"HAHAHAA... THAT was a good laugh!" Bulkhead laughed out loud from Sirena's ways of torturing 'cons. Everyone except somebots were laughing and hanging around with Sirena. Arcee went on patrol and Ultra Magnus "Sir" was in his personal quarters. He told them they were to loud but ignored. Now he was suffering from a helmache.

Optimus was scouting for Energon.

Ratchet was busy in his works or whatever he does. He smiles from satisfaction when hears Sirena's laughs of joy. Maybe she was forgetting everything and start anew? From what he knew of Sirena, she was pretending to be happy when there is guilt in her spark...

"Ratchet?"

"Hmmm... yes?"

"Do you if I stayed I could convince Megatronus... " Sirena paused. Tasting the name in her mouth a bit. "...Megatron to stop the war?"

"He would have killed you and you know it."

"Maybe..."

Ratchet focused once again on his doing and ignored the 'bots' laughs and chats. But seriously they are loud!

"Then if you were surrounded by 'cons how did you escaped?" Smokescreen asked with excitement.

"One word: Combiners." Sirena said. "You had to see Screamy's face when Superion landed right behind me!"

Everyone laughed!

"And I said "You were saying I have no way to escape!"" Sirena said with a hint of pride in her voice.

"Turns out they didn't have!" Miko jumped. "That was a good one!"

"Miko, don't you have studying to do?" Bulkhead stopped laughing. He got serious.

"I did but now I don't." Miko played with her fingers.

"Miko!" June called. She approached her quickly and with anger. "Miko, I didn't say you can come and laugh next to a stranger."

"But Sirena isn't a... " Bumblebee tried to defend Miko.

"To me she is!" June shouted. "And for you Miko, you are grounded for three weeks that includes going out with any of the Autobots."

"You are NOT MY MOTHER! YOU CAN'T CONTROLL MY LIFE TELL ME WHAT TO DO DARBY!" Miko ran off into the hallways of the base.

"Is that bad I want the best for her?" June asked out loud. "What I'm sure her parents want?" All 'bots were quiet

"How are you certain?" Sirena walked to the platform where June was standing.

"Well, every parent wish the best for their children. Isn't that how it is?" June wasn't happy with Sirena interfering.

"Yes but do the parents know what she wants?"

"Sometimes parents need to convince their children to forget about their wrong choices."

"My question is..." Sirena leaned in closer to June. June stood where she was and crossed her arms across her chest. "Do you know what her dream is that you say pretty words? Do you even trust her to made her own decisions?"

Everyone froze in their places, a deadly silence ruled. June was quiet too. She had no answer to that. She had no idea what Miko wanted or even her son. Still she held her ground.

Sirena opened her mouth to say something but realized it was enough and left to find Miko. On the outside the base looked smaller since it was just a hanger. When asked Ratchet about where the other Autobots sleep he said the lower levels and this was the only hanger with lower levels. She thought it maybe Miko went to the storage room and that was correct.

"What do I have to do if I don't wanna be a doctor or engineer or what ever hell?!" Miko shouted. "I hate June."

"Don't," Sirena sat in front of the angry teen. "She wants the best for you, just like other parents."

"Don't tell me you agree with her?"

"I don't. You are free to choose and always will be."

"Tell that to June."

"I think you should do it."

"I wanna be rock star but she doesn't understand."

"I heard you play that guitar. You rock Miko!" Sirena stopped when she saw Miko's smile. "June will understand now want me to you a story?"

"Yeah!" Miko Jumped up and down.

"Let me see. It all started when I was graduated from art academy back on Cybertron...

"Nice score card Sirena even though I don't care about art." Cruella said.

"Oh, shut it glitchy Ella." Obsidian said. "I always wanted to be a singer but thanks to someone, I mean Lavajaeger I can't."

"Then why did you say "Someone"?" Nightbat said, as usual hanging upside down from somewhere.

"Frag it Night. Just frag..."

"Language Obsidian," Megatronus walked to them. "Didn't you miss me babe?"

"Megatronus!" Sirena wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Congrats by the way..."

"Hold it there! Who is your cousin again?" Miko asks. "And don't tell me you don't wanna know."

"Can you keep a secret?" Sirena said. Miko nods. "Megatron."

Miko was shocked but remained quiet. "Continue please."

"That night my parents were happy. When I told them I want to be a singer, my mother accepted but my father didn't...

"Why should I ruin my life for someone who I don't love?" Sirena shrieked.

"Because I say so! You will do as I say." Windride (Sirena's father) shouted.

"But I don't... " This time Sirena earned a slap. Starshimmer rushed to see if Sirena was hurt. "Shame on you Windride."

Windride glared at Star.

