Title: A Hero For Sale

Author: Lady FoxFire

Pairing(s): None

Rating: PG-13

Setting: Post Transformers - 2007 Live Action

Warning: Do not eat while reading

Category(s): Comedy

Summary: What do you get when you mix slavery, aliens robots and miscommunications?

Disclaimer: I don't own the Transformer universe nor any of the character from the Live Action Movie because if I didn't there won't be so many plot holes in the second movie and no way in hell would Sam send Bee away.

Bad Author Notes: Another short chapter. Sorry but hey next Saturday the chapter is long… a little bit longer


"Sarah Lennox," Ironhide said in his deep voice as he crouched down so he was more on the level of the human female. "Maybe I ask you a question?"

"Of course you can Ironhide," Sarah replied as she continued to hang the laundry on the clothesline in the back of the house.

"The 13th Amendment ended slavery in the United State. Correct?" Ironhide asked as he watched the female mate to Caption Lennox continue this human ritual so that the clothes 'smelled' better.

Sarah paused for a moment before finishing hanging the current piece of laundry. With a furrowed brow she looked up at the Autobot before nodding her head. "That sounds about right."

"So selling someone as a slave is illegal in the United States," Ironhide stated.

Sarah nodded her head as she turned back to her laundry. "Yes, it is. It's part of the reason why we had the Civil War. Why the sudden interest?"

"I was surfing your Internet and I found information about slavery still existing in your country," Ironhide explained.

Sarah looked up at the Autobot with a sad expression on her face. "Unfortunately that's true. There was a case recently where a girl escaped her owners," Sarah explained, her disgust for someone who thought they could own another evident when she said the word 'owners'.

"But if it is illegal why does still it happen?" Ironhide asked.

"Because some people are greedy or just plain evil, they see a way to make money without a lot of expense by buying people where slavery is still legal, smuggling them into this country and then working them to death. Either that or they see young girls or sometimes boys as sexual toys to own and pass around," Sarah replied. "I'm just glad she's free now and back with her family. And that those people will be in prison for a very long time.

Ironhide nodded his head. "There were some Decepticons like that during the war. Megatron ordered his men to kill any of them they encountered since he could not stand them either."

"Nice to hear that he had one redeeming quality," Sarah said with a snort.

After putting the last piece of clothing on the line, Sarah picked up the clothesbasket and turned to Ironhide. "Was there anything else you want to ask before I go in?"

Ironhide paused for a moment before speaking, "No. Thank you Sarah Lennox for answering my questions."

Sarah looked up at Ironhide as the Autobot straightened up, her brow furrowed in thought. "You're welcome Ironhide. If you have any more questions please ask. I'll be happy to help."

Ironhide nodded his head. "I'll keep that in mind."

"Ironhide to Prime, " he said over the comm line

"Prime here. What do you have for me Ironhide? "

"I was able to speak to Sarah Lennox and she was able to confirm that while slavery is illegal in this country it still happens, " Ironhide reported.

"So then Sam is in danger of being sold into slavery, " Optimus replied

"It appears that way to me Prime. And what I've been able to learn that's not a good thing. Some of the stuff I've found would make even a hard Decepticon sick, " Ironhide said.

"Then we have no choice but to remove Sam from that situation, " Prime replied.

"And if we can't? "

"Then we will simply buy him."