*I don't own Transformers or anything affiliated with Transformers. I only own my original characters and plots. All rights go to Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg.*

I winced as I hit the gym floor. It still didn't occur to me why there were no mats laying down but I decided not to speak on the matter. I most definitely didn't want to seem like I couldn't take a punch. Currently, the lot of us were inside the gym they had on base. We had arrived here earlier this morning, and just as Ironhide told me last night, the Autobots were more than thrilled to be able to train with me and I was having fun with it as well.

Dusting off my black pants, I got up from the ground and looked at Ratchet who was now smirking at me. For a medic, he sure could fight.

"I didn't know you had it in you, Ratch," I baited. I took a step forward and threw my arm out to land a single punch, but his reflexes were too quick for me. He flipped me over and I landed very roughly on the gym floor. I groaned and rolled over, the sound of Ratchet's laughter flooding through my ears.

"Don't be so obvious, Azalea," he instructed me.

Quickly, I spun my legs around, removing his feet from beneath him. He landed on the ground with a huff and I laughed, standing up to place my boot on his chest.

"Remember to stay focused, Ratchet," I smirked. He pushed my foot off of his body and stood up.

"I believe twenty minutes was a proper amount of time. I have to say you're quite excellent in regards to fighting and agility. Keep it up, young one. When they finish up with whatever they're doing, I believe they'll likely join you," Ratchet said as he pointed over to Skids and Mudflap's holoforms who were 'fighting'.

I laughed at the expressions on Dino's and Bumblebee's faces as they watched the pair. It had been quite the long day here. I had fought with all of the Autobots aside from Optimus, Dino, Bumblebee, the Twins, and of course Ironhide.

Fighting the majority of them was fairly easy. The Wreckers were the only three I essentially had a problem with. They were even grumpier than Ironhide and didn't even think to go easy on me, which I respected but still; I was bound to be sore tomorrow.

A scream caught my attention and I looked towards the opposite side of the gym to see Ironhide holding Adalyn in a choke hold. She was struggling to get out of it and my dad was just laughing at her attempt. Her eyes met mine in a plea for help but I just shook my head and turned back to see Bumblebee's holoform now standing in front of me. I smirked and put my hands on my waist.

"Okay, Sir Bumble. Show me what you got," I instructed.

He rolled his eyes at my little nickname but got into a fighting stance. He threw a punch at me which I very easily blocked with my left arm. I delivered a blow to his abdomen with my foot and it threw him off, just not long enough for me to put him down.

Suddenly, he grabbed me by the neck and slammed me onto the ground. I winced at the pain in my back but quickly retaliated. I kicked up both of my legs and flipped him over me. He landed on the floor with a thud. I pushed myself off of the ground and turned to Bumblebee who was now on his feet. Before I could make a move towards him, I was locked in a choke hold.

"What the hell?" I exclaimed as I struggled in my captor's grip. I heard Dino laugh behind me.

"What good does it do for you to fight one-on-one? You'll learn a lot more by working with multiple people and you will also have a better chance at defending yourself if you're caught in the middle of a multi-man altercation," he whispered to me.

"If you say so."

I elbowed him in his holoform's rib cage. This threw him off long enough for me to shift myself out of his hold. Grabbing his arm, I held him and delivered a swift kick to his abdomen, sending him stumbling back towards Bumblebee's holoform. He quickly steadied himself and got in a fighting stance, as did Bumblebee. I smirked.

"Bring it."

They charged at me and for the first time in years, I performed a front handspring. With all of my strength, I pushed my weight off of the ground and over their bodies before they had the chance to strike me. The landing was pretty rough considering I hadn't done anything like that in years, but I still managed to make it look as professional as possible. I stood back up and looked at Dino and Bumblebee who had rather shocked expressions on their faces.

"Have you always possessed such agility, femme?" Dino inquired.

I nodded. "Yes. I just never had a plausible reason to use my full agility like that."

Bumblebee smirked at me but said nothing. Just like his Cybertronian form, this form was mute as well.

"Very impressive," Dino praised.

"If you'll excuse me, I have a certain pair of twins I need to beat up," I chuckled.

"Very well. We shall observe," Dino informed me as he dragged Bumblebee away.

