You say you wanna go for a spin

The party's just begun, we'll let you in

You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy

You keep on shouting, you keep on shouting

I wanna rock and roll all night and party every day

Rock And Roll All Nite - Kiss

Ratchet walked from the med bay, having been kicked out by Metallicar. He understood her want of privacy. Bonding was extremely personal and not something to be taken lightly. So he waited in the rec room, where everyone else was waiting.

"So anyone care to explain to me what's going on?" Galloway snapped.

"Metallicar's spark is fading." He scoffed.

"You've got plenty more soldiers. What's one?" They all bristled in anger at this, Alice glaring at him as Juliet walked up.

"And what if we killed you now? Huh?! You're just one human!" She yelled, forcing Galloway to fall silent. "My brother is in there with the one he loves, trying everything he can to save her life! Now shut up! Show some respect and get the hell out!"

He wasted no time time in fleeing from the angered vampire, her two fangs bared and lines visible under her eyes. Sam calmly walked up in front of her. "Juliet. Relax. He left." She slowly calmed herself, crossing her arms. Chromia walked up beside her.

"Juliet, sparklet, come with me." She followed the femme from the room, Ironhide following as Juliet stuck close to them.

Ratchet sighed and leaned against the door frame. He checked the time and watched it for a while longer. Everyone was silent until the doors opened, Dean walking through.

"Dean. How is-" He held up his hand, remaining silent as he shoved the door. Metallicar's engine roared and Dean grinned.

"Baby's back to normal!" Her engine roared louder and Dean laughed. She transformed and scooped him up, grinning widely. It was echoed on Dean's face.

"I'm surprised you two didn't go straight to your room." Hot Rod joked. She rolled her eyes and Dean laughed. This made her smirk and Ratchet shook his head.

"Well you've proven that speaking through the bond works for you two."

"Yeah. Dean flipped when I woke up and he heard my thoughts." She then chuckled. "Now if you'll excuse us, I want to sleep. Nothing more!" She shouted at the snickers from several others. She shook her helm and left.

-

Alice lay on Optimus' shoulder, her face to the ceiling as he worked. "Hysteria?" He called, pulling her from her thoughts.

"Yeah Optimus?"

"I have been thinking."

"About?" She prodded.

"Metallicar and Dean. And I was wondering if, someday, if you want to, if you'd like to... Well. Umm..." She smiled and turned, placing a chaste kiss to his lips.

"Someday Prime, but for now. Let's take the days one by one." He nodded and smiled. Before Alice could ask what the smile was for Optimus had set her on the floor.

"I wish to show you something. We do not use it often but it is there should we need it." She looked confused for a moment before watching as his form shifted and compressed, folding inward on itself as he stood before her.

Her eyes widened as the transformation ceased. Standing before her was Optimus, only two feet taller than her. She walked up, fingers tracing the metal as her awe showed plain on her face. "How?"

"I believe that, since we are so many different heights, the mass shifting is there to allow us to be with our mate should they be smaller than us. As for where it all goes, it is likely stored in our subspace. Ratchet or Wheeljack would be able to explain it better." She paused on the scarred metal over his spark, leaning forwards to place a kiss to the metal.

Optimus' intakes hitched and she smirked, repeating the action several times. Before she knew it she was pinned to the leg of the massive chair, Optimus gazing at her with a near feral look in his optics. "Alice." He growled. The sole word sent shivers down her spine as she pressed close to him, brushing the scars.

He attacked her neck, covering it in kisses as his spark pressed against the charm. Alice felt a sharp electric shock flow through her, igniting all of her nerves.

Her heart raced even more as Optimus continued giving her neck attention. Finally he moved away, venting as his cooling fans kicked on. Alice was in a daze, blinking at the sudden fierceness in the Prime's actions.

"Wow. Note to self. Your spark is very sensitive." He only growled in response, his forehead against her shoulder. "I'll be sure to remember that." His next growl only served to make her laugh.

-

Sam leaned back against Crowley's back, Samuel at his side as they tried very hard to ignore the snickering Crosshairs. Drift also had a look of amusement while watching the bound and gagged trio. They had been hit with a Cool Whip bomb, knocked unconscious and what was visible of their skin after the bomb covered in semi-permanent tattoos. One had even been done by Castiel on Crowley. It was on his forehead, reading 'I'm an Assbutt'.

