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Chapter 9

When Remus and Dora walked into the hanger, they found themselves at the receiving end of several wands, and large guns, or at least that's what Remus assumed the large things on the robot's arms and shoulders were. One of the robots even had blades on his arms. There was also a car that revved backwards and forwards, as if it wanted to run them over. They both held their hands up slowly.

"Can I ask what is going on?" Remus asked.

"You two are Order members." George said. "We don't trust anyone who works for the old coot."

"Thank sweet Merlin they've worked it out too!" Remus said, his hands, dropping.

"Prove it." Hermione said.

"I Remus Jonathan Lupin swear on my life and magic that I do not support Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore in his schemes to use Halo Lily Potter as a disposable weapon, and I am firmly on the side of Halo Lily Potter." A white light shone round him. When it died, it revealed that Remus hadn't lied, simply because he was alive.

"Alright, he's alive, so he was telling the truth." George said. "Nymphadora, you next."

Tonks' eyes narrowed. "What have I said about calling me that?"

"Just take the vow, Tonks, we aren't playing around here." Hermione said. "We will do anything to protect Halo."

"Alright, alright. I Nymphadora Tonks swear on my life and magic that I do not support Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore in his schemes to use Halo Lily Potter as a disposable weapon, and I am firmly on the side of Halo Lily Potter." The same white light shone around her, and she was alive when it dimmed, so the witches and wizards lowered their wands.

"They're good. They'd be dead if they'd lied." Bill informed the others, who stood down.

"So, care to tell us what the hell is going on?" Remus asked them.

"Long story." Neville said.

"We have time. We've covered our tracks very well, and set up some temporary wards, they'll do for now." Remus said, pulling out his wand and conjuring chairs for the humans, who promptly sat down.

"We'll have to explain everything then." Optimus said.

"If you don't mind." Remus said.

"Right." The Autobots leader said, and he began the tale of the Cybertronian's war, and what had happened on earth because of it, up to and including Draco's transformation.

Remus and Tonks were frowning at the end. "Well, that is interesting." Remus said. "Interesting indeed."

"Will they be able to change back?" Tonks asked.

"No idea." Ratchet said. "We'll have to wait and see."

"Well, I don't see why this is a bad thing." Remus said. "If anything, it's a good thing. How on earth are people supposed to recognise her?"

"Legillemencey?" Hermione suggested.

"We can learn to guard against that." Remus said, before sighing. "What do we do now?"

"Now, we wait for Halo and Draco to wake up." Optimus said. "We can not go further without Halo's input at least."

"Then are we staying here?" Remus asked.

"I think it's for the best." Optimus said.

"Right, well, I'll conjure up a few beds for us then. Bill, Fleur, Dora, Hermione, help me out here."

Soon, enough bed's for all the humans appeared, and two more. Ratchet carefully placed Draco down on one, and Ironhide placed Halo down on the other. The Autobots were going to take it in turns, keeping watch, so that each of them had the chance to recharge. However, Ironhide never went five feet from Halo's side, and Barricade also parked quite close. It was clear to all that the two were by far, the most protective of her.

When Halo woke up, she felt… odd. When she brought her hand up to her face, she noticed the difference. She opened her eyes to see that her hands were metal! She bolted into a sitting position, and tried to call for help, but all that came out of her mouth was whirs, chirps, clicks and beeps of distress.

Ironhide woke from his recharge to the sounds of distress coming from the sparkling on the bed he was next to. He gently picked her up, and cradled her in his hand against his chest. Ironhide gently stroked the distressed sparkling's back with one finger that was as large if not larger than she was.

"Shh, calm down Halo." He said softly, as the others woke up, or turned their attention to them. "We can explain everything; you just need to calm down."

Halo was becoming hysterical, and working herself into a frenzied panic. If he couldn't calm her now, then he knew it would take hours to calm her down, just like with any other hysterical sparkling. Ironhide remembered that Halo had been able to sense that Jazz's spark was still there enough for her to bring him back. Perhaps she could sense his. He knew that he was agitated, and slightly panicked, trying to calm her down, so he had to calm down too for his plan to work. So, he relaxed, and after a while, Halo began to relax, her chirps and clicks becoming more relaxed. Halo looked up at Ironhide, and he saw confusion in her emerald green optics.

"You changed into a Sparkling, Halo." He said. "Somehow."

"Your friend Luna has a very plausible explanation for what happened." Ratchet said.

Luna? Halo tilted her head to the side. Where did Luna come into this?

