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"Hey! What about me? I'm still here. Don't forget me, Authoress or I'll come to your house! I can track anyone in the world! Stop slacking from writing!" Barricade threatens.

Oh my gosh! Does anyone know where I can hide from Barricade? He scares me! Wait! I'll hide in Optimus' office. He won't mind me sitting in his office, will he?

"Of course not, Noella." Optimus says to me. "You can sit in here as long as you want!"

Thanks Optimus.

Well, here it is. Seems sometimes my characters reach out to me when I'm having a difficult time. Happens frequently if I forget about them and if I have a lot on my mind, which I do at this time.

Chapter Ten

Regular POV

Dani didn't understand how a piece of jewelry managed to absorb itself into her neckline. It was too confusing for her. "But Ratchet? How can a simple piece of jewelry get absorbed into my neck?"

"The artifacts aren't typical pieces of jewelry, Danielle." Ratchet explained. "However, there's other pieces of jewelry you haven't told me about is there?"

"I only had three." I admitted. "I don't know about any others."

::Ironhide, Optimus, could you come in here please?::

Ironhide and Optimus walked into the Med-Bay. Ratchet waited until they were sitting in chairs. "I've scanned Dani's body and found some startling evidence. She has a third necklace. The artifact absorbed itself into her body."

"Absorbed itself into her body? Would that explain why her bruise disappeared?"

"Yes."

"How come the bruise didn't disappear when we found it?" Ironhide asked.

"It takes a lot of will power and mental power. She has the ability to heal herself."

"Then that means?"

"Yes. The only thing is that baffles me is that if she's capable of healing herself, then why doesn't this power do something to her Autism Spectrum Disorder?"

"Maybe because it isn't mental." Ironhide said. "It deals with development, not mental."

"Um, I'm here." I said, wondering why they were speaking to each other as if I wasn't here. "I didn't go anywhere."

All three Autobots looked at her. "Dani. I am sorry." Optimus apologized.

I smiled a small smile. "That's okay, I guess." I said.

"The first thing is we will need to keep an eye out on you, Dani. To monitor, you will have to stay with Ratchet until he clears you."

"But I don't feel sick!" I protested. "I don't feel no weirdness and wouldn't those nanites you gave me signal strange signs to you?"

"True. You haven't had any seizure activity so that's a good sign. But I still want to keep an optic on your body." Ratchet said.

"I'll be with Sunstreaker or Barricade. They can tell you if something else happens."

"After all the fuss you made-" Ironhide began to say.

"After all the fuss you made-" I repeated back to him.

"Why you little-" Ironhide started to say.

"Why you little-"

"Dani."

"Dani."

Ironhide growled, crossing his massive arms across his chest and giving me an icy glare, "Stop it!" he grunted.

I stood up and imitated him. "Very impressive, Youngling!" Optimus mused. "Very impressive. Notice how you're rubbing off on her, Ironhide?"

"Oh I noticed!" Ironhide said. "Will you be needing her today?"

"No." Optimus said. "Ratchet?"

"This is going my better judgment and medical practice. Dani, turn and look at me." He ordered.

I turned around and looked at him. "Look into my optics." I did, but I had the urge to look away. I forced myself to look into his optics. "Now you listen to me and listen closely. If you feel anything, anything at all! Pain? Headache? Severe neck pain or anything that doesn't make you feel good! You are to report it immediately to an Autobot or Neutral! I do not care if it's over a small pain! You tell us immediately. Do you understand me, Youngling?"

"Yes I understand." I said slowly. "Can I go now?"

"Yes."

I walked over to Ironhide and he held out his hand. I stepped into his hand and clutched a digit. Ironhide left the Med-Bay and walked toward the Hangar. I noticed right away that he was furious, but I hoped he wasn't angry with me.

"Come on, Ironhide! You're not angry with me, are you?" I asked. "If I did anything-"

"No." He grumbled. "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Oh. I thought I did something wrong or said something I shouldn't have. About my behavior this morning, I just wanted to say I was sorry. My Dad told me that if I felt scared, I should go to a neighbor's house. I'm not brave." I told him.

Ironhide paused in the middle of the Hangar. I held on his digit for dear life as he swung me close to his optics. "Dani. Do not ever say you are not brave. There are many humans out in the world who do not have the guts to go through all this and in stride! There are many humans who do have the bravery and the will to learn as you do. You are different from everyone around you. You have nothing to fear except fear itself. Do not let yourself think that you are not brave because few people have the guts to stand up for what they believe in.

"It takes courage, dedication, and sheer guts to overcome your difficulties."

"Thanks, Ironhide." I said, clutching his finger in a deeper hug.

"You're welcome, Youngling."

Ironhide took me to a human sized dining room and put me down to the floor. "Go eat."

"What?" I asked in astonishment. Usually they let me eat in their quarters.

"Go eat. Be with your kind for an hour."

I looked at him and then turned around. I strolled into the dining room where I saw a bunch of round tables. Some of them filled with soldiers and a family of civilians. I saw a teen with curly brown hair and brown eyes. He looked at me and gestured me to his family's table. I took a deep breath and walked over to them.

A woman with long brown curls smiled warmly, "You must be Danielle."

I nodded.

"I'm Judy and this is Ron."

"Hi, kiddo." Ron said.

"Hi. Nice to meet you." I said shyly.

Ron was a bit on the chubby side, but he seemed nice enough.

"Bit shy!" Judy said. "Don't be shy, Danielle. Join this crazy family."

I sat down in a chair next to a teen girl. "I'm Mikaela." The teen girl introduced.

I timidly smiled. Mikaela frowned. "You are shy."

I nodded.

"We'll just have to break that, won't we?" Judy said.

"I guess so."

"Oh! Mr I Won't Say A Word To You is Samuel, er, Sam."

"Mom!" Sam said, his face flushing red with embarrassment.

"Well, Sammy! You didn't say anything and didn't introduce yourself. Do you like pepperoni pizza?" Judy pushed a box of pizza toward me.

"I love all kinds of pizza." I reached for a paper plate and grabbed a slice of pepperoni pizza.

I took a large bite of pizza and Judy, Ron, Mikaela, and Sam wouldn't let me feel left out either. They included me. Most of the other kids made me feel left out when I went to school, but these people didn't! They joked and I found myself being much more at ease.

Dani met Sam's girlfriend and family. Will Ironhide's small list of chores be forgotten or has he forgiven her for her actions for this morning? Please read and review. And thank you for adding me.