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!

~= Talking through the bond of either your mate or brother

:=Comm. link

"It happens, First Aid. And sometimes it don't happen. Depends on how you look at it", I said.

First Aid looked at me strangely. "And you are?", asked First Aid.

"I'm sorry, First Aid. Where are my manners. This is my sparkmate, Wolf. Wolf, this is my baby brother, First Aid", Ratchet said. I held out my hand so he could shake it. He looked at me strangely.

"It's the standard Earth greeting", I said. He shook my hand in good gesture.

After I was introduced to Ratchet's baby brother, I asked him about any openings for the medical course. That's when the dean cut in. "I'm not sure if there are any openings left, but I can take a look for you", said Dean Rusty.

"That's ok, sir. I'm sure my sparkmate here can teach me. Or my brother can. Or both, for that matter", I said.

"Your brother?", the dean asked. I nodded my head.

"Yeah. You would probably remember him. Him and his twin brother visited your office a few times for pulling pranks", I said.

"Sunstreaker, right?", said the dean. I nodded.

"You're related to him and his brother? I'm sorry", the dean said.

"What are you talking about? I love my brothers. I'm the only one who can keep them out of trouble", I said.

Right before the dean said anything, one of the graduating students from the college came running up to him. He was a valedictorian. "There you are, Dean. Graduation is about to start. Everyone is waiting for you, sir", said Valin.

I couldn't help but stare at him. He looked exactly like Jazz. He was even handsome, too. Just like Jazz. I walked up to him. "Excuse me, but by any chance, are you in any way, related to an Autobot named Jazz? Cause you look just like him, but with a different paint job", I said.

"How do you know Jazz?", Valin asked.

"He's a friend of mine. A very good friend", I said.

The longer I stared at him, the quicker I noticed that he had a beast mode as well as a vehicle mode. "May I ask why you're staring at me? It's very unnerving and rather rude", said Valin.

"My apology. I noticed that you have a beast mode of some kind. May I ask what kind of beast mode it is?", I asked.

"It's a panther. One of the most vicious animals on Earth", Valin said.

"Actually, the most vicious animal on Earth is the mountain lion. I should know, I've been attacked by one", I said.

Ratchet looked at me in shock. "What?", I asked.

"You didn't tell me that you were attacked by a mountain lion. When was this?", Ratchet replied.

"This was long before I became an Autobot, 'Chet", I said. Then I turned my attention towards the dean.

"I came to Cybertron to see about taking more courses, sir", I said.

"Please, call me Rusty. And I'll see what I can do about what courses are still open", Rusty said.

"There's still an open spot left in my medical course, Wolf. That's if you're interested in taking it", First Aid said.

"My brother, Sunstreaker, took your course and he said he learned a lot. He also told me that most of the class was a hands on learning experience. Is that true?", I asked.

"Yes, it is. In fact, I'm taking my class to the morgue to view an autopsy this afternoon. You're welcome to come with us. You'll be my guest student for today", said First Aid.

"It's a nice offer, but I'll have to decline for the time being. The offer of being your guest student, I mean. I do, however, would like to be in your class. When does the next semester start?", I asked.

"We don't start school for another 2 months", First Aid said.

Back on Earth, Sunny was in Prowl's office. Prowl's son, Chris, was in there so things could be explained better. Like the relationship between him and Sunny. And that it could be a problem with Sunny being Chris' guardian.

Chris was in shock when he was told that Sunny wasn't going to be his guardian any more. Sunny was also shocked. He loved Chris like a little brother. "Don't let your relationship with Sunny get in the way of him being my guardian, dad. Him and his brother are good guardians. Sunny hasn't let his relationship with you get in the way of being my guardian. Have you, Sunny?", Chris asked.

Sunny looked down at Chris. "No, I haven't, Chris. Both Sides and I think of you as a little brother. If anything were to happen to you, we would never forgive ourselves. And I know that your father would never forgive us", Sunny said.

While the 3 of them were talking, Jazz knocked on the door. "Yo Sunny! Your bro wants ya", Jazz said, still knocking on the door. Sunny turned around and opened the door.

"Tell him he can wait, Jazz. I'm not his sparkling sitter", said Sunny.

"He's asking for you, Sunny. Ratchet did all he could for him but he couldn't repair the damage", said Jazz.

Back on Cybertron, I felt the bond between the twins and I. It was very weak on Sides' end of the bond. I looked at Ratchet with fear in my optics. "What's wrong, babe? You look like you just heard that someone died", said Ratchet.

"No, more like I felt it. Why didn't you tell me that Sides was dying? Why did I have to feel it in the bond?", I said, almost in tears.

~Sis, you ok?~

~No, Sunny. I'm not ok. Sides is dying, isn't he?~

~Yeah. I'm standing right next to him here in med bay. I'm scared to lose him, sis~

~I know you are, Sunny. I'm scared, too~

~Where are you? He's asking for you, too~

~I'm on Cybertron. I'll be there soon, bro. Don't let him die before I see him~

~I'll try, sis. I'll see you soon~

I looked at Ratchet and gave him a dirty look. I was pissed cause he didn't bother to tell me that my brother was dying.

