Hot Shot's girl: In this chapter it will explain how Alexis got pregnant or at least my way, well hey, it's my fanfic so can I mix and match things just as I please. That's the beauty of fanficton so enjoy reading :)
Hot Shot had come online when he found himself bound to a table facing what was left of Unicron's core. He smiled a bit at remembering it was him who had shot the deadly blow at Unicron's spark, but that thought soon vanished as a snake-like transformer came inside the room. Hot Shot turned to look at the strange transformer and asked him who he was-
"Who are you?!"
"I am Alpha Q Hot Shot," he grinned. "Do you know why you are here?"
"I believe that was something your lackeys forgot to mention," spat Hot Shot taking his gaze away from Alpha Q.
Alpha Q then came closer to Hot Shot and just looked at him for a moment just thinking to himself.
"You gonna take a picture . . . it'd last longer," said Hot Shot still keeping his gaze away from Alpha Q.
"You have no idea what you are do you?" smiled Alpha Q.
"Well last I knew I was an autobot, but I guess you have another idea don't you?" said Hot Shot turning to Alpha Q smiling sarcasticly.
"You have no idea," he smiled as he touched Hot Shot's chest where his spark rested.
"Hey, stop touching me!" shouted Hot Shot.
Alpha Q then looked at him for a slight moment and then grinned as he turned his gaze to Hot Shot's chest. An electircal force came from Alpha Q's hand and surged throughout Hot Shot's body making him send out a loud aching scream. When Alpha Q finaly let go Hot Shot was feeling a tad more numb than he would have liked. His mind only went to the years of his torture.
He knew that he would probably live them again, but why? All because he escaped? He wanted answers, but so far no one was talking, this is till Hot Shot asked-
"WHY?!" he shouted as his body ached all over. "What do you want from me?!"
"Why . . . your spark," smiled Alpha Q.
Hot Shot's optics widened as he heard this. He couldn't believe this. Why was his spark so special?
"Why my spark?" he asked. "There is nothing important about my spark but that it keeps me alive."
"Oh, but it is," smiled Alpha Q as he touched Hot Shot's face.
Hot Shot flinched at his touch fearing of being bit by the electircal force agaun, but it didn't come.
"You Hot Shot have been chosen to wield the spark of Unicron so that he may never die," said Alpha Q.
"WHAT?!" gasped Hot Shot at hearing this revelation.
"So thank-you Hot Shot for keeping our masters spark alive," smiled Alpha Q.
"No . . . NO!" cried Hot Shot as he struggled to get free. "LET ME GO!!!"
"There is no use trying to escape Hot Shot. When I come back we will begin the spark separation," said Alpha Q as he left the struggling Hot Shot to the cold darkness.
"No," cried Hot Shot. "Why me?!"
His cried were unanswered and only echoed in the dark room. He was as one to die. He knew there was no lie in Alpha Q. He truly did wield the spark of the evil Unicron and there was nothing he could do about it.
Optimus and Rodimus looked through and scanned maps of the body of Unicron. It was a bit different, but they would find a way to make it to the core where they were sure Hot Shot was being held.
"What if he's not there?" asked Ironhide.
"If he indeed has the spark of Unicron they would keep him in the core till they are able to try a spark separation, but let's hope we get there before they try anything like that," said Optimus.
Meanwhile as Optimus and Rodimus figured out a way to enter Unicron Landmine and Jetfire had their thoughts on the new baby.
"Aw, look at the little guy," smiled Jetfire as he looked at Sunraiser play with a toy he was given by Landmine. "Look, look! he's smiling."
Sunraiser let out a wide smile as the two transformers gazed down at him. Jetfire then tickled his throat causing him to let out a little laughter with his smile.
"He's so cute," smiled Jetfire. "Can I hold him now?"
"No," said Landmine turning away from Jetfire for he wanted to be the only one to hold the child.
"Aw, come on!" pouted Jetfire coming to Landmine. "You've got to hold him for long enough!"
"So," smiled Landmine as he looked at the smiling sparkling in his arms and his spark was flared to a speackle of light. "He doesn't want me to let him go."
"He can't talk Landmine!" said Jetfire placing his fists on his hips.
"Well he talks to me, don't you Sunraiser?" smiled Landmine.
At that Sunraiser let out a cheerful squeal.
"See, what'd I tell ya!" smiled Landmine almost laughing in Jetfire's face.
"OH, YOU-!!" growled Jetfire crossing his arms after not getting his way.
