Finally, More Than We Are has more reviews, follows and favorites than Silent Romance. It's not a competition but this is my baby. I've worked on it for years. Anyways, we're getting into Revenge of the Fallen here and I'm only going to update once a week. I need to get on the ball and write some more. The Jasper story I'm writing has me obsessed right now. I'm getting close to the end of New Moon.

Ebony was 'grounded' at the base while she and Ratchet worked on a device to cloak the AllSpark readings. Ebony was currently sitting on a desk that was raised for Ratchet's height, "So is this prototype ready to test yet?"

Ratchet hummed as he put the back covering over the intricate technology inside, "I believe so." His holoform appeared next to her, holding the bracelet like thing in his hands. Ratchet used his holoform mostly when dealing with Ebony since his normal hands weren't able to do the delicate actions needed to do things for someone her size. Ebony held out her left arm and watched as Ratchet clipped the bracelet around her wrist, making sure it was tight enough not to move but not cut off circulation. Once he was confident about it staying he flipped a tiny switch and the small bracelet gave off a soft hum to signal it was working. Ratchet's holoform fizzled out as Ratchet ran a scan over Ebony and looked at the readings, "Ah ha! It only took three different prototypes but we finally found one!"

Ebony grinned up at him, "Awesome!"

Ratchet smiled, "I'll make two more as backups and finish that one up but then you'll be set."

Ebony smiled, "Thank you Ratchet.."

Ratchet waved her off, "Don't thank me but you should start working on that weapon prototype you want to show Ironhide. I left all the things you need over at your work station."

Ebony smiled and took off the bracelet and left it on the table. She then got down and walked over to her work station, away from Ratchet's so they wouldn't get in the others way but close enough for Ratchet to keep an eye on the human. Ebony sat down and looked at the broken apart rifle along with the things needed to make the special ammo. Ebony sighed before she got to work. At the debriefing a few day ago she overheard someone talking about a lightning storm in Ohio before they arrived here. That's when Ebony remembered how Ratchet was temporarily paralyzed when he walked into the power lines. It gave Ebony an idea on a weapon to slow down Decepticons and also help the humans get out of harm's way in emergencies. Electrical charge bullets. Each bullet would have enough charge in them to temporarily paralyze a Decepticon or an Autobot. It wasn't difficult to make but she still had to have it approved by Ironhide and Lennox both to see if they would be able to work in a combat situation. Ebony must have gotten absorbed into her work because she didn't see or hear someone walk up to her desk till the person wrapped their arms around her and kissed her cheek.

Ebony jumped and looked before sighing as she saw Bumblebee's holoform grinning at her, "You missed lunch, and dinner."

Ebony blushed as her stomach growled, reminding her she indeed hadn't ate since breakfast. "Oops.."

Bumblebee chuckled and sat a plate of pizza, a salad and a bottle of water on the desk. "I thought it would happen again so I got some for you."

"Oh please, I told him you required nourishment and were too focused in your work to leave and eat."

Ebony smiled and kissed his cheek anyways before she began to eat. Bumblebee pulled up a chair and picked up one of the bullets. He looked it over before watching Ebony quietly. He smiled softly as he watched her, his spark starting to realize just how much he loved her. He could feel his spark trying to reach out to her when they cuddled and it surprised him because his spark was beginning to want her to be its sparkmate, a lifetime commitment. The thought excited him.

Ebony looked up at him and blushed, "What is it?..." She could feel the warmth and love he was sending over the bond.

Bumblebee just smiled and shook his head, "You should get some rest." Ratchet just chuckled from his spot in the corner before waving them off as he continued working. Ebony smiled and nodded, cleaning up her desk before walking with Bee back to her room, hand in hand. She gently kissed his cheek and sent her love for him over their bond. Bee grinned and hugged her happily, "I love you."

Ebony gently cupped his cheek in her hand and kissed him. I love you too Bee. Always and forever.

{X}

Ironhide walked to the infirmary hanger suspiciously. Ratchet had sent a message over their com link saying he needed to get his aft over there but there wasn't anything wrong with him and frag it, Ratchet had just did a checkup! He walked in and narrowed his optics, "What is it, doc'?"

Ratchet turned to him and waved him off, "Ebony wishes to speak with you," he mumbled before going back to work.

Ebony looked up and grinned, "Ironhide!"

Ironhide smiled at her and walked over, "What'd ya need Ebs?" He was glad to see Ebony but was much happier Ratchet didn't want anything from him.