"So, how well did you say you know Jazz?", Valin asked.

I looked at him. "Real well. He thinks of me like a sister. Why?", I replied.

"Did he tell you that he has a brother that he lost all contact with at the beginning of the war?", said Valin.

"No. But let me guess, you're that brother he lost contact with at the beginning of the war, huh? That would explain why you have the same vehicle mode", I said.

"Yep. How is he doing these days? Hope he's staying out of trouble", Valin said.

"He's doing good. He's made 3IC under the Autobot Leader, Optimus Prime. Loves the Earth culture, too", I said.

Valin was shocked that his brother made 3IC. He was proud of Jazz. "Are you going back to Earth anytime soon?", Valin asked.

"I'm going back shortly. I have a family emergency. My brother, Sideswipe, is dying and I have to go see him before he dies", I said, almost in tears again.

"Your brothers are the Lambo Twins?", said Valin.

"Yeah, they are. Ratchet took a piece of both their sparks and merged it with mine. So, now I'm their sister. We're triplets now", I said.

I looked at Ratchet and told him that he can stay here and deal with his father and baby brother, who I think is really cool. I hardly know him, but I think he's done good for a medic. And apparently, he's a good teacher. According to Sunny, any way.

3hrs. after we arrived back on Earth, both Valin and I transformed and headed for Autobot HQ so I could say good bye to Sides. Then I'm going to ask Jazz why he never told me that he had a brother.

After we arrived at Autobot HQ, we transformed and I ran to med bay to see Sides one last time. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me to med bay. I was hoping that I wasn't too late to say good bye.

When I arrived at the med bay doors, I prepared myself for anything that Sunny would say regarding our brother.

I walked in and over to Sunny and Sides. Sunny turned around and I couldn't believe the look in his optics. He looked like he was about to cry, he was so sad. I looked at Sides and noticed that he didn't look good. In fact, he was very close to death.

I almost started to cry, but I knew that I had to be strong. I grabbed a hold of Sides' hand and held it tight in mine. I didn't want him to die. Sunny didn't want Sides to die, either.

Before Sides said anything, he started coughing up energon. And rather violently, too. His whole body was wracked with pain. He looked halfway decent, repair wise.

"Don't look so serious, sis. *Coughs* It's not so bad and I don't hurt as much. I always land myself here after a prank goes awry. I'll be just fine by tomorrow. You'll see", Sides said. I noticed that his optics were getting dimmer every minute. I wanted to scream at the top of my vocal processor. Death sucks, I'll tell ya.

While I was in school, some of my classmates were attacked during the transition between classes. Some were my close friends. I started drinking after they were shot and killed.

"Sis, you ok?", Sunny asked. I snapped out of my daze and looked at Sunny.

"Huh? Yeah, fine. Looking at Sides reminded me of when some of my classmates were shot and killed, is all. Have you tried to fix him, Sunny? You're a medic now. Can't you do anything to save him?", I replied.

"Wish there was, but he's past the point of being repaired. I'm sorry, sis", said Sunny, with sadness in his voice.

"It's not your fault, bro. It's not Ratchet's fault, either. He did all he could for him. It's just a matter of time 'til he dies", I said, starting to cry. I turned around and left med bay in tears. I couldn't be there and watch Sides die.

As I was running down the hall to my room, Prowl walked by. He was heading back to his office. He saw that I was crying and decided to find out why I was crying.

When he reached my room, he knocked on my door. "Wolf, it's Prowl. Is everything ok?", he asked, still knocking.

I got up from my bed and walked out to the other room to open the door. I let Prowl in. "Do I look ok to you, Prowl?", I snapped.

Prowl walked over to my sofa and sat down. I sat down shortly after shutting the door. "I'm sorry Prowl. I didn't mean to snap", I said.

"It's quite alright. Apparently something has you greatly upset. Would you like to talk about it? I'm off for the rest of the day", Prowl said.

"I'm not sure you would understand, Prowl. You can't stand them anyway. So, why tell you?", I said, leaning back on the sofa.

"You must mean your brothers, don't you?", said Prowl.

I nodded my head yes.

"I will admit that Sideswipe has grown up since finishing the Police Academy. But that's not why I saw you crying. Why were you crying, Wolf?", Prowl asked.

Before I answered, my comm. went off. "Give me a sec, Prowl. I have an incoming call", I said. Then I answered my comm. link.

:Yeah Sunny:

:I hate to tell ya, but,…:

:I already know. I felt it through the bond. Just tell me what time he passed:

:He passed about an hour ago. I asked Wheeljack to help with the funeral arrangements:

:Let me talk to Prowl and see if he'll do a full military and Police honors for Sides. It's the respectful thing to do:

:Ok, sis. I'm going to call it a night. Stop by later tonight. I wanna talk more with you:

:Ok, bro. Good night:

:Night:

"Sorry about that, Prowl. Sunny just told me that Sides passed away an hour ago. I was wondering if you could call the Chief at the IPD and see about a full Police honors for Sides?", I said.