Another late update and sorry to keep everyone waiting. Sorry if this chapter isn't any good but I'm happy with it. Life has taken over me, honestly nothing has happened I've just gained some hobbies and DIY projects I've been busy with. It's good to do those thing's though in my life as I do need to spend less time at the computer. Any who, here is the next chapter and hope you all enjoy. Don't forget to review please as they make me smile with joy.

Happy Easter!

As for all my stories I don't own anything other than the OC.

Warning: Childhood abuse and death.

"And here we are. Home sweet home" Knockout hummed with delight as he entered his quarters.

BloodBloom followed right behind him and took in her surroundings.

The room was nothing special to her, just a metal bench and a single table against the wall. The walls and ceiling were very dark and the room just lacked a lot of things. It reminded her of an ally way or an abandoned building so she didn't feel any better.

"Have you guys ever heard of colour?" she questioned out with a grumble.

"It's no wonderland but it's still my room" Knockout shrugged not minding how his personal quarters looked "Very peaceful and relaxing in here so you'll get used to it"

BloodBloom didn't understand something though "Why can't I have my own room? I don't want a roommate"

"Come now I'm not that bad for company, and to answer your question I think it's best to have you with me for the time being so I can keep an optic on you" he walked further in the room before spinning around to face the femme.

"I'm not a fucking child, Knockout. I don't need a babysitter"

"Not meaning to burst your bubble but you do" he gave a smug look directed at her "I need to teach you as much as possible and show the basic's about our kind, so having you with me is the best option. Don't worry I'll take you with me whenever I leave the room"

"Great first I was your science protect and now I'm a fucking pet?" anger swelled inside her body and let out a disbelief huff "This is such bullshit! Why the fuck do I need to follow every order you give!? Fuck all of this and fu-"

Knockout lifted up a single digit to set silence and scold her calmly "Bloomy, language"

BloodBloom clenched her fists as she grinded her metallic teeth together and let out a quiet heated growl at him. She was in no mood to listen to more of his speeches but by now she knew all too well that it didn't matter what she said or did she wasn't going to get her way.

The new name was still knew but she strangle grew to like it quickly over the last few hours since she chose it. It was only frustrating when Knockout called her by the nickname he came up with, and he was going to keep using it much to her annoyance.

"I just-" honestly she was just sore and tired "-can't think…."

Knockout stepped closer to her with an understanding smile "It will take time getting use to" his servos tenderly run along from the top of her shoulders and down her arm in a comforting way.

The doc was not known for his kindness or one to be caring towards others at all. However BloodBloom was his responsibility and charge and he was going to treat her with respect, if he can help it without his smug attitude or seductive words getting in the way which was proving to happen more often.

"I must say I think I've done a fine job with this creation" he gazed along her form making her roll her wine optics.

"Yes, you've said that repeatedly now"

"Come on you have to agree that it's quite exquisite" he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her towards a half reflective mirror against the wall "Have a good look, what do you see?"

BloodBloom had a blink more than a few times at seeing herself once more. It still freaked her out to see herself, to have this happening to her. But when her optics adjusted she focused on herself in front of her.

"Well, I see you"

"I'm flattered you notice me" he chuckled lightly.

A soft huff was her response "I see something new" she quickly thought over what she was looking at "Like staring at some type of new technology bought into the world and you think it's not possible but you're staring at it right in front of you. It's very weird and you don't like it at first sight, but after looking at it more you start to notice other things"

"Such as?"

"The colour" she gravely admitted to herself the colour was perfection "What it can do, what it's made of, you know those simple things. But I also see something…. beyond. It's rare and unlike anything anyone has laid their eyes on"

Knockout smirked at her choice of words "I couldn't agree more. Every creation has its beauty"

"Nothing is created without a reason. I'm still stumped about this however I have to maybe agree with you a little"

"Only a little?"

"Like you've said, I'll get used to it. But I do see what you say"

"Well I'm happy you are finally seeing it and believe it when I say you are a true beauty"

BloodBloom lightly pursed her lips with a small smile that tugged only for a second but enough for Knockout to see this and smirk widely.

"So what now?" she asked seeing what they were going to do next.

"Firstly you will be having your evening energon" he moved aside to refill a cube and passed it.

She silently gagged at it but knew she didn't have a choice as she looked down at it in her servos.

"One big scull and that will be enough until tomorrow"

She childishly poked her glossia at him and drank what she could.

