The Guard, The Scout, and The Wrecker

Moving Apart and finding a true sparkmate

It's been a year since Smokescreen, Bumblebee, and Nightshard had left to start the next chapter of their lives. It was something that caused them to grow apart while they became part of or trained to be part of something. This was the case for Smokescreen because he moved to Velocitron for training and the races there as well while both Bumblebee and Nightshard stayed on Cybertron but Nightshard had to move to Praxus for the Rescue Academy. Even though they started to drift away from each other they tried to keep in touch but they kept in contact with their extended family though they don't know how long that would drift as well. Bumblebee was the only one that stayed in Iacon while Nightshard was in Praxus at the Rescue Academy so she couldn't visit as often as her brother. It was because he stayed in Iacon for the ROTC program while his older brother and younger sister moved away for their training. It was something that was bound to happen though they made the best of it all things considered. 

Smokescreen POV

It's been a year since I left home for Velocitron to become a racer. It was something that I had dreamed of since I was young but I miss my family back on Cybertron. I knew that it was something that I had to sacrifice to achieve that dream but they would tell me to follow it despite that. I always feel for my brother and sister because  I always wanted to know how they are. We often talk through our sibling bond when we have time though it does suck when one of us gets hurt. Having that type of bond between the three of us is that if one of us dies the other two are going to feel it. It was going to feel like our spark was being ripped out of our spark chamber though it was something that we didn't wish to happen to us or anyone else. The three of us could tell which bond was whose easily and lately, I've been talking to Nightshard through our bond and she had made some friends turned brothers at the Rescue Academy who were in the same rescue team as her along with finding her true sparkmate which to my shock who is an Elite Guard recruit and they just so happen to be a year older than her.

Am happy for her because from what the three of us had been told is that finding one's true sparkmate is hard because that bot complements you and your sparks call out to theirs. Both of us talked to Bee and he was doing well along with trying to get a job as a scout for the local law enforcement in Iacon to get experience. I tried to move on with my life here on Velocitron with racing and life here is more fast-paced compared to Cybertron where there are cities a bit slower in terms of pacing.

Nightshard Pov

I talked to Smokescreen about our bond and I told him about finding my true sparkmate but I never told him his name. I just had gotten out of the Academy for a two-month break and the rest of my team stayed to head to acid wastes though I went back to Iacon where at the train station I met Hot Rod. I had just gotten off the train from Praxus and I had bumped into a bot when I was leaving the station to head to the Hall of Records to meet up with my Uncle Orion. "I'm sorry for running into you am just trying to get somewhere," I said to the bot I ran into. "It's fine plus it's bound to happen to someone," said the bot in question. It was at that moment that I felt the pull that I had been feeling for my entire life that had gotten stronger the closer I got home. I knew that he felt it as well when ran into each other before looking into each other eyes. "I think you are my sparkmate," the bot said with a smile on his face. He looked down to see that I was picking up the stuff I dropped when I ran into him and he helped me pick my stuff up. 

"I am and my designation is Hot Rod so what is yours if I may ask," said Hot Rod. "It's Nightshard and I never thought that my sparkmate would be an Elite Guardsman," I said with a smile before heading towards the Hall of Records. "Can I escort you to your destination?" Hot Rod asked when he saw that I was walking away from the station. "You can come with me and by the way I'm heading to the Hall of Records to meet my uncle before heading home," I said before grabbing Hot Rod's servo. "Your uncle works at the hall?" Hot Rod asked as he smiled knowing I accepted his offer and him as my sparkmate. "Well he's a family friend but me and my brothers treat him as an uncle and he's a close friend to both of my actual uncles," I said as I slowly felt the bond solidify between me and Hot Rod. "Ok thanks for the clarification but what do your uncles do for work?" Hot Rod asked. "My uncle Ratchet, who raised me and my trine mates, works as a medic at the main medical clinic here in Iacon and my uncle Ironhide is an independent weapons specialist who works with the military and on occasion with the Elite Guard," I said.

"You said that your uncle Ratchet raised you and your brothers?" Hot Rod asked as we walked through the city. "He did and he became our legal caretaker when our creators had died plus the three of us were ground flyers so we got a lot of flack for our heritage," I said being honest. "Thank you for even telling me this plus that makes you the most beautiful femme who now holds my spark," Hot Rod said which caused me to blush. For the rest of the walk, we talked about our families and how we chose to walk our paths. When we arrived at the hall, I saw my uncle Orion talking to Alpha Trion about a new archive project that he started when Alpha Trion spotted me and Hot Rod walking in. "It's nice to see you Nightshard and who is your companion if I may ask," Alpha Trion said when he saw me and Hot Rod. Both of us bowed slightly in respect towards the master archivist and Uncle Orion gave me a knowing smile towards me when he saw my servo intertwined with Hot Rod's. "I've been well and am glad to be home sir," I said with a smile. "My name is Hot Rod sir and I came to escort Nightshard from the train station here," Hot Rod said as he looked over at me. I blushed slightly which didn't go unnoticed both by my uncle and teacher. 

After a few minutes of awkward silence, Hot Rod had excused himself to head home but not before handing me his com number to call him later for a date. "He's your sparkmate isn't he Nightshard," Alpha Trion said when Hot Rod was out of earshot. "Yes he is and he knows it too Trion," I said before heading over to help with a new project that he was starting that day.  I knew that both Ultra Magnus and Prowl were going to laugh at me for meeting my sparkmate the way I had more so for him being an Elite Guardsman as well.