That was a long block. Hopefully, I won't leave you all on cliffhangers anymore. It sucks sometimes when you're in the prime of writing and then RL interferes. I began to make a comeback I believe. Please review at the end. Thank you.

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Joyce couldn't believe what she heard. Prowl making an arrest while she was sitting in his passenger seat. Marty sitting the backseat, his glare directed to Joyce. Joyce was trying to avoid his glare as Prowl drove back to the base. It seemed that the charge of anti-machine activity could end in Marty's death. But, the Autocons had a set of different rules. Marty would probably be shipped to a place where humans were sent to. When Prowl pulled into the city, Joyce seemed to be a little relaxed, starting to learn that the Autocons were trustworthy. After all, Prowl did a lot of the interrogation while people talked about Marty's behavior to human and Autocons.

Prowl slowed to a stop in front of a building. He opened his door for Joyce to leave. "Stand on the sidewalk and do not move from that spot. Wait for Optimus Prime to pick you up. I have sent him a message. Meantime, I will pick you up after I take this human to the human cells."

Joyce stood on the sidewalk and watched Prowl leave. In the time that she was staying, Joyce felt safe and secure. Not to mention, someone had finally stood up for her. It made her feel a sense of trust. They weren't all that bad. If Joyce didn't know any better, they were trusting her. She hadn't showed any signs of- making them angry or making them want to ship her off to a human prison. That's where they sent anti-machine activists to.

Joyce soon heard an engine coming from the right. It sounded like a truck's engine. Having never met Optimus in his truck form, he drove up to her. She was hesitating and said, "Prowl said to wait right here until Optimus Prime came to pick me up." She was just giving the Autocon an explanation of why she was alone. "So here I am. Waiting." She finished.

Optimus was surprised and opened a truck door to receive his guest. "I am Optimus Prime, Joyce."

Joyce walked up to his altmode and climbed in. She sat on his driver's seat, now noticing that he was 'state of the art'. Buttons flashing, sensor arrays, monitors on his dashboard, and so much more. The entire front dashboard was filled with all types of buttons. He had a steering wheel. It was just different. "You're - amazing?" Joyce wasn't able to think anything but how amazing this alien truck was. "What are all these buttons for?"

Optimus chuckled, his cabin reverberating from his laugh. "Show. Just for show, Joyce."

Joyce settled into his seat which wasn't so bad. It was comforting and she tugged on a seatbelt. "I was wondering-" Joyce trailed off. "What's to happen to Marty?"

"He will be going off to a prison."

"Like the renegades?"

"Yes. Have you ever heard of Prime's word is law?"

"I think so."

"Well, not many will go against my word."

"Except humans."

"Except humans like Marty. However, if you noticed, that many humans have accepted the Autocons already."

"How do you know?" Joyce asked.

"It is witnessed."

"Just by one visitation to the grocery store?"

"No. By sending out scientists."

"Oh. They work, but they don't humans up close and personal." Joyce began to think of a way to get the Autocon Leader to understand. "Can I make a suggestion?"

"Yes. Of course."

"Team me up with an Autocon and I'll show them what makes humanity unique."

Optimus thought about her offer. It was interesting and first hand experience of a human teaching them about humanity was intriguing. But they already knew about humans.

"Not war. Just every day human living."

Optimus again, thought of her offer. "Alright. I'll team you up with Prowl. This way, he will offer further protection."

"Thank you."

"You start tomorrow." Optimus said. "And will have a new apartment room for your size. In Prowl's apartment. Any attempt to persuade him to let you go, your offer will be rescinded."

"It's a deal." Joyce said.

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Well, that's awesome. A human teaching Autocons how peaceful humans can really be. Thank you for reading and please review.