Hey everyone, I had no idea Black Ops was still so popular, so I'll try to continue. As a note, please review this and give me something to continue with. I'd appreciate any ideas, but as a bit of future reference, I'm planning on starting a little romance, hope that doesn't turn you off... well, here you go. PLEASE, unless I get something to go off of for a long time, this story is in danger of dropping off, and I don't want to do that to you guys, so could ya help me out?

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A few months later, after I'd healed from being tortured and my broken leg was starting to function normally, my team had settled in well with the Autobots. Though none of them had a guardian like I did, they all had their favorites.

Collins usually spent his time with Que or as the Autobots called him, Wheeljack, learning all he could about the advanced technology and weapons of their race. Havii assisted Ratchet with the medical side of things, also learning valuable information of how he could help with triage for the Autobots if he had the right tools with him. Pierz's attitude melded with Sideswipe, and he had a thing for Corvettes, so they went well together. The Wreckers had taken a liking to Boulder, which I was told was an honor because the Wreckers were usually assholes to everyone. And Blitz, who was quiet but efficiently deadly, befriended Dino. The Autobots called him Mirage, which I actually liked better and so I called him that whenever I needed to talk to him.

We were all winding down for the night, the sun had started to set and the guard change was set to happen soon. I had been spending my days trying to walk without a limp, but Ratchet had warned me my leg might never be the same. Ironhide surprised me later, when it was dark, when he asked if I wanted to go for a drive.

"Sure." I agreed. Ironhide transformed into his GMC Topkick form and opened the passenger door. I hopped in, shutting the door behind me. He pulled out from the base past the guards, driving at an easy pace through D.C. I realized he had pulled onto the interstate taking us out of the nation's capitol, and I cocked my head in curiosity.

"Where are we going?" I asked him.

"It's a surprise. And you forgot to mention something to me..." Ironhide said.

"And what is that?" I asked. I had the feeling he would be smiling if he weren't in vehicle mode.

"Today is your birthday." he answered simply. I rubbed the back of my neck.

"Well, yeah, I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want anyone to make a big deal about it." I said.

"I got the same feeling, so I kept it to myself. Where we're going is just my small gift to you." he said. I shook my head, smiling.

"Ironhide, you are my guardian, and you've saved my life on more than one occasion, I doubt I need anything more from you." I said. Ironhide chuckled.

"That may be, but I still wanted to show you this. I discovered a place when I was running recon a few weeks back and thought of you." Ironhide said, pulling onto an unused dirt road after we'd driven for a while. He pulled to the end of the road and stopped, and he opened the door for me.

I hopped out, then gave a small gasp at the view. Ironhide had stopped near the edge of a cliff, and straight down was the Atlantic ocean. The water appeared black under the full moon and the multitude of stars, but the waves sparkled like they'd been doused in glitter. I turned back to Ironhide, who had remained in vehicle mode.

"This is amazing...thank you." I said. With a small hum, Ironhide activated his holoform, walking over and standing next to me.

"You are very welcome. I realize it's not much of a gift..." he said.

"It's perfect." I said. Ironhide's holoform smiled, then he patted the hood of his vehicle mode.

"You don't have to get so close to the edge to see if you hop up here." he said, using the grille of his alternate mode to swing up himself. He leaned down, reaching his hand to me. I smiled and took it, and he easily hauled me up next to him. From here, it seemed like if I were to drop off the front of Ironhide's hood I'd fall into the ocean, but I knew that wasn't the truth. I looked over at Ironhide's holoform and then down at his vehicle mode.

"Uh, you don't mind this do you? I am technically sitting on you..." I said. Ironhide's holoform laughed.

"No, it's fine. Otherwise I wouldn't have put you up there would I?" he said.

"Good point." I turned my gaze up to the stars, silently picking out the constellations.

~Ironhide's POV~

Activating my holoform was a bit of a new experience for me still. I could see and feel and sense everything a human could from my holoform, but I still had my consciousness in my vehicle form as well. It was like being in two places at once, but I usually focused just on my holoform when I used it. I looked over at Morgan, she was staring up at the stars again, and I couldn't help but notice how the light was reflected in her eyes and made them sparkle. I subconsciously let my holoform smile, then a thought crossed my mind and I tried to shake it off.

What are you thinking? If you so much as hint you have feelings for a human, Optimus will tear out your Spark through your exhaust pipe! I tried not to let Morgan see my mixed emotions, instead just enjoying the small moment I'd made.

About an hour later, my holoform slid off the hood of my alternate mode and I reached up for Morgan.

"It's late, we should probably be heading back." I said. Morgan nodded, allowing me to help her down, and I deactivated my holoform as I opened the passenger door for her. She climbed into the seat, and I backed slowly around, heading back out to the highway. It wasn't long before Morgan started to nod off, and before we were even back to D.C., she was leaning against my window asleep. I smiled to myself, even in vehicle mode I could feel her soft breath on the glass, her weight pressed against the door panel, and I wished with all my Spark that I was human or she was Cybertronian. I had to keep my feelings in check, especially at the base. Optimus would kill me, even if I was his second-in-command.

On the outskirts of D.C., on a back road, I ran into (not literally) a familiar red Ferrari and I pulled to a stop smoothly so I wouldn't wake Morgan. My friend did the same and I spoke up.

"Mirage, what are you doing out this late?" I asked. He answered me in his heavy Italian accent that he preferred to use because of his car mode.

"My turn for recon. I could ask the same for you." Mirage said.

"I just took Morgan out for a drive. She's asleep, I'm going back to the base right now. Do you have your new friend with you?" I asked.

"Alright. And no, I don't. Though Blitz isn't too bad, for a human." Mirage said, revving his engine slightly and pulling forward. "I should go."

"Go ahead, I'll see you back at the base." I answered. We headed in opposite directions, and the guards let me in without a word. I pulled into the base, idling to a stop, and this time Morgan groggily pushed herself upright. She yawned, then good-naturedly stroked my door panel.

"Thank you for the present. It was beautiful and I had a good time. I'm really tired though, so I guess I'll see you in the morning." she mumbled. I opened the door for her and she slid out, waving as she went to where she and her team had been assigned bunks. I transformed, my gaze following her as I inwardly sighed.

What will I do?

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I'm really sorry for how long this took and that the chapter is so short. I really need something to go off of besides Ironhide's little crush on Morgan... please review like I said at the beginning and tell me what I can do for either this chapter or the whole story. Keep in mind, every story has to have an end, so I need something that I can lead up to, reaveal, go off it for a while, and then end. PLEEEEEASE help a stuck writer out...