Disclaimer: I do not in any way own Transformers, related characters or anything like that. Any reference made to any other show, book, TV show etc is strictly for story purposes. Really folks, this fic is just for fun, also I don't own the songs used in this fic and I'm making no money from this.

A year after the events of "Seeds of Oblivion"

After the events of the Decepticon activities, we find our heroes in a good state of affairs. The Autobots and their human partners became famous worldwide as they attended an Award Ceremony. Defense Secretary Keller thanked each one of the Autobots personally for risking their lives to protect the human race from extinction by the Decepticon threat. He also spoke for the world in thanking them for their efforts to protect the Earth from Unicron.

It had been hard arduous work cleaning and rebuilding the damaged buildings and cities caught in the wake of the transformer battles, but still Optimus Prime insisted on helping the humans rebuild their homes. The other Autobots agreed whole heartedly and used their individual skills to help whenever they could. Pieces of Unicron rained down from space and onto the earth regularly and were collected one by one and stockpiled in the Autobot's storage chamber. Although they were revealed publicly to the world, the Autobots still preferred to remain in hiding. Their base was far away in a unique cavern system in the Rocky Mountains and they stayed in vehicle mode around humans that did not know them.

For all their hard work and tenacity, the Autobots received all the government funding and equipment they would need to build their new base as well as the materials needed to work on their space ship.

Optimus Prime had spoken privately to the secretary of defense, urging him to keep the identities of their human partners a secret, lest they and their loved ones be targeted by kidnappers or just mobbed by fans. Optimus had shown the secretary of defense the entire battle through his hologram optics and revealed that there would have been no victory if not for the humans and they should share in the reward, but without revealing themselves. Defense Secretary Keller agreed fully and offered one billion dollar monetary compensation to all the humans spark bonded to the Transformers.

When Sam's parents had found out about the Transformers and their sons involvement with them, they had been skeptical at first. Judy Witwicky even asked Sam about a hundred times if he was on some kind of drug until Sam brought them outside and Bumblebee transformed in front of them.

It took a little while for the truth to sink in, Judy at first rushed at Bumblebee with a baseball bat and hit his foot repeatedly. Bumblebee picked her up curiously and Sam explained that Bumblebee is his guardian and not a threat at all. Sam's Dad Ron had just stared wide eyed with a glass of wine in his hand which clattered to ground. "Tell him to put down my wife…" Ron had said shaking at the time. "And get off the grass, he's leaving huge robot footprints all over the grass." Sam and Bumblebee had both told the story of the Autobot's arrival, and the more recent Unicron events, again thanks to the holograms the transformers could use to make images.

Sam's parents had been brought to the new base and met with the rest of the Autobots as well as Sam's human friends. Although his parents did not exactly agree with their sons dangerous new life and alien friends, they admired him for his bravery and promised to support him no matter what he chose.

The Decepticons hadn't even shown themselves since Unicron had been destroyed, though the Autobots kept scanners going regularly. Starscream and Barricade were the only Decepticons to have survived and they dare not attack the Autobots while being severely outnumbered. No new energy signal was detected in that time, whether it be Autobot or Decepticon.

Sam and Michaela had finished high school. They were both eighteen and with the reward money, purchased and extremely high class penthouse apartment together. Sam financed his own video game developing company of which he was CEO. He was currently working on a sort of virtual reality helmet that could put you inside the game itself. Once it came out, even Nintendo Wii would be hard pressed to compete.

Michaela used her reward to buy her own garage and carwash. She ran it herself and often worked on the cars, much to the surprise of the workers she hired. Her garage was quickly becoming famous for being the best around in California. Michaela had been offered a modeling deal that she surprisingly turned down. It would have taken her on tour around the United States…and away from her friends. She certainly was a very pretty girl and could have made an astonishing model career, but she knew that her passion for cars and her friends was stronger than her desire for fame.

