A/N: Hey peoplez. LOOK! It's a new chapter! WOO-WOOT! Yeah, I was able to write another chapter a lot sooner then I thought. But once school is done, I am planning on writing a lot more during the summer.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers. I only own the story, and any and all OCs mentioned.

BLAH= Italian (bottom Author's Note for Translations)

'BLAH'= Thoughts

KittyKat25: You will just have to wait and find out my friend.

The Silvernote: I'm glad you think I set a good pace for their relationship development. Honestly, I didn't know if it was too slow or not.

Wolfimus Prime: I'm glad you think her eyes are pretty. Mirage does too. :)

Alex looks around at the base. An alarm had activated, alerting the Bots and soldiers to a Decepticon signal. Everyone was rushing around to get ready, and she didn't know what to think. Last time there had been a signal, she had to hide out in the Med-bay with Ratchet. It wasn't fun. At all.

Sighing, she turns back to the mini Datapad in her lap. Since she was at the Base a lot more, Prowl felt like she should know about all the different Bots and Cons. Unfortunately, Mirage agreed it was a good idea in case she was ever alone when a Decepticon showed up.

Suddenly, another alert appears on the massive computer, Telatraan I. She turns to the now arguing group of soldiers and Autobots. None of them had seen or heard the alert.

"Hey, guys?" Not one answers.

Alex frowns, "Guys?" Still nothing.

Growling, Alex goes over to a small table holding some firearms. Reaching for a Glock 19, she cocks the weapon, aims it above her head, and fires.

*BANG* *BANG*

All activity stops, and everyone looks at Alex. The teen drops the gun back onto the table and crosses her arms.

"There. Now that you're done arguing like a bunch of three year olds, you might be able to see the alert for another Cybertronian signal on the computer."

Everyone looks at each other, then Ratchet, Optimus, and Prowl all go over to Telatraan I. Sideswipe crouches down next to the teen.

"Where did you learn to fire a weapon like that?" Alex shrugs.

"My Dad is in the Military. He taught me how to shoot lots of different guns and-WHOA!" Mirage moves, catching the Frontliner as he collapses.

"Are you alright Guerriero D'argento?"

Sideswipe groans, his optics brightening. He places a servo on his chest as Ratchet starts looking him over.

"H-He…he's alive." He gasps.

Ratchet pauses in his examination of the younger Mech.

"Sideswipe?"

The silver Mech looks up. "Ratch' he's alive. I-I can feel him."

Alex butts in. "Hey! Clueless human here! Who are you guys talking about?"

Sideswipe looks down at her, his mouth lifting into a grin.

"My Brother. He's alive. And he's on his way to Earth."

"Sideswipe Mech. Calm down. Yah gonna break sometin'."

Alex snickers at Jazz's way of calming the Frontliner down. It was a few days later, about half the Autobots were at the designated landing site for Sunstreaker, and Sideswipe was one big bundle of nerves. He was pacing back and forth constantly.

"He is right Guerriero D'argento. You do not need to worry so much. Your fratello will arrive safely." Mirage calmly states from his spot next to Alex.

Thanks to the Groundbridge, they were able to leave later for the crash coordinates than normal, leaving about an hour-and-a-half to wait. Which meant, that Alex had more time to read the mini 'Pad Prowl gave her. She was about halfway through the Decepticons, and would be moving on to the different Autobots currently not on Earth. Before she can keep reading, Alex spots something reflecting off the screen.

"Hey! He's here!" All the Bots look up in the sky where the meteor-like stasis pod is flying towards the ground.

Ratchet's optics widen. "He's moving too fast! Everybody scatter!"

Heeding his word, everybody takes cover, Mirage grabbing and shielding his small charge. The pod slams into the ground, tumbling over itself, tearing up dirt and rocks, and finally screeches to a stop, creating a large cloud of dust and smoke.

Everyone steps out of cover, the human soldiers and Alex coughing.

"Whoa." Right in front of all of them was a huge trench in the ground from where the pod crashed.

A figure stumbles out of the dust, coughing to clear his vents. Alex is able to get a clear view of the form. Black and golden armor glinting in the bright sun, the Mech is the same size as Sideswipe, with a lean body and streamlined armor. Alex jumps back as a streak of silver shoots past her.

"Sunny!" The Mech looks up just in time to be glomped by the silver Frontliner.

"ARGH! Get OFF of me fragger! And WATCH THE PAINT!" The silver Mech frowns.

"That's how you greet me? After not seeing me for how long? Nice to know where your priorities lie…jerk." Alex snickers, causing the two Mechs to look at her.

Sunstreaker's ice-blue optics narrow. "What the frag are you supposed to be?"

Alex crosses her arms, "A human. So what are you supposed to be? Other then a little diva who cares too much about his paint?"

The Mech growls and turns, preparing to walk away, when the next statement stops him in his tracks.

"And I thought Knockout was bad."

Everyone freezes. If there was one thing you didn't do, it was compare Sunstreaker to Knockout. Mirage sighs, facepalming. 'Primus give me strength…and a charge that is not suicidal.'

Sunstreaker slowly turns, his optics flashing. "What did you say fleshy?"

Alex shrugs, completely calm, "Oh, did you not hear me? All that polish must've finally made you deaf. Let me repeat myself."

Ignoring the pleads of Sideswipe, the teen steps forward.

"I said: And I thought KNOCKOUT was bad."

Growling, Sunstreaker activates his cannon, aiming it at Alex. Everyone moves to stop the gold Mech, but Optimus lifts an arm, ignoring the questioning gazes and protests.

'What are you planning little one?'

Alex stares at the warmed up cannon aimed at her. Feeling the normal rush of adrenaline, she smiles right up at the Mech towering over her.

"Nice toy. Tell me, are you compensating for something?"

Sunstreaker growls, then fires.

The dust settles, revealing a scorch mark on the ground. A light chuckle makes him look to his right, where Alex is standing, arms crossed again.

"Nice aim." Sunstreaker growls and fires again.

Alex dodges the shot with surprising speed and agility, angering the Mech even more. He fires again and again, and Alex performs backflip after backflip. She makes it over to a pile of rocks and, without missing a beat, crouches down, grabs a fist-sized rock, and spins, using the momentum to hurl it at Sunstreaker. The rock hits him right between the optics, the surprisingly strong force of the impact causing him to stumble back and fall to the ground.

Sunstreaker's optic's open, and he comes face-to-face with Alex. The girl is crouched right on his chest, arms resting on her knees. Seeing he was back online, the girl smiles and leans forward.

"You're on my turf Sunny-boy." She taps his forehelm. "And don't you forget it."

The teen stands up and hops off of him, walking away. Once brought back to reality from the shock, Mirage rushes over to his charge and starts scolding her, while Sideswipe rushes over to his brother, helping him sit up. Sunstreaker ignores the Mother-henning, and looks at the girl who took him down. Such a small, fragile organic, and she took him down with no problem. After she insulted him multiple times to his faceplate.

Sunstreaker watches her interact with Mirage, and suddenly, he finds himself respecting the girl. No hate, no anger, but RESPECT.

A/N: So there is the chapter. And here is the Translations for Mirage's Italian. Again, keep in mind that these are from Google Translate, so I don't know how accurate they are.

1. Guerriero D'argento= Silver Warrior

2. Fratello= Brother