Hymn looked up at the Prime, an excited look on her faceplate. She had heard about the academy from overhearing others talking about it around the city, and couldn't believe she was given this special offer. "Really?! You want ME to go to the academy?! Are you sure about that Sir?"

Optimus Prime nodded, a smile clear on his faceplates. He had seen a few of the young femme's rescues before and knew she was to become a great rescue bot when she was older. "I'm certain Hymn. I have seen how you're able to rescue others, and I'm sure you would be a great addition." 

Hymn was excited about the adventures which could await her at the academy, but her mood dropped faster than a rock when she remembered her past. "Thank you, Sir! But, will the others there like me?  Not many do considering my... Past experiences." 

Optimus nodded, the comforting smile still present. He had heard little about the femme's past but knew it wouldn't hinder her ability to make friends with the recruits. "I promise, they will do. I believe they'll all be happy to meet you."

That seemed to heighten Hymn's spirits as she suddenly became quite excited, a big grin on her faceplate. Her sky blue doorwings fluttered behind her and her turquoise optics glowed slightly, sure signs of her excitement. "Okay then! Can we go? I kinda wanna meet them now!" 

Optimus chuckled at Hymn's excitement and nodded, starting to walk towards the groundbridge which would take them to the academy after making sure Hymn was going to follow him. "Of course. Follow me." 

Hymn followed the Prime, making sure her small mouse friend was safely in his cage in her cabin with enough food. Then she realized she didn't actually know the location of the academy, so she hesitantly asked Optimus. "Where is the academy, sir?" 

Optimus looked at the small femme, only just realizing how small the 10-year-old youngling actually was. She barely reached his waist, which he found slightly adorable. "The academy is on Earth. We will get there by groundbridge."

Hymn heard this and became extremely excited. She had done plenty of research about Earth, and she loved it from the pictures she had seen and the stories she had heard. "EARTH?!? I LOVE EARTH! IT'S SO PRETTY!"

Optimus chuckled at Hymn's enthusiasm about going to Earth and silently wished Heatwave and been as enthusiastic as she was. "Good, then I believe you'll like it at the academy." He stopped in front of a groundbridge, turning to Hymn. "We will get to Earth through here." 

"Okay!" Hymn eagerly walked through the groundbridge with Optimus, wanting to know more about the academy, what it was like there and who worked there. "Sir? What are the professors like? And how many are there?"

Optimus explained as they made their way to the academy. "We have five professors. Heatwave, Chase, Blades, Boulder and Galactic Burst. But she prefers to be called Galactic. Anyways, they're all nice, just they can be strict at times."

Hymn thought about the names of the professors for a moment, thinking about what kind of rescue bits they could be. "Blades sounds like a helicopter. Chase sounds like a rule person, maybe a police officer. Heatwave sounds like a firefighter. Boulder sounds like a construction worker. Galactic sounds like an astronomer. The nicest ones sound like Blades and Galactic."

Optimus nodded in affirmative to the 10-year-old as they started to near the academy, glad Hymn could have some Professors she could trust. "Yes, Blades and Galactic are very nice. I believe you'll like them both."

Hymn was hoping that the Prime was right and that they would accept her into the academy. The still wanted more info about who she was going to be working within the academy, so again she asked Optimus. "I hope so. What about the recruits? Are they nice?" 

Optimus smiled at the amount of questions Hymn was asking, noticing she was asking for more information about the academy through different questions. "The recruits are very pleasant. I think you'll enjoy meeting them."

Hymn nodded enthusiastically. "I hope so!" When they arrived at the academy, Hymn looked around in awe, not believing her dream of one day being a fully-fledged rescue bot was finally coming true. "THIS IS SO COOL!!"

While Hymn was gawking at the academy, another femme who was older than Hymn shyly peaked around the corner when she heard some commotion and saw Optimus standing with an over-the-moon Hymn. "O-oh! There's s-someone new!"

Optimus nodded towards the femme and motioned to Hymn who was still looking around in awe and decided to introduce them to each other. "Yes, there is. Hymn, this is Roseblade. Roseblade, this is Hymn."