"Still tastes like shit" she coughed harshly at the taste.

"You'll adjust"

BloodBloom shivered as the energon flowed within her and didn't know how she was going to get used to doing this every day for the rest of her life. She was just glad she didn't need to drink anymore.

"What's second?"

"Secondly you'll remain here and settle in while I pop out for an hour"

This confused her "I thought I was to go with you whenever you left?"

"That is true however not this time. It's only a onetime thing and I'll be back before you know it. I just need to clarify a few things with lord Megatron"

She made a growling sound at hearing the name "Guessing you'll be talking about my shitty life and showing him my memory core?" not one bit was she pleased with it.

"Only the most important parts from your memory core and a few extra's just so he has a better idea who you are"

"Whatever. Enjoy the show" she looked away and wondered around the room.

"You'll be ok Bloomy. I've placed more data pads on the table for you to have a look over. That will keep you occupied until I return"

She looked over and saw there was a small pile "Right….thanks. Wait, where do I sleep?"

"Recharge" he corrected her smugly "I'll need to organise to have a berth brought in for you but for tonight you'll have to bunk with me"

She growled lowly hearing this "I'd rather have the floor"

"Whatever suits you best Bloomy. Try not to miss me too much while I'm gone" Knockout than left the room and the door slide closed behind him followed by a loud click.

'Fucking prick locked it'

"Ass hole" she whispered to herself started to look around her.

It was all still a lot to take in, this whole new life and what she was now. Now for the first time being here she was alone and not in a long while has she ever felt so alone and scared. How was she supposed to deal with all this?

Slowly she went to the nearest wall and leaned against it as she slid herself down onto the floor. She pulled her knees up to her chest and it was that moment she knew it was time to have a good cry. A good, long and hard cry is what she needed.

The only sounds heard from inside the room were the humming from the ship and BloodBloom's soft sobbing.

Meanwhile, Knockout was headed straight to the front of the ship where Megatron was waiting for the medic to arrive. He was late, but he had his own excuses and reasons to be. He carried a data pad in his servos and thought over what he was going to present to Megatron about their newest addition.

She wasn't what he was expecting honestly. Her history was a surprise and she had such fire in her, and he liked it. Something from a femme was always admirable from their race, the strength and beautiful followed by their skills was a treat to watch.

Of course BloomBloom will need much time before any such training was to take place for her. For now she'll just be learning and adjusting to her new life.

He entered the room and made his way to the front where Megatron once more had his back facing him as he spoke with Dreadwing.

"Lord Megatron" Knockout almost sang out proudly "I've bought with me some of the memory cores and other added details about our latest addition"

Megatron faced the doc with what sounded like a grunt "Our latest addition has a bad attitude and I'm starting to wonder if I should have her deactivated to avoid further problems"

Knockout tensed at the warlord's words.

"However" Megatron moved both his arms behind his back and moved closer to him "I understand this must be rather difficult for her, so I'll only give her one last chance. If she ever crosses me or her behaviour is not acceptable I'll turn her into scrape metal"

"U-understood, my lord" Knockout cleared his vocals and swallowed his nerves "She's calmed down now, and even has chosen a new name. I'm sure BloodBloom will be a fine asset to the team"

"BloodBloom?" Megatron chuckled lightly "A suitable name I suppose. Now" he stepped towards the console where Soundwave worked away silently "Tell me about her. Don't bore me"

"Well, firstly I should say is I was not expecting what I discovered from her history and her memories. She's had it rough, been hiding and living out in the streets"

"A human from the streets? Makes sense, nobody will notice her disappearance"

"Ahh yeah, that's right" though that wasn't the reason but he'll explain more to him later "Anyway, for most her life she's been on her own and doing thing's her way. That's the main reason for her behaviour"

Dreadwing was the next to speak "Will she obey Lord Megatron's orders? Or will that take time for her to get use to?"

"I can't speak for her but I'll make sure she'll follow what goes on around here. Just like everything it will take time for her to adjust, but I'll be sure to have her respect her leader"

"Show me her memory core" Megatron didn't want to wait any longer and was growing impatient.

Knockout did as told, typing away at his data pad than the monitor lit up at the console. The doc wanted to make it quick, get this over and done with so he could go back to his quarters where BloodBloom awaited for his return.

