Pic above is Kickback (bike), Coil (orange car) and Sidewinder's (black car) alt modes^^
Sparkmate = couple not yet bonded
Bondmate = a bonded couple
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Your spark pounds in your chassis as you race back towards the scrapyard, Dallas having called in sick to be with you for this moment.

"How is this even possible? I watched the life drain from his optics that night!" Your processor is scanning possibilities as you try to figure out how your eldest friend survived, and Dallas comfortingly rests a hand on you dashboard as you swerve around another corner.

The scrapyard is in your sights now, and you speed up, pushing your limit to reach the yard and see Coil.

"Y/n you have to be careful. You're going to crash..." Dallas's voice is quiet as her grip on your seat tightens, and you secure your seatbelt protectivly over her.

"Don't worry. Sideswipe and I have been practicing." Barely slowing down, you burst into the scrapyard, your tires leaving gouges in the earth as you come to a rough stop and transform, Dallas resting in your servo as she clings tightly to one digit, and holds back a noise of fear at your rapid shift.

Placing her gently on the ground, you scan the bots staring at you, searching for the familiar orange and red of Coil.

"Y/n!" A familiar voice reaches your audial fins, and you barely have enough time to turn towards his voice as he lunges at you. Taking you in his arms as he leans his helm against the top of yours.

"Coil..?" Your voice breaks as you hug him back fiercly, your servos grasping at the familiar warm metal of his back as you feel his secure embrace.

Tears well up in your optics as you feel the familiar warth of his chassy against your, and the voices around you go silent as you focus on your brother figure.

"I thought you died!" You slowly pull away, not wanting this moment to end, yet needing answers.

"I'm sorry Y/n, I really am! but when they let me go you weren't home.. I tried looking for you at Ironguard's place, but Phase said you were captured and arrested for multiple accounts of murder?"
His bewildered red optics gaze into your own e/c optics, and you sigh.

"It's been a long time.. but more importantly," Your happiness turns to anger and you hit him over the helm roughly.

"You fragger! How long have you been running around with these bots?!" Your voice is raised angrily as he laughs and ducks away while rubbing the back of his helm sheepishly.

"Sorry! I swear we were looking for you! When we heard Cybertron was restored, we returned and I searched like I said before. But Phase was the only one who knew what happened to you. No one would tell me anything."

"He's telling the truth." A tall black mech steps up behind Coil, resting a protective servo on his orangy red shoulderplate, and you raise a brow as you look up at him.

"And who exactly are you mister tall, dark and brooding?"

Energon rushes to Coil's faceplates as the black mech looks amused and slides his servo down to wrap around his waist.

"Sidewinder. Former Decepticon soldier and Coil's bondmate. You?" He protectively glares down at you.

Bondmate? When is the name of Primus did that happen?

"I'm Y/n... When did this-" You wave between the two."-happen exactly?"

Sidewinder seems to relax slightly, and the third unfamiliar bot takes this as his que to step forwards.

"You're Y/n? Sire is always talking about you! the orange and black bot looks up at you, excitement shining in his optics. And you blank.

"Sire?" You hesitantly look up to Coil, and he sheepishly waves.

"Yep. That would be me."

"I have another nephew!?" You reach down without hesitation and grab the little one. Ignoring his noise of suprise as you look him over.
"What's your name? How old are you? Do you-"

"-Y/n! Give the kid a second to breath!" Sideswipe appears behind you, grabbing your shoulder plates to try to shake some sense into you, and you sigh heavily as you release the young mech.

"My name is Kickback! Is that red mech your Bondmate?"
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"Hey, Y/n, there's something we have to talk about." Coil sits down next to you as all of the Autobots are sitting around the large fire you're tending to.

"Go for it. Or is it about Sidewinder and Kickback? Because I really am happy for you"

Coil shakes his helm as he stares into the fire, and he rests one servo on your shoulderplate. not noticing the two glaring mechs from across the fire as he moves closer.

"We're not staying here Y/n. My family is going back to Cybertron, our old place is undamaged, so we're going to stay there."

Your spark drops as he speaks, and you glance around the fire to see Kickback playing with Drift's minicons, and Sidewinder talking quietly to Sideswipe while periodically looking over between Coil and Kickback.

"You want me to go with you..?" Your hesitant question causes a strained smile to apppear on his faceplates.

"I want that more than anything Y/n. But you seem to be close to this group of Autobots, as strange as that is, and I don't want to take away your choice. We leave tomorrow, so try to figure it out tonight ok?"

You slowly nod your helm. The situation sinking in.

If I go with them, I probably won't see the bots again.. Sideswipe.. But if I stay, I might never see Coil again. And I've already lost him once...

Why do I always have to choose?