Masters and students

I was sat on the stairs in the main room I was refining my science project for school, it consists of a polished metal hilt it was big enough for you to wield it in your hands. I had been working on it for weeks! The others were working on their science projects as well, Jack was building an engine for a motorcycle and Arcee was helping. Raf was building a volcano and Bumblebee was helping him as well. And Miko was building a model of our solar system while using Bulkhead as a stand...but he was still able to help in some way.

It was a nice sight to look at as i rested my head in my hand, although i wish my own guardian would at least offer some kind of help on my project...don't mind me, just lacking from sleep is all, i had to stay up all night for the past two days to finish this and i could've done with a little help, just passing screwdrivers and what not would've been a big help on its own, but it just teaches me not to work on such complicated technology but its going to be worth it. as i was about to test my project out a big explosion erupted from Rafs volcano. It caught me off guard and I rolled down the stairs.

"Decepticons!" I heard Ratchet shout. "We're under attack!"

Both Ratchet and Dad came rushing over as i lay on the floor on my back, "It's no attack Ratchet" Raf explained while coughing. "It's my volcano...was." he said as the volcano fell to bits.

i looked to across the room from an upside down view, "Hold still Bulkhead! Jupiter needs its red spot" Miko said dipping her brush into the paint then accidentally dripping it on the floor "whoopsy!"

"What...in the Allspark...is going on in here?" Ratchet said looking like he was trying to repress a stroke.

"Our projects are due tomorrow" Jack explained.

"Maybe it needs one of these doo hickeys?" Arcee said holding up a piece of metal.

"You're a motorcycle Arcee; shouldn't you know how to build a motorcycle engine?" Jack asked.

"You're a human Jack; can you build me a small intestine?" she retaliated.

"Burn!" I thought in my head.

Dad then looked at me "have you finished yours?" he asked.

"Yes actually, i was just going to test it...oh and FYI i did this without help." I said in a slight pout, i had just rolled down the stairs and hurt my head and i am suffering from fatigue.

And Dad knew to leave me be when I'm like this as he lightly sighed.

"Well, you can't work on these projects in here. Your, making a mess!" Ratchet complained.

"You don't work in these areas anyway." I said as Dad knelt down and offered me a finger, i grabbed it and pulled myself up as i swatted his hand away.

"But the science fair is a big part of our grade!" Raf protested.

"Yeah! If Bulkhead doesn't help me finish this model of our solar system…" Miko said before being cut off by Ratchet.

"Oh? And what does Bulkhead know of your solar system? Or Bumblebee of your volcanoes? Or…" Ratchet said before being cut off by Jack this time.

"Arcee of our motorcycles?" Jack said finishing his sentence for him.

"Precisely! Where not earthlings, and their not scientists!" Ratchet stated.

"But the Autobots are there guardians Ratchet. Would it hurt to learn more of Earth by helping our young friends with their school work?" Dad then said.

"Says you!" I slyly said, before making my way to the bedroom to put away my project.

"Well, maybe our young friends should try learning more of Cybertron!" i heard Ratchet say.

I started mumbling under my breath as i cleaned up the mess i had made in here from my project, it had been a couple of weeks since Megatrons demise and since then the others and there guardians are pretty close now, they go out regularly, Bulkhead has found a new love in monster truck rallies, Bumblebee plays even more video games then before and Arcee seems to healing, slowly but surely and Jack is the main source for that healing, Dad had followed me into the bedroom also not exactly a news flash as you can hear him coming a mile away; he popped his head around the door frame which was the same height as him, i looked to the corner of my eyes acknowledging him.

"Have I done something to upset you?" he asked.

"Well...not intentionally anyway." I said sitting on the bed.

"Such as?" he asked.

"Dad, we haven't spent any time together in weeks, now i know you're more busier then the others and all but you couldn't spare an hour just to at least talk?" I argued.

"We're talking now." Dad said lightly.

I flashed him a glare then said something I'd probably regret later "Megatron has seen you more than I have." I stated coldly.

"As enemies..." he started.

"Nice, so you're saying the only way we would be able to hang out together is if you try and terminate me, so..." I continued to push the argument further I couldn't help it, I can be the calmest person in the world but I can also have the most fiery temper as well.

