The tall, dark African-american man looked out the window at the sudden cars that were pulling up at the orphanage across the street. His eyes widened in shock when he saw the masked men piling out, being led by a scar-faced man. He quickly realized what was going on and turned to the walkie-talkie on the table. "Agent Fowler to Richmond base, come in. Over!"

*We have you Agent Fowler. What is your status? Over!*

"Armed and masked men are headed into the Richmond Orphanage. Requesting immediate backup! Over!"

()

"I'm surprised ya still remember 'im kid," said the southern voice as Katrina backed away from the edge of the roof before the men could see her.

"Would you forget the guy who ruined your life?" she asked him, "What's your name by the way?"

"Ironhide. And... ah see yer point." he said as she started towards the shed, intending to hide in it.

"That won't hide you for long, kid," said Chromia. "Well then, where would you recommend that I hide?" she asked, stopping.

"If I may make a recommendation," said Primus. Katrina cocked her head to the side as the god explained, "As well as you being connected to the Allspark, you now have access to powers that you didn't have before."

"What kind of powers?" asked Katrina, suddenly intrigued.

"Any kind you want, kid! Invisibility, super strength, flight, transformation- you name it!" This voice sounded very cocky and made the edges of her mouth twitch upwards for a second. "Aw man! So close! But you lose, Micronus! I was close!"

"A slight twitch does not count, Amalgamos," said another voice, this one sounding slightly stern-ish.

"Did you guys make a bet on whether you can make me smile?" said Katrina incredulously.

"Maybe...?" came the first voice, sounding a little bit sheepish.

"May we get back to the powers?" asked Primus, sounding a little bit resigned. The first voice chuckled while the second one gave a sigh. "Now, all you have to do is concentrate on which power you want. In this case, cloaking. Not just turning invisible. When you cloak, you also hide your heat-signature, which the soldiers might use to try and find you up here."

"How do I do it?"

"Just concentrate. Imagine yourself disappearing entirely. Not just your body, but the heat that you emanate. Your heartbeat, your intakes, everything. And quickly. The soldiers are about to enter the building."

()

Several of the younger kids screamed as the armed soldiers entered the room, starting to shepherd them into a smaller room. "Start going down the fire escape. We're only looking for one person." said Silas. He now had a mask that covered the lower part of his face and a pair of sunglasses that covered his eyes, so he was effectively hidden.

All the children and grown-up started headed down the fire escape as more soldiers headed upstairs. One of them approached Silas and said, "Sir, we just received that the Richmond Army Base is headed here. Must be an agent nearby."

"How long?" asked Silas.

"Approximately 20 minutes, sir."

"Comb the building and find Katrina Leira. Did you check the rest of the orphans?"

"She's not with them, sir."

"Then she's somewhere in here. Find her and shoot on sight. She'll be joining her parents soon."

()

Five soldiers emerged onto the roof, looking around with their goggles. "Check the shed over there," said one of them, motioning to the rickety shed in the middle.

Another of the soldiers walked towards it, opening it and looking inside. "No one here sir!" he said.

The soldier nodded and contacted their leader. "Sir, no one on the roof. She must've hidden somewhere else, because we can't find her."

*Retreat,* said Silas, *Army's nearly here.*

The soldier nodded and motioned for the rest of the soldiers to get off the roof. One of them looked at the shed again. "What is it?" asked his companion.

"Thought my heat-sig. goggles got something for a second. Oh well," he replied.

As soon as all the soldiers were gone, the air next to the shed rippled. Katrina let out the air that she was holding in and slid down to the ground. "That was close," she said to thin air.

"Well, you made it," said Amalgamos, "and not a moment too soon."

()

Katrina sat at the desk of the orphanage office, thinking about everything that had just happened. After the police and army had arrived, unfortunately not finding the terrorists and Silas, they had started talking to everyone. She was the last one to be talked to.

She looked up as the agent entered the room, "Agent Fowler," he said, introducing himself. He sat down behind the desk and said, "I know who you are, Katrina. After your... attack, the government asked me to keep an eye on you in case you got attacked again. Were those guys who attacked after you?"

She stayed silent for a few seconds, then said, "I saw Silas."

Fowler thought for a few seconds, then said, "Well, that answers that question. Now the next question is, what are we gonna do to protect you?"

Katrina looked up at him as he continued, "You'd probably be hunted. Silas knows that you're alive still, so he'd come after you again. Which means it's not safe here for you anymore."

"Do you have any suggestions?" she asked him.

Fowler raised a head at her slight grown-up talk and her unsurprised attitude, then he said, "I do actually. We found out a couple of days ago that you have a step-uncle. Unfortunately," he said, at her suddenly curious look, "he doesn't have the paperwork to take care of you. But we can put you in a foster home now. And, to add to it." He held up some official-looking paperwork and said, "We can change your name too. You'd be double hidden."