"I hate you dad!" Sirena ran out of their house, tears running down her face. She didn't know where she was heading until she found herself in front of her auntie Shimmer. She looked concerned. "Sirena?" Sirena stared at the floor. "Never better."

"it's ok sweetie... It's ok."

"But I had no idea it will be the last night I see my parents." Sirena said.

"I still don't get your point." Miko said.

"It's a long story Miko. You see my parents didn't want me to be a singer well at least my mother did but..." She took a deep breath. "Megatronus supported me after my parents' passing. What I'm trying to tell is that maybe some people doesn't want you to get what you want but there are ones who know exactly what you're good at, successful."

Miko nodded. Yeah she got it! "Who are Obsidian, Cruella and Nightbat?"

"Some old friends but their fates... I don't know." Sirena shook her helm.

"Tell me more!"

"Well...

I'll start with Cruella. Her parents were workers. She had four younger brothers. In our society the people from the lower castes couldn't have names. Unfortunately her parents were executed. They were accused of stealing but she and her brothers escaped. It was horrible...

"People here we gather today to bring two of the most wanted criminals..."

"My parents are not criminals" The femme whispered. She was deep in thoughts when suddenly...

"EXECUTE THEM!" Energon splashed everywhere.

She lost her brothers too because of a virus. She had nowhere to go so she started stealing from the rich and would have given the money to the poor. Kinda like Robin Hood. One day she met with Fireblast, he was a Predacon known for his many skill one of them patience...

"YOU FILTHY SCRAPLETS!" Cruella shouted as she took down the mech. He was the owner of an Energon mine near Tygerpax and a slave master. Just as she was about to bring down her dagger into his chest, she was tackled to the ground by who knows what.

"Please, remain calm dear." It was Fireblast. He stepped away from the angered femme while the mech ran for his life.

"What do you know? Just a hale and exhale won't save you this time." Cruella stated and charged at him with her fist. He stood still when she hit him with all her strength. He didn't bug an inch. His face didn't show any sign of pain. Cruella jumped back and screamed in pain. Her entire arm hurt even her shoulder!

"Anger flows through your soul." He said calmly.

Cruella looked up. She could feel a surge of positive energy emitting from him. She felt the pain in her spark go away but get back again when snapped herself out of it.

"I can teach you to control your inner emotions and relax your mind. Do you accept me as your mentor?"

"Why should I be the one accepting you?"

"Because it is your decision to make. I accept any person as my student since they deserve a second chance."

That night Cruella went with him. Now you see her she is like the calmest person I know. She wanted to teach what she had learned from Fireblast but femmes were not allowed to teach at any ground. It was her goal and dream to prove that they were wrong about femmes. In the end she did but don't ask me why cause she never talks about it. After Fireblast's passing she replaced him and begun teaching the beginners.When the war for Cybertron begun she left with some of the refugees.

Next is Nightbat. Her story is short. She was the only femme in an almost 300 membered herd of Predacons. Everyone wanted to bond with her to become the next chief since her daddy was the chief. She didn't want to. In fact she wanted to explore Cybertron learn more. She ran away and was gone for more than ten Cybertronian years. She met with Megatronus, Obsidian, Cruella and Darkflame eventually. Through Darkflame she realized her father was challenging everyone for an heir. She went back and reclaimed her place as the heiress. She gave her place to another Predacon who he was really a wise one. She returned to Kaon with her newly found friends.

The last one... Obsidian. He was outgoing, friendly, generous and handsome. Such a happy soul had a very horrible life. He experienced feelings that no one can imagine. Anyway... his father was Lavajaeger and his mother Angelwing. His father was a member of the high council. When Obsidian was born he was happy that he had a boy to replace him in the council after his passing but that happiness didn't last long.

In their family the Predacons were the Primals. The Primals possessed powers over nature like wind, fire, water, ice and... All elements but one, darkness. The Primals called it the saturnine element and how unlucky Obsidian was that he became the holder of this element. When he was ten his father beat up his mother for giving birth to such sparkling.

"YOU GLITCH!" Lavajaeger shouted as he grabbed Angelwing by her wings throwing her into a wall. "HOW COULD YOU GIVE BIRTH TO THIS DEMON?!"

"He is your son. Aren't you ashamed of yourself?!" She screamed. That only earned her a slap.

"Dad!" A sparkling with dark paintjob, ran to his father grabbing his arm to stop him from beating his mother. "Please don't hurt mom." Obsidian forced down his sob. "It's not her fault. It's me."

Lavajaeger threw Obsidian across the room. "You should be dead." He continued beating the poor Angelwing. Her screams tearing Obsidian's audio receptors apart. He closed his optics imagining all of them are just nightmares.

Ten years of happiness then came ten years of misfortune. To make sure his powers won't grow a scientist from their tribe would visited them weekly... I don't know he would give something... inject something to Obsidian to stop his power growing but for all those ten years they were unaware that his spark was starting to weaken..."

