No POV

Miles away from the Autobot base, the Nemesis hovered over the top of a mountain. And inside prisonous energon was being mined, "Of all the energon deposits we have located while you were away Lord Megatron, this one is by far the most significant," Starscream showed to his great leader, "The drones have been mining without pause during your absent, and have massed quiet a stock pile. You there!" He pointed to one of the Vehicons, "Fetch me a sample!"

"Starscream," Boomed a loud voice behind him. The commander turned as Megatron stepped out from darkness, "Now that I have returned, I will give the commands."

"I...understand Lord Megatron," Starscream bowed, stepping aside, "Then as your humble servant, shall I ready the space bridge? To bring forth the Deception army you have surely gathered during you three years in space."

"My army will come," Megatron glared, "But my time away has yield a more, interesting means of materializing them," In his large hand, was an energon shard, but instead of bright blue, it was purple, "The solidified form of the matter ancient text refer to as, the blood of Unicron."

"Unicron the destroyer? But it is said that his blood it the anti-spark," Starscream said.

"The very same energon that flows through Nora Prime. Plucked from cosmic shores, gaze upon dark energon."

"Legend tells that it holds the power to revive the dead," Starscream turned to Megatron, "Do you think that Nora Prime is capable with the same power?"

"We require only cadaver to be certain. Are you willing to make the ultimate sacrifice?" Megatron turned to Starscream.

Starscream nervously chuckled and looked away, "That may not be necessary. But if I may, Lord Megatron." Two Vehicons approached them, pushing Cliffjumpers offline corpse on a stretcher, "Consider it a welcome home present."

Megatron grinned down at the fallen autobot. How wonderful, I do hope this loss has crushed Nora deeply...so her true power will finally emerge.

Nora's POV

We were all still listening to Dad, as he explained the situation the human kids were now in. I didn't really know how to feel about this, I mean it's not the first time we've made a mistake in front of humans. So why did we have to bring them to our base and tell them EVERYTHING we work so hard on keeping a secret?! It doesn't make any sense to me!

"You have never interacted with humans that much." I thought back to what Dad said. I know I don't hang around humans that much, but why should I? I have the bots! I don't need to be around selfish, loud, flesh bags. Sure I maybe 50% human, but I am a full fledged Autobot! And I would never allow my weak human side to get the better of me!

I turn to look at the humans and noticed the girl, Miko was looking at me. She wasn't making a rude gesture, she was more... looking at me out of curiosity. Whatever she was doing, it was started to irritate me, "What? What are you staring at?" I snapped at her.

She blinked, "Oh, I was just looking at your eyes. Though are some cool purple contacts!"

I blushed a little, looking away, "They're not contacts. They're my real eye color."

Her eyes lit up, "Really? Cool!" I felt my face heat up. I didn't really know why my eye color was purple, which was different from the Autobot's. Since theirs were blue, but I never question it.

"And since you now know of our existence, I fear that is of last night, the Decepticons know of yours." Dad told the kids.

"Got it, if we spot any strange vehicles call 911," Jack said. I snorted under my breath, but he heard me, "What?"

"You really think police would be able to defend against an entire army of robots, with advanced weaponry, that are able to blow a city off the earth's map." I raised my brow with a smug smirk on my face.

That seamed to scare the two boys, because as soon as I said that Jack asked, "Can we go home now?" But Miko didn't seem to get my message.

"Are you insane!? I'm living a dream here in botswana, and I will not allow you or anyone else to shatter it!" She threaten him. She was stubborn but she had spark, which I kind of liked.

"It is best that you three remain under our watch, until we can determine our enemies intentions." Dad suggested.

"Optimus, with all due respect, the human children are in as much danger here as anywhere else." Ratchet objected.

"Children?" Jack asked, not liked be called that, "Miko and I are at least the same age as Nora." He pointed to me.

"Maybe, but it all goes down to maturity, which I am above you." I crossed my arms, smirking again. I started to like teasing him, it was just to easy.

"They have no protective shell," Ratchet continued, "If they get under a foot, they could go...squish." He stomped his foot, in order to make a point.

"Then for the time being Ratchet, we must watch where we step. And I think we have been doing a good job, since Nora was a sparkling." Dad smiled down at me.

"Sparkling?" Raf asked.

"It's what we call an Autobot baby." Bumblebee explained. It was still weird to me that the kid could understand him.

