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When Skywarp found her, she was sitting next to a clearing in the bush, her remaining arm wrapped around her knees.

"Twe-Twenty Three?" he asked, nervously. "Is that you?"

She looked up at him with tear filled eyes.

"Skywarp… I'm so sorry… I was used again…" she curled up into herself, painfully. "Are the others okay? I didn't hurt anyone did I? The Allspark… she won't let me see her memories." She refused to call her 'mother' anymore. "Ratchet told me I attacked Dad…"

"They function," he shrugged. "Megatron is still being repaired. You've been gone a whole week…"

She looked a little shocked. "She had me unconscious… I'm sorry, please believe me. If I had known she would do this, I would have suppressed her earlier… I couldn't even see…" she knew she was rambling, so shut her mouth.

Skywarp moved a little closer to her, still unsure of the danger.

"I believe you… But is it safe to take you back? Will she come back out again?" he kneeled down to get a closer look at her.

"I will prevent it. I don't trust her anymore…" she promised him. "No more harm will come to any of my friends."

He nodded, before freezing. "What the slag happened to your arm?"

She glanced down at the burnt stub, and shrugged painfully.

"Mother created some more autobots… Dinobots. They were very strong… Even my vectors could not harm them easily."

Skywarp looked a little uncomfortable. "They're that strong?"

She smiled. "I'm sure I can come up with a strategy to defeat them, they aren't very clever… Tripticon could just step on them, anyway. They shouldn't be too much of a threat."

Skywarp picked her up, and warped back to base, feeling confident they would be safe.

Twenty Three sat on her Father's chest, pouring her healing energy into him, and watching his body re-knit itself. Starscream, Thundercracker, Barricade and Frenzy were watching from the side of the room.

Megatron had yet to wake up.

"You think she's really back?" Thundercracker whispered to Starscream, a little unnerved being in the same room as her after seeing her tear his leader apart.

"It's her," Frenzy assured, butting in. "She's strong minded… Now she doesn't trust the Allspark, she won't let her take over again."

I don't believe you, Thundercracker's thoughts drifted into her head.

'Well…' she thought to herself. 'I'll just have to prove him wrong.'

After most of the day working on her Father, his optics slowly flickered online.

Seeing the tool of his destruction right in his face, was not his idea of waking up…

Letting out a very un-leader like shriek, he scrambled off the operating table, making said 'tool' fall hard on her ass.

"Ow! Dad!" she looked over the edge of the bench concerned. "You can't move around properly yet… I need to finish fixing you."

Megatron slowly calmed himself down, and glanced at his sniggering troops.

"Guys, please," she sighed, silencing them immediately. "Dad, get back on the table."

"Who died and made you leader?" he said sourly, before realizing what he just said.

"You will, if you don't get back on this damn table," she threatened him, and he slowly stood, but froze, noticing her arm – or lack there of.

"What happened?" he asked, shocked. Seeing her fight, he had believed her untouchable.

"Autobots," she replied, focusing more on getting him lying back on the table. "I don't mind, I never cared for my human components. Maybe I'll get rid of the rest of them too, it's not as though they're very durable."

Megatron's optics widened. "You can't fix it?"

"Possibly… But it's harder to work on myself than it is on others…"

He was silent for a moment. "What happened to the Allspark?"

"I… suppressed her. She is unable to see or hear or feel what is going on… I have complete control, but…" she smiled sadly. "When I go to sleep, I'm not sure if I can control her. I think I have to kill her, to keep you safe… And I may have to kill myself as well."

Every bot in the room froze, and Megatron slowly sat up, running his finger down one of her vectors fondly. "I… see. I would be sad to see you go, my daughter…" his heart seized on him. He couldn't let her die for him… "Soundwave is on his way… He is a telepath, and may be able to help you. Let's leave any big decisions until he has examined you, okay?"

She nodded slowly. "When will he be here?"

"Another week should do it," Megatron assured her.

"I have one request."

"Anything," he answered, once again surprising his followers.

"Once you are healed, you will move me back into my old holding cell within Tripticon. He will be well enough equipped to restrain me."

"You can't be-" Starscream started up, but Megatron silenced him.

"Of course."

Of course? That's it? Starscream's voice invaded her thoughts. He knows what that place is like, what happened to her… We saw the footage, so why would he do this to her?

