TFP: A Girl Anew, Chapter 11

School/turn of events

I have changed the ending of chapter ten for those of you who read it when I first put it out instead of ending with the comm I end with Knockout alone. Hope you enjoy this chap!

The summer months past and Amanda was getting ready for her first day back at school. She was excited and scared even though she had been to school her whole life it was weird going back after being kidnapped.
"Amanda! Breakfast is ready." Her mom called from the kitchen. Amanda picked up her backpack, slipped on her converse shoes and bolted down the stairs. I mid flight she turned back around and went to her room, she slipped on her engagement ring Damion had given her and left back down the stairs. As she walked into the kitchen she saw Damion eating his share of food. She sat down next to him and picked up some toast.
"You ready?" Her mom turned around and handed her some eggs. Amanda nodded her head and swallowed.
"As best as I'll ever be." Her mom noticed a bit of uneasiness in her voice she leaned over and put her hand onto Amanda's shoulder.
"Don't worry sweetie, if anything happens Damion will be there. And from these past few months of getting to know him I know you will be safe and alright." Martha looked to Damion and smiled.
"If you need me just say you have an upset stomach or whatever you humans complain about. I wouldn't mind a few visits every once in a while."
"Don't say that to me, I might visit you everyday with an upset stomach." Amanda let out a light laugh and Damion rolled his eyes.
"Alright you two lovebirds, if you don't leave now you're going to be late, and so help me if I get a call from the principle." Martha shook her finger at Amanda.
"Don't worry you won't." They got up from their seats and left for the bus.

Amanda walked in and immidialty she felt a bus full of eyes look at her. She saw a few kids lean over and whisper to each other seeming conspicuous. Damion hesitantly walked on after Amanda and followed her to a row of three empty seats.
"Tell me again why I have to take the bus, I am a worker not a student?" He shifted in his seat trying to get comfortable.
"My mom feels safer with you around me and she doesn't trust you with taking me to school she thinks we might skip it and go somewhere else."
"Your mom knows me a little to well."
"True."

Damion looked around the bus. It was at the least filled with thirty five students and he got the feeling that he was being watched. He knew it wasn't the Decepticons because he had built computer and portable monitors to track any of their kind of activity if there were any. He looked around again to see a blonde haired girl walking up to him. She sat down in the empty seat next to him and smiled.
"And what would your name be. Mines Genevieve but everyone calls me Genna." she said flipping her hair.
"Damion."
"You a new student, we looove new students." She looked over to a row of seats that was taken up by what he assumed were the popular girls, She looked back at him and batted her eyelashes.
"No, I am the new doctor for the school."
"Oh well then doctor my heart is beating rapidly could you in any way check that for me?" Amanda heard the comment and whipped her head around to look at Genna.
"I..Uh." Damion lost his words, he assumed this was some type of human form of flirting. He could see that Amanda was irritated and he gave her a warm smile telling her it was alright. Genna flipped her hair again and spoke in an womanish voice.
"I hope to see you around, you never know with the pavement layout of the school I might trip and need CPR."

Amanda rolled her eyes and spoke up.