Ebony pouted at the nickname before holding up a gun, "I have a prototype I want you to test out.."

Ironhide tilted his helm, "What is it?"

Ebony smiled nervously as she loaded a bullet into the chamber. She fired it at a dummy Ratchet built to resemble a small 'bot, the huge amount of sparks visible as the machine dummy bent over from the shock. "It's a gun modified to fit electric charge bullets I made. There's enough charge in them to temporarily paralyze a 'bot for approximately fifteen to thirty seconds, depending on the size…"

Ironhide optics widened in surprise before smirking at the human, "That sounds awesome! We could totally kick more Decepticon tail with that!"

Ebony grinned, "Do you think Lennox would like it?"

Ironhide nodded, "Of course, though we might want to try them on an actual bot to see how it works. I'd be willing to be the test subject, if Ratchet agrees."

Ratchet looked over, "Hmm, the tests we ran gave no signs of permanent damage or after affects so it will be fine, but if you feel off afterwards come to me and I'll see what I can do."

Ironhide winked at Ebony, "I'll go tell Lennox, come to the practice range in about an hour with the gun and schematics." He then walked back to the main hanger where Lennox would be.

Ebony sighed as she sat at her desk, relaxed now that she knew Ironhide approved. She got her gun and loaded more ammo before pocketing the extra bullets and blueprints. She went by her room and got an energy bar before going to the gun range, eating the bar on the way. Ebony got to the range and saw Ironhide there with Lennox and Epps. Ebony jogged to them and smiled, "Hey guys."

Epps patted her on the back, "Ironhide said you had something to show us?"

Ebony nodded and handed the gun to Lennox, "I modified the gun to shoot a special type of bullets I made. These bullets have electric charges in them that will temporarily paralyze a bot for about fifteen to thirty second upon impact, depending on size of course.."

Lennox looked over the gun and the bullets inside, "That'll come in handy if we can mass produce these babies for the others, maybe into hand guns too."

Ebony shrugged, "If it works like it should.. I'm not an expert or anything." She really was one, but she didn't like to brag about it.

Ironhide chuckled, "I'm sure they work just fine, let's test them out already!"

Epps smirked and gently lead Ebony behind a shield area as Lennox aimed the gun at Ironhide's shoulder armor where the underside was exposed, "Ready?" Ironhide nodded as he prepared himself. Lennox immediately shot two shots into his shoulder.

Ironhide let out a small grunt of pain before he fell to his knees, his arms going limp. Ebony watched him and gaped at how quickly they worked and counted in her head till Ironhide shook his arms out and got up, "Whoa… my systems just froze, I could see and hear but I couldn't move or anything." They paralyzed him for twenty seconds.

Epps smirked at Ebony, "I think it's safe to say it works. Care to show some of the recruits how to make these? Then we can get started building up a cache of them."

Ebony smiled and nodded, "Sure, it's really easy."

Lennox turned to her and grinned before he further examined the gun, "Well come on, We never know when we'll track down another 'con."

Ebony had showed the artillery tech guys how to modify the guns as well as make the bullets. Within a day they had a small pile of guns at the ready and a huge supply of the bullets ready. Everyone was so proud of Ebony that Optimus Prime even thanked her and told her he was proud of her.

{X}

Ebony was lying back against Bumblebee's holoform's chest on her bed. He was gently stroking her hair as they watched T.V., just relaxing for once. Ebony thought about all the times Bumblebee flirted with her over their bond, even around the others. She loved when he kissed her or just held her. She especially loved when he hugged her against his spark in his bipedal mode. She knew she was in love with Bumblebee but was scared, She was scared of taking their relationship further. Not just even physical. She was nervous about the Sparkmate issue. However what she didn't know was that Bumblebee was planning on a way to ask her about the exact same thing. He had even been talking with his carrier about how to talk to Ebony about it..

Ebony, can I talk to you about something?

Ebony turned around so she was facing him. Of course Bee.

Bumblebee gently held her hand and placed it against his chest. I can't hide it any more. My spark is aching for you Ebony. I love you so much and I want to spend the rest of our time together with you. I never want to lose you. He gently kissed the back of her hand and smiled at her, staring into her beautiful brown eyes. He poured all his love for her over their bond, hoping the she would understand just how much he loved her.

