Autobot-Blurr 221: Well it was your idea! I'm not gonna take credit for it! Thanks! *turns very serious* Midnight

Autobot Shadowstalker: Uh huh, don't mess with Solus when Smokescreen, Ravage, Soundwave, or Jack are around! XD

Smokescreen was beyond the point of angry, he was royally pissed off. First Soundwave aided in the kidnapping of Solus, and now he returns with her injured. He clenched his fists waiting for the answer, glaring along with the Rescue Bots and Bulkhead. It killed him how Soundwave didn't answer, only stared at the door to the med bay. Smokescreen was about to snap at him again but he hesitated when he really looked at the mech. He was obviously worried about Solus and something else was also hiding underneath his cool form.

"Ratchet's almost here. She'll be fine, but we need to know what happened." Smokescreen stated, a little more calmly. Soundwave turned his gaze from the door to the young mech. The visor remained down but everyone could tell he was deep in thought about something. Everyone's intakes hitched when Soundwave's visor suddenly retracted to show his face to someone other than Solus for the first time in eons. His unusual purple optics were pained and he had a slight frown.

"Knockout pushed it too far and I knocked him out so we could escape. When Solus was putting in the coordinates for the ground bridge we were attacked and she was shot. Does that answer your question?" Soundwave hissed. Smokescreen's mouth was agape and he merely nodded. The visor clicked back into place as human voices approached. Kade and Charlie were laughing as the children smirked.

"So the zombiecon's arm seriously attacked Starscream's face?" Charlie asked once he caught his breath. Jack, Raf, and Miko snickered and nodded as they walked into the main hanger. The younger humans froze when they saw Soundwave and Jack instinctively stood between him and his younger friends.

"What's Soundwave doing here? What's going on?" Jack demanded. With all his experiences with this con he wouldn't be surprised if he was spying on them. Smokescreen hesitantly explained what happened with Solus and why Soundwave was there. Jack gasped and his mouth was wide open in horror. "Where is she? I have to talk to her!"

"You can't Jack! You heard Smokescreen!" Raf said as he held the older boy back. Jack sighed and backed off, but he was still depressed. Soundwave eyed him wearily, knowing that they must be close for him to react in such a way. They heard the roars of engines and turned to see the remaining Autobots driving in. Ravage leapt out of the back of Ratchet and transformed looking displeased. Ratchet transformed and was immediately taken to the med bay. Bumblebee left so Silverspark could aide Ratchet.

**With the Decepticons**

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN THEY'RE GONE?!" Megatron roared. Everyone in the room cringed at the anger in the warlord's voice. Knockout had just reported what happened and even had the attacking vehicons back him up on his words. Starscream worried that he might become Megatron's personal punching bag again. "Where are they?"

"Lord Megatron it seems that Soundwave was able to erase every record of the ground bridge. Ravage's tracking and recording device has been deactivated. We have no idea where they went. I'm curious as to why he'd even bother saving her. He was the most loyal Decepticon after all." Knockout replied. Megatron was about to hit him, but he froze. Why did Soundwave suddenly dessert them for a Prime? More specifically a femme Prime? Then a thought went through his twisted processor and he grinned deviously.

"I believe this goes deeper than Soundwave betraying us because she's a simple Prime. Soundwave hadn't done anything to Solus while we were gone, and she seemed calmer. Put the pieces together and what do you get?" Megatron growled. Starscream and Knockout stared at him in confusion before their optics widened in surprise.

"Lord Megatron, are you suggesting that Soundwave has…feelings for Solus?" Starscream almost snickered. This was certainly some unexpected news, especially since it was the emotionless TIC of the Decepticons. Knockout was almost doubled over in laughter. No one could believe what they were hearing, even if it was Megatron himself saying this.

"We must use this new information to our advantage. Obviously Solus would do anything now to protect Soundwave."

**With the Autobots and Rescue Bots**

June and Agent Fowler finally arrived at the base where the Autobots were waiting for them. They had to talk to the mayor before meeting up with the others so they were quite surprised to see Soundwave there. After everything was explained and June crushed Jack in another hug everyone went back to waiting for word on Solus. Finally Ratchet and Silverspark left the med bay looking exhausted, but relieved. Everyone held their breath as they waited for the news on Solus.