Lennox still served in the United States military. He had split half of his billion with his friend Epps, who he thought deserved as much of the credit as he did himself. Lennox now had much bigger house, his wife was thrilled at all he lavished upon her and loved him all the more for it. Little Annabelle now had all the toys and luxuries a two year old toddler could ever wish for. What was more, she had an Uncle Ironhide who visited her often and doted upon the little girl whenever he had the spare time. But only when no one but her parents were watching. He still had to maintain his tough as nails demeanor in front of the others. The weapons specialist shuddered to think what ridicule he would have to suffer through if anyone saw him creating Spongebob holograms for little Annabelle.

Maggie became the official spokesperson for the Autobots, representing them whenever government matters concerned them. She had her very own large office with an enormous pay raise and benefits. Maggie had moved into the human quarters part of the Autobot base and had worked closely with Optimus Prime. They were now very comfortable and open with their feelings for one another. Optimus was very attentive to her, despite having his other duties to do and always relished his time with Maggie. She still occasionally did work with her old code breaking team but left that work for Glen who had replaced her on the team.

Glen was given her position with an astute letter of recommendation written by the Secretary of Defense himself. He'd bought his own house in California with a gargantuan garage for Jazz to stay in when he visited. Glen and Jazz had quickly become best friends and went almost everywhere together. Glen had given a large sum of his monetary earnings to his Grandma and cousin and promised that they could fly out and visit him at any time. And finally, after nagging and asking her for what seemed like the entire year, Jade had agreed to go out with him.

Jade, who'd been living and working in Massachusetts moved there as well. Jade and Rose had become best of friends. She and Rose decided to split the cost and have an incredibly large marble house built on a cliff overlooking the ocean. It was a fantastic view especially when the sun set over the water. It was an extremely nice house with everything they could want in it, including indoor pool and Jacuzzi. They even had an enormous barn next to the house with and elevator that led to the basement that was specially made to accommodate Cybertronian visitors.

Rose had started to design her own gothic line of clothing she named "Crimson Rose" She was even a model for it, appearing on the cover of "Dark and Bewitching". She was dressed in a gorgeous purple gown with a gothic corset, and black buckled gloves and boots. She was draped provocatively across the hood of a familiar search and rescue hummer. Her fashions were selling out quickly and Hot Topic was her most popular client.

Jade meanwhile, had become an aerial performer with Skyfire. Three days a week, they performed at various charities and for the wealthy billionaire parties. Skyfire had worked on perfecting the exo-suits to the point where they were wristwatches, worn by every human spark bonded to the Autobots. They were voice activated, able to fold out and transform over their humans and be battle ready at any moment. Jade used hers in their shows and loved every moment of it. She loved the rush of soaring into the air and the thrill of a cheering crowd. She loved Skyfire. Loved him more than she realized.

The space ship the Autobots had been working on, called "The Ark" was taking a long time to build. It had to be made large enough to fit all seven Autobots as well as the fuel and equipment they would need to take with them. After a year's worth of hard labor it was almost done and ready to whisk the Autobots back to Cybertron, ready to heal the long since war ravaged planet. The question was, could the humans go with them? Or would the Autobots leave their friends and loved ones behind and return to Cyberton alone?

It was late one evening when Rose and Jade were relaxing and feeding their respective pets. Rose was cooing to her small furry pet tarantula Xulu as she tipped some unlucky crickets into the glass aquarium. "Blimey you're so pretty love." Rose smiled as the arachnid crawled up onto her hand. "You are the best spider in the world you are."

Jade looked over at Rose and shuddered visibly. She had arachnophobia and couldn't help but nervous around Rose's pet. Jade herself, had a fluffy cute white Persian kitten with dazzling blue eyes. Her name was Princess and she wore a pretty pink color with jewels and sparkles with her name on it , a gift from Sam's Mom. Jade set down the plate of tuna fish and bowl of cream down for her little kitten.

Suddenly, the both heard the doorbell and a song blaring outside.

"Mmm oh yeah, what a night!
Oh yes it's ladies night!
And the feeling's right!
Oh yes it's ladies night!
Oh what a night (oh what a night)!"

