A/N: Nothing to say but enjoy. It will be a shorter chapter. Sorry for that. There's going to be some twists in the next chapters, which I will do later on today.

Main Pairings:

Ann/StardustxOptimus

Child(s): Stella/Gem, Bumblebee (adopted),

future Ann/StardustxOptimusxJames

Child(s): Gem, Bumblebee (adopted),

BarricadexBumblebee

RatchetxLuna

Warnings: romance, kissing, mentions of interfacing, past violence, anything else I forgot.

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers. Only Hasbro. I only own my character(s).

Luna recovered quickly over the span of two weeks. Ratchet still made sure she took it easy. Despite how grumpy he was, Luna knew he cared about her. After all, once she recovered, they officially were together as a couple. James had become a bit of a mother hen, fussing over her for a few days.

Wheeljack had gotten back to James, listing off a name that the soldier didn't recognize. It could be that the traitor had an alias name. He was looking into the backgrounds, with permission from Lennox, of some of the likely suspects. There were a few that James didn't trust. He kept looking though, not giving up.

What he did know was that this Dean Turner was part of an organization called A.R.O, which stood for Alien Research Organization. Something about this group however didn't have a friendly vibe to it.

"Stop stressing out so much. You'll end up dying at a young age," Luna said.

"Sorry. I'm just worried about this Dean guy," said James.

"Well, relax a little bit. You won't get anywhere if you stress all the time," said Luna. "Besides, Stella is coming to the base soon for the week. Maybe having the kid around will loosen you up a bit."

"Maybe," said James.

He looked up to see Ann come in alone. His eyes remained on her a few seconds longer than normal. Luna knew that James had a major crush on Ann and Optimus both. She thought it was cute. Ann came up to them, passing off some papers.

"Here's some info on A.R.O. Turns out the government has been trying to shut this organization down for illegal experimenting on animals, humans, and 'aliens'. There's been no proof they ever got an alien though," said Ann.

"We'll need to take some precautions. If they knew about Cybertronians, they would target them," said James.

"Agreed. I'm not about to let any mech or femme get taken by them," said Ann.

"Where's Stella?" Luna asked, changing the depressing subject.

"Arcee and her sisters are with her right now," said Ann. "Optimus is stuck in a meeting with Galloway and Mearing. Those two heard about me and Stella being Cybertronians turned human. They don't know about you and Ratchet though."

"That's good. I don't like those two. They give me the creeps," said Luna. The other two laughed at that.

~~~meeting room

"We will permit it," said Mearing. "There's no need to separate families. Do you know if they will turn back into bots or remain human?"

"That has yet to be determined. We have considered the possibility that they can change back. Ratchet has found traces of energon in their blood," said Optimus.

"Keep us informed on that," said Mearing.

"I shall. Thank you," said Optimus. "I only have one request."

"Yes?" Galloway asked.

"I would like to have my daughter remain on the base until we have located A.R.O. I do not wish to risk having her in any danger should they get wind of our existance," said the Prime.

"Very well," said Galloway.

"I'll let the higher ups know the situation. I do hope you find A.R.O. We've been trying to track them for decades now," said Mearing.

"We are doing our best," said Optimus. "If you will excuse me, my daughter should be arriving soon."

"Of course," Mearing dismissed. Optimus nodded and headed out of the meeting room.

~~~somewhere on the base

Stella giggled quietly. She was playing hide and seek with Arcee, Chromia, and Elita-One. She crouched down lower when Chromia rolled by, scanning for her. Once the femme left, Stella peaked around the corner. She turned and squeaked at seeing one of the soldiers there.

"Oh, hello," Stella said.

"Hello little one," the soldier said. "What's your name?"

"I'm Stella," the girl said.

"A cute name. I'm Kyle Dean Turner," the man said.

"Nice to meet you Kyle," said Stella.

"You want to see something cool?" Kyle asked.

"Sure," said Stella.

Kyle took her hand, taking her outside to one of the vehicles. He pulled out a small toy, giving it to her. Stella held the metallic ball, watching as it changed colors in the light. A small panel in the ball opened, releasing a pink gas. Stella coughed, dropping the ball. Kyle caught the unconscious child, putting her in his vehicle.

He picked up his phone, dialing a number.

"I got her. Be ready to receive her in an hour," said Kyle. He hung up, getting into his vehicle and driving off the base to meet up with his dealer. He couldn't stay away too long or someone would get suspicious of him. It would be really bad if he got caught.