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IceFire drove himself through the city streets the only way he knew how: fast. He was very, very intent on finding his...mother.

Skylight drove quickly, wanting, no needing, to find her... mother.

"Optimus!" Bumblebee ran in after Sam was in his hand.

' Where are you...mother.' thought IceFire, as he put the pedal to the medal. He was in some desert...somewhere...searching.

" What is it, Bumblebee?" Optimus asked the distraught 'Bot. (Kiyo note: hah that rhymed!)

"Skylight and IceFire drove off, searching for their mother. They won't let us help." Bumblebee said, frowning.

Skylight stopped at the edge of the town, panting. She sighed, turning and going through the city again.

Optimus frowned as well. " Now why would they refuse help in locating their parent?" he asked himself aloud.

IceFire growled to himself, Transforming back into his self. He felt better searching the desert as a robot than a car.

"I don't know, but we need to help." Sam said, frowning. He would want help in searching for his mother and father if they disappeared...

Skylight drove solemnly back into base, upset. She stayed in her motorcycle mode as she passed the others. She didn't even say hello to Ratchet or Jazz.

Optimus was confused but, being the commander, made a decision. " We'll help."

IceFire growled, unwilling to give up even though he had been searching for hours. He was not going back without Skyfire!

Skylight transformed and curled up into a ball in the corner, trying hard to contain her emotions. That was the only thing her father taught her. Never show emotions.

Bumblebee nodded and transformed, Sam in the drover's seat. He zoomed off, intending to help.

IceFire froze in his search, opening what he called his 'mental gate' that shut off the link between himself and his twin.

'Skylight? Are you alright, my sister?' he asked.

Skylight dazed off, staring at the floor.

'I'm fine IceFire....' She lied. She didn't notice Jazz walk up to her.

'Tell the truth. Do you want me to return?' IceFire asked softly. He may seem cold, but only Skyfire and Skylight would tell anyone otherwise.

'No. I'm fine.' Skylight said. She didn't notice she started to cry silently in the 'real' world.

IceFire didn't believe her. ' I am returning.' he said, and shut the 'gate'. He Transformed and raced back to the base.

Skylight screamed when she felt Jazz touch her shoulder. Her optics wide, she stared at him, panting.

IceFire, having already shut the gate, had no idea what was going on. But he felt his sister's brief moment of terror and Transformed, able to run faster than he could drive.

" Whoa, ya ok? I didn' mean ta startle ya!" said Jazz quickly, holding his hands up in a symbol of surrender.

Skylight panted, staring at him with wide eyes. She forced herself to calm down, optics offlining for a brief second.

"It's not your fault, sorry. I was talking to IceFire..." She mumbled.

Jazz quirked an optic ridge. " Uh...yer brother isn't here.." he said slowly.

Skylight sighed, "My brother and I can speak to each other... Umm... like how bonded mechs do..." Skylight thought of the words.

Jazz regarded her thoughtfully. " Cool."

IceFire sped through the base, very nearly stomping no less than three humans. " Skylight! Where are you?"

Skylight blinked and her optics widened. "Don't let him see me!" She hissed, running off.

"...Huh?" Jazz asked the empty room, as a blue blur sped in.

" WHERE IS SHE!" hissed IceFire threateningly.

Skylight hid around the corner, trying to calm down, still not noticing the tears.

" Um...calm down dude…I don' know what yer talkin' about." said Jazz.

" Where. Is. My SISTER!" growled IceFire.

Skylight took a breath and walked out from behind the corner.

"I'm right here big brother." She said, completely different from the femme Jazz had startled.

IceFire calmed instantly, looking her over. Not a scratch, not a dent, not a scuff. Good.

" What in the Pit happened?" he asked her, calmly. His personality had done a complete one-eighty.

"Nothing. Jazz startled me when we were talking." Skylight said calmly.

If IceFire were human, he probably would have blushed. He turned to face Jazz.

" I apologize." he said stiffly. " I overreacted."

