And finally this twisted version of transformers gains the right to the tag line 'robots in disguise!' As with all my LOU stories we skip Pittsburgh so it's up to your imagination as to whether or not Henry and Sam made it or what did happen to them.

Anyway at last Optimus will transform and next chapter we will meet this universe's Autobots, they will learn their past and we have a few surprises.

Chapter 3 Transform!

"Ah damn it!" Joel muttered as they came up to the highway. It as blocked with cars.

"What do we do now?" Ellie asked.

"I have a suggestion." Danny said. "Remember that giant robot mode I have?"

"Yeah, we haven't tried to access mine yet." Ellie pointed out.

"Yeah well I think I can use it to clear us a path." Danny said getting out and transforming into robot mode. Walking up to the stack he spotted an old worn out Marmon 97. He stared at it for a few seconds while Joel and Ellie stared at him. Suddenly a blue beam shot out of his eyes and scanned the truck. Once he was done his body reconfigured, seeming to now feature parts of the truck on his frame. His visor also activated and he saw the words VEHICULAR CONFIGURATION ASSIMILATED. SWITCH TO AUTO ARCHIVE SCAN MODE? YES/NO? Danny selected yes mentally and a new message came up. AFFIRMATIVE. ALL VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS SCANNED WILL BE PLACED IN ARCHIVES, WILL HAVE OPTION TO UTILISE UPON SCANNING. TRANSFORMATION READY.

"Transformation? What?" Optimus said before he seemed to collapse in on himself, in a few seconds Optimus was replaced with a clone of the Marmon 97 in his colours. "Right. This is weird." The truck said.

"Danny that's still you?" Ellie said, concerned for her sparkmate. A small part of her noticed that she had no problem calling the boy her sparkmate.

"Yeah, it seems that I can scan and transform into vehicles."

"But what about things inside you if you transform?" Joel said.

ALL INORGANIC ITEMS AND FOODSTUFF WILL BE RELOCATED TO A SUBSPACE STORAGE DIMESION FOR LATER RETREIVAL. Optimus' computer explained. OTHER, LIVING, ORGANIC OBJECTS WILL BE EJECTED UPON CONVERSION.

"Living creatures will be ejected when I transform, everything else is sent to a storage dimension."Optimus explained as he started scanning and moving vehicles.

By the time they got to the end of the blockage Optimus had in his archives:

-comet like spacecraft (2007 protoform Optimus)

- Marmon 97 (AOE evasion mode Optimus)

-Peterbilt 379 (DOTM Optimus)

- Western star 5700 OP (AOE Optimus)

- Lamborghini Aventador (AOE lockdown)

- Oskosh Medium Defence Tactical vehicle (AOE hound alt mode with beast hunters Optimus transformation)

-GMC topkick pickup truck (DOTM leader class ironhide.)

- GMC classic moterhome (transformation based on DOTM sentinel Prime)

- Conquest knight XV modified with moterhome interior (toy world Wideload analogue)

This last alt mode was the one that Optimus then turned into.

"This mode should be safe for you guys." He said as he let Joel and Ellie in. "I've got the location of an abandoned military base. That should give use some better vehicles." He said.

The truck drove into the military base and Joel and Ellie got out as Optimus transformed. He looked over at Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II (Breakaway ROTF) and muttered. "That could be useful." So he scanned it.

He then walked over to a large tank (DOTM warpath) and scanned it.

Then he went over and scanned a prototype aircraft which was a fusion of World War II propeller bombers, particularly the B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress (RTS lugnut) and then he walked over and scanned and switched to MH-53 Pave low helicopter (Less evil looking ROT grindor.).

"This should give us an advantage."Optimus said, transforming.

"Now were talking." Joel said looking at the vehicle.

"Whoa nice." Ellie said seeing as how Optimus had modified the interior to be like a flying motor home.

"I'm taking off." Optimus said as the helicopter took to the sky.

Joel noticed something on the radar.

"What's that?"

"I sensed something in that direction, kind of like how I sensed Ellie's spark but slightly different. I'm guessing that that just means I'm not going to spark bond whatever is calling me." Danny said.

"I'm feeling it to." Ellie said.

"Well let's find out what it is then." Joel said.

And that's a wrap. Next chapter we will meet the Autobots and I will give Joel's little surprise. Also we will find out a lot of things I think. See you there.