Child of my Enemy

~A/N: Wow…this chapter might be difficult. We'll see how this goes. Hopefully, this won't be so bad. The last one kinda ended weird…I have a problem with endings ^^

~Chapter Twelve: Anger's Reminder~

~Silverstar's POV~

"Son of a glitch!" I woke up, pain throbbing in my processor. I pressed my hand against my helm and cringed in pain, glancing around the room. I blinked a couple times as I tried to place where I was. I didn't recognize the room, it was similar somehow…but also very different. "FRAG!" I hissed as I realized where I was.

"Ah, you're awake, little one." I glanced up as the door hissed open.

"Soundwave!" I snarled, fisting my hands at my side. "How'd you do it? How did you trick me into believing I had escaped?" Soundwave smirked.

"It was simple enough. When you were out, I added some memories of you escaping into your processor. Then, we had Shadow take your place."

"'Shadow?' Who is that?" I asked, fear creeping up my spine.

"He's my new creation. He can shape himself to look like anyone…even Prime himself." I felt my knees weaken and I grabbed desperately for the berth nearby.

"You've got to be kidding…that's not possible…" I sat down on the berth, my hands clenched over each other.

"It is now…" Soundwave had leaned over to me, his voice like a whisper in my audio receptor. His hands clenched over my shoulders and I cringed in pain, glancing down to the floor. Now that Megatron had figured out I was able to communicate with Kacey, and now Blue, he had Soundwave close off my spark's connection to the others. Each time I tried to reach out, I got a painful electric shock through my body that left me unconscious for days, weeks even. I would have to endure the pain and try to communicate to them that the new Silver there was not me. "Don't even try. I've upped the voltage and the speed, so you won't even have the time to tell Kacey or Prime that Shadow is not you." Soundwave said from the corner, as if reading my thoughts. "And I would much rather you be conscious for this procedure, rather than unconscious. It makes it easier on me." My head shot up as he stepped closer to me, something sharp and silver in his hands.

"What is that? What procedure?" Soundwave smiled. An evil, feral smile that sent sharp pricks of fear up my spine.

"I am going to attempt to erase and replace your memories. Make you the heir my Master wants. It will be difficult and painful."

"You just did that." I squeaked, stepping back until my back was against the wall. My hands reached out for something to use as a weapon as Soundwave reached for my arm.

"I just inserted a memory of your escape. Erasing and replacing is much more difficult." He grabbed my wrist and twisted it so the underside of my arm was exposed. He quickly inserted the needle into my main energon line and I began to feel dizzy and nauseous. I lurched forward and Soundwave caught me, lifting me up and carrying me over to the med berth. He strapped down my arms, legs and my chest so I couldn't move and escape. "This will take the edge off of the pain, you'll still feel uncomfortable, but it won't be excruciating." I twisted my arm left and attempted to pull free, but whatever Soundwave gave me dulled my senses and stole my strength. My yank was less than a twitch in my arm. I groaned and rolled my head to the left, hating the fact that my senses were dulled and I was weak, too weak to fight anyone…even Starscream if he chose to take advantage of my situation. I closed my optics lids and let out a heavy sigh, feeling my system slowly start to slow into a recharge pace.

"You feel that?" Soundwave asked from the left as he jabbed my side with a dull knife. Hard enough to make his point, but not so hard as to pierce my armor. I shook my head as tears streamed down my faceplates, wishing that I could be on the Autobot base and not trapped here, on this Decepticon base with my father who wanted my memories erased so I could be his heir. "Good. I will be back in a second." I watched him leave, and then felt my chest tighten with pain and nervousness. I was not going to make it.

~Bluerose's POV~

I woke suddenly, my spark clenching with pain. I moaned and grabbed at my chest. Prowl and Jazz had been kind enough to let me sleep with Silver until Prime made room for me in his quarters. I had been hesitant to ask him, but he was kind and Kacey found the idea of having another femme in the room with her was thrilling.

I clutched the chest plate over my spark and ground my teeth together. This pain wasn't my own, but someone else's. I glanced over my shoulder to listen to Silver recharge. Her breathing was steady as she slept in heavy recharge. It wasn't her, but it felt like someone who was near to me…it couldn't be Megatron; he wouldn't expose himself like this. It couldn't be my mother; she was the same as Megatron. Then who else could it be?

I growled again when the pain increased, and I reached out, grabbing Silver's arm. She woke quickly, her hands grabbing mine. I suddenly froze. I turned to face Silver, realizing whose pain I was feeling.

"Blue, what is it?" I yanked my hand away and shoved myself to me feet, stepping away from Silver.