"Oh please to get CPR you'd have to do more than trip and fall, maybe the amount of makeup you are wearing might make you pass out." Genna folded her arms and scowled at Amanda. She got up and left for her original seat.
"What's gotten into you?" Damion asked with slight irritation and confusion.
"I'm sorry, but I know a hooker when I see one. And besides your already taken." She wiggled her hand that had her ring.
"Hey don't get so overprotective. Besides I am not interested in anyone else." He gave her a half hearted smile and she sighed.
"I know, and it's not you it's her."
"What's got you so rattled with her?"
"Everyone who knows Genna knows that she loves dating and flirting with already taken men. I mean when Jacee found the perfect guy, Genna ruined the relationship by making it look like He was all over genna and not Jacee. It didn't last long to say the least."
"Ouch."
"More than ouch, she's out to kill. Her and Megatron would be perfect for each other." Amanda smirked at her comment.
"I wouldn't know about that, he'd probably kill her."
"Not like anyone would miss her."
"Amanda.!" Damion was staring at her with surprised confusion.
"Sorry. Sorry, I am just really nervous to go back to school after the whole thing. I didn't mean it." The bus came to a halt and everyone stood up chatting away, everyone left and hurried to the schools doors in hopes to not be late.
The school was large enough it seemed like a college, Amanda and Damion gawked at it for a while before heading inside. Amanda lachted onto Damions arm and let him push through the crowd of people. When they arrived at the doctors office she let go and sat down in one of the waiting chairs.
"You have to get to class soon." Damion said scanning over the overly-clean office.
"I am not going back out there, I almost lost you and I was attached to you." Damion chuckled and sat down in a swivel chair. "Don't laugh at me, it's not funny." She crossed her arms. After a few minutes of silence a tall woman with short dark brown hair and thin glasses walked in.
"Mr." She flipped through a few papers. "Damion. I presume you are the new doctor? I am Jacqueline swovel the administrative officer."
"Yes, I am." He stood up and shook her hand. the woman looked over to Amanda and back to Damion.
"Barley here and already have someone who's hurt?"
"Uh, no this is my."
"I know very well who she is, your face was plastered all over the news for weeks, I am glad you're home safe." She gave a half hearted smile before turning to leave.
"Thank you." Amanda spoke silently. She looked to the clock and saw class was about to start. "I have to go, I'll see you later, k."
"Ok." She sped out of the office and down to her first class of the day, math. She looked on her paper that said where her math class was and sighed when she realized it was on the other side of the building. She checked her phone and took off running. 'BRING'
~Crap not on the first day.~ She sped through the halls praying that no one would see her running, she reached the classroom and walked in just as the teacher was laying down the New Years rules.
"Very nice of you to join us."
"Sorry, sir I uh." He saw uneasiness on her face and wavered her over to his desk. "I came from the doctors office I had to do a double check up to make sure I was erm, emotionally and physically fit for school."
"I see and why is that."
"I, uh. Amanda Balkrie girl from news stories."
"Oh." he nodded his head. "Well I am glad you could join us today, but if you are to go to the doctors office I would prefer if you snapped it up a bit." She nodded and headed to an empty seat in the back of the room. The teacher started the first day of school lecture and Amanda could feel herself dozing off on some parts.
And hour later she heard the bell ring and she shot up from her seat, Amanda scurried to her next class and sat down, she looked around and spotted Genna a few rows from her. She listened in to her conversation and fumed.
"That new doctor is pretty hot. I wouldn't mind going to him and getting a check up." Her friends all laughed and agreed. Genna looked towards Amanda and winked then laughed.
"Why that little, she is."
"She is what?" Amanda hadn't noticed the boy that sat down next to her.
"Nothing, she is nothing."
"Got that right, she ruined my relationship one time."
"I know I was there."
"Is kandy doin alright."
"Ya but she doesn't like to talk about you."
"Hm, wouldn't blame her. So how you doing?"
"Fine."
"Enjoying the first day of school."
"Besides the boring lectures, totally." Amanda spoke still eyeing Genna. Before the boy could speak again the History teacher came in and started to speak.

The day dragged on and Amanda was counting down the hours until the last bell rang. Before her last classes teacher could finish her sentence the bell rang and everyone got up and left the teacher hanging on her last words.
Amanda walked down to the medical office and spotted Genna inside trying to make up some story about hurting herself. Amanda wanted no more of the nonsense so she decided to give a little show. She walked into the office and right up to Damion. She planted a kiss on his lips and let it linger for a few seconds before backing away.
"How was the day sweetie anything traumatic?" she looked to Genna who had her mouth dropped and winked.
"Perfectly fine now that your here. Genna was just telling me that she had a stomach ache and I tried to tell her it's most likely from the food she was eating." He raised a brow to her and she got up.
"You know what I'm feeling better. Have a good day Damion." She wiggled her fingers and walked off.
"A stomach ache, really that is the best she has."
"You humans are weird, sometimes I have to ask myself why I became one."
"Don't say that." She gave him a light punch to the arm. "Ready to go?"
"Yep, come on." They walked off to the bus and headed home.

Genna walked in to a large room and put her hands on her hips.
"You could of told me they were romantically involved."
"It wasn't important information to know."
"Maybe to you but to me, I have a reputation to keep." She flipped her hair and shifted.
"What have you learned?"
"Amanda is going to University High, I got into the school system and she lives in the high hills at 45587 W. SunSilver Rd... Now I got you your info can I leave, I have some homework I have to pick up from some loser kids." She was checking her nails.
"Oh you can leave... I don't think this planet will miss you." Genna's eyes widened and she screamed as the large dark grey mech turned around, firing up his Fusion Cannon and shot. "Your services will be useful." Megatron let a devious grin form on his faceplate.

