Another restless sleep once again. This phenomenon was quite common with the female as her brain functioned differently than others as it worked similar to a dolphin's. But this time, it was different. It wasn't just mere nightmares but something that proved more realistic. Something was up with what happened the other day. Why would a normal person get a call for being under attack? It was pretty strange but it was none of her business never-the-less, something she seemed to struggle with dealing appropriately as she refused to. The night felt as if it was just droning on for an eternity but even then, it finally ended. A call of morning arrived with the sun rising and the birds singing their tranquil song of sweetness.
Mia groaned in her exhausted state, pulling the covers over her messy brown hair as a knock was heard coming from outside her room. Who could be knocking at this time, she muttered to herself in a huff, forcing herself out of the comfort of her sheets to see who it was. Because of how tired she was, she didn't seem to care on her appearance when her hand made physical contact with the doorknob, twisting and pulling it towards her to open the door just slightly. To her immediate shock, it wasn't her mentor or any of her friends but as a matter of fact, it was actually her boyfriend.

"T-Tokiya? What are you doing up this early in the morning?" She asked in the most awakened tone that she could produce but the look in her eyes said differently. They seemed so lifeless mostly, aside from a faint spark of happiness to finally see a familiar face, someone that she felt protected and content with.
Tokiya looked at her, however with a worried and confused expression, something that Mia hated to see since she knew that it was her own fault that he was expressing so as if she did something wrong. "It's ten in the morning…" He replied, tilting his head to the side before gently pulling her into a supported hold. "You didn't get enough sleep last night, huh?" The blue haired male asked only to receive a subtle nod from the girl. Tokiya sighed and kissed her messed up hair, stroking it with one hand to fix it up a little. "You shouldn't have to work so late… I'll have a talk with Shining about this…"
Mia raised her head to his comment about bringing the issue to their contractor, immediately shaking her head. "I'll sort it out…" She replied in a softened way to ease all the worry within her lover but it seems that he didn't seem so convinced with her words. He didn't wish to see her hurt and frankly, Mia wasn't to just blurt out what happened last evening. After a moment of nothing happening, Mia received a peck on the lips before being let go of the hold.

"Very well, but I am here if you need me..." He mentioned with a loving smile before leaving the doorway and down the corridor. In good time too. As the girl shut the door, a loud rumble of an engine came from outside her window; following it was a short yet brief sound of a familiar horn. It couldn't be…
Quickly pulling a clean set of clothes out of the drawers, she got herself dressed and at least in some way, decent before swiftly pulling the curtains open, her sight immediately setting course onto Sunstreaker's vehicle mode. The last thing that she wanted to see again… But why was he outside her room? It wasn't as if she had left anything in the passenger seat or they had any sort of friendship other than being acquaintances.

"What are you doing here?" The female hissed at the so-called driver of the vehicle. "You're going to get us both in trouble. It's bad enough as it is keeping… Whatever happened last night a secret…" She stated, her golden blue eyes narrowing. Sure, she may have appeared to be mad at Sunstreaker but just as like any other being, she was curious as to what he was actually hiding. In order to protect the secret that the Autobots had so well hidden all these years for a little longer, he continued by rolling down the window to reveal what Mia presumes is a human.
"Actually… I need you to come with me… It's important." He replied, sternness clear in his tone. He was serious on this. Mia hesitated momentarily to think it through, knowing that it may not be him that's putting her up to whatever it was, but a higher rank. Perhaps a boss for all she knew but it was too early for her to begin an argument so she simply agreed in going, whether or not it would kill her. The female climbed out of the open window and into the passenger seat of the modern vehicle to which had opened as soon as the invitation of bringing her to the unknown location was agreed on.

Upon entering the vehicle, she felt that she was sitting on something but it wasn't at all painful. She could barely feel it. Leaning to one side, she grabbed the soft, thin material from underneath to notice it was a blindfold, much to her confusion for a moment before glancing at the human man beside her.
"Really?" She stated, an unamused tone filling her voice with grief and weariness. It soon seemed to cover her entire face with that one certain emotion as the male nodded. "I apologise Mia but we can't risk anything on this. You'll have to trust me on this one just once…"

'Just once, huh? 'She thought to herself. She certainly had to keep that in mind. This secret that he was attempting to remain hidden for all this time must have meant something pretty big, especially if it meant keeping the location concealed. After a moment's thought, the female proceeded to place on the blindfold over her eyes, only to exert her sight into complete darkness, unable to view a thing of the outside world. The pitch blackness was something that she had always seen in her life but not only through her eyes; but through her soul. Life hadn't always been so easy going for her. A story that not much people aside from her lover knew about.
Unknown to her, the man beside her disappeared. It was merely just a realistic holographic projection formed by advanced Cybertronian technology forged by Autobot engineers and scientists whilst they spent their time on Earth. Although the hologram seized to exist, the blinded female could still hear the same voice but this time, there was something to it that was far less human-like.
"I need a ground bridge." Was what she heard. Ground Bridge? She hadn't heard of such a thing before and frankly she didn't wish to find out. The female slumped in the seat as she felt a strange sensation running through her bones and muscles as if they were vibrating. Luckily enough, no harm was done.

