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'What if 'all the Decepitcons were offlined in the battle in Egypt? Can the Autobots finally get on with their lives? Where would they go? Where too would they want to work and live? These are just a few questions and challenges that they will have to face as they gear down from war life to a civilian life.
Later in the story the Autobots develop their hologram program allowing them to appear as a human outside their alt mode.
Characters to name a few in the story: Staylie, Ironhide's little femme, Rammer, Optimus' son, and Ratchet's twins, Bounce and Beamer. There will be other names I'll create, but I'll mention them in later chapters.
Disclaimer: In short I own nothing and make nothing either, just the crazy idea for this story. However, Hasbro, Paramount and Dreamworks studios own the rights to the Transformers and the movie characters.
Chapter One
It's about the Autobots and the NEST teams' return to the base. Optimus goes in for some repairs and a secret love between two Autobots is revealed.
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Forward
It had been two hard and long months right after the final battle was won. The remains of Megatron and the Decepticons were this time dismantled to Primes' liken and too out of respect of 'their' customs.
It was the final end to a way to long and deadly war between two factions and now earths' people. This wasn't the way Prime wanted it to end, but he knew that earth couldn't sustain another battle between them. Prime had fatally killed Megatron and beheaded the fallen. They left out when the clean up was completed onboard an aircraft carrier bound for Guam. After arriving there they board the planes for the flight home.
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Diego Garcia 0800 hours
The planes landed shortly after 0800 hours that morning and for the final time the NEST team has made it back safely to base. As the crews began to unload the cargo and equipment, the Autobots reported to their private hanger for a short meeting with Optimus in the rect room. He was the last one to enter the room as the others were just seated around on the couches and chairs. He slowly but surly made he's way over and sat down in his large chair and began to speak.
"As you all know and I'm happy to finally say it, the war is over."
Optimus said with utter relief. Upon the other Autobots hearing their Prime, they too felt a sense of relief that finally had begun to creep in.
"Thank you, all of you for standing by me through this war. I'm proud of your courage and dedication to the cause we have held so dear and that is, peace is the right of all sentinel beings."
Prime paused as he took another ragged breath. Ratchet who had been monitoring his condition; knew soon that he would need to get Optimus out of here and in his med bay.
"It's been an honor to serve with you all." Optimus said moments later but rather softly because; there was a twinge of sadness that was felt amongst the room. That of the loss of dear friends and family who have died fighting this war.
Just as Optimus had said that, Ironhide stood up.
"No, the honor to serve under your leadership is ours Prime," he said as he stood facing his Prime with pride.
With that said others too began chanting, "yeah, we own our victory to you Optimus."
Optimus slightly nodded at their remarks and smiled though, as he felt humbled to be so loved by those under his command.
"Thank you, but it was a joint team effort with the humans and I pray to Primus that we never forget too the sacrifices they have made for us in this war. But now a change in our lives begins and it will take us some time to adjust and learn the ways of a civilian life here on earth. But I see us facing that challenge just like all the other challenges we have had before and that is with courage and determination."
Optimus had said that as he looked on at the others. His words of courage, Optimism and he's honesty to them has long ago endured to him their respect and now too of the humans. He's faith through it to the bitter end has never wavered and for that they were very grateful to him.
"Where do we go from here, Optimus?" Mudflap sincerely asked.
"We will stay here for now; I'll be shortly meeting again with Major Lennox when I'm released from med bay,"
Optimus answered with a slight smirk to which a few chuckles were heard about the room.
But moments later though, the room fell deathly quiet. It was like everyone was just hit by the realization that the war was truly over. A time of reflection and a time to relax their guard, something that the older ones have not been able to do in a long time.
Ratchet however, didn't stay quiet long.
"For now I need to get Optimus in my med bay," Ratchet said breaking the silence as he stood up pointing towards the door.
"All right, the rest of you go and help Major Lennox unload the rest of the planes, dismissed."
Optimus said as he nodded at Ratchet who was standing with he's hands on his hips impatiently waiting and worried. He did slowly and but painfully get up from his chair to leave but after the others had left followed behind by Ratchet.
Though Optimus had recovered some from his fatal injuries he suffered by Megatron; he still had a leaking engeron line around his spark chamber. Too, the inside of his stomach lining was torn in several places thus preventing him from in-taking their usual energy source by month. So the engeron was administered via an IV port on he's wrist daily during the trip home. Ratchet did temporarily patch the main intake line to his spark chamber while they were in Egypt. But Optimus had insisted that he help somewhat with the clean up effort, which only troubled Ratchet and Ironhide even more.
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Bee, the twins, Sideswipe and Ironhide made their way out of the hanger and over to the tarmac were Lennox's team was busy unloading. On the way Bee walking behind everyone else thinking about Arcee he decided to ask Ironhide something.
"Ironhide is Acree going to be okay?'
Bee asked cautiously though glad he was finally able to speak some with his own voice. Ratchet had finally re-worked part of the circuit board on his voice unit while on the aircraft carrier but it wasn't quite healed. Ironhide turned around and faced Bee looking a little startled by his concern and said,
"Yes, of course she is."
Ironhide said as he looked briefly at Bee confidently then shook his head and continued walking off in the direction of where Lennox and his team were. Bee although, was not as convinced and it showed.
