Well, here we are everyone, the last chapter of Reason to Live, chapter 31. Initially, it was supposed to be super short, the whole first half was actually supposed to be apart of chapter 30 but it never made it in so I made it apart of the last chapter so you had more to read :P I hope you all have enjoyed this story and I know I myself am sad to see it end. But, as I have said, I am in the process of creating a sequel! So don't worry, you'll see the return of these characters and more!

I want to thank all of my lovely reviewers who have stuck with me this entire story, you people have motivated me to keep writing with suggestions and ideas, I love you all! I don't think I would have gotten this far without you all, especially Mercedes Wolfcry who continues to spur me to write more and more~ I would never get anything done if it weren't for her haha, thank ya darlin'! All of you who have added this to your watch list and favorites, thank you so much! Keep your eye out for the sequel in the near future!

Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, HasTak does. I claim Aquafire, her trine, Wildfire, Skyblitz, Lightning Bolt, Flame Racer, the mini twins Sunrunner and Wildsky, RaveDancer and some others.

Remember to review everyone. Till all are one!

"Starscream!" The Seeker flinched when he heard Megatron shouting and scowled at his trine mates when they snickered at him.

"Yes?" He ground his dental plates together as he moved to meet the warlord. The Autobots and Decepticons currently had an uneasy truce between them; the kinks were still being worked out between the two leaders.

"Would you like to me why I found the sparklings in the hallway… by themselves… unsupervised?" Megatron raised an optic ridge at his SIC. The Seekers gawked at their leader as they took in the sight before them.

Sunrunner and RaveDancer were situated in his arms, both clinging to his chest armor and giggling ghoulishly. Wildsky had somehow managed to make himself comfortable on Megatron's helm and was clinging to the armor happily.

"Uh…" Was all they could get out.

It was just so… cute!

Megatron, the fearsome, tyrannical ruler of the Decepticons, found with three sparklings in his possession; they hoped Red Alert was seeing it.

"Well?" He demanded, scowling at the Elite Trine.

"I found them!" Aquafire managed to save them from answering. She and Prowl came around the corner and sighed in relief when they saw the now giggling sparklings. "You three are in so much trouble," She scolded, taking the twins from Megatron.

"You, young femme, know better," Prowl took his daughter.

"Thanks… Megatron," Aquafire nodded to him and left with Prowl.

"Uh, should we be running?" Skywarp looked between everyone.

"If Aquafire is actually thanking Megatron, than yes," Thundercracker responded.

"Next thing you know, she'll be thanking Starscream." The screechy Seeker snapped his optics towards his trine mate. Thundercracker and Skywarp both took this as their cue to run.

"Why is my Elite Trine so incompetent?" Megatron muttered to himself as he turned on heel and left.

Carly and Spike passed him on their way to the med bay and looked at each other in a confused manner before shrugging and walking in.

"Hey, Ratchet!" Spike waved to the red and white medibot.

"Hello, Spike. Carly." He nodded, acknowledging them both as he finished putting his newly cleaned tools away. "What brings you two here today?"

"We were curious about a few things," Carly told him as he lifted them up to the counter. "I know you explained how sparklings are uh… created but we wanted to know the difference between split-spark twins, like the Terror Twins and spark twins, like the Seekerlings. I mean, is there a difference?"

"That is a very excellent question, Carly, and I'm glad you asked," He smiled. "There is indeed a difference between split-spark and normal spark twins. Split-spark twins are close to what you humans call identical twins. Just like with humans, the original egg or spark in this case, splits into two and forms two beings. Now, spark twins are a little trickier, as they can come about in many ways."

"So like, two eggs are fertilized at the same time, right?" Spike asked, albeit awkwardly.

"Something like that, yes," Ratchet nodded. "Spark twins can be born of just one couple or multiple partners, given the right circumstances. In Aquafire's case, she was in heat and Seekers are very prone to baring multiple sparklings, so the fact that she was able to conceive from two, rather three, different partners is not surprising."

"So wait, wouldn't that mean that Sunrunner has some of Starscream's DNA in him?" Carly interrupted with a curious look.

"CNA – and yes, Carly, that is true," Ratchet confirmed. "The points at which the twins were conceived must have been close together, though I quite honestly expected her to conceive triplets to form a trine. Just as Sunrunner has Starscream's CNA, Wildsky has some of the twins' CNA in him. Spark twins tend to be virtually nothing alike, whereas split-spark twins have some of the same personality and often share a very, very intense bond, something akin to a sparkbond."

"The baby twins won't have that connection though?" Spike blinked, slowly starting to understand what Ratchet was saying.

"Correct," He nodded. "They will still have a bond, a sibling bond, but it won't be as strong as the bond their Sire's have." The two humans nodded in understanding.

"Thanks for explaining it to us, Ratchet," Carly gave him a bright smile.

"You are quite welcome," He smiled back. He helped them back to the floor and watched them leave before Skywarp warped in with Thundercracker. Both had superficial wounds and scratches but nothing life threatening. Nonetheless, the sight made the medic groan. "Were you taunting Sideswipe and Sunstreaker again?"

"Nah," Skywarp grinned as he made himself comfortable on the exam berth.

