Autobot Shadowstalker: Haha yeah ol' Nexus is alive.

Lee11: Don't worry, I have an awesome scene planned for the Thirteen! *snickers evilly*

So this chapter is dedicated to those affected by the shootings in Connecticut and the Portland, Oregon mall Friday. My class had a huge discussion on this (in Spanish too, that was dificult) and everyone ended up crying. It's hard to believe that someone would go and kill children like that. RIP all 27 victims.

"NEXUS YOU AFTHEAD!" Ravage, Silverspark, and Solus yelled together when Nexus nodded. The missing Prime grinned and shook his helm. He was used to being called an afthead because of all the tricks he's pulled. Everyone in the room except his niece and siblings looked confused. They knew who he was, yes, but not why the Primes were making such a big deal out of it. Soundwave placed a careful servo on Solus' shoulder to get her to calm down.

"Hey guys guess what! I'm back!" Nexus said hesitantly. Solus' optics narrowed and nearly slapped him. Nexus noticed and rubbed the back of his helm sheepishly. "Okay I know I'm in a ton of scrap for disappearing and not returning but there's a reason for that. I'll explain later but you really need to know about the prophecy. It's not just about Smokescreen and it's not just about The Fallen. It's about both."

"Then you better explain." Solus growled. Nexus winced slightly at her anger but knew that she had been through a lot of slag lately. He didn't want to add onto it but he already did. Ugh he was an afthead. But he was surprised when he was pulled into a hug by Solus. Everyone smirked and shook their helms. They half-expected her to do that. When she pulled away she smacked the back of his helm and everyone laughed. "It's good to have you back but you're so slagged."

"How did I know you were going to do that?" Nexus laughed. "The war between brothers doesn't just refer to Optimus and Megatron, it also is about the Thirteen and our battles with The Fallen. If you think about it, it makes sense. 'A mission of one to find another' is actually something that's been held secret from Solus so I'm not saying what it means or else my helm will be ripped off by everyone. 'To end the war of brother against brother' the Thirteen has always been corrupt and it is like we're in a war."

"'A team torn apart as a brother loses his spark' I was offlined and we lost Megatronus, Liege Maximo, and Nexus. We were torn apart by his betrayal. 'New one rise and take the knowledge of the Primes' must refer to Soundwave finding out that he's the descendant of Megatronus. The Fallen is the one that returns but Soundwave must intervene and take his place to end our war." Solus continued.

"What about 'the betrayed becoming the traitor'?" Heatwave asked. Solus frowned and leaned up against the wall. Mirage, the twins, and Optimus were confused about what was going on. Solus retold the prophecy to them so they could help decipher it. Nexus frowned and looked over at his sister with a slight glare. He knew what exactly the prophecy meant with the betrayed becoming the traitor. Soundwave noticed and studied the Prime cautiously.

"I know what it means. You might not like to hear this but Solus…" Nexus began and pointed to said femme. Solus finally saw his glare and pushed herself off the wall to hear what he had to say about her. "Was betrayed by Megatronus, but she'll become just like him. She's going to betray the Thirteen because of who-knows-what."

"What?!" everyone yelled. Solus felt hurt that he was accusing her of being a traitor. Everyone seemed to take a step away from her in surprise. She looked around with tears filling her optics in fear. They all believed Nexus about her being a traitor. She finally turned back to her brother with angry optics. She slapped him hard across the faceplate and ignored the gasps.

"You are seriously fragged up in the processor if you think I'd turn into anything like that monster I used to call my brother! GET FRAGGED NEXUS!" Solus spat. She transformed and drove away at top speed, not wanting to see anyone's reaction. She stopped when she was at a secluded area and hid herself among the trees. The sun had set and it was dark except for the glow of her now golden optics. They only changed with extreme emotion and this was one that she couldn't hold back.

::Solus please come back! I know you're upset but we need you…maybe Nexus is wrong and you have nothing to worry about. please just come back.:: Smokescreen pleaded over a newly opened comm. link. Solus ignored him and just remained where she sat. She didn't want to be thought of as a traitor to her brothers. She heard a jet engine but she didn't care if it was a Decepticon. She figured it'd be best if it was so they'd just offline her right then and there. Someone transformed in front of her and she looked up to see Soundwave alone.

