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darkironprincess17: Thanks for the reiview. I am glad that you like my story. The colour of Koda's eyes were chosen for a reason. She may have a connection to the Decepticons or She may not. I can tell you this, your not the only person . . . or bot that thinks this. Read to find out who.

Also I am pleased to annouce that a couple of bots will make an appearence. There is no big action but something big will happen in the next couple of chapters. Just read to find out.

August 29th, 2008

Dear Book,

It has been a few days since I moved to Tranquility, and things have been pretty peaceful. I have made a new friend named Sam Witwicky. He and I share common interests. It might be fun hanging with him. I just hope at school that he isn't a nerd or dork.

School starts in about a week. It starts on the 4th of September. I am wondering what it's going to be like being the new girl at school. I don't want to stand out again.

Anyways, today is going ok. I hung out with Sam again and we went out for a bit to eat. He told me that his girlfriend was coming back tomorrow. I guess I get to meet Mikaela in person, finally. I hope that we can get along.

Me and Sam are planning to hang out to watch the meteor shower tomorrow night, and Mikaela is coming too. My brother is going to tag along. We decided to head to a look out point to watch. One that Sam is familiar with.

I also got to ride in his sweet Camaro. It is so comfy. But it seems that the radio was kinda broken. It kept on playing random audio clips and Sam ended up yelling at it. It was pretty funny to watch. He did it about 10 times while we were out before finally hitting the dashboard and the steering wheel. The radio died down after that. It almost looked as if he was talking to it.

I am so excited for tomorrow, I can't wait. It is going to be awesome!

Type up here later.

Koda

The Camaro pulled up in front of the house and the passenger side door opened up as Koda stepped out of the car. "Sam thanks for the ride. It was a lot of fun hangin' with you. And that is definitely a sweet ride that you have. But I would see about getting that glitching radio fixed." All of a sudden, the car seemed to rock on its axels for a few seconds, and then settled down. "What was that?"

"I think you just offended him."

"Offended him? Well then, I'm sorry 'Bumblebee'. There, is that better Sam?"

"Yeah. Well, I'll see you later Koda."

"See you later Sam. I'm forward to tomorrow night. Can't wait to see that little location you got tucked away in the hills. Bye."

Koda closed the car door behind her as she walked up to her house and then Sam drove to his own house and parked in his driveway. She was wearing light blue jean short shorts, a grey t-shirt, a black rope belt, and dark red flip flops. As she walked up to her front door, she noticed that there was a large black pickup in the driveway, parked next to the family's jeep.

"No way, a GMC Topkick C4500 4x4. I wonder whose truck this is. It is the most Badass Truck I have EVER SEEN!" The truck seemed to hop up a bit and then settle on its axels. "Ok, something weird is going with the cars around here. Either that, or, I'm going crazy." Koda walked around the truck a few times and stopped at the tailgate, noticing a strange symbol etched into the back. "That looks weird. It looks like the face of a robot. Weird."

Then Koda started to get a strange felling that she'd seen that symbol before, like she knew it and that it meant something to her. She thought that there was something strange about the truck as well. It felt as if there was another presence outside with her in the driveway, as if someone was watching her. The presence felt strange but familiar, almost comforting to her. She felt a sudden warmth in her chest but shook off the feeling. Koda shrugged off the thought and closed her eyes, sighing, as she walked up to her front door. "I must be going crazy, living out here in this town."

"Hey Dad, I'm home." Koda said as she entered her house, with her back turned to her dad in the living room. As she turned around and entered the living room, she noticed two men sitting on the couch that she didn't know. One of the me had short, spiky, light brown hair, hazel eyes and had a dark tan. He was wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans. He had a strong build and looked to be in his late 20s, early 30s. The other man had short, spiky, black hair with sky blue eyes and stubble on his chin. He was dressed in a military uniform, but was wearing a black muscle shirt. He was muscular and looked to be in his late 30s, early 40s.

"Uh, Dad, who are these guys?"

"Hey there Koda. These two men are from the new division of the government that I will be working for. This is Major William Lennox. Major, this is my younger daughter, Dakoda."

