One of us is lying - Mirage/Dino

🇮🇹 Chapter 2. Getting a new mission

Starscream flinched. His body was cramped in pain as Megatron hit him again. 'Are you really that stupid!' He shouted. 'My lord... I am sure the Autobots are dead by now. I injured him really badly. He just is here somewhere in the woods,' Starscream said sheepishly,— his voice filled with pain. 'I want the spark of this Autobot. You get one day to solve this damn problem. Take Laserbeak with you,' he scowled. The second in command slowly got up on his feet. 'Hurry!' Megatron shouted. The mech transformed and flew off. Megatron shook his helmet. 'I might need you for a mission,' he said.

'Again? I just got back.'

He ignored. 'I want you to infiltrate N.E.S.T. I need to have eyes and ears there. Be one of those stupid soldiers, you're good enough. I have to warn you, the Autobot spy is good. Cybertrons best spy. He's really close to Optimus Prime. Be careful with what you do. Use the phone Soundwave will give you. It's safe to use and the spy won't track it.' I nodded. 'Yes, sir.'

'You never disappoint me, Skyfall. Don't disappoint me this time either,' he said. I nodded, 'of course not,' I said. I watched him walk off. I sighed and ran my hand through my long dark blonde hair. I hate doing this kind of mission, but I have no choice. I am a good spy, I have trust in myself and my skills, but somewhere deep down, I wish I didn't have to do all this. It felt like a 'must' because they raised me and let me live. They hate humans. I walked off and caught up with Soundwave. 'You know about my mission?' I asked, sitting down on a concrete bench. soundwave's holoform nodded. 'I do,' he replied without looking.

'Do you think it's a good idea?' he glanced at me. 'Do you question lord Megatron?' his voice was filled with disdain. 'No, just scared to mess up,' I replied. 'Then don't mess up,' he muttered and handed me a phone. 'Use this at all times, the Autobot spy won't be able to track this.' I nodded. 'Shoot humans if you have to,' he added. 'That would track too much attention. There will be an investigation and I don't want to blow my cover right away,' I said, taking the gun from him. He didn't reply and scrolled through his computer. 'I made you a CV, read it carefully. I might overreacted a few things, but humans like to have someone really good,' he said.

'Alright, thanks.' I packed a few things and left shortly after. Barricade gave me a ride to the train station. 'Don't mess up, doll.' I rolled my eyes. 'I don't like it if Starscream calls me doll and neither do I like it if you call me that,' I scowled. 'I can do whatever I want, remember? Now go before you miss your train and make your first mistake,' he scoffed. 'Asshole.' He smirked. 'Bitch.'

I walked into the train station and waited for my train to depart. Soundwave took care of everything, all I needed to do is gain information and give it to Megatron. The trip was long but the next day, I arrived. I stopped in front of the large base. Soldiers guarded the gate and the building with large AK-47s. My gun is no match to their weapons. I casually passed and walked into the lobby where I was told to wait. I scanned the area, lots of different people passed and not all of them were soldiers.

'Sky Miller?'

I got up and shook the major's hand. 'Major William Lennox,' He introduced and gestured to follow him. Megatron told me about him and his fantasies to kill him. Lennox is not popular among the Decepticons and probably the main reason he gets guarded by an Autobot. We walked up to his office where he gestured to me to sit down. 'Welcome.' I flashed him a fake smile and sat down, crossing my arms.

'So... your CV is impressive,' he said. 'I had a good teacher.' I folded my hands. He cleared his throat, obviously feeling a bit of tension between us. The chat we had however was positive and he hired me. I hadn't expected anything different. He showed me the base at the end of our talk. For the first time in my life, I saw an Autobot from up close. Optimus was even bigger than I expected. '... last but not least, Mirage, he's our Autobot spy but everyone calls him Dino.' He pointed at the red Ferarri 458 Italia.

'He got a few dents.'

'He got attacked,' Lennox said. The Autobots have nicer alt-modes than the Decepticons for sure. The atmosphere here was peaceful and calming. The base looked ten times better and the Autobots weren't fighting each other. Megatron is on edge, really cranky lately, and doesn't mind beating people up. Even me but I am loyal to him. I'll always be loyal to him, no matter what. At least I know Starscream failed his killing operation and I had to report that. Starscream probably won't see the next day.

I was brought to my room where I unpack and hid the devices underneath my bed, close to the wall. I left for dinner and to observe. My favorite part of being a spy is observing. I look at the details of someone's behavior. I can tell when people are lying while most people can't. If you know what to look at it, it's not that hard. I sat down in the back, watching everybody.

'Are you nee, signora?'

I jolted a little from the sudden question and turned my head. 'I am.' I studied the young guy for a moment and felt something I had never felt written. A flame lit up inside of me. Like the world slowed down around me. The young man flashed me a smile that caused my heart to nearly stop beating. 'What's your name?' He asked. 'I uh...' I began but didn't even know my name anymore. All I could do was stare at his perfect face and drown in his beautiful azure blue eyes. 'Sky,' I replied after a minute of silence.

'Nice to meet you, Sky. I am Mirage...' We shook hands and I realized who he was. I felt embarrassed. Why did I feel that towards an Autobot? I should be disgusted and hateful but I couldn't get one rude word over my lips. 'I have to go, but we will see each other probably more often,' he said and walked off. 'Y-yeah, b-bye...' a shiver ran down my spine. I couldn't shake off the feeling he just gave me. Autobot or not, he just gave me a new feeling and I wasn't sure if I hated it or not...