A/N: Thanks to those of you who read this story and commented.

Dani woke from sleep and called for her mommy but she did not come. Instead Ratchet came over to her bed and talked to her as he checked over her. She seemed to be ok but he observed that her motor skills were slow. Upon further scans he just saw that she needed more rest but she was too agitated by not having her mom around to go back to sleep so he added a little sedative to her IV to make her sleep more. He did not call Bumblebee yet, no use making him wake just to come and watch her sleep again.

Dani woke the next morning and remembered how she called for her mom but she never came so this time instead of calling for Mikaela she decided to go find her. She did not seem to notice that a needle was in her arm though Ratchet had actually disconnected the tube that had given her the meds she had needed. She checked for Ratchet but did not see him (it was a good thing she did not because he was busy cleaning up Mikaela's body at the time) She quietly slipped out of bed and ran out the door. She knew how to quickly get from Med bay to her room because she would do it sometimes just to see her mommy when she would escape from whoever happened to be watching her at the time. She ran to the quarters where the humans lived and palmed the door that she knew was where her daddy and mommy would be but when she got there the place was empty.

"Mommy," she called but there was no answer. She ran to the bathroom hoping to find daddy but again no one. "Daddy where are you?" was the cry that ripped out her throat. Now she was in a panic and she ran screaming to the Rec Room where she was sure she would find them eating breakfast waiting for her but they were not there either.

Bumblebee had been woken up by a frantic Ratchet who had practically yelled into the com, "Bee, Dani left the Med Bay!" Bumblebee had jolted out of bed and ran down to the Med Bay hoping to intercept her on the way to her room. He did not know why he knew she was going there, his CPU told him that was the first place she would go. He ran to her Room but did not find her there. "What where could she be?" he thought frantically. He retraced his steps and when he came to the hall that divided off toward the Rec Room he heard her screaming, "Mommy, Mommy, Mommy!"

Dani did not stop screaming even when he picked her up. He ran back to Med Bay with her curled in his hand still screaming. She was in shock and Ratchet gave her a sedative to help her clam down. Bumblebee was really upset no one he ever knew had such reaction. He did not care what anyone said from now on nothing was going to take him away from Dani. He pulled out his holo form and sat beside her holding her hand.

Three days later Dani was released from the Med Bay. Ratchet was reluctant to let her go for a couple days even though after her first 24 hours she would have been fine to leave. Considering her breakdown that first day he wanted to make sure she would be ok. She seemed more stable now though so he okayed her release.

Bumblebee had never left her side the whole time, and it he who told Dani her parents were dead. Dani had just looked at him not sure the meaning of all he said but she so innocently asked, "You won't leave me will you, Bee?" He wrapped his arms around her and promised he would always be there.

Today was the worst day for both of them yet. Today was Funeral Day. Sam's Parents had taken care of the arrangements and they waited until Dani was well enough to attend. Bumblebee was worried about her being there but Optimus had told him she needed to be able to say goodbye or things could be worse in the long run.

Bee, in his holo form, took Dani to her apartment to find something suitable to wear. Dani stood outside the door of the room but she would not move from the hall. She grabbed Bee's hand and held really tight as she inched her way behind his leg. He turned toward her and saw her stick her thumb in her mouth and turn from looking at the door. Bee bent down and took her chin in his hand and gently turned her face to look at his. He felt her body tremble and saw the tears fill her eyes. The last time she had been here had not gone well. The tears easily spilled down her face as whimper escaped her throat. He wrapped her in his arms again and said, "Would it be better if I just went in?" she nodded her head against his shoulder. "Can you stay here in the hall for me?" She nodded again. "Alright I will be right back."

Bee went in and found a pair of black jeans and her favorite white satin shirt she had her sandals on already so all was ready. He walked out to the hall and looked at her. She needed a bath but her knew he was not going to get her into that room so what was he to do now. Just then up the hall Sara Lennox came out of her apartment with Annabelle by her side. Bumblebee called out to her and she smiled as she came toward them. Bumblebee asked if they could use the Lennox's Bathroom so Dani could get ready for the day. Sara readily agreed even offering to help with the washing. Bumblebee was thrilled with that because he was nervous about that part right now. Dani took Sara's hand but would not move until Bee took her other hand and went to the room also.

Dani got clean and dressed with no problems. Dani's brown curls needed tamed now so Sara grabbed the bottle of detangling spray and went to work. When she was done Dani's hair was partially pulled back into a ponytail while the back hung long. Sara had tied a black and white ribbon around the band. Dani came out of the bathroom looking like a mini Mikaela. Bee looked at her from where he sat and had to swallow around the lump in his throat that had formed there. He picked her up on his knee and half smiled at her telling her she looked just like her mommy. She beamed at this and hugged him. Now there was nothing to do but go.

The unusual line of vehicles in the cemetery would look strange to anyone who was passing by today, but to the people at the grave site this was very normal. A Semi with flames, a Topkick, a Rescue Hummer, Camaro, 2 Lamborghini's, a Mustang Police Car, a couple of motorcycles and any number of army type vehicles would draw lots of looks. But like I said, no one would there would think twice about seeing this assortment lined up. Everyone said something to the couple that was being buried before they left. Sam's Mother was nearly inconsolable and the Medic that was there worried that she may just faint right there, but she made it through.

Dani sat on Bumblebees lap the whole time. She did not cry as she sat looking at her mother and father's pictures on top of their caskets. After it over she did not move until her grandpa took her from Bee and walked over to the Camaro. He squeezed her and kissed her before he let her go and then it was grandma's turn. Grandma hooked her in the car seat and turned to Bee and told him they would visit in a week. Bee nodded and he disappeared as the engine revved up.

Bee did not go back to base right away. He just needed some time of quiet. So he took Dani to the lake and she sat beside him. He looked at her and wondered why she had not said a word the whole day. He asked if she wanted to play in the water. She just sighed and shook her head. Bumblebee picked her up and brought her next to his spark. She leaned against his chest and in no time she was asleep. Bumblebee sat there until the Sun went down then he transformed and took Dani back to base.

Optimus was waiting for him at the entrance. Bumblebee transformed and stood in front of Optimus. They hugged and Bumblebee sighed. "Optimus I am worried about Dani. She has not talked all day. In fact she has not said much since I found her in front of the Rec room. I took her to the lake and usually she has loves to get in the water but she would not go in today. She just sat and then fell asleep. Is she ok?"

"I don't know. Maybe she needs to see Ratchet again."

They took her to Ratchet and explained why they were there. Ratchet ran some tests and they all came back normal in fact she even responded to some of the questions he asked her. He determined she was fine this was just her way of dealing with the trauma. "She needs rest right now Bee. Give her time and she will be normal again."

"We moved her bed to your room Bee. So take her and get her to sleep. We'll worry about the rest of the stuff tomorrow." Optimus said.

"How did you know she wasn't ready to go back to her apartment?"

"Sara, She told Will what happened this morning. Will and Epps moved her stuff to your room while you were at the lake."

Bumblebee would have to remember to thank him in the morning, but tonight he had to get Dani sleep.

Optimus watched him as he walked off. It was amazing and sad at the same time to see how Bee had changed so much in 5 days.

Ratchet came up beside Optimus and commented on what Optimus was thinking. "He will be just fine Optimus. They will both be just fine."