Another sound was heard but it was one that she had heard before; the sound of the car door opening but strangely enough, it was only just the one she had heard. Now she was really starting to get freaked out. Mia quickly evacuated herself from the passenger seat, falling flat on the concrete ground from the fault of getting out in a rush. Even if she felt a small amount of the impact, she swiftly got up onto her feet and threw off the blindfold from her eyes. What she had seen next was unbelievable. She just kept on looking up the red painted form until the point where she finally made clear of a metallic face and daring blue eyes.

"So, this is the little organic that overheard?" He asked in a rather rash tone, one that she found quite frightening. The again, the 'Bot could have easily eliminated her with just one stomp of the pede. The thought really didn't help with her situation. Mia quickly turned around to go back into the vehicle but to her own fears being correct, the golden Lamborghini that she had known that saved her had transformed into a yellow and black painted Autobot. This all just had to be a dream… It just had to!

"The name is Sideswipe, little human but you can call me Si-." He said as an introduction but because of the females immediate shock to what or who had been inhabiting their world was already mind blowing, to the point that it was scary.
"S-Stay away!" She screamed out in interruption, her voice barely there as her throat became quite dry. "Whatever you are, I want nothing to do with you…" She added on, only to receive a dramatic gesture from the red Lambo twin.

"Oh, that just hurts me so much! Oh my poor spark!" He said, pretending to look hurt emotionally as just a mere joke, eventually laughing afterwards in emphasise the joke . But unlike Sideswipe, Sunstreaker seemed rather more genuine about his expression, a frown staying in its place on his cold, metallic lips.
"Hey, cut her some slack…" He stated whilst leaning down towards the girl, much to Sideswipe's shock. He had never seen or even imagine in his entire life that Sunstreaker would get so closely attached to a human being so easily.
"Are you alright?" Sunstreaker asked Mia in a soft and gentle way to calm her down, easing out his servo to allow her to climb into it. After all, he wasn't going to risk harming her when Optima wanted to see her. And besides, all the Autobots must have felt someway similar when they came along to Earth after retreating from the war on their home planet, Cybertron. The female nodded as she eased herself into the servo, quickly finding herself on the mech's shoulder, high above the ground.

"You'll be fine, Mia…" He comforted her, exchanging glances and smiles, even though the human's smile was pretty anxious about what was going to happen soon enough. In fact, that time came sooner than what she thought.

The sound of pedes echoed across the room, the echo turning louder and louder as a large human like figure came closer. However, it wasn't the case of this mysterious form being a human. It turned out to be one of them…
"Sunstreaker, you're back and I see you have our little friend with you…" The form said with a clearly obvious feminine voice, moments passing by before the Autobot femme stepped out into the light, a series of red and blue paint coating her entire form. Even now, it was clear that the femme was inches taller than the two mechs. Even if her size was overpowering, she had that look in her optics and facial expression. Kind, caring and honest. Just the signs that showed motherly affection. Perhaps she wasn't as bad as Mia thought.

"Welcome, little one…" Optima said as she looked down to the human, smiling. "I apologize for the fright but we wanted to let you know that all of this has to be kept a secret… We can't risk any other humans being harmed. As you may not know, we are at war with Megatron and his group of Decepticons. I am merely just asking for you to keep safe in case Megatron comes after you…"
Every word spoken by the femme was one word more than what she wanted to hear. She honestly didn't know what was worse: being mauled by a gang or being hunted down by an evil alien robot. Her skin began to turn warm and pale, her body slowly curling up, showing discomfort.

"That…That can't be the case…"

Optima sighed and gently picked up the little human in her servos, making sure that she was warm and comfortable, as well as relieved from her shock symptoms. It was clear that she had been insecure all this time, something that the motherly bot seen plainly in her body expression.
"Sunstreaker, Sideswipe, could you leave for a moment whilst I talk to the little one in privacy?"

"Aww!" Exclaimed the Lambo twins in harmony, as if they were curious to what the femme leader wanted to talk to Mia about however Optima was stubborn enough to deal with the twins, shooting them a glare that sent them away in a rush. With a sigh, the femme shook her helm with a softened smile.
"Now, Mia… I know that this may be a little sudden but, I know what you have been through and I want to make sure that that doesn't happen again. If you wish, I can take you into my own protection as your mother…"

The human looked up to the Cybertronian in a surprised way, as if her life was officially turned around permanently, but only if she decided to agree with her adoption offer. She didn't really have a proper family and frankly, being told that she could have a mother figure in her life was amazing at it is. At first, she seemed hesitant but perhaps she just needed to let everything unwind for once. It was a moment that she may lose for the rest of your life.
With a smile, Mia raised her arms and rested them across the femme's chassis, whispering one single word. That one word was, in fact 'mother'…