They put the sparklings to bed and quietly came back just in time for the overture. Razorclaw jumped at the sudden music. The guys sat with their mates, "That beginning really can make one jump out of their plating."

"Yeah."

A woman started singing somewhat off-tune as the new managers came in. Razorclaw and Steeljaw pulled their ears back trying to block out the bad singing, "How can she even stand that?" Razorclaw asked as Metalsound watched on unflinching.

"She's probably used to it."

Metalsound frowned a little as Carlotta was nearly flattened by one of the sets, "He's here, the Phantom of the Opera!"

Razorclaw's and Steeljaw's ears perked back up when Christine started singing, "She's not bad," Steeljaw whispered.

"Is that better for your ears?" Metalsound teased quietly.

"Yes, much better."

They watched on as a voice came out of nowhere, congratulating Christine, "What the..? Where is that coming from?" Steeljaw asked out of curiosity.

Metalsound chuckled quietly, "It's the Phantom," she whispered in a spooky voice.

"Oh."

They moved on to when Christine met Raoul again, he invited her to supper. She tried explaining that the Angel of Music was very strict, but Raoul shrugged it off as a joke, "Two minutes, Little Lottie."

"Raoul, wait!" But Raoul had walked out already.

"Insolent boy, this slave of fashion, basking in your glory," a voice boomed.

The song moves on until the Phantom shows himself and then the song Phantom of the Opera starts playing. Metalsound quickly melted into Thunderhoof as the Phantom and Christine started singing. Thunderhoof held her close as he listened to them.

"They're good," Razorclaw whispered.

"Yes, they are," Soundwave whispered back.

Christine and the Phantom traveled through the catacombs, and into the Phantom's lair where he started singing Music of the Night. Razorclaw's tail wrapped around Soundwave's waist as the Phantom continued to sing, Soundwave felt it but made no effort to remove it.

Strongarm leaned on Steeljaw's arm, and Steeljaw wrapped his tail around her waist as he continued to listen to the Phantom singing. Metalsound wrapped her tail around Thunderhoof's waist as she leaned against his shoulder. The Phantom finished the song as they moved on to the next day. The movie kept going and soon got to the part where Raoul and Christine sang to each other.

"That's so romantic," Strongarm whispers as she snuggles up against Steeljaw.

"Yes, it is," he whispered back.

Soundwave slid an arm around Razorclaw's waist. Razorclaw felt the movement but he didn't shy away. As Raoul and Christine left the Phantom came out from hiding, singing about how he had been betrayed by Christine. Metalsound's spark broke for the poor man.

"Awe, poor guy," both Strongarm and Arcee say feeling sorry for the Phantom.

Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. Metalsound chanted to herself as the Phantom started crying, but a moment later the Phantom showed anger as he sang his last lines for the scene and the instrumental version of The Phantom of the Opera song started to play. "Wow, that turned wicked fast," says Strongarm.

"That was kind of fast," Steeljaw agreed as the Masquerade ball started.

"What are they wearing on their faces?" Thunderhoof asked.

"Masks, this is a Masquerade ball. In other words, they wore masks to hide their faces. The song will explain," Metalsound whispered as the song went on. Christine wanted to keep her engagement a secret while Raoul wanted to understand what she was afraid of.

"Why would she want to keep it a secret?" Strongarm asked quietly.

"Probably to keep the Phantom from finding out," Steeljaw replied quietly.

A man in a red suit came to the scene with a skull mask, "Is that..?" Sideswipe trailed off feeling scared.

They watched as he walked closer to Christine while singing, then gasped when the phantom snatched the ring off her neck, "You belong to me!"

Strongarm giggled, "That's kind of how you were at first," she whispered to Steeljaw.

"I wasn't that bad," he countered quietly.

"Yes, you were," Metalsound and Thunderhoof spoke at the same time.

Strongarm gave out a soft giggle, "See? They agree with me."

Steeljaw's ears folded back, "Sorry," he said as he held her close.

"Don't worry about it, it's part of the reason why we're together now," she whispers to him as she lays her helm on his shoulder. Steeljaw nuzzled her neck as Raoul went after the Phantom, stuck in a room of mirrors.

Later they got to the cemetery scene where Christine was missing her father and wishing he was there. "Wandering child, so lost so helpless, yearning for my guidance."

They watched as Christine was getting pulled into the song and going into the tomb until Raoul came riding in on his horse and stopped her, "Christine, this is not your father!"

The Phantom seemingly appeared out of nowhere, drawing his blade once he was on the ground, "Finally some action," Sideswipe muttered with excitement. But the sword fight lasted only a couple of minutes then was over and Raoul rode off with Christine, "That's it?" Sideswipe whined as the Phantom declared war on Christine and Raoul. Raoul plots with the managers to take down the Phantom by using Christine as bait but Christine doesn't like the idea and is scared.

"Why are they using the poor girl as bait?" Arcee asked.

"They know the Phantom will come for her and they're trying to catch him. But yeah, shame on them for using her like that," Metalsound explained quietly.