"So have you found out how he was born yet?" asked Kicker as he came to them.
"No, not yet," said Landmine as he gazed at the human. "Your father is still trying to figure this mystery out."
Jetfire then let out a loud laugh so that all in the room could hear him.
"Alright, what do you know that we don't know Jetfire?" sighed Kicker as he placed his fists on his hips.
"Okay well do you remember the first Prime?" asked Jetfire to everyone.
There was a small silence, but as Optimus saw that none remembered he said-
"It was my great great grandfather Vector Prime," said Optimus. "What about him?"
Well do you remember that old tale about his wife Moonspark being an alien?" asked Jetfire.
"What now Jetfire?" sighed Optimus knowing that Jetfire was going to say something ridiculous.
"Well it was true," he said plainly. "She was an alien."
"Really?" sparkled Ironhide's optics at learning something new. "Like Starscream with Alexis?"
"Exactly!" grinned Jetfire. "You I now have this all figured out."
"Uh-huh," sighed Optimus just about rolling his optics.
Jetfire then continued-
"You see it is said that they were so in love that they married each other not caring that they were robot and organic. Well as the story goes she wanted children . . . his children, but she couldn't have any 'cause she was different than he was and so they pleaded with Primus to make a way for them to have children without her mind being transfered into a transformer body."
"Yea, go on," said Kicker beginning to like the story.
"Well Primus then decided to make a rock embeded with his power to create transformers and gave it to Moonspark," continued Jetfire. "So now she was able to have children with Vector Prime. She had, I think, six right?"
"Four," corrected Optimus.
"Yea, four," said Jetfire. "Well when this happened all found out that they could have children with organic aliens, but Primus only meant it for Vector Prime and his wife Moonspark, not for anyone else. So he had to hide the rock away from everyone else . . . and guess where He hid it? . . . Mars, exactly the place where Starscream found the rock that Alexis made a pendant out of."
"But that's just an old story no one knows if it's true," said Inferno.
"Ah, but by witnessing the birth of Sunraiser there we have learned that nothing is impossible," said Jetfire rocking back anf forth on his heels.
He then leaned towards Ironhide to whisper to him-
"You see, the Primes aren't full blood transformers."
"Alright so you've made your point Jetfire," said Optimus. "That could be how Sunraiser came to be, but without the rock we'll never know. As I recall all the children got rid of their rocks except for Alexis which is now gone with Starscream when he took her body."
"That's a shame," sighed Kicker. "Dad would have loved to of studied it."
"Yes I would have," came a voice right next to him.
"Kicker jumped when he saw his father standing there right next to him like he was there all along.
"Have you been standing there all this time?!" jumped Kicker.
"Yes I have," sighed Dr. Jones. "Jetfire I believe your theory to be ture, but then again Optimus is right . . . without the stone we will never know if that is truly the cause of Sunraiser's birth."
They then forgot the matter when they had succeeded in finding a good path to Unicron's core.
"There Optimus," pointed Rodimus. It may be a small opening, but it is the only way to the core."
"Hhh, very well," sighed Optimus knowing it wouldn't be easy to just go in Unicron and take the bearer of his spark and then just walk out like nothing had ever happened. "We have no other choice so who's with me?"
"I am!" said Jetfire proudly stepping forward.
"And I!" said Landmine doing the same.
"Me too!" said Ironhide.
"And don't forget me!" said Kicker.
"And I!" said Prowl.
"And I!" said Inferno.
"And I too Optimus Prime," said Rodimus as he hit his chest to uphold Optimus his leader.
"Thank-you . . . all," smiled Optimus as he looked at each one of them. "I greatly appretiate all your help."
"We are glad to give it Optimus sir," said Jetfire. "Hot Shot's family to us too sir."
"Then autobots . . . transform and roll out!" shouted as they all transformed.
They left Sunraiser with Dr. Jones and went through their portal to the closest place they could get to Unicton. There they stayed their distance till the time was right.
"Are you all ready to enter Unicron men?" asked Optimus as he turned to his men.
"YES SIR!" they said straightening and showing their weapons.
"Good, we are going to get in him and out him as fast as we can. When we enter we are no to separate, but keep together and head towards the core. When there we shall look for Hot Shot and when found get him out of there!" stated Optimus as plain as he could to them.
"YES SIR!" they replied back.
"Aren'y you forgeting about somone Prime?" came an all too familiar voice.
They all turned to see the decepticons and their ruthless leader Megatron.
