Atlas cried from his crib. Optimus got up off his berth and made his way to Atlas in the dark. He picked up the tiny mech.

"Quiet down my son. I'm here. It's alright now." He rocked Atlas softly.

"Nightmares again? That's the 3rd time this week." Atlas curled up against his spark chamber and sobbed quietly. Optimus gently held his tiny servo.

"Sh sh sh…It's alright. Mama's here now." The small mech's cries softened and his small servos curled around one of Optimus' fingers. The blue and red mech smiled before sitting down on his berth. Pale blue optics looked up at him and blinked. Optimus grabbed a bottle filled with energon and sat Atlas up. He took the bottle and started drinking its contents. He fell into recharge after finishing the bottle. Prime sat the bottle on the floor and laid back on the berth. Optimus gingerly moved Atlas closer and kissed his helm before letting recharge take him.

-The next day-

Knocking on the door of his quarters startled Optimus out of recharge. Atlas carried on recharging as he sat up and went over to the door, rubbing his optics. He pressed the button to open the door. It slid open silently. Megatron blinked a bit.

"I didn't know you were still recharging..."

"It's alright...Is there something you needed?"

"You weren't at the meeting about the data transfer for the Hall of Records. I got worried."

"Wait what? What time is it?"

"3 in the afternoon." Optimus blinked.

-Later-

Megatron stood with Optimus and went over the things that were talked about during the meeting. Atlas was asleep in Optimus' arms.

"And Soundwave has already started the transfer to the Hall's databases."

"Alright."

"Have you been to see the Hall yet?"

"No. I've been busy with paperwork."

"I would love to show you, seeing as that it was your idea to get it built first."

"Alright." They walked out of the Nemesis and towards the Hall of Records.

-a bit later-

Optimus looked around.

"It's perfect." Megatron looked at him.

"I'm glad you think so." The red and blue mech walked around.

"I hope we can find another archivist as good as Alpha Trion."

"I'm sure we will be able to."

"I cannot wait for everything to be rebuilt." Megatron smiled at Optimus.

"Neither can I Optimus. We will make Cybertron great again."

"I will be glad when a new golden age arrives."

"As will I."

-A few Weeks later-

Ratchet looked around for Optimus. He was followed by Knockout.

"Optimus! Optimus where are you?!" The Prime looked up from his paperwork.

"Ratchet what is the matter? And Knockout? What are you doing here?"

"Optimus," Ratchet started, "Knockout has told me that Megatron is missing." Optimus was alarmed. Nova and Luna were supposed to be with their sire.

"Where's Nova and Luna?"

"With Twilight, Sterling and Breakdown being watched by Soundwave," said Knockout.

"Alright. Do you know when Megatron disappeared Knockout?"

"All that Soundwave and I can tell is that it was sometime during the night. We've checked the security cameras over and over and we can't find any sign of him. We had the Vehicons everywhere from the Well to the Iacon rebuilding site. He wasn't anywhere."

"He wouldn't just get up and leave, would he?" asked ratchet.

"No." Knockout sighed.

"We have no idea where he is."

"Start a search beyond the borders of the construction. He has to be on Cybertron somewhere." Knockout nodded and left. Ratchet looked at Optimus. He stared into space and Atlas slept away on his chest.

"Something is on your mind Optimus."

"Hm?" He looked at Ratchet.

"What's on your mind?"

"Nothing..."

"It's something otherwise you wouldn't be staring into space." Optimus sighed.

"A few weeks ago Megatron proposed."

"Proposed?! As in bonding?!"

"Yes..."

"Primus are you bonded to Megatron?!"

"No Ratchet. I'm not. I never gave him an answer. I was in shock."

"Are you planning on answering him?"

"I don't know Ratchet. He confessed his feelings but I was unaware that he ever felt that way."

"He confessed?"

"He said he has had feelings for me since I was Orion Pax." Optimus held Atlas close. Ratchet was surprised.

"That surprises me." The Prime looked up at Ratchet.

"Why?"

"Because he was a ruthless gladiator."

-A few Days later-

"Anything?" asked Optimus. He looked at the red mech.

