Hot Shot was a little shaky on the whole leader thing, but Optimus was the same way when he first became leader. Hot Shot asked the minicons if they wanted to stay or come back to cybertron and all the mincons decided to come back with them. Jetfire and Scavenger made sure Hot Shot did everything right, but so far he was doing things just fine. He was taking his new role as leader slowly, but he was getting better everyday.

All were proud of the way Hot Shot prgressed. All knew if Optimus were there he would be proud too.

"It's a shame Optimus couldn't see his own son turn into such a great leader," smiled Scavenger as he watched Hot Shot see everything through.

"Yes, he would be so proud of him," smiled Red Alert. "You know, even sometimes when he gets on my nerves I knew that one day destiny would point him in this direction."

"Yes, he's a natural born leader . . . just like his father," smiled Scavenger.

Red Alert then crossed his arms and turned to Scavenger with a serious face. He then said-

"When do you plan on telling him Scavenger?"

Scavenger then, too, crossed his arms and his face became serious. He thoght for a moment and then gazed at the new commander.

"No-no, Sideswipe that goes there not there, what is it Jolt, hhh just listen to me will ya?" Hot Shot sighed having his hands full of things to do.

Scavenger then turned to the doctor and said-

"When we get back to cybertron."

"Do you think he'll be ready?" asked Red Alert looking at the overwhelmed Hot Shot.

He'd have to be," sighed Scavenger. "For if I don't tell him then the high council will and I do NOT want then to be the ones to tell him."

"You're right Scavenger," said Red Alert. "And besides I think he should be good and ready when we get back to cybertron."

"Yea, he should," said Scavenger gazing at Hot Shot once again. "I hope he will be."

When everything was ready they prepared to leave, but the kids wanted to come. Hot Shot told them it would be too dangerous, but then the minicons wanted them to come as well.

"Guys, it's too dangerous for humans," said Hot Shot.

"Please Hot Shot," said the minicons. "We will need them . . . what would Optimus do if he were in your position Hot Shot?"

This stopped Hot Shot from saying anything. He thoght what he would do and then answered them saying-

"Well, as long as I knew Optimus I'd say he'd know it would be too dangerous for them, but . . . I know . . . He'd let them come."

"Are you sure Hot Shot?" asked Scavenger.

"Yea, and besides . . . I know it's what Optimus would want," smiled Hot Shot placing his hand on his spark.

Scavenger then smiled at that.

Yes he would, thought Scavenger. Sometimes I think he already knows who his father really was.

All the autobots pretty much knew that Hot Shot was Optimus' real son. (All but Hoist and Sideswipe that is.) They all smiled as he said that. They all knew that Hot Shot spoke the truth. They all knew Optimus would have done that if he were there now.

And so they left earth with the children. Alexis gave a message to Rad's dad before they left. The humans then found the autobot base. None could believe that this was all true.

"So Rad told the truth," gasped Rad's dad as he gazed at the base.

The autobots made their way through space towards cybertron. They soon caught up with the decepticons, but never expected on them fighting them. So they all got out to fight the decepticons.

"Well, the decepticons haven't changed a bit," joked Jetfire as he took off.

"Why would they?" smiled Hot Shot getting out.

The autobots then clashed with the decepticons, but Megatron had the requiem blaster with him and began shooting all he could. Starscream had gotten in a quarrel with Hot Shot, but Starscream didn't want to fight the ones who were so nice to him long ago.

"Come back you traitor!" shouted Hot Shot trying to chase after him.

I can't fight them, thought Starscream as he flew off.

But then Megatron had almost hit Scavenger and Sideswipe with the laster and now aimed it at the autobot's ship. Starscream looked and saw the children in there. He never wanted the children to ever get hurt.

"NO MEGATRON!" shouted Starscream trying to stop him.

Then Hot Shot saw this and so came to their aide. As soon as Megatron fired Hot Shot came and kicked Megatron in the side of the face making him miss the ship, but barely. As Starscream saw this he let out his breath that he held in and sighed in relief.

"How dare you autobot!" shouted Megatron.

Sorry Megatron, but you're going to have to go through me first," smiled Hot Shot.

"So what," started Megatron looking up and down Hot Shot. "Are you the new Prime or something . . . huh, that's pathetic."

