You know, I got to admit that the first chapter of my story did so well. I started it out as a way to try something new being that most of my stories involved the Teen Titans. And now I got two reviews and my hit counter is up to 122 hits. One reviewer, who's name is Rose Jennison, says she thinks it's a good start and was ashamed that Sari rarely appeared in the third season. Though she did stated that my grammar needs a little work. But hey, I'm using Word to write my stories and it never looks through all the errors I've made. Not to mention I've proofread my chapters before I post them up so I always have the tendency to miss a few things here and there. And Dark Maiden95 says that the story look pretty interesting. At least I've got supporters on my story. Now let's move on to Chapter two of this story. Here, Sari gets a strange dream that would involve her overload. She apologized to Bumblebee of her unexpected attack. And she finally comes back home after being away from Sumdac Tower for a long time. Just sit back and enjoy reading it.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers Animated or Sari Sumdac

Chapter Two: The Dream

Sari's world was completely dark, as she couldn't see a thing. Her mind was telling her that she was asleep at the time so she let that one slide. But just as she was sleeping, she felt a little warm. She guessed that the sun must be out by now. Thinking about that, she began to stir and slowly opened her eyes. But as she opened them fully, she wasn't in the Autobot's med bay. Instead, she was shocked to see the city of Detroit all in ruins.

All around her, she saw buildings crumbling, cars on fire, and bodies of citizens who must've succumb to sudden destruction. Far away in front of her is Sumdac Tower, which looked like it was on the worse of conditions. The windows are broken and it looks like it's on the verge of teetering off the metal pole. Sari looked on and was horrified by what she was seeing. She then started to wonder how all this happened in a matter of seconds. Just as she was thinking about, she saw a wave of jets flying through the sky. At first, she thought it was the Calvary, but when she got a closer look, she soon notices the Decepticon insignia on their wings. Soon, she found her answer. The Decepticons have taken over the city! She had to get help and fast before its too late. But just as she was about to find her firends…

Bumblebee: "Sari…"

The young Sumdac then got startled by what she heard from behind and turned around to see what was that. Turns out, she was more disturbed at what was behind her. All in front of her were the Autobots all in a complete wreck with them offline. Optimus Prime had his spark ripped out of him. Ratchet had his arms and legs torn off. Bulkhead had his head chopped off and his demolition ball was removed so forcefully. And Powl was ripped to pieces to the point where they were unrecognizable. But then, she looked down and saw her best friend Bumblebee still online, but barely on the verge of termination. His body model was scratched and dented with energon leaking on the deep wounds. The young bot slowly lifted his head up and his optics were set to the young girl.

Bumblebee: "Sari… Help me…"

Sari was scared out of her mind and didn't know what to do. She doesn't have the key that could save him nor does she know how to repair him. As she was trying to figure things out, a big shadow loomed over her. She slowly turned back around and was scared to death at none other then the Decepticon leader, Megatron. Megatron looked down at the young techno organic and had a devious smile on his face.

Megatron: "Excellent work, my young apprentice."

Sari blinked a couple of times and wondered what he meant by apprentice. Looking down, she noticed something on the reflection of the leader's leg. Taking a closer look, she soon realizes that she was completely different. Instead of her usual dress, she was wearing a robotic armor outfit with purple and black design, her hands were metallic and were completely sharp, her chest had a red diamond, and her helmet had no pigtails on top but showed a Decepticon symbol on her dome. But the one thing she noticed was that her eyes were blood red, a true sign of a Decepticon. Sari's eyes were wide in pure disbelief and now found out the truth. That she was the one who attacked her friends and offline them in seconds. Megatron then looked up and spotted one of the Autobots still moving.

Megatron: "It would seem one of them is still online. Finish him off."

Sari listened in and for some strange reason; her body seems to be moving on its own accord. She began to panic and tries to stop herself from approaching him. But still, her body was on autopilot and it wouldn't listen to her one bit. The moment she approached Bumblebee, her forearms opened up and revealed her blades, which were glowing crimson purple. The yellow bot looked up to her and was afraid of what would happen, so he tried to reason with her.

Bumblebee: "Sari… Please… Don't…"

The young girl looked down at her friend and remained silent for a few seconds. Sari wanted to say 'I'm trying' to her friend but it was in her mind. Instead, her mouth said something else in a dark, twisted, sinister voice.

Sari: "As you wish, my master."

She then raised her blade high into the air and was ready to give out the final blow. Bumblebee just shut his optics and was ready for his end. At the same time, Sari screamed in her mind as her blades hit the backside of her friend where his spark is located.