The man with the hazel eyes stood up and shook Koda's hand. "Hello there Dakoda. You can call me Will."

"Nice to meet you Will nd just call me Koda. And whose the other guy on the couch over there?"

"My name is Ian Howard. I'm a friend of Will's." The man who introduced himself as Ian just stayed sitting on the couch, not bothering to get up. He seemed to be disinterested in the conversation that had been going on and seemed to glance out the living room window towards the truck in the driveway. Koda glanced out the window towards the truck and it seemed to shift on its axels.

"Is that GMC Topkick out there yours Ian?"

"Yes it is. Why do you ask?"

"Because… That is my favourite truck! I love GMC Topkicks. Especially Custom Ones! Yours is the most badass truck I have every seen! I love it!"

Ian was a bit taken aback, surprised by what Koda had just said. He had not expected her to comment on the truck in that way, but he liked the compliment. "Thanks. I quite like the way it looks. It is a very capable form to drive in over tough terrain. I am quite fond of it myself." Then, he decided to stand up and shake her hand. Then he glanced over at Will, commenting "Lennox, I think I like this girl. She's got good taste."

Koda heard the comment and thought it was encouraging. "Thanks Ian, I think I like you too. I already know that I like your truck."

"Koda, how about you sit down so we can talk more." Alex interrupted the conversation developing between the two men and his daughter. Will concurred with Alex. "How about we listen to your father and take a seat." So Koda and Will sat down on the couch in the living room with Ian sitting across from them and Alex in a chair.

"So Koda, what are your interests? I mean besides your obvious like of trucks." Will asked Koda to continue the conversation.

"Well, I have an interest in astronomy and space. I want to be an Astrophysicist when I am older, or an Astronomer. I love to think about the things that are out there, beyond our atmosphere." Koda looked at Will, seeing his nodding response, and then saw Ian staring at her with an intense stare with a look of curiosity in his eyes, but she didn't think it was from what he had said. His stare looked like the one that Sam had given her, then she realized that he was looking at her eyes. Since he didn't say anything, she decided just to ignore it.

"And I also have an interest in weapons." When she said that, Ian perked up, looking at Koda with a visible excitement on his face. "You like weapons, Koda?' Ian seemed to take an interest in this.

"Yeah, I like 'em. They are really cool. I am only allowed to keep a few though, because my dad over there, thinks that my trigger finger gets a little itchy a little too often."

Ian had a questioning look on his face. "Your finger gets itchy often? Why does that happen?" Alex decided to intervene. "It means that she likes to pull the trigger of a gun. She gets happy when she has a gun in her hand. Her personality is trigger-happy." Ian then understood what she meant. "People have also described me to have an 'itchy trigger finger'."

"Are you saying that your trigger-happy?"

"I do not say that I am. It is what other people think. But since you like weapons, may I ask what you are specifically interested in?"

"Well I like sniper rifles, they are my favourite weapon. I can take out a target up to 1800 ft. I can also get around on a military training course without being spotted. Back home, I was given the nickname Shadow by my dad's military friends."

"Shadow? I think that name suits you, just by the way you act and from what you and your father have told me about you. Mind if I call you by that name instead? I like it."

"Well, I guess you can call me that, but not here. Only on Military terms."

"What do you mean by 'Military terms'?"

Ale again intervened in the conversation. "She means that only when involved with the military. She has sometimes joins me for military exercises. And she also participates in military training for new recruits. Especially when we go practice at the shooting range."

"Hey Ian, maybe we could go to the shooting range sometime. By the way, what exactly do you two do in the military?" Will was a bit unsure how to answer that question. "Well Koda, I'm not sure how to explain what I do. Let's just say that I am mostly just your typical solider. Ian on the other hand," Will looked over at Ian. "he is what we call a weapon specialist. And he is trigger-happy, even though he denies it."

"Sweet. I think I like you Ian. We probably will get along just fine."

"I think I like you too Koda, you are very interesting, and have a great taste in interests."