"He fragged off Starscream," Thundercracker grunted. "And I got caught in the middle." Ratchet rolled his optics and set to repairing them though not without nailing the black and purple jet with his wrench first.

"Hey!" He whined and rubbed his now dented helm. "What was that for?"

"For trying to get yourself slagged," He scowled. "How does Hook put up with you?"

"That's just it, he doesn't," Thundercracker snorted. "He can't stand when Skywarp shows up."

"I wonder why." He stated dryly. Ratchet vaguely wondered if Hook felt the same sense of annoyance as he did when the twins showed up in the med bay after a prank gone wrong. "Just shut up and let's get this over with." He raised his wrench again in warning to the talkative Seeker who immediately quieted and smiled sheepishly.

-X-X-X-

"Who has the sparklings today?" Aquafire asked as Sideswipe ran his digits along her frame. He was "getting on her good side" as he'd cheerfully put it earlier and so far, he was doing a damn good job of it.

"It's either Bluestreak or Wheeljack," He rumbled softly.

"Okay," She purred softly. Her optics suddenly snapped back online when his words finally registered and she sat up with a look of horror. Sideswipe had the same look once he realized just what he'd said.

"Wheeljack!" The pair raced out and towards the lab but they only found Skyfire.

"Where is Wheeljack?" Aquafire blurted, optics wide.

"I believe he is in the rec room," He told her calmly. "I haven't seen him here all day."

"Thanks!" Sideswipe called over his shoulder as they ran off. Skyfire watched them and shook his helm with a chuckle.

The pair entered the rec room and looked around frantically but there was no sign of Wheeljack or the sparklings.

"Frag, where could he be?" Sideswipe continued looking around as Aquafire keened in fear. Just as they were about to leave, the doors opened and admitted the Lancia himself. He had all three sparklings with him, all of which were clinging to various parts of his frame. Little Rave was happily seated on his shoulder, clinging to one of his helm fins, giggling whenever it lit up. Wildsky was perched on his back, poking his helm over Wheeljack's other shoulder. Sunrunner was settled in the scientist's arms, cooing softly.

"Uh, you guys were looking for me?" He was obviously confused.

"Primus! We thought you'd be in the labs!" Aquafire and Sideswipe ran up to him.

"What?" His helm fins flashed in surprise then. "I would never endanger the sparklings." Aquafire gave him a look. He'd had quite a few explosions since the birth of the three sparklings, some of which had been extremely large. No one had been hurt, aside from Wheeljack, but it hadn't exactly gone over well with the Seekers or Carriers. The sparklings had loved it though, they would clap and giggle every time it happened. Wildsky was always so intrigued by the inventions Wheeljack and the others made and he seemed far too amused whenever one failed, almost like he was thinking he could do better.

It honestly scared Aquafire.

"I've been outside playing with them," Wheeljack continued. "They love being outside. Hound even made a few holographic projections for them so we could teach them about the other organic life forms that inhabit the Earth."

"I'm surprised they even sat still," Sideswipe chuckled.

"They were very well behaved and responded well to the lesson." His helm fins flashed proudly. "We made it fun and interactive."

"Thank you, Wheeljack," Aquafire plucked Sunrunner from his arms. The little mech squeaked and then clung to her, clicking and chirping away happily as he told her about his day. Sideswipe took Wildsky who squawked and then giggled, clicking away rapidly to his Sire. Jazz came over and got his own Creation who giggled and climbed up to his shoulder to hug the side of his face.

"Hello ta ya too," Jazz rubbed her back with a grin before settling her in his arms for a proper hug. RaveDancer squealed and giggled as she nuzzled her Sire.

"Come on, let's go see your aunt Prowl and Sunstreaker," Sideswipe snickered, unable to resist. Jazz cracked a smile at this and followed the pair.

"Sideswipe, if you ever refer to me as being a femme in any sort of way ever again, I will have Ratchet reformat you into one." Prowl stated when they arrived in the command room.

"Sorry," Jazz grinned at the shocked frontliner. Prowl flicked his doorwings and took his daughter, pressing a gentle kiss to her helm as he sat down again. Sunny kissed both of his Creations and then kissed his mate-to-be. Aquafire purred gently and smiled.

"Another hour and I'll be able to spend time with you," He rumbled softly. He took Wildsky and smiled at the little Seekerling as he blinked up at him and smiled back. "Don't try being cute with me you little troublemaker," He chuckled.

"We'll let you two get back to your shifts," Sideswipe grinned. "See ya later!" Sideswipe started to walk off with Sunrunner. Aquafire took Wildsky back and kissed Sunstreaker one last time before she left as well. As she was leaving however, she felt an odd tug at her spark, as though something was trying to reconnect. She brushed it off, figuring it was just one of the sparklings tugging at their bond, strengthening it. She only smiled and cooed at the little one in her arms, sending a jolt of love over their bond to make him smile.

"So silly," She smiled gently. She and Sideswipe made it to their quarters and set the sparklings down for a well overdue nap before they themselves laid down for a short nap.

-X-X-X-

All the way on the other side of the Earth, five bots woke and picked themselves up, groaning in confusion.

Where were they? And what was this place? They didn't know but they did know that they had to find something, someone.

"Aquafire. We're coming."