I do not own any of the Transformers characters, only the sparklings...

I don't own the songs used... This is pure fiction

Jazz and Prowl love

Last chapter...

It was the day of sadness... Autobot dad of 2, and most loved, Smokescreen, lost his life to the Decepticons, leaving behind 2 sons to carry on his name, as I let you know Sideswipe has now given their son, Smokey his dad's name, in memory, but everyone calls him 'Smokey' to not confuse the sparkling...

When will this war end as we ask, so lets read on, and get closer to the end of this war...

Smokescreen was covered with a long thermal blanket, as his body was placed with his other fallen comrades: Redalert, Trailbreaker, Huffer and Autobot mother, Mirage, now totalling 5 Autobots have lost to the war, but only 1 Decepticon; Ramjet. The Autobots were losing the upper hand...

Luna sat away from the others, looking staring at all the equipment. If only something here could bring Smokescreen back... I'm a mother to 3, not 2... But I must carry on, for our twins sake. Oh Primus, please don't take my sons away, you have 1, and the Decepticons caused it. Please don't take anymore away from us, I beg you... Here my call...

'Luna.'

The silvery femme looked up from her prayer, turned around to face her bondmate, but obviously their sons were the spitting image of Proton, instead of her bondmate, all she could see was her son's burnt body staring back at her.

Luna gasped, and collapsed onto the floor, before Proton catched her.

'We can't lost our sons!' Luna cried. 'I know I've only just been revived myself, couldn't we revive Smokescreen?!'

'You already told us, Starscream destroyed the machine that revived you, Pop and Striker, before Megatron could stop him, in an attempt to use the machine to revive Decepticon warriors,' Proton reminded her. 'I'm not saying we should give up, but we're going to concentrate on the present.'

He helped his bondmate to her feet, and they joined the mourning Autobots for their passing comrade.

'Pri-am!' Ironhide stepped forward. 'Can't we just launch a full scale assault on the Decepticons?! A team on team match, and we win!?'

'That will cost lives Ironhide!' Prowl stepped forward, facing the red mech, in an attempt to prove him wrong. 'We launch a full scale assault, charge at the Decepticons, and now their weapons' output has increased 100%, 1 shot could kill us!'

'We could end them Prowl!' Ironhide argued. 'Then we wouldn't lose any more of us!'

'I'm saying this from a father's perspective!' Prowl replied. 'We're not endangering our family! And you should consider that aswell! Going out and launching this full scale result, will not only end Decepticons, or injure us all, and leaving Wheeljack and Ratchet to repair us all again, AND costing our own lives, our future is at risk!'

Ironhide's lust for victory over the Decepticons had blinded his vision of family; his and Ratchet's 3 beautiful sparklings, seated across the room, looking at their father in a shocked and surprised way. For their own daddy's safety, FirstAid, Steelhide and Amaryllis didn't want their father to return, dead.

'That's enough!' Optimus' voice snapped Ironhide to. 'Prowl's right... Launching this attack will cost more lives, and we cannot endanger the sparklings, especially leaving Lucky, unable to fend for himself, and he's vulnerable as we speak. Even guards here to protect the sparklings, taking on the Decepticon army is futile. Your vision was blinded Ironhide; concentrate on the self-being and raising of your family, and we need to figure out what our next approach is.'

'No Prime!' Luna cried. 'In a space of a week, we've all lost 5 comrades. We can't lose anymore!'

Prowl bowed his head, upon realizing she meant Smokescreen aswell. Bluestreak, who wasn't in the room at the time, Prowl could feel his twin was very distraught. Smokescreen and Bluestreak were closer as brothers, comforting, and looking after them both when Luna passed, and Proton disappeared; he was just emotionless till he met Jazz... his bondmate helped him live life again...

'Prowler?'

Prowl turned around to face his bondmate, a small Lucky in Jazz's arms, for the sparkling always needed sleep, and even at a few months old, he was already weighing more than an average newborn sparkling.

'Prime,' Hotrod appeared on the lab's screen, with Kup, Ultra Magnus, Arcee, and Springer beside him. 'Come in.'

'Optimus here. What's the matter Hotrod?' Prime asked.

'We're going back to Earth. There are energon supplies and equipment back at Autobot city which we could really use. Even with or without your consent Prime, we're going to Autobot city to retrieve what we need.' Hotrod replied.

