Hopefully my muse keeps up with me on this one. It looks to be much longer and involved then any of my other stories. I hope you enjoy. Don't forget to review, thats the quickest way to get me to update!!

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Present

Will looked around him as his soldiers ran about trying to get the base once again functional upon their return from Egypt. He could say that he was pleased with their efficiency but that was an under statement. when the base had been handed back to the NEST team they had quickly kicked out all of their replacements and began the task of returning everything back to normal.

He had never been happier then to be home. And this was his home. Sarah had been very distant towards him when he had returned from Qatar. Then even more distant ever since she found out what really happened in Mission city. In the two and a half years since he first met the Autobots they had fought and gotten divorced. He had also been subjected to a DNA test, at Sarah's request.

When he found out his little girl wasn't his it about killed him. Sarah hadn't cheated on him but had subjected herself to artificial insemination, because they had tried so long to have a child of their own. She had him take the test so she could keep him out of Annabelle's life. To keep her safe from the horrible machines.

He understood what she was going through, really he did. But at the same time he didn't. They still had feelings for one another but the safety of his little sparkplug came first. Apparently he wasn't going to be the only on living on base permanently.

Sam and Mika had decided to stay on base, experiencing college through the internet and studying with the Autobots. Their parents weren't really shocked. Judy almost insisted on it. Threatening them to keep her kids safe. She already saw Mika as a daughter and to her it didn't even matter that the kids had decided that while they loved one another they weren't in love.

Will smiled as he once again realized that for the most part the core group was still in one piece. While Jetfire was no longer with them the rest of the Autobots made it through. Arcee's two components hadn't made it but she had. He was saddened by the lose of human life but it could have been so much worse without their protectors. Much much worse.

"Hey Will! Get your aft over here and help!" Epps yelled as he continued to curse under his breath, a mix of human and cybertronian curses. "Just because I do your paperwork doesn't mean I'm going to do all the heavy lifting!"

Will started laughing as Epps feel backwards, making a play of lifting a duffel bag that weighed probably only ten pounds. "Light weight."

"Who are you calling light weight? You're all pretty light to me." Ironhide said as he walked up and scooped up as many of the bags as he could.

"Show off!" Epps hollered up at the mech. "And for showing off you can drop those in front of the barracks."

Will laughed harder as he turned to see what else was going on. His grin remained for a few more minutes until he turned and saw his two favorite teens. The two time savior of the world was sitting in Optimus' hand while his one time girlfriend was sitting on Bumblebee's shoulder. Sam was talking seriously with the Autobot leader and Will couldn't help but sigh. He had a feeling that the boys lessons had already started.

Mikaela was to start lessons with Ratchet soon but Sam's schedule was going to be even worse then before. Will wasn't sure why, and to be honest neither were the Bots, but Sam insisted on having lessons with each of the Autobots, covering various topics.

Will had an idea of what the boy was up too. He just hoped that it wasn't due to guilt. Sam had more than enough to worry about without trying to be everyone to protect everyone.

No matter what the future brought it wouldn't be boring.

One Year Later

"Hey Ratchet!" Mika yelled from her spot on the shelf in his med. bay. "I need you explain this to me."

Ratchet quickly walked over to his student, wondering what she had a question about now. He was very proud of his new apprentice, she was quicker then some of the Bots he had taught in the past. He had told her so, many times, and she would simply blush and mention that it was similar to what she had done at home and she had been made to do.

Little did Ratchet know but this was far from the truth. When Sam had first been zapped by the Allspark shard and she had taken it from him she had also received information from the former cube. It did not effect as hard as it did Sam but over the past year she had been quicker to pick up anything Cybertronian.

"So what section are you on?" Ratchet asked as he leaned over to see her data pad that he had given her to study.

"Oh I'm done with the text but I did need you to clarify a few things for me..." Mikaela was cut off as the alarms suddenly went off.

ALL AUTOBOTS PLEASE REPORT TO THE MAIN HANGER. DECEPTICON ATTACK. ALL SOLDIERS TO YOUR STATIONS.

"Mika, I need you to get to the bunker." Ratchet said as he quickly stood and walked over to her. "Sam will be sure to join you with the other civilians. We need to get you to safety."

"But we're not civilians Ratchet!" Mikaela said as she was lifted from her perch and quickly taken out of the med. bay. "We're here to help you!"

"I know you have both been training but neither of you are ready to help." The medic had to yell over the noise of the sirens as they raced through the halls and down to the only underground level they had. "We need to make sure you are safe at all times. Sparklings are the future."

Mika couldn't help but sigh as she chose to keep her words to herself. Once again the Autobots forgot that Sam and Mika really weren't their future. While they were still 'sparklings' they would grow and die long before any of the mechs on earth took their last breath. That's what she hoped anyway. She didn't know what she would do if any of the members of her second family died.

As Ratchet and Mikaela were rushing to the shelter Sam was heading there from the shooting range with Will and Ironhide. Sam wasn't any happier with being forced to hide but he understood the necessity of it. They were a liability. One more thing for the Bots to think about when they were fighting for their lives.

He stayed silent as they ran but listened as the weapons specialist and the leader of NEST talked. He would use this as a training exercise. If his life progressed as he was sure it would then he would need the training.

After getting dropped off at the bomb shelter the two teens began to check on the others who were in the room with them. They kept everyone calm and Judy couldn't have been prouder. To her they seemed like a mini Ratchet and Optimus.

"Warrior goddess, what are you happy about?" Wheelie asked the femme Witwicky. Not long after meeting the woman the little mech saw her threaten one of the larger Cybertronians with nothing but a metal bat. He had stayed by her side ever since.

"They learned a lot this year. I'm so proud of them. They've grown so much." Judy replied with a smile and a laugh as she watched Mikaela threaten a stubborn senator who was visiting the base.

Sooner then expected the noise from the battle above ground started to lessen. The was no silence for a few minutes and everyone was quiet as they waited for someone to come and tell them what happened. They usually had radios to keep in touch but as usual Soundwave knocked out all communications.

There was noise outside of the door and the two teens walked to stand between the door and the other fifteen or so occupants. As they got into position both of them pulled out specially made guns. They weren't as dangerous as sabot rounds but that would give a mech a decent wound if hit in the right place.

All held their breath as the locks were disengaged from the outside. Sam and Mika exchanged glances as they took a stance and readied their weapons. "Hold your weapons!"

They did not lower their weapons but did not shoot as the door was open.

"Damn, I knew we shouldn't have let you train with Ironhide!" Epps hollered as he saw their stances.

"Don't even go there. You enjoyed watching them train as much as they did." Will said with a laugh. "That and you loved it when Sam shocked them all and turned out to be almost as good a sharp shooter as the mech Bluestreak."

"Didn't Sides say he was do in next?" Epps questioned as most of the people left the room and headed back to the main part of the base. Soon the only ones left in the 'shelter' were the four who were in Mission City.

"And Sunstreaker. Apparently they're bondmates." Will began as another alarm suddenly went out. "Epps go find out what is going on. I'll stay here, the other civilians should be on their way back."

Epps nodded and ran out to the hall. A few seconds after he left an announcement rand out. On word.

BOMB IN BASE COMMAND!

"That's right over us!" Mika yelled.

"Get down!" Will hollered back as he threw himself over the teens and the bomb above their heads exploded.