Sam's eyes were bleary and bloodshot when he woke up in the morning, the beeping of the alarm clock going on. He glances at the red digital numbers of the clock sitting on the nightstand.6 am and school started at 7:45. Sam steps out of bed wincing at the pain that was coursing through his body. He bent over and grabbed a med kit from under the bed. He had to check first to see if they were healing properly and if they were infected. After doing that he reapplied new bandages, got dressed, and quietly went downstairs to make breakfast. Sam sighed in irritation when he thought of what all the people on the bus would say when they saw him.

'Wait...I have a car now!" Sam yelled in his mind ecstatically. 'I don't need to ride the bus anymore.'

A smiled graced his lips, small and so unnoticeable some might have mistaken it for a smirk, but it was there. It was a large difference in his mood compared from last night. Sam shuddered when he thought about last night and a quiet sob racked his body.

Sam looks at himself in the mirror of the sink. A long sleeved white t-shirt to hide the bruises, long blue jeans to hide even more bruises, and finally a pair of converse. The side of his neck though was scared in little words 'worthless'

(Flashback)

Ron was scrambling through the kitchen pantries with Sam lying face down on the ground to scared to turn around. Ron came a few seconds later and Sam's breathing got harder with every step he took.

"Turn around." He commanded softly.

Sam hurried to follow the order, knowing that if he hesitated for even more than a second it would get worse. He immediately wanted to turn back around when he spotted the sharp knife in his father's hand.

"Bare your neck." He roughly commanded. Sam hesitated, just for a second, but that second is when Ron flew into a rage.

Ron roughly grabbed his neck and twisted it to the side. "I said bare your neck!" He bellowed. Sam whimpered quietly and did so.

Ron gave a sinister grin and brought the knife up. Sam whimpered again and tried to break the hold Ron had on his neck. Ron quickly hit Sam with the blunt side of the knife in the head. Sam was dazed and was unable to stop what happened next.

"Aghhhh!"Sam screamed. Ron had slowly started to carve words into his skin. It continued to go on for a few more minutes, Sam's blood dripping down Ron's hand as he continued his work.

Ron pulled away after carving a few more letters. "There. Now everyone will see that your worthless!" He grinned savagely and left the room, cackling like mad leaving Sam to wither on the floor in agony.

"Oh, and clean the blood up you stupid, worthless boy!" Sam heard shouted to him.

(End of Flash Back)

Sam shuddered, another sob racking through his body. He quietly gave himself a moment before continued to cook breakfast. Deciding to forgo cooking he simply grabbed a few Cherry pop tarts, and with his messenger bag over his shoulder Sam walks out to his car, excited to be driving to school for the first time. All of the bad gets pushed away and with him behind his car, Sam can pretend, at least for a little while, that things were okay. He can pretend the road he's driving down isn't the one heading towards school but out of town. Away from his abusive father and all of the other abuse he faces. He can pretend that, somewhere out there, he will find a place where he can forge bonds of his own

Mirage finds that having someone else dictating where he was going and how fast he was going was the strangest feeling ever. He can't take over the controls and drive for Sam himself, no matter how much he wishes he could and how satisfying it would be. Optimus had told him, and another autobot: Jazz, that they were to keep themselves hidden and not reveal themselves before he and the others arrived unless absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, that did not include the slight discomfort of having someone else at the wheel.

How he wished a horde of 'Cons would show up. Just so he could at least have some fun.

Sam turns the wheel a sharp left and immediately winces when he hits the side of the door. He held his side with one hand while continuing to drive with the other. Mirage scans him but finds nothing but lingering bruises. Now that he had been thinking about it he had seen Sam limp slightly and wince with every step he took out of the house.

Sam sighed as he parked into the school parking lot. He already knew what was going to come. The taunts and jeers about how he looked, how he talked, and he always wore long sleeved items. They came every day and today would be no different.

Sam sighed once more before getting out of the car but not before whispering one thing. "I just want a friend. Just one good friend." Sam said sounding like he was praying.

Mirage didn't know how to feel about that. These 'humans' as they call themselves usually have a numerous number of friends. So why did this one human child have no one to call a friend. He continued to watch Sam while contemplating on what to do. He decided to com Jazz after watching Sam disappear inside the school building.

'Mirage to Jazz. Pick up Jazz." Mirage said.

