It was 23:20 when Titania ground bridged to Rio de Janiro, driving down a beautiful abandoned road that overlooked the sea. She had heard of a big deal race happening here a few days ago from one of the hot shots in Colombia who thought that he was going to win the race no matter what. Titania was very smug when she beat him. It took her another twenty minutes to arrive at her location at the bottom of a small mountain that stood apart from the range it belonged to. There were many other cars there when she drove up, she wasn't as famous around these parts as she was in the US but she still got looks of admiration from some racers who knew to appreciate their cars. She smiled internally as she made her way up to the start line, knowing there were only 10 minutes or so till the race began. She took her place, slightly disheartened that she was at the edges of the race but she quickly let go of that though when she realised she would be able to overtake the humans in a spark beat.

Parking up, Titania started up her holoform in case anyone wanted to come up to speak to her and rolled the window down. She rejoiced in the warm flow of air that invaded her vehicle mode, the holoform that she was controlling closed her eyes and leaned back into her seat. She stayed there for a few minutes before she recognised the sound of an engine approaching her, turning her rear view mirror she spotted the red Aston Martin pulling up to her left side before stopping.

"You have got to be kidding me," Titania sighed, a hand running through her hair before she turned to glare at the red Con next to her. :How in the name of Pit did you know about this?: She growled at Knockout who only chuckled in response, sending out a shortwave com link like she had done the previous day.

:Someone woke up on the wrong side of the berth,: He commented after stopping his laughter. :This is the biggest race of the night Sweetspark, I wouldn't miss it for the world.: She could hear the smirk in his voice.

:I am not your Sweetspark you disgusting piece of junk,: Titania hissed at him through the radio, her anger radiating from her at the sheer nerve that the mech had. :Don't you have better things to do anyway, being a Decepticon medic?: She spat.

:Oh, so you have heard of me?: He began, :I was quite hurt when you didn't react to my introduction the other day.: He was pouting, Titania just knew he was pouting but did she care? No she did not. A mopey Decepticon was none of her business.

:Sorry to disappoint you but you aren't that impressive,: She replied back coolly, a smile now on the lips of the holoform. Outside, she could see the other racers start to get into their cars. It was 11:57 now, flag down was only three human minutes away. :Does Screamer know that you are here?: She asked Knockout.

:No, he wanted me on planet by next week at the latest,: Knockout explained, not seeing any harm in telling the Autobot femme. :He doesn't seem to be throwing a fit yet so I haven't gone to visit him.: Titania couldn't help but laugh at the thought of Starscream having a meltdown because Knockout hadn't shown up, it was quite a delightful image to have in her head. Knockout gasped at hearing the high pitched giggle coming from Titania. :Did I just make the Autobot Princess laugh?: He sounded scandalised at the mere thought.

:Don't push it Con,: Titania warned with a hint of amusement in her voice. Knockout was refreshing compared to what she was used to with the Autobots, she slowly became glad that he turned up. :Me being the daughter of Optimus Prime does not make me a Princess.: She educated him on her title, despite it being obvious that while being Prime was almost akin to royalty, it was not something that was passed on to creations. A woman walked out to the centre of the road, dressed in a fashion that left nothing to the imagination. Titania wasn't used to human customs but was still shocked to see someone dressed so inappropriately for the weather and racing.

:Almost time to set off,: Knockout piped up for a final time, his engine revving. Titania put her window back up and deactivated her holoform as she to revved her engine. :Any advice?: Titania wasn't sure if he was asking genuinely or was just messing with her, none the less she warned him about how this was going to be different to Texas.

:Be prepared to get your paintjob scratched,: She cautioned as the woman raised her arm into the air. :People here aren't afraid to play rough.: She told him, remembering the last time she was here and how she had to come up with an excuse for having a huge scratch along her chassis.

:They touch my finish,: Knockout growled before the woman lowered her arm. :I'll kill them.: Titania was taken back by his answer, staying in her parked place as the other cars sped ahead of her. Revving her engine again to break herself from her stupor, Titania sped away finally and followed the road of smoke that had been left behind by the ten or so other cars.

:Frag!: She screamed, pushing her engine to its limits in order to catch up to the cars at the very back which she managed to make out where a burnt orange and ivy green. :You can't hurt the human!: She shouted through the comlink as she drove inbetween the two stragglers, they weren't that quick to react to her but they did react. She watched as they both collided into each other and swerved in the road, their tires screeching loudly in protest.

:They better behave then.: Knockout said. From his tone he seemed to be greatly excited, he was speaking louder than usual and with a happier tone but Titania could also hear how is breath wasn't rested. He was trying his hardest to keep up with the leaders. Titania rounded a corner, coming onto a road that overlooked the ocean. What worried her was that the road was not that thick, it looked like it could only fit two cars on it at a squeeze. Looking ahead, she saw the other competitors and no surprise the leader was a flash of red and gold.