"No. Nothing. But I hope we find him soon. Starscream is starting to play leader again."

"I heard that Knockout!" screeched the seeker.

"Shut up Starscream!" he yelled back.

"I do as well. Nova and Luna are worried about their father." The control panel beeped and Soundwave pressed a button.

"Vehicon 385 reporting. I've found him." Knockout ran to Soundwave's side.

"Great! Where is he?"

"The old gladiatorial pits in Kaon. He's just...sitting there...it's really weird."

"Have you tried calling to him?" asked Optimus.

"Yes Prime, but no answer. He doesn't even twitch when I tried to talk to him." Optimus turned to Soundwave.

"Groundbridge me there Soundwave." The silent mech nodded and opened one. Knockout looked up at Optimus.

"You're going to go there?"

"I'm going to try to talk to him." The Prime ran through the bridge.

-At Kaon-

The Vehicon looked up as Optimus appeared through the space bridge.

"He's down there sir." He pointed down into the pit. Optimus looked down to see Megatron's frame. His back was towards the both of them and he wasn't moving. The Prime started walking down the steps into the pit.

"Are you really going down there?!"

"Yes." He reached the bottom and Megatron snapped around to face him.

"Prime." Optimus' optics widened. That voice wasn't Megatron's. Megatron's armor was turning black and his optics were purple.

"Unicron...you are supposed to be dead."

"A part of me will always live inside this tiny shell. He took in my blood and it will never escape his system."

"Let him go Unicron!"

"No." Unicron lunged at him and Optimus blocked him with his sword.

-later-

Optimus punched Unicron and he fell to the ground, his helm hitting the ground. His optics flashed from purple to red and he gripped his helm.

"Optimus!" yelled Megatron's voice, "RUN!" Optimus stared in shock as Megatron/Unicron's form writhed on the ground.

"NOW!" he yelled.

"I won't leave you."

"I don't want you hurt!" he cried as his optics switched back to purple.

"Oh? You don't want the prime hurt? You're supposed to hate him." They switched again.

"NO! I don't hate him!"

"You're supposed to. You're my apprentice."

"I will not hate him! I love him!"

"You do not know what love is."

"Yes I do and I love Optimus Prime!" Megatron's optics glowed red and his armor started turning back to gunmetal grey. Optimus stood paces away with wide optics. His writhing slowed and he laid still.

"Megatron...?" said Optimus softly. The Prime walked closer and knelt down. Megatron's red optics looked up at him.

"Optimus are you alright? Did he hurt you?"

"Just scratched me." Megatron wiped energon from his mouth and sat up before looking at Optimus.

"Is he out of your mind now Megatron?"

"Yes." Optimus gently helped him up. The grey mech looked at the smaller mech.

"Thank you Optimus."

"For?"

"If you hadn't have helped me fight him I would have lost and Unicron would have taken over my body permanently. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

-Later in the Med Bay on the Nemesis-

"Unicron again?!" said Ratchet.

"Yes," said Megatron.

"I thought he was dead!"

"He should stay dead this time Ratchet," said Optimus

"He'd better. The last thing we need is one of our leaders on the rampage again," said Knockout. Ratchet finished repairing Optimus and Knockout finished repairing Megatron. They both stood up.

"Now out of the med-bay with you!" said the two medics. The leaders walked out.

"Optimus." The red and blue mech looked up at the taller grey mech as they walked down the hall of the Nemesis.

"Yes Megatron."

"I'm sorry if my words when I was arguing with Unicron disturbed you or anything."

"They didn't." Megatron looked at down at the Prime.

"They didn't?"

"No they didn't Megatron."

"I really do though." Megatron stopped and put a servo on Optimus' shoulder.

"It seems that the feeling is rather unrequited as you didn't answer me when I confessed to you and you don't say anything on the matter when I have talked to you about it the other day."

"I am just very confused. I haven't been in love before and I don't know what it feels like."

"What about Elita?"

"I dated her but not for long. We were young and stupid." Optimus looked down slightly.

"Ah..."

"I do not mean to upset you Megatron. If you do have strong feeling for me I will not reject them but I do not know what I feel for you. I do not know yet if it is just friendship or if it is romantic affection."