"This first memory is from when she was at the age of nine. This is what looks like how her like took a different turn to another direction"

Megatron was about to question what he meant before the monitor started to playback before their optics.

The coldness of the night was like mosquito bites against Sarah's frail skin, letting out soft hisses between her teeth chattering together as she walked down the walkway. Her eyes were swollen red from crying so much with dried tears streaking down her face, she doesn't even know how long she's been wondering around the streets for or how she ended up where she was now. All she knew was she couldn't go back home. It wasn't her home anymore, not after what happened.

She tried rubbing her hands together to gain warmth but this helped very little. Her face hurt so much, bruises were formed on her swollen cheek and it felt too painful to touch.

She didn't want to think about what had happened and just wanted to memory erased from her mind. Anger and fear corrupted her. Hate, sadness and pain overwhelmed her mind giving her an aching headache but continued to walk on to wherever.

The poor child was lost without a clue where to do or what to do. She tried to cover herself more with the overly large orange jumper she wore her mother put on her not long ago, right before...well, before it happened.

The memory skipped ahead and now the child was huddled in an alleyway corner with her knees brought up to her chest, soft whimpers escaping her quivering lips as her mind rushed over the thoughts of what was now going to happen to her. Maybe starve, hide herself away or just wait to see what happens next.

She was approached by a dark figure that knelt right in front of her but she didn't show any interest with the man's present, just continued to stare at nothing oblivious to everything around her.

"Why are ya by yourself lil' girl?" the man's deep and strangely soothing voice spoke.

Sarah gave no response to him, but the next thing to happen was the man's hand under her chin lifting her head up. She struggled and let out a whine, trying to hide herself from him but with little success.

"Stop it" he simply said observing her face and let out a low rumble from his chest "Who did this to you?"

Again she didn't say anything other than avoiding his gaze. His large hands gripped her chin but not roughly so she would look up at him with large innocent eyes.

"Come with me, I won't hurt ya"

Next thing she knew was she was walking with him as he shaky hands gripped the man's own, not knowing her life was about to change dramatically.

Again the memory skipped ahead to another part of Sarah's life, but this time Knockout only showed small parts from different events she went through.

Megatron raised one of his optics in thought as he watched on. He certainly wasn't expecting something like this, it explains her behavior though. More memories came up of her fighting for survival, defending herself and not letting anyone push her around. It sent a strange thrill up his back watching the short memories from her teenage life.

Megatron grinned mischievously. She was cold, dark and the perfect weapon.

Oh he had doubted her very much, his CPU already making new plans for her in the future once she was adjusted and capable of living the life of their race. She was a weapon that he will use for his own advantages

"As you can see she's dealt with many things and is no stranger to violence" Knockout continued on not noticing his leader's grin "I'll once again remind her of the rules and what she'll need to follow. But once she does I can say she'll fit right in" he finished with a proud smug and turned the monitor off ending it.

Megatron let out a chilling chuckle that caught Knockout by surprise. The warlord strolled closer to the console with his arms linked behind him "What happened?"

"I'm sorry my lord?" Knockout questioned, unsure with what he was speaking about.

"Right before the first memory you showed, how did she end up like that?"

"Oh, that" Knockout honestly didn't feel comfortable watching it again "Nothing that will interest you. A memory better forgotten I must say"

"I want to see it" it wasn't a request, it was an order "Don't hide anything, Knockout. I want to know everything" he growled out the last words giving him the message not to keep secrets from him at all.

Knockout without question did as told and reopened the connection with the monitor. Dreadwing and Soundwave stood close by observing.

The memory was played, but Knockout had accidentally skipped a little ahead and to the worst point of what had happened. The unexpected scream of a woman made them all flinch, except for Megatron.

"Leave her alone!" Sarah's mother screamed at the man who was her father.

A powerful blow was given to the child's face as the man slapped her repeatedly. He took out his drunken anger out on her once again, just like a lot of the nights before. But this time it was different, it felt different. She sobbed as she tried to block out the hits given to her face, but she felt numb and he was much stronger than her.

Her mother tried praying his arms away in attempt to stop him but was constantly shoved back away by him. She once more jumped on top of his back to try and pull him away from her child "Stop it, stop it! You're hurting her!"

"Fucking piss off!" his breath stunk of alcohol and ignored the woman with his full focus on the child he saw as nothing but trash.

