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DD: I do not claim Transformers as my own. I only own Lizzy, Her friends/family, and this plot.

Chapter 2: A Change in the Wind

Lizzy stepped out of her biology class room and smiled. Finals were over, and she was finally free from her teacher, who couldn't actually teach. Yes, Professor Summers knew a lot about biology, but she didn't know a lot about teaching students that knowledge. She would take long pauses from teaching the material, which would be on the tests, to go on long tangents about something completely different and call it "Nickel Knowledge". Lizzy was really only able to pass the class as well as she was because she read the book. She headed out of the science building, and to the bus stop across campus. She was still in high school, but she also taking a few college courses to finish her credits.

The bus stop was half a mile from the science building, but it was the easiest place her mother could pick her up. She didn't mind walking that far, it was good to get out after sitting in class for a while. She headed for the cafeteria to grab an apple or banana to snack on. Then she walked to the bus stop. Lizzy pulled out her phone and began texting her friend Jenna. She was probably still in class, but she'd answer anyway.

'You still in class?' She asked.

She put her phone back in her pocket and continued walking. The spring sun peaked out of the clouds for the first time in a week. Lizzy smiled, took off her jacket, and tied it around her waist. As she walked past the woods the ran around the campus, she heard what sounded to be metal being rubbed together. Lizzy paused and looked around. It didn't come from a car passing, because there weren't any. And it didn't come from the parking lot, because that was too far away for how loud the sound was.

After taking one more glance around, she veered off the sidewalk and into the woods. There was a steep hill to get down into the woods, Lizzy had to half slide down it. A flash of silver from the right caught her eye. It was definitely of metallic make, but it was too far away to tell exactly what. There were two blue lights that seemed to be coming from it. After a few minutes of clambering through the thick brush, she came upon what had caught her eye. She was quite surprised by it. It was a CD player, just sitting in the middle of the woods.

Lizzy crouched down and studied it. The machine seemed to be in working order, just abandoned. She lifted it up by both handles and turned it over. It looked just like the CD player Frenzy turned into in the movies. She smiled, then put it down and turned to head back up the hill. Her mother would be there in a few minutes, so she continued on her way.

On her way, there was a brick, stair-stepped wall. She glanced at it was something blue caught her eye. Lizzy smiled and dropped her bag, it was a lizard sunning itself. She crept closer to it, making sure not to scare it. When she was only a few inches away she reached out her hand. It darted forward, but Lizzy was ready for it and moved her hand with the lizard. She cupped her hand around it and held it there, then she brought her other hand forward to pick up the Lizard. It poked its head out through a hole between her fingers, the wriggled the rest of its body out.

It scrambled down the wall and headed for the road. Lizzy glanced down the street quickly and, seeing no cars coming, stepped off the sidewalk to catch it. She brought her hand down and stopped the lizard from running into the road, then curled her hand around it and picked it up. Suddenly a car honked and Lizzy glanced up. She jumped back onto the sidewalk as a vehicle sped by. The man in the car flipped her off as he passed, she just rolled her eyes and looked over the Lizard. She smiled, went back to pick up her bag, then went up to the bus stop.

Her mother, Sonia, pulled up a few minutes later. Lizzy hopped up and walked over. She knocked on the window, and motioned for her mother to roll it down. Sonia pushed the button and gave a quizzical look at her daughter. Bouncing on her toes, and with a wide grin on her face, Lizzy held up the Lizard. Sonia laughed and shook her head.

"You are too much like your father." Her mother said. "Put the lizard down and get in the car."

Lizzy grinned and headed for a few trees that were by the bus stop. She put the lizard on one of the lower branches and watched it scurry away. She hoisted her bag and walked back to the car. Her mother popped the trunk and she tossed the school bag in it, taking out her ipod. She opened the passenger door, waving high to her four year old sister Amy, and sat down. She buckled up; her mother pulled onto the street, and headed for home.

"How was class today?" Sonia asked after a few minutes.

"Same as usual." Lizzy replied. "The teach talked a lot, but didn't actually say anything useful."

"Be nice, Lizzy." Sonia told her. "She is your teacher afterall."

"That was being nice." Lizzy grinned.

Sonia rolled her eyes and continued driving. Amy gave an "uh-oh" and Lizzy turned around. Amy had dropped her cup and it rolled under the driver's seat.

"Lizzy, can you get Amy's cup for her?" Sonia asked.

