Well here's another chapter, sorta filler-ish but I threw a twist in there. Can anybody point it out :P

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"I don't want to use that Key again in case it does something to harm her!"

Ratchet stared disapprovingly at the Key that Jitter was holding before looking back to the frame of Renegade. "This was the extent of the damage one could receive under the attack of Howlback in the Wars. If she had gotten any closer, she would have pulled this Femme's Spark right from the Casing."

Ratchet shook his head, "Renegade was built armoured, to withstand the fury of the volatile Beast Bot. But even then, she could have been cut clean in half."

Jitter heard Ratchet's Intercom 'Ping' before the old CMO growled, "Bumblebee isn't in the least happy out there. Trust Renegade to almost offline herself the day he returns home."

"She is going to be alright isn't she?" Jitter asked hopefully, Ratchet nodded. "She'll be fine; she's one that won't offline easily, as we have seen in the past. Her armour can withstand it. The only one that would still be in shock would be Howlback. Primus knows where that 'Con disappeared to."

Ratchet left his Med Bay and Jitter just stared back at the almost healed form of Renegade. With one use from the AllSpark Key, it had proven its Medical worth at healing most of Renegade's injuries. What only remained were scratches and broken clips where her armour wouldn't go back onto her Protoform.

There was a moment of silence before Jitter heard the whirring of Renegade's frame rebooting and starting back up. There was a small beeping noise before Renegade's voice finally came. "How long was I out for?"

"All morning" Jitter said absently, "After the fight, Ratchet bought you here and Howlback disappeared. Bumblebee returned and is almost having Spark Failure out there."

"I can feel that" Renegade grumbled, sitting up on the steel berth, "I'd forgotten on how much that 'Bot had behind her swing." She readjusted her helmet before noticing the Key on the small table beside Jitter, "Did you use that on me?"

Jitter nodded again, his optics staring off into space. "Was Sunstreaker Sideswipe's brother?"

Renegade let her cooling fans expel the hot air from her frame, as if she were sighing. "Yes…" she muttered, "Besides those moronic twins, Sideswipe and Sunstreaker were Frontliner's in the War, very much like Howlback and I."

She threw her pedes off the side of the steel berth, "We had a bitter past and we hated each other down to our very cores. I had fought with them on numerous occasions. But it was Sunstreaker that was the one in charge of the duo. A very vain Autobot that cared for nobody but himself, Sideswipe did nothing without the command of his brother."

She got to her pedes and stared down at her scratched Protoform, "Then, the day came where we had our fight for the last time. Sunstreaker threatened to expose Bumblebee for being a 'Spy' for the Decepticon's. He knew it would aggravate me into going Volatile, something only Frontliner's can do and it worked. I would do anything to protect Bee, even though we were on opposite sides, I almost dismembered Sunstreaker limb from limb and chained him to an Autobot ship."

She grabbed the pieces of her armour and tried to clip them back on, all the while, explaining her story to Jitter. "Long story short, I shot the ship into the air with a blue signal on it and all the surrounding Decepticon's saw it and shot it from the sky. Sideswipe saw me do it, but I never told him why I did it. I just stood there and laughed as the pieces fell around us; I didn't even check if Sunstreaker was still alive or even on Cybertron. But Sideswipe being here means that his Brother didn't die. I just don't know where he is anymore."

Renegade eyed off the Key sitting on the small table beside Jitter, before reaching down and grabbing it. "War is a terrible thing Jitter; you have only seen the cusp of it. You would never want to see the things that happened on Cybertron. I had to watch Sparkling's be slow roasted alive, our young ones, Because Megatron ordered it. That was one of the only things that would break me and it's what got me banished."

She watched the blue electricity dance around her Protoform as her armour realigned and forced out the dents. Her Spark began to ache as she did so, "It was because of Megatron that I wasn't able to have Sparkling's of my own. But you don't need to know any more of that."

