A/N: Ello everyone! I hope you all are doing ok and you're enjoying the story! A quick little note about this chappie: it won't have a lot going on, just mellow scene between Lennox and Emily, just so you know and at the end of this chapter, I have an announcement for you all... Enjoy!

I stared out the window, my mind stuck in time. The scene in Dallas kept repeating like a broken record. I hadn't said a word since Jazz drove me back to base and frankly, it no doubt worried him even more. Jazz's holoform occasionally glanced at me before returning his gaze to the road ahead. Every time he would look at me, I wouldn't meet his gaze. Soon, the silence was broken and Jazz decided to try and get me to talk.

"Em, I need to know what happened." He said, his voice stern and serious. I noticed his accent was gone. I mentally cringed. He was either mad at me or extremely protective and at this point, I was really hoping it was option B. I didn't answer him at first, just continuing to stare out the window. Jazz sighed, looked at me, and said

"Lil' lady, Ah need ta know if they did anythin' ta you." I slowly met his eyes, my brown ones staring at his blue eyes. I shook my head in reply.

"No." I practically whispered. He didn't say anything after that. Sky, trees and houses whizzed by and soon, we made it to N.E.S.T. Jazz drove into one of the main hangar bays and I got out. He transformed, followed by Optimus, who was behind him. Lacie exited his alt mode and was taken by some soldiers to the medbay to remove the tracking chip. I prayed to God and Primus that she would be ok. Everything after that seemed like a blur. If felt like seconds passed, that time sped up. Jazz offered to walk with me to the medbay but I told him I was fine and that he didn't have to. Jazz gave me one last look, one that said 'You sure?' and then headed off to do some errands. I managed to make my way to the med bay without falling over. Ratchet was the one who was performing the surgery on Lacie in another medical room, so he wasn't there when I arrived. I remembered that he wanted to do some tests on my powers before this whole mess started.

So, there I was, sitting on the human sized examination table and I was tired as heck. I must have fallen asleep because soon, I was out like a light.

3rd POV

Lacie had been in surgery for about an hour and Lennox was worried. Another civilian, a teenager nonetheless, had been pulled into this mess. It was bad enough that Emily was a part of it but now someone she knew was too. After Emily and Lacie had been rescued, it seemed like everyone was on edge. When would the 'Cons next move be? What was their plan? Their movements were becoming less and less predictable...

A hand rested on Lennox's shoulder and he jumped in surprise. Lennox quickly spun around and saw it was Epps.

"Dude, calm down!" Epps told him. Lennox sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"Sorry, Bobby. I'm just-"

"Wound up? Worried? It's fine. I think everyone is at this point. After everything that's happened, I am too." his friend reassured him. Lennox nodded and then remembered something. Where was Emily?

"Hey, have you seen Emily since they got back? I want to talk to her about something." Lennox asked, concern evident across his face and Epps noticed.

"She looked a bit worn out when she came in. I think I saw her headed to the med bay."

"What? Why?" now Lennox was starting to really worry. Was she alright? Did she get hut and not tell anyone?

"Ratch' wanted to do a check up on her powers. She's probably there for that." Epps replied. "You're worried about her, aren't you?"

Lennox nodded. "Yeah, I am. She's still just a kid and been through stuff kids her age shouldn't have to go through. I'm worried that she won't be able to live a normal life by the time this is all over." He was concerned for the girl. With no family, and no home, Emily had no place to go. Ever since she had saved him in Mission City, Lennox seemed a little protective of her, as if she were his own daughter. But she wasn't. Maybe that could change...

"Will!" Epps's voice snapped him back to reality. Epps waved his hand in front of his face and laughed.

"You really care about her, don't you?" Epps asked quietly with a smile. Lennox warily smiled back.

"Yeah, she concerns me to the point where I can have a heart attack but yeah, I do."

"Then go talk to Emily. You need a break from this."

"Are you sure?"

"Go! It's fine. I can take care of things from here." Epps reassured him. Lennox thanked him and left, making his way over to the med bay. It was a short walk and within a few minutes, he opened the door and saw the brunette laying down on one of the examination tables sleeping. He chuckled at the sight. Emily looked like a grown baby sleeping. Lennox went over to the sleeping girl and gently woke her. Emily lazily opened her eyes and sat up.

"Huh? Lennox, what are you doing here?" she said tiredly as she stretched. Was something wrong? Emily's eyes widened with fear.

"Oh my god! Is Lacie ok?" she asked frantically. Lennox placed his hands on her shoulders to calm her down and looked at her sternly.

"Em, Lacie is still in surgery. As far as I know, she is doing fine. I came here to talk to you." he said. Emily quirked a brow.

"About what?" she inquired. Lennox froze, struggling to form the words he wanted to form that were in his mind. Come on, it's not that hard! he thought to himself. But instead of the words he wanted to say, he instead said (a/n: lol rhyming!)

"I wanted to talk to you about making you a suit for combat." God! Why is it so hard to say it?Lennox mentally slapped himself. Emily's body perked up at the words 'suit' and 'combat'. Then she put her hands in a 'Wait'/'Stop' gesture.