"How was school sweetie?" Amanda's mom asked as she sat down in the kitchen
"Ssssllllloooowwwww."
"First day always is." Amanda gave a sarcastic smile and leaned back. "Where's Damion?"
"He said that a kid came in throwing up everywhere, and another kid came in sneezing everywhere but his arm, so he wanted to take a shower and clean up."
"Ah." her mom nodded as she placed a few fruits into the VitaMix.
"I'm going to clean up, see ya later." Amanda left and walked to her room. She threw her backpack onto her bed and sat down cupping her face into her hands.
"School is going to be the death of me." She rested against her pillows and closed her eyes. She laid there for a few moments in silence until she felt someone sit down beside her. She opened one eye and spotted Damion next to her.
"You ok?"
"Peachy."
"Sure you are." He leaned in and kissed her and waited a few moments before breaking away. "Did that help?"
"Ya." She smiled and sat up, it always helps.
"That's good to know."
"You feeling cleaner?"
"Yes, it is a wonder what a shower can do." She laughed and nodded her head in agreement. Just then Damion's Decepticon tracker went off.
"What is that?"
"Just my watch telling me the time." He was thankful he had added the time to it as a cover when he showed it to Amanda.
"Hm, it's four O'clock. Interesting."
"The time."
"No I have never seen a wrist watch that looked like this, build it yourself?"
"I have to do something in my spare time."
"I thought that's why you bought those model cars, to give them life. As you would say."
"Finished a couple weeks ago."
"Showoff." She gave him another light punch and stood up. She fixed her hair into a ponytail and looked to Damion. "I'm going to go help mom with dinner preparations, you go and enjoy yourself or help, helping would be nice." She smiled innocently.
"I'll help if I can get a kiss." Damion said standing up next to Amanda. Since he was a couple inches taller than her she stood on her toes and planted a kiss onto his lips. They let it hold for a minute before pulling apart.
"I love you." Damion said pulling her close to his chest.
"I love you to." They stood there for a while in silence until his watch went off again. "I think your thing is broken."
"Ya, how about you go help your mom and I'll be there in a minute, ok?"
"ok." she left Damion alone in her room and walked off to the kitchen.

Damion watched Amanda leave and head down the stairs. Soon afterwards he walked towards her window and pulled up the blinds. He took his so-called watch and scanned the area outside. Damion fumed at what he saw, on his scanner it said that Dark Energon was being picked up five miles away and he knew the only being who possessed Dark Energon inside him was Megatron. He looked out at the mountains and glared. Minutes later he was interrupted by a comm being received on his watch.
{You live in a very nice house Damion, I have to say some humans have good taste.} Damion could hear the mockery in Megatrins voice.
[How did you find me?}
{I have my ways, we can just say that a certain Genevieve Ferraro won't be showing up at school tomorrow.}
{What have you done?}
{She has been...mmm..relieved of duty.}
{You killed a human being!?}
{It was more like mercy killing, I had the choice to torture her but I didn't I had other plans to attend to.} Damion growled and if Amanda was here she would say that the color of his face matched his hair.
{You need to leave NOW!}
{Now is that the way to treat your Lord and Master.}
{I no longer serve you.}
{Would you if Amanda's life was at stake.}
{But it's not at steak she is safe here with me.}
{Ah, but listen.} Damion was confused but he listened and heard only silence.
{I hear nothing.}
{Exactly.} Damion could of sworn he heard Megatron smile deviously as he raced down the stairs and into the now empty kitchen. He looked around and saw nothing but turned over utensils and food fallen on the floor. he raced out to the backyard in time to see a familiar Jet with tentacled hanging out carrying Amanda and her mother.
"DAMION! HELP!" Amanda was scratching at the tentacles.
"AMANDA! I"M COMING!" He made himself a transformer and lept for her but it was to late Soundwave had shot off into a ground bridge. "Scrap you all!"
{I expect an answer by three days sharp.} Megatron was laughing as he severed the comm. Knockouts legs buckled and he fell to the ground and became human again. He let a felt a tear escape his eyes and he wiped it away quickly.
"Amanda, what am I to do? I can't go back but I have to have you." He lifted up his fallen head and thought of the only thing he could do. "I have to talk to the Autobots." Damion got up off the ground and walked inside, he was hesitant but knew that Amanda was on their side so most likely they would help him if not do it on their own. He sat down on one of the island chairs and almost forgot that he didn't know where the Autobot base was, he rested his forehead onto the counter and sighed. A few moments later he felt a tap on his shoulder and looked up to see Ian sitting next to him on the other chair.
"What's got you down?"
"Nothing you should be concerned with Ian." Ian shrugged and handed him a manilla folder.
"Can you help me with my homework."
"Homework on the first day?"
"I started before Amanda."
"Sure I can help, let me see." He held out his hand and Ian gave him the folder. Damion turned it over and saw it was different then most school folders.
"Do all your school folders say Top Secret?"
"No." Ian looked at the folder and face-palmed.
"Crap, wrong folder must be one of mom's left out things. Be right back." Ian ran down to his bedroom. Damion looked over the folder and opened it and his heart started to beat faster. On the inside it said.