'I know you always make your mind up Hotrod,' Optimus replied. 'But I will allow. But under the condition not to attract the Decepticons' attention, and keep all your signals guarded... We don't want to lose anymore lives.'

'What? What happened sir?!' Arcee asked.

'We've lost Smokescreen,' Prime replied, his voice lowered. 'Just now, retrieving energon supplies from Praxus.'

'Oh my...' Arcee was lost for words. 'I'm sorry Proton, Luna... Prowl and Bluestreak... He was a good mech.'

'He was...' Prime replied. 'We can't afford anymore lives. The Decepticons have the upper hand in this war, and so we cannot let them win, for Cybertron, and Earth's safety, and the humans... Report as soon as you get there!'

'Will do Prime,' Ultra Magnus said, as the screen went blank.

The shuttle launch...

Hotrod, Kup, Ultra Magnus, Arcee and Springer all boarded the shuttle, and took their places amongst the controls.

It was then the blast door closed, but not before a red mech climbed onboard.

He approached the control room, and nearly startled Springer.

'Sorry man. Didn't mean to make ya jump and jive, man.'

'Blaster!' Ultra Magnus saw the red record player mech. 'What are you doing here?'

'Prime sent me. So we can keep in touch, and receive comlinks without Decepticon interference, man,' Blaster replied, taking a seat amongst the controls.

'Good idea,' Hotrod said, before turning to the controls, and whispered to himself, 'Prime is all too smart and good for his job. I wonder what it'll be like to be in his position.'

The shuttle activated it's blasters, and took off into space, and so far, no Decepticons detected nearby, or heading towards the ship.

At the lab...

The Autobots watched the shuttle take off nearby, away from Decepticon territory incase they picked it up, and now it was a matter of waiting for that comlink.

'Good thinking sending Blaster with them Prime,' Ratchet said.

'I know Ratchet. But if it keeps the Decepticons not picking up their comlink frequency and energy signals, it keeps our sparks beating...' Prime replied, before looking around at all the sparklings.

FirstAid watched his parents assisting the scientists in the lab with his brother Steelhide and sister Amaryllis. Nitro, Mira and Hund wanted to spend time with their mum, and would remain with Mirage, while Hound stood by his deceased bondmate, stroking his hand, humming a Cybertronian tune. Sunswipe comforted Sideswipe after the loss of his 'step-dad' and his step-brothers cried their sparks out. And Jazzo, Crosswise, Jenno, Dyon and Harmony watched the new arrivals, Prowler and Jacindra playing with a game of Jenga, while little Lucky slept in Jazz's arms, with Prowl by his side, watching the sparklings.

Striker and Pop were their to comfort Jazz and Sideswipe, with Sideswipe distraught over the loss of his bondmate, and Jazz's 'brother-in-law'. It was a blow to the Autobot force, and just hope the trip to Autobot city would all go well...

'Optimus? You come in?'

Optimus walked over to the screen, and pressed a button. 'Prime here. Have you arrived at Autobot city Ultra Magnus?'

'We have Prime... but..'

'What's the matter?'

On the screen, appeared the view of Autobot city, and everyone gasped.

There were bodies everywhere. Passed Autobots, sparks extinquished, decomposed bodies... Looked like a fight had gone on.

'But, most of them are Decepticons?' Proton noticed the insignias on the bodies.

'Exactly. We can see the insignia on all these bodies. But why here? Shouldn't the Decepticons have taken their fallen comrades?'

'Decepticons never care for their own...' Prime replied, before catching Proton's doorwing twitched.

'Somebody's approaching your position Magnus!' Proton told him.

'We've picked up Decepticons signatures heading our way! We'll take cover!'

On the screen, the Autobots watched the team enter Autobot city, and taken cover inside a storage locker, before discovering lots of energon cubes intact.

'Whoa... You gettin' this Prime?'

'We all do, Blaster,' Optimus replied. 'Under Cybertronian laws, they're our cubes. Bring them back when the coast is clear of Decepticons.'

'Will do!'

The comlink ended...

'If the Decepticons are back on Earth, our comrades could be in danger. And we need a scout team to go outside the lab, and search for any signs of life, and scout for energon to keep ours, and the sparklings' circuits running.' Optimus said.