"Even though she was no bigger then our finger, she could still cause major chaos." Bulkhead laughed, making Bee and Acree smile at old memories.

"Okay, enough!" I yelled, feeling red in the face, "It was a long time ago, and I'm a grown girl now."

"Do not feel embarrassed by happy memories Nora," Dad said kneeling down in front of me, "We tell them so we remember the joy we had." He smile brought a bit of happenes to me. I smiled back at him.

Suddenly an alarm goes off, as green lights flash over our heads.

"What's that?" Jack asked worriedly.

"Proximity sensors. It alerts us if someone I near the base. Right now someone's on top of it." Bumblebee response in beeps, which Jack and Miko could not understand.

Luckily Raf was there to translate, "Proximity sensors. Someone's up top."

Ratchet turned on base's surveillance cameras. It was a helicopter with man coming out, "It's Agent Fowler." He announced.

"I thought we were the only humans who knew about you guys?" Jack asked.

"Sorry you thought you were special," I turned my gaze to them, "Fowler is our window to the outside world, and also the one that monitors us. He only comes here if there are issues. If he sees you guys, we're in for it."

"It may be best if you do not meet him at this time," Dad turned to me, "Nora would you mind if you could hide them in your room for now?"

My jaw dropped, "WHAT?!" it was bad enough having the humans in the base, now I have to hide them in my room?! But I didn't have the time to argue, "ARUGH- FINE!" I grabbed Jack and Miko's arms and dragged them out of the room down the hall quickly, while Raf ran behind us.

Ones inside my room, I kept my door slightly opened just so I could listen in on the conversation. But I couldn't focus because Miko started doing through my things!

"Cool, I wish my room was this big!" She said excitedly, wandering around. My room was huge considering that the bots used it first, but when I started getting older they made room. It was more of a large studio apartment then a bedroom, minus a kitchen, but it had a the small bathroom the bots build. Most of my things were propped up in the right corner, my bed and desk, along with a dresser and wall mirror. There were a few shelves with books, pictures and figurines. The couch and tv in the bridge use to be in my room, but Bumblebee kept wanting to play video games, and his back started hurting from crouching down all the time.

"Don't touch anything!" I warned her, but she didn't listen.

"No. Way." She paused in front of my album set on my desk, then in a split second was right in my face holding one. "You listen to Slash Monkey?! I LOVE THEM!" Her grinned went so wide.

"Wow, look at these Sailor Moon scout figures!" Raf gazed at my figurines collection on my shelf. His eyes wear practically sparkling.

This was starting to bug me. No human has ever been in my room, and yet I have three going through my stuff! This is invasion of privacy! But then why I'm I feeling so...bashful? Is it because they like the same stuff I have?

My thoughts were halted when I heard giggling. Turning around my hole face went white, Jack had found a box under my bed where I keep my magazines, and he was reading one of them!

"You read teen magazines?" He tried to hold back his laughs, "Why-hey!" I snatched it out of his hand and put it back in the box.

"I keep them for the clothing coupons, that all okay!" I yelled, I wanted nothing more then to blast that smug smirk off his face. Thank Primus he didn't find my doujin collection!

"Is it because of what Optimus said?" Raf asked walked over, "You've never interacted with humans that much?"

"Why not? I mean, you so wicked!" Miko joined in, "You have great taste in music, you're an otaku," she pointed to my manga collection, "Not only that, but your a battle robot! Who wouldn't want to hang out with you?" She smiled at me, alone with Jack and Raf.

I didn't know what to say. I felt like my stomach was all tangled, my muscles were stiff, and my throat was dry at the same time. When I first met these three, I thought they would just be in the way, that they were weak like the rest of there kind. But now...they were smiling at me, and wanting to hang out together. But should I? I have a responsibility as an Autobot. I thought that I had to chose between human or Cybertronian. Could I really be both?

"Because..." I was trying to find the words, "Because I'm a warrior," I said sternly, "I have to be strong, stilled, unafraid to die! Being around humans will make me weak! I am so much stronger then this!" I shouted at them, closing my eyes I didn't want to look at them. I was not going to let these, human feelings get the better of me. I am an Autobot, a soldier, And probably one day... will take command.