Ebony listened to him before blushing dark red. She then felt all the love he left and teared up. She began crying and poured all the love she felt for him over their bond. I love you too Bumblebee. You're my best friend. You're always there for me. You always know how to make me laugh. You always make me feel like there are butterflies in my stomach when you look at me. I couldn't handle losing you Bee.

Bumblebee held her to him, kissing her lovingly. Ebony returned the kiss and gently ran her fingers through his hair. Would you be my Sparkmate Ebony?

Ebony pulled back and smiled at him and nodded, Of course I will Bee. She no longer felt worried about it. Bumblebee would always be there for her. He was her best friend, she shouldn't be nervous.

Ebony yawned softly and leaned into him, "I'm going to pass out soon though.."

Bumblebee kissed her forehead, rubbing her back, Then get some rest. I'll see you tomorrow morning, Ratchet wants you to spend the day with him though.

Ebony sighed as she rubbed her face before hitting him with a pillow, traitor!

Bumblebee laughed and tickled her sides, Oh yes, I'm such a traitor! I'm going right to Hatchet to tell him you've not been sleeping or eating! You wont leave the infirmary for a week!

Ebony narrowed her eyes at him and flipped them, pinning him down, What if I tell him I saw you limping and you complained of your legs hurting again.

Bumblebee looked up at her, surprised at her strength to keep him down. He gaped at her after and narrowed his eyes, You've been hanging out with Sideswipe too much.

Ebony laughed and leaned down like she was going to kiss him, Bumblebee closing his eyes as he leaned up but he didn't feel her lips on his. He heard laughing and opened his eyes to see her sitting back and laughing at him. I learned it from you, dear.

Bumblebee rolled his eyes and got up, kissing her head, At least you learned from the best. Get some rest, I'll see you tomorrow.

Good night, Bee.

{X}

Ebony looked around in confusion only to feel an intense amount of heat around her. She looked up to see a clear sky with the sun beating down on her. She walked forwards but tripped a little. She looked down to see sand at her feet. She was in a fucking desert. She saw something in the distant and felt her spark being tugged in that direction. She ran over only to see Bumblebee fighting another cat like Decepticon, only this time it was much bigger. She heard yelling and saw Sam, Mikaela and her parents hiding behind buildings as they watched the fight. She tried to yell his name but she didn't make any noise. Ebony grabbed her throat and tried to yell but nothing happened. She looked at her hands and they were transparent. She heard a cry and looked up to see Bumblebee on the ground, the Decepticon biting into his neck cables. Blue energon leaked quickly from his wound and he cried out in pain. Ebony ran over to him and fell down beside him and tried to kick the Decepticon, anything to get it off of her love! But her legs just phased through the Decepticon. She turned and watched as Bumblebee's beautiful eyes dimmed before going offline. She felt something snap inside her and felt cold, cold and empty from the inside out. She fell to the floor and cried, her hands clenching in the sand. Why!? Why didn't they take her and not Bee! She looked up to feel the sand swirling around her until she couldn't see anything. Soon the sand died away to reveal Optimus' lifeless laying on the ground. Lennox and Epps were yelling at someone so she looked behind her. Sam was running towards Optimus, holding a sock in his hand? She looked up and saw a huge torpedo headed straight for Sam. She ran to him and tried to hug him to shield him from the blast. She only fell through him and watched as Sam's body was thrown from the blast. His body rolled before laying still close to Optimus' body. He had multiple wounds across his body from the blast before his hand went limp, the sock falling to the ground. The sock slowly dissapeared into white sand before flying away. She heard yells and turned to see Mikaela running to Sam, crying. Ron and Judy were beside Ratchet as he looked sadly upon the dead bodies. Ironhide and the triplet sisters walked to them, carrying Bumblebee's dead body. They laid him down beside the other two, sadly. Elita-One kneeled down between her mate and son before collapsing in agony.

Ebony felt all the pain from everyone and cried out, her voice finally working, "STOP IT! NO! THIS WON'T HAPPEN!" She had enough of these stupid dreams!

"You're right." She turned quickly to see Megatron smirking down at her beside an even taller, deadlier looking mech. The taller was the one who spoke, sneering down at her. "I will tear your limbs apart and splatter your disgusting blood upon your lover and watch his spark break! Your family will witness your demise and then all of this will be the result! The Autobots will fall and it will all be because of you, disgusting fleshie."

