it had started when Starscream had tried to shoot at Optimus in their last fight. he's missed with his odd new weapon and hit Sam, Will, and Epps instead. the loud explosion gave the Decepticons the chance to run off leaving the Autonots to check on their human friends. Sam was passed out on the ground, Epps collapsed looking dizzy, and Will was turning green.

"Sam!" Bumblebee cried running over. Ironhide followed to check on Will, and Jazz wasn't far behind for Epps. Will suddenly vomited on the ground, looking ill. Ironhide grimanced and stepped back watching him. "Sam? are you okay?" Bumblebee ask scooping him up, scanning him quickly.

"Epps, man, you okay there?" Jazz ask, kneeling beside him. Epps mumbled and collapsed backwards. "I think thats a no." Jazz mumbled, scooping him up. seeing the other two, Ironhide didn't wait for his charge to finish vomiting, he simply scooped him up. Ratchet ran over quickly.

"Lennox look at me. whats happening? what do you feel?" Ratchet ask quickly. Will mumbled, looking at him dizzily from Ironhide's hand.

"if he follows the pattern of the other two he will soon pass out." Ironhide mumbled. Ratchet mumbled in agreement.

"lets get them to the base now." Ratchet said. the three quickly transformed around their charges, following Ratchet as quickly as possible as the ambulance flipped his sirens on and flew threw the area as fast as he could.

"hang on William." Ironhide said. Will groaned lowly laying in the backseat as Ironhide strapped him in quickly and his holoform appeared. "no vomiting in me." he added. Optimus made sure they had a clear shot by contacting Wills unit. it didn't take long to have them an escort speeding to the base.

*base*

Ratchet hooked them up carefully and watched over them carefully, not bothering to try and shove their guardians out as all three waited quietly in the rec room. Ratchet sighed and headed out.

"Ratch? how are they?" Jazz ask.

"I can't find anything wrong with them, aside from some abnormally high levels of traces of Allspark energy in William and young Samuel. nothing in Epps, but I'd be more worried if I found some in him." Ratchet said.

"so why are they unconsious?" Bumblebee ask. Ratchet wanted to snap at him for asking a dumb question, but the youngling was worried.

"I'm not sure scout. I'm running some tests, but so far tests have come back negative." Ratchet said. Bumblebee nodded slightly.

"can I see Sam?" he ask. Ratchet nodded.

"holoforms only. they're reacting negatively when I get too close in my Bi-pedal form." Ratchet said. the three holoforms appeared and Ratchet stepped out of the way. they headed out and Ratchet went to Optimus.

Bumblebee curled up beside Sam quietly.

"he'll be okay Bee." Jazz assured. he nodded.

"Jazz is right younglin'. they'll all be okay. Ratchet is the best medic t' every exist. he'll figure out whats wrong with'em." Ironhide said. Bumblebee nodded slightly.

"okay... think he'll let us stay in here tonight?" Bumblebee ask.

"probably not. we're pushin' it already kid." Jazz said. the younger nodded and looked at Sam. Ratchet gave them 30 minutes the told them to leave and get rest, that their charges would hopefully be awake in the morning. the three left, not wanting to anger the medic.

*next morning*

thw base was absolutely NOT expecting to be awoken around 4 AM by a scream that sounded like Sam's but was definately different. immediately Bumblebee, Ironhide, Optimus, and Jazz burst into the medbay, guns and cannons at the ready. they froze two rather short mechs, they'd never seen were standing in the medbay. one was clearly panicking and the other just seemed confused. the shorter of the two sort of resembled Bumblebee, about three foot shorter than the scout, but was clearly without an alt form. the other, taller than the other and the scout his hieght somewhere between Ironhide and Ratchet, was no better though he resembled a mix of Optimus and Jazz. Epps sat quietly on a berth.

"Epps, muh man." Jazz said scooping him up. Ratchet frowned looking the mechs over, the taller had off markings resembling the Allsparks, all over his hands and wrists. the smaller was cover in the marks. his hands, wrists, arms, chest, stomach, and even his legs were covered.

"oh slag." Ratchet mumbled.

"Ratchet... where's Will and Sam?" Ironhide ask, hoping to Primus he was wrong.

"its us." the taller mumbled, he was definately Will. Ironhide stared at the mech.

"he's not lying. it is them." Ratchet said, scanning them.

"w-whats with the marks?" Bumblebee ask.

"contact with the Allspark I'd assume." Ratchet said, looking Sam's arms over. "Samuel carried the cube, fell with it, ran with it. he touched it more. William simply passed it over to him." Ratchet explained. Bumblebee walked over to Sam and hugged him. the teen was terrified and his guardian was going to help. Will looked at his own guardian, confused and hoping for answers. the weapon specialist frowned and walked over to him, looking him over.

"well how come Epps didn' change?" Jazz ask confused.

"no contact with the Allspark." Will said. Jazz nodded.

"well... can it be reversed?" Jazz ask. the medic frowned.

"I'm not sure. best get them settled in and I'll work on it. I'll call up Wheeljack." Ratchet said.

"c'mon Will. your protoforms exposed. I'll show you how t' scan an alt mode." Ironhide said with a nod of his head towards the doors. Will nodded slightly and followed.

"come on Sam. you'll need one too." Bumblebee said. Sam followed him quietly.

"what would you like?" Ironhide ask, walking with Will.

"I don't know. don't I need to pick one that'll match my body type?" Will ask.

"I remember Ratchet saying something like that." Sam said softly.

