Author's Note: Hello people. Here is the next chapter. Sadly none of you figured out the references in the last Author's note… :( Sighs. That's cool. Anywho, I wanted to thank all those who wait so patiently for each new chapter. Ohh I have something for Soundwave lovers to check out. There is a playlist on youtube call Soundwave Transformers Prime. This chapter is the one you have been waiting for. I think… I personally dislike it for its unoriginality, but it was necessary for the story. Currently I am handwriting chapter 13 and like it better even though it's a struggle to come up with. Okay ranting over.

Thank you everyone who has reviewed. Honestly, I have no idea what I would do in my dark days without the comments making me smile. Super special thanks to my editor. She is more amazing than Dexter Douglas. Just saying. Fubeck, I personally thank you for all the idea bouncing I have forced upon you. And as a part of that thanks I'm going to advertise you. Check out Crazy Mental on Queeky. Her Soundwave pony is coooool! Okay here is the next test of reference catching.

Through lightest dark or darkest light

Don't need no bling to join the fight

Figure out the rest and tell me what it is. Warning of violence.

A few weeks later, after several after school meet ups and sleepovers, found Raf hanging out down by the flood drains. Hack had informed him that he was going to be unavailable today. Raf drives his remote controlled car in a circle, enthusiastically making racing noises with his mouth. He is out much later than normal due to the absence of his friend. His dark blue flip phone rings, interrupting his happy moment. Raf pick it up, finding that it is his mother. With an edge of hope in his voice he asks for another five minutes at his favorite racing site. His mother knew Hack would not be coming to day, so she kindly grants him his wish. Raf starts driving again, engine noise spilling from his mouth. A loud sound from above startles him from his game. Looking upwards he sees a blue motorcycle ridden by a teenager. The teenager looked to be completely lacking in the control department. Wincing when the boy impacts, Raf watches with growing interest,

"Whoah."

Smiling broadly, Raf feels amazement filling his chest. The guy had actually landed the crazy high jump without being injured or dying. He runs over as the other boy gets of his vehicle, eager to ask him how he had accomplished such a feat. Raf notices the boy looking upwards and hears the sound of two cars rumbling nearer. He turns to watch, wondering if they planned on jumping as well. Raf feels a bubble of happiness, glad to have something exciting to tell his friend about. Without looking, Raf hears the other boy beginning to back up.

Ideas swirl through Raf's head as the two purple cars drive closer. Where that after the motorist? Why? Is it because they are gangsters? Raf had always wanted to see real life gangsters, though preferably at a safer distance. Shock burns through his system, ripping apart his ideas like a fire breaking down a house, as the two cars transform into giant robots. Those were definitely not gangsters, not human ones at least. Fear nips away at the shock when he sees the guns the purple robots have attached to their arms. The sound of the motorcycle shifting is more than enough encouragement for him to move to the sidelines.

"This ends here Cons!"

A female voice rings out from where the motorcycle had been. Upon reaching the wall, Raf turns around to see a blue feminine robot with pink accents running towards the other two robots as they shot lasers at her. Their aim was about as good as the typical Stormtrooper with how much they missed their target.

'Seriously. Giant robots should have some sort of targeting system built in at the very least. Perhaps Stormtroopers actually have better aim than them.'

Out loud Raf questions the teenage boy who had arrived on the transforming motorcycle.

"What are they?"

His reply is very uninformed, giving Raf the impression that he had just been thrust into the situation.

"Talking cars that turn into robots, or the other way around."

Raf felt the urge to snort and laugh at the same time. That much information he could have gathered on his own.

The female robot beats down on the two purples, fiercely attacking them with flying punches. She kept saying one word for every direct hit.

"This..is...for...Cliff!"

The two purples seem to recover from the onslaught as the the blue one backflips away. They start shooting again and actually manage to hit her.

'Lucky shot or are they getting better at aiming?'

Raf thinks quietly as he winces at how much the blast must have hurt. He watches as the motorcycle slides along the ground, the irritating sound of metal grinding filling the air. The sound of yet another car coming pulls Raf's attention upwards. A yellow car that transforms into yet another robot sails through the air, landing directly on one purple and punching the other. After taking them both down, the robot takes a step backwards, crushing Raf's long forgotten remote control car.

Internally he winces, thinking of how long it would take him and Hack to fix it, or perhaps build a new one. The giant yellow robot seems horrified as he realises what he has done.

"I'm so sorry kid!"

The robot turns to him, remorse shining in his,er, eyes?..Raf decides to accept the apology. After all, it was an accident and now he and Hack would have something to work together on.

"No problem. Really."

In the yellow robot's moment of distraction the other robots took the opportunity to shoot him. The blast sent the mechanical being flying through the air. When he crash lands the two purple were already there. Yellow rolls over only to be faced with two blasters pointing straight at him. Suddenly struck with the horrible feeling of guilt, mixed with a dash of courage , Raf can hardly believe the the next few words the dance from his lips. They tango through the air, surprising him and the two purples.

"Leave him alone!"

Raf feels the realization of his stupidity crash over him as the two blasters are primed and painted in his direction. Whispering the last word of sentence , he internally curls into himself.

"Please?"
"Bad call."

The other boys statement only achieves in making Raf feel more idiotic.

'Aw man. This is not going to end well. Bye bye world. Sorry Hack, I never got a final goodbye.'

One of the purples begins to take loud, clanking steps. The two boys begin running. Quikly, Raf leads the older boy to an empty emergency drainage pipe. The giant purple robot follows them, only to be beaten away by the yellow robot Raf had helped.

"Hey, you alright in there? I think he is beaten now."

"Thank you."

Raf grins as the robot's eyes seem to zero in on him.

"I'm still sorry about your car. Stay in there where you'll be safe. Bye!"

The giant yellow robot stands up, moving away from their position. Both boys begin moving down the tunnel away from the huge fighting robots. The boys ran along the tunnel till it split, which encouraged them to stop for a breather. Neither could hear the clashing of metal from the giant robots. Raf draws a flashlight from his bag that he had with him.

"Which way?"

The older boy desperately looks between the two routes.

"Right leads to a dead end, left pops out near the park. My name's Raf by the way."

"Jack. How do you know the way?"

"I travel this tunnel every couple of days. That's why I have this flash light. So, huge robots. Cool right?"

"Not really. Did you see them fighting? They could kill us and never notice!"

"But they didn't, and I'm fairly sure the yellow one would notice. I probably shouldn't mention this to my friend. Its likely to be a national secret or something."

"People would say we were crazy if we did tell anyone."

The two boys reach the end of the tunnel, both happy to be alive, but feeling completely different about the encounter.

"See you at school Jack."

"I go to highschool."

"So do I."

Raf looks up at the other boy, grinning at his confusion. It is strange for him to feel so calm after meeting giant robots.

"But you're, like, twelve."

"Age doesn't define a person's limits. See you, Jack."

Raf runs off, hurrying home. Although he wasn't going to tell Hack about the battling robots , he is totally going to tell him about the other kids jump. Plus he needed to figure out an excuse for asking Hack to help him build a new remote car. Maybe claiming he had crashed it into a wall while jumping would would cut it. Thinking of that, he needed to test the jump some time.