Chapter 1 Rebirth of A Sparkling

Starscream sighed as he looked out the window of the twelve-story abandoned apartment complex that Megatron had claimed as Decepticon territory. It was nice to be back on Cybertron, even if they were forced to stay in the shadows to avoid Autobot detection, which also meant staying in this slummy, war-torn neighborhood. The rooms were horribly filthy, covered in stale energon and infested with parasites. It was better than being dead though, so it was durable.

He was well into his eighth week of carrying, his cockpit swollen and sore from the extra spark in his chamber. Energon was difficult to collect because of where they were and they often were going on less than 60 percent, and it was difficult to properly carry when he himself was running on less than 50 percent. The scouts were trying their hardest to collect the necessary energon that everyone needed; but it was never enough.

Megatron walked into the room at that moment and sighed. "Oh mech, what a mess." He muttered as he rubbed the back of his head. "The Decepticons are a mess after all the stellar cycles I've been gone."

"No, offence to you, Megatron, I know it took a lot just to find this place, but I hate it here. I know it's the only choice we have, but I'm so sick of it. I don't DARE bring Ember outside, for I fear she'll be taken by a rogue. We were better off on earth!" He cried, shaking his head in dismay.

Megatron sighed. "I know." He murmured. "But hopefully, if that useless pack of mechs that dare call themselves Decepticons finally start listening to orders, we can conquer a better spot." He stated as he walked over to his mate. "Ember hasn't seen the sky in so long I'm beginning to worry about her." He added as he stared out of the window beside his mate.

"I don't even think there IS a sky anymore! All I see is smoke and haze where the suns, the moons, and the stars should be!" He broke down, collapsing against his mate's chest.

Megatron wrapped an arm around Starscream's shoulders and rubbed his back soothingly. "It's only for a little longer." He stated softly. "Soon, very soon, we'll be able to move somewhere better. Shockwave's already setting up the battle-plans to overrun the nearby city. We should be able to conquer it and keep it off the radar; it's a small city, maybe a thousand mechs in total living there."

"You can't kill them ALL, there will be survivors!" He growled. "Then they will go to the Elite-Guard! Or, even BETTER, The Council of Elders!!!" He grabbed Megatron's throat. "They are NOT taking MY sparkling from me!" He screamed as his optics flashed.

Megatron gagged. "Starscream LET GO!" He growled as he yanked his mate's hands off of his throat. "I won't let them touch the sparklings, ever." He stated. "And it doesn't matter if there are survivors; that city is almost impossible to get out of once sentries have been posted. We've thought this through for every possible outcome." He stated. "And please control yourself; that's the fourth time this week that you've tried to choke me."

"I'm sorry, Megatron." He sighed. "I just want the sparklings to be safe."

Megatron smiled as he rubbed his mate's back. "I know. I want them to be safe too." He murmured as he rubbed his mate's cockpit, feeling the added heat that was seeping out from the extra spark.

"She's due any time now, you know." He stated with a proud smile as he hugged his cockpit.

Megatron smiled. "Our beautiful little Oblivion." He murmured softly. He smirked. "Let's hope she doesn't become too close of friends with Yellowjacket. That little monster's worse than Bumblebee on high-grade." He chuckled.

"Yellowjacket?" Starscream asked, confused.

"Bumblebee and Blitzwing's sparkling." Megatron replied. "Little terror. And what's worse, that little mech's got Blitzwing's randomness."

"They had a sparkling?" He asked, sitting on the floor.

Megatron chuckled. "Were you not paying attention at anytime?" He asked. "Bee was with spark for two weeks before Oblivion was returned to us." He stated.

"There was no obvious bulging." He stated, slightly jealous; his cockpit was huge.

Megatron chuckled. "Bumblebee was in his room for the last three weeks of Yellowjacket's development because of the bulge." He replied. "Blitzwing told me in private that Bee's balance was gone. Couldn't even stand up without toppling forwards." Starscream chuckled and leaned his head on the grimy wall, moving away slightly from his mate. His in-takes doubled, causing him to pant as pain started to seep up from his cockpit. Megatron frowned. "Starscream?" He asked as he knelt down beside his mate. "What's wrong?"

Starscream winced; he didn't care about how filthy the walls were right now. Right now, all he could think about was how much pain he was in. He could feel his chest plate throbbing as his little sparkling began to beat against it, wanting to be released from his chamber and into her own. He heard Megatron say something from somewhere to his left, but couldn't make out the words; his head was filled with the thumping of Oblivion's spark against his cockpit.

'Starscream?' Megatron asked as he touched his mate's helm. 'Starscream, what's wrong?' He hoped that talking through their bond might get an answer out of his mate.

'I think she's ready!' He screamed in pain, buckling forward to hold his cockpit and whimpering in desperation as he tried to get the pain to stop.

