"Are you ready, Aurora?"

"Yes, I think so."

"You don't sound so sure."

"No, really I am ready, but I'm also scared." Aurora was heading to the kids school today. Being only at the age of eight and having no other interaction with humans other than cruelty, would cause Aurora to be worried.

"Hey, don't worry Aurora, I pulled strings so you are in all of Raf's classes. You have nothing to worry about." Agent Fowler gave her a side smile and slowly patted her head in reassurance. Aurora then leaned into the touch. This was a surprise to both of them that they both separate from the touch. Aurora was trembling in fear.

Aurora wasn't really normal when compared to others at the same age, and she never had the same experience growing up either. However, she did things similar to those of her age on instinct.

"Aurora, what's wrong? You know very well that you need to speak up when there is something wrong. The bots, kids, and I are here for you, but can't help if you don't talk to us."

"I-i'm sorry for enjoying the pat on the head. I-i won't do it again."

"Aurora, it's fine to be happy at such simple human contact. You are-were human, and you are only eight. We as humans, naturally search for human contact. Don't feel bad, understand?"

"Yes, si-."

"Please, none of that Aurora. You are a child, there is no need for such formalities."

"O-okay A-agent Fowler."

"Good girl." The bots have explained that Aurora need a lot of positive encouragement so she wouldn't have a very bad breakdown in the future, even the kids. The also figured that Aurora going to school would be an extremely difficult, due to her appearance and behavior. They know they could only protect Aurora for so long, but knew they couldn't really protect her at school.

Agent Fowler pulled up to the school, got out of the car and headed straight to the school. He looked back, hearing the lack of footsteps. Aurora was still in the car. Fowler walked back and opened the passenger door for Aurora to step out, but she didn't.

"Aurora, what's wrong?" Fowler was not that patient at all, but he knew he had to make the exception for her.

"Oh! Sorry, I forgot that I no longer need to wait for a command. I'm use to staying put until I was ordered to leave or go anywhere." Aurora looked down at her gray shoes.

Miko the other day went shopping to get her clothes and supplies that she needed to live at the base. Miko had gotten her clothes that matched her own. Aurora currently wore gray Nike Air Jordans, blue boot cut jeans with rips in the knees, a plain purple shirt, a black zip up sweater with the sleeves cut off, and black gloves that also had the tips cut off.

Fowler sighed, then lifted Aurora's face to look at her red eyes.

"Don't worry Aurora, it's alright. You will learn, and it'll take time, but you'll be fine." Aurora's eyes gleamed and she nodded. Fowler backed up to allow Aurora to get out of the car. Then they both went off towards the school. They went to the principal's office and retrieved her schedule. Fowler led Aurora to her first class. Once there, he knelt down in front of her and had place his hands on her shoulder.

"Aurora, this is going to be difficult for you, but remember to remain calm. If anything goes wrong or something bothering you, just remember to find one of the kids. Do not be discouraged by the other kid about your looks, just ignore 'em. Don't show your wings or other abilities, okay?" She nodded.

"Yes, Uncle Fowler." Aurora surprised him by hugging him around his neck. He slowly returned the embrace. Agent Fowler pulled away, took out some papers, a phone, and handed them to Aurora.

"The papers will explain to the to anybody why you look the way you look and the phone is so you can contact any of the bots, the kids, and even me. So don't hesitate to call me if something is wrong, okay?" Aurora nodded once more.

"Don't worry, I will."

"Good," Agent Fowler got up and started to walk out the school, "remember we are here for you kid. Have a great day." Then he left. Aurora turned to the classroom door. She was scared, but knew she had to face it. She felt reassurance from Arcee, through the bond, that made her feel better. She to a deep breath and entered the classroom.

Everyone turned and stared at Aurora. No one was talking. Aurora walked over to the teacher.

"Hello, I'm A-" A scream interrupted Aurora.

"DEMON"

"MONSTER" Almost every student was freaking out, about Aurora. Aurora was becoming very scared. Acee was also very worried of Aurora's feelings.

~Are you alright Aurora? What's happening?~ Arcee spoke through their bond. Aurora was confused a bit. She really didn't know if she was crazy or it was Arcee. She really wanted to talk to her sister.

~My classmates are freaking out about my appearance. I really wish I could talk to Ate. I don't like it here. I wanna go home.~ Aurora thought what she wanted to say to her sister.

~Don't worry Aurora. Hang in there. I know you are scared, but remember to stay strong. You are not human, but that gives you the power to handle the situation.~

~Are we talking through the bond?~

~Yeah. I figured if you could share a memory with me though the bond, then we could certainly talk through it. Just stay strong. Think of it as a mission, you need to go through the rest of the school year in order to blend in, like us having to have a disguise as vehicles. Can you do that for me?~

~Anything for you Ate Cee! I'l-~

"Settle down class! I will not tolerate such behavior to your new classmate." The entire room went completely silent. The teacher turned her attention to Aurora.

