My eyes slowly opened and it took me a minute to realize where I was. Optimus had stopped in front of a small but dainty house. The windows were relatively new and white. The front door was blue with a bright gold door knob. It was a single story house and a somewhat small front yard, but it was home.

"Emily, we are here." Optimus said. I sat up and blinked a few times.

"Alright I'm up." I muttered. I had my hand on the door and was just about to open it when it locked. I turned my head back to the empty driver's seat next to me with confusion.

"It is not safe yet. As we mentioned before, there have been Decepticon sightings in the area."

Ok. But seriously? I understood that their safety and mine were at risk but still.

"Ok but are there any around right now?" I asked.

There was a moment of silence and before he can answer. Suddenly, a new voice broke the air.

"Not for a few miles, kid." Came a gruff voice.

"What the hell?!" I practically shouted and jumped in my seat. I didn't expect Ironhide to talk through Optimus, let alone be hearing our conversation. But that probably meant he, Lennox and Epps were around.

"Ok! But you please give a little warning or do it nonchalantly before you com Optimus or something next time?"

"Can't make any promises, kid." Came the sassy reply. I shook my head at the answer.

"Alright, can I go and look now?" I asked Optimus. It was like asking a parent of they could go on a ride one more time.

"Yes you can go." And with that, the door unlocked. I got out and stopped. Our house was the kind of house that had no neighbors. It was surrounded by a little wooded area on one side and a field on the other. Hearing the shifting of metal made me turn around. Optimus, Ironhide and Jazz, who had still been silent the whole ride, changed forms. Lennox and Epps got out and came over to where I was. I looked back to the house and started to walk to the door. Once I went up to it, I realized I left my key back at base.

Emily, you can port inside. My mind practically told me off.

I ported into the house and in the front hallway. I heard a voice from the other side of the door.

"Damn I forgot she can do that."

I rolled my eyes as I heard the familiar voice of Lennox and Epps. I opened the door to let them in.

"Alright, the files your parents had kept them here. So let's split up and each take a room. We search everything. If you find anything, yell." Lennox instructed. I nodded and went into the one place I would put files I thought no one should have or see: the study. Epps took the library/den area and Lennox went to the bedrooms. Ever since I ported inside the house, memories started to resurface. A few tears managed to escape. Once I got to the study, I began to search through the drawers of my dad's desk.

Nothing.

Then behind the drawers.

Nothing.

Five minutes passed before I almost threw up my hands in exasperation and defeat. I started to get up to look in another room and as I did, I noticed a sound below my feet. It sounded as though one or two of the floorboards had something beneath it. I dropped down onto my hands and get and started to tear up the floor. Finally, there it was.

The file.

I quickly picked it up and shouted:

"I found it!" Footsteps came running and in came in the two men. On the front of the folder had the name Project Anastasia. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the file name. Anastasia was my middle name. That would mean my parents had a file on me, a file that NEST was interested in. I opened the file and there was a small pile of papers inside. The first paper was a letter addressed to me from mom and dad:

Our dearest Emily,

If you are reading this letter, then you know that something has happened to us. You have grown so much and we hope that you will understand what we are about to tell you: We were a part of NEST, an organization that works alongside the Autobots. Our job was to build weapons and technology to help the Autobots. But something happened to you when you were young. When you were 8, you came with us to work and you were going meet the Autobots. We found that you had cut yourself when you were playing. It wasn't until we realized that your blood had turned blue. You came in contact with the Allspark. You got very sick and Ratchet tried to make you better and you did. We thought it was over until you had teleported one night. You had discovered your powers because of your contact with the Allspark. We were worried that you would be experimented on or discovered by the Decepticons. Because of this, we asked the Autobots to watch over you secretly to make sure you were safe. Jazz volunteered to become your guardian. Emily, you must understand that we did this to keep you safe. You know that we will always love you no matter what. We want you to trust the Autobots, especially Jazz. You are capable of so many things, some of which you need to find out yourself. Know that we love you and we are always in your heart no matter what.

Love,

Mom and Dad

By the time I was done reading the letter, I was crying. I dropped the letter, my body shaking. Thoughts raced through my mind. Jazz was my guardian? My parents kept my powers a secret? But I think the one thing that stood out was the fact that if Jazz was my guardian, then where was he when my parents were killed?

Jazz's POV

It had been 10 minutes since Lennox, Epps and Emily entered the house. Jazz had been silent the entire time. He knew what was in the file and what it said. Ever since the trip to here, he had felt extremely guilty and even more so because he didn't tell Emily the truth. Jazz knew how Emily would react. But his spark felt like it had been stabbed. Seconds later, he saw Emily porting back outside with Lennox and Epps close behind.

Emily's POV

I angrily ported outside with file in hand to where Jazz was.

"Why? Why? Didn't you say anything?" I shouted at him. Jazz didn't reply.

"Where were you when my parents died?" At that, he slowly transformed and knelt down on one knee.

"Em, Ah didn't know..."

"Didn't know what? That we crashed into a police cruiser and into a pole?! That the cruiser drove away like it was nothing?!"

That sentence hit a nerve because Jazz dropped his head.

"Ah didn't know that it was Barricade." He said softly. My eyes widened at what Jazz just said.

"You knew it was a Decepticon and you didn't do anything?" I whispered.

"Ah was under orders not to engage and not be seen." Jazz told me. My anger only blew its top.

"SCREW YOUR ORDERS! YOU RISK YOUR OWN EXISTANCE RATHER SAVE MY PARENTS!" I nearly screamed. Optimus stepped in and tried explaining.

"Emily, if Jazz had attacked, then you would not have safe." I whipped my head to face Optimus.

"I don't care about my safety! He was assigned as my guardian! Wasn't my parents' safety also important? You gave him the order and because of that, they're gone!" I accused him, my eyes wet from tears. I threw the file on the ground. I could care less about trust and finding out what else was in the file. I couldn't trust anyone at the moment. All the lies and secrets and my parents wanted me to trust the Autobots? I wanted to get away from here. So, I ported.