Autobot-Blurr 221: You scare me sometimes, I hope you know that. Pffffffffft Soundwave wouldn't last ten minutes with me! Have you even met me? I'm too crazy for his feeble mind!...processor. And this was my reaction to that last part "O_o Ger-derp" haha

Mystic: Thanks and okay

So far it looks like people are wanting Soundwave and Solus to get back together and for Soundwave to join the Autobots. Now how am I going to do this while using my twisted mind? Hmmm...
Oh and by the way, Silverspark won't really have a bigger part until later on but rest assured that she will come into play in future events!
**One last thing before I start this chapter and you MUST read this! The flashbacks are extremely important for they shall be needed later on, especially if I do bring Solus and Soundwave together again. Plus, Soundwave will be MAJORLY out of character in these flashbacks!**
On with the chapter! :D

In the morning Jack noticed two things: one he was no longer freezing cold and two he was inside a car. He sat up slowly and looked out the window to see the sun rising. He held back a groan, realizing how early he had woken up. Then it dawned on him: who was he inside? He looked around the interior and recognized it to be Smokescreen. But why was he in Smokescreen? How did he get in the young Autobot?

"Finally you woke up Jack. You gave Solus a scare last night." Smokescreen chuckled, his form rumbling a little. Jack smiled sheepishly and hopped out of the racecar so he could transform. Jack looked up to see Solus walk up looking relieved. The others were also awake, surprising the raven haired teen. He wondered how early the bots get up. Miko and Raf were asleep in the servos of their guardians.

"Hey Solus, sorry about making you worried." Jack mumbled as he rubbed the back of his head. Solus knelt down with a sad smile and held out her servo. Jack clambered on so she could stand up straight.

"It's fine Jack. I just got nervous when you were shivering violently. Why didn't you just ask someone to sleep in their alt form?" Solus asked. Jack gave a sheepish smile and shrugged. Ravage watched the two talk from a distance. Solus had changed so much ever since she was sent to find Smokescreen. She would isolate herself from most bots, including her brothers. They should've sent her away a long time ago, especially if she could've been even more welcoming to others. He frowned when he thought about how she left Soundwave. He had been there, along with Soundwave's other cassettes when it happened and he wasn't too pleased about it.

**Flashback**

Soundwave, with his visor up, sat down next to Arcee (no one except he knows her true identity) with two energon cubes for them. Arcee smiled and thanked him and watched the sunset from their spot at the abandoned park. They'd found this place while out on a walk in the more rural parts of Cybertron. It was also where she revealed her true identity to him. He definitely surprised her when he willingly allowed her to look into his processor and spark. The darkness in his spark, however, frightened her slightly. She'd never seen anything like it before so she decided against him becoming a Prime. Soundwave didn't take offense to it and didn't mind.

"Are you okay?" Soundwave suddenly asked. Arcee snapped out of her thoughts and turned to the mech. She moved her gaze away from him and shrugged. Ravage wondered from where the cassettes were stored what was going on with her. She never seemed distant around Soundwave and it worried the Prime. Soundwave apparently was thinking the same thing and moved so that he was kneeling in front of her. They were both on the ground so they were optic-to-optic. His violet optics showed true concern and worry. "Solus?"

"I'm fine Soundwave." She muttered. She didn't know what hurt more, being called Solus or being reminded of what was going to happen. Ravage almost growled at the pain in her voice. He didn't recall Soundwave hurting her, so what was wrong with her? Soundwave reached out to gently touch Solus' cheekplate but she jerked away and stood abruptly. Soundwave stared up at her in shock. Had he done something wrong? "I'm sorry Soundwave, but I can't keep seeing you. This…this is goodbye."

"No!" Soundwave gasped as he stood up. It wasn't an angry "no" but a desperate one. It took every fiber in Ravage's being to not eject and beat the living slag out of his sister. Soundwave grabbed her arm as she began to leave. His optics showed his desperation and fear, he truly didn't want her to leave him. "Please, Solus. Please don't leave me. What did I do wrong? Did I say or do something to offend you? Just tell me and I promise I'll make it better. I can't lose you…please."