Ebony held her chest as she looked up at them before Megatron aimed his cannon at her. He grinned and she felt the heat as the blast hit her. She felt immense pain before everything went white. What seemed like an eternity later Ebony opened her eyes to see she was in a white room. Standing in the middle stood a gigantic mech. He smiled down at her, "Ebony Witwicky. It is nice to finally talk to you."

Ebony looked around before looking down at herself. She was unharmed and normal looking. "W-what was that?!"

The mech sighed softly, "That was the future, without you in it. You are vital to my creations survival. They need you and that is why I'm here. To make sure you understand."

Ebony looked up at him and began to fit the pieces together. "Holy... You're Primus aren't you?"

Primus smiled at her, "Yes, child. I am."

Ebony rubbed her arm, "I'm just human.. well mostly, What can I do to stop this?"

Primus gently touched the tip of her head, his fingers much too large to properly touch her, "You're no mere human. I can not reveal much more to you but we will speak soon." He slowly dissipated, as did the room.

Ebony rushed after him, "You better not pull that earlier stuff again! I can't handle that again!" All she heard was a faint chuckle before everything went black.

{X}

"-ny"

"Eb-"

"Ebony, can you hear me?"

Ebony groaned at the loud voice in her ear and went to swat the person away when she felt her arm being restrained. She squirmed and found that all her limbs were secured down. She began to panic till she felt comfort and love being sent over her bond. Bumblebee! Ebony opened her eyes and gasped to see Bumblebee and Ratchet's holoforms standing above her. She turned to Bumblebee and looked him over before she began crying, those awful images of Bumblebee dying flooded her brain. "B-Bee!"

Bumblebee jumped as he saw everything flash through her mind, she wasn't emotionally stable enough to keep things back and he felt everything. Though towards the end he just saw white tho he continued feeling emotions from her. He quickly unlatched her and hugged her tightly, "Shh... I'm here. It's okay. I'm not going anywhere." Ebony held onto him tightly, crying into his shoulder as she mumbled about her nightmare. [Ratchet, she just had a terrible nightmare, again. She's going to be okay.]

Ratchet watched them before sighing and nodding. He let his holoform dissipate as he left to give them some privacy, and let the others know she was okay.

Ebony slowly calmed down as she felt Bee's spark humming against her chest. "Why am I in the infirmary and restrained?"

Bumblebee sat on the bed and moved her to his lap, holding her close so she could feel his spark more. "You went to sleep around ten last night. At about four this morning I felt pain and such sadness coming through our bond. I went to check on you and you were screaming and kicking around in your bed. I tried to calm you down and wake you but nothing worked. I carried you here and to keep you from hurting yourself Ratchet restrained you. You were in that dream for two hours and you never stopped struggling or crying till the last ten minutes. Then you woke up.."

Ebony listened to him before she hugged him tightly, "I'm so sorry... I must have woken everyone up.."

Bee stroked her hair, kissing the top of her head, "They went back to sleep hours ago. These walls are soundproof. Since we don't need recharge as much the bots were worried about you though. Ratchet has already told them you're okay but you had a horrible nightmare. I'm sure they won't try to bring it up unless you want too though."

Ebony sighed and relaxed a little, leaning into Bee. "I'm exhausted.. This one was almost as bad as the first one.. Can I go back to my room and sleep?"

Bee looked down at her and gently kissed her forehead, "Ratchet said no a while ago. You can sleep here but he wants to keep an eye on you just in case." Bee smiled as he picked her up, standing up with her, "However, I'm going to stay here with you the whole time." Ebony smiled tiredly and nodded. Bumblebee carried her to a side room, connected to Ratchet's office. It was dark in there with no windows and very quiet. There was a bed set up in the corner with Bumblebee's alt mode beside the bed. He gently laid her down and tucked her in, sending waves of love and happiness over their bond. Ebony sighed softly and was instantly asleep, mentally exhausted from the ordeal. Bumblebee watched her sleep for a few minutes till he was sure she was deep asleep. He then let his holoform dissapear. He contacted Ratchet over their coms. [Ratchet. Ebony just fell asleep.]

[Good. She needs to rest. I have no idea what brought this on but just keep an eye on her tomorrow. If she seems tired or withdrawn tomorrow let me know.]

[Alright.. Have you finished the prototype for her?]

[I'm working on it right now. It'll be done by this evening. Let Ebony sleep as much as she can.]