Both Jade's violet eyes and Rose's azure eyes lit up as they both gasped and smiled at each other.

"Bumblebee!" They said at the same time and rushed to the door.

Sure enough, they found Sam Witwicky waiting outside and grinning at them from ear to ear. "Would you two sweet young ladies like a ride?" Both girls hugged Sam, then went over to the Camaro and ran their hands affectionately along the hood. Q"What's the occasion Sam?" Jade asked as Bumblebee almost glowed at all the attention he was receiving.

"The spaceship's done." Sam replied. Mojo was in the passenger seat, buckled up in a baby's car seat. He yelped and barked, pawing at the closed window, looking longingly over at Sam.

"Yes Mojo, it's such a special occasion I'm bringing you to see!" Sam crooned to his beloved Chihuahua. "But you better not pee on the floor this time or Ironhide will kill you."

"I would never let harm come to any member of the Witwicky family." Bumblebee scoffed.

"I'm Just Your Average Ordinary Everyday Superhero
Trying To Save The World, But Never Really Sure
I'm Just Your Average Ordinary Everyday Superhero
Nothing More Than That, That's All I Really Am."

Bumblebee played Steve Harwell over his radio. "Awe you brought Mojo!" Jade exclaimed. I'll go get Prissy, she loves Mojo." Prissy being Princess's nickname.

"Right, but only if I can bring Xulu too." Rose said, following her friend back into the house. "It's only fair if the fuzz ball gets to go."

"Don't call her that, she's so sweet." Jade said, smiling as she scooped up her kitten and placed her on her shoulder. Princess purred and curled up close to Jade's neck, meowing quietly.

"My tight and firm ass cats are sweet!" Rose scoffed, picking up her spider and placing her inside a smaller traveling case. "My Mum almost chucked me in the loony bin because of the scratches her cat gave me on my wrists. Rose held up her wrists and indeed there were scars on them, as if she cut her own wrists. "I was like, Mum, it's from the bloody cat!"

"Well, Prissy, won't do that to you." Jade answered as they both left the house and locked the door. "My little Princess is very well behaved."

Rose rolled her eyes as she slid into the passenger seat and Jade took the back with Mojo and Princess. Spiders were her ideal pet, they never crapped in a litter box, made too much noise or required all that much work. Plus, they were dark and creepy looking, right up her alley. Mojo and Princess greeted each other with sniffs and tiny yips. They both seemed to get along just fine, even when they had first met. Now they were both curled up together on Jade's lap, ready for a nap.

"So where's your girl mate?" Rose asked, noticing that Michaela wasn't with them. "She find someone else? Another guy who's not a wanker maybe?"

"Ok now, I still don't know what that means." Sam said as Jade tittered in the backseat. "You mind filling me in?"

"It means jerk-off Sam." Jade replied. "She called you a jerk off, you know, because of your happy time."

Both girls erupted into laughter as Sam finally realized what that British term meant.

"Ok, ok, enough Sam abuse." Sam replied, rubbing the back of his head. "To answer your question about Michaela, she's already there, and still my girlfriend thank you very much. I guess she doesn't dig giant alien robots, just the Sam." Sam scoffed and Bumblebee beeped his agreement.

Rose let this comment slide because she was eager to see her giant alien robot guardian. Ratchet, the love of her life. They were still quite the pair and were nearly inseparable when they were together. Ratchet often took Rose out on patrol with him, searching for the injured and others in need of help. It gave them some much needed time alone with each other. They were often distracted from their work and if no one was found after a while, they would find a quiet secluded place and just gaze at the stairs together. Rose loved basking in the warm glow of her lover's spark and sleeping along the seat of the hummer. Ratchet meant everything to her, and she to him. They were both soul mates, entwined together by some unseen force. Destined to always be a part of one another.

Jade was excited as well. She always loved seeing Skyfire, especially during downtime when they weren't performing. Something had been off about him lately though. She couldn't quite place it, despite her skills with the bond. He could still block and hide certain feelings from her, and she could do the same. Jade didn't know what to make of it or why he would choose to hide something that bothered him from her. Perhaps she would take him aside today and ask him what's wrong.