"We'll see about that!" said Hot Shot as he raced in to punch Megatron.

Megatron blocked his hit, but Hot Shot came back and kicked him in the side of his face making him fly back. This greatly angered Megatron.

How dare a mere youngling touch me, growled Megatron in his mind.

"So what . . . are you still the decepticon leader or something . . . that's pathetic," mocked Hot Shot as he gazed at the fallen decepticon leader.

"WHY YOU!!" shouted Megatron as he came quickly and grabbed Hot Shot by the throat.

Hot Shot then kicked Megatron in the gut and then turned his back to him and elbowed him in the same place making Megatron stumble down.

"I won't let you hurt anyone any more Megatron. Not so long as I'm leader," pointed Hot Shot straightening.

Right then and there when Megatron heard him speak those words and straighten he could have sworn he saw Optimus Prime as him.

"Optimus?" said Megatron looking at Hot Shot confused.

"Did anyone tell you Megatron that you have some serious issues?" asked Hot Shot.

Then Megatron came and tackled him. This caused Hot Shot to fall back onto an asteroid. Megatron then tried shooting the yellow mech but Hot Shot dodged the blast and came back and clashed with the decepticon leader. They struggled against each other just like Optimus would do.

"Err, you are no Optimus!" shouted Megatron.

"I know!" struggled Hot Shot.

Then Megatron pointed his gun at the autobot's head.

"Oh no you don't Megatron!" said Hot Shot as he dodged it.

He jumped over him, but just as he landed behind Megatron he had already turned and shot his guns at him. Hot Shot was hit in the chest and fell down. He laid there limp. He couldn't move anything.

The minicons knew Hot Shot would die and all would be lost so they took the matrix and held it high. They needed to find Optimus and bring him back.

When Optimus died he went to the place where all autobots go when they die . . . to the Allspark. It was like heaven to the transformers. There he met everyone he knew when he was young. He had seen all his ancestors, all his dear friends, and . . . Elita.

"Welcome Optimus," she smiled her blue optics shinning with in a white fair light.

"Elita," he gasped as he ran into her arms and held her close. "I've waited so long to see you again."

"Why are you here?" she asked him.

"I am here because I have saved a dear planet . . . earth," he smiled.

He then told her everything of what happened and she smiled and said-

"It has been long since I have seen cybertron. Much has gone on."

"Yes it has," said Optimus as he laid his head on her lap.

"How is our son?" she asked. "I couldn't tell you how happy I was not to see him here."

"He should be well. He was since I last saw him," said Optimus. "But so much bad happened to him since you died."

"Oh Primus, don't tell me he's a decepticon!" she said covering her mouth in fear.

"No!" laughed Optimus seeing her reaction.

"Then what?" she asked. "I'm all audio receivers."

And so Optimus told her of all that happened to their son. How he lost him at 2,000 and saw him again at 11,000. He told her about the transformers who raised him.

"What'd they name him?" she asked eager to know what her son's personality was like.

"Hot Shot," said Optimus.

"Hot Shot?" she said a bit confused, but soon figured it out. "Oh no, he gets that from your side. That is all your fault that he was named that!"

"My fault?!" said Optimus getting up. "As I remember Elita you were like that when you were little. I was the quiet one remember?"

"Not as a teenager," she said placing her hands on her hips.

"Fine!" gave Optimus. "We're both to blame for OUR son's behaviour."

Elita just giggled at that. She then smiled and looked at her love and asked-

"What's he like?"

"Well I'll tell you Elita . . . He's got a temper as hot as a wildfire, but he's as soft as anything you would ever see. He always puts others before him and he's fast . . . that makes him very hard to catch when he gets in trouble. He rather take the blame then his friends who were the ones who did it. He's a femme'sbot I'll tell you."

"Hm, just like you were," smiled Eita rubbing his chest. "It's just you were afraid of femmes. Tell me, will I have any grandchildren soon?"

"Oh no," said Optimus shaking his head. "He doesn't even like anyone at the moment."

"Well just you wait," started Elita. "A nice femme will come along that's just like our Hot Shot and sweep him off his feet."

"Maybe someday," sighed Optimus. "I just wish I could be there to see it."