Skylight would have snorted if she were human.

"That's an understatement..." She muttered.

" Shut up." spat IceFire, not really angry. Just embarrassed.

" Hey, be nice." said Jazz.

"Good luck with that." Skylight said, walking off. She stretched her arms to loosen them as she stopped. "Brother...?"

" Yeah?" IceFire asked, calming himself. Temper temper, just what father always warned him about...

"... We're acting just like Father..." She said, vocalizer crackling.

IceFire froze, his optics widening. Oh no..

He hugged Skylight tightly. " I'm sorry."

Jazz stared, confused. What was going on?

"I want to find him IceFire... I want to find our mech creator... And kill him." Skylight hissed.

Jazz gasped. WHAT?!

IceFire's optic lights turned black, almost seeming to shut off. " Me too."

Skylight tensed. "Get away from me IceFire." She said suddenly.

He stepped back obediently, knowing.

" Hey, is he gonna be okay?" asked Jazz softly.

Skylight turned and punched IceFire in the faceplates.

IceFire let out a low, shocked moan and fell straight backwards. He was offline before he hit the ground.

Jazz stared at Skylight in shock. What the-?!

Skylight turned to Jazz. "Jazz, I know that looked horrible, but he wasn't himself! When he gets angry... He takes after... our father..." She ended the statement softly.

Jazz opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it again. " But what does that mean?" he asked finally.

"... Our father..." She took a deep breath. "Our father is a 'Con... At least that is what our Mother told us..."

Jazz placed a hand on her shoulder.

" It's okay, ya don' gotta talk about it. Uh..do we need ta take him to the Medbay?" he asked.

Skylight shook her helm. "Nope. Just leave him..." She said, turning and walking off.

" Uh...alright." said Jazz, but he at least put the mech's body on an Autobot-sized couch.

Skylight found a corner and sat in it, thinking.

Jazz, like a good lieutenant, walked off to go speak to Optimus. There was a lot to tell him.

IceFire slowly came back online. 'What happened?'

Optimus was in his office, doing whatever the heck he does when he heard a nock.

Skylight offlined her optics, starting to cry silently. She wanted her mother.

" Optimus, sir." said Jazz, walking in. " There's somethin' ya gotta know."

IceFire slowly rose to his feet. Ugh. Seriously, what happened? He walked dazedly out of the room.

"What's wrong Jazz?" Optimus asked.

Skylight sniffled and drew circles on the ground with her index finger.

Jazz frowned. " I think we need ta watch out fer that one, IceFire. He flipped out an' his optics got all dark, then his sister knocked him offline."

" Where are ya, Skylight?" called IceFire weakly. " Something weird happened."

Optimus frowned. "Did she explain?" He asked worriedly.

Skylight ignored her brother as she drew circles in the ground.

" She said that he went all 'Con-like when he gets ticked off." said Jazz, as if he was trying to understand the words as he was saying them.

" Skylight?" called IceFire again. " I'm sorry."

Optimus looked a bit confused. "I don't understand what she means." He said, worried.

Skylight continued to ignore him, as was tradition when he went 'con on her.

" She said...that their father was a 'Con? And that her brother gets Decepticon tendencies? I think." replied Jazz.

It finally hit IceFire, and he sank to his knees, sobbing. " Oh Primus Sky, it happened again, didn't it? Oh Primus, I'm sorry!"

Optimus frowned again. "We'll need to keep watch. On both of them. Go alert Ironhide and Ratchet." He ordered.

Skylight still ignored him, sensing somebody approach her.

" Gotcha." replied Jazz, stalking off.

IceFire quieted, hearing the noise too. So, so not how he wanted to be found. Crying of all things, what would father say? he thought sarcastically.

Skylight bit her lip, ready to hurt the person if they were a threat. She felt somebody touch her shoulder and she attacked, punching them in the faceplate and kicking them where their most sensitive wiring would be. (AKA nuts.)

