Short chapter is short, sorry. Wasn't going to post this till next week but I have like zero patience. LOL! It's pretty much the same as before.

Anyways enjoy

Chapter Four: Funny Old Men

Aurorah woke slowly, not quite aware of where she was. The walls and machines surrounding her felt unfamiliar and she quickly bolted upright, darting her gaze around the room as if searching for a threat. Her blue eyes settled on a mass of silver lying beneath her. She squinted her eyes and could barely make out a flickering blue glow. Her hand scrambled around beside her till she found her glasses and put them one. When she looked back up, memories of the past few days flew through her mind, a different dimension, Transformers….Kurama.

It all came back to her and she gasped. So it hadn't been a dream after all. She really did end up in the Transformers world and she had the Kyuubi in her body.

"Hey there, yer awake. Thought ah'd be waiting awhile fer one a ya to rise'n shine." The sliver mech said. Aurorah yawned and rubbed under her glasses to wipe away the morning eye crust, secure in the knowledge that she wasn't anyplace dangerous.

"Mmmm, what time is it?" She asked, another yawn escaping her mouth before she feel backwards onto Jazz's chest.

"Exactly 8:00 AM on the dot. It's still pretty early, and ya had a long day yesterday. Ya should probably catch a few more hours of recharge." He suggested. Aurorah thought about it. It sounded so tempting to just roll back into a ball under the warm covers and just sleep some more. A low growl from beside her made her choice for her. Deidara nosed her way out from under the blankets and looked up her with big demanding eyes.

"Don't have much of choice but to get up, gotta take Deis outside to use the bathroom and I'm getting kinda hungry. Think anyone would be willing to show me around since I think you're not allowed to leave this room?" She asked Jazz chuckled and lightly ran a figure down Aurorah's back. The light in his blue visor flickered for a moment and he turned to her with a smile.

"Captain Lennox said he'll take ya. He's headin' ta the rec room for some chow and is willin' ta make a stop fer ya little friend."

"Alright cool. Maybe I can even get some clean clothes. I could really go for a nice hot shower right now." She grinned at the thought. It was just want she needed. A nice breakfast and a hot shower to wash away they stress of the past couple days.

Jazz lifted his hand to her. She picked up Deidara and stepped onto his palm and held onto one of his fingers for support as he lowered her to the ground.

"Lennox is waitin' outside." He told her.

"That didn't take long for him to get here."

Jazz gave her another smile as he shifted back to a more comfortable position on his berth.

"He wasn't far off ta begin with, hence the reason he was willin' ta escort ya around." He waved his hand in a shoo gesture, the smile still firmly in place. "Now off with ya. Yer buddy there is gettin' a little antsy."

Aurorah shook her head and opened the human sized door to the hallway. William Lennox stood there in all his amazing military glory, looking as real as the Autobots did. He nodded his head at her and held out his hand in greeting. She moved Deidara to her other arm so she could properly shake his hand.

"William Lennox, Captain of the NEST team, nice to meet you." He had a strong firm grip when he shook her hand and she gave him a small smile.

"Aurorah Dale." She said as she let his hand go. Will gestured for them to walk and she moved to his side as he led the way.

"Since you're not a soldier you can call me Will then."

Aurorah smiled and nodded before setting Deidara down on the ground. Will gestured for her to follow his as he started heading off in what she assumed was the direction to get outside, the cat strutting just a few feet ahead.

"So what's the cat's name?" Will asked, breaking the silence that had settled over them

"Her name's Deidara, though I usually just call her brat since she acts like one."

Will nodded before letting out a light chuckle.

"I find it hilarious how you managed to run into a huge alien race of robots and still managed to bring your animal along."

She smiled in slight embarrassment. It was kind of funny that her cat had managed to be right with her when she was transported into an alternate dimension. To think…she were here…with the Transformers. A thought came to her and she frowned, glancing away from Will. She was here…alone…all the people she used to know, gone, in a single instant. Her best friends Ana and Michelle, her crush who she had dreamt about because she knew he would be with her, and even her college degree which she would never get now. Her life in that dimension was cut off and now she had to start anew.

"Hey, you okay?"

Aurorah snapped back to reality and let out a small laugh, she had to stop doing that. She couldn't allow others to catch onto her darker thoughts, she had to be positive. She stomped on those negative thoughts and brought a smile to her face.

"Sorry, was still kind of half-asleep I guess. I've never been a morning person."

Will gave her a considering look before shrugging it off and patting her shoulder with a smile.

"To be honest with you, I was never much of one myself." He admitted.

She laughed and followed behind Will as they made their way through the open hanger. Deidara dashed out and ran in circles on the dry dirt before sniffing all over the place. Aurorah kept an eye on her as she walked with Will along the outside of the building. A loud explosion made her jump and cover her head in surprise. She nervously looked around for the source of the noise, but she couldn't see any. Will chuckled before patting her back to calm her down.

