A Spark Torn in Two Part 7

Wheeljack stirred from his recharge and looked round, trying to figure out what had happened. he was still in the lab but it was now very dark and he could make out some of the broken equipment. He looked round some more and found himself in Soundwave's arms, lying on his berth. The officer was sound asleep, his arm wrapped round Wheeljack's body. The mechanic sighed, he was still tired and he slumped back onto Soundwave's chest, sighing. Last night he and Soundwave...stayed together. Wheeljack just sobbed a little as he remembered what he watched, the Autobots, acting like they didn't care he was an Decepticon prisoner. He snapped after watching footage from Laserbeak and began destroying everything until Soundwave arrived, he comforted him for a little while and then...they kissed. Then they fell onto the berth and after that it got passionate. Wheeljack sighed as he remembered how Soundwave caressed him, touched him in ways that made him moan and how he cried out his name as their Sparks bonded together. Wheeljack needed it so bad and he thought he was just desperate for some love but now he was confused. He had loved Ratchet for 10 million years, they loved each other and now he had left him in the hand of the Decepticons. Then Soundwave came along and at first he was cold and cruel but then he cared and took care of the mechanic. He made Wheeljack laugh when he needed it. He made Wheeljack feel at ease even though he had hated the Decepticons for such a long time, Soundwave seemed to be a little different. He snuggled up next to Soundwave and sighed again. Soundwave was different, very different...not like other Decepticons. He glanced up at his sleeping face and leaned in to kiss his slashed cheek.

'Thank you...Soundwave.' he sighed as he fell back into recharge.


Much time had passed after that night and Soundwave seemed to be avoiding Wheeljack, the mechanic a little confused as he stared at his half finished project. He managed to fix the lab before anyone found out what he had done and now sat at his desk, confused. He was planning to blow himself up sky high along with the Decepticons and after seeing the Autobots not care whether he was alive or not the temptation to kill himself was growing. However he didn't want to, he couldn't...he didn't want to kill Soundwave, not after everything he had done for him. What he felt for the Decepticon officer confused him at first, made him think about a few things and made him wonder if it were possible. Soundwave had been cold when he first became his prisoner but over time having him around made the mechanic feel comfortable, like he was around Ratchet. He sobbed at the thought of Ratchet not caring for him now that he was gone, he felt feelings towards him that he never thought he'd experience. Hate, anger, confusion and above all sadness. Ratchet tossed him aside the moment he was gone as did the other Autobots. Hoist took over his Workshop, Prowl didn't organize a rescue party and the other Autobots were only concerned with their next time off. Wheeljack sobbed and he wiped a tear away, his face filled with bitter anger.

'Fine, I don't care...they can rust for all I care...slag them...they can take my stupid workshop...they can go off on their next holiday...I...I don't care.'

With that he slumped on his desk and cried into his arms. Why was this so hard? The Autobots were like family to him and yet they just simply chose to forget about him. Why couldn't he forget about them, why was it so hard? As he sobbed he felt and hand on his shoulder, looking up he saw Soundwave looking down at him.

'Crying isn't an option, you have to move on. Forget them like they forgot you.' he said.

Wheeljack sniffled and wiped a tear from his face.

'I-I'm trying...but it's just so very hard.' he choked.

Soundwave took a seat next to him and sighed as he stroked Wheeljack's back, who was still trying to calm down. The mechanic had stopped the tears but he still felt miserable, he was regretting ever asking Laserbeak for the footage on the Autobots but he knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. He had almost forgotten how long he had been trapped within the Decepticon base and was a little too embarrassed to ask Soundwave. Glancing over at the officer he thought that he should change the subject, for both their sakes.

'Soundwave...you told me you were in 12 million years of Spark ache...who were you in love with? Was it someone I knew?'

Soundwave paused for a moment and sighed. Wheeljack was a bit curious, he always wondered who Soundwave loved for 12 million years, who had caused him the Spark ache that had angered him so. After a while Soundwave began to talk.

