Here comes another chapter boys and girls..or anyone who's actually reading this. This chapter will probably be shorter then the others because...well there's not much to see here XD

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This wasn't real, there was no way that it could be real. It was something that Sophie would come up with after having too much sugar after watching some Anime. Yet standing before her was indeed a giant robot.

Though at the moment, she was more concerned about the assault on her ears. She screamed in pain, and she thought she heard Sophie do so as well. It sounded like claws on a chalkboard mixed with the sound of wailing babies holding chainsaws and metal being cut.

Hound stopped talking and stood there confused. The humans we're reacting like he was Tarn while he spoke. He thought things over for a moment, before settling on maybe he was too loud. He got down on his hands and got closer to the human on the ground.

"Hey, I'm sorry if I was talking to loud." He said, extending his arm in greeting. "My names Hound in case you didn't get that." Another scream meet his response and Kat kicked his hand.

"Get back, get back and please stop!" She begged.

Hound was taken aback and once more became confused. He'd been all but whispering those words to the organic and yet she was still scared. Hound stepped back at looked toward the human up on the ledge. Much like the one at his feet, she too looked terrified. As Hound stepped back he noticed a faint glow on the ground.

Kat looked toward what Hound was staring at and gripped her pocket. Her phone wasn't in there, it was now laying on the ground near Hound's foot. Under normal circumstances Kat would have tried to make a dash for her phone. But right now she was paralyzed in fear.

Hound stooped down and picked up the tiny device curiously. He looked towards Kat and held it out to her.

"Is this your communications device?" He asked. He lowered his hand toward her and Kat scooted back again.

"Y-You can keep it!" She stammered.

Hound stared at her confused, before giving shrug and pulling the device back toward his face. He had no idea what do with it, or how to even work it. He noticed several areas that seemed like ports along the sides. Hound sighed in frustration.

He had surmised that the humans couldn't even begin to comprehend Cybertron. He had been hoping the device would help him understand the language of these creatures but there was no way to interface with it. Gently, he placed a digit onto the device. The device lit up and Hounds sensors began to pick up a signal. He attuned his internal frequencies to match up with the devices transmissions.

His processor tracked the signals until it reached something..something huge. Apparently it was called the "internet." His optics lit up at the stream of data that flowed into him.

Hound quickly went into a stupor as his processor ran through the internet, looking up information on human language. While this was going on, Orion ran over with Tea and Ed. A rope was wrapped around his hands.

"Sophie, where is she?" He asked in a state of near panic.

Sophie didn't respond at first for she was still shocked. The ringing in her ears from Hound's attempts at communication wasn't helping.

"Sophie, is my wife okay?" Orion grabbed her shoulders before he looked down in the hole. Bre and Ed looked as well and their eyes went wide when they saw Hound.

"What on Earth is that thing?" gasped Bre.

"I don't know; this is like my dream come true and a nightmare." Ed said in a daze.

Orion walked over cautiously, keeping his eyes on Hound the whole time. He looked down ad saw Kat, trying to blend into the shadows. He looked at the rope in his hands before cursing under his breath.

"The ropes too short, just my luck." He said before he got onto his knees.

"Sparrow, can you hear me?" He said. Kat looked up at the mention of her nickname. "Are you alright, is anything broken?"

"I'm fine; a little bruised but all right..." She trailed off before looking at Hound once more.

"Do you know what that thing is?" Orion asked in a whisper. Kat shook her head beofre looking back toward Hound. He was still in his stupor, he now appeared to be staring at her phone.

"It picked up my phone and it seems to be interested in it." She said.

at that very moment; Hound's stupor ended and he shook his head. He had to push back the flow of data going into his processor. He shivered a littile before he looked back to Kat. He noticed the others and looked to the side.

"Well, let's hope this works." He muttered.

"Greetings organic life forms, my name is Hound." He said. The entire party looked up at him.

"So after all that time assaulting our ears, NOW he speaks the kings English?" Sophie said. Hound blinked and sighed.

"Well it's better then the reaction from before." He shrugged. "I'm sorry for the "sounds" I made..."

"Was that like your home language or something?" asked Ed.

"Why yes it was, I forgot that some people don't understand Cybertronian." Hound said meekly. He stooped down once more and offered Kat her phone.

"I believe that this belongs to you?" He looked at Kat who could only stare back in confusion. Carefully, she reached out and took the device from Hounds fingers.

"T-thank you..Hound was it?" Hound gave a nod before he looked around and then back at the humans.

"I looked through your data stream in order to pick up the local dialect, but that is one huge data stream." He said with awe. The others relaxed a little bit as for the moment; it seemed like at the very least Hound was just curious. Though who knows what that curiously could lead too.

"Say, does this planet have a name?" He looked at them all. "I'm assuming that you have named this planet."

"I can't tell you who named it but I know that this place is called Earth." Bre said nervously.

"Eart? seems like a strange name to me." Hound said. The group looked at each other, Sophie had a chuckle.

"Earth, add an h to the end and pronounce the th." Kat said.

