It was a sunny morning in Lincoln, Nevada. For most, it was peaceful. For a teenage platinum blond girl, no so much as she made a mad dash out of her deplorable excuse of a home with a male's voice throwing curses at her.

Unbeknownst to her, she was being watched and followed. A black car secretly followed the girl without her noticing, though with how fast she wanted to get away from that house it was possible she wasn't paying any attention to anything else.

This had better be worth it.

It was official: math class was boring!

Alexis had difficulty concentrating on today's lesson, and the teacher's monotonous style didn't help matters a bit. She was ahead on the work so she didn't worry all that much on the lesson. Instead she looked to her left to see a certain classmate she had known for some time.

This classmate had baggy, worn clothes and a poker face that kept everyone from knowing what the platinum blond girl was thinking. She was very closed off with the rest of her classmates, but Alexis was the only exception to this when they became friends before entering middle school together. Bullies never bothered her, and those that tried to bug her or someone who couldn't defend themselves were met with swift retribution. In a way, this girl was like a silent version of Optimus Prime, minus being a Transformer and being a general. That was her friend Terra though.

The bell to dismiss class today rang and that was when Terra spoke to her.

"Alexis," the soft spoken—a very unusual tone for someone that could stand her ground without hesitation—blond said making eye contact with her for the first time that day. She had to admit, Terra's purple eyes were extremely pretty and scary. "Can I come over this afternoon? Water got turned off."

"Sure," Alexis replied, knowing that Terra probably needed help for something else too. "I'll walk with you after school."

After letting Rad and Carlos know she'd be at the base later, Alexis and Terra walked over to her house. Her mother welcomed them home, always expecting Terra to be in tow.

"Terra, I washed your clothes you left here last time. If you need to take a bath, let me know so I can have the close you have now cleaned up," said Ms. White.

"Thank you, Ms. Smith," said Terra politely.

"Terra, you know better than that!"

"Sorry, Mom."

"That's better, now go get a bath." With that Terra left her school back in the kitchen and headed off to take a much needed bath.

Alexis sighed. She wished there was something she could do to help her friend. When she first met Terra, the girl had been running from her drunken foster father. She helped the girl hide, and since then they became good friends and Alexis's mother became a mother figure to Terra. And Alexis discovered the darker side of life that Terra had lived in for years. Her home life was bad, but somehow her foster parents were able to feign that everything was okay to Child Services. Terra was a tough girl and never allowed anyone to touch her in any way she didn't like, though that also resulted in some painful bruises curtesy of her foster parents.

"Alexis," her mom snapped her out of her musings. "Could you get some chamomile tea ready for Terra."

"Alright," she smiled went to make the tea. Despite her father walking out on them when she young and crippling them financially for some time, her mother welcomed Terra into their home as a second daughter and even planned on adopting the silent girl once she could find a lawyer to help with the legal stuff. For a moment Alexis wondered if once Terra was adopted that she should introduce her to the Autobots, since unbeknownst to them her mother knew after the older woman noticed her constantly hanging out with Rad and Carlos. Her mother was very understanding about the situation and always prepared a bag full of snacks and extra clothes for when she went to the Autobot base during the weekends.

She would have to ask Optimus and the gang later and see what they thought.

The black car was hidden from view as he observed the white haired girl interacting with one of the Autobots' pets. It appeared the two were very close, and the black Deception was more than glad his time hadn't been wasted.

"Wheeljack to Megatron."

Terra was walking home when she noticed the murdered out car following her discretely. She did notice it this morning, but paid no attention to it. So far it had followed her for three blocks. She was more than tempted to give it one hell of a wild goose chase, and then thinking on it she decided there would be no harm in it. Her foster parents didn't care what she did, so long as she remained alive.

She walked until she reached the forest area and then ran into the foliage with her pursuer hot on her tail.

I do not own the Transformers, but I do own Terra. R&R please! Thanks for reading!