"Megatron?!" started Optimus. "What are you doing here? I haven't the time to fight right now!"
"Oh I know," he grinned. "Now if I remember correctly we share the same enemy . . . Unicron. I have decided I will help you destroy him, but after that . . . well . . . you know."
Optimus couldn't believe it . . . Megatron was helping them again. Unicron was a threat to both the autobots and decepticons so it would make sense why Megatron would want him dead. But Optimus needed all the help he could get.
"Very well Megatron," said Optimus after long consideration. "We could use all the help we can get, but if you think to try and double-cross us in the process . . ."
Rodimus and his men then clicked their guns making sure Megatron would get the point.
"Well . . . you know," smiled Optimus making his point very clear.
Optimus and the rest of the autobot noticed that Starscream was with them, but his face was very grim so none thought of bringing up that incident with Alexis or about his son who was at ocean city with Dr. Jones. So they rounded everyone up and headed for Unicron and there they entered in a small opening in his body that wasn't healed yet and there made their way to the core. As they made their way towards the core, as they got closer and closer, they stopped as they heard a chilling reconizable scream.
"Hot Shot!" gasped Optimus. "They're trying to separate his spark!"
"Hurry, to the core!" ordered Megatron as they continued their journey.
Alpha Q returned and this time readied the spark separation. The horsemen were even there to witness their master's spark revival.
"You won't hurt him will you? After all he is going to be the father of our furture children," said Airazor.
All looked at her with crooked looks. Clearly she lacked brains.
"If he dies he dies!" spat Alpha Q tired of hearing that question. "Sheesh, just let me get on with the spark separation!"
"What'd I say?" shrugged Airazor looking at everyone, but no one answered her they just turned their attention to Hot Shot.
Alpha Q then placed an instrument above Hot Shot's spark and then placed a smaller device in the center of his chest marking where the spark would come out.
"This is going to be fun watching!" smiled Terrorsaur almost jumping up and down with excitement.
"Will you just shut up!" said an annoyed Rhinox.
"Sorry mr. grouchy," said Terrorsaur.
It then began. The spark separation went smoothly as it found the spark and began to lift out of Hot Shot's body. Hot Shot began to ache a little, but it soon got worse once the spark was successfully lifte so all could see.
"Now to separate Unicron's from his," said Alpha Q as he pressed a button an the device above his chest.
Then a electical lazer shot out of the device above his chest and into his spark making it flare a bit. Sadly Hot Shot was conscious through all of this and he could feel every single sensor in his body beginning to verreact and overload. But nothing hurt as much as his spark being ripped in two. As the spark began to separate another beam shot through it to get the other spark out.
Hot Sho then let out a chilling scream. It hurt him so much, but he couldn't faint from the pain. He was very conscious through all this to his dismay.
"STOP IT, HE'S HURTING ME!!!" he cried as another beam shot through the spark.
"You hear him, Unicron is hurting him when you do that!" said Cheetor coming to Alpha Q. "Unicron made this defense just incase the autobots tried to separate his spark. You're going to kill them BOTH!!"
"STOP IT PLEASE!!" cried Hot Shot as the pain surged through him like a roaring wildfire that would never be quenched by mere water.
"NO! I can still get Unicron's spark!" said Alpha Q stubbernly as he shot a fourth beam into the spark.
The spark then began to go wild. It began to shoot sparks and flares everywhere. Cheetor couldn't take seeing his friend in so much pain. At least when Unicron tortured him he was numb. Cheetor then left the room . . . he just couldn't take it any longer.
"Hmph, whimp," chuckled Rhinox seeing Cheetor leave.
Hot Shot's screams didn't lesson though. Cheetor could still hear them and there was nothing he could do about it.
"STOP, HE'S HURTING US BOTH!!!" cried Hot Shot as he turnd to Alpha Q.
"NO!" growled Alpha Q in anger. "Just as I feared!"
"What is it?" asked Rhinox.
"Unicron's spark had been with him too long!" growled Alpha Q.
"So," said Terrorsaur.
"You don't understand!" shouted Alpa Q. "Unicron's spark is now Hot Shot's spark . . . they are one now and we can't separate them without killing one or the other! . . . or both!"
Alpha Q then stoped the spark separation.
"I can't go on now! I'll have to figure out another way of getting Unicron's spark back!" sighed Alpha Q angerily.
"Well that was a waste of time!" said Rhinox. "I thought you said you knew a way to get the master's spark back?!"
