Okay! Let's see, I'm going to work on this one a bit longer and hope that it turns out alright. I'm not quite that good at writing, rping is easier for me but I want to see if I can get better at my writing.

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Starscream walked slowly, his heels dully clicking on the metal floor of the Nemesis. The Eradicons that he passed couldn't help but stare. The once proud seeker had changed drastically, and just after one day. Everyone knew that Starscream was Megatrons favorite 'toy' but they also knew that Starscream was a strong mech. What could Megatron have done to do this too him? A small sigh filled the hall as the seeker rounded a corner.

"Oh how the mighty have fallen." His voice was softly, barely making it past his lips as he continued on his way. It wasn't long until he ran into a certain Eradicon, who apparently wanted to speak with him.

"Commander Starscream…" The soft voice was enough to cause the seeker to jump and let out a soft distressed whine. Steve couldn't help but become extremely worried over the fact that even his voice caused the seeker to cower in fear. It wasn't normal. He should be yelling at him, possibly giving him a slap…not this. He watched silently as the seeker calmed down enough to address him.

"Yes…Steve?" His wings twitched softly, though they still lay against his back. It was hard not to notice how dull his optics was and the way they never focused on Steve.

"I…You have a trine right?" It was no secret that seekers had trines, they were practically born with them. They were glued to the hip, never separating unless it was necessary. So where were Starscreams?

"HA! Have? I had a trine…Megatron didn't want Skywarp or Thundercracker. It was just me…I said I wasn't going to go anywhere without my trine…" He paused, taking a deep breath to steady his shaking voice and body. "He…he threatened to kill them if I didn't separate from them…so…so I had to, to keep them safe."

Steve nodded slowly, watching Starscream as he struggled to hold back tears. Seeing the seeker like this was frightening. What could've happened to reduce him to this? The Eradicon didn't get a chance to ask before the seeker continued down the hall towards him room, his wings shaking constantly on his back.

What had happened to him?

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Starscreams thoughts shifted towards his trine after that, which only served to make him feel even worse. If his trine was here, he would be able to get over this. Skywarp would do everything in his power to cheer him up, while Thundercracker would offer silent snuggling, letting Starscream cry, scream, and hit or punch him. Whatever made him feel better his trine would offer. Skywarp would most likely prank someone, and would make sure that Starscream was there to see it. That almost always served to make him smile, especially if it was one of their 'enemies'.

Back in Vos the three of them were well known. Not only would they constantly be in the air showing off, they would be showing off everything else they were good at. Starscream with his knowledge in science, Thundercracker with his skills and sports and Skywarp with his…well, he was good at something, but for the life of him, Starscream couldn't remember. But it was something worthwhile to him and that was enough. But with them being who they were, they made those 'enemies'. They would often try to sabotage the three, and sometimes they would, but Skywarp would immediately get back at them.

The seeker realized that he had made it too his room, and had been standing there for a few minutes. Keying in the code to his room, the seeker quickly slipped inside, failing to notice the silent figure watching him.

Once in his room he finally let himself go. The tears he had been trying to hold in fell quietly down his cheeks, and plopped softly onto his armor. He didn't bother to wipe them away, knowing that more were to follow. This was the first time he had cried in a while, and he missed it. He knew that his room was bugged, Megatron wanted to keep optics on him at all times, but at the moment the seeker didn't care if he was seen or not. Maybe if his leader saw what he had been reduced to, he would realize what he had done, though it was extremely unlikely.

With a sigh he climbed onto his berth, reveling in the soft pillows and blankets he had piled there. It was a must for him to rest. Without them he would toss and turn until he eventually fell into a restless recharge. So he made it mandatory that he had them in his room, and it was hard to deny a seeker who had just been separated from his trine. It was for that reason that Starscream had first started trying to overthrow the tyrant.

Megatron had threatened multiple times to put him in the brig, and he would calm down for a while before once again trying to kill him. It started out as retaliation for making him separate him from his trine, but it soon transformed into a way of trying to get his attention. Without a trine the seeker was lost, and thus he would gravitate towards mechs he looked up to and that were compatible with him.