PROJECT PROTECTION: AUTOBOT AFFILIATION
SPECIAL AGENT WILLIAM FOWLER
ACCESS: TOP SECRET

He looked to the second page and grinned.

BASE LOCATION: JASPER, NEVADA
ABANDONED MISSLE SILO
NEVADA DESERT

Damion got up from his seat and left for Ian's room. He arrived to see Ian digging through his backpack in exasperation.
"Hey when is your father coming home?"
"Don't know his hours vary." Ian said turning from his backpack and then returning.
"Are you allowed to be home alone?"
"Not yet but mom says when I turn thirteen I will be." Damion sighed at the statement and walked up to Ian.
"Up for an adventure?" Ian turned to Damion and gave him a questionable eye.

"SWEET!" Ian was in thee passenger seat of Knockout with the window rolled down.
"Can you please roll up the window I have a interior to keep clean."
"Sorry." Ian rolled up his window and sat back. Knockout clicked the seatbelt over Ian and sighed.
"You ok?"
"Just stressed."
"Bout what... Hey so why are we going on this road trip anyway, what did my mom say. Speaking about my mom where was she and Amanda I didn't see them?" Ian went to open his mouth again.
"Ian! You need to be quiet, I have to concentrate right now." Ian shifted in his seat and rested his head against the window.
"Sorry."
"It's alright, just your mom and Amanda are in a bit of trouble so I need to concentrate to figure out how to fix it." Ian stayed quiet for the rest of the ride which at the speed Knockout was going was only five hours max. They reached a large rock formation in the Nevada desert and Ian jumped out to stretch his legs. Knockout transformed into bi-pedal form and walked up to the formation.
"What are we here for?"
"I need help getting you mother and sister back." Knockout mumbled to himself before moving his hands around the formation feeling for something. After an hour of searching he finally paused and pressed a button in the formation. A part of the rock moved to reveal a keypad. He took out a device and plugged it into the keypad, soon after numbers and letters started to frantically flip around before stopping and locking into place.
"Cool." Knockout rolled his optics and walked through the tunnel with Ian following close behind. The two kept on walking until they heard voices, Knockout stopped, hid up against the wall and peaked into the room. He saw Optimus working at the Data base along with Ratchet. he also saw the three children there and Arcee was talking with Jack. Knockout walked in and spoke.
"You really need to get a better defense system." He put a hand on his hip and smiled like a jerk. Arcee immediately made her servos into blasters and pointed them at her. "Woah." Knockout said putting his servos up. "I come in peace, I need your help."
"And why would we trust you?" Arcee said accusingly.
"Arcee, retract your weapons, Knockout means us no harm."
"He could be tricking us Optimus."
"From the information I have gathered over the past few months from Martha I do not think he is here to fight us."
"You've been keeping tabs on me without telling. Sneaky Optimus, not like you."
"Martha wanted to make sure you were not acting as a decepticon spy."
"That's Soundwave's job not mine. Besides I would never harm Amanda." No one noticed Ian come in.
"Your hands can turn into guns. Awesome!"
"Great another human." Ratchet said annoyed.
"Ian stay quiet." Knockout picked him up and placed him on his shoulder.
"Well if your not here to attack then what are you here for?" Jack asked leaning against the rail. Knockout looked to Ian and sighed again.
"Amanda and her mother were taken by Megatron, somehow he found out where we were and pursued." He looked to the ground in shame. "I wasn't able to get to her on time, I need your help in retrieving them."
"Knowing Megatron he didn't take them without a reason. What did he want?"
"He told me to rejoin and he would spare them but if I don't" he looked at I an again who had on a surprised face. "You know the rest." The other bots nodded and spoke amongst themselves. Knockout set Ian down on the humans Rec. Area.
"If they are to help me Ian you are to stay here for safety reasons, you will not be allowed to leave here unless it is with me. Understand?" Ian nodded and walked towards the others who were sitting on the couch anticipating to ask him questions. The other bots turned back to Knockout and Optimus spoke first.
"We will help you Knockout, under one condition."
"What would that be?"
"When we get back Amanda and her mother we are going to let Martha decide if you will be allowed to stay with and around Amanda." Knockout opened his mouth to protest but was cut off by Optimus raising his hand. "If you are allowed to be around her you must do everything in your power to protect her, but if Martha chooses for you to leave and never see Amanda again you must obey her wishes and leave." Knockout's anger boiled in him but once he started to think about Optimus's words he understood that to keep her safe he might have to leave her, because in fact it was him Megatron wanted to destroy for betraying him not Amanda or ThornRush. He nodded in agreement, angered and sad that he might never see her again.
"So how do we get onto the Nemesis?" Arcee asked confused.
"I have a plan a fool proof plan." Knockout said with a smile.