"Earth." Hound repeated. "I guess that makes a bit more sense."

"Okay before we go anywhere else with this guy; can we get Kat out first." A concerned Orion asked. The group looked down as Kat tried to stand.

At first glance she looked fine, but then she stumbled to the left. Kat looked up and then wrapped her arm around her rib area with a groan. She looked around to see if there was a way to climb out; before noticing Hound place his hand in front of her.

Kat looked apprehensively at Hound's hand then back up toward the rim. She could feel that her ankle was twisted as well as the pain in her ribs. Even if they had a way to get her up it might hurt her more. With a nervous sigh, she stepped into Hounds palm.

Hound smiled softly before he stood up, gently raising Kat up to the ledge. She hobbled off and into Orion's arms.

"Just what are you exactly?" Sophie asked. Hound looked at her and smiled lightly.

"I'm a Cybertronian, but more often then not people call me an Autobot." He said. Hound brushed the dirt off his chassis until he had reveled his Autobot insignia.

"Is that a subspecies or a faction?" Ed bravely asked. The group was still unsure of this whole mess but Hound seemed happy to talk to them.

"A faction; I've heard that it means "Autonomous Robotic Organisms" but I think it's just a rumor." Hound said with a shrug. Kat hissed as Orion had her sit down, this made Hound take notice.

"It sounds like she has a loose vent." He said. The entire group stared at Hound with confused looks.

"Well, you humans probably don't have vents..." He trailed off and looked around.

"She's injured; we need to get her to a doctor." Orion said firmly. His tone of voice letting the others know that he wasn't interested in arguing. The camping trip was over on a count of giant robots and injury.

"But what do we do about him?" Bre asked, thumbing toward Hound. "His reactivation is our fault."

The rest of the campers all looked at each other, hoping that someone had an idea. They had little idea what Hound could do, or even how to get him somewhere without being seen. Hound however was taking in all that was around him. He had never been one of the explorers who traveled the stars until now. The beauty of the planet he now found himself to reside in was awe inspiring.

"Maybe we could hide him in the valley and feed him every other day." Bre suggested.

"I don't think he eats, and he's an alien." Ed snapped. "We don't even know what type of food..or fuel he consumes." Hound turned back to face her before he ran some scans along the ground.

"I consume a fuel called Energon, it comes natural to my planet." Hound began to dig in the dirt as his scanners lit up. He dug down deep until he came to a small case.

"Well I don't know what we're gonna do about that since we've never heard of it." Orion said. Hound pulled up the small case and tore the lid off. Inside were several glowing cubes that lit up the area.

"So...it's a box full of square lights?" Bre asked.

"Nope, this is Energon." Hound explained. His arm panel slid open and he connected it to a port on the cube. Energon cubs were a translucent box with metal edges in order to keep the energon sealed and fresh. As Hound stuck in the connector, the cub began to drain of the liquid. With a happy sigh, he leaned back while his optics lit up.

The humans are stared at the display with varied looks of confusion and concern. The silence was finally broken by one question,

"Is he getting high?" Bre asked. The group all turned and gave her blank looks. Hound looked at her with a confused look as well. Bre looked away and whistled a little bit.

"Sorry, I just haven't refueled in a while." Hound said with a small chuckle.

"Well we have one problem out of the way, now are you alone?" Orion asked. Kat looked at him and then back into the hole.

"When I was down there I saw what I thought was a head with small horns..." She looked at Hound who nodded.

"That would be Bumblebee, and I think Wheeljack is here as well." Hound said and he bent down to look.

"Wait your from another planet and yet you have a guy with the name "Bumblebee' Sophie asked incredulously. Hound looked toward her with a confused look.

"Yeah...is there something wrong with his name?"

"N-No..but Bumblebee is the name of an earth insect ." Sophie stated. "A Hound is a description of a dog as well."

"What's a dog?"

The others chuckled a little as Hound resumed digging. He didn't find Bumblebee or Wheeljack, but he caught the sight of cream colored armor. He pulled and out from the dirt came the form of Sari.

"Whoa, I didn't know that you guys came in travel size!" Bre said.

"She's a minicon; a subspecies of Cybertronian known for it's small size." Hound rattled off the description in the Autopedia. "Though many are unable to transform like regular Cybertronians-"

"Wait, did you say "transform?" Orion asked.

"Why yes it's part of our basic biology." Hound said. He climbed out of the pit, gripping Sari in his right fist. He set her down gently and then his body began to shift. Normally when a Cybertronians systems had been offline for as long as Hounds they wouldn't convert well. Thanks to the energon he had just consumed, he was now fully charged.

In less than five seconds Hound had gone from a twelve ft tall robot to a Cybertronian all terrain vehicle. The group all found themselves staring at Hound with wide eyes and jaws agape.

"Okay, that is the coolest thing I've seen; anyone want to back me up?" asked Sophie.

"Can your entire species do that?" Kat asked breathlessly. Hound transformed back into his regular form with ease and a smile.

"Except for some of the Minicons and those who get their T-cogs removed, yeah." Hound said.