"But...why not be both?" I gasped, looking down a Raf, "I sort of get what you're saying. You were raised by these powerful Autobots, naturally you want to be just like them. You don't want them to think less of you because you're only half. But I think you're seeing this all wrong," He then smiled at me. "The way they were talking about you, and how they smiled at you, they really care about you and they don't want you to be ashamed of who or what you are."

I had no words. It's like he could see right through me, that he felt what I struggle with this all the time. But how and why? I swore to myself that I would not break! Not after what happened three years ago...That I will not let these human emotions get the better of me! I didn't know what to do, my head was hurting so much...I just want it to STOP!

All three of them were still smiling at me, Jack then walked right up to me and reached out his hand, "Why don't we all start over," he said, "Hi, I'm Jack Darby."

I looked at his hand, then up at him, and then turned to Miko and Raf. Could I really do this? I've never...had humans as friends before. Will even except me? Even though I was half Autobot? I looked back at Jack's hand, and took a deep breath. I can do this. For my family, for myself. I took his hand and gave a small smile, "Nora Prime."

Optimus' POV

"Then do us both a flavor and handle this Prime. Under the radar," Agent Fowler ordered, before heading back to the roof, but not before a little warning. "Or I will."

"Pretty big bearings," Bulkhead frowned, "for a human."

"Agent Fowler is concerned for his world Bulkhead. As he should be." I reassured him.

"Since he's gone now, I guess we can tell the kids they can come out now." Bumblebee beeped.

"I will get them." As I walked down the hall, I could hear talking. I hoped Nora was getting alone with the children.

Seeing the door slightly open, I peeked in. What I saw, made me smile, my daughter was smiling and talking to them.

"You still haven't read vol 6 yet?" Raf asked, they all sat down on her next to Nora's bed.

"No not yet." Nora rubbed the back on her neck, smiling sheepishly, "What about you?"

Raf pushed his glasses up smiling proudly, "I have every single book, including the author's signature in vol 1."

"Meh, I'll just wait till it's in theaters." Miko shrugged.

They all laughed together. I smiled, she was opening up, smiling, laughing. She was acting like her old self again.

No POV

Back in the energon mine, Megatron approached Cliffjumpers body, grasping the dark energon shard, "Let us see if power bold of darkness, can reining hit the spark." He jammed it into the chest as it absorbed through the body.

Everyone took a step back, as it started glowing purple. It groaned, optics opened letting out a terrifying shrieked. It broke through the strains, scaring the Vehicons as they armed themselves. The creature launched for them, pinning one down, trying to fire at it, but it ripped the Vehicon's gun right off, and crushed his head. The other one started firing at it, but was met the same fate.

"That's your plane?!" Starscream cried, completely terrified, "Bring Autobots back from the dead to attack us!?" He suddenly got horrible flash backs, of what happened with Nora, three years ago.

"That, is no longer an Autobot," Megatron said, as the creature wobbled to them, "Just a mindless beast. It's only instinct is to destroy anything in its path." It shrieked again charging for them, but with a quite slice of Megatron's blade, it split in half, falling over the cliff, but not before grabbing on to the edge, "There Starscream, rise the indestructible seed of my army. The ultimate weapon." He walked over and kicked it off the edge, "Once I learn to control it. And when I do, even Nora will submit to me."

Nora's POV

When Dad called us, saying Fowler was gone now, we all walked back into the bridge. Ratchet was busy at work with the monitors, I lead the three humans up the railing, so they would be at the bot's eye level.

"Blasted earth tech!" Ratchet grumbled, "Cliffjumper's signal popped back online." He turned to the rest of us.

My spark nearly stopped beating. Cliff was alive? How? He had no signal last time, so why now!?

"Who's Cliffjumper?" Miko asked.

"How is that possible?" Dad asked.

"It isn't. Another bug, the system chopped full of them." Ratchet stated.

Arcee turned to Dad, "If there's any chance Cliff is alive..."

Dad nodded back, "Ratchet, prepare sick-bay. We my need it." He pulled on his mask, preparing to go on a rescue mission. And there was no way they were leaving me behind!

"Hey! What can we do?" Miko smiled at Dad, I liked that she wanted to help, it was way to risky for her and the boys.

"Remain with Ratchet." Dad ordered. Both Miko and Ratchet groaned, not liking the idea.

I ran down the railing next to Bumblebee, but Dad kneeled down blocking my path, "Nora, not this time, you will stay. We do not know what we will find, and I would feel better knowing you were safe here."