Arcee had survived Starscreams pulsating plasma blast, but her other counterparts had not. Although she suffered a dislocated hip joint and her upper leg strut was fractured in two places, Ratchet was able to realign her hip and weld her leg strut back together. Ratchet put her on medical leave to rest and upon return to base she went to her quarters.
Just as they rounded the corner of the hanger one of the twins spoke up.
"Yeah, she's one tough femme; she'll be okay and boss bot too. Old hatchet will have them up and going in no time, you'll see."
Mudflap said trying to lift Bee's spirits some, though at first it seem that it had only won him a chuckle from Sideswipe.
"It's Ratchet and thank you," Bee politely said as he was walking behind Mudflap.
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"Major Lennox," Ironhide called out to him as he approached. Lennox then turned around upon hearing Ironhide's voice.
"Prime wants us to assist with anything you need moved and put away."
Ironhide said as he stood facing him.
"Good, how is he doing?" Lennox asked out of concern.
"Mumm, he's going under now for repairs, he'll be fine. I'm just glad he's with us now."
Ironhide said in a rare moment of tenderness. Lennox understood, he knew that Ironhide was Optimus' guardian and how bad of a toll the forest fight took on him. Ironhide had felted guilty for not being there fast enough to back Optimus up.
"Yes I'm too, I just hope the big guy takes it easy for once and take some much needed rest.
"Prime doesn't know the meaning of rest, but I'll mention it that you said so,"
Ironhide said with a smirk across he's face.
"No but if Ratchet orders him he will. Remember the last time when he twisted he's knee in that Brazil recon last year," Lennox said as he looked up at Ironhide who just made a grunting noise.
"Yeah, and who's the mech he leaned on and damn near sunk in the mud and mosquito infested forest the two hundred or so miles back to the airstrip, me!"
Ironhide retorted but then they both began to chuckled about it.
"Yeah you did and he told me later in private how embarrassing that was. That he should have seen that big hole in the ground. But anyways, there's fifteen crates over there stacked already. They go in the storage hanger next to you hanger."
Lennox said as he pointed to the crates along side of the plane but then Ironhide had noticed that Lennox had seemed a little worried by the tone in his voice just then.
Ironhide stood there a moment trying to understand the look on Lennox's face. He knew that Lennox and Prime had become the best of friends both officially and time spent here on base together. Their conversations and off time spent traveling together have help build a lasting friendship and it was then he concluded that Will was worried too for them now.
"Will, we'll be fine. We will find ways here to support ourselves," Ironhide said sincerely then took off towards the crates.
Lennox slightly shook he's head as Ironhide had turned around to join the others whom were taking the crates and putting them away. He is still amazed at how they too have the same emotions as humans do and that they have adapted well to human society over the years. Even adapting some of the human gestures commonly used in expressing feelings.
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In the Rect room two hours later
The Autobots had finished up with helping Major Lennox and his team unloads the planes and some of the autobots then returned to the rect room to wait on word from Ratchet about Optimus. But many of them were in there contemplating somewhat privately about their mix feelings towards their future here. For many of the younger ones who weren't around then to enjoy the civil peace and the normal life in the city of Iacon before the war; it was a chance now to experience that for the first time.
Ironhide sat alone in the corner working on his personal data pad. He would never admit it to anyone but he had been unusually grumpy and stand-offish lately. He took Optimus' apparent death the hardest next to Bee. He berated himself for not getting to the forest fast enough when he heard Optimus call for him. Unbeknownst to Ironhide Bee had came over and sat near him.
"I just got a call from Sam; he's been home for a few hours. They finally released him from the hospital this morning California time." Bee said.
Ironhide stopped what he was doing and looked up at the kid and said, "I know how much you want to be there,"
Bee smiled and yet Ironhide knew there was something else on the younglings mind.
"Yes, with him and Mikalea, but my life too. I'm glad now to finally be able to start my plans."
Bee said as Ironhide then looked up surprised somewhat.
"What plan youngling, my I ask?" Ironhide asked exquisitely.
Bee sat there a moment and thought about it, all of it. About their plans, the love they have secretly had for each other and the life they dreamed about now that the war is finally over.
"Mine, or should I say Arcee and I." Bee stated waiting to see what Ironhide would say to that.
He knew Ironhide had known they were best of friends from their youth and that they often worked together on missions.
"Humm, both," Ironhide quickly answered.
"For now my concern is for her yes, but I think you have also known I've loved her for a long time."
Bee said as he stood up to leave. Ironhide rarely smiled but he did slightly grinned.
"Yes I have and so has Optimus, he was glad for you when Arcee made it here in more ways than one." Ironhide said inwhich surprised Bee.
"Chromia and Elita will make it here someday too. I know you miss Chromia just like Optimus misses Elita;" Bee spoke so encouraging in his softly natural voice.
"I know she and Elita will be here someday young one. Them two will survive I know it and so does Prime. Go on and check on her I'll com you when I hear from Ratchet."
Ironhide said to Bee who stood there in the doorway. Bee then gave Ironhide a thumbs up and left and Ironhide was alone again as he sat there thinking. The others in the room were quiet possible thinking the same, was there any autobots taking refuge among the stars still alive?
Okay I end chapter one revised here. Next chapter Ironhide gives his POV and Ratchet in the med bay with Optimus.
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