Pain....

I'm not sure how long I had been locked in this darkness but all I had know here was pain.....

Nothing made sense here....

I wasn't with the Allspark which meant I wasn't dead but I couldn't wake up to see why my spark hurt like primus.....

Something was wrong with me and my little sweet spark would be so worried but.....

No I have to wake up....

I have to save him......

I have to....

Survive...

A sudden wave of agony flowing over my body had me groaning in pain, there were so many sounds and smells but I couldn't open my optics just yet. I hated this pain but the more I struggled to wake up the louder the voices seemed to grow, with a massive heave of effort I managed to open my optics. The world around me was blurry but I knew I was safe, a blur of red and white coming closer at a hurried pace caused me to flinch slightly. Not too long after opening my optics a feeling of ease spread across my spark as a fresh flow of energon was deposited into it, relaxing at this feeling I began to slowly blink away the haze that covered my vision.

"By the Allspark she's awake!" I heard an all too familiar medic shout excitedly, lifting my helm I let out a groan as whenever I moved it felt like a thousand blades had pierced my side.

"Did you miss me that bad?" I rasped heaving myself to sit up, to my surprise I was in my bot form but I pushed it aside as my main worry now was how Riptide was doing.

"Easy Shadowseeker, your body is still recovering after Megatron's assault, Soundwave saved me most of the trouble since when you didn't get up he lost any sort of calm he had about him, I can never say I've seen Soundwave that angry at all in the lifetime I've known him, either way Megatron's spark has been extinguished, Riptide was told of who his sire is but I do feel like he is more worried about your well being, anyways enough of my rambling, the others will want to see you," Ratchet explained, nodding my helm I allowed the red and white mech to help me stand as I leaned on him for support as we made our way into the main bay.

"Carrier!" I heard a half joyful half saddened cry sound from across the room, turning my helm I couldn't help but smile as Riptide staggered his way towards me on legs that moved too fast for his own body.

"Oh my little sweet spark I thought I would never see you again," I choked out kneeling down to pick up the now crying sparkling, pulling him close to my chassis I never wanted to let go.

"Carrier, why would sire hurt you?" He sobbed clinging to my chassis, rubbing a servo over his helm I rested my chin on the top of his helm and began to hush the young sparkling to try and soothe him.

"Shhhh don't worry about that my little sweet spark, he won't ever hurt us again," I promised, this seemed to ease his sobbing slightly but it still broke my spark to see him like this.

"He's been a big help while you've been out, had to keep him busy so he stayed out of my way while I tried to patch you up but he proved persistent to the point he copied what I was doing whenever I turned my back, to be completely honest, your spark went out three times before you woke up," Ratchet sighed his gaze soft with sympathy, closing my optics I tried my best to stop myself from shedding a few energon tears.

"Thank you Ratchet, and thank you all, without any of you I would have joined the Allspark oh so long ago," I rasped opening my optics to look them all over, a few nods were sent my way but my gaze ultimately landed on Optimus Prime.

"Out of everyone I must thank you the most Optimus, if you're kind spark hadn't saved me when I was trapped under that glacier I would cease to exist, it was you who showed me mercy when Megatron broke me, it was you who refused to let Megatron get his way, and for all of that, I owe you my life," I vowed, the tall red and blue mech nodded but I could see the surprise in his gaze.

"Megatron's ways were never of true grace, his spark was corrupted by his quest for power that it destroyed our home and left many sparks extinguished, in a way we must also thank you, for without you Megatron would still be here trying to destroy our home, we must also in a sense thank Megatron for even if his ways were wrong we now have proof that darkness does not run within the blood of our young but is rather corrupted by their own mind," Optimus acknowledge, glancing down at Riptide I gave a slight smile thankful for his words.

"I wish things could have been different, but, we can not change the past, we can only change the future, without our mistakes we would still be where we once were, and like a wise mech once told me, one shall stand, one shall fall,"

Alrighty y'all, here we see the end of the book, I might end up writing a sequel to this one based around Riptide but as of now I am unsure, I am still working on A Second Chance (sequel to A Broken Legacy) it's just taking a bit due to some complications within the plot of the book itself that I'm trying to work around, anyways I hope you all enjoyed and if I make a sequel to this one I will announcement later on!