TerraPrime: You believe what you believe, but I think Optimus is dead. I'm just writing this because I love to write and this is what I think happened to him...not necissarily that Smokescreen's the next Prime though...Besides the writers can have him die, Hasbro owns Transformers: Prime and its characters. They may or may not kill him off.

Novanto: Haha well for me being sick brings inspiration...also the episode really impacted me. Besides, I was looking for a new idea anyways.

Autobot-Blurr 221: *slinks back* okay here's more *mutters* crazy femme...

So yay I'm continuing the story! I've run out of things to write on and this was my only idea and I like it. :P Here it is! Chapter Two of After the Mighty Have Fallen! :)

"What?!" Everyone yelled simultaneously after Solus explained that Smokescreen was to be the next Prime. Alpha Trion only smiled, as if he expected it to be his young student. Smokescreen cringed and looked down as everyone gave their reason why it wasn't a good idea. Bulkhead pointed out that Arcee never believed in Smokescreen, so why did she suddenly care? Solus remained silent throughout their rants until she saw how it was affecting Smokescreen. She finally had enough and shot straight up, causing everyone to flinch

"That is enough! You can doubt me if you want, but my mind has been made up! His spark is the purest I've seen in eons! Stop putting him down like this for Primus' sake. Yes, he annoyed me to no extent earlier, but he's just a kid." Solus scolded. Everyone fell silent and Smokescreen looked at her in shock. "Alpha Trion I was able to see his past and look into his spark, he's the one we've been looking for."

"I had a feeling when I was his mentor." Solus' brother agreed. There was no more debating on the issue, everyone knew that Solus' decision was final. Jack looked up at his partner/guardian. He couldn't believe that she was a Prime, let alone one of the Thirteen original Primes/Cybertronians. He wondered if she would be different now that her secret's out. Will they still be friends? He certainly hoped so. Everyone was talking about what to do next until a white ground bridge opened. Everyone got their weapons ready and the guardian stepped in front of their charges. Jack nearly sighed in relief at the fact that Arcee, even though she was a Prime, still cared about him. Instead of a Decepticon emerging, a silver two-wheeler femme walked out cautiously. "Silverspark?"

"Hi Creator, it's been a while since I've been with the Autobots." she said with a smirk. Instantly the Autobots recognized her and lowered their weapons in relief. The humans didn't understand who she was but apparently she was the daughter of Alpha Trion himself. Silverspark's bright blue optics were filled with worry and happiness.

"Silverspark, these are Jack, Raf, and Miko. Guys this is Alpha Trion's daughter, Silverspark Prime." Solus introduced. Silverspark Prime knelt down to get a better look at the humans. "Jack's my charge and partner."

"So you're a Prime?" Jack asked. Silverspark smiled and nodded as she offered a digit. Each of the humans shook it hesitantly. What really got them was the long thin scar across her faceplate. Miko began spouting out questions and Silverspark began to feel uncomfortable. The awkwardness grew when Miko asked about her scar.

"That's a story I'd rather not tell." Silverspark mumbled. She looked to Solus who seemed exhausted from all that's happened. Silverspark knew what's happened ever since she left to be with the Thirteen. Silverspark sat down with a sigh, as did everyone else.

"So Silverspark, what are you doing here? I thought you left us to be with your family again." Ratchet asked. He was very surprised that she'd returned. When she found out the truth about her family she talked with Optimus and decided to leave the Autobots to be with her Creator. Silverspark glanced at Alpha Trion then back at the old medic.

"I heard about what happened to bossbot and I knew Creator wouldn't be able to stay long. The Autobots need as many recruits as they can get if we want to survive. I'm also here to help Smokescreen become a great leader." Silverspark explained. "And might I add you all argue worse than the Thirteen I swear!"

"The Thirteen fight each other?" Miko teased. The humans snickered as Solus gave a sheepish smile. Alpha Trion smirked, he rarely ever got into the sibling rivalries. "So Arcee, what's it like having to be stuck with a bunch guys all the time?"

