A/N: This is my first BF5 fanfic. I came up with this a little while ago. I don't own BF5 or any characters except my OC. Let me know what you think. Hope you enjoy.
UPDATE:10/07/18
Wow. It has been ages since I've updated this. Because it's been so long my writing style has changed, hopefully for the better. In any case, I do want to see this story through, but looking back at it after so long and seeing how I used to write compared to how I am now... There's just no way I can finish this without going back and updating everything. I feel that if I don't the new chapters will clash with the old ones and this story will turn into an eyesore. Hopefully everyone will still enjoy the new version. Plot and everything's the same but there will be some differences in the writing that I think will make it better. And oh man, the typos I made. It really makes me wanna slap myself for thinking that some of this was right.
I make no promises to consistent updates. I'd love to but, y'know, life. Anyway, I hope you all enjoy.
"That's one more win for us! Way to go team! Let's head back home." Vert congratulated his team on a job well done. They had succeeded in securing yet another battle key from the Vandals. Vert rode through the portal followed by Zoom, Agura, Sherman and Spinner, and AJ. They emerged in the middle of the Salt Flats and Zoom grabbed the key.
"Well, that takes care of that." Zoom tossed the key in the air, caught it, and slapped it to the front of the Chopper. "Hey, anyone up for some pizza?" He stopped smiling when no one answered. "What's your problem?"
"Uh, Zoom, we've got unexpected company." When Agura said this the scout thought that a Vandal had slipstreamed behind them, but when he turned around he saw something far from it. A black muscle car-a '69 Chevy Camaro-was sitting right there in front of them, passenger side facing them like the car had skidded to a stop. Given how five unusual vehicles had just appeared out of an inter-dimensional portal in the middle of nowhere, it likely had.
"Um, Vert, I hope you've got an idea." Despite speaking through the radio, Spinner kept his voice low. "Oh man. What are we gonna do? This guy knows our secret. He could tell everyone and we'd really be in for it."
"Relax, big bro. I'm sure we'll figure out something. But we're not gonna get anywhere just sitting inside our cars. Let's go talk to him."
"Sherman's right guys. If we just sit here he could drive off and expose us. And besides, for all we know he could've been asleep or something."
"I kinda doubt that, Vert." Agura smiled and rolled her eyes.
"Well, we won't know until we talk to him," he said while getting out of the Saber. He strode over to the car followed by Zoom. "Uh, hello? Anyone in there?"
"Hey, dude, open up. We don't bite." Zoom tapped on the window and it rolled down.
"And just who do you think you're calling a dude?" A girl with brown hair and blue eyes, who was obviously fond of the color because she wore a light blue hoodie, jeans, and a light blue crystal necklace on a silver chain, peered out the passenger window.
"Oh, uh, sorry about that." Zoom's face was tinted a slight shade of red. Although, judging by the slightly embarrassed faces of his teammates, he wasn't the only one who felt stupid for making that mistake. It was impossible to tell with the tinted windows and it really did look like a guy's car.
"It's alright. Happens all the time. I guess that's what you get when you're driving your dad's car around." She stepped out and leaned on the top.
"That's your dad's car, huh? Pretty sweet set of wheels," Zoom said, glad to be out of the previous situation.
"Yeah! That thing is awesome!" AJ had come over with the others and was showing his usual enthusiasm.
"Thanks. Those are some... interesting cars you've got there. Do you mind explaining how they came flying out of a portal?" Despite her friendly smile there was a hint of suspicion in her eyes.
"W-what? Nooo, you were just seeing things. Heh." Spinner knew this wouldn't work but felt it was worth a shot.
"Uh huh. Even if I was seeing things, that wouldn't explain the car over there and why it has a snow plow in the desert."
"Oh, well this is a different kind of desert..."
"Spinner..."
"What? I'm just trying to help."
"I apologize for my brother. Sometimes you'd think I was the older one."
"You're not? Huh. That's new. Oh, I'm Diana Linden by the way." She finally moved from her spot and made her way to the Battle Force, offering to shake hands with Vert.
"I'm Vert Wheeler." He shook her hand and gestured to the Battle Force. "And this is my team. That's Sherman, Spinner, Zoom, Agura, and AJ."
"Hi." She nodded her head at them in greeting. "Sooo... Going back to our previous conversation, you mind explaining what's going on here? I mean, those are some pretty high tech cars. And if you're gonna tell me that you guys are filming a movie..." She looked at Spinner as she said this. "Don't. I'm not that stupid. I know exactly what I saw." Her easy-going smile vanished, replaced by a look that warned them not to try anything.
Everyone looked at Vert, hoping he had made a decision.
"We, uh..." He wasn't really sure where to start. It was obvious she wasn't going to be fooled and he had no idea how to weasel out of this anyway. After a few moments of tense silence he sighed in resignation. "Listen, how about you just head back to our H.Q. with us and I'll explain everything there?"
"H.Q.?" She chuckled and lost the harsh demeanor. "Alright. Lead the way." She shrugged and got back inside her car. The others did the same and soon they were all off, speeding in the direction of BF5's secret hideout.
Upon the team's arrival, Stanford and Tezz stopped their work while Sage simply spared a glance. Well, Tezz had been working. Stanford was just waxing Reverb.
"Ah, so you finally made it back. It certainly took you long enough. With all the extra time I had I managed to make Reverb completely spotless." He seemed quite proud that he had actually bothered. In a way it was an accomplishment for him, but the fact that he didn't allow anyone else to touch his car canceled it out.
