EvilBunny91: Here's the second chapter. Enjoy! ^^

Orn means one human year.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Transformers, but Andromeda and Redwing are MINE.

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The Origin Of The Evil

Chapter 2: New Life

It had been over ten orns since Andromeda lost her mate and Megatron his father. Even though they still missed him sometimes, they had moved on with their lives. Megatron had been so young then, so he couldn't remember much of his father. And he was hardly ever home, so there even wasn't many memories of him.

Andromeda had been so young when she bonded to Redwing. She had just matured, and Redwing was few orns older than her. Their parents had been against their bonding, but when Andromeda became pregnant, there was nothing they could do. Andromeda and Redwing had to leave their home and never see their parents again. It was sad for them, but they though as long as they had each other they would be fine.

When Megatron had been born, it was the happiest day in Andromeda's life. Redwing had loved his son too, but he was always working and didn't have much time for his family. Even though Andromeda and Redwing hardly ever argued, Andromeda had felt like their love was fading over the time. But she loved her mate and pushed those ideas aside and stayed for him. Even when she found out Redwing was cheating on her with another femme, she stayed by his side.

But know Redwing was dead, and she was needed to take care of her son. And in order to do it, she needed a job. So she and Megatron moved a lot during the orns. They never stayed for too long in one place, for no place seemed like home. That was until Andromeda got transferred in the city of Iacon, her old home town.

Megatron didn't like moving from one place to another so fast. He never had time to properly get used to his new home. So he wasn't actually thrilled about moving to Iacon.

"You'll get used to Iacon. It's a beautiful place. I lived there when I was a youngling. And this time, we'll stay for good." his mother had promised him, but he still wasn't sure.

The house they've bought was decent. A good place for two bots to live. And the neighbourhood seemed good. It wasn't the richest neighbourhood in Iacon, but it was perfect for Andromeda and Megatron. But Megatron, who had been disappointed few times in the past, couldn't help but feel odd. He just wished everything would be alright for now own.

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Megatron's POV

It was my first day in school. I really hadn't been waiting for this, school wasn't one thing I liked. I've never felt like I belonged in any school I've been. School was…boring. I felt like I didn't belong with all those immature younglings. I didn't think I was smarter than them, but they had never experienced those thing I have. They all had both parents and decent family life. I'm not saying I haven't enjoyed any time with mother, but I wanted real family life.

But of course, I didn't have a choice in this matter. Mother had worked really hard so I could go to school and get educated. So, to show my gratitude for her, I had to go to that boring place once again.

So, here I was, stared by the optics of other younglings of my age. The teacher introduced me to the class and showed me my seat. I heard the other younglings whispering something behind my back, probably about me. Well, I don't care about what they think about me.

The class was so boring. I hated history. The sound of the school bell hadn't had so nice sound as it rang for recess. I walked to the school yard with the other younglings.

I watched some younglings playing football. For some reason I wanted to join them, but I was the new kid, I didn't belong with them. I was about to walk away when I heard someone yell: "Hey, look out!"

When I turned around, I saw the ball flying towards me. I jumped and kicked the ball before it hit my face. The other younglings gasped.

"That was so cool! How did you do it?" some mech asked.

"Just luck, I guess." I shrugged my shoulders. I've always had fast reflexes, it wasn't a big deal.

"Wanna come play with us?" other mech asked. They were starting to gather around me.

"Why not." I didn't have anything else to do, and the younglings wouldn't let me refuse, anyway.

The game wasn't so bad after all. My team won, thanks to me. the other mechs weren't bad players, but they didn't know how to play stratetically. The rest of the school day wasn't so bad, too. But I still didn't like the school so much. It just wasn't so torturing anymore.

When the school ended, I headed towards mother's working place for she asked me to. She was still always worried about me, after all these years. I hope she soon realizes she has nothing to worry about.

