Sally's eyes opened and her vision was blurred. She could see nothing but shapes and colours. Her body was very weak. She managed to sit up slightly and look down at herself and to her surprise, she looked exactly the same. She sighed and pushed her shaky legs over the edge of the bed, helping her to sit up properly. The room seemed smaller than she remembered. As she struggled to stand up, she heard fast paced footsteps outside her door. Shadows darted left and right under the gap. She shook her head and used the wall to balance herself before stumbling over to the door. The door opened and everyone outside stopped and stared. She couldn't see what was happening so she heaved herself out and leaned against wall. All of the people, even the agents, backed away. They knew that the procedure she'd been through had faults and they didn't want to stick around.

Sally managed to make her way into the main bay. Her vision was still bad but she could hear Optimus and Ratchet talking. She followed their voices and looked up at the large blurry shapes in front of her. Just as she tried to take another step, her legs gave up and she fell forward. She managed to use her arms to stop the impact. One of the blurs got closer and mumbled something. It extended its arm and picked up Sally's weak body. She felt something warm on her face and then her vision cleared. Her glowing eyes looked up to see Ratchet. He looked kinda pissed off when he put her down. Sally stood up and looked around. Her strength was returning. She could feel her new metal moving inside her.

Sally heard someone stumble into the bay. It was James. He looked terrible. She ran over to him and helped him to stand upright.

"S-Sally…." he mumbled as she threw his arm over her shoulder. His limp body struggled to stand and instead, fell against her side. She took him to the nearest crate and helped him sit down. She looked back and gave Ratchet a glare. He huffed and walked over. James felt the same rush of warmness on his face and his heavy eyelids lifted slowly. First, he saw Ratchet walking back to Optimus. Then, to his left, he saw Sally and her concerned expression. He smiled slightly at her, trying to ease her worrying. Sally may have been tough and introvert on the outside but really, she was a gentle soul with a kind heart. Her expression lifted and she sat down next to him.

"How ya feeling?" she asked without looking at him. He leaned forward and held his head.

"Different," he said. Sally nodded in agreement and her mind wandered to the others.

Are they ok? Do they need my help? What if something's wrong? Should I go and see them?

Her expression changed again and James noticed. She stared down at the floor with weary eyes and wilting posture. After a few more moments of deep thought, she felt a warm hand on her shoulder. She felt a shiver down her spine as she looked to whom the hand belonged to. James was looking at her with a smile and a gentle stare. The green glimmer of his eyes made her heart skip a beat and her mind went blank. It seemed that the only thing she could focus on was him. She quickly diverted her vision to her own feet and took a deep breath. Her eyes became light and she was tearing up for no reason.

Now there's something you don't know about Sally. When she was 11, her parents and two brothers died in a terrible crash. She was the only one to survive. Soon after her recovery, she was sent to a foster home and she hated it. As soon as she was old enough, she went to live in her school and then to live at her college. Poor Sally wasn't very sociable so she never made any friends. She was literally all alone so that was the closest she'd ever been to anyone and the first time she'd ever felt like that.

"Hey…It's ok…" he said softly as he pulled her into a hug. Sally's eyes widened and all the air left her lungs in that split second. She gulped and leaned into the hug awkwardly. His warmth was so comforting. She closed her eyes and took small, short breaths.

Kirsty burst out laughing from around the corner; she'd been watching the whole time. Sally pushed away quickly in one jolty movement, causing her to fall off the side of the crate.

Kirsty skipped over, still laughing. Dean was also there. They'd been hiding together for a while. Sally stood up and brushed herself off. Her body was tense again and her expression showed nothing. She glared at Kirsty and poor Kirsty took a few steps back. James was still sat on the crate awkwardly.

"I'm gonna go and do some training…" said Sally as she turned and walk across the bay. The other three watched her leave and after a few minutes, Kirsty followed her. Dean turned to James and grinned. James rolled his eyes and stood up. The two of them walked off around the corner.

I know it's a bad chapter and I know I didn't post one yesterday and I'm sorry. However, the next chapter is gonna mark the start of a huge ass adventure with explosions and fighting and explosions and nice cars and explosions! Wait did I mention the explosions?