Hope and scott sat at the table, talking with each other. Hope had explained to him what had happened the other day and it shocked scott to learn about it but with a nod of agreement, she knew she had to tell them, but when was the right time for her.

So they waited for the twins to come home and when the door open before it was slammed closed. Hope jumped from her seat while scott tensed. This wasn't the day hope was expecting to tell their secret.

Looking at the twins as she watched the ran up the stairs before their shared bedroom door slammed shut. "Go talk to them." Scott encouraged.

Hope nodded and stood up . " Let's just hope their temper isn't like mine." Hope remained, walking away.

Scott shuddered at the thought. "Let's hope not, hook. "Scott looked at his coffee mug that said greatest uncle in the world " No one wants to be hit by a book or datapad." Scott muttered quietly.

"I heard that!" Hope yelled from the stairs and headed up.

"I mean, I love you sis! "Scott called out, trying to act innocent.

Hope rolled her eyes and walks down the halls to the twins room, lightly knocking on the door. Soft sounds were heard in the room. "Rose, sky, can i come in?" Hope asked sweetly.

"Go away."The twins said in union.

Oh split-sparks, you gotta love them. Hope rolled her eyes and carefully opens the door as she notices rose was on her bed, sitting down with sky head on her lap, tears streaming down her face.

Hope eyes soften up. "What's the part of 'go away' do you not understand?" Rose growled.

Was there mechanical coming from her growl. Hope questioned herself and crossed her arms. "The part where i gave birth to you and entitled as your mother." Hope retorted before sending her famous icy glare.

Rose lower her head down when hope sat next to her, setting her hand on her shoulder. "Sorry mom." Rose mutter softly.

"Twins." Hope rested her hands on rose back with the other was on sky head. "Talk to me." She said softly.

Rose shook her head. "We don't want to." Sky muttered sadly.

"Rose, sky.." Hope said a bit more softer, rubbing rose back and sky head lightly.

"You can't keep a secret to save your life, mom" Rose finally said.

Hope sighs softly. "You'd be surprised that i could." The twins finally looked at her with their eyes widen before she lightly poked the twins tickles spots that made them giggled softly. "But don't think i'm gonna tell you right away."

"Mom, were not…" Rose began

"Six anymore." Sky finished, both giggling still.

"Then tell me, what's gotten you both so worked up about?" Hope asked, setting her hands on her daughter's shoulders lightly.

"It's nothing, mom." rose said, looking at her mother worried eyes. "Really."

"Rose and Sky Crowell.."Hope crossed her arms even more."If there is something bothering you, you will tell me now or i will find out through those journals of yours by force."Hope warned, her eyes gazing at the red journel that was poking out from under rose pillow.

Rose eyes widen in fear while sky tensed as their eyes gazed toward the albums not far from their feet. Hope followed their gaze before lowering her shoulders as she learned over, picking up one of the albums. The binder was slightly torn and the edges were bent but overall in a good condition.

Opening the album, hope began to smile softly of her, the twins and her brother with the twins earthly grandparents. It was amazing how people were able to freeze their memories in a single picture that is until hope and scott learned it was a photograph that is made by file or cellphone device.

"Oh here's one, your grandfather pulling up a kiddy pool for both of you." Hope said, pointing at the elderly man who has black hair that was already slowly fading into gray. His brown eyes staring at the two toddler versions of sky and rose.

"Mom, can you try not to bring that one up?" Rose asked, no begged.

"Is it because you two wanted to play in the mud instead of the pool?" Hook asked, a sly smirk played on her lips.

Rose and sky cheeks turned red in embarrassment. Hope giggled softly, flipping another page to as they saw the twins standing on kid size stools on each side of the elder women that had dull red hair, able to see the gray hair line.

Batter mix power cover the twins cheeks and parts of their hair, two big smiles on their faces while the elderly smiled back at them with her eyes closed behind her glasses.

"Grandma was teaching us how to bake cupcakes that day?" Sky said softly.

"That's right. You two were her little helpers." Hope said softly, rubbing sky head softly. "Remember your friend Alice and Tina?"

"Yeah, we would always go to the library or the park to play."Sky pointed out, playing her finger on her chin.

"We would get in trouble too with our grandparents for playing with their make up."Rose giggled softly.

"I always knew you two would have a streak like that in you" Flipping to the next page, a grin spread across her face. "Remember the time your uncle babysat you.. What was his words again? 'Never, will i ever, babysit again'?". Hope said softly.

"Mom, please don't bring that up." Sky whines, moving her head onto mother's lap.

Rose leaned over, resting her head on her mother's shoulder. "Please don't." Rose said calmly.

"Oh like the time you both shoved your fingers through the outlets."Hope said, glaring at them.

They both smiled sheepishly at her. "It felt great!" They said in union.

Oh i know it did. It was like both of you on energon candy. Hope shivered in fear. "It took me and scott all night to get both to you to calm down," Hope cried, shaking her head lightly. "You never, ever had sugar highs like that, but that, That was the most scariest day of my life. Worst off, is that you both did it at the store as well!"

The twins and hope looked at each other before their lips curled and began to laugh softly.

"Mom?" Rose asked softly, earning hope attention. "Why aren't there any pictures of you and dad?"

Hope froze, staring at them. "Well.."Hope stuttered, clearing her throat. "You see…" Scrap now what do i say. "Your father always moved a lot, so there wasn't a time needed for a family photo. One moment he were there, the next he was gone, always busy, saving the world." Hope said softly. Okay that wasn't all bad i think.

That seem to got the twins to believe what hope said. "Oh" they sadly said in union.

