Title:: Wind Beneath My Wings: Let Go
Verse:: Transformers (G1)
Characters:: Skywarp, Thundercracker, Starscream
Genre:: Family, friendship, fluff
Rating:: K
Disclaimer:: I do not own anything, if I did, I would not be writing fanfiction.
Warning:: Characters may seem out-of-character and just generally fluffy.
Summary:: Skywarp and Thundercracker take Starscream out for a flying lesson.
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Despite popular belief, flying did not come natural to a seeker. They had to be taught how to use their thrusters and wings, it was much like that of an organic bird. It was a creator's job to ensure that their youngling was properly trained and able to fly, because it was hardwired into their programming to fly and if they didn't, they could become unstable. Sadly, a certain creator did not have the time to teach his youngest how to use his programming, and it was up to the seeker's older brothers to do.
Wind blowing under his wings, the ground flew beneath the tri-colored seeker as he had his first taste of freedom. The two older siblings each had a wing in their digits, keeping their younger brother under control and making sure nothing happened to him. The youngster did not seem to mind in the slightest, because the first flight was always a memory that left an imprint in a seeker's life, and he knew how important it was to have his trine there. He just smiled and continued to enjoy himself.
Skywarp, his slightly older brother, observed his younger sibling and nearly smiled. He remembered when Thundercracker, the oldest, and their creator first took him flying. He'd been scared, not like he'd admit it, and wanted to cling onto the two. His little brother, though, seemed to want to do this on his own but didn't dare say so. The young flier was good for such a young age, and on his first flight, he would make quite the leader Skywarp knew he could be.
He turned his sights to his older brother, watching how careful Thundercracker was with the youngling. It was as if he were frightened that with one wrong turn, the louder seeker would fall from the heavens and never return. He didn't see this how Skywarp did, he knew, and he prayed to Primus that Thundercracker would let go when the younger asked it of them.
Thundercracker didn't plan on it. His optics sensors stayed close to the giggling flier as his wings twitched and body tried to out run the two brothers. He worried about the smaller sibling, he was too young to understand what would happen if he slipped through his older brothers' servos. He could feel Skywarp's gaze on him, he knew what his brother was thinking and what he wanted to do. Thundercracker wouldn't, he couldn't let this little flier go yet. He wasn't ready.
Suddenly, the young flier took a deep in take and tilted his body slight. "You can let go now!"
Skywarp was about to, but Thundercracker glared and tightened his grip. "Not yet, Starscream," the older seeker spoke. "You're not—" the middle brother let go of the younger sibling's wing, causing the oldest to panic even though the tri-colored seeker kept himself balanced with just Thundercracker's grasp. He hissed, "Skywarp!"
"I think I'm ready," Starscream shouted over the light breeze and commotion. "I think I can do this one my own!"
Thundercracker's faceplates twisted and he shook his helm, "No, Starscream." He didn't know what was wrong, he'd helped raise this little seeker. He'd seen how much he'd grown since his creation, but couldn't remove his servo from the wing that it clung to.
"It's a little bit scary," Starscream added in a tone that was much too old for a youngling. "But I want you to know, I'll be okay now, TC. I can do this!"
The older seeker turned his gaze from his charge to his other brother, begging for some help. Sadly, the middle brother didn't offer any, not even in his optics that screamed to let the little one go. He secretly wished that Starscream were more like Skywarp, clinging and having spasms until the third lesson. "Starscream…"
"You can let go, TC," the little seeker whispered. "I'm ready, I won't fall."
He did it, he let go of the tiny flier and watched him zip through the air. His optic sensors widened and watched his little brother go, as if there was nothing on this planet or anything other that could stop him. He felt as if something within him had snapped in that moment, and soon there was a servo on his right wing. He turned his helm from watching the tiny flier to see Skywarp flying next to him.
The other flier smirked, "He'll be fine, TC. He's growin' up and needs this, ya need to stop acting like yer his creator."
"Yeah," Thundercracker replied quietly.
"Cheer up," 'Warp chuckled. "This is going to be a memory file he keeps forever, he doesn't need you lookin' like a moping robo-puppy!"
Thundercracker nearly smirked as he turned his attention back to the little seeker, who had turned around and started flying back towards the lower flier. His optics softened with a certain glow, noticing that I'm-Better-Then-You grin on his brother's faceplates. "He's going to be a pain in the aft after this, you know."
"'Course," Skywarp nudged Thundercracker lightly, "He is our brother!"
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A/N: So yeah, I know that Transformers doesn't work like this. In this verse they're just created the way they are and more on, but I wanted to do something cute for this series of one shots, so here it is. I guess, it's AU?