So, you know how I have another story? It's gonna be on hold for a little.

I promise, I'm not stopping it forever. I just want to focus on this one.

Thank you guys for not killing me with the timing of the last update. At the moment, my creativity is on a roll and I wanted to post this new chapter. And since we got to the part where the secrets out, the fun can begin! So, here is the new update!

Disclaimer: I do not own transformers, all rights go to Micheal Bay and Hasbro. I own my OCs and the plot.

Chapter Seven: The Truth & Understanding

"What is going on?"

Lennox questioned. No more than a minute earlier he had gotten a message saying that he was needed in the Rec. Now that he was here, he was met with the look of some seriously shocked men, and three guilty looking Autobots.

"Lennox... Eva... Saw... Us."

Bee said slowly, using his radio. The twins, who sat on the ground, nodded.

"We didn't mean ta man."

Skidz said, glancing at his twin.

"She walked in while we were arguing."

"She saw them, and Bee transform."

Jacobs called out, walking over to Lennox. The Colonel sighed and rubbed the back of his neck.

"Well, how'd she react?"

Sure, that might have not been the best question to ask, but he needed to know. Jacobs sighed and started to explain.

"When we all realized she was standing there, she started shaking and saying something to herself. Bee tried talk to her, but she ran off."

He looked at the higher ranked man and gave him a sad look.

"Lennox, man she looked like a caged animal. Like she was reliving something."

Lennox was about to respond when some one spoke up.

"I may know what."

Everyone turned around to see Optimus' and Ratchet's holoforms. The Prime shared a look with the Colonel, and they nodded.

"Let me talk to her."

** Eva's POV **

Getting up from the toilet, I went over to the sink. Quickly splashing cold water on my face, I looked up and cringed. My reflection didn't even look like me. The woman staring back at me had strawberry blonde hair and brown eyes like me, but was different.

Her hair was messy and falling out its ponytail. Her eyes were wide and looked like that of a caged animals. Her skin was greenish and paler than usual, shining tears decorating her cheeks. In short, she as a mess.

Chuckling a little, I sat down with my back against the door.

"Who'd have thought that I could look like this, after a course of ten minutes."

Frowning, I pulled my knees close to my chest. That robot, Bee, he was there in Chicago. And Skidz and Mudflap were like him. Slowly, I started putting the pieces together. They were part of Optimus' team. His whole team had strange names and wore civilian clothes. My eyes widened when I came to a conclusion.

"They're all giant, robot, aliens!"

This whole time, they were posing as humans but in reality, they were anything but. All those cars in the hanger, those were probably them. From what I saw from Bee, the hid in plain sight, disguised as vehicles.

"Eva?"

Hearing some one's voice on the other side of the bathroom door made me jump. I banged against the door, probably bruising my spin.

"Eva, it's Optimus. I'm with Lennox and Ratchet."

The man's, or I guess robot's, deep voiced called out calmly.

"We just want to talk to you."

"Can you talk to me through the door, just for a little?"

I asked, my voice just above a whisper.

"You bet."

This time it was Lennox who spoke up. Sighing, I nodded to myself. Taking a deep breath, I asked,

"You and your whole team are aliens, aren't you."

"The correct term would be Autonomous Robotic Organisms from Cybertron."

Ratchet answered, his voice still gruff as ever. Despite how I was hiding behind a door, I wore a confused expression.

"What?"

"Everyone calls them Autobots."

Lennox chuckled lightly. Well, that's a mouthful.

"You guys were there in Chicago, weren't you?"

"We were."

"Eva, what exactly happened to you that day?"

Sighing, I stood up and opened my bathroom door. On the other side were Lennox, Ratchet and Optimus. They had slightly shocked looks on. Walking over to my bed, I sat down and looked at them.

"Do you really want to know?"

"It would help."

Lennox shrugged. Nodding, I gestured for them to sit down. Lennox to my desk chair, Optimus sat on the edge of my bed and Ratchet just leaned against the wall with his arms crossed.

"I was working when those... Well robots I guess, started attacking people. The store beside where I work was pretty much blown up."

Unconsciously, I shuddered at the memory.

"After staying quiet for a couple hours, I went to check if the robots were gone. That's when I found Eric. People were running away from the robot, and he ended up tripping. I grabbed him and ran away from the thing."

"Wait,"

Lennox interrupted.

"Why was it going after you?"

Laughing a nervously, I rubbed the back of my neck a little.

"I may or may not have told it off."

The three males in my room looked at me, slightly shocked.

"You told off a 'Con? Girl, you have guts."

Lennox mumbled before motioning for me to continue.

"I knew it wouldn't stop till it caught us, so I hid Eric behind a concrete slab and tried to get it away from him."

Shaking my head, I smiled slightly.

"While he chased me, I started lecturing him on honor so that he'd tell me if he had a weakness. Missiles. That was his answers. There was no way I had access to those, so I started running towards to what sounded like fighting. Metal on metal."

That caused Optimus and Ratchet to look at me curiously.

"I ran out into the clearing and under a robot I think was Bumblebee. He just looked at me funny, but didn't attack me so I figured he was a good guy."

As I said this, I was able to see Ratchet's eyes widen just a little.

