Flashback before kidnapping:
Sam cooed, "Rhobust, go easy on your sister. Thrustee, do not pout. Rhobust will apologize to you, right?"
Robust nodded, "Twiit twiii."
Tailgate, "Mediplus, please do not consume the blanket."
Cyclonus, "Come here Rhobust, stop annoying your sibling. That's my little grounder."
Optimus, "My, my, aren't you all cozy?"
Sam, "Optimus and you must be Sentinel. The Allspark is quiet cross with you."
Optimus coughed, "I am sure. Sentinel, this is Samul Witwicky, the host of the Allspark, loved by the Matrix and the main human caretaker of the sparklings."
Sentinel, "Pleasure is mine, little human. I am however at a loss as to why the Allspark might be furious with me."
Sam sighed, "Of course not. That is something you will have to talk about with them and figure out how to fix it. They may be disappointed but they are not unwilling to give you a chance."
Optimus looked at Bumblebee, "Bumblebee, I would like to talk to you in private."
Bumblebee, "Alright Optimus, I understand. Cyclonus, I will be back as soon as possible."
Cyclonus, "Of course Knight Bumblebee. Please do not fret, this is our home. We should be safe."
Bumblebee, "True! With only Autobots and neutrals around it is pretty safe."
Sentinel eyed the three sparklings, "I see, perhaps we could talk after this."
Sam, "I will see if the Allspark is willing."
Sentinel, "The Allspark truly talks to you... "
Sam, "Yes, they do. They are actually very talkative once they find something interesting."
Sentinel, "And you indulge them?"
Sam, "Obviously, have you not seen the videos?"
Sentinel, "From this YouTube you mean, I saw it. I could not believe the Allspark was interested in organic life and I still find it hard to believe."
Sam gave him a look, "Oh sure! Primus forbid a sentient being capable of creating the future of a planet has hobbies."
Sentinel twitched at the tone and expression, "I apologize I did not mean to insult."
Sam, "Yes, you really need too talk to him."
Allspark, - Not sure if he will change Sam. Adults rarely do.-
Sam, "Just one talk, then I will not bother you with it."
Sentinel hummed as he looked around with the room, Cyclonus was helping Tailgate with the youngest triplet. Optimus and Bumblebee were right outside the open door talking in hushed tones to not disturb others. Magnus had been volunteered when the older sparklings chatter and Quickshot by the Lost Light medic for a medical check up an hour ago. Sam was sitting comfortably with the other two sparklings which showed how much the Sire and Carrier trusted him. Sentinel was not happy however, an organic raising sparklings was unthinkable, even though they were the Allspark's one and only host. Then something snapped and Sentinel grabbed the youngest sparkling pushing the parents out getting protests from them. Bumblebee and Optimus were alarmed and rushed to open the locked door only to hear a sonic boom. When they entered they saw the roof had been turned to rust and Sam and the sparklings were missing.
Flashback end!
Bumblebee, "Optimus, I am sorry but I am going to end him."
Optimus eyed him knowing very well he could, "I understand but Sam and the sparkling's safety come first."
Bumblebee, "I know but if he gets in my way."
Optimus, "It is your right and duty as a Knight to set things straight. I know."
Tailgate who got his bearings shrieked, "HE STOLE MY SPARKLINGS!"
Cyclonus was talking to the comm, "Captain, I know we are neutrals but I wish to bring our sparklings back."
Ultra Magnus, -I understand, Sire has betrayed us. As a Captain I cannot overlook this betrayal.-
Optimus, "Ultra Magnus, I am sorry for dragging you into this war again."
Ultra Magnus, -Oh hush brother! We are siblings and we must support each other during times like this. You will always have my support. I just wish Megatron would listen to reason.-
Optimus, "Indeed, sadly as the saying goes; We don't always get what we want."
Ultra Magnus, -Be careful.-
Sam looked through the glass of the cockpit he was in and frowned, 'That is not Chicago at least. Should I feel relieved? Should I feel worried?'
Thrustee held his shirt, "Trittt chirp."
Sam, "It will be okay Thrustee. We will be okay."
Sentinel did not comment till they landed, "Out! Watch the sparklings."
Sam scoffed, "Do not pretend to care now."
Sentinel, "I do care, more then you will ever know."
Sam, "Actions speak the truth unlike words."
Rhobust looked around and shuffled closer to Sam, "Chirrrp twee."
