Help Her

Miko sat on the old yellow couch in the base. She couldn't get the thought of seeing those scars and bruises on Rae out of her head. Bulkhead walked over and gently and softly tapped her shoulder with one of his metal didgets. She looked down and pulled her legs to her chest and sighed. Bulkhead looked at the two teenage boys who looked the same. "What is up with those guys today?" Arcee asked Bumblebee wondering if the young scout had heard something from one of the kids. Bumblebee shook his head and walked over with the blue femme to stand next to the Wrecker. "Hey guys, what's up?" Arcee asked with a smile and was ignored by all of them even Jack ignored his Autobot guardian.

"Come on guys you can tell us, it'll be our secret," Bumblebee said with a smile behind his face mask. Raf sighed and looked up at Miko and Jack then over at their guardians. He sat up and fixed his glasses as he did this he wiped some tears that escaped his eyes.

"It's just we met a new girl at school and I think well we all think that she is being abused at home, whenever we seem to bring it up she seems to deflect it or walk away from us, as if she is going to get into trouble if she says something," Raf explained. "It's as if she wants to break free but is too afraid to do anything about it."

Miko sat up next and swallowed tears and sobs as she tried to stay brave. "She's not scared to stand up for herself though, she stood up to Vince with ease and seemed shocked that we praised her like that. But…her father…. he seems so damn cruel like he was a puppet master and she was the old ragged puppet that he controlled. He even made me promise to make sure she was at the front of the school when he got there. I was even scared of him and I can go toe to toe with Megatron himself!" Miko said as she got up and looked at the bots.

Jack got up and walked over to the young girl and placed a hand on her shoulder. "She even had bruises around her neck, hidden by her hair. Miko saw them and told us about them," Jack said as he pulled the young teenage girl into a hug. "What should we do? I don't want to see her dead due to this or worse," Jack said as he showed he cared for the young girl even though they just met today.

Just then Optimus walked in and saw the crowded area over by the kids. He walked over. "What is going on here? What is wrong?" he said his strong voice laced with caring tones yet was very strong and bold.

The kids all looked at each other with worried glances and scared exteriors. They all trusted the great Prime but didn't know how he would react to that of something that was apparent on Earth but could possibly be unknown to that of aliens from a distant planet. Miko cleared her throat once again, it seemed to be the only way she could hide the tears or keep them from showing, "It's just um, we met a new girl at school and her father seemed to be controlling over her. Like not like a strict parent but worse, as if he was commanding her and leading her around like she was a prize and only his. Like a puppet master to a puppet. We also saw bruises on her neck and on her body, they were covered up with like makeup and long-sleeves. We fear and worry that she is being abused at home and needs help but is too afraid to ask for it. We all see why she is, her father is like going up against Megatron himself, and he was if not more controlling than the evil Decepticon leader," Miko explained her voice was scattered with gulps and tears trying to escape from her eyes.

The Prime was frozen due to some things in his past. He shook his helm slowly to get his head and mind back into the present moment. Optimus glanced out of the corner of his optics at the medic. "Ratchet call in Agent Fowler as well as June Darby, and I must talk to you alone," Optimus said in a calm collective voice that he rarely used it seemed. Ratchet nodded and called the two with ease. Soon the Prime and the medic walked back into the base to the room of the Prime.

"What is wrong Optimus? You seem off since hearing about that poor young girl," Ratchet said as he gently placed his hand on the Prime's shoulder. They had both been to pits and back over the years more than either of them wanted the others to know about. "Past memories?"

Optimus nodded and sat down on his berth and held his helm within his hands. "Yes, how can this planet do that to children that do nothing wrong at all? This planet has gone through many wars and are still going through them yet they still send simple sparklings to such families that treat them so cruel. Does their Primus not wish to protect the poor defenseless ones? I know ours did at times though many slipped through the cracks like energon. But…. I thought our planet was the only one to have children go through the pits and back. I hoped and prayed that I wasn't wrong," Optimus said this as Ratchet sat next to the Prime.

"Optimus, even bots in the Golden Age and many ages before that sparklings were not always treated kindly by their carriers and sires. You and I should both know that. Anyways…do you want to help this girl? Take her in? Don't we have enough problems of our own just with the war and Megatron venting down our necks?" Ratchet said his voice showing worry and compassion.

Optimus looked at Ratchet and then down at the ground, "No we are going to take her in and protect her like one of our own, much like we did with the children and June as well as Agent Fowler. No one should have to go through that Ratchet, and I don't care what Megatron will do, after all these millions of years of fighting we need to know where to draw the line at these things. He might think that it is weak but I hope he remembers where we came from," Optimus said as he and the medic got up and walked back towards the main area to see both Agent Fowler and June standing there.

"What is it you need Prime, I was in the middle of a very important meeting with the higher ups," Fowler said as he crossed his arms and glared at the mighty Prime. Optimus just shook it off and walked over to the others.

"Miko if you don't mind explaining it once again to Agent Fowler and June," Optimus said as he looked over at the young teenage girl with a small smile, as if knowing the pain of explaining something like fifty times. Miko sighed and explained everything once again.

June was almost in tears and Fowler was trying very hard to keep his calm in both anger and in sadness. "We need to help her," June said.