"So, I'm a mythical creature. I mean I know I'm different, but I can't be Unicorn different." Nichole scoffed. Ratchet and Diesel have just tried to explain to her why she was able to survive the energon that had been poured on her. "Yeah that's what I said." Diesel said bluntly. Ratchet gave him a what the frag look. "You're not a mythical creature." Ratchet's voice raised, echoing throughout the room. Nichole winced back against Diesel. Diesel wrapped his servo around her, protecting her from the wrath of Ratchet. "Okay Ratchet. Calm down. I get it." She said with attitude behind her words. Ratchet gave a huff and mumbled a few words to himself. "You can leave the med bay today. Your scans all came out clear. I still don't have an explanation for the cold. I will have to do more research." Ratchet turned to his computers, tuning out the two in the room.

Diesel and Nichole took that as their cue to leave. With Nichole in his servo, Diesel walked out of the room and into the hallway where there is a set of twins waiting for her. "Nichole!" They both shouted as they saw the two walk out. Sunstreaker and Sideswipe huddled around Diesel to see her. "Nichole I'm so sorry for the things I said. I should have never let you leave. I don't know how I'll ever make it up to you." Sideswipe apologized, his optics showing the guilt he held inside. Nichole looked at him in surprise. Her eyes wide staring at Sideswipe waiting for the joke. "He's serious." Sunstreaker said pointing a thumb at his brother. She looked over at Sunstreaker then back at Sideswipe. She got over her initial shock and crossed her arms. "You won't make it up to me. Nothing you can do will work. Neither of you." Her words shot through them like a bullet.

"I don't know how I will be able to trust either of you again. It will take a lot of work, but I'm willing to try. But first I want to know why, Sunstreaker. Why did you betray us? What was so important that you had to work with the Decepticons? You let Diesel and the others go out into space to get ambushed. Prime is still struggling to heal. I was tortured by Megatron because he knew I was close to you. He knew I was a weakness. So, Why? Why did you do it? And you better have a good fucking answer." Her arms still crossed, eyes staring down at him. Sunstreaker looked away from a moment. Then he looked back at her, a new look in his optics. One she didn't understand. "His name is Kup. He is like a sire to me and Sideswipe. He was taken prisoner by the Decepticons and they only way I was able to get him back was if I did some of their bidding. The first thing was tracking down Diesel. I got lucky when he tried calling for help when you were ambushed. I didn't know anything about you then. I had no idea who you were until the day you came to base. To hear that you two were partners, hurt my spark more than you know. But I needed to get Kup back. He was already weak before the Decepticons captured him and I had to do something. I couldn't just let him die." He paused catching his breath.

"The last thing was to get Optimus and Diesel out of the way. I never knew why. I was never told details. All I knew was I had to make sure they were out of the way. I didn't know anything about Megatron capturing you, up until that day I found you. I had spent days on end looking for you. We all did. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if something happened to you. It already killed me enough to know you were missing and I was the cause. I just know that once Megatron got what he wanted, he would release Kup. Now Ratchet and Jolt are doing everything than can to keep him alive. I'm sorry I lied to you. I'm sorry for losing you. I just hope you understand why I did what I did." His voice slowly got quiet. He looked way, unsure of what to say next. Hoping that his explanation was enough for her. It had been for Sideswipe. For he had no idea that Kup had been taken prisoner.

Nichole stood in Diesels hand and began to pace. Her hand on her chin, other hand behind her back. Her eyes staring at the ground as she thought about everything she just heard. "You're going to create a hole in my servo." Diesel said sarcastically. "Oh, shut it. I'm trying to think." She snapped and kept walking. The twins stood waiting for her answer. Their patience running thin. Sideswipe opened his mouth to speak, but Nichole started before he could get a word out. "I need time to think. Diesel put me down please. I need to be alone." Sunstreaker felt his spark stop for a moment. Her words hurting, but he isn't about to say anything. He knows this is something probably tearing her apart inside. He watched as Diesel set his servo down on the ground and Nichole walk off. She continued to walk, not looking back. No one said anything until she was out of view.

"Do you think she will ever forgive us?" Sideswipe is the one to speak. Sunstreaker is at a loss for words at the moment. Sideswipe looked up to Diesel, hoping for a positive answer. "That, boys, I don't know. She isn't very forgiving. She may let you in, but she may not ever forgive you. Unfortunately, she is now battling herself." They both looked at him in curiosity. "What do you mean?" Sunstreaker asked looking back at where Nichole once was. "She had been in similar situations before. So, she is battling with her inner self about what she should do. She wants to forgive you. She's had to do the same thing once. But at the same time, she still feels betrayed." Diesel explained, but really didn't give them an answer. "But what do you mean she's had to do the same thing before?" Sunstreaker pushed. He needs to know. "That will be something she has to tell you. It has a lot to do with her childhood." Sunstreaker groaned in response. Sideswipe put a servo on his brothers' shoulder, understanding his pain.

