Chapter 4: Explanation

Starsong looked at them all. "Before we all met after that attack on the market and before this terrible war, I was bonded to a kind mech and we had twin sons, Frenzy and Rumble," she said. "After the attack, I thought they had died with their father because I couldn't reach out to them or feel them in my spark."

Optimus stepped forward. "Who was the mech you were bonded to?" he asked.

She looked away a moment, getting a dreamy look on her face. "Soundwave," she answered. "He was such a gentleman that love just bloomed between us."

"Soundwave? Megatron's communication specialist?" asked Ratchet.

Starsong looked startled. "What?" she asked. "He's with the 'Cons? How?"

Frenzy sat up. "The report said Autobots had attacked the market," he said. "Daddy didn't know that I found out one night and I kept it to myself, because I didn't think it was true. Plus, the Autobots the news showed were really scary and brown colored."

"The criminals," said Optimus. "We had trouble with many of them as they disguised themselves as us to frame us for crimes."

Starsong looked at Frenzy. "That must have been why your father joined the 'Cons," she said. "But why would Megatron beat you up?"

"Because Daddy's kept us hidden," said Frenzy. "He didn't want me and rumble to become like them. I think Daddy knows you're alive and is searching for you."

"I hope so," said Starsong. "He and your brother have been through enough, but right now, you need to rest. I'll be here."

Feeling comforted that his mother would be there for him, Frenzy fell asleep as the purple and green femme told the Autobots her entire back history.

"My parents and Soundwave's parents were prominent in the higher class, but had different viewpoints and so always clashed with each other. Soundwave and I got tired of the constant arguing and so would meet up to escape in schoolwork and after we had finished our schooling, he found a good job and proposed to me. I agreed and just in time, because my parents wanted me to marry some rich mech that only had credits to offer, but Soundwave had love and I loved him back. I still do," she said.

Optimus had been deep in thought. "Maybe you can use your bond to contact your other son and Soundwave," he said. "Realizing that you're alive would probably bring them here to our side, as from what Frenzy said, Soundwave didn't want Megatron knowing about your sparklings."

Starsong immediately agreed. "I know he's a Decepticon, but please, he is my mate," she said to the others.

Arcee stepped forward. "It may take a bit to trust him, but I'm willing to do so," she said. "Because no sparkling and no mate deserve to be away from a loved one and fight them on the opposite side." The others nodded and the purple and green femme smiled, thanking them all as she then reached deep into her spark, reaching for the two bonds she thought had been gone long ago.

Will it work? Read on!

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