"Do, not ever say something like that." Dad sternly said a growl also lingered in his voice. I forgot that Dad has also been known to get pretty damn angry.

When his tone was like that I was silent but still angry.

"I am sorry I have not been there for you of late and I will make it up to you. But do not dare give me an image of your termination and by my hand, Megatron and i were..." he suddenly stopped himself mid sentence as he continued but not on the same sentence, "and now i had found myself battling him many times and in the end i could not change his mind before his inevitable demise." his optics wandered into empty space as he then proceeded back to the main room as calm as ever, like the conversation didn't even exist.

I was still pretty angry and I felt like I should rebel, no particular reason i just felt as though i had just lost a battle, and I'm a bad loser after a few punches of the old pillow, flipping the bird at him and some deep breathing exercises I returned to the main room too.

And yet again something was happening, "Autobots you have projects to complete." I heard Dad say. "Ratchet, I may require aid."

"Are they going somewhere?" I thought.

"Science fair is a big part of their grade..." Ratchet said as he eyed the projects the others were working on. "Perhaps I'm better suited to remain behind and supervise." He suggested.

"Very well, Bumblebee! Let us see about this energon in-transit." Dad said to Bumblebee. The co-ordinates were patched in and Dad and Bumblebee went through it. Ratchet was too occupied bossing everyone around. i looked back and forth from the the bridge to the group who all had there backs to me too occupied, distracted...So I used this opportunity to tag along, to rebel, and to defy.

So in my angry state i closed the gap between Dad and Bumblebee as we came out of the Groundbridge. I was merely inches away.

I looked around of our location "great another canyon, why couldn't there be...I don't know decepticons invading Disneyland; decepticons go down under, even if they went to a meadow that would be a breath of fresh air." I mentally complained.

"Hold your position, and await my command" I heard Dad say as I was snapped from my thoughts.

As he walked off Bumblebee turned around to face me. "I knew you were there." Bumblebee beeped.

"Well there was no where better to hide." I said.

"I should contact Ratchet to bridge you back" he beeped.

"Come on Bee! I'm not in the way; I'll just blend in with the industrial building sized rocks."

"Okay, but you know the drill." He beeped.

"We don't know each other." I said as he lightly high fived me. Yeah Bee let me get away with a lot of things and whenever we were caught we would never bring each other into it.

"I would never side with a Prime!" came a loud booming voice then a series of loud banging could be heard, a fight had begun and Bumblebee scouted ahead to see what was going on, I remained behind.

"I came here to witness some action and all I see is rock...i bring shame to the title 'teenager'." I thought, and then I decided every so often I would move a little closer. I got close enough to witness what was happening. Both Bumblebee and Dad were fighting what seemed to be a new Decepticon. He was just as hard as he looked as efforts to take him down weren't working.

"Skyquake has not yet acquired a vehicle mode." I heard Dad say quietly, well it was quiet to him and Bumblebee but it was clear as a bell to me, upon this comment the Decepticon named Skyquake came charging at them. "Fall back!" Dad ordered and they both transformed reversed back and retreated.

"So time has made you a coward prime!" Skyquake yelled as he started firing at them. I hid behind a rock those shots Skyquake was firing were getting a bit close for my liking. Then Bumblebee came speeding past inches away from me, along with a running Skyquake just missing me as he was pursuing Bumblebee.

Then as Bumblebee was being pursued by Skyquake Dad came speeding past me, "an ambush maybe?" I thought as i pressed my whole form against the rock, funny you'd think i would do that for Skyquake. I was definitely too close for comfort now and remained in my position until they had gotten far enough ahead of me. I then heard the sound of a jet, I looked up.

"Fowler?" I thought out loud, with that loud engine noise he needs to be more subtle. Then beams of green light shined on the jet, Fowler had just given Skyquake a vehicle mode...the amount of times i've face palmed throughout my life i would've set a record.

Then the said Skyquake took off in his new acquired wings, he kept flying over the rocks and was hard to keep track of him. Then he flow in low and started firing upon Bee and Dad. Again I took over behind the rocks, there my new best friend. I couldn't see anything after that just heard a lot of gunfire, nothing to do but wait, this place is like a maze! I then looked to the sky i saw the two planes, one was on fire and I couldn't identify who. Then I saw a glimpse of yellow riding the plane on fire, it was Bumblebee! And they were heading for ground fast! I couldn't make out what happened next but I saw where the plane had crashed and I headed in that general direction.

