Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers; I only own my little OC Anna Carter. Maria Williams is owned by MARZ009J and used by permission.
Optimus/OC
Romance/hurt and comfort
Summary: Optimus Prime's past comes back to hit him full force; and the Autobot commander must make a decision one that he is not sure he truly can.
A new beginning
Maria's POV
I found myself thinking about the past so much lately; about my lost love whom I loved with all my heart. I had remembered we were together for 6 years; and then he was gone vanished without a trace no goodbyes no anything but stone cold silence. I had to find him; I had too not for anything else but for him to know he had a son.
I bit my bottom lip; as I peered at our son. He was special very special like his father was; and I just needed to find him now. I needed to know why I wasn't good enough; why he left me without so much as a goodbye or anything. It hurt me more than he'd ever know.
I had found him injured; he was not well human. He was an Autobot that was what he called himself. His name was Optimus Prime; and he was their leader. He had told me he had gotten blindsided by one of his brother's men. He had an awful hole in his side; and he was bleeding rather severely. He had kept passing out; but he had told me what to do for him.
He had also told me to make sure I didn't touch the blue stuff; which was his life's blood and it was pouring out of that wound. I had nursed him back to health; and we had grown closer as a result of that.
We did things together; and went places together. It was exciting, he was fascinating. He was an alien being; and he was interested in me. I couldn't believe it; and naturally I told no one about him. I couldn't and wouldn't; I was no fool the governments would want to take him apart and experiment on him.
Optimus Prime, even his name commanded some sort of respect; he was a robotic being and smart. He was able to transform into a robotic being, Peterbilt vehicle; but he also had a holoform which was solid as I was. It looked and acted like a human would; but Optimus said it couldn't expel DNA.
Well, guess what that wasn't actually true; because now we have a six year old son. He needs to know his daddy too; and I am not sure either how long I can keep him away from doctors without asking questioning about his special circumstances. What I mean by special circumstances is he is not really human; and he's not really a robot. He's a techno organic; I have seen enough Science fiction and fantasy movies and read some books to know that. I also know what the government would do with him; if they found out about him. This is why I need to find Optimus; he would know what to do and perhaps maybe we could be a family.
Of course, all this depends on what I learn from why he left in the first place; and if I decide not to flatten his tires for leaving in the first place. I sighed then; as I glanced at Orion. I had named him after Optimus; I was taught always name your first born son after his daddy.
I had taken Orion and we moved to Europe; I was a surgeon and had a wonderful career going there. I wanted Optimus though; I wanted him back in my life and our son needed his father.
I wasn't sure how to even locate him; but then as I was surfing the Internet I found something that sounded pretty interesting. It was about a big huge battle in Mission City; and the circumstances sounded way too extreme for it to be just my imagination. The battle sounded too otherworldly; which meant it was my bot and his team against his brother and his warriors.
I glanced at Orion then and smiled. "I think we are going to find your daddy, how about that, Orion?" I asked.
"Okay mama, will daddy like me, mama?" Orion asked.
"Oh course he will." I said.
"Daddy is special like me right mama?" Orion asked me his bright blue eyes watching me.
"Yes he is, he is very special. Remember what mama told you never tell anyone that you're special, alright?" I asked.
"Okay mama, I will need to handle all of our affairs before we leave; we need to move to the states now." I said knowing this was going to be one hellish thing to do; but I had to do it. Optimus had to know his son; and Orion had to know his daddy.
Maria was packing up all her stuff; and packing Orion's as well. Orion walked into his mother's bedroom; she was finishing packing up her one suitcase when Orion walked in. He was drinking chocolate milk; and eating a cookie. Orion sat on his mother's bed; and watched her with curious eyes.
"Mama, when will we get to see daddy?" Orion asked.
Maria glanced at her son; and she smiled sadly at him. She walked over to the bed; and she sat by him ruffling his hair up.
"We will find your daddy, Orion; I promise you." Maria said.
Maria sighed; she wasn't quite sure how to find him either; but she had some leads. They'd find Optimus she knew they just had to find him; and they had to do it soon.

