During the next few weeks Winter stayed away from the base. The grumpy bot didn't seem to care, and the agent would visit her once in awhile to see if she was alright. She simply told him she didn't want anything to do with them. The kids kept her updated on what was happening. Mostly Miko.

Two months went by and Winter started to notice a car was sitting outside of the school. One she didn't recognize. She wondered how long it had been there, and realized it had been there for almost a month. She started to get nervous about it and realized it followed her a few times. She called agent Fowler but he didn't respond. She decided to call Don. Ellie had officially broken up with him, and finally told him a few days after Winter met the bots. Now they just hung out with each other and became better friends.

"Hey Win, what's up?" He asked once he picked up the other line.

"Don I'm being followed." She whispered as she walked towards her home. Her car was in the shop, still. The car slowly followed her at a distance.

"Wait what?!" He shouted and looked around the shop he was working in. "I'm coming to get you." He said seriously. She was about to respond when another car pulled up and the window rolled down.

"Need a ride?" The man asked as he smiled slightly. She furrowed her brow and glanced at the other car.

"I don't think.... that's a good idea." She muttered and his expression became serious.

"If you don't want to get in more trouble, get in." He said seriously. She hesitated then got into the passenger side. He sped off and glanced at the rear view mirror. Winter stared blankly and turned slightly to see if they were following.

"Don't look back at them." He said seriously as he continued. They were following though.

"Who are they?" She asked quietly and glanced at him. "Who are you anyway?" She muttered.

"They are enemies." Was all he said and glanced at her. "As for me... I'm-" the car rammed into their side. He grunted and she shrieked in surprise.

"Hold on." He muttered and turned a corner sharply. The car followed and he continued to swerve around. "I need back up." He mumbled to himself.

The car rammed them again as they approached a bridge. He drove faster but they cut him off and rammed him into the rail. He grunted as it broke and the front wheels fell off the bridge. Winter squeezed her eyes shut and panted heavily. The other car swung around and revved it's engine.

"Oh crap." She muttered and looked towards the back of the car. "Uh... what do we do?!" She yelled as the cars tires squealed. He didn't respond and put the car in reverse as he tried to get back on the road.

They heard a trucks horn honking as a semi zoomed right passed them. It rammed into the other car and pushed it away from the others. The semi pulled back and prepared to ram again. The other car sped away as quickly as possible. The man relaxed a little then tensed as the car groaned and leaned forward.

"Oh dear." He muttered as he leaned back in hopes of stopping it. Winters eyes widened in surprise as they fell forward. They stopped suddenly and looked towards the back. Winter tried not to scream as she stared at the giant red and blue robot.

"Are you alright?" The robot rumbled and she furrowed her brow. Why did he always speak so gently?

"You came just in time Mr Optimus." The man said as he smiled brightly. Winter blinked in surprise and looked at the man again. She realized he was in a suit like Agent Fowler.

"Okay... who are you?" She asked again and narrowed her eyes as they were set somewhere safe.

"Oh I apologize." He muttered and held out his hand. "Agent McClellan at your service." He said and she hesitantly shook his hand. They got out and the man walked over to the robot. She stayed by the car and bit her lip.

"Agent McClellan, what did they want from you?" He asked as he furrowed his optic ridges.

"Not me sir..." he mumbled quietly and glanced at Winter. She furrowed her brow but didn't say anything.

"Do you know why?" He mumbled and slowly stood up to his full height. Winter hesitated and stepped back nervously.

"Again... no idea sir." He muttered and glanced around. Optimus looked at her and her breathing quickened. Why was she so afraid of them? He stepped towards her and she put her hands up defensively as she backed away.

"No no no no no stay back." She said seriously and moved back more. Optimus stopped suddenly and furrowed his optic ridges.

"I can't handle giant alien robots right now. I just want to live a-" she gasped in surprise as her foot slipped. Her eyes widened as she fell and felt dead air all around her. Winter squeezed her eyes shut as tears fell above her. She was going to die.

She grunted as she suddenly hit something. She felt the thing was hard like metal, but it wasn't cold. She opened her eyes and gasped in surprise. The robot carefully lifted her up and slowly moved away from the edge. She stared into his eyes. They were a strange blue but they were... beautiful. His expression remained blank and he carefully knelt down by the agent.

"I do not intend to harm you Winter Jenkins." He said gently yet seriously. She just stared at him and hesitantly nodded. He carefully set her down and stepped back.

"See?" The agent said making her jump in surprise. "Mr Optimus is a good leader and the greatest warrior I've ever met." He said as he smiled. The Prime stared at him blankly for a few minutes. He then glanced at the agents totaled car.

"I apologize for the... damage caused." He muttered and looked at him.

"Eh no big deal." He said as he shrugged slightly. Winter gave him a look of disbelief, how was it no big deal? His car was destroyed. The alien robot seemed to read her mind by expression. He transformed into his alternate mode and opened the door.

"There is no need for that Mr Optimus." The agent said seriously and furrowed his brow.

"Agent McClellan... I insist." He muttered and the man nodded respectively. Winter frowned as the man willingly got in. She hesitated and climbed in then sat perfectly still.

Her life was so weird.