"By the Allspark," Ratchet muttered as he and the other Autobots gazed at the gathered beastformers that were currently standing in the Autobots base. Only one was in her robot mode, the others were in their beast forms. Both groups stared at each other tensely.

Luckily the tension didn't last long when Optimus appeared through the portal. "Close the GroundBridge!" He ordered.

Ratchet did as ordered then rounded on the Autobot leader and demanded, "Optimus, what were you thinking?"

"Sir this is completely against protocol," Ultra Magnus spoke up.

"With the kids here!" Arcee snapped.

"Everyone that is enough." Everyone went quiet, the Alicorn looked at Optimus impressed as he continued, "I know this is most unexpected but for now Ratchet we have injured." He said gesturing to the injured beings.

Ratchet sighed, "Fine but first things first, transform." The beastformers looked at him shocked. The medic wagged a finger at them, "On no, if you think I'm going to let you destroy what's left of my equipment then you got another thing coming. Now transform!"

Still unsure they looked at the Alicorn, after a quick look at Optimus she nodded her helm. The first to transform was the Pegasus, he transform into a blue armored mech almost as tall as Ultra Magnus. Most of his armor was a deep sky blue expect for his shoulders, peds, servos, knee guards and the sides around his helmet which were a darker blue. The rest was gray. He had dark green optics with lighter pupils.

The Phoenix transformed into a slim femme as tall as Ratchet. Her chest, pelvic plates, lower legs and arms and the outside of her upper legs were red while her upper arms, shoulder and knee guards were gold. Her servos, stomach plates and inner legs were a lighter yellow. Her helmet was mainly red with a gold crest down the middle with dark pink on the sides. Her face was light pink and her peds remained bird-like, she had light green optics that were solid like Breakdown's.

The Winged Cat transformed into a femme in light bluish-gray armor, her face, stomach plates and servos were light gray. She was the only one to keep her tail in root mode. She had dark green optics but the lighter pupils were silted like a cats. She was as tall as the carbots.

The Bahu transformed into a mech that wasn't much taller than agent Fowler, he had dark green shoulder guards with lighter green and gold lower arms with red servos. He had gold, green and light red chest plates with gold plates on his back and around his collar. His pelvic plates were both light and dark gray with red while his lower legs were green, red and gold. His upper arms and legs were dark gray while his mid section was lighter gray. His helm with green with red on the sides and a darker green and gold crest on the front. He had a light silver face and his optics had a green pupils with two rings, one light and one dark, the rest of his optics were light green. Physically he appeared younger than the others making Optimus think he wasn't as far in his growth as the others.

The fox transformed into a femme in yellow armor with purple shoulder guards and purple around her servos, on the sides of her helm and on her lower legs. The crest of her helm and knee guards were a darker yellow. Her helm, lower arms and legs were yellow with her pelvic plates being yellow and purple. Her upper arms and stomach plates were light gray while her servos, lower legs and peds were a darker gray. Her face was a light gray but she had red, purple and blue highlights around her optics that reminded Optimus of something Miko had showed them once, a Kabuki mask. Her optics were a light green with darker pupils. She was the same height as the carbots. Wheeljack's optics widened when he saw her.

The Triple Changer transformed into a mech with red, maroon and gold armor as tall as Bulkhead. His shoulder guards were gold while his arms were red, his clawed digits were maroon. His chest and collar armor was mainly red with some maroon and dark gray with yellow on his sides. His pelvic plates were red and maroon. His upper legs were black with red and gold knee guards, his lower legs were maroon, gold and dark gray. He had a light yellow face and a red and maroon helm with ear-like finials and a gold and maroon crest. His optics were teal with a ring of white around his pupils.

Miko took out her phone and took a picture, "This is going to be AWESOME!"

Predaking snarled in rage as he smashed his fist against a wall, the Decepticons were avoiding him at all costs. Only Megatron and Shockwave remained. "They were right there, I almost had them!" He closed his optics and leaned his helm against the wall.

"Optimus has always been able to trick others," Megatron said with fake sympathy.

"They were so close. . . she was so close," the beastformer said in a small voice sounding more like the young bot he really was. He then drove his fist into the wall, "I swear I'll get them back and make the Autobots pay even if I have to rip this planet apart to do it!" Predaking was so caught up in his rant he didn't see the victorious smirk Megatron bore.

Out of all the Predacons the Triple Changer was the worst off, it amazed Ratchet the young beastformer could still transform. These beings were resilient, he'd give them that.

"Ow!"

Okay maybe a little. "Stay still," Ratchet snapped when the Predacon tried to pull away.

The Alicorn poked the Triple Changer on his shoulder guard and said sternly, "Listen if you want to get better." Even when Ratchet had run scans she had hovered over her fellow beastformers, worry in every line of her body.

