Upon learning about the imminent completion of the Ark and his assignment to it, Prowl approaches Optimus Prime with a slightly different suggestion...
This suggestion proves to have quite far-reaching consequences. Consequences which change the course of the war forever.
Story Notes:This story was written in an attempt to move out of my comfort zone, as while I've written Prowl, I haven't written a full story with him before. He's usually a support character whenever he appears in my stories. However, I'm not sure how well I succeeded in presenting him as the main character for once, and will let my readers be the judge.
My idea was inspired by a bunny I found at this link: http://tf-bunny-farm.livejournal.com/380550.html
1. AU. Prowl and Ultra Magnus apparently have the same rank (Sub-Commander) and the same job (second-in-command), and both seem to have been police officers of some sort before or during the war. (IDW explicitly states Ultra Magnus is a space cop an agent of the Tyrest Accord which is, you know, a space cop.) So what if Optimus Prime had decided to assign his old friend Ultra Magnus to the Ark and leave Prowl on Cybertron to lead the Autobot forces there?
Not feeling confident enough to try the sub-ideas, I gave it my own twist. Regrettably, I can't inform the bunny poster as he/she is no longer at LJ. But I do hope you all enjoy!
Story title comes from one of my favorite poems, and is partially quoted here.
Chapter is set about 6 months following the awakening of both armies on Earth.
Don't name characters until near the end, though I do give some strong hints prior to that. All characters in this chapter are canon.