"Hold it right there Sirena." Miko said. "What does spark and power have to do with each other?"

"Well... robots who posses elemental control, there spark's energy form and level are different from normal robots." Sirena tried to explain. "They need more power and a stronger spark to control their powers. You got it?"

"Yeah, got it." Miko nodded.

"Can I continue now?"

Miko nodded again.

"Ok... there was I that Obsidian spark was weakening...

He lied there on his bed moaning from the sting in his chest. "Ten years mom, it's a long time specially when one year on Cybertron is... Ooff!"

"I'm sorry son." Angelwing held her son's hand reassuringly.

"You shouldn't be." He groaned as he got up from his bed, pointing at the figure standing by the door. "That son of a glitch should be."

"Watch your mouth son." Lavajaeger said calmly. It almost sickened Obsidian

"I'm not your son. I'm a demon, right?" Obsidian shouted. His father held his pose. "Why aren't you answering me?!"

"You've been testing my patience for a long time. This disobedience ends now."

"WHAT DISOBIDIENCE?! THAT I'M NOT A GOOD LABRAT?!"

"Exactly." Lavajaeger grabbed Obsidian his neck. "I'm ashamed that I have such a son." He let go.

A few days later Lavajaeger kicked Obsidian out of house. Obsidian went to Darkflame in the pits of Kaon. They say he was Fireblast's younger brother anyway... you'd be surprised to know that Megatronus was so angered over Obsidian's misfortune and all those fatherly son arguments that he talked to his father about this, Alphatron. Alphatron was once a Golden Knight back on Cybertron and EVERYONE paid him tons of respect even the high council. He requested that Obsidian says his word.

Afterward Obsidians bond with his parents was broken and they had no rights on him. Obsidian's world was turned upside-down. His mother died to an unknown reason. He knew it was his father and he grieved over her loss for a long time. Ever since he stopped talking about his family, tribe and culture. You could find him mostly at night clubs or bars, drunk or having fun with femmes. Hopefully that stopped when Megatronus argued with him. Since then Obsidian tried to clean Kaon from drug dealers and these stuff. He wanted a better society starting from Kaon. He was once a bounty hunter.

At the beginning of war, to save me from Megatron he was captured and we never saw him ever again."

There was a long silence when Sirena finally spoke again. "So you liked it?"

"Yeah but what does all of these have to do with me becoming a rock star?" Miko pouted.

"Did Cruella gave up becoming the first female teacher?" Miko turned to Sirena. "Or Nightbat gave up exploring because of 299 Predacons? Or Obsidian, did his misfortune stopped him from proving that he could be more than meets the eye?"

"Or Megatron from trying to fix the society?"

"I wouldn't count violence as one of the ways to get what you want if I were you." Sirena looked away.

"I was joking." Miko loughed.

Sirena gave her a deadly glare. "Now lets go talk to June." Miko sighed. They went back to the main hanger. Miko found June sitting on the sofa watching a movie with Jack while Ralph was working on his laptop. All 'bots were around except for Ratchet who was trying to upgrade the groundbridge and Ultramagnus was talking to Optimus about someone. Sirena supposed it could be her. She wasn't exactly a by_the_ book soldier.

"Umm... June," Miko begun but was stopped by June's hog. "It's ok Miko. If you think you'll be more successful as a rock star go for it on one codition."

"That was unexpected." Bulkhead whispered to Sirena. She only shrugged.

"Please study just well enough to pass." June said.

"Ok, I will." Miko smiled. "Even though it's difficult."

"Well, it could have been disastrous." Arcee said.

2:06 A.M passed midnight, Location: Autobots' base, Sirena's quarters

Knock... Knock...

"Sirena you up?" It was Miko. Sirena wasn't sleep because of a nightmare.

"Yes come in."

Miko slid the door open and came in then closed the door. "Thanks Sirena."

"Any time Miko."

"So why are you up?"

"I saw a bad dream."

"About?"

"You are the only one, aside from Ratchet and Optimus who knows about me and Megatron." Sirena said. "Back at Darkmount years ago I used to see one single dream every night. I used to see Megatronus fading away while he begs me to help him and there comes Megatron."

Miko nodded. How could she help except listening and keeping a secret?!

"I gave up helping him." Sirena said, staring at the ground.

"Then what was that about not giving up?" Miko stomped her feet.

"That's not so easy. Do you know that when someone changes it's hard to change him back?!"

"Then don't change him back." Miko yawned. "Change him into who he really is. Now I'm sleepy." Miko heads for the door. "Good night Sirena."

"Good night Miko." Maybe Miko is right but if this is who Megatronus really is... "Maybe I'll never see you again But it's hard to let go. If words won't effect you then it's time for me to fight for what I want."