Lizzy nodded and reached around, trying to get her hand under the seat. She huffed when she couldn't reach it. So she unbuckled and turned around, kneeling on her seat to get a better angle. Five hundred feet up, there were a few cars stopped at a red light. Lizzy smiled when she felt her hand grasp the cup. She pulled it out, wiped it off, and handed back to her sister. The light turned green, and Sonia took her foot off the brake and began moving forward again. Lizzy turned around and went to put her buckled back on. A flash caught her eye and she looked out the window. Had her voice worked, she would have screamed. All the could do was stare in shock.

A large green truck came barreling through the red light and crashed into Lizzy's side of the car. Their small blue Elantra went spinning through the intersection, and began to roll. Lizzy held on as hard as she could, but because she wasn't able to buckle she hit her head on the roof, and was thrown forcefully into the windshield. As she was battered around in the cab, she blacked out. The car rolled a few more times, and stopped at the bottom of a ditch. Several people stopped their cars and ran over to them, to see if they were alright.

After a few minutes, to get her bearings, Sonia got shakily out of the car and looked around. They had gone over one hundred feet from their original point. A man ran over and asked if she was alright. Sonia nodded, then she gasped and ran to the car. She reached in through the window and pulled Amy out of the car. She had a few scrapes from the glass, but was pretty much alright. Sonia searched for Lizzy, but she wasn't in the car. She had been thrown from the car, and was laying sprawled near the road.

"Lizzy!" Sonia cried.

She rushed over and knelt down. Her daughter winced and opened her eyes slowly. Sonia sighed in relief and picked up her hand. Lizzy looked around at where she was. Her right hand, and her head throbbed; she sighed. Then glanced up at her mother, Amy stood next to her. She was relieved her sister and mother weren't hurt.

"What happened?" Lizzy asked slowly.

"Someone ran the red light and hit us." Sonia answered. "Are you alright?"

"My wrist and head hurt." Lizzy replied. "Other than that I'm ok. You guys are ok?"

"Yeah, Amy and I are fine." Her mother told her.

Lizzy laid her head back down and closed her eyes, the pounding in her head was getting worse. Sirens blared and a couple of Ambulances, Police Cars, and a Firetruck pulled up. Paramedics got out and brought gernies over. Two checked Sonia over, one checked Amy, and the two others attended to Lizzy. The put a neck brace on her and placed her on the gerny. They lifted her onto the Ambulance, shut the doors, and drove off. Sonia and Amy were put in the second one and taken along behind. The man who had crashed into them was unharmed, other than sore ribs from the seatbelt. He was allowed to leave, his truck only had a little front end damage.

The paramedics hooked Lizzy up to a heart monitor and put an I.V. in her arm. They asked how she was feeling, but none could sign. She motioned for a pen and paper, and wrote that her wrist and head hurt. The headache was getting worse, after a minutes she passed out. A short, ten minute ride later, the Ambulances made it to the hospital. They wheeled her in, and doctors took over her care. She had some bruising around her wrist, and a concussion. Otherwise, she was alright and just needed some rest.

Her mother and sister came in when the doctor said they could, and sat down in the two chairs in the room. Lizzy slept for several hours; her father came by as soon as he had heard what happened. His boss let him go early, and gave him a card to give to Lizzy. Andrew walked over to Sonia and sat down next to her.

"Are you all alright?" Andrew asked.

"We're fine." Sonia replied. "Amy and I have a few scrapes and bumps, Lizzy has a bruised wrist and a concussion."

"I'm glad you're all fine." Andrew breathed. "What happened?"

"I picked Lizzy up from class, and we were heading through a light that had just turned green." Sonia relayed. "Amy had dropped her cup, so Lizzy unbuckled and got it for her. She was about to put her buckle back on, when a large green truck rammed into us."

Andrew shook his head, and ran a hand over his face. Then he glanced up at Lizzy. A few minutes later, the heart monitor beeped, signifying her heart rate increased. She opened her eyes and looked around. The first thing she noticed was everything around her smelled sterile, she knew she was in a hospital. Suddenly, her mother and father entered her field of vision. She smiled tiredly at them and waved.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Her father asked.

"Like I was just in a car that got hit by a truck going forty miles an hour, spun a few times, did ten barrel rolls, and then threw me to the ground." Lizzy replied. "Go figure."

