After I was introduced into Jack, Miko, and Raf, Ratchet explained to me what this place was and that Ratchet was someone from a planet call Cybertron. They also told me that the giant that had attacked me was call Megatron and that I was very lucky to escape with my life. But the one thing that was going through my mind was... how did I get away? Raf and Ratchet told me that I came flying into the base in a flash of green swirling light that looked a lot like what Ratchet called a 'ground bridge'. They both asked me if I knew how it sent me here but I only shrugged.
"Sorry, I don't honestly know. One minute I'm flying through the air outside and the next I landed on Raf here." I said as I looked at Raf who was smiling with me. "Thanks for breaking my fall Raf." I joked. "Anytime. Just give me a warning next time." Raf said with a bit of laughter. "So Juliana, why were you out in the middle of nowhere?" Miko asked me. My smile disappeared and I looked down at my feet as they swayed over the edge of the railing near the massive sized computer. "Hey are you okay Juliana?" Shaking my head, I looked over at the bunch to see Jack had spoken to me. "Sorry?" I asked.
"You zoned out for a while. We called your name but you wouldn't answer." I nodded and raised my left hand up to my chest. "I'm alright, it's just…" before I could answer him, a bright yellow car, a blue motorcycle, a big green hummer, and a red and blue semi-truck pulled up through the tunnel that was on the other side of the room. Slowly they turned into giants, or Autobots as Raf called them, and stepped closer to us. "What was the with the call Ratchet? Is something up?" the blue motorcycle asked with a girl voice. "Yeah, we just started out on patrol when you called." The green hummer spoke with a deep voice and the yellow car behind him gave a few beeps. "the reason I called you was to show you what fell on Rafael."
This got their attention with both worry and concern. The yellow bot began to beep quickly and he pushed his way forward. "Raf is alright Bumblebee." I guess they can understand him, how I don't have a clue. As Ratchet stepped aside, he allowed the other Autobots to finally get a view of me with the other three. "Who's she?" the blue motorcycle asked pointing a finger at me. "Her name is Juliana and she's the one who fell on me." Raf explained as he leaned over the railing next to me. "And how exactly did she get here?" The biggest of the bunch, the red and blue semi-truck, asked. His voice sounded so void of emotion but I still could sense the concern in it.
"Portal or something." I answered. "I really don't know. Ratchet thinks I went through something called a 'Ground Bridge'. What is that exactly?" I didn't receive a reply right away and I just shrugged, "Whatever." Jack stepped forward and placed a hand on my shoulder. "Don't take it the wrong way Juliana. We just can go around telling everyone who comes in here everything." Pushing his hand off my shoulder I shrugged again with a sigh. "Trust issues. I can understand that." From the looks on his face, I could tell Jack was having a hard time believing me.
"So Juliana where do you live so we can take you home? I bet your parents are worried about you." Ratchet asked. Again I looked at my feet but I stopped swaying them. Thinking fast I came up with the best lie I could think of. "I am one of the worst people to ask for directions. I only know how to get there by watching the road." It wasn't a complete lie, following the road was the only way I ever found my cave. "Then we'll have Ratchet take you home." The semi-truck said with a smile.
"What! Optimus really I have work here I need to do and-" "The rest of us have to return to patrolling Ratchet. You shall transport Juliana home." So the semi-truck was the one called Optimus. He was very big and he had that powerful look about him; the look of a leader "Very well." Ratchet didn't sound too pleased by this. "See you guys later." The blue motorcycle said with a wave. "See you later Arcee." Jack said with a slow wave. "Bye Bulkhead!" Miko shouted to the green hummer who smiled warmly. "Later Bumblebee." Raf said to the yellow car who beeped back to him with a wave.
As the others changed, Optimus stood there for a moment looking at me with a blank stare. I gave him a friendly wave and a smile. He returned it and he too transformed and left with the others. "Come on you four. We need to get Juliana home so I can get back to work." Ratchet shouted as he turned into an ambulance. Figures, him being the doc bot and all. Slowly I turned around and leapt off the railing. Joining the others, we walked down the stairs and climbed into Ratchet. Man that sounds odd in my head. Jack took the driver's seat and I took the front passenger's. As Ratchet drove down the same tunnel, I looked out the window and saw that their base was in a big rock. 'Neat' I thought to myself. "So which way do we take Juliana?" turning to Jack I pointed to the left lane, "That way."
As we were driving, I thought about how I was going to get inside my cave without these guys seeing me go in. "So Juliana, why haven't we seen you at school before?" Miko asked from the back seat. "I'm ... home schooled. School and I don't mix very well." I laughed in my head at the last time I had been in school and how it had ended up with a bully having a black eye and a broken rib. School was one of the many things I didn't miss by being on my own. But there were other things I did miss, like having someone to talk to everyday and my family was all i had in this world, after what happened to them I had nothing but the clothes on my back pretty much. And that wasn't much at that.