Mediplus was quiet as she held Sam's shirt between her servos optics darting around in pain and fear. Sam held Thrustee who was the smallest among the three and looked around the platform they landed in. Sam was not expecting to end up on a Decepticon ship of all things but here they were. He saw Megatron and a very excited looking Starscream heading towards them making Sam tense. The three sparklings looked more and more nervous at the amount of strangers surrounding them and Rhobust hissed at them. Sam placed a hand on top of his helm to calm him down but the wariness remained either way. Sam looked around and noticed the rest of the Decepticon army that was literally surrounding them now, staring at the sparklings like they were something from out of this world. Megatron and Sentinel were talking in Cyber dialect and from the tones Sam heard, they were not exactly getting along or in agreement which works for him.
Megatron turned to him, "It has been a while Witwicky and Allspark. Greetings sparklings!"
Sam eyed the Mech, "Indeed, you look like you have been through the wringer."
Megatron gave a cruel laugh at that, "You still have such a sharp mouth on you, little fleshling. I will enjoy breaking you."
Sam, "Who will break who first, I wonder."
Starscream scoffed, "And what would a mere human know about Cybertronians?"
Sam corrected him, "A human host with a very chatty Cybertronian equivalent of a Dad slash Mom inside his head. For example I know you and Skyfire were about to become Conjunx but he went missing. Should I say more?"
Sentinel thundered irritated, "Enough fleshling!"
Sam, "Back to racist remarks. How educated of you!"
Sentinel glowered, "You are our captive. You are at our mercy! Act like it. Take him inside and lock him up. I do not wish to see him just make sure you do not anger the Allspark."
Sam watched him walk away, "He does not respect you. Also does he want me to scream and cry over this or something?"
Starscream muttered, "Tell me about it."
Megatron, "Regardless you are now our prisoner but I have no desire to become an enemy of a sparkling so, Knockout and Breakdown will be watching over you."
Sam was surprised, "Is it because of what happened?"
Megatron gave a feral grin, "Partly and also because I have come to realize you seem very fond of them. A very risky emotion little fleshy."
Sam snorted, "Ah! So you can observe and learn after all. Maybe not all hope is lost yet for your side of the planet."
Megatron glowered, "You dare say we made mistakes?"
Sam, "Intentional ones? Hmm.... Debatable anything can happen in a war. For the unintentional ones however, you know yourselves best. I have no doubt you understood what would happen if you took certain actions."
Rhobust hissed at Sam, "Twwittt."
Sam pat his helm, he had a feeling the grounder was asking him to stop talking to the jerks who took them forcibly, "I certainly knew what would happen to me if I got involved with your war. Yet, I still decided to take that step and I have no one but myself to be accountable for."
Makeshift, "Heh! I knew you were my favourite student for a reason. Come, I will take you to the medical unit. I will trust you to not run away especially with the little ones around you."
Sam looked up at that voice, "Professor... You know what I blame myself for this. I had my suspicions but I did not want to alarm my Knight. I am not stupid I can see the drones from here."
Makeshift, "It was a good thing you did not. Knights are overprotective and possessive of their charges and territory. He would have ripped me apart."
Sam, "He will if he finds you here though. He must be beyond furious and borderline apoplectic by now."
Makeshift guffawed, "I would love to see that."
Sam deadpanned, "Of course you will enjoy that."
Mediplus, "Chirpp."
Sam, "Yes Mediplus? Did something catch your optic?"
Rhobust shared a look with his brother, "Tiit."
Allspark, -They do not want to be separated from you. Poor things are terrified.-
Sam opened one of his arms, "Come here. It will be alright. I will not allow anyone to hurt you. Promise!"
Breakdown grunted, "They would have to go through us to do that."
Sam looked up to see the ex - Wrecker, "Breakdown! You were not lying, he really is here."
Makeshift, "Of course, I was not lying. He is the only assistant Knockout trusts."
Knockout, "And with good reason. Hello Samuel and little ones. It is a pleasure to see you again and meet you for the first time."
Breakdown, "They are triplets."
Sam, "No, they are not the ones you lost. They were born through spark merge not the Allspark."
Knockout nodded, "But you insinuate they will be born again."
Sam, "Yes, the Allspark and I agree the multiple deaths were unnatural and lost sparks deserve a second chance."
Makeshift stared hard at Sam, "If what you are saying is true then my charge."
Sam, "Might be reborn again but as a price, they will not remember you. The shock of death, you understand is very heavy for young ones like them."
Makeshift, "I understand and it is acceptable. As long as they come back, I will hold no complaints nor grudges."
