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Danni now spent most nights sleeping with Optimus, due to her reoccurring nightmares. Though some thought of it strange, they didn't say a thing. Danni just felt comforted by the mech, he kinda reminded her of her dad in a way. Strong, kind, and caring. Though, she felt a small family connection with each Autobot. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe had turned out to be pretty cool, and were kinda like protective older brothers, along with Bumblebee, though she didn't know him that well since he was always around Sam. Ratchet was kinda like a grumpy uncle, the three wreckers, Leadfoot, Topspin and Roadbuster seemed like cousins, Dino though, he kinda scared Danni a bit, so she didn't know where to put him in a family.

The young girl walked around outside of the building, just walking in a circle. She was bored out of her mind, and had nothing to do. There weren't a lot of things you could do with adults when you're ten years old. Most of the soldiers were playing poker right about now, Sam and Carly were with Bee, Sunny and Sides were probably messing with Ratchet, Dino was not an option right now, he was doing target practice, and would probably be there all day, she didn't bother with Ratchet or the wreckers for several reasons. Number One, Ratchet didn't like to play with her, and she almost got hit by one of his famous wrenches when Sideswipe came into his makeshift med bay. Number Two, the wreckers thought that play was wrestling, and she almost got squished when they started rolling on the ground fighting. And Number Three, well, she usually almost got killed every time she went to them.

Sighing, she looked around. A few soldiers walked around, having small chats about battle plans and the like. It seemed the only thing to talk about nowadays, how to rid the planet of the Decepticons. She had heard plans, at least bits and pieces, from the soldiers, and they ranged from gathering all the Autobots they could and charging over to their main base of operations, to getting Ratchet to build some mass doomsday device to destroy the 'Cons, however unlikely it was that the CMO would do such a thing.

A sudden clang made her freeze, and look around nervously.

CLANG!

Danni, shaking slightly, went over to where the sound had come from, taking light, uneasy steps towards it. It was around the corner of the metal building she had been circling, and she carefully poked her head out to see whatever was making the sound. Much to her surprise, a boy, looking slightly older then she was, was around the corner. He had grabbed his foot, and was jumping around, one legged, cursing under his breath silently. His own chocolate brown eyes met hers, and he dropped his foot, and darted towards her, putting a hand over her mouth. "Who told you to follow me?" He demanded. "Was it Mick? Oh, I swear if it was, I'm gonna pound his face in!" He growled.

Danni was still in shock of what she had found, and let out a scream, though it was muffled by his hand. She shook her head, and he cocked his head to the side. "It wasn't Mick? Wait, was it Oliver? Oh, I bet it was Tom!" He said. Danni felt his grip loosen, and wriggled free of his grip. Catching her breath, she looked at the guy as if he was a mad man, rambling on of who it could be that supposedly asked her to follow him.

"No one sent me to follow you." She said, and he looked up in surprise. "I live here, and who are you?" She questioned rather quietly. The guy looked at her strangely, and shook his head for a moment, and looked at her with an outstretched hand, an apologetic look in his eye.

"Sorry about that….I'm Zane, Zane Barren." He greeted, though Danni didn't take his hand. He brought it back slowly. He brought it back slowly. "Anyway…you, live here?" He questioned, and Danni nodded. "You sure? You know, this is where the army guys and Autobots stay, right? The Human camp is back there, like, all the way over there." He said, pointing behind him. "If you got lost or something-"

Danni shook her head. "No, I've been here for three weeks, I think I would know if I was lost."

Zane's jaw dropped. "T-Three weeks?" Danni just blinked at him as he brushed a hand through his blonde hair. "Man, I was just sent up here on a dare! But, you seriously live here? Like, with the Autobots?" Danni nodded. "That's totally awesome! How'd you get with them? What's it like being around them? Is it really cool like everyone said it was? Did you-?"

Zane stopped, eyes widening. Danni cocked her head to the side, and Zane slowly pointed past her, mouth slightly parting. Danni turned to see an angry looking Will Lennox, hand on his hip as his eyes narrowed at Zane. "Hey Danni," Will said, motioning her forward. "Who's that?" Will questioned, shooting a small glare towards the boy.

Danni looked at Will, then to Zane. "Oh, that's Zane. I was just talking to him Will, he said he came up here on a dare." Danni explained, and Zane face palmed, and sent a death glare to the girl as he cursed under his breath, though it was loud enough for Will to hear it. The man gritted his teeth at the teenager.

"Do you know where you just stepped kid?" Will said, coming forward as he towered over the boy. "Government property. And do you know the fines, the laws, of stepping onto this property without regulation?" Zane gulped, shaking his head. "'I sure wouldn't want to be in your place right now." Will came in close to his face. "If I weren't such as nice guy, I would put you in the brig right now, but since I am, I'm just gonna let you off with a warning," Zane looked very pale, pupils shrinking. "if I ever, I mean ever, see your face around here again, without permission, I won't be in such a good mood, and I'll throw you out to the 'Cons first chance I get."

