Author: Vampirerex1
Beta: Goldstreak
Category: Movies - Transformers
Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers; I'll leave that part to Hasbro. I do however own Alexx and this plot. I also don't own the set up of the introduction; that belongs to Ghost Rider.
Genre(s): Romance/Fantasy
Pairing(s): Ironhide/OC, Optimus/OC, Jazz/OC, and Ratchet/OC
Rating: T
Summary: It's said that the West was built on legends; tall tales that help us make sense of things too great or too terrifying to believe. This is the story of a Feline Shape Shifter and how she makes herself a life in the midst of four Autonomous Robotic Organisms from another planet, how she deals with splitting her heart four ways, how she lives with being hunted and how she copes with being the stuff of legend
Title: Shifting Hearts
Warning(s): Sexual Situations and bad language in later chapters.

Legend

"Introduction"

Story

"Speech"

Thoughts

(Scene/POV change)

Dreams

Flashbacks

:Comm. Link:

::Bond Link::

-Cybertronian-

Chapter 1.

"It's said that the West was built on legends; tall tales that help us make sense of things too great or too terrifying to believe. This is the legend of the Shape Shifter. Story goes that a Shape Shifting goddess formed a forbidden bond with a mortal human, mating with him several times. When the other gods and goddesses found out about this forbidden bond, they executed the human male and locked the goddess up. Soon after, the Shape Shifting goddess bore three children, two girls and one boy, this angered the other gods and goddesses and they planned to execute the children as penance for the Shape Shifting Goddess' sins.

It's said that when the goddess heard about this, she bestowed upon her three children her powers, giving them the ability to shift their form at will. To her first daughter, she bestowed the ability to shift into any airborne animal, to her second daughter, the ability to shift into any waterborne animal and to her only son, she bestowed the ability to shift into any land based animal. It's said that she then sent them to Earth.

When the other gods and goddesses came to kill the children, it's said that in a last act of defiance, the Shape Shifting goddess used the last of her power to bestow upon several random humans, the abilities she bestowed upon her children, before committing suicide. It may be a legend, but…the thing about legends…is…sometimes they're true.

But this isn't a story about a man who has the power of hellfire bestowed upon him and cursed to ride the Earth doing the devil's bidding, this is the story of a Feline Shape Shifter and how she makes herself a life in the midst of four Autonomous Robotic Organisms from another planet, how she deals with splitting her heart four ways, how she lives with being hunted and how she copes with being the stuff of legend"

~Shifting Hearts~

Thunder echoed in the distance; a single drop of rain landed on the ground, eagerly soaked up by the parched Earth. This drop was followed by another, and another until it was raining heavily. A young couple ran through the trees, the sounds of barking, whistling and yelling emanating from not far behind them. A flash of lightning illuminated their terrified forms as the woman pointed forwards, towards a lone house in the middle of nowhere. The man nodded and they both took off towards the house, the man holding the woman up as she stumbled. Upon arriving at the house, the young woman unstrapped something from her back and placed it upon the sheltered porch, giving it a kiss, before placing a large envelope on the porch. The young woman knocked on the door; before glancing down at the thing on the porch one last time and running off with the man, the yells, whistles and barks following after them.

The door to the lone house opened and there stood a woman with blonde hair; she looked around outside for a few seconds before a rustle and a gurgling noise made her lower her gaze. Instantly, her hand went to her mouth and she crouched down, picking the bundle up in her arms, the envelope along with it, she looked around again before going inside her house, closing the door as she did. Settling herself at the kitchen table, the blonde haired woman held the bundle in one arm, opening it up with her other hand and looking at the little pink baby inside, a small smile adorning her lips as she did. Looking over at the large brown envelope sat on the table and reached for it, somehow managing to open it with the one hand and tip the contents out. Inside was a booklet and a letter, she picked the letter up first.

Dear Sir/Madam

By the time you read this letter, my husband and I will already have been caught, or worse, dead. You have in your possession a most treasured being; our only child Alexx, we would have loved to have raised her ourselves, but due to foreseen circumstances, we are no longer able to do that and our daughter is now in your care. Please take good care of her. Within the envelope this letter was in, is a handbook titled how to care for a Shifter and this will help you take care of our little girl to the best of your ability.

