School had actually turned out pretty good today. No one had bothered her and she seemed able to concentrate more on her work. She had been right. Today had been a good day.

She sat in the car now, looking out the window as they were driving home. She had her raptor cradling in her arms. She still had a small smile on her face. She saw the familiar street her house was on and the car pulled into the driveway.

She got out of the car and walked into the house. She immediately began walking up the stairs to her room. Once she was there she just let her bag drop and once again fell onto her bed. She sighed contently and closed her eyes, relaxing herself.

She decided she might as well turn on the TV to see if anything good was on. She flipped through the channels, finding nothing. They were showing a couple of movies on some channels, but none that she liked or was allowed to watch. She just turned the TV back off and got out of bed.

"Well, today was actually a pretty good day" she said to her toys, "You guys didn't throw any parties while I was gone did you?"

She looked around at her toys giggling to herself. She then turned to her Optimus Prime toy, who was pretty big and would not be able to go to school with her.

"Well, you're in charge when I'm gone. Did everyone behave?" she asked with a smile. She looked at the Megatron right next to Optimus and smiled even more.

"And you? I know you must have done something. You always do."

She turned around and walked to her window. Her smile began to fade a little. She was thinking about how she had no friends. Why did no one ever like her? What made her so different? She wanted friends so bad. Someone who could share her interests, laugh with her, comfort her. Someone loyal and who understood her.

She looked up in time to see a bright star that seemed to glow brighter than any of the others. She felt warm as she stared at it, filling her with wonder and amazement. She kept looking at it and got an idea.

"I wish I could have friends. It could be anyone, anything. I just want friends" she said to the star hopefully. Suddenly she felt tired and yawned.

"Well, guess it's time for bed. Goodnight everyone" she said, yawning one more time before falling asleep.

The star in the sky seemed to glow brighter as she slept. The light of the star filled her room, shining on the toys sitting there. They all seemed to glow as the light became brighter and brighter until it faded away as if nothing had happened. Rhodey just slept through it all.

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Rhodey woke up, stretched her limbs, and got out of bed. She then panicked and looked at her clock. The alarm hadn't gone off! Then she remembered it was the weekend. She exhaled in relief. Good.

She went to her closet and put on some clothes in case her parents wanted to go anywhere today. She went to her bathroom and washed up and then came out into her room. She looked around at her toys.

"So, how did everyone sleep?" she asked as she bent down to tie her shoes. She smiled at her toys and left the room.

Rhodey came downstairs and saw her mom, her brother, and her father. She went up to the cabinet and grabbed a cereal box. She sat down next to Ryan when she finished preparing her breakfast and ate. It was always so awkward when she came down for breakfast. No matter how long it had been, she could never get used to the silence in the room. It made her feel even more awkward and out of place.

Once she was finished, she washed her bowl and was about to go back to her room when her mom called her.

"Rhodey, we'll be leaving in a bit so don't stay up there for too long" Joan told her

"Okay, I'll be right back" she said, turning to run up the stairs.

She hurried into her room and grabbed her small backpack that had a design of Bumblebee and an Autobot symbol on it. She never left home without it, especially on weekends. It was what she used instead of a purse.

"Okay, I think I'll take…you!" she said as she quickly grabbed her Armada Hotshot. He had been her first transformer and the reason she had started collecting.

Rhodey ran back downstairs in time to see everyone ready to leave and walking out the door. Her father was standing there, waiting for her to go out the door. She walked quickly and silently passed him. If she were a dog, she would have had her ears down and her tail between her legs right about now.

She climbed into the car, Ryan sitting next to her since their mom was sitting in the front. They drove to the mall, which was huge and easy to get lost in if you wonder off. Her father parked the car and they all got out and walked into a store.

Rhodey never held hands with her mother so she had to walk fast to keep from getting left behind.

Of all places we could go, it had to be here. I hate mall days, she thought. She was always worn out after a day at the mall since she always had to walk quickly. Her legs were still pretty short and she got tired easily.

She followed her family into the mall where there were a lot of people. She hated walking through here. All the people made it harder to keep up. She huffed as was forced to run a bit to keep up. Suddenly, two kids came running out of nowhere and knocked her over, not paying attention as they kept chasing each other.

Rhodey got up and looked around only to find that her parents were gone. She couldn't see through the crowd and began running forward hoping to see Ryan or her mother, but she didn't see anyone. She was lost and her family probably didn't even notice she was gone. She panicked, looking madly in every direction, not knowing where to go.

Okay, calm down she thought frantically, think. Where could I find them? She figured she could find them at one of their favorite shops and proceeded to the first store.

She walked around the store hoping to find someone in one of the sections, but no such luck. She thought of other stores that they might be in. She chose a store and hurried over to it. Still no one there. Panic began to settle in once again, but she forced herself to stay calm. She had Hotshot clutched tightly against her chest as she walked around. She tried other stores, but still didn't find anyone.

She decided to head back to the store they had parked next to and hoped her family would come back this way to their car. She began thinking of what was going to happen once her parents realized she was gone. Would they be angry at her once they found her? Were they even worried about her? Had they even noticed yet or did they not care?

I hope they don't yell at me she thought with worry. She couldn't push the thoughts out of her head. The endless possibilities of what would happen or could happen kept swarming around in her mind until it all finally overwhelmed her. She began crying softly. She had never been lost before.

If only I had been looking where I was going then I wouldn't be lost. She thought back to the two kids that had knocked her down. Stupid kids. It's all their fault.

She continued crying, hiding herself underneath a clothes rack. It felt horrible being lost. She held Hotshot even tighter, but something about him felt different, as if he was made of metal instead of plastic, but she was too scared to take notice.

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Something strange was going on. What was that sound? Where was this place? Something moving. Don't know what's going on.

More and more, consciousness began to grow making him more aware of his surroundings. He tried to move his body, but he felt stiff, as if he hadn't moved in years.

What's going on? He wondered. Optics switched on. It was blurry at first, but they soon adjusted to reveal a child. A human child that was way bigger than he was. She was holding him in her arms and she seemed to be…crying? How was she bigger than he was? Wasn't it supposed to be the other way around? Was he on some different planet or what?

He kept pondering what might be going on, but then looked back up to the girl that was crying. He couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Why was she crying? He decided to voice his question. Hotshot looked up once again.

"Why are you crying?"


He's alive!! I had to think when would be a good time for him to finally come alive. I figured Rhodey being lost in a mall and crying would be a good moment to bring him in.

I figured I'd go ahead and do the fourth chapter since I have nothing else to do. It's slightly longer than the others. Anyway I'll probably update with chapter five tomorrow. Of course, Rhodey is probably freaking out right about now, but boy won't she be surprised once she gets home. Yes, her parents find her and that's all I'm saying for now. Hope ya'll like!