jack." She replied and then turned to Blake, wondering what his decision on the current situation would be. Would he try to stick around and see how things panned out, or would he simply leave without further conversation? Newt didn't realize how long the war for these Autobots and Decepticons had been waging, but she had gotten the idea that it had to be a very long and drawn out battle since both sides were tense in situations like this, referring to each other by their side name rather than their actual names, but maybe thats how they always adressed each other.

Newt waited for a few more minutes when suddenly Blake spoke up, and stated that he would give things a try. A big smile lit up on Newt's face as she realized that he was truly going to attempt to make his future better than his past, even if it would take awhile. She watched as Jack took a couple steps closer to him and spoke about how they used to be brothers once and this made her head tilt. She was confused on what exactly he meant by brothers, but was glad that Jack was taking Blake's offer of an attempt to change for the better very well. She watched as he extended a hand and waited for Blake to make those few decisive steps which would show that he truly was willing to change. She gently smiled at the scene unfolding in front of her, it made her think of two sides of an argument coming together to solve things without needless fighting. Now if only, Blake would accept that handshake.

[Bloodshock]

Bloodshock nodded at Jack before taking those few steps,"I don't hurt younglings, human or cybertronian despite what my comrades,suppose to be comrades, have done Jack." He said as he reached up and grasped Jack's hand in a handshake as he nodded, though the name he said made the bounty hunter raise an eye brow. Was the man implying about being the Autobot inventor when he explained it to Newt? "I suppose your name and what you do your real name is Wheeljack?" He asked.

But Bloodshock was a little reluctant to give his true name, knowing it might bring some uneasiness to them. He had chosen the name himself due to what he had done when younger, and before he really comprehended much of what had gone on in the war and what he had been doing. Letting his hand drop to his side Blake looked at both of them,"Well shall we drive?"He asked them.

[Wheeljack]

Jack nodded and shrugged a bit. "Yeah, that would be me." he admitted sheepishly, then nodded and motioned for Newt to climb into the Mustang's passenger seat. "You wanna go home or you wanna go with us?" he asked her as he climbed into the drivers seat. Either way he would still answer any questions she had, he had already decided that much.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt watched with a smile as both Jack and Blake shook hands in an agreement, even if it was a temporary agreement. She was glad that whatever stood between the two was being looked over for the better now. Suddenly she heard Blake address that Jack's real name was Wheeljack. She tilted her head slightly and looked to Jack, "Wheeljack?" She questioned, wondering just what kind of a name that was for a person. There was another question to add to her list of questions!

She then faced Jack as he turned around and motioned for her to get in the Mustang passenger seat, asking her if she was going to go with them. She grinned at them, "You kidding me? If I passed up this opportunity, I'd be crazy! You guys can count me in!"

[Bloodshock]

"Your safer riding with him then me Newt, trust me."Bloodshock told her, though it wasn't to avoid her but out of her safety since he knew any of his faction could appear and suddenly decide to attack. Or they could question as to why he was conversing with a human and an Autobot, both seen as enemies to the Decepticons. It was the last thing Bloodshock was willing to risk so he came to the driver side and got in,"I'll be right you two."He told them before the door shut and the engine roared to life.

[Wheeljack]

Jack nodded with a chuckle and gave Bloodshock a thumbs up as he started his engine. Once Newt was in and the seat belt on her, he started off, letting Bloodshock follow him towards the base. "So, you're the one with the questions, ask away. Just try and give them to me no more than like three at a time, okay? I'll try and explain as best I can." he offered her as he began making his way towards the base. He did call ahead over the secure coms to Optimus, hoping to head off any sudden hostility by letting his leader know he was bringing a mech who wanted to leave the Decepticons. Now it was just a matter of getting him there without any interference. He also let Optimus know he was bringing in a civilian who ended up caught up in the whole mess and needed some explanations.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt nodded to Blake as he stated that it would be safer for her to ride with Wheeljack, and she agreed and went ahead and sat down inside of the passenger seat of the mustang. She waited just a moment for Jack to get in and then put on her seatbelt, before she began to organize the list of questions she had to ask him. There was a whole lot she needed answered, and of course she laughed when he asked her not to ask more than three at a time. "Well, I'll do my best to keep the questions to a minimum." She laughed and took a moment to gain herself before she looked over at Jack and asked the first question. "Just what kind of a war are you and Blake talking about? Sounds to me like it is some kind of a civil war. What caused the rift between everybody to stop the fighting? And just how long has this war been going on?" The last question in her first series was actually the most important, she had gotten the impression from Blake that this fight was not one that had happened within the last year or two, but had been drawn out over many; however she needed to verify that. She then waited patiently for Wheeljack's response, hoping she hadn't dumped too many questions at once.

[Wheeljack]

Jack nodded and listened to her questions, which the last one would be rather difficult to explain, considering the fact that she thought he was human currently. "Well... For starters, yeah it's a civil war of sorts, kind of a long story really. As for how it started, we had two leaders who stood as brothers, Optimus and Megatron, until Megatron betrayed and tried to have Optimus murdered. That's how it all started, because Megatron seemed to go mad with a lust for power wanting to rule over all of us and wage war to rule over everything else too." He looked over at Newt for a moment, then let out a bit of a sigh. "And you might not believe this, but this war has been raging for over 13,000 years." he added, bracing for the inevitable reaction he knew would come, and hoping she didn't freak out too badly.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt listened attentively as Wheeljack began to explain just what had started the war for these guys and it made Newt sad. It was a common tragedy though, where a sibling or a loved one turns on everything and everyone for their own gain. She frowned slightly, "So thats how it is. That makes me feel bad for Optimus. It must be the worst thing in the world to have a brother, once held dear, turn against you just for power. He is an admirable leader for not falling to the same depths as his brother." She said as she looked down for just a moment before she looked up to him as he began to speak about just how long the war had lasted, and whenever Newt heard how long the war had been waging, she nearly passed out.