I expect you are asking yourself what a shifter is and why you were chosen to take care of such valuable cargo. The truth is; it is possible that we ran into your house by coincidence and deemed you and your family trustworthy enough to leave our daughter with. Now, a shifter is a being with the supernatural ability to shift their shape into an animal at will. All is explained in the handbook. We beg that you don't go to the authorities with the gift you have been given, as they will undoubtedly take her away from you and she may end up in a family who do not like shifters, there are people out there who will try to harm her.

Please take care of our daughter; she will need all the care she can get to survive. We wish you all the luck in the world as now your lives will become complicated.

The young blonde woman looked away from the letter and looked at the baby as she made a little noise, gently rocking her to soothe her again. She then put the letter down and released a big sigh, putting her elbow on the table and pressing her fingers and thumb to her forehead.

"How am I to explain this to Will?" She asked.

She looked down to the baby, whose beautiful baby blue eyes were staring up at her. Another sigh escaped her and she shook her head, before getting up and walking over to the counter tops and opening a drawer, pulling it out and emptying it, before placing it on the table and placing the baby into it. She then sat down and picked up the handbook, turning it over and looking at the cover, seeing that it was hand written beautifully.

"Must've taken your parents a long time to do this perfectly" she muttered.

The baby just gurgled and kicked out, sticking her hand in her mouth. The blonde haired woman looked at the little baby and gave a small smile, before opening the handbook.

"Let's see how to take care of you then shall we?" She questioned.

She opened the handbook to the first page and began to read. Her eyebrows shooting up as she continued to read. Her gaze flicked from the baby in the drawer, to the handbook, before she put the handbook down and puffed out a breath of air.

"You'll be a teenager in Eighteen months? God you grow fast" she said.

She shook her head again and picked the handbook up again, continuing to read. It took her about an hour to read the entire handbook from cover to cover and even then, she didn't really get most of what it had told her. However, she got up and picked the baby and the drawer up and headed upstairs, going into her bedroom and putting the drawer on the floor next to her bed and got under the sheets, laying her head on the pillow and closing her eyes. Tomorrow her husband would be back from his tour and she knew she'd have a hard time explaining the fact that they had a baby who would be almost fully grown child in Eighteen months.

~Shifting Hearts~

(The next day)

The blonde haired woman got out of bed and took the baby into the bathroom with her, while she did what she had to do and had a shower. Once done, she took the drawer and baby back into the bedroom and got herself dressed, before looking down at the baby and clicking her tongue. She reached onto the bedside table and picked up the phone there, dialling a number and waiting for the other person to answer.

"Hey Cherri, it's Sarah; listen, I need a favour" she began.

Sarah began to list off items that she needed, but didn't explain why she needed them, instead telling her friend that she would explain everything when Cherri dropped the items off. She said goodbye and thank you to Cherri and put the phone down and then picked the baby up again, rocking her a little. As far as she was aware, as it didn't say anything in the handbook, normal baby milk should be alright for Alexx, well…she hoped that Alexx would be alright with baby milk.

About an hour later Cherri arrived at Sarah's house and knocked on the door with the items that the blonde woman had asked for. The blonde woman smiled at the brown haired woman and took the bag with the items, before inviting the brown haired woman in. Cherri and Sarah walked into the kitchen and Cherri was instantly shocked when she saw the baby in the drawer on the table.

"What the…why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?" Cherri asked.

Sarah looked at her and smiled a little.

"I wasn't. I found her on the doorstep last night" she replied.

Cherri looked at Sarah and then walked over to the little baby, looking down at the perfect little round face and gasping.

"Oh, who would want to abandon this little cutie-pie?" She questioned.

Sarah poured the water on the tea bags in both cups on the counter, before turning to Cherri.

"She wasn't abandoned" she said.

She picked up the letter and handed it to Cherri, who took it and began to read it, her brow furrowing in confusion.

"Shifter, but I thought Shape Shifters were just stuff of legend" she stated.

Sarah shrugged and handed Cherri a cup before putting the milk away and picking up her own cup.

"Apparently they're not, but the letter says that people would be hunting her, trying to hurt her" she said.

Cherri looked at Sarah and then looked at the baby, before taking a sip of her tea. Her gaze then snapped to Sarah again.

"Isn't Will home today?" She questioned.