IceFire was instantly on them as well, his giant handing holding down the smaller one while the other wrapped around the larger one's throat, slamming the robot into a wall.

Skylight came to first and her optics widened. "IceFire! Let them go! It's Ratchet's mate and a human! Stop!" She shrieked.

IceFire didn't move, his optic lights bright black. Although, subconsciously, the hand holding the human did loosen up a little.

Skylight made the decision. She got out her cannon.

She shot IceFire.

In what seemed like slow motion, IceFire was blown backwards. His right arm disconnected with his body, but unfortunately for him, he remained online.

" Oh…" he moaned in pain, his optics fading until they were the dullest blue.

Skylight stared at her brother, frowning. "I'm sorry..." She muttered.

IceFire regarded her for a moment. " It's…okay." and he slumped back against the wall.

Skylight then knelt down by his side and looked at the damage done. She sighed and got out some of her most pathetic tools. (Yukkie Note: All she's got... poor medic...)

Ironhide frowned at her. " I'm not a medic, and even I know those tools suck." he informed her.

Skylight sighed, "Look, I know I don't have the best tools in the galaxy, but it was all that was left in our home." She said, attempting to fix IceFire.

Ironhide frowned again. " That's not good. Our medics need to have the best tools. Go ask Ratchet for some."

"It'll be fine. I've used these tools for several years." The silent 'since we got lost' were left in the air as she worked on her brother. "And I'm not a medic for you guys. I'm just some stray you guys felt sorry for and took in for a while."

If Ironhide were human, he would have snorted. Loudly.

" Yeah, because we're in the habit of picking up strays we feel sorry for and taking them in for a while for no reason at all. It's on our to-do list, and this was mine and Jazz's month." he said sarcastically.

Skylight turned to him and did something she only saved for Decepticons.

She glared at him.

Ironhide cringed. Whoa. Her glare was about as bad as Optimus's.

" I meant that we didn't just bring you here for the fun of it, we want to recruit you!" he amended quickly. His wiring still hurt, after all.

Skylight would've snorted if she could. Loud. She turned and worked on her brother.

"No thanks. IceFire and I have to search for our mother, not fight some silly 'cons." She said.

Ironhide stared, confused. " Okay, I got that. What's your after plan, though?"

"Whatever Mother decides." Skylight said softly as she worked on her brother.

Ironhide replied to that statement with the most dignified, adult, and empathetic response he could think of. He burst out laughing.

" You're kidding, right?" he gasped.

"Do I sound like I'm kidding?" Skylight replied easily, She stopped working, having done all she could. She stood up and kicked her brother's side gently with her foot.

IceFire slowly returned to the land of the living, stretching his newly repaired arm. He winced.

Skylight stared down at him,

"Think before you act." She said calmly, turning and walking away. More likely she was headed for some kind of corner.

IceFire stared at the floor, ashamed. Twice, in one day! What was wrong with him? He rose to his feet, slowly.

" I'm gone." he muttered.

Skylight sat down in a corner as she saw Ratchet come over with Jazz. She stared at the ground, once again drawing circles.

IceFire, furious with himself, slid slowly into car form. He mentally welded shut the 'gate' that allowed him to communicate with his twin, and sped out of the base. His destination: far, far away from the Autobot base/any sentient beings whatsoever.

Skylight tensed, feeling her brother weld the gate shut. She tensed more when Ratchet put a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright?" Ratchet asked the Femme.

IceFire was, almost literally, on autopilot. No emotions, no feelings, just the need to drive faster, get away faster. Nothing else mattered, nothing at all.

Skylight looked up at the two mechs staring at her. She bit her lip.

"... He shut me out..." She said quietly.

The mech raced through backstreets and deserts, leaving trails of dust in his wake. Any human cop would have a hard time catching up to him, let alone giving him a ticket. Bored with his meaningless meandering, he gave himself a purpose.

Locate Skyfire.

Or die trying.