"So do I," Elita smiled sadly. "May Primus guide his paths with care."

"Yes . . . may He," said Optimus laying his head back on Elita's lap.

There they stayed. Elita rubbed Optimus' face ever so lightly and Optimus felt, finally after all those years of war, truly at peace. Then after the longest time Optimus said-

"I never want to leave."

"I know Optimus," she smiled as she looked around. "Everything is so . . . peaceful here. It makes you forget there ever was a war."

Then there came green lights to them and they found that they were minicons.

"The minicons?" said Optimus getting up. "What are they going here?"

"Please come Optimus," they said. "The humans are in grave danger."

"What?" said Optimus. "Why can't they handle things themselves?"

"Hot Shot held Megatron off as long as he could, but he is at the point of death now," they said.

Optimus then turned to Elita and she just looked into his golden optics and he into her blue optics. She then cupped his face with her hands and he placed his hand onhers that cupped his face. She then said-

"Go Optimus. Help your men . . . help our son."

"Elita," started Optimus.

"Shh," she said placing a thin finger on his faceplate."I'll always be waiting for you. Now go cause I never want to see our son here . . . ever."

Optimus then opened his faceplate and kissed her one last time.

"I love you Elita."

"And I will always love you," she smiled.

Then Optimus turned to the minicons and with determination in his optics he said-

"Show me the way."

Megatron looked down at the poor mech and then placed his foot on the his dying throat. Hot Shot tried to pry his foot off his neck, but he was too weak.

"I don't know why I let you pathetic autobots live," sighed Megatron. "Oh well, no more nice bot for you."

He then pointed the requiem blaster at Hot Shot's face and readied to pull the trigger. Hot Shot could feel the plasma heating up in the gun and he knew he was done for.

NO! thought Hot Shot. I've failed everyone . . . I've failed Optimus.

Then as Megatron pulled the trigger a bright light/force of some kind came and pushed him off Hot Shot.

"What the-" started Megatron. "What now?!

Then as Hot Shot's optice dimmed he swore he saw Optimus Prime himself.

"Is that you Optimus?" he asked his body shutting down.

Then Optimus broke through the light and came back to life once again. He then chased the decepticons off and saw the damage his men had taken. He then looked and saw his son not moving on an asteroid.

"Hot Shot!" cried Optimus as he came to him.

He knelt down to his limp son and saw his optics barely glowing.

"Optimus," gasped Hot Shot barely being able to talk. "I'm . . . sorry . . . I tried."

"No Hot Shot," started Optimus.

But then Hot Shot went offline and his body went limp for good.

"NO!" shouted Optimus.

He then pisked up his son and held him close to him. He then gathered the rest of his men and entered the ship.

"Optimus, sir?" started Red Alert.

Before he could say anything else Optimus placed Hot Shot in the medical bay on a small table and said-

"Hurry, you have to save him!"

Red Alert looked at Hot Shot's injurys and then at Optimus and said-

"His wounds are deep, but I'll do what I can."

Red Alert then shut the doors to the medical bay and all waited. The kids came running in and saw Optimus.

"It really is you!" they rejoiced.

Then all saw what happend to Hot Shot and became quiet. They looked and saw how worried Optimus was. Rad then came up to Optimus and said-

"Optimus . . . if Hot Shot is any much like you then I know he'll be fine . . . after all he is your son."

Optimus then froze as he gazed at the smiling children. He then turned to Scavenger and before he spoke Scavenger smiled and said-

"They figured it out a long time ago Optimus."

Optimus turned to the kids, sighed and said-

"I hope you're right."

Then Red Alert came out and Optimus stood and said-

"Is he alright Red Alert?"

"Hot Shot is fine . . . for now," said Red Alert with a plain face.

"What do you mean 'for now'?" asked Optimus now ever worried.

"He sustained some heavy fire to his spark. He's weak, but with good rest he should be okay," smiled Red Alert.

"Good," sighed Optimus placing his hand on his spark.

The children had never seen him so scared in their life. They hoped Hot Shot would pull through.

"May I see him?" asked Optimus.

"Yes you may," said Red Alert stepping aside.

Optimus entered and from there the children watched him as he came to his son.

"Hot Shot," whispered Optimus as he gazed at his son.

