Rosestorm felt dreary, but definitely better than she had before her brief stint in the land of robot dreams. She could see the primes, but they were silent, cowering from a new prime that demanded silence.

She made a rumbling sound in the back of her throat as her optics lit up, she was aware of the fact she was once again cold but again not as cold as she was before.

"Rosestorm"

The sound of Arachnids voice made Rosestorm jump, and her head span for a moment before she registered Soundwave, watching her in silence.

"You again" She muttered, her voice hoarse but no longer weak.

"You were expecting…someone else?" He asked, a combination of voices posing the question.

How many voices had he recorded? Rosestorm wondered if her own voice had been recorded and stored for further use, the thought made her shiver slightly.

"Well you did use Arachnids voice, so I was expecting Arachnid" Rosestorm told him indignantly, feeling strangely relaxed for the first time since she had become Rosestorm.

"Apologies for the confusion" A new voice, but this time it was accompanied by the most insignificant shrug from Soundwave.

"Do you ever use your own voice?" Rosestorm asked him, intrigued at the thought of Soundwave's own voice.

"No"

Rosestorm blinked and hid a small smile.

"Well, always did like the strong silent type" She muttered and Soundwave tilted his head to the side but said, or rather played, nothing.

"Why did you help me?" She asked, sitting up straighter and letting her back lean against the cool rock of the cave.

"You are different, special" Rosestorm waited for him to continue "We are different. I cannot let someone…like you…just die"

Rosestorm wasn't sure what he meant by 'we are different' but she really didn't feel like questioning him, she could feel the fogginess again dragging her under.

"Sleep, I'll be here when you wake"

Before Rosestorm drifted off she wondered where Soundwave could have found a voice that soothing.

Riptide sat silently as the information digested, Silas, his father? How had he not realised it before? Perhaps it had been because his father had been a completely taboo subject for his entire life, perhaps it was because his mother had painted him as a villain and he didn't want to think of him.

Whatever the reason, he knew now, but what did he do with the information?

"Riptide? Is everything alright?"

He glanced up at Optimus and went to nod, but paused before shrugging his shoulders.

"I guess"

Optimus glanced over at the others on base, the children were talking animatedly with Bumblebee whilst Ratchet was tending to Arcee, Bulkhead had gone out on a brief patrol.

Optimus sat beside Riptide and waited, for he knew something was coming.

"Optimus, do you have parents on Cybertron?" He questioned, and Optimus thought about it for a moment.

"Yes, though during the war many parents had to employ nanny bots to care for the younglings" Optimus told him, presuming this was about June.

"What was your father like?"

The question caught Optimus off guard but he replied after only a few moments of thought.

"I did not know my father, nor my mother. I was cared for by one of their friends, who raised me from creation" Optimus explained and Riptide nodded, he had hoped that Optimus would somewhat understand but obviously not.

"He was, however, like a father to me. He was kind, and never raised his voice in any circumstances" Optimus told him, sensing the desire for more information.

"Silence…we cannot reach her…"

Riptide lifted his head and frowned, and Optimus did the same.

"Was that the?" Riptide asked and Optimus nodded.

"She is protected…he keeps us away…cannot reach her"

"Cannot reach who?" Riptide asked aloud and the two of them waited for a reply.

"Rosestorm…she is protected by…the other prime…"

Riptide frowned, another prime? That made four including himself, not that he really considered himself a prime. But who was the fourth?

"There is a fourth prime with Rosestorm…he seems to have the ability to block the primes voices and their influence" Optimus thought aloud and Riptide wondered if without the primes whispering into her ear, would Rosestorm regain some of her sanity?

"I thought you couldn't block out their voices" Riptide muttered and Optimus breathed a sigh through his vents and nodded.

"As did I, but it seems as though we were incorrect. We must find this prime and discover what it is he is doing with Rosestorm" Optimus told Riptide, before going to speak with Ratchet.

Riptide reminded himself of the reason he had wanted to speak to Optimus, and mentally cursed because he hadn't told him.

But then, how do you tell someone your father is the reason you've been turned into a giant robot?

Yeah, it's short. Sorry bout that, but if I wrote what I wanted to it would be way too long and it would get boring.

Guest, Yeah, I have random ideas regularly, but not all of them get put in, thanks for the review!

KnockOut'sFanGirl221, I can't wait to see how they develop Bulkhead's character cause they're gonna have ta! I can't wait!

Richard'sQueen aka LGFS, Optimus would be the best father in the world, he just would. I love torturing Jack, and I thought Silas would be the perfect way to do so considering it's all his fault anyway!

Foxbear, it hit me randomly, so I wrote it in and hoped it worked.

Ladyjulianna, The twist has yet to be revealed, but I hope it catches you all off guard when it leaps out of the screen and tries to eat your brains.

Lionfire42, Holy scrap works.

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Tulip Out.