Hex: Ha, I am back, better then ever. Bow to my greatness! BWAHAHAHAHAH...cough...I really should stop that. Anyway, back to the story, but I first it faster then I except it to be done. So, I just know, what the heck. Now, I am back, better, smarter, faster...and with new co-hosts. From the Energon World, before they turned him into a monkey, Demolisher!

Demolisher:Huh? What am I doing here? Who are you?

Hex: That doesn't matter at the moment, and now for my other host, the one that gave his life to not betrayl his friends...sniff, that was so beautiful...Inferno!

Inferno: What happen to the lab?...Ah, Decepticon!

Demolisher: Autobot! Die!

Hex: Ah...maybe this was a bad idea. Well, I am sure that they will settle down after the first chaper of the squeal to The Life I Know And Love! Now, I want reviews, I don't care if you are a member of FF net or not, if they are short or long. I will not post ever again until I get a couple reviews! Look at The Path, I know you read it, but there is only two reviews. Six chapters, two reviews. That makes no sense!...Agur! Sigh..now to get down to business

I don't own Transformers: Energon. I only own Wheels, Crossways, and Azura. NOW REVIEW OR NO CHAPPIES

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It has been ten years since the end of the Unicron War. The Autobots and the Decepticons have finally put their past away and started to work together to the restoration of Cybertron. With the lack of Energon, the Transformers had team up with Earth to establish a trade between the two worlds. Now, peace have finally achieve, but it shall not last for ever…

It was another day on the Cybertron. With peace between the Autobots and Decepticons, things have been quiet. Some of the Transformers haven't yet accepted the peace. They still have the thirst of fighting within their systems. Neither teams fully trust the other. While the fighting had stop, the hate hasn't. The new generation has yet to experience what the older ones had face.

The roar of tires traveled down the streets of the planet. Coming up the came an emerald green motorcycle. It rider was clad within black and the helmet couldn't be peer in. it drove all over the highway, dodging all the vehicles on the road. Many of the drivers shouted threats at it, but it just chuckle and went on it way. Soon, a large building came into its view and with a smile behind it helmet as it zoomed up a bit.

"Ah!"

Those were the shouts of a rookie Autobot being thrown across the training area. He crashed into the wall head first and moaned as he stood back on to his feet. Then came a chuckle from the bot that had thrown him. There stood Optimus Prime, leader of the Autobots. He was finally enjoying the newfound peace. Now, he was sending his time training with the new fighters that would have to defend Cybertron one day.

"You have to kept you optics on your opponent all the time, Ironhide,"

The blue Autobot rookie nodded his head in agreement, "Yes, sir!" he said with a salute.

Just then a roar came into the area. There the green motorcycle and its rider came zooming in. Some of the rookies jumped out of the way as it came in. Popping a wheelie, it transformed into robot mode. The motorcycle transformed into a body, mostly green and gray. The exhaust pipes formed onto its arms and the wheels came appear on its back. The rider jumped in the air and changes into the being's head. It twisted into a gray head as the arms and legs twist into the back to form in the back. The arms of the body reach out and grabbed a hold of its head and place it down on to their body. His golden optics came on line from behind the facemask, as the connection was complete. Optimus just sign at the newcomer.

"You're late," he said.

The newcomer just chuckle as he join his fellow classmates, "Sorry, traffic was terrible," he said walking by Optimus.

"Not from what Laserbeak had show me,"

The newcomer stopped in his tracks. This was not good. He turned back to Optimus to see a very serious look on the Autobot's face. Even from behind the faceplate, he could tell he was pissed off. Walking slowly to the Prime, he stood in front of him.

"And what did he show you?" he asked, really not liking this.

"He showed you with those friends of your near downtown Iacon," said Optimus, "I really except more for you Crossways then hanging out with those…transformers."

"Oh, slag why don't just do you say it!" shouted Crossways into Optimus face, "Decepticons! Recoil and Thunderwing are Decepticon and are not afraid to show it!"

"Crossways, this isn't the time to talk about this," said Optimus trying to keep his voice down.

"Oh, hell yeah it is!" shouted Crossways poking Optimus in the chest with his finger, "What make you think you can tell me who I can be friends with and what is the deal with spying on me! You don't have the right!"

"It wasn't my idea, you know that," said Optimus, "Your mother and father worry about you and your sister."

"Oh yeah, the mighty Wheels and Sideways, Autobots heroes. Like I'm not sick about hearing about them all the time!"

Optimus was having enough of Crossways' attitude. He was making a scene that didn't call for it. Quickly, he grabbed a hold of the back of his neck and started to drag him side the building.

"Ok, the rest of you pair up and go over the drill," he told the rest of the combat class, "I'll be back."