Hot Shot had all sorts of wires upon him and his spark beated very slowly. Megatron had done an awful toll on him. Hot Shot would have given his life just to protect those he loved . . . just like Optimus. He was so weak right now.

Optimus placed his hand on the side of Hot Shot's face and felt how cold he was. Seeing Hot Shot like this almost brought tears to his optics.

"I should have come sooner," said Optimus almost gagging with sadness. "Look what Megatron has done to you."

he then placed Hot Shot's hand in his. He was so limp that Optimus could feel hardly any life. Optimus then kissed Hot Shot on his forehead and whispered to him-

"Be safe my son . . . be safe."

Optimus sat next to Hot Shot the whole time. he didn't even move to stretch. He just sat there ever watching his son. The kids prayed Hot Shot would be alright, but so far he hadn't waken up yet.

"Red Alert said he was going to be fine right?" asked Carlos.

"Well he also said his spark, which is like our heart, is weak. He needs rest, but we have one problem," said Alexis.

"What is it Alexis?" asked Rad.

"If Hot Shot wakes up he'll never listen to him and he won't rest. That might result in his spark being forever damaged," she said.

"Gosh . . . I hope he'll be alright," said Rad.

The kids gazed at them through the glass wall. They heard nothing. They just watched them sit there. Then they saw something that not only surprised them, but Optimus too.

Optimus jumped out of his seat as the kids saw Hot Shot's head move. They then saw Red Alert run to check Hot Shot through and through. They couldn't hear them speak, but they knew Hot Shot was speaking to them.

"Optimus?" he said softly as he gazed at his commander. "I'm sorry Optimus . . . I-I failed."

"No you didn't soldier," Optimus said in his softest tome of voice.

"What do you mean?" asked Hot Shot raising his head. "Megatron killed me."

"He can't," said Optimus.

"What?" asked Hot Shot ever confused.

"'Cause I won't ever let him," smiled Optimis with a soft smile.

Hot Shot then laid his head back down with a sigh of relief. HE then gave a small smile as he optics shut off and said-

Then the minicons did bring you back."

"That's good," said Red Alert. "Now he'll get the rest he needs to heal that spark of his."

Optimus then looked back down at the sleeping Hot Shot and said-

"Yes, he will."

Optimus then left to the command center knowing that Hot Shot would be well. They proceeded their journey to their home planet cybertron. It would take a while to get there, but they never gave up hope of seeing their beloved home again. With Optimus back in command they now had more hope then ever.

"Man, I can't wait till we get back to cybertron," smiled Hoist as he leaned back in his chair.

"Me neither," said Blurr. "It'll be good to see home again."

Everything was going fine. Red Alert would check on Hot Shot every now and then, but one time Hot Shot decided to get up. Even though he shouldn't have been walking around he wanted to. He was very weak and his chest hurt him a bit.

He walked around where no one would see him, especialy Red Alert for e knew if he caught him he would get so mad at him wandering around and not getting the rest he needed that he would bolt him to the bed. Hot Shot smiled at the thought of Red Alert's face if he saw him. He then decided he'd get back. As he made his way back to the medical bay he saw something unusual outside the window.

"What the?" he gasped as he saw a large black hole opening.

He then made his way outside to make sure it was one and it was!

"Oh no!" gasped Hot Shot.

"Hot Shot!" came a voice.

He turned and saw Red Alert running to him.

"Get back inside now!" he shouted coming to his side.

Then an electrical force came from the black hole and grabbed Red Alert. Sideswipe saw this on the monitors and also saw Red Alert and Hot Shot outside.

"OH NO!" he gasped as he ran out of the room.

"Sideswipe what is it?" asked Optimus.

"Optimus," said Hoist looking at the monitors. "Look."

Then as all saw they prepared for the worst.

"Primus no!" gasped Optimus running after Sideswipe.

Red Alert was being pulled into the black hole, but Hot Shot wasn't going to let that happen.

"Oh no, Red Alert!" he shouted as he grabbed his hand.

Hot Shot tried to pull him back, but force had grabbed him too. It them then began to hurt his spark and this made him stop struggling.

"NO!" cried Sideswipe tring to grab at them.

