"Cybertronian"

thoughts

"Bond"

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Prologue

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Soundwave Pov

"...And the miserable Autobot called me a 'whining glitch-helmed scraplet spawn'! Can you believe it? Right in front of our sire too. He didn't do anything! Just stood there and watched!"

I resisted the urge to sigh. As well as the urge to strangle him. This is the two-hundredth-and-twentieth time he's retold me this particular incident of humiliation.

"I recall this incident quite vivently, Brother. I was present after-all."

"Well I apologize", Starscream said sarcastically, performing a 360 above and below me in the air, "That our sire is a sparkless mech who won't defend his youngest son!", his engine growled before he screaming ahead of me.

But it's for your own protection, I silently added to myself.

Few bots know I, Soundwave, am the son of Megatron. Even fewer know I have a younger brother. Namely, the infamous Starscream.

I am able to count those who know of Starscream's true lineage on a single servo. Starscream himself, our sire Megatron, myself, and the vain medic who delivered him, Knockout.

I used to be able to count our carrier to that she offlined vorns ago. At the servos of our own aunt, Elita-1. Even after sire avenged her, we still felt the void that her death left in our sparks. In fact, Elita's death only enhanced the feeling of emptiness. They had been sisters after-all.

i mentally shook myself and allowed Laserbeak and Ravage to comfort me through the symbiote bond. Thinking of carrier has always upsetted me.

Starscream would be comforting me too, if I allowed him or sire to feel my pain. But I had long ago learned to control which emotions I sent to them. The only reason Laserbeak and Ravage could feel them was because of the symbiote bond. Nothing could be concealed from it.

I decided it would be a wise decision to catch up with Starscream when I was no longer able to see him. We were currently flying over a potion of what the Humans called the Atlantic Ocean. A large body of water bordered by the continents known a South America, North America, Europe, and Africa. As well as two other oceans. We were near the Earth's equator in the Northern part of the Atlantic.

I was beginning to notice the growing number of debris in the water when Starscream nearly crashed into me. Laserbeak provided me with enough warning that I was able to dive out of the way.

Ignoring Ravage's protests at getting so close to the water, I addressed my brother's antics, "I assume there is a reason behind your attempt to send us to the Well?", I made certain he could feel the combined irritation of Ravage, Laserbeak, and myself.

"Yeah,yeah, sarcasm later", he sounded rushed. I could feel his desperation through the bond, "There's a sparkling clinging to debris for dear life and I need your tentacles. Now come on!"

Had I been in bipedal mode, I'd have blinked. Starscream didn't even give me a chance to respond before he took off in the direction where he supposedly found a sparkling.

I followed him to the remains of a human sea ship. There was little left of it. The only reason i was able to discern what it had been was because the front half had been caught on a cluster of jagged rocks that protruded out of the water.

Starscream slowed down and carefully flew around the ship to the other side. I glided smoothly around, right behind him. I was unsure what I'd find. but even then, I was unprepared for what I found.

Clinging to the tilted railing was a human femmeling. A little over seven metacycles old. Her soaked hair was plastered to her head. Her small body shook, no doubt from being wet with the wind blowing on her. She turned her organic green optics towards us.

Seeing the hope in her eyes, hope of being rescued...I did the only thing I could think of.

I carefully lowered my tentacles from my subspace and moved them closer towards her.

Starscream Pov

I gently stroked the sparkling's blond hair. She was peacefully recharging on my left shoulder.

So cute, I thought as she sighed contently.

After returning to the Nemesis, Soundwave and I took the sparkling to Knockout in the med bay. He had been confused at first. But after explaining the situation, he understood. Seekers are naturally protective of sparklings and younglings, no matter the species.

Knockout said she would live, but would need to be watched carefully. To watch for a human illness known as pneumonia. He had wrapped her up in a small blanket used for minicons and told me to hold her close to my armor.

At the moment, I am sitting on a berth in the med bay. I'm waiting for Soundwave to finish explaining to our sire that I wished to keep the sparkling I would have told him myself, but Soundwave insisted that I'd only make things worse and that it'd be better if he told sire.

He just thinks I'd start a fight. Absolutely no faith in me, that mech.