Megatron hissed. 'Frag.' He touched the side of his head and activated his com-link. "Mixmaster, Scrapper, I want that protoform in my quarters this instant." He stated calmly.

"Right away sir!" Mixmaster replied before the line died.

Megatron reached out and stroked Starscream's helm. 'Hang on a couple minutes.'

Starscream fell over onto the energon-stained floor. He screamed, not even caring about the stale energon that was covering his paintjob. Megatron grabbed his mate and pulled him tightly to his chest. He let out soft hushing noises as he stroked Starscream's helm, sending reassurance to his mate over their bond. A knock on the door took his attention and he placed Starscream gently on the floor before standing up and opening the door slightly.

"Here you are sir." Mixmaster stated as he held the protoform out.

Megatron nodded as he took the protoform and closed the door; he didn't have time to thank them. He turned on the soundproof, just to stop the sounds of Starscream's screams from leaving. He turned back to his mate and smiled slightly as Starscream stared up at him with glazed optics. 'Ready?' Megatron asked as he knelt down beside his mate, placing the protoform on his leg; he didn't want his daughter's body touching the filthy floor of their room. Frag, he didn't like Starscream lying on it, but there wasn't much he could do; he couldn't hold both of their frames up off the floor and still perform the delicate relocation.

"GET IT OUT NOW!!!!" Starscream wailed his head rolling back.

Megatron nodded as he reached into his subspace and pulled out the lubricant. He opened his mate's chest plate before he rubbed the lubricant on his hands, letting out soft hushing noises as Starscream let out wails of pain. He stuck his hands into the compartment and gently wrapped his hands around the tiny spark, feeling it pulsate against his fingers. Starscream cried out in pain; her spark was still connected to his and sending him broadcasts of the fear and pain she was feeling as her room of pulsating was constricted within her father's fingers.

"I know...ok, this time I don't know, but hang on." Megatron stated softly. He gently pulled his hands back until he had the spark nestled safely in his hands and out of Starscream's chest.

Starscream off-lined his optics, laying on the gritty floor, and panting for desperately-needed oxygen. Megatron let out a soft sigh before he placed the little spark in the opened chest compartment of the protoform. The chest slid closed on its own as the protoform began to glow. The glow subsided and Oblivion sat up, looking the exact same as when she had solidified herself that day; little grey wings, mauve arms and legs, and a black body and head with red optics. She blinked several times before she looked up at Megatron and her wings stood straight up behind her as she smiled. Starscream gave a shaky smile before he drifted off into stasis-lock. He would need to be this way in order to achieve complete recuperation faster.

Megatron gave his mate a soft smile before Oblivion giggled. "Mommy." She chirped before she frowned. "That still doesn't sound right."

Megatron chuckled as he stroked his daughter's helm. "Hello Oblivion." He murmured.

"Hello Daddy." She cooed as she leant into his fingers.

Starscream lay motionless in the grime, his air intakes making barely a whirl. Megatron gave Oblivion a look and she nodded before she scrambled up onto his back, hugging his neck to make sure she didn't fall. He bent down and picked his mate's body up and set it down softly on the recharge bed, which was surprisingly the only clean surface left in the room. Starscream's intakes slowed down more, decreasing the amount needed as his body ran several critical repair programs. Megatron smiled as Oblivion leapt off his back and onto the bed. She chirped at Starscream once before she snuggled up against his side and pulled his hand over her.

"We missed you, Oblivion." He murmured.

Oblivion looked back at him and smiled. "I missed you too." She replied with a smile before she rubbed her head against Starscream's side.

There was a knock at the door at that moment and Megatron lifted an optic ridge before he walked over and opened the door slightly. Thundercracker stood worriedly in the thresh-hold, shifting nervously from one foot to the other. Megatron looked down at the smaller Seeker. "Something wrong Thundercracker?" He asked.

"Uh, hehe, uhm, can I talk to Starscream?" He chuckled, trying to mask his worried tone.

"He's in recharge at the moment." Megatron replied. "Give me a minute or two to wake him up." He stated as he closed the door behind Thundercracker as he motioned him in. Oblivion chirped at Starscream a few times before she sighed. She backed up slightly and rammed her head into his side. She fell back seeing stars.

"Frag, what happened to him?" Thundercracker asked as he looked at his Air Commander lying prone on the bed.

Megatron chuckled. "A little incident with a sparkling." He replied.

Oblivion rubbed her head. "Ow. That hurt." She chirped. She resorted to kicking him in the side with her feet, which didn't do much considering her size. Starscream exhaled softly, not even noticing the tiny feet digging into his side. Oblivion stopped and rubbed her feet. "Wake up!" She asked as she gave his side a shove and ended up looking like she was trying to push something that was welded to the ground.

"He won't wake up for a long time." Thundercracker sighed.