"No Sidswipe!" said Optimus grabbing him and pulling him back.

Optimus knew it was too late to pull them back. He knew only Primus could save them now. The ship was then pulled into the black hole as well. Now there was only darkness.

Hot Shot would have slept for a while, but the pain in his spark woke him too quickly. It would not let his rest at all.

"Hot Shot, are you okay?" asked Red Alert as he came to him.

Hot Shot got up with a bit of pain and then shook off the dir from his hands and said-

"Yea, and you?"

"I'm fine. Just banged up a bit. I'll set up a beacon so the others can locate us," He said as he pressed a button on his leg. "If you would have just listened to me and stayed put we would't be in this mess. Primus, I swear next time I'll bolt you to the bed!"

At that Hot Shot gave out a little chuckle and then he looked around and saw that the ground was salt and trees metal.

"Where do you suppose are we?" asked Hot Shot.

"Let's hope not on the other side of the galaxy," he said glaring at Hot Shot angrily.

"Hey I'm sorry," shrugged Hot Shot.

"Yea, you're just lucky your spark wasn't furthermore damaged when we were sucked into that black hole," said Red Alert.

The Hot Shot heard something.

"Shh," he said raising his hand.

"What is it Hot Shot?" asked Red Alert.

"I heard something," he said looking around.

Then from the sky falls a dark figure. As it landed in front of them it looked just like Optimus, but pitch black.

"Optimus?!" gasped Hot Shot.

It then tackled him to the ground.

Hot Shot!" gasped Red Alert seeing the monster take Hot Shot down.

Then it turned and blasted him. Meanwhile the decepticons saw the blast and so came towards it. Red Alert and Hot Shot then transformed and drove away from the black Optimus. It then transformed as well and chased after them.

"It's just like him!" said Hot Shot as he barely dodged fire from it.

"Keep driving Hot Shot!" said Red Alert.

Then the decepticons joined the chase and so they halted. They thoght this was the decepticons' doing, but when the black Optimus attacked Megatron they knew it wasn't true. It then attacked them all and they fought hard against it, but Megatron grew tired of fighting it so shot it with the requiem blaster . . . but Red Alert and Hot Shot were right behind it.

"NO DON'T!!" shouted Starscream as he saw he would kill the autobots.

But it was too late. Before Starscream knew it he gazed at a bright light from the blaster.

The autobots were following their signal, but in that moment it vanished.

"We lost their signal!" said Sideswipe beginning to panic.

They then tired to go where they last received their signal from, but it felt like they weren't even moving at all.

"Can't you go any faster?!" shouted Hoist deeply concerned for his friends.

"I'll fry the engines if I do!!" growled Blurr.

"Come on," whispered Optimus wanting to get there as fast as they could.

Back on the strange salt planet Megatron gave out a loud laugh at the sight of the black Optimus' remains. Starscream then looked and saw that the autobots were still alive . . . but barely.

"Red Alert . . . are-are you okay?" asked Hot Shot looking over at the doctor.

"I'm right here Hot Shot," he said turning his head.

"I-I don't think I can move my legs," gasped Hot Shot.

Then just as Megatron was about to blast them to the next life Starscream stopped him saying-

"Wait Megatron, why don't we take them both hostage? We could use them to lure the other autobots here."

Megtron thought for a moment and then decided it was a good idea.

"Yes, we could use them. Take them back to the ship."

He then turned and left. Demolisher and Starscream came to take Hot Shot and Red Alert.

"On your feet autobot," said Demolisher to Hot Shot.

"Err, why you!" Hot Shot said as he got up and moved towards him.

"No don't Hot Shot!" said Red Alert.

Then all of Hot Shot's strength was spent and he fell to the ground with an aching spark.

"Ahh, my spark!" he cried.

"He needs medical attention NOW!" said Red Alert as Starscream gently helped him up.

"He'll get it once we get back to the ship," said Starscream helping Red Alert to their ship.

Demolisher then put Hot Shot on his shoulder, but Hot Shot struggled.

"Let go!" he cried.

He then shut up as a jolt of pain shot through his chest, but he still strugled. Demolisher couldn't get anywhere. Megatron grew tired of this so came and took Hot Shot himself.

