Sam moaned, tossed and turned in his sleep and finally awoke with a scream. He gasped and looked around and saw he was in a large dark room. He gulped and pulled his legs up to his chest and yelp. He looked down to see a IV in his arm.
"What the…" He muttered and suddenly the lights came one, he had to shield his eyes from the brightness.
"Good morning youngling" he heard a familiar baritone voice say. He looked over to see a man about 6'9 with auburn hair standing there smiling. The man looked as if he was in the military, for his build was much better than any normal persons.
"U-uh hi…uh where am I?" Sam asked the man as the man walked over.
"You are safe little one." Said the man.
"Wh-who are you?" Sam asked as the man sat down on the bed.
"I am Optimus Prime…My friend and I found you while we were out walking" Optimus said.
"Oh…My name is Sam" Sam said and the man smiled and held out a hand.
"It is nice to meet you Samuel" Optimus said and shook the boys hand.
"Same…uh listen I-if I am some sort of trouble…" Sam started and Optimus held up a hand.
"You are not in any trouble…though I would like to asked some questions if that is alright?" Optimus asked and Sam nodded. "Why were you in a ditch when we found you?" Optimus asked and Sam became silent, so silent it made Optimus scared.
"I was running" Sam mumbled gently.
"From what little one?" Optimus asked and rubbed Sam's arm.
"…" Sam began to tear up and covered his face with his hands. He started to cry in front of the kind stranger.
"Its alright little one, you can tell us when you are ready" Optimus said and held the boy in his arms as he cried.
Optimus walked over to his friend Ratchet who was currently working at his desk. Optimus sat down on the opposite side of it and looked at his friend and rubbed his head.
"How is the boy?" Ratchet asked and Optimus sighed gently.
"He is…sleeping. He told me he was running from something. I am a little afraid to asked what but I need to know." Optimus said and looked at his friends.
"Why?" Ratchet asked already knowing the answer.
"So that who ever did this can pay for what they did to this boy. He does not deserve what he has been through. I mean he has 3 broken ribs and a sprained ankle and he doesn't even know it. Not to mention that bullet we pulled out." Optimus growled and clenched his fist.
"Optimus…" Ratchet asked looking at his friend.
"Yes old friend?" Optimus replied back and Ratchet chuckled.
"Do you care that much about a boy that we just found?" Ratchet asked and Optimus looked down.
"Yes…he reminds me of…." Optimus started but paused and rubbed his eyes. "Anyway it more of the principle of things. He does not deserve what he was put through." Optimus said and took a sip of coffee.
"Neither did you" Ratchet said and Optimus glared at him.
"This is not about me" Optimus shot back and got up abruptly and left.
Sam tossed and turned in his sleep. He cried out louder and louder as each time his father haunted his dreams. Then it all stopped as a force…no a man saved him…his true father…not Ron though….
Sam woke up and hissed in pain as his chest began to hurt. He looked around and saw the man who had saved him asleep next to him. Optimus. He leaned over and rubbed the man's arm and a quick flash caught his eye. He looked to see three dog-tags hanging from the man's neck. Sam leaned over farther and saw the first one read 'Optimus Orion Prime. Commander Autobot Faction.' The second one read 'Elisa Jennifer O'neally. Medial staff Autobot Faction' and the third was hidden behind the two. Sam reached out to grab it and yelped as Optimus grabbed his hand suddenly.
"Don't…" Was all Optimus said. He got up and left the room leaving a confused Sam sitting in the bed.
AN: This chapter is a bit shorter than the others, I need to explain this one a little bit more. In this trans-fan-fiction everyone is human. They are still alien but they are human.