Orion Pax held his mate in his arms as she died. He swore to avenge her, her murder being by the hands of his former friend, Megatron. Elita gasped in pain, reaching for Orion as she spoke her last words.

"Protect our child."

Orion nodded and pried her chest open to pull their child out. He noticed as he held the young mech, Elita was already dead. She didn't get to see her son.

"I promise to protect him. To raise him." Orion vowed.

That promise became hard to keep as that very night, Orion Pax became Optimus Prime. Most of his memories were lost, but some of Elita stayed. Including the birth of their son and the vow. Optimus had hid the mech in a cellar, going to Primus' core for guidance. There, he was stopped by an old couple who he knew well. They handed him their own newborn child, a femme, to bless. The femme hadn't been named, and as Optimus held her, a feeling came over him. His hand brushed over her chest, the sparkmate mark appearing before his optics. The mark looked like two sixes intertwined. As only a sparkmate can name their mate, Optimus named her Arcee. After returning her to check on her later, Optimus returned to his son.

"I still have not given you a name." Optimus realized. "Ultra Magnus. How does that sound?"

The mech just smiled, not knowing what his life would entail.

A few days later

Ultra Magnus raced across the floor, chasing Arcee. The two had become good friends, neither knowing the truth about Magnus' sire. It was Optimus plan to never tell him, to raise him differently so he would grow up strong with no one knowing his tie to him. And raised differently he was. Instead of being understanding and easy to talk to, Magnus became a strict and by-the-book mech.

"I want to be the best commander there is. Make everyone follow the rules." Magnus told Optimus one day.

"I'm sure you will do great." Optimus replied, barely showing a smile.

Little did Magnus plan, the day he got out of the academy and trained as a soldier for a few years, Optimus had him assigned as the Commander of the Wreakers.

"They don't obey by the rules." Magnus complained.

"Teach them. Show them how you want them to act." Optimus responded simply.

Magnus tried, but by a week passed, he already lost his first student. Wheeljack was not happy with his training. Ultra Magnus tried his best to make Optimus proud, unaware the older mech was already very proud of his son.

It's pretty short. My friend and I noticed how Magnus was a semi like Optimus used to be and how they both had the same colors. Too similar to be a coincidence. Let me know how you like it and if there's anything I can improve. Thanks.