"She'll be fine now. All she needs is some rest and time to recover." Ratchet announced. Everyone let out a sigh of relief, even Soundwave. An alarm went off and the Rescue Bots were forced to go do their duties. Ratchet went back in to check on Solus while the others merely talked about what to do next except Soundwave. Ratchet came out again and motioned to the door. "She's not awake, but only two people at a time can visit her."

"I suggest Soundwave should go first, he's even closer to her than me." Ravage said with a smirk. Soundwave looked down at Jack who nodded in agreement. This actually surprised Soundwave that they'd let him be the first to be with her. He nodded in thanks and walked into the dimly lighted room. When he saw her hooked up to different machines his spark sunk in fear. The door closed behind him so he was completely alone. He sat down in a chair next to her berth and watched her sleep peacefully. He retracted his visor and laid his helm on the edge of the berth. He couldn't help but blame himself for her injury. If he'd caught the tracker on Ravage before he was sent out earlier then Megatron wouldn't have learned of her true identity.

"I'm so sorry Solus, please forgive me." Soundwave pleaded. He then did something he hadn't done since she'd first left him on Cybertron. He began to cry. All the emotion built up throughout the years was finally let go. When he stopped he let out a shaky breath, thanking Primus that they were alone. He froze as a servo gently caressed his helm. He lifted it up to see Solus, fully awake, looking worriedly at him. She used her thumb to wipe away some of the remaining tears on his cheekplate soothingly.

"Soundwave what's wrong? Why are you crying?" Solus asked in a worried tone. Soundwave put his servo on hers and pressed his faceplate into it more, taking in her warm touch. Realization hit Solus and she shifted so that she was closer to him. He didn't miss how she cringed at the pain the movement caused. He closed his optics tightly and looked down. "Sh, Soundwave it'll be alright. I'm not going to offline. I promise that there's nothing to worry about."

"It's not that Solus. If I had discovered the tracker chip in Ravage sooner none of this would've happened. Knockout wouldn't have disgraced you like that and you wouldn't have been shot. If I had pushed my pain away at the beginning of the war I would've been an Autobot all along. I'm sorry for failing you, I'm so sorry." Soundwave explained. Solus' spark sunk. He really thought that she blamed him?

"Soundwave look at me. You had every right to be hurt by what I did, and I don't deserve your forgiveness. Knockout's an aft, you know that. He's probably done that to who knows how many femmes! Megatron didn't tell you about the chip so there was nothing you could do about it. Everyone makes mistakes Soundwave, even Primes. Actually, sometimes I think we make the most mistakes because we usually end up hurting the ones we love. I know you're not perfect and I'm not mad that you aren't. As for the shot, I've gone through worse. I survived the space bridge explosion after all." Solus smirked at the end. Soundwave's gaze met her own and he saw the sincerity in her optics. He tilted his helm up and kissed her gently, surprising the Prime.

"Aw! That's so cute!" a human voice exclaimed. Both bots jumped and they turned to see the Autobots and Rescue Bots standing in the doorway with the humans. Miko, Jack, and Raf were all smirking after Miko said that. Solus' cooling fans turned on and Soundwave was too embarrassed to even bother to lower his visor. "And since when does Soundwave have a face?"

"Miko!" Solus groaned as she facepalmed. Ravage was smirking at his partner and sister. It reminded him of the night Solus fell asleep with her helm on Soundwave's chassis when they were back on Cybertron (read A Night on Cybertron to hear that story). He knew all along that Solus was in love with Soundwave, she just needed to admit it. Solus suddenly realized something and sat straight up, much to her pain and Ratchet's annoyance. "The betrayed will become the traitor!"

"What?" Bulkhead asked in confusion. They were all confused by her outburst, but Ravage had somewhat of an idea of what she was talking about. Ratchet made her lay down again and she groaned. She didn't have time to relax! She needed to warn them about what was to come!

"The betrayed will become the traitor, it's a part of the prophecy about Smokescreen. When I left Soundwave on Cybertron I betrayed him. Sounds terrible I know but it's true. Now, years after that, he betrayed the Decepticons to save me. He became a traitor to the Decepticons! The prophecy is coming into play you guys. The time is almost upon us! Ravage we have to get Smokescreen the Matrix and fast." Solus said sternly. Everyone fell silent and this time Ratchet didn't argue when Solus sat up again.

