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With that, here is the fourth chapter of Take Me Away:

Chapter 4

The beauty of the portal hypnotizes me. I inch closer, hand outstretched, and stick it into the swirling vortex. At first, I expect it to hurt, but when my hand is in, it tingles. I take it out half expecting my hand to be sparkly, but it comes out looking as normal as ever. When I push harder into the portal, almost like a punch, a burst of white sprays out before mixing back with the colors. I look to Bluestreak who is watching me with a look of amusement.

"What is it?"

He shrugs, "Nothing."

I turn my attention back to the portal waving my hand in and out of it.

"Do we just walk through it?" I ask and Bluestreak nods his head. I stare at the portal for a few more seconds before sucking in a breath and stepping through.

…

A strong pull grabs me when my whole body steps in. Then, that pulling turns into forceful shove forward and next thing I know, my shoes hit solid ground.

I let out the breath I held and think that holding it wasn't really necessary. The first thing I see when looking up is the strange large tube-like room I seem to have teleported to. The whole thing is glowing with the swirling colors, white sparkles dancing around. When looking ahead, I see the end of the tunnel and head towards it. The floor under my feet gets bumpy as I walk out of the ground bridge. When I look down, a large black face is on the floor. The same one Bluestreak has on his chest. The symbol of the Autobots.

Standing in the center of the room is a large and wide green bot. Behind is a yellow Autobot with blue gear like eyes standing just about as tall as the green one. Next to that one is a blue and yellow bot that looks almost like Bluestreak except for this bot's colors and shape of the door wings. The smallest one looks to be more female than the rest and is colored purple. The final one I see is the tallest out of everyone. He is red and blue and I'm assuming that is Optimus, the leader of the Autobots.

"Who the Frag are you?" Tucked in the corner against a yellow railed staircase stands an orange and white bot holding a handle bar down on some tall thin control panel. "You're not Bluestreak." He squints his eyes stomping forward at me. I lift my arms in front of me in defense, but he keeps marching forward. While I'm shuffling backwards, the heel of my shoe catches the unevenness of the symbol on the floor causing me to fall onto my back. I land on my bad shoulder and wince in pain while using my legs to push away from him as his giant feet clamp down getting closer and closer. "I'm only going to ask you once," He stands directly at the tip of my sneakers bending down, "Who. Are. You." My breath catches in my lungs and I open my mouth to say something, but am cut off by more stomping.

"Ratchet! Will ya calm down! She's with me!" Bluestreak steps over me keeping myself between each leg while holding his hands out to make sure Ratchet doesn't crush me. Bluestreak looks down and sees me holding my injured shoulder. "And she's hurt." Ratchet gazes down with a stern glare that softens when he sees the shock in my face. With that Ratchet backs up stepping away from me. "Alright," he says lifting in hands in surrender, "Let me take a look at it then."

…

I am able to take off my sweatshirt with my one good arm and stick the hurt shoulder out of the neck hole of my t-shirt. Ratchet scans it and stays silent while pressing buttons on his giant computer. I wait patiently on the large metal bed while he works. After about two long minutes, he finally comes to a diagnosis, "It's a contusion" My heart skips a beat. That doesn't sound good.

He turns to meet my gaze, "Rather, a deep bruising in your shoulder. So nothing serious, but I highly advise not using or moving it for the next week." I nod my head and to look to Bluestreak who has been leaning against the wall by the giant glowing blue capsule. Ratchet had noticed me staring at it before he scanned and explained that it was used to full body scan and help repair autobots.

"Nurse Darby might have a sling or at least know how to wrap it to keep you from using it."

Bluestreak grins down at me, "Told you you were in good hands." I stick my arm back into the sleeve of my shirt and make a temporary sling with my sweatshirt until Nurse Darby can bring a real one. I spot Ratchet watching me in the corner of my eye as I finish tying my sling, but when I glance at him he quickly turns his attention back to the computer.

…

"The tall red and blue," a finger points to the bot I assume is the leader, "that's Optimus Prime. The short bigger green bot is Bulkhead. Arcee is the tiny purple femmbot. Bumblebee's the yellow one and Smokescreen is the blue and yellow. He just got a new paint job." Bluestreak lowers his hand, "And you already met Ratchet." I nod as I watch the group of huddled autobots whisper among each other and constantly glance in my direction.

