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No One's POV

Soon, time started to go by and Desirée's birthday came closer and closer. Everyone tried their best to make the days leading up to her birthday as festive as possible—but the way they saw it, Desirée didn't really seem all too thrilled about her upcoming birthday. She spent most of her time in the barn with Ratchet or in her bedroom sleeping. It wasn't that she was depressed—they'd seen her depressed—it just looked like she was tired all the time. Not to mention the way Saoirse and Eden were acting—they were hiding something.

"Maybe we should put a bit of a halt on the resurrecting thing," Cade told Ratchet. The medical officer had been keeping a close watch on the redeveloping Spark—it grew significantly since its release. "She's exhausted all the time."

"It was your suggestion to have the All Spark's power quicken the Spark's growth." The Holoform's eyes didn't look up at Cade as he said that. "Desirée made her decision."

"I'm just asking for a couple days." Cade's voice was almost pleading. "Her birthday's coming up, Ratch. We'd like her to be there for it."

Sighing, the Holoform put down the data that had been gathered and looked at Cade. "Fine," Ratchet said.

Eden looked at her finished work proudly. Saoirse had been very helpful in keeping the others distracted while Eden went to work on her project. She knew Desirée would like it! It took a lot of concentration and a lot of retries until it was perfect.

"What you do you think?" Orion had been placed in Eden's room for the afternoon while the others discussed something. Orion's big blue eyes looked at what Eden made curiously. "I made it for Mama on her birthday," Eden said, smiling at her little brother. "Is it good?"

A bright smile came across Orion's face. "Ma!" he cried. "Mama."

Eden laughed. "Wanna know what makes this present even cooler?" she whispered. The smile on Orion's face didn't dim. "Sometimes...it comes alive."

The energy of the newly redeveloping Spark was changing and altering. It had gone from the size of a marble to the size of a bowling ball in the span of a couple days, thanks to Desirée using the All Spark's power to have it develop faster. Ratchet had been keeping notes on all the Spark's development and making sure that nothing went out of hand.

Ratchet had made sure to tell everyone who wasn't involved in the resurrection project, to stay away from the barn for the time being.

But that hadn't stopped Eden. She had used some of Cade's scrap metal from unfinished projects to make something for Desirée's upcoming birthday. It hadn't gone unnoticed by Eden that there was something completely different in the barn—there was a warmth that came from the far side of the barn and it felt almost alive.

Each time Eden had taken to going to the barn to make Desirée's birthday present, she had become overwhelmed by the warmth and the liveliness; it was a feeling she couldn't quite explain, and each time she used her new abilities it felt like the warmth fluctuated and the liveliness flickered.

So, when her work was finally done with the little invention she made, Eden made sure to hail down Ironhide the first chance she got during his few visit to the Yeager household.

"Sparkling, what were you thinking?" Ironhide, in his Holoform, hissed. He had taken Eden aside to talk to her more privately. He could sense a very small immature Energon Signature on her, which concerned him slightly. "Ratchet made it clear not to go in there."

"It was for Mama," Eden murmured. "But what's that thing in there? It's weird."

Ironhide's mouth twitched slightly. He'd known about what was going on in there, and though he personally wasn't involved in it, he knew what was happening and supported it from the sidelines.

Pursing his lips, Ironhide's gaze quickly flickered around before focusing on Eden. "Eden, you need to promise me to stay away from that barn," he swore.

"But I don't get why I can't be in there!" she exclaimed. "I know what's happening."

Ironhide knelt down and put his hands on Eden's shoulders. "I know you know," he murmured. "You and your siblings are very smart, OK? But I can't have anything happen to you, Saoirse, or Orion. That's why you're not allowed in there."

Eden's brows furrowed at that.

"What is going on in there has a certain level of radiation," Ironhide murmured. "You've got a little bit of it on you; it can be taken off."

Eden's eyes widened a little. "I've got radiation?" she squeaked.

Motioning her to be quiet, Ironhide's Holoform ran a hand through his hair irritably. "Your mother will be able to pick up on it," he muttered. "That's the one thing that'll be problematic."

"W-What do we do?" she stammered.

"I'll talk to Ratchet." Ironhide's face scrunched up to a slight scowl. He tried not to get too bothered by the frightened look on Eden's face. "Your mother's too exhausted from what's happening, but I take it she'll still be able to notice. Keep your distance, Sparkling, understand?"

Eden nodded quickly.

QUICKY A/N:

HEY-YO! HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS WILL ENJOY THIS UPDATE. I'M TRYING TO UPDATE A LITTLE MORE OFTEN NOW, BUT CHANCES ARE IT WON'T BE TOO OFTEN; HOPEFULLY THAT'S OK WITH YOU GUYS. IF YOU COULD LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS CH., THAT'D BE AWESOME!

NOTHING IN THE 'TRANSFORMERS' UNIVERSE IS MINE! ALL I OWN ARE MY CHARACTERS AND MY FILLERS. THE OC'S THAT WERE KINDLY LOANED TO ME IN MY PREVIOUS STORY ARE ALSO NOT MINE, THEY BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS.

I'VE HEARD ON THE INTERWEBS, AND BY A KIND REVIEWER, THAT THE TITLE FOR THE NEWEST TRANSFORMERS MOVIE WILL BE CALLED 'THE LAST KNIGHT'. SOUNDS A LITTLE ODD, BUT AT LEAST WE'VE GOT A NAME FOR IT. I'VE ALSO BEEN HEARING THAT LENNOX WILL BE RETURNING FOR THE FIFTH INSTALLMENT. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE IF IT'S A RUMOR OR IF LENNOX IS TRULY COMING BACK, BUT EITHER WAY, IT'S A NICE THOUGHT. IT'D BE NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE FROM THE FIRST THREE TRANSFORMERS MOVIES BE IN THE NEWEST ADDITIONS.

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