Oblivion climbed up onto Starscream's chest and collapsed. She chirped in defeat before she curled up in a ball and nuzzled her face against Starscream's cockpit. Megatron shook his head. "What did you need to talk to Starscream about?" He asked, turning to the smaller Seeker.

He tapped his index fingers together. "It's kinda private."

Megatron raised an optic ridge. He opened his mouth to tell him that it would end up being said to him anyways, intentionally or not, when his optics widened and he slapped a hand to his face. "You got Skywarp carrying, didn't you?" He asked.

"How'd ya guess?" He asked irritably.

Megatron gave the blue Seeker a level gaze. "Besides all the fidgeting?" He asked. "You don't usually want to Starscream in private unless it has something to do with something Skywarp did."

He scratched the back of his head. 'He didn't tell him yet, now what?' He thought.

Megatron tilted his head. "Something else wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing, sir!" He exclaimed, brought back from his thoughts.

Megatron chuckled. "Then I will inform Starscream, when he wakes up, that you wish to speak with him." He stated.

Starscream shifted behind him at that moment. Megatron glanced at his mate. 'Are you going to get up?' He asked.

'I think he's still sleeping.' Oblivion chirped weakly. She blinked a few times as she slid down his cockpit towards Starscream's face and bumped against it. "Oof."

Starscream groggily onlined his optics. "About time." Megatron chuckled.

Oblivion chirped as she curled up against him. "You are IMPOSSIBLE to wake up." She stated weakly as she yawned.

"I was in stasis." He yawned in reply.

Oblivion chirped weakly. "Yah, and T-thund...TC wanted to talk to you about something." She replied as she curdled up against him.

"What'd ya do this time?" Starscream chuckled.

Shockwave walked into the room at that moment, carrying Emberstar close to his chest as the little black femme struggled against him. Since he was the official sparkling-sitter for them, he came and went with Emberstar when he was needed. Megatron gave him a nod before he placed Emberstar on the ground, bowed to Starscream and him before he turned and left the room. Emberstar glared after him before sticking out her glossa. Megatron chuckled as he picked up Emberstar from the floor.

'She's going to need a bath after this.' He stated as he wiped the grime off of her.

'So am I.' Starscream purred.

Megatron chuckled. 'The sparklings can still hear us Starscream.' He stated. 'And your wing mates wishes to speak with you about a personal topic. Guess what he did?'

"Out, Thundercracker. Out!" He ordered, waving his hand.

'Well...that was blunt.' Megatron chuckled.

'Don't you want to know what he did?' Oblivion asked as she yawned again and wrapped her arms around his neck.

Starscream stood up. "I was going to speak with him." He stated, walking out of the rusted door.

'You realize...never mind.' Oblivion chirped as she hung onto his neck.

Megatron chuckled as he walked over to the washroom. "Come on Ember; let's at least try to get you cleaned up."

"Whadya want?" Starscream asked, crossing his arms.

"I knocked up 'Warp." Thundercracker whimpered.

'That was blunt.' Oblivion chirped.

"Aww." Starscream chuckled. "You guys are cute together." He laughed. Oblivion giggled in agreement; she had seen Thundercracker and Skywarp together when she was floating around as Starscream's assistant guardian. At that moment, Starscream finally realized that she was dangling from his neck and cleared his throat. "Go to your temporary room." Starscream scolded her.

Oblivion looked up at Starscream then down at the ground. "There is no way I'm jumping." She chirped. "That's a long way down."

Starscream opened the door and handed her to Megatron, who he had called a moment before. Oblivion grinned weakly up at Megatron as he shook his head. "What? He was the one who stood up and forgot I was still clinging to him." She chirped innocently.
Megatron shook his head as he walked back over to the washroom and started cleaning off both of the sparklings.

"Anywho." Starscream continued. "What's the problem?"

"Skywarp ain't take'n it too well." Thundercracker stated.

"What do you mean?" Starscream asked.

"See for yourself." He said. Starscream followed him to Thundercracker's room.

Skywarp sat on the bed, staring down at his exposed spark. Starscream glanced at Thundercracker, who was watching Skywarp with worried optics. Starscream walked up to the black and purple seeker and put a servo on his shoulder-plating and Skywarp slowly met Starscream's gaze.

"What's wrong?" Starscream asked

"I'm not ready." Skywarp whimpered.

"You will be." Starscream replied.

"I don't know how ta take care of a sparkling!" He whined.

"You will, when it's sparked." Starscream stated.

"But what if I don-"

"You WILL, it comes naturally once the sparks are separated." Starscream stated. "Thundercracker is here to take care of you, and give you help, when you need it." He added, shoving the blue seeker into the spot-light. He noted happily that Skywarp's optics brightened as they focused on his blue mate. "Well, I'll leave this to you two, I gotta go, bye!" Starscream stated, rushing back to his room.

