A/N: Hey...guess what...I'M BACK! I know it's been a few months since I finished my last story. I've been dealing with my first semester of college, and it's just been crazy. I've written the first, like, fifteen Chapters of this story though, so I've got it covered. This story was actually inspired by a movie called "Sons of Mistletoe." It's a Christmas movie, but it's super cute. If you've never seen it, I suggest going onto Youtube and watching it, or maybe it's even on Netflix. I don't know.

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers in any shape or form. I only own the story, and any and all OCs in said story.

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The sun was shining bright in the sky, beating down on the desert land. A single engine rumbles, the sound belonging to a lone semi. The blue eighteen-wheeler cruises along at a casual pace, enjoying the quiet.

Ultra Magnus sighs. It's been about one Earth week since he answered Optimus's call to the small planet. He'd arrived to find the few Autobots on the planet occupying themselves with trying to find Energon, fighting Decepticons, keeping their optics on three human youth, and having little to no regard for authority.

The Mech growls, and speeds up. No regard for authority, no respect, and Optimus didn't even care! He was the Leader of the entire Autobot Faction, and let his soldiers get away with almost anything! He-

Something runs out in front of the Commander, causing him to slam on his brakes. Ultra Magnus skids to a stop, creating a cloud of dust, and quickly activates his Holoform. Optimus requested that all the Autobots have a Holoform to better blend in with the natives of the planet, and Ultra Magnus was not about to go against the wishes of his Prime. His Holoform is of a large –modestly muscled- man with light scruff, short, peppered gray hair, and an outfit consisting of a light orange shirt, blue leather jacket with his rank of Commander, black slacks, and black combat boots. Getting out, Ultra Magnus walks over around to his grill, boots thumping on the cement.

Kneeling down, the Mech peeks under, blinking his vibrant blue eyes. Underneath is a shadowy form, shaking slightly in fear. Though Ultra Magnus wasn't one to give comfort, he decided to try anyways.

"It is alright. I am not going to hurt you." To his surprise, it works.

The shadow moves, crawling towards him. Ultra Magnus moves back, allowing the form access out. Once in the open, the Commander is allowed a full view of the creature. It appeared to be what the humans called a dog. Upon further research, he discovers this particular dog is known as an Australian Shepherd. Whatever that meant. Something cold presses against his hand, causing the Holoform to look down. The dog seemed to have recovered, and was now sniffing him.

Seeing that the animal was unharmed, Ultra Magnus stands up. He turns to walk back to his alt mode door, stopping when he hears the sound of nails clicking on the pavement. He huffs; he didn't have time for this. Turning back to the dog, he frowns when he sees it a few feet away from him. The Commander walks over to the side of the road, pausing as the dog follows him. Stopping, he points to the ground. The dog walks over to the spot, looking up at him.

"Stay."

The dog sits down at the commanding tone. Ultra Magnus nods and turns back to his vehicle mode. He glances over his shoulder, satisfied when he sees the dog staying in the spot. Climbing into the driver's side, he starts his engine back up and begins to drive away. But he couldn't shake this feeling of guilt in his spark. The animal had no doubt been lost for a few days, if the dirt covering it was any indication. And he was just abandoning it in the desert. Logic and guilt warred in his processor. He glances out the side-view mirror at the form still sitting there. He sighs as guilt wins.

Stopping, the Commander's Holoform gets out, walking back over to the animal. Kneeling down, Ultra Magnus hesitantly lays a hand on the animal's head, and the dog's tail begins to wag. Running his hand down the dog's neck, he bumps something. A collar. The Commander looks at the Military-esque Dog Tags and finds a name.

"Your designation is Mattie?" The dog lets out a short bark, as if to say 'Yep, that's me!'

Ultra Magnus looks again. "Here is an address to where you live. I…suppose I have time to return you."

Standing up, he walks over to his form, the sound of dog's nail clicking on the pavement following him. Opening the door, he lifts the fluffy dog into his cab. The dog's nails and fur felt strange against his leather seats, but he ignored it. His Holoform gets in as well, and he starts moving towards the town in the distance.

A short while later, Ultra Magnus pulls up in front of a light blue, Victorian-style house with white trim. He spots a wooden sign out front.

Jasper's Home for Girls.

Jasper, Nevada.

Visitors Welcome.

Underneath that is another sign, this one homemade.

Prepare to be jumped by a dog, and

Overall CHAOS.

Ultra Magnus has his Holoform get out, Mattie following. They walk up to the porch and the Commander knocks. The old oak door creaks open to reveal a young girl with reddish-gold hair, and gray eyes that widen at the sight of the large man. She meets his eyes and when Ultra Magnus opens his mouth to speak, she slams the door shut.

Ultra Magnus blinks at the sight of wood inches away from his face. Well. He wasn't expecting that.

He glances down at Mattie, the dog sitting patiently by his side. The door opens again, this time with an older woman on the other side. He opens his mouth to speak, only to find he can't. Lightly curled, brown hair, denim blue eyes, tanned skin, and a gentle smile, she was beautiful.

'Wait, what?'

"Can I help you?" That question snaps Ultra Magnus back into reality. He clears his throat awkwardly.

"Yes, Ma'am. I was driving and your dog ran in front of me-my…truck. I was merely returning him."

The woman smiles, and Ultra Magnus feels his spark stop.

"Well, thank you. He got out the other day and we've looked everywhere."

She pauses.

"Would you like to come in? I'm sure the girls would like to meet the person who found Mattie."

Ultra Magnus hesitates. He really should get back to Base, but after checking his chronometer, he figured a few more minutes couldn't hurt. He steps inside and looks around. Hardwood flooring and old wallpaper are the first things that catch the Commander's eye. The house was filled with a warm and cozy feeling.

"Girls! We have a visitor!" There's the pounding of footsteps, and six girls appear at the top of the stairs.

Ultra Magnus looks at each girl as they come downstairs. A girl with pale skin and short, black hair is first, followed by a dark-skinned girl with black hair holding the hand of a very young girl with curly, dark brown hair. After them is a girl with amber hair and gold-flecked green eyes. Last are two girls who the Commander could tell were related. Same height and facial features, the only differences between the two were hair color, eye color, and clothing. Ultra Magnus figured their personalities were somewhat different as well. He recognized the red haired girl as the one who had initially answered the door.

"Girls, this is the man who found Mattie, Mr…?" Ultra Magnus internally panics. He needed a human-wait. He knew one.

"My-I am…Commander Eugene Magnus."

Eugene. That was one of the names the human children had thought of. All the other Autobots of Team Prime had human names for their Holoforms. Even Optimus and Ratchet, and the latter never left base.

The woman smiles, and holds out her hand.

"I'm Lucy Stevens. Nice to meet you, Commander."