Sams POV

The next day Mikaela had to leave and help her dad in the garage she parted with a goodbye kiss as usual and then roared away on her motorbike.

Me and Bee wanted to do with Clem today to help her get settled in but there were a few things that had to be done to get Clem organised like Clem needed to be assigned a guardian, Ratchet wanted to run some tests to see what exactly the Mark ment and Ironhide was going to teach Clem how to shoot a special weapon he had designed to at the very least slow a Decepticon down, so the stuff we had planned would have to wait.

At noon Optimus gathered all the Autobots and asked for voulenteers to be Clem's guardian, to everyones surprise,Ironhide immediately voiced his desire.\

. ' You would miss out on alot of fighting if you assumed this role Ironhide' Optimus said

' I know 'Ironhide replied

'Why do you wish to be her guardian then?'

'I often find myself feeling jealous of the bond that Sam and Bumblebee have.' Ironhide said

I wondered idly if Clem would feel slightly afraid of Ironhide, he had such big guns and a rather, well scary personality.

'Very well if Clem does not have any objection to it, you may be her guardian, protect her well.'

'I will ask Clem about it.' said Ironhide.

'Huh lucky Clem.' I thought sarcasticly.

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Clems POV

I was munching my sandwich thoughtfully, I wondered when I would be able to get out of here Optimus had told me at breakfast that- I think his name is Ratchet wanted to run some tests on my mark and that I would be assigned a guardian today.

I was scared like hell.

Why do I need a guardian? The Decepticons suposedly knew I had the Mark but didnt know what it meant so what danger was there?

Who was my guardian going to be? I desperately hoped it wasnt the one with the creepy canons - Ironhide, I then froze with my sandwich halfway toward my mouth because said mech was now coming toward me also looking thoughtful.

Oh God.

Whatever he said I needed to look I didnt mind his presence, so I forced my sandwich back toward my mouth and took a small bite.

'Hello Clem' Ironhide said in what he must of thought was a friendly tone, it didnt comfort me though, it scared the hell out of me.

'Hi' I forced an answer in what I hoped sounded like a tone that wasnt a terrified one.

'Did Optimus explain to you that you must be assigned a guardian?'

'Yes' I reply now absolutely terrified about where this conversation was going.

'Well I have been assigned your guardian but you also must be pleased with this choice as a guardian and his/her charge are rarely apart. So are you pleased with this arrangement or do you wish for something else to be organised?'

'No this arrangement is great.' I force a smile at him and he smiles back.

'So what exactly does it mean for you to be my guardian?' I ask him.

'When there is any danger I am responsible for getting you off of the battlefield and away to a safe place. I shall have to scan any place we go to and make sure you stay safe at all times.'

'Wow' I reply

I was slowly starting to like Ironhide and I stopped being so afraid of him.

'So Ratchet told me to take you to the Med-Bay after we were done talking; so he could run some tests on that mark of yours.' he says

I look at him for a moment. 'Should I be afraid?'

'Very'

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Sams POV

Me and Bee were were playing video games on a games system that Wheeljack had managed to alter to make it so the Autobots could play and I was currently assasinating Bee on Halo 3.

'So uh Optimus told me to talk to you about something.' Bee said, quite obviously feeling uncomfortable.

'Whats that?' I ask him as I run through him with an energy sword.

'Well he ran into Clem the last night and Optimus said she looked really upset and when Optimus asked her what was wrong, she said that you said that she was a freak.' Bumblebee said this all very quickly and was glad to be finished.

I drop the game controller in surprise.

'Awww shiiiiit...'

'You actually said that?' said Bumblebee, shocked 'You know Sam if shes a freak that makes you a freak as well.'

'Naww Bee I know shes not a freak.'

'Then why'd you say it?' he asks me

'Well she wasnt in the room at the time, and wait wait I'm not done!' because Bumblebee was starting to give me a stern look 'and Mikaela was really jealous so I said it to make her feel better.'

'Oh...well Clem doesnt know that...Maybe you should talk to her.' Bee says

'Yeah I will.' and I stood up to go find Clem

'She'll be in the Med-Bay or on the shooting range with Ironhide.'

'Thanks'

Clems POV

'Are you nearly finished Ratchet? I wanna teach Clem how to shoot.' Ironhide says

'I'm doing the last test now Ironhide...Why do you need to teach her how to shoot anyway she has you to look after her.' Ratchet queried.

'Just a precaution.'

I too was beginning to get sick of tests and having Ratchet peering at my mark.

'Aaaaand thats the last one done.' said Ratchet 'Now get outta here the two of you I'm very busy.'

So Ironhide and I went off to the shooting range so he could teach me how to shoot.

When we arrived Ibegan to feel nervous again, what if I was really terrible?

'Now, I have got a specialy designed weapon just for you but for now we'll start you off with just blanks.' Ironhide tells me.

'Okay' I said and I eyed the small but powerful looking gun with a trace of doubt.

'Theyre just blanks' Ironhide reminded me.

I nodded.

After showing me how to hold it and then how to aim it he directed my gaze to a red target with a blue area that indicated where to shoot.

'Aim for the blue area.' he said

I did but since it was just blanks nothing actually happened except for quite a loud BAM.

'Well if it hadnt been blanks you would have just missed the target.' Ironhide said.

'Really?' I ask, awed.

'Yep your a natural.' he smiles at me happily 'In which case I think you should try actually shooting now.'

'Not blanks?'

'Not blanks.' he smiles again and I feel reasured.

He takes my current gun and hands me another, which looked alot more complicated to use.

'Now,' he said 'You have to be careful with this one. Its almost the equivalent of the smallest gun available for cybertronians, which isnt too powerful; it wouldnt kill unless used with utomost skill and perfect aim but it can still do its bit of damage.' he paused for moment then went on

' There are two settings you can use, Stun which will temporarily offline any cybertronian for about 3-5 minutes and Kill which is only to be used when I say you have developed the apropriate amount of skill and even then, only to be used in an absolute emergency. You got that?'

'Only in an emergency, got it.' I reply

'Okay try setting your gun to Stun and then try and hit the target again.

AN: ok I know I promised action but its a pretty long chapter as it is so the action was moved along to the next chapter IT WILL BE THERE I SWEAR! BUUUTTTT I'm not going to post it till I get at least ONE review! so make sure you review, lest the story remain unfinished...forver...