The first few chapters are going to take place six months before the Dark of the Moon film. This chapter is about the moving from Diego Garcia to Washington, D.C.

Disclaimer: I do not own any Transformers characters or Devices/characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha! I only own my OCs!

Chapter 1: Moving Day

The entire base on Diego Garcia was busy with humans and Autobots moving around carrying equipment, heavy moving boxes, weapons and even furniture. Today was the arriving day; NEST was finally able to move from Diego Garcia to the new base in the US. The base was however in the middle of Washington, D.C, but thanks to the contacts, the government was able to find an abandoned Main Post Office. The building's undercover name was going to be "Department of Health and Human Services". I wondered where the idea came from and who even suggested that name.

Linith and I were packing the last things in my apartment. The laboratory where I created the Devices was all empty and not needed to double-check because I had triple-checked it. I folded a few shirts before placing them in a moving box while Linith packed the kitchen equipment in another box marked "KITCHEN".

Aurora, my and Optimus's beautiful daughter, was growing up pretty fast in my eyes. She might be one year and nine months old, but she talked clearly and had a unique intelligence. Ratchet did forewarn me Aurora would inherit Cybertronian intellectual and had a special body structure. Her bones were made of the strongest Cybertronian alloy, in the middle of her heart was a small spark humming that adjusted the Enerblood in her veins, her brain worked faster than a normal human's, and her eyes would glow neon blue like her father's optics when she was in different moods.

Aurora had my hair color and style, but her hair was only reaching her shoulders with a few natural blue high-lights, inheriting from her father's side. She had pale skin and was as tall as a two years old child.

Aurora was packing her two bags with her toys and even learned how to fold her clothes. And just as suspected, she had inherited my telekinesis power. She could already control it, which was very surprising. She was also the first hybrid of human and Cybertronian.

And what about my condition? My wounds from the incident two years ago have healed, but I still felt an inch of pain in my chest once in a while. As long I didn't overdo it I would be all fine, assured Xireana and Ratchet.

I had just taped a moving box when someone stepped inside the apartment. Since people were moving around and packing, most of us have left the doors open so we could walk around freely. I looked up to see Optimus's bipedal Holoform scan the room before he glanced at me.

"How is the packing going?" Optimus asked. "Would you like some assistance?"

I stood up to stretch my backside, feeling the spine pop. "Thank you for the offer, but we can handle it."

"Papa!"

Aurora ran straight to Optimus and hugged his legs with a big smile. Optimus smiled at our daughter before he picked her up in his strong arms. The first word Aurora had said was "Papa", and she was very close to Optimus. She was truly a father's daughter, even though she said she loved both of us equally.

"How are you doing, Aurora? Are you a good femme helping Carrier and Linith?" Optimus asked.

Aurora nodded, "I'm a good girl, Papa! I love helping Mama!"

Both Linith and I giggled at Aurora's reply. She was the cutest child ever! Even Optimus let out a low chuckle.

"Well, we actually have a few moving boxes ready to be stowed in the trailer", Linith said. "Why don't you two, Stella and Optimus, carry some of them while I remain here with Aurora?"

"Sounds good, Linith", I nodded.

"I want to help too!" Aurora pouted.

"You will, but not in this moment. There are people walking around and you would probably lose your way or get hurt accidently", Optimus told her.

"Okay…", Aurora sighed as she was settled down on the floor.

"If you're a good girl, you'll get a small bar of chocolate", Linith winked.

Aurora's eyes brightened up when she heard "Chocolate". "Yay! I'll do it!" She jumped up and down in excitement.

I grabbed two boxes while Optimus took four of them before we walked out of the apartment. There was still quite a life in the corridor with soldiers walking back and forward. Most of the soldiers and mages had already left Diego Garcia to prepare the new base in Washington, D.C, including StarDivine, and William who got promoted to Lt. Colonel.

Reinforce was floating around with a moving box for her own size when we approached her. "Hello, Rein", I greeted.

"Oh, Stella! Optimus!" Reinforce smiled happily.

"How's the packing going for you and Maggie?" I asked.

"We're almost done. But we have to secure the boxes with fragile things so they won't move around and crush during the flight", Reinforce explained.

"My trailer is completely secured. You can store your boxes as long as you mark them with your designations", Optimus told the magic vessel.

The trailer Optimus just mentioned was not just a trailer for loading up things and ship them, but also for his upgrades with Jetfire's wings, a sword and a shield, and a few other additions.

"That's what we are doing, sir!" Reinforce nodded as the three of us went outside to the chaotic environment.

Gigantic military airplanes were on the runway with a few vehicles loading up, people walking in and out of them with boxes or weapons. If everything went well as we planned, we could leave Diego Garcia in early evening.

Optimus's Alt mode stood a bit from the environment so we could load up his trailer without any problems. Seth just walked out from the trailer with rolled-up sleeves, the sweat running down his face.

