A/N: Greetings people of the Fanfiction World! Bluefeather4299 here with my second story. And guess what? It's not a Parody! Crazy right?! Anyways, hope you guys like this story. Comments and helpful criticism are loved and appreciated.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers and I probably never will *cries in the corner* I do however own any and all OC mentioned in the story.

Thanks to countless millennia of battles, Optimus was able to handle many situations. So when he heard the exciting voice of Sarah Lennox, he mentally prepared to take on the bubbly woman. What he did not expect however, was for said woman to come into the hanger dragging her smiling husband by the arm. Ironhide slowly followed his charges.

"Hi Optimus." The massive Autobot politely nods in the soldier's direction. "Hello Maj. Lennox. How are you today?"

As the two start up a conversation, Optimus notices is Sarah seems to be very excited about something. "Are you alright Mrs. Lennox?"

Sarah pauses and looks at the Autobot Leader. "I'm fine Optimus. There's just something we wanted to talk to you about."

Optimus kneels down. "What is it you would like to discuss?"

Sarah takes a deep breath. Though she had started visiting base more often, and had an Autobot Guardian, she was still somewhat nervous around the metal Titans.
"Would it be okay for someone else to know about you guys?"

Optimus blinks in confusion and turns to Maj. Lennox for clarification.

"We were thinking of becoming foster parents. But we won't unless it's alright for someone else to know about you."

Optimus nods in understanding. "If you want to become the caretakers of a child, you do not need my permission Maj. Lennox. When will you be departing to receive the child?"
Will grins. He should have known Optimus would be all for it. "We will be leaving in two days. It'll give us enough time to get everything ready."

(Two days later…)

"Sarah… wake up. We have arrived." At the sound of Ironhide's rumbling voice, Sarah wakes up with a yawn.

Sitting up, the blonde looks at her surroundings. She stares out the window at the light blue Victorian style house. She climbs out while Will gets Annabelle from the back. When the trio gets halfway to the porch, a voice suddenly shouts, and an Australian Shepherd appears from around the back with something in its mouth.

"Matty come back here!"

"Get back here yah mangy mutt!"

The two voices are soon followed by two girls, each about 13-14 years old. The girls are similar, no doubt sisters. The brown-haired girl makes a flying leap, tackling the medium-sized dog. She manages to wrestle the item out of the dog's mouth, revealing it to be a bracelet of some sort. She quickly tosses it to the redhead. At the sound of a throat clearing, the two girls look up at the trio. Will steps forward.

"Do you to know where…" Will checks the paper in his hand "…Lucy Stevens is?"
The red head nods.

"Yeah she's inside. I'll show you." The Lennoxes follow the two girls inside the house.

"Aunt Lucy! There's some people here to see you!" At the call, a middle-aged woman with curly, graying hair comes out of the kitchen. Wiping her flour-covered hands on the apron around her waist, she holds out her hand.

"Hi I'm Lucy Stevens. You must be the Lennoxes."
"Yep. I'm will and this is my wife Sarah and our daughter Annabelle."

Lucy smiles at the two-year-old.
"Well. How about we head outside and you can meet the girls.

Ironhide was using all of his self-restraint to keep from driving off or transforming. All the children and the Lennoxes had come outside, along with a dog. It appeared to be a lot bigger than Witwicky's little rodent, but it was still a dog currently sniffing his tire.

"Matty! Leave the truck alone!"
Ironhide let out a quiet sigh of relief and silently worshipped the girl that called it away.
With the dog now gone, Ironhide tunes into the conversation between the adults on the porch, looking around the yard at the girls. There's a young girl using sidewalk chalk with Annabelle, the two girls from earlier climbing the large tree in the yard, a dark-skinned girl playing with the dog, and a girl at the foot of the tree, drawing.

"So first there's Anna. She's the youngest. Then we have the Twins, Sam and Cody, then there's Dani and Raven, the oldest. Anything you want to know?"

Will turns to the older woman.
"You said there were six girls. I only see five."

Lucy sighs. "There are six. But Alex isn't an orphan. Her father is in the Military. He's an old friend of mine so when he's deployed, she stays here. She's somewhat cut off though, and stays on the roof when we have guests. I don't doubt that's where she is now."

Will smiles. "Well I guess that's where I'll have to go then. That is, if you don't mind."

Lucy shakes her head, "I'm willing to do anything to get through to her. Be my guest."

Will nods and stepping onto the rail, grabs the edge of the roof and hauls himself up. Looking around, he soon spots the girl. Alex is wearing camo cargo pants, a pair of black converse, and a black t-shirt. Her amber hair is pulled back in a French-braid with her eyes hidden behind a pair of dark sunglasses. Will steps over and sits down near her.

"What do you want?"

Will smiles. "You're not down there with the others. Isn't it a little lonely up here?"

The 14-year-old doesn't say anything at first, then turns to Will.

"Why are you really here? I know it's not out of the goodness of your heart."
"And what if it is?"
Alex pauses and looks away.

"Look. You seem like a pretty independent kid. But I want to help you."

"I don't remember putting up a 'HELP WANTED' sign. So no thanks. You can go away now."
Will frowns. 'This is gonna be harder than I thought.'

"No I can't. lucy told us about your Dad. So how about this:you come and stay with me and my family until he gets back. If it doesn't work out, then you can come back here. We won't be fostering you, we'll just be keeping an eye on you. What do you say?"

Alex is quiet. After a few minutes, she huffs. "One week."

Will grins. "That's all I'm asking for kid."

Alex couldn't believe it. She was going to stay with people she didn't know, for who knows how long until her Dad got back. So here she was now, in the back of a large, black pickup with her backpack at her feet and single duffle bag in the truck bed. The teen sighs, turns up the music on her I-pod, and soon drifts off to sleep.

Will looks in the rearview mirror again and sighs. The second she got in the truck, Alex put a pair of ear buds in, and has been that way for the past two hours. He was glad when she finally fell asleep.

"Will. Are you sure it was a good idea to pick her? She didn't seem like the best choice. She's not even an orphan."

Will smiles at his wife. "I know it doesn't seem like it, but I do think we'll be able to get through to her. Just give it some time Sarah. She'll come around. I know she will."

"I hope you're right Will."

At the sudden feeling of a hand on her shoulder, Alex jerks awake. Alex unbuckles and gets out. She stares at the two-story farmhouse and large barn and jumps back slightly as Annabelle runs past her into the house. Hearing a soft thump, Alex turns around to find her backpack on the ground next to her duffel bag.

"So why don't you follow me and I'll show you around."

Alex grabs her stuff and silently follows Sarah inside the house as Ironhide rolls up behind Will.

"Still think it was wise to pick this one Lennox?"

"Yep."

"Here we are. This is the room you'll be staying in."Sarah opens the door to the bedroom. Alex steps in and looks around.

The room has cream-colored walls with hardwood trimming and a hardwood floor. There is a small window bench with a desk on the right and twin-sized bed on the left. At the foot of the bed is a dresser with a small walk-in closet. All-in-all, Alex realized it was a pretty simple room. Stepping in, Alex puts her duffel bag on the ground and sits on the bed.

"Well, i guess I'll let you get settled in then. Bathroom is down the hall and if you need anything, just let me or Will know." With that, Sarah leaves the room.

Shutting the door, Sarah lets out a deep breath. 'I hope you're right Will. I hope we can do this.'