I never noticed since her death was overshadowed by the deaths of other major characters, but saving amber has opened a huge divergence from the original plot. I'm eager to see how she develops as a character and what sort of relationship she will have with shockwave.

Does this mean that Cinder DOES NOT have ANY of Amber's Power!?

I think there are several points were Shockwave... well he wasn't illogical exactly but I believe his thought process wasn't optimum.

First, since this Shockwave is from the Transformers Prime universe, I would think he would draw parallels between White Fang and the early days of the Decepticons, when they were an oppressed caste discriminated against because of their alt modes. But the differences would be the Decepticons had an extremely capable leader in Megatron, and they were able to take control of several important industrial cities to fuel their war effort early on, thus fighting was a reasonable solution to achieve their goals.

Second, Shockwave's assumption that the reason Amber was going to kill Emerald was because she is trying to keep her powers secret should not be the first logical deduction. While Amber's powers are clearly unusual he doesn't have enough data to assert how secret they are. On the other hand Amber is in a 3-on-1 fight. Being at a numerical disadvantage and as hard-pressed as she was, permanently removing one of her opponents to try and even out the numbers and reduce the difficulty of the battle is the more logical deduction.

Third, Shockwave stated that it is logical to support the winning side of a debate. I would argue that is too simplistic a view and only works if your end goal is to win (or live if that is the result of victory). Ultimately the side you choose should be the one that gets you closer to your end goals.

Until Shockwave decided that saving Amber would net him a potential ally, he had no stakes in the battle so the logical course would have been to not interfere. Once he had decided she was useful to him, he had a goal, and supporting her helped him to achieve that goal.

Otherwise I enjoyed the chapter and look forward to more.

I'm not really one for comprehensive reviews, though I can say this much. Your story is very well written thus far. As a character, your rendition of Shockwave is accurate, interesting, and I would love to see more. His opinions and reasons for his actions in this last chapter are up to interpretation, as they're rather moral and *somewhat* hypocritical for a Decepticon. Regardless, I'm pleased with this story and can't wait to see where it's headed. If it's one thing I'm looking forward to, it's Shockwave learning and accepting the emotions that come with being human(faunus), growing attached to the ones he will eventually teach.

Awesome chapter! I can't wait for the next one! I'm looking forward to when Cinder and the others meet him again, I can just imagine how that'll go.

With one cybernetic eye and one cybernetic arm... kinda imagined human(faunus) Shockwave in a stereotypical Hollywood style pirate outfit.

Yyaaaaarrr! Time to plunder some energon!

Huh. Don't recall any physical characteristics that would have made people think he is a faunus. A cyborg maybe but fanus? Then again it could be be because I missed it due to drowsiness.

Good chapter and it will be interesting when cinder goes to beacon with shockwave remembering them

Oh the cliffhangers wound me!

Good chapter and i can't wait to see if it is his robotic parts or faunus parts that let him breathe underwater

Nice work. I especially like Shockwave's timing fir intervening. He would need to see the energy transfer before acting, but his reaction time and precision are so high that he stops the transfer immediately after it starts. I fully intend to read more chapters as they are released.

Lol that was awesome. He could any number of reasons and doesn't need a specific one maybe he found her alluring, a kindred spirit or maybe he wants some loyal company and what better way than a life debt. Anyway keep it up!

Good chapter and I like the surprise of him being a faunus but i can't wait to see what kind he is

So Cinder still ended up getting a good portion of the fall maiden's powers. eh, at least amb's still alive

Intriguing, very intriguing indeed.

Keep up the good work.

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