Several months later

Optimus was walking in the woods, whistling slightly as he gathered the Energon in the deposit he discovered into his arms. He heard the trees' leaves whisper against each other and he didn't get a chance to dodge. Claws dug into his neck and shoulders and wings battered at his helm.

"Hello, Lilylion." He pulled the little Predacon off his shoulders. Her neck was still bent and her jaw was crooked, but her optics were bright and she had learned to fly and hunt and fight with her injuries.

Mama wasn't far behind, her gentle pedesteps coming up from behind the Prime. Optimus turned as he purrs. "Hello, Mama..."

She took her baby into her mouth, carrying it as gently as she could. She let Optimus climb onto her back and she carried the Prime back.

Wheeljack was curled up on the ground while the mechling Predacons attacked and beat at him with their tiny wings. "Bulkhead! Get them off!"
Bulkhead was standing off to the side with Miko on his shoulder as she filmed the whole scene.

"Bulkhead!"

Optimus teased every mechling off, then held them while Mama resumed walking into the barn behind the Autobot base. She nosed open the door and purred at Skylynx, who was nuzzling his soon-to-be mate, and she settled next to Predaking. The larger mech nuzzled her neck softly, eyeing Optimus warily, but Mama flicked his shoulder with her tailtip.

Optimus walked to check on Skylynx and the Predacon baby, smiling when the little femme looked content and pleased crushed against his chest.

He left the Predacons in the barn and he walked into the Autobot base. Jeremy had called in several times during his absense and he listened to the messages.

He wondered what the Autobots were doing, what the sparklings were doing, how Lilylion was doing... Optimus decided he would look into visiting his new friend.

He thought about riding Mama to his home and stopping by for a visit, but Mama was still unaccustomed to her new saddle, and so was Optimus, so he decided to wait a few weeks or so before that visit. He liked Jeremy and wanted to impress him, but not so much that he wanted to endanger his human friend.

Lilylion clung to Optimus' back and hung to him, reminding him of the bats he found one time while investigating a cave. He tickled her helm and smiled at her happy chirring and purring. Then he took her into his quarters. Since she was fragile, he kept her away from her brothers and sisters. They were too big and too rough for them to play together.

He placed her back in her crate, smiling as he purred gently as she curled up on her pillow. She slept awkwardly and Optimus was worried she was hurting her neck, but she didn't seem to be bothered.

He closed the door and walked back to the main room to watch the barn. For once, everything seemed to be going okay. Mama and Predaking were getting ready to mate, Skylynx and Starburst were going to be mates... Optimus pulled back from the window and he walked to talk to Jeremy.

"Hello, Jeremy. Yes, Lilylion is great. I am going to let her visit you soon, hopefully with Mama, and we will help you catch your river monsters." Optimus chuckled and let the human get back to work planning his latest fishing trip. They would be seeing each other soon, and they were on the fast track of becoming friends. Optimus was never going to lose him.

Lilylion's injuries are based off of the injuries one of my kittens had gotten from her older sister. And I'm sorry if I made any mistakes. XD I didn't remember how many femmes there were and I didn't want to give them all names and then find out that they didn't exist after all XD Oops. Hope you guys like it! I don't intend continuing this, but if something comes to me, I'll type it down and post it! But I'm focusing most of my attention on Zero to Hero. Have a good day!

-Prime627