Thank you Galaxus Prime for reviewing the reviews keep me writing! I NEED IDEAS FOR THE NEXT MANY CHAPTERS. I have a few but if anyone wants to suggest something I could use some plot stories until the last night.

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Now before Optimus could open his mouth there had been a coverup story to not include Russia or their fight at Chernobyl and it had just enough truth to be real but it all had been the USA who'd gotten the pictures and about the pillars being stolen and they had also taken the engine part not knowing what it was. The Decepticons tried to steal it to bring their attention to it and it would have spurred them to go get Sentinel whom they gave energon and he woke up from stasis lock or coma as one might put on Earth. Then he played at being the grand leader they thought he was until the betrayal no one saw coming because he had been their Prime for so many years and had been an upstanding and caring bot. The Decepticons then killed astronauts and other humans that worked on mapping the dark side of the moon to cover the crashlanding of the Autobot vessel to tie up loose ends. The Decepticons also had an accountant that handled NASA's accounts making it look like it was too expensive to go back to the moon. On his way out of the base to hold as collateral, he kidnapped our children and made a run for the lincoln square where we couldn't follow because he had our kids and let loose hundreds of Decepticons on the moon. He then made his ultimatum to the UN to send the Autobots away. They had spread out to place the pillars at strategic points while Sentinel and the Decepticons ruined the city making it a fortress cutting off all outside communication. They launched the pillars and then started to pull Cybertron into our world our atmosphere to turn the humans into slaves after sending us off-world. The Autobots came back just before the starting of the space bridge to fight the Decepticons and the USA and the Autobots came out victorious.

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And the first question was exactly what he was expecting. A woman from South Africa asked, "Mr. Prime we did see the planet in the sky but what proof do you have we would have been slaves?"

Prime started off with the story he had been told to tell and then added, "From Sentinel's voice I will let you hear what he said during our battle," and turned on his broadcast system wirelessly into the mic. "I bring you Cybertron, your home, and still, you choose humanity - We were God's once all of us bet here were just machines to them - Optimus all I ever wanted was the survival of our race. You must see why I had to betray you."

There was a stir in the crowd. Then another man stood, it was the sultan of an Arab nation, "We have been briefed that you killed Sentinel and the Decepticon leader what threat do they pose now?"

"There are a hundred or more Decepticons in your mist as we speak. Leader or not they are not a forgiving sort they will be looking for revenge or they may regroup under another leader. As Autobots, we will endeavor to flush them out and put an end to their threat. They were sent all across the world and many must have stayed we had energon signals as far as Novascosha and as far south as Australia," Prime advised.

Another woman stood. She looked like she had something on her mind, "Prime why did you come back after the USA and many other countries banished you to the off-world?"

Prime said the same thing that he had to the people who had met him after the battle, "There are calms between battles and skirmishes that leave you breathless. And there may come a time when you lose faith in us and betray us. But we will never forsake this planet!" There was rousing applause. Then everything quieted back down and the President took over.

"We have repealed the unjust legislation against them. We are in full cooperation with the Autobots and our armed forces. As he said before our hands were tied in this matter however, once we saw them fighting for us the law was rescinded."

A dignitary from Russia stood, "Now that the Autobots are back are they exclusively only working with the United States?"

Prime fielded this question, "No, all are welcome in our joint military if you wish to send soldiers to represent your country we will welcome them. The USA has until now provided most of the soldiers and supplies for the Nest army but we are not restricted to only them. We are just based here."

"Why are you based in America?" another woman questioned

"This is where we landed hoping to find the original artifact that drew us here and was subsequently destroyed," Prime answered

There were many more questions that day, there was a break for lunch and then more answering questions but by the time the day was coming to an end around 5 pm the world dignitaries and the press were satisfied with the answers given and went home with the information to do with as they would. The heroic theme of the Autobots was emphasized by the President. This did help put some of the minds at ease at the conference they hoped because the last thing they wanted was people to think they were the winning faction over the planet and planned to take over.

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The military made a show of transporting cars and a truck off into the sunset to a different location so no one would follow the Autobots who had hidden in a parking garage who came back home in the middle of the night. Many of the children including the ones who had been kidnapped were still up waiting for their Autobot guardians to come home. They had all watched the conference on Teletran 1 with most of the other Autobots and pod. They were received home much as they were a week before like champions coming to rescue them. The twins saw that the bonded four had managed to keep Flares crying to a minimum as they had Sprite playing with her and several other children. Prowl found his sparkling among those playing near the laps of the bonded humans and at the feet of the bonded Bots. He picked her up and held her tightly and she just started crying. FLare then started crying too and all the other kids about 10 and under followed after. It was a cry of reunion and Optimus sat in the middle of the rec room and let the children play on him for about an hour those who did anyway until he took Melody, Seren, and Sprite with him. He dropped off his two children and promised he'd be back in an hour and went to his office with Sprite.

