AN: Whoo..4th one...I might include Frenzy and Nitefire, but they will be subtle

Note: Some of the events in this story actually happened to me in real life. Others didn't

I do not own Transformers...Hasbro does...but I do own NiteFire

Early one spring morning, a 16 year old gilr with short messy brown hair woke up. Today was the day. Today she was going to the local car dealership and get a car, actually truck since that's what she wanted. She was going for a Ranger, blue and a small one at that. She didn't know anything about what was coming. She quickly dressed in a loosely fit black shirt to hide her large hips and a pair of jeans which didn't really fit because of her constant lose of weight.

Tripping over her shoes and dirty clothes from the day before that she shirked and tossed on the floor, she finnaly made it out of her small room. Down the hallway and through the dining room she found her mother sitting in front of the computer staring at it as if she were in a trance. She stared at her mother until the possum haired woman finally replied to the stare down. "I know your excited, but don't push me." she said never looking away from the screen. The tomboy plopped down in a nearby chair and glared at the TV, hoping it would turn itself on.

After hours the mother finally grabbed hold of the keys to the Mazda Millenium sitting in the driveway and motioned for the daughter to follow. She eargerly hopped up and followed.

Several moments later the pair had crossed town and had made it to the Chevy and ford dealership. The matriarch entered the salesman building and hunted down someone to guide them, the tomboy stayed behind, terrified of talking to anyone about what her opinion was. She looked out the window and saw a White Truck sitting next to one of the many entries and exits to the lot. Oddly enough it had a parking boot on one of it's worn and dirty tires. She stared at it for a while. Then her mother returned accompanied by a tall, broad salesman. "Hi! My name is Mike!" He said extending his hand. She stared at it like it was a rabid dog.

"Alex. Shake his hand." The mother managed to say through a forced smile. Alex continued to stare at is as she slowly extended her hand to shake his. He shook heartily as he tried to get her to talk a little more. "Come now..What is it that you want in your first car Alex?" he said trying to put an arm around her shoulder, but she quickly skirted out of his reach. "I was looking more along the lines of a truck, something small." she said hesitantly. The man beemed and he walked out and pointed to some rather large and expensive trucks. She shook her head furiously. He pointed to some smaller trucks but they were Chevy's. Again Alex sook her head furiously.

"She wants a Ford ranger. A small one and hopefully a blue one" The mother said knowing all about what the girl wants. The salesman pointed towards the white truck that had the parking boot on the front left wheel. Like a Hawk the Matriarch swooped in and began to examine the truck from hood to tailgate. She glanced at the price, looked at the Warrenty, asked to look under the hood, the works. All the while the Salesman talked to her, but Alex remained focused on the truck. Not paying a shred of attention to any questions her mother had.

Alex wasn't sure why, but she felt like the Ford was sommunicating with her through a subtle way. She felt an attachment with it after a good five minutes of staring at it. Out of no where she just let out her answer. "Mom, let's get this one!" Alex said in an happy almost strange sort of tone. Her mother looked up at her like she was stupid. "We haven't even gotten the chance to test drive it.These tires also seem fishy, and Why does it have a boot?" She said looking at the salesman. The salesman rubbed the back of his trying to find an answer. "We got this truck a week ago, and since then it's almost ran away." he said very quietly. To his luck no one heard him.

"Why this one Alex? It's white. You said you wanted blue"

"White is alright by me"

"But there is a blue one right over there. And it's cheaper"

"How about we test drive them both and see which one I like?" Alex said getting an impatient tone in her voice. The salesman took this as an oppertunity and ran off to get keys and plates for the test drive. While he was gone, mom continued to examine the truck while Alex gazed at oncoming traffic. She usually didn't see a police cruiser, but the one that passed was Black and white instead of all white with black and yellow stripes. She didn't think anything of it. With as little as she knew about the law enfourcment she thought it might have been a new model that they were testing.