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IceFire drove himself through the city streets the only way he knew how: fast. He was very, very intent on finding his...mother.

Skylight drove quickly, wanting, no needing, to find her... mother.

"Optimus!" Bumblebee ran in after Sam was in his hand.

' Where are you...mother.' thought IceFire, as he put the pedal to the medal. He was in some desert...somewhere...searching.

" What is it, Bumblebee?" Optimus asked the distraught 'Bot. (Kiyo note: hah that rhymed!)

"Skylight and IceFire drove off, searching for their mother. They won't let us help." Bumblebee said, frowning.

Skylight stopped at the edge of the town, panting. She sighed, turning and going through the city again.

Optimus frowned as well. " Now why would they refuse help in locating their parent?" he asked himself aloud.

IceFire growled to himself, Transforming back into his self. He felt better searching the desert as a robot than a car.

"I don't know, but we need to help." Sam said, frowning. He would want help in searching for his mother and father if they disappeared...

Skylight drove solemnly back into base, upset. She stayed in her motorcycle mode as she passed the others. She didn't even say hello to Ratchet or Jazz.

Optimus was confused but, being the commander, made a decision. " We'll help."

IceFire growled, unwilling to give up even though he had been searching for hours. He was not going back without Skyfire!

Skylight transformed and curled up into a ball in the corner, trying hard to contain her emotions. That was the only thing her father taught her. Never show emotions.

Bumblebee nodded and transformed, Sam in the drover's seat. He zoomed off, intending to help.

IceFire froze in his search, opening what he called his 'mental gate' that shut off the link between himself and his twin.

'Skylight? Are you alright, my sister?' he asked.

Skylight dazed off, staring at the floor.

'I'm fine IceFire....' She lied. She didn't notice Jazz walk up to her.

'Tell the truth. Do you want me to return?' IceFire asked softly. He may seem cold, but only Skyfire and Skylight would tell anyone otherwise.

'No. I'm fine.' Skylight said. She didn't notice she started to cry silently in the 'real' world.

IceFire didn't believe her. ' I am returning.' he said, and shut the 'gate'. He Transformed and raced back to the base.

Skylight screamed when she felt Jazz touch her shoulder. Her optics wide, she stared at him, panting.

IceFire, having already shut the gate, had no idea what was going on. But he felt his sister's brief moment of terror and Transformed, able to run faster than he could drive.

" Whoa, ya ok? I didn' mean ta startle ya!" said Jazz quickly, holding his hands up in a symbol of surrender.

Skylight panted, staring at him with wide eyes. She forced herself to calm down, optics offlining for a brief second.

"It's not your fault, sorry. I was talking to IceFire..." She mumbled.

Jazz quirked an optic ridge. " Uh...yer brother isn't here.." he said slowly.

Skylight sighed, "My brother and I can speak to each other... Umm... like how bonded mechs do..." Skylight thought of the words.

Jazz regarded her thoughtfully. " Cool."

IceFire sped through the base, very nearly stomping no less than three humans. " Skylight! Where are you?"

Skylight blinked and her optics widened. "Don't let him see me!" She hissed, running off.

"...Huh?" Jazz asked the empty room, as a blue blur sped in.

" WHERE IS SHE!" hissed IceFire threateningly.

Skylight hid around the corner, trying to calm down, still not noticing the tears.

" Um...calm down dude…I don' know what yer talkin' about." said Jazz.

" Where. Is. My SISTER!" growled IceFire.

Skylight took a breath and walked out from behind the corner.

"I'm right here big brother." She said, completely different from the femme Jazz had startled.

IceFire calmed instantly, looking her over. Not a scratch, not a dent, not a scuff. Good.

" What in the Pit happened?" he asked her, calmly. His personality had done a complete one-eighty.

"Nothing. Jazz startled me when we were talking." Skylight said calmly.

If IceFire were human, he probably would have blushed. He turned to face Jazz.

" I apologize." he said stiffly. " I overreacted."