"Hey, what do you think you are doing! Let me go!" shouted Crossways as he tried to break free, but was failing.

As they left the room, the class just stood there and stared. It was such common place to see Crossways shout at Optimus like that. They all knew that he couldn't stand him nor the rest of the Autobot population. Most stop gawking and started to get to work, but not a few.

"Man, Optimus sure look pissed off," comment Roadrage.

"No duh," agree Slingshot, "Wonder what he going to do with the jerk."

"Take bets he going into solitary," said Roadrage.

Ironhide came up to the two with a snort, "They don't do that anymore," he said.

"Oh, yeah, Mr. Smarty-gears," said Slingshot, "What do you think he taking him to then."

"That easy," said Ironhide with a smile, 'Optimus is going to call his mother."

"What going on here?" asked someone from behind the three.

The three turned to have her jaws dropped. There stood a white sleek femme. Blue flames cover her hood, arm cuffs and boots. The side of her car mode was spread out on her hips making a kind of skirt. There on her chest was the Autobots' insignia. Her light blue optics flashed curiosity at what she had missed. Ironhide was the first to snapped out of it.

"Azura, your bother got in trouble again," he said pointing to where Optimus had taken Crossways.

She moaned at the news and shook her head, "I really should have know," she said as she rubbed a faint birthmark on her left arm that not many people notice, a blue crescent moon.

"Here, I'll take you to him," offered Ironhide.

She smiled at him, "Thanks, Ironhide," she said as she slipped her on arm into his arm and walked to walk away from Roadrage and Slingshot.

"Lucky son of a glitch," mumble Roadrage.

"Yeah, he was too fast," agree Slingshot, "Well, better get to work."

The two Autobots headed after Optimus and a dragged Crossways. Azura knew that he was going to call their mother. This was his fourth out burst this week. She would had have done the same thing to if she was Optimus too. Ironhide was quiet the entire time. He was so embarrassed to have Azrua holding on to his arm. He had a major crush on her, but then again so did the rest of the male population here. Azrua was considered the cutest femme on campus. Any male in his position would be acting the same way. The only problem was Crossways. If any guy looked at his little sister that way, he would slam them into the ground, seriously. The motorcycle was just so over protective of her. It wasn't that she couldn't take care of herself, being in the top of the class in self-defense.

"Are you sure they went this way?" asked Azrua, looking at her guide.

"Um…I…wait, there some shouts coming down this way," said Ironhide pointing to the East Hall.

"Let me go you jerk!"

"I think you are right," mumble Azura looking really embarrassed at the moment.

The two quicken their pace at the sound of the shouts. Entering the communication room, they both came upon Crossways and Optimus.

Satellite City, Location- Asteroid Belt

Tidal Wave was standing out side, looking into the depth of space. He still couldn't get use to this peace with the Autobots. They should be destroying them, not working or taking orders from them. But, with Megatron gone, they really didn't have much of a choice. Omnicons then came behind him.

"Hey, Tidal Wave did you heard the news? They just found energon. We have to go and get our share," one of them said.

Tidal Wave didn't respond to him. He just stood there, like a statue.

"Man, not really talkative, is he?" whisper the other.

"Yeah, they must have put a social ship into his programming?" asked the first one.

"You two, Auto-wantabees, get lost!"

Now, came a new figure. It was a forest green femme. Her red optics flashed in anger from behind her facemask as she came up to the Autobots. She was much younger and little taller then them. Her chest was a cock pit and a large yellow rotor on her back. There on her cockpit was the Decepticon insignia shinning in the light. Her heels made a click sound as she came up to them.

"What are you doing here, Jinx," sigh the second Omnicon.

"To stop you two jerks for bugging Tidal Wave. Now scat and get the energon, like you are suppose to do," she demanded as she started to push them out of there. Once the Omnicons were gone, she turned back to Tidal Wave, "Are you ok, big guy?" she asked.

"Fine," was all he said to the little Decepticon rookie.

Suddenly, the alarms started to sound off. The two Decepticons looked up to see a Warp Gate opening. Then coming its depth was these large metal birds. Neither of them had seen them before. They started to come in and blasting at them. Tidal Wave took this moment to act.

"Tidal Wave protect Cybertron, Tidal Wave attack," he stated as he let loose his guns.

"Hey, wait for me!" shouted Jinx, as she transformed into her helicopter mode and charge right after him.

Cybertron, Autobot Academy

This was not looking good for Crossways. Optimus had pulled in the big guns; he had called his mother. If there was one thing his mom hated more then Megatron, or Shadowdice, or Unicron, it was him getting into trouble. It was worst when Optimus had to get into contact with her thought the one link to the secret energon research center. Her, Sideways, Wheeljack, Sideswipe, NightGale and Dove where all somewhere at a disclose location doing experiments with the energon. They did this in secret so that no one could use the information for evil or dark purposes.

