The warlord deactivated his holoform and drove toward the Autobot base. When he was in sensor range, he transformed and leaned up against the base. Within seconds, a bridge opened and three Autobots stepped out. Those Autobots were Optimus, Bulkhead, and Arcee.

"Thank Primus. Orion, I need your help.", Megatron said and walked closer, the two Autobots charged up their weapons, "A comrade of mine was captured by Starscream. He went rogue. If I don't hand over my ship with all of its contents, minus my crew, she will be killed. I would have gone to rescue her myself but I'm no good at that. Let us put our past behind us once again and have ourselves a truce for now."

"And when we do save this comrade of yours, what do you plan to do?", Optimus asked.

"I....I'm not sure.", Megatron answered, feeling lost for the first time in millennia.

"Why rescue her? If it were someone else, you'd let them rot.", Arcee snapped.

"Because, I'd do anything for her. Even end the war if she asked. I care about her a lot more than any other Cybertronian in my ranks including myself.", Megatron answered, "However, you will find out about things that you won't like. Just....don't blame it on her. Blame me."

"Ratchet, activate the ground bridge.", Optimus requested and the four Cybertronians walked through.

Optimus emerged first, followed by Arcee and Bulkhead. However, when Megatron appeared, Ratchet stepped in front of the children. What surprised the medic is that the warlord didn't even acknowledge him. The mech just leaned up against a wall causally, though he didn't seem like he was focused on the present.

Miko, being curious, walked out from behind Ratchet and saw the tall, dangerous mech. She walked down the stairs, the boys following. The trio made their way over to Megatron, the Autobots eyeing them closely. June watched out of worry and curiosity. The mech didn't even move.

What the Autobots didn't expect was the soft, gentle voice come from the reckless human.

"Megatron? What's wrong?", the small girl slowly walked closer as the warlord finally acknowledged her presence.

Instead of grabbing her and growling, Megatron sat down and brought his knees up to his chest chassis. He buried his helm in his knees, something he picked up from Roseanne. The Autobots and humans alike stood frozen.

Optimus looked at the Decepticon leader, now realizing that this comrade he spoke of really meant a lot to him. Miko set her hand on the warlord's pede in an attempt to comfort him. She knew that whatever reason he was here for clearly made him upset.

A single dark Energon-colored optic looked down at the human. She smiled slightly.

"Come on.", she stepped back, allowing him to stand.

With wide optics, the Autobots watched as the warlord obeyed every command she gave him. Something was definitely wrong. Megatron followed Miko. Optimus transformed and activated his holoform. He followed them at a safe distance. Miko stopped just outside of the training room.

"We're alone now, see? Can you tell me what's wrong?", Miko asked, "It's okay."

"My comrade.", Megatron started after a while, "She might be offlined if I don't do exactly what Starscream wants."

Miko sighed, this was worse than she thought. She looked up at the warlord in thought.

"Do you have a holoform?", Miko asked, Megatron slowly nodded, "Can you activate it?"

Megatron froze. Miko has seen his holoform before. If she finds out, Primus knows what the Autobots will do to him. Miko sensed his reluctance. Optimus, curious to know what his former brother's holoform looked like, peaked out of his hiding spot.

"It's okay. I won't judge or tell anyone.", Miko said.

Megatron transformed into his jet mode and activated his holoform in front of Miko. Her eyes widened.

"No.", Optimus whispered.

"Mark?", Miko asked, Megatron slowly nodded, "No way."

Now that she knew who he really was, Miko observed him a lot closer. His grey shirt was a little loose though tight enough where his six pack was visible. His purple jeans looked slightly wore out. She looked up at his face and her eyes softened. His eyes were red and puffy from crying.

Without a second thought, Miko hugged him. Megatron slowly hugged her back.

"Thank you.", Megatron whispered, though he'd deny ever saying it in the future.

"Your welcome.", Miko smiled, "Can you make some kind of stew next time I'm over? I love your cooking."

Megatron chuckled, "I suppose I can."

"Wait, so who's Roseanne's dad and who's Kevin?", Miko asked as she pulled back.

"Soundwave is Rose's dad and Kevin is Knockout.", Megatron answered, Miko shivered.

"We better get back to the others.", Miko said, Megatron nodded and transformed.

He set a servo down low enough to the ground. Miko accepted his offer and climbed on. Optimus quickly deactivated his holoform and transformed. Now, he knew who the comrade in need of saving was. His charge.