Sam sighed rubbing his nape, "Okay let's clear up a few things here. Sparky is disappointed in Sentinel and that is something between them. They are not disappointed in you lot however. You make wonderful parents."
Knockout, "I knew that."
Sam smirked, "Really? You lot seemed a little wary when Sentinel pointed out not to anger the Allspark."
Breakdown, "You are a brat, do you know that?"
Sam, "Oh! The rest can attest to it."
Knockout snorted as he started to scan the four guests to ensure they were not hurt in any way, shape or form. Decepticons they may be but sparkling abusers or killers they were not. Any Con thinking they could get away by hurting a sparkling were always sent to Tarn and his team, the DJD to be permanently dealt with. Knockout did not like those over zealous idiots but he respected their efficient method of dealing with any traitors they found. The three sparklings were alright just a little wary of them, something Knockout could not fault them for. The red Mech gestured to Sam who passed Thrustee to his sibling and let himself be scanned. Knockout only found old bruises and cuts which were already healed over. The Conjunxed couple would not admit it but they were excited to have sparkling around them after a long time and if the Allspark was not displeased with them, it was a bonus.
Megatron watched the interaction quietly, "Hmmm."
Soundwave, "Lord Megatron!"
Megatron, "Report!"
Soundwave, "Reporting: Autobot activity detected world wide."
Megatron snorted amused, "My brother must be frantically searching for his little human pet."
Soundwave, "Observation suggests both Optimus Prime and Elita Prime consider the host their own sparkling."
Shockwave grunted, "Humans do not age beyond a vorn or so making them stay in the sparkling status. Such a young race though very stubborn and hard helmed."
Soundwave, "They intrigue you?"
Shockwave, "As a point of study perhaps. I would have to diagnose most of them clinically insane however."
Starscream, "Oh ho? What did you find out about them?"
Shockwave, "I am saying this in the nicest and sanest way possible."
Starscream became impatient, "Out with it already."
Shockwave, "They under go Empurata voluntarily."
Ravage, "You are glitched. No one does that."
Megatron, "He is speaking the truth. I have observed many humans while frozen undergoing that surgery for many reasons. What we consider a punishment, they consider a necessity."
Starscream, "Is that why you are so wary of them, my Lord?"
Megatron, "As you should be as well, my old treacherous friend."
Thundercracker, "In other words, our threats towards them might make them panic for a second but then they calm down and move very fast in retaliation."
Starscream grinned evilly, "Indeed my dear brother. They have short lives yes, but it seems the treason and betrayal etched in their histories is fascinating to my senses."
Megatron grunted, "Just make sure the plans are carried out without any human noticing."
Soundwave, "What of the humans we have contact with?"
Megatron, "I had enough of humans for today Soundwave. I shall trust you to deal with them as you see fit. I believe you have worked with them long enough to understand how they work."
Soundwave, "Understood. New directive, make humans useful."
Sentinel, "Megatron, come with me."
Megatron grunted as he followed his Sire out very reluctantly. The leader did not wanted to agree with the fleshling but he had been right. Sentinel did not respect them or their cause and always looked down on the. Megatron gritted his denta, they were his soldiers, his Cybertronians and he would jump into a scraplet infested hole before abandoning his army. He built the Decepticon army from scratch, trained them personally, found and nurtured their talents for war with his own servos. Megatron transformed as both of them flew down to meet Optimus and Elita at the designated spot to talk it out as the humans put it. Megatron knew better then anyone this would end up in a fight, Bumblebee may be young but he was now a Knight. A Knight who was slighted and well within his rights to demand their sparks as payment for stealing his charges.
Jazz, "That happened, seriously?"
Ultra Magnus, -Indeed, just thought Miles and Raphael may wish to know.-
Jazz, "I will inform them, they are not going to be happy."
Ultra Magnus, -Understatement!-
Jazz closed the communication device, 'Oh boy! this will be fun to talk about.'
Miles, "Jazz? What did Magnus want?"
Jazz, "Hey kiddo, I want you to stay calm."
Miles deadpanned, "Something happened to Sam again."
Jazz, " .... No?"
Miles, "It did! Tell me now or I will go figure it out myself."
Jazz, "I can ground you but fine, he was kidnapped by Sentinel."
Miles, "The newbie did what? For what sane reason?"
Jazz, 'Newbie? He is older then this planet.'
Jazz, "Well, it happened at the Alnwick castle. Bee is furious."
Miles, "Of course he is, he loves Sam the same way Ron and Judy love him. Oh no! Ron and Judy, do they know?"
