Taking a deep breath, you allowed the bond to open and instantly received an influx of emotions that were not your own. You recognized each of your sisters auras.

Opening a mental link to both of them, you spoke quietly.

|hello, Goldburst, Sunflower|

|(Y/N)!| Sunflower voice was heard in your helm at the same time as Goldburst's |Sister!|

You smiled softly. You did miss how excited they always seemed to talk to you.

|Where are you guys at?| you ask quietly.

|We're just outside of a spiral galaxy. There's been no sign of life except for on one planet|Sunflower says. |It looks the like the indigenous life forms are calling the planet Earth, and the galaxy is called the Milky Way.|

You couldn't help but chuckle. |Come to Earth, they have energon. Just don't let the indigenous life forms see you, they spook easily.|

|YOU'RE ON EARTH!!!?| Goldburst exclaims excitedly. You laugh at her excitement.

|Yep. How long will it take you to get here?|

|Eh, a couple of hours if we're lucky. Maybe a day or so if we're not.|

|Let me know when you get here.|

|Will do, sister.|

A thought came to mind. |Oh, hey, have you guys joined a faction yet?|

|Well... we want to be Autobots, but we figure with our past, no one would except us.|

|I don't know, Optimus Prime and his team seem pretty excepting of me| you say with a smile.

There was silence for a moment before pure joy filled the bond.

|You're an Autobot?| Sunflower squealed happily. You laugh.

|Yep.|

|Any cute bots there?| Goldburst asks teasingly.

|Depends on what you think is cute| you say with a smile. There was no reply as they thought for a while. You left the bond open but closed the mental link and stood up, opening your spark chamber once more. Your spark was still flickering, though not nearly as much as it had been before.

Optimus had been right. Opening the bond with your sisters had helped. Now you were just curious about how he knew that that would help...
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A few hours later, you felt a flurry of excitement come through the bond. You smile softly and open a mental link with your sisters.

|I assume you are almost here| you ask.

|We're just entering the atmosphere| Goldburst answers.

"Optimus!" Ratchet called. "I am receiving a signal from a Cybertronian spacecraft just entering Earth's atmosphere."

Your optics widen and you instantly move towards him, listening carefully at Optimus' response.

"Open a communication link with them", he ordered. Ratchet does so and Optimus speaks authoratively.

"Unknown vessel, this is Autobot Outpost Omega 1. Identify yourself", Optimus says. You smile softly, due to knowing who is on the other side.

"My name is Goldburst. I travel with my sister Sunflower. We have not yet joined a faction but would like to be Autobots", Goldburst responds, her quiet, yet mature voice responds. It didn't surprise you, as she was the oldest. But she was also like that when meeting new people. She opened up and became more like Sunflower's outgoing demeanor when she got to know someone.

"We will send landing coordinates so you don't disturb the native life forms", Optimus says kindly.

"Thank you! Can't wait to meet you all!" Sunflower's voice came through. You laughed quietly at you sisters excitement. Out of the three of you, she was probably the most energetic. She was still almost like a sparkling. You were a mix of the two, being the youngest, and learning from both of them. You couldn't wait to see them.

"Have any of you heard of Goldburst or Sunflower?" Ratchet asks, curious. When every shook their helms no, you smile softly and speak.

"That doesn't surprise me. Goldburst and Sunflower were more of the ones to hide in the shadows, even with Sunflower's outgoing personality. They weren't very popular with their real names but everyone knows their pseudonym." You spoke quietly, but everyone still heard them.

"You know them, (Y/N)?" Arcee asks, surprise filling her voice. You smile happily, wanting to see your sisters once more.

"I do. I should know my own trine after all, shouldn't I?"

That earned you many shocked glances from everyone, even Optimus who usually hid his emotions well. You chuckle lightly.

"Yes, my sisters are Goldburst and Sunflower. We did everything together. Together, we were Spiriter. Apart, we became Goldburst, Sunflower, and (Y/N)."

It was silent as everyone processed this information. You turned to look at Bumblebee who seemed the most confused. You walked over to him, and gripped his servos in yours. He gently pulled his servos away, watching you cautiously.

:Are you sure you and your sisters won't go back to what you were before?: he asks quietly. Only you were able to hear him. :And I thought you hated them for what they made you do in the past and for leaving you on Cybertron.:

"I talked to them, Bee. I haven't talked to them about this specifically, but I plan to when they get here. This isn't exactly a topic to be discussed over comms, or through our link."

