Optimus found that he had frozen to the spot, surely he had miss heard. It just couldn't be, could it?
"Optimus?" Riptide asked and Optimus was reminded of just how young Riptide truly was.
"I understand" He replied but this just made Riptide flinch, for they both knew it was a lie.
But Optimus had no words, they had failed him entirely in this moment of shock and trepidation.
"I just…I thought you'd like…to know" Riptide muttered, and when it was apparent that Optimus still wasn't going to respond, vanished back within the confines of the base.
What was Optimus meant to say? He really didn't know.
Riptide strode through the base as fast as he could without looking like a maniac, there was no way Optimus would still accept him now. What would he do? Where would he go?
A wrenching pain in his skull sent him to his knees and he grasped at his helm desperately, and began clawing at it. This was painful, excruciatingly painful.
He heard heavy, slow footsteps and then the voice of Optimus calling but he was more interested in the other voice.
Silas's voice.
"Well Riptide, isn't this quant? Oh, not the base if your there. No, no, I mean your room!"
He whimpered and he vaguely registered Optimus's booming voice calling for Ratchet, quick.
"It's been so long since I've seen your mother, she's with me now. Pity this radio only responds to my voice isn't it?"
His mother, oh dear god Silas had his mother.
"June, as sweet as I remember…somewhat more feisty though. Well, I guess you'll be wanting her back…"
Give her back, that's all he wanted…but what was the catch? Because with Silas, there was always, always a catch.
"Or perhaps you'd like a little brother or sister? Hahaha, well Riptide, son. Perhaps if you find us in time, she'll be alright"
Had he still been human, Riptide would have vomited, he would have brought up everything within his systems at the sick cruel laughter that echoed through his helm.
"But then again, perhaps not"
Rosestorm stood with Soundwave and Arachnid as they were given their orders, it had been silently agreed that Rosestorm remain with Soundwave until her mental condition could be stabilised when she wasn't around him.
Once the orders had been given Rosestorm followed Soundwave to his usual post, in front of several large monitors watching the screens intently.
Rosestorm was sat with a data pad in hand, reading through some Cybertronian glyphs in attempt to become a better part of her new race.
If she could read their language, speak their language and learn their ways then maybe she could become closer to Soundwave.
After all, it was clear that they neither cared nor desired to learned about the humans and their customs, so it was up to her to learn about theirs.
She could so that, Soundwave had been teaching her and now only most of the glyphs looked like a five year old had attacked an ipad, the rest made a tiny bit of sense.
"Rosestorm, what are you doing?" Knockout asked and Soundwave's long delicate fingers hesitated only for a moment before continuing.
Soundwave had made it quite evident to Rosestorm that he did not like Knockout, not in the slightest. Though that might have had something to do with the way that every time she saw him his eyes were roaming inappropriately over her form.
"I'm trying to read this" She told him very slightly lifting the data pad from her lap before putting it back down and staring at the dimly glowing screen intently.
"Would you like some assistance? I know that earthlings do not read Cybertronian" Knockout offered sitting beside her and he did teach her to read…
…at first.
Rosestorm was very aware of Knockout's hand, resting on what she guessed was her thigh.
There was something else she needed to learn, Cybertronian anatomy.
She shirked away from his touch, placing the data pad where his hand had just been so that he couldn't put it back and he smirked down at the data pad, showing her another word.
She needed to learn how to write as well…reading first, writing second.
"This here-" Knockout continued but Rosestorm had had enough of his wandering hands.
Apparently Soundwave had to.
Two cliffies! Aren't I a cow? Bwahahaha!
Sorry this took so long, I had to revise for a maths exam so I was a bit preoccupied. And I have an art exam soon, so I'm going to be doing art. Big surprise.
Anonymous, I know what Anonymous means, it was just mean to be humorous. I don't care what name you have, reviews make my day! Can't say I have heard of Energon O's, I may have to look it up. I wanted to make Soundwave more alive without (hopefully) ruining his character.
Richard'sQueen, June shall rage, Optimus will rage. Not yet, but soon. EVERYONE WILL RAGE! I can't wait to write angry Optimus, I've never written angry Optimus. It's gonna be awesome!
Lionfire42, Hahaha, June wont be doing anything soon, bwahaha. This is gonna be goooood.
Foxbear, Jack is always in for large quantities of suffering, it's unfortunate but highly entertaining.
Read and Review guys!
Tulip Out.