While Starscream had been talking with his trine mates, Megatron was busy trying to clean up his grime-covered sparklings. Oblivion chirped as Megatron dumped water on her head. "What is this?" She demanded as he rubbed the cleaning solution on her arm.

"Something that's going to get the grime off of you." He replied gently. "Don't even think about it." Megatron chuckled as he pushed Emberstar back into the tub. "You're filthy too." Oblivion chirped as she splashed her sister. Emberstar sat there fuming; she HATED getting baths. Megatron chuckled softly. "Oblivion, that's enough." He stated as he gently pushed her arms down. He brushed Emberstar's head and chuckled. "Come on." He stated. "It's not that bad having a bath." Emberstar glared up at him before splashing water at him. Megatron gasped in shock at the unexpected action before he chuckled. "So that's how you want to play?" He asked as he dumped a small pail of water on her head.

Oblivion decided that it wasn't a fair fight and started splashing him, giggling as he brought his arm up to shield his face. She sat there, drenched with an unimpressed look on her face. Megatron chuckled softly as he grabbed a towel and picked up the sulking sparkling.

"Ember, it was all in fun sweetspark." He murmured softly as he dried her off.

Oblivion grabbed her own towel, dripping water all over the floor, and dried herself off. Megatron chuckled softly as he picked Oblivion up and cradled both sparklings to his chest. Oblivion giggled as she hugged her sister. "It's good to see you again, sis." She chirped happily.

"Good to see you too." She cooed as she hugged her sister back.

Megatron walked out of the washroom and sat down cross-legged on the recharge bed and leant his back against the headrest. Oblivion snuggled against his chest, a happy chirp leaving her lips. Emberstar let out a sleepy chirp before she rubbed her head against Megatron's chest. "Night Daddy." She murmured before she fell into recharge.

As Oblivion drifted off against his chest, Starscream walked into the room. Megatron looked up as Starscream entered the room. "Back so soon?" He asked with a grin. 'Got everything sorted out?'

"They'll be fine." He stated.

Megatron sighed softly. "Good." He replied. He smiled down at the sparklings. "We did good, didn't we?" He asked softly as he shifted around so that both sparklings were resting against his chest.

"Hmm?" He asked, not sure what his mate meant.

Megatron chuckled softly. "The sparklings." He murmured. "They're so beautiful. We did a good job."

"Well, we do look pretty good." He chuckled.

Megatron chuckled. "Aren't you tired?" He asked with a grin. "I mean, it's so tiring to bring a sparkling into the world. You must be exhausted."

"I'm surprised that I can stand." He chuckled.

Megatron patted the bed space beside him. "Then come here." He cooed. Starscream flopped down next to him. Megatron carefully reached over and pulled his mate close to him. Oblivion rolled over in her sleep and cuddled against Starscream's chest plate. Megatron smiled. "Was it worth it?" He asked as he stroked the tiny version of him.

"Anything I do for you is worth it." He purred.

Megatron smiled softly. "It was more for her than for me." He replied. Oblivion reached up and took his finger in her hand. She pulled it close to her before she yawned in her sleep.

"I could never have had her without you." He stated.

Megatron chuckled. "True." He purred as he leant in and kissed his mate. "But it's her life that you assisted in coming into being." Starscream chuckled. "Something amusing that I should know about?" Megatron asked as he slowly eased himself into a laying position.

"Nothing." He stated. "I'm still a bit taken back that we've become bond-mates."

Megatron laughed as he stared up at his mate. "It's been how long and you still can't comprehend it?" He asked as he cradled the recharging Emberstar to his chest.

"Well, it is surprising…you know, considering we couldn't stand each other before hand." Starscream replied with a shrug.

"Do you remember that night?" Megatron chuckled.

"Who could forget?" He sighed.

Megatron chuckled. "I was petrified of bonding." He chuckled. "Now look at us." He laughed as he stroked Emberstar's head.

"Well, your last mate DID try to kill you." He said flatly.

Megatron chuckled. "We never mated." He replied. "We were in a relationship." He smiled sadly. "And you...you've been through more spark-break than anyone should ever have to endure."

"About that." He said, scratching his helm. "There's something that I've been meaning to speak to you about."

Megatron felt his spark clench in panic. "About what?" He asked as calmly as he could.

"Don't be mad." He whispered.

"About what?" Megatron asked, his voice starting to get squeaky in panic. What was he getting at? Did he...not have feelings for him anymore?

Author's note: And that's the end of that chapter. You can tell which parts were me in the roleplay and which parts weren't just by the terminology that was used. Anyways, Oblivion is back, TC and Skywarp are mates, and Bee's got a sparkling that got the worst of him and Blitzwing. Those poor Decepticons.