"Give her some time. She'll come around. Just remember what she said to you when she woke up, Sunstreaker." Once said, Diesel head off. The twins slowly make their way down the hallway and into the hanger. The both stand there, looking around, not sure what they should do now. They have to wait until Nichole comes to them. "Let's go spar." Sideswipe suggested. "So, you can ruin my paint. I just got repainted." Sunstreaker whined. Sideswipe rolled his eyes at him. "Then what do you want to do?" Sunstreaker shrugged. "Let's go get some Energon. Maybe we will think of something on the way." Sideswipe ushered Sunstreaker into the rec room. The two make their way in. "Oh, look it's the traitor." Crosshairs yelled from across the room. "Just ignore him." Sideswipe growled pushing his brother over to the energon cubes.

"I bet ya once Prime awakes, he's gonna send Sunstreaker to the brig. Or maybe something worse." Crosshairs said loud enough for everyone to hear. "That's it." Sunstreaker barked, smashing the Energon cube into the counter and turning quickly to his opponent. "Sunny!" Sideswipe tried to stop his angry twin. Before he could intervene more, Sunstreaker had crosshairs by the throat and pushed against the wall. "I know what I did hurt others, but I did it to save family. Maybe if you knew who Kup was, you would understand too." He slammed Crosshairs against the wall against. "Get this in your head. I am an Autobot and I will always be an Autobot." He let go and Crosshairs dropped to the ground, clutching his throat. "Prime may forgive you, but we never will" Crosshairs choked out. Sunstreaker's optics flashed red. Before Crosshairs could even think, Sunstreaker was beating him.

"Sunny, get off of him." Sideswipe struggled to grab his brother. Ironhide and Jazz happen to walk in at the beginning of the fight. "Sunstreaker!" Ironhide shouts. Jazz and him quickly run to aid Sideswipe. Pulling the angered mech off an almost flattened Crosshairs. Drift who had been with Crosshairs, helped pick him off the ground and get him into a chair. "You will go to the brig if you don't knock it off. Your already on a thin rope." Ironhide screamed in Sunstreaker's face. Sunstreaker quickly calmed down, feeling a little guilty for what he had done. "And you. You probably deserved it. Leave Sunstreaker alone." He turned and screamed at Crosshairs who was getting his wounds tended to by Drift. Sunstreaker ripped his arm out of Ironhide and Jazz's grasps. Without acknowledging anyone, he stomped out of the room. Sideswipe not to far behind him.

Nichole sits out in a grassy area outside the hanger. Well away from the other bots and soldiers. Her knees are bent into her chest and her arms are wrapped around them, holding them close. Her head is resting on the top of her knees. Her head is in the clouds, thinking over what Sunstreaker had said. Her eyes seemed to glaze over as she isn't focused on anything. It isn't until the earth begins to shake underneath her, that she snaps out of her daze. She lifts her head up and sees Diesel heading her way. Once next to her, he transforms and opens his door. There is no hesitation, she gets up and hops in, the door slamming behind her. "He loves you. You know. So, does Sideswipe. They want more than anything is for you to be happy. I know it will be hard, but I think you should forgive them. Now that they have had you, they will do anything to have you back." Diesel spoke. Nichole listening like her life depended on it. "When did you become to soft?" She asked. He knows all to well that she is joking. "I have always had a soft side. Especially when it comes to love." He laughed. "You wish." She silently laughed, her mood just starting to lighten up.

"I'm going to need some time, Diesel." She started, looking out the window. "I know, and they know it too." He confirmed. The sun is now beginning to set. The day being a long one. "I think you need to sleep on it. You just woke up from being knocked out for a few days." She looked at his monitor. "Yeah your probably right." She agreed. Without another word, Diesel turned over his engine and drove back into the hanger. He drove to his berth room, that he was able to get. "Can you drop me off at the twin's room?" She asked in a whisper. He stopped in front of their room and opened the door for Nichole to get out. "Thank you" she said and knocked on the door. Diesel drove to his room, not worried about his Marine.

Sideswipe is the one to open the door when they heard the faint knock. "Nichole." He said surprised. Sunstreaker ran over to the door to see if he heard correctly. "Can I come in?" "Of course," They said at the same time. She walked in, not looking up at them. She climbed up onto the giant nightstand and sat at the edge, waiting for the boys to sit as well. "I still need time, but I don't think I could go to sleep with out either of you." She said staring at the ground. Sideswipe and Sunstreaker looked at each other, neither knew what to say. "I don't like to ask, but do you guys think we could sleep together, and maybe you two in your holoforms." She looked at them, hoping she didn't say something wrong. Before she could say anything else, the boys were standing next to her. Sunstreaker pulled her to her feet, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her in. "Thank you." He whispered into her ear. Sideswipe wrapped himself around her as well, hiding his face in her neck. "Yes, thank you." Sideswipe whispered as well.