(sparkling P.O.V)

I was worm, warmer that I have been for a long time. I snuggled closer to the source and I could hear a kind of humming sound. It was soothing. I feel safe here, wherever here is. I was hungry but I didn't want to move or leave that feeling of safety. "Wait, we're not suppose to be hungry when we're dead! Right?" I thought before stretching and opening my eyes. When I saw were I was or rather on who I had been sleeping on, I had to blink several times. That's when I realize that the dream I had was not a dream.

"Your real!" I exclaim, but it wasn't words that came out, it was a variety of chirps and clicks.

(normal P.O.V)

The clicking sound woke Optimus up. The sparkling was trying to get closer to his face but wen he opened his optics to look at her, she stopped, unsure. She still remembered how the people had always treated her in her other life and she didn't know what will make it different in this one. At that moment there was a weird growling sound. She was startled by it and looked around the room in fear. That's when Optimus smile at her.

"You don't need to be afraid. There's no monsters here. It's just your empty tank telling you that you need to refuel" he reassured her gently. She looked at him a little embarrassed before her tank growled again. "We don't have sparkling energon, but I'm sure Ratchet will think of something" he said before carefully siting up so she didn't fall down. She looked at him in curiosity wandering what a sparkling was. She never heard that term in the movies before.

The more time he spend with her the more he wanted to keep her, but he knew it wasn't right so he put his feelings aside. There was more important thing to do at this moment, like feeding the hungry child in his arms. He checked his internal clock and was shocked to find out that it was 9 am. He had overslepted. Securing his hold on her, he stood up from his berth and walked out of his quarters. While he was making his way to the med bay, the sparkling was looking at everything she could see with big curious baby blue optics. Entering the med bay, Optimus saw that only Ratchet was there.

"If it's not a life threatening situation, come back later. I have important thing to do" said the medic grumpily without looking up from what he was doing.

(sparkling P.O.V)

I was so hungry that my stomach or tank as Optimus called it, started to hurt. Event if I was used to that feeling from years of starving and searching for food to survive. I couldn't stop making the most pitiful cry of my life. I think that sound was universal. I had heard it before. It was the sound a baby made to tell his parents that he was hungry.

(normal P.O.V)

Ratchet froze in mid movement before he slowly turned around. He was so sure that he had imagined that sound. So wen he saw the sparkling in his leader's arms, his processor crashed. Optimus sighed at his medic reaction while the sparkling giggled when she saw him feint. It took 2 minutes for Ratchet to come back online. When he did, he took the sparkling from his leader so fast that she squeaked in surprise. Then he started to do scan after scan to reassure himself that she was real.

"Ratchet, she is very much real I assure you" say the Prime to his medic. Ratchet looked at Optimus with absolute disbelieve.

"But how is it possible? The Allspark is gone and last time I checked none of the femmes was carrying" ask the CMO.

"I don't know old friend, but I found her in my room when I came back from a meeting this morning and she wasn't there when I first left. It's like she appeared from thin air" he answer.

"Sparklings don't just appear like that Optimus. Someone must have put her there when you were out" says Ratchet with the sparkling still in his arms and even more hungry. Before she could stop herself, she let out an other loud pitiful yell of hunger and started crying. That brought Ratchet's attention back to her. Giving the child back to his leader, he went in search of materials to build a temporary bottle to feed her until he could build a proper one. Optimus start to rock her gently in hope to calm her a little. At this stage she was too hungry to calm down. In fact, she didn't have control over her reaction. She only stopped when something was pushed in her mouth and she started to suck the liquid coming from it.

(Optimus P.O.V)

While I feed her, Ratchet was scanning to know who was her creators. Watching her drink her energon with half open optics and a contented purring (imagine yourself bottle feeding a kitten). I promptly felt my spark melt with love for the little child and without knowing it, I started purring myself. I held her closer to my chest in an unconscious act of possessiveness.

(normal P.O.V)

Hearing an other set of purring, Ratchet looked from his scan monitor just in time to see his Prime hold the sparkling closer to him. Arching one brow plate at the scene he shook his head before returning to his monitor to read the result. "That is unusual, it's the first time I ever saw Prime act that possessively. Almost like..." his though were interrupted by the beeping of the monitor. He almost crashed again at seeing the data on who was the creator of the sparkling.

"What in the pit!?"he exclaim in shock.

"Is something wrong Ratchet?"asked Optimus.

"Yes! The result say that there is only one creator coding and it's impossible because there must be two to create a sparkling!"answered the CMO.

"Are you sure you didn't miss something when you did the scan?"asked the Prime.

"No, and that's not all. The scan say that the coding is yours" he said, still in shock.

"What! But I never..." didn't finish Optimus. He looked at the child drinking the energon from the bottle in his arms. "She's really mine? How? I don't understand. Is that feeling of been watched last night have something to do with it?" He asked himself deep in though. Suddenly, an ancient, powerful and wise presence could be felt in the med bay before a voice was heard by all those present.

"Yes she's yours. I have granted you your spark desire for a child of your own and gave you my blessings. Take good care of her young Prime, because her soul is begging and longing for love and acceptance. Now I will show you and your medic what her old life has been" it says. Optimus and Ratchet where suddenly assaulted by the memories of all the suffering and misery that she went through before Primus gave her an other chance.

"HOW CAN PEOPLE DO THAT TO A INNOCENT CHILD!" burst Ratchet in rage and disgust at what the people did to her. "IF I EVER SAW THOSE EXCUSE OF HUMANS THEY WILL HAVE A TASTE OF MY WRENCH!" he kepted raging. Optimus just held her protectively against him, his spark breaking for her at all that she had to suffer before.

"I will love her with all that I am. I give you my word Primus" says Optimus to his God.

"Good, I know you will. You can share the knowledge with others" Primus said before leaving. Putting the empty bottle aside, the Prime lift the sparkling to level with his face. She looked at him with insecurity and curiosity.

"It doesn't matter to me if you were a human in your old life. You are mine now and I will never let something like what you endured happen again. I promise you that I will love you and protect you until the day I go offline" he promised her. He saw the hope in her optics before she encircled what she could of his face with her arms and nuzzled him.

(sparkling P.O.V)

It's the only thing I ever wanted. To be loved and protected. I reached for him with all my soul and felt something connect with it before the most powerful feeling of love I ever felt was sent to me.

~I promised my sparkling. I will never let anyone do that to you ever again~he said through our new bond. I sent him my happiness and hopes. In return he sent me his love and protectiveness he felt towards me.

~Love you toodaddy~ I told him.