It had been a long day. For the Dinobots and the Autobots.

Snarl and Swoop were trying to comfort their leader, who and return bash them around. It was like he was playing with rag dolls. Poor Optimus got the joy of breaking the fight up.

Well at least until Prowl woke up from his little "nap". A crunching noise rang out. Sighing Optimus turned his gaze from his teammate to the noise. Grimlock was . . . how . . . Why? He was standing on top of the other two.

"GRIMLOCK!" In all honesty he tried being patient. He did really! Waiting for Prowl to wake up (and Bumblebee). Waiting for Rachet to get there and "collect" Meltdown. But the Dinobot's they . . . they were truly, truly something else. They pushed every button he had. "You get off them NOW!"

"You not tell ME GRIMLOCK what to do you just puny bot."

"Grimlock. I. DONT. CARE!" The normally greyish blue face was red. Red as the Dinobot's own plating. He ws done. Period. "I DONT WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE NOISE COMING OUT OF ANY OF YOU. UNDERSTOOD?"

Slowly as Grimlock watched the fuming, he stepped off his teammates. The three all nodding in agreement at the other. Grumbling signaled one of the two are finally waking. Luckily for Optimus it was Prowl.

"I know you just woke up and all" he rubbed his head. Finally one thing to be lifted up off his shoulders. "but I need you to handle them. I can't take it anymore I'll blow a gasket or pop a fuel line!"

The ninja walked over to the tree old sat on the log. Heads hung low. Staring at the ground. Shoulders slumped. Walking around the log Prowl found himself in front of them. "What's wrong?" No response. Grimlock was stubborn, so made more sense to get the other two to spell first spill first. "Snarl! Swoop!" The two in questioning jumps lately. "Why are you too upset?" They looked at each other. Snarl being somewhat of a mute, Swoop decided to speak but before he could Optimus comd Prowl. { Prowl we will have meltdown. Rachet and I will we will be returning to the base with Bumblebee, then return the genetic modified. When you are done return to base.} Sighing, his finger left side of his head. Arms crossed and once again. "Go ahead, continue"

"We sad."

Prowl wanted to plant his face into his hands. Any other day he would be able to handle these sentient beings. Today marks the first day he couldn't. "Why?"

Okay. He took a deep breath. "Why is Grimlock upset?" Once again Snarl and Swoop looked at each other. But this time it was Snarl who spoke. "Grimlock is sad because of spider lady. She left." Spider lady? Spider . . . Lady? Blackarachnia. Grimlock burst.

He jumped up, turned around and picked up Prowl shaking him out in front of him. "Why? Why did spider lady leave me? Me Grimlock love her!"

Prowl pinged Rachet to start a batch of something to help with the headache he would have after this is all said and done. "You too." Swoop and Snarl stood. "Go to the cave and get some rest Grimlock will follow in a few minutes." They nodded leaving their leader behind with the ninja. "Sit." Grimlock sat, optics glued to the ground. "You love her?" The question came up menacingly. Yet all Grimlock did was twitch slightly. "Do you even know what love?" This came out softer.

Grimlock opened his mouth to reply but nothing came out. "Love. Love is hard to explain." he sat down next to the dinobot. "There are different kinds of love as well. I love you and Swoop and Snarl but the way you claim to love Blackarachnia something more. That kind of love is shared you both have to "love" each other for it to work. It can't be forced it just . . . It just happens." He put a hand on Grimlocks arm. "You liked her." That got the other to finally look up.

"What you mean?" His voice was surprisingly calm.

"You like before you love but like I said before he you both have to love each other for it to work." Large arms wrapped around Prowl. Squeezing me into the point that he could swear he heard his plating cracking.

"Me Grimlock better. Go to the cave and get recharge now." And with that he transformed, walking in the direction of the others.

Finally Prowl took his own leave.

When he finally got back to the base it was almost midnight. Surprisingly there on the make shift couch was Sari and Bulkhead.

After taking something for his aching head Sari began hitting him with questions.

"So what's wrong with the Dinobots? Are they okay? What happened?" Sighing for what felt like the millionth time today he began answer.

Blackarachnia tried to becoming a full cybertronian again. Yes they are fine. Well they were upset. Apparently Grimlock thought he was in love with her but in reality she was using them." Sari frowned. She genuinely felt bad. The Dinobot's weren't raise by parents. They were just so innocent some times it was deadly. And it wasn't like Grimlock couldn't get the old saying "there's plenty of fish in the sea" because from what she had seen Blackarachnia was the only "fish" around. Then it hit her a idea so crazy there was no possible way it wouldn't work. A grin replaced the sullen frown from seconds before.

"No one deserves to be alone."