"I know she's the only one the Phantom will come for, kind of sweet actually, but still I wish they wouldn't put her through the terror."

"I know."

The movie went on to "The Point of No Return". The Phantom sang his song to Christine as they met in the middle of the bridge set. "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Anywhere you go let me go too, that's all I ask of-" Christine ripped his mask off and showed his face.

Metalsound growled in annoyance as the others screamed in fear, "That's all? He looks like he got a bad sunburn," she complained.

It then escalated to the Phantom releasing the chandelier, making it fall as he picks up Christine and runs off with her, then the entire Opera house went up in flames with everyone scrambling to get out.

"Well, that happened." Wheeljack looked at the explosion, dumbfounded.

"Yep," Arcee said in agreement

The Phantom dragged Christine through the catacombs while Madame Giry led Raoul to where the Phantom had taken Christine. Raoul enters and everyone gasps as the Phantom ties him to the bars of the gate and tells Christine she better agree to marry him or Raoul dies.

"Why make her choose then? She'll feel awful if she says no because Raoul will die and the Phantom will still keep her anyway, but if she agrees to marry him Raoul goes free, but she'll be miserable," Razorclaw argued quietly.

"It's a double-edged sword," Metalsound replied quietly, "Either way she will lose," she sighed.

"That's not fair," Strongarm whispers.

"Pitiful creature of darkness. What kind of life have you known?" Christine slowly made her way toward the man whom she had trusted. Asking God to give her courage she kissed him.

"Whoa, didn't see that coming," Grimlock says quietly

"I don't think anyone was expecting it, except for Metalsound," Bumblebee whispered as he looked at the female Predacon who looked like she was about to cry.

Christine kissed the Phantom again, and after a few seconds, the Phantom seemed like a different person. He tells them to leave, "He's letting them go? Just like that?" Steeljaw asked.

"If you love something, set it free," Optimus replied as the Phantom watched his music box.

He sang the Masquerade song as Christine watched him, "Christine, I love you," he sang in a broken tone. She took off his ring, giving it back to him. The femmes awed feeling sorry for the guy.

"Darn it," Metalsound started crying into Thunderhoof's shoulder as Raoul and Christine left, singing their song.

"It's over now the music of the night!" The Phantom started breaking the mirrors in his lair. The other femmes started crying as well. The movie ended with a much older Raoul in a graveyard, placing the Phantom's music box on Christine's grave. As he started to leave he saw a single red rose with a black thread and a ring.

"That was good, but it was sad." Razorclaw felt a little confused as the end credits started.

"Who picked this?" Sideswipe asked feeling a little annoyed.

"Metalsound did," Bumblebee replies.

"It was awesome," Sideswipe chuckled nervously.

Metalsound shrugged, "It's something I like but not everyone will like the same thing. No one's forcing you to like it."

"Well, it was somewhat better than Romeo and Juliet," Strongarm adds.

"Why's that?" Steeljaw asked.

"Well, they got together and didn't kill themselves. The only sadness is that the Phantom was left to be alone for the rest of his life."

"I think she should have gone with the Phantom," Razorclaw put in.

"I think so too," Arcee says in agreement as everyone leaves for their quarters.

Razorclaw looked at Soundwave for a moment before heading for his cell, "Where are you going, Razorclaw?" Soundwave asked him.

"Um, to bed," he sounded uncertain as he pointed to his cell.

"You don't want to sleep in my quarters again? Will be better than the cell."

Razorclaw blushed as he thought about his choices. Soundwave was inviting him to sleep in his quarters, it was better than the cell, "Mm-hmm," he nodded shyly as he joined Soundwave. Soundwave smiled under his visor as he walked with Razorclaw to his quarters.

"That was a better movie than the last one."

"Yes, it was."

"What was your favorite part?"

"Don't really have a favorite part. Yours?"

"I liked it when the Phantom was singing to Christine. Music of The Night, was it?"

"Yeah, that was a good scene."

Razorclaw unknowingly wrapped his tail around Soundwave's waist once they were in his room. Soundwave grabs him, pulls him over to the berth, and lays down with him, holding him close. "Thank you for inviting me," Razorclaw said softly as he lay with Soundwave.

"No problem."

Razorclaw laid his helm on Soundwave's chest, still thinking about the movie. If the Phantom hadn't kidnapped her or forced her to choose, would she have gone with him willingly? Soundwave held him tight as they both started to drift into recharge.

Shockwave was staying up late trying to find a safe way to recreate the Predacon race. After Cybertron was brought back, and its inhabitants had come back, Darksteel and Skylynx were killed. The new Cybertronian government saw them as a threat, the only reason that Predaking was still alive was that Shockwave had sent him to a planet that was inhabited.

With a sigh he looked at one of the vials he was working on, slowly adding a new ingredient. With a single small drop, the substance started bubbling before it exploded. Unaware of the shockwave it made, the one-optic Decepticon started cleaning up the mess, "Another failed experiment," he muttered as he looked at the time. It was late, once the mess was clean he fell asleep at the desk.