-A/N: (Savcat) Wow, this fic was possibly the hardest one that I have ever written. Mostly because I was not the only one who was involved in writing it. One of the hardest things to do, when you have two writers, is to get it to make sense. And that was made harder because this is also a crossover. But somehow we did it and we are very proud of it. It took up most of our senior year, and it's still not done, so it might take up some of our college life... Hope you enjoy it and thank you. Chapters one and two are introductions to the different fandoms but not so much the main characters. So, hope you enjoy it.

A/N: This story has been very difficult to write. We have worked hard on this for several months and are still continuing it. This story is also on Savcat's profile but to spread the word out to all my viewers, ive posted it up on mine as well. This is my first crossover EVER and im damn proud of it. Hope you guys enjoy it and dont forget to review :D

Disclaimer: We do NOT claim any rights to the original characters nor do we own their respective fandoms. We own any OC's and the main plot line for this fiction.

Chapter 1: Beginning.

The evening was cool, air hitting his armor as he sat on a hill just on the outskirts of town; yellow and red decorated the trees letting him know that autumn was now there. There was no telling how long he had been out there, only that he had been for quite some time.

He'd come out there a lot to think. Come out there to get away from the chaos that made up the Ark. Coming out here kept him out of trouble, kept him out of the Brig. But sometimes he couldn't help it. Sometimes trouble came looking for him. He wasn't supposed to be forgiving; he was violent and cruel, a field warrior not meant to show mercy and yet they expect him to when stupid little mechs what to run their mouths.

His optics locked on the ground, watching as a leaf twisted and twirled in the grass. It was free, free of the tree that held it back; free from the only thing that was keeping it alive…. But all things die, it was a fact of life. He was still young, thought not young enough to be classified as a sparkling, yet even that didn't protect him from what he saw. Friends, comrades… Most lost in the vorons of war that never changed anything. That never would.

But he was not free, and he never would be. He leaned back against the hill, optics dimmed as he relaxed; as though on cue a familiar voice broke the silence.

: Sideswipe where the frag are you:

The red mech growled, almost wanting to ignore the comm. link, but responded to it knowing that the other would not go away until he did.

: Prowl it's my day off I'm sure that you know this. Now, if you don't mind I'm trying to enjoy It.:

: I'm sorry to intrude on your time off, but you need to return to base, you've got a new assignment:

He stood, cycling air through his vents. : I'm on my way:

: Thank you Sideswipe:

And like that he was forced to return to base, forced to follow the orders of another, weather he wanted to or not; like the leaf he would only be free if he were dead. And he didn't plan on doing that any time soon.

"I'm being what?" Sideswipe's voice was raised, indicating that this meeting was not going all to well.

Sideswipe's voice was raised, indicating that this meeting was not going all to well.

"How can I say it in terms that even you can understand? There was some Decepticon activity in New York, it was small, but we still want someone to go out there and check it out. You are also assigned to spend a little time with the humans."

"Why I didn't offer to baby sit them." He growled. "Why can't you find someone who is willing to do so? I never sighed up to baby sit!"

Prowl leaned back in his chair; hand on the table in front of him. "Because I am your commanding officer and I am telling you this is your assignment."

He threw his hands into the air, "Fine, whatever you say, I don't care at least I get to get away from you!"

Prowl narrowed his optics, "Mind how you speak to your superior officer, or you will find yourself spending some time in the brig. You know not all humans are bad, there are some really kind humans out there, I'm not telling you to trust anyone you come by, but to be a little more trusting. Be safe, and report when told to do so. Now get out of my office."

"Yes sir." He spat and stormed out of the SIC's office.