I decided to post this today because I will be insanely busy tomorrow, so enjoy the early update!

Chapter 2

I woke up on a ripped, slightly stained, yellow couch. I stare at the rocky ceiling and start to remember what happened last night. Fang and I looked at the stars, he kissed me, then I bolted off.

I snap out of my little flashback and realize I am NOT at home. I scan the ceiling a bit, but all I see is rock. It was unfamiliar, strange. I bolt upright and wince. I look back at my wing which was carefully wrapped over where I injured it. I look around the area, taking in the giant computers and lack of anyone else there. I didn't notice Fang or the rest of the flock. Silence, dead silence.

"Fang! Nudge, Gazzy, Angel, Iggy, where are you?" I called out and waited for a reply. Nothing came except some heavy footsteps behind me. I turned around, getting down into a fighting position, ready for whatever came at me. I saw a red and white robot and I suddenly knew where I was, remembered everything that happened the night before and knew I was safe. .

"Oh. Sorry Ratchet," I apologized and looked around for the other four Autobots and humans but didn't find anything. "Um where are the rest?"

He looked over at me, "Optimus went to go get Nurse Darby since her car broke down and she needed a ride. Bulkhead, Arcee, and Bumblebee went to go get Miko, Jack, and Raf from school." He paused, looking at his computers for a second before looking back at me. "How do you know my designation? I never told you."

"Oh when Optimus was talking to you about m-" I was interrupted by a loud alarm. I covered my ears as I yelled, "What is that?" Ratchet looked over at the big computer screen and looked back at me

"Proximity sensor. Agent Fowler is back." A human size elevator door opened right beside me. An African-American man stepped out and yelled

"Prime! Where are you?" Ratchet started to answer but I stepped in.

"The team are out getting the humans." I stared blankly, Ratchet turning and giving me a look.

He turned around and glared at me. I should've kept my mouth shut...

"Oh really, and who might you be?" He questioned, eyeing me.

Oh crap, he looked like he worked for the government. I thought to myself. The suit and tie, the way Ratchet addressed him as Agent Fowler. It all pointed to a government official.

"Um, I,-" I started, not sure how to quite answer him.

Ratchet stepped in to help me by saying, "She was wandering around lost in the desert and climbed the outside to the silo, which in turn set of the sensor."

Just then the rest of the team came through a long hallway. All the humans stepped out of the vehicles and ran up the stairs. I looked at Ratchet, seeing the humans, but no other bots. I stood there confused, looking down to the cars.

"Where is Optimus?" I asked, just as the red and blue semi sitting in the middle of the floor, shifted and moved in unnatural ways. The large truck stood up, transforming itself into Optimus. "Wait, what- How did you do that?" Miko trotted up the steps, going over to stand by me.

"That's what I wanted to show you yesterday." She paused, "Your name is Max right?" I nodded to her, never really looking away from Optimus, who was in turn, looking down to Agent Fowler.

"Is there something you need Agent Fowler?" Optimus asked, his voice smooth and steady.

The man looked up at him and huffed. "What are you doing getting more civilians involved with your top government secret?"

Not wanting the bots to get in trouble, I cut in. "I do need to get home. Can you get me to the roof again?"

Optimus looked down at me and then looked at who I think was Nurse Darby. The woman looked over to me.

"I don't think that would be very wise for you to do hon, especially with that-" she paused and looked at Agent Fowler, seeming to understand I would like my secret to stay a secret. She then walked over to me and put her mouth to my ear and whispered, "-with that broken wing of yours."

I nodded, guessing she was the one to wrap me up and assuming she did a mini-check up on me as well.

"Then can someone please drive me into town?" I offered an alternative. "I need to get back to my family." Optimus transformed back into a semi truck and opened his passenger door.

I walked down the steps and hoped in.

"Now wait just a second!" Fowler started though Optimus was already in drive and starting to drive out of the base.

He drove down the long hallway until a big slide open door opened to let us out of the base, back into the open desert landscape.

We sat in silence for a while until Optimus spoke,

"Who is this family you speak of?"

I smiled remembering Angel's sweet face, "Well they're not really family just some people, or kids, that are like me. You know, with wings." I clarified. "We have been together practically since birth so I consider them family."

Optimus asked questions about my life and I asked questions about his, learning that Primes aren't born with the title and rather have to earn it. I felt a connection with Optimus and it felt strange. Like I knew him from somewhere and my mind couldn't pinpoint where.

Mostly I just listened to him talk about about his home planet, Cybertron, and the war that corrupted it due to Megatron, a bot he once fought with and one he considered a brother. It reminded me of Ari. I knew him like a brother and we got along as such, until he gave himself to the School and he turned against us, getting himself turned into an Eraser.

He then started talking about how to tell the different parts of a Cybertronians body. For example, head is the same as helm, feet are called pedes, your chest is known as your chassis, your abdomen is referred to as your torso, ect. I found it interesting that the names they use were similar to ones we had in the english language.

Once he was done, I shared with him my story. At different times I felt him speed up and my seat vibrate. I wasn't sure what it meant, whether he felt a jump in energy, if he was telling me he was angry or sad, I had no idea.

"I am sorry you had to go through all of that, little one." Optimus said sadly.

"Ok, Optimus, with all due respect, can you please not do the 'little one' name? It kind of bugs me." I crossed my arms.

Without a moment's hesitation I received an answer. "Sure no problem."

We were about half way into the outskirts of town when Fang landed right in front of him, about 50 yards in front of him. Optimus slammed on his brakes and swerved out of the way.

This made me thankful for seatbelts… Once he gained traction and steadied himself, he stopped and opened his door to let me out. I hopped out seeing the rest of my flock hovering over me.

I leaned over toward Optimus and whispered "Whatever you do, do not transform." I grabbed his door and shut it as I looked over at Fang, who pulled in his wings a little to walk over me.

The rest of the flock followed his lead and did the same, landing softly on the ground, walking up to me and the semi behind me, Optimus. Angel ran over and gave me a tight squeeze. I winced a bit and mentally hoped Optimus wouldn't transform. Angel backed up away from me, cocked her head and repeated my thoughts,

"What do you mean transform? And who is Optimus?" She asked me, her sweet eyes curious.

Damn, forgot she could read minds...