:I mean it, I will offline you myself,: She was breathing heavy now as she manged to pass the cars in 7th, 6th and 5th position. Now that she was closer to the front she could clearly see the four cars ahead of her, the one closest to her was a dark purple in colour and looked easily passable. The ones in 3rd and 2nd place however were identical cars, the only difference being one had silver rims while the other had black. :Those guys behind you are probably from the same gang, they will try to off road you.: Titania had seen similar tag teaming before, each time she witnessed it, the car being targeted was always in a condition of disrepair.

:I've got this handled.: Knockout growled, obviously not happy with Titania's commentary. He could see what the two behind him were doing, he wasn't a sparkling, the femme input was not needed or wanted.

Huffing to herself, Titania easily passed the purple car so that she was now behind the twins, looking for any sort of opening that she might be able to utilise. A tactic began to form in her processor which she needed to execute quickly if she had any chance of winning this race. She edged forward so she was right up the tails of the cars, positioned right in between the two. She continued to edge forward and back for a few seconds to make them nervous before the one to her right pulled back, nearly ramming into her hood. Titania hit the break, allowing the other car roll back. It almost seemed like the twin was in control of the situation, he was trying to back Titania into the other side of the road that was against a stone wall. With a small pleased purr from her, Titania quickly sped forward, accelerating at a speed she should probably not be accelerating at. The twin had to break now, Titania slipping in front of him and now riding side to side with his brother, he got ready to change gears so he could ram into her when suddenly he was thrown forward from the force of colliding with the purple car.

Titania didn't have time to look back however as the twin next to her began edging closer to her driver side door, colliding lightly with her rear end. She tried to avoid being pushed off of the road by moving closer to him next, colliding with him harsher this time than he did with her. It appeared this didn't faze him however as he only came back with ten times the strength, knocking her off balance slightly towards the drop towards the sea.

:Drive faster!: Titania screamed in desperation, not liking her chances at this moment in time. She watched as Knockout managed to give a meter of space between him and them, this still wasn't enough. :Come on, you can do better than that,: She shouted again before screaming down the comlink as the driver once again collided with her side, scratching paint from her driver door. :Fragger!:

:I'm trying, he's right on my tail!: Knockout grunted his eyes looking to the road ahead while glimpsing back to the battle happening behind him. What was worrying to him was the sharp turn ahead which only the car on the inside would be able to make, Titania was in danger at the moment. As if on cue, Titania noticed the turn as well, her breath hitching as she realised the mess that she was in at the moment.

:Knockout!: She screamed the mech's name, her voice breaking slightly. Knockout would hate to see what Optimus Prime would do if he found out that his daughter had died in the Cons presence. That was all the encouragement that he needed in order to increase his speed enough to leave a gap for a single car to fit behind him. The other twin was too preoccupied trying to push Titania off a cliff to notice that a space formed, instead he tried to hit her one more time. He missed. Titania times it so as he swerved to knock into her she accelerated, making the twins cars drive into the barricades of the road and topple over them. Luckily, the man jumped out in time to grab a rock from the cliff face.

Titania breathed deeply as she came to a halt after crossing the finishing line in second place, she wasn't really bothered by her placing because of her near offlining experience but she wasn't looking forward to how smug Knockout was going to be. And damn was he smug. Currently, he was revving his engine as he drove in circles, kicking up dust and dirt much to the fun laughter of the locals. Titania was sitting off to the side, resting slightly and trying to calm her spark beat.

:Come on,: Knockout spoke through the comlink cheerfully, :Lets go and see what the damage is.: He ended and before Titania could even protest he was speeding down a road away from her. Deciding to go with the lesser of two evils, she followed the red Decepticon surprised that he actually waited for her to follow rather than speeding off in an energon induced joy ride.

:I'm not hurt, just scratched,: Titania explained as Knockout lead her to the top of the mountain that they had just raced around. He broke through a chain fence that was put in place before driving a bit further so that Titania could come to a stop at his side before transforming. "See," She spoke as she gestured to herself. "I'm completely fine." Knockout transformed next to her before beginning to inspect her with his red optics.

"I don't know," He hummed, placing a servo to his chin in thinking before flashing a grin. "Best to let the doctor look, what do you say?" He smirked as he moved closer to her.

"No way," Titania said quickly, changing her servos into blaster and aiming them towards his spark. "You aren't coming anywhere near me." She continues with a fake smile, moving with him as he took a few steps back with raised arms.