"I already knew that" Jitter said quietly, picking up some of his tiny tools and putting them away. "You're missing components that allows you to Spark a new life. You forget that Ratchet and I rebuilt you from scratch when you almost offlined. Ratchet feels bad for you, he said that they didn't treat Femmes very well back on Cybertron and now that we're almost extinct, we don't have a chance because there are hardly any of you left."

"Well he's right Jitter Bot," Renegade muttered, "We Femmes were looked down upon and seen as 'weak,' in the optics of the 'Cons and the 'Bots. Megatron belittled me and made sure I was run into the earth every chance he got. Being a Femme sucked and…it still does. He had to make sure he destroyed everything that made me a Femme and it ruined me in the process."

She fixed her armour and saw Jitter give the Key one weary glance before climbing down from the table and start to walk across the floor. "Howlback knew she had to protect you didn't she?" he asked in a low voice, "She failed and she has been beating herself up about it ever since. You do know she wanted you to be happy. It was why she never killed Bumblebee on sight when she was ordered to."

"How do you know this?" Renegade asked and Jitter just kept walking, "When you two are in stasis, your memories become more pronounced. Howlback has been troubled by them for a long time and I feel hopeless knowing that I can't help either of you."

Renegade went to go say something, but the doors to the Med Bay shot up and Bumblebee came running in looking panicked. When he saw her up and well, the relief pooled in his optics and Renegade felt her Spark thrum in relief as well as their Bonds came back online.

"I'm so glad you're alright" his desperate whirrs sounded, "Did Howlback actually attack you?" he grabbed her servo and checked her over before pulling her into a tight embrace. "It would just be unfair to me if Primus took you away from me as soon as we had finally gotten each other back."

Renegade couldn't help but feel guilty when she heard this; she was stuck at a crossroads now. She couldn't help but feel the situation had boiled down to her having to make a choice.

Whom could she choose after all of this? Howlback or Bumblebee.

"She's on the other end of the island," Prime rumbled as Renegade came back out from the Med Bay, putting the AllSpark Key back inside a storage case in her chassis. "I suggest we just leave her be for now so she can her Processor together. It would have been a shock to her to find what she had done to her Comrade."

As Prime said this, Renegade sent a quick message to the Beast Bot over the Intercom.

::Howler, I'm alright. No damage, I forgive you so please…come home. I hate seeing you angry and upset::

Bumblebee kept a firm grip on her as they both looked up to the Prime who seemed less amused each and every time they saw him. The other Autobots hung back, looking away or making themselves look busy while the Boss was around.

"You two…" Prime's fans shuttered, before he stared down at the smaller Robots standing in front of him. "I prayed that you two would be more sensible before rushing into situations that could potentially become much harder for us in the future. I hope that you will come to understand the consequences that will come with Spark bonding; it comes with great care and responsibility."

Bumblebee nodded and Renegade just stood there. She had been overcome by the nostalgic feeling that her beloved Opiluk, before his demise was lecturing her. Optimus acting Creator-Like was almost terrifying.

"If anything arises from your time together" Prime went on seriously, "I hope you have the understanding to come to me right away and let me know. You are young and you can get carried away…"

Renegade started to glow from embarrassment, Prime trying to give them the 'Talk?' How low could he get? Bumblebee looked shocked as well and from the other side of the Hangar, Ironhide and Sideswipe were trying not to laugh.

Despite her embarrassment, Renegade looked up to Prime feeling the sorrow grip her Spark. "I appreciate what you're trying to do Prime, rest assured it won't happen. I lost the ability to Spark a long time ago. I can't have offspring."

The laughing stopped abruptly and Ratchet gazed at her with pity in his optics. Prime drew back and seemed almost dismayed when she said it. Renegade looked down and grabbed Bumblebee's servo, refusing to look him in the optics before she left the Hangar with the yellow Mech in tow.

Renegade had eventually found out what had happened on that doomed mission some time after Prime had come back to Diego Garcia.

They had come across a nest of Decepticon's making plans to attack, they had been grossly outnumbered and in the fight, Skids, Mudflap, Chromia and Flareup had been offlined. Jolt had been offlined not long after and Arcee was MIA.