Though it wasn't just Megatron, Soundwave was also within that group. He missed his trine. He missed flying around with them, missed feeling loved and safe around them. It had been years since he had seen them; it had been right as they were leaving Cybertron that Megatron forced the three of them apart.

Starscream shifted on his berth, dragging a blanket around his shoulders and grabbing one of his datapads. He sighed softly and leaned back against his pillows, already going through the datapad in his servo.

To the two watching him it looked like he was calmed down and going over reports, but in reality he was watching some homemade videos Skywarp had given to him before they separated. They were always taken from Skywarps point of view, but that made it all the more special because there was constant commentary. It was the only way he was able to hear his trine mates. Starscream constantly hoped that one day the two of them would find him and they could be reunited again. The seeker continued to watch videos and flick through pictures silently until he fell into recharge.

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Steve couldn't help but sigh sadly as he watched his commander walk away. There was obviously nothing he could do, but that didn't stop the feeling that he should do something. As he trudged back to the Eradicon and Vehicons quarters he couldn't help but notice how even those who were not born seekers still acted like seekers. They were always in groups of three, and they were constantly snuggling in the 'purple lounge'. The name was thought up because it was easier than saying "the place where the Eradicons and Vehicons hang out when they aren't working their servos off for Megatrons cause".

"Hey Steve!" The loud call jerked the Eradicon from his thoughts, though it didn't give him enough time to move before another body collided with his.

"We were so worried about you! Dave saw you talking with commander Starscream and we were worried that you got hurt!" Though the voice was only a few octaves off of his, it was easy to tell that the Eradicon hugging him was a femme.

"I'm fine, I'm fine! I promise he didn't do anything to me Connie!" He laughed loudly as a few more Eradicons gathered around him, all fretting over the fact that he once again spoke to the Air Commander fearlessly.

"So? What did he say?"

"Did he slap you again?"

"Did you find out why he's all down in the dumps?"

The Eradicons kept firing off questions faster than they fired on the Autobots, but Steve was able to keep up with them, answering most of them with a smile.

"No no! He didn't slap me! Primus! Will you stop? I can't even think when you're smothering me!" He laughed as he was dragged to the floor in a large cuddle pile.

"Well what happened then?" He couldn't tell who asked but he knew he had to answer.

"I don't…I honestly don't know…I asked him about his trine, because I thought maybe something had happened to him and some memories had been brought up…but…He said that it was just him, that Lord Megatron didn't want his trine mates and that he threatened to kill them if Starscream didn't come with him." This caused a few murmurs to start circling. "I don't know what happened…but it wasn't his trine, it happened too long ago I think…if it was that he would've been like this before now…"

"Maybe Lord Megatron finally beat his mean side out!" Once again he didn't know who said that but he was going to find that one.

"He doesn't have a mean side! You know how seekers are! Sure some of us may not be actual seekers but we have the coding! You see how the others are when they have to separate from their trine! He was just worried and scared!" A few of his close friends agreed before another voice spoke up.

"Yeah? So why does he hit us?" This caused more murmurs to happen.

"Because…because he gets hit by Megatron constantly! I don't get mad at him because I know he just lashes out at me because it's all he can do! Whenever he tries to get back at Megatron he always ends up hurt! Why wouldn't he lash out at us?" Steve huffed slightly as he tried to squirm out of the cuddle pile. The other Eradicons and Vehicons wouldn't let him though.

"Okay okay…we believe you. But still, maybe Megatron did something that changed him. It's possible, you can't deny that." This time it was spoken by Connie as she gently poked his cheek.

"Yeah I know, but I can still hope that it wasn't that…even if I know that it's probably what happened…" He let out a long sigh before relaxing into the cuddle pile.

"Don't worry, things will work out, they always do. Starscream will bounce back soon. Just you wait; he'll be back to normal in no time!"

"Yeah…I guess you're right." With that the group settled down and switched subjects, allowing Steve to get lost in his thoughts.

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Okay so it was going to be a longer second chapter (and it kinda is) but I once again did my little rambling thing that I do and I have like no idea why I do that…maybe it's just from Rping…even though I do this when I rp too…I've always done this BUT Anyways. I hope you enjoyed this one and any wants or ideas are welcome! Just say so if you want something to happen!