"yes. you're bigger, like me an Ratchet an Optimus. bigger vehicles. trucks, suv's. Sam would need smaller vehicles like Bumblebee and Jazz. smaller cars." Ironhide explained. the two nodded. "luckily we're on base and we have options for you guys. find one you like." Ironhide said.

"try more than one. find one you're comfortable with. if you're not comfortable try a different size, model, or even brand. like me Sam, smaller cars are great, but a Prius was too small and uncomfortable." Bumblebee said. "pick something you don't mind being in for hours at a time." Bumblebee added. the two nodded and looked at the lot of cars.

"c'mon over here are the ones that'll suit you better." Ironhide said leading Will off.

"what do you think Bee?" Sam ask. Bumblebee shrugged some.

"I can't tell you what will be comfortable Sam." Bumblebee said. Sam nodded and looked at the lot, Bumblebee watching him carefully. Will looked around thinking quietly.

"something comfortable. I'm about your height, lets try something close to your model." Will said. Ironhide nodded and pointed at a truck, a 2009 Topkick, telling Will how to scan it. it only took a moment for Will to be on his tires beside him. "hmm. does it have to be green?" Will ask curiously.

"no. is it comfortable?" Ironhide ask. Will bounced on his tires.

"I mean I guess. I'd like to go for a drive and find out." Will said.

"first transform back." Ironhide said. Will sat quietly.

"uh.... is it a button... or a program... or...?" Will ask. Ironhide laughed.

"activate your transformation cog." he said.

"right. I knew that." Will mumbled. it was quiet a moment more. "ah-ha!" Will said, transforming. "holy shit that was weird." Will said looking himself over.

"the first one always is. come on. take it for a drive and see if you like it. if you do I'll show you how to change your color." Ironhide said, leading the way. they headed outside where Bumblebee and a Camero, same year as Bumblebee sat. it was black with yellow strips, definately Sam.

"see you found one." Will said.

"I'm not sure. how do I make myself go?" Sam ask, shifting on his tires.

"same way you do when you drive." Bumblebee said.

"right." Sam mumbled, starting his engine.

"just be careful." he said.

"um... everythings in Cybertronian." Sam said. "its weird that I can read it." Sam mumbled. he reved himself up, his back tires spinning, before he flew backwards into the building.

"or maybe you can't read it." Will said.

"oops." Sam mumbled. Ironhide motions for Will to try and the new mech transformed back to his alt mode.

"okay Hide which on is forward?" Will ask.

"don't think about the symbols Will. just drive." Ironhide said.

"right so I can end up like Sam? no thanks." Will huffed. Ironhide kicked the truck gently.

"just do it." he glared. Will scoffed and started himself up.

"okay..." Will mumbled, slowly rolling forward. "oh! I get it!" he laughed, speeding off. Ironhide transformed and followed behind quickly.

"don't go too far!" he shouted. Bumblebee worked with Sam, until the teen finally rode around a little.

"I like it. it's nice." Sam said.

"good." Bumblebee smiled. he looked up as Will and Ironhide came back. Will was gray and black now. he looked sleek.

"looking good Sam." Will said, changing back to his Bi-pedal form.

"thanks. you too I guess." Sam said, getting up off the ground.

"okay so your protoforms are covered, lets get you settled in." Bumblebee said, leading Sam inside.

"you should get settled too." Ironhide said.

"actually, I was hoping you'd show me how to use my holoform." Will said.

"Ratchet will have t' upload the current update int' your programming." Ironhide said.

"okay." Will said following him.

"you'll be bunking with me until we get you a berth." Ironhide said. Will nodded following, he'd been in Ironhide's room a few times since Sarah left.

"Sam and Bee with be staying with each other?" Will ask, looking disgusted.

"probably. the scout will have a field day, he loves the kid." Ironhide said.

"yeah I know." Will said. "so how do I understand whats on my hub?" Will ask.

"Prime is looking for a way for you and Sam to download Cybertronian." Ironhide replied.

"like... off the internet?" Will ask.

"sort of." Ironhide replied.

"how do I...?" Will trailed.

"you will learn your system William. relax." Ironhide said.

"uh, Hide?" Will ask.

"what?" Ironhide ask, turning as the smaller mech stopped.

"whats this big red alert flashing?" Will ask. Ironhide raised an optic ridge.

"it could be a lot of things." he replied.

"like?" Will ask.

"spark failure, exhaustion, low energon levels, energon leak, all kind of things." Ironhide said walking over. "whats it look like?" Ironhide ask.

"well... its big and red and flashing." Will said. "and I can't see around it cause its in the middle of everything." Will added.

"okay, you're in need of rest. c'mon." Ironhide said.

"how do I get rid of it so I can see?" Will ask.

"by pass." Ironhide said. he walked the soldier through it and then lead Will to his room quickly. he motioned to his berth and Will climbed up.

"wow... this is a lot smaller when I'm your size." Will said. Ironhide chuckled and climbed up beside him.

"just lay down. power down. a sparkling can do it and they can't read cybertronian." Ironhide said. he watched Will a moment as the mech shifted and stared up at the ceiling, clearly trying to figure something out. Ironhide was about to speak, clearly annoyed, when Wills optics suddenly shut off and the mech was in stasis. the weapon specialist nodded once and offlined his own.

*later*

Ironhide groaned softly, onlining to a familiar sound. Will was shifting beside him, trying to stop it.

"Will?" Ironhide mumbled.

"how do I make it stop?" Will ask.