"Solus please understand that no one believes you're a traitor. It's just a stupid prophecy that might turn out to be false. I want you to know that I'll trust you no matter what." Soundwave explained as he knelt down in front of her. His words had no effect on her and he knew it. This time the blade was shoved too far into her spark for it to ever be removed. Nexus was her closest brother and now he's accusing her of being a traitor.

"You don't understand, 'Wave. Nexus was my closest brother, we rarely fought and we always had fun together. I'd even help him sometimes with his stupid pranks and we always trusted each other, he was even the one who found the medic to revive me because he believed there had to be some way for me to survive. For him to say that I will betray him and my other brothers like Megatronus just kills my spark." Solus explained. She looked down at her servos and squeezed her optics shut painfully. "I slapped him. I never physically hurt him and yet I just did. You saw the look on his faceplate, he was scared of me. He thought I'd offline him right then and there."

"Solus stop this. It's not like you to think like that. You've been dealing with Decepticons, the loss and finding of Optimus, having everyone find out the truth, and me seemingly leaving the Autobots lately and you're stressed. He deserved to be slapped for that because he was making accusations that could've cost you the trust of the Autobots. No one wants you to leave because we all know you're nothing like The Fallen." Soundwave lectured. Solus looked up at him with fearful optics. She still didn't know whether to believe his words or not. Soundwave pulled her into a hug and rubbed her back comfortingly. She let out a shaky sob and hugged him back. "Shh, it's okay just let it out."

"I can't do this any longer Soundwave. I just want to go back to my brothers and act like none of this ever happened. I want my brothers who died or betrayed us to be back and there to be peace instead of all this. I want my old body back. I hate the feeling of being in a body that's not truly my own." Solus whimpered. Soundwave froze when she said she wanted to go back to her brothers and not here with him. He sent a quick comm. link to everyone saying that he and Solus won't be back until morning. When silence fell upon them he realized that she'd fallen asleep.

**Solus' dream**

Solus groaned and sat up. She looked around to find herself in a plain white room with no walls or windows. Everything was just white. She went to rub her optics but she froze at the sight of her servos. They were black and sharp like they had been in her old body. She closed her optics and took a deep breath. When she looked down at herself she gasped in surprise to find herself in her old body, no longer Arcee. She smiled and examined herself. Everything was back to normal before Megatronus offlined her.

"I see you like having your old body back." A calm voice said. There was a flash of blue and Solus found herself in the center of Cybertron in front of the spark of Primus himself. Solus smiled and bowed in respect to her god/creator. She hadn't talked to him since he'd given her the prophecy and it was nice to see him again. "Hello, Solus Prime."

"Hello, Primus." Solus greeted happily. She noticed fearfully that his spark was slowly fading because of the damage done to Cybertron. He was barely holding the planet together and soon he will die along with it. The thought alone hurt Solus but she ignored it. "If I may ask, why am I here? Is there something important I should know?"

"I have nothing to tell you, but to show you." He replied. There was a flash of light and Solus soon found herself in the Court of Primes. She looked around and saw that all of her brothers, even Megatronus Prime and Liege Maximo, were there. She immediately became confused, especially when she saw herself in her Prime self. "You said you wanted to be back with all of your brothers and that no one betrayed anyone. This is what Cybertron would be like if that were so."

"It's just my brothers and I back at the Court. Why does this change anything?" Solus asked. She walked outside to see Cybertron as it was in its golden days. What was Primus trying to prove to her? This only made her want things to go back to normal even more. She heard a scream and she spun to see several law enforcers dragging a femme out of her housing unit. Solus ran up as they were about to shoot her. "No! Stop!"

"Solus they can't hear you." Primus stated. Solus froze as the femme was offlined cruelly by the mechs. It hurt Solus even more to see that the enforcers were mechs she knew. She couldn't believe what she just saw. What did that poor femme do to deserve to die? "It's alright, my daughter, it's only a vision. This never happened because the Thirteen lost their power over Cybertron and Megatronus and Liege Maximo lost their way."