"Th-th-Thirteen THOUSAND years!? H-how is that possible?! If that war has been going on for thirteen thousand years, then Optimus is thirteen thousand plus years old! How is that possible! Newt just had her mind, successfully blown, and it was VERY hard to hide her gawking face.

[Wheeljack]

Jack gave her an apologetic look for a moment, then nodded. "Optimus is actually closer to around fifteen thousand eight hundred years old. We... we're not exactly human, and we're not from Earth either." He took a deep breath then, bracing for her reaction, though he hoped she wouldn't freak out. "This, what you see, is not really me, but part of me. The outward appearance you see is called a holoform, underneath is the nanoform, a literal miniature of our true selves, just minus the armor. Or real form is, well, a lot bigger." Then the windows darkened so no one could see in, and the human exterior of the man sitting beside her flickered and vanished, leaving a robotic biped form behind. He looked over at her with glowing blue optics and a hopeful yet worried expression.

He then let go of the steering wheel and the robot seemed to burst into a cloud of tiny metal particles, which then sank into the seat he had been sitting in. Then, as the Mustang seemed to be driving itself, the same voice, only slightly louder and faintly electronic sounding, but only slightly, seemed to come from the car itself. "My real name is Wheeljack, I am an Autobot from the far away planet called Cybertron, and I am just over fourteen thousand five hundred Earth years old. This form, the Mustang you're riding in, is a disguise, and curled up inside is my real self. When I transform, I actually stand about eighteen feet tall and wear my vehicle form's exterior like armor." he told her, hoping, praying she would not freak out.

"Blake is of the same race as I am, we all are, Autobots and Decepticons." His tone had turned a bit apprehensive and sad then, and he slowed down some. "I... I understand if you want to leave... I'm sure all this is a big shock to you. Just... please don't be afraid of us?" he pleaded softly, hinting at some deeply held pain within himself he doesn't seem ready to talk about, yet fearing a repeat none the less.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt was still in complete shock that the leader of these guys was over thirteen thousand years old, just how was a seventeen year old girl going to deal with that information! If that wasn't enough, she soon learned that Optimus was actually fifteen thousand years old, which nearly made her mind boggle. "W-what are you guys?" She asked quietly, until she looked towards Wheeljack as he stated that they weren't exactly from Earth. Now Newt literally had to ask herself just what she had gotten herself into. She could feel her breathing increase just a little bit as she was trying to take every bit of the information in when suddenly Jack did something that absolutely shocked her.

The windows had suddenly darkened, she looked to the windows worriedly and then back to Jack as suddenly his body flickered and vanished, leaving a mechanized version of a body. Her jaw dropped. She was completely in awe, was this what he truly looked like? She tried to take in the transformation which had just happened, looking into his bright blue optics, both worried and amazed. Her jaw dropped even further whenever his mechanized body seemed to vaporize into thin air. She looked around franticly for a moment, thinking it was magic trick until she saw the car was driving itself.

Whenever Wheeljack spoke up again, she looked directly to the steering wheel as if that was where his voice was coming from. She listened as he spoke of who he was, where he was from and how old he truly was. She was truly flabbergasted that within this Mustang lied his true body. She honestly didn't know what to say. She had no idea what to say! Even Blake was the same as this. Addressing him as his real name however, she finally spoke up.

"Wheeljack, let me get this straight. Your from a different planet called Cybertron in a very distant galaxy. Who isn't close to human, but somehow is. Who also uses the form of Earth cars and trucks as means of disguising their real selves which are ten plus feet tall!?" She paused for just a moment to let Wheeljack verify that before she suddenly beamed a huge grin to him. "That...Is....AWESOME! Your an alien robot from another world! This is the coolest thing ever! I-I've managed to meet someone from another world!! This is quiet possibly the best day, EVER!"

[Wheeljack]

The Mustang seemed to vent in relief then, and as she seemed to get even more excited, all he could do was laugh. "Oh Primus... You have no idea how much that means to me hearing you say that." he offered, clearly relieved and happy. The cloud rose up from the seat again and coalesced into the biped robot form. He then reached over and offered her his metal hand, a clear friendly smile on his robotic face as the Mustang sped up again, heading for the base. They wee getting close, and all he could hope was that seeing his real form, let alone Optimus' full height, would not scare her. He did send a com to Optimus, however, hoping to have his leader meet them at the gate and take them into a secure area. <"Optimus, I've got a mech here who wants the chance to redeem himself. He wants to leave the Decepticons. And, I have a civilian with me. She knows what we are, and I thought it would be best to bring her with me to the base. We'll be at the north gate shortly."> he said, hoping Optimus would not be upset with him about the civilian.

[Newt Weyland]

Newt kept her wide grin on her face as Wheeljack told her how relieved he was to hear her say that. She could tell that he was expecting her to freak out and ask to leave immediately, however ever since Newt had been a little girl she had always had a fascination with space. She always thought of the possibility of other intelligent beings existing out there and had always wondered if she would ever see one; now here she was sitting inside of an alien robot's disguise. She watched as the mechanized body re-appeared in the seat and as he offered his hand to her she smiled and shook it. "I can't wait to see what you guys really look like." She added with a hint of excitement, ready to see just what he, Bloodshock, and the rest of the Autobots looked like.