"Is everything all right, Seth?" I asked him.

"I'm just fine, thanks", he replied. "Just a bit exhausted, that's all. It's been a long week."

"It sure has been", Optimus nodded as he put down the boxes inside the trailer. "But then again, we will get busy getting used to our new residence."

"That's true", Reinforce nodded in agreement. "Then we have to unpack and get everything to their rightful places again."

"Man, it feels like it's never-ending", Seth groaned, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

I placed down my boxes next to the ones Optimus had put down. "See it in this way; once we're finished, we don't have to worry about it."

"Well…that's true", Seth kinda agreed.

"Hey, can you make way here, please?"

We looked up to see Anna carry three boxes at the same time, blocking her view. We stepped aside and let her enter the trailer.

"There! Those were the last ones!" Anna wiped the sweat off her forehead. "When will we leave again?"

"In early evening, if we don't get any complications", I replied.

Anna sighed, "That long? It's not even midday yet and I'm already tired."

"I thought you would be a tough cookie, given that you use more psychical moves and spells unlike the most of us", Seth pointed out.

Anna shrugged, "That might be true, but is it a crime to be tired that we have been packing and moving around nonstop ever since morning?"

"Of course not!" Seth waved his hands in defense.

I leant in closer to Optimus. "This is going to take quite a while."

"Affirmative", Optimus replied before pecking a small kiss on my head, making me smile by the affection.

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Luckily, nothing went wrong so we could leave Diego Garcia even earlier than the schedule. Most of us had slept during the whole flight, but when we landed in New Jersey the energy returned like a shot in the heart. The Autobots and soldiers in their own vehicles (the mages drove with their respective Autobot partner) drove through highways for a few hours before we reached Washington, D.C. Optimus was in the lead since I had a map prepared thanks to Raising Heart so I could direct him to our destination.

Once we had arrived, I took a closer look at the building. It seemed to be bigger than I thought. It appeared the first group that had arrived earlier had already put up neon pipes with the words "Department of Health and Human Services" on the front of the building.

"Is that our new home, Mama?" Aurora asked as she sat on my lap.

"Yes, it is", I replied.

I noticed Linith was unusual quiet during the whole ride. Was she too excited to even speak one word or two?

Optimus slowed down when we got closer to the gate where two soldiers were standing and watching over the security. Optimus rolled down his window when he had braked in front of the gate, the lead behind him doing the same.

"Optimus Prime with the remained soldiers", Optimus's baritone voice spoke from the radio.

"You may pass!" one of the soldiers bellowed.

The gate opened and let us all get inside the building. And let me tell you one thing; it was way roomier than the hangars back in the base on Diego Garcia. I've seen a post office back in Sweden when my class was once on a study visit, but this was ten times bigger.

Optimus drove up to the middle of the big hallway and came to a slow, lurching stop. The other Autobots and military vehicles drove past us to get to their own spots of parking places. I jumped first out off Optimus before placing down Aurora on the floor and Linith following us. Optimus detached from his trailer before transforming into his majestic bipedal form. Aurora was always fascinated whenever she saw her father and other Autobots transform.

"Hey, you guys!" William called as he and Xireana approached us through the crowd. "About time you got here! Got worried for a moment that something had gone wrong."

"Nothing bad has happened, thank you for the consideration", I smiled.

"Have you told Stella and Aurora about that yet, Optimus, Linith?" Xireana asked.

"Say that?" I questioned, arching an eyebrow.

"No, not yet", Linith smirked.

"We wanted it to become a surprise", Optimus explained.

"What kind of surprise, Papa?" Aurora asked.

"First, get all your moving boxes and stuffs before I show you", William told us.

Together with Seth and Anna, we lowered the ramp of Optimus's trailer before we got inside to fetch our belongings. The other mages who had been in our group were Maggie, Catalaya and Alice, so we took turn and helped each other to find our belongings and then loaded them up into our respective Autobot partner. Since Chromia was Maggie's Autobot partner with a motorcycle Alt mode, she loaded up her moving boxes inside Sideswipe who gladly helped out.

While I was loading up Optimus, who had transformed back into vehicle mode, I realized his trailer was parked nearby a corner so it wouldn't block incoming vehicles. Why did I think he had parked it in the middle of the gigantic hallway?

After the packing was done, William and Xireana led us further away from the hallway where people were chatting and unpacking. Within a few minutes, we met up with Ratchet, Yue and Sesshomaru waiting for us in front of a pair of gigantic doors.

"Good to see you in one piece, Optimus", Ratchet spoke up.

"I should say the same to you, old friend", Optimus replied from the radio.

"So… What's actually up here?" I asked before glancing at Linith. "Is it something you should have told me, Linith, Optimus?"

Linith laughed nervously. "Well…"

"Why don't you check it out first before chewing their heads off?" William suggested quickly.