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Andromeda's POV

This whole day has been so exciting! My first day working in the Head Quarters of Iacon. I got the job here as the chief archivist. Storing files may sound like pretty lame job, but my job is to store the most important files according the High Council's information. Those informations are top secret and I'm the only one who has access to them. They're all on my responsibility, and that's why my job is important.

At times like this, I thank Primus that I finished my studies to become an archivist. When I became pregnant with Megatron, Redwing and I decided that he'd support us and I'd take care of the sparkling. And now luckily there was a position open for my skills in the Head Quarters. The payment is good so I can support my son and myself. And mostly, I can work with the greatest bots in Cybertron.

"Good day, officer Andromeda." I heard someone speaking to me as I walked towards my office after giving away the data pads I had to do. When I turned around to face the speaker, I couldn't believe my optics. It was the leader of all Cybertronians, Sentinel Prime. My commander, and a dear friend from my childhood.

"Good day, sir." I saluted him. He chuckled.

"There's no need for old friends to salute and address according to protocol." he smiled as he stepped closer to me. "It's been long time, Andromeda."

"Yes, it has. Good to see you Sentinel." I smiled back. I hadn't seen him since I moved from Iacon with Redwing.

"The feeling is mutual. Last time we met was before you and Redwing moved. So, how have you been? And how's Red?" Sentinel asked.

He has always called Redwing Red, for they were good friends. But I couldn't help but stop smiling when he mentioned Redwing.

"Redwing…died ten orns ago. He was recruited for the battle against the rebels." it still hurts when I said it.

Sentinel's smiled disappeared. "Oh, Primus! Andromeda, I'm so sorry." he shouted, grabbing my shoulders, obviously shocked by the news.

"It's alright. You couldn't know. And I have moved on." I tried to smile.

"But still. Oh Primus, Red…" he bowed his head sadly. I knew how good friends they had been. It must be hard for Sentinel too. He slowly let go of my shoulders. "And you. You have lived alone all those orns."

"Well, not exactly." I smiled.

Sentinel looked confused. Right at that moment, Megatron turned towards us from the corridors.

"Hello, mother." he smiled as he waved at me.

"Hi, sweetie. Did you have a good day in school?" I asked and hugged him as he was near enough.

"It was okay." he answered as he hugged me back.

When I pulled my arms off him, I saw Sentinel staring at Megatron. He looked confused. Of course, he didn't know I had been pregnant when I moved.

"Sentinel, this is my son Megatron." I introduced him. Now Sentinel looked shocked. "Megatron, this is Sentinel Prime, the leader of Cybertron and my childhood friend."

Sentinel got himself together. "Nice to meet you, kid." he said and offered his hand to shake.

Megatron said nothing as he shook his hand. I looked at him in the optic to study his expression. It wasn't cold or angry, but somehow…disapproving.

"Well, we'd better be going. I still need to make the Energon for us today. Come, Megatron." I took his hand and turned towards Sentinel before leaving. "It was good to see you, Sentinel."

"The pleasure is mine. How about we talk later?" he asked. The look on his face told me that he wanted to catch up things as much as I did.

"That'd be nice. See you tomorrow." I smiled at him and waved before leaving. I was really looking towards meeting him tomorrow.

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Normal POV

"Mom, was he really your childhood friend?" Megatron asked his mother as they walked towards their home.

Andromeda looked down at him, confused. "Yes, he was. He was a good friend of your father, too." she explained.

"I mean, was he really a friend?" Megatron used sharp tone on the word "friend".

Andromeda was surprised by his question. "Why, of course he was just a friend." she answered, wondering why he would ask such questions.

Megatron wasn't so sure. Prime or not, he didn't feel comfortable when that Sentinel-guy was around him or his mother. He had seen the look on his face. It looked like more than just friendship for him. And Megatron had the feeling it wasn't going to stay just there.

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EvilBunny91: So, there you had it. Megatron sounds pretty mature for his age, but losing a parent probably does that. And there seems to be something between Andromeda and Sentinel. More than friendship,perhaps? Find out in next chapter! And R&R!