"Well I did!" said Alpha Q. "I didn't know that Unicron would be completely fused with the autobot's!"
"So are you saying that with time his spark grew and fused into Hot Shot's?" asked Airazor.
"Yes, why?" asked Alpha Q.
"Well if he did that then won't he, in time, take over Hot Shot's spark and the Unicron we all know and served?" she suggested.
They couldn't believe it . . . Airazor had actually said something smart for a change.
"Yes . . . YES YOU'RE RIGHT!!" smiled Alpha Q with a wide smile. "HE WILL! . . . but I could . . . help him along."
"Then do it!" said Rhinox.
There then came an explosion and all knew that Hot Shot's friends had come to rescue him.
"Horsemen, go and greet our . . .guests while I set up Hot Shot for Unicron's domination of his spark," smiled Alpha Q.
"As you wish," they bowed and left.
They left out the door and told Cheetor to come. Cheetor looked back inside the core and saw Hot Shot was still alive. He then turned and followed his dutys to his master Unicron.
Optimus noticed the screaming had stopped but didn't know whether to be happy or worried. Megatron still couldn't figure out why Hot Shot was so important to Optimus, but vowed he would one day. When they got as close as they could to Unicron's core they were stopped by Unicron's very Horsemen: Rhinox, Cheetor, Airazor, and Terrorsaur.
"Where so you think you're going?" smiled Rhinox.
"Stand down and no one will be hurt!" said Optimus meaning what he said.
"Oh, like we're really scared!" mocked Airazor.
They then attacked. Rhinox fired the first shot. The horsemen were very strong though and they were more than a match for them all. They were all very skilled ad possessed great strength, no doubt that their master Unicron gave them.
Optimus clashed with one of the horsemen named Cheetor. As they clashed he spoke to Optimus.
"Are you here to rescue Hot Shot?" he asked as he fell back.
They then clashed again and Optimus said-
"Yes, why?!"
"You have to get him out of here!" said Cheetor. "I'll let you sneek in the core room, but you have to hurry!!"
Optimus nodded in agreement. He had no time to argue with him Cheetor let Optimus pass him and enter the core room and there he found Hot Shot, but also Alpha Q who had his hand over his spark.
"Hot Shot! GET AWAY FROM HIM!!" shouted Optimus as he came up to Alpha Q and shot him away.
Alpha Q fell back and Optimus came to see his son was alright.
"Hot Shot, HOT SHOT!" he cried as he saw Hot Shot was offline.
Hot Shot then came back online and when he saw Optimus he smiled and said weakly-
"I knew you'd come for me . . . but . . . I did have my doubts."
He then coughed a bit. Optimus sadly smiled and placed his hand on the side of Hot Shot's face and softly said-
"I'll always come for you Hot Shot."
He then heard Alpha Q getting up.
"NO!! GET AWAY FROM HIM OPTIMUS PRIME! HE'S MINE!!!"
Optimus then shot the snake-like transformer again and then took Hot Shot up and left the room. There he found that no one was there . . . but Cheetor. Hot Shot desired to walk and so Optimus placed him down.
"Cheetor!" he weakly said as he made his way to the bot.
"Good, you're safe," sighed Cheetor helping Hot Shot.
"You helped Optimus didn't you?" asked Hot Shot.
Cheetor then smiled and said-
"If it was to help you then yes."
"Thank-you," sighed Hot Shot as he looked at his friend. "Thank-you for everything."
Your friends were driven off by the horsemen, butthey'll be fine. Now you have to go!' said Cheetor pointing them in the right direction. "If you continue to go that way you should find you way out."
Then they heard the horsemen coming back.
"Oh no! They're coming back!" said Hot Shot. "We'll never make it!"
"You will if I hold them off," said Cheetor.
"No!" said Hot Shot trying to change his mind.
"No Hot Shot," said Cheetor. "You were my friend when I had none . . . you showed me withstand Unicron I now see why you loved your friends so much, I understadn why you never gave up hope on them. They are your inspiration."
"Cheetor please," cried Hot Shot. "You don't have to do this. You can come with us."
"There is no place for me with you," shook Cheetor. "I have to do this. I must always protect my master. I swore to protect him always and right now you are my master Hot Shot. Now go . . . RUN!"
Optimus then took Hot Shot and ran down the hall that they were told to go through.
"May Primus be with you," whispered Cheetor as he watched them vanish into the cold darkness of Unicron's body.
