chapter 9

Smokescreen and Cloudcover were growing big and strong. Mother's day was coming up and Smokescreen wanted to do something specail. Cloudcover wanted to help. He had Cloudcover color the paper. Then he cut the paper and pasted stuff to it. Then wrote on it. They handed it to Optima.

"Happy mother's day mommy!" They said.

"Oh my." Optima said. "This is wonderful thank you." she said.

Optima and Megatronus hoped they saw the last of Streak-out. He had been put in stasis on a prison ship. They hoped never to see him again.

They also hoped Starscream would return. But Starscream was out searching for himself and won't return until he finds it.

Smokescreen was going to inherit the Matrix when he got older. So there were many things he had to learn. Cloudcover want to learn how to be a medic. She spent her time fixing her toys and her brother's toys.

But Megatronus had rogues to worry about.

Smokescreen did a lot of work practicing all kinds of things.

Megatronus loved his children very much. They meant everything to him. Today he had to go after a rogue Decepticon that was very dangerous. "I'll be back soon." he said.

"Be careful dear." Optima said.

"Be careful daddy." Smokescreen and Cloudcover said.

"I will." Megatronus said and left.

The rogue put up quite a fight. But they managed to take him down and arrest him. Megatronus had been badly injured in the fight. Dreadwing and Skyquake carefully carried him back to the base. Ratchet and Knockout began to repair him.

"He's going be alright but he can't do a lot of walking around for awhile." Ratchet said.

"What a relief." Optima said.

They picked up something on the monitor it was a familiar signal after 2 long years Starscream was returning. He made it to the base. The kids ran up to him and hugged him. "Hey screamer did you find what you were looking for?" Cliffjumper asked.

"I thought maybe I could find what I was looking for with all of you." Starscream said.

Megatronus came up on crutches. "What happened to you?" Starscream asked.

"Fought a tough rogue but we managed to capture him I'll live I had worse injuries while fighting in the pits of Kaon." Megatronus said.

Starscream told the children all the places he had been. Some of the places sounded pretty cool. He had seen a lot.

Once Megatronus recovered things were running smoothly.

Starscream loved watching the children. They liked Starscream.

Before they knew it 2 more years had passed. Jack and Miko were all grown up and Raf was 18. Smokescreen was growing to fine young Autobot. Optima and Megatronus taught him what it truly means to be a leader.

But Smokescreen had doubts that he would be a good leader. "Don't son have faith in yourself once you are full grown you will learn the true duties of being a leader." Optima said.

"I know you will make a fine prime just like your mother." Megatron said.

Arcee and Cliffjumper had gotten married two years ago and they were talking about having a child of their own. Smokescreen liked the idea of having another sparkling in the base. "I can baby sit for you." Smokescreen said.

"That would be nice thank you Smokescreen." Arcee said.

Smokescreen was a pleasant 9 year old. He had lots of dreams. He hoped when his time came he would be the best leader he could be.

But that was going to be many years from now.

To be continued.