The bots stood back, hiding themselves behind some large boulders. All staring at a large opening to a cave. "That's where they are, Prime?" Lennox asks in a whisper, leaning around the boulder to get a better look. "Yes. You humans stay here until we can make sure the coast is clear. Diesel stay with Nichole and when I give the order, get her inside." Optimus gives the order and the bots creep their way to the cave entrance. A nod came from Lennox, Nichole and Diesel, understanding the plan. The soldiers watch the bots get close. Besides the wind, the area is silent. No sound is made other than the light footsteps of the bots closing in on the entrance.

Unsheathing of Primes sword echoed throughout the valley and that's when all hell broke loose. Ravage jumped clear out of the cave, plowing straight into the Prime. Both growling, one from anger the other from the impact. Prime is able to tear the mechanic panther off, throwing it across the valley. Quickly looking for another victim, Ravage went after the next closest bot. Decepticons began to run out of the cave, attacking the ready Autobots.

The battle is now in full swing. Though it wasn't until Megatron decided to come out that it became a party. Optimus immediately noticed as he took out another con. "MEGATRON!" He scorned, pointing his sword at the Decepticon leader. "Optimus Prime, I hope you are enjoying the welcome party I planned for you." Clashing of metal echoed throughout the valley, pausing the fight. "Let's get you in there." Diesel whispered to Nichole. She nodded, and they began to sneak around as the battle began again. Diesel kept out of the others way, making sure to keep Nichole hidden as much as possible. As soon as she saw the entrance to the cave, she sprinted. That was until two large feet landed in front of her, causing the ground to shake, sending her to the ground. "Where do you think your going?" The large seeker bellowed down to her.

Fear is the last thing going through her mind at this very moment. Before she could do anything, Diesel charged into Starscream, sending him to the ground. This gave Nichole her chance, but again she became blocked as Starscream slammed his hand on the ground in front of her, almost flattening her. He stood attempting to grab the Marine trying to slip past. This time, before he could grab her, she was grabbed by someone else first. Diesel took the initiative to attack Starscream again. "Where the fuck am I?" She shouted from the dark space she was shoved into. "You're in my subspace. You will be safe in here." It is Sideswipes voice, but she couldn't tell where it was coming from.

"Sideswipe. You need to let me out." Her shout muffled from being stuffed in his subspace. "No, its to dangerous." He grunted, taking another hit at a con. "I need to get to the cylinder." Her hand felt around in the dark space, trying to find a way out. "I promised to keep you safe." Anger rising in his throat. Though not sure who he is mad at more. "Sideswipe, I can fix this!" She cried out. "I can't lose you!" He growled as he took another swipe at the con, slicing right through it.

She stumbled from his sudden movements. The next one caused her to tumble back and slip through an opening she wasn't supposed to find. An opening that Sideswipe didn't know is there. She tumbled until she collided with a thin pane of glass, protecting a glowing blue ball of light. Tendrils are hitting the glass, trying to get to her. She jumped back in surprise, unsure what it is or what to do. "Sideswipe!!" She shouted, hoping the mech could hear her. "Nichole!" He felt the ping of her hitting the glass. "How did you get into my spark chamber?" He cried out, the tendrils desperately trying to get to her, causing him some stabbing pain. "This is your spark?" She asked in amazement. She had yet to be this close to one. "Yes...how did you get in...there?" He grunted. "I don't know. I was moving around, then you moved, and I fell through a hole. Now here I am." "Well get out?!?" "I don't know how." "IF you don't get out now, my chamber will open." "Why?" Fear coursed through her at those words. She didn't know what would happen if she touched his spark, but she had a good idea of what might. That was not something she wanted to happen just yet.

