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(Normal POV)

'Do you have a lock?'

'Affiramive. I've located the Autobots and... Holy slag! Is that Blackout? Pit! Scramble energy signatures and take cover!' The muffled curses echoed over the link before it abruptly went silent. The two jets quickly ducked in different directions, masking their energy signatures and taking cover behind large buildings, their scans still running over the entourage that was...making it's way back to the border?

'I thought they already got all the shards up there.'

'Report this back to Lord Starscream. I'll take the rest of the troops and follow them. We'll ambush them when they least expect it.'

One of the jets veered off course. 'Understood.' It hovered in the air a moment as a hum seemed to echo from it's body. The hum got louder and louder, and then seemed to pop. A wave of something came from the jet, it's form swaying back and forth, and then distorting. Then, it disappeared without a trace.

(Kendra's POV)

Sighing again, I focused on a mental image of a peaceful sandy beach, with warm air, blue skies, and blue-green ocean gently lapping at the shore. Behind me were palm trees and dense jungle, birds singing slightly.

Then I paused.

That doesn't sound like any bird song I've ever heard.

The almost sudden sound of metal grinding on metal, and the feel of fluttering fabric at my side knocked me completely out of my meditation, and I opened my eyes, still hearing the almost eerie sound of humming. It was quiet and high pitched, like female voices, and when I traced the sound back to it's origin, I felt my jaw drop.

All three mechs were in their robotic forms during the day, for the first time since we'd come back. Their eyes were all trained on the same spot of ankle high grass, and my eyes followed their almost awed expressions. Well, other than Soudwave, but he rarely if ever showed emotions, so...

My eyes filled with tears and my heart swelled and pulsed rapidly at what I saw.

Sitting in the grass, leaning on each other, were Sunfire and Moonfrost. They were swaying back and forth slightly, humming to themselves, their eyes closed. The tune was like nothing I'd ever heard before, haunting and sweet in their tiny voices.

Feeling more movement at my side, I reluctantly turned my eyes from my little ones to see Rana with the digital camera, a huge smile on her face, and even Star, sitting in her lap, looking like the tune was soothing her.

"It's a twin song." Prowl's voice startled me, and I bit my tongue to keep my squeal silent. The little ones seemed to jerk with my surprise, but their tune only hitched slightly, before returning full force. As I turned, I watched his holoform sit next to me, his eyes sparkling. "On Cybertron, most twins born had a special song all their own. Because of their close bonds, they are able to communicate to each other since before they are even born." He nodded slightly. "The tune is normally something they sing over their private internal communications link, so to hear it out loud is a blessing." The corners of his lips seemed to twitch. "That means they trust us more than you can imagine, and feel safe and comfortable with us."

"Do Sunstreaker and Sideswipe have one?"

He nodded. "Yes, though they've never let anyone hear it."

Soundwave's head tilted to one side a little, as he watched the twins, and Barricade knelt down to listen.

Since coming here, the pain had gotten so bad, I was almost numb to a lot by now. Rana had already made a complaint of my lack of smiles and laughter, but it wasn't something I could consciously control. If I pulled myself out of my hazy life, the pain would make my little ones cry. But...even in this state, I couldn't help the small, true smile that crossed my face, listening to my little ones hum.

"Beautiful." I murmured, their singing doing far more to calm me than even my meditation. Closing my eyes, I listened to them, even as I reached deep within myself. I quickly found the much smaller than normal pool of energy and reached for it, drawing tendrils. Ok, that works, thank God. The voices got quiet and disappeared all together, but I kept looking, feeling no distress from my little ones.

How exactly to do get my ability to sense auras back? I could feel and find my energy, which helped me to manipulate it, but what good was that if I couldn't see auras, and didn't know who to fight? I strained a little, before opened my eyes. I blinked, trying to bring on the auras. I delved into the pool of energy, bringing it up and surrounding myself in it, but that didn't help.

Shaking my head, I let the energy go as soon as I began to get a headache. When I did so, I blinked and smiled, watching as Soundwave crouched next to my little ones, who were attempting to stand.

"It must be unusual for you to see Decepticons showing loyalty and kindness." I murmured, knowing they'd all hear me, but Prowl would realize it was him I was talking to.