"My plan was to run all the way out of that area but-"

"The 'Con pointed his cannon at you."

Ratchet interrupted. I looked at him, curiously as he continued.

"A bot stood over you and told you to run. The Decepticon started to attack him instead and you ran off. Not lon after, the fragger was offlined."

He finished. I nodded.

"Yeah, but how would you kn-"

My eyes widened suddenly. He, he was there! I looked at Ratchet with an incredulous look, while he just stood there. Lennox looked between the two of us before he realized what I did.

"Wait, you saved her Ratchet?"

His eyes were wide like mine, clearly not expecting that from the medic. Optimus, however, just sighed.

"Eve, what happened next?"

Blinking, I shook my head to clear it before answering.

"I ran back to Eric. We hid in that spot till some military personal came and got us. Once we were patched up they told us it was a terrorist attack. The two of us were to shaken up to question it."

I shrugged, then thought of something.

"Isn't that the same crap the goverment pulled with Mission City six years ago?"

The question was directed to all of them, but Lennox answered.

"Yeah, that sorta was."

Raising an eye brow, I nodded.

"Thought so."

Looking at Optimus, I rubbed my arma little.

"I guess I should go appologize to Bee and the twins."

He nodded, standing up as he did.

"That would be best. And then we'll have to call Mearing."

All of us, even Ratchet, gringed at the thought. Standing up, I quickly walked to the bathroom. My face was still splotchy, so I splashed water on it and fixed my ponytail. When I was done, I didn't look like I had a freak out.

"Okay, let's get this... done?"

I trailed off, seeing just Lennox in my room.

"The deactivated their holofroms. You'll see them in a minute."

He explained. I just nodded slowly. The walk to the Rec. room, seeing as that was where we were going, was akwardly quite. I'm not sutre what made it so, but I didn't really want to start a converstation. When we got to the Rec. room, most of the soldiers were there as well as the cars from the hanger. The only thing I didn't see was the human looking forms of Optimus' team.

"You okay now Eve?"

Epps questioned, coming over to me. Nodding, I rubbed the back of my neck nervously.

"Yeah. It was just a shock considering my past a Decepticon."

That caused him to raise an eyebrow at me, but didn't question more. For that, I was thankful. Taking deep breath, I turned to look at the cars.

"Okay. Let's do this."

There was the sound like before and the blue and red Peterbuilt started to transform in on its self. When it was done, it stood to be at least 25 feet tall.

"Optimus?"

I gulped, looking up at him. I just want to point out, if you have ever seen that guy up close, you would feel extremely intimidated.

"Yes."

He nodded, before turning to look at the other cars.

"Autobots, transform."

All at once, every single car started to change and fold in on itself. When they were done, they all stood in various sizes, heights, colors and looks. Ratchet was standing beside Optimus, while Bee and the twins were further away. Taking a deep breath, I walked over to them.

"Um, Bee, Skidz, Mudlfap?"

My voice was a little uncertain as I looked up at the three bots. They turned to look at me, and Bee sank down so he was on his knees.

"Yes...Eve?"

The way he looked at me was only able to be described as just a little adorable, but I held that though back. Rubbing the back of my neck, I let out a tiny sigh before looking back at the three.

"I'm sorry for freaking out when I saw you guys transform."

I appologized before explaining more.

"It just brought back some memories I'd rather have left untouched."

Bee nodded, letting me know he understood while the twins crouched down so they could look me in they eyes.

"No big deal, eve."

Skidz grinned. Mudflap nodded.

"Ya just scared us with how fast ya ran off."

Some where down the line, a red bot started to laugh. Turning to face him, I raised an eye brow.

"What's so funny?"

"Scusate ragazza."

An extremely familiar Italian accented voice laughed.

"We've just never seen a squishy move that fast... Ever!"

A silver bot added, looking a little amused as well. His voice also sounded familiar.

"Sides? Mirage?"

I questioned. When they nodded, I let out a groan and my head fell back.

"Great, now I'm going to have to relearn who everyone is."

Suddenly, I was picked up from behind. Letting out a little squeak, I turned around to see Mudflap had picked me up in his hand.

"Don't ya worry about a thing Eve."

"We got ya covered!"

His twin added. Mentally, I sighed. This was sure to go well.

**POV Change**

Optimus watched as the twins more or less recreated the scene from the other day as they ran around with Eve in their hands. It was a rather amusing sight, and he couldn't help but let out a light chuckle. Beside him, Ratchet was doing the same.

That caused the Prime to stop and look at him curiously.

"Are you laughing Ratchet?"

At hearing his friend's comment, the CMO immediately stopped and looked at Optimus with a light glare.

"I was not."

Optimus just chuckled and shook his head a little before looking at what was in front of him. He glanced at Eve and noticed a slight wary look in her eyes. This caused him to frown.

"She really went through a lot."

"Yes."

Ratchet sighed, remembering the fight with the 'Con. There was no doubt that if he had gotten his hands on her, she would have suffered greatly. Though, he had no idea who she was till she had told them about what happened. Shaking his head, he sighed.

"You do know we have to deal with the Director soon."

"Yes, I know old friend. And I'm not looking forward to it."