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I was woken up the next morning by Michel beating on my door.

"Get up your worthless child. The orphanage wants you back."

I heard him walk away from the door. Getting up was painful, but not as bad as last night. As I sat up my cell phone rang.

"Hello."

"Hope this is Optimus. I just wanted to inform you that I'm on my way to get you for school."

Crud I completely forgot.

"Um, I'm not going to school today. I'm moving. I'll still be in Jasper, but I have to pack."

"Alright call this line if you need me."

With that the call ended. I sighed getting up, going over to the closet and grabbing my duffel bag. I placed my toiletries, and what little clothing I had here in it. I zipped up the half full bag leaving the room. When I got downstairs a lady from the orphanage motioned for me to follow her. Exiting the house, we approached her car and left. Once we arrived we entered the building.

"Go place your bag in your room and head outside the others are already out there."

Silently I did as I was told. When I got outside I saw everyone playing and laughing. I went over to my usual spot sitting against the building, pulled my legs up to my chest, and rested my chin on my knees.

Arcee POV

After dropping the kids off at school Cliff and I went on patrol. Optimus had informed me about Hope not attending school and their Conversation last night. I was planning to talk with her later about her thinking she was a burden to us. She is just a sparkling she should have to be worrying or thinking like that. Shock seemed to act a little off when I told him.

"Arcee you ok, you seem distracted?"

"Yeah just thinking about Hope."

"What about her?"

"Doesn't she seem, I don't know off to you?"

"No, she seems like a kid that's scared she's going to hurt someone, and afraid what others think."

We were silent for a while when we pulled over to stop a moment. We stopped behind Jaspers Orphanage and was all the kids playing outside.

"Arcee look, left corner against the building."

Looking over I saw a young girl with familiar red highlights. She was sitting away from the other children with her legs pulled up to her chest staring at the ground.

"Hope?"

I spoke nothing above a whisper. Why was she here, I thought she told Optimus she was moving? Then I saw a group of boys approach her.

"Oh, look the mute freak is back. Told you it wouldn't last long. No one wants to keep a worthless, burden around."

She didn't respond but you could see her fall further into the tight ball she was in.

: Arcee what's wrong. I'm getting anger and sadness from you?:

"Hope come on, lets head to the school to fix your paperwork."

The lady that called her went back inside the building. As she got up one of the boys grabbed her hair while another punched her in the abdomen. She fell to the ground coughing. Using the wall as support she got up and entered the building.

: ARCEE!:

: O…Optimus…:

: My love what is wrong?:

I sent him a data pack of what happened, and I felt his sadness, anger, and Concern over the bond.

: She's an orphan.:

: Optimus, we need to talk with her. The look in her eyes looked haunted that's why she apologized for being a burden. I don't want to think how many times she's been told she is such.:

: We will Arcee, once we have a chance we will.:

Hope POV

The meeting at the school lasted the rest of the day. When we exited the school I saw Shock, the lady saw him to and looked at me.

"Go ahead well see you back later."

I nodded and headed over to him. Jack, Raf, and Miko weren't there yet.

"Your back there aren't you?"

I nodded, and he hugged me. I felt tears forming but I held them back. We broke apart when Cliff pulled up.

"Want to go with us or base?"

"Base please."

The ride to base was silent. I had a feeling Cliff wanted to say or ask something, but he didn't. when we arrived, I jumped out and Shock and Cliff left. I saw Ratchet working so I went up to the platform where I could see what he was doing.

"Hi, Ratchet."

I said quietly he nodded to me and went back to working. I saw the substance from yesterday on a slide. When he moved it to place it under a microscope some fell on a broken piece of equipment.

"Um, Ratchet."

"Not now, busy."

I sighed and made my way down to the floor where the equipment piece laid. When I got closer I noticed it starting to twitch.

"Ratchet."

"Hope I'm busy."

The thing got up and moved around, kinda like a spider. When it saw me, it charged. Quickly I threw up a shield to stop it. it smashed into it, realizing something was there it started ramming into the shield. I was struggling to keep my shield up. My arms started to shake, vision starting to blur, and I couldn't catch my breath. I fell to one knee.

"RATCHET!"

"What Hope, what is so impo… BY THE ALLSPARK!"