"Calm down Princess-."

A shot travelled past his head before Titania's guns turned back into servos, a scowl on her face as she crossed her arms over her chassis.

"I am not called 'Princess'." She warned with a huff. Knockout chuckled at her, secretly glad that she purposefully avoided his paint work. He looked back at the angry femme, looking to her chassis only to find something that made his eyes narrow slightly.

"Titania." He called to the femme.

"…Yeah." This was the first time that he had ever said he name properly. It send a small shiver down her back strut.

"What where the colour of those so called twins?" He asked her, advancing on her once again. Titania wasn't as cautious as she had been previously, in fact she was more curious then anything, wondering why Knockout was looking at her with such a serious and unamused look. It was the first time she had ever seen him with anything other than a shit eating grin on his face.

"They were silver, why?" She asked him, raising an optic ridge as he was now standing right in front of her, towering over her ever so slightly. He moved his servo, wiggling his digits slightly before placing one on the side of her chassis, trailing down the yellow mark that Bee's paint had come from.

"Who's is this?" He asked her, looking blatantly and intently at the custom yellow paint. Titania's face plates heated up a bit, energon running to her cheeks before she jumped away to the side trying to get away from Knockout as best as she could.

"Does it matter who?" She asked him a bit defensively, trying to position her arms to cover the yellow paint that had grazed her chassis. "Why, are you jealous?" Titania wanted to make Knockout as uncomfortable as she was right now and the only way she could think of doing that was to throw a stupid accusation his way.

His reaction wasn't what Titania was expecting however. Definitely not. His face only looked confused for a nanoklick before a smirk was placed on his face once again, a predatory look taking over his optics as he quickly advanced on Titania. The femme wasn't expecting this sort of reaction, she was frozen, not knowing how to react to what was happening. Her optics widened as he stopped in front of her and cupper her chin with a clawed servo, running one of the sharp digits across her cheek. Titania was scared slightly, she knew that she could fight him and escape but he had the advantage with his hand being already so close to rip her head off.

"I'm just really protective of my toys." He cooed to her. Titania's demeanour changed in a second from being frightened and curious to being disgusted by the mech in front of her who was looking at her in a baiting way. She roughly shoved him away from her then dealt him a side kick to his mid chassis which he was not expecting at all, he fell to the ground with a groan. "That was newly buffed!" He yelled at her.

"I am no one's toy." Titania spat through gritted teeth before turning away from Knockout, transforming and speeding off down the side of the mountain. Knockout sat up from where Titania had left him, rubbing the side that she had injured before smiling at the tracks that she had left in the road. She was going to be very interesting.

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Recharge didn't come to Titania that night, the run in with the humans and the near spark destroying experience remained at the forefront of her processor. Humans were cruel and greedy and yet she was supposed to protect them from the dangers of the decepticons, even though last night it was a bot who was supposed to be her greatest enemy that saved her. She rose from her berth with a huff, her cables falling down her back as she swung around and stood up for the first time that cycle making her way to the main hanger of the base. A servo rose to the top of her back strut, massaging the plating where one of the twins had rammed into her yesterday, she would get Ratchet to look at it and blame it on some sort of training accident. Funnily, she wished she had let Knockout look at the injury to save her the embarrassment of lying. As she carried herself to the hanger she could here hear Father talking.

"It is best that you three remain under out watch," Optimus Prime told the children just as Titania rounded the corner to the hanger, her eyes holding a sign of both hurt and anger however even the feisty femme knew now wasn't the time. "At least, until we can determine our enemies' intentions." Titania now arrived into the hanger fully, greeting her fellow autobots and smiling lightly to the kids in an act of common courtesy. Right now she didn't mind the kids but she thought keeping them around might grow on her nerves.

"Optimus, with all due respect, the human children are in as much danger here as anywhere," Ratchet commented, if Titania could bank on anyone to share her thoughts regarding humans it would be Ratchet. "They have no protective shell, if they go underfoot they will go squish."

"Or impaled." Titania added off handedly as she looked at the spikes on her pedes that she walks on. Bee beeped at Titania and whacked the back of Titania's head, jumping back in surprise when Titania screamed out in pain much more than she usually did. When everyone turned to the two youngest members Bee immediately put his hands up in surrender.

"It wasn't me I swear." He spoke, backing up even more when Titania managed to raise her head, a hand placed to her neck and a wince escaping her dentas.

"You're going to pay Bee." She simply said to the scout before having to lower her head again. Loud footsteps made their way over to her before she felt hands on the back of her helm making their way towards he back strut.

