Summary: Blinx is keeping a strange book from the Autobots. Why won't she let them look in it?

The last installment to volume 1.

THE PHOTO ALBUM.

Optimus Prime gave his grappling cord a yank, sending the robber falling and screaming into the wooden box of bubble wrap below the catwalk. It hadn't been that hard of a fight, but at least it was over. While Bumblebee nailed the lid on the wooden box shut and placed it beside the other robber who was tied up, the Autobots set themselves to work trying to clean up the mess they had just made in the software factory.

Ratchet swept up the pieces of shattered discs and machinery while Bulkhead and Prowl picked up the mangled robots that attacked them while looking for the Allspark fragment that was detected in the factory. Just as predicted, the fragment was found wedged into the main systems that caused the security bots to go insane.

When they thought things couldn't be more annoying, the robbers just happen to come to boost that level up. It seemed they were originally breaking in to steal valuable discs, but found the fragment and decided to steal that instead.

Prowl took the fragment from the tied up man and handed it to his leader. In the distance, the sound of approaching sirens were heard, signaling that Captain Fanzone was coming.

"Nice work, Autobots." Optimus congratulated his team.

"Why do these fragments get stuck in the weirdest places? I mean, where are we gonna find the next one? In the sewer?" Bumblebee said.

"For Primus' sake, I hope not." Prowl replied.

"Guys, we'd better go before Fanzone starts yelling at us for causing damage." Bulkhead said.

As soon as possible, they transformed and drove away from the factory before the cops reached it. As they were heading home, they passed the post office when Bumblebee noticed something familiar beside the door.

"Hey, isn't that Blinx's bike?"

The others stopped and transformed just as said techno organic was coming out the door and noticed them.

"Oh hey guys. What's up?" She said.

"Oh we were just taking care of some robbery foiling and were just heading home. Why're you here?" Bumblebee asked.

"I was just picking up my mail, nothing special."

Optimus then noticed a box on the bikes back rack and was curious as to what was in it.

"Blinx, what's in that box?"

"Oh that? Sumdac had saved a bunch of home video discs from 18 years ago and he gave them to me for keepsake. They're all I have left of my past."

Just as Blinx turned around, she stepped in a dent in the concrete and tripped, sending her bike toppling when she knocked it over accidentally.

"Shit!" She yelled as the stuff in the box scattered out.

As she was picking them up, Bumblebee noticed a large battery charged blue colored book with black scribble texture on the cover laying on the sidewalk.

"Hey, Blinx. What's this?" He asked as he bent down to pick it up.

Before he could touch it, Blinx stabbed a signpost through his hand, causing Bumblebee to scream in pain and recoil his bleeding hand.

"Ow! Son of a glitch! What the slag? What is wrong with you?" The bot screamed.

He was suddenly silenced when he saw Blinx giving him a stone cold stare of wickedness, Bumblebee gulped nervously and shivered as her gaze pierced though his very soul.

"Never, ever, look in this book without my permission." She snarled before turning to the other bots. "And the same goes for the rest of you!"

The others were frozen stiff with fear when the gaze got to them too. Without another word, Blinx put everything back in the box, mounted her bike, and rode off out of their sight. Later at the plant, after Ratchet pulled the post out of Bumblebee's hand and fixed it up, the yellow bot called Blinx to ask when he or the others could see what was in the strange book, only for it to turn into an argument.

After 10 minutes, she hung up on him brutally. Bumblebee called again, only for the phone to tell him the call was blocked. He gave up and slumped down on the couch next to Bulkhead.

"I don't get it. Why is she so upset about what's in that book?"

"It's probably something very personal that she doesn't want us to see yet." The green bot replied.

"But there was no reason for her to impale a signpost into my hand."

"I guess she did go overboard and didn't realize it."

"Overboard is right, she didn't even apologize. I'm calling Sari and see if she knows anything."

"Can't you just drop it and leave it alone." Prowl said.

"No, not until I know what Blinx's problem is and I receive an apology from her."

The ninjabot just shook his head as Bumblebee connected his link to Sari's phone, after 3 rings, the girl answered.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Sari, it's Bumblebee. Did Blinx come by Sumdac Tower today?"

"Yeah, dad was giving her old video discs of her childhood years as keepsakes."

"Did she happen to have a large book too? A very bright blue color with black scribbles on the cover, you know anything about it?"

"No, not that I know of. Why?"

"Well, I tried to see what was in it and she stabbed my hand with a signpost."

"She did that?"

"Yeah, and she didn't apologize."

"Well, should I tell her she owes you an apology?"

"Please. And also find out what's her deal with that book."

"Um…ok."

With that, she hung up. Bumblebee reclined into the couch and gazed at the news, suddenly he bolted up with a panicked expression.

"Oh slag! I forgot to put air holes in the box for the guy!" He yelled.

"I don't think you would've needed to, the police would need to open the box in order to arrest him." Prowl said.

The yellow bot sighed in relief and reclined again. Meanwhile, Sari had arrived at the box factory and let herself in, seeing as how Blinx didn't lock the door.

After not finding her sister in the living quarters, she decided to try the 3rd floor where Blinx's room was on. When she reached the floor, Sari heard soft sobbing coming from down the hall. She followed the sound to Blinx's room and found her sister on her bed with her back facing towards her, crying for some unknown reason.

"Hey, sis?"

Blinx turned her head towards the sudden voice and saw Sari standing in her doorway.

"Oh, Sari, I-I didn't know you were coming by." She sniffled as she wiped her eyes.

"Well, you didn't lock the door so I just let myself in. Listen, I heard there was a little conflict between you and Bumblebee, something about a book."

"Did he call you about that?" Blinx asked.

"Yes."

"Is he gonna keep bitching about wanting to see what's in it?"

"Well, he kinda wants an apology from you for hurting his hand."

"He shouldn't have reached for it in the first place."

"He was probably just curious. What is it about that book that has you so uptight?"

Blinx then swung her legs over the side of the bed, revealing the book in her lap.

"This book is my photo album, it contains all the pictures the machine took for the last 18 years. I haven't seen this since the day your brothers and sisters and I were abducted, there are so many memories in here that I'd nearly forgot."

"Well if that's what it is, then why are you so negative about the Autobots seeing it?"

"…Because I'm not ready to talk about my past to them. I still need time to see if I can trust them with my personal struggles."

Sari could really feel her sister's distress, she also had the same feeling when she wondered if she would ever trust her father again after keeping her robotic half a secret from her for so long.

"Do you…trust me with your struggles?"

"Of course, you're my baby sister, and I believe family should always help each other out." Blinx said.

"So…is it ok for me to look in the album?"

"Yes, it is. Let's look at it together. I want to show you what we were like back then, there're some really cute pictures of you as a baby in here as well."

Sari sat on the bed beside Blinx and they began looking at the many pictures page after page.

"Hey, Sari?"

"Yeah, Blinx?"

"Promise you wont say a word about this and I'll apologize to Bumblebee in the morning."

"My lips are sealed."

That's all for volume 1. Keep a close eye out for volume 2.