"I'm down here, Halo." Luna said. "So are the others."

Halo leant across Ironhide's hand, and looked down to see Luna, Hermione, Neville, two tired looking twins, Bill, Charlie, Fleur, Remus and Tonks. Where did those two come from? And where was Draco? There was also Sam, Mikayla, Lennox and Epps.

"Before you were born, energy from the all spark shot through the veil, and hit you when your mother was still pregnant with you, it also hit Draco. Also, when you absorbed the energy of the All Spark, it partially melded with your magic. Those two different energies acted together to save you from dying. It changed you into a Sparkling, as they call them." Luna said. "And when Draco touched you, some of the energy arced off you, melded with the dormant energy in his body, and turned him into a sparkling too. He's still recharging though."

Halo just stared at her for a while, trying to process what had been said. She tried to comment on it, but only chirps, clicks and beeps came out. Her shoulders slumped at her inability to communicate.

"It seems that we're going to have to find you a way to communicate." Optimus said.

The sparkling looked up at him and nodded, before resting her chin in her hand, perfectly content to stay sitting in Ironhide's palm, feeling safe. She glanced down at her friends, and pointed at Remus and Tonks.

"Oh, their good." George said.

"They took a magical vow." Fred said, before both he and his twin yawned at the same time.

So, that explained that. But what was this about nearly dying? Ah, now she remembered, the fire. But how had it started? She tried to think. There had been nothing there that could have just spontaneously combusted.

"If you're wondering what happened, then it would be that Lucius Malfoy set the fire." Hermione said. "But not before he set up Anti Apparition Wards, Anti Portkey wards, and anti magic wards, all keyed to you."

Malfoy? It had been him? The Death Eaters had found her here? The distressed chirps, beeps, clicks and whirs started again. She thought she'd escaped all of that. She'd really started to hope she could have her own life.

Halo found herself being held close to Ironhide's chest, close to his spark, as he rubbed her back gently again.

"Calm down, Halo. We aren't going to let them near you." He assured the distressed sparkling.

She should never have ignored the pain in her scar. She should have used it as a warning, and disappeared. Not only was this a muggle world, but it was a parallel muggle world. It wouldn't have been too hard to hide. Would it? But then again, how did they find her in the first place? Oh of course, her magical signature! But that would mean they could track her almost anywhere- so long as it wasn't protected by wards, and she couldn't cast wards, they could come here!

Her whirs and chirps became far more panicked as that realisation hit her. They could track her here, and that would be disastrous.

"Halo, calm down." Ironhide said. "Something's really panicking her, nothing I do will calm her down."

"Halo, Dora and I have set up temporary wards around this hanger. So long as you're in the hanger, they can't detect you." Remus reassured. "We're going to set up more permanent wards soon."

She started to relax. They wouldn't turn up here. That was good. She had one safe place at least. But that meant she couldn't leave. Halo looked down at herself… well; it wasn't as if she could go for a walk anywhere like this either.

Everyone watched as Halo's shoulders slumped. She had calmed, but just seemed despondent now.

"Oh dear, then she's not going to like the rest of the news." Hermione muttered to Fred, hoping her friend wouldn't hear, but Halo did, and her head snapped up.

Emerald green optics focused on Hermione, silently demanding to know what she'd meant.

"I think she heard you." Fred said.

"We all did." Optimus said. Our hearing is far better than any humans.

"Well… the thing is… on top of the fact that the Order are planning on using you as a weapon, spiking you with love potion, and all that… well… we've found evidence that Dumbledore knew that Pettigrew was a Death Eater and persuaded your parents to use him as a secret keeper. He had everything planned to turn you into a weapon, since the day you were born."

Everything became deathly silent, before everyone erupted into angered shouts, or in the case of Halo, chirps, beeps, clicks and whirs.

"Optimus," Ironhide began, "I know we don't harm humans, but can we make an exception for this lot?"

"I'm seriously contemplating it, yes." The leader said.

Everyone knew then that this was getting serious. Optimus Prime didn't believe in hurting humans, period. If he was contemplating going against his usual beliefs, then the Autobots were willing to do anything to protect Halo. And the human's in the room felt the sudden urge to stay out of the way when it came to letting the Autobots have free reign over the Order, the Ministry and the Death Eaters.

Halo looked round at all the Cybertronian's in the room, and for once, she felt truly safe. Was this what it was like to have a family to look out and care for you? She suddenly started letting out chirps, which anyone could interpret as sobs.

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