Grace was never really the most popular girl. She had only a few friends, three being Miko, Jack and Rafael actually. She was currently in class, as was every other kid here. She was nodding off a bit, but jolted up once she heard the school bell ring. Grabbing her bag, she walked out of the classroom, followed by the other students.

She made a beeline for her locker, not much for socializing. Just as she thought she made it home free, Miko popped up in front of her. "Hey bestie!" She chirped, surprising Grace, causing her to yelp and fall backwards. "On no, I'm sorry! Here, let me help.." Miko tried to apologize, lending a hand out to Grace.

"Thanks.." She mumbled, taking Miko's hand. Now back up on her feet, Grace adjusted her bag, before looking at Miko with her brown orbs.

Smiling wide as always, Miko spoke, "So, gonna join us for lunch today?" She asked, hopeful, as she bounced.

"Um," Grace hated saying no to her friend, but she honestly just wanted to be alone today. Biting her lip in thought, she looked back at her. "I was actually thinking I'd eat outside today..." She stated truthfully.

"Oh, ok, we'll all eat outside then, let me just go tell the guys, they-" Miko began, but Grace cut her off.

"Alone, Miko...I, want to eat outside, alone today." She stated, not meaning to sound harsh.

"Oh," Miko got the hint now. "that's okay though." She smiled, totally fine. She understood that Grace wanted some alone time, and she respected that. "We'll hang out later." And with that, she skipped off to the cafeteria.

Grace smiled softly, waving goodbye to her, before she grabbed her lunch from her locker and sat out at the courtyard. As she ate, she noticed she was the only one outside today. Sure it was cold out, but the cold never seemed to bother her much. Grace stood once she finished her lunch. She then heard something, like the engine of a plane, maybe..?

Looking around, she saw a jet fly by, really close to the ground at that, too close for it to be friendlies. Just as the jet soared off, making the debris fly around Grace and messing her hair up, she heard yet another engine. It sounded like a race car though, nothing that flies. Turning around, she saw a red fast-car race down the street, as if it were following the jet.

Now this peeked her interest...

Running off in the direction of the car, she saw it pull into a near by construction sight, as well as the jet landing. She walked over to the gate, stopping and hiding by the entrance, because what she saw, nearly made her scream. The jet transformed into some, large humanoid thing; the fast-car doing the same.

That's when they started to speak. Now, seeing the jet with heels made Grace think it was a female, but, it's voice said otherwise. "Oh, how on earth are we going to find what we're looking for in this, this scrap heap?!" The jet griped. Already, Grace could tell this one was a constant whiner.

"Loosen your bolts, Starscream." The fast-car held a hand up as to silence his partner. "I come prepared, remember?" He had a smirk, meaning he was probably up to no good. Either of them.

As Grace spied on them basically, she tried to listen in on what they were saying. What the heck?! They're looking around a construction site, on Earth, for something called energon? Utterly confused, she shook her head, before she noticed a ginormous jet fly over to them. Already it was intimidating, but once transformed...Oh boy, that guy's scary...

"Starscream, Knockout!" The largest one roared, making the bots flinch. "What is the hold up?!" He barked. Grace assumed him to be the leader..

"Deepest apologies, Lord Megatron," Starscream bowed. Yup, Megatron's their leader. "but it appears the energon is rather, well, difficult to find." He stated wearily, as if he were afraid. Megatron growled in annoyance, bringing his arm around as to grab Starscream by his wing, having him dangle in the air. Starscream gasped, very much afraid now, if he wasn't before. "Can you not do anything right?!" Megatron roared, before tossing Starscream.

Starscream landed near the entrance, groaning as he began to get up. Knockout stared, wide eyed, before bowing to Megatron, apologizing for the both of them quickly.
Grace gasped, instantly regretting it when she noticed Starscream look to her direction. Staying as still as she could possibly be, she couldn't help but close her eyes in fear, just knowing she was going to die.

That's when she felt wind hit her, and the feeling of being lifted up. "Ah, so it would appear we have a spy with us..." Starscream's slimy voice seemed louder, like he was closer to her. Deciding to open her eyes, Grace let out a quick whimper, seeing she was in Starscream's palm. And facing Knockout and Megatron...

"P-please, I-I don't even know what any of the stuff you're talking about..!" She pleaded, tears brimming in her eyes.

"How much did you hear, fleshling?" Knockout sneered, stepping closely.

"Um, l-like something about d-dark energon..?" She was only being honest, because something had told her it might help. Like, she might actually get away, and not killed for lying.

"She's been here from the start. She's heard to much, what if the Autobots-" Knockout began, but Megatron silenced him with a wave of his hand.

A sadistic smirk on his face plates, and Megatron bent down slightly as to look eye to optic with the human femme in Starscream's servo. "Tell me human, what is your name?" He sneered.

Grace gulped, before stammering out her words, introducing herself. "I-I'm Grace. Grace Hamato." She replied, her brown orbs searching the eyes (or rather optics) of Megatron.

"Well Grace, as you know, you have heard to much, and we Decepticons can't take any chances now; can we men?" Megatron replied, looking between Starscream and Knockout at the end, gaining a few chuckles from them and a 'no sir' from each.

"Oh gosh, p-please, no, I'll do anything!" Grace begged, tears pouring from her eyes now.

Megatron laughed wickedly, before he looked back to Grace. "Oh come now, you honestly don't think we're going to kill you now, do you dear?" He smirked, one of his digits raising up and tapping Grace's cheek, practically freezing her in place. His digit, just below her right eye, trailed down her face slowly, her tears rolling off it.

"Please, d-don't..?" Grace whispered, still scared he might kill her. Just as her words left her mouth, she yelped in pain, as Megatron's sharp digit pricked the skin on her cheek, drawing crimson blood. Her crying only made it worse, as the salty tears rolled into her newly cut wound.

Megatron didn't even react to her pain, as he thoroughly examined the blood that had dripped onto his digit, from the cut he afflicted on poor Grace. That's when he got an idea. Standing up straight, he looked to Starscream, before speaking. "Take her back to base with you. And keep her locked in Knockout's lab." Without hesitation, Starscream nodded and transformed. He flew off to base, Grace locked in his cockpit.

As the two remaining Decepticons watched Starscrean fly off, Knockout cleared his processor (or rather throat), before he spoke up. "Um, ahem, I don't mean to question your motives, Lord Megatron, but why exactly, are we taking a human femme to my lab?" He asked, shrinking down a bit once Megatron turned to him.

"Because Knockout," Megatron seemed rather calm. "I've got an experiment I'd like you to try."

Standing back up straight, Knockout nodded, before he replied. "And that would be..?"

"You are to combine our own Cybertronian blood, into the human's own blood stream. I want to see how much she can withstand." Megatron stated coldly

Knockout gulped, already feeling pity for the girl once he'd begin his experiments.

Megatron turned around, ready to transform. He heard Knockout transform and drive off behind him. An evil smirk found it's way on his face, one to scare off even the devil. "This should be quite exciting..."

~TBC~