Suddenly, Sari sat up out of her berth and yelled out loud.

Sari: "NO!"

Her eyes snapped open and she was breathing profusely with cold sweat dripping down her face. Taking a deep breath, she looked around and found out where she was. She was sitting on the cold berth in Ratchet's med bay room of the Autobot's base. She turned to the screen and noticed her heart, or spark, was beating extremely fast, but slowed down after her immediate wake. Realizing where she was, she took a deep breath and wiped the sweat off her forehead.

Sari: "It was just a dream…"

She immediately laid back on the berth and tried to relax herself. Looking up at the window, she soon notice that it was still night out and the sun hasn't come out yet. She then looked at her hand and flexed it, trying to contemplate the dream she had.

Sari: "Still… It all felt too real…"

Starring at her hand, she wondered what that dream meant. Could it be her future, or a reminder of what happened during her overload? Either case, she was glad that was over with. Sighing to herself, she laid on the bed and went back to sleep, hoping she doesn't have that dream again.

When the morning came, Sari was heading back home after staying in the Autobot base for recovering from her overload. After she got up, Ratchet did one more checkup on her incase she had some abnormalities. Thankfully, there was nothing but he was a little unsure if there will be new mods in her system he hasn't checked yet. But he did clear her so that way she can go home and relax for a bit. Now she's in Bumblebee's vehicle mode heading back to Sumdac Tower.

Though she was glad to head back home, she was still a little tired. After the dream she had, she didn't get any sleep and fear that she might relive that experience. Seeing the image of the city and ruin and all of her friends' offline is disturbing. But the one thing that was truly haunting was her killing her best friend right in front of her and she was a complete Decepticon! That would be the image that she will never forget. And for good reason too. For this brought her back to the moment she stabbed Bumblebee in the chest plate during her overload. And looking into his optics, she realized she had made a dreadful mistake. Now she's in his vehicle mode feeling very uncomfortable since she left the base. She wanted to say something to him and doesn't know how to say it. And even if she does say something, how will he accept it. As she was trying to think about it, she heard her friend's voice on the radio.

Bumblebee: "Sari? Are you okay?"

Sari snapped out of it as she heard her fiend's worry. Looking down at the radio she pretended to be happy.

Sari: "Uh… Sure… Why you ask?"

There was a bit of silence until he started to spoke up.

Bumblebee: "Because you've been quite ever since we left the base. Is there anything you want to talk about? You can go ahead and tell me. I am your best friend after all."

This gave Sari a blinking of her eyes. He wants to talk to her after what she put him through? She couldn't believe it. Her thoughts then went back to the dream she had when she killed him along with the incident during the overload. She still wants to talk about it, but she doesn't know how to react. How she's going to tell him that?

Bumblebee: "Hello? Cybertron to Sari. Are you there Sari?"

Again, Sari got out of her trance and regained her composure.

Sari: "Oh… Yeah, I'm here. I was just thinking that's all."

Bumblebee: "Thinking? About what?"

The young techno organic looked at the window to see the view and wondered what to say. She doesn't want to give him too much information but at least she wants to make it simple. That's when she noticed the destruction she caused throughout the streets after her upgrade. Watching all the cleaning and garbage bots clean up the mess, she came up with a good way to answer his question. So she started to say it straight on.

Sari: "About what happened when I upgraded myself. I just cannot believe that I lost complete control over my body, and nearly blew up the city. What was I thinking?"

Bumblebee heard all this and decided to make her feel a little happy.

Bumblebee: "It wasn't your fault Sari. It was nothing but a freak accident and you didn't know that key could overload in you. And besides, no one got hurt and you're still in one piece after all that mess."

Sari then shrugged her shoulders and sighed to herself, knowing he would say that.

Sari: "Yeah… About that… I just want to say I'm sorry about me stabbing you in the chest plate. I didn't really mean to do that. My body just went on its own with me along for the ride. I hope you're not mad at me for doing that."

The car was quiet until the yellow bot responded back.

Bumblebee: "No need to apologize Sar. See, it was my fault too. I thought I would save you since you saved me from that rock monster. I was a little ahead of myself and didn't know you would do that. You know me, always getting into trouble. But you don't have to feel bad about yourself. Ratchet fixed me up in no time flat. Who'd thought Ratchet was a good medic."

Sari listened in and could tell that he wasn't mad at her. Heck, he even said he made a mistake in saving her. So she wasn't alone on this boat of guilt. Looking down at the radio, she started to feel a little better.

Sari: "So… Does that mean we're still friends?"

Bumblebee: "Oh come on Sari. You know you always be my friend till the very end."