Amanda screamed through the electric wall with all her might in hopes to get a con's attention. She had been at it for three hours now and her voice was becoming hoarse.
"Sit down Amanda it's no use." He mom said, she was sitting in the corner of the cell room with her head hung down her long hair cascading over her face.
"No not until I get someone's attention because I KNOW THEY CAN HEAR ME!" She screamed and kicked the bars. Amanda walked over to her mother and slid down the wall until she was sitting down.
"I'm such a freakin idiot." She grasped her hair balling her fists and planted her face into her fists.
"No you're not we were caught off guard."
"I should have seen him coming, I mean how do I miss a jet coming straight towards us."
"Don't worry sweetie, if Damion or Knockout loves you as much as he says he does he'll get us out of this."
"The nemesis is cloaked they wouldn't be able to find us even with the most high-tech equipment." her mom shivered. "You're cold."
"A little but I'm fine."
"No you're not." Amanda made herself a transformer and picked her mom up. She held her close to her spark in hopes to keep her warm just a bit. Her mom stopped shivering and closed her eyes letting sleep envelop her. ThornRush watched her mom and let a tear slip past her optic, she didn't want her mom to go through this but she guess fate plays tricks on people when least expected. ThornRush closed her optics thinking that a few moments of rest wouldn't hurt.

"A touching moment, how sweet. Too bad it has to end." ThornRush was yanked from her slumber by an all to familiar voice. She opened her optics and glared.
"Megatron."
"Yes it is me are you enjoying your accommodations, I had them arranged myself."
"If you ever open a hotel, I'll remember to never go there." She gave him a smirk and stood up setting her mom on the ground. "What do you want."
"You betrayed me."
"And you're surprised by this why?"
"I am just going to get back what you took from me."
"HA! If you think Knockout is going to rejoin because of some stupid kidnapping then forget it. You're stupider than you look."
"He'll come if he thinks your in danger."
"But not dead, so what could you possibly do that wouldn't kill me."
"I don't have to kill you I just have to torture you till your on the brink of death. It's a win win."
"I don't see what I gain from this."
"For me. I get to torture, almost kill you and get back a needed medic." He put on a devious smile and walked off. "Enjoy your stay ThornRush because it won't be long." She stared off towards Megatron, she was a tough girl to break but she had seen what he could do to a bot. She one time witnessed him torture a misbehaving con until he was on the brink of death, he had to immediately go to the medical area but the process Megaton used to torture him was unbearable to watch let alone listen to and now she was going to go through it. She sucked down a sob and sat down next to her mom who was still asleep.
"Please come Knockout I need you Oh so badly, I-I'm not ready to die." She let tears leak down as she let out a silent sob to make sure no one heard her.

Let me check the time. *Looks at clock* Holy Crap 12:30 on a school night. Someone's going to be a zombie in the moring. Well I hope you enjoyed it I tried to put a little bit more action into this chapter. Please Review! I love your reviews!