I was flying around with Smokescreen and Ultra Magnus on my back. We found an energon reading and I landed in the area that Ultra Magnus said. We looked around and soon found three beings. I hummed cautiously and warned my companions to be cautious as well. I then gained the attention of the three Cybertronians.

"Excuse me. Can you please tell me your names, wonderful sirs?" They were all male so it made sense to call them sir.

"I'm Skylynx", the silver faced one of the three said. He had a kinda high pitch, cackly voice. He seemed like he was funny sometimes.

"And I'm Darksteel", said the yellow faced one.

"And I am Predaking", the tallest and most intimidating one said.

"Hello! I'm Aura Prime. This is Ultra Magnus and this is Smokescreen. We're very friendly", I say with a smile. "Now, which side of the war were you on? Autobot, or Decepticon?"

Skylynx cackled. "Neither."

And then they all transformed into predacons.

I stare in amazement before telling Ultra Magnus and Smokescreen to get a safe distance away. They listen to me and I let the three Predacons back me into a corner. They were all about to breathe fire on me and just as they released it all, I leaped up and transformed into my predacon form. Spreading my wings, I flapped them until I was able to touch the ground safely.

The predacons looked at me in amazement. I chuckled loudly.

"Not expecting that, were you?" I ask them

"You're a predacon?" Predaking asks.

"Indeed I am", I say with a toothy grin.

"And yet Shockwave has never created any other clones except for us three", Predaking murmurs.

"You guys are clones?" I ask in surprise.

"Yeah. Shockwave created us. So you are not a clone?"

I shake my head. "I'm not. I am a reincarnation of a very old predacon. Do you know of the predacon known as Onyx Prime?"

The three predacons eyes widen. "You're a reincarnation of a prime?"

"Indeed. I am the prime of hope, given the matrix of hope to be able to give hope to others", I say with a smile.

"That's amazing", Skylynx says. I chuckle.

"Guys, do you mind if we transform, so my friends over there can join our conversation?"

"Will they harm us?"

"They will not if I tell them not to", I say.

"Very well", Predaking says.

We all transform and I motion for the two to come back. They do so and I smile.

"So, this Shockwave guy. He created you guys?" I ask. Predaking nods. "Well, do you think I could meet him? I think it'd be pretty cool!"

"He won't be happy if we take you to him..."

"But I'm a Predacon too! Don't you think he'll be interested to find out about me?"

Predaking sighs. "Very well."

"Yay!"

Ultra Magnus pulls me to the side. "Aura, do you think this is a good idea?"

"Yep! I remember Shockwave. He was a decepticon. He may not know the war is over. If I'm the one to tell him that it is, perhaps he'll believe it. And if he doesn't, I'll just get Soundwave to knock some sense into him. But I think it'd be best if I go alone with these guys."

Ultra Magnus sighs. "Very well. But if Ratchet gets angry with you, that's you're own fault."

I chuckle. "I know!"

Ultra Magnus and Smokescreen drive away, leaving me alone with the predacons.

"Lead the way", I say with a smile. They transform and fly away, me following their lead almost instantly. We travel for a short distance before landing outside an old building. I was surprised to see it looked rundown even though I could have sworn we got this sector cleaned up. I shrug before transforming with the others.

"This is where Shockwave is?" I question them. They nod and lead me inside where I find several pieces of equipment strewn all over the place, looking like chaos. However, even with the chaos, I could tell that there was an order to the madness.

As I continue to look around, my optics were drawn to a specific piece of equipment. And that is where I saw him. Shockwave.

"Predaking, did you or the other predacons find any more bones?" Shockwave asks.

"We do not. However, we found something much more... intriguing", Predaking answers.

Skylynx laughs. "Yeah, she's pretty cool. And sexy..." Darksteel whacks him upside the head, causing me to chuckle.

"Shockwave, it is good to see you again", I say as I walk over to Shockwave.

"It is illogical for you to say that, as we have never met", Shockwave says.

