Autobot Shadowstalker: Haha glad to know you liked it! :) Thought that my story needed a little bit of light in the darkness.

Autobot-Blurr 221: Huggles? Uh okay. BUT THE PANDA! HE KNOWS SO MUCH! Wait...because of the panda my dance class says I know too much and that I must die...scrap! Glad you like the prophecy, took me like 20 minutes to think of it. XD Okay at the end of every review all I see is "blah blah blah" no offense haha

After the whole…friendly moment mess had been cleared up everyone went back to storytelling. The Rescue Bots and their human friends loved hearing about the amazing missions the Autobots and their human allies went through. They were especially interested in the battle against Unicron and how Jack went to Cybertron to get the Matrix. Soundwave even told some of the Decepticon side of the story. Smokescreen was excited about the stories as well considering he was the newest member of the team. After a while Solus ended up listening, not really telling stories. Finally Solus stepped forward looking very serious.

"Okay I know it's fun to relive the past but we can't hide here forever. Not when the Decepticons are starting to take over Earth. We need to come up with some sort of plan to end this war and now that we know the Fallen will return we have to act quickly." Solus stated. She then turned to the Rescue Bots. "You don't have to, but we really need to keep Jack, Miko, and Raf safe. They're the main human targets because of how much they've helped us. Please allow them to stay here for now until things at least settle down."

"Solus no offense, but you said it yourself. The Decepticons are taking over the Earth. Soon even here won't be safe. I know the prophecy is starting but what if it doesn't work?" Jack retaliated. Solus looked down at him in shock. She couldn't believe he was starting to doubt that the prophecy will be fulfilled. "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that we can't take any chances. If we stay here we're sitting ducks. I'm sorry but I don't think we should split up the team."

"Jack…it's just…I can't…I'm going for a drive." Solus sighed. She transformed and activated her holoform before driving out of the base at a high speed. Ravage sighed and shook his helm. She took the protection of others very seriously, especially after losing Tailgate and Cliffjumper. Jack didn't seem to understand why, even though he knew about her old partners.

"Jack," Ravage sighed. The teen looked up at him at the mention of his name. "Solus has lost many people in her life. Two of her brothers turned evil, one's missing, she left Soundwave thinking that she'd be considered a traitor if she stayed, and she lost two partners. She's naturally protective over those she cares about, including you. It's not that she doesn't want to lose another partner, she doesn't want any Autobot or ally hurt."

**A week or so later, with the Decepticons**

Megatron growled in frustration. Decepticon progress had been going slow ever since Soundwave betrayed them. They knew where he was, but the technology the Rescue Bots had was too advanced for them to break through. He paced the command center while trying to figure out how to get to the Autobots and offline them and their annoying pets once and for all. He was alone in the room considering everyone was scared, and rightfully so, whenever he was in a mood like this.

"Nice place you run here, too bad the Autobots are going to destroy it soon." A voice hissed from behind Megatron. The warlord growled and turned around to see who dared to enter, but was shocked to see a mech a good three or four feet taller than him with gleaming purple optics and pitch black armor. "I am Megatronus Prime, otherwise known as the Fallen."

"Megatron, leader of the Decepticons. You are one of the Thirteen, correct?" Megatron hissed, now fully understanding who this mech was. Megatronus scowled at the mention of the Thirteen. He was done listening to his annoying brothers and sister. At least Solus was offline…oh wait that's right. She's not because they moved her spark into a much smaller frame.

"I was, but I refuse to be known as one of them. After all, I attempted to offline Solus. I swear that femme is the most stubborn creature in the galaxy. But that is beside the point. The prophecy is something you should indeed worry about. Solus had foretold it before I betrayed them. It tells of a new Prime stepping up and defeating the Decepticons and my descendant taking my place as one of the high leaders." The Fallen growled. Megatron's optics narrowed, now here is something different.

