Resonance by Guardinthena

  This is the first time in years I have returned to write fanfics for the community. The story line for Phage has plagued me for years and it was only recently that I sat down and started rereading some material I had already written for this fanfic and future ones. It rekindled my interest in writing the stories out rather than just reliving them in my head. And, after three weeks-here's the first chapter of Resonation, for me at least a long awaited return to the Transformer community.

For those interested, this is a soft-core reboot of the alternative universe I tentatively began to establish with 'The Golden Hour,' where I first introduced Phage. In this reboot, I have stripped her of her ability to transform into a motorcycle but retained her ability to transform into her prior human appearance. She is alternatively referred to as both a monoformer and an android by the Cybertronians and either looked down on or they have sympathy for her. I have also advanced the timeline of her age from a young adult between her teen years and early twenties to pushing thirty. What this all means for the fanfic timelines between my stories is this: The Golden Hour is first, then Resonation. I'm not sure if I'll rewrite The Golden Hour to reflect these changes. There is a lot to write going forward to jump back just at this moment.

With that, please enjoy!

I forgot to mention in the first chapter that this story is mainly an alternate universe of the Generation One cartoon and comic books with IDW's comic lore used at my leisure to flesh out Cybertronian culture and back history for characters. Other elements are my own.

About Megatron's character, I thought it would be interesting to toy with the concept of a more centered, lawful evil Megatron than the monstrous variants these days. If anyone was curious as to his personality that is why. He's evil, he just has his own codes he abides by and his laws and rules he demands that are obeyed.

With the recent IDW comics take on mnenosurgeons and their abilities, it was a challenge to craft something unique for Soundwave's telepathy. In the old rough draft version I had written for this years ago, Soundwave's telepathy was remote mneonosurgery. I knew I had to do something different for ol' Wavy and ultimately ended up with what I have written here.

Forewarning: There is violence and mention of rape at the end of the chapter. The story is labeled as 'M' for mature, but I am giving a heads up in case it is a trigger for anyone. The section is marked off with a bar and transitions from Phage's perspective to Rumble's. You can skip the whole section and go to Chapter 4 without missing anything crucial in the story's plot if this is a problem.

The song Prowl sings is an adaptation of 'Irish Solider Laddie'