"Is she okay?" Raf asked as he walked towards Titania, stopping when he was directly under her head which was still hanging toward the floor, her eyes closed in pain. Ratchet examined Titania, his eyes narrowing as he quickly deduced the reason she was in pain. It seemed as if something or someone had managed to dent her plating so far in that it was pressing against her pistons. This wasn't an injury that occurred without someone inflicting serious damage.

"Old friend, is my daughter okay?" Optimus came closer to try and see Titania's injuries but before he could, Ratchet quickly dived his servo into the plate and with a good grip managed to straighten it out. It's safe to say it wasn't the most painless procedure in the universe.

"I'm fine, must have injured my back strut while training." Titania was upright showing no sign of pain whatsoever so that her Dad didn't pry further into her injuries. Thankfully before Optimus could argue with his daughter the proximity sensor started to go off and everyone began to move in order to hide the kids. During the commotion, Ratchet caught on to Titania's arm to stop her from running away from him which he instantly knew was her main goal.

"Titania, I won't lie to your Father if you are in danger," His voice was low in a warning manner but Titania begrudgingly knew that he was only concerned for her safety. "What are you doing to yourself?" He implored her to tell him, his tone now less warning and more begging.

"If you don't want to lie to my Father I'm not going to tell you," Titania spoke before pulling her arm away from the man who delivered her into this world. "It's better to be oblivious than to lie." She formed a small smile which would hopefully tell Ratchet not to worry before scurrying away to her best friend. It didn't give Ratchet any piece of mind though. Before he had any chance to address it further though, Agent Fowler appeared in the open door of the elevator.

"Seven wrecks, thirty four fender benders, a three hour traffic jam, and of particular note numerous reports of a speeding motorcycle of unknown make and a black-and-yellow custom muscle car!" Fowler was pissed, that was obvious and it made Titania dislike him even more than she originally did, the first time she had met the man he had accused her of being a pleasure bot, or at least insinuating it, and she wasn't best pleased. Titania threw a sideways glance at Bee, the bot couldn't keep a low profile even if he wanted to whereas Titania who was not a scout by any means was able to win the biggest races around the world without drawing attention to herself.

"What?" He asked at Titania's accusing tone, crossing his arms over his chest like the femme had hers. Titania rolled her eyes before diverting her attention back to the Human who had invaded their home.

"So, anything you care to get up you tin chest, Prime?"

"We have the situation under control, Agent Fowler," Prime confronted Fowler, his face contorted into one of annoyance.

"They're back, aren't they?" Fowler enquired, Titania half thought he didn't want to hear the answer to that.

"If you are referring to the Decepticons I have doubts that they ever left. Your planet is much too valuable." Optimus informed Fowler, watching as the human gripped the bar even harder and his knuckles turned a shade lighter.

"Then it's time to wake up the Pentagon." Fowler suggested.

"Yeah, what are they going to do?" Titania interrupted, ignoring the protesting buzzes her friend was giving her. "Go after alien lifeforms with conventional weapons? That'll definitely work." Titania spoke sarcastically, her arms waving in gestures as she walked up to where her Father was addressing the human before looking down on him with disdain.

"Get your Daughter under control, Prime." Fowler spat, eyeing the blue femme up and down which only made her angrier. However before she could react and grab Fowler, Optimus put his hand in front of her.

"Hear me, Agent Fowler. We are your best, possibly your only defence against the Decepticon threat. As for my Daughter she is none of your concern." Prime's voice was dangerous when he spoke of his daughter, she was never to be looked down to or commanded by any man. He would not tolerate his Daughter being ridiculed by this human.

"Hey, fleshy! Did anyone get splattered on that freeway?" It was Bulkhead's turn to talk now while simultaneously cooling the heat that was rising from the family in front of him. "Team Prime knows when to use force…And how much to use." He wrapped his hand around a piece of medical equipment and squeezed until it broke, much to the annoyance of the medical officer.

"Bulkhead! I needed that!" Ratchet bellowed, much to the amusement of Titania who had even forgotten Fowler's existence.

"Enough!" Prime commanded. "Military involvement will only result in catastrophe. Perhaps you can condone widespread human casualties, Agent Fowler. I, however, cannot."

"Than do us both a favour and handle this, Prime!" Fowler started before turning his back to Optimus and walking toward the elevator. "Under the radar." He pressed the button and stood in the elevator waiting to depart from the Autobot base. "Or I will." The elevator doors closed and he was finally gone.

"Pretty big bearings...for a human." Bulkhead commented with a hint of amusement.

"I would have said he was a stupid piece of scrap but your way is nicer." Titania winked at Bulkhead making the gentle giant laugh and to her surprise Optimus didn't reprimand her for her language and instead even cracked a small smile. His daughter was in no way out of control, but amusing? That she was.