"You're not her…you're someone else…" I could hear the imposter's breathe hitch before I heard the bed creak.

"Smart femme. Too smart for your own good." I hard a whisper of a noise, like curtains fluttering in the breeze. Hands moved to cover my mouth before I could scream. "I would stay quiet, if I were you."

"Not a chance in hell!" I screamed into his hand. I heard him chuckle and felt his body press into mine.

"Megatron warned me about you and told me to dispose of you however I chose." I felt fear shot up my spine as a memory of Starscream flashed across my CPU.

"NO!" I screamed, shoving my hands into his chest and pushing him off of me. I sprinted fort he door and ran into someone just outside. We fell down and I landed on top of the 'Bot.

"Umph, Blue, are you okay?" I recognized the voice.

"Bee?" He chuckled.

"The one and only, what's wrong? You screamed."

"Silver!" Bee was on his feet in seconds.

"What about her?" His voice broke out of fear.

"It's not really her! I don't know who it is, but that's not Silver!"

"How do you know?"

"I can tell the difference between spark beats and my spark hurts. If it's not Kacey, Prime, and Elita…it's Silver! She's not here! She's still on the Decepticon base!" Bee's hands tightened over my shoulders and he glanced up as Silver stepped through the doorway.

"She was just having a nightmare; you know how it is, after what she's been through…" Bumblebee snarled and I felt my spark skip at the sound. It was almost feral. His hands were gone from my shoulders and I heard something crash into the wall behind me.

"Bee?"

"You're not Silver! Who are you?" Bumblebee snarled. I heard the not-Silver chuckle.

"My name is Shadow, and I'm here to help Megatron kill Prime." He transformed into Ironhide and lifted the smaller 'Bot off the ground, throwing him into another wall. Bee growled in pain as he pushed himself back to his feet.

"Bee!"

"I'm fine, Blue. You need to go get help. Find Ironhide or Prime."

"How? I'm blind!" I protested. Another crash and Bee choked back on his scream.

"Trust yourself; I need you to find help. Please." I bit on my lip and nodded quickly. "Good, I'm trusting you with my life." Only then did I notice the strong scent of Energon.

"Bee!"

"GO!" I spun and ran, hoping I knew where I was going. I sprinted down the halls, trying to get my bearings. I kept my hand along the wall as I ran towards the Recreation room.

"Prime! Optimus, where are you?" If I had my sight, I was sure my tears would have blurred my vision.

"Blue?" I stopped as I heard a voice. "Blue, what's wrong?" I felt hands on my shoulders and it took me a second to realize it was Prowl.

"Prowl, where is Prime?" I begged.

"He's around the corner…wait, Blue!" I ran around the corner and slammed into someone larger than me.

"Oh, Blue. I am sorry, but you shouldn't be running like this, especially without your…"

"Bee is in trouble!" Optimus stopped talking and I felt his hands take mine.

"What's wrong, Blue?"

"Silver isn't here, someone is pretending to be Silver. He called himself Shadow. And Bee is fighting with him right now, but Shadow can transform into anyone, even you, Prime. And now Bee is in trouble." Optimus turned to Prowl, who nodded and spun on his toes, running down the hall to gather back-up

"Blue, where is he? Can you tell me?" I nodded.

"Just outside Prowl and Jazz's quarters." Optimus breathed in slightly as I heard the click of his comm.. "Prime?" I asked.

"Prowl and the others got to Bee before the Decepticon could kill him…but…"

"But?"

"But he's in critical condition and he'll be out for a few days while Ratchet repairs him.

"Oh Primus…" I breathed. Excruciating pain lanced through my spark again and I squeaked in pain, falling to my knees. Optimus reached out and grabbed me to keep from falling on my face.

"Blue! What is it?"

"I told you, Silver is on the Decepticon base. I don't know what they are doing to her, but whatever they are doing, it's hurting her!" I gripped my chest in pain as I listened to running footsteps.

"Come on, I'll take you to my quarters. You can sleep there." Optimus lifted me into his arms and carried me to his room where Elita was cleaning.

"Oh, Optimus! What's wrong?" Elita came over and took me in her arms, carrying me to the bed.

"We've had a rough day. We found out Silver is still on the Decepticon base and someone was sent to replace her. Blue here found out it wasn't really Silver and ran into Bee, who fought against the imposter. The imposter's name is Shadow and he can transform into any transformer, including myself." Optimus put his hands over his face and rubbed.

"Yeah, rough day, I'll say." She smiled as I drifted into recharge. "How is Bee?"