The shiny yellow Camaro made its way quickly to the Rocky Mountain base, making sure no one noticed when he left the paved road and wheeled across the dirt path.

Bumblebee switched on his high beams as they entered the cave leading into the Autobot base. "This base is way cooler than the other one was." Sam commented, grinning as a light appeared at the far end of the tunnel. "And probably much harder to break into."

"You bet it is Sam." Bumblebee agreed with his charge. "Skyfire's installed a new security system that scans your bodies and allows you in, or if you're an enemy, it creates a force field that keeps you out! He may talk in boring science language, but I swear I don't know what we did without him."

"He is really awesome." Jade sighed and smiled. She could feel getting excited about her coming and couldn't wait to see him again. The bond was strongest when they were close, and grew fainter if they were very far apart. It was like that for them all. They finally wheeled into the base, passing by as the scanners did their work and allowed them access.

The base was humongous to say the least. The Autobots had covered the organic cave walls with sterile metals. Air ducts pumped in fresh air for the humans and computers and wires were lined up on the walls. It had many metal chambers for personal quarters, storage, and for rooms like the weapon room and the medical room.

Bumblebee pulled over to where Arcee was monitoring the scanners. He stopped short and opened his doors, tossing the humans out and transforming to greet his spark mate. He began dancing around her and Arcee giggled. He was always so glad to see her and she was glad to see him.

"Whenever I see your smiling face
I have to smile myself
Because I love you, yes I do

And when you give me that pretty little pout
It turns me inside out
There's something about you, baby"

Bumblebee played James Taylor over his radio. The yellow Camaro delighted in playing love songs for Arcee, so glad that she was his sparkmate.

"That's just great Bee, really." Sam groaned and picked himself off of the floor. "I know you love to go gaga over your girlfriend but can you just let us out next time?"

Bumblebee spun around and looked at the humans on the floor in surprise, as if seeing them for the first time. Arcee just had that effect on him. "Sorry about that." Bumblebee said sheepishly. "We cool Sam?" He said, borrowing one of Sam's fraises. He clenched his metallic fist and put it near Sam. Sam nodded and smiled, knowing how a girl can drive a guy to do and say crazy things. He clenched his fist and touched it to Bumblebee's.

"Take better care of your charge scrap for brains." Arcee teased as she pulled Bumblebee in for a hug.

"Oh wonderful, the humans are here and the younglings are sparking their love again." Ironhide grumbled as he entered the room. "And they've brought rodents into the base again!"

Mojo growled up at the enormous weapons specialist and began running to nip at his legs.

"No Mojo bad Mojo!" Sam cried out, running to catch his little Chihuahua. "Let's get away from the robot!"

"If he leaks lubricants on my foot again, he'll regret it!" Ironhide told the boy who scooped up the dog like lightening. Ironhide turned his attention to the two female humans who had their hands on their hips.

"Lighten up Ironhide, isn't this supposed to be a happy occasion?" Jade pointed out. She held her small kitten Princess up in her arms as if showing her to Ironhide. "My kitten won't pee on you, don't worry, her name is Princess."

"At least that one is slightly more pleasing to the optic sensors." Ironhide had to agree. "And doesn't make noise like Mojo."

Jade smiled and began walking with Sam, Arcee, and Bumblebee to the gigantic room where the space ship was being worked on. She was eager to see Skyfire and his work on the ship.

Rose began walking too when Ironhide stopped her. "What have you got with you?" Ironhide eyed the carrying case suspiciously. "Nothing irritating humans usually keep as pets?"

Rose looked up at Ironhide and frowned. What was up with him today? He was even more grumpy than usual. She opened the latch at the top of the tiny cage and allowed Xulu to crawl up her arm and onto her shoulder. "This is my pet spider Xulu. She's very calm and quiet. Not irritating at all."

