Galaxy Eyes 💫 𝘖𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘶𝘴 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘮𝘦

Chapter 3: Strategy

"They said this day wouldn't come
We refused to run
We've only just begun
You'll find us chasing the sun."
(Chasing The Sun - The Wanted)

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"Brighton Falls" was not a location either Optimus or Venus knew of or how to get to. He for obvious reasons, she because America spanned almost an entire continent, if it was even in America! And it wasn't somewhere well known like Paris or Chicago or London, making the chance of anybody knowing about it off the top of their head less likely.

This was Earth in 1987, and the Internet hadn't been invented yet. Well, it actually had by Shatter and Dropkick rather recently with the help of Sector 7. Not that Optimus or any other humans knew that. With no type of digital system to check and the Internet still a state secret, everything seemed a whole lot harder.

But it was okay, because Venus had an idea to try to pinpoint Prime's desired location.

The brightly coloured semi truck drove at a calm pace down the dirt roads, in the direction of the city with the human girl sat somewhat uneasily in the passenger seat. Admittedly, Venus thought the seat and truck interior was rather comfortable, cosy in fact. It was the fact that she knew she was sat inside a sentient being. She wondered if Optimus felt strange with her riding as his passenger. It must have felt strange, but he couldn't have minded that much because he offered to drive her. Plus, it wasn't like they could just walk into the city.

Well, Optimus didn't quite understand that.

"Remind me, what is this city's name?" Optimus asked after a while or silence had run its course. The city was at least half an hour drive from where they had met, and so while they had some time, the sky had darkened completely, and the Prime had taken the opportunity to learn from Venus what he could about this surprising planet Earth.

And so she'd explained the best she could. About humanity, the dominant species of the planet. He seemed fascinated, even when she'd explained the not so positive aspects of her kind.

And then Optimus has explained briefly the situation, that he and B-127, his comrade, had enemies that if they followed them to Earth, they had to be prepared to fight. And that they could not do so without B-127.

Their home world most definitely not a paradise then, she internally sighed.

"New York." Venus then answered with a small smile, finding his fascination quite admirable. For what was evidently an intelligent and sophisticated being, he was clueless about what she considered to be the norm. Though if the situation was reversed, and she had been the visitor to his distant world, she knew she would be just as inquisitive.

"Ah yes, 'New York'." Optimus hummed with acknowledgement, as they entered the city limits. Prime was taking note of the speed the other drivers were adhering too, and matched as to not cause disturbance.

Venus was directing his route, putting her plan into action. "Turn left here, I think I know how to get some directions."

"I assume we are going to ask some fellow 'humans' for their assistance?" Optimus assumed without any hint or worry. For such a wise Prime, he was quite naive when it came to the matters of Earth. He was eager to learn, but right now, like his scout, the great Optimus Prime was utterly clueless.

"Um..." Venus trailed off uneasily as he asked that, smoothing her thick golden curls back across her head and shifting in her seat while being considerate that her escort would feel every little move. As much as help would be great, Optimus couldn't exactly waltz up to the police and ask for it.