Riptide and Bumblebee crept along to the highway and Riptide looked down at the passing vehicles, he still hadn't gotten himself a vehicle mode and he needed one if he was going to be helping search for Rosestorm and this mystery prime.
Riptide spotted several bikes but dismissed them, they were a bit too bulky for his preference and his requirements.
"There" He muttered and grinned, locking onto the bike and transforming swiftly.
The shining liquid blue Yamaha Fazer shone in the light, with streaks of black running down the side adding an extra dim hue.
"Nice" Bumblebee told him, transforming himself as the two of them shot back to base with Riptide shooting ahead as he tested his new form and speed.
They arrived at base and Riptide leapt as he transformed and landed in a light crouch, the group turning and Ratchet shaking his head.
"I'm dealing with a child, the primes are coming and we are dealing with a child" He grumbled turning back to the screen and trying to locater once more.
"Riptide, we have an idea that may work, but if it makes you uncomfortable then we shall not do it" Optimus told him, and Riptide frowned and glanced over at a medical table standing nearly vertical and he recognised it instantly.
"That's a mind link" He pointed out needlessly and Ratchet nodded.
"Due to your similar bodies and birth shall we say in the Cybertronian world the you and Rosestorm share corresponding signals, and a it is highly likely that you are linked mentally" Ratchet explained and Riptide froze.
"What?" He asked slowly and Ratchet gave him a moment to recover.
"She's in my head!?" He asked, hands unconsciously coming up to his helm as he digested the information.
"We don't know for certain…but it is highly likely hence the need for the mind link" Ratchet told him and he sighed and nodded reluctantly.
"Yeah…okay I trust you…" He muttered and Ratchet led him over to the berth and strapped him in.
"This, is going to feel very strange" Ratchet warned, and plugged in the link.
Rosestorm's head buzzed, she frowned as her optics lit up and she sat. She didn't know that robots got buzzing in their audio receptors, or migraines for that matter but that's how she currently felt.
Soundwave glanced over as she rubbed her helm, and came walking over slowly his thin legs making hardly a sound on the echoing surface.
"Something wrong?" He questioned and she shrugged her shoulders and winced, rubbing her head again.
"Robots get headaches right?" She half asked half groaned and Soundwave took her helm gently in his hands and lifted her head up so that he was looking directly into her optics.
"Occasionally…perhaps you are still…recovering…from previous injuries?" Soundwave suggested tilting her head to the side and gently opening her mouth, she complied and presumed he knew what he was doing.
"I don't like this"
Rosestorm said nothing as he released her head and his mask/screen lit up and an image of her own helm popped up, several of the areas were highlighted in red and she frowned.
"That doesn't look good" She commented and his head dipped slightly in a nod, and Rosestorm frowned in confusion and slight apprehension.
"A link…like twins…" He 'muttered' quietly to himself and raised his hand up to the back of her helm and she shivered as he placed a long delicate finger on some kind of port or switch.
"What're you doing?" She asked, a small amount of fear creeping into her voice.
"I need to…switch off the link…you'll need to go back into stasis" He told her playing the recording quietly, and she presumed it was meant to be comforting.
He pressed the switch with his long delicate finger and her optics dimmed and her legs gave way under her, but he moved in swiftly and hooked his arms under hers.
He lifted her and lay her down gently on the rocks and let her rest. He'd have to cover that switch…he didn't want anyone else to know about the weak point.
"Soundwave to Megatron. Am gaining…trust from target. Will return when full trust…is conveyed" He reported and sat, watching Rosestorm for a few moments before decided that he had to go out and gather some energon for her for when she woke.
"Sleep well…Rosestorm" He muttered as he turned and left the confined safety of the cave.
Riptide could feel Rosestorm, but it wasn't like he expected. As opposed to the chaos he had expected her mind was calm, collected and organised. He looked around the vast space and tried to figure out how exactly he was supposed to navigate in here.
"What up Jack"
He turned and frowned, Sasha stood before him and when he looked down at himself, he realised that he was no longer Riptide, he was Jack again.
"Whoa" He muttered observing himself, flexing his fingers and toes and running his hand through his brown hair.
"Nice isn't it? To be us again for a while" She asked with a slight smile and he nodded before staring at her suspiciously.
"You're not going to try and kill me or anything are you?" He asked her and she laughed, a musical sound that drifted around the organised room that was her mind.
"No, when we're here. We're us. Not Riptide and Rosestorm, just Jack and Sasha" She explained and he nodded looking around once more, and recognising the room they were in.
"This is our homeroom class" He muttered and she nodded in agreement as the two observed their surroundings.
"What's life like as a good guy?" She asked him and he shrugged his shoulders.
"Not much has changed for me, my mother thinks I'm dead though" He told her and she nodded.
"What's life like as a bad guy?" He asked her, worried and genuinely curious.
"I don't really know, Rosestorm isn't really me I guess…more like a split personality. The bits of me I kept hidden away" She told him with a small shrug.
"So…are you always here? Just…alone?" He asked and she nodded and did a quick twirl on her toes.
"It's not so bad, the primes keep me company…or at least they did" She told him and he noticed that she was taller here, at least taller than he remembered her being.
"Why are they silent? They're worried because they can't contact you, or Rosestorm for that matter" Jack told her and she scrunched up her face in thought.
"Soundwave. I think he's a prime to, they're all scared of him and his prime" She told him and the world started to fizz away.
"I'll see you later Jack" She called as the world dimmed, and stasis consumed him.
Overdue I know, but I'm in my final year of high school and have shed loads of homework to do so updates may become far and few between but I WILL continue to update.
Bio team2, We lost you for a second there! It was bit obvious who the new prime was but thank you for not spoiling it, much appreciated!
KnockOut'sFanGirl221, He maaaaay be, but then he maaaaay not be. Hahaha, I'll leave you to ponder upon it.
Manga154, This one is longer! And will do, thanks!
Richard'sQueen aka LGFS, Wow your name is long, Optimus will rage, I just hope I can write him right because it's not often that he rages now is it?
Foxbear, he can and eventually will. He should know by now that secrets are not good.
Sonicxjones, I would have pictures but I am really a terrible artist so unfortunately noo…but if anyone feels like making one feel free, I have a deviant art account (It's rubbish but hey ho)
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Tulip Out.