"You have a descendant? I was only aware of Silverspark Prime being the descendant of a Thirteen member. Who is he?" Megatron demanded. The Fallen smirked, evilly. This was definitely going to prove to be a useful alliance if all goes as planned. He crossed him arms and glared down at the Decepticon leader.

"The betrayed will become the traitor. The one mech who betrayed you to be with Solus, the one who never showed his faceplate or spoke. The one who you trusted because he seemed so loyal. Now you're dumbfounded because you cannot believe that he would leave the Decepticons for my dear sister. You know who he is, and he must offline if there is any chance for you to win this war and for me to take the power from my brothers." The Fallen hissed. Megatron's optics narrowed at him.

"You're telling me that Soundwave is your descendant? How can you be sure unless you've tracked your family line for all these eons while serving under Unicron?" Megatron questioned. The Fallen held out something in his servo. When Megatron took it and examined it he found that it was a list of things that would change if one were to become a follower of Unicron. "Soundwave has shown none of these traits, why would I believe this?"

"There's a reason that he's always wearing his visor. Anyone out of the Thirteen besides Solus knows that if anyone has purple optics they've either thrust dark energon into their sparkchamber or are the descendant of me. Have you ever seen Soundwave's optics before? I'll give you a hint: they're exactly like mine." Megatron was surprised by what he'd just learned. His ex-TIC was the descendant of the Fallen.

"I was told that the prophecy spoke of a new Prime, being sought after by Solus, was to end this war. I also know that it's supposed to be that new recruit Smokescreen. If Soundwave is the key to this war, then why is Smokescreen brought up at all?" Megatron inquired. The Fallen frowned, this was something new to him.

"It seems as though there is a second piece to this puzzle unrevealed to everyone. I assume that both mechs are key parts in this war. We must get one, if not both, to join us. I offer my services so long as you help me take down my brothers. Solus will fall by my servos, but you and your team may take any of them that you wish. To top it all off, I know how to get to the Rescue Bots and Autobots without drawing them out. Do we have a deal?" The Fallen stuck out his servo. Megatron grinned evilly and shook it. "Perfect."

**Pocket Universe**

Prima frowned as the scene ended in front of him. Vector Prime had just shown him what Megatron and The Fallen were talking about. None of the Primes were pleased with this turn of events. A portal opened nearby and everyone shielded their optics from the brightness of it. Out of the bridge walked a very familiar mech. They couldn't believe it, he'd returned to them after all this time. Nexus Prime smiled at everyone but he clearly saw that Solus was not present along with a few of his brothers.

"Welcome home, Nexus." Prima sighed in relief. Everyone welcomed him back and questioned him on where he had been. Finally Nexus was able to ask where some of the others were. When the prophecy was explained and what Solus' current status was he was surprised. He couldn't believe that Solus actually found a mech. "I believe you should go aide her, she may need more help now that The Fallen has returned."

"I'll return, but only when the time is right and she needs me. But for now I would like to know when Alpha Trion managed to find a femme." Nexus stated as he turned to said mech. Alpha Trion facepalmed and Firestrike, his mate, just chuckled and shook her helm. It was good to have their brother back, but they knew that the pranks would start soon.

**With the Autobots and Rescue Bots**

Jack and Solus had already made up and they were currently working to try and find a way to turn the war around and have the odds in their favor. One thing was for sure, the Rescue Bots needed to be trained. They had good weapons, yes, but they're not skilled enough to even face a vehicon. The Autobots decided to spar a little to show them what to expect. Bumblebee and Bulkhead went up first. Raf and the Rescue Bots were rooting for Bee while Miko cheered for Bulkhead…very loudly. Solus watched from the sidelines with a smile.

"Ready to get squashed like a bee?" Bulkhead teased. Bee shot back something a little rude but he was also joking. Solus rolled her optics. Some mechs never change it seems. Bumblebee ended up winning after about ten minutes with Bulkhead on his stomach groaning. Miko complained while the others congratulated them both. Bee helped up Bulkhead and returned to his spot at the sidelines.