Autobot base at Jordan Nevada,
Optimus Prime stood by the fence looking out; his processors seemed to be on something so far away.
"Penny for your thoughts," a female voice said as Optimus glanced down at the bouncy little blond who stood there. "Hey Optimus," she said as he smiled at her.
"Hello Anna, how are you?" Optimus asked.
Anna smiled then; as she glanced back up at Optimus.
"Hungry," was all she said. "Guess what, Optimus?" she asked innocently.
"What Anna?" he asked.
"I made this for you, Optimus." She stated as she proudly held up a drawing for him.
Anna Carter, she was a mystery to most; though she was around 19 years old. She was a bit slow for her age; which was in part due to a terrible accident several years ago. She was Major Lennox's sister; and Will asked Optimus if he would be her guardian. Optimus agreed; and while she did live on the base. Optimus figured it would keep her safer; then if she were to be somewhere else.
Anna was your average teenager though; she had her likes and dislikes. She loved video games; and she also loved music.
Optimus knelt beside Anna; and he looked at the picture. "This is rather nice; Anna; when did you make this?" he asked.
"I made while my tutor was on the phone; Will is always so busy anymore; but that's okay I have you, don't I?" she asked.
"Yes indeed, you have me Anna," Optimus said as he lowered his hand toward her.
He brought her up to his face; and she ran her hands over his face. "I am so lucky to have you, Optimus; thank you for being in my life." She said as he nodded. "But you know what?" she asked as she tilted her head to look at him.
"No, what….?" He asked.
"I am still hungry." She said with a loopy smile as he chuckled and gently put her down onto the ground.
"My tutor sometimes gets on my nerves, Optimus; he's so nerdy sometimes." Anna said as Optimus scanned The Internet and searched for the definition of nerdy; and when he found it he smiled at Anna.
"So, your tutor is what humans would call a nerd, geek something to that extent?" Optimus asked her.
Anna just giggled, while Optimus was commed by Ironhide.
:::::::….. I keep forgetting Anna is a youngling; she looks older and while 19 vorns old; she is still innocent, isn't she?...:::::: Ironhide commed to Optimus.
::::…. Yes indeed she is; William said what she had been through as a sparkling and I would never allow her to be harmed anymore….:::::::: Optimus commed.
:::::…. She's a special youngling, isn't she?...:::::: Ironhide said through the commlink; while Optimus smiled at him.
::::::….. Yes, Ironhide she sure is…:::::: Optimus said as he glanced at Anna with a sweet smile on his lip plates.
Optimus Prime watched as Anna ran over to get a snack; Optimus still had a smile on his lip plates; while he watched her run away toward the mess hall. Optimus and Ironhide started to walk toward the mess hall as well. "She's a delight; but a servoful." Ironhide said with a chuckle.
"That dear friend I will not argue with you on; she surely is at that." Optimus said.
They watched as Anna fixed herself some cereal; and an orange with some milk. Anna glanced up at Optimus and Ironhide; and she waved at Optimus and Ironhide.
"Optimus, I am over here." Anna said with a smile.
"Hello again, Anna," Optimus said with that radiant smile.
"I am having something to eat now, Optimus; I was really hungry." Anna said with a giggle as Optimus and Ironhide knelt by her.
"Is your human fuel tasty, Anna?" Ironhide asked her.
"Yes, Uncle Ironhide." Anna answered.
"Okay squirt, behave now." Ironhide said.
"Optimus, is Uncle Ironhide being a stuffed teddy bear?" Anna stated as Optimus and Ironhide laughed.
"Teddy bear is it, and what in Primus name is a teddy bear, Anna?" Ironhide asked as Anna giggled wildly. "Oh youngling, you are such a pleasant little thing." Ironhide said with a chuckle.
Optimus smirked; as he suddenly saw Lennox and his wife walking up holding hands and laughing together. Optimus suddenly looked rather sad; as if something was going through his processors but what no one really knew.
Maria and Orion sat in a seat on an airplane; Maria turned her head to see Orion reading from his color Nook. She smiled; when she watched him as a sudden sadness filled her heart as her thoughts went to his daddy. Why did he leave her; why would he claim to confess his undying love and loyalty to her and then just leave her like that?
