AN: Sorry for the wait on this one. This is a short update; I know. Not even 1,000 words like I wanted, but I have been going back and forth between this and my newest fic. Thought I go ahead and post this for all those that have been waiting for it. Enjoy!

Warnings: Swearing

Chapter 5

Will sat on a railing, looking down at the rust stained concrete. If possible he would reseract that no good, double crossing Sentinel Prime just to kill him again. Two out of ten Primes turned evil and to be honest, Optimus Prime just wasn't acting like himself lately. It may have been the stress of the added Decepticon threat, or the fact that his father figure turned on him. Still the darkness seeping into his soul -spark- was putting everyone else on edge.

God he missed Ironhide. The 'bot would always show of his cannons when people he didn't like approached Will. It would make him smile when his life was falling around him. Sarah didn't like the fact that Will would spend time with the truck that the military gave him. The fact that he wouldn't let their dog in the cab or the painstakingly way he would clean up after Annabelle when she rode in the truck drove her insane. He would miss his little girl when he leaves, but maybe she would be better off without him. He was barely there for her all her little life and he rarely gets to see her. He will make one more trip to visit his little girl before he leaves, but he is going to have to wait till after his change. Hopefully that will be soon too.

Will glanced up as an engine revved below him and then the sleek red Ferrari 458 Italia transformed. "Hello Will. Thought you'd be here."

Will nodded to Mirage "We miss him too you know. He was a good friend to us all" The red 'bot told the human. "Here... I found this when we where cleaning up. It's not much, but I am convinced he would want you to have it," reaching into a subspace he pulled out a hand size chunk of black metal and handed it to the sad human before moving off for his debriefing. Glancing back to the human once he disappeared like he was never there.

Will held the piece of metal in his hands. The piece was rusted around the edges but was solid and held seemed to have been a piece surrounding something. The metal was scared and dented almost like an old wound and with that though, Will knew what it was. It was a piece of Ironhide. Tears flowed down his cheeks and quickly he closed his eyes and wiped them away. He was a soldier. Soldiers don't cry. He didn't notice the lone tear that fell from his chin before he could wipe it. He didn't see it splash onto the metal or the blue/white glow that surrounded the metal. And as he walked off to his room and set the piece in the box of his stuff; he didn't notice the rust reforming or the piece beginning to grow and build onto itself.

"Fuck! My left hand is on fire!" Epps waved his hand in the air before jumping up from the couch to cross to the freezer and stuff his hand in the ice box.

Sam glanced up from the couch to watch the man, "It's on fire? Mine didn't really burn and Will hasn't complained." Sam shifted new gears grinding and wings sliding from their protective places.

"Well, I'm new to this alien voodoo shit. I didn't ask for this."

"And you think we did? Come on Robert," the man glared at the use of his first name, "not that I really mind it now that it's over and done with and there's no going back. But I just wanted a normal life!" Frustrated the newly turned mech paced in front of the couch. "Yeah 'Bee I'm fine." He said suddenly and Epps glanced around for the yellow bug. Not seeing him he surged, thinking the 'bot must of said something over the comm.

"Sam... get away from the window!" Epps told the boy as he paced pass it. Rushing over the black man closed the thick curtains and scowled at the mini Autobot. "Someone could have seen you!" Both males decided to watch a movie and Epps pigged out on junk food thinking that if he was going to be a robot soon he might as well enjoy human food while he could.

Outside, the movements where noted unknowingly to the two males in the bunker room. The spy clicked open his phone as he put his binoculars down. "Red, confirmed. Repeat red, confirmed," closing the phone the spy climbed into a black SUV and drove off to MECH base.