Primus, i wish i could of spoken more about him to them. Hope watches the twins look down. Sky playing with her fingers lightly.

"It's just.." Rose started.

"You never talked about him.." Sky finished.

Both twins looked at their mother in wonder. Hope smiled softly, staring at the twins with soft golden brown eyes. "Because, there no words to describe him without looking at you two so much, that it reminds me of him so much." Hope explained softly, moving from her set, and helping sky onto rose bed before she kneels down, setting her hands on their cheeks.

The twins held a sad smile on their faces. "Really?" the twins asked.

"Is this what's all about?" Hook question."You're mad because of you father?"

They eyes widen before they narrowed and looked down at their hands. I knew it

"Rose, sky. "Hope rubs their cheeks lightly. "Calm down."

They shook their heads, curling their fingers into a fist as hope eyes gazed down but slowly widen slightly to notice the armor spreading over them. Quicker then i expected.

"I hit him."Sky finally ground out the words.

"Hit who?" Hope question before realization clicked. "You don't mean.."

"She isn't the only one who hit vince."Rose pointed out.

"What?" Hope tried to understand the situation. "Why did you?"

If i was prowl now, i'd glitch right there and then, worst, if be in the same position as prowl's son. Suppressing a shudder, rose began to speak. "He confronted us at lunch… I tried too tell him i was sorry, but he wasn't having it. I turned my back on him.."Rose paused, burying her face into her hands.

"He insulted dad. Saying how he took you and got you with us then dumped us both on the street to die. " Hope heart was about to snap in pure anger from what she was hearing. " He said, he'd rather have his father be a wanted criminal then be someone's child who just up and dumps their family…" Sky finished the explanations.

"So you both just snapped?" Hope asked, seeing at the twins nodded. Her eyes stay soft, wrapping her arms around her twins and pulling them closer to her.

The twins moved their arms around her quickly, burying their heads into her shoulders, crying silently. They do have my temper but they rarely show it. A trait only optimus has and i have seen him anger a lot during the times mixmaster, scrapper and bonecrusher were after myself and scavenger, all because of our betrayal to the decepticons. Hope thought to herself, rubbing the twins backs gently.

"We didn't mean to mom, we were so angry."Sky whined between her cries.

"We were so hurt.." Rose groans. "I don't know what else we were feeling." Rose admitted, gripping onto her mother's shirt and forcing her head further into her mother's shoulder.

"You both were confused but it'll be okay now"Hope whispers softly. "It's gonna be okay."

The twins lifted their heads up, rubbing their eyes. "Can we.. be alone for a bit." Rose asked calmly, her eyes were puffy read like sky was.

Hope nodded, kissing their foreheads lightly. "I'll get dinner ready." Hope said softly, walking out of their room.

Making her way down the stairs, she saw scott leaning against the wall.

"I heard, good cover up." Scott said calmly.

"Good cover up?" Hope glares. "My daughters are in distraught because of boy's father won't teach him the manor's of ladies, to show them respect!" Hope snapped.

Scott held his hands up to defend himself. "Relax, sis."Scott said calmly.

Hope glares, marching to the kitchen to cook dinner. Scott followed behind her. "They need him! The need their father." hope stated, turning the stove on and carefully setting a pot down before adding cooking spray to sides and edges.

"I know. "Scott looks behind him, making sure he wasn't being listened on. "He's been asking for you, wondering why you haven't come out of hiding yet."Scott sighs.

"You know why." Hope whines, adding the raw chopped meat into the pot as she mix it. "The day when i and the twins will show ourselves."

"I know, i know. 'Cons will learn of us as soon as your signal and the twins have popped on the radar. "Scott set his hands on hope shoulder. "For now, let me handle things."

Hope nodded as she turned her head to see scott leaving. I hope everything goes well.

-After dinner was made-

Dinner was finally made, hope was walking up the stairs to check on the twins. When she open the door to their shared room, she saw rose holding a piece of paper with sky looking over her shoulder.

Oh no, no no. She knew where that piece of paper came from. It was behind the picture of their earthly grandparents. How did they find it? Did it slip out? Hope could not take it anymore.

She wanted to die in despair. Her handwriting, her cybertronian hand writing was on that paper. She wanted to just reach out, snatch it and rip it apart, but she could not move, not realizing she was holding in her breath.

Sky was looking at it curiously while rose was starting to read it. Hope heart froze in mid pulse, her blood stopping. She listened in as rose spoke in plain english, a bit of a metallic accent hidden in the translation.

"And the weak shall perish in the shadows of a rising darkness." Rose whispers.

Hope finally let out her breath, clearing her throat.

The twins jumped from their spot. "Mom…"Sky asked, looking at her. "What this suppose to mean?"

"Um.." think hook think. " It means to get you bums down stairs for dinner or i'll be a tornado of darkness. " Hope lied.

"Why was it…" Rose wasn't able to finish it.

"Twins"Hope interrupted." not important right now."Hope golden brown eyes held a icy glare.

"But it was hidden behind grandpa and grandma picture."Sky began to protest.

"Why was it back there?"Rose began to held that same icy glare with her golden brown eyes. "What are you trying to hide from us, mother?"

Hope bite back a growl by biting her tongue. These twins are stubborn like their sire. "I am not hiding anything for either of you."Hope lied once more.

Their gonna find out and they won't be happy at all once they find out i was lying this whole time. Hope sighs, she could see the disappointment look on her twins face but she kept her glare up and left the room. She knew they were planning something, but she couldn't tell what it was.

"13 primes, you better not gave them a gift or i'll find some way to rip you're sparks from the allspark itself"Hope muttered to herself.