Come Back to Me

by Zaru

New Summary: A few years have passed. Things have changed for the humans and the Autobots have decided to make a visit back to Earth. Possibly for good.

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers. Leiana Lopez belongs to Ninjalala/Artist's Inquisition. Rose Connelly belongs to Bells of Eden/Blackwing Rose. Jade Rivers belongs to Icarian Angel Wings. Kia Hawkins belongs to weapon13white fang. Piper Somoon belongs to BlackHealer222. Erin Timmons/Everett belongs to Strawberrytop007. Bethany King belongs to Mrs. Optimus Prime. I own Zaru Kiys, Sakauchi Takigawa, Arc Kiys, Maddie Kiys, Aery Kiys, Fuse Nishimura and others with small/very minor roles as well. Songs sang/mentioned belong to their writers/singers/creators.

A/n: *sigh* AHH! I finally got another update! Enjoy!

Chapter 3

The very next day, Zaru called her grandfather and explained to him the situation that had befallen her just last night. To say he was surprised that the girls knew about it would be a lie. Sakauchi figured one way or another, they would find out the truth within the family so it wasn't too surprising.

"Jii-san, it will be all right, won't it? Am I doing the right thing by taking them to see Wheeljack?" Zaru was very worried. Once they met an Autobot, they would become obsessed with seeing him she was certain.

"Yes, Zaru. Of course it is all right. There's nothing wrong with showing the girls who you are friends with. Besides, I think Wheeljack would like to know a couple of fresh faces. After all, I don't believe you have seen him for quite some time now." Sakauchi smiled over the phone. "You'll be fine."

Zaru nodded as she sat down on the gray living room couch. Her green hair was unkempt, hanging loose and disheveled down her back. She had tossed and turned in her bed for the few hours she was able to get some sleep and had awakened very early before the sunrise.

"I'm sorry that you won't be able to take the girls to breakfast like you promised them, Jii-san."

"There's always gonna be other days I can take them somewhere. But there won't be another day that will excite them more than this one."

The tired woman nodded into the phone. "Yeah. Um, sorry that I called you this early in the morning just for this."

She heard him laugh on the other end. "It's fine. I've been up since very early this morning."

"I guess we'll stop by a little later and we can go out to lunch. My treat."

"It's a date."

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She spent a few more minutes talking with her grandfather on the phone before hanging it up, setting it down on its cradle which was set on the table between the chair and couch. Her knees bent straight up to her chest, arms wrapped around them. The cool draft coming from the bay window behind her made her shiver a little. Zaru's blue eyes gazed out the open window seeing the sun begin to rise over the forest area behind her neighbor's house. I guess Jii-san's right. Maybe this will be okay.

Groaning a little, she stood up stretching and headed toward the stairs to take a shower. She wanted to be done and ready before the girls got up so they didn't argue about bathroom use. Zaru always hated when the twins would argue about who got the bathroom first in the morning. Understandably, they were girls thus would be at each other's throat for first use of the room in the morning time.

It was about a half an hour later that Zaru finally appeared once more. She made a quick run in the shower before hurrying to get dressed. Nothing special she wore, just the usual jeans and t-shirt. Her feet were bare and cold against the hardwood floor of the living room as she towel dried her green hair. The hair dryer would have been too noisy for her to use. The girls would have been angry if they had to get up that early in the morning because of such noise. To say Zaru was being polite in not making noise would be dishonest. She just couldn't stand the teenagers waking up early in the morning moaning about how noisy it was.

Smiling a little, she threw the damp towel on the back of a chair and reached down to the table to grab a hairbrush. She brushed her hair thoroughly before she felt it was right enough to put up in its ponytail. Now, all that was left was to make her morning coffee and listen for the girls to awaken.

It was about eight when Aery and Maddie walked down the stairs, both their blonde hair disheveled. They paused a moment to look at each other. None of them could smell their morning breakfast. Was their mother not up yet to fix it for them? Maddie grumbled as she headed toward the kitchen, her younger twin sister right behind her. There, seated with one foot propped on a chair's edge, other on the floor, was Zaru. She was sipping coffee while another hand rested and petted Darkness' head.

"Morning, mom." Aery smiled a little before sitting down. "No breakfast?"

Zaru set the mug down on the table before looking over at t he twins and smiling. "Ah, no. Not this morning. We have somewhere important to go this morning, so I figured we'd just grab something on the way there."

"Wait a minute." Maddie grabbed the back of Aery's chair. "Wasn't Jii-san going to take us to breakfast this morning? I almost forgot."

Zaru shook her head and took a sip of coffee. "No. I told him that today wasn't a good day since it's really important I take you somewhere. We're going to have lunch with him this afternoon."

"Where are we going that's so important?"

"The Autobot base. Rose and Jade will be coming as well since they're not working today."

Aery's eyes widened. "The Autobot base? There's a base?"

"Yeah. Located a little outside of Tranquility. You'll get to meet Wheeljack."

"Wheeljack? Who's he?" Maddie questioned. "A robot?"

The young woman nodded. "Yeah. He's one of the Autobots. The only one who stayed behind on Earth to watch over the base." She smiled a little. "And to watch over us, too."

"What's he like?" Aery was very interested in this Wheeljack guy now. "Is he really smart?" Aery really liked smart people. "What does he do for the group?"

Zaru laughed a little. "He's an inventor. Plus, he's pretty damn good at fighting as well."

"Oh. So, when are we leaving?" Maddie finally asked.

"As soon as you two are showered and dressed. We'll get breakfast on the way."