I quickly came in the sight of Bee and Dad, Bumblebee was okay but i couldn't say the same for the plane that was on fire, i looked to the sky again as i concluded it must've been Skyquake to hit the ground as the other plane wasn't attacking them. I continued to run towards them, all and all i was stuck watching from behind a rock but i did get a good look at Bumblebees attempt at suicide, "must...never...run...again!" I puffed as I stopped next to Bumblebee, man I'm outta shape.

Oh and when i say stopped next to Bumblebee, i mean take cover behind his leg. As i peered from behind his leg Dad snapped his head round in my direction and frowned at me, why else do you think I stood next to Bumblebee "what are you doing here?" he inquired sternly.

"Rebelling" I simply said though it was more like a squeak then a confident statement.

"You put yourself in possible danger to spite me?" He said in an almost sigh.

"Yes!" I stated proudly,

He sighed again as he shook his head looking to the floor and then walked over to me, he knelt down and attempted to pick me up, I started swatting at his hand. "Don't you man handle me." I said.

But in the end he managed to grab hold of me, he then placed me on his shoulder. "I have been thinking." He said lightly.

"Oh Jesus no!" I yelled trying to find a way down.

"Hear me out, we do routine exploration duties to find anything of Cybertronian origin or to locate Energon mines." He started my ears pricked up. "our next location is the Arctic, it would only be for a very short while but if you are willing you can join us." He finished.

"Seriously the Arctic? Awesome!" I cheered nearly resulting in falling.

"Remember it would only be a short while, the conditions can be durable for that of humans with the right equipment i believe but we can't predict when a blizzard may occur and then the conditions are near impossible for a human to survive long, even our frames can only endure so much at zero temperatures." He then said.

"I don't care if I'm only there for five seconds I'm going to the Arctic!" I said then a thought hit me. "I'd better start preparing what I'd need." i added as i counted my fingers of everything i would need, but a sound of scuffed ground made me look to Bumblebee, he was making the hole Skyquake made bigger. Then he buried Skyquake leveling the ground so it didn't look suspicious.

"so from your comment about his lack of a vehicle form, I'm guessing his arrival here is new? and now he's been terminated?" i said to Dad.

"his loyalty to Megatron was strong, that strong that it led to his own demise." he said.

"so if someone told me that you suck in body and soul, i don't kick there ass?" i said.

he turned his head to face me as he raised an eyebrow at my typical nature, then shook his head in a serious manner, "ones life should not be lost for defending another's honor." he said. "i might add that, that was a bizarre statement you made."

"hey at least we're having a conversation." i said lightly as he smiled in the same manner.

"Ratchet, we need a groundbridge." he then said over the comm link. Sure enough the groundbridge opened and we made our way through it, Dad then placed me on the ground as I rushed for my bike eagerly. "Where are you going?" he asked.

"To the library I need to order my stuff!"

The next day at school we were preparing our projects the judges, there was like a huge line outside this one room because the hall had been booked for some kind of appreciation club, oh well at least there's a lot of free time to chat, "So yeah I'm going to the Arctic." i casually said to the guys.

"What!" Miko exclaimed catching me off guard, now i need to find my pulse, "with the Autobots?"

"No i just feel like it because I'm hardcore." i jested after checking my wrist.

"Well that sucks." Miko said folding her arms.

"Miko the Arctic is freezing, I'm only going because I'm insane." i said, it is insane of me, but this is basically an outing with Dad some actual time to spend with him, so if it means enduring extreme temperatures just to do that bring it on nature.

"Yeah i know i wouldn't want to go anyway, I'm just making a point that in a warmer climate they should put me on that list." she argued.

"So why are they going in the first place?" Jack asked.

"Well if there's no Decepticons causing chaos. they spend there free time finding Energon or anything that may have originated from Cybertron, i'm not completely sure whose going altogether but i know that Dad is definitely going but normally its..."

Miko then put up her hands frantically flapping them up and down, "whoa whoa, hold on." she said putting a cupped hand on her forehead thinking pretty hard, "Dad? What Dad? Fowler?!" she exclaimed.