The horsemen then came, but they were stopped by Cheetor.
"Stand down Cheetor!" growled Rhinox. "We have a spark to recieve."
"No," said Cheetor Proudly. "And I have a spark to protect."
"YOU TRAITOR!!" shouted Rhinox. "Horsemen, TEAR HIM APART!!!!!"
Cheetor just smiled as they all attacked him. Cheetor dodged the first blows of Terrorsaur and swiftly turned to shoot him in the back of the head instantly killing him. Airazor came to kick him, but Cheetor caught her in mid air then threw her to the ground and shot her in her stomach, face, and spark making her die as Rhinox attacked him with a sharp spear. Cheetor was the swiftest so it was hard to catch him, but soon Cheetor took a blade and plunged it right into Rhinox's spark.
Rhinox let out a small cry, but he soon thrust his sword into Cheetor's neck making Cheetor's sensors malfunction and him lose his grip on his blade. Rhinox then kicked him and set Cheetor flying to the other side of the room. Cheetor slowly slide down the wall as his optics began to fail him. Rhinox took out the blade in his spark and came over to the dying Cheetor.
He looked at the traitorous horsemen for a while and then raised his blade. The last thing Cheetor saw was the blade come down upon him.
Optimus and Hot Shot ran down that dark hall when they heard the death cry of Cheetor. Hot Shot stopped and turned crying-
"No, we have to help him!!!!"
"No Hot Shot, we can't!' said Optimus grabbing his arm. "Do not let his sacrifice go in vain!"
"We have to help him!" he still cried.
"Hot Shot NO!" said his grip getting tighter on Hot Shot's wrist.
Hot Shot then turned to Optimus with a deep and angry voice saying-
"You never listen to me!!!"
Hot Shot's optics then glew red and his voice got deeper as the halls began to shake. Optimus saw what was happening. Unicron was taking over and Hot Shot didn't even know it.
"Hot Shot STOP! You don't know what you're doing!" cried Optimus.
But Hot Shot stilll continued. He held his ground.
"Hot Shot don't let Unicron take over!" shouted Optimus.
Hot Shot optics then went back to baby blue ad he staggered a bit not knowing what just happened.
"Optimus, what did I do?!" he asked as his fears came into play.
Then they were shot at. Rhinox had found them.
"Hot Shot get down!" cried Optimus dunking for cover.
Hot Shot then turned and saw the blasts of plasma surging to him.
"STOP!" he shouted as he raised his hands.
A wall then came and cut them off. Optimus looked and saw Hot Shot was controling Unicron. Hot Shot looked at his hands for a moment and then he looked at Optimus and said-
"Hurry, we have to get out of here!"
And so they made their way out. When they did they met with everyone.
"YEAH! You're safe Hot Shot!" smiled Ironhide as he came up and hugged Hot Shot.
"Get away you pathetic robot!" snapped Hot Shot as he shoved Ironhide off him.
"Hot Shot what's wrong with you?" asked Jetfire.
Hot Shot then realized what he had just said and so placed a firm hand over his mouth.
"I am so sorry I didn't mean to!" he apologized.
"Unicron's taking a hold of you!" said Optimus.
Hot Shot then turned to look at Optimus. His face was expressionless. Optimus could have sworn that he saw his optics glow red for a moment. Unicron was taking over.
NO, NO, thought Optimus as his mind screamed at him. NOT MY SPARKLING!
"Hot Shot you need help!" he said as he touched his shoulder.
Hot Shot then quickly took Ironhide's weapon and turned and shot Optimus dead in the spark.
"Take that Prime!" he snarled.
"Ha, ha, I think I like the new Hot Shot," grinned Megatron.
But then Hot Shot pointed the blaster at Megatron's face and said-
"I will destroy you all!!!"
Then Jetfire jumped Hot Shot forcing him down. Hot Shot then growled and quickly tossed Jetfire off him with great strength. He then looked and saw that all had their weapons raised to him. He then straightened and gave a smirk.
"Unicron lives," he smiled evily.
"NO!" shouted Optimus as he saw his son leap backward back into the body of Unicron.
Hot Shot then morphed with Unicron and his body became functional again.
"ARGH, I knew we should have killed him when we had the chance!!" growled Megatron seeing Unicron come back to life. "Call up all our troops to attack Unicron!"
"And we'll do the same," said Rodimus.
He then looked at Optimus who ever had his optic fixed on Unicron. When the troops came and attacked Unicron Optimus realized they were trying to kill his son and so cried-
"NO DON'T!"
