After going door to door around the block, Elena returned home to relax for the rest of the day. She opened the front door and walked into the kitchen to grab a drink from the refrigerator. She grabbed a soda from the refrigerator and closed the refrigerator door. Elena noticed there was a small sticky-note on the refrigerator. She looked at it and read it out loud to herself, "Got a call from job, had to leave be back later. Remember to get to bed, tomorrow's first day of school." she said reading the note. "Well then, I guess I have the house to myself for the rest of the night." she said smugly. A few hours past and it was about seven o'clock. Elena sat down comfortably on the couch, grabbed the remote for the TV and tuned it to HBO to watch horror flicks.
Agent Fowler opened the door and entered the house. He heard the loud and unmistakable sound of horror film "screaming" and "monster growling." He walked into the living room to see Elena sound asleep on the couch, remote in hand. He sighed and looked at the clock on the wall, which read "11:05." Agent Fowler heaved a sigh, grabbed a blanket from a nearby open box, and placed it snugly on his daughter. As he went to turn off the lights, he turned around and looked at Elena one more time. "Sweet dreams." he said then turned the lights off, and headed to his own bed.
The next morning, Elena woke to the smell of burnt or burning food. She immediately jolted upright to find out where it was coming from. She stood up and walked into the kitchen, where she found her father struggling with a frying pan full of blackened, what Elena would guessed were strips of bacon. She peered in from the back of the kitchen and watched as her father left the pan on the stove to check on the toast, which smoke was puffing out from the toaster. Her father tried to grab the toast to put it on a plate, but it was searing hot and he immediately dropped it and placed his burned fingers into his mouth. "Dad? Are you okay? Do you need help with…everything?" Elena asked while staring at the chaotic scene before her. Agent Fowler looked up at her, "Oh no honey I'm fine. You like your food extra crispy right?" he said as he grabbed the pan and placed strips of burnt bacon and eggs on a plate. "Sure…dad. My favorite." Elena said hesitantly as she sat down at the dining table. "Good cause…that's how I made it." Agent Fowler said as he placed the plate in front of her. "Um, dad?" Elena said. "What?" her father replied. Elena pointed behind him to the plume of smoke emerging from the toaster. He looked at the toaster quickly. "Sweet Lady Liberty!" he shouted as he grabbed a cooking glove and ran over to try to snuff the smoke. Elena couldn't help but giggle a bit as she watched her father panicking to stop the smoke.
After breakfast, Elena went to her room and got ready for school. She took a quick shower, brushed her teeth, put on a dark blue tank top with a rose design centered in the center, and some blue jeans. She quickly brushed out her shoulder-length black hair and put it up into a tight braid. Elena then put on her high-top sneakers, slung her backpack over her shoulder and headed for the door. "Hey Elena, you want me to pack you lunch?" her father asked. "No thanks dad, I'll eat at school." she replied, hoping to avoid another meal catastrophe. Elena walked out the door and managed to catch the bus right before it left. At school, Elena took biology, math, and English before the lunch break. After Elena walked through the cafeteria line and got her food, she sat down at an empty table in the dining hall. She was about to bite into her food when she was interrupted by a girl with twin puffball hair with pink streaks and accents and a Japanese purple shirt with shorts and leggings. "Hey, you're the new girl right?" she said in an energetic tone. "Uh, yeah." Elena replied still unsure about this girl. "Well I'm Miko Nakadai, and just wanted to welcome you to the school." she said as she stretched her hand towards Elena. "Oh, I'm Elena Alexandra Fowler. But call me Elena." Elena said while shaking Miko's hand. "Fowler had a kid? I didn't know that?" Miko said in a perplexed tone. "I didn't know everyone in this town knew my dad. How do you know him?" Elena asked with suspicion. "Oh! He just…helped me with one of my homework assignments once!" Miko stuttered. "A homework assignment?" Elena inquired. "It was a history report, and I was at the museum and…I got lost, so he helped me find my way and even helped me find research on my report!" Miko fibbed. "Well that was, nice of him. I guess."
