Ok guy so in this chapter I changed some of it, I had one of my reviwers tell me that ashley wasn't sad enough and I thought that she was right. So I redid the ending, which coincidently helped with the writers block so a million thanks. Hope you guys like this version please tell me what you guys think.

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I slowly opened my eyes and the first thing that I saw was Ratchet, looking at the monitors he was writing on something that looked sort of like an I-pad. He was a little ways away from where I was lying. He walked over to the desk next to it and then placed the I-pad down. He looked at me realizing that I was awake, then asked

"Welcome back, how are you feeling?"

I nodded, "Better, my wrist is feeling a little better, and my headache is nearly gone, but I'm still a bit dizzy."

He nodded and then knelt down to a cabinet that was nestled underneath the desk and he took out a water bottle. He walked over to her opened it and then gave it too her.

"Try not to drink it too fast."

He said as he looked toward the computer as another message popped up. I looked at the water bottle and suddenly my mouth became very dry, I wanted and needed this water. Carefully I put the bottle to my mouth; the liquid was cool and refreshing to my throat. I began to guzzle down the water greedily.

"Oy! I said slowly woman, your stomach may not accept it." Ratchet said turning toward her.

"But it's so good." I said as I couldn't help laughing at his reaction. I could also see that he couldn't help but smile.

"You know if you were like us I would have hit you upside your head by now." He said trying not to chuckle.

"Well, if you did that I would have to make sure I would kick your butt." He laughed

"I would like to see you try, missy." I started to laugh a little harder and all of a sudden my stomach didn't feel good I felt the water going back up and put a hand to my stomach and looked at Ratchet.

"Um, Dr,…Mr….Whatever, I think I'm going to be sick."

Ratchet immediately grabbed a bucket and held it to me just in time as my body sent the water back up violently. He held my hair for me as I threw up into the bucket, when I knew I was finished he put the bucket into a machine that seemed that it was cleaning the bucket then walked back over. I laid back down. But then asked

"Hey, Can I sit up?" He immediately grabbed two pillows and helped me to get propped up against them. She smiled and Ratchet

"Thank you." He was kind to me, I knew that he wasn't human but he seemed so. I began to think of what he could look like. Optimus had said that they were larger, and by the looks of the room, they were way larger. I looked toward Ratchet.

"Ratchet, what do you really look like?" He seemed to freeze at that question.

"What?" he asked her.

"What do you really look like?" I repeated.

"Well, I don't look like this as Optimus told you already." I nodded. "Well, we are robots, my true form stands about 25 feet tall."

I could feel my eyes widened at that statement.

"You don't need to be afraid though I would never hurt you or any other human, or any other sentient being for that matter. That's what separates us from us, Autobots, from the Decepticons." I began to relax a little.

"So you guys are like Soldiers?"

"In a way, we are more like protectors now." Then Ratchet got really quiet. "Though we failed with Lucas."

(Normal POV)

He looked down avoiding Ashley's eyes." Ashley looked at him and she could see the sadness sketched all over his face. Ashley became very sad again tears started to strem down her face. She missed Lucas, they were finally going to be together without him having to leave for months at a time, and then something had to take him away. She tried to hold back her tears but she couldn't. She put her head down and just cried. She then felt an arm rest on her shoulder and she looked up, she saw Ratchet there he looked as if he was trying so hard to hold back crying as well. Ashley just wanted to be comforted, she didn't know how but she felt so alone like a piece of her had been ripped out of her. Ashley leaned into him and he reluctantly wrapped his arms around her and she just cried. Soon she felt the body next her shake and she heard his sobs.

"If….I had…been there…you…he…I could have…saved them." Ratchet said.

Ashley didn't say anything a part of her was really upset, they should have been watching over us, at the same time they had not a clue that these guys were still out there. Ashley just allowed herself to feel the sadness that was consuming her.

Lucas was her soulmate they had been together for over 5 years. Ashley listened to Ratchet and felt his crying become less sporratic, he was calming down.

Ashley pitied him, he seemed really guilty.

Ashley looked up at Ratchet and then asked

"Ratchet is your nickname, Dr. Hatchet?" His eyes seemed to get intensified and that moment and then a look of surprised was on his face.

"Yes, only by a few of my close friends, who turn out to be big sparklings getting their check-ups." She smiled.

"He talked about you." He looked at her.

"He used to tell me of this doctor named Dr. Hatchet; that he was a really a strict guy but one of the most influential friends that he had. He viewed you as his adoptive father, because his father was a real piece of work."

He stared at her not really understanding.

"His father didn't care for him, he just lived in the same house. He went off to college right after he graduated from high school and that's how he met me." She smiled fondly at the memory.

Ratchet began to think of all that she had just said.

"He spoke of you as well, he spoke of different events that went on in your lives, though my favorite was when you nearly burned down your living quarters when you overcooked the meatloaf."

He began to laugh. She laughed too. It was a fond memory of hers.

"Did he know about your real form?" Ratchet nodded.

"Yes." He said simply.

"I'll have to admit it took him a little longer than most to get used to me in this form but after he was just fine."

She looked at him and he asked a question.

"Ashley, I have to ask you something." She stared at him with curious eyes.