Bumblebee vented even though he didn't need to. He was worried about his love, this happened right after he asked her to be his spark mate. Maybe it was her fear of losing him like they lost Jazz that brought this on. Ratchet wouldn't want her to bond with him soon anyways. That much emotional turmoil could alter it for the worse. He knew Ebony would sleep for a long time so he decided to slip into recharge.

{X}

Ebony slowly began to wake and saw Bumblebee's alt mode still beside her bed. She groaned and sat up, rubbing her face as she tried to wake up. She was surprised she didn't even dream after that but she was glad. She couldn't handle another nightmare right after that one.

Are you feeling okay?

Ebony looked over at Bee and smiled softly. I'm fine now. I feel a lot better. Especially now that I can think clearly and know you're much stronger than that. You'd kick the Decepticon's aft babe.

You know it! Ratchet should be finishing the prototype for you. He's in his office. You should go talk to him. I have to go talk to Optimus.

Ebony nodded and gently patted Bee's hood before walking into Ratchet's office. She knocked on the door frame as she entered to let him know she was there, though he probably noticed her before that. "Hey, made a lot of progress?"

Ratchet turned to her and gently picked her up, placing her on his work station. "Yes, actually. It's finished, as are the two back ups." He motioned for her to put the original on. "Now, how are you feeling?"

Ebony slipped the bracelet onto her right wrist before looking up at him, "I feel great actually. It was a horrible nightmare but it wasn't real. Those things aren't going to happen so why worry about it?" They weren't going to happen because she wouldn't let it. She would sacrifice herself first before she let Bumblebee, Sam or Optimus die.

Ratchet nodded and smiled softly down at her, "That's a good way to handle it. If you're feeling fine then you're free to go and do whatever."

Ebony smiled and thanked him as she got down. She looked at her wrist as she walked out of the infirmary hanger. Just then her phone began buzzing in her pocket. She pulled out her phone as she leaned against the hanger wall. "Hello?"

"Ebony!"

Ebony grinned, standing up and began walking back toward the living quarters, "Sam! It's great to finally hear your voice again."

"It's good to hear yours too! I have some big news though."

Ebony paused and glared at the ground beneath her feet, "SAMUEL JAMES WITWICKY IF YOU GOT MIKAELA PREGNANT I WILL TRACK YOU DOWN AND NEUTER YOU!" Ebony looked up to see Optimus Prime looking at her in surprise, Elita-1 hiding her laughter. Ebony smiled bashfully and quickly ran past them.

"W-what?! NO! We haven't"

Ebony rolled her eyes, "Oh please. I'm her best friend. It's weird but I know things." She narrowed her eyes as she lowered her voice, "I know things. Things you don't want me to bring up. I can and will use them against you." She heard Sam cry out in alarm before a thump. She chuckled softly.

"I'm going to college, soon actually."

Ebony walked inside and began walking to the cafeteria, "How soon?"

"In three weeks. It was last minute. Will you visit before I leave? I miss you.."

Ebony frowned, feeling awful. It had been a long time since she had seen her family. Months. "Of course. I'll talk to Lennox and schedule a break. It will take some time to go through maybe but I'll let you know.."

"Alright. You can text me because I'm always worried about the time difference."

Ebony smiled, "Yeah, it's crazy. I'll text you."

"Okay, love you."

"Love you too, bro."

Ebony hung up and sighed. She ran a hand through her curly hair and walked inside. She fixed a sandwich, grabbed some chips and a pop before sitting down. She texted Sam, catching up some as she ate. Just as she was finishing eating she heard someone open the large doors. She looked up to see Lennox talking to Epps. "Hey Lennox, can I talk to you?"

Lennox looked over at her and nodded, "Yeah. Let met get something and I'll be right there."

Ebony nodded, throwing her trash away before sitting back down and waiting. Soon Epps sat down beside her, munching down on his food. Lennox followed and began eating, motioning for her to continue. Ebony sighed as she looked at her phone before back to Lennox. "Sam's going to college soon. Is it okay if I take some time off and visited before then? He's leaving in three weeks.. I won't be able to see him much after that."

Lennox swallowed and nodded, "Of course. You have some time off saved anyways. I'll put in the paperwork and get you out as soon as I can."

Epps chuckled, "It must be weird for you. I'm sure you were going to go to college before this."

Ebony smiled softly, "I was, but then I met this wonderful old Camaro and I just fell in love with him and his race. I kinda vowed to always fight along side them and these idiots who run N.E.S.T."