"Now which way?" snapping out of my thoughts I turned my head out the window to see we weren't too far from my cave now. I must have zoned out again. "Not much farther now Ratchet. Make a right here." I pointed to nothing but a dirt road that looked like it hadn't been used in years. "Are you sure Juliana?" Ratchet's voice asked. "Uh yeah, just turn here please." Ratchet didn't ask again and he went down the road. After a few minutes, I saw my cave not too far away. "Stop here." Ratchet pulled slowly to a stop and turned on his lights. "Juliana there's nothing here." Jack said and I nodded. "Yeah, I know. Sorry guys." Before any of them could ask why I had brought them here, I pushed open Ratchet's door and bolted into the night. "Juliana Wait!" I could hear Ratchet call for me as I ran but I didn't stop.
Quickly taking a right turn behind a rock, I saw my cave only a few feet away. Looking back, I didn't see anyone following me and I sighed. They all seamed nice but I couldn't let them see where I lived. Slowing my pace, I walked the rest of the way to the rock. Once I reached it I slowly began to climb up but just as I made my way into the opening of the cave, a light flashed me from behind. "Juliana?" turning around, I saw Ratchet and the others looking at me confused. Scared silly, I rushed into the back of my cave and hid behind a boulder.
Ratchet's light was still shinning in my cave but I soon saw three shadows coming my way. "Juliana?" it was Raf calling me. "Come on Juliana, come out." It was Miko this time. Sighing, I raised my hands up into the air and rose from behind my boulder. "Alright, you caught me now." Raf gave a sweet little smile but it disappeared just as quickly. "Juliana, why did you come here?" Raf asked, I shrugged. Might as well tell them now. "this is where I live." I answered quietly. From the surprised look on their faces, they must had been think of something else.
"Don't you have any parents?" Jack asked stepping forward. I shook my head. "My family died years ago. I take care of myself now." Miko placed a hand to her lips and she looked ready to cry. "I'm so sorry Juliana." Miko said before she hugged me tightly. Letting her stay there for a moment, I smile. "It's okay." It had been so long since anyone hugged me like that, it felt good but also odd. "Juliana, please come out here." Ratchet asked from outside. Raf took my hand and we followed Jack and Miko to the opening.
Once I was out, Ratchet turned off his lights only letting the moon light our darkness. "Juliana … is what you say true?" I nodded to the Autobot but I didn't look him in the eyes, i felt so bad for lying to them all but not as much as lying to Ratchet for some odd reason. "Then we should head back to Base. I am not allowing you to stay out here tonight." Ratchet lowered his hand so that we could climb in. Stepping on, Ratchet lowered us to the ground and transformed back into an ambulance with its doors open. "Get in kids." Ratchet didn't sound angry but he did sound a little annoyed.
As we all slipped in, I looked over at Jack who had this sad expression on him. Turning back to the window, I watched as Ratchet left my cave behind and returned to the road. Closing my eyes, I felt kind of guilty that I hadn't told theses' guys about my situation. All they did was try to help me and what do I do, I lie in their faces. After a while, I began to zone out and I guess I fell asleep. But before I did, I felt Ratchet tighten my seatbelt. A smile came across my face as I took it as a kind jester.
After a while, I opened my eyes to see that I was still in Ratchet's ambulance form but my seat was down and I was covered in a blanket. Slowly standing, I looked out the window to see Jack, Miko, and Raf sleeping on a coach not too far away. Looking at the clock that was on Ratchet's dash' I saw that it was six in the morning. Giving a quiet yawn, I slowly opened Ratchet's door.
Man was it cold in here, Ratchet must have had his heat on because it felt like ice out here. Taking the blanket with me, I stepped out. The base seemed a little creepy when it was quiet. Not even the beeps from the computers were going. All the lights were off besides the little glow from the TV near the coach. Suddenly a slam came from behind me and I let out a quick yelp in surprise. Turning around I watched as Ratchet quickly turned into his Autobot form. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." Ratchet spoke as he knelt down to me. "It's okay." I smiled and pulled the blanket closer to my body.
"Why didn't you wake me up when we got back? It doesn't look very comfortable sleeping like a car." Ratchet smiled and shrugged his shoulders. "You looked really tired and you looked like you could really use the sleep so I told Jack to leave you be. It's no trouble." I smiled, I hadn't received this much kindness is so long. Then something popped in my mind. "Do the other Autobots know that I'm still here?" I asked. Ratchet shook his head, "by the time we returned they were already in recharge." I nodded, they'll wake up to a nice surprise wont they.
"So now what?" Ratchet shrugged again "I really need to work on something's. If you want you could go and wake up Jack and the others, see if they have something to do." I shook my head, "Would it be alright if I help you instead. The others look really into sleeping." Ratchet shook his head, "I don't know if you'll be much help. It's all very complicated." I shrugged, "People call me complicated, maybe I can work with complicated thing?" Ratchet raised his brow but he lowered his hand down for me to climb in. "Okay then, let's get started."