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Bonds of Cybertronian Steel

Disclaimer: I don't own Transformers.

Talking 'Matt'

Thoughts "Chloe"

Bee's radio "Daniel"

Cybertron "David"

Com-Link "Family"

Bonds of Cybertronian Steel: ch1

Some where deep in space a voice could be herd for those who choses to listen.

"Before time began, there was the Cube. We know not where it comes from, only that it holds the power to create worlds and fill them with life. That was how our race was born. For a time, we lived in harmony, but like all great power, some wanted it for good, others for evil. And so began the war - a war that ravaged our planet until it was consumed by death, and the Cube was lost to the far reaches of space. We scattered across the galaxy, hoping to find it and rebuild our home, searching every star, every world. And just when all hope seemed lost, message of a new discovery drew us to an unknown planet called... Earth. But we were already too late."

(Qatar - The Middle East: Present Day)

After five months out in the field Captain Lennox and his team were riding back to U.S. SOCCENT Forward Operations Base in a CV-22 Ospreys. Jorge "Fig" Figueroa was the first to break the silence that had come over them.

"Oh, God, five months of this, I can't wait to get a little taste of home. A plate of Mama's alligator eh tu fe." He sighed. Sergeant Robert Epps snorted. "You've been talking about barbequed gators and crickets for past two weeks. I'm never going to your Mama's house, Fig, I promise." He declared.

"Bobby, Bobby, Bobby. Gators are known to have the most succulent meat." Fig protested. "I understand." Epps stated. But Fig had already started to speak in Spanish. It didn't take long before Epps started mock Fig.

"English, dude English." Epps asked, but was blatantly ignored.

Captain Will Lennox spoke up already seeing where this was going. "English, I mean, how many times have... We don't speak Spanish. I told you that."

But that didn't help at all. "Why you got to ruin it for me, man? That's my heritage." Fig said before slipping back in to Spanish again.

"Go with the Spanish. Whatever." Lennox sighed. After five months of hearing the same thing it got tiring real fast.

"Hey, you guys remember weekends? Huh?" First Sergeant Patrick Donnelly asked "The Sox at Fenway. Cold hot dog and a flat beer"

"Perfect day." Epps muttered.

Figg looked over to Lennox, before asking. "What about you Captain? You got a perfect day?"

"I just can't wait to hold my baby girl for the first time." Lennox said. It didn't take long before his men started teasing him.

"Shut up!" Lennox said.

Not long after that the CV's landed they all got off. The base was fairly big, but then again it was in the middle of the desert.

Lennox was writing his report on what happened on the mission. When he heard a voice calling him. "Lennox!" the voice shouted. He looked up to see Mahfouz, running towards where he was sitting.

Will smiled; Mahfouz was such a bright young boy. He could be going to school, but instead he would rather help on base, or with his family which lived in a village about a days walk from the base. He also reminded him of the oldest two kids from his favourite pair of siblings. With how he puts other before himself by helping at the base or home.

"Hey, what you doing? Will asked.

"Water?" Was all Mahfouz said.

"Thank you." Will said taking the water Mahfouz handed him, before standing up.

"Are you going to help with the gear?" He asked Mahfouz.

Once he and Mahfouz had finished putting the gear away he walked over to Epps who was at the basketball court. "I'm going to see if Sarah's online, do you want me to tell her anything?" Will asked walking up to Epps.

"No, I'm good but if the siblings are there tell them I said hi." He said before going back to the game on the court.

"My wife on?" Will asked as he walked into the office. "Yes, Captain."

"My ladies." Will exclaimed looking at his wife and daughter.

"Look." Sarah Lennox said holding Annabelle up to the screen.

"Oh, my goodness. Look at her. She's getting so big. Look at those cheeks. I just wanna chew on them." Will said making Sarah laugh.

"Baby, we made a good-looking kid. I know that people say that all the time, but, wow, we made one good-looking kid. Nice work." Will stated.

"She has your laugh." Sarah said.

"She laughed?" Will asked.

"Her first one, Yeah." Sarah chuckled.

"You sure she didn't just fart?" Will asked.

"No she's a lady, besides it was the twins that made her laugh." Sarah said with a smile. "She doesn't know you yet but she will."

"Speaking of the twins, how are things over there?" Will asked. His voice going serious.

"From what I can tell, Michael's still coming home drunk nearly every night. It hasn't seemed to get really bad. But when Chloe came to pick up David and Daniel last night, I could see a couple of bruises on her arms. But I didn't say anything, I know they don't like talking about it but I wished they tell someone or let us say one thing, but they don't want to risk being separated." Sarah said with a frown.

"Dam." Will said barely controlling his anger for their neighbour.

"From what the Twins said, they're going to by a car tomorrow since easier then taking a bus everywhere and even though they have their father's old motorbike only two of them can ride it at a time. Even though their using the money that was left to them by their mum Michael's still not happy about it" Sarah said frown still on her face. Before she could say anything else the connection started to drop out.

"Will?" Sarah asked.

"Sarah?"

"Hey, Sarah, if you can hear me, I love you and I'll be home soon to help. "He said just as the connection drop out.

Will sighed as he walked out the door. He thought about the kids he had come to love as his own. Matthew (16), Chloe (15), David and Daniel (13). Their mother had died about five years ago leaving them under their step fathers guardianship since their real father died not long after the twins were born from a bomb attack in Qatar. It didn't take long before Michael started to come home drunk. Michael didn't all ways hit them but if he did Matthew and Chloe took full force of it so the twins didn't get hurt. But if it got really bad they sent the twins over to their place so they didn't have to see it. It didn't help that Will knew that Matt and Chloe could defend themselves. Because they were both black belts in a range of martial arts, Matt had started kendo class two years ago and he had taken Chloe out to a firing range every now and then he knew she had a good eye. But they still let him do whatever he wanted as long as he didn't touch the twins.

All four of them came over all the time. Be for breakfast, lunch or dinner. With either Matt or Sarah cooking, since Matt did most of the cooking at their place. If they need someone to talk to or a place for the twins to stay while the Matthew and Chloe work. Not trusting Michael, just in case he came home early.

While Matt worked at a garage fixing cars most nights after school, and Chloe help at the local dojo with the younger classes. Because anything that had to do with them they had to pay for and when Michael forgot to pay the bills, they always made sure the fridge was stocked, because Michael spent most of his money on alcohol which didn't help at all. Will wasn't the only one who had come attached to them Sarah had become like a second mother and Epps since they didn't see him very much but, he had become the crazy uncle in their mixed up family. He also helped the twins get in trouble with Sarah and Chloe.

Will was so deep in thought that he didn't notice anything going on around him until all power lines suddenly all exploded.

"They bombed the antenna farm! We're under attack!" Epps yelled running towards Will.

Will and his team along with every one on the base were trying to get away from whatever was attacking them. Because it didn't matter what they did nothing could take it down.

"Lennox!" Will looked over to see who called his name to see Mahfouz running towards them.

"Come here!" He yelled as they ran behind some tanks."Here, hide in here." He said pushing Mahfouz behind him.

"Oh, My God. Okay." Fig said as he got his grenade launcher off his back.

Will looked over to see Epps nearly crushed by what look like a giant foot. "No!" Epps yelled as he rolled over so not to be hit. He held up his digital recorder to take footage of the giant robot. The robot "What the...!" He yelled as the robot active some sort of weapon from it chest.

Once he had made over to Will, Fig fired his grenade launcher at the robots chest, hitting right on the mark. Making the robot stumble giving them time to escape, not looking back to see if it was still after them. The last thing they heard as they ran out of the base was a blood-curling scream.