After a while Mike returned. He slapped the plates on and handed mom the keys to the white Ranger. She opened the door and began to thourghly examine the interior. Alex stood outside of the passenger's side waiting to be let in. When she saw her mother examining without her she let out an exasperated sigh. "Did the person who last owned this smoke? Because their are stains on the upholstry" The mother piped in annoyingly. Alex began to carefully bang her head on the side of the truck. She stopped for a second as she swore she felt the truck shiver.

After the salesman removed the boot the Test drive finally occured. Onto the road and around the block the Mother had planned to go. Even testing the poor Ranger on the highway was her intention. The whole time they were followed by the same police cruiser Alex had seen ealier. She thought nothing of it and neither did her mother. After the highway the truck shook violently as if it were ready to collapse in exahustion. "You shouldn't have made it go so fast mom. Now it's tired" Alex kidded, but her mother didn't take the joke lightly. "Ford's aren't meant for Highway driving" She snapped at Alex. The remainder of the test drive went well until they returned to the parking lot. Then mom began to test how well the Ranger stopped.

The truck stopped well, too well. With every jerk of the sudden halt, Alex would almost fly forward. The last one made her neck pop loudly. "Ow! Ok mom..I think they truck can stop!" She shouted angrily. After they got out the salesman quickly replaced the boot on the tire it was on before. He looked up and was about to ask how it went when he saw Alex rubbing her neck and groaning in pain. She put her left hand on the hood and continued to rub it. "I liked the ride. It was smooth..but now lets try that one" Alex's mother said pointing at the blue Ranger. Alex started off when she heard a metallic like whimper. She whipped around trying to find where it came from. "ALEX!" Her mother called after her.

The test drive for the Blue ranger didn't go so smoothly. It was a bumpy ride, and it was a stick shift. The one thing Alex didn't want. After the ride, she got out and rubbed her neck and her head. Now she had a headache. She wasn't sure which was worse, but she was leaning towards the smoother ride of the white ranger.

After many minutes of a debate, Alex finally won, and the White Ford Ranger Edge was bought. While her mother did the paper work, Alex stood out in front. Admiring her "new truck". Besides the junky tires, which to her releif were to be replaced with newer tires, it was in great shape. She began to talk to the truck as if it were a new pet and a friend. "Hello. My name is Alex. And as soon as I get my liscence, I will be hanging out with you all the time!. I'll take good care of you and I'll keep you clean and everything" She said. She even petted the hood as if it were a furry kitty. Drivers glared at her like an insane maniac as they drove by.

Across the lot, in a gas station, sat the Customized Saleen police Cruiser, with Frenzy in it's passenger side. " Why does stuff like this keep occuirng?" NiteFire asked Frenzy through the radio. "Huh? What do you mean?" Frenzy replied not once taking his eyes off of the girl petting his partner. "Firts Bumblebee was bought by someone, and Now Barricade is bought by someone. How are we going to pull him out of this?" NiteFire whined through the radio. Frenzy shook his head, even though he knew NiteFire couldn't see it.

Alex continued to adore the truck. Inside Barricade's mind he wasn't sure if he was appaled that a human was touching him, Thankful because he was free of the boot, or happy because for after years of torture and hate, someone was showing him appreciation and love that he deserved. His engine turned over as he purred happily at the touch of the girl. Unfortunatly for him, the affection stopped when she jumped three feet back and eyeballed the truck with horror in her hazel eyes. Barricade quickly turned off the motor and whimpered. She continued to gaze at the truck as if it were a Shark wanting someone to pet it.

Frenzy laughed hysterically in the seat of the Saleen. NiteFire tuned his radio to the song "With You" began to play. Frenzy stopped laughing immediatly as the music changed the mood of everything. "Are you saying Barricade needs someone to love him?" Frenzy said almost disgusted. "More like someone other than us to hang out with." NiteFire said aburbtly stopping the song. Frenzy thought about it for a moment and didn't quite understand. But if it made his now distant partner happy, then he was ok by the idea