As he spoke my shield broke and I completely fell to my hands and knees. I looked up to see the little spider thing charge at me. I put up my arm for at least some protection and felt a thing on it a moment later. I felt myself being picked up and saw Ratchet. I laid in the palm of his hand trying to catch my breath. Around him I heard the scampering of that thing.

"I needed that!"

Well guess it broke something Ratchet needed.

I heard a blaster shoot and sat up to see Optimus. He came over and stepped on it.

"And stay broken. Now what on earth could have caused that?"

"I have a grave suspicion Ratchet. Dark energon."

He looked down at me. My vision had cleared, I finally caught my breath, I still felt a little shaky, but I was ok.

"Hope are you ok, your bleeding?"

"I'm ok, that thing cut my arm and I'm a little shaky from my shield breaking, but I'll be ok."

He hears a honk and turned to toward the entrance. The others had arrived and were laughing and seemed like they had fun. As they got off/out of their guardians I motioned for ratchet to put me down. When he did Shock noticed my arm and quickly approached. I saw him look at my arm.

"I'm fine, it's just a scratch."

He nodded and calmed down a bit.

"Autobots, prepare to…"

"Roll out."

Arcee finished.

"Remain here. Ratchet you'll come with me. Arcee we will be outside communications range for some time so I'm putting you in charge."

Miko looked over to Bulkhead.

"Dude your biggest. You should be in charge."

"Err, he never picks me."

"Optimus with all so respect, playing bodyguard is one think baby sitting's another. Besides Ratchet hasn't been in the field since the war."

"My skills may be rusty, but my hearing is as sharp as ever."

"For the moment love its only reconnaissance,"

"Then why do I hear an edge in your voice?"

"Arcee much has changed in the last 24 hours & we need to adapt. Ratchet bridge us out."

"Just be careful, ok?"

Arcee kissed Optimus's cheek plate and he nodded in response.

Once they were gone Jack turned to Arcee.

"So, what's on the activities list?"

"I'm going on patrol."

"But Optimus said to stay put."

"When you're in-charge Cliff you can call the shots. Bee with me."

"What, oh fine."

"Bulkhead you're in charge."

With that Arcee and Bee left. I saw Miko go take her guitar out of her case. I made my way up to the platform and sat at the railing with my legs dangling over the edge. I pulled out my phone and headphones. I plugged them in and hit shuffle. I leaned my head down on the railing and closed my eyes listening to Away by Breaking Benjamin.

'Hope problem.'

I opened my eyes and looked down.

"That's still a little freaky that you two can do that."

Miko said. Around us there was the green light of the proximity alarm.

"Quick hide."

Cliff yelled. I ran down the stairs to Cliff. Shock and I hid behind his foot while the others hid behind Bulkheads foot.

"PRIME!"

"Agent Fowler he's not here, no one's here except Cliff and I of course."

"Well where did he go. No don't tell me, he's out pancaking a mini-mall! Now I don't know what language you bots speak on your planet, but Prime promised he would handle the Decepticons and blowing a crater in the middle of Nebraska is not what the word 'handle' means, so you tell Prime…"

I hear a screeching from Mikos' guitar.

"Since when are you bots' electric."

I looked over to see Jack shrug and walk out from behind Bulkheads foot, everyone followed his lead.

"Hey, how's it going?"

"Contact with civilians! Team Prime has really gone off the deep end. Wait, don't tell me your running a day-care center?!"

I didn't hear what the others were saying, I was too busy death staring Fowler.

"Ok let's move all five of you. I'm taking you into federal custody, it's for your own protection."

Shock stood in front of me protectively as Bulkhead and Cliffjumper put their feet in front of us all.

"Were protecting them."

"Is that so, well maybe you can explain that to my superiors at the pentagon."

'I really don't like this guy Shock.'

'Agreed.'

We must have missed what happened because when we looked back Fowler was gone.

Optimus POV

Ratchet and I were walking in a dull creepy area.

"Optimus what so we hope to find here?"

"The site of the largest Cybertronian battlefield on this galaxy."

"On earth! You must be joking!"

"Do you recall the period in the late war, when both sides began hiding their energon spoils off world?"

"Of course, it's the reason energon deposits exist on worlds such as this one."

"It is also the reason battles came to be waged on planets such as this one. And I fear Megatrons memory is as long as history."

