#Decepticon AU

While under Mandroid's control, Hashtag's spark splits; the smaller part 'heals back' into a full, separate spark of its own, eventually being named "Val".
Hashtag has a lot more issues with her trauma.

While everyone is worried about Robbie, Hashtag is struggling with a weird feeling in her chest. She leaves them with the excuse she can't bear to see him like this, and Twitch goes to comfort her, assuming she really is upset.
Everyone is quite shocked to realize Hashtag is a deployer, but they're welcoming to the new minibot, Val.

As part of some agreement to have the Terrans learn about 'both sides' of Cybertronian culture, Breakdown stays with the Maltos as a counterpart to Bumblebee.

In addition, Soundwave and his cassettes take special interest in Hashtag and Val as the inheritors of deployer culture, and take a more specific mentorship role with them.

Most of the 'Cons are just happy for freedom and take no special interest in the Terrans. Shockwave, however, is still adjusting to everything that's changed since he was in stasis and is taking out his frustration through his growing distaste for the "cybrid" Terrans.

She is aware there was a large blast of energy, but not exactly what it was. She tries to contact someone, and is able to just barely contact Hashtag. She only sees it as vague visions, though. Her only hint is that it reminds her of those tunnels where she met Starscream...

She goes back there and manages to speak to Terratronus, getting the information that the Emberstone likely persists as shards and they need it whole or they will eventually run out of the 'cave water' they need as fuel.

In the order they're made: Mothwing (it/its), BackSlash (they/them), Aftermath, Nitro(nos neopronoun), Spitfire.

They get along with their counterparts fairly well, and stay with the Terran faction.

Due to her connection with BackSlash as one of her minibots, Hashtag [and Val] are immediately aware something horrible has happened.

When the two are found, both Hashtag and Nightshade are nigh inconsolable that they were unable to protect their respective Shard Terrans.

The death of one of her minibots drives her to