"Hhh, if you want something done right you'll have to do it yourself," he sighed placing Hot Shot on his shoulder and went to the ship.

There they placed them in the medical bay. Starscream started to help Red Alert repair himself so he could repair Hot Shot. They placed Hot Shot on a table and there he ached all over.

"I need to tend to him fast," said Red Alert.

Then something happened that wasnt supposed to happen. Nemesis Prime, the black Optimus Prime, came back to life and saught out to destroy the autobots. He entered the decepticon ship and started attacking anything in sight. It attacked Megatron, Demolisher and, Starscream.

It then came to the medical bay and found the autobots.

"No, he found us!" said Red Alert.

Then it took a dark sword in his hand and came to the paralized Hot Shot. It then raised it above Hot Shot's spark abd then drove it deep within Hot Shot's chest.

"NO!" cried Red Alert.

Hot Shot cried out in pain. His spark was already hurt enough as it was. Nemesis Prime then drove it deeper in his spark. Sharp sparks began to shoot out of Hot Shot's chest as he cried out in pain.

Hot Shot then turned to the black transformer and then, with all his might, punched him off. He then loked down at the sword stuck in his spark. He then placed his hand on the sword and grinded his teeth and readied to pull it out.

"Please Hot Shot don't!" said Red Alert trying to get to him.

Then Hot Shot pulled it out. The touch of the sword made his hand burn cause of the pure evil it was formed from. He then threw it away and his spark shot up red flares. Then something happened that was very strange indeed.

His spark shot out a pulse wave of some sort. It shot out into space and was seen by the autobots and minicons. None knew what it meant, but one.

"Hot Shot!" gasped Jolt as he saw the wave.

He then told the other minicons and they quickly went to where it was shot from. Optimus knew the minicons knew what it meant. He knew they knew where Hot Shot and Red Alert were and so said-

"Follow the minicons!"

"Yes sir!" said Sideswipe as they followed them.

This stumped Nemesis Prime for a moment. He didn't exactly know what had just happened. Hot Shot then stumbled out of the medical bay. The pain hurt him so bad that he couldn't think of anything.

The only thing he thought of was to escape the decepticon ship. Nemesis Prime soon followed him with his dark sword in hand. Red Alert saw this so cried out-

"Hot Shot behind you!!"

Gasping in pain Hot Shot turned and saw Nemesis Prime lunging at him ready to drive his sword in his spark to estinguish it. Hot Shot tried dodging it, but the sword only met his shoulder. He was in enough pain as it was, but Nemesis Prime came behind Hot Shot and turned his arm into a sharp lance and thrust it into Hot Shot's dying spark. The pain was so intense that Hot Shot could hardly breathe.

Hot Shot didn't give up though, he still hung on as long as he could. His cries were the worst cries anyone ever heard. Red Alert wished he could so something but he couldn't. All he could do was watch Hot Shot slowly die.

Hot Shot tossed his head back in pain as Nemesis Prime shoved his arm inward and twisted it. Hot Shot then saw something in the sky . . . the minicons! They aimed for Nemesis Prime and Hot Shot knew this so he had to dodge. He then turned ti the monster and then used the last of his built up strength to kick himself free.

Hot Shot then fell to the ground limp. His energy spent . . . and his life. The minicons came and shot Nemesis Prime and he was seen no more. Hot Shot's optics dimmed till no light was seen anymore.

"NO!" cried Red Alert as he stumbled to him, but he fell down out of strength.

Hot Shot's spark was spent and too badly damaged. It estinguished. It came from his body taking all signs of life there was. His body changed and his color changed to black and grey.

His last breath left his body. His spark slowly floated away . . . till Jolt came and took it and then morphed into Hot Shot changing him forever. Hot Shot then gasped as he was healed of all damage. This also happened to Red Alert, Megatron, Demolisher, and Starscream.

They were all changed forever. The minicons had sacrificed themselves to save them. Hot Shot looked himself over and found that he didn't look that bad.

"Hey," smiled Hot Shot. "I look pretty good."

He then saw Red Alert was also changed, but so were the decepticons. Hot Shot then looked up and saw their space ship coming to their rescue.

"Hey it's Optimus!" smiled Hot Shot.

But then they were jumped by the decepticons.

