The Guard, The Scout, and The Wrecker

Prologue

"Diesel you have to calm down everything is going to be fine," Ratchet said sensing his brother's nerves. "I know that Ratchet and I wonder if they are going to ok," Diesel said. The pair heard Ironhide chuckle watching his brother freaking out about being a sire. Ratchet asked why and his brother said that the sparklings were going to be born as groundflyers.  Ratchet realized that the trine could be teased and humiliated because of their heritage. After a few minutes, First Aid came out of the room with a smile on his face before letting Diesel go in. "Well?" Ironhide asked. "Everything went well and the triplets are healthy," First Aid said. Ratchet smiled because that was all that he hoped for them to be healthy. After waiting in the hallway, Ratchet saw the happy family before him. "Ratchet and Ironhide do you want to meet your nephews and niece?" asked Lightwind. The pair walked closer and saw that two of the sparklings were mechs and the third was a femme. He could tell that his niece was the youngest of the three and it was something that might be in her favor when she's older. On the other hand, her being the youngest out of the three will be protected by her sire and her brothers.

"What are their names?" Ratchet asked as he went closer. "In birth order, it's Smokescreen then Bumblebee and the youngest is Nightshard," Lightwind said. He smiled at the names and knew that their names were about their color schemes. Ironhide and Ratchet were able to hold the trio before heading home. The whole thing made Ironhide smile because he remembered his son when he was born before he disappeared and that whole ordeal had caused pain for the entire family. So when he and Chromia learned that his younger brother Diesel was going to be a sire that was something that they were happy about. Diesel had talked to him about the news knowing what happened to his nephew so Ironhide had told him that one day his son would come back.

Time Skip

A few months after the trine was born, the worst had happened. Both Diesal and Lightwind had died in an accident leaving Smokescreen, Bumblebee, and Nightshard alone. Ratchet along with Ironhide,  had taken in the trio to rise knowing that they were the only living blood relation they had left that they were aware of. Ratchet had been chosen as their primary caretaker knowing that he had the help of Ironhide, Chromia, Orian, and Elita-one. "This is going to be quite an adventure," Ratchet said looking over at Smokescreen, Bumblebee, and Nightshard with a smile on his face knowing that they still have a family that cares about them even after they had lost creators.