'You were a researcher in the Scientific Research center back on Cybertron before the war, correct?'

Wheeljack was a little surprised, how did he know that? He nodded and Soundwave continued, what he said next made Wheeljack gasp.

'I was a researcher myself and I worked there for a while. One day I saw someone and I felt strange around him, my Spark pulsed very fast when I thought about him and I could not remove his face from my mainframe. For 2 million years I watched him, too scared to walk up to him and talk to him. I watched him from the shadows and then one day he fell for someone...my Spark was torn. He bonded with another and I grew to despise the one who took him from me, even though I was too scared to approach him. Then the war began and I was injured, the Decepticons brought me in and I was rebuilt. I chose to join their ranks and became a Decepticon, trying to forget about him. However...he had joined the Autobots and I suffered as I fought him, trying to tell myself that he was the enemy. But nothing worked and I thought that one day he might kill me or I kill him. I thought I could never have him...until now.'

Wheeljack watched Soundwave remove his mask and he stared at Wheeljack for a while, the mechanic had an idea of who he was talking about as the officer leaned in close. Wheeljack found himself moving closer to him as well, until he traced an finger down his slashed face.

'Who was he?' he murmured as Soundwave got closer.

Soundwave stopped an inch near his lips and gazed into Wheeljack's optics, who just gazed back almost as if he was in a trance. Before he leaned in to take his lips he uttered the word,

'You.'

Wheeljack closed his optics and allowed Soundwave to deepen the kiss, their glossa's dancing in each others mouths. The mechanic tasted the oil, Energon and grease inside Soundwave's mouth and moaned as he felt Soundwave's glossa trace over his, his hands beginning to move over his back and trace over his wings. They ran down his back until he literaly pulled him off his chair and onto his lap, the mechanic not minding one but as he wrapped his arms round Soundwave's shoulders. He was almost in shock and he almost hated himself for making Soundwave suffer. He had no idea back at the research center that someone watched him from the shadows, he never noticed, he had no idea that Soundwave had been in love with him for so long. It explained why Soundwave knew so much about him, his liking of cats and all. Did Soundwave truly love him, after all these years? His thoughts on the matter disappeared when he felt Soundwave stroke a wing and he groaned in pleasure, trying to forget about his bond mate, trying to forget about the one who forgot about him.


Wheeljack was allowed one day to go to the Energon baths, thankfully the Decepticon base was almost empty so no one would care and Wheeljack sighed as he soaked in the rich energy. Soundwave had told him to use caution if he wanted to use them. After trying to calculating how long he had been here he was a little shocked to find he had been here for 5 months, meaning that in 5 months time it was going to be his 10th millionth anniversary as Ratchet's bond mate...not that he cared. Ratchet forgot about him so he couldn't care less about it, he and the Autobots had forgotten about him so who cared. Wheeljack grumbled as he tried to think of something else and made a small chuckle as he remembered what he and Soundwave did a few days before but he was almost a little suprised. He had no idea that Soundwave's 12 million year Spark ache was centered on him, that he was the one that Soundwave loved. It was strange how cold he was at the start but when he thought of the officer his Spark pulsed a little. He used to think that Soundwave was cold, cruel and cunning but he was actually very sweet, he just had a hard time getting his emotions out sometimes. He chuckled again as he hopped out the vat of Energon and stretched out his joints.

'I better get back before Megtaron throws a fit.' he sighed.

He snuck down the hallways and quickly ran into his lab, relieved that no one saw him.He walked over to his desk and stopped dead in his tracks. It was gone. The device he had building that would destroy him and the Decepticons was gone. He began to panic as he wildly looked round his lab, wondering if he just left it some where and forgot about it. Soundwave wouldn't have touched it, he was convinced it was something to use against the Autobots. So who took it? As he looked every where he suddenly felt a chill run down his back and he felt a set of optics glaring at him. Turning round slowly he almost fell when he saw Megatron, holding his device.

'Looking for this?' snarled Megtraon, crushing the device in his hands.