"You didn't do anything Soundwave to hurt or offend me. But I can't stay with you, you must understand this. I promise you'll forget me, you can live your life without me just fine. I know someday you'll find the right femme for you, but it's not me. You have to understand." Solus sighed as she yanked her arm free. Ravage now understood what she meant, but he completely disagreed with her. He could almost hear Soundwave's spark sinking as Solus transformed and drove away. Soundwave collapsed to his knees and just stared down at his servos. He'd lost her, the one femme that understood him. It was as if his spark were split in two and thrown away. He never even got the chance to tell her the way he really felt.

**End flashback**

"Ravage!" Miko yelled for the umpteenth time. Ravage jerked out of his thoughts and looked down at the over-active human femme with slight annoyance. When he looked at the others they were looking slightly worried. Miko put her hands on her hips with a frown. "Dude you've been spaced out for ten minutes! What's up with you?"

"Sorry, just reliving a memory. What's going on?" Ravage asked. Solus frowned, wondering what he was thinking about. Smokescreen huffed slightly, wishing he could think of a plan, but none would come to him. He really wanted to get Solus and Soundwave back together, knowing that it must hurt both of them. He then wondered why he cared about how Soundwave suddenly, the mech had captured him and probed his mind! But…something about how Solus had a past with him made him want to help them.

"I'm still trying to figure out a plan, but maybe you can help me?" Smokescreen suggested. Ravage shrugged and they went off a ways deeper into the forest to talk alone. Ravage could tell that it wasn't just the plan he wanted to talk about, there was something else and he knew what it was going to be. "I need to know what happened between Solus and Soundwave, maybe we can get Soundwave to join us if he knew how she really felt."

"Then you better get comfortable, because it's a long story. I guess I should start with how they met. I was already Soundwave's 'cassette' and working for him. I was the one who pointed out to Solus that he might be the one we were searching for…"

**Flashback**

Solus, disguised as Arcee, walked down the streets of Iacon trying to get to where she'd meet the mech her brother told her about. Arcee just wanted to get the mission over with and return to her brothers in the Pocket Dimension. What she didn't expect when she got there was a tall black and purple mech with a full visor. There seemed to be a mysterious aura around him which surprised her. She had to admit, he was very intimidating.

"Hello, I'm Arcee. I assume you're Soundwave?" Arcee introduced. Soundwave nodded and had Ravage eject, who seemed bored at the time. They began to discuss matters that Ravage had long forgotten. Soundwave maintained his usual monotone and talked abnormally. Arcee found this strange but continued to speak with him. Eventually their conversations changed to more random subjects, both seemingly more relaxed. Ravage almost gasped in shock when Soundwave managed to get Arcee to laugh. Ever since Nexus disappeared he rarely heard his sister laugh. What stunned him even more was that Soundwave was beginning to show emotion in his voice and even talked like a normal Cybertronian. For the first time in a long time, Arcee was truly happy and forgot about her problems. "I'm afraid I have to go home now, it was nice meeting you Soundwave."

"Please, allow me to walk you home." Soundwave offered. Arcee smiled and nodded. She wondered why she was so intimidated by him. Sure, his form itself seemed slightly threatening, but he was really a kind mech. They continued to talk until they got to her small apartment. Ravage was already back with the other cassettes and listened them say goodbye. He couldn't help but smirk at how fast Arcee had warmed up to Soundwave. When his master returned home Ravage couldn't help but smirk at how Soundwave mumbled to himself about Arcee.

**End flashback**

"Wow, I didn't think that Soundwave could get her to laugh so easily." Smokescreen said in surprise. Ravage smirked, already seeing Smokescreen hatching a plan. Smokescreen sighed and leaned against the tree while thinking about what to do with the two bots. "How did he react to the news that she was really a Prime?"

"Ha, that's a really good story. They had just found the old abandoned park in the more rural part of Cybertron near Iacon…"

**Flashback**

"Wow this is amazing!" Arcee gasped as they stumbled upon a small old park. Soundwave retracted his visor and looked around, taking in its beauty. Arcee found a soft patch of ground and sat to watch the sunset. They'd been exploring for a few hours before finding this place and her pedes were killing her. Soundwave chuckled slightly and sat down next to her. Ravage prayed to Primus that he'd be the next Prime so Arcee wouldn't have to worry about the mixed feelings her spark was sending her. "Hey Soundwave, I have something I need to tell you."

