Part 6

With extreme care, First Aid gently lifted Moonlight's spark from the chamber that had contained it for almost two years. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker watched eagerly as the glowing ball of silver and blue was carefully lowered into the open chest cavity and the panels sealed shut.

Silently, the young CMO backed out of the room. This would be an extremely special moment for the Autobot twins, and he had no desire to intrude.

Several years earlier…

It had been about a week after the funeral for the Autobots who fell in the attack on Autobot City. Sunstreaker had by now recovered from his injuries, and was usually found sitting quietly with his brother, their fire and energy temporarily spent in the wake of the loss of their comrades.

Carly was on her way to find Spike and Daniel when she happened across the two in the old rec room. "Hey, how's it going?" she asked with what she hoped was a friendly grin.
"Fine." Sideswipe answered shortly.

The human watched them for a moment, maternal instincts immediately telling her what the problem was. "It's Moonlight, isn't it?" She asked. The two mechs gave her startled looks. She smiled slightly. "Don't be so surprised. Now what's gotten into you?"

The twins shifted somewhat uncomfortably. "Well, 'cause Ratchet's…," Sideswipe paused and skipped over the next word, "Moonlight ain't gonna get built."
"You still have her spark, right? And all the plans and the parts?" Carly asked.
"Yeah." Sunstreaker shrugged. "How does that help? We can't build her."
"What about First Aid?" The human queried. "He was Ratchet's intern, right? As long as you give him all the pieces, he should be able to put her together."

Sideswipe and Sunstreaker looked at each other, then down at the human. "Yeah, he could. Thanks Carly." Sideswipe said, a hint of his old grin tugging at his lips as the twins got up and hurried out of the room.

Several years later…

One by one, systems booted up and components activated. Grey fingers twitched, the crafted brow furrowed slightly, and the optic shutters slid open for the first time. Slowly, Moonlight sat up and slid off the berth, resting one hand on its edge for support as she adjusted to the act of standing.

The twins were by her side immediately, gently guiding her to a chair and sitting her down. She looked up at them, head tilted to one side in curiosity as she looked from one smiling face to the other.

Hesitantly, as if unsure how the gesture would be received, she reached up and gently touched Sideswipe's face with one hand, long fingers carefully exploring it's contours. She then turned and repeated the gesture for Sunstreaker, a smile lighting up her features. "I know you." She exclaimed happily. "You, you're Sunstreaker." She said, touching the mech's face briefly again, as if to cement in her mind the name and the face that went with it. "You're Sideswipe." Moonlight then said, doing the same to the red twin.

"That's right." Sunstreaker grinned. "Welcome to the world, Moonlight."
"We've been waiting for ya." Sideswipe finished.
Moonlight grinned, then frowned slightly. "I remember there was another. Where is he?" She asked, then corrected herself. "No, wait, something bad happened." She looked up at Sideswipe. "You told me."

"Yeah, something very bad happened." Sideswipe replied sadly. "Lemme explain…"

Several hours later, when the twins didn't emerge from the ward, First Aid decided to check on them, just in case. He keyed the door open and stepped inside.

The three Autobots were all sitting against the back wall of the room, Moonlight nestled between her older brothers and all three deep in recharge. Smiling behind his face mask, First Aid set down the energon he had brought and quietly left.

-Glad you like it :D
AngelsWind- This is after the events of the movie, so Ratchet and quite a few other bots are dead
TruebornChoas- Me neither, but happier times are ahead
Draange- Yeah, but in the twins' opinion, at this stage Moonlight is there, she just doesn't have a body yet
Misfitz- Will do ;)
DesertCat87- Thanks :D, that part was the hardest one to get right
Flyby Stardancer- Glad you like it :D
Tiamat1972- Don't worry, things'll get much happier now
Chiomon- That answer your question? ;)