Encrypted Prophecies ( TFP Smokescreen x Female! Reshiram OC!) *Book Two*

Chapter 15: Unknown Jealousy

3rd POV:

Several days have passed since Smokescreen found Blaze and Optimus alone conversing together, mistaking their sibling like bond as something he cannot yet explain, the Mech now on a scouting mission with Arcee still reeling from nights earlier.

"Smokescreen slow down! This isn't a race."
Arcee tells him somewhat scolding him noticing the young Mech speeding up randomly for the 3rd time since they started scouting around Jasper and surrounding areas not yet noticing the anger.

"Sorry, Arcee...again." Smokescreen said slowing down.

"Why didn't Blaze come to me the other night? I thought her and I talked about everything and anything together....like we promised. What did they talk about?!?" Smokescreen said in a hushed yet, aggressive tone due to anger and frustration.

"What is Smokescreen grumbling about over there? He usually doesn't act the way he has been all day. Not even the hushed grumbling is this bad." Arcee silently asks herself noticing the unusual change in Smokescreen's personality and shift in mood.

The two wheeler abruptly comes to a stop skidding on the side of her wheels causing Smokescreen to slow to a stop shortly after, both of them transforming, Smokescreen looking like he's ready to fight any given moment realizing moments later Arcee is walking towards him, her expression showing caution yet concern.

"Smokescreen....is everything alright?" The Blue Femme asks.

"Why?" Came Smokey's short reply.

"I feel a change has been made within you, you're not acting like yourself." Arcee told him cautiously.

"I'm fine, let's just finish our morning scouting." Smokescreen dismissed Arcee, transforming again and speeding off, Arcee transforming herself quickly following.

2 days later...

"So I hear your Crystal's restoration is progressing smoothly." Ratchet says during a discussion between himself, Blaze and Optimus about Blaze's Dragon Crystal. Blaze showing the two the unfinished reconstruction.

"Even though there still appears to be many of the shards still missing, the Crystal seems to be taking the reconstruction well." Ratchet says amazed.

"Yes, while there is still a ways to go, I'm sure it's restoration will be completed within a matter of days. I've been finding the shards more easily now that I have collected this many." Blaze informs being careful of it's fragile condition.

"I'm glad it's reconstruction is coming together nicely." Optimus says impressed giving the Dragon Seeker a warm smile, optics never leaving the cluster of Crystal-Diamond shards, making the nearby Elite Guardsman listening faintly glare at him.

"Ratchet I get, but why doesn't she talk to and show me the progress on the Dragon Crystal? I'm the one who's been helping her search for it the entire time....not Optimus." Smokey bitterly asks himself quietly crossing his arms sassily leaning against the wall.

Immediately after that, Smokescreen marches over to where Blaze is standing catching the 3 conversing Autobot's attentions.

"I see you have the unfinished Crystal with you." Smokescreen says feigning his usually upbeat attitude grabbing the Femme by the wrist. Blaze nodding while glancing down at the servo tightly grasping her wrist with an optic ridge cocked up in wonder.

"Don't you think we should go out to search for more of it's shards? I'll be more than happy to help as usual." The Rookie Mech suggests almost forcefully smiling brightly, then turning his gaze towards Optimus, smile dimming into a hidden scowl.