So, he sat on the floor, while Optimus tried to make contact. He couldn't be more bummed out. He started to rub his own birthmark on his right arm, just like his twin sister. The only different was that his was a small golden yellow sun mark. While, it was rare for a Transformer to gain a birthmark, both him and Azura have continue to have them through all their upgrades, and it always end in the same spot. For some reason, that really worried their mom and dad. They never knew why a birthmark would, it just did. Dad would say nothing was wrong, but Mom's face would say something else. She was always so easy to read, just like a book. He would hate for them to find out about their other "talents"

"Having fun?" came a cheery voice through Crossways' head.

The green motorcycle moaned at the mind-message Azura had sent him, "Sis, just leave me alone for a bit," he demand.

"Listen, it not my fault you were hanging out with your friends and blurt out in front of Grandpa,"

"Look, I'm old enough to do and hang with who every I want and I don't need him to tell me that," respond Crossways, "And will you stop calling Optimus Grandpa, we aren't even related to the guy."

"I have been calling him that since forever, so I not going to stop now because you are embarrassed by it, beside you used to call him that too," said Azura

"Whatever, just leave me alone,"

"Fine, be that way," humph Azura, "Ironhide and me are just outside."

"Yeah, fine…what! Ironhide! That little suck–up! What are you…" shouted Crossways before Azura cut the mind-link off with him.

"Optimus, what a surprise. To what do I own this pleasure?" came a voice over the com-link.

Crossways sighed a breath of relief. There on the screen was his dad, Sideways. He knew that he was a whole lot better then his mother, She a temper like a volcano. They were sure over-protective with him and Azura, it was sick. Maybe, his mom wasn't going to get involve with this. There was always hope with that.

"Sideways, is Wheels there?" asked Optimus, "This has to do with Crossways."

Sideways just shook his head in disappointment. Crossways couldn't help but give a nervous chuckle at the look his dad gave him, "I get her, Optimus," said Sideways, "She just helping NightGale with some stuff for the kid."

"We'll wait," answer Optimus.

It only took a few minutes, but to Crossways it was like a lifetime. This was not good, not at all. Last time, Optimus called his parents, she had him do three months work on the Mars Energon Station. That was not the best time in his life. Soon, both Sideways and Wheels showed up on the screen. Wheels had change a lot over the past ten years. She had grown a lot in mind and body. While, she had grown up, she still had a spirit of a child, but right now she had a frown of a parent on her face.

"Optimus, what had he done now?" asked Wheels, getting right to the point.

"The same as last time," sigh Optimus, "Sorry to pull you two away from your other matter, I just can't get through to him."

"It's ok, Optimus," said Wheels with a chuckle, "I was just helping Gale prepare for the baby. You wouldn't believe how happy both her and Wheeljack about this. We tried to tell them to head back to Cybertron until they have their sparkling, but you know how deep involve they can get into their work. Nothing can stop them…"

"Dear, I think we are getting off the subject," said Sideways, placing his hand on her shoulder.

"Right," agree Wheels, turning her attention from Optimus to her boy, "Care to explain yourself."

"Optimus was spying on me!" blurted out Crossways.

"And why would he have to, care to tell us that?" asked Sideways.

"Um…well…I was late for class,"

"Ok, why?" asked Wheels.

"I was…downtown in Iacon City, with…"

"Were you with those thugs again!" shouted Wheels, "How many times do we have to tell you not to hang around with those two!"

"But they are my friends!" shouted Crossways.

"How do you know that? They could just be using you to get closer to the Autobots' secrets!" yelled out Wheels.

"That would never happen! You don't have the right to say who I can be friends with or not!" cried Crossways, feeling his anger rise.

"Oh, we don't! We are your parent and you have to…!"

"NO! I don't have to do anything with you! You are never around to do anything with!"

"Christopher Ethan Ways, how can you talk to mother and me like that," said Sideways using his son's human name in a calm tone. Crossways knew it was bad when they use it, but right now didn't care. His anger was at danger level five now, and he was about to blown.

"I don't care! Not about you, or mom, nor about the stupid Autobots! I hate you all!" shouted Crossways, as he transformed and roared out of the room and building before anyone could stop him.

Optimus dashed after the fuming young Autobot. He was just to late, for Crossways was out of there. He just held his head in distress of out things had turned out in this. Then came a little sneeze. He turned to see Azura and Ironhide sitting right there, near the door. The two just had nervous smiles on their faces, like a child caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Optimus wonder if anything could get worst.

"Optimus!" shouted Jetfire, coming down the hallway with Inferno behind him. It seems things had just had.

