Smokescreen (Dream):

I remember this house. I was pretty young, at least still in the elementary academy. Mom and I were wrestling around, having fun on this day. She and I were laughing, not running. Then a knock came to the door. She looked at it in fear and determination. I waited for her to pick me up and jump out the window. I was surprised when she didn't. She put her finger on my lips.

"Arsen," the voice was different, a kind femme. Mom gasped in shock and surprise. The door knocked again,"Arsen, please," I got up and followed mom. She stopped me and turned me around.

"Go to your room Smokescreen. Quickly," she pushed me to the hallway and I went to my door and closed it.I didn't go into my room, instead I tiptoed into mom's room and hid around the corner. Mom opened the door and an old femme who looked like mom stared in awe at her. Mom welcomed her in and the femme came in.

"Acrion," she raised her servo and caressed mom's face. "Daughter it has been so long since I last seen you,"

That's mom's mom? Then she would be ... I listened in carefully.

"I thought you never wanted to see me again?" The other femme's face changed to pain.

"My daughter I plead for forgiveness," she took mom's servos,her optics were close to leaking,"I was afraid for you my dear and for your sparkling," she paused with wide optics,"Did you keep your sparkling?"

"Yes I did. No doubt you wish to meet my baby," The other femme nodded,"Wait here please,"

Right before mom could turn around I hightailed out of there and quietly closed the door. I sat on the berth and tried to calm down. A moment later mom came in and sat beside me. It was her 'so happy' smile.

"Smokescreen," she said,"There is a member of our family I want you to meet,"

"I thought we didn't have any other family members?"

"She's been hiding from us. She's shy," She took my servo into hers. Guiding me she kept the smile. She always had that smile, that's how everyone knows her. Mostly that smile was at me. It meant that she was happy. I see it every day and every night. The smile that made everyone feel warmed and loved. No wonder how she made friends.

The other femme was stareing out the window. Mom and I stopped.

"Mother-bot," she said cheerfully,"This is my son Smokescreen,"

She turned around surprised."Smokescreen?"

"Smokescreen this is my mom, she is also your grandmother-bot," She nudged me forward a little.

"Hi," I said confidently. She smiled at me. It was the same smile mom and I had. She lowered herself to my level .

"Hello Smokescreen. It is a pleasure to meet you," she held out a servo to me. I hesitated at first, unsure of whether to take it or not. I looked at mom who nodded. Slowly, I raised my servo and placed it into hers. Her servo was warm as it wrapped around mine. "Such a handsome young boy you are raising Acrion,"

Everything started to disappear...like a mist. Granny was gone and mom was gone. Scared I blinked a few times and found out I grew a lot. At least a teenager. I was still surrounded in the mist then it took form. It was the final house I would live in..before everything went upside down. Before I lost everything. This was the house granny brought mom and me to live in. It was a pretty big house like for the big rich people. She worked at Iacon with Alpha Trion who was over a lot. He treated me with respect and he really cared about my mom and my grandbot. Granny had a different taste than mom, the walls were painted red and the floors were a dark marble. Mom and I had seperate rooms, really big rooms. THis was also the time that she and I started joking around about me being in the Elite Guard.

"I bet you won't last a day at the academy," Mom joked standing at the red stairs.

"I bet I can last a year!" I joked back walking up trying to tower over her.

Chucklling,"I would love to see that happen,"

"Oh watch maybe I will do it and you'll eat your words," I smiled wickedly.

"No way son I am going to make you eat your words," she smiled.

"Must you two tease each other about this everyday?" Granny said coming into the room. She took my servo and then mom's servo,"Now no more talk about this Elite Guard stuff for the rest of the night. Is that clear?" Mom and I both nod. She dropped our servos and excused herslef. Mom and I waited til she was gone and started chuckling. Trying to hide our laugh's from granny. Mom wrapped her arm around my shoulders. She and I jumped at the sound of explosions. Looking out the window, smoke was coming from Typer Pax. Ma grabbed my servo in feaer and protection.

"Where is it now?" Granny asked.

"Tyger Pax," Ma answered, not taking her gaze away from the window."That's not far from here,"

"Come away now," Granny said a moment later pulling mom and me away from the window. "There will be no more talk about this at dinner,"

I wish that everything could go back to this. Where I can live the life I could only dream of. A life where my mom is online, taking back her words when she found out I graduated from the Academy, wrestling around when I can beat her now, spending time together. Granny would be with us as well working with me and Trion at Iacon. There was no war, no running, no fear.

Just life.

I woke to the sound of screams. My back side felt better...somewhat. It was sore but at least there was nothing in them. Looking over, I saw the broken pieces. It was still difficult to get up. Grunting and coughing, I got up and limped over to the door. Frag stood there staring at me.

"Where you believe you be going?" he asked, itching his head.

"I'm going to look for the one who was screaming,"I push my way past him. Not intended to be mean.

"Big battle. Your slaves friends escaped and fighting with Con's around the corner."

Then I have to go. I pushed away the pain and made it through the hallway with Frag behind me.

"Why are you?"

"I need to help them. I need to help them,"I repeated over and over unaware of the repetition.

"I help,"He grabbed my arm and pulled me along. He dropped me and charged once he saw Parate holding a sword and swinging it. Looking around the corner I could see Sanna guarding Arc and Ree who were cowering in fear and Parate was the only one fighting. Where was Tier? I heard another fight on the other side. Limping over I hoped to find Teir but at the same time not. Why do I have feelings for her? Why do I care so much? I don't know, but I'm going to keep trying. Reaching for the corner, I pulled myself up and stared at the back of Megatron and ahead was an exhausted Teir struggling in a battle. What is she thinking? There's no way she can win against him?

"Give up little slave girl,"