"Can you make your appearance match that of another vehicle?" Ed cut in excitably. Hound looked at him and then up toward the sky.

"I know that other Cybertronians have changed their alt modes but I've never tried it before." Mused Hound. "It would have to depend on the vehicle."

"My question is why do I need to scan one?" Hound asked.

"Well...let's just say that none of us are car designers so we can't say that your a new vehicle we invented." Sophie said.

"Earth's probably not ready for aliens yet...they think they are but they aren't." Ed said with a chuckle. Hound titled his head and scratched his helm.

"So...you want me to hide myself in plain site?" Asked Hound.

"A robot in disguise." Orion said with a weak chuckle.

"Well, I would need to see the vehicle you want me to scan." Hound said.

"We understand and we'll show you once we pack up." Sophie said. Hound gave a nod and turned his attention back to the other Autobots in the ship. The humans gathered themselves up and went back to their campsite. Even as they began to work, they could see Hound clear as day.

As they worked however a sense of unease hung in the air,still concerned about the events now transpiring. They knew though it was thinks to them Hound was awake. As such they felt responsible for him. Bre looked back at Hound, who was now trying to get the dirt over his friends covered once again. She didn't know how to make of Hound, but he seemed like a friendly bot.

Hound picked up Sari and subspace the energon cubes before he looked at the group. He walked over to the campsite and stooped down to them all.

"So...where's this vehicle I need to scan?"


It took a while for them to get back to the Jeep. Keeping low in order to avoid being seen. Orion carried his wife in his arms while Hound helped out with the heavier luggage.

"This is the shortest...and best camping trip I've been on." Sophie said, grinning all the while.

"Because it was short or the alien robot we found?" quipped Bre. Sophie laughed and then patted Bre on the back.

"I happen to enjoy being outdoors; me and dad hunt all the time." Bre stared at her with wide eyes.

"No wonder you got so good at ninja..ing." Sophie laughed once more as they got near the parking lot. Thankfully there was no one there except for their lone jeep. Hound walked over and set Sari down near Ed.

"That looks a bit heavy duty." Hound said looking it over.

"Its meant to travel where other vehicles can't." Bre explained.

Hound looked at her and then back at the jeep. He searched his data banks on how to do the process. Ratchet had mentioned it to him years ago, as well as showed him how. Once he found the data on it, he began to input the command into his processor. His optics lit up and twin beams of light burst from his optics in a flash.

The humans all jumped back as the flash went off, blinding them momentarily. They all looked up as Hounds body began to shift and change. His vehicle kibble changed shape as it morphed and shifted. Hound began to transform again as his body finished the changes.

The group looked up to see an identical jeep wranler sitting in front of them. The key difference was that their's was black but this one was a bright shade of green with a yellow trim along the side. Hound twisted his front wheels around and looked at the group.

"So...how did I do?" He asked.

"That is the most amazing thing I've ever seen." Sophie whispered in awe. The rest of the group could only nod in agreement. Orion however had a game plan in mind and he carried Kat over to the real Jeep.

"Seeing as how we now have two vehicles, I think this can be a bit easier." He said. "I'll take Kat to the hospital while you guys take Hound to Anthony's."

"Whoa, when did you get in charge?" Ed asked under his breath.

"The moment my wife got injured and we dug up a giant robot." Orion said. He grabbed the camping supplies and began piling them into the jeep. As he worked Sophie turned and whispered to the two teens.

"Don't take it personally, whenever Kat gets hurt badly Orion treats it like the whole worlds about to end." She said.

"So..the typical reaction when ones significant other is hurt." stated Bre. Sophie smiled with a nod and then gestured toward Sari.

"Do we want to take her with us Hound?"

"Of course, she's a friend after all." Hound said. Bre and Ed walked over and grabbed hold of the Minicons arms and legs. They two of them groaned as they began to pick her up.

"What is she made of?" Bre gasped. She and Ed staggered.

"Numerous Cybertronian alloys and titanium." Hound stated. Both Bre and Ed's eyes bugged out as they moved Sari toward Hound.

"She's one of the smaller members of your species?" Bre asked.

Sophie jogged over to them and grabbed ahold of Sari's midsection. With a tremendous effort they hauled Sari over to Hound and placed her into the backseat. Orion looked back and Sophie gave him a thumbs up. With a nod he hopped into the other jeep.

"Alright...anyone got any idea how to explain him to my brother?" Bre asked as Orion's jeep tore out of the parking lot.

"That is something I was hoping you guys would help me with." Bre said.

"Maybe we should tell him we ran through a cloning machine." Ed suggested as they puled into Hound.

"But then where did our clones go?" Bre said.

Hound chuckled to himslef as Sophie "drove' him away. These humans were a strange species to be sure. But he had the feeling he was going to like them.


I told you that It would be shorter :3

Not much was happening in this chapter so I didn't feel like making it drag on forever. Next chapter though: More Autobots and the Decepticons start doing stuff besides being beat up by Megatron!

Until then guys!