"I'm sorry about that sweetie. It's okay to be different," the teacher looks at Aurora, "Can I see those papers, deary?" Aurora nodded and handed the papers to the teacher. The teacher read over all the papers and looked very upset. When she was done she handed them back to Aurora with a smile, and turned her attention to the class.

"Everyone I would like to introduce you to Aurora 201 Projects. Aurora has been through a tough life, due to cruel people that ... experimented on her," the entire class gasped, "that is why she looks the way she does. Please be nice to her."

"Yes, Ms. Obsidian." She turned to Aurora and knelt down and whispered into her.

"Aurora, if you have any trouble here at school, my door will always open to you if you need to talk. I am here for you, okay?" Aurora was fairly surprised that she began to cry.

"Yes, thank you so very much. I never had anyone, but family that are willing to look out of me." Aurora clung to her teacher's neck and sobbed. Ms. Obsidian embraced her and rubbed her back in soothing circles, until she calmed down. Ms. Obsidian let her go and wiped her tears away.

"You will sit in the front next to Rafael," she said gesturing to Raf who waved. Aurora grind and approached Raf.

"Since you are new you can just watch, but tomorrow you will get homework like the rest."

"Yes, ma'am"

"Please, just Ms. Obsidian."

"Yes, Ms. Obsidian." Ms.Obsidian continued to teach math to the class, until they were dismissed to their next class. Aurora's presence at school caused an uproar of gossip. Aurora, having the ability to connect to any device known as Conscious Link, swiftly, without much trouble found a lot of horrible things, and only a few good people talked about her. Not wanting to cause much trouble, she stayed away from Raf, Jack, and Miko. She would pass people who called her names like 'freak' or 'demon'. When lunch started, Aurora hid in the trees outside of the school since she no longer needs to eat.

During lunch, the kids texted her to find out where she was. Using her C. L. while she leaped from tree to tree, Aurora texted them, using the phone Agent Fowler gave her, that she was out playing and that she was fine. Aurora knew that she wasn't allowed to use her wings when she was around civilian territory, so she practiced her recon skills that MECH had drilled into her. Due to the energon they used on her, Aurora's physical and mental capacities had made her equal to that of a bodybuilder and a scientist at her young age. So the task of jumping tree to tree was not a challenge and was done with complete elegance of an acrobat.

Due to the extreme treatment from MECH, Aurora had learned to be very punctual. So Aurora roamed the halls in search for her next class. She began to notice that a few girls were following behind her, thinking they could sneak up behind her. She stopped and turned around.

"Why are you three following me?"

"Huh, I guess you really are a demon if you knew exactly how many were following you." Aurora looked at all the girls. Using her C. L. she looked through their phones on who they were and found that the redhead was Sierra along with her close friends Tracy and Lily, identical blond hair and blue eyed twins. Looking through their phones massages, Aurora found they were known to be popular, but also cruel.

"I'm no demon, Sierra, but it is a pleasure to finally meet the three most popular girls at this school. I heard wonderful things about you too, Sapphire twins." They looked shocked.

"How do you know our names!?" The twins shrieked.

"Well, I'll tell you I can get information if I so please. Besides, the fact everyone talks about you three. Especially Vince and his posse." They gasped.

"W-w-what the h-hell are you!?" They yelled in unison. The three of them didn't realise they had an audience. Aurora seen this, turned her back to the girls, and started to walk away.

"STOP! Don't you DARE walk away from us!" Aurora stopped and turned back with fear plastered on her face. The girls all had scowls on their face.

"I'll have you know that you are a low pezent, who is should give us your undivided attention. Do you hear me?" Sierra walked to her pointing at her face. Aurora fell back and curled into herself.

"Please, no punishment. I'll listen, just have mercy." Aurora trembled on the ground.

"Leave her alone." Miko yelled as she, Jack, and Raf pushed their way through the crowd. Once they were through, they went to Aurora, she clung to Raf and cried as Raf hugged saying it will be alright to her, while Miko was patting her back.

"Why are you guys helping that demon? She doesn't even deserve to be helped."

"Yeah, why are you?" The twins asked.

"Well, unlike anyone in this entire school, we know her. She had extreme trauma that still affects her since it's recent. I can't even believe you three would pick on someone as young as Aurora!" Jack was outraged.

"Yeah! Aurora is only EIGHT!" Miko added. Everyone was shocked that an eight year old is in high school.

"Let's go before a teacher comes by. Class is going to start soon anyway." Jack turned to Raf as he picked up Aurora and headed to his next class. Jack started to follow Raf and Miko when Sierra spoke up.