I shrugged before I stepped towards the doors. A few seconds later, they opened to reveal a gigantic room. At first I thought it belonged to Optimus because I immediately spotted a berth at the corner of the room. But then I saw some kind of balconies on the walls.

"What…is this?" I asked, feeling Aurora tugging my jeans.

William chuckled, "Since you are a family, Stella, Optimus, Aurora, and Linith, we redesigned this room to become suitable for you all to live together. Let me walk you through the area."

Linith, Aurora and I followed William as he guided us to a kitchen space setup that laid underneath of the lofts with countertops, a dishwasher and sink, with a fully equipped stove and oven. "As you can see, this is your kitchen. And obviously, we had to keep it on ground floor for safety measure", William explained.

He moved over to a spiral staircase. "Over there are your stairs. We went with a spiral staircase to save on space, but back here is your freight elevator, for when you need to get the big heavy stuff upstairs."

I felt my jaw drop on the floor to then smash back into place. I just couldn't believe it. Did they go through such trouble to make this luxurious room? "Will… I… I'm lost at words…"

"Hope you'll get them back soon", William smirked. "Come on, let's go up."

I looked back to see Xireana, Yue and Sesshomaru follow us up the narrow, metal staircase. Optimus, who had turned on his human Holoform, followed us while Ratchet watched us as we made it to the first loft. "This is Linith and Aurora's shared bedroom", William continued as he pointed towards a door. "In here is the ensuite bathroom, fully equipped and ready to go."

There was a lot of space for the upstairs loft area. At the edge of it was a chest high metal railing to prevent any unlikely spills or tumbles from the second storey of the apartment, and new furniture was already placed in the loft, including a child's bed and a basket big enough for Linith in her cat-form. I also noticed the loft reached around up to Optimus's abdomen.

"I like it!" Aurora exclaimed happily as she ran over to her bed. She sat down on it and bounced a couple of times. Yue joined her and found a larger basket with new toys. The girls picked out a few of them and began playing. Linith smiled as she walked over and sat down beside them, watching over the children with Sesshomaru as the rest of us walked upstairs to the next loft that was meant to be mine.

"And finally, here is yours bedroom, Stella", William said.

It was just the same as with Aurora and Linith's loft, except it was placed up higher to the same height as Optimus's helm, and having a bathroom and a spare room, and new furniture. I was truly lost for words for real. I couldn't help but let a few tears run down my cheeks.

"This…this is just too much…", I sobbed lightly. "You really went all this trouble so our family can be together like this?" I looked at Optimus. "Were you involved in this, Optimus?"

He nodded, but I could see a smile on his lips plates. "Yes."

"It's not only you who got this done", Xireana spoke up. "The government made similar quarters for the other couples, such as Mikaela and Bumblebee, Ratchet and myself…" She spoke the last one quietly in shyness.

I turned to William and gave him a bear hug. "Thank you, to everyone… I…I don't know how I can repay this…"

William hugged me back with a chuckle. "Just with your duty as ambassador and founder of the mage squad. We're all family here, and who knows when you and Optimus will become official."

"Official…?" I didn't get it at once, but when I realized what he meant, it made me blush hard. "I…I don't know if marriage between an organic and Cybertronian can be managed…"

"I think it can be arranged", Ratchet interrupted. "If you managed to create a Sparkling, I am certain a marriage between two species will work. Depends on when Prime will come out from his box, or whatever you humans call that expression."

That seemed to catch Optimus by surprise because he made a choking sound and looked a bit bashful. He used to get shy in his human Holoform once in a while. But then I realized something.

"What about StarDivine? Isn't she going to live with us?" I asked.

The doors to the quarters opened before said femme stepped inside. "No. I live right at the next quarters. I am a grown-up femme who can live on her own."

I smiled at her. "That might be true, Star, but you'll always be in our family. Until you decide to bond with someone."

Optimus got suddenly a determined expression. "As long as I approve him for being worthy."

The rest of us laughed at his comment. "Geez, Optimus! This is a side I've never seen around you before", William commented.

"That's Papa for you!" Aurora said as she and Yue ran up to us. Linith and Sesshomaru followed them from behind in a slow pace.

Xireana rubbed Yue's head as I picked up little Aurora in my arms. I looked around in the whole quarters, smiling to Ratchet and StarDivine before I turned around to smile to my friends… My family.

"Everyone… We are home."

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Seth Lydiksen belongs to PJ-NCIS-TF-26.

Ashley Coursce belongs to Madsluads.

Dia Staris belongs to Princess Serenity Angel.

Xireana Morimaru, Yue, and Sesshomaru belong to Xireana Prime.

Calista Meredith belongs to Zeng Xiao Long Sunstar Crystal.

Catalaya DeRosa belongs to Latina shewolf.

Anna Carter belongs to PrimesSPARROW.

Alice Doll belongs to Springflowerangel.