Aftermath of the Kiss and the Revival of Sentinel Prime in this one. There is teasing and joking around in this chapter too!

This girl does not own Transformers, (but the OC's are mine bwahaha! The realm of Cybres is mine) but she wishes she did, because, frankly, that'd be awesome!

My Characters-Trans Counterparts Mentioned in this chap.

Dusk Greyman (Skyfyre Ivorra/Prime)- None

Karrick-Bumblebee

Healer-Ratchet

Shadowsteel-Ironhide

Sideslash-Sideswipe

Tomosal Ivorra-Optimus Prime

Senarin Ivorra-Sentinel Prime

Chapter 4

Let It Roll Off Your Back

Amber POV

Coming back to base that evening was…eventful.

Dusk was bristling and almost took out 'Hide, while Ben was developing a spectacular red mark on his cheek…

In the shape of Dusk's hand.

He didn't look like he minded it though.

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Ben POV

Ok, I'll admit, the smack hurt like the Pit. But that kiss…

Oh man, that was fun.

Maybe next time I won't kiss her when she's ticked off at me?

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Dusk POV

That little fragger! He kissed me! Without my permission!

And after he dumped me in the water too!

He deserved that slap.

Or did he?

I looked back at him, with that goofy grin on his face, his emerald eyes sparkling…

Ok, maybe he didn't deserve it…

But 'Hide definitely deserved that chewing out I gave him.

Toothfairy over there decided to ask me why I looked like a drowned rodent, and I fired off on him.

The mother hen actually had the nerve to laugh at me.

So I snapped again, bringing Taulmaril from hiding.

'Hide was saved from being scrapped by the appearance of Optimus, who came over and picked me up gently.

"Dad," I purred, leaning onto his shoulder.

"Hello, Sweetspark," he said back, "I heard you had an…interesting day at the beach today?"

I frowned and glared at him.

"Whyyy?" I asked warily, "What do you think happened…?"

"I was merely wondering how Ben got that…spectacular mark on his face…I found it a bit humorous."

"DAD!" I cried, thumping his shoulder armor, "That was not funny!"

"It was,"

"It wasn't!" I hissed.

"Do I need to go and sharpen my blades?" he teased.

I glared at him, crossing my arms.

"Come now, Dusk," he said, "Ben was merely showing his affection."

"He could have done it when he didn't have me pinned in the water!" I yelled, "Water, Dad, Wa-ter!"

"You survived didn't you?" he asked.

He poked me.

"Admit it, you liked it," he teased.

"I…but…!" I sputtered.

He raised an optic ridge at me.

"Maybe…" I admitted.

He gave a laugh, and held me closer.

'Bee gave a laugh and glared at him.

"Shuddup," I growled, flinging my shoe at him, nailing him in the spark area.

His radio blared a reeeal cheesy death cry as he held his servo to his spark and stumbled, pretending to be in his death throes.

"You're such a dork," I sighed as 'Bee gave what was unmistakably a smile.

"And proud of it!" he said with Frodo Baggins' voice.

I looked at him, and quipped back.

"Stupid fat hobbit!"

"You're hopeless," he said.

"Oh yeah?" I said, as he plucked me from Optimus' shoulder, "Agh! 'BEE! LET GO!"

"Say uncle!" he said with some actor's voice, "Say it!"

I growled and glared at him, he smirked in reply.

I should have Amber and Ben dunk him again…

I was just about to tell him that when…

"'BEE!" a familiar voice cried, "Is 'Bee and Dusk in there!?"

"Sam!?" I asked, looking up at my brother.

"Maybe he wanted to pay us a visit?"'Bee asked.

There were thuds and Sam's grunts.

"Then again…" 'Bee said, "I think you and I should check this out…"

"Agreed," I said as he transformed and we zipped out.

There were soldiers holding Sam down to the ground, he looked absolutely ticked…

I felt 'Bee's gears clench in anger as he gunned it.

"Let me out first!" I yelped as his parts clicked into different positions.

The door flung open and I dove out, jumping from the ground and into the sky as 'Bee finished his transformation and stood angrily between Sam and the soldiers.

I landed next to Sam, Staff out and raised, wings slightly flared.

'Bee pointed at the soldiers, optics blazing.

"You idiots!" he snapped, acting like he was going to backhand them, "You know he's a friend! I oughta…!"

"'Bee…" I warned.

He didn't do anything, but he glared at the soldiers anyway.

"That's my car," Sam said smugly.

"You couldn't have just called," I sighed, "Could you, Sam?"

He gave me a 'Really?' face.

"Come here," he said to the both of us.