"I was wondering if it would be alright, many of us have become guardians to our friends, I was never the one to do that because I was always here, and I thought I didn't want anything to do with humans. I realize now that I was wrong, I don't want you to….I don't want to loose another person I care about you are already like a daughter to me, even if I have not met you before, so I'm asking your permission to become your guardian."

Ashley mulled over his words. She knew this man was not a bad person and knew that he was sincere, to have someone like a parent there for her especially now, was calming to her. It looked like he had not taken a breath since he had asked his question.

"Yes." She answered.

"I would like it if you were guardian, and my adoptive parent." He literally started to beam after that. The there was a knock at the door. There stood Will.

"Hello Ashley."

"Hi Will. What brings you here?"

"We need to show you something." Ashley looked at him confused.

"More specifically we are going to show you these guys' true form." She seemed surprised.

"We are going to start with Ratchet." He pointed toward the Ambulance.

The Holoform of Ratchet looked to her and then said "Don't be afraid."

Then his holoform just flickered and then it went out. All of a sudden the hummer rescue vehicle that was seemingly parked in the other side of the bay came to life. It moved to an open space in the middle of the room and then like magic began to brake apart the sound of metal against metal and gears shifting was heard as the hummer began to grow, and then at the end stood just like he said a 25 foot tall robot that was yellow and green. He kneeled down to Ashley and saw that she was just looking at him taking everything about him in.

She reached out her hand and then touched the side of his cheek plate. He watched her with curious eyes and she inspected every part of his face, her curiosity mirrored that of a child. When she was satisfied she looked at Will.

" Do they all look like him?" Will laughed and shook his head

"No they are all different except the twins Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, the Lamborghini twins. And Mudflap and Skids, the Chevy twins they are pretty much the same accept the fact that they have different colored armor."

(Will POV)

I watched how Ashley reacted seeing Ratchet for the first time, she wasn't afraid like most people are. She was really curious. They began speaking with each other trying to get to know each other better. I looked toward Ashley and cleared my throat. "Should I get the others? I can bring them here and-." "No." she interrupted. "I really don't want to meet any new people..er…autobots right now, if it's allright with you I'm just going to sleep for a while." Ratchet looked at her and nodded.

Ratchet took his finger and gently rubbed from the back of her to her mid-back. She then layed back down and closed her eyes.

/She wishes to grieve, I believe that she has every right to, she needs to come to terms with Lucas' death./

I texted back

/Yes, I agree I just hope she going to be ok./

/I will make sure that she is alright./

/I know that she is in the best of care. The others are wondering if she alright, she I let them know?/

/Yes please let them know, Optimus is already aware, please let everyone know that is important that she gets her rest./

/Will do big guy./

I turned around and head out through the medbay doors so that I give them the report.

(Ratchet POV)

I watched looked over to ashley who had fallen asleep with a sollem look on her face I sighed and then went toward my desk to finish my work.

About an hour later there was big boom outside of the medbay followed by cursing

"You Fragger, I was trying to see through the window but you couldn't hold your aft still."

"I wouldn't have to move around so much if you lay off the energon a little, you glitch."

"Ok smart-aft, as you know I am in pristine health, your just too weak, taking a break from workouts lately."

That when I heard the punch I looked over at Ashley who had woken up and was looking at the door with concern and horror on her face. Everytime there was a loud noise she would cringe.

They are upsetting my charge. I walked to ward the medbay doors and opened them revealing both Sideswipe and sunstreaker who both locked in a headlock spitting out colorful curses, like it was nothing. I grabbed them from there necks and held them both up in the air. My eyes were now a velvet color almost red with anger and they new it.

"Hey Ratchet, sorry we interrupted your work we just wanted to see the new girl."

I looked over to Ashley and saw that she was a little scared but also a bit curious.

"Ashley, meet these two lugnuts Sunstreaker and Sideswipe." She waved hello.

They mirrored her action. I let them go watching their movements. Then Sunstreaker got up close.

"So this is the girl, she looks like hell."

CLANG!

"What was that for Hatchet?" I raised the wrench again threatening to make another dent on his helm. He backed away holding up his servos in surrender.

"One, she looks the way she does because she just survived an attack from Sideways and Smokefire. Second, don't call me Hatchet."

They both nodded simultaneously. Sideswipe then came a little closer.

"Hi Ashley, you must be a pretty strong woman to have made it out of their alive."

Ashley looked down, and then became silent. Sideswipe looked at Ratchet wearing a worried expression. "It's not your fault Lucas died protecting her." Sideswipe nodded and then looked back at her.

"Hey…um…..I'm so sorry, If there is anything that you need or you just want to talk you can ask me or my brother, we lost our parents when we were really young, but the autobots took us in they will take care of you, you are well protected here."

Sunstreaker nodded keeping silent. I was a little shocked, this was one of the few times that the twins were behaving adult like. This was refreshing. Unbeknowest to anyone sunstreaker had grabbed a cup of medium grade energon.

Burp!

Sideswipe started to crack up

"Nice one!" he said. Ashley had to start laughing to.

I pinched the bridge of my nose and mature moment gone.

At least Ashley was laughing. Although I knew that she still had a major hurdle it was nice to know that everyone was willing to help her.