Gah. I'm ashamed of myself. I suck at updating. I'm sorry! *goes into emo-corner* Now that summer is here, I'm gonna update as fast as possible! WARNING: I'm going on vacation soon, Thursday to be exact, and I will be gone for ten freakin days. So that will be an issue... Anyways, here's Chapter Two. Don't own Transformers. And THANK YOU FANTASYADDICT101 for letting me use your quote!!!! I love you! (no homo) Her quote will be in italics and bold.
Enjoy =)

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Chapter Two

"Dad? Daaaad? Tony?" called out Val, skittering down the stairs to her foster father's workshop. "Yoo-hoo! Anyone home?" The teen noticed the sliding glass door was unlatched and furrowed her eyebrows. 'That's weird... He never leaves the door unlocked.' She rapped on the door three times before calling out, "Hello?"

No answer.

Val glanced over her shoulder before hesitantly opening the door and stepping inside. "Whoa..." she breathed. The vast area was filled with high tech equipment, all foreign to Val. She slowly walked around the lab, ogling all of her foster father's intricate work. Advanced pieces of machinery were strewn over counters and work tables, some gleaming under the lab's lights, others concealed by cloths. Val resisted the urge to peek under the pieces of fabric, despite her curiosity. If Tony found out she was in his workshop and peeking into his projects, he'd be insanely pissed off.

Somewhat irked, Val started to try and guess her foster father's location as she shuffled out of the messy lab.

'Now, where would he b--'

The echoed sound of heavy footsteps stopped the teen dead in her tracks. Val's brown eyes widened significantly as a surge of fear rippled up her spine. She whipped her head around towards the sound and gasped at the sight. A crimson red and gold cyborg stood in the doorway of the hangar, his form tense and slightly defensive. His body consisted of smooth armor plating, hinges, and joints. The palms of his hands and the center of his chest each shone with a brilliant blue-white light, the flare reflecting off of his polished armor. Val recognized the figure instantly.

Iron Man.

"Oh my God," Val whispered under her breath. She stared into his slit 'eyes', unable to look anywhere else.

"What are you doing in here?" he asked in a demanding tone. The brunette teen cringed, noticing his hands, chest, and eyes brightening. Iron Man waited a few moments before realizing that Val wasn't going to answer him. He grunted. "Val, I'm not going to ask you again. Why are you in my lab?"

If possible, the teen's eyes widened even more. "B-But this is my d-dad's lab," she squeaked. Iron Man sighed and put his hand to his face. Before Val could question what he was doing, he removed his face plate and revealed the visage of her foster father.

The teen clamped a hand over her gaping mouth and gripped the edge of a workbench for support. 'Iron Man is my... dad?' The ruby red and gold armored man took a few steps towards her. "Valerie Leilani Stark, answer me," he demanded. Val's face paled; she'd recognize that scolding tone anywhere. 'Oh fuck, he is my dad.' Tony clenched his metallic fists and looked away from his adopted daughter. "Know what? Just get out," he barked.

Val slowly shook her head, her eyes refusing to leave his form. She let her hand drop from her face and let out a peep of shock. "You're Iron Man... And you never told me?" she questioned. Tony's fists tightened even more. "Get out before I do something we'll both regret," he hissed. Val ignored her foster father and inched closer towards him. "You're a super-hero and you've never even bothered to tell me?" she snapped.

Val's vision blanked for a second before she found herself on the ground, a searing pain radiating from her nose. She whimpered and raised a shaky hand to her injured face. Deep red blood dribbled down from a gash on the bridge of her nose. The bodily fluid dripped onto the lab floor, creating a small puddle of blood. Tony stared back at her, angry lines engraved in his sullen face. His expression softened a bit when he saw Val's wide eyes. He stammered. "Shit, Val. I…"

"You punched me," she whispered, her voice barely audible. Val touched her bloody nose and yelped. It was definitely broken, maybe even shattered for all she knew. Tony stepped towards her, concern etched on his face. "G-Get away!" whimpered Val, then in a stronger voice, "Get away from me!" She scrambled onto her feet and began to hastily run away. Tony held out a hand, crying, "Val, wait!"

His plea went ignored as he watched the teen rush out of his lab.

A loud crashing sound emitted from the lab, startling Val and causing her to stumble on the stairs. She fell and banged her knee against the corner of the last stair. A yelp escaped her lips as she pushed herself back up. Pepper appeared at the top of the stairs. "What's wrong, Va—Oh God, your nose…" she gaped. Val pushed her out of the way, leaving a bloodied hand print on Pepper's white blouse.

"Val! Val, wait!"

Tears streaming down her face, the teen continued to sprint down the hallway. She tried to concentrate, despite the throbbing pain in her head. 'Get to the car, and get the fuck out of here.' The rhythmic thumping of her footsteps echoed throughout the empty hallway as her socked feet padded on the hardwood floor. Val barreled through the door of the garage and swiped the keys off the workbench. She wasted no time in getting into her dark gray Lamborghini, hastily slamming the door behind her.

Pepper appeared at the doorway, appearing completely frazzled. "Val! Wait!" she cried once again. The teen ignored her call and left the smell of burnt rubber in the secretary's wake. Pepper watched as the smoky gray car tore down the pathway. "Please, be safe," she murmured to herself.

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Val stomped on the gas pedal until it was smashed to the floor. Her whole body trembled with shock, dismay, and hatred.

