Lockdown
We all had our insecurities when Andromeda and Swindle finally had to go. We hoped they'd find whatever they were looking for…in my case, I hoped that I really did undergo a change for her.
"We'll see you around, kids" I said.
"I'm not a kid" Swindle replied.
"Sure you are, you're just in denial about it".
"Yeah, yeah, whatever".
"But seriously, I'm laying down some ground rules here. First off, you better not be a jerk off to Andromeda. If I find out you did anything to hurt her, your arm dealing aft will be mine. Second, treat her well, she deserves it. Three, NO MEANS NO!!!!".
"I knew that, you didn't need to scream it".
"C'mon guys, can't you get along once?" Andromeda asked.
"I was just saying" I shrugged.
Andromeda hugged me and then her mother. "Guess I'll see you guys later, huh?".
"Yeah, we'll see you around kiddo" I told her.
"Don't worry, either one of you. I'll take good care of her" Swindle assured us.
"Yeah you better" I replied.
"I wanna see grandkids if you guys decide to come back to this time…just to check on things" Shadow added.
"Um, mom, that's a bit of an issue. Once Swindle and I go through the time line, we can't go back. You're just gonna have to wait and see what happens".
"Yeah, you guys won't be seeing me for a while. We'll find a way to come back. I'll design something for it. Oh, miss Shadow, when I leave, there's a gift for you under my berth up in my room. I just finished it last night. I hope you'll like it" Swindle turned his attention back to Andromeda, "You ready to go?" he asked.
"Yeah, the time line's set, we just have to hold on to each other or it's not gonna go right".
Poor wreck-Gar didn't want Andromeda, Andy as he liked to call her, to leave. We practically had to surgically remove him from her leg. Prowl and Aimee both wished them luck. Scorcher and Blazer did the same. Starscream and Alexis gave them their own little Cybertronian moon crystals as promise necklaces. I looked on as Swindle and Andromeda held on to each other and they vanished when a purple light surrounded them. But just before they disappeared, I could've sworn I saw Andromeda look back at me and smile her goodbye.
It wasn't really goodbye in a way, but I'd miss my girl's adult self being around. I'd probably miss Swindle too, but hey, free mods….I'm just kidding, but seriously I'd be all over those mods if I still had the addiction. Praise Primus that I didn't anymore
A/N: Next up is the epilogue. Then, I'm gonna do something for you guys that I've never done before. I'm gonna give you an exclusive synopsis of my next fic in this series, Aquila, which will be coming to you soon.