"...I'm sure they'll let you stay." Bluestreak reassures. Smokescreen waves his hand from the group, "Hey Blue! Come here a minute!" Bluestreak opens his mouth to say something to me, but reluctantly closes it and leaves to join the discussion. I frown. It's not like Bluestreak to keep his mouth shut and hold something back like that. I know I've only known him for a day, but I have learned a lot about him just from the way he talks and describes people and things. I've learned that he's open and talkative. Very talkative. And that's something I like because it makes me feel like I'm no longer being ignored. It also makes it easier to hold a conversation with him since he does most of the speaking. I've learned that he likes to crack jokes and tell stories. He's the most sincere, caring, loyal person I have ever met and I'm worried the Autobots won't let me stay and that Jack, Miko, and the spiky haired kid won't accept me. I'm afraid that I might get separated from Bluestreak. And that's the last thing I want out of this.

Bluestreak gives a final bod of the head before making his way back to me. "Parker...I got some news." My heart sinks, but I keep a straight face. He continues, "You...you can't stay." My gaze drops. "Ratchet isn't a fan of adding another human to the mix, Optimus is unsure if it's a good idea." He sits down onto the bed next to me, "You know...unless I become your guardian." I squint my eyes in confusion before looking up to spot a wide grin on Bluestreak's face.

"My guardian?" I ask lifting an eyebrow.

"Yeah it's like a..." His head tilts from side to side as he thinks of the word, "...babysitter I guess." I slant my head and then understand what's he getting at and roll my eyes, "Of course you have to be potty trained and be in bed by a certain time." He teases.
"Bluestreak?" I ask.

"Yeah?"

"I hate you." I say sarcastically and he throws his head back and laughs.

"You can stay as long as I'm your guardian." He says after gaining composure, "Deal?"

He sticks a large finger out for a handshake. I take his finger and shake it, "Deal."

…

(Meanwhile)

"Ratchet? Are you there?" Comes a call from the computer.

"Yes I am here Jack." He answers.

"Arcee, Bee, and Bulkhead never came to pick us up. Could you send a ground bridge to my house? Miko and Raph are over so it'll just take one bridge."

Ratchet walks over to the thin control panel and lowers the handle turning the tube in a swirling green and blue glowing vortex again. Within moments, three figures hop through the portal. When they make it to the end of the tunnel Ratchet turns the ground bridge off.

"Hey my mom gave me a black sling. What for?" Jack asks.

"In the back." Ratchet says simply before returning to his work. The three humans share puzzled glances before walking over to the back corner.

…

I watch them as they near, my heart thumping hard. Thoughts buzz around my head causing my anxiety to build more and more. When Jack sees me, he stops and nudges Miko who then looks up and her eyes widen. "Cool! New friend!" She says running the rest of the way, her pink and black buns bouncing. She makes her way over and finds a way to climb up on top of the bed. "My name's Miko." She says when she gets to the top, "What's yours?" As soon as Miko is in a comfortable sitting position, she looks up and stares at my face. "Hey wait a sec, I know you!" Jack gets up and sits next to Miko, "She goes to school with us. It's Parker right?" Jack asks.

Oh God. I nod my head.

"Well just in case you don't know this is Miko-"

"I just said that!" Miko interrupts giving Jack a punch in the arm.

"Ow! Hey!" He rubs his arm and she rolls her eyes, "Anyway," he continues, "I'm Jack and this is Raf."

The spiky haired kid, now known as Raf, fixes his red rimmed glasses before sitting and giving me a friendly grin, "Hello." He waves and I give a shy wave back. He looks young to be in high school.

Jack unwraps the sling from the clear plastic, "Here." He unties the knot in the sweatshirt and gently places my arm in the sling. He finishes up by putting the strap around the back of my neck, "There." I know I usually don't speak, but I'm speechless. This is not what I was expecting at all. "Thank you." I manage to say.

"So since you know about the autobots, are you staying?" Raf asks while keeping his gaze on his dangling feet.

"You-You want me to stay?" I question, my tone coming out much higher than I intended.
"Of course! New friend right?" Miko says excitedly, "Now I won't be outnumbered! It gets annoying being the only girl around here. Especially with these two." Jack rolls his eyes at her teasing and pinches the bridge of his nose.

"Ignore her," Jack says, "You are staying, right?"

I nod my head.

"Well then," He sticks his hand out for a shake, "Welcome to the team."

Hey quick Author's Note: I decided to give Smokescreen the blue and yellow paint job in this story, but Bee still has his yellow paint job. Please tell me what you guys thought of the chapter.