Wheeljack backed up but Megtaron was fast and knocked him off his feet. He tried to scramble away but Megatron held him down, snarling at him.

'So you planned to kill us all eh? Very foolish Wheeljack, very foolish indeed.'

Wheeljack winced and expected that he was going to get a beating after this until Soundwave entered the lab, greatly confused at the sight before him.

'Megatron, what are you doing!?' he asked, worried about the condition of Wheeljack.

Megtaron glanced over, standing up and forcing Wheeljack to his feet.

'This little traitor is planning to destroy us all, did you know about this?' he growled.

Soundwave looked shocked and looked over at Wheeljack, who just looked back at him, not sure of what to say. He wasn't sure of what to do, he didn't mean it, he didn't to do this to Soundwave but now...he didn't know what to say. He yelped when he saw Megatron raise a fist.

'After I'm done with you not even the Constuticons can put you back together!'

Wheeljack shut off his optics and braced for the attack, expecting it to be painful and harsh. However it never came, much to the mechanic's confusion. He opened his optics and gasped. Soundwave was holding Megatron's fist, preventing him from harming him. Megatron glared at Soundwave both horrified and outraged. Soundwave glared back, refusing to remove his hold.

'H-h-how...HOW DARE YOU SOUNDWAVE!' screamed Megatron, suddenly useing his other fist to send a deadly punch into Soundwave's chest.

Wheeljack almost shrieked when he saw Megatron's fist go right through Soundwave's chest, the officer falling and not moving once he fell to the floor. Wheeljack ran over to him and gasped, thankfully Megatron missed his vitals but he was still in poor condition. He was barely functioning as Wheeljack tried to repair him but cried out when Megatron began dragging him away.

'I'll see that you're punished once and for all Wheeljack...I'm sending you to Cybertron where Shockwave can alter you loyalty components.'

Wheeljack tried to struggle as he was dragged away from Soundwave, crying out as he could sense the officer's energy signature fading and tried to reach out to him.

'No, no! You can't leave him like that! You can't!' he wailed, tears forming at his optics.

Megatron ignored him and dragged him away. Within moments Wheeljack found himself in the clutches of the Seekers, who were given orders to take him to the space bridge. He tried to find out what happened to Soundwave but the Seekers told him nothing and dragged him to the exit of the base. Wheeljack let out a chocked sob, was Soundwave going to die because of him? His optics stung as the doors opened and he saw the sun for the first time in over 5 months, it was evening and the sun was just sitting on the ocean horizon. He didn't have a lot of time to admire it as he was hoisted over Sky Warp's shoulders and the Seekers flew off, towards the space bridge. Starscream dragged behind and taunted the sobbing mechanic.

'Think about it Wheeljack, next time we see you Soundwave would of turned you into a loyal puppy-bot!' he sneered.

Wheeljack didn't care, he was more concerned about Soundwave. Megatron wouldn't leave him like that, he needed him, he was too valuable to the Decepticon cause. He still couldn't believe what he had done though, he disobeyed his leader and saved him and ended up with a deep wound...all because he wanted to die. Wheeljack sobbed and continued to until they arrived at the space bridge, Starscream walking over to activate while Sky Warp kept a firm grip on him. Wheeljack just stared at his feet, not caring, not caring he was now back outside on an organic surface. He was so worried about Soundwave. Thundercraker grumbled as Starscream seemed to be taking his time.

'Hurry up Screamer!' he growled.

'I'm trying! I can't remember all the codes!' snapped Starscream.

As they bickered Wheeljack began to think. He couldn't stand being around these thugs any longer, he hated them for what they had done to him and what they had done to Soundwave. he hated the Autobots for abandoning him and he hated Ratchet for forgetting him. He also wasn't planning on becoming a Decepticon drone either. Wheeljack growled and kicked Sky Warp in the chest, the Seeker crying out and letting go of his captive. Wheeljack jumped out of his arms and ran, the other Seekers noticing.

'Sky Warp you idiot!' wailed Starscream.