Rodimus then came to Optimus to tell him the cold hard truth.
"OPTIMUS! . . . that is not your son! . . . your son is gone!"
"NO HE CAN'T BE!!" creid Optimus his mind going half mad at the loss of his only child.
"I'm sorry Optimus, but he is!" said Rodimus trying to make Optimus see, but it wasn't working.
"He was just here," said Optimus as tears swelled up in his optics. "I just saw him . . . I just held him."
He was going mad and Rodimus knew this.
"Optimus stop this!" he said.
Optimus then looked at Rodimus with the sadest optics that was ever seen by a transformer. Rodimus never knew what it was like to be a father, but now seeing Optimus' optics he knew that it was very precious to a person.
"I can't give up on my only son," cried Optimus.
"Optimus . . . I" started Rosimus, but there was nothing he could say that would comfort his leader.
Unicron had began to attack eveything and everyone. He was a lot stronger than he was last and the weak points he had last were gone. He had no weakness. He was going to destory the universe and nothing or no one could stop him.
His power flew throughout the transformers as he destroyed their armada to nothing but space dust. He laughed at all the chaos. It always brought him so much joy at seeing others in pain. It was what he lived for . . . to destory . . . to bring chaos, he wasn't called the chaos-bringer for nothing.
He lived up to his name, but the annoying transformers held their own against him and ever he hated them. He hated anything that was made of Primus . . . Primus . . . after he was done with his children then he would return to cybertron and finish what he started. It seemed nothing could stop him. None had hope . . . but one.
"Optimus . . . the matrix!" gasped Rodimus seeing Optimus' chest glow.
"I must save him from Unicron!" said Optimus feeling the same way he felt when Megatron was about to destroy earth.
A light then formed around him and he grew to the size of Unicron himself. He came before him and then whispered to himself-
"Primus help me save him."
Unicron turned to see the enlarged Optimus and knew that Primus was using him to protect everything and everyone. He then opened his chest to reveal his plasma cannon and shoot it at Prime. Optimus dodged and clashed with Unicron. Optimus was a sstrong as he, but Unicron didn't want to admit that.
"Nah! You are not as strong as I Prime!!" Unicron growled as he kicked him back.
"Maybe not, but Primus is!" said Optimus as he then took out the matrix and threw it to Unicron.
"Feel the power of Primus Hot Shot!!"
Unicron tried to catch it, but he was too slow. It hit his spark and morphed, somehow, right into him and came to his core. It came the the imprisoned Hot Shot who had not the strength to fight the will of Unicron on his own. Hot Shot looked and saw the matrix come before him.
He took it and let the power of it overwhelm him and give him strength to overthrow Unicron's control over himself. Hot Shot was then able to take control and so overloaded Unicron's plasma cannon to make it explode inside him.
"If I die then Unicron's coming with me!" said Hot Shot bodly.
The blast overloaded and exploded inside him and Unicron's body was disinagrated destroyin everypart of him. There was a bright flash of light as all of Unicron was destoryed. All were astonished that something like this could happen. Optimus had shrunk to his normal size and saw this.
"NO, HOT SHOT!!" he cried seeing the blast destroy everything and everyone near it.
The light then left to show the blackness of space again, but something floated where Unicron once stood . . . Hot Shot.
"Hot Shot!" gasped Optimus as he came to him.
Hot Shot was holding the matrix as he looked and saw Optimus come to him. He smiled and said, as he handed it back to Optimus-
"I kept this for you Optimus."
Optimus just smiled and nearly cried seeing Hot Shot well.
"Thank Primus!" he cried as he hugged his miracle of a son.
All were well, but Unicron was gone. His spark still resided in Hot Shot's but now a piece of Primus' did as well to keep Unicron from taking complete control again. As for his minions . . . they were destroyed in the blast and Cheetor's story was told to all and all held him as a hero no matter who he was and the decepticons kept their word. They went back to normal like everything else.
The transformers decided to leave earth and go back to their home planet cybertron. And so their stay on earth was forgotten by all but who were the closest to the transformers. The autobots went back to their old ways. The decepticons did the same.
No one ever told Starscream about his son, but they were hoping for a day when he would be sane eough so they could. Rodimus and his men left, but Landmine stayed behind to raise Sunraiser and serve always under Optimus, and Optimus still never told Hot Shot who he really was to him, but hoped for the day when he knew it would be the right time.