Katrina thought for a few seconds then asked, "What should my name be?"

"Your choice," he said, not knowing that she wasn't talking to him.

"Now that's a toughie," said Ironhide, "Ahm not a name expert."

"May I name a suggestion?" said Primus, "How about..."

Katrina listened to the name and nodded. Then, she looked up at Agent Fowler and said, "Prime. Arianna Ariel Prime."

Fowler raised an eyebrow at the unusual name, but said, "If it's what you want. Don't know anyone named Prime, though."

"Well you do," Amalgamos said to the newly named Arianna. At that, she gave a small smile. "I DID IT! I DID IT! I win Micronus!"

"Slag it!" said Micronus.

And with that, Arianna's new life began.

()

[Arianna's journal- 1 1/2 years later]

Still in my San Antonio foster home. The two younger kids are pretty nice, but the kid I heard about previously picked on me a lot. But, a couple of months ago, I taught him a bit of a lesson. He didn't pick on me or the other kids after that. He left about 3 months ago. Was I sorry to see him leave? Well... here's me surprising myself and saying that I do a bit. I guess you get more attached to the kids when they're kind back. Also when there's not that many of them.

So, besides cloaking, I've also mastered energy blasts, telepathy, telekinesis- or is it called psychokinesis? I get them mixed up, but I like psychokinesis. Prima is saying that it's telekinesis. Meh.- and I've recently learned how to go super fast. Sure helps when I need to get to school in a hurry. I keep on asking the Primes when I can learn how to fly, because I really want to. But Primus says I just need to wait. He says he's gonna teach me to do something tomorrow. Hope it's fun.

[Next day]

"So, what am I learning today?" Arianna- or Aria as she liked calling herself- asked the voices in her mind. She was at her secret spot outside the city- a couple of hills outside the city with a few caves peppering the hills.

"First," said Micronus, "Time for you to meet another one of the Primes- Hey Onyx! You're up buddy!"

As like she always did whenever she was meeting a new cybertronian, she closed her eyes. Her eyes widened slightly when she saw Onyx Prime. He was a massive beast-like cybertronian, with crests on his helm, jagged pieces of armor, and clawed servos and feet. (Yes, she had learned what cybertronians label their parts) As he stood in front of her, he suddenly transformed with a flourish. Now standing on front of her was a massive dragon-like cybertronian.

"Cool," she finally said.

The dragon bowed his head and said in a growling voice, "Greetings, little sister. I am Onyx Prime, the first and only Predacon Prime."

Predacons must be what they call dragons and stuff, she thought to herself. Another one of the first thing Primus had taught her was how to shield her thoughts from the others. So, she didn't have the chatting all day, but most of the time.

"So, what am I learning today?" she asked.

Onyx bowed his helm until it was close to her, then said, "Empty your mind. Forget that you are a human. Leave yourself behind."

Aria nodded, then took a deep breath. The image of Onyx in front of her faded, and all she could see was darkness. But his voice was still there, coaching her. "Now, concentrate on something. An animal, something you've seen on your TV, anything."

Arianna thought for a bit, then remembered the new How to Train Your Dragon movie she had seen with the rest of her foster family a few weeks before. She thought about the Night fury that was in it. It was probably the only thing that she liked about the movie. An image of Toothless came to her mind, and she selected it.

No sooner had she done that, she felt herself on all fours, something swishing behind her, and she felt a little bit taller. She opened her eyes and looked down, nearly giving a startled yelp. Her hands, now on on the ground, were now black paws, and when she flexed them, a couple of claws darted out. A small pool of water nearby, a quick look behind her and a clumsy flap of her wings confirmed her suspicions. She was a Night fury.

She quickly cloaked before taking to the air with a happy roar. She soared high over the city, looking down at all the cars and people. She was flying! She was actually flying!

[Arianna's diary- 1 1/2 years later]

So, I'm leaving tomorrow. Michel and his little sister Melody are pretty sad that I'm gonna be leaving. Anyway, Agent Fowler says that I'll be headed to Chicago next. Mirage, Hound and the others took a look around my area and said that it was close to a gang territory- and it's the only way to get to school.

But, y'know, I honestly can't help but chuckle at that. Those guys won't know what hit them.

I've been transforming into a bunch of animals lately. A squirrel, a dog, a cat, a wolf, a lot of animals. Plus, I've learned to fly on my own a couple of days ago. That was the day I forgot to write in my journal. Probably because, for once, I was too excited in my life.

Gonna have to be a short entry because I can hear Melody knocking. Time for bed.