Rose looked up and almost burst out laughing when she saw the sight before her. Ironhide was glaring at her small spider and had both his cannons armed and pointed at her.

The enormous black Topkick was fearless. He'd fought countless battles against Decepticons and nearly lost his life countless times. There was nothing that could quell Ironhide's courage, especially when he was defending the ones he cared about, not that he would let them on of course. Now the weapons specialist was shaking very slightly and pointing both his enormous cannons at the young goth girl standing next to him with the arachnid on her shoulder. "Why must you humans make such loathsome creatures as pets? Is this one going to leak lubricants all over my foot as well?"
"She's not loathsome!" Rose replied indignantly as she tenderly stroked the furry abdomen of the tarantula. Her little friend made a small hissing noise as it cuddled closer to her neck. "She's the best pet I've ever had and no she won't bloody pee on you! Why are you so afraid of her anyway? You could stomp her and me with no effort mate."

"I am not afraid of that thing!" Ironhide protested as they began walking to where the others had gone. "It just looks very unpleasant. Especially when I attempted to magnify it with my optic sensors so that I could see it better." He turned toward the young British girl and looked pleadingly at her. "You…wouldn't tell Jazz or the others would you?"

Rose grinned slyly and put Xulu back in her carrying case. "Not a word mate, but you owe me a favor sometime." She grinned. Ironhide sighed and agreed. "What's got you down mate?" Rose asked as they made their way into the workshop the ship was in. "Thought you'd be happy about this being done."

"I am." Ironhide grumbled and began stomping away from her. "That's the problem."

Rose scratched her head in confusion but didn't have time to worry long. She soon found herself being scooped up in the air by her favorite Autobot. "Ratchet!" She cried out as she was hugged closely to the medic's chest. "Blimey I've missed you so!"

"I have missed you as well my shining star." The old medic replied. Through the bond, Rose could feel his happiness at seeing her again, but she also felt something deeper, something like regret or sadness in his spark.

"Ratch…what's wrong?" Rose whispered, looking into his glowing blue optics. "I know something is wrong Ratchet, please tell me."

The old medic shook his head and gently placed her onto her favorite spot on his shoulder. "We Autobots need to have an important discussion with all of you humans. That is part of the reason why we have called you all in here. We will discuss it soon, together."

Rose felt her blood chill to ice at the tone in her guardians voice. This was something far more serious than she'd thought upon seeing Ironhide's mood.

Jade had run to Skyfire's side, past Optimus and Jazz who looked at her with a forlorn expression on their Cybertronian faces. She was the one most skilled and attuned to the bond and she knew something was wrong. "Sky!" she shouted, ignoring the vast and glorious space ship that he was working on.

Indeed the Ark was magnificent. According to Skyfire it was a Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor. It was the size of a football stadium inside the mammoth cavern it was built in. Toward the metal ceiling, there was a very long line, that one could only assume, was to move aside the rock to give the Space ship a place to launch out of.

Skyfire stopped working on the ship and turned to see his charge running toward him. He still had not confessed his desire for her heart and felt his spark almost break as he scooped her up in his hand and pressed her to his chest sadly. He loved her so, and it had hurt him to find out that the human male Glen was attempting to court her, take her away from him. But that wasn't the crushing thing that plagued his spark that was going to be revealed now.

"Sky what's wrong you have to tell me! I can feel it within you, there's something really wrong here." Jade cried out desperately, clinging to her guardian as if she were dying and unwilling to let go of life. That's what he was to her, her life support. It wasn't worth living without him.

The red white and blue space shuttle sighed with extreme displeasure and despite warning looks from Optimus turned toward his charge and looked straight into her purple eyes. "In a weeks time my Jade, we are leaving for Cybertron, once the Ark is up and running." Skyfire began to tell her, feeling his spark yearn and call out for her as he held her close. "And where we go, you humans cannot follow."

There we have it peeps, the end of chapter one to my sequel story. Sorry there wasn't much action or anything, it was a fill in chapter. The next one will be filled with more fluff and a bit of action so stay tuned!

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