Will didn't need to say anymore. Zane had gotten out of there in a second, maybe even less, and out of Wills sight. He snorted at this. He would never actually do anything like that, and he was pretty sure he wasn't allowed to throw the kid in the brig, and he barely even knew if they had one. Turning back to Danni, he put his hands on his hips, and she rocked on her heels. "I'm sorry Will…I knew I wasn't supposed to talk to him…I was just really bored and…" Danni sighed.

Will just smiled at her, patting her shoulder. "It's okay kiddo, you didn't do anything wrong." He gently strolling out of the side of the building, hand still on her shoulder. "Tell you what, since you're so bored, how 'bout you and me go into that refugee camp over there." He offered, and Danni's eyes widened. In the three weeks she'd been here, she had never gone there, only looked on that hill with Optimus from time to time. After the incident with Skywarp, things had calmed down a little over there. And calmed down meant there were less crying and screaming people. But other then watching it from afar, she'd never actually been there.

Danni nodded, knowing it would give her a chance to talk to Zane. Will smiled, and walked out of their camp. Though, once they were at the barriers, Danni froze. Her feet wouldn't move, as if they were glued to the ground. She could feel her heart beat faster in her chest, and her breath became nervous and quick. She didn't know if it was her imagination or not, but she swore she could see Skywarp in the distance, waving at her with his sinister smile plastered on his gruesome face.

Will watched as she simply froze in place, standing like a statue. The only clue to think she wasn't a wax figure was her chest, which was going up and down quickly. Danni felt as the scab on her cheek and chin burned, and she let out a scream. Will looked at her in shock, and her cry had alerted the surrounding soldiers as they looked her way. Will touched her shoulder carefully, and her head snapped towards him, fear filling her eyes.

"Get away from me!" She cried, pushing him with all her might, though he only stepped away a few paces. Everywhere she looked, Skywarps face was there, blood red optics staring at her as his words repeated in her mind, but one screamed in her head louder than the others. I'll kill you. Danni grabbed her head in pain, shaking it. Will, concerned for her well being, grabbed her shoulders, but it just seemed to make it worse. Danni thrashed at him viciously. "NO! Don't touch me! Don't touch me Decepticon!" She shrieked.

Will, having no idea what was wrong with the child, put her over his shoulder, and ran inside. Danni just cried louder, screaming and beating his back with her fists, though it didn't hurt too bad. Running into Ratchets med bay, he found the medic with his tools, though he had dropped everything in alarm at the animal like sounds Danni was now making as she struggled to get away from Will. "What's wrong with the child?" Ratchet questioned, raising his voice to be heard over Danni.

"I don't know! We were walking to the barrier of camp when she just froze up!" Will explained as he struggled to keep the girl on his shoulder. "And then she went all psycho on me!" Ratchets optics widened, and he put out his servo to Will. The man put Danni on the CMO's awaiting palm, though she still screamed and wriggled, and Ratchet picked her up, placing her on a berth. Though Ratchet had no trouble holding the girl down, his audio sensors were aching from her screams. Transforming the tip of his digit into a needle, he slightly tightened his grip on Danni, just to keep her from wriggling her arms, and stuck the needle into her arm, letting the sedative into her system.

Danni's screams quieted down, and she went completely silent, and her head cocked to the side as her body went limp. Ratchet sighed in relief, laying her back down on the berth, and turned to a concerned looking Will, along with an alarmed Optimus behind the Human. "Ratchet," Optimus said, peering at the sedated Human on the berth. "What happened? I heard Danni's screams, what was wrong?"

"She simply had a flash back, a violent one at that, of Skywarp." Ratchet said with a small sigh. "I would suggest we keep her away from the barrier, for her well being and mine. It seems being there triggers the memories, and I do not want to be sedating her anytime tomorrow." He said, crossing his arms. "She will be fine, not to worry. Once the sedative wears off and she wakes up, she'll probably barely remember what happened." He explained.

Will nodded to the mech, and left through the large doorway. Optimus though, stayed, and walked towards the berth. He looked at her, sympathy filling his optics. He felt a small tug of his Spark, and heard the small patter of a heartbeat. It certainly wasn't his own, and he looked around, until his optics fell back onto Danni, and his Spark skipped a beat. He was forming a bond with the child. He heard the small beat of her heart in his head, and knew it was true.

He had only formed a bond a few times in his life, with his adoptive children and Elita, but, he never though it possible with a Human. He had barely even thought of it during the time he spent with Danni, it hadn't even crossed his mind, but now, they had grown so close, it had to be a bond. He closed his optics, just listening to the small sound of her heart.

He had grown so close to her, and was now afraid. Loved ones always got hurt in war, and he didn't want any harm coming to the Human, ever. He sighed. He would simply have to ignore this feeling, until it got too hard to bear any longer. Bottle it up inside like he had with any other emotions.

Until they came pouring out.

Okay, I just want to say that Zane Barren will be returning into the story (Despite Wills warning), don't worry. Oh, and Zane is like, 14, maybe 15, you decide if you want him to be either which :)