"What? But I'm not a soldier! I don't even know how to fight!" she protested as she waved her hands about wildly.

"Which is why you are going to be training to fight. If the Decepticons plan to strike again in the future, you need to be able to fight back, with and without your powers." Lennox stated calmly as he knelt a little to be eye level with the panicking girl, rubbing her arms to calm her.

"Would Ironhide be training me?" she asked hesitantly and he nodded. Emily then looked at him like he was crazy with wide eyes and put her head in her hands.

"Oh Primus! Well then, I'm screwed!" Now it was Lennox's turn to raised an eyebrow.

"And why is that?"

All he got was a 'Really?' look and a gesture to her prosthetic limb. Lennox shook his head in amusement.

"Listen, 'Hide isn't that harsh when it comes to training. I think he'll go easy on you." he said to her. Emily was quiet as she just sat there in silence, as if thinking it over in her head. She then spoke up, saying

"Who's designing my suit? Am I going to be able to see if it's good for me?" Lennox had someone in mind for designing the suit. But knowing that person, she would be very hard to reach on such short notice. She was a busy person and someone not to be rushed.

"She's a friend of mine and yes, you'll be able to consult in the design."

"But who is it?"

"E."

"Just E?"

"Yes? That's what everyone calls her." Lennox explained and Emily sighed as she laid back down on the table. There was an awkward silence in the room. Neither person knew what else to say. Lennox said

"Alright, I better go. Epps probably needs my help back in the squad room. Do you need anything before I go?" Emily just replied

"Just let me know how Lacie is ok? She's the closest thing to family I got." Lennox nodded in understanding.

"Wait!" Emily said and she hugged him, her small hands wrapping around his waist. Lennox hugged her back and placed his chin on top of her head.

"Thank you for everything, Lennox." she whispered into his chest.

"You're welcome, Emily. You know, you parents would be proud of you." he said. Emily lifted her head and stared at him.

"I think right now, they would be scolding me for doing a lot of stupid decisions so far." she said softly.

"No. Listen, you saved my life and you saved Lacie's. You chose to do the right thing, not something stupidly wrong. No. I think they are smiling down at you. You are a great kid. Don't think otherwise." he stated firmly lifting Emily's chin to look at her. She smiled, with tears starting to form and she hugged him again. He returned the gesture and gently released her. He waved goodbye and she waved back, walking back over to the table to wait for Ratchet.

As he left, he mentally cursed himself for not being able to ask Emily what he wanted to ask her. He didn't want to wait for when this was all over. Anything could happen between now and later. Why was it so difficult? Lennox knew her parents and they knew him. Heck, Lilian was even friends with Sarah! They were very close. But since their death, Lennox felt responsible for Emily afterwards. When he had found out about Emily avoiding the foster system and living on the streets, he felt even more guilty.

He sighed in frustration as he left the room and back the squad room. Epps was there and he asked

"So, how did it go?"

"I didn't ask. I couldn't." he answered. Epps lightly clapped his shoulder and frowned.

"What happened, man? What did you talk about?"

"Designing her suit and training. I wanted to ask but I don't think she would have wanted to, Bobby."

"I getcha man. Do what you think is right in the end. She'll be fine no matter what. Knowing her so far, I think she'll say yes." Epps said. He knew what Lennox had been meaning to ask and he was with him all the way. Lennox couldn't agree more to what Epps thought. He then made his way over to a nearby desk and sat down.

"I'm going to call E and make the arrangements for her to come." he stated as he flipped open his phone to dial the number. Epps chuckled.

"Oh, that woman is going to have a field day with Em."

"You have no idea." Lennox muttered and he punched in E's number, hit send, and waited for the ring.

"This is Enda." a German-Japanese accented voice spoke on the other end.

"Hello, it's Lenn-"

"Ah yes, darling! How are you?" the voice suddenly boomed from the speaker and Lennox had to quickly pull the phone away from his ear to avoid going deaf. Epps silently stood by, laughing his sides out.

"I'm good, E. Listen, is it possible for you to come down for a few days? I need a suit for someone and she's going to need it for the future."

"And who is this someone?"

"A daughter of a friend of mine." was Lennox's only reply.

"Say no more, say no more. I'll be leaving tonight. Expect me to arrive by tomorrow, darling."

"Alright. Thanks, E."

And with that, Lennox hung up and sighed. He glanced at Epps, who managed to compose himself from earlier.

"Man, like I said, E is going to have a field trip." This time, Lennox laughed.

"Oh you have no idea."

A/N: Ok! So as I mentioned earlier, I have an announcement to make: I have decided to make a SEQUEL TO THIS STORY! Don't worry, there will be more chapters to this story. IT AIN'T OVER YET! But I recently was debating on making a sequel to Street Magic and I decided I will! It will take place between the 2nd and 3rd movies. I'm not saying the title of the sequel of it yet. I will reveal it towards the end of this story. But yeah! That's all! Thanks so much for everything you guys! I love you all! Rock on!

-Houdini33