"What, NO! Dad please I have to go! If I wasn't late last time I could have saved him! Please, I need to be there for him. I'm not going to fail again!" I begged him. I could see the others looking sad for me, but I ignored them.

Dad placed his finger under my chin, "I understand. But my answer is still no," He stood up as the ground bridge was opening, "We will return shortly." I stood still, as I watched them all transformed and rolled out, leaving me behind.

I tighten my fist, shaking slightly. This wasn't fair, Cliffjumper was family. If he was alive, he needed us, all of us!

"Come on Nora," I heard Ratchet call me, "You can be useful here. I need you to-"

"I'm going to my room," I interrupted him, before walking off, "Don't bother checking on me." This wasn't the end, because whether I was told to or not, I was going.

No POV

The kids watched their new friend storm back to her room. They were concern, and unsure if they should follow her or leave her be.

"Hey, will she be okay?" Raf asked, turning back to Ratchet.

Ratchet took a pause before he replied, "I'm not sure. Yesterday we lost one of our own, and he meant a lot to Nora. She's too young to know what its like to lose someone. That's why Optimus didn't want her to go, he didn't want her to get her hopes up."

Suddenly there was a loud rocket noise coming from the hall. They turned and in a blur of red, something flew right through the ground bridge.

"NORA!" Ratchet yelled, but it was too late, as soon as she went through, the bridge shut off. Thinking fast he called Optimus on his comlink, "Optimus, Nora flew through the ground bridge!"

"What was so cool!" Miko jumped up, "Can she do other things too?!" She beamed at Ratchet, who was still talking to Optimus.

"Will she be alright?!" Jack panicked, "I mean, is she able to go up against Decepticons?" He remembered the two that chased him and Arcee yesterday, and they were bigger then her!

After talking to Optimus, Ratchet went back to his work. "Nora's armor can withstand damage that a normal human can't. She is also stronger and can move faster. But that doesn't mean she's invincible. Because she is half human she can't do all the things we can, which makes her push harder," He looked at the kids very seriously, "I only hope is that Optimus finds Cliffjumper, before she does."

Nora's POV

I ignored Ratchet calling to me as I jet through the bridge. At the end, I found myself in large energon mine. Probably the biggest one I've ever seen. There was shooting and I could see that the team had already welcomed themselves and started the brawling. I knew they would be okay, so I sneaked past the fight.

As I went further down, the mine went up, being stealth I hid behind the storage as I saw Vehicons loud up energon to the Nemesis. Transforming my right hand into my blaster, I checked my scanner to see if Cliffjumper was close. I got a read. I looked up on the third floor I could see red.

I'm coming for you Cliff! But before my heroic rescue, a Vehicon spotted me. "Hey!" He yelled, taking out his gun, but I was quicker, and shot right between his optics. It unfortunately didn't kill him, his cries of pain alerted everyone, now all attention was now on me.

Dogging the blasts, I flew up to where Chiff was. Behind me I heard someone call to me, "Nora!" I turned to see Dad and the others, now they were the targets. It didn't stop me though, I going to Cliffjumper! I was going to bring him home!

But once I landed, I froze at the sight of my friend. He was cut in have, and leaking this purple stuff. He looked like he has crawled out of hell. I covered my mouth, trying not to throw up, is life signal was still on! He can still be saved! I walked up to him, but I suddenly got his horrible headache, and all I was seeing was purple. And that voice from my dream, it started echoing through my ears.

"You belong to me!" Even though the pain was brutal, I pushed through, collapsing next to him. I put hand on his helmet, "C-Cliff...Cliffjumper!" I called to him, shaking his head. I couldn't see his optics. "Wake up. I'm hear, I'm here to take you home!"

"Nora!" I turned to see Arcee, running towards me. She knelt down next to me. We were right under a hell storm of shooting, and the floor started to give out under me and Cliffjumper. Lucky Arcee was fast, she grabbed his hand. I let go of him and flew behind Arcee garbing her back so she wouldn't fall too.

"Let's get you home partner!" She shouted. Finally we got a response from him, he moved his head up to look at us. But what I saw, was not Cliffjumper. Instead...something monstrous. It tried to attack Arcee, but as it wiggled she lost her grip. We watched in shock, as fell to ground, letting out this horrible shriek.

My body was shaking, I fell off Arcee's back and landed by her feet. I slammed my fists to the ground, and screamed, "NNNOOOOO!" I failed again. I lost him a second time!