I'm doing it to myself, Star, she sent back, making the jet jump. To keep you safe. All of you. It's the only way I know of…

"Did you just?" he gasped, making the others look at him curiously.

"Hush now, Starscream. I'll talk to you after Soundwave fixes me…" she turned her back on him, and got back to work.

She'll see him? Frenzy thought dejectedly. What about me? I'm her mate… Surely we'll get some alone time before Soundwave gets here. Man… Can't believe they're coming… It's been ages since I've seen them…

Twenty Three gave her father another look over, making certain he was completely repaired.

When she was happy, she stood, and gestured for him to get up.

"I want you to secure me now, and don't let me out until Soundwave is here. If I ask to be let out, the Allspark has taken over."

She walked over to Frenzy, and pulled him close to her with her arm.

"I love you, Zee… But I won't see you, or anyone until your Dad gets here," she kissed him on the crown of his head.

"He's not my…" he trailed off weakly. "I guess he is," he sighed. "I'll be missing you."

She grabbed his chin, and gave him one last deep kiss goodbye.

"Vice versa, love," she whispered against his lips, before turning, and leading the way back to her cell.

Twenty Three felt truly nervous for the first time in her life… The last time she had walked these walls, she was escaping with Frenzy.

Although she had talked to Tripticon, she had always avoided entering him…

And now she realized why.

Her resentment towards Sector 7 returned, as she past her Containment Room that she had spent three and a half years, as it turned out, sitting inside staring blankly at the door.

Putting a steel cap on her emotions, she strode forward to a door that read "Cell #4."

This had been her holding cell for most of the experiments she had endured.

She wiped all expression off her face, as she entered, laying herself down in the restraints.

"Tripticon, power on," Megatron ordered, and electric waves shocked through her, effectively paralyzing her. "My daughter… If you can think of anything we can do, to make your stay less painful…"

"I am to have no contact, until Soundwave gets here," she repeated with an air of finality. "I'll live, Dad... Just leave me here… I've got some things I need to think through alone."

Megatron simply nodded, and touched her cheek gently. "I could not ask for a better daughter… I will search every other possibility before allowing you to die."

She smiled sadly. "I love you too, Dad…"

With that, he left her, his spark aching.

Feeling confident she would not lose control, she let out her mother to talk.

What the PIT have you done?

Mother… I love you, but you have to die… I'm sorry…

You can't- How DARE you! She could feel her struggling to take over, but no avail.

You cannot beat my determination, Mother… I gave you another chance after Starscream… But now you've blown that as well… I cannot allow any more pain to happen to my friends. Again, I am sorry.

It was a difficult job, tearing apart a mind… She knew she had promised her father to wait for Soundwave, but her mother was too dangerous. She had to be incapacitated. This was the whole reason she had insisted on being put in here, where she knew neither of them could do any physical damage, or harm one of the others.

The most difficult thing, was identifying who was who… As she had once told her father, most of their wishes and thoughts coincided. Sure, there were many parts of both of them that were completely different, such as Twenty Three's love to serve, and the Allspark's love of self.

It took Twenty Three the entire week, taking her mother out, piece by piece, destroying parts of both of them: anything that doubted Megatron, anything that wasn't completely devoted to Frenzy, any urge to destroy her 'creations,' anything she believed could possibly be the Allspark.

She slept for an entire day, finally comfortable with who was left behind… It was so… fresh, without voices in her head, she felt she could finally relax.

Megatron woke her from her slumber, tilting her head to look into his eyes.

"Twenty Three?" he called to her gently, as she blinked sleepily.

"Father? Is Soundwave here?"

"He will land in two earth hours," he replied. "Would you like to greet him with Frenzy? You won't get to throw him a party this time, but I thought you might enjoy watching him land."

She nodded in response. "I would… like that. Thank you, father."

Megatron snapped his fingers, and Tripticon released her immediately, letting her fall to her knees.

"Daughter? Are you alright?" he gently picked her up.

"Yeah… Just a bit raw…" she sighed, but smiled. "Let's get moving, Dad."

He smirked. He had become accustomed to 'father,' but 'dad' just somehow… felt good, whenever he heard her say it.

Shaking off the thought, he left at a brisk pace, Twenty Three safe within his grasp.