Shockwave had put what remained of his Predacons in three separate test tubes, and hung them around his waist.

Since the Trickster said that all of them had to go on this adventure together, then Shockwave would have to accompany them back to Iacon in order for them to get a ship to leave the planet on. The things Team Prime were most worried about was the Council believing their story and allowing one of their most wanted Decepticons to the leave the planet. More specifically Red Alert.

"I am ready." Shockwave announced as he walked up to them.

"Okay, you'd better stay close. Iacon may look a little different from what you may remember." Chromia said.

Shockwave nodded.

The younglings walked up the steps to the exit of Shockwave's lab. Smokescreen, who was in the lead, stopped as he put his servo on the exit panel.

"Smokescreen. What's wrong?" Arcee asked.

"I just realized. We're gonna have to explain this to the kids right away." Smokescreen answered.

After a moment of stunned silence, the youngling Autobots groaned.

Their Autobot guardians had just disappeared within the folds of the panel, and just as it was about to close, Miko made a break towards it.

"Miko!" Jack exclaimed.

She was about to reach it too, but not knowing what other options he had, Jack jumped forward and tackled the girl just as the entrance closed.

"Aww man! Oh come on Jack! I almost had that!" Miko groaned.

"I know." He replied as he rose from the ground.

Miko sat up and crossed her arms angrily.

"Kiss-aft killjoy."

"Suicidal freak."

"Hey guys. Don't talk like that around the youngling." Raf interrupted.

The two older humans looked up at Hot Rod. While he was no where near the size of the full grown mech like say Bulkhead or Wheeljack, he could still easily tower over a full grown human male. The youngling looked to be around the height of a small truck.

His bright optics were focused on the small beings.

"Oh yeah. Sorry about that. Miko, I had thought that you would've learned you lesson by now." Jack continued.

"Meh." Miko mumbled.

"Um...you are, humans." Hot Rod spoke quietly.

"Hmm? Yeah we are." Jack answered.

With that, Hot Rod's face lit up.

"Wow. My group has heard about you, and Prowl always said that humans were small, but I never knew that you would be that small." Hot Rod continued. He bit his thumb before continuing.

"Um...you're all kinda cute looking." He whispered.

The three humans looked up at the youngling Cybertronian in slight shock. He was looking back at them in embarrassment. Then Miko began laughing.

"Haha! Aww, you are so kawaii!" She exclaimed happily.

"Huh?" Hot Rod wondered.

"Cute! You are so cute Hot Rod!" Miko explained.

"I am?"

"Of course!"

Hot Rod smiled.

"Thank you miss...uh."

"Miko."

"Miko." Hot Rod repeated. He looked towards the two boys. "And who are you?"

"I'm Jack."

"And I'm Raf."

"Those are weird sounding names. Ah but, it's very nice to meet you Mister Jack Mister Raf and Miss Miko."

"It's very nice to meet you too Hot Rod. By the way, Cybertronian names sound very weird to humans." Raf replied.

"Really? Why? They're normal sounding." Hot Rod spoke.

Raf looked as though he were going to try to explain something to the youngling, but he apparently decided against it.

"Yeah, okay Hot Rod. Whatever you say." Raf agreed.

"Um, can I ask a question?" Hot Rod asked.

"Sure." Miko replied.

"Did you really help the Autobots defeat the Decepticons on Earth?" He wondered.

"Well, yeah-" Jack began.

"Well yeah?" Miko interrupted. "Well hell yeah!"

"Miko!" Raf hissed with a glance at Hot Rod.

Miko nodded before continuing.

"Yes Hot Rod we did help the Autobots. We did a whole lot of stuff. We even saved their lives once. In fact, we also saved the lives of the Decepticons too." Miko continued.

"Wha'? Really? How? When?" Hot Rod demanded.

Miko smirked and explained about the time when the Nemesis became alive and put all Cybertronians of both factions into stasis lock, and that it was up to them, the humans, to save them and most likely the world.