Hope POV

Not long after Fowler left an alarm started blaring. I covered my ears due to the volume, as did Raf. Shock places his hands over mine in an attempt to help. Bulkhead approached the Console and hit a button causing the alarm to stop.

"It's an S.O.S. from Fowler."

Bulkhead looked at the Console Confused.

"Did you trace it.?"

Raf asked in Concern.

"Location scan was incomplete. Oh well."

"Seriously! I know he's a jerk, but the Cons may have him."

Shock was at a loss of what to do the look on his face giving him away.

"But we lost the transmission."

"Maybe I can help."

Raf went over to his bag and pulled out his laptop.

"About 5 years ago the Government started microchipping their agents, like owners do with pets."

We all looked at him astonished.

"What? I was it on TV. Anyway, if I can hack into the Feds mainframe I can pinpoint Fowlers coordinates."

"Dude, you can hack, but you're like 2 years old."

"12. And a quarter. Got it. Latitude 39.5, longitude 116.9."

"Ok wait here, Shock, Jack you're in charge."

Cliff said as they disappeared through the bridge.

"Well guess we have the run of the place. Miko? Miko?"

Bulkhead POV

Once we exited the ground bridge we took cover once seeing the Cons ship.

"At least we're in the right place."

"Alright what's the plan?"

I heard the familiar voice of my charge. Looking over I was Miko hiding behind a rock.

"Miko."

A drone pointed his blaster at her.

"Go I'll cover you."

Cliff told me. I charged over pushing him away from her tackling him to the ground. I heard Miko yell for me to 'hold him still' as she hit his helm with a rock. Quickly I picked her up and moved her out of harm's way, at least for the time being.

"Miko look away."

"But..."

"Turn your head away."

I plunged my servo into where the drone's spark chamber should be ripping wires, that worked as a spark would, from his frame. I grabbed Miko and too cover. I looked over to see 3 drone's offline drones and Cliffjumper coming over to me.

"I got your back Bulk."

"Thanks, but were going to need back up. Arcee, Bumblebee do you read?"

"Loud and clear Bulk."

"Cliff and I have a situation."

"Bulkhead their children, humans, one of them I still a sparkling. Just do whatever."

Oh, she's going to be pissed.

"Fowler was taken by Cons, after discovering the kids, Cliff and I are at the Cons ship to save him but Miko followed us."

There was a pause.

"You're where! She's where!"

Yep she's pissed.

"We'll be there soon."

With that the com ended.

Hope POV

"What should we do? Bulkhead, and Cliffjumper may not even relies she followed them."

Raf was panicking. He stopped and looked at the computer screen.

"Look their coordinates are still locked in."

"Hope."

Shock looked at me and threw two of my retractable swords to me I placed one in each of my front pockets as did Shock.

"Hope and I will go. You two stay here."

With that we ran to the bridge. When we came out the other side we saw a large ship that I assumed was the Decepticons ship.

"Are your bones vibrating?"

We turned to see jack and Raf had followed us.

"I told you to stay."

"You there."

We turned to see a drone approached us. Shock and I got prepared for a fight I could only hope we could win.

Optimus POV

As we walked we heard the sound of a jet heading towards us.

"For once in my life, Optimus I had hoped you were wrong."

Looking up we saw Megatron transform and land on a ledge.

"Optimus! Been well! I see you brought your trusty watchdog I thought he would be Condolencing in a scrap yard by now."

"Why don't you invite him down for a chat."

"I know why you are here Megatron."

"Hardly a surprise Optimus. After all you and I have been at this a long time. And your time has come to an end!"

He pulled out a shard of what appeared to be dark energon and threw it to the ground. After a moment the ground began cracking.

"Rise, my army!"

Megatron yelled and undead Cybertronians began rising from the earth,

"By the allspark!"

Ratchet whispered in what I couldn't tell was fear of astonishment.

"Behold the power of dark energon!"

Megatron commanded his army. All I could think was.

Scrap.

And there you go everyone the bots are starting to see a little of what is going on with Hope. Please leave me a review I love reading them. also don't forget to follow so you know when I update. I will tell you it may be a little but till I update I have finals coming up for school and have to study but as soon as I get it ready I will update it. Thanks for understanding guys have a great day/week.

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