Summery: Cybertron is split. In the Southern Hemisphere of Cybertron, the Decepticons whom are ruled by Megatron have control. They own slaves, who are treated as animals. The Autobots are in the North, and they believe in equality. It is ruled that if slaves are able to escape the Decepticons and head to the north, the 'Cons can't go and get them back. But, the slaves have to cross through neutral territory, some of whom would gladly bring them back. But many of them will help smuggle the slaves north.

I do not own Transformers! I'm just borrowing them for my own amusement.

"Soundwave" "Barricade" "Shockwave"

Soundwave made his way through an isolated area of the Decepticon territory. There were several cities there, though they had been abandoned long ago and were in ruins. Soundwave was there by Megatron's orders, because a faint Cybertronian signal had been detected in the area. He felt in his spark that the signal belonged to a slave, so he had offered to investigate. Megatron had agreed immediately, not trusting Starscream to complete it to his standards. Though Soundwave was going to greatly disappoint the Decepticon leader. If the signal truly belonged to an escaped slave, he was going to lead them to the neutral territory. When he returned, he would state the signal didn't lead to anything valuable, although it would disappoint Megatron greatly.

Soundwave paused when he heard something. He stood silently, listening until he heard the noise again; a chirping noise. The silent mech looked down at Laserbeak, whom was attached to his chest; the bird letting out an indignant chirp before Soundwave hushed him and listened for more chirping and following the sound. Soundwave followed the sound ino a dwelling that was half collapsed into itself and froze at what he saw.

A young femme was lying on the floor, the mark of a slave visible. Her optics were dim and her vents cycled slowly-much slower than they should have been. The signs of abuse were visible on her frame as well, but that wasn't what had made Soundwave stop. What had made him freeze was the femmeling curled up on the femme's chest. The sparkling was chirping faintly to the femme, whom Soundwave assumed was her carrier, but stopped and looked at the Decepticon as he walked in.

The femme slowly tilted her helm in his direction, wondering what had made the sparkling go quiet. "Wh-What?"

Soundwave quickly walked over, kneeling down beside the two. "Are you alright?"

The femme looked at him stunned, giving him no reply.

"Can you walk?" Soundwave asked.

"I-I'm n-not going b-back..." The femme said weakly, slowly moving an arm to hug the now-sleeping femmeling closer to her chest.

"My intentions do not include returning you or your femmeling to your owner, or to any slave owner. I intend to lead you to neutral territory."

"I d-don't t-trust... Y-You..." The femme says, her optics dimming more.

"You need energon and rest." Soundwave states, taking an energon cube out of subspace and lifting the femme's helm. She tried to struggle, but was too weak to do so. She finally gave in when Soundwave put the cube to her lips and tilted the cube up slightly. The femme drank the energon, sighing when she finished and closed her optics.

"Better?" Soundwave asked.

"A... Little..." She answered, her voice still weak.

"What is your designation?"

"I... W-Won't t-tell... you..." The femme said. "S-Still don't... T-Trust you..."

Soundwave held back a sigh, though understood the femmes' fears. She escaped from her master and didn't want to get sent back. At this time, trusting a Decepticon will be hard for her. "Your sparkling?"

The femme remained silent.

"You need to be brought to neutral territory. You require medical assistance."

"I'm... F-Fine..."The femme said.

"You are not." Soundwave went to pick the femme up, but she pawed weakly at his arms with one servo, cuddling her sparkling closer with the other.

"N-No... You-You're not b-bringing... M-Me anywhere..."

Soundwave withdrew his servo. "I wish to know your sparklings' designation."

"I... I..." She opened her optics, the lights in them dangerously dim. "C-Can't..."

"Please."

"C-Corona... Her d-designation is... Corona..." The femme's optics went out and she let out one last vent before she lay still.

Soundwave sat there, watching the femme as Corona woke up and began to cry. Laserbeak detached from his chest as Soundwave picked Corona up, cuddling to her chest. The femmeling soon calmed as she listened to the hum of his spark.

Soundwave watched Corona as she fell into recharge. After a lot of thought, he stood and walked out of the dwelling, Laserbeak flying after him.

"Are you serious? Soundwave, that's dangerous!"

"That is illogical, Soundwave. Barricade is correct on it being dangerous."

"Silence. I have already made my decision."

"What are you going to do when Megatron finds out? Because I bet he will soon..."

"It is highly possible."

"Silence. I will raise Corona. I will keep her in my quarters with Laserbeak to watch over her and keep her company. She will remain in my custody until I feel she is old enough to leave and bring her to neutral territory."

"Why don't you bring her now?"

"I watched her carrier offline. It is only right that I take care of her."

"Are you certain?"

"Positive."

"Well... Then I pray you know what you are doing."

Well... *Laughs slightly* This chapter gave me a lot of trouble. I have several ideas, just having trouble organizing them all into a plot. Well, enough stuff for each idea to put into a single chapter. Seriously, you need to see the brainstorming chart in the back of my notebook. XD But I will keep working on them, and struggle on with my other stories as well. Until next time!

~Sky's Limit5