Both Jack and Raf had to interrupt to either explain words or phrases to the youngling, who for most of Miko's story was staring at her cluelessly. They also had to interrupt her for her very recollection of the time, for she had soon begun to spun it into a wild tale of danger and great adventure in which the great and powerful Miko Nakadai faced off against aliens within its very body with her two loyal friends Jack and Raf.

When they were finally done and were sure that Hot Rod had the whole and true story, they looked back up him.

"So, what do you think?" Miko finished.

"That must have been so awesome!" Hot Rod exclaimed. "And scary!"

"It was." Jack replied.

"Um...can I ask you another question?" Hot Rod requested.

Jack nodded. "Sure. You can ask as many questions as you like Hot Rod."

Hot Rod smiled even wider as his pedes began to lift off of from the ground.

Then the youngling unleashed a slew of questions upon the human children that rivalled that of Miko's capabilities. They varied from their home planet to their opinion of Cybertron, from their own personal lives to their lives with the Autobots. The younglings was relentless. Thus, that was what they did for the span of time their guardians were in Shockwave's lab.

Then, their last question was interrupted by the entrance panel sliding open.

They were expecting their Autobots guardians to emerge from the lab, but that was not the case. From the panel, up came several Cybertronian younglings.

"Huh? Where'd the Bots go?" Miko wondered.

The young, bulky green mech stepped forward.

"Hey Miko." He spoke. "It's us."

The kids stared up at the younglings incredulously.

"What?" Jack finally spoke, breaking the awkward silence between everyone.

"Uh, yeah. It's us, Team Prime...oh and Shockwave." Arcee replied, pointing to the violet mechling behind her.

"What? What happened to you guys?" Miko demanded.

"Me!" An excited voice proclaimed from somewhere.

The box in Chromia's servos blew open and the Trickster appeared before them once again.

"What's up kiddies? I'm the Trickster! I put a spell on your friends here and now they have to go on an adventure to get their adult bodies back!" The Trickster exclaimed.

The kids stared at the deity.

"Huh?" Raf wondered.

The Trickster bent down and inspected the humans more closely. Then his optics lit up a bright white once more before he stood up.

"Hmm...these are your human friends aren't they?" The Trickster asked the Autobots.

"Yeah, and Trickster if you do anything to them I swear upon Primus' holy spark I will crush yours." Wheeljack vowed.

The Trickster waved the threat aside.

"Yeah yeah yeah I get it. Fine then. I'm out." And with that the Trickster disappeared back within his box.

"...so wait, why'd he turn you guys into kids again?" Miko wondered.

The Autobot younglings sighed and did their best to explain their situation. How they accidentally released the Trickster from his prison, the 'adventure' he was forcing them on and the rules to it.

"That sounds...er, incredibly thought out." Raf commented as they finished explaining the rules to the Trickster's game.

"Yeah, I know. It's stupid but he says he won't let us turn back until we go on this adventure." Bumblebee confirmed.

"So are ya? I mean, you guys have to go on this adventure right?" Miko piped up excitedly.

"Well, yeah. Like you said Miko, we don't have much of a choice." Bulkhead replied.

"But first, we have to get back to Iacon. To get a ship, and bring the real youngling back where he belongs." Elita spoke.

"Yeah, let's go then." Chromia agreed as they began walking towards the exit of the cave.

"Hey everyone." Shockwave spoke up.

"What is it Shockwave?" Smokescreen asked.

"If we are as young as I think we are, then we will have to walk all the way back to Iacon." Shockwave explained.

The Autobots stared at him incredulously before closing their optics tightly in concentration, and then groaning.

"By the Allspark you're right!" Chromia complained.

"Huh? What do you mean? You guys can't transform?" Jack asked.

Arcee shook her helm sadly.

"No. These frames are too young. Our bodies can't handle the stress of transformation." Arcee explained.

"Aww great. So what now?" Miko complained.

"Well...we walk."

And off walking they go!

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