Chapter summary; The time had come for Ome's first battle.

"Hello" Normal talk.

"Hello" Talking through the bond.

"Hello" Com-link/Private Com-link.

"Hello" Thoughts.

Two years later and Ome was now eighteen years old, she had done well with her training and could both shoot and do combat as well, she knew that she had reached the age that she could now help her Sire in battle and was both nervous and excited about it, of course she knew not to take battle lightly and knew what the Decepticons were capable of, but she was determined to do well, she just needed the opportunity.

And that opportunity arrived, Omega received a call from Optimus that his assistance was needed, the Autobot leader knew of Ome as he had met her not long after Ratchet had, and he also knew that she would help in battle when she reached eighteen, which would also be the moment he would allow her to become an Autobot if she wanted to be.

Omega made sure that his weapons were ready before he looked down at his daughter, he wouldn't deny that he was nervous and worried for her, but he couldn't let his personal feelings get in the way right now "Are you ready for this? This isn't training anymore, this is the real deal" he said.

Ome was a little thrown off-guard at how serious her Sire was, but she nodded and took a deep breath "Yeah, I'm ready" she replied.

Omega nodded before his expression softened a little "Be careful" he said.

Ome smiled a little and nodded.

Omega then turned and they both walked out their base, Omega transformed into his alt mode and opened his airlock for his daughter.

Ome knew she had to be quick so as not to waste time, so she flew up and was soon inside.

Omega closed the airlock before he powered up his engines and started to take off towards the battlefield.

Ome could see the battlefield up ahead and her nerves grew, could she do this? But she had been trained for this, she couldn't doubt her abilities now.

"Get ready Ome, like we practiced" Omega's clipped voice said.

Ome knew what he was talking about and nodded, she flew up out of her seat and towards the air lock, she hovered there as she waited for the right moment. As soon as the airlock opened, she flew out just before the airlock swiftly shut and her Sire started to transform in mid-air.

Omega landed on the ground, not too far from the battlefield and stood tall, he brought out his blaster and laser and walked forward towards the battlefield.

Ome brought out her own blasters and flew forward to keep pace with her Sire, this was the first time she had ever seen the Decepticons, their blood red optics and dark-coloured armours made them look scary. But she could see the fear and dread in the Decepticons' optics when her Sire walked forward, she never realised the kind of fear her Sire imposed on the enemy, not that she thought of him any differently, but this was the first time she had seen her Sire's mindset in a battle situation, it was actually quite an eye-opening thing to see. She snapped out of her thoughts when she heard gunfire and looked down, she saw a number of Decepticons shooting at her Sire, though it was futile since the shots barely left a scratch on his armour, but she knew she needed to help the other Autobots even if she only knew Optimus and Ratchet. Her blasters powered up and she flew down, she fired a few shots at the group of Decepticons shooting at her Sire.

Having not expected to see such a small Cybertronian, and the fact that she was shooting at them, the group of Decepticons were thrown completely off-guard "What the frag?!" one exclaimed before he was shot in the chest, he tried to make a swipe at the small femme but was shot at again causing him to go down.

Ome knew it wasn't the time to celebrate, that would come later, she continued to fly through the battlefield, firing on Decepticons that tried to shoot either her or other Autobots. She could use the bond to see where in the battlefield her Sire was, plus the fact he stuck out like a sore thumb because of his size, but the bond was something they used to their advantage so they knew where one another were in the midst of battle.

Omega brought out the weapons that were mounted in his shoulders, above his chest, and the missiles in his hips and feet. He fired them simultaneously towards a large number of Decepticons heading their way.

Ome looked a little awestruck at the amount of firepower her Sire had, but she quickly snapped out of it and fired on another Decepticon that had had an Autobot pinned down.

After what felt like an eternity, but was really an hour, the surviving Decepticons retreated after so many were lost thanks to Omega Supreme.

Ome breathed a sigh of relief and landed on the ground, she retracted her blasters and looked around, she could mainly see Decepticon bodies and luckily no Autobots were lost in this particular battle. Her thoughts then jumped to her Sire, she looked around for him "Sire?" she asked through the bond.

"I'm alright" Omega assured as he approached, retracting his weapons as he did so "are you injured?"

Ome smiled in relief before looking down at herself "No I'm ok" she replied.

The relief was evident on Omega's face "Good" he replied "no Autobots were lost this battle, but that doesn't mean it won't happen, so be aware of that"

Ome nodded "I know" she replied.

"Great work everyone" Optimus said "anyone injured?"

"Only some minor injuries, but nothing life threatening" Ratchet replied.

Optimus nodded before he looked to Ome "You did great Ome, your Sire trained you well" he said and smiled.

Ome blushed a little at the praise "Um...thanks Optimus" she replied.

"You're welcome, now I want to give you a choice" Optimus replied with a smile "you can remain a Neutral, or you can become an Autobot"

Ome looked surprised "I can be an Autobot?" she asked.

"You can yes, it was something your Sire and I discussed, he sees a lot of potential in you and I do too after your performance in battle" Optimus replied with a smile "so what do you say?"

Ome didn't even have to think about it, she looked up at her Sire and smiled "I still want to help in battles" she said "can I be an Autobot?"

Omega regarded his daughter for a few moments, seeing how well she had turned out and how much she had grown up, sure she was still classed as a Youngling until she was thirty and to him she would always be his Sparkling, but this would be a major milestone for him personally, seeing his daughter become an Autobot. A smile graced his face and he nodded "If you want to be an Autobot, it would be an honour to fight alongside you" he replied finally.

Ome couldn't help but grin and looked up at Optimus "I'd love to" she said.

Optimus nodded and smiled "Well then Ome, we'll take you to the Autobot base so Ratchet can give you the insignia"

"And so Omega can see for himself, I'll do it outside" Ratchet added and grinned a little "since I know he wouldn't want to miss it"

Omega gave a slight grin of his own at that.

Ome was delighted and nodded.

A few hours later...

"There, all done" Ratchet said as he finished applying the Autobot Insignia to Ome.

Ome smiled as she looked at her Autobot Insignia, it was coloured red and was on the top part of her right arm "Wow" she said and looked up at her Sire "Sire look"

"It looks great on you Ome" Omega replied and smiled, it was clear he was having a moment of parental pride.

Ome smiled before she turned to Optimus and gave a salute.

Optimus smiled and gave a salute in return "Welcome to the Autobots Ome" he said as he lowered his hand.

Ome lowered her hand as well and grinned, she blushed a little when some of the Autobots cheered, she walked over to her Sire.

Omega gently lifted his daughter to his chest, holding her close "I'm so proud of you, always have been" he said.

It warmed Ome's Spark to hear that and smiled "Thanks Sire" she replied.