After lunch was over, Elena sat through history class, participated in P.E., and painted in art class. She was relieved after the last school-bell ring came, and happily packed up her school supplies and walked towards the sidewalk. She sat down on a bench to wait for the bus, and out of the corner of her eye, saw Miko, Jack and a small boy wearing an orange shirt run behind the school building. Elena got up and decided to go investigate. She ran over to the wall and peeked around to see an alleyway. She saw Jack, Miko, and the boy together talking to a person on a blue motorcycle. As Elena wondered who this mysterious person was, the person flashed like an image fading and disappeared. Elena couldn't believe her eyes, she blinked and rubbed her eyes to make sure she didn't imagine it. Then, the motorcycle transformed into a giant blue robot and began talking to Jack, Miko and the other boy. This really shocked Elena, jumped back and clutched her heart, for it was beating a mile a minute. She pinched her arm a few times to make sure she wasn't dreaming, then peered back into the alleyway to get another look. She continued to watch them interact and got out her cell phone to take a picture. She stepped a little more into the alley and aimed her phone at the robot. She kept moving closer, then she slipped on a trash can lid and fell on her back.
Everyone's eyes locked onto Elena with surprise. Elena quickly got up and stared back with fear in her eyes. "Scrap." Jack, Miko, the boy and the robot all said in unison. "See, I told you guys we need to get a new alley to talk in." Miko said haughtily. Elena wanted to scream and run, but she also wanted to know what the robot was and why people were talking to it. She stood there and looked at them, Jack in particular. "So, am I interrupting something?" Elena said, trying to have confidence. "Um, well…not really." Jack stuttered as he turned and looked at Arcee, "Are we going to have to take her with us or is it a 'don't tell anyone or else' deal here?" "Neither Fowler or Optimus is going to be happy about this." Arcee said glumly. "Hey, She's Fowler's daughter! Remember guys? She can come with us and Fowler won't be mad at all." Miko exclaimed. "Wait, my dad knows about…you?" Elena said, turning towards Arcee. "Yep. So I guess we're taking you with us then." Arcee said, then placed her hands to where her ear would be. "Ratchet, send Bumblebee over to the school for pick-up." Arcee said over her com-link. "Bumblebee?" Elena asked while looking at Jack. Elena heard a car horn and turned around to see a yellow and black muscle car. "That would be Bumblebee." the boy said. "Wait, you're Rafael right?" Elena asked. "Exactly. But you can call me Raf." the boy replied as he walked over to the car. The car door opened by itself and Raf hopped in immediately. Elena stared in disbelief. "Jack will ride with me, you, Raf, and Miko will go with Bumblebee." Elena heard Arcee say. She turned around to see Arcee back in her motorcycle form with Jack in the seat. "Come on Elena, time for your first ride in an autobot!" Miko said as she grabbed Elena's hand and pulled her over to the yellow car. The car replied with electronic beeps and whirs. "He said hello." Raf said, translating the sounds. "Um, hello to you too…Bumblebee." Elena replied hesitantly, as the car door opened and she and Miko got inside.
Elena buckled up and uneasily sat through a half an hour drive through the desert. When they quickly approached a large mesa, Elena began to worry. "Um, why are we about to drive into that giant rock?" she asked uneasily. "Wait for it…" Miko said as they got closer. Suddenly, the base of the mesa opened up to reveal a passageway underneath. They entered it, and eventually came to a large room full of electronic equipment. When they were stopped, Elena, Raf and Miko got out of Bumblebee. Elena looked around the immense room, wondering what other surprises were in store. Jack, who was riding Arcee in her motorcycle form, came in and hopped off to join the others, while Arcee and Bumblebee transformed into their robot forms and walked towards them. "So my dad knows about all of this? You guys too?" Elena asked speaking to Arcee and Bumblebee. "Yep. And there's still more to show you." Arcee replied. "Really?" Elena asked, unsure as if "more" was possible.