She hadn't been traceable since, it was as if she had dropped off the radar all together.

Not a lot had happened on Base at Diego Garcia for a long time almost two years in fact, news of Renegade and Bumblebee 'tying the knot' grew old fast. Most of humans and 'Bots knew not to joke around with Renegade about having 'Sparkling's' running around the base, knowing that it was a sore spot for both the Femme and the Mech Bumblebee.

Then the day came when Howlback detected signals coming from the atmosphere of new approaching Transformers. She came bursting into the Hangar and informed Prime who immediately made a Squad consisting of Ratchet, Renegade, Howlback and Jitter.

Renegade was ecstatic at the opportunity to finally leave base and work with the Autobots and to see who had dropped to Earth. She had many enemies, not that it bothered her much anymore, Sideswipe still hated her but at least they weren't trying to kill each other

Using Howlback's suburb tracking skills, Optimus and Renegade were able to track down the first crash landing in Southern California and the other on the outskirts of Illinois. All in a matter of a week, Renegade saw an old nemesis in Mirage and had never had the 'pleasure' in meeting on enthusiastic Wheeljack.

Ratchet looked almost horrified, as the chatty Robot appeared covered in dents and scratches but otherwise fine in any other case. The old CMO was brisk and almost rude to him, which could make Renegade smirk to herself quietly.

Either way, both Autobots had the same adverse reaction when they set eyes on the unfamiliar Ultimate SS Aero. They saw Decepticon, the enemy and they both had the intention to attack both Renegade and Howlback.

It took Prime a long time to explain that they were not enemies, that they were part of the team now. They had a hard time believing that until Renegade had to defend herself and said that she had even Spark Bonded with Bumblebee.

What had turned into a fun mission to hunt down more of their species, turned into one that Renegade wanted to finish and go back home. All she wanted to do was melt away into the darkness and hide away from the rest of the world, seriously tired of being rebuked for what she did back in the past.

If Prime could sort of let it go and make things easier for her, why couldn't the others?

'I'm tired of being spat at Bee'

'Tell me what happened Firefly, who did you find and what did they do to you?'

'Found Mirage of his narcissistic self and some glitch designated Wheeljack. Both tried to attack Howlback and I. Didn't even give Prime the chance to explain, they just saw the red optics and that was it. Why is it so hard to change the colour of your optics?'

'It's something that you can't help Firefly, besides; I think the red goes with your purple armour. It wouldn't be you if you just suddenly changed, it will be hard to adjust to.'

'That's you Bee, you're my mate and you feel obligated to say that. The other 'Bots don't, they would rather have me out of the picture and it will make everything a lot more easier for them to cope.'

'But you are my mate, they're just going to have to get used to it. You're slowly redeeming yourself Renegade and even Prime can see that you are trying your hardest to try and be one of us.'

'At a cost to myself, I will forever be in the middle Bee, I always have been. I am doing this for you because I care about you and you are the one my Spark had chosen. I'm not doing it for anybody else.'

'You could use the human term you know Firefly, you really don't have to sound too monotonous and robotic. I won't mind.'

'Won't mind if I use the human term 'I love you?' that's all you wanted to hear isn't it?'

'I will see you back at base Firefly, please be safe.'

Renegade cruised down the highway in front of the other 'Bots after she had her conversation with Bumblebee. She weaved in and out of the traffic ignoring the conversations that were going on in the back of her Intercom with Prime and the others.

On the other hand, Jitter and Howlback were eerily quiet, the Beast Bot making no effort to be part of anything except being deadweight in the back of the car. Jitter was doing something, but Renegade didn't even bother to ask. She just kept going at her own pace ignoring everything around her.

There was suddenly the roar of a car coming up behind her and Renegade did a quick scan to see a reckless driver come tearing up the highway on the outside lane. It pulled into the lane next to her and the purr of the engine seemed to urge her into going up into the next gear.

Was this human…challenging her to a race?