"A lot like working with the Autobots, I'm the only femme remember? To tell you I can see my brothers in you guys." Solus answered. Everyone fell silent Solus looked to Alpha Trion who nodded for her to continue. "Optimus definitely reminds me of Prima. Ironically his weapon was the Star Saber and he was the Matrix bearer. Sometimes I swore they were related somehow"

"Isn't Prima the firstborn and leader of the Thirteen?" Bulkhead asked. Solus smirked and nodded. Memories of after they had defeated Unicron the first time flooded her processor. She almost frowned when she thought of how she had gone into the Chaos Bringer's sparkchamber. It surprised her that Unicron didn't recognize her as a Prime. She saw servo wave in front of her faceplate and she realized that she'd been staring at nothing for a while. "You okay Arcee? You spaced out."

"I'm fine Bulkhead." she didn't even comment on how her name was no longer Arcee. The Autobots shared a worried look and remained silent until another white ground bridge opened. Alpha Trion stood and bid farewell to everyone before leaving.

"I'm curious, who else reminds you of your brothers?" Jack asked. Solus looked around the group, thinking about their different personalities and attitudes. She wracked her processor for something until she laid her optics on Bumblebee. He was a childish young mech, but he had his serious moments. Solus smiled and motioned to the scout, catching him off guard.

"Nexus is the most curious out of all us. He is also known for being childish and pranking everyone. Before I left to search for Smokescreen I was his main target." Solus chuckled and shook her helm at the memories of her brother. "I guess that's what I get for being the only femme in the Thirteen."

"Yeah, that much hasn't changed. I've fallen victims to many pranks, even some that weren't meant for me. It doesn't matter for Nexus." Silverspark muttered. Bumblebee by this time was embarrassed but laughing. "I can't think of any real specifics, everyone has the traits of the Thirteen. I can see Jack being like Vector though."

"Yeah I can see that." Solus agreed, looking down at her shy charge. She'd told him about Vector Prime while they were still separated from the others since he'd asked why Vector Sigma was called that. Bulkhead whispered something to Silverspark who giggled a little. Solus raised an optic ridge at them. "What's so funny?"

"I was just telling Silverspark that Megatron chose a perfect name when he called himself Megatronus." Bulkhead chuckled. Solus jumped up and glared at the Wrecker and Prime, startling everyone there. She couldn't believe he'd actually say something like that. Only Ratchet understood why she reacted the way she did, but was too nervous to explain it to the others in fear of making her anger worsen.

"There is no one who gets even close to him! I can't even bear to call him my brother!" Solus growled dangerously. The humans were confused but fearful of the enraged femme. "You don't know the whole story of the Fallen do you? The humans don't even know what you're talking about! The only person you can ever compare to him is Liege Maximo, but they don't get close either. Not all Primes are calm and patient like Optimus. In fact, the Thirteen is the most guilty of everything we supposedly stand against!"

"Solus, please calm down. The story of the Fallen was not told to the children so they wouldn't question us about everything to do with the Thirteen. Not even half of Cybertronians know exactly what happened. I do, and I'm sorry you had to go through that. But you can't expect everyone to understand everything you've gone through, it's impossible." Ratchet said calmly as he stood up. Solus' glare softened slightly at the medic but she still didn't calm down. "What Megatronus did was unforgivable, yes, but please don't take it out on the Autobots. Think about the humans, think about Jack."

"I…" Solus started but shut her mouth as she saw her partner staring up at her in fear. She sighed and rubbed her tired optics as she sat down again. Smokescreen gently placed a servo on her shoulder but she ignored it. "I'm sorry guys, it's just really sensitive ground to tread on."

"What happened?" Bulkhead asked in horror. He was shocked by Solus' sudden change in mood and her temper. It reminded him of how she'd react to seeing Airachnid or Starscream. That made him think: was Airachnid offlined or freed in the explosion? He prayed to Primus that she was offlined. Solus looked around at everyone's worried/fearful looks. Jack walked up and placed a comforting hand on her pede.

"Come on, 'Cee. You can tell us." Jack said. Solus looked down at him then straight at the other Autobots.

"Megatronus offlined me."

If the last line is confusing then GOOD! You shall soon learn why I wrote it like that...well actually in one of the Transformer continuities they talk about how Megatronus killed Solus after she made him a weapon and that's gonna come into play. But how is she alive now? You'll just have to wait and find out.

Oh and for the record, I don't really know if Optimus is dead or not in the show, but I think he is and that's how it is in this story. Don't like it don't read it. :P

Reviews are welcomed! :)