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Have you ever been so tired, as soon as you crash into bed, you fall asleep instantly? And then have you ever had a dream your phone ringtone was playing over and over again? I wished it was just a dream, but unfortunately, my cell phone was ringing, and it woke me up. I was definitely pissed and there was hell to pay.

Without even looking at who it was, I picked it up and put it to my ear. "Hi?"

"Jennifer, get dressed and wait for me outside," Alix's panicked voice sent shivers down my spine. Why did he sound to scared?

Suddenly very awake, I jolted into a sitting position. "W-why? Alix? Hello?"

"Just listen to me," he said and I swore I heard the squeal of tires in the background. "Get dressed and meet me outside your house in ten minutes."

With a click, he hung up.

Without even hesitating, I bolted out of bed, but I made sure to stay quiet enough so I didn't wake my mom up. She was usually a heavy sleeper, but with my luck, she'd wake up instantly, so I kept it down as much as possible.

After getting dressed quickly and tossing my hair in a bun, I put on my shoes, grabbed my keys and went out the door, locking it behind me. Sure enough, Alix was waiting there for me.. and.. even though it was pitch dark out, the street lights illuminated the paved road and to my horror, Alix's once beautiful Corvette was now dented and scratched almost everywhere.

"What the fuck happened?" I nearly screamed as I looked inside the vehicle's interior (it was currently in convertible mode) and was confused instantly when I noticed he wasn't even in the car. I looked around, expecting him to be standing somewhere near me, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"What are you waiting for?" his familiar voice snapped and I stared at the car, my eyes wide. Did.. did the car just talk? "Get in!"

"Alix? Is this some kind of joke? Where the hell are you? This isn't funny!" I screamed the last part.

"I'll explain later, just get in or we both die!"

Swallowing hard, I opened the door and climbed in, slamming it behind me. With a squeal of the tires, the car lurched forward by itself, mind you, and my house disappeared in the distance. I looked over in the driver's seat and I swear my eyes were playing tricks on me, because Alix was sitting right there!

"Alix, I swear to GOD you better explain to me what the flying fuck is going on here," I said, a warning tone shrouding my voice. "You dragged me out of my bed at.." I checked the time on my phone, "..at three in the morning, came to my house in this beat up piece of shit and now you're telling me that if I don't come with you, we'll both die?" my voice was higher in pitch at this point. "I think it's time you cut the umbilical cord with the weed, Alix-"

"It's not a joke," he snapped and I'd never seen him this serious in my four years of knowing him. "I'll explain once we get to base. It's not safe enough for me to lose concentration right now, so just stay quiet." He nodded at me. "Go to sleep. The base is almost a full day away from here if we drive without stopping."

My eyes widened. A full day? A base? What kind of base? I was too afraid to ask. I asked a simpler question, instead. "What about gas? We stopping for that?"

He looked at me and we kept eye contact for a few seconds (how the hell he was still able to drive while doing so was beyond me) and then he said, "I don't need gas," before returning his gaze back to the road.

We said nothing more to one another.

I had just woken up for the second time since we left my house, except this time, Alix was the one waking me up. "Jenny, come on, get up. We're here."

I opened my eyes groggily, not sure if I was dreaming or not, but when I saw the familiar blue eyes in my face, I instantly snapped back into reality and jolted up from my restring position, smacking him directly in the forehead. "Shit. Sorry."

"Ow?" He groaned, rubbing his forehead a few seconds after the impact.

"I said sorry," I muttered, sitting up the rest of the way. After a second or two, I looked around and my eyes went wide. "Where are we?"

Everywhere, and I mean everywhere, were military vehicles, choppers and hangars. People walked around dressed in uniform and I noticed two soldiers heading in our direction; both didn't look pleased. I swallowed hard when they got close enough and began to speak.

"Shit man," one of them said, looking at me while shaking his head. "Sides, why the hell d'you have a human girl with you? You know-"

Did he just call Alix Sides? What did that mean? And he referred to me as a human.. well duh! What else am I?

"Epps, shut up," Alix snapped through gritted teeth, interrupting my thoughts. "She doesn't know."

"Know what?" I growled, hopping out of the car. I hated when people talked about me like I wasn't around. "What the fuck don't I know and does anybody want to explain to me why I'm here at this base?"

"Easy on the language, Jenn," Alix whispered to me.

"No, Alix!" I yelled, causing the other soldier to sigh in annoyance. "You dragged me out of bed at three in the damn morning and told me that I was going to die if I didn't come with you and now we're at a military base, of all fuckin' places, and things are just really messed up! So no, I won't be easy on my language!"

"Sideswipe," the other guy said and I saw the name Lennox on his shirt.

"And who the hell is Sideswipe?" I blurted, folding my arms. "His name is Alix. What are we? Three? We need to use codenames still?"

"Can I just tell her, Lennox?" Alix said, ignoring me.

The two guys seemed to hesitate before the one known as Lennox sighed. "If you do," he began, pointing a finger at my best friend, "you have to stand before Optimus and Ironhide, you realize this?"

"I know," Alix nodded.

So did Lennox. "Go on then." He was about to turn away, but he paused. "And you do realize you'll be in charge of keeping her safe, right?"

Alix nodded again. "I know, Will."

"Alright, then," Will nodded and then turned around, walking away with the other soldier.

I turned to face Alix, but he stopped me before I had time to speak. "Listen to me, Jenn," he began quickly. "I know you're probably scared and frustrated and confused, but you have to pay attention to everything I tell you. First of all, Sideswipe isn't a codename; it's my real name. Alix is the codename. Second-"

"Okay, I get that, but why the hell didn't you just tell me that was your real name?" I asked. "I mean, it's not the weirdest name I've ever heard of-"

"Just listen," he snapped and I shut up instantly. Taking a deep breath, he closed his eyes and then opened them before continuing. "The reason they addressed you as a human.. is because I'm not."

"A human?" I said. "You're not a human?" I almost laughed at the ridiculousness. "Come on, Alix-"

"Stop calling me that," he interrupted and I stopped myself. I frowned. He was being really serious, which wasn't like him at all. "I'm not kidding. And this," he pointed at himself. "This is fake. This isn't really me. It's called a hologram and it was designed and created by two very smart friends and comrades of mine named Wheeljack and Ratchet."

"Then if that's not you, what the hell is?" I shrugged, deciding if I should just go along with it all. Could I really believe any of this?

"This is," he replied without hesitation, directing a hand to his car; the dented Corvette Centennial convertible. "This is me. My name is Sideswipe and my home is Cybertron, a planet extremely far from here."

Before I could tell myself not to, I snorted... pretty loud, actually, causing him to glare at me. Then I shook it off. In a situation like this, I guess I really only needed one thing in order to believe him; proof. "Prove it," I shrugged like it hardly mattered. I really wasn't feeling in a good mood at all. "I'll believe it when I see it."

He smirked, and that scared me. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

And before I had time to gasp, his entire body just disappeared and the next thing I knew, his car was moving.. and not on its wheels.. but it was actually breaking apart and reconnecting into different shapes; getting taller and much bigger.

It wasn't until a pair of strikingly blue and familiar eyes met mine, did I pass out.