A/N:I only own Skystreaker, Skycracker and Wolf. Cman710 owns Chris Stratos. Everything else is owned by Hasbro. Please R & R...or else! Mwhahahahaha! I apologize for the long wait, but I've been having writer's block lately. It's sucks! I will try to update sooner, I promise! Wolf and the Lambo Twins exiled! That could be a problem for the rest of the Autobots.
Another A/N: This has been edited due to the fact that...well...it's better now.
~= talking through the bond of either your mate or brother
The following day, Prowl came knocking on my door.
I was surprised that Sunny didn't want me to bunk with him while our brother was recovering in med bay.
"Wolf, it's Prowl. May I come in and talk with you?", he asked.
"Yeah, give me a few minutes, Prowl. Let me finish what I'm doing", I said, as I shut down my laptop.
I walked over to the door and let Prowl in. I didn't like the look on his face, either. I knew what was going to happen. My brothers and I were going to be exiled for life.
"I would suggest that you sit down for this, Wolf. What I have to say is not good news. I already told Sunstreaker. Sideswipe has yet to be told this", Prowl said.
"Stop beating around the bush, Prowl. Just tell me so I can start packing", I said.
"You won't need to take anything, Wolf. Prime is already having Ratchet bring Sideswipe back online. Sunstreaker is waiting for you and Sideswipe at the front of HQ. You have no time to say good-bye to everyone. Prime wants the 3 of you gone right now. He's also put me on report for easing up on your punishment. I put my career on the line for you, Wolf. Normally, I wouldn't do that, but you've been there for me and covered for me when I wanted to spend time with my son. I'll tell Jazz good-bye for you", said Prowl.
I allowed Prowl to walk me to the front of HQ to wait with my brother. Sunny was seething with uncontrollable anger. "Prime is going to regret doing this to us. When he gets his aft handed to him, he's going to wish that the 3 of us were still here", Sunny said, as he kicked the nearest boulder.
"Bro, don't worry about it. This is Prime's problem now. Not ours. It won't be our fault if Megatron and his bunch hand Prime his own aft out on the battlefield. For that matter, I'd like to watch that happen. Wouldn't you?", I asked.
"I know I would, sis", Sides said, walking out with a limp. Both Sunny and I looked his way. He was still recovering from the battle he had with some Decepticons. It really showed by the way he was holding himself.
"I wish this wasn't happening to us, Sides. Especially, since you're still recovering from your run in with the 'Cons. You know, I have half a mind to go back in and beat some sense into Prime for doing this to us", I said, trying to control my temper.
"And that would land you in the brig, Wolf. I don't want you in the brig. I don't want you leaving at all, for that matter", Ratchet said, walking outside. He walked up and stood next to Prowl. I lowered my head. I didn't know what to say to him. I wanted to run away, I was so ashamed.
~Don't be so ashamed, sis. Ratchet loves you, despite what happened. If you 2 have to meet somewhere away from the base, so be it~
I looked up and over at Sunny. I couldn't believe that he said that through the bond.
~I love him, too, Sunny. But I don't wanna get him in trouble with Optimus. Why do you think I broke up with Ratchet in the first place?~
"I don't mean to be rude, but I just got a call on my comm. link from Prime. It seems he's been watching from the control room. He's asking me to tell you 3 to leave before he decides to throw you in the brig. It would be best if you 3 got going. Try to stay out of trouble, you 3. Ok?", Prowl said. All 3 of us nodded then transformed and drove off.
Despite Sideswipes' injuries, I was surprised that he was even able to transform at all, let alone drive. I sent a message to Ratchet through our bond. I let him know that I was going to miss him and that I'll always love him.
~I'll always love you, too, Wolf. My light of my spark. My bondmate for life.~
Later that day, while we were still driving, I asked Sunny, over the comm. link, where we were going. He sighed, but I got no answer from him. "Come on, Sunny. Don't give me the silent treatment. I know you're pissed, but please, for Primus sake, don't give me the silent treatment", I said. He still didn't respond over the comm. link, so I nudged his rear bumper to get him to say something. I hit it enough to leave a scratch.
Sides watched through his scanners at what I was doing. He knew it wasn't a good idea.
~Do you have a death wish, sis? You know how he is about his paint and his appearance overall.~
I nudged Sunny a little harder this time. Just enough to put a small dent in his rear bumper. I was purposely trying to get a rise out of him. It seems that I was failing miserably.
