Sentinel hummed watching the small holiday party go down, sitting in a nice cushioned chair by a coffee table.

Some primes interacting with the others, some with drinks, some eating small treats and goodies like cookies. It was..nice.

The stress load lately was very great, and a holiday party was a way to try and alleviate the tension.

He made a hum slightly looking at the other primes, megatronus talking with zeta. Probably about future plans and endevours to win the war no doubt.

Alchemist squirming at a datapad, probably with some science reports, or maybe new theorems to try out.

Solus talking to alpha trion, most likely talking about her latest invention and gadgets she's came up with or designed.

Sentinel sighed slightly taking another sip of his drink looking down at the way it swirled when it moved.

"Enjoying yourself?" The sound of a familiar prime asked in a soft tone, pede steps walking up to sentinel, only to slowly sit down by him on the ground.

"Of course prima sir" sentinel answer looking over at the guardian of light, said prime having a soft bright smile up at the aid.

"Good then" prime answered with a brighter expression.

Sentinel always admired prima. The way he always had an expression that held up an ok facade that everything was ok, that the world was perfect. Even if it wasn't, his hope always stuck.

"This..is for you" prima said smiling handing sentinel a wrapped gift, the wrapping a beautiful red with a gol and blue that matched his frame.

"Uh- me?" Sentinel asked a little bit baffled holding the gift.

"Of course silly, who else?" Prima asked as a small tease smiling, gently nudging the side of sentinels leg.

Sentinel looked down at the gift very hesitantly before clearing his vocalizer, gathered his courage, and slowly unwrapped the gift.

His eyes lit up slightly now holding a decorate picture frame, the photo being oen taken with all the primes, all having different reactions to eachother and at the camera, sentinel being in the photo aswell.

He remembered that day, a success against a harsh attack from the quintessons. They had won, and came back to the penthouse to celebrate.

"Thank you sentinel" prima said, interrupting sentinels train of thought. The winged mech looked at the prime with an expression of curiosity and a little bit of suprise.

"You've helped us in many ways, and we forget to recognize that sometimes." Prima stated with a sad smile "so, thank you."

Sentinel looked down at his servo, feeling prima's gently lay ontop of it. A comforting gesture.

Sentinel, unknowing of what to say, just looked back up at prima and gave a small sheepish smile of gratitude. "I..thank you.." he managed to mumble out.

"Are uh-..you two enjoying yourselves?" The sound of megatronus asked, pede steps walking up to the two before they slid onto the ground to sit.

"Very much megatronus, you?" Prima asked in a cheerful tone looking at the purple prime.

"I suppose..and you sentinel?" Megatronus asked looking at the personal aid and assistant.

Sentinel looked down at the photo still sitting on his lap, he looked at all the facial expressions of the primes. And then the one on his own face in the photo, an expression of confusion but..happy.

"Yes..I am" he managed to get out offering a small soft smile at megatronus, who seemed to return the gesture behind his mask.

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"Dee..dee!" Orion whispered out after dark, poking the grey mech who layed in his stasis pod sleeping, that was before his optics slowly Ò lined with a groan of annoyance.

"Orion.." he grumbled sitting up and rubbing his eyes "what-?" He tried asking before Orion pulled him out of the pod with an excited grin.

"Come on, I wanna show ya something!" Orion exclaimed excited quickly making his way to the exit of the recharging room, climbing up to stairs to get to the roof.

"Wait- Orion! What if we're caught?!" D-16 asked in a quote, yet startled voice at orions excitement. This was the third time this week Orion wakes him for something when they weren't supposed to be up.

"Come on! Trust me" Orion said turning his helm back to look at the d-16 at the bottom of the steps. The facial expression that always seemed to mess with d16, one of determination and no trace of doubt.

D-16 contemplated for a moment before groaning with a roll of his yellow optics before following Orion up to Steps.

"This better be good" the tired mech stated with a yawn as the two made it up onto the roof. Orion made his way over to the edge before sitting down dangling his feet,d-16 following and sitting right by him.

"Geez, no trust in your best friend?" Orion joked with a small laugh nudging d's shoulder with his own, d giving a roll of his optics and unamused face "yeah you kinda ruined trust, like, a while ago."

"Well, hopefully this makes up some trust then" Orion said and motioned out to the city of iacon, colored lights and music splayed at the scene.

Beautiful light shows playing for the holidays, the night sky even brighter with a mix of the stars and lights. It was..beautiful.

"Wow.." d-16 mumbled with with a face full of awe, the city lights illuminating the expression on d-16's face.

Orion smiled softly with adoration at his friend, no matter how many times he annoyed d, got him in trouble, argued with him, d always came back. Always.

Orion smiled and looked back out at the view with d-16, his face with the same expression of awe and adoration for the sight.

"You watch my back?" Orion said softly, his and d-16's helms making a small clink leaning against eachother watching the view.

"You got mine," d responded in the same soft tone.

If only the moment could last forever.

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"M-me?" Airachnid asked in confusion holding a heavier box that sentinel handed her himself.

