Riptide let his optics shimmer into life, not caring about the throbbing in his head.

Sasha was still in there, only subconsciously, but that was better than nothing.

He sat up on his berth and glanced around, his helm throbbed painfully and he winced, ever so slightly, as he stood from the berth.

He let the room still before he walked slowly, very slowly from his shared room with Optimus and onto the base.

Bulkhead was sat with Mieko who was talking animatedly and gesticulating insanely, whilst Bee and Raf were playing video games as per usual.

Riptide made a beeline for the medical berth, where Arcee was in recharge, looking more peaceful than he could ever remember seeing her.

He heard Ratchet behind him, gears whirring lightly as he also recharged. Riptide smirked, Ratchet only ever slept when his systems couldn't take it anymore.

Daft old medic.

"She is recovering quicker than most"

Riptide barely glanced up as Optimus entered, the primes were muttering lightly to themselves, making Riptides helm throb further.

"She's strong" Riptide muttered mainly to himself but Optimus found himself nodded.

"Riptide, I believe our conversation was left unfinished earlier" Optimus pointed out and Riptide nodded, leaving Arcee to her slumber as she recovered.

"Is there anything in particular that you wanted to speak of?" The older mech asked him and Riptide sighed but nodded.

"Yeah, there's something that you need to know" Riptide told him, taking a breath and thinking of how to phrase his important news.

"Well…uh you remember June said that my father walked out on us right?" He asked, sounding more like Jack than he had in such a long time.

"I don't know if it's because I was always told not to think of him…but I didn't recognise him when I saw him" He murmured and Optimus frowned.

"Riptide, are you saying that you have recently seen your father?" Optimus asked and Riptide nodded, his systems in taking a whirr of breath as he considered his next phrase very carefully.

"It's Silas"

Rosestorm allowed Soundwave to lead her forwards, his hand was grasping hers quite tightly as Megatron waited patiently for them to approach. Rosestorm knew what Megatron wanted, to see how she had come to be what she was.

Soundwave had already promised her that he wouldn't allow any harm to befall her.

Megatron greeted Soundwave with the dip of his helm, and Rosestorm with a small, sinister grin. Needless to say it didn't help her wary and suspicious mood.

"Welcome back Rosestorm, I trust you have recovered from your lapse of sanity" Megatron greeted and, mutely, Rosestorm nodded.

Soundwave squeezed her hand.

Arachnid was eyeing her carefully, as if she expected her to turn into some kind of wild, rabid animal. Which in all fairness was a likely scenario, but with Soundwave nearby she would be fine.

Soundwave the prime, the thought made her giggle inside.

"Due to the…circumstances of your condition, shall we say, you will be sharing a room with Soundwave" Knockout told her, eyes trailing up and down her frame in a way that made her feel very uncomfortable.

"Soundwave…acknowledges. I'll take her away then…shall I?" Soundwave told him, leading Rosestorm away from the group and towards the ship and it's dark, winding corridors.

Rosestorm had almost forgotten that Soundwave didn't speak to others, she wondered if she was the first to hear his voice.

She doubted this very much, but she took pride in the fact that she had been the first to hear it in what she was presuming was a very, very long time. The recorders didn't fail to creep her out though, she wondered how many dead voices he was using.

How many screams he had recorded.

Surprisingly, the thought of him torturing others didn't upset her as much as it might have a few weeks ago. But then a few weeks ago she was an innocent human and now she was a giant robot with a mute boyfriend.

She frowned as Soundwave showed her to their room, it was very plain and had two berths, one either side of the room.

Was Soundwave her boyfriend? It sounded so childish in light of who she now was. Did robots have boyfriends and girlfriends? For that matter, did they even have relationships?

She huffed to herself, not noticing Soundwave's growing concern at her silence, and huffing.

"Rosestorm?"

She glanced over at him, breaking free from her stupor.

"Yes?" She asked, loving the sound of his velvet voice, and hating the way she sounded so inferior to him.

Which she kind of was.

"Are you alright?" He asked her, one of his long fingers tracing circles on the back of her hand.

"Yeah, I'm fine…just thinking" She told him, sitting on what had been allocated 'her' berth and pulling him down to join her.

"About?" He inquired, which she found just a bit adorable.

"Do Cybertronians have relationships like humans do?" She asked, looking anywhere but at him.

The conversation was awkward enough as it was.

"We have something similar" He admitted, and he resisted the urge to shift where he was sat.

It seemed as though she was as naïve in this area as he was. He knew not how to court a human, and she knew not how to court an alien.

It was a rather peculiar predicament.

"We will work out our own kind of relationship" He told her, and she leaned into his chest and the two of them lay back on the berth, and they just lay there as day ended and night began.

The moonlight was perfect tonight. The sky was perfectly cloudless so that all of his men could covertly move through the dense undergrowth.

Silas was watching from the cameras, part of him, part of him that had been locked away and hidden for many years, was thinking about what an awful person he was.

The rest of him knew he was a genius.

He wanted what was rightfully his, Riptide was his.

How better than to get him back than with his co-creator?

June was in for a shock.

Sorry this took so long! What with my studies and family birthdays I've been a bit rushed but here it is! Also, I have a week off so I should be able to right more. But I wouldn't hold me to that.

Autobot-Blur 221, Of course I have! I loved it! :D

Foxbear, I like him to. It's an interesting angle on his character I think, but obviously he's still a vicious guy as you will find out very, very soon. *Begin gleeful cackling*

Richard'sQueen, Fluff is very fluffy. I love fluffy. :3 Derp.

Falloutaki, He did, and he will again…next time it'll be more sinister.

Anonymous, interesting name you have. And yes! Soundwave SPOKE!

Read and Review guys!

Tulip Out.