AN – This is another story I that sort of just, "popped in there" so I wanted to write, if you like it, I'll keep going with it.
Progenitor – An insecticons parent or ancestor.
Spark link – Can have multiple meanings, in this case the link that is shared between the sparks of insecticons and their progenitors.
Prologue
How long had he been drifting How long had he been cold? How long had it been since he had felt solid ground beneath his legs? Since he had felt wind past his wings? He did not know. Mandible did not know many things outside of his home. He was strong to many, but to the rest of his kind. That was the main reason he was cast out from the hive, jettisoned into space. Now all he knew was the cold, vacuum of outer space, and pain. Oh yes, there was always a pain, being a victim of energon deficiency has great consequences. He always wondered where his progenitor was, if he was even still part of the hive, if he was even still alive. Somehow he doubted it, he could no longer feel it through his mind or his spark link. He'd been pondering on his thoughts so much, he almost failed to see the large blue world he was approaching...