Alex intervened again into the conversation wanting to change the subject. "Hey Koda, how did it go with Sam?" Ian heard the name and he was wondering who Alex had meant by Sam. Did he mean Sam Witwicky? After all, Sam did live down the street. "Dad, it went good. Sam and I had a lot of fun. He took me out for some lunch. We're going to watch the meteor shower tomorrow night with Ty and Sam's girlfriend, Mikaela."

"So you two are friends now?"

"Yes, and I can't wait for the shower. It is going to look amazing, I just know it."

Will and Ian listened to the conversation that the father and daughter were having when Will got up and decided to cut in. "Well Alex, it's getting late and we have a couple of other stops to get to before we head to our hotel, so I guess we should get going, right Ian?" Ian got up as well. "Yes, I believe that we should get going. I am wanting to see how the others are doing before it gets too late."

Will went to shake Alex and Koda's hands. "It has been nice meeting you Koda. I guess we will be seeing you later Alex." Ian just stood by the doorway waiting for Will. Koda stood up and walked over to Ian and held out her hand. "It's been nice meeting you Ian. I hope to see you and your awesome truck again, maybe go to the shooting range some time?" Ian hesitated and then decided to shake her hand. "It would be a pleasure to go to the shooting range with you. It has been nice meeting you, Shadow."

"Hey, you can only call me that on the shooting range, ok Ian?"

"Ok."

Will headed for the door with Ian and then they left the house.

Outside the house, Will headed to the passenger side door and then the door popped open by itself. Will climbed into the cab and sat down in the passenger seat, the door closing behind him. Ian took a look around and when he saw that no one was looking. When he was sure, he disappeared.

Will rolled the window down to get some fresh air. And then he looked to the empty driver's seat, unphased but the sudden disappearance of his companion. "You know that you shouldn't do that Ironhide. If Optimus found out, you could get into trouble." Will seemed to be talking to thin air, but then a voice came from the internal speakers of the truck. "I do not think that there was a problem. I checked the surrounding area to see if any humans were gazing in our particular direction and I concluded that there were none so I went a head with it."

"Well don't make a habit out of it. Only time that you should do it is at my house or back at Diego Garcia, or when we're out on missions."

"I will make a note of that in my cerebral processor. But on another note, before we depart this dwelling place, I would like to ask if we may go visit Sam and Bumblebee. It has been two orbital cycles (orbital cycle = 1 month) since I last saw them. I would like to check up on them."

"I don't see why not Ironhide. We're not in a rush and Sam lives just down the street. We just shouldn't take to long before heading to the hotel."

"Before we depart, I would like to inquire to you about something that I am unsure of."

"Sure Ironhide. What do you want to ask?"

"What are the chances that your humanoid optics could be a shade of crimson? The only humans I have seen with the crimson colour are the holoforms of Decepticons. I have never seen a human with one."

"The probability of that happening to a human is probably 0%. Other animals have had red eyes, but they are what we call albinos, they have white skin or fur and red eyes, but albinos are usually blind."

Ironhide pause for a moment to look up the definition of albino. After he had finished, he questioned Will to be certain. "It is not possible for a human to be an albino?"

"No it's not. Why are you asking all this Ironhide? This seems kinda sudden."

"When we were in the house, I noticed that there was something strange outside. I had sensed that there was something next to me but I couldn't quite tell if it was human or not. My sensors showed an inconclusive scan." Ironhide took a pause and settled down on his axel. "When I looked out the house's window, I saw the girl standing there, walking around my terrestrial guise. I noticed that she had stopped and stared at the symbol on my tailgate. As soon as that happened, my spark started to hum and heat up. This caused my body to move unnecessarily. I think that the girl had noticed that. I thought she might have just been someone passing by but then she entered the house."

Will stopped Ironhide wondering what had him concerned and asking all these questions. "Ironhide, what are you trying to get at? She had explained that she just liked the way your form looked. I don't see anything wrong with that."

"What concerns me is when she came into the house. While we were talking to her, did you notice that she was looking down most of the time and had her eyes mostly closed."

"Yeah, well maybe she's just shy."

"No, the way she acted did not show that. When she looked at me, I got a good look at her eyes, and they were crimson. You had said that it was not possible for a human to have crimson eyes. If that is true, and if my sensors are not malufutioning, I conclude that the girl may not be human."