"Um, Fowler? No, oh hell no..." i said don't get me wrong Fowlers would probably be a great Dad but his kids would probably have no life. After a bit of blank thought i then slapped a hand over my forehead, "i just remembered that you guys have never been there or he's gone off somewhere and never heard me call him Dad..." i then scratched my head, well gee this is awkward.

"i have to admit i was confused myself." Jack said laughing nervously, "first i thought that he was your guardian but then when i heard him ground you...i was com-pletely lost." he said.

"heh-heh, y-eah that would freak me out if i heard Arcee grounding you." i said as i lent up against the wall.

"so?" Miko said again.

"Huh?" i said.

"Dude, so are you a robot or what?" she said.

"What?!" i exclaimed getting a few stares, "No I'm not a robot Miko, I'm human like you guys." i said sighing, as Miko offered me her hand as she made her fingers twitch as if asking for change, i sighed again, "i met him in an alleyway." i then let my face drop to how bad that sounded, "you know what never mind to but in a nutshell i am without human parents, I met Dad when he first arrived on Earth, back then i was a pretty dumb kid who followed him around like a sheep, i was very drawn to him for the main reason that he felt very fatherly, i was very young, without a Mother, and my own Father was fighting a War himself." i started as Jack gave me a sympathy look but i think i lost Miko at 'sheep', "what? I'm only human, girl needs some love...even if it is from a robot who is over thirty feet and can tear a cons face off..." i said choking an awkward laugh.

"So, where were you living?" Jack asked.

"Yeah, because i wanted to do that when i moved here instead of having host parents." Miko added.

"you weren't sent to a children's home were you?" Raf added.

"Actually my Father asked a friend of the family if he could take me in temporarily until he had finished his time in the military..." i grew solemn, "he only had six months left..." i then shook my head to creeping memories. "i-i was staying with the Witwicky family..." i started before Miko waved a hand.

"Wickady?" she said.

"Witwicky." i corrected.

"Witcaddy?" she said, i swear she was doing it on purpose.

"Wit-Wicky." i refined, i have no idea why people struggle with the pronunciation of that name.

"...how about we just stick to there first names?" Jack said helping me.

"Okay well there was Ron and Judy, and there son Sam and he kept me from going into a state of depression I'm telling ya, despite his awkward personality and frantic speech during tense situations he cheered me up, looked out for me, play video games and introduce movies that i weren't even old enough to view, in short he was like a Brother to me...a strange socially awkward Brother but a Brother nonetheless and although his parents have been really good to me i remember that i never really connected with them and as such i would be around Sam most of the time, then when he passed his driving test and got the money he needed we went to a used cars salesmen and bought Bumblebee."

"W-Wait Bumblebee?" Raf said.

I noticed the cue was getting shorter and shorter as our time was nearing, "Being a scout he was sent to Earth to find Sam and to confirm he was the right one they were looking for because...well, i-its a long story i-i'll tell you it another time..."

"Aw, why not now?" Miko asked.

"Because your next Miko." i said pointing to the door.

she blew a raspberry, "They can wait i wanna hear about the Autobots." she said.

"Miko Nakadai?" a voice then came from the room as another person emerged from it.

"J-Just a minute!" she called.

"Now." the voice said sternly, obviously Miko already has a strong reputation around here.

Miko then looked confused to where she was moving to, then she caught me off guard with a finger in my face, "Don't say anything else until i get back." she said stomping off into the room with her model of Cybertron, by the way, da-yum!

Jack lent up against the wall as he shrugged, "so its only her you need to tell?" he said cocking an eyebrow.

"I know she won't like me for this but should i go on?" i asked.

Jack scratched the back of his head, "W-ell you can fill in what she missed when we get back to base." he said.

"So Sam bought Bumblebee and neither of you knew what he was?" Raf asked.

"i found out his true form after Sam did, the hard way." i said.

"Hard way? what did he just reveal himself to you?" Jack questioned but it sounded like a jest.

