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Liberty Prime had spent 4 days by this femme cybertronians side. He learned her name was Core. He helped him structure his sentences better, but he still chose his original progamming. She was originally with an autobot squad in hiding. Her and 2 others her sisters had come back to cybertronian to rest their 4th parts at a memorial that belonged to her family. Like a human mausoleum. The decepticons had apparently laid in wait for autobots. Citing predictability. These particular decepticons were an offshoot famous during the war for being especially cruel to their prisoner's.

Core explained how they had trapped them and then did unspeakable things to them. One did get away but was later brought back in pieces by some bounty hunter bought called lockdown.

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Liberty Prime listened in silently, remembering his human programming from when he was in Washington D.C. and how communist would torture their G.I. P.O.W.s. Rage once again filled liberty Prime as she spoke. Luckily, he was in control this time.

Core then went on to tell him her deceased sisters' names. "Melody, Stormsiren, and Hazard. We were infiltration specialists. Snuck into tons of decepticon warships and headquarters during the war. We may be small, but we packed quite a punch when we were together." Her tone was remorseful as she spoke. She was still bedridden, but luckily, for the most part, she would be fine.

As she spoke liberty, Prime took the days they were to examine him further. She was 20 feet (6.096 meters) tall as he originally assessed, and her gold color scheme seemed brighter. Her white accents had even become better as they twirled around her body like a single piece of twine on a spool. She was fairly thin, and her hips were even thinner. She had to poins on her head, pointing backward as well. Her chest was definitely the biggest part of her.

In conclusion, by cybertronian standards, she would be a well desired partner. This conclusion was reinforced by all the cybertronians mating rituals he learned from the dataslates at the academy.

Attraction was something completely foreign to liberty Prime, so he chose not to say anything.

"Our greatest mission was our last one. My sisters and I were tasked by head command before everything went bolts up to infiltrate the dockyard of the decepticons who were building a single warship. It was called the Nemisis." She spoke with a prideful smile. "We had overestimated everything and easily swiped the plans. Unfortunately, it was a trap."

"Inquiry: explain?" Liberty Prime asked, being blunt. While on the inside, he was completely different he kept his personality.

"Megatrons second in command was there. Soundwave." Inside my his memory banks, the name immediately gave connection to notable gladiator connections. He was one of the strongest only second to Megatronus.

"Soundwave trapped us in the facility with the lure of apparently false plans. The 4 of us had to fought denta and servo tips to get out." She held up her arm to show to show a nasty scar on her lower arm plating. "He completely overwhelmed us to try breaking us. It nearly worked until a team lead by ultra magnus came and saved us. That's when we left the cause. We realized at the end of the day we weren't cut out for it. We were sick of the fighting. For a long time we were on our own traveling the stars when we ran into a small raiding party of decepticons......"

She stopped talking after that and looked away. Liberty Prime could immediately tell that she didn't want to talk more. He respected her wishes before patting her shoulder though it was awkward as he had never truly comforted someone before.

"Assessment: acknowledged." He bluntly spoke as she chuckled at him. Even though her form spoke to an aura of grieving she still seemed to be perked up by him.

"So Liberty, how'd you end up here on cybertron? You look like an old bot yet move like a sparkling." Core asked as she was eager to move on from her fallen sisters.

"Information: Unknown." Liberty Prime spoke as even he was unable to truly explain his predicament. By all accounts who would even believe him? A machine from a far planet reborn? Sounds like a cartoon.

"So like you were just born here? How long ago?" Core asked as she gave him a confused and intrigued look.

"Diagnostic: in service for 399 stellar, 8 orbital, 2 solar, 10 cycles, and 10.667 nanokliks." He converted into cybertronian time as she would have no way to gauge us he used Standard eastern time.

Core laughed more giggling. As she did this liberty Primes core seemed more energized as if getting a power boost. Liberty Prime was both confused but also enjoyed the sensation. "I still don't get why you talk in such a funny way. It's cute."

Liberty Prime felt his core flare up more at her physically description of him. It gave him another energy boost. "Diagnostic assessment: central power flare up. Cause: Unknown."

She giggled more at this.

"Determined cause: Core."

"Oh is it my fault?" Core said playfully giggling more. "Do you wish me to stop?"

"Diagnostic: conclusion reached. Assessment: correction unnecessary." Core giggled more as she took his large hand in her tiny one.

"Then you don't mind if I continued right?" Core spoke as she held a grin on her face.

"Assessment: activity has no hindrance."

She laughed more before sighing blissfully. "Alright then big guy." She then laid back in bed. "Mind if I catch a few cycles of recharge?"

"Assessment: agreed. Protection protocols: activated."

Core smiled before sitting up again and kissed Liberty Prime on the cheek. "Thanks big guy." She then laid back down to recharge.

Liberty Prime felt his circuitry overloaded from the kiss. His entire body seemed to spark slightly though externally he was fine. Nothing responded to commands of moving to start patrolling. For 10 cycles he stood unmoving above her before he moved and went to stand outside the room.

At the moment he just seemed to just move on auto pilot standing there for 12 cycles until she finally booted up. Liberty Prime walked back in and sat next to her once again.

"Thanks again big guy." Core smiled as threw the blanket off of her legs. "I think I can walk again." She swung her legs off the sides and flexed them slightly showing full movement.

"Probablity of survival: increased by 70%. Assessment: new location needed."

"I agree big guy." She jumped out of the bed and leaned on him as she made sure she was stable. Liberty Prime just let her as he stood there. "Mind if I lead?"

"Assessment: lead accepted."

Core smiled as she walked out of the room. Liberty Prime followed close behind despite the overwhelming need to be in front of her in case of anything happening. His first friend in forever.

He would not lose her.