"Are you suggesting that she may be a Decepticon? But she did not act that way at all."

"I can not go as far as to say that she is, but I can not dismiss the possibility. She may have something to do with them. I think that we should report this to Optimus Prime as soon as possible."

"But Ironhide, you said that you couldn't be sure and-" Ironhide interrupted Will with a sense of urgency in his voice. "Will, I did say that but there is still a chance that she could be working for the decepticons. If she is, then She may be a danger to everyone. She may also be a danger to Sam."

"Alright Ironhide, if you are 100% sure, then will report this to Optimus."

"I must talk to Sam about this as well. Let's go over to see him now."

Ironhide started up his engine and backed out of the driveway and head towards Sam's house.

At Sam's house, Sam didn't want his parents to hear the conversation so they all went out to Sam's backyard. Sam's parents had installed a 15 ft fence around the backyard so that Bumblebee could go out back, transformed. His parents had also bought an empty lot next door and had extended the backyard so he could move around a bit. Bumblebee sat cross-legged with Sam on his knee while Ironhide was kneeling on one knee with Will pacing back and forth.

"Now Sam, Ironhide is concerned for the safety of you and Bumblebee. He thinks that your new neighbour, Dakoda Ray may have a link to the Decepticons." Will stopped pacing to turn and face Sam.

"You think that she has a connection with them. Ironhide, why do you think this?"

Ironhide looked at Sam and will for a few seconds and then looked at the young scout. All had their eyes and optics on him, waiting for his answer. Ironhide took the robot equivalent of a sigh. "Sam I am only saying that there is a possibility. I am not 100% certain, but I do have reason to believe this. I believe that this may be the case because of the colour of her eyes and because my sensors could not confirm that she was human."

"Well, she doesn't seem to act like a Decepticon. Also I've looked in to the eyes of a 'Con and all I've seen is hatred and destruction. In her eyes, I see a kind and innocent girl. But you also said the you could not conclude that she was human, which means that you could not confirm that she wasn't. Your sensors may be broken."

"Sam, I am just saying to be caution around that girl. That is all."

Will decided to cut in. "Look Sam, Ironhide is just concerned for your safety, even though he won't admit it. Maybe it would be best if you took our offer to come live on the base, even if temporary, just until we get this cleared up. Just think about it Sam." He looked out to the west and saw that the sun was starting to dip low in the sky. "Sam, it's getting late. Ironhide and I still have some business to take care of so we should get going."

Ironhide got up and transformed back into his terrestrial guise. The driver side door popped open and Will got in. Ironhide said one final thing to Sam before leaving. "Sam just consider living at the base, under our protection, for your safety. Just contact us when you decide." Will rolled down the window and rested his elbow on it. "See ya Sam. Bye 'Bee." Then Ironhide drove away.

"Will, don't forget the reason that we are here."

"Yeah, I know Ironhide. The Meteor shower. Someone is coming in. We just have to find out if it's friend or foe. Hey, maybe we should have told Sam about it."

"No, I think he already has enough on his mind right now. Let's just leave them."

Down the street, Koda was looking out her window at the Black Topkick that just drove out of Sam's Driveway. "What the- Do those guys know each other. There is something weird about that truck and Sam's car." The She closed her window and shades, then signed on to her laptop.

Dear Book,

Today was interesting to say the least.

A couple of Men came that are going to be working with my dad. One was Named Will Lennox and he seemed like a nice guy but the other guy, Ian Howard, he was a bit unusual. But he had a wicked GMC Topkick. The truck seemed a bit odd.

I just might be going crazy but something doesn't seem right with the truck and Sam's car, I mean, I saw them both move on their own. I think that there is something that they are hiding from me.

I think that Will And Ian know Sam. I saw the Topkick drive out of Sam's driveway.

Well on another note. I am soooooo excited for tomorrow. The meteor shower is tomorrow night. I get to wath it with Sam. I love showers. They are just amazing!

Type up here later.

Koda

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Well here is chapter 3 (a bit earrlier then I said). I will actually try to post each new chapter once a week. But I make no promises. Remember to Review and Subscribe.

~KRay~