This is my Thanksgiving day gift to you guys, IK it's a day late, but I was spending time with my Aunt, Uncle and cousins yesterday. This is a long chapter. Hope you enjoy! R&R!

Chapter 25

Four months had passed since Egypt. I was now back at school getting ready for a second semester. I was now taking several classes. Politics, body language classes and law classes. I was going to be the Auto bots' ambassador. In my classes I mostly doodled in my notebooks. I had already read the books from cover to cover in a matter of seconds and for some reason fully understood everything. This made it easy to breeze through my homework. I was easily passing all of my classes with flying colors.

Every free chance I got I went to visit the Auto bots. Their base was being moved to D.C. They had become my family. I thought back to when we had returned to the States. I had fallen asleep on Optimus' shoulder but I could hear the conversation that he was having with my sister. "I have to thank you Optimus, for all that you and the other Auto bots have done for her. I haven't seen her this happy in years," my sister Abbey said.

"You are welcome; Allison has done so much for us. I just wish that she did not have to lose her legs to help us."

"She won't care about that Optimus, as long as she helped her friends and made a difference. I haven't seen her become this attached to another living being since she was a kid. She trusts you guys; you have done more for her than I ever could. You have taught her to trust again." I could feel the eyes and optics of several people on me. "She cares quite deeply for all of you."

"I had no idea that she had grown so attached," I heard a gruff voice answer. Most likely Ratchet or Ironhide.

"Why hasn't she become attached to anyone for so long?" Optimus asked.

"I think it's best to let her answer that. I don't want to force her to talk before she's ready," Abbey answered.

I came out of my thoughts as people around me started to move. Time to go to another class. My Astronomy class was so flipping boring. I wanted to go back to my dorm room. I had to hide Wheelie there, he was a political refugee. Sam didn't want to do it, though Leo would have happily. I didn't trust Leo to take good care of Wheelie so I had taken him on and Ratchet would send me some Energon once a week so I could ensure that Wheelie had what he needed. Wheelie was weird but a lot of fun.

I was also still teaching Bee sign language. I headed to my next class, my last class of the day. Then I could go do my homework, after that I was free for the rest of the day. I was looking forward to my run tonight. Every few days Bee took me to a deserted trail. I would run in the woods along it, as a wolf. He went with me to make it look like a guy taking his dog for a run. Surprisingly my new legs shifted to match whatever form I took on, which was a relief. How I longed to go for a run, but not only did I have to go to class right now, but I had to wait for darkness to fall. I could not risk people seeing me change.

Time skip

Next semester had rolled around and on occasion I would be called in to talk to the world leaders. I had earned their respect and I was just a few days shy of 18. Now that the base was in D.C it wasn't something that I had to get on a plane for, Bee just took me. Slowly the days started to blur together as I went from class to class, assignment to assignment, semester to semester. All my grades were A+. As I started taking more and more classes I saw less and less of Sam. I saw even less of Mikaela. Unless I was needed on base I almost never saw the Auto bots. I had managed to get myself enrolled in another school, so not only was I taking 8 classes here in the University that I was living in, but another one in another state. I was taking another 8 classes there. I was determined to be the best for the Auto bots. I had to be able to defend them. The world leaders were far from done with this fight that they wanted to have with the Auto bots and the Decepticons were not done with Earth either.

Before I knew it, my fourth year had rolled around and I already had two BA.s. I was now working on a Masters. I was reading my books and typing up some reports when Optimus's voice came through my necklace. "Allison?"

I pulled my necklace out of my shirt, "Go for Allison," I said not looking up from my work.

"We need you on base for a meeting. Since Bee is on a mission I'll send someone else to come and get you. They'll be there in a few hours."

"Kay, just have them notify me when they arrive," I replied finishing my work. After an hour I had finished my homework and packed a bag in case I had to stay overnight, thankfully it was Friday. I packed my suite in case I had to meet with the world leaders, again. If I met them again today it would be the fifth time this month. After I packed I hopped in the shower, I could use a nice hot one.

"Let's get going Allison," I heard through my pendant. The voice that came through surprised me.

"Sunstreaker?" I asked. I thought the idea of a human riding in his interior or even touching him disgusted him.

