Hey guys! Another late update, cause I had a college audition up in London which is a hole days journey from here. Alright, the reason this is up here instead of at the bottom is that I have a warning for this chapter.

CHARACTER DEATH.

Warning issued.

Foxbear, I have not finished with the Knockout bashing, I like him but this was so coming to him. The rift is slightly smaller, but still there, wait till you see what happens next.

Carnomaniac, I like KO too, but he needed that, seriously.

Thelegofan, I know right? It just came to me and I was like 'light bulb!' so I wrote it down ASAP!

Richard'sQueen, Don't put the image into your head or you shall never remove it. It cannot be unseen. Raging prime going to rock!

Blackshadow, Yeah, Rosestorm and Soundwave are boyfriend and girlfriend if you like, it'll develop.

Read and Review guys!

Tulip Out.

Knockout was thrown backwards by a swift backhand from Soundwave, who stood possessively in front of Rosestorm with an angry stance. Knockout stood and growled at Soundwave.

"What, was that for?" He demanded the intelligence officer who pointed behind him at Rosestorm who was still holding the data pad and looking slightly out of place.

"Rosestorm? I was teaching her to read!" Knockout growled starting forwards but another backhand from Soundwave send him crashing down once more.

By now, Megatron and Arachnid had come to inspect what was causing such noise and Knockout stood once more, either ignoring or oblivious to the crowd.

"What is it to you? She's the first femme other than Arachnid we've seen in an age, I'm just the only one confident enough to try to-" Another backhand, much more powerful than the first two combined sent him flying across the room and Soundwave stomped after him.

He lifted Knockout off the ground and held him, holding onto the red decepticon's throat tightly.

"You do not approach her, you do not touch her…if you do…you die" Soundwave told him, and even though the combination of voices wasn't necessary very evil it sounded menacing.

"Understood" Knockout gasped and Soundwave dropped him and walked back over to Rosestorm who hadn't moved.

He didn't speak or play a recording, he simply reached out a hand to her and she grasped it and stood. Without glancing back, Soundwave and Rosestorm retired to their quarters.

"That was certainly interesting" Arachnid muttered and Megatron made a 'hm' noise as he thought about it.

"Very interesting" He grinned maliciously and returned to his duties as decepticon leader.

Riptide's breath was raspy and horrible, not because he was in pain but he was afraid. Silas had his mother. Silas had his mother. Silas had his mother.

It rattled in his brain repeatedly and he couldn't let it go. He had to save her, needed to. But unlike in his other plans, Silas had left no clues. She could be anywhere on Earth right now.

Riptide knew she wasn't, he was pretty sure she was still at his old home with June, just waiting for him to return and fall into his trap.

"No time limit, no clues…this isn't like Silas at all" Ratchet grumbled still searching on his monitors, Riptide was sat on the berth and Arcee was laying on the berth beside him holding onto his hand.

She wasn't sure what terrified her more, the thought that she couldn't help, or seeing him in this state.

"We'll find her Riptide, she'll be okay" Arcee assured him and he nodded, and proceeded to take several deep breaths as Optimus walked in.

Riptide dipped his head and his gaze dropped to the floor, something that made Optimus' spark lurch painfully, and Arcee glared at him for it.

"Riptide, do you know where they may be?" Optimus asked, sitting beside him and placing a hand lightly on his shoulder.

Riptide was silent, still breathing deeply and then nodded.

"I think they're home" He told Optimus solemnly who nodded and glanced at Ratchet, who immediately started scanning Riptide's old home and the area around it.

"Riptide, it will be alright" Optimus told him, and Riptide believed him.

How wrong Optimus was.

Silas was done here. He had left his mark, done what he had needed to do. June had been so shocked to see him, and then he had backhanded her. She had fallen with a whimper and leaped back up to attack but she never stood a chance.

Silas grabbed her hand and spun her around, and then, very swiftly and with the air of a man who was taking out the trash, snapped her neck to the side.

She was limp and hit the floor with a thud, and he closed the door behind him and got to arranging her body.

Riptide was in for a surprise.