"No, well not yet, let me start over, i may or may not have snuck out one night to find Sams car that was supposedly stolen the other night, i don't know what i was thinking Sam was saying something about his car standing up and maybe i was curious or was trying to recover Sams mentality either way not long into my search i ran into the police, well i thought it was a cop, i actually thought i had broken the law the way he was driving towards me so i panicked and made a run for it, it wasn't until moments later that i became even more terrified when the police car turned into a god damn Robot. i don't think i've ever made such a high pitched scream ever since, anyway naturally this cop car was a con and Barricade must've thought me to be a reliable source for information since he somehow must've saw that i frequently hanged out with Sam, he never caught me but he could've if Bee hadn't come along he would've, he hadn't taken the con down but he had thrown him off and got away with me, of course i wasn't frightened of Bee being naive and what not, i was actually ecstatic and i was vaguely able to understand him with the understanding that high pitched speech meant something positive and low pitch meant a negative."

"the positive and negative reinforcement that's normally associated with our upbringing." Raf said.

"So it wasn't just Bumblebee who was scouting out to find Sam, the cons were too?" Jack said.

"yes, so Bee decided to return to Sams house as it was confirmed that there were cons on Earth also looking for him and were close in finding him. but along the way back to Sams house i showed Bee some of the sights including my own house, we talked, it was mostly social banter he actually asked me many questions of our race and our culture."

"i have noticed how...well the way he walks, acts and the way he even fights, its very Earth-like." Jack commented hoping he got his words right.

"he was very eager to learn about us, well he is a scout after all." i said.

"what happened next? did you get to Sams house?" Raf asked.

"well i, guess i must've fell asleep, i couldn't remember the whole trip the next thing i remember seeing was the morning sunlight, i had only woken because Bumblebee had revved his engines a few times and before i could ask he reversed back then he was on the road again, i looked to the front window and we were pursuing Sam who himself thought Bee was a hostile Alien as he quickly fled from us...on his mothers bike..."

then the door swung open as Miko walked out with a silly grin on her face and slight blush to her cheeks, then seconds later my own name was called as i grabbed my bag with the metal hilt inside, i didn't have time to make any kind of gesture to the others as i felt i was going to meet the Godfather or something.

After school Bulkhead picked up Raf and Miko and Arcee picked up Jack as usual and I drove close behind them back to base i had not told them the rest of the story but i will finish it, Bulkhead sounded his horn to alert the others of our return, Um...i think our science projects made a good impression, well there faces to the untrained eye said, "Armageddon!" but on closer examination they were saying "This is a futuristic discovery which makes us see science in a whole new perspective!" of course this was merely opinion based.

And bet Ratchet would have an opinion when we tell him the news and his eagerness just made it worse. "Well? How were my uh our projects received?" he asked excitably.

"Well..." Raf started as it was really hard not to snicker.

Well Miko's mini replica of Cybertron was described as very detailed, until it fell off the string that was supporting it. The judges and teacher weren't impressed either as he described it as a 'fantasy' planet.

I then brought in my project, I made a light-saber I turned it on and a red blade of light appeared, i demonstrated it on numerous objects but then I raised it behind me and it cut through the black board, the clock and then it got stuck in the brick wall i attempted to pull it out but it had turned the brick to paste and had gone all the way through leaving just the hilt sticking out, it must've reached the over side into another room as...we now lacked access to the internet but not for long i hope...

I didn't even know what Jacks was and I didn't want to know, as when Jack turned it on, it smashed through the door, a series of panic ensured as many screamed and took cover in the nearest room, the project then smashed through the double door exits as me and Miko pursued it but as we tried to locate it, it was already gone and i don't think we'd be seeing it again.

Finally Raf demonstrated his volcanoes activity, and being outside the building it looked like a scene from Independence Day...we all hoped it wouldn't rain for a while.

"Well, on our planet you would have the highest honors!" Ratchet yelled. Then he went off grumbling about no gratitude.

"Well lucky for me a couple of the judges and the teacher are huge Star Wars fans and despite the damage, i came out with an A+." I said rather pleased.

"Ha!" Ratchet grumped from across the room.

"They should have steered clear from Ratchet." Beeped Bumblebee.

"Indeed Bumblebee, our human friends would have been wise to stray from Ratchets path" Dad said in agreement.

"it was alright in the end i mean we all got good grades mainly for creativity and ambition." i said.

"but looking at the bigger picture of actually winning, stick to the library rather then Ratchets pride." Bee jested.

A/N I threw in a Simpsons reference in there :D

Yeah I'm not sure if the next chapter will be long or short as its mainly based around them being in the Arctic with the scraplets coming in at the end, also how long were they in the Arctic?