Tony had hit her. He broke her nose.

The teen's vision fogged from the tears, the road becoming just a blur of colors. Her chest started heaving with heavy sobs, her arms jerking from the movement. "All this time, you were Iron Man; a fucking superhero," Val squeaked to herself, "And you never told me."

She rapidly blinked to rid her eyes of the tears, but the cloudiness never ceased. Her brown oculars started to sting, along with the laceration on her nose. Val let out a weak attempt of a laugh. "A fucking superhero," she mumbled to herself.

A shiny object on her left attracted her attention. The teen rubbed her eyes and tried to figure what was causing the glare. The silver object took a form: an Audi R8. Val moaned. It was either her foster father or that freak from the track chasing after her. "Great. Just what I need," she mumbled in a sarcastic tone.

The Audi pulled up beside her and began to swerve in its lane, almost sideswiping Val's Lamborghini. The teen shrieked and veered to the right, avoiding the incoming car. She snuck a heated glance at the Audi and forgot about the road for a moment.

There was no driver.

Val's jaw dropped as adrenaline started to pump in her veins. 'Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy fucking shit!' Her breathing sped up, and her hands began to tremble. "H-How…" she trailed off and continued to stare at the self-driving car. The teen was oblivious as the Audi drifted away from the Lamborghini, leaving about a ten- to fifteen- foot gap between them. Val shook her head and turned to face the road. 'Focus on driving,' she reminded herself. Her breathing slowed almost back to normal and the trembling eased away. Every few seconds, she would glimpse at the possessed car out of the corner of her eye. It continued to drift away some more. Val relaxed a little, but proceeded to stay wary of the silver Audi.

A flash of yellow in the rear view mirror caught her attention, diverting her gaze from the Audi. When she looked back up, Val saw the silver car coming directly at her, ready to ram her. She froze, terrified; unable to scream and unable to move.

Val squeezed her eyes shut and waited for the impact. Five seconds passed and… nothing.

After a moment of hesitation, the teen blinked and looked out the window. A golden yellow Camaro was driving alongside her, blocking the continuous ramming of the Audi. Val took a closer look and noticed a small heart pendant hanging from the Camaro's rear view mirror. "You've got to be shitting me," she muttered. The teen watched as her car continued to serve as a blockade between herself and the Audi.

Just when Val thought things couldn't get any more inconceivable, the silver Audi transformed. She slammed on the brakes and stared at the whirling gears, the shifting metal plates… The car basically rearranged itself right in front of her eyes.

What once was a silver Audi R8 was now a giant android. The monster stood before her gray Lamborghini, its knifelike fingers twitching in what seemed to be anticipation. Val's breath came out in short, frightened gasps, her chestnut colored eyes widening. She ogled the mechanical beast, noticing all of its jagged edges and flaming red-orange eyes. For a moment, she couldn't look anywhere besides the robot's crimson red optics… until it lunged for her.

The monster sprung forward, baring its razor-sharp teeth. Val screamed as loud as she possibly could and ducked down. The sound of metal on metal rang in her ears at an uncomfortably high decibel. The teen took a daring chance and peeked through the Lamborghini's windshield. Another robot, a yellow one, was fighting the Audi bot. The two behemoths exchanged vicious punches and blows, throwing each other around. The asphalt crumbled beneath their enormous weight. Chunks of the road flew up and scattered everywhere, some bouncing off the Lamborghini. One particularly large piece slammed into the windshield, cracking it on contact. Val squeaked and ducked once more. Her body quivered with utter fear as strong vibrations rocked the gray car on its tires.

"It's true that I've learned to always be ready for death, and that I've learned to accept it and I know what it entails. But if Death came knocking on my door one day, I'd do what anyone would do: I'd high-tail it in the opposite direction."

Never in her life had Val thought about how true those words really were. "Damn it, Emily. Why did you have to be right?" Something smashed the back of the Lamborghini, causing the car's front end to lift a good three to five feet in the air before plummeting back to the ground. Val shrieked at the unexpected movement and clutched the steering wheel. Tears began to fall from her terrified eyes as she realized the odds of her escaping this situation alive. "I don't wanna die," she whimpered. The teen thought about the goals she never achieved, the people she never got to meet, and the things she never got to do.

And apparently, she never would get the chance to accomplish any of them.

The golden yellow behemoth was kicked by the silver monster, sending Goldie skidding straight towards her Lamborghini. She watched in silent dread as the sunny-colored robot glided right at her, approaching at a swift pace. The thing looked at her with distraught cerulean optics before ripping at the ground, attempting to stop its uncontrollable sliding. Val panicked and grabbed the door handle, trying to yank it open, but it wouldn't budge. "Son of a bitch! No! NO!" The teen desperately kicked at the door, but it still wouldn't give. In a last attempt to protect herself, Val pulled her knees up to her chest and curled up into a tight ball.

The last thing she heard was a static-laden 'No!'

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Summary: Val went to find her foster father, but it turns out he is Iron Man (pretend Tony didn't announce he was Iron Man at the end of the movie). He punches her out of spite, so she runs away in her Lamborghini. Sideways chases after her, and Bumblebee comes in to save the day. Bee and Sideways begin to fight, but the Autobot is kicked away and sent skidding towards Val, who is trapped in her car.

You likey the cliffhanger? =D

I suck at summaries. xD Thanks again fantasy!! Well, that's all I got for now. Off to work on Chapter Three! Please review!