"He'll be fine. Ratchet is going to confine him to Med Bay for a few days, and then he'll be up and about like nothing happened."

"What are you going to do about Silver?" Optimus let out another sigh.

"I have no idea…" Elita ran her hands along Prime's back as he sat down on the bed next to her.

"We'll figure something out. Don't worry, she's strong. Prowl taught her more than enough."

"You're right. She's strong…we'll get her back." I lay in silence, my back facing them as tears dripped down my faceplates. If they only knew…

~Silverstar's POV~

I woke with my arms clamped down. I jerked left and hissed in pain when agony lanced up my arm.

"This can't be good…" I muttered, trying to recall what happened last. I could remember pain, faces and voices. I squinted my optics tighter and struggled to grasp on to one memory. I suddenly gasped and fought with the clamps with more strength, my will stronger as I remembered that Soundwave had attempted to erase my memories and failed.

I listened to the clamp strain when the door slid open and shut again.

"Silver! What are you doing? You'll break something that way!" Soundwave grabbed my arm to keep me from yanking it free. I growled at him and ignored his attempts to keep me still. Tears streamed down my face as I fought against him. "Silver, enough!" Soundwave grabbed a nearby syringe and injected some tranquilizer into my system, just enough to settle my nerves. I fell back into recharge and allowed my system to slowly heal again. Soundwave shook his head and left the med bay, ordering a guard inside at all times.

~Soundwave's POV~

I walked back to my quarters before Silver's screams of pain had awakened me from my recharge cycle. I sat on my berth and ran my hands over my faceplates. Her screams were chilling, making my spark stop in fear. I had heard that sound once…when she almost died on Ratchet's table. I had hoped I would never hear that noise again. I wasn't sure my spark could take it.

"Oh Primus…help me find the strength to continue…" I glanced up to the ceiling.

"Never thought you were one for believing in divine interference." I glanced back down and saw Starscream standing in my door way.

"What do you want, Starscream." I snarled. Starscream in my room put me on edge, and the smirk on his face was dangerously close to pushing me over.

"I know your secret." He stepped inside and closed the door behind him.

"What do you mean?" I snarled, my hands rolling into fists.

"You know what I mean. I know you love Silverstar, Megatron's daughter." I felt my breath hitch in my throat as Starscream sauntered closer. "You've grown weak, Soundwave. Megatron would kill you if he found out." Starscream whispered in my audio receptor. I had never feared the aerial bot, but something in his optics made me shiver with dread.

"You wouldn't." I snarled at him.

"He promised her to me, Soundwave. Once her memories are gone, she's mine. You would do best to banish your feelings now, Wave. Or I'm going to have to kill you. Won't that be fun?" Starscream left my room and I glared at the door until it shut. I fell on to my berth and wrestled my emotions into submission. This was not going to be easy.

~Silverstar's POV~

I woke to pain, for the third time. I groaned and hissed, allowing my optics to adjust to the sudden brightness.

"Ah, she is now awake. Good, let's get started." I felt my energon freeze at the sound of his voice.

"As you wish, my Lord." I shot a look to my left and saw Soundwave and Megatron were in the med bay. I panicked, attempting to fight my bonds one last time. But my body was so weak, I could barely move my arms, let alone have the strength to yank them free.

Megatron chuckled as he stepped towards me, his fingers tracing my cheek. I yanked my head away and snarled at him, my optics slit in anger.

"Let me go."

"Or what?" he hissed. "You've got nothing, no one can save you. You're by yourself out here and no one is willing to help you. Face it, my daughter. You are going to become a Decepticon." His words sunk like anchors in my tanks. I felt fear. True, raw fear that I hadn't felt in ages…not since I was a captive on the Decepticon base all those years ago.

"No…" I breathed, refusing to admit that I was alone. Refusing to surrender.

"Oh yes. I made sure of it. No one can come save you." I felt my frame shudder as I realized he spoke the truth. No one knew where the base was, no one knew that I wasn't even safe. No one could save me…

"Silver?" I suddenly felt the warm intrusion of a familiar spark. "Silver, answer me! I can provide you the strength you need to fight against whatever machine Soundwave has place inside your spark to keep you from answering me. I promise!"

"Optimus?" I asked, tentatively reaching back. When I felt only small pricks of pain dance along my frame, my spark soared with hope. "Optimus, you have to get me out of here! They are attempting to erase my memories!" I shouted, trying to give him an idea of how deep in shit I was.

"They're what?"