Sari smiled, knowing that Bumblebee accepted her apology and she accepted his. As she was happy about her apology, Bumblebee changed the subject and told her what he found.

Bumblebee: "Well, we're here. Sumdac Tower. Welcome home."

Sari looked up and saw her home towering over all of Detroit. It's windows shining due to the sun's reflection and it looked so futuristic. Starring at the beauty of the building, she smiled and was glad to come back.

Sari: "Yeah… Good to be home."

In a matter of minutes, Bumblebee drove to the building and parked at the main entrance. Once there, Sari got out of the driver's seat and was feeling better then ever. She then turned to her friend and nodded happily.

Sari: "Thanks for taking me home Bee."

Bumblebee: "Oh don't mention it. Just helping out a friend in need is all."

The two remain quiet until Sari spoke up.

Sari: "Hey! I got it. Why don't you come up with me to my room? We can hang out some more."

Bumblebee was about to saw something until he heard Optimus's voice on the comm.

Optimus Prime: "Bumblebee, I need you to head back to base. We've picked up an energon signature of Lugnut and we might need all the help we could get."

Bumblebee: "Got it boss bot."

Once he turned off the comm. he told his friend the bad news.

Bumblebee: "Sorry. Optimus wants me back to the base for a Decepticon sighting. Maybe we can do it another time all right."

The young teenager sighed to herself and could tell he has work to do.

Sari: "Sure Bee. I understand. You go get em'."

To that end, Bumblebee transformed on of his car doors into his arm and placed a siren on top of his roof. With his arm transforming back to the door, he sped to the base with his siren on. As he drove away, Sari just looked on and groaned to herself. She should've been with Bumblebee kicking some Decepticon ass but she couldn't. After Ratchet's final check up, he specifically told her to not go on any missions until she can control her new form. That got her kind of upset but she has to follow his advice anyways unless she wants to overload her body more. Besides, this will give her a break from being with the Autobots for weeks. While she was waving to her friend, she heard a familiar voice.

Prof. Sumdac: "Welcome home Sari!"

She then turned around and saw her father welcoming her with open arms. Being that she couldn't contain herself, she rushed up to him and hugged him back.

Sari: "Thanks daddy! It's good to be home!"

Once they were done with the hug, the two got up the steps and were going to enter the main doors.

Prof. Sumdac: "So Sari, how does it feel to finally come back home after what you've been through?"

Sari then sighed to herself and understood what he meant. The first time she went back home, she was still mad that Issac didn't tell her the truth. The second time was after Powl revealed that Sari was a protoform that was infused with Sumdac's DNA and she has to return to base for a scan and checkup. Now that all of it's out of the way and after the whole malfunction issue, she can finally get back home with her father and finally relax from all the mess she caused. Closing her eyes, she looked at her father and smiled.

Sari: "Well after what I've been through all these days, at least I can finally call this place home. The moment I get up there, all I'm going to do is head into my room and crash."

So the two entered the building and things will finally be peaceful. Well, almost. For the moment they got up to their house…

Sari: "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Issac covered his ears upon hearing her daughter's scream. When she was done screaming, she was still freaking out.

Sari: "What happened to my room!"

The young teenage looked on and was disgusted by what she saw. Since Powell kicked her out of the tower, he hired Masterson for military purposes and used her room as one of the labs. Sadly, when Masterson took over her place, he didn't clean it up one bit. The bed was a complete mess, there were parts scattered all over the floor, the desk was a wreck, the jukebox she usually has looked like it was abused, and her closet was filled with garbage. She could even see both Sparkplug and Tutor Bot all in shambles, preferably because Masterson used them as personal servants one time. Sumdac looked at her daughter and could tell the reaction of her room.

Prof. Sumdac: "Yes, well… While you were away, Masterson kind of used your room as his own lab. Judging by the looks of it, he was making himself comfortable."

Sari turned to her father and was really upset about all of this.

Sari: "Comfortable? You call this comfortable? LOOK AT MY ROOM! IT'S TRASHED!"

She then turned to what was left of her robot dog and tutor and was depressed at what happened to them.

Sari: "Oh poor Sparkplug and Tutor Bot. What had Masterson done to you two?"

The professor then sighed to himself and knew that her reaction would be bad the moment she saw her room. So he placed his hand on her shoulder and eased her troubled mind.

Prof. Sumdac: "Now I know this looks bad. But once we clean this up, your room will be good as new. Okay?"

Sari listened to her father and nodded in approval. Her father smiled and knew she felt a little bit comfortable.

Prof. Sumdac: "That's better… Now dinner will be ready shortly. I'll let you know when its time."

