The base was silent as the four humans talked about what needed to happen. They knew they had to keep an eye on the sparklings for the Prime. No one wanted to disappoint him.

"From what I've gathered we need to keep Ratchet and Wheeljack away from each other." June said seriously. Miko rolled her eyes and folded her arms.

"They're just playing." She muttered and wandered to them. Bulkhead sat up and looked around.

"Still... we don't want them to get hurt." Jack said seriously as he looked at her and frowned. Raf fixed his glasses and went to put a few things away. The little sparkling stared at them as he blinked tiredly.

"Hey Bulky. How's my little wrecker?" Miko said in a cutesy voice you use for a puppy. He yawned cutely and rubbed his optics.

"Aaaawww." She said and hugged him tightly. He was still tired and wasn't sure what was going on. Wheeljack slowly opened his optics and saw them. He pouted cutely and folded his arms.

"Aaaw what's wrong with my little Jackie?" She said in the same cutesy voice. She walked over and he looked at her with those big blue optics. She squealed happily and hugged him tightly.

"If they don't change back soon, Miko might die of cuteness." Jack teased as he smiled slightly. Raf laughed quietly as the others woke up.

June helped get the little sparklings situated and happy. Bulkhead and Wheeljack just wanted to hang out with Miko. She played a soft tune on her guitar for them. Bumblebee just sat by Raf and watched him do his homework. Jack was constantly stopping Arcee from fighting or teasing Smokescreen. Ratchet insisted on being by himself.

He pouted cutely as he folded his arms watched them. He looked up at the computer and frowned deeply. After a few minutes of climbing, he got where he wanted to be, and typed on the computer.

"What are you doing?" June asked as she furrowed her brow and watched him. He looked at her and stared for a few minutes.

"Working." He muttered and continued typing. She sighed quietly and went to help Jack.

Bumblebee rested his helm against Rafs shoulder, and watched him do his homework. He beeped quietly and looked around then pointed to his mouth.

"Are you hungry Bee?" Raf asked quietly and looked at him. The little scout nodded and watched him get up.

"I'll be right back." He said as he smiled slightly and ran off. He went to the storage room and froze.

The energon cubes were huge. He sighed quietly and went to get the others for help. All four humans quickly went to get the energon for the hungry sparklings. The computer beeped quietly and Ratchet stared at the screen blankly.

"Cons!" He shouted as his optics widened in surprise. He typed or tried to, and activated the portal. The sparklings stared at it and their optics widened.

"Feel tip!" Wheeljack yelled and ran towards the portal. Ratchet glared at him and ran after him.

"No! Bad bot!" He shouted and grabbed his wrench. "Wait for sire!" He yelled and followed him.

The other bots looked at each other then ran after them. Bumblebee watched quietly then glanced at the hall before walking towards it. The four humans came back empty handed.

"We'll have to wait for Optimus before we can actually move one of those." Jack said seriously. They nodded slowly in agreement and froze, they saw Bumblebee walking to the portal.

"Oh scrap." Miko said and ran for the little sparkling. "No Bumblebee!" She yelled angrily and narrowed her eyes. He looked at her and whimpered fearfully then ran through out of fear. Miko blinked in surprise and stopped as the portal vanished.

"You didn't have to yell at him." Raf said as he glared at her.

"That normally gets a child to stop what they're doing." She shot back.

"You just frightened him!" Raf shouted as he clenched his fists.

"Well maybe-"

"That's enough!" June said and they fell silent. "Arguing and pointing fingers isn't going to help." She said seriously. They nodded slowly and looked at the floor.

"Now... we need to get them back before-" they suddenly heard a truck approaching from the tunnel.

"Scrap." Jack muttered and face palmed as Optimus transformed into his biped mode. The leader looked around slowly then stared at the humans.

"Where are the sparklings?" He asked quietly and furrowed his optic ridges. They looked at each other then at the floor. Raf clenched his fists tightly and stepped forward.

"It's.... it's my fault." He said as he fought back tears of guilt. "Bumblebee was hungry and I went to get energon. But I'm too small to lift it." He muttered. Optimus listened quietly and knelt on one knee plate.

"I couldn't do it so I asked the others to come help me. But even the four of us were having troubles with it. We came back and they had all gone through the portal." He said as tears fell down his face. The others were silent and felt guilty as well.

"I'm so sorry Optimus." The boy whispered quietly and looked up at him. The leader watched him quietly then looked at the others. He gently and carefully wiped one of the boys tears away before standing.

"It was my fault, for not providing the proper tools for you. I apologize for... my error." He muttered and walked to the computer. He typed for a few minutes then pulled the lever.

"Optimus..." Jack said seriously as the Prime stopped in front of the portal. "We really are sorry about this. Let us help you." He said and the others nodded slowly in agreement.

"I appreciate your willingness. But I cannot bear to lose anyone else, because of my mistakes." He said seriously and walked through the portal. They looked at each other with confusion on what he meant.

Optimus worried about them as he walked through the portal. He didn't know what to expect or what to do. He stopped suddenly on the other side as the portal disappeared. He stared blankly at the scene in front of him. The bots were playing with the cons.

The two factions had somehow ended up in a big valley, where they were just all playing. He blinked in surprise then smiled slightly behind his mask. He quietly walked towards them and sat in the grass as he watched them play. They were all running around squealing happily as they played tag and other games. Optimus couldn't help but chuckle a little as they laughed happily.

He glanced to his side and saw Soundwave sitting by him hugging Laserbeak tightly. He furrowed his optic ridges not used to seeing the con this calm. In a good way. He stared at him for a few minutes then looked at the others. Soundwave hummed softly as he watched them.

"Are you going to join them?" Optimus asked hesitantly. It felt weird to see the cons and bots this way. Considering they had been fighting for such a long time.

Soundwave shook his helm slowly and leaned against him. Optimus stiffened then slowly relaxed, knowing he was innocent in his actions. Starscream saw him and ran over then shoved the small con over.

"Bad Soundwave!" He shouted and shoved him down again. The little con made a sad noise and looked at him.

"No being nice to Prime!" He yelled angrily and kicked at Optimus. The leader raised an optic ridge as he watched.

The little seeker turned and kicked Soundwave. Optimus narrowed his optics and carefully picked up the communication specialist. He held him protectively and glared at Starscream.

"You shouldn't harm your fellow Cybertronians out of spite." He said seriously and the con glared at him.

"You're not the boss of me!" Starscream screeched and kicked him repeatedly.

Soundwave watched quietly and made a portal appear below the little seeker. Starscream yelped in surprise and fell through the portal then disappeared. The seeker ended up on the other side of the valley.

Optimus looked up to see all the cons and bots had gathered around him. He blinked in surprise as they sat near him or around him. Bumblebee climbed into his lap and looked at Soundwave. A few others climbed into his lap and they watched him intently.

"Will you tell us a story?" Knockout asked quietly as he looked up at him hopefully. He was sitting with Bumblebee and Soundwave on the leaders lap. Optimus hesitated then looked at all the sparklings. They stared at him hopefully and got closer if possible.

He smiled a little behind his mask and nodded slowly.

"Of course little ones." He muttered and started telling them a story about Cybertron. He wasn't exactly sure what they would like, but knew it made them happy.