Renegade shifted over into the next lane and the other car followed her, they both broke through the line of traffic and saw the long empty highway in front of them. Renegade did a double take on the car challenging her.

Ignorant humans.

Then, unexpectedly, Renegade roared her own engine and put the pedal to the floor. The Aero lurched forward and began to tear down the highway, with the other car hot in pursuit of her.

::Renegade! What are you doing?::

Jitter and Howlback's voices rung through her internal systems and Renegade didn't have time to speak back when this damned car pulled up next to her in the other lane and were nose to nose.

::Renegade Frontslayer!::

Prime's voice now came over the main Intercom, sounding displeased at her sudden desire to race a human.

::You do know better than this, refrain from the race and come back into rank with the rest of us::

::She's having a race? Allow me to join!::

::I wouldn't do that if I were you Mirage, Prime is already displeased::

Renegade went to go oblige by the Prime's orders, but as she went to shift down the gears, something about the other car just ground her the wrong way. She felt an immense hatred towards it and the driver she could see behind dark tinted windows.

::Not until I beat this aft hole:: she declared stubbornly.

Her Speedometer was ticking close to 220 mph and she was pulling in front of the other car beside her. She got the feeling that the overhanging bridge on the highway was the finishing line and she sped towards it.

She beat the other car by a good length before screeching on her breaks as they had caught up to another lane of cars. The car slowed down considerably and Renegade took to opportunity to see the other car slow down briefly beside her.

She saw a gleam on the front of the bonnet before the car sped away, leaving Renegade and the other 'Bots on the highway. It quickly disappeared and it left Jitter asking a question, "What sort of car was that?"

"That…has been a style of car I haven't seen in quite a while" Renegade said, "A Lamborghini Contach, Haven't seen it in the colour yellow for a long time either."

"Renegade got into a drag race?"

Lennox sent an amused glance to the purple sports car, "You weren't racing a Bugatti Veyron were you?"

"No!" Renegade's voice snapped over her radios, "It was a Lamborghini and I won thank you very much, before I got scolded like a Sparkling from Prime when he eventually caught up."

"What you did was dangerous!" Ratchet snapped at her, "You and that other driver should have known better than to race two powerful sports cars down the highway where there were innocent civilians on the road."

"That's something I expected Sideswipe to do" Lennox said as he walked past the tarmac as the other 'Bots drove along behind him and Renegade.

"Trust me" Renegade said wryly, "This driver was so…confident and it just…it made my wires burn and I just had to beat whoever it was. I hated them, right away. It reminded me a lot of Sideswipe!"

"I think you're looking for the word 'Cocky' Renegade," Lennox said casually, "As long as you stood them up and beat them at their own game, I applaud you. Just shows how gutless some people actually are."

"You shouldn't be encouraging her," Prime rumbled from behind them, "What she did was dangerous and if something were to happen to a human or herself, we would be in a lot of trouble."

Heat gushed from Renegade's fans, she didn't enjoy being treated like a young one, she was fully-grown and knew how to handle and compose herself. This…was just something that she had to do to show up some aft who thought he could upstage her.

She and the other Autobots transformed to their Bi-Pedal modes as the others left at the Base came out to greet them. Howlback and Jitter broke away from Renegade, much to the displeasure of the newly arrived Wheeljack and Mirage.

Despite the Prime being annoyed at her antics, Renegade couldn't help but jump over to Bumblebee and tell him what happened, her two large purple doorframes shuddering in excitement and delight.

That and it also cemented the fact that she and Bumblebee were indeed Spark bonded so the other Autobots didn't have a chance to keep giving her a bad time. But it wouldn't stop them from giving Howlback nasty optic gazes.

"Alright while you were away guys" Lennox called to attention, "We have come to know that after the disaster Megatron and the Fallen caused, and majority of the humans know that we exist. Still it is recommended that we keep a low profile; hence, the reason why we have been given the order to move into a new Base somewhere Washington D.C."