"Uh, why?"'Bee asked.

"I agree with 'Bee," I said, "Why?"

"Come here!" Sam snapped.

"Come on. Sam!" 'Bee clipped out,

"What is your deal?" Sam demanded.

"I can't talk," 'Bee said wryly, "I dunno…"

I snorted.

"I know your black ops stuff is important to you guys," Sam said, kinda hurt, "I'm not trying to diminish it or guilt-trip you or anything, I just never see you two anymore. You can't come to the garage and just hang out one night?"

"Not guilt-trippin' huh? Well, you're doing a good job of it," I muttered.

"Sam," 'Bee said, putting a servo to his forehead, as he rapidly switched through stations, "That makes me feel bad."

"I hope you feel bad," Sam said, "You should feel bad."

"Watch it Sammy-boy," I growled, tightening my grip on my Staff.

He was really starting to annoy me again.

"Look at the jalopy I'm driving now," he snapped, "I feel bad every single day!"

"Again, and how does he think that makes me feel?"'Bee sighed.

"He's trying to make you feel bad so that you'll go back to him," I said so that he was the only one to hear me, "You can't go back to rusting away in that garage, come on brother!"

"Hey, Dusk," Lennox's voice crackled over the comm, "Bring Sam and his girlfriend in."

"Sure thing," I said.

I turned to Sam and his girlfriend.

"Let's go, both of you," I said, "Lennox wants to see you,"

"What, we not good enough for you anymore?" another voice piped up.

Oh, great.

It was the cretin-con, oh sorry, cretin-bot.

And his little accomplice, the laptop.

"Little fragger laptop ate Am's homework and blamed me, well, blamed Sirius!" I hissed.

"DUSK!" 'Bee snapped, picking me up.

"Whaaat?" I said, "It's true! He blamed me and then blamed my pup!" (A/N: Story on how she got her Newfoundland pup, Sirius, will be included in my short story fic…I'm still working on it.)

'Bee sighed as we walked back into the base.

"Ok, I'll admit," he said, "Sirius didn't deserve to be framed…but he was found out in the end!"

"And sent to live with Sammy," I snickered.

Optimus met the both of us in the hanger.

"It was the boy?" he asked.

"Yep," I said.

"Was he safe?"

"Yep,"

"Is that all you can say?" he asked as a flicker of annoyance went over the bond.

I thought for a moment.

"Yep!" I said, grinning as he sighed.

"Was he harmed?"

"His pride was," 'Bee said.

"And he hurt yours," I growled, "Making you feel guilty for not spending time with him. You were saving the world!"

"As I remember, he was jibing at you too,"

I waved him off, and grinned, "Like a duck, 'Bee, like a duck,"

His optics sparkled as he played the song clip.

"Be like a duck. Be like a duck. Be like a duck. Like a duck.
Maybe you stroll. Maybe you fly. Or maybe just float, let the river run by.

When the rain starts fallin' let it roll off your back.

Open up you beak and go - quack quack quack!"

He even waggled his doorwings on the 'quack quack quack' part.

I laughed as he finished, even Optimus cracked a smile as 'Bee set me down again, letting out a reel of canned laughter.

"Come you two ducklings," he teased, "We have a visitor that needs help,"

"You saved him?" I asked, sobering up, "Sentinel?"

He nodded.

"He needs energon, badly," he said, "I will have to bring him from stasis,"

"Can I watch?" I asked.

"Of course," he said, "But I would advise staying back, he has been in stasis since the Ark crash landed, I do not know how he will react."

I nodded as we made our way into the room where Sentinel lay in wait.

He was kinda impressive. Red in color, but it looked like he had a beard, and two cloak-like projections from his back.

"Your teacher," I said.

"Our brother," he corrected.

All Primes were siblings. Brothers…and sisters.

"Brother," I confirmed.

Optimus looked at his mentor, our brother, with a sort of longing and pity.

And it showed not only through his optics, but through the bond as well.

"Let us begin," he said, softly, as he turned towards the sleeping Prime.

I stood next to 'Bee and watched as Optimus brought out the Matrix of Leadership, gently tossing it from servo to servo.

"Sentinel Prime," Optimus said, placing the Matrix into Sentinel's spark, "We bid you return,"

Sentinel gave a series of convulsions and his optics flashed open.

And he attacked Optimus.

"DAD!" 'Bee and I shrieked starting towards him.

But we were stopped by 'Hide and 'Sides. Sentinel placed his blade too close to my dad's helm for my comfort.

"Stop! Sentinel!" Optimus yelled as Sentinel pinned him on the ground, "It is I, Optimus…Prime!"