With a bored vent I looked around the room. Knockout had left a couple breems ago to... I don't know. I wasn't really paying attention. The sparkling had just fallen into recharge and, I got distracted.

I looked up went I heard the door opening, expecting to see Knockout or Soundwave. Instead it was my sire, Megatron. I gave him a half-sparked glare.

It's been almost a decacycle since our last encounter with the Autobots. I've actually forgiven him for what had happened. Not that i'd tell him though. I just couldn't understand why he didn't do anything. Isn't there some way he could have defended me without giving away that I'm his son? Why'd it even need to be a secret?

He vented and walked over to me. He looked tired. Running an army'll do that to you.

He stopped in front of me, took in my glare and the organic sparkling on my shoulder. I couldn't read his expression and nothing from the bond could tell me what he was thinking.

He reached forward and cupped my face. I couldn't help it, I leaned into the touch and my glare faltered. But at the same time I was confused, what is he doing?, I wondered.

"Starscream", my sire pulls over a chair and sits down, "I think we need to have a talk."

"About...?"

"Soundwave has informed me of your complaints over what happened with the Autobot Cliffjumper over two weeks ago", he revealed, using the human time unit.

Ever since coming to Earth he's used the English language and way of speaking, if a little more proper. He's used other Earth languages as well, but American English seems to be his favorite. When I asked him about it, he said, 'To conquer a world, you must first understand it'. I suppose learning the human's common language would help us to understand them.

I didn't respond outwardly to what he'd told me. But inwardly? I was fuming, that little snitch! I-

"Your brother is not a snitch."

I started, accidentally jostling the sparkling on my shoulder. She sat up and looked around nervously. But I didn't notice.

"How did you..?"

"Know what you were thinking?", he raised an optic ridge, "You rarely know when to keep your mouth shut. Forget hiding your emotions through the bond. And be careful, you might drop her."

General Pov

Megatron reaches over to the small human to steady her, but ends up holding her instead. The small femme doesn't seem to mind. Nor was she intimidated by Megatron's fierce appearance.

"Your brother told me what you said, not because he's a 'snitch', but because he cares about you. He's worried-"

"Worried?", Starscream laughs, "We are talking about Soundwave here, right? Sounddwave dosen't get worried", he said condfidently. his brother was a rock to him. Soundwave didn't let emotions get the better of him. He was cool and collected.

"He may not share hi emotions, even blocks them from reaching us through the bond, but he still feels them. And he's not the only one worried."

Megatron sent feelings of love, concern, and regret. That last one left Starscream confused. Why would he feel regret?, he wondered.

"I have been neglecting you", Megatron answered the unspoken question, "I thought you would understand the reasons why I Keep it a secret, you being my son. I thought I was keeping you safe. Instead, I've only pushed you away."

Starscream looked down, suddenly finding his claws very interesting. He wasn't used to all this talk about feelings. It stems from looking up to a 'cool and collected' older brother, and just being a mech. Mechs don't talk about their feelings.

"Starscream", Megatron said softly. He lifted his young son's helm with one servo while the other held the little femme, who was paying close attention to the father/son interaction, "The reason I keep you a secret, is because I don't want to lose you. if the Autobots knew i had another son, one who was also my second in command? You would become a prime target for kidnapping."

"Heh, Prime. if only he knew."

Megatron gave him a look.

"Right. Not a laughing matter."

Megatron shook his helm before looking down at the femmeling, "So, what are we going to do with you?", he lifted his helm to look at his youngest son, "I hear you wanted to keep her. What exactly did you have in mind?"

"Well, I always did want a little sister", he shrugged.

"Is that right, now? And what would you name this 'little sister'? According to Knockout she's mute, so we can't ask her what her current name is."

"Hmm...", Starscream looks at the little one's wavy sand-blond hair, freckled face, and sea-foam green eyes, "How about...Seabreeze?"

"A good name", praises a voice from the doorway.

They turn to find Soundwave entering the med bay. he walks over to his father and brother. He stopped next to Starscream and places a servo on his shoulder.

Removing his mask, he turns to face the newly named Seabreeze. She gives him a small smile.

"Welcome to the family, Seabreeze."