Sarah couldn't take anymore now and as fast as lighting she sunk her teeth into his hand that held a tight grip on her arm. She bite down hard, breaking the skin and drawing a little blood from the wound.

Her father yelled out in pain and pulled his hand free, giving her the chance to get away from him started to run up the stairs.

"Get back here you little piece of shit!" her father tried to run after her but was stopped by her mother who held him back to protect her little girl.

Sarah stopped half way up the steps and knelt down in front of the rails, her eyes peaking through the gaps and watched on her mum and dad wrestle each other. The child panted softly with relief to be away from him now but winced still feeling the throbbing pain on her face. She curled herself more in her mum's jumper she had put on just before her dad got back home. Her mum worried about to chilly night and wanted to keep her child as warm as possible.

She continued to stare at her parents with a neutral look, unaware things were about to turn very ugly.

Her mum was thrown to the ground roughly, her head slamming on the wooden floor board of the house and let out a grunt at the impact. Her father was than on top of her, pinning her down making it impossible for her to escape as he brought down his fist down on her face.

Blow after blow her mum whimpered and chocked on her sobs as his fist collided against her face. The man above her was not who he was as he punched the women violently, taking out his anger and beating her over and over again.

Sarah breathed heavily seeing what was happening to her mother. She should help her, but found herself unable to move due to shock.

Everything seemed to go silent around her, unaware of the loud banging on the front door or the flashing lights coming from outside the house. Police than out of no where broke the door down and pulled her dad about from her mum. It took four to finally restrain the man while other's tended to her mother and another made his way over to her.

"Hey sweetheart" the young officer smiled kindly "Let's get you out of here. He won't hurt you anymore" he gently picked up the nine year old in his arms and started to carry her out.

Sarah couldn't do anything other than comply. Her father was forced out of the house cuffed as he let out drunken curses and shouts at the officers, refusing arrest and making attempts to break free. Her eyes remained on her mother's blooded and beaten face, hazel eyes staring right back at her with no life and showed no movement as she was being tended.

She now found herself outside and being placed inside the front seat of a police car. The young man knelt down in front of her and ran his hand on the top of her head with gentle strokes.

"We'll make sure you get the best care" he cooed softly before standing and closing the door to the car.

Sarah looked out the window of the car to see her mother from inside the house through the open door to see her mum still lying on the ground completely still but she didn't need any further thought about it.

Her mum was gone, she wasn't coming back.

She felt tears streaming down her face and tried to wipe them away followed by sloppy sniffles. Fear started to build up at the thought of not knowing what was going to happen to her after tonight. Next thing she knew she was opening the door to the car and running down the street away from the scene.

Knockout ended the memory with a heavy sigh "So yeah, that's what happened"

Dreadwing didn't approve of this kind of treatment to the young one bit and felt his gears grind together "What happened to the man?"

"Don't know" Knockout shrugged but he himself was hoping to find out somehow in the memories so he can eliminate the human himself "I haven't gone over her whole memory core but I will when I get the chance. If I do happen to find out the whereabouts of her sire I'll be sure to notify you, lord Megatron"

Megatron hummed softly and faced the doc "She sure does have an interesting history, a rather dark childhood as well"

"Just about her whole life is dark. The only times it wasn't was when she was with her creator and after her passing her world just turned worse. But that's all in the past now, these wouldn't be much useful other than learning more about her life"

"That is true" Megatron was pleased to have so much data about her "During your time teaching her I want you to study every memory core moment in her life and I want to be fully notified anything of interest. Is that understood?"

"Loud and clear" he half sang out.

Megatron was curios about something else though "What of the very last moments? Before you found her?"

"Sadly the last four or three days of her life as a human hasn't been recovered. Due to head trauma she has suffered memory loss and hasn't been able to remember. Although something triggered her to remember a last few bits that I'll examine later and if she does remember more I'll inform you my lord"

"Very good Knockout" he praised him like a pet, though the doc didn't care nor mind. He was just pleased to get good feedback for once "I'll look forward to further updates. Also I hope our little meeting tomorrow will be beyond better than today"

"You have nothing to worry about" he went to depart from the room thinking he was excused.

"Oh, and Knockout" Megatron spoke out making the doc turn back around "I've got optics all over this ship. Don't forget that"

There we go! Sorry it's not long. BloodBloom isn't going to be happy in the morning so there will be some heated anger in the next chapter. Hope everyone liked, thanks for reading and don't forget to review.