I turned to face the twins and it wasn't long before I opened my mouth that I was being tackled to the ground. Blinking, I looked up to see Adalyn on top of me, a frightened expression on her face. I removed myself from underneath her and stood up, pulling her up with me.

"What's wrong?" There were footsteps behind me.

"Your dad and Ironhide are crazy. They're trying to kill me," she exclaimed.

"Hardly," I heard Ironhide say from behind me.

I laughed. "They still haven't broken you yet?"

She shook her head. I grabbed her hand and lead her over to the mats that they had laid down for her. I stood her directly in front of me.

"This is going to hurt a lot, but you'll be okay." Her eyes widened.

"What are you trying to do, Azalea?" Hide asked.

"Shut up. You'll see," I assured him. I gave Adalyn a small smile before smacking her directly in the face. It wasn't hard enough to leave a bruise but it was enough to make her angry.

"What was that for?" she yelled.

I laughed. "How do you feel?"

She huffed and held her face. "Angry! My face hurts."

"Good. Now just take that anger out on the two of them," I told her. She growled at me and I laughed before walking back over to my station wher Mudflap and Skids were waiting on me.

"Okay, little girl. Let's get this over with. By the way you've been performing today, I can tell this goin' to be a short fight," Skids retorted.

Mudflap laughed. I rolled my eyes and spun around, connecting my boot to Skids's face. He hit the ground immediately and I worked my way over to Mudflap. I kneed him in the abdomen before grabbing his arm and flipping him over on his back. I smirked down at the two twins on the ground.

"You're right. That was a short fight. I still love you, but next time you think about doubting my abilities, I swear I will end you," I baited.

The two of them just got up and walked out of the gym, mumbling curses under their breath. I laughed and turned to Dino and Bumblebee.

"That was a pleasure to watch," Dino said.

"I've been wanting to do that for years," I stated.

"We could tell."

The gym door swung open and in walked a face I hoped I'd never have to see again in my life. The anger boiled up inside me and I let out a throaty growl.

"Hell no!" I exclaimed as I started walking towards the little insect.

I didn't get very far though. Ironhide took it upon himself to pull me back, restricting both my arms and legs from shooting out to strike the man in front of me.

"What are you doing here?" my dad asked.

The man sighed. "I have come to retrieve the belongings from my office and I have also been instructed by the President to deliver a very sincere apology to Miss Azalea here."

I glared at him. "Eat my ovaries, Galloway," I spat.

Ironhide covered my mouth with his hand and Galloway gave me a frightened look.

"Say what you need to say before I remove you from the premises myself," Ironhide threatened.

My laugh was muffled by his hand. Galloway looked to me, a certain sincerity sparkling in his eyes. It didn't effect me though. What he did far surpassed anything anyone has ever done to me, even the incident with Trent two years ago.

"I truly do apologize for wrongly taking you away from your family and your mate. It was wrong of me to do that, but now I've paid the price for doing such a thing," he said to me.

He got fired just as I predicted. Serves him right.

I patted Hide's arm in an attempt to get him to let me go and he obliged fairly quickly. He put me down and I faced Galloway.

"And I truly do apologize that the president has only now realized what piece of shit you are. Retrieve your things and get the hell off base. I may have no legal right to revoke your clearance, but I'm going to do it anyway. Don't speak to any Autobot on your way out either. I'll look at the cameras and I'll come for you," I warned.

He gulped and quickly fled the room. I sighed and laid down on the ground, the feeling of exhaustion sweeping over me. It seemed to me that I wouldn't be fighting anymore.

"You really need to do something about that mouth of yours," my dad scolded.

I shrugged. "I'm nineteen. I'm legally obligated to say what I want," I responded, closing my tired eyes.

"But really. Eat my ovaries?" Adalyn exclaimed.

I chuckled. "I mean guys say 'suck my dick' and I clearly don't have a dick. If I did, the odds of me being with Ironhide would be very slim," I told her.

Before I knew it, I was being lifted off the ground. I opened my eyes to see that I was now in Ironhide's arms. I held on tightly to his shoulders and closed my eyes again.

"Well, aren't you just glad that isn't the case?" Adalyn laughed.

I smiled. "More than glad."

Ironhide chuckled and continued walking. If anything, I would probably be fast asleep before we made it to his alternate mode.

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