Ok so, everything's perfect and they're all getting along and stuff and as a writer I made the decision to skip 3 years of intense training. All of 'em were 19 and now they're all 22. The training was hard and every morning each of them had to inject themselves with Transformium. They also had to work out a lot to keep the flow of the Transformium in the blood constant and regular. Learning to fight like a badass was also included.

There was a downside to the training; the group was split up and they didn't get to see each other for a while (pretty much the whole three years). Now they're nearing the end of their training and they can finally meet up for a catch up…

Sally woke up early and headed down to her small 'apartment' kitchen for a coffee and daily dose of Transformium. She got dressed into her grey training clothes and headed out to the main training bay to meet Optimus. He was waiting for her outside. Her muscles ached and her skin was bruised. She'd been working hard over the past year. Something had clicked in her brain and she wasn't the pacifistic Sally from the beginning; she had changed. Her eyes were tired and she needed a good break. Optimus saw her stumble over and he looked down at her.

"All this hard work and bloodshed has come to an end Sally…" he said as he knelt down before her. "You're done with your training." Sally smiled and nodded. She sat on a crate next to the wall and looked down at her blistered hands.

"Do I finally get to see my friends again?" she looked up again. Before Optimus could give her an answer, Kirsty jumped down from a small ledge above Sally and tackled her off the crate.

"SSAAALLLLYYYYY!" she screamed as she hugged her friend. Sally was laughing hysterically in her arms as she hugged back. Optimus smiled once again as he saw the others walk out of the bay. He transformed and drove inside, leaving the four of them alone.

"Hey guys!" said Sally as she sat up. Kirsty hugged both Dean and James and then decided to hang upside down from the railings above them all. They all looked pretty beat up: bruised, bloody, even slightly broken.

"I guess we've all had it rough huh?" said Dean as he looked down at his wounds. Everyone mumbled a quiet 'mmm' in agreement.

"It's nice to finally s-see you all again," said James as he glanced around at each of them. Sally stood up and sat on the crate again. Now this moment was very awkward. None of them knew what to say. They'd spent so much time training and not talking that they didn't really have any conversation starters. The silence was broken by Professor Kent (the man who'd introduced them to the training three years ago).

"I hope you're all ready for your final examination tomorrow," he said with his glasses on the tip of his nose. The four of them looked at themselves and then at each other. Not one of them thought they were ready but they smiled and said 'Hell yea!' anyway. The Professor darted his eyes to each of them and then sighed. "Listen…I wasn't supposed to tell you but they're moving your first transformation to tomorrow and they weren't gonna tell you…"

Their eyes widened in shock. 'I'm not ready!' was pulsing in their minds.

"T-tomorrow?" James said as he put his right foot back to steady himself. Kirsty dropped from the railings and looked at the Professor.

"Yes tomorrow. I haven't told you anything about the transformation and I'm not supposed to but…" he looked around quickly and leaned closer to the group. "If you've ever been struck by lightning and then had your skin burned from the inside then you know how this transformation will feel…" He stepped away and paced down the halls.

Sally wasn't afraid. She knew that being an autobot and fighting in the war for earth was her calling. She took a deep breath and thought to herself.

You've got nothing in the life you left behind. Don't be a nobody. If you go through with this, you'll finally be a somebody…

The four of them spent the rest of the day talking about their mentors and telling the stories behind every scar. Then they took some time to show off their new skills and have mini battles with each other and then finally said good bye and good luck and went back to their 'apartments' for the night….