My sorrow was short lived when we all heard a too familiar laugh. I looked up to see Starscream: he was the second in command of the Decepticons and second con I hated the most, under Megatron. Good thing I wasn't scared of him, like his power crazed war-lord, "Prime!" He shouted down to Dad, "I'd love to stay but, I'm squeamish." We took notice of a bomb he was holding, before detonating it and dropping it down the mile. Then went into a dive before transformed into the air before blasting off.

"The joints gonna blow!" Bulkhead yelled. Arcee quickly grabbed me, and jumped down to the rest on the group, transforming in mid-air I grabbed her handlebars and sat down.

"Autobots, roll out!" They all transformed. Arcee bounds on the ground, and road next to them, as I held on for dear life! The bomb went off on an energon blaze, that was picking up speed behind us! "Ratchet! Bridge us back! Now!" The ground bridge opened right in front of us. We drove through just in time.

Arcee came to a screeching halt, I quickly got off, trying to catch my breath, "Cutting it a bit too close." Ratchet frowned. I retracted my helmet and masked, showing off me face and letting my hair down. I felt all eyes on me, but I didn't dare look up, especially not at Dad.

"Nora, I ordered you to stay here," Dad scolded me, clearly disappointed. He hardly ever got mad at me, but I disobeyed him which means possible grounding, "You could have put yourself and the others at risk."

"Thanks for the remainder Dad, but I think failing to save my friend twice is punishment enough!" I snarked back, glaring glossy eyes at him, didn't care if I was talking back to him, at the state I was in, I'm shock I didn't curse out!

I decided to go to my room, but not before Jack, Miko, and Raf ran down towards me, "H-hey Nora, are you okay?" Jack asked putting his hand on my shoulder. I was on the verge of blowing up anything in my way right now, so him trying to ask if I was okay was the straw that broke the camel's back.

I swatted his hand right off and hard. He pulled his hand to his chest groaning in pain, "Don't touch me," I threatened him. I was right all along, I could only chose Autobot or human and because I let my emotions get the better of me, I lost again! "You need to leave...humans don't belong here," I glared at them, actually scaring them a little, "I was stupid to think having you here would be great, that opening up to you weak flesh bags would be fun! Well guess what! I'm not like you! I'm not weak!" I screamed at them.

"Nora, that's enough!" Dad planted his giant food in front of us like a barrier. I glared up at him, but went still under his cold stare, "Do not, take your anger out on others. Especially those who are worried about you."

At that point I couldn't take it anymore, not looking back I flew to my room, slamming the giant door before transforming back into my organic-form. I punched my wall, hard, making a good dent. I screamed out till my throat started hurting. I looked to one of my shelves with all my family pictures, one of them I took a selfie of me, Arcee and Cliffjumper. Walking over I grabbed it and hugged it to my chest, laying down on my bed, I couldn't hold back my tears anymore.

No POV

After Nora ran to her room, everything seemed to go quiet.

"I hate it when she's upset." Bumblebee buzzed sadly.

"We all do," Bulkhead agreed, turning to the kids, "Hey, don't take what she said to heart. She's just going through something really tough right now." He kindly smiled at them.

"U-understandable." Jack groaned, his hand still throbbing.

"I will talk with her latter," Optimus said. It had been a while since he raised his voice to her, he never liked it. But he must remind her that even though she was his daughter, he was still the leader and there were consequences when rules are broken, "Back to what happened," he turned to Arcee, who was hugging her arms, "Arcee, what did you and Nora see?"

Arcee was trembling, still remembering what she saw, "Not Cliff, at least not anymore. He was mutated, butchered, like something from those con experiments during the war." She suddenly fell to her knees, like she was going to pass out.

"Arcee!" Bee watched as she fell, worrying for his friend.

"I'm find," she said, assuring the others, "Just dizzy. I'm more worried on Nora. She was closer to him, right up against his helmet. She must have been traumatized."

The kids watched in shock. It was unbelievable, robots with emotions, who can get hurt, who can die. And Nora had grown up with them, so this is what she meant about how she can't be on both sides, how she can only chose one.

Ratchet scanned Acree's body to hid any damage, he spotted a purple acid like substance on her hand. "What is that?" He asked.

"Don't know, Cliff was covered in it, leaking it." Ratchet took a scalpel and gently sliced some of the liquid on it.