With that said, he left Sari alone in her room, letting her get use to what happened. Looking around at her room, and sighed to herself and couldn't believe what happened to her place.

Sari: "Great… So much for sleeping in my own bed. Looks like I better clean this place up."

So she started to pick up a few things that looked a little hazardous even for her.

Sari: "Blea… I can't believe what that creep did to this place. Almost looks like a pigsty in here."

She then picked up a dirty sock and pinched her nose after smelling the stench of it.

Sari: "Phew… Apparently, he doesn't know how to wash his own clothes. They REEK!"

She turned to the full-length mirror near her dresser and saw that it was covered with a dirty lab coat. Groaning to herself, she headed to the mirror and removed the coat. But upon doing that, she saw her reflection and was surprised by it. She never got a good look at herself for a while and after all the craziness she'd been through, she never got the chance. But now that she did, she couldn't believe what she was looking at and was completely speechless.

Sari: "Wow… Everyone was right. I do look different."

She began to turn around to get a full view, slowly realizing what happened to her. From what she could understand was that she was now a teenage, no older then sixteen. She was a foot and a half taller then her usual height. In fact, she was little taller then her father. Her body filled out a little nicely with perky breasts, flat waist, and her hips have small curves. Even her clothes looked completely different. Her yellow/orange dress looks more teenagish with her sleeves that have fingerless gloves, a chocker around her neck, and where her key use to be now is a dome blue orb. She no longer was wearing her rain boots anymore. Instead, she was wearing slip on sneakers with long socks what go all the way up to the middle of her thighs. What she finds strange was that her elbows and knees had some mysterious indents on them along with her waist, like they were designed for action figures. Her guess is that since she's a robot, or half Cybertronian, those indents would mean that she has joints. But then she looked at her face and could tell that has changed extremely. Her once wide face was now oval and gave her the look of a young woman. Her red hair was still the same, though it was a little short, but her pigtails were different. Instead of sticking out of the sides of her head and were a little long, these pigtails were a little short and were sticking out to the back of her head. But what made her shocked by her looks were her eyes. Instead of is dark maroon red color it was bright sky blue. And not just ordinary blue color, they were special type of blue. Her pupils were dark sky blue but the outside of her eyes were a lighter shades of blue, almost like that of an Autobot, but a little reversed. Sari took a couple of poses in the mirror and was beginning to like her look.

Sari: "So that's what I look like if I'm a teenage. I look really cool!"

She then decides to test something out. Getting a closer look in the mirror, she decided to make some funny faces she usually does when she was a child. She did a couple of tongue sticking, face stretching, and the occasional eyelid dropping. Doing all of that she realized that her face was tight and doesn't make her cute anymore. Stopping her faces, she sighed to herself and knew her childhood was long gone.

Sari: "My face looks so old. No wonder why adults never had fun. But still, I can't believe I'm a full-blown teenager! I never thought my key could turn me into older girl when I upgrade myself."

Just then she remembered her key Ratchet gave her. She quickly took her key out of her pocket and slowly starred at it. She couldn't believe her key could not only upgrade herself to help save her friends, but also gave her a new body to boot. But then, she knew her key was drained of all of its energy as all the power of the All Spark was transferred into her. She didn't expect that to happen. But then, it was her key she was talking about. Optimus told her after the battle with Megatron that the key was now the only powerful object imaginable since the All Spark dispersed almost everywhere. In fact, Optimus said to her that the All Spark choose her for a reason. But then there were a lot of questions that need to be answered. Why did the All Spark choose her to be its guardian? What was her purpose in being its protector? Does it have something to do with her being a techno organic? Those were the type of questions swirling in her head. But just as she was trying to figure things out…

Prof. Sumdac: "Sari! Dinner's ready!"

Sari heard his father and sighed to herself.

Sari: "Oh well… I'll find my answer soon. Right now, time for me to get some real food."

She quickly left her room and headed to the kitchen for some grub she can actually eat.

Well that takes care of that chapter. Took longer then expected. At least it wasn't longer then the last story I did. That was a complete nightmare. Oh before I go, I need a quick favor from anyone who's reading the story. As you saw at the beginning of the chapter, I couldn't get the anatomy of Cybertronian's straight. Oh sure I could get a few things, optics=eyes, chest plate=chest, servo=hands. But there are some body parts that I can't put together for Cybertronian standards. If anyone knows the body parts between human and Cybertronian, give me a review or email me. Okay, so in the next chapter, Sari has some questions she needs to ask her father about this secret he kept from her for so long. How's he going to respond to that? Stay tune and find out. Please Review.