-Later-

Nova and Luna sat in one of the spare rooms of the Nemesis with 2 other sparklings. One was a femme with a scarlet red and navy blue paint job named Sterling; the other was a femme also, with grey and purple-red armor and was a seeker named Twilight. They played with their stuffed animals together. Knockout watched from the door at them with a newborn sparkling in his arms. Megatron walked in.

"Did Nova and Luna behave while I was gone?"

"Yes. They've been playing with Sterling and Twilight the whole time."

"Good." Knockout nodded slightly and turned back to the sparklings to watch them. Megatron watched them and felt a pang of guilt in his spark.

"I'm a terrible sire." Knockout looked up at the former leader of the Decepticons.

"Hm?"

"Nova and Luna deserve to have a better sire than me…I'm a terrible mech…for all that I've done to their carrier and to the population of Cybertron."

"Well you didn't really have the greatest influence for a sire."

"I'm aware of that."

"And he did run off on you and your carrier when you were 3."

"I'm also aware of that Knockout." Knockout rocked the sparkling in his arms a bit.

"But overall it seems like Optimus, Nova and Luna have forgiven you. Nova and Luna seem to love you as if they have seen you as their father their whole lives. They enjoy being around you. Yes, they may remember what you did to them before but they're making new, better memories with you now. You've changed. You really have. It shows in your spark too. It's fading back to its original color. It's no longer corrupt from the Dark Energon and your sire's poisonous words." Megatron was silent.

"You're going to be a good sire now. I can feel it. You're giving off the same feeling as Breakdown did when he would watch Sterling play. A protectiveness. They know it too, which is why Nova and Luna both come as much as they do now. They can feel that you're going to protect them. Like most little femmes want. Their father's protection. Sometimes a mother's just can't do…" he got quiet as his voice began to waver. Megatron looked at him. Knockout was looking down at the sparkling in his arms and there was a single tear on his snow-white faceplates. The tiny mech was the spitting image of his sire, golden yellow optics and all.

"I-I know you'll be a good sire to those femmes…"

Megatron looked back towards the sparklings. Luna yawned and rubbed her optics. Sterling did as well.

"Well. Time for them to recharge. Come here Sterling." The navy and red sparkling looked up at her mother.

"But mama. I'm not tired."

"Yes you are. Come on. You and your brother are going to go recharge." Knockout held out his hand and she took it.

"Bye Nova. Bye Luna. Bye Twilight." They left. Megatron looked at the other 3 sparklings.

"Come on dears. Time for recharge." He picked them all up. Nova, Luna, and Twilight all held onto him as he walked out. Luna fell asleep as he began walking and Twilight looked at Nova.

"Does she do that a lot?"

"She falls into recharge a lot easier than me."

"Oh." Megatron walked to Starscream's quarters and knocked.

"Starscream? Are you in there?" The seeker poked his head out.

"Twilight! I was looking all over for you!" Starscream snatched Twilight from Megatron's arms and glared at him.

"I was just bringing her back Starscream. She was playing with Nova, Luna, and Sterling."

"Oh your Autobrat sparklings and the little fatherless wimp?" Megatron growled then walked away.

"Sterling isn't a wimp," Nova muttered. Megatron walked to Nova and Luna's quarters. He laid Nova down in her berth then turned and laid Luna down.

"Why did he call Sterling that? I know her dad died but she's not a wimp!"

"Starscream isn't the nicest mech."

"He's rude."

"Yes." The Silver mech walked over from tucking in Luna and sat on the berth beside Nova.

"Daddy?"

"Yes Nova?"

"Do you love us?" He froze for second.

"Yes...Yes I do. Very much."

"You promise?"

"Yes. I promise." He kissed her helm and hugged her. Nova snuggled close to him, feeling warmth radiate from Megatron's spark chamber.

"Good. Just checking." She giggled softly.

"Did you ever love mama?" Megatron went silent.

"I thought I did once. But he was in love with someone else."

"When was this?"

"Back on Cybertron. Before the war." Nova hummed in thought.

"Really?" Megatron nodded slightly.

"Who was mama in love with before?"

"Elita. Well...she was called Ariel then."

"Oh...Her? Ugh."

"You don't like Elita?"

"No. She's too happy...She's like those human "Cheerleaders" that Miko complained about." Megatron snickered a bit.

"It's not funny Daddy!"

"Ok, ok." He held up a servo in surrender. Nova pouted.

"Why don't you like that about her?"

"Because she still acted happy even when it wasn't a happy time. And she was always trying to make me happy when I didn't want to be happy. That may have worked on Luna but I didn't like it. It was annoying."

"Ah."

"Yeah. But wouldn't you think that's annoying?"

"I guess so." Nova laid her helm down on Megatron's chest.

"I really really love you daddy."

"I love you more than you can imagine Nova." She fell into recharge and Megatron laid her down and tucked her in. He kissed her helm and walked out.

-The Next Day-

"Thank you for bringing them back Megatron."

"You're welcome Optimus." The two femmes kissed their sire's cheekplate and went to their carrier.

"Goodbye Nova, Luna."

"Bye daddy." Optimus took their servos. Megatron looked at Optimus and then looked away and turned to go back. The red and blue mech led the two back inside.

"Mama can I feed Atlas?"

"Yes Nova. He's with Elita. She should be in the rec-room." Nova ran off. Luna looked up at Optimus.

"Mama can I talk to you?" Optimus looked at her.

"What about?"

"Elita."

"What about her?"

"I see you guys kissing a lot. Are you going to marry her?" Optimus' optics widened.

"What? No. I'm not."

"Oh...darn."

"Why do you say that?"

"I want you and Elita to get married."

"It's called Bonding. Marriage is the human equivalent."

"Oh. Well I want you to bond then. I like Elita! She cares about us! She loves us like you do! And She loves you!" Optimus looked down at her as they walked into their quarters.

"I can see where you're coming from but Elita is just my friend. We were together once a long time ago but it didn't work out."

"Why not?" Luna looked up at her carrier.

"Different interests."

"But you kiss! Doesn't kisses mean that you love the one you are kissing?"

"Yes…it does…"

"So do you and Elita love each other then? Since you kiss?"

"Elita kisses me. I don't kiss her. I only kissed her once."

"But don't you love Elita? She loves you!"

"She's my friend Luna."

"But don't you feel something for her? Don't you love her like Bulkhead loves Jackie?"

"I used to love her. But we split Luna. We aren't anything anymore. Yes she kisses me but that doesn't mean I love her. I haven't loved someone in years." Luna teared up.

"Elita loves you! She told me she does! She told me she wants to be with you!"

"Luna. Calm d-"

"Elita loves you! Don't you think that you not loving her back is going to hurt her feelings?! Mama she loves you!"

"Luna I will not argue with you anymore." Luna ran out. Optimus sighed. She ran to Elita's room. Elita looked up as Luna ran into the room.

"Luna? What are you doing here?" She crawled up onto Elita's berth beside her and cried.

"Luna what's wrong?"

"I want mama and you to bond! I want you to be with mama! You love him! But why doesn't he love you? That's not fair! Doesn't he know it hurts?" she cried. Elita held her close and rubbed her back.

"You love him and you love us! I love you way more than I love sire!"

"Luna…" Luna looked up at the pink femme.

"it's ok. Calm down." Elita held her close and rocked her.

"It's ok Luna. It's ok." She curled up and fell asleep against Elita. The pink femme stood up and walked to Optimus' quarters. He stood with Nova and Atlas.

"Thank you for bringing her back Elita."