I looked at the last two mechs in the room.
"Hey Ironhide, how are you finding it back with Prime?" I jest.

"It's okay, I must say though, that Smokescreen kid sure doesn't listen... And Wheeljack is still ignorant as always... " he chuckles.

"I'm sure he is! He never failed to surprise me." I smile softly. "Did you guys find Winter and Iniko?"

With hearing their names, my wolves raced into the room and climbed onto the berth.

"And what about Axel?" I look up with hope in my optics. "Please tell me he's alive."

The orange and white mech turns around and walks over, cradling something in his servos.

As he comes closer I make out the rose gold armour of my adopted newborn Predacon dragon.

I hold my mended servos out and cradle him.

"He is lucky to be alive. He just needs Energon and rest." The mech says. "I'm Ratchet by the way."

I study the mech, his frame was similar to a young mech who used to patch up my wounds after the Gladiatorial Pit Fights.

"Are you the young mech who would aid my wounds after battle?" I ask curiously.

"Are you the Valkyrie who proved their value even while being downgraded for their appearance?" He asks with a hint of sarcasm.

"Well, my answer would only compliment yours, so its good to see you again." I chuckle.

I sit up fully and swing my crushed pedes off the berth.

"Don't do that! You aren't healed!" Ratchet shouts.

Ignoring him I place my pedes on the cool metal ground. I don't feel the pain, but knowing it's there my body falls into panic.

*Flashback*

"Alastor. No!!" I shout.

I watch at the ship crumbles under the hold of an Energon Vampire. I use my damaged boosters to reach Alastor but I am too late. The damage to my frame and Alastor are severe, and I fight the pain to get us back to Cybertron.

My wings did double time as I carried an unconscious Alastor in my broken struts.

"Please be okay. Please Al, I don't know what I'd do without you!" I sob as I crash down onto Cybertronian soil.

"HELP!" I shout before blacking out.

Once I wake up, I find my frame dented and scarred, new weldings coated old ones. There was no pain, fighting for my existence for 27 million years did that, even when it shouldn't have.

I use my audials to hear somebot enter my room.

"Valkyrie?" They called.

"Yes?"

"Are you feeling better sweetspark?"

"No, I want to see Al... " I sigh.

"He wouldn't like to see you at the moment dear."

I stop in my tracks, no this wasn't right, Alastor would never say no to seeing me. I swung my shattered pedes off the berth and ignore the medics telling me to stop.

Getting up, I numbly make my way to Alastor's room. He looks better than he did when I saved him, I think to myself.

I raise my clenched servo and lightly knock on the door before opening it.

"Al?" I call softly.

"Go away Valkyrie. I don't want to see you right now."

With those words I turn away and never look back. Out of the room, out of the halls, out of the hospital and completely off Cybertron.

It was my fault Al was hurt...
He would never forgive me...

*End flashback*

I heave a breath and settle slightly when I feel Bumblebee hug me. Setting Axel on the berth, I crouch and hold Bee close.

"I lost him..." I cry softly.

"It's okay, it was his fault..." Bee soothes.

I let Bee go and stand at my full height. My tails drop and my wings cling to my back.

Slowly moving my pedes forward, I make a full lap around the medbay.

"See, I'm okay!" I jest while smirking at Ratchet.

He scoffs and goes back to his work while I walk out with Axel in my servos while Winter and Iniko trail behind me.

Stepping into a large hanger, I receive looks of pure shock.

"Wow..." Says a tiny voice from beside me. I look over at the source and see a pink-haired organic staring in awe.

I smile slightly then make my way to Primage.

"Where did Brawlblast go?" I ask.

"He went with his Sire, Commander." He responds.

"I don't know why you are speaking formalities, we are family." I say softly. "Come here chap."

Primage rises and walks closer to me.
I crouch down low and pull him into a hug.

"He's grateful, that's all that matters. Okay?" I say softly.

"Okay Valkyrie." He says sadly.

I let him go and step back, looking around, I spot Wheeljack and Ultra Magnus having a disagreement in one of the corners.

"Oi! You boys stop fightin' or I'mma have'ta step in!" I scowl at them.

I walk over to Smokescreen and look down at him. 

"C-can I help you in some way, Valkyrie?" He stutters.

I crouch down and look him in the optics,
"Is there a way to get to the roof of this place?" I ask.

"Yes, just through that elevator." He says gesturing.

"Come with me youngling." I say with a soft smile.

Walking towards the elevator I carefully play with Axel and Shadow. Winter and Iniko trailed behind Smokescreen and once we were on the Landing, I looked out into the burning sun.

"Earth is a nice place, isn't it?" I whisper.

"It is! I love their vehicles!" He smiles.

"Smokescreen, I brought you up here for a reason. You are young. So are Primage and Brawlblast. You guys are always doing reckless things. And I just want you to know, that us older bots aren't angry at you, we want what's best." I say looking down at him.

I crouch on my torn pedes and fall back onto my aft. "Have a seat." I say.

He sits down beside me and we talk for a while. Talking about our journeys and our experiences.

But the time the blazing sun faded behind the horizon Smokescreen was asleep against my side, Axel was lounged around my neck and Shadow was asleep against my shoulder-plating.

Iniko and Winter looked at me with their blue orbs as I typed a quick note to Prime on a data pad.

"Hey Prime,
Got the youngling with me on the roof, we're all good up here, just stargazing with the little ones. Wanted to let you know before you got worried.
We'll be down soon.

Regards,
~ Valkyrie
✧༺♡༻✧"
I place the data pad in Iniko's jowls and watch as he grips it gently and leaves back into base.

I carefully grab Axel and place him over Winter's shoulders while I wrap my wings around Smokescreen and carefully lay him back.
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Hope you guys enjoyed, next chapter coming soon!!

~ Shadow.