Hymn looked over at Optimus when she heard her name, but when she saw Roseblade she suddenly became as shy as Roseblade and hid behind Optimus, peeking out ever so slightly. "O-oh, hello Roseblade. A-are you one of the recruits here?"

Roseblade nodded meekly, still hiding around the corner seemingly hiding from Hymn. She slowly stepped around the corner though, getting a good look at Hymn. "Y-yeah, I am. A-are you o-one of the new recruits?" 

Hymn slowly inched away from her spot behind Optimus, still quite nervous because she couldn't see all of Roseblade's frame, just one half of it. "Y-yeah, just came. so, have you h-had any rescue experience before?"

Roseblade slowly nodded, stepping around the corner a bit more. She was becoming a bit more relaxed around Hymn but she was still quite shy. "U-uh, yeah. I n-normally do a-air rescues. H-Hotshot or Whirl sometimes help m-me."

Hymn nodded, stepping out from her hiding place more, now satisfied she could see more of Roseblade's frame. For her, it was instinct to be nervous around people she couldn't see properly. "T-that's cool... So, h-how are you? I mean..."

Roseblade watched Hymn slowly reveal her small sky blue frame, and shyly answered in short, simple sentences. She still felt quite shy, although she was slowly warming up to Hymn. "I...I'm fine. H-how are you?" 

Hymn responded just as shyly, rubbing her forearm nervously. "I-I'm okay. J-just... Nervous. I-It's a normal thing t-though since my p-parents died-" She cut herself off as she tried to suppress a sob when mentioning the tragic incident which brought up bad memories.

Roseblade watched worriedly as Hymn forced herself not to cry, not wanting to upset the young femme so quickly after arriving. "N-no! It's fine... you d-don't need to t-tell me... I don't w-wanna make y-you upset..."

Hymn stayed quiet for a few moments as she collected herself, not wanting to cry in front of Roseblade and Optimus. "I-It's okay, just a s-sensitive subject. Do you w-want to... Find the others? I mean if y-you don't want t-to it's fine I can look for t-them on my own."

Roseblade smiled softly, glad Hymn wasn't upset over the bad memories of her past. She was starting to like this new recruit, hoping they could be good friends later. "N-no, I can show you t-them. I think t-they'll be happy t-to meet y-you."

Hymn nodded and took a step towards Roseblade, still rubbing her forearm nervously. Her doorwings were twitching softly, but not enough to be noticed. "O-okay. So, how long h-have you been here f-for?"

Roseblade turned around, getting ready to lead Hymn to the other recruits. Her doorwings were also twitching softly, but that was normal for bots with doorwings as they're used to sense things around said doorwinged bot. "J-just a few w-weeks."

Hymn nodded and looked around, noticing Optimus had left them. She continued being the curious femme she was, asking more questions. "S-so earlier, you talked about people c-called Hotshot and Whirl. A-are they other recruits?"

Roseblade started walking to the lounge where the recruits were always hanging, wanting Hymn to meet the other recruits. She also noticed Hymn's large amount of questions but decided not to ask. "Y-yeah! They are. They're a-also my friends."

Hymn followed Roseblade, constantly looking around and observing her new surroundings so she could feel safer in the academy. She had a unique way of feeling safe, but it was her own special way. "T-this place is so c-cool! S-so, where are the r-recruits now?"

Rosenblade nodded, also looking around slightly. She daren't admit it out loud but she found the academy quite intriguing herself, always finding something new to look at. "Y-yep! And they're all in t-the lounge."

Hymn was still looking around, wondering which professor she was going to like the most. She had hopes it was going to be either Blades or Galactic because they sounded like the nicest ones. "H-hey Roseblade? Which professor i-is your favourite?"

Roseblade thought for a moment, trying to decide. She responded after a little thought, looking at Hymn as she responded. "Oh, U-um. My favourite is Blades! h-He's really nice, and helps me with my flying sometimes."

Hymn nodded, going back to looking around the academy, observing what was around her. She saw a few artworks on the walls which she recognised but didn't say anything. "N-not to rush, but a-are we close?"

Roseblade nodded, approaching a smaller area, presumably the recruit's section of the academy where they hung out while waiting for either lessons or a rescue to pop up. "Y-yeah. Its t-the room r-right there."