The Guard, The Scout, and The Wrecker

Wrecker down

The team had been finding Predicon bones since their knowledge came to light, with three recent missions failing to get any bones. The first team was the Wreckers which was Ultra Magnus, Bulkhead, Wheeljack, Nightshard, Ironhide, and Miko who stowed away with Wheeljack to the Scottish bluffs which ended in a bit of an explosion though they did get the Apex Armor back.  The second team was Optimus, Bumblebee, Smokescreen, Hot Rod, and Prowl going to an oil field near El Paso with the result of their mission was that they lost half of the bone to Shockwave and Soundwave. Arcee, Elita-one, Chromia, and Ratchet stayed behind as backups for the other teams in case they got another lead on another bone. They were surprised when Wheeljack called for a Groundbridge more so when he came through with Nightshard. "What happened?" Elita asked. Wheeljack said that the mission imploded with Nightshard explaining that Wheeljack used a grenade in the cavern where the bone was, resulting in him getting yelled at by Ultra Magnus. 

Raf found that there was a Predicon bone at the museum so Agent Fowler and Nurse Darby went to go get it. Before they left there was another bone that was found so Arcee and Wheeljack went to find which gave Arcee a chance to get Wheeljack to see that even though the wreckers had changed how he remembered the group was in his spark. That made him want to talk to Nightshard because she was the only other person to know what he was feeling about seeing the group that he cared about changing over the years or losing the entire group completely.  Nightshard was talking to Hot Rod about something most likely about the missions that they went on but more so about Hot Rod's mission due to the look that she had on her face. "Hey, Shay can I talk to you for a bit?" Wheeljack said. 

Nightshard looked at her older cousin because there was something on his mind when they moved off to the side for their conversation. There may be something that Wheeljack might want to get off his chest. "What do you want to talk about?" Nightshard asked with concern lacing her voice.  "Have you ever thought that certain thing never changed?" he asked. Nightshard knew what he meant because she knew much Wheeljack didn't want to accept that the Wreckers had changed. "It's something that I have thought about a few times about the Rescue Force but I know it's best to remember them as they were. I figured that Arcee made you the same thing with the Wreckers hence why you wanted to talk to me Cuz," Nightshard said. Wheeljack looked at his cousin because if there was any bot that could make him see a new perspective when it comes to the Wreckers it was Nightshard. "Things have changed with us huh since we met," Wheeljack said pointing out that detail. 

"It has with the biggest one being that we're family because we didn't know that when we first met. Try to work with Ultra Magnus not against him and am not asking for you to like him just to work with him," Nightshard told him before nudging him with her elbow. It gave Wheeljack something to think about because he could always count on Nightshard to set him straight. It had been a few days since the three failed missions to get Predicon bones. Everyone was getting edgy about how little clues on any other bones so almost everyone was taking shifts on patrols to make sure that they didn't miss anything. The members of Team Prime who have been on Earth know that Nightshard often takes double patrols to make sure that everyone can focus on other things. Ultra Magnus was making sure that everyone was doing what they were supposed to which was getting on everyone's nerves. Both Prowl and Nightshard looked at each other before looking at Ultra Magnus as he was going around. They knew that he was getting on everyone's nerves more for Ratchet and the three of them have been on the receiving end as younglings.  

Nightshard was about to step in to remind him that the team had worked together for a while and had found a way to work together as a result. She stopped when Optimus came back from his patrol which made everyone smile but Ultra Magnus stayed behind with a distant look in his optics. Once Optimus gave an overview of any updates for any of their plans before Nightshard walked over to her one of the oldest friends to talk to him. "What's up with you?" Nightshard asked Magnus. Magnus looked at her knowing that Nightshard could tell when he or Prowl was off though unlike with her brothers it was by body language. "It seems that I have been getting on the team's nerves but I don't know how to be part of this team," Magnus said looking out of the hangar doors. "That's because you spent a few years raising the ranks and following the rules to the letter of the Elite Guard. So you seem and act like a massive stick in the mud to the point that I am pretty sure that Wheeljack will punch you in the face plate," Nightshard said with a knowing look. Ultra Magnus knew that she was right but there was something else that was bugging him.