"Calm down, it's only Ironhide."

"Ironhide?"

Will nodded. "Yeah, he's the resident weapon's specialist. He practices his aim every morning out in the range."

Her thoughts brightened at the thought of Ironhide. She remembered that he was with the bots that had them upon their arrival. She was glad that they obviously landed in a time before the third movie happened. It was devastating to see the grumpy mech die in such a horrid way.

"Think we can watch? I do love explosions." She asked, clasping her hands in front of her.

Will smirked at her.

"Sure, this way." He said, nodding his head to the right.

Aurorah picked up Deidara who had hissed at her feet at the thundering sound of the explosion, her nose hiding behind her arm to block out what scared her.

"Oh don't worry babe, he won't hurt you." She cooed.

She followed after Will only to gasp at what she saw when she turned the corner. A huge crater had been blown into the earth from what she guessed was one of Ironhide's weapons. Deidara started struggling in her arms and she was quick to set her back down. A black mech stood in the middle of the shooting range, smoke billowing out from his arm mounted cannons. It was Ironhide and he looked strong and confident.

Aurorah couldn't help the grin that stretched her face and she ran after Deidara to meet the old bot.

"Get that thing away from me."

Aurorah blinked when Ironhide pointed his cannons at Deidara. She guessed he would be wary of little animals since Sam's dog had peed on his foot. She couldn't help but laugh and she crouched next to Deidara to pet her fur.

"Oh don't worry Ironhide, Deidara doesn't pee on people." She told the black mech with a smile. He 'humphed' and looked away. Aurorah's smile only grew. She knew he was embarrassed.

"I'm not scared of no rodent." He glanced back down at the cat only to meet intelligent gold-green eyes staring up at him.

"See, she just wants you to pet her. Go on, give it a try." She urged.

Aurorah turned her innocent, puppy-dog eyes on when it looked like Ironhide was going to say no. She ignored the snicker from Will behind her. He knew that Ironhide wouldn't be able to say no. That bot was soft when it came to the younger humans.

"Oh fine, slagit!" he grumbled.

Ironhide crouched down, bringing a finger near Deidara's face before hesitating. It was another laugh disguised as a cough that made him finally pet the Cat. Her tail swished and she rubbed her face against his metal finger before he could take it back. He jumped back and waved his hand about.

"I knew it! Those little rodents are nothin' but trouble!"

Aurorah laughed and patted the calico when she looked up at her in confusion.

"Oh don't be a baby Ironhide; she was just giving you affection. It means she likes you."

Ironhide gave her a look of disgust and turned back to the firing range.

"Will, I'm hungry." Aurorah suddenly interjected in the middle of a conversation Will and Ironhide were having. It had been fun talking with the old bot and she didn't want to seem rude but she was really hungry and the gurgling from her stomach attested to that. Deidara meowed beside her, wanting food as well.

"We can go to the rec room and get something to eat?" Will offered. She hesitated, then looked at the officer with almost childish innocence.

"Please...?"

Will immediately turned and led her back to the hanger, Ironhide rolling his optics and following. Aurorah seemed completely comfortable with Ironhide's thundering footsteps as they walked that way, not bothered by the ground shaking as they walked. Will seemed surprised as she had just arrived here and was so at ease. It was a little strange.

When they finally reached the rec room, Aurorah plundered carefully over to the café part of the room, weaving past a couple of soldiers to get to the counters where the food was being served. She looked at the different options they had. For a military base they had quite the selections. Burgers, salads, Asian food, and sub sandwiches. Just wow. She settled for something small and grabbed a slice of pepperoni pizza and took a Dr. Pepper from the fridge. She thanked the chef behind the counter and headed over to some seats by the wall and sat down, digging eagerly into her food. She sometimes glanced up to see what Will and Ironhide were doing, but other than that, said nothing.

She was about to say something to Will, but was interrupted by heavy footsteps that could only belong Cybertronians coming into the room. She looked to the side to see Bumblebee come waltzing in, lightly bouncing on his feet as if he were boxing. A few other Autobots came in after him, one pretending to box with him, all of them seeming to laugh good-naturedly at the two. Aurorah propped her head on her hand with an exhausted smile, watching the gang of young Autobots flock to pick at Ironhide and gather their rations.

"Would you guys knock it off? I'm trying to refuel here!" Ironhide bellowed, Will grinning slowly despite his best efforts not to.

Aurorah stretched and took a swig of her Dr. Pepper. After finishing her food, Will lead her from the room, leaving Ironhide to fight off Bumblebee and the other pesky Autobots himself.

Oh Ironhide Y U HAVE TO DIE IN 3RD MOVIE!

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