It took getting wisdom teeth removal to finally sit down and type this chap. And I finally figured out the plot! *wink wink*. (Or maybe that's the drugs...meh) I'd like to say thank you for waiting and reviewing. You guys are awesome. Since I have some forced downtime I might be able to type some more. I dunno. By the by, lost my editor, she is now dealing with other issues, so all mistakes belong to me. A shout of love to her for dealing with this story in its beginning. A huge thanks to Fubeck who still helps with ideas. Now on to the story.

Raf groans loudly when his cellphone rings, waking him up. The noise burns slowly at the edges of his sleep, stirring him further and further into wakefulness. On the fifth ring Raf regains enough mental processes to reach over and snatch up the phone. He answers it, sighing lightly before speaking.

"Hello. This is Raf speaking. Hack, if this is you I hope you have a reason for this call."{

"Oh, hi Raf. This is Bumblebee. Who is Hack?"

"Sorry Bumblebee. Hack's another friend of mine, do you want me to come out?"

"Yes. I was told to bring you to the base."

"Let me grab the game I promised to get and get ready. I'll be out soon."

"Alright Raf. See you when you get out."

Bumblebee sits quietly, waiting for the boy he had been assigned to guard. A soft hum stirs through his alt form, calmed and relaxed. The small human exits his dwelling and runs over to Bumblebee. He climbs into his alt form and Bumblebee drives off.

"Hey Bee! I got the game right here."

"Hi Raf. Awesome. Does it hook straight up to the TV?"

"Yes. Come on let's get to your base so we can play."

"Nope. Don't have to. Watch this."

Grinning internally, Bumblebee watches as Raf stares in open amazement as he transforms his radio into a small TV. He hears Raf softly mumbling then watches the boy as he smiles and quietly laughs.

"That was… Absolutely fantastic! And so very cool."

"Glad you think so. We can play now, right?"

Bumblebee feels excitement trickle through his voice, buzzing through his circuitry. The young human nods and plugs in the device. Slowly, Bumblebee steers off the road and turns on the screen. The game begins.

As they play, Raf feels a slight moment of deja vu. How similar this situation felt to his first time playing this game with Hack. A spec of regret twirls in his stomach as he thinks of his lie to his friend. How long would his feelings of guilt wait before making him betray the Autobots' existence to his friend? Raf plays the game, showing nothing of his internal conflict. Where should his loyalties lie? With the aliens that he had yet to really get to know, or his friend he knew he could trust.

Groaning when he loses, Raf laughs and complains at the unfairness. His worries gently slide away, darkly whispering promises for their return. Raf happily talks about normal aspects of human life as the pair ride off towards the base. Bumblebee has so many questions that the conversation lasts until they arrive.

Soundwave groans internally as he received the alert. Did they have to blow up a energies mine just because Optimus Prime Was there? Seriously, that was a major waste of resources. A thick sigh twirls gently through his processor. It seems he has been doing that a lot since Megatron had returned. Sometimes, when things like this happen and cause a huge workload to be dumped on him, he wants to throw his servos in the air and just quit. While Soundwave acknowledges that this would end with him bored once again, it would almost be worth the satisfaction of seeing Megatron's expression. Perhaps this would be easier if he had someone competent, like Raf to help him… Soundwave stores the idea in the back of his processor.

When the loud alarm had gone off inside the base, the intensity of the noise had scared Raf. The thing was ear-splitting, annoying, and had completely terrified him. Then they had gotten caught by the government agent who in turn had been captured by the Decepticons. The only good thing about the situation was that it had allowed Raf to show off his hacking skills. After that, Miko, who Raf was almost 75% sure had escaped from some mental institution, decided it would be a good idea to jump through the portal. That ended in the best way possible, really it did. Getting captured by giant enemy robots was on Raf's todo list for the day. Honest!

The whole situation had been terrifying, even when they had slipped away. The alien math problem had almost been worth the mini heart attacks he had about every three seconds. Almost. Then, of course, he had left his backpack. Jack had tried to stop him, but that bag held the DS Hack had given him. So he really could not leave the thing behind, thanks. When they finally had gotten back to base, Raf wanted to go home and bring the day to a close. This was enough for one day.

At present Raf is sitting on his bed staring at the ceiling. Jacks quitting had shaken the mood of the base, not that he would be gone for long. Raf new that between Miko and Arcee the older boy would be back. Meanwhile he had other things to worry over. Getting on his computer, he shoots Hack a message. After completing his homework and still not getting a reply, Raf puts his school work away and turns in for the night.

Raf had been on the warship.

Raf had been on the fragging warship!

Shock burns steadily through his circuits, stopping his processor from moving beyond this fact. Lazerbeak pushes his systems to reboot, hoping it will be enough to get him back to working properly. Slowly blinking his optics, Soundwave's shock is steadily replaced with anger. First off, those slagging Autobots had to go and recruit his only real friend into their ranks; then, as if the first occurrence was not bad enough, they had allowed Raf to go into a highly dangerous situation. Unfortunately he had not noticed that they were on the ship due to fixing a plethora of major technical bugs, or he have portaled his friend away.

Knowing that this pent up aggression would not end well for him or the whole ship, Soundwave begins planning a way to rid himself of it subtly. A plan against Starscream forms, seeing as it is mostly his fault for the whole event, having brought the secret agent on board. After rearranging a few reports and sending a personal report on the seeker's actions during Megatron's absence, Soundwave can feel his vengefulness falling down to a more manageable level. Seeing that Raf had messaged him hours earlier, he shoots back a message, requesting that they meet up tomorrow or Monday. Knowing that his human friend was not going to reply till morning, Soundwave begins messing with the United States Government Network. This released a bit more of his leftover anger.