Here's Ironhide.

Ava's POV

Ratchet has just finish explaining what a ground bridge is. We need one of those. Going to meetings would be so much simpler that way. "Since we don't currently possess the means or the energon required for intergalactic travel." Jack spoke up. "You're stuck here."

"On Earth." Ralph finished. "With the likes of you, yes." Ratchet said, clearly annoyed with his situation. It was silent before Ratchet spoke again with a bit of a proud tone. "But I constructed the Ground Bridge-" 

"Wow! Does it work for humans?" Miko interrupted. Uncle Kiku would be very upset with her for her attitude...I'm so proud! "Naturally."

"You mean I could just shoot on over and visit my father in Tokyo?"

"Within moments." Ratchets face than lit up with the thought. "In fact allow me to send you there immediately, all four of you."

"Watch it, Ratchet."

"Please don't, I'm pretty sure uncle Kiku is still mad at me." I gowned, running my hand down my face. "Yeah. Dad still wants you nowhere near the house." Miko spoke with a smug tone. In response, I face-palm. "It was a small fire-"

"That burned down my fathers garden!"

"OK, some mistakes were made."

"No Ava, a mistake is burning one of the trees, not the whole garden!"

"Eh." The others were looking at us like we were insane...which is probably true at this point. "Family stuff, don't worry about it." I wave them off and go back to talking with Miko. While talking with Miko, I notice somethings on the ground level. After pointing them out to Miko, we went to investigate. "What is this anyway?" We asked at the same time, scaring ourselves. Miko reached out to touch it before Ratchets response stopped her. "Broken, don't touch it." Out of curiosity I reached to touch something else when his back was turned. "Don't touch that either."

"Miko! Run, he's a mom!" Ratchet looked at me questionably while Miko fell to the ground laughing. "So, anything here we can touch?" Good work Jack, you made Ratchet stop questioning my sanity. Before Ratchet could respond, Ralph spoke up. "How come you guys are using human computers?" 

"It certainly isn't by choice! It was handed down from previous tenants when we inherited this former missile silo." Which I was not informed of, Father! "I make modifications as I see fit." Suddenly a whole much of 'Error' signs appeared on the screen, which resulted in me joining Miko on the floor laughing at the bad timing. Ralph then pulled a laptop out of his bag, then sat on the ground with it in his lap. "I think I can fix that."

"Reeally?! You know this is complex technology, don't you?" Oh. He. Did. NOT! "I mean it isn't a child's toy." That's it, Raphael, prove him wrong damit! "Now try." When Ratchet tried again, all the 'Error' signs disappeared. Ratchet looked at Ralph shocked while I smiled at Ralph. Miko elbowed me with a look. "My state. I know everyone here and what they can do." I whispered a response to her silent question.

"Ratchet!" Optimus' vocie rang out inside the base. " Bridge us back! Use the arrival coordinates Now!" Ratchet opened the bridge, the others drove threw while Optimus jumped and transformed to avoid the explosion. "Cutting it a bit close. How about Cliffjumper?" They looked down, sadden. From experience, I knew what that meant. "What was that explosion? Was there a fight? Can we come with next time? " 

"Look!" 

"He-hey, Miko, let's go see what the bots hiding in their sock drawers." 

"Seriously?" I nodded in agreement with Jack before pulling Miko away by her ear. "Arcee, what did you see?" Optimus asked her gently causing me to let go of Miko's ear and look back at the 'bots. "Not Cliff. At least not any more. He was mutated, Butchered, like something from those 'Con experiments during the war." Arcee's legs then gave out causing her to land on the floor.

'Bee tried to help her but she brushed him off "No. I'm fine! Just dizzy."

"Robots who get dizzy?"

"Robots with emotions."

"Robots who can die?" I chuckle before speaking. "They're not just robots, they're sentient beings, just like us. Only difference is that they are made out of metal." They looked at me, then back at the 'bots. "What is this??" Ratchet stopped scanning her to look at her hand. Well more specifically, what was on her hand. "Don't know. Cliff was covered in it. Leaking it." He scrapped it off of her hand.  "Go take a decontamination bath. Now!" 

As Arcee was being led away by Bumblebee, Jack grabbed Optimus' attention. "O-Optimus. I-I hate to bug, but-" He paused to show him his phone "No bars." Optimus leaned down to look at his phone before nodding. "A security precaution. The silo walls isolate all radio-waves."

"Well, if I don't call my mom like now I'm pretty sure cops will be out looking for me."

"Have you broken a law?" Miko looked at me with a tiny smirk on her face which earned her the bird. " Ah curfew.It's after ten p.m." Ha, curfew, what a jo- wait what time is it?! "I better get home too, or I'll be grounded for a year."

"Wait Jack, what time is it?"

"Like 10:15."

"....F**k." I missed Dads call...I'm screwed. "Ava, language." Miko yet again got the bird.

"Earth customs. I hadn't considered. But the issue of your safety remains. Bulkhead!" Optimus called. Bulkhead walked over looking kinda confused. "Accompany Miko home." Miko jumped while throwing a fist up in the air. "Awesome! My host parents will freak!"

"And maintain covert surveillance in vehicle form."

"Curbside duty, got it."

"Aw." I couldn't help but snort at Mikos deflation. "Bumblebee! You'll watch over Ralph." Bee walked over while nodding. "Ratchet!"

"Busy!" Was the immediate response. "Arcee. You'll accompany Jack." Arcee then did a dizzy dance before putting her hand against her forehead. "Ooh, still dizzy."

"You're fine! Says your physician." Dam Ratchet. She sighed in disappointment before walking over here. "Ironhide. You'll accompany Ava." I looked at said 'bot, who looked at me with annoyance. Oh this is gonna be fun. 

Time Skip

We pull up in my drive way. Ironhide turns, and I mean turns, to look at me. "Where's your parents?" I still can't get over how they have a halo form. "I live alone. If you want you can come in and sleep in the guest room." I then get out before he can respond. I open my front door, letting 'Hide in and closing it after I enter. I go to the couch and open my laptop to Skype call my dad back. I tell 'Hide to stay out of view.

Before he can ask why, dad answers. "Ava Gamble Jones! Where were you!" I sigh before responding. "Sorry dad, I was hanging out with Miko when our phones died. We just got back into town after sitting in the desert drawing. I dropped Miko home first."

"What did you draw?"

"Me? Nothing. Miko drew the scenery tho."

"What did you do then?"

"Watch the clouds go by and took a nap." He sighs before smiling at me. "OK, so how was your day kiddo."

"Eh."

"Oh no! Your going Canadian on me!"

"Yes Ava, join the dark side!"

"No!" I chuckle before looking at my favorite uncle. "Evening Uncle Matthew, how are you doing?"

"Better now that your fathers running around the house crying on how you have betrayed him." I started to laugh at that, knowing how over dramatic my father can be at times. "Welp, I'm gonna call it a night. Night Matt, tell dad night for me."

"Well do, Night Ava." I then ended the call and closed my laptop, then proceed to bang my head on the table. "Hey stop that!" 'Hide than moved my head away from the table before sitting next to me. "What was that?"

"My father being over dramatic and my uncle feeling pride that he helped cause his break down." He was silent for a minute before chucking. "Sounds like a crazy family." I chuckle before looking at him. "The worst part is I have over 70 siblings and over about 40 cousins plus an aunt and a lot of uncles. As well as grandparents. And I'm one of the youngest."

He stared at me in silence before bursting out laughing. "How has your family not suffer a revolution yet?"

"No we did, the adults won tho." And that's how we spent most of the night, talking about family.

TBC