"Who else" sentinel stated with a smirk sitting by the spider femme, his optics never leaving hers.

"I- but- why?" She asked confused. She never really understood the concept of Christmas really. She knew for the planet, it menat to celebrate the past primes and to celebrate sentinel rising up. But what did that have to do with gifts and singing and baking goodies?

She slowly unwrapped the gift cautiously, revealing a taped shut box. She hummed and used her extra appendage to slice the tape down the middle and opening the box.

Sentinel smiled slightly in anticipation as airachnid slowly reached in picked up a shiny, brand new gun.

But it looked really customized, some of the smaller metal parts a golden shiny color, stripes of blue going down the barrel and the main color being a deep indigo navy purple, very similar to her frame color.

One side of the barrel with golden engravings, spelled sentinels name, the other side airachnids name.

Airachnid held the weapon in her servo, moving it left to right to look at all sides of it in curiosity.

"Someone as dangerous as you, needs a dangerous weapon to match" sentinel said with a smirk scorching up slightly closer to airachnid.

Airachnid looked at sentinel before looking back down at the gun in her servo. She looked at it a few seconds before gently setting it down into the ground and looked back up at sentinel.

"I uh- don't know what to do now" she said, making sentinel give a small little giggle and a softer smile.

"I- thank you, I guess" she said uncertain, sentinel just smiling more and perked his wings up a little bit in a proud motion "your welcome airachnid" he said gladly.

After a few seconds swntinel gave a small smirk, getting an idea, picking up the bow that was on airachnids gift.

"Wanna know hat else you got?" He asked with a smirk scorching closer to airachnid, placing the bow on his helm.

Airachnid blinked a couple times in suprise before slowly relaxing her tense state, her extra spider arm coming around to hold sentinel by the waist as he slid his way up to straddle airachnids lap.

"A prime of your very own, how lucky" sentinel stated with a smirk, his digit coming up to gently run down airachnids lips slowly.

"How lucky of me.." she muttered back with a small tint on her cheeks, before moving her helm forward and gently catching sentinel lips into a soft and gentle kiss. A kiss filled with love and passion.

Well..She could get used to the holidays for sure.

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Starscream hummed slightly with an annoyed huff sitting between his two trine members. Even if they were stuck in the surface, everyone tried making the holidays a day to forget about everything. That for starscream however, was especially difficult to do.

"You two are idiots" Starscream huffed annoyed, skywarp grinning and putting a badly made Christmas hat on starscream.

"Come on screams! Enjoy this day with us! We'll even cuddle like when we were youngeeeer" skywarp teased with a grin, making starscream roll his eyes and push away at his trine memebers face.

"You two are no help" Starscream huffed giving a glare over at Soundwave and shockwave.

"There your trine" shockwave said with a shrug say next to Soundwave, who just gave a small shrug in agreement.

"Come on, it's not a live cyber deer this time! Promise" skywarp said setting the box infront of starscream.

As much as starscream insisted, he never wanted gifts. It was enough that he indulged in his trines ways on the holidays and give them, well, so what gifts. Everytime however, his trine was happy with what he got them. Like they didn't care, and that because it was from starscream, it was the most perfect gift in the whole world.

Starscream never liked receiving the gifts though, he didn't really know why. It could be because he didn't want to feel relaxed with his loved ones, he needed to stay a strong leader for them. To always be alert, to be on high guard (pun intended).

Or he just didn't like feeling in debt, that because he revived a gift he needed to give one as equally as good.

Starscream just gave a huff before opening the (badly) wrapped huff, revealing a carved out crown of some sorts, probably made of some spare broken metal here on the surface.

"See? One more thing to boost your ego and show off your role in this lovely organization!" Skywarp said with a grin putting the crown on Starscreams helm.

"Perfect, most exquisite on you starscream my lord" Thundercracker joked with a laugh and grin, shockwave rolling his optic and Soundwave staying silent.

Starscream rolled his eyes with a glare at the purple seeker "haha, very funny" he said with a huff, making skywarp give a laugh and pull the trine leader in close for a tight embrace.

"Aww, your welcome screamer" he stated with a grin, Thundercracker soon scorching in on the other side and wrapping his arm around starscream aswell, the leader now trapped between the two seekers.

The embrace was warm and tight, but..it felt familiar. He forgot a lot how reliant he is on his trine, how much strength they really do give him, no matter how many times they annoy him, or how many times he forgets to remind himself their importance.

Starscream slowly relaxed in the hold, allowing a small rare smile to tug at the corners of his mouth, and then lean into the embrace.

After a small while of the close warmth, the trine decide to let go of the side hugs, starscream picking up a glass of energon infront of him.

"To the day things turn our way" Starscream said lifting the glass, everyone else doing the same and relating the words 'to the day' and then taking a drink.

"Merry Christmas star" skywarp said with a grin nudging the side of Starscreams shoulder, Thundercracke just smiling at his two trine members.

"..merry Christmas warp.." Starscream said quietly with a rare smile.

Maybe there could be some positive points to the holidays..