"Yeah?" Sunstreaker said but it was more of a question. "You ready or not Squishy?"

"Yeah, just give me a few minutes," I replied. I quickly finished up my shower and dried and dressed. I headed back to my room to grab my bag as I pulled my hair into a bun.

"Let's go femme," Sunny said getting irritated.

"I'm coming Mr. Impatient. I just need to grab my bag, I was in the shower. You don't want a dirty Squishy in your interior do you?" I asked locking up my dorm room as I headed out. He only grunted in response. By now I was in the parking lot heading for the very bright gold sports car. I slid into the passenger seat as his holoform was sitting in the driver's. I reached for the seat belt as it slid into place. "Thank you," I said. Once more Sunny grunted.

I took to staring out the window as Sunny broke every speed limit there was. Suddenly the silence was broken, "Hey Squishy, how are the classes going?"

"Fine, Sunny. I should be done by the end of the year," I replied saying his nickname with a bit of attitude.

"Don't call me that!"

"You call me Squishy, I'll call you Sunny." I turned my attention back out the window.

"Fine," Sunny replied. I turned to look at his stereo in shock for a moment before looking back out the window. After a few more moments he spoke again, "So, you'll be coming to live at the base at the end of this year?"

I turned back to his stereo, "Yeah, by the middle of December I'll be done with classes and graduating. A break from nonstop homework would be nice." I let out a yawn.

"When's the last time you recharged?"

"The night before last. Like I said a break from homework would be nice." I yawned again but not wanting to go to sleep. The day that Megatron had killed Optimus still plagued my dreams from time to time.

"That is not good for you Squishy," Sunny said.

I looked back out the window and sighed, "yeah I know, but homework keeps me busy and nightmares make it hard to sleep." I heard Sunny give a sigh of his own. I knew that on occasion that he too suffered from nightmares of his own. I had heard him screaming in his recharge cycle, I had been the one to wake him. He had made me promise never to tell anyone, I agreed.

"So why am I needed on the base?" I asked. I might as well find out now so I wouldn't be surprised when I got there.

"Optimus wants to add you into the Treaty to protect you and wants to go over the details with you. You know things like if we use our technology to keep you alive will it be allowed for the government to experiment on you, and the fact that you shape shift," Sunny replied. So the government was curious about me. I was too. "And Ratchet wants to see if he can figure out that thing that happened when you screamed and threw the cons back."

"I would like an answer to that." The rest of the ride was passed in small talk, but I was slowly drifting off. I tried to fight it, I knew we were close to the base, there wasn't much point in sleeping now.

"Go ahead and recharge, you need it," Sunny said.

"But Sunny," I protested.

"Just do it femme. You'll be in no shape to talk to anyone if you don't get your rest." He reclined his seat back for me. I relented and went to sleep. When I woke up it was dark and I was still in Sunny's interior. Thankfully my sleep was dreamless. "We're here femme," Sunny said.

"Thanks Sunny," I said getting out, throwing my bag to the ground before I started stretching. When I was done stretching I shook my head trying to shake the rest of my grogginess away. "How long did I sleep?"

"About what you would refer to as three hours," Sunny replied. I was a little surprised, that meant that he had been parked here at the base for at least 90 minutes and he had let me stay in his cab and sleep. I had been expecting to get tossed out on my ass. Heavy foot falls drew my attention; I looked up to see Optimus walking into the hangar.

"Thank you for coming on such short notice Allison. There are some things that we need to discuss, but first I would like you to go and see Ratchet. Maybe he can figure out why you shape shift and why your screams throw things back." I nodded and bent down to pick up my bag. I pulled it over my shoulder and took a step. I stumbled big time, but managed to stay on my feet.

"You okay Squishy?" Sunny asked.

"Fine, thanks Sunny. I'm just not awake yet." I took a few more steps, finding my feet. I tried to walk down the hall but was walking like I was drunk.

"Would you like a lift Squishy?"

"Sure, thanks Sunny," I said stopping where I was. Like his brother he had two wheels for feet. He rolled up beside me and put his hand on the ground and I climbed on and sat. I didn't need to fall from 25 feet. I could feel Optimus watching this whole exchange between Sunny and I with curiosity. Before I knew it I was being placed on a human sized bed in the med bay.