Skylight would have snorted if she were human.

"That's an understatement..." She muttered.

" Shut up." spat IceFire, not really angry. Just embarrassed.

" Hey, be nice." said Jazz.

"Good luck with that." Skylight said, walking off. She stretched her arms to loosen them as she stopped. "Brother...?"

" Yeah?" IceFire asked, calming himself. Temper temper, just what father always warned him about...

"... We're acting just like Father..." She said, vocalizer crackling.

IceFire froze, his optics widening. Oh no..

He hugged Skylight tightly. " I'm sorry."

Jazz stared, confused. What was going on?

"I want to find him IceFire... I want to find our mech creator... And kill him." Skylight hissed.

Jazz gasped. WHAT?!

IceFire's optic lights turned black, almost seeming to shut off. " Me too."

Skylight tensed. "Get away from me IceFire." She said suddenly.

He stepped back obediently, knowing.

" Hey, is he gonna be okay?" asked Jazz softly.

Skylight turned and punched IceFire in the faceplates.

IceFire let out a low, shocked moan and fell straight backwards. He was offline before he hit the ground.

Jazz stared at Skylight in shock. What the-?!

Skylight turned to Jazz. "Jazz, I know that looked horrible, but he wasn't himself! When he gets angry... He takes after... our father..." She ended the statement softly.

Jazz opened his mouth, closed it, and then opened it again. " But what does that mean?" he asked finally.

"... Our father..." She took a deep breath. "Our father is a 'Con... At least that is what our Mother told us..."

Jazz placed a hand on her shoulder.

" It's okay, ya don' gotta talk about it. Uh..do we need ta take him to the Medbay?" he asked.

Skylight shook her helm. "Nope. Just leave him..." She said, turning and walking off.

" Uh...alright." said Jazz, but he at least put the mech's body on an Autobot-sized couch.

Skylight found a corner and sat in it, thinking.

Jazz, like a good lieutenant, walked off to go speak to Optimus. There was a lot to tell him.

IceFire slowly came back online. 'What happened?'

Optimus was in his office, doing whatever the heck he does when he heard a nock.

Skylight offlined her optics, starting to cry silently. She wanted her mother.

" Optimus, sir." said Jazz, walking in. " There's somethin' ya gotta know."

IceFire slowly rose to his feet. Ugh. Seriously, what happened? He walked dazedly out of the room.

"What's wrong Jazz?" Optimus asked.

Skylight sniffled and drew circles on the ground with her index finger.

Jazz frowned. " I think we need ta watch out fer that one, IceFire. He flipped out an' his optics got all dark, then his sister knocked him offline."

" Where are ya, Skylight?" called IceFire weakly. " Something weird happened."

Optimus frowned. "Did she explain?" He asked worriedly.

Skylight ignored her brother as she drew circles in the ground.

" She said that he went all 'Con-like when he gets ticked off." said Jazz, as if he was trying to understand the words as he was saying them.

" Skylight?" called IceFire again. " I'm sorry."

Optimus looked a bit confused. "I don't understand what she means." He said, worried.

Skylight continued to ignore him, as was tradition when he went 'con on her.

" She said...that their father was a 'Con? And that her brother gets Decepticon tendencies? I think." replied Jazz.

It finally hit IceFire, and he sank to his knees, sobbing. " Oh Primus Sky, it happened again, didn't it? Oh Primus, I'm sorry!"

Optimus frowned again. "We'll need to keep watch. On both of them. Go alert Ironhide and Ratchet." He ordered.

Skylight still ignored him, sensing somebody approach her.

" Gotcha." replied Jazz, stalking off.

IceFire quieted, hearing the noise too. So, so not how he wanted to be found. Crying of all things, what would father say? he thought sarcastically.

Skylight bit her lip, ready to hurt the person if they were a threat. She felt somebody touch her shoulder and she attacked, punching them in the faceplate and kicking them where their most sensitive wiring would be. (AKA nuts.)