The desperate fire died in the elder Prime's optics, Optimus tried his hand at words again.

"It is all right," he said, soothingly, "You are safe,"

He had used that same tone with me on that one stormy night on Diego Garcia…

"There is nothing to fear," Ratchet said, as 'Sides and 'Hide released me and 'Bee.

"We are here," Optimus said, as Sentinel got up, releasing him from his choke-hold, "You are home, Sentinel."

Sentinel looked at him, confused.

"The war…" he said, shaking his helm, "The war!"

Optimus picked up the Matrix.

"The war was lost," he said sadly, "Cybertron is now but a barren wasteland,"

He began to stand, and he looked at his mentor.

"We have taken refuge here, on planet Earth," he said, "Its human race is our ally,"

"My ship," Sentinel said, "We came under fire…"

A revelation hit him and his helm jerked up to face Optimus.

"The pillars…" he whispered, "Where are the pillars!?"

"You saved five of them," Optimus said, "Including the control pillar,"

"The red one," 'Sides said to me, clarifying.

I nodded, watching Sentinel warily.

I didn't trust him, he hurt my dad, yes…but there was something else too…

"Only five!?" Sentinel cried, "We once had hundreds!"

"Excuse me, gentlemen," Mearing said, getting the nerve to come to the railing, "May I ask, what is this technology you're looking for?"

I ran over to Optimus and flew up to his shoulder, a rush of warm content ran through the bond and I returned it.

"It is the ability to reshape the universe," Sentinel said, "Together the pillars form a Spacebridge. I designed it, and I alone, can control it. It defies your physics to transport matter through time and space,"

"So if he was the bad guy…we'd be slagged," I mused.

"But he's not," Optimus growled, stubbornly, "Watch your mouth,"

"I'm just saying if he was…"

"Enough," he said.

"Yes, Dad,"

"You're talking about a teleportation device, aren't you?" Mearing asked.

"Yes," Optimus said, "for resources, for refugees."

Then it hit me.

"For weapons…" I thought, cold fear rushing through me.

Worry and confusion greeted me from the bond.

My dad was worried about me, that something was wrong.

I reassured him.

"Refugees, or troops of soldiers," Mearing pointed out exactly what I'd been thinking, "Weapons, maybe bombs! A means of an instant strike! That's its military function, isn't it?"

"It is our technology and it must be returned," Sentinel said, annoyed.

"Yes," Mearing said, glaring back at him, "If humans say so. You can't just bring weapons of mass destruction into our atmosphere! You kind of have to clear customs first! A little formality called paperwork kind of separates us from the animals!"

I have to admit, my respect for her rose after that.

You don't tick off us Primes…we're scary when mad.

I make things burst into flames, Dad rips off 'Con faces, I don't even want to know what Sentinel does…

"I will overlook your condescending tone if you heed the gravity of mine," Sentinel said, his optics narrowing.

I sense a great disturbance in the force. And I don't wanna be here when it snaps…

"The Decepticons must never know the Spacebridge is here," Sentinel said, "For in their hands, it would mean the end of your world."

I really, really didn't like the sound of that.

A/N Sirius is Dusk's Newfoundland that Ben got her for her birthday, that story will be put up later in Thunder and Flames. Dusk's little stormy night is also in that fic. Dusk doesn't trust Sentinel, and for good reason (as we all know). And some people have been asking me to keep some characters alive that die in the movie, I'm sad to say that it will happen like the movie (I cried when they offlined 'Hide, and it's gonna kill me when I have to write it) and there will be a few extra changes. An extra death, and two broken sparks at the end...but I'm not revealing whose. Only me and my friend Jackie know (And if you release who, Jackie, I'll offline you) ;) Sorry guys, but it's gotta happen. Although I want to keep them alive too! I really do!

Dusk and 'Bee's quipps:

"And proud of it": Frodo Baggins-The Fellowship of the Ring (Ext. Ed.)

"Stupid, Fat, Hobbit": Sméagol/Gollum- The Two Towers and The Return of the King

"You're Hopeless": Samwise Gamgee- The Two Towers

"Say Uncle! Say It!": Breakdown- TF Prime: TMI

Title (and 'Bee's little song) from Keith Boynton's Be Like A Duck (From Philadelphia Chickens. Collections of Cheesy, but very cute and catchy songs, my cousins and I were crazy about them when we were little!)

Anyway, hope you liked it. If you did, please R&R! :)

Qui vállë tóquetë, ván tecë (If no review comes from y'all; no story comes from me)

Máriessë ar mára tecië

Farewell and fair writing

Elhini Prime signing off.