My lovely readers, like I promised, I made the sequel to Just A Nerd on the beginning of a new month. So read on...a surprise will be waiting for you at the end of this chapter...no cheating!

How the hell do I get into situations like this? I curse in my head over and over again as I'm being shot at through a forrest. Okay, maybe I should start over.

Hi, I'm Annie Catalano and I hate my life. I know a lot of twenty year olds stop saying that by now, but I don't think that applies to me. Not when I've encountered with aliens. Or attacked by them. Or befriended them. Or kissed them. Or- well you get the point.

However, said aliens have gone incognito for the past two years. No contact at all. None of my military friends, not to mention one of them is my cousin Anthony, have contacted me. I've moved from small Maryland to, even smaller state, New Jersey. For the past two years I've been attending Princeton University with my cousin, Justin Catalano. We both got pretty good scholarships to get all the way here.

My mind is of a genius. It's always been since the day I was born. I've been the school nerd in grade school and high school. When I moved out of Treetop Valley, I expected for the reputation to follow me. However, when I made it to Princeton, I came to be the popular one. At Princeton, you need a brain to be popular. If not...well...you won't last a week.

I've gone from Nerdy Damsel, to Cool Girl. Ironic, huh? I've made a lot of friends here, they're really nice. The curriculum here is kinda difficult, but nothing I can't handle. I might be popular, but I'm still a true nerd at heart. I've even joined the Track & Field team.

I keep telling myself that their disappearance probably has a reason behind it. They've probably been busy taking care of Decepticons or trying to find Megatron. However, with situations, I'm starting to think that they probably didn't do a very good job on it.

"Lord Megatron will be pleased to have you again in his clutches, my dear," Starscream sneered at me. The large Decepticon currently ran after me through the forrest. I groaned and kept on going. I'm not becoming Decepticon meat ever again. Another blast hit the ground not far from me, but I kept speeding up my pace. I'm a pretty good runner, so I can go pretty far. However, I'm still only human. I'm only made to go for a certain amount of time...and I think I'm starting to run out of time. Ha. Get it run? Yeah, not that funny.

"You cannot escape from me this time!" Starscream said, for maybe the eighth time now. I have to keep going. I will not be captured again.

I misplace my footing and I go tumbling down. I tried to get up again, but my foot's caught on a root sticking out of the ground. I hear Starscream coming up to me.

"Ah, how convenient," he says, tauntingly. He's right behind me, standing over me. I reach around frantically, until I find a stick long enough. "It's useless child. No weapon can save you now."

I release my foot from the root and lunge the stick deeply into his right optic. Starscream screams out in pain and falls back. I get up and start running again. I hear Starscream shout at me. "This is not the end girl! Lord Megatron will have you again, one way or another!" I hear whirrs of mechanical gears and a jet taking off, but I keep running.

I am not taking chances.

I run and run, until my legs give out and I'm falling to the ground. While trying to catch my breath, I hear someone call my name. I get on one knee and spit on the ground. A figure emerges from the trees.

"Todd," I say hoarsely. "What are you doing here?" Todd comes up and helps me on my feet.

"You were gone for a long time. I thought you said you were going for a morning run," he says.

"I am," I say. "Why? What time is it?"

"We're missing class." My eyes widen. Damn it Starscream! "Everyone's looking for you. What happened?" This is where natural lying comes in handy.

"I guess hit my head on a low branch again," I say sheepishly. It's not the first time the Decepticons tried to take me away. This has been going on five months after I came to Princeton. They've been attacking me whenever I've been alone. Todd holds me in his arms.

"You gotta be more careful Ann," he says softly. I smile and nod my head. He kisses me on the forehead.

Oh yeah, did I also mention that I got a boyfriend?

Shocker! Annie gots a boyfriend! How does this effect anything? Probably won't...or will it? You'll have to keep reading to find out!

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