"She's exhausted Ratchet. You might want to let her go to sleep before you do some of those tests. She fell asleep in my cab."

"You let a human sleep in your interior?" Ratchet asked.

"She's an okay Squishy, she's clean," Sunny replied.

"Don't call her that!" Ratchet yelled getting a wrench ready.

"Ratchet!" I yelled getting his attention. He turned to look at me, "It's okay, he can call me that, I call him Sunny every time he does. We both agreed to it, so please put the wrench away." Ratchet looked to Optimus who nodded. Ratchet subspaced the wrench.

I sighed in relief, "Thanks Squishy. I need to go recharge now. See you later." With that he peeled out of the room before Ratchet could change his mind.

"You're welcome Sunny," I called after him.

"Why are you so tired youngling, are you not sleeping?" Ratchet asked.

"School work keeps me pretty busy; I'm taking 16 classes at 3 to 4 credit hours each. And sometimes I still have nightmares about the day Optimus was killed. That is not contusive to sleep."

"Why are you taking so many classes?" Optimus asked.

"It is my job to defend you against the humans, the more information I have about human behavior, the law, and politics the better I can do that. I already have my BA in law and human behavior, the correct term for that is Criminal Psychology. At the end of this month I will have a Masters in politics. I have earned all of this in less than four years because I work hard. And I want to get the college thing over with."

"I am glad that you take this seriously but you should not put your health at risk for us. We will wait for you, for as long as we have too," Optimus said.

"I will be fine; right now what I need is a dreamless sleep. If you can find a way to provide that then I will be good." With that I started to get myself settled. It was early evening but I was exhausted even with the nap I had in Sunny this morning or afternoon rather. I got into my bag and pulled out a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. I then proceeded to change in front of Ratchet and Optimus. As I changed I felt them looking at my scars. "Please don't," I said as I pulled my t-shirt on. I didn't like my scars, especially the ones that spelled something out.

"Did your father do that to you?" Ratchet asked.

"And worse," I answered. I had told them some of the story before, that I was his sex toy, that I had been pregnant, and that he had cut me, and beat me.

"I knew you were scared, but I didn't know it was so bad. I mean I saw it with my scans but I never suspected this. How can someone do this to a youngling?" Ratchet asked. I shrugged; it had been my life since I was a little girl, till the day I left. I quickly changed into my shorts and slipped under the blanket.

When I woke up there was light coming in from the windows. Ratchet was leaning over a data pad while First Aid was working on something at a small desk. He had arrived a few days ago with Smokescreen, Bluestreak, Blaster, Hot Rod, Flare-up, and Brains. Brains was just a scream to hang out with and since he was also a refugee he was coming back with me. I got up and headed for the bathroom. I completed my morning routine of going to the bathroom, brushing my hair and teeth and getting dressed. Once my jeans and t-shirt was on I came out and nearly walked into Ratchet's foot.

"What are you doing?"

"Taking care of business." I looked up at him, "sorry that I almost ran into you." I moved to go around.

"If you are heading for breakfast you are eating in here. I need to do some exams and scans."

"I thought you would do all the scans last night, seeing how I was asleep."

"I did most of them; I was working on something to try to give you a dreamless sleep. You need your rest; final exams are in a few weeks are they not?" Ratchet asked. I nodded and climbed onto his desk where there was a stack of pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream on top. There was a thing of syrup, a glass of milk, and a bowl of brown sugar cinnamon oat meal. It looked good.

"Thanks Ratchet," I said. I started with the oat meal, it was sweet. While I was eating Ratchet did more scans. His scanners always made me feel weird, but seeing how he was the only doctor I saw I put up with whatever he thought he needed to do to make sure that I was in good health. After about 15 different scans I moved onto the pancakes and milk.

"You're still hungry?" Ratchet asked.

"Yeah, I was so tired yesterday I fell asleep without eating dinner."

"Do you work yourself to the point of exhaustion to keep the nightmares at bay?"