"But when the base was destroyed Optimus was destroyed as well. He was the holder of the Key to Vector Sigma and the Matrix bearer! And Cybertron's dead, how are you going to get back to Vector Sigma? I got lucky the last time." Jack protested. Solus sighed and rubbed her optics. She hadn't thought of that and now it's too late to change things. Smokescreen suddenly felt disheartened and sighed in sorrow. Silverspark narrowed her optics and looked between Smokescreen and Solus.

"There's another way he can get the Matrix. When Creator made me a Prime he gave me a Matrix. Smokescreen you need it more than I. You may have mine." Silverspark offered. Solus' helm snapped up and she stared up at her niece. The other Autobots besides Smokescreen also stared in shock and horror. They knew what would happen if she gave up her Matrix. Smokescreen didn't quite understand but he was surprised nonetheless. Solus stood and almost fell before Soundwave caught her.

"Silverspark that is too dangerous. We will find some way to get Smokescreen the Matrix but I won't let you sacrifice your memories for that. I cannot and will not allow it. This will be an option, but one of our last resorts." Solus scolded. Ratchet quickly explained to the Rescue Bots, Smokescreen, and humans that didn't know how Optimus gave up the Matrix to defeat Unicron. "Unicron's not dead. The Matrix is only keeping him in stasis, even that won't last forever."

"So we stopped Unicron for nothing?!" Bee whirred in frustration. Solus looked between the humans and Autobots. They were all upset at the fact that Unicron would rise again. She knew it wouldn't happen for a long time but they'd have to face him again. They shrugged it off and began bugging Solus to tell them the rest of the prophecy.

"Okay, okay I'll tell you. 'A mission of one to find another, to end the war of brother against brother. A team torn apart as a brother loses his spark. They now stand together, as the betrayed will become the traitor. New one rise and take the knowledge of the Primes. The fallen will come home, but another must take the throne. For now to stop the battle of brother against brother there must be another.'" Solus recited. Everyone seemed on the verge of glitching, especially Smokescreen. "The pieces are starting to come together. 'Brother against brother' obviously refers to Megatron and Optimus Prime. They were, in fact, brothers. Our team was separated for a month after our leader, one of the brothers, offlined. We're finally back together and Soundwave became one of us. The New One is indeed Smokescreen. 'A mission of one to find another' refers to my search for Smokescreen."

"What about the whole 'the fallen will come home but another must take the throne' thing about? Is the 'another' in the last line about Smokescreen too?" Miko asked. Solus, after sitting down again, shrugged. Jack looked up at her with wide dark blue eyes. He walked up slowly until he was right in front of her.

"You don't know much about the prophecy, do you?" he asked quietly. It reminded Solus so much of how he said something similar to Optimus when he talked about giving up his Matrix. Solus sighed and nodded slowly. Primus hadn't explained anything to her, she and her brothers were forced to figure everything out. Ravage knew there was another thing hidden deep within the prophecy, but Solus was too scared to bring it up.

"'The fallen will come home, but another must take the throne' has a meaning you do not expect." Ravage announced gravely. Solus' gaze snapped up to him as everyone looked to him in anticipation. "Megatronus Prime shall return, and his descendant must take his spot amongst the Thirteen. He comes from a long line, so far that only his optics reveal the truth and he no longer shares the same coding as him."

"Well who is it? Who's the descendant of Megatronus?" Chase asked curiously. Ravage closed his optics momentarily before he opened them again and glared sternly at a mech. Everyone followed his gaze and couldn't believe it. Solus gasped and covered her mouth with a servo as she stared at him in horror.

"Soundwave is the great-great-great-great-great-great grandson of Megatronus Prime. You can tell by his violet optics."

Okay I hope I didn't just make it creepy that Solus is dating the descendant of her brother cuz that's not what I intended. BUT HOLY SCRAP SOUNDWAVE'S THE DESCENDANT OF THE FALLEN! *gasp*

Wonder how this'll turn out...

Reviews are welcomed! :D