Autobot city...

Blaster ended the comlink, and the team admired all the stacks of energon cubes.

'This is what we need, for our comrades back on Cybertron aswell, and for the sparklings' survival.' Ultra Magnus said.

'And once the coast is clear, we can go back to base!' Hotrod said.

An explosion sounded from outside, and the crunching of armour and engines exploded.

'That can't be good. That sounds like engines blowing up... The Decepticons are destroying the shuttle!' Hotrod said.

'If we call for backup... I don't want to know what'll happen then,' Arcee said, thinking of the already fallen Autobots.

'And if we do nothing, we'll be gone,' Springer said.

'Come Out Autobots!' a voice called from outside the locker.

'It's Megatron!' Kup gasped. 'We can't pass now! We can only stall...'

'I order you to come out NOW!' Megatron ordered.

'Keep the energon in the shadows and out of Decepticons' view.' Hotrod ordered.

'I won't say it again!' Megatron said, the sound of a cannon whirring to life sounded.

'Done.' Magnus said.

Hotrod opened the storage locker, and was face to face with Megatron's cannon!

'All alone, without your comrades!' Megatron noticed, and laughed triumphly. 'What was Prime thinking?! This is too easy. You should've brought backup when you had the chance. Now look.'

He noted the destroyed shuttle to the Autobots, showing its remains, all battered and blown to bits.

'Did you really think you could get out of here functioning?!' Megatron asked.

'Go on. Keep blabbing on.' Hotrod taunted.

'DON'T!'

Megatron turned, as Propyl ran up to him, and delivered an almight 'round-house' kick to Megatron, sending the leader falling to the floor.

'Decepticons! FIRE!'

Propyl stood beside his comrades, and turned to face the army now at open fire. 'Let's fight!' We can hold them off for Blaster to call for backup!'

Blaster agreed, and ran into the storage locker, closing it behind him, and opened a comlink.

'Blaster to Prime! Do you read?!'

'Blaster! What's going on down there?!' Proton's voice replied.

'Propyl followed us. He and the others are holding off the Decepticons! But they destroyed our ship, and the energon is at risk! We can't get back to base unless there's a space bridge nearby.'

'Which we don't have!' Proton replied. 'That's in Shockwave's procession, with the rest of the Decepticon army!

'Which we know. We need backup, and stat!'

'This is Prime. We'll send a strike force to come get you all!'

'You better send them fast! We're getting toasted...'

A blast at the locker door caused a hole, just missing Blaster.

Autobot base...

The comlink ended, Proton turned towards Prime.

'Prime... Are you really?'

'We have to rescue our comrades Proton,' Optimus replied. 'And the energon for all our lives, if we don't rescue them, we'll lose 6 lives, including your cousin.'

'And I agree to not lose any more family. Who's going Prime?'

'I'll go!' I need to break some Decepticons!' Brawn, the small brown and green minibot stepped forward.

'Ah want ta go Pri-am!' Ironhide said. 'Ah agree with what Prowl said earlier...' he turned to the Praxien. 'Its about family... and Ah protect my family!' he turned to Ratchet and nodded.

'Ratchet, the team need your medicals incase of trouble!' Optimus said.

'But Prime..'

'Ah look after ya sparklets...' Jazz said. 'Ah dealt with tes lot, ah can 'andle ya lot.'

Ratchet nodded.

'I'm going too,' Proton stepped forward too.

'Me too bro.' Tycoon added. 'Bout time I got involved in some action.'

Prowl looked from his uncle and dad, and stepped forward. 'Me too.'

Jazz's smile dropped, turning to his bondmate... 'Prowler...'

'For you, and the family's safety. Nothing will happen to me.'

Jazz understood, and nodded. He knew Prowl now after 9 years.

'If you're all happy to go, I wont stop you, but be careful with what's out there,' Prime said. 'Autobots, good luck!' he saluted the team.

The Autobots saluted back.

'Departure required...'

There's going to be a little twist at the end in terms of what happens later... But I'm not spilling the beans.

Next chapter updated later...

Sorry about them coming later then usual. It's nothing to do with abandoning this fic, I would NEVER do that. This story will be my first that I've completed since I could write stories in my young years.

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