Her parents laughed, Lizzy smiled as well. Andrew rubbed the top of her head gently. There was a buzz next to her, on the small table. Lizzy looked over and saw her phone had new texts. She reached for it, but couldn't quite get it. She huffed and asked her father to get it for her. Andrew reached over and handed Lizzy her phone. She looked at it quizzically. Her background was not what it used to be.

The background she had used to be a transformers battle, portraying the battle in Mission City. Buildings were exploding all around. From one of the buildings, Megatron was leaping at Optimus, who stood ready to face him. Ontop of one of the buildings still standing, was Starscream. And on the ground, to the right and a little in front of Optimus, was Bumblebee. Now, her background was what she had changed it from. A black background with a tribal dragon made from flames.

Lizzy didn't think over it too much, she had just gotten in a car accident. Her phone probably suffered a little damage. Flipping it open she read her texts. They were all from Jenna. The first was a reply to Lizzy's, stating that she was still in class. The second was half an hour later, asking why she wasn't responding. The third was a minute ago, asking what was taking her so long to reply. Lizzy hit the reply button, and started answering.

"Sorry, I got in a car accident. We're at the Hospital."

She shut her phone and laid back against the pillows. She was bored, then turned to her father.

"Can you get me my laptop?" She asked.

Andrew nodded and stood up. He gave Sonia a kiss, and said he'd be right back. Lizzy snuggled down into her covers. The room was cold, and she was in nothing more than her underclothes and the thin dressing gown. She tossed her mom the remote for the t.v, so Amy could watch something. Just then, her phone buzzed. Lizzy flipped it open and smiled sheepishly at what Jenna replied.

"If you do not explain, right now, I will come over there and beat your a**." Jenna texted.

"We were going home and a truck hit us."

"I can't leave you alone for five minutes, can I?"

"Oh hush, it was the first time something like that happened."

"I'm going to put a tracking anklet on you, so I can never lose you."

"You'd have to catch me first."

"That's easy enough."

"Shut up."

Lizzy shut her phone and closed her eyes. After a few minutes she had fallen asleep. An hour later, her father came back into the room. He grinned and dropped the laptop on her. Lizzy awoke with a start, glanced down, and then glared at her father. Andrew shrugged, gave a quick grin and sat down in one of the chairs. Lizzy rolled her eyes and opened her laptop. She logged on and was surprised at what she saw. Her background, which used to be Optimus and Megatron facing each other, with the word "Protect" and "Destroy" under them, respectively, was gone. Her old background of Doctor Who's Tenth Doctor was up instead. Her computer may have gotten a problem and made it go back to the original one.

She got onto the internet and tried getting onto a Transformers website she liked. And error screen came up. She looked at it quizzically, then tried again. Maybe something had been spelled incorrectly. The error screen came up again. Lizzy supposed the site was down for maintenance, or updates. The third movie was coming out soon, so that was probably the reason. Instead she logged into fan fiction and went for the Transformers section. It was strange, all the Transformers sections were gone. Something was up, but she had no idea what.

Around seven o'clock that night, the doctor came in and did one more check-up on Lizzy. He said she was cleared to go, and if she had any residual problems to come back. Other than that, she was fine and could go about with her normal life. Andrew and Sonia thanked the doctor. Lizzy went to the bathroom to put on the fresh clothes her father had also brought from home. Then they got into the truck, and drove home. A thought struck Lizzy as they drove.

"Did the guy from "Macrotech" call yet?" She asked.

"As a matter of fact, he did." Andrew replied. "Do you want to go get the bow and arrows tomorrow?"

"Yes, that would be awesome!" Lizzy answered.

A/N: I'm working on an Optimus Prime costume :) I want to wear it to the Midnight Premier of TF:DotM. It will be epic, and I am fairly pleased with how it is turning out. I wore a Human-Bumblebee costume for RotF when it came out, and my friend went with me as a human Starscream. We got 17 hugs, 8 pictures, 7 high-fives, 5 thumbs-up, 3 conversations, and 1 autograph. That night=epic. Now, onto my lovely reviewers!

Roc2Roll: I'm glad you like it! Yes, she uses Sign Language. 90% of it is ASL (American Sign Language), the other 10% are family signs that aren't recognized by anyone outside of her family/friends.

Zoey the Wolf: No offense taken :) That was how I had planned it. The beginning is confusing, then everything starts to come together. Thanks for your vote of confidence! I appreciate it!

kaaayyytteee: Thanks! ^_^

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~ DD