"No time! You have to get me out! Please, Optimus! I am so scared!" I felt pain lance up my frame, coming from my chest. I blinked back the tears that came to my optics as I saw Soundwave examine one of my healing wounds.

"Megatron, I would like to finish treating these wounds…"

"No. Let's do this now. I don't want to take anymore risks now that Blue has figured out that Silver is still here."

"Fine. I apologize, Silver. This is not going to be fun." I cringed and closed my optics against the rising pain.

"Oh…fraggin son of a glitch…" I hissed, my hands gripping the side of the bed. I blinked again, my tears streaming down my faceplates as I ground my teeth together.

"I am sorry, Silver. This is the only way." I growled at him, hissing as more pain shot through my body.

"Primus, Optimus, NOW!" I howled, biting my lip until energon bled down my face. Soundwave reached over and wiped the energon away from my lip as turned back to the machine.

"Where are you?"

"Primus, I don't know! Somewhere past Saturn! That's all I can tell you!"

"Silver! I know!" The voice was familiar and strong.

"Blue?"

"I know how to get there!"

"You sure?"

"Yes!"

"Then hurry!" I begged, the pain becoming unbearable. I choked on my scream, and glared at Megaton. The smirk on his face made my will strengthen and I fought even harder.

"You'll not last much longer, my dear. Not much longer…" His voice was fading as the darkness around my optics started to swallow me. "No…not much longer…"

~Bumblebee's POV~

I woke to voices, urgent and nervous. There were running footsteps and I blinked my optics to clear my vision.

"What is going on?" I asked. Someone grabbed my hand and I glanced up.

"Glad you're awake. We might need you now." I saw Ratchet had taken my hand in his and he was worried.

"What's going on?"

"Silver is still on the Decepticon base…"

"That much I know."

"Well, the reason Silver is still on the base is because they are trying to erase her memories to make her a true to Decepticon."

"You've got to be slaggin me…are you sure?" I sat up as Ratchet nodded. "We've got to get her out of there!" I started to climb out of the berth before Ratchet placed his hand against my chest.

"Easy there, speedy. Prime is working on it. You still need to rest." I frowned as Ratchet pushed himself to his feet and walked away. I growled when the door slid open and Kacey came to a sliding halt.

"Ratchet, my dad wants to see you."

"Now?"

"Now." Ratchet sighed and marched out of the room, muttering to himself about "bad timing." Kacey waited for him to leave before she turned to me. "Come on."

"What?"

"Come on, before he comes back!" Kacey grabbed my hand and pulled me out of the berth, dragging me towards the ship bay.

"What are you doing?" I saw Rainsong, Firestorm, Sunny, Sides and Blue were already in one of the shuttles. "Oh…I do not like where this is going…"

"We are going to save Silver." Blue said as she turned to face me.

"Are you all insane! We'll be going against Megatron and Starscream! They'll kill us all!"

"We need to try…" Kacey said gently. I puffed out a sigh and muttered a few curse words before I walked in.

"Fine, but I'll fly." I stepped towards the control panel and shut the door quickly, listening to the shuttle roar to life. I glanced down and suddenly choked as I saw Prowl's menacing glare, his hands on his hips. "Oh, we are so screwed…"

"Doesn't matter, get us out of here!" Kacey shouted from behind.

"We are so dead…" I whispered as I turned the shuttle and left the bay, clicking off the internal communications in the shuttle. I could already guess what Prowl was saying, so I really didn't need to hear it. We were going to be in the brig for the next year…if we made it back.

The shuttle ride took two, maybe three hours. Time was hardly relevant in space. Blue sat in the co-pilots seat; trying to focus on the direction we were headed.

"Blue?" I asked her, breaking the silence. She turned her head in my direction and I fought back a shudder. I would never get used to the fact that she had no optics. It wasn't natural.

"What is it Bee?" She asked.

"I'm just wondering…"

"We need to head towards Pluto!" She suddenly shouted. The sudden noise made my hands jerk left and I quickly regained control.

"Are you sure?" Kacey was next to me, her hands on both Blue's and my seat.

"Yes! Yes, we need to hurry!" I nodded and accelerated towards Pluto. I hoped, I prayed…no, I hoped against hope that we would make it in time. I could not lose Silver, not after everything that had happened to her recently. There was no way I was going to let her precious memories be stolen. Not like this. Not. Like. This.

~A/N: Whew…lot of work. Sorry that took me so long. I got kinda stuck, then had an awesome idea and didn't stop until I found a good stopping place ^^ Don't kill me, alright? I don't want to die T^T…kidding. Anyways, hope you like and leave reviews please. Reviews make me happy!~