The strange gun identified himself as Megatron. Alicia felt a strange emotion she had felt only once. When she ran away. The feeling of new begriming, freedom, and hope. She asked as many questions as she could think of and soon she knew almost everything.

Megatron was part of a race called the Transformers from a planet called Cybertron. He was the high commander and leader of a faction of Transformers that called themselves the Decepticons. Megatron told Alicia that he and another faction of Transformers, the Autobots, had been at war for longer than time had been recorded. He didn't tell her why they fought the Autobots. But Alicia was content.

It was nightfall by the time she had taken Megatron into the shack she now called home. The fire still blazing in the hearth.

"What a primitive shelter." Megatron scowled in disgust. He lay on an old wooden table still imprisoned in his alternate form.

"It is all I could find where I wouldn't be found or attract attention. And it doesn't have to be Buckingham Palace, to soot its purpose. As long as I don't catch Pneumonia out here I will be fine." Alicia said annoyed as she pocked the fire with a stick which caught fire and she simply tossed it into the blaze." I am sure you are not accustom to being in such 'unaccommodating' shelter from what you have told me."

"Precisely, fleshling." Megatron said ignoring her sarcasm.

"Stop calling me 'fleshling'! I have a name, just like you!" Alicia scowled at the Decepticon.

"Why would Fleshlings need identification?" Megatron asked.

"That is a stupid question...,"Alicia said rolling her eyes." So we can identify one another. Plus its kinda part of human culture sense EVERYONE around the world does it."

Megatron remained silent for a while after that which suited Alicia just fine. She tended the fire for a couple hours then fell asleep.

Alicia was awakened by Megatron's voice.

"Are you still functioning fleshling? Or have you expired?" Megatron asked.

"I was sleeping and thanks to you I'm no longer doing so." Alicia muttered angrily as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.

"Sleep? This 'sleep' is for what purpose?" He asked simply.

"You got to be kidding?"

"I answered all of your idiotic questions. At least you could answer mine."

"Fair enough. Sleep is basically how we gain energy. That and by eating." Alicia said as she rummaged through her bag and pulled out a box of mini donuts. She took one out and munched on it.

"Interesting. You consume these things and you immediately gain energy?" Megatron asked.

"Nope. We have to digest it then our bodies absorb the nutrients and stuff." Alicia said as she swallowed the donut.

"Mmmm....."

"What?"

Megatron said nothing.

"Are you still there?"

"Of course! Didn't anyone ever tell you 'silence is worth its mass in energon'?!"

"I don't know what 'Energon' is, but if you mean 'silence is golden' then yes I have been told that and every time I ignore it." Alicia said still eating the mini donuts.

"You are difficult!" Megatron said amused.

"I know. I like to keep people on their toes with me. Its the best way to get what you want, though you have to be careful how and when you use it or you'll blow it all." Alicia felt good to talk to Megatron about these things. It was as if she was talking to herself, to someone who was just like her.

"Indeed, fleshling." Megatron said amused.

"Alicia."

"Pardon?

"My name is Alicia."