A week had come and gone and the Autobots were still happy at Megatron's passing.

Maybe I shouldn't have told them. They could begin to get a bit cocky with the other Decepticons, Megara thought as she and Sunstreaker walked through a used car lot.

(A/N: I don't know cars well, so I'm going to refence cars I've seen in pop culture to help you get a picture.)

"Hey, I bet you'd look great in red," Sunstreaker walked her to the Christine car.

"Yeah, I'm gonna pass. Red's too easy to see any time of day."

"And doesn't look to good on film… how about this one?" he walked her to a car that was repossessed from a pair of crook twins.

"Blue and white? I don't like sky colors."

"Mint green?" Sunstreaker pointed to a Flo car.

"Why don't you let me pick?"

Sunstreaker threw up his hands. "Fine by me."

Megara walked around the lot, found a vehicle she liked, and scanned it.

Xxx

Spike was teaching the Autobots how to bowl when Sunstreaker and Megara returned.

"Wow, Megara, nice wheels!" Spike said.

"Thank you. I picked it myself," Megara said as she transformed into her bipedal mode.

"I haven't seen a car like that. What is it?" Jazz asked.

"Looked like a DeLorean," Spike said.

"Shouldn't it have more stuff on it?" Wheeljack asked.

"That was the Back to the Future trilogy. It was a movie prop."

"How come there aren't so many?" Bluestreak asked.

"I think the creator of the car had legal problems. All I can remember is that he was arrested."

"Guys, I just decoded the data stick," Preceptor said.

"What was on it?" Optimus asked.

"Blueprints for a spacebridge. It looks like it can go long and short distances."

How ironic, Megara thought.

"We should build it!" Wheeljack said.

"Hopefully it'll work better than the Dinobots," Ironhide said.

"What you say?" Grimlock growled as he got his sword out.

"Uh, you should run," Red Alert said.

"Don't have to tell me ONCE!" Ironhide ran off with Grimlock chasing after him.

"Think he'll be okay?" Megara asked.

"Probably not," Prowl said.

"I'll prepare sick bay," Ratchet said.

"Say, Megara, we finished your new room," First Aid said.

"It took a while to prepare it. It had to be rebuilt a bit," Hoist said.

"Thanks, I'll go check it out," Megara said. "What are you doing?"

"Teaching the bots how to bowl," Spike said. "Wanna join?"

"I think I'll watch."

"Wheeljack, can you set up the pins?"

Wheeljack set up the previously down makeshift bowling pins in a triangular pattern on the floor.

"Alright, Sludge, you're up," Hot Spot handed the makeshift bowling ball to the Dinobot.

This is NOT going to end well! Megara thought.

Sludge looked back and forth at the bowling ball and pins for a minute before throwing the ball, which went through the wall and hit Ironhide.

"Ugh!" Ironhide hit the floor and started groaning in pain.

Grimlock stomped on him and Ironhide stopped groaning.

"Grimlock! What have we said about hurting other team members?" Wheeljack asked.

"It only okay if friendly fire?" Grimlock asked.

"Well, he was close," Silverbolt said.

Prowl sighed. "Let's get him to sick bay."

Xxx

Megara should love her new room. She didn't. the reason?

It was pink.

She HATED pink.

It was so—ugh! —girly.

Megara, obviously, was not girly.

She didn't mind a little pink, but it looked like someone purged Pepto Bismol all over her room.

She had to change this.

She grabbed the sheets off her berth and walked to the linins closet in her washroom, which had a dusk beach theme, and got different linins—dark blue and green.

She redid her bed and looked at the walls and ceiling.

The washroom I'll leave, but this has to be purple.

She walked out of the room and began to look for where the paint was stored.

Maybe I should check the security room.

She activated her stealth ability and snuck into the security room.

Good, he's not here. Don't want to give Red Alert a spark attack, she remembered the torture the once courageous mech went through. Man, I was a sparkles bot.

She typed in the keywords 'paint' and 'room' and found a few places where they kept the paint.

She went to exit, but bumped into Red Alert, her stealth ability shutting off.

"U-uh, this isn't the mess hall," she tried to cover.

Red Alert shrieked as he pinned her to the ground. "What are you doing here?!"

Megara froze like before.

Xxx

"Wow. Spike was right. E.T. the Game for the Atari is bad," Jazz said as he put the bad game away.

"He looked like a green chest-burster," Blaster said.

They then heard Red Alert freaking out.

"There he goes," Inferno said.

"Again," Skyfire said.

"I got it," First Aid said as he got up and walked to the security room.

"Huh, he and Red Alert have been hanging out a lot," Jazz said.

"Yeah, ever since First Aid arrived here," Inferno said.

"Or could be a couple," Blaster said.

The others laughed.

"That wasn't a joke," Blaster said.