Jazz, "Optimus is hoping to get Sam back before they find out. He requested three days."
Miles, "Are you sure about that? Wouldn't one week be better?"
Jazz, "Not when it comes to Megatron. He believes three days is pushing it already and who knows in what condition Sam would be by then. Megatron has been observed going in and out of the Solar system the last few years."
Miles frowned, "Does Sam knows that tid bit?"
Jazz, "He was the one that informed us. The Allspark adores the Mech and keeps a watch on his spark."
Miles raised an eyebrow, "I don't know how I feel about that."
Jazz, "You are taking this calmly."
Miles, "Only because I am tired from dealing with an overly curious boss who seems more obssessed with my friend circle rather then the work I put in."
Jazz, "He is still fishing, I am surprised. I thought he would have brought the friendship has tapered off as adults, act by now."
Miles, "I thought so too. Guess, he does have relations with the Decepticons. Why else would he keep asking?"
Jazz hummed, "Did you get what you were looking for?"
Miles, "Plans about some sort of gate above Northern Pacific. I do not know how that works but I get the feeling it would not be beneficial for Earth. I know Earth has Energon thanks to the Allspark but it is a limited amount."
Jazz nodded, "Agreed around eighty percent has been used to create sparkling grade and healing energon. Have I thanked Sam for the formula?"
Miles, "He would tell you to thank the Allspark. They were the ones who coughed up the formula, in Sam's words."
Jazz chuckled, "He still refuses to take the credit for it, huh?"
Miles, "He has always been stubborn on only being credited for things he did by himself. He even refused the graduation party, insisting the Allspark was the one who wanted to study the extra subjects."
Jazz, "Pretty sure that was him doing all the work though. Yes, the Allspark wanted to learn but he did the main studying."
Miles, "Try telling him that. Stubborn man. When are we saving Sam? I am not staying back this time. If my guesses are right he should be at the north Pacific. He has the Allspark after all."
Jazz, "A living battery.... FRAG! I need to call others."
Miles, "Glenn, you got all that?"
Jazz, "When did you.... Never mind, Glenn, can you decipher it?"
Glenn, -To answer your question the moment you talked about Sam going missing. As for the location, I think I got it.. It is above the Bering sea close to the Bering Strait. I think they are planning to use the Strait as base to hold the gate, but that is just my speculation.-
Leo spoke up behind him, -Well, if they are making a gate and want to make a statement then I think that is a good point for it. Will they really use Sam as a battery? I know there is alien tech involved but... -
Glenn, -The guy is a human. No way that would work.-
Jazz, "Knowing Megatron, he has a plan, most likely."
Miles, "And he could easily threaten the triplets to make Sam co - operate with him."
Glenn, -He got the kids too. Frag!-
Leo, -That's a low blow man. Sam adores those three. He would throw his life away for them.-
Jazz, "We know."
Miles, "I am off to bring him back."
Jazz, "Let's go then. Heard Optimus, Elita and Bee are meeting with Sentinel and Megatron somewhere else. So, while they are distracted let's bring them back."
Charlie meanwhile stepped out of a police car, "Magnus!"
Magnus, "Charlie, this may not be the best time for you to be here."
Charlie, "Sorry big guy, but I promised them."
Magnus looked up as a helicopter, fire truck and bulldozer appeared, "That symbol on their... No, that is impossible. Rescue bots were the first to fall when the war started."
The fire truck transformed, "Heatwave, leader of Rescue Bot Sigma - 6 reporting for duty, Captain. Young Cody here is my partner."
Cody waved, "Been a while Magnus."
Next was the helicopter, "Blades, lone medic of Sigma - 6 at your service. My partner, the beautiful Dani."
Dani, "Good to see you again, Captain."
Third was the cop car, "Greetings Captain, my designation is Chase, second in command. I am Charlie's partner."
Last was the bulldozer, "Hello, I am Boulder, resident scientist and data analyst. This young man here is my partner, Chip."
Chip grinned, "My cousins and Uncle told me a lot about you. It is an honor to meet you."
Magnus, "The honour is mine. Welcome to the Lost Light. I am afraid things are tense at the moment."
Heatwave nodded, "We overheard you. Sam and the three sparklings have been kidnapped. We are here to offer our rescue services. No one does rescue as perfectly and safely as we do."
Magnus, "You... I see, you were the ones Sam was covering for the last few years. No wonder his paperwork seemed thrice the amount it was supposed to be."
