A/N: Thanks go to knightryder007 for the bunnies.


When Jazz and the cassettes reached the Autobots, they were met with sirens. "Red Alert, Red Alert! Decepticons on base! Repeat, Decepticons on base!" Jazz assumed a defensive stance around the smaller bots. Telatraan's auto defense turrets came online, trying to get around the taller mech to the perceived threat. Jazz wouldn't let them get close.

"Leave them alone! They're defectors!" ::Blaster, get over here! I've come with the cassettes!::

::Be right there Jazz, my mech::

"Listen to me, Red! They're good mechs." One of the cannons waved threateningly at the cassettes before retreating into the Ark's hull. At that moment, Blaster emerged.

"Hey Little Ones." Blaster said kindly, with 5 small cubes of Energon stacked in each palm. Frenzy blocked off his twin bond, wanting Rumble to trust the Autobots of his own volition, rather than trust being forced by his twin. Blaster walked up to the former enemy cassettes, proffering one hand to the mechs on Jazz. Ravage reached for a cube, but Rumble knocked Ravage's head away, growling at Blaster. He was hungry, but not hungry enough to eat poisoned Autobot food. Blaster was confused. He thought the tiny cassettes would be starving by now. Frenzy sighed, gesturing for a cube. Blaster shrugged, offering the Energon to the grounded cassette.

"They won't eat your Energon for a while, but I will." Frenzy stated, picking up one of the small cubes.

"How long will they starve themselves?"

"Till they trust you." Frenzy paused a moment, sipping from his cube. "But until then I still have some rations in my subspace." Frenzy winked at Blaster, unseen by the other mechs. Blaster smirked, understanding the gesture. For you see, reader, Frenzy had only enough to convince them it was from his own stores. He would take Blaster's, and store it in his subspace forcing them not to starve. There was still one thing Blaster did not understand though.

"Why will you take my Energon?"

"Because I trust you."

"But why? We've been enemies for as long as I can remember. We are-were on opposite sides of this conflict, and Soundwave has always hated me." He finished quietly. Frenzy took another sip of his Energon before answering.

"Because my player is dead, because he sent us here, and because apparently, he trusts you more than Lord Megatron or any other Decepticon." Frenzy calmly stated. Blaster's cassettes hungrily peered out the open bay doors. Blaster beckoned them forward, holding out his full hand to them. Steeljaw came first, darting out to grab the top cube, then running back, just within the doors.

"Steeljaw." Blaster said, by way of explanation. Frenzy nodded. The rest came as a group. Ramhorn stayed back a few feet, obviously unsure of the 'new recruits'. Blaster named them each as they grabbed their Energon. "Eject. Nightstalker. Rewind. And the one in the back is Ramhorn." Frenzy nodded, and stood, introducing his own team. "I'm Frenzy. My twin is Rumble. Ravage is the smug looking cat. And the fliers who apparently trust you now are Ratbat and Laserbeak." Blaster looked from his nearly empty hands to the cunning birds who got the cubes without him noticing. He shook his head, amazed at their skills. Jazz set down the other two cassettes he carried.

"See ya round Blaster. Ah've got shift."

"Alrighty Jazz, see ya after." Nightstalker finished his meal and stood protectively in front of Blaster. Blaster gathered up the cat in his arms, stroking him soothingly. Nightstalker cuddled into his chestplates. "Come on Little Ones." Frenzy followed without question, picking up the empty cubes as he went. The fliers followed as well, placing their unfinished cubes in their subspace. Rumble and Ravage were the last in, taking one last glance outside. Blaster's other cassettes brought up the rear, either to protect them from others, or to protect others from them...


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