For a Reason

Most trines were based on connection. The trine members simply knew what other two they were meant to be with when they were around both of them. Others were born from unlikely friendships that faced adversity. If three sparklings that were all Seekers had to struggle to keep their friendship intact then often enough bonds formed but these were very rare. They were uncommon enough to be seen as anomalies and something to worry about in the Seeker community. These three were no exception.

Starbloom looked at the three sparklings clicking cheerfully on the examination table before her and then their three creators, unsure what the problem was. All three sparklings were perfectly content with each other and completely healthy. "What seems t be the problem?" she asked and instantly the trio's creators began speaking over each other. It took her a moment to decipher what was going on. These three had not originally been meant to be in a trine. Creators always knew what three would become a trine; well, almost always. In the case of emotional attachments they would never know.

The three mentioned were not at all concerned with what was going on before them. Shimmer was the smallest of the three, a shiny silver color with pinkish red highlights streaked through it. She clicked petulantly and wave her tiny hand in Claret's face, capturing the ruby and ebony sparkling's attention. Claret chirped at her rather crossly, upset about being interrupted. Echo, the final member of their trio, trilled softly, calming both of her trine mates with just a simple sound. The emerald and black femme was slow to anger and happy to simply be around her trine mates.

A sparkling's life was simple enough that the only worry the three had was when they would get to see each other again. As Starbloom explained what had happened between the three they communicated through the simple language of sparklings. Shimmer quickly grew bored of the talk and began to look around for something else to do. Finding nothing she clumsily made her way unobserved to the edge of the table. All would have been well had she not lost her balance and fell off.

Shimmer hit the ground and began to wail piteously, setting off her trine mates almost immediately. The three distressed femmes began to attempt to calm their sparklings but with no luck. Starbloom rubbed her faceplates with a hand and then swiftly moved the other wailing sparklings from the table to the ground. Instantly Claret and Echo clambered over to the still wailing Shimmer and patted her back softly, clicking and chirping in their own little language. Shimmer's wails faded to sniffles and then eventually a thin smile slipped through to the femmes astonishment. "See what I mean?" Starbloom asked crossly. "They have become a trine." The medic watched the three femmes and their sparklings leave her office with exasperation. Why had they even come to her? It was obvious these three belonged with each other.

Author's Note: I own only Claret, Shimmer, and Echo who will be in Rule of the Trines which will be posted as soon as I get the last couple chapters of Shades of Grey typed up a posted. (Bleh! That was a long sentence!)