Sideswipe rushed to find cover, hoping to remove Nichole from the sensitive area. He began to slowly open up the chamber, hoping to catch the girl before she fell in. He leaned against the wall, feeling every little move she makes, trying to get away from his spark. "Stop moving" He growls at her. She instantly freezes, too scared to make another move. His breath begins to shorten, and condensation begins to rise. His cooling fans turned on high now. The instant his chamber opened barely a centimeter, tendrils from his spark shot out, reaching for what it wants most. "AHH" Sideswipe shouts in pain and pleasure as the tendrils hit its mark. "Sideswipe, what is going on?" Nichole screams as the tendrils wrap around her body, incasing her. They bring her closer to the core, wrapping ever so gently, sending emotions, memories through her mind. Her heart seems to stop beating for a short moment as his spark merges with her heart. "Sideswipe" She whimpered.

Sunstreaker is woken by a jolt to his spark. He sits up rapidly holding tight to his chest. He feels his brothers' emotions going out of place. The reaching for something. The pleasure and pain building then releasing into another entity and he knew exactly who the entity is. "Nichole" He whined. He could feel the merge as if he was with them. Though while Sideswipe is getting the real deal, he could only feel half of it. He can feel a new strength and passion bleed into his body from his twin, enough to be able to get him off this berth. He slowly sat up into a sitting position and attempted to stand. After realizing he is stable on his feet, he started to walk out of the medical bay. That was until a slight ping of shock coursed through him, he looked down at his chest, the weld mark lit up and slowly erased itself from his frame. A smile grew on his faceplate, but quickly left as he felt another wave of pain hit him like a bullet. Red flashed in his optics and he transformed.

His armor gleams in the light of the sun. Making him glow as he walks. Determination ran through his spark, to his very core. It could be seen in his face. His cerulean blue optics stared dangerously at his target. Ready to engage in his pit coding. The sound of his daggers unsheathing from his wrist, seemed to echo throughout the tortured mountains.

"Sunstreaker? What...What are you doing here?" she stammered, staring up at the golden finned Mech. His armor shines brightly against the sun, he walks by without a glance at Nichole. His first move is getting rid of the con trying to harm her. With a swift stab of his servo, one of his daggers forces its way through the con's spark chamber, ripping it out on the other end. With a battle cry, he brings the dagger back out and the con falls to its knees, eyes darkening before it hits the ground. Energon begins to slowly pool around the lifeless husk. Sunstreaker stands there looking down at it, panting, trying to get good ventilation back into his system.

"Sunstreaker?" Nichole walked out of the corner she had been trapped in. One she had ran into after getting out of Sideswipe's subspace after their merge. Slowly moving towards the enraged bot. He swung around at the sound of her voice, his optics turning back to a glowing blue from the dark red it just was. He sheathed his daggers and knelt down to pick her up. He brought her up to his face, looking her over, checking her for damage. "Sunstreaker, how...why...what are you doing here?" She snapped her fingers at him, gaining his full attention. "I felt the merge. Then I felt the pain and I knew I had to come." A small bit a sadness arose in his optics. "It was an accident. I didn't mean to merge without you." She felt guilty for what she had done, but there is no way to reverse the effect now. "We will discuss this later, right now you need to get that cylinder." She nodded, her face going blank. He then turned and ran towards the cave entrance.

Most cons either down or dead or they fled. Optimus took his battle with Megatron far from the cave opening. Making it an easy task to get in. Sideswipe and Diesel caught up with them after taking out their last opponent. Neither questioning how Sunstreaker had gotten there. The goal is clear. They came to three different passage ways. "We need to split up, com if you find it." Diesel ordered. Nichole ran along side of Sunstreaker as they took the middle passage way. The tunnel is long and curvy, ending to a large throne like room. Cybertronian equipment laid among the walls, showing different types of information. "There!" Nichole shouted pointing to something sitting next to the large throne. Sunstreaker reached to grab it but was stopped as a blast came heading straight at him. Knocking him back, just barely missing Nichole.