Sarah nodded and gave a bit of a sigh.

"Yeah, but I don't know how I'm going to explain this to him" she replied.

Cherri smiled and put her tea on the table, walking up to the drawer and pulling the baby out of it and beginning to rock her.

"I'm sure he'll be fine Sarah, he wanted kids right?" She asked.

Sarah nodded but then put her tea on the counter.

"Yeah, but I'm sure he meant that he wanted kids of our own, not some other person's kid" she answered.

Cherri sent a glance Sarah's way.

"Well, if he's not happy about having this little sweetheart, then he's not the right man for you Sarah. I'm sure he'll love her" she said.

Sarah sighed and nodded.

"I hope you're right Cherri, I really do hope" she stated.

Cherri smiled and put the baby back into the drawer, before picking up her tea and beginning to drink it.

~Shifting Hearts~

(Later that day)

An army vehicle pulled up outside the house, causing Sarah to hurry to the window, a huge grin appearing on her face before she ran to the door, opened it and ran out, throwing herself at her husband as he walked up the path. Will dropped his bags and lifted his wife up, pulling her into a huge hug and kissing her. Pulling away, Sarah looked up into her husband's blue eyes and gave a small smile.

"I have a surprise for you, and I really hope you'll like it" she said.

Will raised an eyebrow and bent down to retrieve his bags.

"What kind of surprise?" He asked.

Sarah smiled and began to walk towards the house, prompting Will to follow her. Once inside, he dropped his bags by the door and as soon as he turned around, he had a pink bundle placed in his arms. He looked down at the bundle and then looked up at his wife.

"You didn't tell me that you were…" he began.

Sarah shook her head.

"I wasn't…I found her on the porch last night" she said.

Will furrowed his brow and looked down at the baby in his arms, before looking back to his wife, seeing the face she was making before shaking his head.

"Oh no, no way Sarah. We can't keep her" he said.

Sarah furrowed her brow.

"Why not Will? She's got no-one else" she stated.

Will raised an eyebrow.

"And you know this for a fact do you?" He asked.

Sarah nodded and walked into the kitchen, coming back out with the letter.

"This was in an envelope that was left with her" she said.

Will handed the baby to Sarah and took the letter, sitting on the couch and beginning to read it. As he did, Sarah began to rock Alexx and when Will had finished, he put the letter on the table and rubbed his face.

"Sarah, I'm not going to put you in danger" he said.

Sarah instantly knew what he was going to say and her face became one of pure anger.

"And we are not leaving this poor defenceless baby to vultures" she said.

Will looked at Sarah and sighed.

"You're already in danger Sarah, because of me being in the army, it makes you a target. But with keeping this baby, well you might as well paint a target on your back" he argued.

Sarah shook her head.

"Will, this baby needs our protection, for at least Eighteen months" she said.

The black haired man looked at Sarah and furrowed his brow.

"Eighteen months?" He asked.

Sarah nodded.

"She's a Shifter, she'll be almost fully grown in Eighteen months" she replied.

Will sighed and shook his head, knowing that he wasn't going to win this argument. He put his hands up and stood up, walking over to Sarah and pressing a kiss to her forehead.

"Fine, you win. But how're we going to explain a fast growing baby to others?" He asked.

Sarah looked at him and then looked down to Alexx.

"I'm sure we'll figure something out" she said.

Will nodded.

"I guess you're a Lennox now Alexx" he said.

Sarah smiled and lay her head on Will's shoulder.

~Shifting Hearts~

A/N: So this is something that has been floating around my head for a while, inspired by a RP that me and my friend dragonlover91 were doing over Skype. I will be putting the handbook either up on DeviantArt or LiveJournal, so keep a look out for Sophia_Hoshigaki and Rex_Prime94. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story and please don't forget to review, but please, no flames. I know this story is a little out there with the whole shifter thing, but I wanted to do something that no-one else has, which is what I'm kinda good at. Also, yes, Alexx will be in a relationship with Four, yes Four Cybertronians and once the story is established, there will be a load of sex in later chapters.

Thank you for reading and enjoy

Vampyrex1

Date Written: 04 June 2014

Word Count: 2822

Upload Date: Saturday 19 July 2014

Next Chapter Due: Saturday 26 July 2014