A couple of weeks passed before Flatline would even let me out of the when he did, it was short chaperoned trips.

"You feel better than before?"

"Not really."

"Ah, don't mind it. You're fine, you just like having company."

I rolled my eyes and sighed, "You're the only company I have. I would rather have my friend's companies." I got up off the berth just to walk around.

He raised an optic ridge, "Friends? You have friends?"

"Yes, I do. I have Alex. The other ones.. well, they just weren't as close as he was."

This made him smirk, "So, Alex is a he? Are you two partners?"

"No, we're not." I picked up a wrench. I threw it up in the air and caught it. I went to throw it up again and he took it from me. "What?"

"You could break something." He put it back on his desk then walked out. I followed him out of his room. He stopped abruptly causing me to run into him. "Why are you following me?"

"I usually do. Why's it different now?"

"It isn't, but.. tell me one thing." He leaned down to where we were face to face. "Who will miss you?"

"I don't know. Four or five people?"

"Enough to start something. Primus curse those idiots! They've doomed us.." He gasped, getting an idea. "What if.. you never go back? You'll be dead! Aha!"

"Hey, no! I could go back and tell them not to look for me or something, but I'd have to look the part."

His eyes brightened, "We're going to make you look human when you're not! Oh, you're sneaky." He laughed and grabbed my arm. "Onward, to the Medbay!" He drug me along. He always got really excited when I even mentioned surgery. He told me that he used to try and make Autobot protoforms once, after that he got really dark. "Now, now! I'll have to create a whole new thing for you. It'll be a whole lot like our T-cog, but new! And it'll make you look human."

"Mmk. Then, doctor, you may start."

He gave me a little bow, "Thank you, patient. See you in the morning, eh?" I gave a little smile and he gave a big one back. "Alright." He stuck a needle in my arm and everything faded to pitch black.

I woke up a little different. The right side of my hip hurt, but not enough to stop me from rolling over and snuggling the berth's pillow. "Mornin' doc."

I heard some tools drop and I turned to see Megatron there. "I'm not a doctor. He is." He looked down and I followed his gaze. Flatline was on the floor, out cold. "Tell me why you're still alive. Energon kills humans in an hour or less. Yet, you.. your human side didn't die until a few days ago and it's been weeks."

"Sir.. I don't know." I was scared beyond belief.

"Funny, neither did he. He said he actually tried making you die faster. He practically fed you poison. So, what are you?"

I heard Flatline groan, starting to come back. I got up and kneeled by him, "You could've learned more by him than by me. I was human when I came here."

Megatron laughed and it made me shiver and melt all at the same time. "He found little crystals in your blood stream. They were going to your heart when he was looking.. So, you're either lying or you're lying."

"Crystals? Sir.. I don't know what you're talking about. Flatline never told me what was going on, he just said he was fixing me."

"I see, then my time here was wasted." He nudged Flatline's leg then stepped on it. He woke up and screamed. His leg was in two.

"You broke it!" Megatron glanced down at me and I looked away.

"You shouldn't even be alive."

"And you shouldn't even be leader!"

He raised his optic ridges, "Oh really? Do you prefer Optimus?" He leaned down and pushed me back. "I am leader here and you will respect my authority here." He aimed a blaster at me. "Are you done with your outburst?" I nodded and got up. "Good. Make sure it doesn't happen again." He walked out of the room.

"You did not.." Flatline looked after Megatron as he left the room.

"I did." I helped him up and over to the berth. "I suppose it's my turn to fix you. I'm sorry, but you have to be awake for it.."

He shook his head, "It's alright.. Get the part of me that's on the floor. This won't be exactly simple. You'll have to patch wires, weld metal, and keep me awake."

I gave a quick nod and grabbed what I needed. "Besides screws, patches, and a welder.. what will I need?"

"Nothing else.. well, maybe a cl-" There was a yelling and a big bang somewhere else in the base. I looked at Flatline, "I can do it. Not like I haven't done self repairs before.. Go check it out.. And if you want to be human, just think back to what you look like.. there are triggers, but you develop those later."

"Alright. Here you go then." I laid everything he had told me to get on the berth. "I'll be back soon."
I had gotten to the main corridors before hearing Optimus talking.

"Where is she, Megatron."

I looked past the corner. Bumblebee and Jazz were on either side of Optimus, while the Cons were surrounding them. "Where is who?"

"Where's the girl! Where's Michaela?"

He shrugged and started to walk around. "How should I know? I don't have a Michaela. Why? Does she matter to you?"

I'd need to step out soon enough.. I thought about myself and how I looked. I felt myself move and transform. I looked over myself, surprised that it didn't hurt. I noticed that I looked a little bruised here and there. I looked back to the group and saw Alex behind Bee. I stepped out, "Optimus! Alex! I'm here!"

Optimus glared at Megatron, "You said you didn't have her."

"I didn't ask her name. It's not important to me."

I started to run over to Alex when Starscream came over and grabbed me. "You're not going anywhere."

Alex stepped forward, "Let her go! Or so help me God, you will be reduced to scrap when I'm done with you!"

That made the Cons laugh. Megatron looked down at him, "What is she to you? Because if you were so special, she would've when she had the chance.. And trust me.. she had plenty of chances."

Alex stopped and looked dead at me. He looked over every inch, very carefully. "You're bruised and hurt.. What did they do to you?"

"Nothing. Leave me alone."

"Michaela?"

"Leave me alone, Alex! I need to stay focused on my tasks..", I looked at the floor.

"What kind of tasks? What did they do to you?"

"Nothing.. Just leave! Starscream, would you let me go?" He looked to Megatron, who then gave the go-ahead. I looked up at Optimus, "Leave.. I've made my choice. I made it long ago." I turned my back and started to walk away.

"Michaela!" Alex yelled my name, but I kept walking.

I could feel all their eyes on me. Megatron looked back at me and then at Alex, "She betrayed you for another team.. The winning one. It's a shame, really."

Alex growled, "She didn't betray me. I'll join your team if it means seeing her."

I could hear someone grumbling, "Just kill 'em already! They aren't worth the oxygen."

I turned around and saw the Cons glaring at Ironhide. Megatron was looking at Alex though, "Would you really, little human?"

"I would."