He nodded silently, his eyes and optics fixed on the scene before him. "Truly, it is, but in all honesty? I am...happy that Optimus was right. Once we finish gathering the shards, perhaps peace will be within reach."

I felt Rana stiffen up, and knew her mind had crossed the same path as mine. "Once the shards are recovered and the wish made, you mean." I corrected quietly, tilting my face down just enough for my hair to fall and make a curtain between the lone Autobot and myself. All the more reason to make the wish. Peace will be theirs and the sparklings will never have been torn from their mother.

But you are their mother now.

I...don't know anything about this.

Do they look like they're complaining?

The internal struggle caused me to look up and I watched as Soundwave swiftly but silently caught Moonracer as she toppled over sideways, righting her gently and then pulling back to allow her to walk on her own.

Their first steps.

As I warred with the love and pride I felt, the shame and insecurity rising along with them, I watched the little ones shakily walking in my direction. Can I really be apart from them? Even if I don't know about them, I really don't think I could just go on living like I was before.

Was this what everyone else thought? Why the idea of bringing back Cybertron seemed to bother them all? I supposed I could understand it. I kept trying to imagine my life as normal, human, but it just wasn't happening.

Little coos caught my attention, and I looked up to see Sunfire standing in front of me, a big smile on her face and her antennai perked right up. Behind her, Moonracer was still shakily catching, up, her face scrunched up in concentration as she placed one shaky foot in front of the other.

With a still small smile, I accepted the little ones against me and hugged them tightly, sighing as I stroked their backs.

I don't know if I can do it. If I have the chance to make the wish, what if it's not what they really want?

(Normal POV)

I don't belong here?

I...already knew that, but what brought this up?

Looking back via her sensors, Sun Dancer flew just ahead of the entourage, having been more or less kicked out of the group itself. Not that she was banned, but the majority of the bots made their decisions quite clear, and even though she'd hoped Optimus Prime would back her, he sided with them.

My counterpart's really managed to find her way into his spark.

For once, a trickle of something akin to sympathy and compassion trickled through her body. It burned a lot worse than anything she'd ever felt in a long time, and she focused her attention to the front again. I didn't ask to be brought back. I didn't ask for this. The guilt made it's presence known, slowly trickling into her awareness behind everything else. But I know it's not my time anymore.

As she flew ahead of the others, something blipped on her radar and she nearly froze. Not an Autobot, or it wouldn't have just disappeared again. That only left one real option and in her sudden torrent of unstable emotions, she felt herself pull away from the thought of warning the others they were being followed.

They didn't do anything.

Anything but turn their back on us.

The aura around her shifted slightly, catching her attention. She was all too aware her aura had darkened, and she could feel the cold seeping up on her as her own energy began to run low. If I don't get the rest of her energy soon, I'll go back. But...back to what? That's the one thing she didn't know. The answer that didn't come with her when she was dragged from the matrix.

About the only upside to all this was that Optimus Prime had insisted she give him her shards.

Flashback

"We have not entirely decided what to do, just yet."

"That's a load of slag if I ever heard it." Sunstreaker snarled quietly.

"Uh-huh. I agree." Blackout shot the Autobot a look that told him just because he agreed, didn't mean he liked it. "I'm sure the answer's easier than you're making it."

Shooting both of them a dark glare, Optimus turned back to the femme in front of him and sighed. "Unfortunately, I'm afraid I agree with them. This? All of this. It's wrong. Kendra Morgan was the one born into this. She is the priestess meant to live in this time, and meant to be on this mission." He sighed again, shaking his head. 'I'm afraid I'm going to have to ask you to turn over your shards." He held out his hand patiently.

End Flashback

She didn't want to concede, but knew he was right. Still, she wasn't quite ready to give up just yet. Turning off her radar, she kept up her pace, her own mind running over what she would say and do when they all returned to the earthy residence that the earth-born femme lived in. Would she finally once again lose her life, or would she act out on her own, stealing it back?


Note :I don't know where the concept of a 'twin song' came from. I don't think I've ever heard it used before, but if it was... Uh, sorry? And if no one has... I own it! XD

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