"Who's the bug now?" Bee joked. Bulkhead shot him a glare as Solus walked into the arena. Ratchet, not being as much of a soldier as he once was, refused to spar to avoid being made fun of. Ravage whispered something to Soundwave before pushing him hard into the arena. A few people snickered and cracked jokes about it. They got into position with Solus smirking.

"Don't hold back, Wave." She stated before charging at him. Soundwave dodged her tackle and tried to kick her. His pede collided with her chassis and she was sent back with a slight groan. She regained composure just in time to dodge him again. She was surprised at how fast he could move, even more so than she once was in her old body. Eventually she was pinned to the ground with his knee on her chassis, but not with so much pressure that it was uncomfortable. Her cooling fans were working hard to cool down her body.

"Woah," Miko gasped. Soundwave helped Solus up and they saw the shocked looks given to them. No one knew that they were so capable of speed and grace, especially Soundwave. It was obvious that he had always held back whenever fighting in battles. Solus sat down and leaned her back against the wall and watched as the others trained the Rescue Bots. Soundwave sat next to her and saw how tired she was after that sparring match.

"Are you okay?" Soundwave asked, worried that he'd hurt her. Solus turned and smiled at him as the others continued to train. It had been a while since she'd fought like that. She had no idea what Soundwave was capable. It reminded her of the day she battled alongside her brothers to defeat Unicron. A thought suddenly hit her, he was fighting almost exactly like how Megatronus Prime had. In a way it made her nervous but she shrugged it off.

"I'm fine, just a little tired. I haven't fought like that in a long time, let alone sparred like that. You're a very good fighter Soundwave, I'm a little surprised. Your movements were swift but not out of control. It was as if you were in another state of mind." Solus theorized. Soundwave studied her expression; she seemed to be calculating something in her processor. "Who taught you to fight like that? There's a very few amount of bots who are able to fight like that. I used to be one of them until Megatronus offlined me."

"I never had a mentor or trainer. I had to teach myself and the cassettes how to fight, well excluding Ravage. I always wondered how he was a natural fighter. I guess that answered that question." Soundwave chuckled. But when he saw the serious look on Solus' faceplate he stopped and gave her a curious look. "Solus what's wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong, but my suspicions are starting to be confirmed. None of them are bad, I promise, it's just…interesting. The pieces of the puzzle are coming together, and I'm not talking about the prophecy. Remember the day I told you who I was, the one where I looked into your spark?" Solus' optics flashed another color momentarily before they turned normal again.

"I remember, you and Ravage thought I was the Prime. But you found darkness in my spark and it scared you. You jumped away from me like I was the plague. You said it was something completely new to the Thirteen. Why are you bringing this up now? I thought we agreed that it meant nothing." Soundwave looked over at her. She looked very interested in something, like how Ratchet was when he tried to get the formula for the synthetic energon.

"The darkness has been passed down and evolved through each generation. It is apparent to me that the darkness that had startled me so bad, is the covenant of Unicron himself. Megatronus Prime basically sold his spark to Unicron, and in return Unicron made him his disciple. The darkness was a mere speck when it first entered Megatronus, but now it's evolved and resides in you." Solus explained. She turned her helm and gave him a stern but concerned look. "Soundwave you mustn't tell anyone but Ravage about what I have told you. It's too late to keep it hidden from him since he was there that day, but if my other brothers found out the truth, you may be viewed as a follower of The Fallen and Unicron. And…you may possibly be put to death."

Uh oh, looks like Soundwave is in some deep scrap! Will Solus stand up for Soundwave, even if it means betraying her brothers? Will her brothers accept Soundwave? Will the Autobots and Rescue Bots ever fully understand the seriousness of this situation? These questions and more will be answered soon enought!

Wait...OH SCRAP MEGATRON IS TEAMING UP WITH THE FALLEN!

Does this remind anyone of a certain movie? ;)

Reviews are welcomed! :)