The laughter died into an awkward silence.

Xxx

Optimus was trying to read a human newspaper with a magnifying glass when his comm hissed to life.

Red Alert was having another one of his moments.

"Emergen—Red, calm down! – Emergency personnel to the se—we don't know if she's a spy! —to the security—give me that fire extinguisher!"

"Oh, boy," Optimus sighed as he got up and started to run to the security room.

He just turned the last corner to the security room when he bumped into and then fell on someone.

"Ugh, sorry—what? Megara?" Optimus quickly got up and helped her up. "What happened?"

"I saw her run out of the security room and turn invisible. I think she's got an invisibility ability like me," Mirage said.

"I-I was just looking for paint!" Megara squeaked. "I-I don't like pink."

"You were looking for paint in the security room?" Sideswipe deadpanned.

"I was looking for where I could find paint."

"You know, you could have just asked," Optimus said.

"O-okay…"

"Let's see if we can repaint your room. Would you like to see a drive-in during the meantime?"

"Wait... are you asking me out?"

That got a lot of the bot's attention.

"Uh, only in terms of friends or coworkers," Optimus said.

"I accept," Megara said.

The bots got surprised looks on their faces.

Optimus and the new femme on a date?

Didn't Optimus still have feelings for Elita-1?

Is the femme mentally stable enough to go on a date?

"Alright, Red, let's get you to sick bay," First Aid said as he led Red Alert. "Megara, you should come, too, just to make sure you're okay."

"Sure," Megara followed them.

"So, where are you taking her?" Jazz asked Optimus after they left.

"Probably the Ghostbusters and Back to the Future double feature on the weekend," Optimus said.

Xxx

Megara was sitting in Ratchet's office because he had some questions for her.

"Thank you for staying a while longer, Megara," Ratchet said as he sat at his desk. "There were a couple oddities on your initial scan. They were overlooked because they weren't life threatening. Were you in any accidents?"

"Yes. I had major surgery to be repaired," Megara said.

"This next one may be a bit personal: are you transgender?"

"U-um… maybe…"

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone. I know how it feels."

"Wait, are you—"

"Let's keep it between us. Another oddity is you seen to have a fully functional female reproductive system."

"My surgeon was very skilled."

"Well, that's it. Hope your date with Optimus goes well."

Megara rolled her optics and left.

Xxx

Megara and Optimus sat down at the drive-in.

"Are you cold?" Optimus asked.

"It's a bit cool," Megara admitted.

"Here," Optimus gave her a blanket from his subspace. "How's that?"

"Very nice, but I didn't say I was cold."

"I just don't want you to get cold. The weather can change in the blink of an optic."

"Hm."

"Let me set your frequency for the movies," Optimus adjusted her comm unit for the movies.

30 minutes into the movie the temperature dropped 15 degrees.

"Optimus, you're shivering," Megara said.

"I told you. Blink of an optic," Optimus said.

Megara put the blanket around Optimus' shoulders with her. "Better?"

Optimus blushed under his mask. "Yes."

This wasn't an issue for Megara. She knew Optimus wouldn't take advantage of her. That's why she liked him. And found him a bit attractive.

"So, before the war, did you date?" Optimus asked during intermission.

"The occasional mech or femme," she immediately blushed.

"You're bisexual?"

"Maybe. But I'm still a virgin. Never got past—what's the human term? – first ball?"

"You mean 'first base'? Kissing?"

"Yes."

"Just so you know, your sexuality doesn't bother me."

"Well, that's good. Don't meet many bots like you."

"Yeah, the others can be jerks. Especially with this planet's news."

"I heard. It's most likely a witch hunt."

Xxx

Optimus carried Megara back into the Autobot base.

She fell asleep during the second movie.

"So, a good date?" Ironhide asked.

"Shh. She's sleeping," Optimus whispered.

"What base—"

Optimus stomped on Ironhide's foot. "Shut it!"

He took Megara to her quarters and tucked her in.

He returned to his quarters, washed up, and went to recharge.

Xxx

(A/N: Optimus is dreaming)

Optimus walked into his Cybertronian home after a long day on the High Counsel.

His mate walked in…

Megara.

"I assume it was a long day," she said.

"Well, rebuilding a society post-war is an awful lot of work," Optimus said as he took her in his arms. "But I know my love is awaiting my spark."

He carried her to their shared quarters and they began to make love.

The love making will not go into detail because the author is not sure how to write this stuff.

The love making ended when a pike went through both of them.

Xxx

"AH!" Optimus woke up after he hit himself in the face while recharging. "What the frag?! Ratchet, can you meet me in sick bay?" he commed.

"What happened?" Ratchet asked.

"I punched myself in my recharge."

"Well, THAT'S a first!"

(A/N: yep, I did that once when falling asleep)