Yey! I'm so proud of myself. Chapters are getting longer. If anyone has any ideas please fill free to tell. I have a few, but it would be nice to hear some ideas from you. But anyways weekend is almost over which means...probably won't be able to update soon. But anyways enjoy! Oh and thanks to Blackwing.Rose for the English money terms!

Chapter 3

Lost

Ally woke up to the sun shining in her eyes. She looked at her watch and saw it was around 10 in England's time, but flying over America it was a totally different time. It wasn't even night yet. She wished it was though because she needed her sleep, but this was what she got for flying to a different country with a different time zone. She suddenly saw a flight attendant walking by and she exclaimed, "Excuse me miss!"
The flight attendant turned around and replied, "Yes?"

Ally had never heard an American speak before, that was only on the movies, but never in person. She shook her thoughts and continued, "How much longer until we get to California?"

"Not for another 4 and a half hours ma'am. I'm sorry." After that was said she started walking off and Ally was forced to stay in her seat. She closed her window and closed her eyes trying to get back to sleep. The hours flew by and soon the flight attendant was waking her up from her nap.

"Ma'am we've landed in California." She said.

Ally got up, a little wobbly, but ended up getting off the plane and finding her luggage. The city was so much different in America than it was in Europe. The cities had many sky scrapers and lights were everywhere. People were playing loud music in their cars and a lot of it was rap music. She never did enjoy rap music very much and was disgusted by it. She had no idea where to go in the new country she was in and she had no idea how to get anywhere. She could get a taxi, but she didn't know how to pay. She only had notes, pounds and pennies in her purse, none of them equivalent to American money.

She should have done some research on American money. She started walking down the unknown streets of California not knowing where to go, she needed to ask someone, but every time she tried to ask someone they were already walking off. 'I should have known studying over in America was a bad idea.'

Ratchet had made it back to America a few weeks ago and had been walking around the base trying to figure up stuff to do. The Decepticons had not been out attacking people which left the Autobots to be bored out of their minds and doing random sweeps of the city to make sure everyone was okay. Optimus had wanted to make sure the Decepticons were not going to come back on a surprise note, but if they did come back they'd be ready for them.

He sat down at his desk looking at all the paper work he was going to have to do. He didn't want to do any of it. He had left it on his desk that morning and still hadn't done anything. He needed to get out of the base. Help the other Autobots search. Maybe he'd fine another Autobot. At least he hoped. They hadn't heard from anyone since Arcee, the twins and Wheels. They were all here now and in the base making themselves home. The trip over to England had been a waist, but he had to, to make sure that it wasn't a Decepticon. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. He looked up and saw Optimus.

"Optimus sir…did realize you were there." Ratchet spoke getting up from his desk.

"Its quite alright Ratchet, but I've noticed that you haven't been the same since you came back from your trip to England."

"I've been stuck in the base for too long…I know the Decepticons haven't attacked and there's really nothing to do. Sam and Mikaela are too wrapped up in themselves they don't have time for us any more. I was just thinking about going outside if that was okay with you sir."

Optimus chuckled and walked over to his friend, "You know Ratchet, you're older than me, but yet you ask me to go outside. You can do as you wish. How about you get some supplies?"

Ratchet nodded. He hadn't been himself lately. He was usually grouchy and angry at everyone, but…one person was on his mind. He couldn't help think about that one girl he had met in England…she had broken an arm and he had saved her grandmother that same day. She was coming over to America and he didn't know if she was already here or not. Ratchet walked out of the base and transformed into his alt form as a search and rescue hummer and drove into the nearest city and started patrolling for anything that they needed or anybody needed help.

Ally was walking down the same street the lights were still on very brightly and many people were still walking around. Didn't the city ever sleep? Finally she came to a homeless man and asked, "Do you know where a L.A. University is at?"

The man looked up at her and asked, "If you give me a dollar I'll gladly tell ya."

'A dollar?' Questioned Ally in her head. She got her purse and found a pound for the man. The man looked at it and yelled, "What can I get with this!?"

"I-I'm sorry sir…but I don't know what a dollar is." She stuttered.

"You're from a different country aren't you? Well lady do us a favor and get your money converted. After that I'll be glad to tell you where the college is at." The man got up from his spot and walked away.

"So much for finding out directions." She whispered.

The night air brushed through her hair and she looked up at the sky. You couldn't see a thing. The lights were too bright to see any starts or the moon. "Maybe coming to America wasn't such a good idea."

"Ah…so you're from England?" Came a voice from the shadows.

"Y-Yes…"

"Well ma'am a pleasure to have you here. Do you need help finding your way?" He asked.

"Yes sir." She replied her British accent stronger than ever.

"Come and follow me this a short cut."

Allison didn't think anything at the time. She followed the man and then was grabbed from behind. "You're easier to get in an alley than a five year old."

Ally elbowed the man in the gut and got out of his grasp and started running. He came up and grabbed her again and this time she screamed. "GET OFF ME!"

The man put a hand over her mouth to muffle her scream and said, "You do that again and I'll cut you like Jack the Ripper."

As Ratchet was driving in California he heard a scream. He did a scan on it and it was only a few blocks away. He put on his emergency alarm and lights and started swirling. Everyone was getting out of his way as he was getting closer to the area where the scream came from and when he did he came to a sudden stop and activated his holoform. He took out a flash light and shone it down the alley way. He saw nothing, but knew that was not true. He activated his scans and saw two bodies behind a dumpster. One had a knife to the other person.

Ratchet turned off his flash light and quietly walked over to where the two people were at. He rounded the corner of the dumpster and shone the flash light at the humans. "Let the woman go!"

The man grabbed tighter to the girl with his knife and said, "I'll cut her throat. Do not test me."

"You won't do it." Ratchet whispered walking forward.

"Don't test me! I've killed many more people in this city!" Screamed the man.

Ratchet looked at the woman and saw she looked familiar…'Ally'. Her eyes grew big when she saw Ratchet's face and started squirming a little more trying to get out of the man's grasp. Ratchet felt anger suppress inside him and he walked forward. Grabbed the knife from the man's hand and bent it. The man let go of Ally and started running away. Ratchet got out his gun and shot the man in the leg.

He then took his attention to Ally and asked, "Are you alright?"

"Dr. Ratchet?" She asked her voice quivering.

"I'm here its okay." Ratchet assured her and embraced her in his arms and walked her to his Hummer and put her inside and said, "I'll be right back. I'm going to give that jerk a lesson."

Ally didn't say anything and watched Ratchet go down the ally way and then heard a scream. Soon after she saw Ratchet carry out the man and came to the hummer. He put the man in the back and got in the driver's seat and said, "I'm taking him to the nearest jail."

Ally nodded glad that he was going to do something about that man. Ratchet found a jail and dropped the man off there and reported what the man was doing. He got back inside the Hummer and asked, "Are you okay?"

"I'm better." She replied still a little shaken up that she almost died right there.

"I'll take you to my place I can't have you walking the streets all night." Ratchet said looking at her.

"You don't have to…I'll find my way."

"Like you did tonight?"

Ally was quiet. She didn't say a word, just sat in the seat and falling asleep. Ratchet sensed her exhaustion and didn't want her to go anywhere. Plus she was safer with him than any human in the city. He was going to take her to the base…he just hoped that Optimus would understand why he brought her with him.

So what do you think may happen? Do you think that she'll find out what Ratchet is very soon? Please review and in the near future you'll find out.