"Okay." Both girls were out of the kitchen very quickly, and the argument started about who would get use of the bathroom first. It was then Zaru felt the daily morning headache come on.

It was almost an hour later when the girls reappeared downstairs all fresh and rejuvenated. They were going to meet somebody very fantastic in their mother's life and it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for them. The girls were ecstatic at the events which were ready to take place.

All three females piled up into red truck, the girls sitting in the backseat of the cab while their mother drive brought the engine to life and drove out of the driveway. There were barely any other vehicles on the road, so Zaru drove above the speed limit and stopped in the drive thru of the one of the local fast food restaurants.

"Wow, mom, you rarely take us to eat at these places."

"That's cause the food isn't that good for you." Zaru waited to pull up to the order machine, one arm resting on the steering wheel, the other holding a cigarette out of the window. "But today is special, so I figured you guys can get whatever you'd like."

"Yes!" Both of them loved fast food even though their mother never really wanted them to eat it. It was pretty much a rare treat.

They finally got to their ordering and left the restaurant, the two girls happily eating their finger-food breakfast while chatting up a storm with one another. The drive to the Autobot base took at least twenty minutes and when the secret way finally came into view, she was relieved. Parking the truck, she shut off the engine and motioned for the girls to come on. Both were now a little nervous. It was a very secluded area their mother had taken them to, not anywhere they had ever been before.

"It's right this way. Come on." Taking a drag off her lit cigarette, she studied a part of the huge rock that stood in front of her. "Now, where was that thing again?" She mumbled before she reached out a hand to press against a small rock. It brightened when she touched it, a heavy rumbling sound beginning.

She stood back and heard the twins gasp at what was happening. The rock was splitting itself in half to reveal tall, metal doors. Grinning, Zaru walked over to a small panel hidden on the other side of it waiting for a scan.

'Scanning… Human ally Zaru Kiys. Please punch in Access Code now.'

A small keypad flipped open and she pressed several buttons before it flipped back shut.

'Access granted.'

The metal doors opened at a slow rate making Zaru herself become nervous. She had not seen Wheeljack in a long time and wondered if it wasn't a good idea to show up uninvited.

"Mom, what's happening?" Maddie grabbed onto her mother's arm.

"The base door is opening. Calm down." She patted her daughter's arm. "It'll be all right. I'm a little nervous myself since I haven't been here in so long. So, I guess we're on the same level of nervousness right now." "Grinning, she happily stepped foot for the first time in a long time inside the base.

The small alarm went off in Wheeljack's area of the base. He looked up at a monitor. Who would be coming here now? Reaching out, the huge mech's fingers swiftly typed on a holographic keyboard brining up the entrance to the base. He ventilated air.

"Zaru… and two others?" His blue optics flashed a little. "Who is she bringing here?"

The doors hissed open to Wheeljack's station revealing Mirage and Optimus.

"Wheeljack, what's wrong? What is that alarm for? Decepticons?" Mirage asked walking over to him.

Wheeljack shook his head. "No, Mirage. It's the alarm for the base entrance. We have company."

"Who is it?" The blue mech asked while looking at the screen. On it, he made out the most beautiful face he could remember in his memory banks. "Zaru." He whispered and smiled a little. She was still as gorgeous as ever. His spark mate. And seeing her again was making his spark ache for her touch. "Wheeljack, she can't know we're here yet." He stated, turning to his friend. "Optimus, we must make haste and hide away in another part of the base right now before she spots us here."

Optimus nodded. "Indeed." He agreed.

Wheeljack grumbled a little. "Optimus, I think this hiding in plain sight is wrong. Especially for the spark mates. They deserve to know that their loved ones are here. Don't you agree with that?"

The leader lowered his head. He did wish to see Bethany again. Although she wasn't his spark mate yet, he had wanted to see those blue eyes of hers melting into his own. Perhaps Wheeljack was right. They should reveal themselves to the girls again. But was now even the right time? "We will reveal ourselves, but not right now. We'll let them know we're back shortly. As long as Wheeljack can get all of our human allies together that is when the time is right." He looked wonderingly at the inventor.

"Yes." His lights flashed on the sides of his head. "Yes. I will make sure to speak to each of them and get them together."

"Good. For now, I will alert the others to Zaru's arrival and we'll hide out in the other wing of the base. Mirage." Both of them headed out of the room, the doors hissing shut tightly behind them.

Mirage walked down the hall, several feet from his boss. He was in such deep thought now. Sure he had made an error by going to sneak a peek at his mate the other night, but seeing her on the monitor in the same area as he was only made it harder for him not to see her. If only he could run up to her that moment, scoop her into his hands and never let go ever again.

"Optimus."

"Yes, Mirage?"

"I know that you will have us reveal our whereabouts to the humans soon, but I can't take this torture any longer." He whispered. "It's maddening."

Optimus stopped in his tracks, turning to rest a hand on the spy's shoulder. "I know how hard it must be for you not to go see her yourself right now, but we have to make certain they are not in any danger. That is why we came back secretly to make sure that they were safe. Especially Erin since she is Starscream's spark mate." He smiled. "Very soon you will be able to hug her. I promise."

He always believed in Optimus' words and agreed. Soon, very soon, they would see one another. Even if she had a new family of her own.

TBC…

A/n: Okay, such a short chapter but I hope you enjoyed. At least it's an update of some sort for the story, correct? Look out for the new chapter hopefully coming out soon.

Sweet Pervy Mechs,

Zaru