"What is it?" Soundwave asked as he turned his helm towards the femme sitting next to him. He had to admit, it was stunning the way the light from the setting sun bounced off her armor. But he could sense a slight hesitance and uncertainty coming from her. He wondered what she had to tell him that made her so uneasy.

"My name isn't really Arcee, it was just a cover up name. My real designation is Solus Prime, the weapon smith of the Thirteen Original Primes." Arcee admitted. Ravage smirked wondering how Soundwave would react. The air between the two bots grew tense and the park fell silent. Solus looked away in fear of what he thought of her. Was he angry? Did he not believe her?

"Why are you here and not with your brothers?" Soundwave asked. Solus turned to him in shock and even Ravage was surprised. That was not the reaction they were expecting but it was better than him being doubtful or mad. Solus searched his faceplate, but it only gave away that he was indeed curious about her reason for being here. Solus smiled in relief and lowered her gaze slightly.

"I was sent by them to look for the Prime in hiding. We don't know his identity and neither does the bot but I must find him. Primus foretold a great war and only the chosen Prime will be able to end it. I was told by my brothers that are also undercover to check you out, they were suspicious of you being the mech I'm looking for. And being with you for this long, I honestly believe it's you." Solus nearly smirked at the shocked look on Soundwave's faceplate.

"How can you be sure?" Solus stood and offered him a servo up. He took it and was surprised when she pulled him by his shoulders so she was staring into his optics. He knew what she was going to do so he gently grabbed the back of her helm and held her even closer. Ravage was surprised by his reaction, he was willing to have her check his processor and spark. Solus suddenly let out a horrified gasp and jumped away from Soundwave with wide fearful optics. Soundwave's spark clenched. What did she see?

"S-Soundwave there was a darkness in your spark that's completely unfamiliar. I…I'm sorry but you're not the Prime. I'm sorry if I got you hopeful. I swear I thought you were the one but it's not to be." Solus' voice was weak. Ravage was shocked at what he heard. Soundwave had a dark spark? And what made the darkness more different than any other? He worried that Soundwave would get angry and leave his sister forever. Solus feared the same thing because she looked away and lowered her helm in shame. Soundwave walked up and used a clawed servo to lift her chin so she'd look at him.

"I'm okay with that Solus, I don't care that I'm not going to be a Prime. Just promise to tell me who once you find them." Solus smiled warmly and nodded.

**End flashback**

"Wow…" was all Smokescreen could say. Ravage also explained how they split apart which surprised Smokescreen greatly. He made up his processor, he was going to help Solus and Soundwave in any way he can. But how can he? Soundwave doesn't know about Ravage being a Prime or that Solus still loves him and Solus thinks that Soundwave forgot about her like she promised he would. "Ravage, no matter what I'm going to help those two see that they do care for each other. They deserve to be together again."

"I agree. So-" But Ravage was cut off when there was a giant explosion coming from where the others were. Both mechs didn't hesitate in running back to their friends and when they got there they saw Megatron, Knockout, and Soundwave standing in front of an army of vehicons. Ravage swiftly transformed back into his beast mode before he could be seen.

"What happened to giving us a week Megatron?" Bulkhead demanded. The warlord smirked at the pissed off Autobots, not even noticing that Ravage had snuck back towards the Autobots. But one purple and black mech did notice, yet he said nothing. Solus glared at the cons, readying her wrist blades in case they tried any funny business.

"Why, I only wanted to meet Solus Prime in person." Megatron claimed.

It was dead silent.

*GASP!* How did they find out the truth? Will Soundwave protect Solus or hold a grudge against her? Will he risk sparkbreak to keep her safe and close? Will Solus admit that she actually has feelings for him? Will I ever stop asking rhetorical questions and end this chapter alread?
Well I have one more question...well it's another poll really:

Should Starscream be Silverspark Prime's brother like he was in Once Upon a Spark/Life as an Autobot?
A. Yes
B. No

And it's not too late to answer my other questions! I can easily put a twist in events to make it even more evil than it already is if you're against the idea. Or you could go along with it. Either one's fine.

Reviews are welcomed! :)