Heatwave, "We were not ready to make ourselves known. He put his neck on the line for us. Speaking of there are four more members, Tidal wave, Blurr, Salvage and Quickshadow. They are with the younglings we rescued before we were stranded here."
Blades, "Sam or rather The Allspark did not hide the truth of the war from us. They told us everything that happened."
Boulder became somber, "I still cannot believe we were in stasis through the whole thing."
Magnus, "Stasis? You were on Earth for a long time? Younglings? As in multiple?"
Blades answered slowly, "I believe we crash landed here before the Allspark did while hiding from a spark eater."
Magnus paled, "If you survived the spark eater most likely did too. I better alert the rest about this. If you wish to rescue Sam and the young ones, I will patch you up with Jazz, he is in charge. We will talk about introducing the younglings to others after this problem is resolved."
Chase perked up, "My brother's Conjunx. He is here."
Magnus smiled at the youngest sibling, "Yes, both your brothers are here. They are on opposite sides however just like.... "
Chase, "I see.... I sort of expected it. They always had different opinions when it came to the law. Prowl wanted to change things from the inside while Barricade wanted to help the unfortunate ones directly."
Magnus, "Here the co - ordinates where you can meet up with Jazz's team. If you are insistent on helping I request you do not engage in combat. Rescue bots were considered the undeniable neutral party. No one has the authority to stop you from doing your duty lawfully."
Heatwave, "But things have changed since the civil unrest escalated into a full blown war that destroyed our planet."
Magnus, "Yes, best of luck."
Chase, "Charles... "
Charles, "We know, it will be safer for us to stay behind as it is possible the Cons are not even on this planet but parked outside."
Cody, "I hope cousin is alright. This is his second kidnapping."
Dani placed an arm around him, "Hey, Sam is a tough cookie. He dealt with crazy before and he will get out of this alive as well. I am more worried about the babies."
Chip, "Those poor kids must be traumatized being abruptly taken from their parents like that."
Boulder whined, "We need to save them soon."
Heatwave, "And we will, Rescue bots, roll to the rescue!"
The four of them transformed and Heatwave started to head to the designated spot as Charlie, Dani, Cody and Chip stayed behind. They had talked earlier and they had agreed that the four of them were rescue workers not soldiers. They would not be able to fight seasoned soldiers like the Rescue Bot team who had experience dealing with dangerous warriors before. Not to forget the Rescue Bot's personal history with a certain Decepticon leader as well. While Megatron may show them slight favour, the same could not be said for human partners, as it was a human that too their family member that has been a thorn on his side for a while now. Charlie prayed to whatever deity was out there for their partners and family members to come back safely. Chip meanwhile was walking back to the Lost Light main control with a determined look on his face.
Jazz stopped by a clearing a few hours later, "We are supposed to meet our back ups here."
Prowl, "Magnus sent them? I thought they were hell bent on staying neutral."
Jazz, "He said these guys are not part of his crew of explorers."
Miles, "Who is it?"
Jazz, "Said it was a surprise, they are here."
Heatwave arrived followed by his team, "Greetings, Rescue Bots Sigma - 6 at your service."
Prowl froze, "What did you just say?"
Chase transformed, "Brother... It's me, sorry it took so long."
Prowl transformed and crashed into the smaller bot, "You... You... You are not allowed to disappear from my sight again."
Miles gaped, "No way, that is the missing sibling. The reason for Prowl joining the Autobots back in Cybertron."
Prowl chuckled, "One of the reasons. You are not allowed to disappear again."
Chase, "We will be fine as long as there isn't another spark eater around."
Jazz answered sharply, "Spark Eater? On Earth?"
Heatwave, "They chased us to this quadrant and the reason we crash landed entering forced stasis was because of it, Sir."
Jazz would scowl if he was not in his car form, "No wonder Magnus signaled the universal warning for Cybertronians a few cycles ago. FRAG!"
Miles, "What exactly is this Spark eater? You are shaking Jazz."
Jazz, "You know that Predator movie we watched?"
Miles, "Yes... No, no, no way."
Jazz, "Yup, that is what a spark eater is to Cybertronians. Only they take our sparks as trophies instead of skulls."
Miles, "Do they hunt humans?"
Boulder, "Not as far as we know. They might though, if they feel threatened. They are not exactly logical thinkers."
Miles, "Got it! Let's rescue Sam first then we will deal with this Cybertronian predator."
Jazz, "To Bering strait men. We have family to rescue."
Miles sat inside the car as the rescue bots introduced themselves to them and headed to their destination, 'I have a feeling Sam knows about them but decided not to tell for his own personal reasons.'