Disclaimer: I do not own Transformers, they are owned by Hasbro. This story was written as a request from :iconleilad80: and she is the one who come up with the ideas for the characters Bombshell, Nightwish, and Florent. I gave Nightwish her Decepticon nickname; I also named the parents Bomber and Skylight. This is strictly a fan fic and will have some mild violence with fighting and may have some implied slash in later chapters. No like – no read. No flames or harsh comments. Constructive criticisms welcome. Enjoy!
Bombshell sat there holding the poor, beaten and pained bot as she waited for her Autobot comrades to come out and help. She had given them the coordinates of where she was. Ratchet was unable to come, as he and First Aid were watching Florent, who was not stable enough to leave the med bay yet. And so Bombshell did her best to keep the malfunctioning bot from offlining permanently. Bombshell did not recognize the seeker due to all the energon loss and dents and dings; she just kept the bot awake and alert until help came.
Soon, though not soon enough, help arrived, in the form of Optimus Prime, Jazz, and Prowl. Bombshell looked up to see the three mechs coming toward her. She quickly spoke and begged and pleaded for the injured bot. Jazz and Prowl merely looked at Optimus, who finally transformed back into his alt form as Bombshell, Prowl, and Jazz carefully lifted the damaged bot into the trailer and all headed back to the Autobot base, with Bombshell choosing to remain at the fallen bot's side.
Once arriving back at base, Prowl and Jazz helped unload the damage bot and take him to the med bay. Ratchet was shocked as he looked at the newest patient. Ratchet could not believe that the bot was still online, but seeing that he needed space, Ratchet kicked out all unnecessary personnel, which included Bombshell herself. Bombshell went off to her room and closed the door to think. She had rescued her long lost brother and now she had saved some bot she did not even know, but the problem with the later one was that she had felt something unusual in her spark. And though she was full grown, having lived at the mostly mech Autobot base, she did not have the courage to ask about the sparks and the sparklings, as there were no femmes to ask. But now, Bombshell was feeling strange and could only think of one bot to talk to, Optimus Prime.
Meanwhile, at the Decepticon base, Nightmare was angry. Her mission had failed and something felt very strange. Like somehow she knew the femme bot that she had fought against. But that was nothing, as she shook her head. That disgusting Autobot femme had gotten Nightmare's intended target and now Nightmare was fuming. And so, in an effort to find out more, Nightmare left the Decepticon base, in search of the no good Autobrat who took her objective. And, escaping by her alt mode, Nightmare silently faded away into the night.
Meanwhile, in the med bay, Ratchet was working hard to save the bot that Bombshell, with help had brought in. And as Ratchet cleaned up all the energon, bandaged the seeker, and noticed the coloring, Ratchet had a creepy feeling come over him. And to confirm his suspicion, Ratchet called Optimus into the med bay to see the damaged bot, who was receiving energon via an energon drip and was still deep in recharge, almost to the point of being in stasis lock. Optimus looked at the seeker, and recognized who it was instantly. Optimus and Ratchet shared and concerned look before they called for Bombshell to come into the med bay, as something was not right, something was not right at all.
Bombshell soon was alerted that her presence was requested in the med bay. And when Bombshell learned that the request came from Optimus Prime, she quickened her pace, especially as she thought it had to do with her recently found brother Florent. Many scenarios ran through Bombshell's mind as she ran on her way to the med bay, none of which included the real reason that she was being called to the med bay.
Upon reaching the med bay, Bombshell found that Optimus and Ratchet were gathered around the beaten mech that Bombshell had found not too long ago. Bombshell was relieved that the request did not deal with Florent, but she was still curious as to why Prime and Ratchet would call her to the med bay. Ratchet, seeing that Bombshell was confused, began asking questions.
"Bombshell, where did you find this seeker?" asked Ratchet, trying to figure out what happened.
"I was out in the desert area when I came upon the bot. I have no idea how he got there or where he came from. All I knew was that he needed help, so that is when I called you guy" replied Bombshell, telling all she knew, but realized that was not what Ratchet and Prime wanted to hear.
"Do you know who this is, Bombshell?" asked Prime.
"No. Should I?" replied Bombshell, realizing that she must have missed something important.
"This" Ratchet stated in a firm but somewhat gentle tone, "This is Starscream."
Bombshell was shell-shocked. She had heard so many things about the second in command of the Decepticons, but she never thought that she would meet the bot face to face. As Bombshell scanned the broken mech in front of her, she had trouble believing it was Starscream, but when she looked at the coloration, now that all the energon was cleaned up, she realized that it truly was Starscream. Ratchet and Optimus watched the femme carefully, as Starscream was unpredictable, but they needed not fear, as Starscream was not yet back online. Bombshell looked at the dark optics and felt another jolt in her spark. And feeling strange, Bombshell unconsciously put her hand over her spark before leaving the room. Optimus and Ratchet looked at each other before Prime followed the femme out of the room.
"What seems to be the matter, Bombshell" asked Prime, worried about his newest scout.
"I am not sure, I feel strange when I am around that Bot. Why do I feel this way? I have never felt this ache in my spark nor the skipping or fluttering. What is going on?" asked Bombshell to Prime, who had helped raise her when they found her.
Prime was slightly worried, but smiled before saying, "Bombshell, I know what you are talking about and I know that we as a group never talked to you about sparkmates and such, but now is as good as any. The flutter you feel in your spark means that you have found your sparkmate, though how primus picked Starscream for you, I am not sure I understand."
Bombshell looked up at her leader, finally understanding what was going on. And now that she understood, she began to cry, as she watched as they did their best to help Starscream. Optimus offered Bombshell a shoulder try cry on while the femme just watched as things transpired.
Meanwhile, as Nightmare headed out, she found herself face to face with two Autobots that were scanning some unknown perimeter. She tried to hide herself to watch and see who the two bots were. And as the two Lambo twins drew closer, Nightmare felt something she hadn't before. She felt a faint flutter and jolt in her spark as she watched the two twins. And she watched as they split up, with the red one coming close to where she hid. As he got closer, she felt something go wild in her spark, but she did her best to keep it under control. Sideswipe, who had gone near the area where Nightmare unknowingly hid, found nothing and soon headed off with his brother. Nightmare was torn now as she realized her spark was calling for another, but not just any other, an Autobot. And confused, Nightmare left and went back to the Con base, hoping that she could rid herself of these feelings, but unknown to her, it was not to be.