"Go take a decontamination bath, now." Bumblebee help Acree to the medical bay.

With all the tragedy unfolding all at once again, the bots almost completely forgot about the human kids, "H-Hey, um Optimus," Jack spoke up to get his attention,"I hate to bug but, no bars." He lifted up his phone.

"A security precaution. The silo walls insulate all radio waves." Optimus explained.

"Well, if I don't call my mom like now, I'm sure the cops will be out looking for me."

"Have you broken the law?"

"Uh curfew, it's after 10pm."

"I better get home to," Raf added, "Or I'll be grounded for a year."

"Earth customs, I hadn't considered." Optimus nodded.

"You kids have to be home around ten?" Bulkhead asked, overhearing the conversation, "Maybe we should do that with Nora, instead of waiting the next day." He chuckled.

"Hold on," Miko held up her hand, "So, not only is she a super robot living with giant alien bots, but she also decide when she comes home?! Is it possible for you guys to be my new host parents?" She asked hopefully.

"Nora is not as free to choose as you think," Optimus stated, "Though I allow her time to go when ever she needs to, that doesn't mean I am not her father. But the issue of your safety remains," He turned to other bots. "Bulkhead, a company Miko home."

"Awesome! My host parents will freaky!" She squealed.

"And maintain covert surveillance, in vehicle mode."

"Curbside duty, got it." Bulkhead replied, turning Miko's fantasy off.

"Bumblebee, you'll watch over Raf." Bee looked down at Raf, who smiled back.

Optimus then turned to Ratchet, but his he said he was busy. So then it was just Arcee, "Arcee you'll company Jack." Jack however didn't look so thrilled, and neither did Arcee. She tried to fake out that she still was dizzy, but Ratchet said she was fine. "And Nora will be joining you as well." Optimus said, walking down the wall.

"Uh, boss," Bumblebee spoke up, stopping him, "You sure that's a good idea?"

Optimus looked towards Jack, then turned back to the scout, "I wouldn't be a good leader or father if I didn't show some discipline." He continued down the hall.

Nora's POV

I was still holding the picture to my chest, I was to depressed to move, I just wanted time to stop completely, not do anything. I heard my doors open, and the familiar sounds of Dad's boots walked in. I was on my said facing away from the door so I didn't have to look my Dad in the optics.

"Nora," He said in his commanding voice. He was in leader mode now, which meant it was time for my punishment, "You will be company Arcee to take Jack home."

My eyes widen, I stood up. Did I hear him correctly? "You want me to what?" I turned to my other side looking up at him.

"I think this is a perfect punishment then grounding you," I could have sworn I saw him smiling a little. "Also, you must apologize to Jack and the others for saying those things," He kneeled down in front of my bed, putting his large finger under my chin so he could better look at me. I saw his optics soften, "Earlier today, you looked like you were having fun with them. You were smiling, laughing, just like you use to. I don't know why you think you need to choose to be either human or Autobot. We never see you any different," He took his finger away from my chin then gently poked it to my chest, "You are Nora Star Primes. Strong, smart, beautiful, and confident. And a bit of a smart mouth," I snorted a laugh, making him smile, "Everything that makes to you, you. And I couldn't ask for a better daughter." He finished, and if he could I bet he'd be tearing right now, I know I was.

I wiped my eyes dry, jumped off my bed, and hugged his hand, before saluted to him, "I will follow your command sir." I smirked, then frowned as we walked back to the main room, "But I won't like it."

When we came back, I saw Jack already on Arcee, we looked at each other, I slightly tilted my head to the side motioning him to scoot down. He got my message, I climbed on as he put his hands on my shoulders.

"You're going to fly off," I told him, "Just wrap around my waste and let's get this over with." He followed my order. Ratchet opened the ground bridge and we drove through.

It wasn't a long drive, we were sent to Jack's street address, he pointed his house out and we pulled into his garage. Jack quickly got off, "Nora, Arcee, I just wanted to say I'm really sorry for your loss." He frowned.

I glared up at him, "I don't need your pity." I growled, how dare he now brings this up.

"I-I'm not- I-"

Arcee shifted her balance under me, "Don't talk to her about this!" She shouted, "What could you possibly no about loss?"

Jack then started to look irritated. "What you think you're the only one with problems?" He talked back to her.

I got off of her as she transformed kneeling down in the small garage, "I'm not sure girl trouble counts."