"Sunstreaker!" She screamed. As much as she wanted to be by his side, her mission is priority. But she is stopped before she can get close. "You think that she can save you all? You think this will right all your wrong? Your stupider than you look, Sunstreaker." A large black and white con came walking out of the shadows, smoke rising out of his blaster. "Barricade." The name hissed out past Sunstreaker's lips. He leaned up on his elbows, glaring at the mech now pointing a blaster at his beloved. A wave of fear ran through his body, but he kept a straight face, optics never leaving the cons. "How is kup doing?" Barricade sneered, a dirty smirk lining his face.

Sunstreaker slowly stood to his feet. Barricade's blaster still pointing at Nichole. Nichole stayed frozen in her stop, knowing that if she took one move, it could be her last. "He's about to be doing just great. After I take you down and we take that cylinder." His dagger unsheathed from his wrist, quickly shooting it out at Barricade, hitting him in the shoulder. The con cried out in pain and anger, bringing his arm that held his blaster up to his shoulder. Nichole took this chance to run, her eyes trained on the darkened cylinder. She could hear the two mechs going at it, metal crashing against each other.

"Oh no you don't" The words only pushed her to go faster, she had one more jump and she would have it in her hands. Though it was very large right now. She assumed there is a way for it to become smaller. If only there wasn't a con trying to stop her. "Nichole!" A servo came out in front of her. There wasn't enough time for her to scream. As the impact comes, her grays widen, no time to brace for impact.

But impact never comes. She opens her eyes, staring at the ceiling. The only thing she can here is her harsh breathing. Her back is laying against the cold hard throne. Heart partly beating out of her chest. She slowly begins to feel her limbs again as they seemed to go numb even without feeling impact. "Nichole." The voice seems distant, almost disembodied. "Nichole!" It shouts again, this time she recognizes it. She slowly moves her head to the side and her eyes come in contact with those beautiful cerulean blue optics of Sunstreaker. A relaxed sigh comes from deep within her chest, realizing she isn't dead. A smile comes to her face as she sits up, for the first time in her life she's glad she isn't dead yet. "Sunstreaker." He sends a smile back at her before fully standing up. She stands up and looks around for Barricade, after not seeing him, she looks up at Sunstreaker in confusion. "He ran off after I sliced his arm off." He said in a calm tone. She nods impressed, then turns to find the cylinder gone.

"What!" She screams. "Are you looking for this?" Sunstreaker says with a hint of sass. From behind his back the cylinder is resting in his servo. He reaches down to her, handing it over. "For you, my queen." He smirks. She rolls her eyes at him before resting her hand on the glass. Then to both their surprise, it begins to glow a bright energon blue color, and slowly starts to shrink. Into a size small enough so she can easily carry. She walks into Sunstreaker's servo, gently picking up the glowing cylinder. "Wow." She whispers, staring into the vast brightness.

Running of large footsteps can be heard coming down a hallway. Sunstreaker immediately brings her up, close to his chest, ready to protect her. His blaster pointing at the entrance. They hear a voice telling someone else they see a glowing bright light coming from this way. Sunstreaker's blaster is immediately replaced with his servo. For the voice they both recognize. Bumblebee comes racing into the room, blasters at the ready. The others not to far behind them. "Sunstreaker? Is everything alright? The Decepticons have retreated." Optimus takes a moment to look around the room. Noting the spilt energon on the floor, then looking at Sunstreaker making sure its not his.

"We are good, sir. More than good." Sunstreaker looks down at his femme, smiling, proud of they were able to accomplish. The others begin to look down at her too, now noticing the bright glow of the cylinder she held in her hands. "Let's go reverse some damage." Those words were enough to put a smile on all their faces. Bumblebee waved a hand to them to come on. Come on is what they did. Sideswipe met up with them outside the entrance to the cave. Diesel not to far behind him. Sideswipe could feel the pride being felt by both his brother and his new sparkmate. He ran up to them the minute he saw them walk out. Taking them both in his arms. "Ready to save Kup?" She asked, looking happily up at them both. The both nodded and transformed, Nichole sitting in Sunstreaker's driver seat.

"Autobots! Lets roll!" Sideswipe shouted as the three raced off.

"Hey that's primes line!" Sunstreaker shouted after him in laughter.