"Right. Anyway, it looks like we've got a new member." Zoom hopped off his bike and went over to Sage, who was still viewing data on one of her screens.
"A new member?" she asked, a bit surprised she wasn't informed. She closed the windows. "Who are they?" As she said this the others filed in.
"Her name's Diana. And I'm sure she'll be a big help." Vert went to stand next to Agura while the others got out of their cars.
"Really?" Stanford rose an eyebrow as the Camaro rolled to a stop. He strode over to her as she looked around at the huge underground base in awe. "Hello luv," he said catching her attention. "My name is Stanford Isaac Rhodes and I-"
"You wouldn't happen to have a brother, would you?" she asked, cutting him off.
"Yes," he replied in a sour tone. "Do you know him?"
"Kinda. His name's Simon, right?"
"Yeah."
"Then yeah, I have met him before. I ran into him once and, uh, it doesn't seem like you two really get along."
"Not really, no."
"Well... if it makes you feel any better, his ego is way bigger than yours. When I talked to him he was too busy rambling about some movie he was gonna be in to realize that I'd stopped caring a while ago."
"Really? HA! Take that Simon!" Stanford gloated in the absence of his brother.
"I wouldn't say that." Agura's comment earned a few laughs and an annoyed look from Stanford.
"So... Who wants to tell me about all this?" She gestured to the Hub. "After all, when you guys said H.Q. I honestly figured you were a bunch of weirdos with project cars living in a shack in the desert."
"Okay, so, to shorten it up a little, we basically fight off evil aliens to save the planet." Spinner's version was indeed the shorter way of saying it but it did get to the point.
"Well," she started, "I can see I wasn't too far off with the weirdos part. If I hadn't seen you guys come flying out of a portal I'd have left by now." Agura stepped in and walked her away from Spinner.
"If you want to know the whole story, in detail, maybe you should talk to Sage." She introduced her the Sentient, who explained everything to Diana from the Sark to the Reds. She listened intently to every detail and didn't hesitate to agree in joining the BF5.
"Y'know, you don't have to join right away," Vert said. "I mean, if there's stuff you need to take care of first..." He was happy for the extra help-and so were the others-but he didn't want to push her into something she didn't want to do.
"I'm sure. Besides, I got nothing better to do anyway."
"Uhhh… Alright then." Vert was still a little surprised at her readiness to join. Sage had made it very clear that what they were doing was far from safe and yet, here she was, not showing the slightest bit of hesitation. He was almost feeling a little suspicious until he remembered how willing the others had been. He shook it off. "All that's left now is for you to get a new set of wheels. Sage will just scan you and turn you old car into a new one."
"Whoa, whoa... Wait a minute. Is there any way that you could just... build the car from scratch?" She rubbed the back of neck nervously. Losing her car meant losing a lot of things.
"Uh, sure but... don't you want to upgrade that one?" Vert was rather surprised that she wanted to keep the older car, but it wasn't his choice to make.
"No. It just kinda... means something to me, y'know?"
"But why would you want to keep that car instead of upgrading it to be more efficient?" Tezz spoke up for the first time since Diana arrived. He'd been so silent that they'd forgotten he was there.
"I just told you why. It has too much sentimental value to me." She folded her arms and gave Tezz a look. It wasn't angry, it was more of a 'what's wrong with that?' look.
"Sentimental value? That's really more important than practicality?" He watched her with an analytical gaze.
"Well..." She thought about it for a moment. "Yeah," she said finally, ending it there. Tezz didn't say anything back, opting to leave instead. "Okay then..."
"Don't mind him." AJ patted her on the shoulder. "He's just one of those overly serious people. If it's not totally logical and based on science, he probably won't understand it." Diana hummed in response. That did explain his actions.
"Well, now that that's settled, you ready for your new ride?" Zoom brightened up the mood with some enthusiasm.
"Totally." Diana watched with awe as her vehicle was pieced together from scratch. She hadn't even noticed the Shock Suit until it was already on and by the time she got over that, her car was ready. Bright blue and a car to match she was quite happy. "This is it?" she asked, looking the car over. It wasn't too unlike a '77 Firebird, the biggest differences being that it had a wider body and looked like it belonged in a sci-fi movie. More subtle was the slightly less angled front, the larger tires, and how it sat just a touch lower. And, of course, the lack of the aforementioned fire bird on the hood.
"To complete the upgrade," Sage said, "you must name your vehicle."
"Hmmm... Whiplash!" Stanford gave his usual grunt of indifference.
"Welcome to the team." Agura said.
A/N: Please review and I will try to update regularly although it probably won't happen. And to save myself the trouble of trying to incorporate this into the story, I will explain Diana's car here. It has two turrets under the hood (don't ask me how any of this works because I don't know how to explain any of it and I'm probably gonna have to make references to other cars I know of so you get the point) that come out similar to Reverb's but there is no hatch; they just pop up (like Mutt's from Motorcity) that fire energy beams and can also form electro whips (like Zemerik has). Well, there ya go.
UPDATE: Welp, that's a new and improved chapter 1. On to the next! I hope the revision didn't spoil any part of this but I think it's much better than before. For starters, I actually bothered to at least properly explain the cars. Simply saying, 'black muscle car' certainly leaves a lot of questions. And hey, if it wasn't made obvious by the choice of cars I used, Diana prefers old muscle cars like the '69 Camaro to, say, a Lotus Elise or a BMW. So now I've got some form of characterization here as well. Everything in the above note is still true, by the way.
I'll probably have to repost this one again though, because I'm sure I've still got typos in here. I've read over it a million times and I think I've got everything ironed out now but... Well, let me know what you think.