"We were corrupt, weren't we? We didn't see that what we were doing was destroying Cybertron in a way different than war. We were holding too hard of a grip on the Cybertronians." Solus whispered. Primus didn't answer, merely led her out of the city towards a familiar area. Solus picked up her pace as she neared the small park. When she made it there was nothing there. No remains of an ancient-looking park. "What the frag? Oh…uh I apologize for my language, but what happened to the park?"

"It never existed here. Nothing much happens in this Cybertron because of the Thirteen's rule. Did you ever stop and think about how the decisions you and your brothers made would affect the Cybertronians. If I remember right, Alchemist Prime tried to get the others to lighten up on them but you didn't listen." Primus explained. Solus looked down in shame and realization.

"I now understand everything that's happened, not just with the betrayal of Megatronus. I know why Megatron stood up against the leaders of Cybertron. Alchemist was right, he was always right but we never listened to him. I still don't understand one thing, why must I be the one to betray the others?" Solus asked. Light shone around her again and she was back in Primus' spark chamber.

"There is one final part of the prophecy I must give you. 'Fallen is gone, the war is done. The good is mistreated, and to the mountains has retreated. She who loves him will betray the others for him. If she puts him first, it shall be the end of the curse. Peace will reign forever.'" Primus recited. Solus ran the words through her processor and tried to make sense of it. "My time is short, farewell my daughter. I will be talking with you and Smokescreen both later on."

"Goodbye Primus."

**End Solus' dream**

When Solus woke up it was still dark, but the sky had tints of purple and pink proving the sun was about to rise. She noticed that Soundwave had a protective arm around her, as if to keep her safe throughout the night. She snuggled up into his form and sighed. She knew what the prophecy meant by the good mistreated and that she'll betray her brothers for him. The last line was definitely comforting. But why would Primus want to talk to both her and Smokescreen? Was it about him becoming a Prime?

"You mumble in your sleep, you know that right?" Soundwave whispered. Solus turned her helm to look at him as they sat up. Solus sighed and wrapped him in a hug. He rubbed her arm comfortingly with a worried look. "Are you feeling better now? You were really distressed last night. You scared me Solus, I thought you didn't want to be with us anymore."

"I'm still a little upset, but I'm fine. I'm sorry about what I said last night. My processor was so scrambled from mixed emotions and new information I was about to glitch. Primus talked to me in my dream and explained the prophecy more and showed me what Cybertron would've been like if the Thirteen remained in power." Solus explained. She told him about what she saw and everything that Primus had told her, including the prophecy. She kissed him gently before standing. "Let's get back to the others before they have a panic attack over our disappearance. Primus knows what Nexus has been saying."

"Your brothers are…interesting." Soundwave commented. Solus laughed and shook her helm. He didn't know the half of it. They began the long walk back to the Rescue Bot's base. It was pretty much chaos as the others tried to explain how the Deceptions got onto the island. The people living in the city were scared and demanding to know exactly what the Rescue Bots and Autobots were now. It didn't help that Solus and Soundwave walked in right when Jack yelled something and ran out. Someone had definitely upset him, but Solus had no idea what. When she questioned him he looked nervous to answer.

"The people who didn't know you guys or the Rescue Bots called you a monster because of the prophecy." Jack admitted. Solus frowned and knelt down in front of him. He was protecting and defending her even after all that scrap she'd put everyone through. "Solus, I can't and won't believe that you'd betray anyone. It's not like you!"

"Then you should hear the newest part of the prophecy." Solus smirked at his confusion. She explained the dream to him as well. Jack couldn't help but feel relieved and scared all at the same time. He just hoped that everything would turn out okay. The war was getting really old and tiresome for everyone. But no one knew about the Decepticons. They were in just as much chaos as the Autobots, if not worse.

Tada! Hope you guys liked it!

Slagity slag slag is going down! XD

Reviews are welcomed! :)