"Jack, why don't you stay away from those freaks and hang with us? I mean you're normal compared to them, what do you say?" Jack stops mid step, while the other two stopped to wait for him down the hall.

"You're the freak here. You became a freak when you decided to pick on a young innocent girl. Now, don't you ever talk to me again." Jack continued to walk.

"Wait, JACK!" She tried to reach out to him. He looks over his shoulder and glared at her.

"I can't believe I actually had a crush on you. Now I'm disgusted to see your true colors. Don't ever talk to me again!" Jack turns back, walks to his the others and begin to walk off from the crowed.

"I-I w-want to s-sp-speak to M-ms. Obsidian." Aurora whispered. Raf heard and headed there without question.

Once they got to the room, Aurora let go of Raf and faced the all of them.

"Thanks for being there for me," the warning bell goes off a moment, "I will be fine here. You guys go to your class." Jack and Miko wanted to argue, but Raf forced them to turn and head down the hall.

"Okay, Aurora, see you later." Raf rush them out of Aurora's sight. Jack and Miko turned and glared at Raf.

"Raf why did yo-"

"She will be fine, guys. Ms. Obsidian is a nice person and will help Aurora. She helped me when I wasn't fitting in because of my age. She will become a friend to Aurora, someone for her to be close to other than us. This will also be a good reason to come to school. She needs to gain experience of people that won't hurt her and that not everyone is bad and Ms. Obsidian can do that." They look between each other for a second and nod.

"You're right, Raf. Then let's go to class then." They nodded once more, silently promising that they would go find her right after.

Aurora stood outside of Ms. Obsidian's room trying to gather enough courage to knock on the door. Once she did, opened the door and poked her head in.

"Ms. Obsidian?" She looked at her teacher who sat at her desk.

"Yes is th-oh! Aurora what happened? Are you alright? Come in, come in," Ms. Obsidian said as she stopped working on a paper, got up, and headed toward Aurora. Aurora entered the room and closed the door behind her. When she turned, Aurora was enveloped in a hug. Aurora stiffened, but then quickly relaxed and hugged back lightly.

"What happened, sweetie? You can tell me." Aurora knew better than to go too deep about her pain, so she would only tell her about earlier.

"It was Sierra, Tracy, and Lilly. They were calling me a demon, a freak, and that I was a lowly peasant. She yelled at me, then pointed her finger at me, and I thought she was g-go-going t-to p-punish me f-for trying to w-walk awa-away." Aurora was tearing up and clung to Ms. Obsidian. The teacher picked Aurora up and rubbed soothing circles into her back.

"There, there, it's okay. You're fine. Did she hurt you?" Ms. Obsidian asked with worry and a hint of anger in her voice.

"No, luckily for me Jack, Miko, and Raf came to my rescue."

"Awe, yes. Those three are good to have as friends. I have to ask though, what is punishment to you? Has Sierra hurt you before?"

"N-n-no, but p-people who point at me usually dealing out punishment, or in other words they beat me for doing or going out of line."

"What!"

"Y-yeah. I lost everything and was ... was ... was t-taken to a place like h-hell. That was when they trained and punished me. I recently escaped and sought out help and I came across Jack, Raf, and Miko." There was a tense silence for what seemed like forever.

"I see.... You know I will help you as much as I can, okay? I want you to remind you that my door is always open for you. I will see what I can do about Sierra, Tracy, and Lily." They lean back to look at each other, seeing the silent agreement.

After Aurora felt better, Ms. Obsidian returned her to class. The rest of the day ended up with people talking about Aurora. Everyone stayed away from her, because they heard that Sierra, Tracy, and Lilly, have been suspended for a month for harassing Aurora.

~Time Skip~

When school ended, Aurora started to walk home to base on her own. The kids looked for her after school, but couldn't find her. Everyone was worried about Aurora, especially Arcee, who has been feeling all of Aurora's emotions throughout the day. They went to base in order to trace her energon signal. Ratchet was unable to detect her signature.

"I can't find her using her energon signature."

"What do you mean you 'can't find her using her energon signature' Ratchet? She generates the stuff."

"Well, can you find her using your bond?"

"She is blocking it extremely well that I am unable to talk to her at all."

"Well it would seem that she also has figured out how to block her energon signature as well. I think it's a precaution since the decepticons are also able to track her down."

"I got her location." Everyone at base turns to Raf.

"How did you do that? When I can't sense her and Ratchet can't find her energy signature?"

"Agent Fowler had given Aurora a cell phone today to keep in contact. I just used my phone and laptop to pinpoint her location. However, she is currently in an alleyway and she isn't alone. There are three other humans who are surrounding her. We have to hurry, it could be MECH!"