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Optimus took Sprite to his office as usual for privacy. He held her to his chest plates and hummed as she hugged him back. "Grampbot I saw you on TV!" she said excitedly. "But I wished you were more." she sighed softly.

"I know my little one but sometimes we are going to have to leave and remember you will always have a pod." He reminded her. She just nodded against his metal chest. "Do you want the matrix?" he asked distracting her from those thoughts. She nodded again with a happier face. He opened his chest compartment where the matrix lay in his spark and if flew out of his spark and into her hands. It did this every time she was near and he thought that the new baby would need time with it too. That would be two hours out of his day but each sparkling needed to feel special. Sprite played with it for a few minutes floating it side to side laughing as it never got old to her and then put her hands around the ornate construction of it and her eyes were glued to it. Apparently, it was talking to her just like it always did but she was enthralled with the discussion this time. She chirped and whirled back at it and was absorbed for about 20 minutes until the conversation came to a close and she looked up at Optimus. The Matrix flew back into his spark and he felt whole again.

"Grampbot," She started thoughtfully, "Kids like me probably like you a lot. I mean kids that don't know you but know you saved the world and fight bad guys and stuff."

"I hope so. It seems the younger generation does understand and accept things like change better than older humans.

"Daddy you know the truck Anne has and the other cars and stuff kids have that look like you guys? Even Wheeljack made one that transforms!"

"I do know that most of the children like to have their toys made to look like their Autobot guardians yes."

"But Grampbot, what about transforming toys for the other kids they don't get to have you but it would be so much fun!" In thought for other people to have the love and devotion of her own pod, she may have come across something that would alleviate some of the tensions from those who think them scary. What if they were toys for children or others who collected such things that transformed into one of us? He'd have to get on that right away. He had some calls to make to some toy companies.

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It was about 2 in the morning by the time all the children got to see the missing Autobots and were finally asleep with parents and or guardian Autobot. Optimus knew it would be a late morning so sat in front of Teletran 1 watching the incoming pod who would soon arrive. They would be landing in a few days for the first crew and the second just 3 days after them. Having the entire worldwide satellites at his disposal made everything pretty simple but since they were in DC now with Lennox and everyone he had to make them land a little ways away from the base. FOr another week Optimus decided not to separate the Autobots from their charges to go on patrols. The Decepticons were definitely licking their wounds and it could wait another week. Watching Teletran 1 and thinking bout everything he was surprised to see Inferno coming to relieve him. They said their greetings and goodnights and Optimus was off to cuddle up with his wonderful sparkmate.

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Optimus had been right and the morning the next day didn't start till 10 as sleepy children finally woke up then waking some parents and dozing guardians. The base was full of life and the nursery was becoming fuller by the day. Now that life was getting more normal the families had things to do like go shopping for necessities and do laundry and maintain their living quarters usually shared by an Autobot. Inferno didn't mind watching Teletran1 longer because he knew the bonded four needed their sleep. The kitchen ran like a soup kitchen or a buffet of things to eat mornings brought pancakes, muffins, waffles, eggs, bacon, and a few others that certain people liked. Lunch had a variety of sandwiches, fruit, mac and cheese, and other munchy things to keep the pod happy. Dinner was usually three different entrees and all the sides you can imagine. So certain humans did certain things like cook, laundry, nursery, refuse, and the human pod head, Frank and Emma which were Bluestreaks humans, that was told everything that the humans needed such as repairs and necessities.

Frank and Emma were like the human grandparents of the pod. They were in the nursery a lot telling stories or just enjoying the children Autobot and human. Their guardian is Bluestreak and the way they became a guardian and human was because during his patrols he would park near a house with his holo on and look forlorn. Frank and Emma who only had grown children of their own went to him one day knowing he was in the neighborhood a lot and went to talk to him. Frank first approached him and said hello which frightened him for a second. "Hey there son, you been looking down for days now anything we can do?" Bluestreak was puzzled by them knowing he was sad for more than just now and why they were approaching him. They seemed kinder than normal humans and it was true he had been parking in this neighborhood for patrol.

There was silence for a long moment before Bluestreak spoke, "My p-family does not always appreciate my conversations," he faltered.

"Well, sometimes conversations are appreciated by other people better depending on the person. Me, I like talking, tellin stories, shooting the shit," he laughed as his wife hit his shoulder.

"Frank please, language! But son we both love to sit and chat for a long time our kids are so busy we only have each other to talk to and a few older friends. Ya could always come on in and keep us comp'ny," Emma offered.

And that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship where he got to talk at length about many things and he finally divulged that he was an Autobot and he was hanging around them A LOT and they would be safer with the pod back at base. They both knew they were getting up in age so with some thinking on it they decided to move to the base with Bluestreak as their guardian.

So being the oldest and not wanting Will to have even more responsibility, Frank volunteered to be the go-to for the humans with their need which he could go to Will with or another Nest member who was designated to help the human half of the pod.

Another day had come and gone getting one day closer to the landings.

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