Ratchet frowned, driving Sunstreaker's head into the concrete below him as his eyes dimmed.

::Bumblebee to Ratchet::

::Ratchet receiving::

::Their prank started. I'm on my way::

"Who was that, Hatchet?" Sideswipe asked, ducking below a shot from Ironhide. A wrench collided with his head.

"It was Bumblebee. He seemed to be in a panic." Ratchet hummed, eyes training on the door as the yellow bot burst in. Bee gestured to the door, tugging on Ratchet's arm. "Ironhide, escort Bumblebee back while I see what the problem is. You two, stay out of trouble."

Ratchet hurried down the halls, entering the rec room and hiding a snicker. Ellie appeared seconds after he did, and gasped.

Leon was splayed in a puddle of blood, wrench beside her head, and the rails above her on the walkway around the room broken.

Ellie felt Leon's pulse and her lip quivered.

"She's gone." The mocha woman sat back on her heels as Ratchet scanned the mechanic. He pulled a sheet from subspace and lowered it over Leon as the twins burst in.

"What's wrong?! What happened?!"

"Leon has offlined." Ratchet informed them, scooping her up and striding out with Ellie in the other hand. The mechanic shifted, sitting upright and yawning.

"I nearly fell asleep there." She muttered as they entered the med bay. "You brought the makeup here earlier, right Ellie?"

"Yes. Do you want some help?"

"Do I look like I can do makeup?" Leon snorted as Ratchet moved to the human door.

"Where is she?!" Will yelled, looking pale.

"I'm here."

"Why did you die, Leon!?" Will wailed, and then froze. "Wait, you're not dead."

"No. Ellie and I are pranking the devil twins."

"Oh. So I panicked for nothing." Lennox grumbled, turning and walking out of the room. "If I could ground you, I would."

"Muffin." Leon snorted, and then flinched as Ellie smacked her hand for moving.

"Do you think it was our fault, Sunny?" Sideswipe asked his brother, parked beside him. "Her…offlining."

"No…The railing broke." Sunstreaker didn't sound too sure.

"But why do I feel guilty?"

"Ugh. Sides, stop it. It wasn't our fault."

A low moan echoed from the door, and the twins fell quiet. Their audio receptors picked up a faint shuffling noise, and both turned their headlights to the door when it opened.

"Who are you? What do you want?! I'll frag you up!" Sides called. A figure appeared, dragging one foot behind her as she moved forward.

"Is that….Lion?"

"Nuhghhghhh…" The acting female groaned, falling against Sunstreaker's hood.

"Watch the paint!" Sunny yelled, shaking to get her off. Except he threw her into Sideswipe's window. Blood on her hands smeared all over the glass, and she bounced off both of them as she headed for the partially open hanger doors. She banged against the metal door, and stumbled out.

The dragging footsteps vanished not long after. Ratchet rolled up quietly behind them.

Ellie was waiting for her when Leon returned, shower running and pajamas out. They giggled into their pillows well into the night.

When Leon woke the next morning, she grinned, grabbing the clothes she had laid out the night before in her excitement, and pulled on the gloves before throwing her hair into a ponytail.

She nearly skipped down the hall, and entered the main bay with a smile.

"Good morning, everyone!" She called, waving to Bumblebee, who chirped and whistled at her. Her green-eyed gaze fell on the twins and her eyebrows lifted.

"What happened to you?" She chuckled. "You look a little dead."

The twins transformed, poking her several times and then growling.

"But you died."

"Did I?" She asked sweetly. "Oh, you mean the fact I fell from the walkway and was bleeding to death?"

They nodded.

"You got pranked, hon." She patted the golden mech's face and then skipped over to Ironhide and Ratchet.

"She…pranked us?"

Luke's job didn't give him much free time. Being the liaison for both the Autobots and the humans was a lot of work.

But he had an idea, and his ideas were usually very good. Especially when they involved a certain pretty mechanic he'd had his eye on.

Luke wouldn't admit it to anyone, but his dreams, both at night and during the day, usually involved her. However, it would be a little difficult to get her to go on a date with him when her uncle was in charge of the entire human side of NEST, and her best friend's uncle was his second-in-command.

So the solution was simple.

Leon Lennox's days were not very busy; she would wake up late, and depending on how moody Ironhide was, she went back to her room quiet early. Luke worked from before she got up until after she went to sleep.

Not that he was stalking her or anything; it was part of his job to know the hours a person worked. Kind of.

Luke would contact Major Lennox, and ask his permission to have Leon help him. In time, after he had educated her properly, he would resign from being the Autobots' liaison and would give the position to her.

Because what better a person to be a go-between than the one who fixed them all?

Luke knew it was a long term goal, but he had time and so did she.

He was pretty young for a liaison; hired at the age of twenty-five, and he had stayed in the position four years. Luke had no idea why he had taken a sudden liking to Leon when Fig had shoved her into his office.

She was rude. Her forest eyes were bright, and usually filled with some kind of thought. And he could stare into them for hours and get lost, and he had for a brief moment before she turned away. Her skin was tanned, probably colored that way from the amount of time she spent in the sun. Her chocolate hair was dark, usually messy but he didn't mind. It just added more to her particular look.

Luke hesitated a moment, staring at his computer before pressing the send button. Major Lennox would probably not receive the email until he was done for the day.

However, Luke was surprised when a reply came quiet quickly.

He smirked; the major had agreed.