The Seekers transformed and gave chase, Wheeljack wincing as he transformed back into a Lancia. He hadn't transformed in a long time and his joints ached as they moved into place, not that it was stopping him from speeding as fast as he could. Wheeljack zoomed down the desert track as the Seekers opened fire, trying his best to dodge them Wheeljack swerved and skidded going as fast as he could, scanning for somewhere to hide. He found what appeared to be an abandoned mine nearby and headed straight towards it, knowing the Seekers wouldn't follow. Looking ahead he saw the mine entrance and zoomed right in, crashing into abandoned equipment and tools. He quickly transformed and crawled in deeper, hearing the sound of jets thundering outside. He crawled in so deep until he could no longer see the entrance of the mine and stopped, resting against a wall and flinching when he heard a cry.

'Fine, stay down there traitor! You won't be coming back out though! Consider this your tomb!'

He heard blaster fire and a rumble, the cave closing in. A few pebbles smacked him on the head but nothing serious. Wheeljack just sighed with relief and laid down, trying to think of what to do next. Could he get out of here? Would the Decepticons come after him? Is Soundwave alright? Wheeljack sobbed, it was all his fault, his fault Soundwave was injured.

'I'm so sorry Soundwave.' he sobbed as he cried himself into recharge.


Ratchet growled as he woke up from recharge when the alarms went off. It was late at night and he grumbled as he headed towards the control room from his med bay. He was on duty and that meant he had to answer to any alarm Teletraan-1 would give out. He wasn't the only one, Prowl had an Energon cube, he was wide awake but looked tired. Jazz was still nodding off, Ironhide was moaning and groaning, Bluestreak was yawning and the twins were grumbling as bad as Ratchet. They all assembled in the control room where Optimus Prime was waiting, reading what he saw on the screen. Ironhide chuckled.

'How do you do it Prime?' he sighed.

'You don't want to know old friend.' chuckled Optimus.

'Enough fancy talk! What's the problem, I need my beauty sleep!' wailed Sunstreaker.

Optimus nodded and looked back at the screen.

'Teletraan-1 is still trying to determine what he has found, he detected an Energy signature not too long ago.'

Ratchet tilted his head in confusion. Who could it be? If it were a Decepticon Teletraan would of said so and everyone was back in base, no one was out on patrol and the Decepticons were quiet. Optimus was also confused as he waited for the results. After a while Teletraan came up with an answer and Optimus examined them on a smaller screen. The Autobots waited for the word and looked puzzled as Prime's optics widened with shock.

'This can't be right.' muttered the Autobot leader, typing the information in again.

'What is it Optimus?' asked Prowl.

The Autobot leader said nothing and grumbled as he got the same information again and again. Optimus then began asking Teletraan-1 some questions.

'Is this a possible error?' he asked.

'No.' replied Teletraan-1.

'A possible Decepticon trap?'

'No.'

'Did you get the readings wrong?'

'No.'

'Are you functioning at top levels?'

'Yes, findings are accurate and correct. Information is not wrong.'

Optimus stood back up and looked at his fellow Autobots in shock, they all looked confused. What was wrong? What did Teletraan-1 find? Ratchet was tired and he growled.

'What is it for Primus' sake!' he snapped.

Optimus said nothing but punched up the results on the main screen for all of them to see. Everyone in the room became silent, their optics widened in shock and their jaws dropped. Ratchet just felt his Spark miss a pulse when he read what was on the screen.

'Energy Signiture, Location: Sector Alpha 12 Mines, Status: On line, Autobot...Wheeljack.'

Everyone just continued to stare at the screen as Wheeljack's name flashed before them. That couldn't be right, Wheeljack died in a explosion 5 Earth months ago.

'T-that's not possible!' stammered Prowl.

Then to their shock Ratchet suddenly transformed and raced off out of the base. After getting their logic circuits rechecked the rest of the Autobots followed. Was Wheeljack alive? If he was where had he been all this time? Ratchet didn't care, if there was a possibility that he bond mate was alive then he was willing to take the chance to see him again.