AN: Thanks for all the reviews. Hopefully this chapter will continue to peak your curiosity. It was more difficult to write then I expected it to be, so I hope it is easy to read and follow. Also fyi this story takes place during the first few chapters of my other story Beginnings are not always the best.

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Log Entry: Riverrun

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Well I finally got some time to myself to continue this story. Mech, sparklings are such a handful. Surprising is that lately she has been showing some, no a lot of mature thinking for someone who came online only so recently. Could it be possible that sparks are capable of learning from the moment they are retrieved from Vector Sigma even though they are not placed in a body? I will have to think some more on this but now is the time to get onto the reason you are here reading this.

Starting off I knew Skywarp way back. I am talking long before the war, when we both attended the same educational learning facility. I was there when he was selected to become wing mates with whom we didn't know at that time would become air commander Starscream. It was just after this that we went our separate ways, though we kept in frequent touch. Well that was until they were selected into Megatron's elite guard and took off following prime and his group. It was so many vorns before we heard from them and I had given Skywarp up for dead. So it was during this long period that I decided to create a sparkling in order to fill the void that losing my best friend had left. Everyone thought I was crazy to do so since we were experiencing an energy crisis and mechs were shutting down everywhere. It was horrible that we brought our race to that point of existence and I always saw it as a positive that Skywarp had gone out before he knew what happened. He was always so dedicated to the cause and I am sure it would have hurt him deeply to have seen us like that.

So it was to my great surprise when we were informed by Shockwave that they had all survived on a planet called earth. Eventually they did come back and as the great decepticons we were we managed to rise up and retake Cybertron for our own; pushing the autobots to the moons. It was great to see Skywarp again but in that long absence he had changed. He was so battle hardened but I guess we both were by that time. Being so I did not introduce him to my little guy until much later but once I did he did not appear to appreciate it much and took no notice of him. It hurt that he did not even look at him. Sure he was a ground pounder, as the seekers call us, but he was still a sweet, curious, caring and excited little guy who showed no hatred towards any mech. Even though Skywarp took no notice of him, he took a liking to Skywarp and would mimic him at every opportunity.

I still find it hilarious when he finally came to visit and the little guy ran to the door threw it open and screamed "uncle warpster!" I thought I was going to die with laughter from the look of shock, astonishment and confusion on Skywarp's face as he tried to pry the clinging sparkling from his canopy. Skywarp eventually started to come around more often and even though he was still hesitant to look at the sparkling they eventually became friends. Actually I know the exact day they did for my little one, without my knowledge, showed up at Skywarp's work dressed up to look exactly like him. Between you and me it was a picture I will always cherish. He had gotten into my supplies and painted himself black and silver with a yellow circle across his hood. He had also taken two pieces of scrap metal painted them and somehow strapped them to his back.

Apparently, from what I was later told, he just sauntered in past the combaticons, past a furious Megatron, ran through Thundercracker's legs, managed to avoid Starscream, and jumped up onto Skywarp's lap as he worked. Oh and apparently he had picked up on some of Skywarp's snide remarks because when Starscream demanded he be removed Skywarp literally had to vanish with the little one or he be brining him back in pieces.

I still remember that lecture, well more like a rant by Starscream that night but oh yah those were the start of the fun times; once Skywarp threw down his tough mech facade. Even so visits were still infrequent as we both had work to do. It was even harder for him to get out as Megatron did not approve of his association with the youth; and Starscream well he acted just like his typical self.

Still it was great to have him back and it started to be just like old times; hunting down and destroying autobots. He would fly or warp ahead and flush them out towards me and then we pick them off one by one. Then Prime came back and the fun ended. It was during this time that my little guy, primus guard his spark, rejoined his ancestors. It still pangs my spark to think about it. How I miss him so. It was during this time that I realized how great a friend Skywarp really was for he was with me the entire time. He kept me functioning when all I wanted to do was permanently offline. I will admit that sometimes his sense of humor was a little extreme but his stories did cheer me up. Especially the ones where he talked about getting Starscream in one of his pranks. It's funny you think he had a death wish or something.

Then came that day and I remember it oh so clearly. I was in my office doing paperwork. They had given me a desk job for I was still in no condition mentally to fight. So there I was at my desk when I heard, well more like felt, the crackle in the room's atmosphere and before I could react Skywarp appeared sprawled on my desk in front of me….

"Now how's that for accuracy and pinpoint location?"

As I looked down at him that stereotypical grin spread across his face. It surprised me how comfortable he looked for lying with one hand propped under his head and the other on his hip plate.

"Well? Come on even you got to admit that was good."

Again that grin appeared while I took a deep vent knowing this would lead only to my frustration. All I could do was shake my head before replying. "Yes Sky that was better than normal but will you please get off my hands now. I do need them to work."

