A Soldier's Will (Transformers Prime Fanfiction)

First Mission Assigned

It was after school for Jack, Miko, and Raf. The trio would arrive at the base with their partners to see Claire sitting on a rail. She smiled when she saw them and greeted them.

"Hey guys," Claire said. "How was school?"

Claire would get a mixed bag of answers from them. Jack seemed neutral on it while Raf and Miko were on the love or hate side of it. Even so, she listened and did her best to help out. She even went as far as help Miko with her homework.

"Alright," she said. "By reading this excerpt, what can we infer from it? We see that the main character worry for their friend, but there's something else going on. Think about that for a moment."

Miko thought about it, then sighed. She getting annoyed with the homework. Claire could see it written on her face.

"Why does reading have to be so complicated?!" Miko asked in frustration. "It's not fair!"

Claire chuckled. "You'll get it Miko. Now, let's try to have you find what this excerpt is trying to say. What do we know from it so far?"

"The... Character and their friend went through something beyond their control. However, they feel bad about it."

"Can we infer why they feel like this?"

Before Miko could answer, Claire's phone would ring. Claire raised a brow when she saw that Agent Fowler was calling.

"Sorry Miko," she said before sighing. "Gotta take this call."

After walking away from Miko, she answered the phone. She stretched.

"Yes sir?" Claire said, raising a brow.

"Claire, I'm glad you got my call," he said. "I have a mission for you, probably your first one in America."

"Oh? What's the mission Agent Fowler?"

"As you are well aware, you are a part of Team Prime, and that means you may be helping with both human and Cybertronian affairs."

Claire sighed, frowning. "Can we cut the chatter and get straight to the point monsieur? You're starting to sound like one of my privates back home."

"Apologies Claire. The mission you will have, and I discussed this with Prime, is that you will be helping in collecting and delivering Energon to base. In the morning, you will assist in guarding the area with a few soldiers while it is being collected before you and Smokescreen will head back with the delivery."

Claire felt a little nervous for a moment. It was her first mission in America, and she was afraid of making a mistake now more than ever. She took a breath before speaking up. She didn't want to worry Agent Fowler.

"Understood sir," Claire said. "I won't let this team down."

"I'm sure you'll do fine sergeant," Agent Fowler said. "This is a delivery mission. It should be easy enough to start you off."

"Merci monsieur."

When Agent Fowler hung up, Claire put away her phone. She still felt nervous about her first mission. She had done plenty in France, and even in different countries all over, but... But this would be quite different. This would be a mission set in a completely different country. She never expected to become so uneasy over one mission, but she did.

"This should be an easy mission," Claire thought. "But what if I fail this mission like I did with-"

"Sergeant Chevalier?" A calm voice said, breaking her thoughts.