Juliet was standing behind them, Castiel and Mikeala behind her. Sam was glaring at his little sister, who's grin was prominent as she removed the gags. "How did you get Castiel on your side? I thought he hated you!"

"I know what he likes." She held up a White Castle cheeseburger and he perked up. She passed it to him and he bit into it, smiling brightly. "He's a good angel." This earned her a smile.

"I used to hate her but she offered me cheeseburgers." She smirked and looked to her brother.

"Now. Enjoy your punishment!" She chirped, turning away and walking to Chromia. Sam could only glare as the two women left.

-

Chromia sat with Juliet on her alt-mode, running her fingers through her hair. "Chromia?" She hummed and looked to Juliet, using what she had learned for Annabelle and beginning a 'fishtail' in Juliet's hair. "Why are you so willing to treat me like a daughter?"

"Because, dear sparklet, you came to us with no one. And the pain in your optics told us that someone had hurt you. Badly." She looked away and Chromia put a hand on her back. "We would never hurt you like that." She allowed Chromia to finish her hair before turning and hugging her tightly.

"Thank you so much Chromia." The older woman smiled and returned the hug. "My mom never cared about me. She was always drunk and.... and...." Chromia shushed her gently, holding her against her chest.

"Shhh. It's okay sparklet." Juliet vaguely recalled a name Metallicar had used when she had seen Chromia. She had learned the meaning not long after and figured it fit how Chromia treated her.

"Th-thanks danni." The Cybertronian's smile only grew.

"You are most welcome sparklet."

-

Alice lay on Optimus' chest, her head over his spark chamber as he combed his fingers through her hair. He was still in his smaller mode, worried that she was uncomfortable. Even though Alice didn't mind the sharp points jabbing into her side. She smiled, feeling the pulse of his spark radiate through her and the charm. She was content to lay there in silence until the morning, but it wasn't even night and she knew for a fact that Optimus had more important things to do than keep her company.

"Optimus?"

"Yes sweetspark?" She blushed slightly at the endearment and looked up at him.

"You have work to do." He frowned slightly, looked down at her.

"It can wait until tomorrow." She went to argue but he cut her off by kissing her. "I'd rather spend my time here, with you."

"Fine. But if Prowl yells at you it isn't my fault." He chuckled and she slid carefully to lay by his side, hissing in pain at the small cuts that layered her skin. Prime winced and turned away.

"I apologize Ali-"

"Stop. It's not your fault. I've been through worse. Hunter, remember? I've been thrown through a wall by a vampire before. And through a window by a werewolf. A few tiny cuts from metal aren't going to kill me." He went to argue but she put her finger to his lips. "Besides. It's my fault anyways."

"True." He turned, hugging her and resting his forehead against her shoulder. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck, slowly falling asleep.

Both were out within minutes.

-

Blitzwing caught the ball, throwing it to Bumblebee as Drift closed in on him. The samurai and his mate had agreed to a quick basketball match against Bee and the former Decepticon.

The thought of the sniper made Blitzwing turn and rushed past Drift, using all his strength to get to the net as Crosshairs moved to tackled Bumblebee. He threw the ball and Blitzwing caught it, slamming it down into the hoop. Random took over control and began dancing and cheering.

Hothead suddenly took over. "Jou think jou can take us?!" Internally Icy sighed, forcing Hothead back under wraps as he scolded him.

::Zey need to be shown who is better!:: Hothead yelled.

::No! Zey need to learn how to have fun!:: Random cheered, making Hothead annoyed. Icy frowned. There were days he wished that his personalities had bodies of their own. But he wouldn't wish that on anyone, concidering how hard it was to control them like this.

"So. Vat is ze score?" So for now he played it off, not letting it show just how much he fretted over his other sides getting loose.

"Hey can we join?" He turned to see Sunstreaker and Sideswipe, both grinning.

"Sure. But we ge' Sunneh." Crosshairs grinned.

"Fine by me."

Yes. For now, he'd just sit back and watch the world turn.

-

Unknown to the relaxing Autobots and their neutral friend, danger lurked, hovering high over the Atlantic ocean. Hidden with in a storm cloud produced by their technology lay the Nemesis, just waiting to strike...