I nodded, "It helps, the only thing I want to see is if the Primes have something to tell me." I knew they would be sending me more messages, more warnings. I just hoped that it wouldn't result in more nightmares. Ratchet let me finish eating before he gave me my shots, tested my reflexes, took my height and weight. All the routine stuff that doctors do. "So do you know why when I scream that I can throw things away from me?" I asked.

"Not yet, I'm not sure that is something that tests and scans can find, and I will not cut you open to find out." He offered me his hand and I climbed on. "Optimus wants to speak with you. I was carried to Optimus' room and when Optimus answered the door I was placed in his hand. Sometimes I felt like a rag doll around these guys, being passed from hand to hand.

"Allison, are you feeling any better?" Optimus asked as he moved to his desk. He placed me next to a recliner, on his desk! I had to bite back a smile at the thought that someone had built a desk large enough to put a chair on. I made myself comfortable, sitting so my legs were tucked under me and slightly to the side. I leaned forward just enough that my elbow rested on the arm of the chair and I placed my chin in my hand.

"I'm more awake today. Getting some sleep is refreshing," I answered.

"Good I wanted to get you into the Treaty. You are the Allspark, which that is already covered in the Treaty, that you are not to be touched, but you also shape shift and have some kind of power."

"The shape shifting probably would best if not mentioned to anyone, they are supposed to be extinct, I am the last. And the screaming thing, I don't know if anyone should know about that either. I don't fully understand it myself. If humans find out they will surely try to experiment on me. The Decepticons already know about the screaming thing and I know for a fact that Megatron has taken an interest in me. They will be looking to study me."

"How do you know this?" Optimus asked.

"Starscream told me, in Egypt."

"Why didn't you say something sooner?"

"Other things were more important at the moment, I needed to deal with the fact that I lost my legs and when I was told I was trying to get to you. Then I dealt with the world leaders. I've been focused on other things, besides if Starscream comes for me alone, I can hold him off till help comes to me. Or I can just run," I answered.

"Allison we can help you," Optimus said.

"I know that Optimus, I forgot," I said and for some reason I was getting angry. I had no fucking clue as to why.

"Allison, I did not mean to upset you," Optimus said.

"I know, I'm not sure why I'm angry, but honestly it doesn't surprise me. I learned a long time ago that help isn't always there. I guess I'm just not used to help being there when I need it," I said. At the sad look in his optics I changed the subject, "so is there anything else about the Treaty?"

"No, I will keep the other stuff about you quiet. Once you figure out what you think you should do you can tell me, but I will make sure that you aren't touched." I nodded. "So you have graduation in a few weeks, when is that?"

"Don't know yet, but when I do I will let you know," I said.

"That is all that I wished to discuss with you, if you wish you may go explore the base, just don't leave it without someone with you," Optimus said. I nodded and jumped down off of his desk. I thought I would go practice my shooting. I easily found the gun room and practice area. I choose one of Ironhide's guns that was about as big as I was and went to the training room. I set up the targets and went as far away as I could get from them and fired. With each blast I imagined that I was getting back at my father for every time that he had hurt me. I had beheaded 15 targets when Ironhide came in.

"You angry about something sweetspark?" he asked. He had started calling me that ever since I brought Chromia back from the dead.

"Yes," I said beheading 5 more in rapid succession. This was better than hurting an actual person. I could always fix the targets, a human I could not. Thankfully Ironhide left me alone. After I had destroyed all of the targets I moved into the gym area and started punching and kicking a sand bag. I heard the door open but ignored it. I focused on beating the sand bag till I had no strength left. I could feel several people watching me, which only spurred me on. I managed to keep beating the sand bag about three hours longer than I normally would be able too.

I moved to the water fountain to get a drink. "Are you all right Squishy?" Sunny asked.

"Am now," I breathed heavily. I took a drink.

"That was a Cybertronian sand bag, filled with metal," Sunny said.

I looked up from the water fountain, "So it is," I said turning back to the fountain.

"Maybe you should talk to someone. I know how it feels to be so angry and have no safe place to vent."

"Maybe, when I get done with school I'll give it more consideration." I didn't have time right now, then I thought of something. If anyone else had suggested that I would have probably taken their head off, so why didn't I do that with Sunny? Did that mean I liked liked him?"