I chuckle. "Oh but we have, my dear Shocks. Remember? You were great friends with Tempest, along with her dear Orion Pax, and her two lovely little sparkling. You remember, AuraStorm and Cliffjumper, don't you?"

"It is illogical for you to know that unless you were friends with one of them as well", Shockwave says.

"I was one of them. I still am one of them. I will always remember my uncky Shocky. He always brought neat new gadgets for me to play with before the war started", I say with a sad smile.

"It is illogical for you to be AuraStorm. You look nothing like her", Shockwave says.

"The Primes changed me. I am now Aura Prime, the Prime of Hope", I say with a smile.

Shockwave takes in my appearance. "That is logical."

I chuckle. "How have you been, Shockwave?"

"My wellbeing does not matter while the war still wages", Shockwave answers as he gets back to work.

"Which war?" I yawn.

Shockwave looks up at me in surprise. "The war between Autobots and Decepticons."

"Oh, that war! Yeah, that war ended a long time ago. But there was a new war after that." I ended up telling him everything that occurred and Shockwave, was, well, hit with a wave of shock.

Darksteel and Skylynx seemed totally immersed in my story but Predaking watched my every move. It was a bit creepy if I'm honest.

"Aura. Would it be illogical to ask if I could see your predacon form?" Shockwave asks.

"Hmm. Oh, no, it's completely fine", I say. "Come on, let's go outside, so I don't break anything."

We go outside and I transform. Shockwave studies me.

"Your form looks familiar, which is illogical", Shockwave mutters. I transform back into my bipedal mode and chuckle.

"It's not completely illogical. I'm a reincarnation of Onyx Prime. He's the reason why I can transform into a predacon", I say with a smile.

Suddenly, I get a sudden wave of anger and worry from my sparkbond with Ratchet. I groan before sending him back comfort and meekness.

"Why did you groan? Are you feeling well?" Predaking was immediately asking questions.

"Huh? Yeah, I'm fine, just my sparkmate worrying over me even though he doesn't need to. I did destroy an entire insecticon army by myself", I say softly.

Predaking's optics flash with something and he immediately takes a few steps back.

"Sparkmate? I did not know you had a sparkmate", Darksteel says.

"Well, it's not like I'm going to announce to just everyone I meet that I have a sparkmate. That would be weird and I'd probably have no friends", I say.

"Who is your sparkmate?" Skylynx asks.

"Only Shockwave would really know him and I'm not sure how he feels towards him at the moment, seeing as they were kinda enemies during the war for Cybertron. Not archenemies thankfully but, enemies none the less. His name is Ratchet and he is a grumpy old medic in outward demeanor but very sweet and kind otherwise", I say.

Shockwave looks at me. "Your choice for a sparkmate.... is logical."

I blink in surprise. "Well, was not expecting that. Anyway, I gotta head back. Ratchet's gonna be freaking out if I don't return soon, if he's not freaking out now. I'll see you guys soon."

I wave at them before transforming and flying off with a burst of speed. Soon, I reach my new home and Ratchet is waiting outside for me.

"Where have you been, Aura? I was worried sick! Especially when I found out you didn't come back with Ultra Magnus and Smokescreen", Ratchet shouts.

"Calm down and maybe I'll tell you", I say with a smirk, knowing that that will blow his fuse even more.

"CALM DOWN! YOU'VE BEEN GONE FOR 7 HOURS AND YOU WANT ME TO CALM DOWN??!!!"

I realize then that I had made a mistake. "Sorry, Ratch. I got caught up talking to old friends and making new ones."

"Old friends? New friends? What?"

"Let's go inside and I'll tell you what happened", I say with a smile. Ratchet hums but we go inside and I tell him about everything that happened that day. It was as I suspected, Ratchet was not too pleased to find out that I talked to Shockwave but he was curious about the predacon clones. After that, the rest of the night was uneventful and we fell asleep in each others arms.