Author's Note: I couldn't think of a better title XD Now this chapter is going to be a bit more intense compared to the previous ones, there will be mentions of offlined Sparklings and Younglings, along with mentions of a PTSD flashback, so if you feel that it will be uncomfortable for you, then you don't have to read anymore of this story, I understand.

So this chapter is set two years after the previous one, so Ome will be three years old.

Chapter Summary: The Decepticons are capable of many things, but now they had reached a new low that no one thought they would ever do.

"Hello" Normal talk.

"Hello" Speaking through the bond.

"Hello" Com-link/Private Com-link.

"Hello" Thoughts.

Omega thought he had seen it all in this war, the deaths of Autobots and Decepticons, deaths of civilians, whole cities being decimated, he had seen it enough times to be almost numb to it. But this...this was a whole new thing that made him sick to his stomach, not expecting the Decepticons to do something like this...not to innocent Sparklings and Younglings.

The Youth Sectors had been targeted, it was where Sparklings and Younglings lived if they had no family, where dedicated caretakers would look after them and raise them well. But now, broken and offlined bodies of Sparklings, Younglings, and even caretakers who had tried to protect them, were laid out on the ground.

"How could they do this? Why attack such pure and innocent lives?" Ratchet whispered, he thought he had seen it all, but even he was haunted by the sight.

"They wanted to hit us where they knew it would hurt us" Optimus replied quietly as they searched for any survivors, for any form of miracle that maybe one little one had survived such a slaughter, it made a big impact on everyone. But none of them knew the impact this had on Omega.

This hit too close to home for Omega, his now three year old daughter was in his Spark Chamber, completely oblivious as to what was going on. He was doing his best to conceal his negative emotions from the bond "How could they do this? Primus if I hadn't have adopted Ome..." he suppressed a shudder at the thought, his daughter could have been one of the Sparklings and Younglings killed! He clenched his fists to keep his raging emotions at bay, he couldn't let his daughter feel what he was feeling, she would worry and he didn't want that.

"They're...they're all gone Prime...no one survived" Ratchet said quietly, his voice shakey.

Optimus looked down and sighed softly, trying to keep his own emotions at bay "There's nothing more we can do...I'm sorry" he replied quietly.

"Don't blame yourself, the 'Cons were the ones that did this, they've gone to an all new low" Ratchet replied.

Optimus nodded and looked up at Omega who was looking at the devastation without expression "I can't imagine how hard this must be for you Omega, your kind protect innocent lives, but...just know that it's not your fault either" he said as the large mech looked to him.

"I know Optimus, this just shows that the Decepticons will stop at nothing to hit us where it hurts the most, even if it involves innocent lives" Omega replied "Ratchet is right, they've hit a new low that none of us could have predicted...permission to leave?"

Optimus nodded and gave a small smile "Of course, thanks for coming to help us Omega" he replied "I'm sorry that this battle ended this way" he could have sworn he saw some emotion on the large mech's face, but it was gone just as quick.

"As am I" Omega responded before he gave Optimus a nod out of respect before turning and walking away.

Omega returned to his base and had to hold back a sob, he had to keep it together for his daughter's sake, he lifted his face shield from over his face and wiped his optics before lowering it again. He closed his optics to compose himself, as he did he had a flashback of the destroyed Youth Sectors, the bodies of Sparklings and Younglings, the smell of burning and energon spilled, it was like he was standing there again eventhough he wasn't anymore. He grimaced a little as he tried to force it away, he had to stay in the here and now, he couldn't get lost in the flashback. He opened his optics as the image faded away, he took a deep breath, once he was ready he opened his chestplates and Spark Chamber.

Ome knew that they were home now, she tweeted and crawled onto her Sire's waiting hand, she sat down and looked up at him with a smile "Sire" she said.

Omega smiled a little as he closed his chestplates and Spark Chamber "Hello Ome, you were very good today" he replied "now, it's getting late, so let's get you some energon and take you to bed, alright?"

Ome chirped and nodded "Love Sire" she replied.

"I love you too, very much, never forget that" Omega replied softly.

Ome blinked, a little puzzled, but she smiled anyway as she did love her Sire very much too "I love you very much too, don't forget" she said and gave her usual sweet, innocent grin.

Omega did well to keep his emotions at bay, his daughter wouldn't be aware of his emotional turmoil that he was dealing with internally, he knew tonight would be rough for him.

Author's Note: I hope that I didn't offend anyone with how I wrote Omega's PTSD flashback, I tried to make it as accurate as I could.

So yeah this chapter is darker than the previous ones, the story will have a mixture of good and bad things, but I think this chapter is probably the most intense one.