A few moments later a smooth, voice commed back. 'This is Designation: Jazz, what's up Mirage?" Jazz asked hearing the tone in his friend's voice.

'The Human child. He's different. He has no friends, and he winces with every step he takes. He turned to sharply while driving and he barely touched the door but winced like his hand got crushed. Something is the matter with him." Mirage answered back.

Jazz hummed in thought. 'Should we call Optimus?'

Mirage contemplated over that. 'Yes, but I say we show ourselves to him early. We can take him to that abandoned junk yard, transform, explain everything and maybe it will help us complete the mission faster. Also, he needs a friend."

Jazz made a noise in his vocal processor's. 'Aw sounds like someone I know from a while ago Mirage.'

'We are not talking about that Jazz.' Mirage said disagreeing knowing what he was talking about and he did not want to relive that moment.

Mirage cut the com link before he could respond. It was settled, when Sam came of this 'school' as the humans called it, he would take him to the abandoned junk yard that was near here and meet up with Jazz. Screw Optimus and his plan, this boy needed a friend and Mirage would be damned if what happened to him happens to Sam.

(Few Hours Later)
Sam was exiting the school muttering to himself. His two biggest bullies just had to make a fool of him today. They had punched him in the ribs, which resulted in him coughing up blood due to already being injured there, and no one had seemed to care. Then they had accidently 'tripped him' and he fell face flat into the ground. That was one first period. The rest of the day went downhill from that and honestly, he couldn't wait till he got into his car.

Spotting it he made a break for it. Climbing into the seat was the greatest feeling he ever had. Driving into the open rode he paused for a second to play a song on the radio.

Mirage silently hummed to the beat as the song started playing.

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded

Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed

Everybody knows the war is over

Everybody knows the good guys lost

Everybody knows the fight was fixed

The poor stay poor, the rich get rich

That's how it goes

Everybody knows

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking

Everybody knows that the captain lied

Everybody got this broken feeling

Like their father or their dog just died

Everybody talking to their pockets

Everybody wants a box of chocolates

And a long-stem rose

Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby

Everybody knows that you really do

Everybody knows that you've been faithful

Oh, give or take a night or two

Everybody knows you've been discreet

But there were so many people you just had to meet

Without your clothes

Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows

That's how it goes

Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows

That's how it goes

Everybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or never

Everybody knows that it's me or you

And everybody knows that you live forever

When you've done a line or two

Everybody knows the deal is rotten

Old Black Joe's still picking cotton

For your ribbons and bows

And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the plague is coming

Everybody knows that it's moving fast

Everybody knows that the naked man and woman

Are just a shining artifact of the past

Everybody knows the scene is dead

But there's gonna be a meter on your bed

That will disclose

What everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in trouble

Everybody knows what you've been through

From the bloody cross on top of Calvary

To the beach of Malibu

Everybody knows it's coming apart

Take one last look at this sacred heart

Before it blows

Everybody knows

As the last verse started to play Mirage took the controls from Sam. He pinged Jazz on the com link of where to meet and started to drive. Sam looked surprised for a second and tried to turn the wheel but it wouldn't budge. Sam only had one thought in this situation

'MY CAR IS ALIVE!'

Hi everyone we are back with another chapter of Bonds that are Forged. Sorry that it took so long but I've been having some real-life issues, I.e having a concussion and among other things. Hope everyone enjoys this chapter and sorry if it's not up to scratch with the first one. I'm writing this at 5 am in the morning ?. I'll go over and edit it later in the week.

Song is not mine, first heard it in Justice League and thought it was god amazing and I thought it would go good with this. Also, I don't own Transformers even though I wish I did. Would have let Jazz, Mirage, Sideswipe, Ratchet, and Ironhide survive throughout the movies!

When I meant Mikaela or Miles, I mean there will be no Miles or Mikaela until later or at all

1 There will no parings right now but I may add it in later when I feel comfortable with the get some things straightened out.

2 No, Miles or Mikaela.

3 Bumblebee for will come in the time period when the second movie begins

4 Mirage will come in where Bumblebee should.

5 Sam having a good life with good parents is not going to happen here so make way for Abusive Ron and Judy is 'dead'.

5. Number 4 will affect where Sam will end up.

spark stuff is gonna and Lots of Allsparky stuff