Chapter 1: Attack and HUGE News

(3 weeks later, Hot Rod & T.J.'s return, Shadow Stalker's POV)

"He DID, oh Shadow, congrats! How'd he propose?" Alexis squealed. We were sitting on the giant couch in the Rec. Room, takling about what had happened while Hot Rod and Alexis were gone. I was in wolf form, Alexis, huamn form. She looked about 20, we hadn't figured out why when ever we were in human form we gained 5 years.
"Well... while you guys were gone in Venice, he and I had a 'mission' in Curacao. Optimus actually just wanted to take me there, alone," I explained, Optimus Prime, of all people, had proposed to me. Just a week ago.
"Duh," Alexis deadpanned.
"Anyway, we were there for two days, and right before we were to leave, he pulled the only thing he had in him, a gear. He said, 'Shadow, we go way back, most you probably don't remember, but if you take this, I promise I'll get you a dimond ring if you want,' and you know I didn't have to give it much thought!" I happily explained.

"I looked into his optics, and said 'Well, the answer is in the look in my optics,'. Then, I gave him the 'Uhh, of course!' look, and he picked me up, hugged me, and carried me all the way to the NEST plane that was our pickup. Only you and Ratch know so far."

"Yeah, we gon' par-tay! Yeah!" Alexis sang, transforming into Trapjaw and doing a little dance.

"We don't plan to get married tomorrow, T.J., we thought maybe next July, maybe," I said, then I smiled remembering exactly what happened that day in Curacao.

"Awww, well, if you do it in July, keep it away from my birthday, I don't want to share it, even with you!" T.J growled.

I made a humphing noise and T.J contiuned. "I'm kidding, have it whenever you want, its cool with me. And I kinda wanted to tell you this sooner, but, I heard the stuff you and Plasma were talking about before you beat the crap out of her."

Uh oh, BUSTED! I thought to myself. "Scrap, you heard all that? Umm, what exactly do you know already?"

"I know we're sisters, I've always sensed that. And we were seperated at birth," T.J yawned.

"Okay, that makes it a little easier, all I know is that I'm older by an hour and a half, then the Giant Dorito of Doom took me for Megatron's army, built Plasma as my counterpart, and 'Hide hated the fact that he was gonna make me a 'con. Then, when I saw Optimus, my spark told me I belonged with the 'bots, and with you. I never worked with 'Hide, he didn't like me one bit. Probably thought I was spying. Then, one day, you were killed, we thought you were dead, you were in stasis lock, actually. It was said Plasma did it, and I didn't know why at the time, but I went nuts. So nuts, I got myself in stasis lock, too. They reset our systems, put us in space capsles, locked us in them for 80 years, and once we landed on earth, and it was time for it to release us, the capsles gave us human forms, names, birthdays, ages, and personalities."

"Wait, how do you know all this?" T.J asked me, eyeing me up.

"Computer files, plus, I asked Optimus..." I whispered. Tip: Never walk up and randomly ask your leader where you were from and everything about your past... Bad idea! Optimus glitched on me and I had to carry him to Med Bay...

"Cool."

"Anyway, our personalities were so similar, we instantly clicked. And we've been best friends ever since."

"Like I said, cool. Scrap, look at the time, I gotta go, or the Hatchet will be all over me."

"Good point, I'll see you tomorrow, T.J!" I barked.

"Night, Shadow!" T.J barked back.

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I watched T.J leave the Rec. Room and slowly walk towards her quarters. Something had been affecting my friend. I thanked Primus for having Ratchet install some medical scanners in my frame. I quickly scanned Alexis and found some shocking news.

" Whoa," I breathed.

" What's 'Whoa' Shadow?" Hot Rod asked sitting beside me.

" T.J is carrying..." I started. Hot Rod spit out a bagel he was eating.

" T.J is carrying?"

" Not just one, but twins!" I gasped. Hot Rod fell off the couch and stared at me.

" Your serious?"

I looked at him and growled. " When wouldn't I be?"

Hot Rod chuckled. " 'Hide, runway, air, Autobot Dogpile?"

"Oooohh, riiiight."

A loud bam sounded from T.J's room. I jumped off the couch and ran towards the noise, Hot Rod close on my tail. Before we could reach it, I heard the familer voice of Lennox yelling "Decepticon attack!"

The halls were filled with those morons! I growled and tore apart any Decepticon in my way. I reached T.J's room to find it being guarded by Brawl. I snarled and leaped at him aimming for his spark. I latched my teeth that could break cinder blocks onto his head and shook very hard, causeing his head to fall of his body.

I spit out his head and leaped at the door. I knocked it down, finding Starscream with a frying pan behind a passed out T.J.

" Oh, look, the Giant Dorito of Doom showed up," I growled stalking forward and protectivly standing over T.J's limp body.

Hot Rod had dashed off saying something like: " It's a massive Decepticon attack!"

Starscream still had his null ray though, and when I took my optics off him for a second, he shot me. The last thing I remember before my world went dark was Ironhide burts into a pile of rust.

" Dad, Roddy, Optimus," I murmured before passing out.

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( Normal POV)

Starscream scowled. He hid his frying pan in a secret compartment in his chest and hastily threw Shadow Stalker over his shoulder.

Barricade came up behind him holding an unresponsive Hot Rod. " Should we grab the other one?" Barricade asked.

Starscream scowled again. " No, but at least let's spoil the goods," Starscream whispered shooting at Trapjaw's chest. It grazed her chest and possibly hurt anything inside.

Barricade carefully stepped over the pile of rust that was once Ironhide and trotted to the gaping hole in the wall and, followed by Starscream, the two fled Diego Garica with their hostages.

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Whoa! That seemed long. Anyone see Ironhide dying coming? No? Don't worry. I can't keep my trigger happy friend dead for long.