IceFire was instantly on them as well, his giant handing holding down the smaller one while the other wrapped around the larger one's throat, slamming the robot into a wall.

Skylight came to first and her optics widened. "IceFire! Let them go! It's Ratchet's mate and a human! Stop!" She shrieked.

IceFire didn't move, his optic lights bright black. Although, subconsciously, the hand holding the human did loosen up a little.

Skylight made the decision. She got out her cannon.

She shot IceFire.

In what seemed like slow motion, IceFire was blown backwards. His right arm disconnected with his body, but unfortunately for him, he remained online.

" Oh…" he moaned in pain, his optics fading until they were the dullest blue.

Skylight stared at her brother, frowning. "I'm sorry..." She muttered.

IceFire regarded her for a moment. " It's…okay." and he slumped back against the wall.

Skylight then knelt down by his side and looked at the damage done. She sighed and got out some of her most pathetic tools. (Yukkie Note: All she's got... poor medic...)

Ironhide frowned at her. " I'm not a medic, and even I know those tools suck." he informed her.

Skylight sighed, "Look, I know I don't have the best tools in the galaxy, but it was all that was left in our home." She said, attempting to fix IceFire.

Ironhide frowned again. " That's not good. Our medics need to have the best tools. Go ask Ratchet for some."

"It'll be fine. I've used these tools for several years." The silent 'since we got lost' were left in the air as she worked on her brother. "And I'm not a medic for you guys. I'm just some stray you guys felt sorry for and took in for a while."

If Ironhide were human, he would have snorted. Loudly.

" Yeah, because we're in the habit of picking up strays we feel sorry for and taking them in for a while for no reason at all. It's on our to-do list, and this was mine and Jazz's month." he said sarcastically.

Skylight turned to him and did something she only saved for Decepticons.

She glared at him.

Ironhide cringed. Whoa. Her glare was about as bad as Optimus's.

" I meant that we didn't just bring you here for the fun of it, we want to recruit you!" he amended quickly. His wiring still hurt, after all.

Skylight would've snorted if she could. Loud. She turned and worked on her brother.

"No thanks. IceFire and I have to search for our mother, not fight some silly 'cons." She said.

Ironhide stared, confused. " Okay, I got that. What's your after plan, though?"

"Whatever Mother decides." Skylight said softly as she worked on her brother.

Ironhide replied to that statement with the most dignified, adult, and empathetic response he could think of. He burst out laughing.

" You're kidding, right?" he gasped.

"Do I sound like I'm kidding?" Skylight replied easily, She stopped working, having done all she could. She stood up and kicked her brother's side gently with her foot.

IceFire slowly returned to the land of the living, stretching his newly repaired arm. He winced.

Skylight stared down at him,

"Think before you act." She said calmly, turning and walking away. More likely she was headed for some kind of corner.

IceFire stared at the floor, ashamed. Twice, in one day! What was wrong with him? He rose to his feet, slowly.

" I'm gone." he muttered.

Skylight sat down in a corner as she saw Ratchet come over with Jazz. She stared at the ground, once again drawing circles.

IceFire, furious with himself, slid slowly into car form. He mentally welded shut the 'gate' that allowed him to communicate with his twin, and sped out of the base. His destination: far, far away from the Autobot base/any sentient beings whatsoever.

Skylight tensed, feeling her brother weld the gate shut. She tensed more when Ratchet put a hand on her shoulder.

"Are you alright?" Ratchet asked the Femme.

IceFire was, almost literally, on autopilot. No emotions, no feelings, just the need to drive faster, get away faster. Nothing else mattered, nothing at all.

Skylight looked up at the two mechs staring at her. She bit her lip.

"... He shut me out..." She said quietly.

The mech raced through backstreets and deserts, leaving trails of dust in his wake. Any human cop would have a hard time catching up to him, let alone giving him a ticket. Bored with his meaningless meandering, he gave himself a purpose.

Locate Skyfire.

Or die trying.