"Hey, what's your deal?!" shouted Hot Shot as Demolisher came up behind him and bound him.

Then Megatron looked at himself and then at the changed autobots. He then came and put the star saber at Hot Shot's neck and said-

"I don't know what just happened, but I think you puny autobots caused it . . . and I don't want it to happen again!"

Then Optimus came down to them.

"Stop right there Megatron!" he said standing straight.

Then all of the sudden the ground shook and there came up out of the ground Nemesis Prime.

"It's him!" cried Hot Shot.

All froze as the giant monster glared at them in anger. Optimus then acted quick and shot it and then told Megatron to do the same. It took a while but he did and Nemesis Prime began to disinagrate. It then looked at Hot Shot and then turned to Starscream.

He then turned back to Hot Shot and grabbed at him. Hot Shot then jumped out of the way and it vanished. Then a hologram of Sideways was seen and then it vanished for good.

"Huh, a hologram of Sideways?" wondered Hot Shot.

Then the planet began to crumble under them and before the decepticons left Megatron shot the autobot ship so they couldn't warp to cybertron first. The decepticons then left.

"No, they're gettng away!" growled Hot Shot.

"We can fight them later, but now we have to get back to the ship," said Optimus as he took them from the crumbling planet.

"Sideswipe, get us out of here!" said Optimus as he came back inside.

"Yes sir!" he said trying to fly out of the atmosphere.

They barely made it out, but they made it. All saw that Hot Shot and Red Alert were changed and all liked it.

"Hey, nice look Hot Shot," grinned Hoist as he gazed at Hot Shot's new red and flames paint.

"Sweet isn't it?" Hot Shot grinned. "Thanks to the minicons this happened to us . . . hey, where are they anyways? Jolt . . . Jolt!"

He tried looking for him, but couldn't find him.

"Where are they?" asked Hot Shot cratching his head in confusion.

"Um, Hot Shot," started Red Alert. "The minicons sacrificed their lifeforce . . . themselves to save us . . . They're gone Hot Shot."

Hot Shot couldn't believe this. They couldn't be gone . . . they just couldn't.

"NO! That can't be! Jolt! He cried still wanting to see his minicon partner.

"Hot Shot," said Optimus sadly. "Red Alert's right."

"No!" cried Hot Shot as he slammed his fist agaisnt the wall. "This is all my fault. If I would have listened to Red Alert and rested they wouldn't have had done this!"

"We have gone through many changes Hot Shot," said Red Alert. "And yet there are stilll so many to go through."

"Red Alert's right Hot Shot," said Optimus. "Would Jolt want you acting like this?"

"No," sniffed Hot Shot. "He would . . ."

He then gave out a chuckle at the rememberance of his old partner.

"He would say stop pouting over me and get on with your life . . . and I'm not coming to save ya next time," smiled Hot Shot. "I sure am gonna miss that know it all attitude of his . . . oh wait no I won't 'cause Red Alert's just like that."

Red Alert gave out a small chuckle and then said-

"Well, I better go back to the medical bay and fix everything that Hot Shot messed up."

"Heh, Red . . . you gotta love him," smiled Hot Shot. "I'm glad he was with me. If it wasn't for him I'd probably be dead right now."

"That's why I picked him," sighed Optimus. "I'm just glad you're both well."

"Well yea, but we weren't the only ones changed Optimus," said Hot Shot. "Megatron is now Galvatron and Starscream and Demolisher were also changed."

"Hhh, Primus . . . three decepticons?" sighed Optimus looking ever tired.

"I'm afraid so," said Hot Shot. "But I still can't get one thing out of my mainframe."

"What's that Hot Shot?" asked Optimus.

"I think Starscream was the one who saved our lives."

"Did he now," said Optimus in deep thought.

Alexis heard this and new hope arose in her for him. Optimus then turned to everyone and said-

"To cybertron men!"

They all saluted him and said-

"YES SIR!"

They then flew as fast as they could to cybertron, but they knew that the decepticons would get there first. They only hoped they wouldn't be too late to warn their comrades of the decepticons' power.

Hot Shot's girl: I'm sorry it took so long, but I told you this chapter was long, but don't worry the next chapter will be shorter, but not the others. So until the next chapter . . . bye:)