"Washington?" Renegade asked, "Just a little bit in broad daylight isn't it? How are we going to hide a massive Organisation dedicated to Alien Warfare against the Decepticon's in a massive city like that where there are people everywhere?"

She looked around to everyone, "Hey, I know that I have been kept in the dark about a lot of things the 'Bots have done, I know its National Security and I haven't thought much about it and let it go. I'm just worried that I might not be allowed to go with you guys when you move. Am I still deemed a threat?"

"It's not so much the threat of you and Howlback being former Decepticon's Renegade" Lennox explained, "I think a worry still arises though, about you going on missions. You can aptly transform back into a car if need be…It's just the problem in trying to hide Howlback."

Yet again, Howlback had caused trouble without meaning to. And it was seriously pissing the Beast Bot off.

"Trust me" Lennox tried to assure her, "This was a request from the Whitehouse itself, it is to assure them that we can work side by side with civilians while maintaining our duties. We will find a way to accommodate Howlback, especially when we will need her for covert Black Op missions."

::That's just to make me feel better:: Howlback said darkly, ::All they want to do is experiment on me for what I am::

::Renegade wouldn't allow that:: Jitter said disapprovingly ::Neither would Prime::

Renegade stared to the line of Autobots who weren't putting up much of a fight, they actually seemed to agree with the fact that they were being transferred to another base. She knew her opinion didn't really matter, but as long as she got to stay with Bumblebee, she didn't care. Not much seemed to bother her nowadays.

Howlback knew security was there to monitor her.

It was getting to the point that the Beast Bot was finding herself allowing to become upset at the lack of trust towards her, even with the Autobots.

She knew that Renegade defended her each and every time something was brought up against her, but it didn't need a genius to see that she was tiring of it as well. So Howlback stood outside of the large building under the sign 'Department of Health and Human Services' the night of the transfer.

It had obviously been planned for a long time, the facility decked out in top of the range technology in Telecommunications, Weapon Warfare and systems for Ratchet to resume duties as CMO of the Autobots.

Each 'Bot had their own designation, Hangar and Bays in the massive building equipped with the necessary equipment they needed in said designation and profession.

As Howlback walked through the impressive new base, their names were called out over a large PA, then put into large holographic screens above each Bay.

'Optimus Prime' a computerized female voice rung out across the building, 'Leader, Please report to Bay…Three'

'CMO Ratchet and…Jitter Bot, Medics- Bay four and…five.'

'Ironhide…Weapons Specialist, Hangar Seven…Bay three and…four.'

"Ha" Ironhide laughed back at the other Autobots who hadn't been given a Bay number yet, "I get my own Hangar and two Bays. Like to see you try and beat that!"

'Bumblebee, Scout, Report to… Bay six.'

Bee's name appeared over his Bay as it was designated and as he drove from Renegade Howlback heard their Designations being called over the PA System, 'Frontliner's…Renegade Frontslayer, Howlback…Sideswipe report to…Hangar nine…Bay Nine, Ten…and Eleven.'

Howlback saw several large blue screens illuminate the air above each bay, their names appearing over their given Bays. Renegade was stationed beside Bumblebee, Howlback in the middle and Sideswipe on the end.

'Wheeljack, Weapon Inventions and Technology…Bay two.'

'Spy, Sharpshooter… Mirage…Bay One.'

With all the 'Bots given their Bays on where they were to live, Howlback looked around the shelves lined around her and saw numerous computer upgrades, guns, missiles and even knives and daggers. Not that it mattered to her anyway because she was a Beast Bot, but she was impressed to see mufflers and new high beam lights for her Frequency Blast and Reflectors.

They were well prepared and even Howlback was a little impressed on what they had done to accommodate so many large robots in a very large city.

She looked back around the Base and saw all the 'Bots speaking to each other and showing off what kind of equipment they had, Renegade pulling out a large cannon and proudly showing it to Bumblebee before calling out to Ironhide and holding it up.

It was all fun and games for now, but for the Autobots. Nothing ever stayed like that…not for long anyway.