~What's with him, Sides? He doesn't seem to care that I just put a small dent in his rear bumper. I know he's pissed, but this...this isn't like him at all.~
Sides opened a line to his brother to find out what was going on. Sunny had been sending mixed signals through the bond we all share. "Sunny? You alright?", asked Sides.
All Sides got as a response was a big dust cloud, as Sunny left Sides and I in his wake.
Sides and I stopped and transformed. We looked at each other in complete shock. "What just happened, Sides? Something is really bothering him. Something's not right", I said, watching the dust settle.
"You're right. He's not himself. By now, he would have chewed you out for scratching and denting his rear bumper. He didn't even make a sound or swear. I hate to bring this up, because I know he'll chew me out for it", Sides said. I looked back at him strangely.
"Bring what up, Sides?", I asked.
"He's been rather chummy to Prowl lately. When I would wake up the next morning, I'll notice that he's not in our shared room. And when I go looking for him, I see him walking out of Prowl's room. Then shortly after, Prowl. I don't know what to make of it", said Sides. I knew what it meant, but I don't think Sides knew.
"I know what it means, Sides. But I'm not sure if you wanna know", I said.
"Please tell me what it means, so I can help him", Sides said.
"Our brother is gay. It means he has a boyfriend. Instead of dating a female, he's dating a guy. Get it now, bro?", I asked.
"I didn't think he was into that sort of thing. I sure didn't peg Prowl as the gay type, either. That would probably explain the mixed signals we were getting from him through the bond", Sides said.
"That's right. Sunny is pissed cause he was forced to leave Prowl, but he's also hurting cause he misses Prowl. I know what Sunny is going through. I feel the same way about Ratchet. He's my bondmate. Ratchet and I talked about starting a family next year", I said.
That night at HQ, Ratchet called Prowl into his office for a talk.
"I'm very busy at the moment, Ratchet. I have a lot of paperwork that must get done tonight", Prowl said, as he looked at the picture of his mate, Sunstreaker.
"I know for a fact that you haven't started any of that work since you returned to your office. You miss him, don't you, Prowl?", asked Ratchet.
Prowl sighed. "If I come and talk, our conversation does not leave med bay. Understand?", said Prowl.
"Understood Prowl. I'll see you shortly. Ratchet out", he said, as he put the picture of me back on his desk.
Shortly after Prowl put the picture of Sunny back on his desk, he got up and left his office to go talk to Ratchet.
On his way to med bay, Prowl put his hand on his spark chamber. He deeply missed his beloved golden Adonis. He had planned on asking Sunny to be his bondmate. Prowl was going to ask Sunny tonight, if he had still been here.
While Ratchet was waiting for Prowl, he decided he would send Prime a very nasty email. The email had so many expletives in it, that it'll make Prime blush, if he could.
Of course, Prime won't get the email 'til the morning.
Meanwhile, the 3 of us were still driving. We had no idea where we were going to go, until Sides suggested going back to Cybertron. "It sounds like a good idea, bro, but what's that going to do to Sunny and I? We have mates here. That's putting a lot of stress on our sparks, Sides", I said.
"He's right, sis. We should go back to Cybertron. Make a clean start for ourselves", Sunny said.
I skidded to a stop and transformed. I was shocked at what Sunny just said. "How can you say that, Sunny? How can you just leave Prowl like that? How do you think he feels about you being exiled in the first place?", I asked.
Sides transformed. "He's right, sis. We should make a clean start for ourselves. Leave the past behind us. That includes recent mates", Sides said.
I turned around and looked straight at him. Then I smacked him across the face. "How dare you say such a thing, Sideswipe! I love Ratchet and would do anything to be with him. Anything!", I said, in anger.
"What about Skywarp and your kids? Or do you even remember that you're bonded to him?", Sides said, rubbing his left cheek. I had forgotten about 'Warp and my twin boys. Sides saw it in my optics, too.
"You did forget about them, didn't you? It was more important to hook up with Ratchet than it was to contact your bondmate and boys", said Sides.
"Fuck you, Sideswipe! In case you haven't noticed, I'm an Autobot and he's a Decepticon", I said.
"And your boys are half Decep and half Autobot", Sides said.
"Your point being...?", I said.