The others were seated nearby but kept a distance from the Autobots, all expect the Phoenix who stood next to the Alicorn and watched Ratchet work with interest. The fox was leaning against a wall her arms crossed over her chest and kept shooting glances at Wheeljack who had been keeping an eye on her since she transformed. The Pegasus, Winged Cat and Baku were seated on the floor, all of them looked worn-out.

Jack looked at Optimus who was quietly watching. "Do you think they'll stay?"

"That has yet to be decided."

"Everything okay?"

"Just thinking," Optimus answered, "Some say destiny is already laid out for you and you can't change fate. But I like to think in the end we decide our own destiny's. Our lives are shaped by those around us and our experiences, for both good and bad."

"Is that what you want them to do?"

"The Decepticons intended for them to be weapons of destruction, I hope they can prove there is much more to them then that."

"There your done," Ratchet announced. "You'll all be fine, you just need to rest and let your self repairs handle the rest of your injures."

"Yeah, that will be easy," the fox femme sniped. "Especially with those. . . Decepticons around."

"Well it's not like your leaving is it?" Ratchet muttered.

The Predacons glanced at each other, with everything that had happened they hadn't thought of that.

"We don't need their help, we're doing fine," the Pegasus spoke up.

"Is that why you needed Optimus help," Miko asked mockingly.

He gave her a glare, "Like we needed his help."

Ratchet scoffed but didn't say anything as he put his tools away.

Miko huffed at the blue mech, "Hey listen you-you-you. . . " Miko then taped her chin in thought. "Hmm, first things first. . . you guy's need names!"

"Names?" The Predacons echoed.

"Yeah!" Miko ran to the end of the railing and looked the Pegasus up and down. "Hmm, you need something cool," then she started jumping up and down excitedly, "Oh oh! I know I know! Skydart! It's perfect!"

He pondered that name for a moment before a smirk came to his face, "I like it."

Miko had the biggest grin as she turned to Raf, "Your turn."

"I don't know," the small boy said unsure.

"Ah come on," she pointed to the Phoenix femme, "What name do you think will be perfect for her?"

Raf adjusted his glasses as he thought. "Well, you can control light and fire. . . how about. . . Light Flare?"

The Phoenix smiled, "It's perfect."

Miko turned to the fox and said excitedly, "And your Kitsune!"

"Kitsune?" The fox bot asked.

"It's a fox spirit," Miko clarified.

"Umm, okay," the yellow and purple femme said. It worked for her.

Raf looked at the Winged Cat deep in thought, "Maybe. . . Swift Claw."

"It works for me," she replied with a grin.

The littlest Predacon pushed himself to the front and waved a hand around excitedly, "What about me?"

Miko grinned at him, "I haven't forgotten you little guy, your. . . Chibi."

"Chibi?"

Raf studied the Triple Changer, "Well, the Coyote and Raven spirits were both tricksters, how about Trickster?"

The red and gold mech rubbed his chin and looked away, "Hmm, I don't know-" with a grin he suddenly moved so his face was right by the kids who yelped and stumbled back as he shouted, "I Like It!"

"Not cool dude," Miko grumbled, she then turned to the Alicorn, "And your name is. . . Predaqueen!" There was silence. " . . . no, that doesn't sound right." Miko taped her chin in thought, "What about Empress. . . No, that doesn't seem right either." She turned to Raf, "You got anything?"

"Queen'e," Raf offered.

"Queen'e? Seriously, that sounds like someone's dog."

"Actually. . . it's my aunt's cat."

Miko shook her head and turned to Jack who had been quiet through the whole exchange, "How about you Jack, you haven't tried anything yet."

Jack rubbed the back of his head, "I'm not good at naming things."

"Ah come on, it's not that hard."

Jack was quiet as he tried to think of something. 'I like to think in the end we decide our own destinies,' flash through his mind. "What about. . . Destiny?"

Everyone was quiet till Miko spoke up, "Ohhh, that's a good one. Kind of mysterious with hidden meaning or something. It's perfect!"

The Alicorn was quiet as she thought over the name, then she smiled, "I like it, Destiny it is."

"A good choice," Optimus spoke up behind them. "It's been a rough day for everyone, I suggest we all get some rest. Will figure out where to go from there." Everyone nodded. "Come," Optimus gestured to the new arrivals, "Let's find you rooms."

Space was limited but they'd try and make their guest comfortable. Some were still unsure of this but everyone was too tired to speak against the arrangements.

"Guess we're spending time together," Bulkhead tried to lighten the mood as the Predacons followed Optimus.

"Fine by me," Wheeljack slammed one servo into another as he looked at Kitsune who was about to follow the others. When she glanced at him he added, "Just so you know I've been waiting for a rematch."

"Anytime pal!" The yellow and purple femme placed her servos against his chest and solved him back with surprising strength as she snapped, "I'll have you on your back again. Only next time I'll claw your optics out!" She then shoved past him and followed the others.

"She's. . . very fierce," Ultra Magnus spoke up after a stun silence.

Wheeljack stayed where he was as he watched her walk away, then a smirk came to his face, "Yeah, and I think I'm in love