Mars, Ruins of Energon Supply Station…

There on the cliffs of the Mars, stood the six Autobots, leaded by Optimus Prime. Carlos had just sent a message that both the Mars Base and the one in the Asteroid Belt have been attack by an unknown force. Whoever they were, they could all the energon that could get there hands on. With him, was Jetfire and Inferno, both some of the most skilled Autobots, Optimus ever knew. Also, Ironhide had joined the group. He could see much potential with in the young rookie and thought that this mission would give him some experience. The last two to join the group was Crossways and Azura.

It was at Wheels' suggestion to have Optimus bring them along. She thought that this would help Crossways control his emotions and kept him out of trouble. Azura was there just to keep him in check. If there was anyone that could keep him cool it was her. Still, they had to grab a hold of him, which was faster then Optimus thought. Azura somehow mange got him to the Space Bridge. Now, the six of them were looking out at surface.

"What could have done this?" wonder Azura.

"I don't know?" answered Optimus, "Is there any sign of survivors, Inferno?"

"I don't know, Optimus," said the fire truck Autobot, "I'm not picking up anything,"

"Well, I say it pretty clear that no one is here," said Crossways as he folded his arm over his chest.

"Aren't we a little ray of sun shine," mumble Jetfire under his breath.

"Come on, we should be heading to Earth," said Optimus.

Earth, Ocean City

Kicker zoomed all around the city on High Wire as thousands of creatures came out of the Warp Gate. All of them were metal, some were like the birds that had attacked Satellite City. Others were like giant wild cats. Hot Shot and Demolisher were trying with all their might to fend them off, but the numbers were too great.

"Hot Shot! We have to get the city down!" shouted Kicker, who had sense this attack going.

"We can't Kicker!" shouted back Hot Shot, "The mining makes us unable to move the city! Don't worry, help should be coming!"

Kicker grumble at the thought of more Autobots coming. Humans didn't need them. It was their fault that these terrors were attacking them. Suddenly, the Space Bridge Warp Gate open and Optimus with his team had arrived. Kicker met Optimus a couple of times. It was because of him that he had these stupid gifts. If he just left him alone, he would have never found Primus. Suddenly, the Warp Gate started to open; the back-up was here.

"Whoa," mumble Crossways as he saw the sheered numbers of the creatures over running Ocean City.

"There no time for staring and start blasting them!" shouted Ironhide.

"Whatever," he mumble as they landed on to the ground.

The creatures knew of their arrive and started to swarm around them. They were outnumbered by twenty to one. Seeing that they were going to need more power, Optimus combine with OP team to gain the upper hand. Crossways cocked his wrist lasers. There was nothing like blasting away mindless creatures to make yourself feel better.

"Come and get me, you stupid animals!" shouted Crossways as he started to blast away.

Azura just shook her head at her brother as she pulled out her staff and extend it to full length. He had such an anger problem. Still, he was family. Running up to him, they got back to back and cover each other from the coming animals robots. Meanwhile, Hot Shot had powerlinx with Inferno and now was thinning the attackers. Soon enough, there huge numbers were growing smaller and smaller.

"We have them almost beaten!" cried out Ironhide.

"Not yet, we don't!" shouted Jetfire.

Kicker just zoomed around the area, blasted and kicking wherever it was need. That Autobot was right at least. This things were almost beaten. It would only take a little more time. Suddenly, one of the metal cat came charging towards Kicker. He tried to dodge it, but it was too late. Soon as it exploded from the crash, Kicker was sent flying from High-Wire.

"Ah!"

"Kicker!" cried out Optimus, "Here!"

Kicker watch as Optimus sent something towards him in a burst of light. It came into contain and then Kicker found himself in a battle ready suit. He knew at once this was something his dad, Dr, Jones had come up with. Quickly, he landed on his feet, just as the rest of the attacking creatures were defeated.

"We did!" cheered Azura as she hugged her brother.

"Will you get off of me," he growled.

Optimus walked over to Kicker, "are you ok, Kicker?" he asked.

"I was just fine until you came along," he grumble, wiping himself clean.

"Hey, you can't talk to Optimus like that," said Ironhide.

Kicker just glared at him, "what are you going to do about it," he said as he kicked Ironhide in the leg.

"Ouch! Why you little twerp,"

"Ha, I think I like this kid," laugh Crossways.

"Crossways!" shouted Azura as she just whack her brother in the head.

Optimus just moaned. This was just a long day.

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Hex:Ah, it was so beautiful...don't you think guys?

Demolisher: I demand you get us down from the ceiling! I will not stand being tied next to an Autobot!

Inferno: You and my both, ugly!

Hex: Only on one condiction...

Both:What?

Hex:You two must behave yourself for the rest of the story.

Demolisher: And how long will that be?

Hex: No clue, but over 20 chapters maybe more.