Bumblebee nodded and you smile softly. "I promise they won't take me from you. I won't let them. If anything, they are helping me stay alive."

:What?: Bee asks, his optics widening. You winced.

"I'll explain later, when my sisters get here so I only have to explain once", you murmur. Bee nods, and you continue to prepare for your sisters arrival, excitement filling your systems.

A few hours later, and you were watching the screen in anticipation as your sisters ship got closer to the coordinates we had given them.

You fidgeted excitedly, only held in place by Bumblebee's servo entwined with your own. You would be jumping around the base if it wasn't for that. Once the ship's location beacon stopped moving on the screen, Ratchet opened a groundbridge and you darted through it, leaving Bumblebee and the others behind.

Once through the swirling greens, blues, and purples, you searched for a ship. You grin when you see the one ship you hadn't known you were longing to see. You waited impatiently for the doors to open but was shocked when you saw three bots instead of two.

The third bot was a mech, mostly white with bits of red and blue. He looked energetic, constantly looking around in wonder and awe, just like Sunflower was. You couldn't help but wonder just who he was and why your sisters had made no mention of him.

"Sunflower, Goldburst!" you cried out happily. Your sisters immediately snap their attention to you, and wide grins appear on their faces.

You smile and run towards them, being encircled by four arms, two from each sister. You couldn't help but notice a few tears trickling down your face as your systems were overwhelmed with joy that wasn't just your own, but also your sisters.

"We're so sorry we left you on Cybertron!" Sunflower cries out. "We were idiots! After we left, we couldn't help but realize just how lonely it was without you, even if we thought you were annoying..."

Goldburst continued. "So we turned back. But by then, you had blocked off the bond, and we couldn't find you anywhere on Cybertron."

You chuckled. "I ran into Starscream. And I joined the Decepticons. That's how I got to Earth."

"Are Thundercracker and Skywarp here too?!" Sunflower cries out loudly, wanting to see some of her brothers.

You look down at the ground, your excitement and happiness turning to dread. You felt your sisters happiness change to worry and fear as you figured out the best way to tell them.

"They... they're no longer with us. Screamer is the only one left of his trine", I answer. "Megatron killed our brothers."

You felt anger course through the bond and you knew that if you didn't do something, Goldburst would attack the first thing she saw. She always had a bit of an anger issue.

"Anyway, why don't you introduce me to your companion, that you failed to mention", you pointed out. The mech that had come with them was inspecting the scenery, jumping at every little thing that did something he didn't expect it to do.

"Oh, that's just Smokescreen. A bit like Sunflower, just much more childish", Goldburst said, her anger diminished successfully.

"Hey, I'm not childish!" the mech exclaimed from where he had buried himself in the sand. You couldn't help but chuckle at him, though you were a bit concerned about how well he would fit into the team.

A cough from behind you alerted you to your team's presence. You turn around and grin at them.

"Autobots, these are my sisters, Sunflower and Goldburst, and their companion Smokescreen", you introduced. "Smokescreen, Sunflower, Goldburst, these are the Autobots, Bulkhead, Arcee, Bug- I mean, Bumblebee- and our leader, Optimus Prime. Our medic, Ratchet, is back at the base."

You could feel amusement radiated from your sisters through the bond at your slip up of Bumblebee's name.

|Bug, huh? Is he someone special? He was the only you've given a nickname to.|Goldburst asked, while Sunflower was snickering.

You blushed and glared at your sisters.

|You're annoying. And yes, he is someone special to me. I love him.|

"Awwww", Sunflower cooed out loud. "You guys would be so cute together."

Your face instantly flared blue, and you hid it in your hands, not looking at your team, though you could feel the amusement radiating off of them. You especially didn't look at Bumblebee, but you could feel him watching you.

You snuck a peek at him and saw him shaking softly, his optics soft as he watched you. You knew he was laughing due to his door wings being pointed up. You felt your own wings sink down in embarrassment, and avoiding looking at Bumblebee, at least until you felt digits intertwine with your own. You glance over at him and instantly know he was smiling at you. You may not be able to see his mouth, but you knew.

You were about to say something, but was cut off by a gasp of pain coming out because your spark picked the worst time to have the worst spark throb you had felt yet. You fell forward, removing your hand from Bumblebee's and landed on your hands and knees, shaking.

Your spark wouldn't stop throbbing and you couldn't hear anything over the pounding of energon. However, you could feel your sister's worry, even as your vision went black.