Ouch. I thought. I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Well, I'm pretty sure my girl trouble started the night I met you." He glared up at her, challenging her, when suddenly a car came up behind us.

"Cons!" Arcee transformed her arm blasters, and I was about to follow, but Jack yelled out it was his mom. Thinking fast Arcee transformed back into vehicle mode, me on the other hand I had no idea what to do!

"H-hey mom!" I hid around the corner just to see if I could escape an introduction. "Listen, don't freak out but-"

"No," Jacks mom, or Miss Darby if I remember his last name, walked up to Arcee. Good thing the bots have patients of humans looking or touching them, "Jackson Darby, we talked about this."

"I know," Jack started, "I-"

"You don't know," she cut him off, "I worry about you enough when your not here, now I have to worry about ridding a motorcycle?"

As I watched the two on them, I couldn't help seeing myself and Dad, the way they talked to each other, how she worries about him. I started wanting to kick myself for talking back to my Dad. Man, I can be a really pain in the ass sometimes.

"-and I'll be responsible." Jack promised, as I listened back.

I was starting to get a cramp in the corner I was in. I tried leaning and shifted my body to the right, only to hit a rake causing it to fall and hit the ground. Miss Darby turned, and started right at me. Busted. She turned back to Jack and pointed her thumb at me, "Who is she?" She tried to sound polite.

Jack tried to think of an explanation, but I was quicker, "Hi, I'm Nora," I smiled, walking up to her, "Jack was interested in buying a motorcycle, so I hooked him up with one."

"And how do you two know each other?" She asked, pointing her finger at Jack.

"We go to the same school. I hope I'm not bothering, I just came to help him with any repairs." I patted Arcee's seat.

Miss Darby was quite for a minute, then turned to Jack smirked, "I didn't think you'd be bringing girls home just yet."

"Mom! It's nothing like that, I swear!" Jack yelled, turning a red, I couldn't help but giggle. It was fun to see someone else's parents embarrassing them.

"Well, I'm glad you have a reason to wear your helmet, EVERY single time you ride," She pointed in his face. Then she turned to me and smiled, "Thank you very much for helping him. You are welcome to stay for dinner, if you'd like? I'm afraid it's only leftovers."

"Um, well..." I had never eaten with other humans before, and I could help but think of the worst or the most embarrassing. I then felt a smack on my rear, Arcee had just swatted me with her handle bar. (Miss Darby luckily didn't see) she was telling me to go and eat, and when it came to Arcee I hardly EVER go against to orders, "Sound good." We all walked inside.

"You will take me for a spin every once in a while?" Miss Darby asked Jack.

"Will see, she's kind of temperamental." He closed the garage door.

"Tell me about it." I sighed, rubbing my sore butt.

No POV

Inside the Nemesis, Megatron was gazing upon the large crystal shards of dark energon he collected over his three year departure. "I don't think you need worry about further Autobot interference, Master," Starscream said, "Not with Optimus gone."

"And what evidence do you poses of this acted?" Megatron asked, still looking at the purple crystals.

"I destroyed the mines, as you instructed."

"Optimus is not so easily destroyed. We have millennium worth of battles behind us to prove it."

"Maybe you should take a break my lord. I worry that to much contact with the dark energon my allow its properties to adversely affected you."

"Or perhaps Starscream, I have not permitted myself contact enough!" Megatron garbed a shard.

"Wait! Lord Megatron no! Not your spark chamber, you do not know what it will do!" Starscream's warning were blocked out, as Megatron plunged the shard into his chest. The purple glow covered him as he whiled out in pain.

Back at the Autobot base, Ratchet was analyzing the purple liquid that was on Arcee.

"Where have I seen this before?" He asked himself, looking at the monitor. "It must be extremely concentrated to have effected Arcee so rapidly." He took a pare of pliers and removed the slide dis from the hard drive.

unbeknownst to him, a small drop fell, landing on a broken claw that Bulkhead had crushed earlier. It purple goo absorbed into it, it glowed and changed shape. it now had a spider like body and one nasty purple optic. It noticed Ratchet, and crept up behind him like a predator on pray.

"Thank goodness for peace and quite though." Ratchet said. But he then heard the sound of metal running around. He looked over his shoulder, only to see the mini Decepticon jump in the air right at him!

"By the allspark!"

TO BE CONTINUED