Tapping his hand against his side he just laid there grinning at me. I did not know where this was going and decided to just keep quiet. So the staring contest began and I don't remember how long it lasted but eventually I realized that I had to give in because he was not going to move; and by this time my hands were starting to go numb.

Breaking optic contact I looked away only for a nanosecond but it was long enough for Skywarp to know he won. Laughing he rolling backwards off my desk and stood up on the floor. To this day I still do not know how he did it for I am sure his wings should have gotten in the way.

Now that I had my hands free I tried to get back to work but you think Skywarp would let me? Oh no. You know it can be very hard to focus when there is one hand on your desk right in front of you and your sensors are picking up on the unrelenting stare of said hand's owner. I did not last ten breems before I cracked and demanded to know what he wanted. And even after all those many vorns of hearing strange things come out of his vocals I was not prepared for his answer.

Across from my desk he looked down at me with a face completely void of his typical prankster look and rather of one of utmost seriousness. "I want a sparkling. No actually I want to create my own sparkling."

I am not sure how long we looked at each other but eventually my logic circuits kicked back in and I laughed at him. Well who would not laugh? This was Skywarp the mischief maker, prankster, living for the moment, can't hold him down, does what he wants mech, and there he stood looking straight into my optics and telling me that. Having managed to calm my laughter down I looked him straight in the optics and demanded to know what prank he was pulling and who this mech before me was.

Apparently he was being serious for the look he gave next I have never seen before. He was so hurt by it that almost instantly his wings sagged and his whole body took on the air of what I would describe as sadness and disappointment. I watched as he stood upright, turn his back to me and walk towards the wall where I had the halo display of my little guy. As he walked I watched his movements to try to judge his underlying motives and as he reached up to touch on of the pictures I was taken back by his words.

"Of all mechs I thought you would understand. I don't know why and I have been trying to forget it but I can't. The others would never understand and Megatron would forbid it." He continued to look over the many pictures as I reflected on what he had just said. Sure I did know what he was getting at but he of all mechs was what caught me off guard. Yet from watching his demeanor I was able to get the impression that he was serious and when he is serious about something he means it.

I debated for a moment on what I should do next, then making my mind up I stood up, walked over to Skywarp and placed my hand on his shoulder as I spoke. "Sky are you sure you want to do this? Having and creating a sparkling involves a lot. Also you must remember how Megatron reacted to…" I did not need to finish that sentence as we both looked at the pictures before us.

The room was dead silent before he responded to my question. "Never been more so Riverrun. I need your help and that's why I came. I got plans and ideas but not the knowledge to do it. Also I need to hide this from everyone so I figured as my best friend you would be willing to help me."

I really did hate to see him like that. He was so down and well not acting like the Skywarp I knew. Thinking about it the only other time he had been that down was when Thundercracker got beaten badly by the twins and it took Hook weeks to repair him. As close as me and Skywarp are, I was glade that Thundercracker showed some inkling of friendship towards him. Primus knows Skywarp needed the backup in that unit.

As I had turned my attention back to the picture display the realization set in that Skywarp had given me so much and never asked for anything in return. I owed him and what better way to return that then to help him with this one request. I will admit that I did have an underlying motive for helping him. I had hoped that at the same time it might helped me heal my broken spark. Taking him by the shoulders I made him face me. "If you are serious about this and it is really what you want then I will help you. But you have to be responsible for it and I am not going to be a surrogate living arrangement."

Trying to be serious in front of Skywarp when he realized to won out was not easy. No sooner had I said I would help him then his whole demeanor perked up and he started to talk about all his plans and what he wanted. Right there I swear to Primus that he gave that autobot Bluestreak a run for his processors. I realized it was pointless to try to finish what I was saying and listening to him was giving me a headache. He was acting just like he does when he has too much high grade. I decided it was better to give up on and go back to my work. Sitting back down I pinched my nasal bridge and watched as Skywarp walked to the middle of the room, grinning from audio receptor to audio receptor. On a side note at least it was good to know that that grin did not imply incoming disaster for me or another mech; well at least not at that moment. Turning he strutted out of my office leaving me to mull over what just happened….

Come to think about it now that was the most interesting day I had in my entire life cycle. I just wish that I knew then what I know now. Either way I should have thought enough to warn him to stay out of Hooks storage spaces. Oh look at the time. I must leave this and get to my shift or Windstorm will blow a circuit. Tomorrow is my scheduled day off and it just happens to coincide with Refits, so I might get time to enter some more.

Recording Terminated

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No slaggin way would Megatron put up with a sparkling around and if the authenticity of this recording could not be confirmed I never would believe that Skywarp had this side. Funny he never mentioned this Riverrun to any of us. Then again if he was keeping this secret I can see why. Wait, warn him about Hook? No…Could he have been the one?

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