"Are you enjoying you color Nook?" she asked Orion suddenly.
"Yeah mama, I really like it a lot," Orion said as she smiled. "Will daddy like me, mama?" Orion asked his big blue eyes searched his mother's face innocently.
"Of course, Orion," Maria said as she hugged him as the plane took off.

48 hours later in Nevada; Maria and Orion got into their hotel room until they could get an apartment that was resemble. Maria put the extra stuff into storage; she had to do that; until they could get an apartment. Maria went over to Orion with a smile.
"Do you want pizza or burgers?" she asked.
"Pizza mama," Orion said.
"Pizza, it is then," Maria said as she made a call to a pizza parlor; and ordered an extra cheese pizza and sodas.
Orion sat on the floor looking at his mother special pictures; which only he could see and no one else.
"Daddy looks nice," he said.
Maria smiled at that; she sat on the floor with him to look at those pictures.
"Here, let me show you something; this is his holoform, and this is his robotic bi pedal form and this is his vehicle form." She said as Orion looked at all the pictures.
"Daddy is cool; I like him." Orion said.
She smiled with such broadness; she still loved Optimus Prime with all her heart.
"Yes he is, isn't he?" she asked her son.
"Do you still love daddy, mama?" Orion asked.
"Yes Orion, mama still loves daddy very much." Maria said as Orion looked at his mother and grinned.
"Mama, maybe you and daddy will get back together again," Orion said as he sat there with a serious expression on his face. "Mama, maybe you and daddy could make me a brother or sister." He said as Maria suddenly looked amused; but slightly embarrassed at the same time.
"Yes, but I am not sure it will happen again, sweetheart; I don't know if mama will get pregnant again." Maria said as Orion pouted for only a few moments.
"Yes, it will, Mama; daddy is a stud mama, remember you said so." Orion said.
"Yes, Orion; I remember your daddy is very handsome and is a stud." She said with a smile.
"See," Orion said.
Maria had forgotten how smart Orion could be at times; and it sometimes floored her at times.
"You are so insightful sometimes, Orion." She said as she saw the twinkle in his eyes as there was a knock at the door. "Pizza and sodas are here," she said getting to her feet and answering the door. "Very good," she added as she brought their pizza and sodas over to the table. "Time to eat," she said.

The following day Maria and Orion had gone to look for Samuel James Witwicky; Maria had learned quite a bit about who could have known Optimus. She had done her homework and learned that Samuel James Witwicky; and his girlfriend Mikaela Banes were two names which popped up for her search automatically.
Marie pulled into the Witwicky driveway and in the driveway was Bumblebee; he was parked and keeping an optic on things in vehicle form.
"Mama, why are we here; do they know daddy?" Orion asked as Bumblebee got strange readings from the little human sparkling as he passed by him; so he scanned Orion and realized the boy was not human.
:::::… Ratchet, its Bumblebee come in ...:::::::
::::::... Go ahead, Bumblebee...:::::::
:::::::... Is Optimus still on a mission?...:::::::
::::::::... Yes, what can I do for you, Bumblebee?...:::::::
:::::::... there's a human femme here with a sparkling; and Ratchet the sparkling is a techno organic...:::::::
::::::... What, that means...:::::::
::::::... They are looking for the creator; and the carrier believes Samuel would know where the creator is...::::::::
Silence...
::::::... Keep me posted; and when you learn the identity of the creator I need to know who it is...:::::::
It was Bumblebee's turn to be silent then; as Ratchet sensed a slight hesitation on Bumblebee's part.
::::::... Bumblebee, look the mech responsible is in very bad trouble; we are at war and it's dangerous to be with spark mates. Plus, the mech mated with an organic; they are so small and die so early because they are so fragile...::::::::
:::::... Alright, I'll keep you up to date on the information when I learn it...::::::::
:::::::... Good, Ratchet out...:::::::
Bumblebee sighed and hated to be a spy like this; but he knew he had no other choice this was an order and he had to obey.